BigDfromLA

Ellen Page was in Whip It with Marcia Gay Harden, who was in Mystic River with Kevin Bacon Next Up: Bill Bixby

A correction from my earlier post after re-watching the episode.... He couldn't have been a organ donor recipient from Abby because he asked Bridget how her mother was doing and had no idea she died. Maybe it is something related to the cancer treatment and crossing paths with her. I also wondered if he was Ray's son, but that's unlikely if Bridget was in the bathtub with him.

Tony Hale was in RV with Jeff Daniels, who was in The Butcher's Wife with Demi Moore, who was in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon Next Up: Summer Bishil

I think the kid who was with Bridget received some sort of organ transplant from Abby, that is why she was so interested in finding and knowing him, then telling Ray that she found him. It looked like he had a big surgical scar as well. Something happened with Terry in Nevada...remember he had absolutely nothing to do with the Bill Primm mess, so it can't be that. I read that it was a year in time between where the story ended in Season 4 to the start of it in Season 5. Apparently, a lot happened and this season will be spent in a lot of flashbacks and filling in the blanks. There are both good and bad aspects to that.

Abby: You don't want to have children!! Bridget: I don't want to pass our genes to some kid.

Don't be surprised to see the Armenian mob return and go after the family. Remember the old bag saying "this isn't over" ? Remember that the Armenians sent one of their goons to kill Mickey in jail, but he luckily got out just in time. I can see them returning, big time. I guess since Abby apparently had "stage zero" (??????) breast cancer (not too severe?), it makes it easier to take that it just cleared up. It would be nice to have a season with Conor away. I don't mind Bridget. They should bring back her friend Janet (the actress that plays her is stunningly beautiful!).

That was the strangest episode of a television program I have ever seen in my 52-year old life? What the heck was that????

What this show needs... A Howard Cosell imitator (with makeup and prosthetics) to host...like Mike Myers is doing on the Gong Show No competitors over the age of 42. Six on a team, three men and three women. DON'T film in the morning!! Film after the marine layer lifts so the beauty of the Pepperdine setting shines and isn't so gloomy. Let fans watch to add excitement. Have actual network teams. Do a tournament type competition where networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, PBS, Disney, Freeform, VH-1, MTV, etc.) would compete and advance.

I loved the original. They need to have a network vs. network format. Also a Howard Cosell imitator in makeup/prosthetics would be great (like Mike Myers is doing on the Gong Show). Pepperdine is a beautiful campus and its a great location (also hosted the original). The combination of no fans and the fact that they are obviously filming in the early morning with the dreary marine layer really makes for a dull atmosphere. The older participants are just not cutting it...they are embarassing. This week was better than the first because there were younger competitors. It seems tougher to get more recognizable stars. Many are Disney/ABC network related C-listers. The original was able to get some prominent stars, but I guess that was a different era.

A reference to Dr. Gene Scott?? He was absolutely hilarious!! For those of us who live in L.A., the actual original GLOW program appeared on KDOC, Channel 56, a small, independent station located in Anaheim which at the time was owned by that jerk off, Pat Boone. Dr. Gene Scott was an unorthodox T.V. evangelist who appeared on Sundays and overnights I think. He was a character...wonder if any You Tube videos of him exist? KDOC at that time was the home/origin of 1980's buffoon/windbag Wally George, who spewed conservative garbage and gained a small local following. He was a complete phony. He actually tried to do shows involving women wrestlers and GLOW. This show should feature a Wally George character in a future episode. A lot of comedic potential there.

A reference to Dr. Gene Scott?? He was absolutely hilarious!! For those of us who live in L.A., the actual original GLOW program appeared on KDOC, Channel 56, a small, independent station located in Anaheim which at the time was owned by that jerk off, Pat Boone. Dr. Gene Scott was an unorthodox T.V. evangelist who appeared on Sundays and overnights I think. He was a character...wonder if any You Tube videos of him exist? KDOC at that time was the home/origin of 1980's buffoon/windbag Wally George, who spewed conservative garbage and gained a small local following. He was a complete phony. He actually tried to do shows involving women wrestlers and GLOW. This show should feature a Wally George character in a future episode. A lot of comedic potential there.

