Muhammad Ali Bandial is a Network TV Features Writer at Collider. He has previously written for Forbes, Khaleej Times, Plot Twist Media, and more. He's also the award-winning author of two fiction ...

Ray is pulled from the East River by Police Officer Sean “Mac” McGrath. Taken over the bridge to Staten Island, Ray finds a chance at a new life, but it is interrupted when Sam Winslow comes calling.

I believe we have TV critic Dan Fienberg to thank for the useful phrase “Vocational Irony Narrative.” You’ve seen this plenty of times: the protagonist of a TV series is competent in his or her ...