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We have to wait and see what happens with the cop boyfriend. He may still be in the picture if he wants to use Abby to get something on Ray. If Abby is ending it with him, he will not be happy because his chance for making a mark for himself professionally will be over. He is such an amateur, thinking he was going to plant drugs on Cookie.

The only reason I can see that Ray was really "taken" with Kate? She was the "one that got away" when he was younger and getting together with Abby. Kate was the type he wanted but was unable to get back in the day so he ended up with Abby by process of elimination. I said, "Check the bag!" too but I figured that since it was Ray's second trip, they let it slide. They were all tired and eating cake and shit. Where's the phone and the video now? I think Abby was happy to see Ray at the end of the show. When she saw the news report, she already knew the cop was not the one that did it. They made her look all "glowy" when she came down the stairs. Are we thinking that Ray is not suspecting Avi as the one that did Kate in? He was missing for a good chunk of time and Lena and Ray know this. Now, the sex tape is out there and Ray has another enemy and one less person in a powerful position he can use.

Rahul - The boyfriend cop might still be in play. He had to have been using Abby. Maybe he did not start out with that intention but after he found out her particulars, why not? Ezra is (technically) running the show so Avi (technically) works for Ezra, just like Ray does. Ray may be upset with Avi but he still needs Avi. I was glad they mentioned Bunchy before he season ended. I was wondering what the girlfriend was going to do. I hope Bunchy stays clean and sober. I never thought for a second that Abby would entertain a thought of moving in with her cop. Move there? With two kids? She would never give up the life Ray provides. Ray would take care of the kids and Abby's lifestyle would change dramatically. Glad to see Terry wise up and take the bail. Why did Ray have the sex video delivered before he knew what did and did not happen?

Ray has the cell phone on him with the murder video. If it is not in his pocket, it is in his car. Someone will find it. My guess is that Ezra was referring to Ray when he was sweet talking Avi. Avi will kick Ezra's geriatric ass all the way to Tel Aviv.

DakotaLavender - The movie is Penny Serenade (1941) and the song is "You Were Meant for Me". I live for Turner Classic Movies.

ethalfrida - Good point! Yes, Mickey would have done exactly what you said. You can just hear him, "Well, I don't need this shit" and then, bang-bang. It makes no difference if Cookie saw Bridget or not. Since we saw Abby the Ass Hat taking her to see the new cop boyfriend, the cat is way out of the bag. You just know the cop wants to have a hand in a huge investigation like this, too. Even if it means putting a target on Shawty's back. Once you put your hand in the cage, all bets are off. When the police come to call on Cookie, what's a brother gonna do? Lee is going to pay for his stupidity and I can't wait to see what Ray metes out to him. Hopefully, a dramatic ass kicking. For starters. Gudzilla - Oh, my! I like "Rocky" better now that he has aged and scored a sweet ass gig on Ray Donovan! Thanks for that link, I think.

tricknasty - I disagree. Avi knows more than we are being shown right now. If he did not care and was just doing his job, her screwing around would just be business as usual -- another bit of information his boss told him to find. Check it off the to-do list. Done. What's for lunch? He knows Ray loves Abby. He may not know why Ray loves Abby, but that part is none of Avi's bidness. Avi did not want to hurt his friend with the bad news/proof. Two different things. When Avi saw her with another man, he knew she was done with Ray. He had that news flash before Ray. That is a tough spot. You know your best friend's wife is done with him and you have the be the messenger? He would have rather carried that burden than to give it to Ray. He wants to protect his boss who is also a close friend and since Ray is a close friend, Avi's love and concern extends to the cheating wife and the two ass hat kids, even though they don't deserve it. Abby treated Avi like shit when Ray sent him over to stand guard. What did Avi do? Yes, he did his job but he also did it with love. Anyone else would have told her to fuck off and left. Ray knows Abby is a shithead but Avi took her shit for Ray and -- even though Abby is too stupid to notice -- he protected her. Getting paid to do it? Big deal. He would have done it for free. He cares about all of them. Once again, Ray's cheating and Abby's cheating could not be more different. There are layers to this odd triangle that has more than three sides. Avi is a smart man. He knows why a man cheats and why a woman cheats. He knows Abby is in love and he knows she is not doing it for spite or because she wants a bit of strange. Why do you think Avi was so upset? Her cheating hurts him because he loves the entire family and he knows Abby is now (wrongly) "done" with Ray. Since someone else has "been there" now, Ray has some decisions to make, too. Yeah, I know it sounds all anti-woman and shit, but it is how this shit usually works. Give the Hebrew Hammer some credit, too.

monakane - I am still laughing at that one. Still.

