History Recap / BrooklynNineNineS8E03BlueFlu

* StockEpisodeTitles: Besides ''Brooklyn Nine Nine'', at least four other shows have an episode titled "Blue Flu," namely: ''Series/TheCommish'', ''Series/MartialLaw'' ([[Recap/MartialLawS2E09BlueFlu recap]]), ''The Oldest Rookie'' and ''Series/ShastaMcNasty''.

* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Subverted. After learning all the striking officers got their positive mono test results from the same doctor, Holt believes they're dealing with one of these. Turns outs he's a by the book physician who is completely unaware of the scheme. The phony mono results where actually conjured up by a relative of the officer who planted the mouse who works at the medical lab.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Amy talks about how all the captains in local districts were happy to each send two detectives to help the 99 out. Holt mentions how odd it is for other captains to send over any detectives in a low manpower situation...then they realize ''why'' these cops were sent:

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Terry receives an invite to a meeting of cops calling in sick in the hopes of getting proof they're lying. Unfortunately, he passes on his very real stomach bug to everyone there, resulting in the cops gaining a leigitmate reason to avoid work.

* ComfortFood: Boyle orders a large wheel of donkey cheese after his medical exam, which Holt indulges in when Holt hits a wall in his operation.

* DespairEventHorizon: Crossed by Boyle when faced with his mortality, and later Jake, when he shares his fears with him about he, would be missing after dying.

* SadisticChoice: Raymond Holt by the end of the episode is able to put Frank O'Sullivan in one by bringing up how the 99th precinct despite having lost uniformed officers were able to reduce statistics that brought negatives to the police and could have resulted in officers being let go due to provable data. Frank could either end the Blue Flu so the officers didn't lose their jobs or he could keep the Blue Flu going and the officers would lose their jobs. Either way, Holt comes out on top.

** It's later thrown back in his face by Holt.

* MortonsFork: Raymond Holt by the end of the episode is able to put Frank O'Sullivan in one by bringing up how the 99th precinct despite having lost uniformed officers were able to reduce statistics that brought negatives to the police and could have resulted in officers being let go due to provable data. Frank could either end the Blue Flu so the officers didn't lose their jobs or he could keep the Blue Flu going and the officers would lose their jobs. Either way, Holt comes out on top.

* UniwttingInstigatorOfDoom: Terry receives an invite to a meeting of cops calling in sick in the hopes of getting proof they're lying. Unfortunately, he passes on his very real stomach bug to everyone there, resulting in the cops gaining a leigitmate reason to avoid work.

* TheUnreveal: The episode ends just as Rosa was about to say what Holt's tattoo was.

* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Raymond Holt by the end of the episode is able to put Frank O'Sullivan in one by bringing up how the 99th precinct despite having lost uniformed officers were able to reduce statistics that brought negatives to the police and could have resulted in officers being let go due to provable data. Frank could either end the Blue Flu so the officers didn't lose their jobs or he could keep the Blue Flu going and the officers would lose their jobs. Either way, Holt comes out on top.

* DespairEventHorizon: Crossed by Boyle when faced with his mortality, and later Jake when he shares his fears with him about he would be missing after dying.

** Also for Frank, whose downsizing the force ala walkout protest proved the net gains of a smaller police presence through less complaints and wrongful arrests.

%%* MortonsFork: Raymond Holt by the end of the episode is able to put Frank O'Sullivan in one by bringing up how the 99th precinct despite having lost uniformed officers were able reduce statistics that brought negatives to the police and could have resulted in officers being let go due to provable data. Frank could either end the Blue Flu so the officers didn't lose their jobs or he could keep the Blue Flu going and the officers would lose their jobs.%%

* MistakenForDying: Boyle goes for a check-up as part of the plan to expose the "blue flu", but the doctor finds an enlarged testicle and orders a test to see if it's due to cancer. Until the test results arrive, Boyle think's he's in his last days and goes into a funk. Thankfully, he only had a treatable infection.

* DrownMySorrows: When it looks like he won't be able to expose the "blue flu", Holt resigns himself to eating Boyle's donkey cheese and drinking a wine that he was planning to open when he was made commissioner.

-->'''Amy''': Oh, dear God..they sent us their Hitchcocks and Scullys.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Jake is dumbfounded when Holt drops a ClusterFBomb on O'Sullivan.

-->'''Holt''': This is a very frustrating conversation.

-->'''Amy''': Oh, dear God..they sent us their Hitchcocks and Scullys.