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  • KingV2k3
    Senior Circuit
    • May 2003
    • 5881

    #31
    Re: Ray Donovan

    Originally posted by JayBee74
    Jon Voight picked up a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Mickey. I can't wait for the start of season 2.
    "Late to the Party", but have seen the first 5 episodes over the past few nights...

    It's been a perfect "placeholder" for me until the Olympics end...

    I'm IN bigtime...

    Esp. enjoy the "showbiz / fixer" angle and yes, Jon Voight is mesmerizing...

    #likethishowlots

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    • Money99
      Hall Of Fame
      • Sep 2002
      • 12695

      #32
      Re: Ray Donovan

      I'm a huge fan of this series. Probably top 3 at this point.
      But I'm a bit disappointed with the first 2 episodes of Season 4.
      Not sure where they're going with this whole atonement stuff and I can't help but feel Ray's been pussified to a degree.

      I'm still interested in the purse-snatcher arc and Mickey is always entertaining.
      But I can't help feeling like they need to get Ray back to where he was before.

      I'm also a bit tired of how easily Ray gets people out of jams.
      Murder, armed-robbery, kidnapping a cop and yet nobody spends more than a few hours in custody. If at all.

      Hopefully the season picks up a bit.

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      • daflyboys
        Banned
        • May 2003
        • 18238

        #33
        Re: Ray Donovan

        Originally posted by Money99
        I'm a huge fan of this series. Probably top 3 at this point.
        But I'm a bit disappointed with the first 2 episodes of Season 4.
        Not sure where they're going with this whole atonement stuff and I can't help but feel Ray's been pussified to a degree.

        I think he's only going to stand so much of that and then he's gonna snap.

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        • JayBee74
          Hall Of Fame
          • Jul 2002
          • 22989

          #34
          Re: Ray Donovan

          Originally posted by Money99
          But I'm a bit disappointed with the first 2 episodes of Season 4.
          Not sure where they're going with this whole atonement stuff and I can't help but feel Ray's been pussified to a degree.
          I think it's more of a life reflection then anything. Look what he did this last episode.

          I wasn't too crazy about Bunch and pregnant wife, or Bunch and Abby in the toy store.

          Originally posted by Money99
          I'm also a bit tired of how easily Ray gets people out of jams.
          Murder, armed-robbery, kidnapping a cop and yet nobody spends more than a few hours in custody. If at all.
          Hey, if you're a "fixer" you might as well be a good one.

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          • Money99
            Hall Of Fame
            • Sep 2002
            • 12695

            #35
            Re: Ray Donovan

            Originally posted by JayBee74
            I think it's more of a life reflection then anything. Look what he did this last episode.

            I wasn't too crazy about Bunch and pregnant wife, or Bunch and Abby in the toy store.



            Hey, if you're a "fixer" you might as well be a good one.

            The Wolf? Shoot, that's all you had to say??

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            • daflyboys
              Banned
              • May 2003
              • 18238

              #36
              Re: Ray Donovan

              Just got caught up and I still can't really get back into this show for the reasons I already mentioned. The writing is just not there.

              And I wanna smack Ray's son.

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              • JayBee74
                Hall Of Fame
                • Jul 2002
                • 22989

                #37
                Re: Ray Donovan

                Originally posted by daflyboys
                The writing is just not there.
                Too oversimplify, it's not perfect, you either like it a lot or you don't like it at all.

                I couldn't get through three seasons of a show I didn't really care for.

                *I take that back. I did watch almost two seasons of The West Wing, mostly on momentum.

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                • daflyboys
                  Banned
                  • May 2003
                  • 18238

                  #38
                  Re: Ray Donovan

                  Originally posted by JayBee74
                  Too oversimplify, it's not perfect, you either like it a lot or you don't like it at all.

                  I couldn't get through three seasons of a show I didn't really care for.

                  *I take that back. I did watch almost two seasons of The West Wing, mostly on momentum.
                  I liked it a lot at first. Then I liked it a little. Then I waivered. Now I'm seeing it suffer. That's how I got through it. I tried. I really tried.

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                  • Money99
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Sep 2002
                    • 12695

                    #39
                    Re: Ray Donovan

                    Originally posted by daflyboys
                    I liked it a lot at first. Then I liked it a little. Then I waivered. Now I'm seeing it suffer. That's how I got through it. I tried. I really tried.
                    Agree with both Jaybee and you daflyboys.
                    I enjoyed S1 & S2 a lot more than S3 and now four. The writing was better as were the plot points.
                    S4 is getting into murky waters.
                    But, I'm still enjoying the show and it's mostly because I'm invested in the characters. And Mickey is a trip.

                    So far in S4, I'm more interested to see what happens with the street kid Terry's going to train than anything else. That and the inevitable heist Mickey is going to attempt in stealing that $4M horeshoe.

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                    • JayBee74
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 22989

                      #40
                      Re: Ray Donovan

                      Originally posted by Money99
                      But, I'm still enjoying the show and it's mostly because I'm invested in the characters. And Mickey is a trip.
                      daflyboys is not lying about some of the writing. Avi and Lena are terribly underused, the kids are no fun, and Abby's material mostly wastes the talents of Paula Malcomson......and the priest is ANNOYING!!!!

                      AND I STILL LIKE THE SHOW!!!

                      I like Ray's cool and efficient fixer mentality and Mickey for being one of the most unique characters in TV history.

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                      • Money99
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Sep 2002
                        • 12695

                        #41
                        Re: Ray Donovan

                        So far, I haven't really liked Season 4.
                        Last night's episode was a fairly dull one, again.

                        I hope things pick-up soon. This heist in the desert should be fun though. Anything involving Mickey is usually gold.

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                        • JayBee74
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 22989

                          #42
                          Re: Ray Donovan

                          Originally posted by Money99
                          So far, I haven't really liked Season 4.
                          Last night's episode was a fairly dull one, again.

                          I hope things pick-up soon. This heist in the desert should be fun though. Anything involving Mickey is usually gold.
                          Hey, Lena kissing the lady doctor wasn't bad.

                          But seriously, it has been slow but previews indicate a PICK UP in excitement.

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                          • JayBee74
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 22989

                            #43
                            Re: Ray Donovan

                            The actress that plays Sonia was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2013. After treatments that included a double mastectomy she now has a clean bill of health. Whatever anybody thought of the nude scene with Ray, that took a lot of guts.

                            However messy the episode Mickey has finally started a journey of redemption and Ray's relationship with him has to change. It would be nice to get another season out of the series just so they could wrap it up neatly, but that might not be the case.

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                            • JayBee74
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 22989

                              #44
                              Re: Ray Donovan

                              The show is all over the place and the boxing angle/incest (She's finally dead!!!) is even worse then Bunchy's marriage, but they do hit the entertainment mark every now and then.

                              I like the new villain and the scene with the action hero getting his butt kicked by the bodyguard was good stuff.

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                              • JayBee74
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 22989

                                #45
                                Re: Ray Donovan

                                The now deceased Waller had me scratching my head about where I've seen him before. Anyone that has watched Revenge (good in it's first couple of seasons) might have recognized him as the popular Nolan Ross.

                                Last edited by JayBee74; 08-29-2016, 09:36 PM.

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