'Ray Donovan' Canceled: Fans Fuming Showtime Series Won't Get Season 8, Proper Conclusion
02/05/2020 01:53 am EST
'Not a Finale'
Not only did fans learn that Ray Donovan is over, they retroactively learned that the last episode they saw is now the series finale. Many cannot retroactively accept this episode as the end, and are considering it a travesty.
Cancellations
More than a few fans declared their intentions to cancel their Showtime subscriptions after Ray Donovan was canceled. In many cases, they addressed the network directly in their tweets.
"Canceling this program will create an outpouring of fans that will contact their cable subscribers and cancel," one user told the company. "[The] way you ended it without any real closure is bulls—."
Comparisons
Seasoned TV fans could not help but compare this disappointing series ending with other shows that left them disappointed. That includes Dexter, Weeds and Homeland for many.
Cliffhanger
The fact that Ray Donovan is officially ending on a cliffhanger feels especially jarring to some fans who have noted that the show does not even do cliffhangers that often. The unresolved storyline is now doomed to hang over their heads forever.
Ratings
Many fans were baffled by the decision to cancel Ray Donovan, as their perception was that the show was a big ratings-driver for Showtime. According to a report by TV Series Finale last month, the show was one of Showtime's highest-rated scripted series, though the numbers fell continuously during its run.
Petitions
As always, fans tried to fight the cancellation with impassioned arguments and petitions for its continuation. Last week, star Liev Schreiber himself even shared one article making the case that Ray Donovan should be given another season. Schreiber thanked the writer for his kind words.
Non-Fans
Finally, Ray Donovan fans were not the only ones put out by the cancellation news on Tuesday. Even those that did not watch the show were baffled, saying that it was wrong to pull the rug out from under loyal viewers.
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