SummaryThe problems and possible scandals of the rich and famous disappear when they hire private detective Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber). However, the return of his ex-convict father (Jon Voight) brings unresolved issues Ray may not be able to fix.
Created By:Ann Biderman
❮ Ray Donovan
Season 2
7 Seasons
Season Premiere:
Jul 13, 2014
Metascore
Generally Favorable
73
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
71% Positive
5 Reviews
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14% Mixed
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14% Negative
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1 Review
Jul 18, 2014
100
The trick to Ray Donovan, its gift to TV art, is to make almost every character emerge fully formed, and each scene a stunning vignette: of tragedy.
Jul 11, 2014
90
Occupying familiar anti-hero territory with grim and often outrageous resolve, Ray Donovan is a sun-bleached noir and a character actor's paradise.
User score
Universal Acclaim
90% Positive
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
4% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
6% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Oct 19, 2014
10
Great show, upped the pace from season 1, and getting to know the characters a whole lot better. Great acting, twists and turns, manipulation, scandal. money. love it
Sep 26, 2014
10
The first season was great though there were some things I did not enjoyed (such as Bridget's plot). However, this season is insanely insane! It's much better than the first one, all plots are working just fine for me and Walk This Way (2x06) is one os the best episodes I have seen in a series. Really worthy to give a shot.
Jul 11, 2014
90
This is hardly a one-character show. Ray is at the center of the movie-land maelstrom, to be sure, but everything around him is intriguing. And everything speaks to danger.
Jul 10, 2014
70
While the series possesses enough pleasures, guilty or otherwise, to warrant a secure place in the DVR queue, it still feels like a program that is finding its way--seeking a balance between the seedy underbelly of L.A. glamor and the most dysfunctional of family dramas, connected by a fixer who’s mostly a downer.
Jul 2, 2014
67
In trying to balance Elmore Leonard-styled grime, cultural satire, and family-focused subplots, Ray Donovan remains a well-crafted series that, like its title character, suffers from an identity crisis. [11 Jul 2014, p.65]
Jul 11, 2014
60
Ray Donovan, meanwhile, continues to find its way. The show about a Hollywood fixer has added a number of guest stars, including Hank Azaria, Sherilyn Fenn and Wendell Pierce, none of whom has yet made me care as much about the dysfunctional relationship between Ray (Liev Schreiber) and his father (Jon Voight) as about whatever's going on between Ray and his wife, Abby (Paula Malcomson).
Jul 11, 2014
33
Ray Donovan is in the remarkable position of being a show that appears to be built entirely of moments that are gratuitous, provocative, and emptily thrilling.
Jul 6, 2016
8
I've been binge watching and becoming a huge fan, but one pet peeve: notice how there isn't a single person that ends a conversation on ANY phone call, who ends a call realistically - it's actually become a distraction and makes me question the writing. I know I'm crazy, but it drives me crazy!! Say 'bye' or 'thanks' or 'bugger off' before you hang up. How do you know the other person is finished???!!!! Lol.
Jul 14, 2014
8
Lots of compelling complications, drawing Ray addicts in easily for 'round two.' Love all of the charac ters. Abby's strength, accent, and 'flexible' sense of ethics, the rooting for the brothers in and outside of the rink, Ray's devoted employees, the understated Lena and philosphical Avi. Bridget and 'Cah-nah' play their roles as Ray's kids naturally and for the most part, believably. (But I AM 'waried' about 'Cah-nah's' violent streak.) Jon Voight as Mickey is at his most brilliant, though his cringe-worthy dance moves are almost impossible to un-see. Can't wait for next week.
