Alan Sepinwall of "HitFix" wrote, "'Jake and Sophia' was a great example of what Schur and Goor talked about before season 1: that point a good sitcom reaches where the characters have become so specific that you can place them into any story and it’s inherently funny because they're the ones in that story." Andy Crump of "Paste" gave the episode an 8.0 and wrote, "Whether "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" will circle back around to his feelings for his coworker remains to be seen, but that's probably a 'yes' (and you can put decent odds on Sophia's career as a defense attorney remaining a sticking point for as long as Longoria sticks around). For now, 'Jake and Sophia' has shifted the pecking order in ways that hopefully prove meaningful in the long run; in other words, it's just another solid installment from one of the most remarkably progressive sitcoms on the market. (And how about the Stephen Root/Sandra Bernhard cameo at the end?! Please let their newfound fling recur again and again.)"