Following the life of a young handsome guy named Ray Donovan, who works as a troubleshooter and achieves a great success in his job, as he solves the problems of the rich and important people, but struggle against solving his own problems. Another season begins with Ray struggles against reconnecting with his family.
Everything rides on Liev Schreiber's shoulders, who manages to avoid monotony despite the narrow slit of affect and emotion permitted his persona through sheer force of concentration and imposing presence.
[It] doesn't appear to have shifted much in its themes or delivery, but it's heartening to see that, in moving on from Goldman & Drexler and Elliot Gould's role as Ray's mentor, it's aiming to give Ray a more carefully-sketched relationship with his boss.