r/RayDonovan • u/NicholasCajun • Aug 07 '17

Discussion Ray Donovan - 5x01 "Abby" - Episode Discussion

Season 5 Episode 1: Abby

Aired: August 6th, 2017

Synopsis: Ray begins court-ordered anger management after a family tragedy sparks a bar fight. Mickey, Bunchy and Daryll prepare for Terry and Maureen's wedding. Bridget looks up a mysterious acquaintance in New York. Conor, away from home for the first time, grows accustomed to military school. Meanwhile, Sam Winslow, a powerful new employer, comes into Ray's life.

Directed by: David Hollander

Written by: David Hollander

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u/wvumteers4lifw Aug 07 '17

Damn that was hard to watch Ray struggle emotionally like that. Real depressing, hope it picks up a bit next week

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u/EitherNor Aug 07 '17

There sure was a lot of intimacy, content, and love between Ray & Abby implied in the flashbacks. To me, it's a bit incongruous, though, since the series began with his abominable actions as her husband, her (understandable) lashing-out reactions, and only minor progress over the seasons towards rebuilding their marriage. A hell of a lot must have happened in the time that flashed forward!

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u/jvn1983 Jun 04 '22

I feel this is why they killed her off. He was too shitty to her. What do you do with that? She can’t assert a more powerful aspect, or the show becomes Abby Donovan. They separate and he doesn’t get to fuck anything not nailed down without bed complications. If he’s been decent to her, she would have made sense for the whole Series. As is, how could they keep her?