#i’m Holt when people point out flaws in my arguments
raymond holt
I wanna just say congrats to B99. When they first mentioned that Holt calls his mother your honour I thought she’d eventually be introduced as cold and stiff and unloving.
Instead they introduced a black older female character who was charismatic, funny and obviously a character who loved her son. She had Raymond’s penchant for formalities but didn’t pick at him and make him feel bad. She was presented as a human being who wanted a love life but was afraid of hurting her son but eventually had an honest and loving conversation with him.
She also raised him by herself (I also liked that Raymond’s father didn’t fall into the stereotype of the absentee black father and just unfortunately died) while still pursuing a career.
Holt’s seriousness and particularity wasn’t from a lack of love at home it was a coping strategy he and his mother employed to deal with the grief of loosing his father. I’m sobbing…
What’s more the show’s characters praise her for what an accomplished woman she is and it’s clear she’s part of the reason Holt is as ambitious and successful as he is.
Please ignore me I just thought this was cool that’s all.
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine manages to address gay rights thoughtfully with little fanfare. Other mainstream shows strike a self-congratulatory tone when taking on gay issues.” (source)
“While Nine-Nine’s inclusion of a gay man of color who’s over 50 (Holt’s age is not directly mentioned, but Braugher is currently 51) as a lead on a prime-time comedy would be enough to pique our interest, the show actively combats the homophobia that has become standard fare in buddy-cop comedies.” (source)
but can we talk about holt for a second
this is his son – he literally thinks of jake as a son. and that son, whom he’s mentored and nurtured for four full seasons, through defiance over ties and even a stint in witness protection, has been unfairly convicted of a crime holt *knows* he didn’t commit because he was trying to help him make the bust. now that son, a damn good cop according to everyone who knows him, is going to prison. his prize mentee is in love with his son, and they’ve just been sentenced to a 15 year separation. and holt has to watch, knowing that the police system he fought to make better is still deeply flawed and having to come to terms with the fact that as a cop, he just couldn’t do enough to stop this.
anyways come find me dead on the floor