The Box (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

Davidson, in Jake's telling, bludgeoned Tupper with a glass trophy and panicked, managing through sheer luck to escape with the body to his uncle's cabin.

Davidson repeatedly denies Jake's theory while becoming more and more agitated, and finally blurts out that he killed his partner after meticulous planning, and wasn't just an incapable amateur who "got lucky".

In its original American broadcast, "The Box" was seen by an estimated 1.78 million household viewers and gained a 0.8/3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49, according to Nielsen Media Research.

With these ratings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the third highest rated show on FOX for the night, beating The Last Man on Earth, and Bob's Burgers but behind Family Guy and The Simpsons, fourth on its timeslot and tenth for the night, behind a rerun of Roseanne, Deception, Dateline NBC, NCIS: Los Angeles, Family Guy, The Simpsons, American Idol, and Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.

Jokes whizzing by at lightning speed (almost too fast to register Holt asking who Amy Adams is) require performers to cut straight to the punchline and not luxuriate in it too much.

"[5] Alan Sepinwall of Uproxx wrote, "Instead, 'The Box' turns out to be a very effective story about Jake once again seeking his boss's approval, and nearly blowing the case in the process.

Because the interrogation has to feel real on some level, it's a bit lighter on jokes than your average episode, but still has plenty of humor both silly (Peralta's obnoxious song) and dry (Holt explaining that Jake pretending to be angry is 'like being yelled at by a children's cereal mascot') building up to the moment where Jake solves the puzzle by figuring out how to turn the bad guy's arrogance against him, until Holt drops his usual reserve to let out three consecutive 'Oh, damn!'s.

"[6] Caroline Framke of Vox wrote, "This sounds easy enough, but make no mistake: The timing of each of these moments is very carefully chosen, by Scanlon during shooting and by Reuben after.