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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Cissy is in jail, and Franklin is completely obliterated financially when Veronique steals what's left of his savings and runs off. On the other hand, Leon and Wanda get out of LA, and Leon eventually returns to start a free legal clinic, while Oso learns that Xiamara has found a safe haven in North Carolina and is waiting for him.]]
* Bookends: Season one, episode one opens with Franklin stopping two kids stealing ice cream, saying they need to learn that isn't how America works. The season ends with Franklin effectively buying ice cream for all the neighborhood kids who can't afford it, telling the ice cream truck vendor he'll pick up the bill for any kid who can't afford it whenever he visits the block.

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Cissy is in jail, [[spoiler:The series finale ends on a melancholy note, albeit with some bright spots. Overall, the Saint family and Franklin is its criminal empire have eroded completely obliterated financially when Veronique steals what's left of his savings and runs off. On as Los Angeles enters the other hand, Leon and Wanda get out of LA, and Leon eventually returns to start a free legal clinic, 1990's. Louie remains on the run from the DEA, while Oso learns Gustavo remains in exile in Mexico, albeit with the knowledge that Xiamara his family has found a safe haven in successfully moved to North Carolina and is waiting protected. Leon and Wanda have returned to Los Angeles with the latter beginning a music career and the former looking at setting up outreach programs for him.poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Franklin ends up becoming a drunk recluse boarded up at his home despite several notices from the city demanding he vacate the premises (he makes it clear he hasn't seen the jailed Cissy in years, also noting that Veronique called to tell him that he has a son she intends to raise right), but insists that he has become "free".]]
* Bookends: {{Bookends}}: Season one, episode one opens with Franklin stopping two kids stealing ice cream, saying they need to learn that isn't how America works. The season ends with Franklin effectively buying ice cream for all the neighborhood kids who can't afford it, telling the ice cream truck vendor he'll pick up the bill for any kid who can't afford it whenever he visits the block.



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The series finale shows this, albeit with some bright spots. Overall, the Saint family and its criminal empire have eroded completely as Los Angeles enters the 1990's. Louie remains on the run from the DEA, while Gustavo remains in exile in Mexico, albeit with the knowledge that his family has successfully moved to North Carolina and is protected. Leon and Wanda have returned to Los Angeles with the latter beginning a music career and the former looking at setting up outreach programs for poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Franklin ends up becoming a drunk recluse boarded up at his home despite several notices from the city demanding he vacate the premises (he makes it clear he hasn't seen the jailed Cissy in years, also noting that Veronique called to tell him that he has a son she intends to raise right), but insists that he has become "free".]]
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** Even with how ruthless [[spoiler:Franklin has become and how bad his relationship with Louie had degenerated by the final season, to the point where it very much seems like he would accept it if Kane simply shot her in the head, leaning that he intends to have her gang-raped as revenge pricks Franklin's conscience enough that he teams up with Jerome to rescue her.]]

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** Even with how ruthless [[spoiler:Franklin has become and how bad his relationship with Louie had degenerated by the final season, to the point where it very much seems like he would accept it if Kane simply shot her in the head, leaning learning that he intends to have her gang-raped as revenge pricks Franklin's conscience enough that he teams up with Jerome to rescue her.]]
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** Even with how ruthless [[spoiler:Franklin has become and how bad his relationship with Louie had degenerated by the final season, to the point where it very much seems like he would accept it if Kane simply shot her in the head, leaning that he intends to have her gang-raped as revenge pricks Franklin's conscience enough that he teams up with Jerome to rescue her.]]
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The series finale shows this, albeit with some bright spots. Overall, the Saint family and its criminal empire have eroded completely as Los Angeles enters the 1990's. Louie remains on the run from the DEA, while Gustavo remains in exile in Mexico, albeit with the knowledge that his family has successfully moved to North Carolina and is protected. Leon and Wanda have returned to Los Angeles with the latter beginning a music career and the former looking at setting up outreach programs for poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Franklin ends up becoming a drunk recluse boarded up at his home despite several notices from the city demanding he vacate the premises, but insists that he has become "free".]]

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The series finale shows this, albeit with some bright spots. Overall, the Saint family and its criminal empire have eroded completely as Los Angeles enters the 1990's. Louie remains on the run from the DEA, while Gustavo remains in exile in Mexico, albeit with the knowledge that his family has successfully moved to North Carolina and is protected. Leon and Wanda have returned to Los Angeles with the latter beginning a music career and the former looking at setting up outreach programs for poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Franklin ends up becoming a drunk recluse boarded up at his home despite several notices from the city demanding he vacate the premises, premises (he makes it clear he hasn't seen the jailed Cissy in years, also noting that Veronique called to tell him that he has a son she intends to raise right), but insists that he has become "free".]]
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* TakeAThirdOption: In the first season Franklin is faced with the problem of how to seriously expand his selling of cocaine. African-American communities like his own just don't have the money to buy his product in bulk, selling to white people being the more profitable option, but with a much larger threat of attention considering Franklin and his entire operation is black. [[spoiler:Discovering the recipe for crack offers a convenient alternative, able to be sold cheaply in black neighborhoods and creating severe addicts who'll keep coming back for more.]]
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''Snowfall'' is a series airing on Creator/{{FX|Networks}}, created by Creator/JohnSingleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron, produced by Creator/AdilElArbiAndBilallFallah and starring Creator/DamsonIdris, Creator/CarterHudson, Creator/EmilyRios, and Creator/SergioPerisMencheta. The series began its run in July 2017, and ran for six seasons, with the finale airing in April 2023.

When a cocaine dealer suffers an overdose in 1980's Los Angeles, a local CIA operative sees an opportunity to gain a foothold in the business. Elsewhere, an ambitious young black man stumbles upon a similar opportunity when his white friend wants to score some party drugs, and an aging Mexican wrestler seeks a change of career.

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''Snowfall'' is a crime drama series airing on Creator/{{FX|Networks}}, created by Creator/JohnSingleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron, produced by Creator/AdilElArbiAndBilallFallah and starring Creator/DamsonIdris, Creator/CarterHudson, Creator/EmilyRios, and Creator/SergioPerisMencheta. The series began its run in premiered on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} on July 2017, 5, 2017 and ran for six seasons, with the finale airing in on April 19, 2023.

When a cocaine dealer suffers an overdose in 1980's 1980s Los Angeles, a local CIA operative sees an opportunity to gain a foothold in the business. Elsewhere, an ambitious young black man stumbles upon a similar opportunity when his white friend wants to score some party drugs, and an aging Mexican wrestler seeks a change of career.

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