Ray Donovan: Season 1, Episode 4 “Black Cadillac” (B+)
Why this show, which unsurprisingly has been renewed for a second season by Showtime, works so well can be easily evidenced by that scene where Ray walks into the hotel room like he owns the place and promptly taking all of his cameras without paying any attention to the two angry people inside the room. That impossible smoothness made the woman scratching Ray in the face all the more jarring, and seeing the guy who initially gave Ray a hard time – and got a rise from Abby – apologize to him without him even saying anything emphasized just how intimidating Ray can be. Stu doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, but his son was even more awful than his father, prompting a reaction similar to the one Ray had when Stu wronged him. Unlike Conor, Bridget had a fantastic experience touring the school, and it was intoxicating to watch her get excited by the idea of starting over where no one knows her. It was disarming to see Ray sitting in class hearing about what his children will be learning about at the school, next to Abby, who had stars in her eyes and couldn’t find a bad thing to say about the place. Mickey’s trip with his two sons was very enlightening and entertaining, and I love that Daryll and Bunchy are both such childlike characters. His bathroom check-in was a firm reminder that Mickey really is untouchable to Ray, but the same won’t necessarily be true when Mickey inevitably has to give up the son who has nothing but contempt for him.
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