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I would start with Season 1 Episode 1 and watch them sequentially until Season 5 series finale. In seriousness though; I suggest watching all of Season 1, 2, and 3. Season 4 and subsequently 5 is where it went downhill but there are some gems sprinkled in.
A drug kingpin on trial for murder puts a million dollar contract out on a punk rocker who is the star witness for the prosecution. The FBI want Crockett and Tubbs to safe house the witness, but keeping him alive is going to be a challenge. Director. Richard Compton.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Richard Compton
- 1988-12-16
Bad Timing. Trying to come to grips with himself after the trouble with Burnett, Crockett takes a vacation that becomes a pursuit with three escaped convicts and their hostage. Episode 5 • Dec 9, 1988 • 47 m. Borrasca.
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Crockett is giving testimony in the trial of drug lord Carlos Quintero, focusing on the murder of his informant Dexter Simms. Quintero's attorney tries to undermine Crockett's testimony by questioning his mental state and his attempt to murder Tubbs. Quintero gloats to Crockett after court adjourns about Simms' death and how he set it up, then afte...
Don Johnson as Metro-Dade Detective James "Sonny" CrockettPhilip Michael Thomas as Metro-Dade Detective Ricardo "Rico" TubbsSaundra Santiago as Metro-Dade Detective Gina Calabrese(credit only)Michael Talbott as Metro-Dade Detective Stan SwitekJustin Lazard as DEA Agent Joey Hardin/Keith MollisKevyn Major Howard as FBI Agent BatesAharon Ipale as Carlos QuinteroBarry Primus as FBI Agent DaleySaundra Santiago (Gina) does not appear at all in this episode.Justin Lazard would reprise his role as Joey Hardin in two further season 5 episodes: "Miami Squeeze" and the "lost" episode "Leap of Faith".Rugged Edge provide the final live musical performance on Miami Vice, playing their song "Madame Axe" in the Rusty Needle.This same plot (protecting a witness) has been seen in several previous episodes, including "Glades", "Lombard" and "Contempt of Court".Mollis' reckless actions while under protection would make sense if he was a genuine witness, but the twist that he is in fact a DEA agent calls his entire approach into question. If he is actually...Crockett tells Joey Hardin that "Layla" is a song by Eric Clapton. However, the song is actually performed by Derek & The Dominos; while Clapton was a member of that band, many people make this mis...In the scene where Crockett takes out the helicopter with a flare gun, it's very obvious that a model helicopter has been used to depict the explosion. Moreover, the model is of a different helicop...When Tubbs is searching for the St. Vitus Dance, the shadow of the helicopter shown moving over the trees in closeup is of a different type than the one he is flying in.Filmed: November 3, 1988 - November 11, 1988Production Code: 63908Production Order: 96North Dade Justice Building, 15555 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami Beach (Opening with trial, later where real Mollis testifies)Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables (Hotel where Crockett/Tubbs/Hardin stay)Ocean Drive near the Carlyle and Cordozo Hotels, Miami Beach (Tubbs/Switek chasing Bates)No Name Harbor, Key Biscayne (Crockett/Hardin anchor boat)"Stigmata" by Ministry(on TV)"Madame Axe" by Rugged Edge(performed live in club)"Only the Good Die Young" by Iron Maiden(on boat)"Layla" by Derek and the Dominos(on boat)"Remind you of someone?"--Tubbs to Crockett about Mollins"Hey, pal, I earned my attitude!"--Crockett to Tubbs in reply"This speed metal crap is just warmed-over Hendrix riffs, played twice as fast and half as well!" -- Crockett to Mollins about their music tastes"To make the world safe. For children."--Crockett to Mollins when asked why he's a cop.There is the usually corny Miami Vice shoot out ending. And there is the corny dramatic Miami Vice gut punch climax. So corny Line of Fire is actually memorable and good. 6 out of 10 stars.
Apr 21, 2008 · This episode proved that the show still had juice in the tank amidst all the changes. For the first time in what seems like forever, we finally get Crockett and Tubbs back to normal. It's refreshing to see Sonny and Rico making jabs and jokes at each other.
Tubbs and Crockett reluctantly comply with an FBI request to guard a witness in a drug overlord's murder trial. Trudy (Olivia Brown) becomes a decoy to trap a killer who is committing ritualistic...
