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The Worst Episodes of Ray Donovan

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The Worst Episodes of Ray Donovan

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, Ray Donovan does the dirty work for LA's top power players, and makes their problems...

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  1. 6.5/10(14 votes)

    #1 - Girl With Guitar

    S4:E1

    Ray is in recovery mode in the aftermath of the shootout. Meanwhile, Bunchy and Teresa face impending parenthood as Abby receives a diagnosis that threatens to upend her family. In hiding, Mickey plots a heist.

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  2. 7.0/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Lake Hollywood

    S4:E10

    Confronted with a crisis, Ray strategizes. Hector reaches a breaking point.

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  3. 7.0/10(1.3k votes)

    #3 - Abby

    S5:E1

    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.

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  4. 7.1/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Federal Boobie Inspector

    S4:E4

    Ray pays a visit to a Hollywood power-player and unearths a secret Ezra shared in the past. Lena and an ex-girlfriend take Abby for a night on the town to help her confront her fears over a recent health diagnosis. Mickey offers his boys a job prospect while trying to assimilate back into the family.

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    Director:Phil Abraham
  5. 7.1/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Chinese Algebra

    S4:E11

    As Ray devises an attempt to save Avi, Agent Barnes makes him an offer.

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  6. 7.1/10(902 votes)

    #6 - Dogwalker

    S5:E3

    Ray cleans up Natalie's mess. At home, however, he struggles to reconnect with his family and complete anger management. Unable to reach Maureen, Terry visits Conor at military school. A surprise visit from Frank Barnes threatens to sink Mickey back into a life of violence. Bunchy happens upon the business opportunity of a lifetime to provide for Teresa and Maria.

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    Director:John Dahl
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  8. 7.2/10(846 votes)

    #7 - Shabbos Goy

    S5:E5

    Ray's therapy is at odds with the high-stakes power struggle between Sam and her opponents. Mickey - at Frank's behest - seeks out an old friend of the Donovan's. Meanwhile, Terry takes Damon to New York to train for a fight; Bunchy is confronted by sins from the Donovan past; and Bridget tries to reconcile with Smitty - until a major crisis forces them together.

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  9. 7.2/10(832 votes)

    #8 - Shelley Duvall

    S5:E6

    Abby makes a shocking decision that reverberates throughout the family. Ray runs interference for Natalie, while Sam shows him the lengths she'll go to protect her empire. In his attempt to free Bunchy, Mickey finds himself caught in the middle of someone else's war. Terry visits with Bridget and discovers a truth that shakes him to his core.

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  10. 7.3/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Get Even Before Leavin'

    S4:E5

    With the Russian mob threatening his family, Ray finds himself on a road trip with Mickey to Primm, in hopes of recovering money stolen from a local casino owner. Bunchy and Bridget take turns looking after baby Maria when Teresa withdraws to her family's house. And Terry gains confidence as a trainer.

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  11. 7.3/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Texan

    S4:E8

    Ray enlists Lena and Daryll to ensure the rematch with Whittaker proceeds.

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  12. 7.3/10(882 votes)

    #11 - Sold

    S5:E4

    Mickey's screenwriting dreams stall out - until he's pulled into a gruesome fix for Daryll's movie star client. Abby starts construction on the new bar while Ray searches for a solution to their problem. Terry tries to win back Maureen one last time; Bunchy's quest for financial independence gets derailed; and Bridget tells her boyfriend who her father really is.

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  13. 7.5/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Marisol

    S4:E2

    Ray helps Hector handle a person from his past who risks unearthing a secret that could ruin his career. As Bunchy attempts to please a very pregnant Teresa, Abby offers him a lesson in marital compromise. Meanwhile, an act of petty larceny leads to a renewed sense of purpose for Terry - and Detective Muncie uses evidence against the Donovans to force Ray's hand.

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  14. 7.5/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Little Bill Primm's Big Green Horseshoe

    S4:E3

    An intruder breaks into the Donovan household, forcing the family closer together as Bridget struggles to maintain her independence. In Primm, Mickey schemes to rob a casino with the help of a lounge singer and a man named Ed. Meanwhile, with a baby due at any minute, Bunchy and Teresa navigate their marital woes under lockdown, and Ray visits Belikov in prison to strike a deal.

