Content guide
Preview first — about 11+
brooklyn-nine-nine S2 E19, “Sabotage”, scores 3/5 for violence, 2/5 for sex and 2/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 3/5 — Preview first — about 11+.
Across the episode we counted 16 flagged moments in 5 themes: Porn / strippers / sex work (2); Violence & injury (4); Suicide & self-harm (2); Swearing (4); Alcohol & drugs (4). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Porn / strippers / sex work 2 moments
How Porn / strippers / sex work shows up in brooklyn-nine-nine S2 E19:
They ate their lettuce, I'm stuck with two bunnies, and lying works! Pretty good gag, huh? A prostitute taught me how to make it.
" And while he slept, I logged in to Hoytsman's computer and flooded it with Thai pornography.
Violence & injury 4 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in brooklyn-nine-nine S2 E19:
I'm gonna need you to hand in your badge and gun.
All right, fine, you can have my badge and gun, but we're doing it in your office so I can slam them down on your desk and yell out, "The system stinks!"…
At Brooklyn Urine and Blood? Oh, yeah, the internet says this is the number-one urinalysis lab in all of New York.
He likes me because I got him off on a strangle-and-mangle.
Suicide & self-harm 2 moments
How Suicide & self-harm shows up in brooklyn-nine-nine S2 E19:
I am a horrible person who has done horrible things to a truly decent man, which is why I've decided to take my own life.
Spoiler alert! Decided to take my own life.
Swearing 4 moments
How Swearing shows up in brooklyn-nine-nine S2 E19:
Pair of red hot dicks.
Wow, you've pissed off a lot of people.
What the hell are you doing? I thought I was hitching a ride to Rikers so we could interview some convicts I put away, but apparently you're still wasting time investigating me.
You're damn right.
Alcohol & drugs 4 moments
How Alcohol & drugs shows up in brooklyn-nine-nine S2 E19:
There were traces of cocaine and methamphetamines - found in your urine.
I mean, sure, a couple of my teeth are loose, but that's from dental neglect, not meth.
But I basically got your cocaine charges dropped.
Just go home, have a beer, and smash something.
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