The best episodes of Ray Donovan
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Ray finally learns the truth about his sister Bridget's death. Terry reckons with the death of a friend and his own mortality. Mickey's quest for the money he's owed leads to a deadly face-off between the Sullivans and the Donovans.
- 02
Mickey finally learns the truth about the botched heist, and he's out to get his fair share of the money. Ray reflects on his early memories of Jim Sullivan while he and Molly track down Sandy and Mickey by any means necessary.
- 03
With his back against the wall, Ray turns to Judge Scholl to clear his name with Detective Perry. Daryll is pushed to the edge by the Sullivans while Mickey continues to chase Jim's money. Terry makes an unexpected friend at physical therapy.
- 04
After Feratti's display of force, Ray and Terry travel to Coney Island to track down Ray's missing car. Mickey, Daryll, and Sandy continue their quest for the truth about the 1977 heist. Bunchy uses a few tricks he learned at the pharmacy to make some quick cash, and Smitty seeks revenge on Adam Rain.
- 05
Things heat up between Molly and Ray, but their families get in the way when Bridget, Bunchy, and Jim Sullivan all need Ray to fix their problems. Terry and Smitty help Ray with some detective work and Ray struggles to stay on Mickey's trail.
- 06
Ray settles his final scores and revisits the past with his father. The Donovans clean up their mess. Smitty gets a crash course in what it means to be a part of the family.
- 07
Mayor Feratti ups the ante in his negotiations with the Sullivans, and Ray must step in to finish the deal. Bridget and Smitty are called in to fix Jonathan Walker Hanson's unsavory publicity scandal. Claudette offers Daryll an opportunity to leave the Donovans once and for all, while Bunchy grapples with the consequences of his drugstore violence, and Terry struggles with the realities of his illness.
- 08
With Ray on the run, Radulovic and the Staten Island cops take a drastic measure: a move that sends Ray on a warpath. Mickey confronts his son. Sam makes her final move to win the election.
- 09
It's all-out war between cops and family, as the Donovans band together to save one of their own. Running out of options, Mac faces a difficult decision.
- 10
Ray gets closer with Molly Sullivan when he realizes their family connection. Claudette comes to New York and discovers that Daryll is on Detective Perry's radar. Bunchy tries to leverage his heroism for a pay raise. Bridget gets closer with her music producer boss, and Terry goes on a trip with his new spiritual guide.
- 11
In the Season 4 finale, Ray, hoping his deal with Hector will be his family's salvation, learns that Sonia has turned over incriminating evidence to FBI agent Frank Barnes. Ray is forced to wear a wire, but decides to play the Russian mob off the FBI, but things take a dangerous turn. Meanwhile, Mickey's attempt to cash in on the big fight leads him to a discovery that could help Ray against both sides.
- 12
Ray and Smitty must cover for their own actions. Daryll calls Jasmine with an opportunity that lands them face-to-face with Declan Sullivan. Terry and Bunchy head back upstate to settle some unfinished business with the Shaman.
- 13
Mickey pushes his luck by throwing himself a goodbye party.
- 14
Ray must find a new way to get Detective Perry off his trail while reckoning with a personal loss. When Bunchy's pharmacy is under attack, he takes matters into his own hands and is catapulted into the public spotlight.
- 15
Ray is contacted by Romero; Bunchy joins Mickey against the Minassians.
- 16
An attempt to draw Mickey out of hiding jeopardizes Bunchy's wedding.
- 17
A police officer's head turns up, and the Donovans are implicated in the murder; Ray finds his work with his therapist threatening to unravel.
- 18
Ray comes up with a fix to help Mickey; Bridget gets into a fight.
- 19
Season 3 ends with Abby and Terry finally telling Ray the truth about Bridget.
- 20
Ray is in recovery mode in the aftermath of the shootout, striving to reconnect with his family and repair his relationship with Bridget. Meanwhile, Bunchy and Teresa face impending parenthood together as Abby receives a medical diagnosis that threatens to upend the Donovan family. Hiding out in Nevada, Mickey plots a heist as Detective Muncie closes in on his trail.
- 21
No matter how much he wants it to go away, Ray isn't done cleaning up the fallout from his jump. People are asking questions, and there's a witness willing to give answers that could rock Mac and Ray's worlds. Across the country, Mickey's heart attack behind bars forces the family to wrestle with what could be their father's final days.
- 22
Ray struggles to get the help he so desperately needs, causing Bridget to learn some hard truths about her father. Ray makes a move to save both Novak's campaign and Mac's life. Mickey sees an opportunity to recoup some of his losses.
- 23
Romero appears at the Fite Club and challenges Ray to repent for his sins.
- 24
On the eve of a momentous boxing match, Ray helps Hector handle a person from his past who risks unearthing a secret that could ruin his career. As Bunchy attempts to please a very pregnant Teresa, Abby offers him a lesson in marital compromise. Meanwhile, outside the Fite Club an act of petty larceny leads to a new trainee and renewed sense of purpose for Terry. Bitter from her botched sting operation and out for justice, Detective Muncie uses incriminating evidence against the Donovans to force Ray's hand, drawing him further into the path of the Russian Mafia.
- 25
Little Bill Primm's Big Green Horseshoe
An intruder breaks into the Donovan household; Mickey plots a casino heist; Bridget celebrates her 18th birthday and struggles to maintain her independence; Ray visits Belikov in prison to strike a deal; Bunchy and Teresa navigate their marital woes under lockdown.
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