Ben is so spaced out on drugs that they should have just given him fake cash. He wouldn't even know the difference.

Edgar Stiles' cousin is so beautiful, when he was so goofy looking!

Rebecca is the most socially retarded, nutcase I have ever seen in a character/person on a TV show. She needs professional help. I agree. Vella Lovell is a very beautiful woman...she may be the most attractive woman acting in television today!

She needs to be with older guys who are a little more mature. This guy is in high school, for goodness sakes!! He was completely acting age appropriate, which she certainly doesn't need.

Jennifer Beals was in The Book of Eli with Gary Oldman, who was in J.F.K. with Kevin Bacon Next Up: Billy Zane

Conor is becoming as much of a worthless prick as Mickey, just 50 times more irritating.

Theresa definitely suffers from bipolar disorder...she is also now developing postpartum depression to make it even worse. Mickey doesn't know how to function as a human being.

Bunchy just convinced Ray to give him his settlement money....over $1 million. That made him more attractive to Teresa. It was very subtle, but if you go back and watch last season, her whole attitude about him changed AFTER she found out about the big settlement.

Who is the bigger failure as a father? Frank or Mickey Donovan, from the show "Ray Donovan"???

I still cannot comprehend why Wendy ever married Chuck? He seems like the last guy someone like her would ever end up with. I just had a hard time buying them as a couple. Chuck's father was the biggest ass in the entire show.

Theresa: Mothers fuck, Brandon...how do you think they become mothers! "That fucking guy"...best line of the whole series!!!

Abby is just a complete, white-trash shrew. I don't have a problem with Bridget...I think her character "grew up" a little after the Marvin incident (she was way worse during all that mess). Conor is a little shit, someone who doesn't deserve to be pissed on if he was on fire. If you think of it, Mickey is responsible for 90% of the problems on the show. For all the crap he has put everyone through, he should be banished and hated. Ray is the only one smart enough to realize this. Everyone else is too stupid to understand that.

It looks like Bridget dropped out of school and is living as a street musician in Venice Beach. Though maybe not. In a late episode in Season 3, she told her teacher that she would be turning 18 in six months. Ironically, there was a six month gap between the time frame of Season 3's ending to Season 4's beginning. So Bridget's 18th birthday should be happening at any moment...unless it happened "off screen" right before the season started. If she is 18, she may have graduated. Kids turn 18 either during their Senior year of high school, or in the summer or fall months after. If she dropped out, she would be really close to finishing.

Poor Ray was making major changes in his life and will now be pulled back into all the crap, thanks to the screw up of his boxer friend...and it's Romero's fault for introducing him to Ray. Interesting that Ray followed Janet to get to/find Bridget at Venice Beach. Surprised that Bridget and Janet would be hanging out...she's the one that Bridget punched out in class in Season 3 and got in trouble. By the way, Janet/the actress that plays her is extremely beautiful! "This fucking guy" Mickey screws up again. The most disfunctional character in television...makes Frank from Shameless look like a saint. Love the geography of this show...Primm, Nevada and the Buffalo Bill Casino are NOT fictional places. Primm is located right on the stateline border with California. It's only about 40 miles from Las Vegas. Mickey should have gone to Reno like he said...much quieter and harder to get into trouble. I can see Terry being turned down for becoming a priest, due to his age and his parkinsons. But no way would he not be allowed to be a church lay volunteer...unless it was due to his criminal record. The art gallery broad had these horrible, Nancy Reagan coke-bottle glasses with billboard sized frames. I hope she loses them for good...they are horrendous to look at. Just as disturbing as Katie Holmes braces from last season!