Ray Donovan

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Whats most remarkable about Inside Guy is how the writers bring the characters and subplots into a cohesive whole.

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Its also nice to have an episode pick up almost immediately after the end of the last one.

Ray tells her that this is her mess to clean up, not his.

And then Bunch comes in for help, too.

He suspects its Mickey and reveals that OMalleys kids had their dads tapes.

He also tells Ray that he always liked him because hes creative with violence.

Ray has something new to put on his business card.

Off-camera (an interesting choice by the show), he kills the OMalley kid and gets the tapes.

He looks shellshocked for the rest of the episode.

This isnt what he wanted.

Ray finds Darylls victim and calls Jim with the news.

Later, Declan says he wont fix anything without Kevins job.

Mickey isnt just going to destroy his family, hes taking down the Sullivans, too.

He cant go anywhere.

They have a shared crime that means life could be very dangerous for Smitty if he tried to leave.

Or maybe if he talks to the cops?

Shes tired of looking longingly at photos of the Donovans on a bulletin board.

(You have to love Smittys retort of Im not really a lyrics guy.)

Ray goes there, gets drunk, and waits to see what happens next.

Daryll punches hard, Ray grabs a bottle.

You never saw me as a brother, he says.

Go fuck yourself, Daryll, Ray responds.

Its a hell of a way to end the first half of the seventh season.

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John Dahl!

Hes primarily moved to TV since, and he always brings a precision to the episodes he directs.

While Ray is trying to track down Mickey and Sandy in Rose Beach, someone calls him Tab Hunter.

If youre curious about the reference,heres some more information.

Id totally watch Liev Schreiber play Tab Hunter in a biopic.

Ray really needs to get Terry in to see his therapist too.