The penultimate episode 7.9 of Ray Donovan this evening was just as tight and consequential as you can get with these characters - and that's consequential indeed.
The main story features Bunch, in Lena's absence and under Ray's supervision, tailing and setting up Judge Scholl to make him think that the corrupt Mayor is out to get him. In a brilliant twist at the end, it turns out that's exactly what the Mayor is doing, because he's gotten wind of what Ray is doing. But who tipped off the Mayor? We saw Detective Perry's boss call someone right after she and her partner left the office ...
Meanwhile, Daryll has about this best episode of the series, complete with Ray saving the day, and maybe patching up their relationship. One of the hallmarks of this series, throughout, has been Ray's ability to "fix" multiple life-and-death crises swirling around him at once. This season, especially in this episode, has never shown that better.
Mickey still's at large, now allied with Smittie. Like Daryll, Smittie was on the verge of taking his life, for somewhat similar reasons: they either lost or are on the verge of losing the woman they loved. Bridget indicates that Smitte wearing a wire on Ray was unforgivable. I'm thinking that the new Ray we've been seeing this year may be a little more understanding.
Nice scene between Ray's shrink and Terry - who, come to think of it, was also on the edge of suicide this season. But, so far, life is winning out (except unfortunately for Daryll's new love). I'm hoping that holds for the season finale next week.
See also Ray Donovan 7.1: Getting Ahead of the Game ... Ray Donovan 7.2: Good Luck ... Ray Donovan 7.3: "The Air that I Breathe" ... Ray Donovan 7.4: Claudette and Bridget ... Ray Donovan 7.5: Bing! ... Ray Donovan 7.6: Phone Booths and Cellphones ,,, Ray Donovan 7.7: Back Story ... Ray Donovan 7.8: The Wife
See also Ray Donovan 6.1: The New Friend ... Ray Donovan 6.2: Father and Sons ... Ray Donovan 6.4: Politics in the Ray Style ... Ray Donovan 6.6: The Mayor Strikes Back ... Ray Donovan 6.7: Switching Sides ... Ray Donovan 6.8: Down ... Ray Donovan 6.9: Violence and Storyline ... Ray Donovan 6.10: Working Together ... Ray Donovan 6.11: Settled Scores and Open Questions ... Ray Donovan Season 6 Finale: Snowfall and Mick
See also Ray Donovan 5.1: Big Change ... Ray Donovan 5.4: How To Sell A Script ... Ray Donovan 5.7: Reckonings ... Ray Donovan 5.8: Paging John Stuart Mill ... Ray Donovan 5.9: Congas ... Ray Donovan 5.10: Bunchy's Money ... Ray Donovan 5.11: I'm With Mickey ... Ray Donovan 5.12: New York
See also Ray Donovan 4.1: Good to Be Back ... Ray Donovan 4.2: Settling In ... Ray Donovan 4.4: Bob Seger ... Ray Donovan 4.7: Easybeats ... Ray Donovan 4.9: The Ultimate Fix ... Ray Donovan Season 4 Finale: Roses
And see also Ray Donovan 3.1: New, Cloudy Ray ... Ray Donovan 3.2: Beat-downs ... Ray Donovan 3.7: Excommunication!
And see also Ray Donovan 2.1: Back in Business ... Ray Donovan 2.4: The Bad Guy ... Ray Donovan 2.5: Wool Over Eyes ... Ray Donovan 2.7: The Party from Hell ... Ray Donovan 2.10: Scorching ... Ray Donovan 2.11: Out of Control ... Ray Donovan Season 2 Finale: Most Happy Ending
And see also Ray Donovan Debuts with Originality and Flair ... Ray Donovan 1.2: His Assistants and his Family ... Ray Donovan 1.3: Mickey ... Ray Donovan 1.7 and Whitey Bulger ... Ray Donovan 1.8: Poetry and Death ... Ray Donovan Season 1 Finale: The Beginning of Redemption
It started in the hot summer of 1960, when Marilyn Monroe walked off the set of The Misfits and began to hear a haunting song in her head, "Goodbye Norma Jean" ...
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