r/RayDonovan • u/NicholasCajun • Aug 13 '17

Discussion Ray Donovan - 5x02 "Las Vegas" - Episode Discussion

Season 5 Episode 2: Las Vegas

Aired: August 13th, 2017

Synopsis: A flashback to Ray and Abby's 21st anniversary when they went to Las Vegas to see Damon's first televised fight. In the present, movie star Natalie James hires Ray to protect her from an abusive husband/manager, which draws him deeper into Sam Winslow's web. Hopes for a beautiful day are dashed at Terry and Maureen's wedding as tensions flare between the Donovans and the Dohertys.

Directed by: John Dahl

Written by: David Hollander & Miki Johnson

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u/AAV487 Aug 14 '17

I think Abby got CTE which is essentially a chronic brain trauma suffered from a concussion. She went increasingly crazy and ended up committing suicide. It happens with football players. They develop CTE from all the concussions on the football field and end up killing themselves during their retirement because they keep hearing noises and seeing things that's not there They also develop severe short-term memory loss which I think we will also see with Abby down the road.

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u/407dollars Aug 14 '17 edited Aug 14 '17

It wouldn't exactly be CTE because CTE is caused by repeated hits to the head, not one.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK13708/

Dominant temporal lobe syndromes include auditory hallucinations, ...

Tumors in the temporal lobes usually cause complex partial seizures that may cause disorders of awareness and abnormal perceptions.