Ray Donovan
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First, it would send a recovering alcoholic hurtling off the wagon.
Well, for at least an episode.
Note to the writers: yo open each episode with a therapy session with Alan Alda.
The writers bookend the episode with this story, a reminder that Mickey Donovan is a horrible human being.
They need a new patsy, and he turns to Macs widow.
After all, Mac was the main reason his colleagues head is in a bag in the first place.
Why not take the fall?
Ray might even be happier.
And he sees some of himself in Jimmy now that theyve both lost their dads.
It feels like when Ray says to Jimmy, You know your dad, he was a good guy.
He loved you, hes trying to talk himself into believing that about Mickey, too.
First, Stu is still pissed that the stalker that Ray was paid to beat up is still walking.
Its Stu whos the problem.
Damn, awful Stu.
Ray also has a brief scene in which kinda looks Kevin Sullivan isnt going to go away easily.
He offers Ray $1.5 million for the pictures, and then gets threatening when Ray doesnt accept.
Bunchy and Daryl get hints of subplots for season seven this episode as well.
First, Bunchy literally stops a robbery at his drug store.
He disarms one and grabs his gun, pointing it at the other two.
Is Bunchy the Vigilante a new arc this season?
That could be interesting.
Daryl also has a brief encounter with a neighbor named Jasmine, to whom he hands his fathers urn.
Just when you think youve seen every meet-cute possible.
Of course, this is an episode about Ray.
Drinking more and more heavily, he finally gets to a calm moment with the rest of his family.
He cries and toasts the empty urn.
After all, they never found the body.
And thats when a bloody Mickey Donovan knocks on the door.
Even his therapist would probably be cool with that one.
Long live Mickey Donovan.
Deleted Scenes
Jonathan Walker Hansen is just the worst.
The final track is a deep cut Mr. No One by a band called Nox Boys.
This show uses music as well as anything on TV thats not calledWatchmen.
Do superiors really tell detectives to go detecting?
Anyone else notice that TV is getting shorter?
This was only about 45 minutes, as was most of this seasonsThe Man in the High Castle.
Its almost like creators are paying attention to our concerns about television getting too bloated.
Its refreshing, and this show certainly packs enough in a 45-minute runtime to feel like a complete episode.
