The moment when Rosa’s mother can see literally every possibility in Rosa’s “wedding” drawing during Pictionary besides a wedding (because it’s two women) is a mix of cringe comedy and genuine frustration, and it’s one of many moments in this plot where it’s almost like watching it all unfold in slow motion. And at no point does any of it come across as a Very Special Episode. But that’s absolutely not the case, whether she’s speaking her truth to her parents or just confiding in Jake. Because Rosa is such a closed off character, it’s easy to assume she can’t have (or Beatriz can’t handle) the show’s more emotional moments. This is understandably a special episode to Stephanie Beatriz, and it’s worth acknowledging just how good she is in it. It’s a blip that’s worth it for Jake’s Rosa song, but a blip nonetheless. That even extends to the “fake dating” part of the plot, which is really more of a fake-out than anything it’s pretty much a blip in the plot before Rosa comes out to her parents. It’s all just an honest story-while appropriately funny or sad when it needs to be.
This plot has plenty of recognizable beats, but at no point do any of them feel forced.
These two scenes at the precinct are a perfect early display of just how much the Nine-Nine truly is a supportive, cohesive unit, without them just saying they are. (And Rosa is smart for not letting Hitchcock ask anything, because he’s Hitchcock.) But it’s Jake she goes to specifically for help, both to make sure things are actually cool with the squad and to ask how she should spring the news to her parents (Danny Trejo and Olga Merediz). The key talking point of “Game Night” will no doubt be its role as a follow-up to Rosa coming out as bisexual in “99.” Of course the squad accepts Rosa for who she is and doesn’t make a fuss about her sexuality outside of the one minute she gives them to ask her questions.
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