Ray's cheating is totally different than Abby's cheating. (I am a woman, by the way!) Ray's is a body function, yes, like taking a dump. Abby is in love. When you leave on an emotional level, it is a new ball game. Avi knows that and that is why he felt bad for Ray. No hypocrisy at all.

The return of Mickey is also on Abby's shoulders. Ray warned her to not let the wolf in, and she did. I just wish they would make her a more intelligent woman. She is not a kid and the naïveté is driving me nuts. Just look at her "absences" with the kids. The daughter has way too much free time and is going to eventually get in some sort of huge trouble. The son is developing a bit of a temper. Where is she? Doing yoga, target practice, house shopping and trying to bang a young cop. She knows what is "out there" and she should be running the show as the real head of the household. Ray might fuck around but he has his big head on bidness. She has hers up her ass. When Ray sent Avi over to watch things, she gave him a ration of shit. She knows better and Avi did not deserve her attitude. I hate it when a woman writer writes parts that make women characters look foolish. Abby needs to get her shit together. Ray appears to be unaware of how "hands off" the mother of his kids really is. I am waiting for it to dawn on him. Other than that, the character leaves me flat.

Dobian - They don't think so. They look at it like it's a pissing contest. You peed, now it's my turn. Marriage does not work like that and both were aware of what they were marrying. In their minds, they did not sow a thing. He did. Why should I suffer? And there you have the problem. Score-keeping, spoiled little girls that look like grown woman.

FozzyBear - If you were a Sopranos watcher, Carmela did the same thing. She knew what Tony did well before they got married and it was a sort of a turn on. After a few years, the shine wears off of the apple. Kids, the politics of life and age make you think about things that you never thought about before. Carmela -- and Abby -- are looking at the fact that they are not getting any younger, the kids are getting older and they want some sort of real security - financial security as well as marital security. It is now time to be grown up and get down to business. Both women know that their husbands fuck around but now they want it to stop. As long as they were living the life of luxury, they tolerated it. Both women know that their husbands do shady things. When it was just about bringing in the money, they looked the other way They enjoyed every piece of jewelry and every expensive dinner. Now, both also feel entitled to demand what they want. They have tolerated his shit for decades and now, it's their turn. Wrong. The man was what he was and has never changed, and he sees no reason to change. It used to be OK. Now, it's not? That makes no sense to a man like that. That is why we are seeing the new house. (Carmela did the same thing) That is why we are seeing the dalliance with the cop from the shooting range. (Carmela had the home remodeling guy.) We are seeing the two kids (a boy and a girl, just like Carmela) acting out just like Carmela's kids did. Throw in a few too many wrinkles and a mid-life crisis fueled by menopause, and there you have it. A perpetually upset, dissatisfied, ungrateful, annoying, unhappy woman. The husband is stumped by the attitude. To him, he has not changed (and he hasn't) but the wife thinks he needs to change. I am a woman. Trust me. I am on Ray's side.

I know they have to do those challenges. These were not as bad as some from the past. I like the shit and get off the pot format of this season, too. We got it boiled down to the final people pretty fast. I was sad to see Rocky go. If you watch America's Got Talent, did you see Jay London in one backstage clip? I don't know if he performed. Maybe he was there with a friend that was trying out. If anyone knows, please post!

Amen. I am a woman and I find her silliness insulting to my intelligence. I understand the back and forth with her and Ray. She loves him but she also loves what he can buy for her. She hates him and she also hates that she likes what he can buy for her. Maybe if she stepped it up a bit, Ray would not be fucking around. His wandering wiener is not about the sex with her. She was probably the least ho-bag girl he knew back home. I also know that his dad did not like her. That's a huge boner right there.

Nothing to fix for me. I thought it was great.

I was so hoping that they would not make her as dimwitted and slow as Carmela Soprano. If you are a woman married to a certain type of man, you know what you married. You also know that you have to be stronger, faster, smarter and more creative than a woman married to a nine to five type. I would have liked to see her be the one that was really running the show, helping Ray to be Ray and do what he needs to do. As it is, she is just another problem he has to deal with. She is no partner and she is certainly not superior to her husband. It would have been a refreshing change to see a female character with some character. I could see myself hauling off and kicking Mickey in the nuts. Ray would have never pulled a gun on him because I would have already dealt with him. He would have had the fear of God in him. She is also raising two spoiled brats. Nothing to be proud of there, Mom. When the future across the street neighbor barged in, her reaction was low class. They should have had her turn her accent into a "park the car in the yard" joke and set the snotty, nosy neighbor on her ass in a totally unexpected way. They way she blew up was just a typical trash response and it showed her lack of strength. For someone that came from humble beginnings, she has not gone far.