On the heels of a brilliant penultimate episode, we got a breathtaking finale to one of tv's little known gems.
Ray deals with the emotional fallout of the previous episode in the way he feels is best, but he's made enough enemies along the way that things take an "inconvenient" turn. The result being that we end up being treated to an incredible, pulse-pounding action sequence that reinforces just how competent Ray is in this illicit line of work.
The show's closing moments leave us with a note of slight ambiguity, but knowing what we know about Ray, there's really only one potential outcome.
Scott Ryan handled the 3 seasons of this show with such a deft touch. This could've easily become a hyper-violent show that lost the plot along the way (looking at you Sons of Anarchy), but the emotional state of our protagonist is just too carefully considered by our star/creator to let that happen.
The humour and "slice of life" moments that sucked me into the show in season 1 continued to exist all the way to the end even as the tone got darker, and these moments are ultimately what make the show most memorable and different from the glut of other "anti-hero" dramas that pervade our premium cable/streaming offerings.
I'm fully in the bag for whatever Scott Ryan does next - hopefully FX realizes what they had with this show and give him a generous offer to continue working together.
Ray deals with the emotional fallout of the previous episode in the way he feels is best, but he's made enough enemies along the way that things take an "inconvenient" turn. The result being that we end up being treated to an incredible, pulse-pounding action sequence that reinforces just how competent Ray is in this illicit line of work.
The show's closing moments leave us with a note of slight ambiguity, but knowing what we know about Ray, there's really only one potential outcome.
Scott Ryan handled the 3 seasons of this show with such a deft touch. This could've easily become a hyper-violent show that lost the plot along the way (looking at you Sons of Anarchy), but the emotional state of our protagonist is just too carefully considered by our star/creator to let that happen.
The humour and "slice of life" moments that sucked me into the show in season 1 continued to exist all the way to the end even as the tone got darker, and these moments are ultimately what make the show most memorable and different from the glut of other "anti-hero" dramas that pervade our premium cable/streaming offerings.
I'm fully in the bag for whatever Scott Ryan does next - hopefully FX realizes what they had with this show and give him a generous offer to continue working together.