Ray Donovan
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It wouldnt be the mid-season forRay Donovanif the male characters on this show werent in serious trouble.
The other three Donovan men Ray, Mickey, and Bunchy are spiraling.
And Bridget Donovan just wants to leave all these troubled men behind.
The episode opens with Ray being arrested by the corrupt cops on the mayoral payroll.
They take him to a basement room thats clearly off the record and lock him in.
To show how serious they are, they tase poor Ray.
One gets the impression that these arent your ordinary corrupt cops.
But that just removes the problem and doesnt win the election.
So they need something from him first.
Meanwhile, Bunchy is circling the drain after giving up Maria last week.
Hes getting hammered with his brother Terry, and talking about turning himself in.
What else is he going to do?
He successfully purchases a ticket but decides to do a few things before his train leaves.
Mickey meets his new son-in-law-to-be when he goes to Bridgets apartment to say goodbye.
It almost makes you feel sorry for Mick.
If theyre willing to kidnap Ray, they might do something crazy to his daughter.
Bridget is disappointed again that her fathers life has led her into danger.
They all get to watch their lives collapse on television.
While thats going down, the three Donovan boys take the train to Boston.
They messed with the wrong guys.
The Donovans absolutely destroy them.
After the bar scene, we get a heartbreaking moment with Bunchy in a church.
Its tough to watch as he directly accuses God of fucking me over and over and over again.
And then a higher power drops something into Bunchys lap.
As they leave the church, he looks across the street and sees Aunt Sandy!
Well have to wait till next week to see if he catches her.
The amount of booze intake this season has been record-breaking.
Ray has gone from a heavy drinker to a blackout drunk.
That man promptly punches Ray in the face, sending him back to dreamland.
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Is Mac starting to get on anyone elses nerves?
Own your shit, Mac.
I had forgotten the Donovan mother and sister names Bridget Elizabeth and Mary Campbell.
Those are perfect Boston Irish names.
This show excels at little details, and the scenes in Boston this week were all full of them.
This show uses music so well that I almost wish theyd do it more.
