Nothing much really happens, and what little does happen feels awkward, forced. Mickey's scenes with Sean don't seem to make a whole lot of sense, apart from their role as a delayer of action. Ray's trip to Boston is underwhelming, what we learn about his past could be compelling but instead is just thrown there. The arrival (if we put aside last episode's glimpse) of James Woods's character is undermined by the cartoonish bunch that surrounds him. The scenes between Abby and Deb are poorly written. As to the bit involving Marvin and Bridget, its relevancy will depend on where the next episode goes from here, as this one ends on a cliffhanger.
2 Reviews
beyond compelling
A_Different_Drummer12 November 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Shows like Sopranos and Breaking Bad showed Hollywood that the average TV viewer -- the guy who used to watch Cheers -- would upsell himself into an entirely new level of crazy if, and only if, the production values were top notch, the actors mesmerizing and the script at least plausible.
And so here we are. This review written 2015 as I am binge watching the series to date. So far one of the most riveting TV episodes I have seen to date was Vikings where the band tried to raid Paris. It was like watching a world war. There was something happening, something exploding, someone dying, someone praying, every moment. I was glued to the screen.
This episode of RD does not have pyrotechnics or murders or even a lot of action but the effect was the same as the Vikings raiding Paris. In one scene the wonderful James Woods plays an ageing thug that Ray calmly and reasonably asks to kill his own father (played by Jon Voight, who started as a pretty boy in Midnight Cowboy and has built a heck of a career playing characters that make your skin crawl) In another scene Ray's wife let's off steam by shoplifting from a store where the dresses are $5000 a pop -- and goes to jail. In other the wonderkid black neighbour abuses Ray's daughter, and the audience cringes in advance because even by episode 7 we KNOW that is not going to end well.
Then there is the scene where Ray seems about to get romantic with his wife while casually mentioned he thinks he has a broken rib. (Ever had one? Grown men cry with the pain) And it just keeps getting better.
Amazing
And so here we are. This review written 2015 as I am binge watching the series to date. So far one of the most riveting TV episodes I have seen to date was Vikings where the band tried to raid Paris. It was like watching a world war. There was something happening, something exploding, someone dying, someone praying, every moment. I was glued to the screen.
This episode of RD does not have pyrotechnics or murders or even a lot of action but the effect was the same as the Vikings raiding Paris. In one scene the wonderful James Woods plays an ageing thug that Ray calmly and reasonably asks to kill his own father (played by Jon Voight, who started as a pretty boy in Midnight Cowboy and has built a heck of a career playing characters that make your skin crawl) In another scene Ray's wife let's off steam by shoplifting from a store where the dresses are $5000 a pop -- and goes to jail. In other the wonderkid black neighbour abuses Ray's daughter, and the audience cringes in advance because even by episode 7 we KNOW that is not going to end well.
Then there is the scene where Ray seems about to get romantic with his wife while casually mentioned he thinks he has a broken rib. (Ever had one? Grown men cry with the pain) And it just keeps getting better.
Amazing
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