Archive · 19 Aug 2025
Smollett Talks 'Smoke' Finale: Calderon's Shocking Twist
In the TV show 'Smoke,' detective Michelle does something shocking: she kills someone and then makes it look like her friend did it.
The actress playing Michelle, Jurnee Smollett, says that Michelle does this because she thinks she is doing the right thing, even though it means breaking the law.
Michelle has a difficult past, and has trouble getting close to people.
In the end, Michelle and her friend, who is also an arson investigator, realize they're both hiding who they really are.
The show is all about the complicated choices people make, and how their pasts shape them.
Jurnee Smollett discusses the twist ending of Apple TV+'s 'Smoke', where her character, Michelle Calderon, commits murder.
Michelle, a Marine-turned-detective, frames her colleague Dave Gudsen for the murder.
Smollett explains that Michelle believes her actions are justified due to the victims Burke killed.
The actress notes Michelle's fear of intimate relationships, influenced by childhood trauma.
Michelle and Dave recognize similar traits of self-deception in each other.
- Who
- Jurnee Smollett, who plays Michelle Calderon, discusses the finale.
- What
- Michelle Calderon frames her colleague for murder in the finale of 'Smoke'.
- When
- The events unfold in the finale of the Apple TV+ series 'Smoke'.
- Where
- The series 'Smoke' is set in an unspecified location.
- Why
- Michelle believes her actions are justified, and sees herself as the hero of her own story.
Michelle's Justification
Societal Norms
Morality
Michelle's Justification
Michelle believes her actions are justifiable, focusing on the victims of her victim.
Societal Norms
The act of murder is, regardless of the target, illegal and immoral.
- Show
- Smoke
- Network
- Apple TV+
- Main Character
- Michelle Calderon
- Actress
- Jurnee Smollett
- Role of Michelle
- Marine-turned-detective
- Event
- Finale Twist
- Action
- Michelle commits murder and frames colleague