Golden Triangle: Part 1

The Golden Triangle Part I is an excellent first part of an excellent and awesome two part story with action, tension and absolutely brilliant acting. The first part also has some absolutely brilliant acting by Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, John Diehl, Olivia Brown, Edward James Olmos, John Snyder and Robin Johnson. When Crockett and Tubbs work undercover in a hotel, tension rises when they uncover and find out that the criminals are old enemies of Lt Castillo when Castillo spent 3 years in Thailand working for the DEA and that these Thai Criminals are linked to a dangerous and malicious Thai man called Gl Lao Li who Castillo knew when Castillo was in Thailand. This episode has some great action and is very intense and the great bit is when you see Lt Castillo come face to face with the dangerous Thai criminals and when he is in a fight using Martial Arts skills to fight against Gl Lao Li's Assassin. This first part was absolutely brilliant and it showed that Lt Castillo is a man that you don't mess with because he will know what to do if you cause major problems and use violence against him. Edward James Olmos's acting as Castillo in this episode was absolutely amazing and brilliant and it was fantastic to see him.

Edward James Olmos once joked that Miami Vice was the best paid job he ever had if you counted it by dollars per word he spoke.

This is the first episode that explores his character and background. He gets to speak Thai and shows off his martial arts skills.

The episode opens with Crockett and Tubbs working undercover as security in a Miami hotel. They have to calm down a hotel guest who has got high on drugs and violent.

They are there to catch some corrupt cops who shakedown prostitutes. Only to get involved in a scheme where the dirty cops plan to break into some safety deposit boxes.

It all leads to a Thai criminal mastermind, an old enemy of Castillo.

With the gritty opening of the man high on PCP. It was a surprise to see some humour, as Crockett is disguised as a nerdy hotel guest in order to be propositioned by a high class hooker.

There is a wonderful look on Tubb's face as Castillo goes one on one with an assassin.

Just want to say Robin Johnson really made this episode special, enjoyable and fun. She's an excellent actress with that something special to her energy as well as a great smile and fighting spark of life that i think comes naturally to her. Wish she was in more.

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Just want to say Robin Johnson really made this episode special, enjoyable and fun. She's an excellent actress with that something special to her energy as well as a great smile and fighting spark of life that i think comes naturally to her. Wish she was in more. Just want to say Robin Johnson really made this episode special, enjoyable and fun. She's an excellent actress with that something special to her energy as well as a great smile and fighting spark of life that i think comes naturally to her. Wish she was in more.

"Golden Triangle" is classic "Miami Vice". Starting with Crockett and Tubbs working undercover as hotel security, the opening is both gritty and amusing in equal measure.

When a poolside Crockett poses as a bespectacled, geeky visitor to Miami in order to ensnare a prostitute, the episode really comes alive. Robin Johnson is superb as the reluctant call girl who assists Crockett and Tubbs on their investigations into bad cops offering protection.

This is a really entertaining and event-filled episode. It's rich in atmosphere, has great performances and dialogue and looks superb. The episode reveals a little more about the enigmatic Castillo and ends on a tantalising "To be continued".

Dolly Parton's "Great Balls of Fire" is the icing on the cake.

10 out of 10.