Jon Voight carried this series, no doubt. He stole every single scene he was in! 😂 You can tell that the writers really went out of their way to portray Mickey in the worst possible way, especially towards the end.

Ray never forgives him. They had all of those flashbacks of him being a scumbag when he was younger. By the end he's all by himself because everyone has turned their backs on him.

I could enjoy an entire series of just Mickey and his bad capers, lmfao. No matter how hard they tried to make me not like the character he's still my favorite. The body language, the mannerisms, the jokes, the Boston accent. I've lived here my whole life and Mickey reminded me of so many guys from Southie.

Every single scene Voight did was consistently strong from start to finish. It was getting to the point where I was fighting off laughter before he would even open his mouth to say his lines 😂

10 out of 10 for Jon Voight.

Season 5 is so heartbreakingly sad and gut wrenching, I can't watch this. 😢

It's an excellent show but far from perfect. I tend to gravitate towards episodes directed by Allen Coulter or Liev Schreiber the most. Coulter has done Sopranos episodes as well as Boardwalk Empire.

The first two seasons of Ray Donovan have been the strongest IMO. Things started to go downhill a little bit with characters like Hector Campos, the Katie Holmes character, and the art gallery woman with an English accent. I don't know, I just didn't find those particular things very interesting.

Jon Voight is excellent and steals a lot of the show for me 😂 I'm seeing a lot of mixed feelings about Mickey but I think he's awesome.

I don't have any real grievances aside from Bridget's holier-than-thou BS which is kind of a drag. I get it, she wants her own life and not to be hindered by her father but goddamn she makes a lot of stupid decisions too and should give Ray a break. I couldn't stand stand the math teacher (don't even remember his name) and Smitty isn't really a huge upgrade either 😂

Season six had some really dark moments which were very nihilistic and depressing like Mickey drinking the cigarette butts and Terry bare knuckle boxing. Mac felt very generic and so did the Staten Island cops. They could have shot in Cleveland to the same effect and it wouldn't really have mattered, so the leap to NYC was a little bit unnecessary.

A few characters I loved: Lena, Cochran, Stu Feldman, Avi, Ezra, Aunt Sandy, Potato Pie.

Hated: Conor, Marisol, Hector Campos, Jay White, the priest played by Leland Orser, the math teacher, Cookie Brown, the kid from Bunchy's SNAP group who tried to kiss him, and the Armenians.

Looking forward to the last season!

I love the show but I feel thst it's carried by characters like Mick and others. Ray is an emotionless robot "tough guy" who uses sex and booze as a crutch when he's emotional. So boring. He hardly develops as a character and shows so little range as an actor.

Surely I'm not alone in feeling this?

It will be coming to Paramount+ Do you think we will see a return of Ray or any of his family?

In a show of horrible characters I cannot stand Mickey. Just the worst person. Every scene he’s in just fills me with dread because someone is being hurt or is going to get hurt.

I see the show had a long run.

Without spoiling it, right now it looks like the family might be free of him.

Does he stick around past the first season? Is it worth moving forward with the show if he’s still around? I might just drop it and find something else to watch.

Thanks

Do you believe ray died in the end or do you believe he was reborn? Do you see the possibility of them wrapping up with a limited series or another movie?

Did Ray die at the end? Is that what that was? The weird fade from him in the ambulance to him coming out of the water seemed like maybe that was a transition to heaven? Curious what y’all think

I’m currently watching season 4 and just finished the episode where Ray gets rid of Marisol’s body for hector and throws her over the bridge to make it look like she commited suicide but I am confused as to what Ray sprinkles inside the car before he takes Marisol out of the trunk and throws her over and also why Ray takes a photo of hector in front of Marisol’s body in the tub. I know the photo is most likely for insurance but weren’t him and hector close friends after hector helped him at the end of season 3? Why would he think to need insurance on hector in that moment?

Like a sequel continuing Ray's story? Or a limited series?

I’m doing a rewatch and just got to 4x05 where he fucks Sonia in the art studio. I get that part of the show is his whole sexual trauma history etc, and he’ll do bad things to protect his family, but he absolutely despises Sonia and everything she’s been involved in with trying to have his family killed, the sex slavery/trafficking etc. We all know he cheats but most of those were tied to his messed up past or someone he somewhat cares for and was trying to help or something. Are we supposed to believe that just because Sonia reveals her breast cancer he suddenly is OK with her being involved with the trafficking and whatnot and he turns into a softie for her and suddenly wants to fuck and help her? I vaguely remember he does help her going forward (haven’t rewatched those yet) but to me seeing it in context of a binge rewatch helping and caring for someone involved with sex trafficking and whatnot does seem out of character and morals for him, just finding it hard to believe he would flip so easily. For some reason out of all the plots so far this one bothers me for not making sense (to me).

Watching the movie tomorrow but god damn I have a little bit to say, been eager to read thru this sub but didn’t want spoilers🤣

1. sorry but I was cackling when they all left smitty to die alone
2. why does every woman in the show throw themselves at ray
3. why did we have to see Bridget sing SO MANY TIMES (side note could not stand her, does anyone actually like her??)
4. Mickey the best character
5. the ray/Abby stuff in season 5 was sad, but id feel worse for him if he didn’t cheat 9 billion times 🙄
6. I love Lena and avi and wish they could’ve somehow sprinkled in some flashbacks of the beginning of all them working together
7. lmao @ Conor getting 3 minutes of screen time combined in the last few seasons

I’m sure more will come to me but that’s what’s fresh on my mind

Would it be solo content or B/G

Would he do livestreams

What would his cock look like

In the season 4 finale, Ray backtracks on the plan to have Hector throw the fight. So... What happened to the $2 million bet Mickey placed in Vegas? Did they get it back or did they just give up on it? It never gets mentioned again and I can't find anything about it in any recaps or Reddit threads. Can someone help me out here?

Why the f is it not on showtime. Its only on sale on prime??

Why did Ray send Stalkerazzi the Cochran orgy video? I thought Cochran told the truth about being innocent? Was it to avenge Volchek?

Hello! When Sonia (from the gallery) and her daughter pay the Donovans a visit, Abby and Sonia have a chat.

How did Abby know that Sonia and Ray slept together?

Thank you in advance.

IMHO: A the beginning I did not really like the show but starting with season 3 it is getting loco.

I have been racking my brain trying to remember who Aunt Sandy reminded me of from fallout 4. Finally hit me that it's Mama Murphy. A little disappointed to see that's not who voiced her.

Mickey’s schemes never work out. I think they could spin off “The Misadventures of Mickey Donovan”

Imagine my shock today when I opened instagram and saw a new post from the official RD account. Looking at the history, they stopped posting a few months after the movie, and restarted in October 23 with posts every few days since then! I wonder if they’re just trying to hype up rewatches, or it means something more? What do y’all think?

So I'm subbed to paramount plus through Amazon Prime in Australia but I'm 6 seasons in and Ray Donovan says 'Not Available' when in try to watch it now.. anyone know what happened?

Hello everyone,

I've been putting together a watch list of shows to check out - and was adding this to my list when I saw about the cancellation controversy after season 7 with the follow up movie.

I was curious if the show manages to 'stick the landing' since a lot of shows that hit troubled final seasons can muddy the overall experience of a show (GoT, Lost, TWD etc. etc.) Just looking for some insight from people that have seen it start to finish.

So, I remember there is an episode where Natalie tells Ray that people like them shouldn't live so high in a building (ref to suicide).
Which one was it? I'm looking for the exact quote but I don't have time to rewatch the last 3 or 4 episodes of that season 😅