The Ray Donovan Discussion Thread

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Ray was right ...Bunchie us an idiot ... 1.5 mil and this fool buys a crackhouse:childplease:

That nurse had some nice titties :shaq:

Is it just me or do you dislike ray more with every episode and Mickey you like more especially with the reveal he was set up and ray took his job
 

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I caught a glimpse of this show the other week, and I thought the acting was pretty mediocre. :manny:

That scene where dude's daughter was chilling in the crib with the black dude was :scusthov:
 

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I can tell that this is going to be a good show for the simple fact of how polarizing the characters are. A lot of people feel Micky is the star of the show and disregard Ray but the writing will cause the exact opposite by end of the season/start of next season.

It's just like Breaking Bad where from season to season, you're rooting for and hating someone different.

That's good writing.
 

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I can tell that this is going to be a good show for the simple fact of how polarizing the characters are. A lot of people feel Micky is the star of the show and disregard Ray but the writing will cause the exact opposite by end of the season/start of next season.

It's just like Breaking Bad where from season to season, you're rooting for and hating someone different.

That's good writing.

Nah. This happens on nearly every serialized drama. As plotlines and character motives change, so do the audience's attitudes towards the characters.

Point is, not enough on the show is happening. There's no sense of urgency or imminent sense of danger. Last night's episode was the most boring so far. We still don't know why Ray hates his dad so much, made even more confusing by the fact Mickey was innocent of the crime he went to jail for. We don't know why the FBI agent has such a hard-on for Ray and his crew. Is Ray really that much of a bad guy? I think the writers confuse mystery with intrigue. We don't know much about Ray because he's a man of few words and he keeps everyone - colleagues and family - at an arm's length. So when Ray goes from leaving his stalker handcuffed in his bathroom to hitting it from the back later, I'm not left wondering why. I don't know enough about Ray or his motives to give a shyt.

The rest of the show just seems like shyt to fill the hour: Bunchie buying a crackhouse, the daughter hanging out with the black kid, the nurse lying to the trainer, the wife just moping about and looking through Ray's shyt. Something substantial better happen next week.
 

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damn.... I was going to give it a try:manny:

give it a try breh. Some people try shyt on the show, comparing it to the sopranos and how the plot isn't progressing like it should..blah blah blah. Comparison is the thief of joy. I think it's a great show, it's worth watching a couple episodes to see if you like it.
 

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Ray's wife is the most annoying TV wife ever. He needs to cancel that bytch.

In no way shape or form is she anywhere even remotely close to being the most annoying TV wife ever.

Show is 5 episodes deep, while there are SEASONS of annoying wives doing far worse shyt. :heh:
 
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