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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 disappear. His father's unexpected release from prison sets off a

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ray Donovan Season 5 Episode 1 - Abby
    7.0/10(1375 votes)

    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.

    Director:David Hollander
    Writer:David Hollander

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  2. Ray Donovan Season 5 Episode 3 - Dogwalker
    7.1/10(966 votes)

    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.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Sean Conway

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  3. Ray Donovan Season 5 Episode 5 - Shabbos Goy
    7.2/10(913 votes)

    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.

    Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer
    Writers:David Hollander, William Wheeler

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  4. Ray Donovan Season 5 Episode 6 - Shelley Duvall
    7.2/10(894 votes)

    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.

    Director:Michael Uppendahl
    Writers:Miki Johnson, David Sonnenborn

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  5. Ray Donovan Season 5 Episode 4 - Sold
    7.3/10(947 votes)

    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.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Chad Feehan

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  6. Ray Donovan Season 7 Episode 4 - Hispes
    7.3/10(792 votes)

    S7:E4

    Mayor Feratti ups the ante in his negotiations with the Sullivans, and Ray must step in to finish the deal. Bridget and Smitty are called in to fix Jonathan Walker Hanson’s unsavory publicity scandal. Claudette offers Daryll an opportunity to leave the Donovans once and for all, while Bunchy grapples with the consequences of his drugstore violence, and Terry struggles with the realities of his illness.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writers:Tanya Barfield, Laura Marks

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  7. Ray Donovan Season 5 Episode 2 - Las Vegas
    7.5/10(1063 votes)

    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.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writers:Miki Johnson, David Hollander

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  8. Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 3 - Twerk
    7.6/10(1546 votes)

    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.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Ron Nyswaner

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  9. Ray Donovan Season 7 Episode 3 - Family Pictures
    7.6/10(769 votes)

    S7:E3

    Ray gets closer with Molly Sullivan when he realizes their family connection. Claudette comes to New York and discovers that Daryll is on Detective Perry’s radar. Bunchy tries to leverage his heroism for a pay raise. Bridget gets closer with her music producer boss, and Terry goes on a trip with his new spiritual guide.

    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writers:David Hollander, David Bar Katz

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  10. Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 4 - Black Cadillac
    7.7/10(1453 votes)

    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.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:David Hollander

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  11. Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 2 - Marisol
    7.7/10(1000 votes)

    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.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writers:Rob Fresco, Mike Binder

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  12. Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 2 - A Mouth Is a Mouth
    7.8/10(1688 votes)

    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.

    Director:Allen Coulter
    Writer:Ann Biderman

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  13. Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 7 - New Birthday
    7.8/10(1367 votes)

    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.

    Director:Lesli Linka Glatter
    Writer:David Hollander

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  14. Ray Donovan Season 4 Episode 1 - Girl with Guitar
    7.8/10(1131 votes)

    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.

    Director:Liev Schreiber
    Writer:David Hollander

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  15. Ray Donovan Season 5 Episode 10 - Bob the Builder
    7.8/10(816 votes)

    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.

    Director:Stephen Williams
    Writer:Chad Feehan

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  16. Ray Donovan Season 7 Episode 5 - An Irish Lullaby
    7.8/10(762 votes)

    S7:E5

    After Feratti’s display of force, Ray and Terry travel to Coney Island to track down Ray’s missing car. Mickey, Daryll, and Sandy continue their quest for the truth about the 1977 heist. Bunchy uses a few tricks he learned at the pharmacy to make some quick cash, and Smitty seeks revenge on Adam Rain.

    Director:Dash Mihok
    Writers:Kelly Wiles, Jim Leonard

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  17. Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 1 - The Bag or the Bat
    7.9/10(2217 votes)

    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.

    Director:Allen Coulter
    Writer:Ann Biderman

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  18. Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 8 - Bridget
    7.9/10(1355 votes)

    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.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Ann Biderman

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  19. Ray Donovan Season 2 Episode 2 - Uber Ray
    7.9/10(1167 votes)

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Michael Uppendahl
    Writers:Ann Biderman, David Hollander

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  20. Ray Donovan Season 5 Episode 9 - Mister Lucky
    7.9/10(862 votes)

    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.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Sean Conway

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  21. Ray Donovan Season 7 Episode 6 - Inside Guy
    7.9/10(724 votes)

    S7:E6

    Things heat up between Molly and Ray, but their families get in the way when Bridget, Bunchy, and Jim Sullivan all need Ray to fix their problems. Terry and Smitty help Ray with some detective work and Ray struggles to stay on Mickey’s trail, while at the same time keeping Detective Perry off of his own.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writers:Tanya Barfield, Laura Marks

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  22. Ray Donovan Season 1 Episode 5 - The Golem
    8.0/10(1411 votes)

    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.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writer:Sean Conway

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  23. Ray Donovan Season 2 Episode 3 - Gem and Loan
    8.0/10(1163 votes)

    S2:E3

    Ray and Abby face a hurdle to getting Bridget into her dream school.

    Director:Phil Abraham
    Writer:Michael Tolkin

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  24. Ray Donovan Season 2 Episode 5 - Irish Spring
    8.0/10(1098 votes)

    S2:E5

    Ray gets compromising information on Cochran, who is interrogating Mickey. Meanwhile, Abby tries to have fun with her prospective Trousdale neighbors and gets closer to Jim, her cop friend; Marvin gives Bridget an earring and takes her to a party; and Ray brings Conor to apologize to Alex.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writer:Ron Nyswaner

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  25. Ray Donovan Season 2 Episode 6 - Viagra
    8.0/10(1110 votes)

    S2:E6

    Ray seeks help in taking down Cochran. Mickey hopes for a big payday.

    Director:John Dahl
    Writer:Brett Johnson

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Abby" is the worst rated episode of "Ray Donovan". It scored 7/10 based on 1375 votes. Directed by David Hollander and written by David Hollander, it aired on 8/6/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dogwalker".