The 23-episode second season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine aired during the 2014/2015 TV season. All of the series regulars returned for the second season, and the show had another good slate of guest and recurring cast members, including Kyra Sedgwick, Nick Cannon, Eva Longoria, Stephen Root, Sandra Bernhard, Jenny Slate, Ed Helms, Craig Robinson, Nick Kroll, Garret Dillahunt, and Bradley Whitford. The series continues the format of a story-of-the-week procedural and a serial with storylines that build on each other (and get referred back to) throughout the season. The bigger serial arcs involve Jake and Amy's feelings for each other, a long-running feud between Captain Holt and the new Deputy Commissioner, and a romance between Gina and Boyle's parents. There is also another good Halloween episode in which Jake and Holt make yet another bet.
As of this writing, the individual seasons are only available on DVD as a three-disc set. The blu-rays are only available in a complete series box set, in which season two is on two discs in its own keep case. The A/V quality of the blu-rays are very good, and the show looks and sounds great in HD. The only extras are deleted scenes for select episodes, and the episodes can be played with English captions.
The show remains a strong comedy. Because of the show's format, you can watch any particular episode and be able to follow most of what is going on during the episode, but because they often refer back to events in prior episodes, you may not follow everything if you do not watch the show in order. So, while you do not need to watch season 1 before season 2, it definitely helps. The acting and writing continue to be top-notch, and the writers do a good job giving all of the actors good material to work with and balancing the storylines for the various characters. Ultimately, if you enjoyed the first season, this one is absolutely worth watching.
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