The Ending Of Miami Vice Explained

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BY ZAK WOJNAR/AUG. 1, 2022 7:56 PM EDT

"Miami Vice" is fondly remembered for its style, combining pop music and audacious fashion to create a singular police drama for the MTV generation. Showrunner Michael Mann ("Heat," "Public Enemies") imbued "Miami Vice" with a cinematic flair that had rarely been seen in the television space. Thanks to its impressive production values and unique aesthetics, "Miami Vice" still feels unique decades after its 1984 debut.

In addition to its unique audio and visual style, "Miami Vice" is also noteworthy for its storytelling. The show follows James "Sonny" Crockett and Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, played by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, respectively. As soldiers in the infamous war on drugs, Crockett and Tubbs work undercover to fight against drug dealers and other forms of organized crime, like gambling and prostitution.

After five seasons, "Miami Vice" had run its course. The series ended on May 21, 1989, with a grand finale, "Freefall." Like the pilot and several other episodes, "Freefall" aired as a two-hour TV movie. The episode reflects the themes of the series and builds on the subtext that had been hinted at ever since the pilot episode but became increasingly pronounced during the fifth and final season. In the end, "Freefall" provides a definitive, if controversial, conclusion to the story of "Miami Vice."