Ray Donovan is our working-class James Bond, all crisp shirts and well-tailored suits, straight whiskey and a baseball bat. However, the premiere of “Ray Donovan” Season 6 suggests a series well into its decline, one that transfers our antihero from Los Angeles to New York in an effort to reinvigorate the show’s scrappy energy.
While it’s risky to judge a season by the single episode available for review, the disappointment here is familiar. The herky-jerky flashback storyline that defined Season 5 was a clumsy mess that suggested the writers’ room relocated to an ayahuasca retreat. Those conceits have gratefully vanished, but now we’re left with Ray as a depressive thug who’s swapped his style for a baggy flannel shirt and a well-worn Yankees cap. And where’s the fun in that?
The last time we saw Ray, he followed the ghost of his beloved wife Abby (Paula Malcomson...
While it’s risky to judge a season by the single episode available for review, the disappointment here is familiar. The herky-jerky flashback storyline that defined Season 5 was a clumsy mess that suggested the writers’ room relocated to an ayahuasca retreat. Those conceits have gratefully vanished, but now we’re left with Ray as a depressive thug who’s swapped his style for a baggy flannel shirt and a well-worn Yankees cap. And where’s the fun in that?
The last time we saw Ray, he followed the ghost of his beloved wife Abby (Paula Malcomson...
- 10/28/2018
- by Dana Harris
- Indiewire
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Hawaii Five-o" episode 10 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "The Sweet Science," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty interesting stuff go down as a murdered boxer becomes the main focus for the Five-o team's latest investigation, and more. In the new, 10th episode press release: It's Fight Night On O'Ahu! Five-0 Investigates When The Brother Of The Promising Local Boxer Is Murdered And The Prime Suspect Is The Outspoken Reigning Champion Opponent From The Mainland, On "Hawaii Five-0," Friday, Dec. 11. Press release number 2: Five-0 will investigate when the brother of promising local boxer, Luke Nakano (Lewis Tan), is murdered and the prime suspect is Devon Haynes (Harold House Moore), who is the outspoken reigning champion opponent from the mainland. Guest stars feature: Taylor Wily (Kamekona), Ian Anthony Dale (Adam Noshimuri), Christopher Sean (Gabriel...
- 12/4/2015
- by Eric
- OnTheFlix
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