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  15. 7.5/10(992 votes)

    #14 - Las Vegas

    S5:E2

    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.

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  16. 7.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #15 - Twerk

    S1:E3

    Mickey spends time with Bunchy and Terry. Ray "buys" a talented hip-hop artist for his rapper neighbor. Ray's mentor, Ezra Goldman, holds a fundraiser in honor of his late wife, but he's haunted by the sins of his past. Meanwhile, Mickey is approached by an FBI agent.

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  17. 7.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #16 - Black Cadillac

    S1:E4

    Ray, Abby and the kids visit Bel Air Academy, hoping Bridget will get into the prestigious school, but the day is interrupted when Ray has to take care of a case at a Beverly Hills hotel. Mickey, Bunchy and Daryll drive out to Palm Springs to visit Mickey's ex-girlfriend, Claudette.

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    Director:John Dahl
  18. 7.8/10(1.6k votes)

    #17 - A Mouth Is a Mouth

    S1:E2

    Ray activates a plan to send Mickey back to prison. Meanwhile, Abby defies Ray and spends the day with Mickey and the kids. Ray handles two crises involving movie star clients: A-list actor Sean Walker receives a threatening message at home and action hero Tommy Wheeler is blackmailed with a sex video.

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  19. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Fish and Bird

    S4:E6

    Ray finds himself in a holding pattern, waiting to see if Belikov will be released from prison. An art dealer invites Ray to a breast cancer benefit where he encounters some former clients. Teresa spirals into postpartum depression. Meanwhile, Mickey goes to great lengths to convince the DA that he was the one behind the Minassian massacre.

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  20. 7.9/10(2.1k votes)

    #19 - The Bag or the Bat

    S1:E1

    Ray Donovan is the man called in to solve the most difficult problems for LA's rich and powerful. The only problems he can't fix are those involving his damaged South Boston family. Ray's life is thrown into turmoil when his father Mickey unexpectedly gets out of prison five years early and arrives in LA, vowing to take revenge on Ray for framing him.

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  21. 7.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #20 - New Birthday

    S1:E7

    Ray forbids Bridget from seeing Marvin, but she visits him anyway. Meanwhile, Ray flies to Boston to search for Sully; Abby and Deb commiserate over drinks and get themselves into trouble; and Mickey manipulates Sean into working with him on a movie project.

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  22. 7.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #21 - Bridget

    S1:E8

    Ray, Terry and Bunchy toast the anniversary of their sister Bridget's death. Frances shows up with a black eye and Terry goes after her husband. Ray and Avi get Bunchy's money back. Mickey meets a former starlet at a spa. Lena has an altercation with her girlfriend.

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    Director:Guy Ferland
  23. 7.9/10(1.1k votes)

    #22 - Uber Ray

    S2:E2

    Ray forces Mickey to return to LA. A reporter investigates Sully's death.

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  24. 7.9/10(800 votes)

    #23 - Mister Lucky

    S5:E9

    Natalie's fame puts Ray's career in jeopardy when, for the first time ever, he becomes the story. Mickey and Daryll celebrate getting the greenlight on their movie. Terry prepares to leave the Fite Club behind for good. Bunchy gets in over his head; Bridget takes Smitty's problem into her own hands; and Ray hunts down the source of Sam's problems.

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    Director:Guy Ferland
  25. 7.9/10(753 votes)

    #24 - Bob the Builder

    S5:E10

    Ray and Terry put their differences aside to try and fix Bunchy's problem once and for all. Meanwhile, Jay asks for a secret meeting with Daryll to decide the future of the movie and their relationship; Bridget's last-ditch effort to save Smitty lands her in an unexpected place; and in the wake of a tragedy, Ray turns on Sam - consequences be damned.

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  26. 8.0/10(1.3k votes)

    #25 - The Golem

    S1:E5

    Ezra has an accident. Terry and Frances grow closer. Bunchy receives his settlement check. Mickey visits Ezra to talk about the past. Ray and Avi learn some very unsettling news.

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    Director:Daniel Attias

Worst Episodes Summary

"Girl With Guitar" is the worst rated episode of "Ray Donovan". It scored 6.5/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Liev Schreiber and written by David Hollander, it aired on 6/26/2016. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lake Hollywood".