When the Yakuza (the Japanese Mafia) set their sites on taking over Miami, Castillo teams up with a Japanese investigator, who has other reasons for wanting their demise.
Review: I was expecting more of the same from the previous episode. Instead I was pleasantly surprised. Any episode featuring Edward James Olmos in the lead role is usually stellar. No exception in this case. As the years go on, the viewer learns more about Castillo and his sometimes cloudy past. Friends as well as adversaries always seem to find him in some capacity. One of the better episodes of season four and as dark as ever, Rising Sun Of Death also gives the viewer a break from the Sonny/Caitlin saga, with only a few minutes of screen time devoted to the two of them. The late Danny Kamekona (Karate Kid Part II) guest stars.
4 out of 5 stars
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Episode 76- Like A Hurricane- 11/20/87
Crockett is assigned to protect Caitlin Davies (Sheena Easton), a recording star who is set to testify against record executives. At first, Crockett is reluctant to take the job, but a turn of events quickly leads him to change his mind.
Review: Ah, the Sonny/Caitlin soap opera. I could have put more in the synopsis like: Crockett is assigned to protect a recording star, then saves her life, sleeps with her, then MARRIES HER and MOVES OFF OF HIS BOAT?! all within the span of sixty minutes. Was Miami Vice doing THAT BAD in the ratings to the point where they had to have Sonny get married again? Better yet, couldn't they have built this up over a few weeks to make it just a little bit more realistic? Did anyone actually buy this? Did anyone think that this would end happily? When the two executives were planning "further action" against Caitlin at the end of the episode, you knew this could only end one way: tragically. Too much too fast, and the story line is completely rushed. Sonny without his boat is like Superman without his cape. This didn't work from the start. The whole premise of Crockett being Crockett was explained in the pilot: He is married to his work, and any family he has will always be in harm's way (IE-Calderone). That is why his first marriage failed. Here is what NBC SHOULD have done to get Vice better ratings: Remove it from Dallas' time slot! Not as bad as Missing Hours, and just a notch above The Big Thaw. Not really bad, but just a little too unbelievable.
2.5 out of 5 stars
Review: Ah, the Sonny/Caitlin soap opera. I could have put more in the synopsis like: Crockett is assigned to protect a recording star, then saves her life, sleeps with her, then MARRIES HER and MOVES OFF OF HIS BOAT?! all within the span of sixty minutes. Was Miami Vice doing THAT BAD in the ratings to the point where they had to have Sonny get married again? Better yet, couldn't they have built this up over a few weeks to make it just a little bit more realistic? Did anyone actually buy this? Did anyone think that this would end happily? When the two executives were planning "further action" against Caitlin at the end of the episode, you knew this could only end one way: tragically. Too much too fast, and the story line is completely rushed. Sonny without his boat is like Superman without his cape. This didn't work from the start. The whole premise of Crockett being Crockett was explained in the pilot: He is married to his work, and any family he has will always be in harm's way (IE-Calderone). That is why his first marriage failed. Here is what NBC SHOULD have done to get Vice better ratings: Remove it from Dallas' time slot! Not as bad as Missing Hours, and just a notch above The Big Thaw. Not really bad, but just a little too unbelievable.
2.5 out of 5 stars
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