In this episode, to prove that he is still fun, Jake decides to bring back the "Jimmy Jab Games" where the winner will get a paid day-off.
[2] With these ratings, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was the third highest rated show on NBC for the night behind Superstore and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, sixth on its timeslot and thirteenth for the night, behind A Million Little Things, Carol's Second Act, The Unicorn, Superstore, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Last Man Standing, Mom, Station 19, Young Sheldon, and Grey's Anatomy.
Club gave the episode an "A−" rating, writing, "'The Jimmy Jab Games II' is chaotic energy from top to bottom in a way that's similar to the Halloween Heist in a way but, again, without the actual strategy behind it.
"[3] Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone wrote, "When there's an unexpected twist in the latest heist, or when a Doug Judy story really clicks, it can feel even more delightful than a regular Nine-Nine episode, because the traditions have built up greater meaning.
But when a revisited device mainly fails to live up to the original, it creates the impression that Brooklyn is just playing its greatest hits for lack of any new ideas at this advanced age.
"[4] Nick Harley of Den of Geek wrote, "'The Jimmy Jab Games II' was a well-paced, fun installment of Brooklyn Nine-Nine where pretty much everyone was given time to shine.
I'm excited to see how they follow-up with that twist ending and whether Debbie's turn to crime will have any impact on getting Holt restored to Captain, or whether he'll remain a uniformed officer for a little while longer.