Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / MiamiViceS1E17RitesOfPassage

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Diplomatic Immunity has been disambiguated.


* DiplomaticImmunity: One of the johns, Robert Marquez, is a diplomat and thus immune to prosecution.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* FemaleGaze: A lot of Tubbs' body is shown during his sex scene with Valerie.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

A beautiful young woman, Diane Gordon, is flirted with on the beach by a well-dressed man named Lile. Lile takes her to a lavish party where there are number of high class prostitutes. Lile is an agent working for David Traynor, who runs a "modeling" service that provides these women for his clients. During the party, one of the women refuses to sleep with a client and later turns up dead.

Meanwhile, back at Vice, Tubbs is shocked to find his ex-girlfriend, Valerie Gordon (Pam Greer), is looking for her sister. Investigations reveal that Diane is now one of Traynor's prostitutes and addicted to cocaine as well as the fast lifestyle of a Miami prostitute. After a heartfelt plea from Valerie, Diane decides to leave the agency but is soon found murdered.

This inspires Valerie to go on a mission of revenge.

----
This episode contains the following tropes:

* ActorAllusion: This is far from the first time that Pam Greer has gone on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* ActionGirl: Valerie, unsurprisingly, given who she was played by.
* ArtisticLicensePharmacology: Diane Gordon is addicted to cocaine and thus acts sleepy as well as strung out the entire time, which is not typically symptoms associated with cocaine. It is more a symptom of cocaine ''withdrawal'' which she hasn't yet started.
* DiplomaticImmunity: One of the johns, Robert Marquez, is a diplomat and thus immune to prosecution.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Traynor killing his prostitutes when they defy him or attempt to leave his service rapidly draws the police who would largely not care otherwise, even on a TV show like ''Miami Vice.''
* HighClassCallGirl: The service that Traynor provides to his incredibly wealthy clients. They're paid in both drugs and make $1,000 a night. It would be fine if not for the fact that he murders the ones who try to leave.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Diane is a nice young woman who gets caught up with some bad people.
* NewOldFlame: Tubbs and Valerie used to be boyfriend and girlfriend back in the day.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Valerie goes to kill Traynor and his goons after her sister is killed.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Valerie is arrested for killing Traynor and her attempt to kill Lile.

----

Top