Ray Donovan: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Ray Donovan Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
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Girl with Guitar
Jun 26, 2016
Ray is in recovery mode in the aftermath of the shootout. Meanwhile, Bunchy and Teresa face impending parenthood as Abby receives a diagnosis that threatens to upend her family. In
Marisol
Jul 3, 2016
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 less
Little Bill Primm's Big Green Horseshoe
Jul 10, 2016
An intruder breaks into the Donovan household, forcing the family closer together as Bridget struggles to maintain her independence. In Primm, Mickey schemes to rob a casino with t
Federal Boobie Inspector
Jul 17, 2016
Ray pays a visit to a Hollywood power-player and unearths a secret Ezra shared in the past. Lena and an ex-girlfriend take Abby for a night on the town to help her confront her fea
Get Even Before Leavin'
Jul 24, 2016
With the Russian mob threatening his family, Ray finds himself on a road trip with Mickey to Primm, in hopes of recovering money stolen from a local casino owner. Bunchy and Bridge
Fish and Bird
Jul 31, 2016
Ray finds himself in a holding pattern, waiting to see if Belikov will be released from prison. An art dealer invites Ray to a breast cancer benefit where he encounters some former
Norman Saves the World
Aug 7, 2016
Searching for a way to get Mickey out of prison, Ray turns to an old opponent to secure a bartering chip in the form of a less-than-wholesome family comedy star. A long-buried scan
The Texan
Aug 14, 2016
Ray enlists Lena and Daryll to ensure the rematch with Whittaker proceeds.
Goodbye Beautiful
Aug 21, 2016
Avi and Lena question Ray's loyalty to Sonia. Mickey returns to Primm.
Lake Hollywood
Aug 28, 2016
Confronted with a crisis, Ray strategizes. Hector reaches a breaking point.
Chinese Algebra
Sep 11, 2016
As Ray devises an attempt to save Avi, Agent Barnes makes him an offer.
Rattus Rattus
Sep 18, 2016
Ray attempts to play his adversaries against each other. Season finale.