'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Season 1, Episode 16: 'Full Boyle' Recap
by Shannon KeirnanCharles is strangely happy and confident, now that he's dating someone. He even takes over briefing for a case - a cab driver picks up tourists and robs them at gun point. He and Jake will go undercover and try to get picked up.
Gina brings in an officer to meet Holt. He attends Holt's organization (black gay and lesbians in the police force), and he is planning to run against Holt for president. Holt decides he needs to be destroyed.
Charles tells Jake that he's planning a big night for Vivian. Jake reminds him he gets too intense too fast and gets dumped. He decides to help him out. He makes Charles call her up and push back their date one day... but he can't do it. Charles begins to run on about how he loves her, going "Full Boyle." Luckily Jake hung up.
A man in a homemade super hero costume comes in to report a crime. He calls himself Super Dan. Rosa and Amy get away from him. As punishment, Terry reassigns one of the cases they have been working on.
Jake and Charles prepare to go undercover. Jake has Charles' phone and won't let him have it back. Charles says he was in love with Rosa so long, that now all these tamped down feelings are all over the place. They go get cab rides to try and find the criminal. Jake preps Charles on what he can and cannot discuss on his date. Later, they meet Vivian and her friend for Jake, who is surprisingly attractive.
Gina gets information on Brian, the man running against Holt and they work out a game plan. Gina wants to dazzle it up with dancing, but Holt wants to stick to a dry speech.
On the date, Jake is increasingly distracted by how much he likes the girl he has been set up with. He is losing hold of keeping Charles constrained. Charles panics and leaves, with Jake to make an excuse. Jake lies and starts to hustle the girls out, but finds Charles, who has now bought an engagement ring. Jake grabs it and there's a showdown, ending in both getting pepper sprayed.
Gina and Holt listen to Brian's speech, and Gina notes he has good points and could bring a lot to the organization Holt built. Holt goes up and withdraws his name from consideration, giving Brian the presidency.
Rosa and Amy bring in Super Dan and take a statement from him regarding a drug dealer he saw. It cements the arrest they made and Amy admits they were wrong.
Jake and Charles discuss what to do about Vivian, and find their cab driver. They bring him in.
Jake brings Charles into the interrogation room, which is set up in a romantic fashion. He admits he checked Charles' phone and found that Vivian is just as obsessive as Charles is. He gives Charles the engagement ring back.
He proposes to Vivian, who says yes.