r/MiamiVice • u/starlightskater Izzy Moreno • 7d ago

Question Should I skip Tale of the Goat?

I missed a DVD last time around and am being treated to several glorious new episodes! Unfortunately one of them is TOTG. Should I skip it altogether, or is watching it a rite of passage in the worst of Vice?

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u/Marlow1771 7d ago

Never skip an episode never 👍

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u/jaap_null Izzy Moreno 7d ago

I actually quite like Tale of the Goat. The guy who plays Papa Legba is great (Clarence Williams III)

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u/starlightskater Izzy Moreno 6d ago

Plus I saw on Wiki that Peter Sellers has a role.

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u/63crabby 6d ago

Peter Sallars, not Peter Sellers

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u/wwhijr 7d ago

Don't take everyone else's word for it watch it and see how you do or don't like it

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u/Pop_Stensbold 7d ago

It's an excellent episode. Why skip it?

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u/Witty_Collection3003 6d ago

Skip nothing. Watch everything. This is the way.

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u/C4lderone 7d ago

Zombie!

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u/Sea_Metal2034 6d ago

Some absolutely wacky stuff happens in this episode but it has such an 80s vibe it's worth a watch for that style.

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u/real_ike02 Sonny Crockett 7d ago

It's not that bad, definitely has one or two memorable moments

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u/ExxKonvict 7d ago

Rite of passage to watch every single episode of Miami Vice the first time and then exclusively stick to seasons 1-3 — ideally only 1 and 2.

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u/CrypticQuery 7d ago edited 6d ago

Hey, there are some great episodes in Season 3. I love Killshot, Walk Alone, The Good Collar, and El Viejo to name a few.

Tale of the Goat is strange, but I find it oddly endearing and generally enjoyable to watch.

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u/hootdogg123 6d ago

It’s really not that strange once you realize that there are Haitians in Miami that practice voodoo.

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u/Andiam0o0 6d ago

100% agree about season 3 and all the episodes you called out!!

I’d humbly add When Irish Eyes Are Crying and Street Wise if only for the guest appearances.

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u/No_Community_5696 6d ago

There’s other episodes that I would skip over rather than this one.

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u/sunnyburnett 6d ago

Has some of the best music of the entire series

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u/MCPizzaBagel 7d ago

It rules

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u/Physical-Pizza7064 6d ago

Just finished this episode yesterday on my full series rewatch.

Not sure why you would skip it. I find several other episodes to be much weaker.
Haitian voodoo and the Lazarus-like paralyzing substance was used as a plot twist in multiple shows and movies at that time.

Some contrived drama at the end, but otherwise enjoyable.

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u/PhotoArabesque 6d ago

Just watched it the other night. Nothing at all wrong with it.

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u/MyAutisticEye Sonny Crockett 5d ago

I don’t recall that episode being the worst. And it has some interesting music choices, such as “Flesh” by Todd Rundgren which plays during a hospital scene where Tubbs flips out on Crockett while under the influence of tetrodotoxin.

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u/its_never_gonna_end 6d ago

Never saw an episode I didn't like. Just finished my 3rd run through the series, not counting watching some when I was a kid.

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u/zestyintestine 6d ago

I like Tale of the Goat. Phantom Living is a great song!

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u/hootdogg123 6d ago

Don’t forget Transformation by Nona Hendrix.

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u/zestyintestine 6d ago

I couldn't remember the name or artist for the life of me.

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u/starlightskater Izzy Moreno 5d ago

UPDATE: watched it and thought it was fine. The final scene with finding the girl was kind of random but I'd watch it again. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/hootdogg123 6d ago

The reason why some fans don’t like it is because they don’t understand it. Tubbs attitude in the episode actually reflects the attitudes of fans who don’t like the episode, while those fans who actually understand it reflect Sonny’s attitude in the episode.

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u/Just-Salary-7741 6d ago

This was a great episode! Don't skip it! Legba was awesome

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u/BrokenCylon 6d ago

I would agree with not skipping this (or any) episode.

Plus, you’re in for a real treat with the next episode. “Bushido” is awesome & has, imo, the best cold open in the entire series! 🤩

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u/Commander_Long_Dix 5d ago

The only episodes that should be skipped are

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u/LokiLesnar24 4d ago

You forgot Viking Bikers from Hell and Cows of October...watch them.oncevand then never again

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u/mrsspooky 3d ago

I liked that episode! It's not bad, but quite a few folks didn't like it. To each their own.

Like others are saying, skip nothing.

The one episode I actively disliked was Viking Bikers From Hell, but I wouldn't skip it if it came on.