Twerking Breeds

Just about everyone on Ray Donovan is still pretty terrible, but whose terribleness is actually helping him or her stay closer to the head of the pack? Let's get into it.

Ray

This episode was the first in which it seemed like Ray (Liev Schreiber) might slip from the top slot, given that he had to make nice with Re-Kon (Kwame Patterson), his loud neighbour. But then again, controlling Re-Kon, through the "purchase" of his protégé (Octavius J. Johnson's Marvin Gaye Washington), will probably give Ray and the rest of Camp Ray the upper hand in the long term.

Bunchy

$1.4 million isn't cool, Bunchy (Dash Mihok). You know what's cool? ...uh, keeping that $1.4 million settlement from the diocese for your sexual abuse by a priest, and not giving your brother Ray power of attorney and thus control over your money. That said, enjoy your cash while you can, because it probably won't last long if you're solely in charge of it.

Terry

Aw, Ray told Terry (Eddie Marsan) that Frances (Brooke Smith), the nice nurse from last week, likes him, and Terry listened and asked her out! Spaghetti is a risky choice for a first date, what with the potential for saucy mess, but Frances seems like she'd be pretty forgiving.

Bridget

Abby (Paula Malcomson) did not seem to be okay with Bridget (Kerris Dorsey) making friends with Marvin Gaye Washington, since MGW is black and Abby is from Boston. But since Abby warmed up to MGW and Ray is undoubtedly going to flip his shit if he ever comes home -- particularly if he finds out that Bridget's sent MGW any noodz -- this will at least give her the power to affect his moods...which will give her some kind of satisfaction until she gets all her screens taken away and grounded for a year.

Mickey

The old man (Jon Voight) lost a lot of face this week with the sons who still kind of liked him, from the insensitive remark about how Terry's Parkinson's makes it easier for him to jerk off to his generally reprehensible behaviour at Bunchy's sex abuse survivors' support group. Then there's the fact that his new freedom could be compromised by continuing demands from FBI Agent Miller (Frank Whaley) -- plus that dude is clearly a weirdo, so no good can possibly come of it. Furthermore, Avi (Steven Bauer) is throwing money around Boston to get Mickey sent back to prison. He's going to have to do some serious twerking to wriggle out of this one.

Abby

Look, bitch: you kind of lose all your moral authority over your cheating husband if you accompany him to a swank event just because he sent a limousine for you, and then fuck him afterward. Either have the courage of your convictions and leave, or else accept that his shitty behaviour is the cost of all the nice things in your life that you're unwilling to give up. Signed, Carmela Soprano.

Conor/Daryll

Were either of them even in this episode? They were? Okay, if you say so.