Trying

"Trying" is the 6th episode of the seventh season of the American television police sitcom series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and the 136th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by Evan Susser and Van Robichaux and directed by Kim Nguyen. It aired on March 5, 2020, on NBC. The show revolves around the fictitious 99th precinct of the New York Police Department in Brooklyn and the officers and detectives that work in the precinct. In this episode, Jake and Amy grow desperate in their attempt to have children and resort to different methods to get Amy pregnant. Meanwhile, Holt tries to convince Terry to put him on a different beat. Boyle and Rosa secretly raise a continuously growing family of guinea pigs in the precinct and Hitchcock quickly finds love after his last divorce. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.82 million household viewers and gained a 0.6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, while critics praised the message of the episode, others felt that it had no character development and the subplots received criticism. Plot In the cold open, the squad attends Hitchcock's latest "divorce party". Though upset about it, Hitchcock quickly moves on from it when he spots an attractive woman at the bar.