Abbys death is the instigator of so much more than just Ray getting in a fight with his brothers.
Its the instigator of a deeply felt anger toward just about everyone surrounding Ray.
He seems to hate everybody.
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Abbys specter haunts Ray as the episode begins.
Abby tells him to put his hand on it, that you might do it without hurting yourself.
Ray wakes up, and its only because Maureen welcome back!
is doing everything she can to get him moving.
Ray has done nothing but clean up one mess after another this season.
Call Ray might be the line of dialogue most spoken throughout season five.
Hes like a weird mother fing cat, but a scary one, you know?
Hes panicking, thinking that him and Mickey wont get away with dumping the body.
Mickey, on the other hand, is cool as a cucumber.
Hes cooking breakfast and looking forward to his date later that night.
Many of the seasons storylines have felt isolated from one another, but Michael starts to bring everything together.
The frantic pace begins when Ray cant convince Dr. Bernstein to drop the charges against Bridget.
Ray immediately pivots and goes for his trump card: Frank Barnes.
But the FBI agent isnt answering his phone.
The agent, Kyle, initially says Frank is on assignment, but relents when Ray persists.
Still, it all feels a little undercooked.
Lets understand Terrys motivation and give Damon a voice in all this to make it more impactful.
But back to Ray and his quest to get Bridget out of prison.
Mickey plays dumb, but all that gets him is a swift right hand from his son.
When Mickey then calls Darryl to warn him about what Ray might know, Darryl starts to crack.
Hes not made for this in the same way Mickey is.
After he questions Darryl about what happened, and he tells Ray absolutely everything, Ray makes his move.
He has one card to play now: He can give up Avi in exchange for Bridgets release.
Ray meets Mickey at Abbys later on, and the tension is incredibly palpable.
The episode jumps between their conversation and the LAPD bringing up Barnes body from where it was dumped.
It feels like something huge is coming, like everything is about to change.
After the body surfaces, everything goes to hell.
Bridget gets out of prison, which is great, but that doesnt fix any of Rays problems.
Hes still the same stubborn, angry guy he was at the seasons beginning.
Shes removed from Ray.
And now, so is Mickey.
Ray didnt turn in Avi, but rather gave up his father, pinning Franks murder on him.
A SWAT team storms the house and arrests Mickey.
He uses his one prison phone call to talk to Ray.
Im going to get you, Raymond, he says.
