Well…

Actually, thinking about it, just taken on their own, they were some of the best filler episodes I recall seeing. And to their credit, they did fit into the timeline too - they neatly filled in the gap between the cops getting fired and settling into their new roles.

But it still felt to me like the overall pacing unfortunately lagged there.

I’m going to undoubtedly watch the series again - maybe my opinion will improve. And either way, the series as a whole was quite good.