User blog comment:ThatGuy456/A Guy's Thoughts: (15-11) My 15 Favorite Season 4 Episode/@comment-31194372-20170403035120/@comment-31194372-20170403193111

I think the major issue people have with "The Detective" is that the topic is really concise in terms of what there is to satirize. Episodes like "The Joy" are broad enough in their subject matter that the show can do a lot more work in integrating more incisive jokes and visual gags. By default, detective dramas are introspective and complex, so the writers had to find a way to work in jokes that were still well-calculated and in line with the material. That's why the episode doesn't go-for-broke in its humor: it's more contained. That's why I love it, and that's why I'll be talking about it in a month or two.