Fic: And in the afterwards... (Miami Vice)
This is something I've been noodling with for awhile. Thought it might go further, but I kind of like the stopping point I have now.
And in the afterwards...
Post-Redemption in Blood
“What's it gonna be, lieutenant?” Sonny said with more bravado than he felt. Castillo looked up at him with that way he had that told you he wasn't in the mood for ( Read more... )
And in the afterwards...
Post-Redemption in Blood
“What's it gonna be, lieutenant?” Sonny said with more bravado than he felt. Castillo looked up at him with that way he had that told you he wasn't in the mood for ( Read more... )
uh, yeah. Somehow it makes my skin crawl. Castillo. IS NOT. Gushy.
He's got a very rich, complex inner life, which he feels no need to go spilling out all over the place, and I really respect that in a character.
Me too. I think that's what is most fascinating about Castillo - I don't want him to spill his guts. I don't want to know everything about him. I like it better when he's a mystery. It's an amazing performance by Edward James Olmos, to carry off a character with such presence while barely speaking.
His relationship with Sonny is very interesting, as well; Crockett gets to call him "Marty" which I still can't believe he gets away with. Of course, generally Crockett only calls him that when he's trying to wheedle something out of Castillo,
Yeah! IT's a running joke between my roommie and I - whenever Crockett calls him "Marty" you know he wants something. Heh.
I've kind of changed my mind on that, though; when you compare how Tubbs interacts with Castillo with how Crockett does, it makes me think that maybe there's a commonality there
Completely. This is something I want to play with in my other fic (I hope) - Crockett does have a better understanding of Castillo than Tubbs. Tubbs respects the guy - but he doesn't get his motivations. And I'm not sure he really trusted Castillo in the first season, where with Crockett it was instant trust. And I'd chalk a lot of that up to their shared war experience, yeah. Plus, Crockett is more intuitive than Tubbs.
Maybe it's because Castillo and Crockett, if they ever let go, could be damn scary dudes ;-)
I'd love to read that story!!
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I'd love to read that story!!"
Sonny proved he could coolly scheme and plot and murder his way to the top without turning a hair - and even if it was Big Bad Burnett doing all that, it came right out of Crockett's messed-up little head. I agree with an earlier point you made, that the bang on the head thing was not the starting point; Crockett crossed the line when he killed Hackman for pure vengeance (and he seems to have planned how to cover up exactly what he did, since there seems to have been no repercussions at all about Hackman succumbing to a dose of lead poisoning after a little chat with Sonny; that argues a lot of the cold, clear forethought that Burnett exhibits when playing his games amongst the sharks).
Can you imagine what Castillo would be like, if he deliberately and coolly set aside the personal code he abides by, and did whatever the heck he wanted to achieve personal aims? Eep! Scary!!
Can you imagine Castillo deliberately
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completely. Which is why I find him fascinating.
he seems to have planned how to cover up exactly what he did, since there seems to have been no repercussions at all about Hackman succumbing to a dose of lead poisoning
Good point! I hadn't really thought about it like that. I was sort of under the impression he shot the dude and then left him there; but there weren't any witnesses and didn't seem like local law was all that... diligent.
Can you imagine what Castillo would be like, if he deliberately and coolly set aside the personal code he abides by, and did whatever the heck he wanted to achieve personal aims? Eep! Scary!!
You said it. Scary as all hell. We didn't see Castillo in the field much on the show, but what we saw was pretty... amazing. Castillo wedged against the ceiling in Bushido, taking out a hit squad single-handed with a sword; Castillo defeating a Thai assassin, barehanded... yeah. Scary Ass Dude.
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Oh, yeah, that was definitely the impression I got as well, but still - I like these little loose ends tidied up. I mean, nobody was going to go "Hey, Sonny, guess what? About the time you took a couple of days' vacation, that guy Hackman whom you have particular reason to be pissed off at turned up dead? What a coincidence!"?
At the very least, he'd have had to make sure that there was nobody around to see him offing Hackman, and that he was able to get in and get out without attracting too much attention ("Yes, now you come to mention it, there was a stranger asking around about Mr. Hackman just before he turned up dead; why yes, that photo does resemble the gentleman who was asking all those questions"), and that the gun he used couldn't be traced back to him, stuff like that.
I know: if this kind of thing didn't worry the writers, why should it worry me? But if I was going to murder someone, I think I'd rely on more than 'ah, it's the islands, they're easy-going out here' to keep my neck safe. Hey, this is why fanfiction (in part) exists - to fill in the plotholes!
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