The Donovans reckon with the past, and forge towards an uncertain future.
Warning: This post contains details about suicide and rape discussed in the finale ofRay Donovanseason 7.
Would Ray kill Mickey?
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Would Mickey kill Ray?
Would Daryll end up six feet under after getting in way too deep with his father?
It all seemed possible, and the finale begins with Ray buryingsomebodyout in the middle of the woods.
Just another body added to the seemingly endless list.
Back at home, Ray has to reckon with the past that won’t go away.
Ever since learning thatsomethinghappened between Bridget and the Sullivans, it’s been haunting him.
Now, he finally has his answer.
Of course, Ray’s also had his own attempt at jumping to his death.
This family is haunted by inescapable trauma.
Shoal being alive does that on its own, offscreen.
Those are moments that deal with the events of the season.
Essentially, this life, the one Mickey set his kids up for, happened to her.
Back in the day, she babysat for the Sullivans.
But that’s not what was happening.
Jim Sullivan was raping her.
Then she got pregnant and he told her to get an abortion.
She killed herself instead, after one final attempt to reach out to her absent father.
It’s heartbreaking stuff.
Ray learns about all of this, and he’s filled with both anger and guilt.
He kept Bridget working for Sullivan becauseheneeded to keep working for Sullivan.
He feels responsible, as he always does, for what happened to the family.
Now, he wants revenge.
He tells Sullivan he has his papers, and that he’ll hand them to him at the office.
Sullivan shows up and Ray kills him.
He doesn’t even have the papers anymore.
This might be the season where everyone finally exiles Mickey, realizing that he’s pure poison.
The Donovans are cursed.
There’s always going to be more bodies.
