Brooklyn Nine-Nine didn't want to return to normal with the Season 7 premiere

TVLine

“It was very important to us that we didn’t just do a thing at the end of last year, and then immediately reset the world at the beginning of this year,” co-creator Dan Goor tells TVLine of the Captain Holt storyline. “While it’s true that we’ve had Holt at the end of the season be stripped of his captaincy (before), this is different. His dynamic with the rest of the squad has changed, and he is in their presence for the duration." ALSO: Dan Goor breaks down the Season 7 premiere.