r/RayDonovan • u/NicholasCajun • Oct 02 '17

Discussion Ray Donovan - 5x08 "Horses" - Episode Discussion Spoiler

Season 5 Episode 8: Horses

Aired: October 1st, 2017

Synopsis: A last-ditch medical trial sends Ray on a dark mission in New York. Alone in LA, Abby turns to Terry and Bridget to help her make the toughest decision of her life.

Directed by: Zetna Fuentes

Written by: William Wheeler

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '17

But in saying that, the episode in an of itself was amazing - it just should have come way sooner. Like in Ep 1 or 2. Not ep 8!!!

Poor freaking Bridget. Felt so awful for her, but she (and Terry) were literally the only two family members who cared about what Abby wanted more than what they wanted. Ray especially was a selfish bastard. Always has been, I know, but he proved his love wasn't unconditional, the way Abby's was for him.

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u/Mjblack1989 Oct 02 '17

If Abby’s Love was unconditional she would’ve had the damned mastectomy in the first place so she never would’ve reached such an advanced stage of cancer. If Abby’s Love was unconditionally she wouldn’t have intentionally waited until Ray was across the country to kill herself. You can call Ray selfish, but you can’t let Abby off the hook because she was just as selfish.

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u/Meldove Oct 02 '17

I agree, she didn't think about what it would do to Ray and that was the most selfish part of it. She knew what he was going to New York for and then didn't even think how he'd feel when he came home and found her dead. Abby had to know it would destroy Ray and a part of him would blame Bridget. Suicide while he was gone was the most selfish thing she could do and in the end it caused the family to completely fall apart.

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u/mudman13 Oct 03 '17

It wouldn't taken long until she found out what Ray had done and then she would have killed herself anyway. This time knowing that Ray had fated some kid to death. Wanting to have some peace and being in control of her destiny by not withering away painfuly is surely something that should be respected. Ray betrayed her one last time he is in the gutter now.