Line #5 Recap/ColdCaseS2E12YoAdrian

Context Recap / ColdCaseS2E12YoAdrian

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1	Directed by Creator/JamesWhitmoreJr
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3	Written by Creator/SeanWhitesell
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5	Jerry Stone was killed in the ring during an exhibition fight meant to cash in on the popularity of ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' in 1976. Years later, the man who was the referee confesses on his deathbed to Stillman and Lilly that he was paid to keep the fight going.
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9	* TheBoxingEpisode: A WholePlotReference to ''Film/{{Rocky}}'' too.
10	* CasualtyInTheRing: Jerry died of too many injuries in the fight.
11	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The flashback scenes are in monochrome, despite being set in 1976.
12	* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Maurice Bell is known best as "Mad Mo".
13	* MisterSandmanSequence: There are ''Rocky'' posters outside the building where the fight was taking place.
14	* StereotypeFlip: In ''Rocky'', the main character is an underdog who has been written off as a loser. Here, the main character is cheered on by his community because they know that the fight is fixed and they are all cashing in.
15	* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: In the movie ''Film/{{Rocky}}'', on which the episode is based, the titular character survives a hundred blows and is praised for his stamina and determination. His injuries heal nicely and he continues boxing for many more movies. In "Yo Adrian", Jerry gets pummeled in a match gone on too long, only he succumbs to his injuries and dies.
16	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Gina blamed her father for letting the match go on for too long and getting Jerry killed, but unbeknownst to her, Jerry bribed Sonny to keep the fight going for as long as he could, in order to prove that he wasn't a "bum", because she let it slip that the match was fixed. If she hadn’t told him, he wouldn't have bribed her dad to not end the fight.

Context Recap / ColdCaseS2E12YoAdrian