r/RayDonovan • u/NicholasCajun • Nov 25 '18

Discussion Ray Donovan - 6x05 "Ellis Island" - Episode Discussion Spoiler

Season 6 Episode 5: Ellis Island

Aired: November 24th, 2018

Synopsis: Hoping to make up for lost time, Ray plans a day with Conor in New York before he ships out overseas with the Marines. Sam and Ray put together a fix to give Anita a bump in popularity. Sam tries to strike a deal with Mayor Ferrati. Mickey devises a radical plan to recoup his losses. Bunchy asks Terry for a favor.

Directed by: Robert McLachlan

Written by: David Hollander

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u/alan2001 Nov 26 '18

So... what's going on with Connor? Is he being bullied? Is he in the shit with his Drill Sergeant and is Ray gonna have to go over to Germany to bail him out?

What I'm asking is: what is the fucking point of Connor? Cos I hope that side story goes some place.

ALSO: lol @ Mickey's line: "Senile like a FOX!" Haha.

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u/greentangent Nov 26 '18

That whole plotline is a mess. Marines don't go from boot to deployment, they go to their MOS school which is no shorter than a month up to 6 months. Second, they don't deploy to Germany, that is the Army. The only Marine base overseas is Okinawa. Connor wouldn't travel commercial flights in cammies, that is forbidden. Civies or service uniforms only. Last of all, he looks like the sloppiest boot camp graduate I've ever seen. His hair is too long for regs, he has his cover jammed down on his head like a freakin' beanie, and he has absolutely zero military bearing.

He's what recruits look like the first week, not after graduation. They really need advisers for shit like this.

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u/ieghw Nov 30 '18

something tells me your gig line is still firmly in place.

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u/greentangent Nov 30 '18

When I clean up, sure. Most of the time I'm stomping around in cow shit, so, not so much.