Review of Ray Donovan

This season could be the most annoying of all the seasons. Where the previous storylines were solid and convincing, this S5 appears to be lost in terms of any real plot other than countless flashbacks and even a flashback in a dream sequence which tells you that the writers have run out of ideas and substance. The death of Abby stretches on forever and while her performance as an actor is remarkable, its just too drawn out and overplayed to keep viewers interested. Ray seems to have gone from monosyllabic to dull mute, not sure its the endless drams of whisky he pours down in every episode or just the stupor he seems to be in after the death of his wifeor maybe just poor acting? The entire family seems to have come down with a severe case of rank stupidity which makes it difficult and very annoying to watch and certainly does not evoke too much sympathy for the characters other than Mickey who as always is played so brilliantly by Jon Voight. Perhaps we don't need a season 6 after this lot.