BWW Recap: 'The Defense Rests' on Jake and Sophia's Relationship on BROOKLYN NINE-NINE

On this week's episode of BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, Eva Longoria returns as Sophia, Jake's girlfriend. However, their relationship is in trouble, because Sophia's boss, played by Chris Parnell, won't give her good cases if she's dating a cop. So, of course, Jake shows up unannounced to one of Sophia's work events to try and smooth things over with her boss. What could go wrong? Also in " The Defense Rests," Wuntch needs Captain Holt's help for a job recommendation. Read more for the full recap, but beware of SPOILERS!

Jake is counting all the ants he sees in the office, and realizes it's an "invasion." Holt points out they are probably in the office because of the cold and that they should "freeze them out," but that backfires when they end up in their coats.

Jake and Terry "accidentally" bump into Sophia, Jake's girlfriend. Jake and Sophia leave to take a walk in the park. Over at the precinct, Wuntch visits Holt. She tells him that she is a front-runner for Chief of Police in Boston. She tells him how since their fighting is the only blemish on her record, the commissioner wants to talk to Holt. Gina spills a milkshake on Boyle because he is backing out on breaking up their parents, since his dad wants to ask Gina's mom to marry him.

In the park, Sophia tells Jake that she isn't getting assigned any good cases because she's dating a cop. She asks him if they can press pause on their relationship until she can figure out what to do with her pause. Later, Terry points out that "pause" seems bad. But Jake has a plan to win over Sophia's boss: he's going to go to Sophia's work fundraiser tonight. Jake asks Terry to go with him and to "do it for love." Phony smiles in tow, they attend the fundraiser.

At the precinct, Holt asks Rosa what to do about Deputy Wuntch. Rosa tells him vengence isn't worth it and to be nice to Wuntch. At the fundraiser, Jake goes up to Sophia and tells her he's going to charm her boss. She meets his boss, but his attempt at charming him failed. Amy and Boyle try to resolve their conflict, but Gina tells Boyle she's unsure about the relationship because she's worried about her mom getting hurt again. Boyle tells Gina to talk to his dad because he'd never hurt her mom. Jake realizes that Sophia's boss, Jeffrey, has a gambling problem, and uses it to his advantage. They spend the night taking various bets. When Jake goes to the restroom, he runs into her boss...doing cocaine. Yikes.

Jake has to arrest Sophia's boss because he caught him doing cocaine. At the precinct, Holt tells Rosa that he took the high-road and gave her a good recommendaion. Gina goes into the interrgation room to talk to Boyle's dad. He answers all of her questions with honesty, and she gives him her blessing. Jake is processing Jeffrey, and Sophia shows up, as Jeffrey's attorney. She and Jake start fighting and she breaks up with him.

Jake ran to stop Sophia from leaving, and tries to change her mind. She tells him that she doesn't think she loves him back. She says she's sorry and leaves. Holt visits Wuntch and she tells him that she used the Boston offer as leverage and now she has a promotion job at the NYPD, so she has more power over him. She kisses him and then leaves. Leaving Holt stunned. At the bar, Boyle and Gina thank Amy for helping them out. Jake and Holt are grieving their failures. Instead of trying to cheer up, Holt, Jake, and Terry take shots to feel better!

Poor Jake! Not only does Sophia break up with him, but she does it after he tells her he loves her. That's got to hurt. You can tell how broken up about it he is, and I can only imagine how his grieving process will go in subsequent episodes. However, I did see the break-up coming, but I just didn't expect her to break up with him. This does allow for the Jake/Amy relationship to blossom in the future.

However, when one relationship ends another grows. Gina and Boyle's parents are getting married! After some convincing, Gina gives Boyle's dad her blessing and now the two families have a wedding to plan, and as Rosa put it, it's going to be the weirdest wedding ever. I can't wait for that episode!

I can't leave without talking about tonight's episode's 3 wonderful guest stars! Eva Longoria was a great choice to play opposite Andy Samberg, because they had great chemistry and her dry wit really worked well with his over the top attitude. Her boss, however, definitely stole the show in tonight's episode. Jeffrey, played by Chris Parnell, started off as pretentious and rude to Jake and ended up being a gambling/cocaine addict. I didn't expect anything less from a guest appearance by Parnell, but his role definitely exceeded expectations. Watching him and Samberg bet on things like "How Tall is Terry, in Eggrolls" made me crack up. I wish he had a more permanent role on the show, because his chemistry with Samberg is incredible. Finally, Kyra Sedgwick made another guest appearance as Deputy Wuntch, and this time she tricked Holt into helping her get a promotion at the NYPD. This is bad for Holt, because now she has even more control over him. Holt took the high road and gave her a good recommendation, and of course it blew up in his face, but he did the right thing so hopefully Wuntch will get what she deserves at a later date.

Favorite Moments from "The Defense Rests"

Boyle (about his shattered cologne): "You need to go to Penn Station and buy me a new one."

Boyle: "I'm a food blogger, I'm stained all over."

Amy: "Mmm. New binder smell."

Jake: "I refuse to learn their names because it humanizes them."

Jake to Sophia: "Love this, love you."

Amy: I"n the 2 seconds you looked away?" Gina: "17 texts, all of them important."

Jake: "And thats cocaine."

Jake: "So who here saw 12 Years a Slave?"

Boyle: The Boyle boys are planning a wedding!"

Jake: "Can you just talk for 20 minutes while I catch my breath?"

Jake: "We can make this work, we are Romeo and Juliet!"

Gina: "All the bridesmaids are going to be dressed like Rosanne from the television show Rosanne."

Holt: "What's her last name?" Jake: "Perez." Holt: "No, it's Butt now."

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