March last year I was in Melbourne visiting relatives after watching this series and was in some Botanical gardens near St Kilda when Scot Ryan walked past. Completely losing cool I shouted out "It's the Magician". He just turned und gave that smile and put his finger to his lips. Stopped me in my tracks. He is a star.
@@PorouPremier Totally amazing. Having seen some Mr Inbetween excerpts on UTube and eventually finding the series on Disney+ of all places, to go to Aus and bump into Scott as he's walking by, was just unbelievable!
Amazing ending. He looks into the first guy's eyes, and begins smiling because he doesn't know who he's fucking with. Then he looks in the second guys eyes, smile widening because he doesn't know who he's fucking with. Then with a full smile he looks the audience in the eyes...because we know exactly who they're fucking with.
Same! I loved that internally Ray was probably like "look fellas, you've forced my hand here, I didn't want to make you have the worst night of your life, alright?"
Love the way he looks into the camera as if to say to the audience " Well, you and I know what's coming, but these two idiots have no idea" Genius ending
I was JUST telling my wife this when we saw it. She didn't get it and i was like...YOOO the 4th wall break is saying (with that one look). "I know you know what i'm capable of, and you heard these bastards, and you KNOW what's going to happen without seeing it, but this is the end for them, and this series"
Thnank you so much Scott Ryan for creating and writing this amazing show. I love Ray so much. I know that ending as a cab driver refers to your own life as a cab driver when no network would pick your show. I wish you the best Scott. Love from France.
It's so sad that such a great series has ended so soon. On the other hand, it didn't have time to become shit, so that's a positive! I wonder if the author has other plans for the future, because he's certainly talented, both as a writer and as an actor.
The creator of Ray Shoesmith (Scott Ryan) has actually had this character for about 20 years. He's been trying to make a show and at one point made a movie with this character (you should watch it, nice indie film) but he's just tired of the character now.
@@Tepes1980 that makes sense then....in one of the last episodes he was referred to as The Magician. Thanks for mentioning this. Loved the series so now I'll have a look for this film.
What a great little subtle 4th wall break. Loved this series. As much as I'd love to see more of Ray. It was a fitting ending. I still hope that Ray eventually finds happiness but I doubt it.
@@martindg93 and im sure he's not, and this scene with car accident just shows that (you know), i've got no sympathy for character, hes a bad person lol, but actor is awesome and show is one of the best.
@@datshitcry If your takaway from the show is that Ray is a "bad person" then im sorry to inform you that the subplot and subtle story the show tells was completely lost on you. This series is about shades of gray, not black and white.
@@BadseedGarden yes agreed... but he is still a bad person. Ray is not a nice guy. He struggles with this yes but does trouble find him or does he look for it?
A good and criminally underrated show that doesn’t drag it’s feet by having 20 seasons and actually has a satisfying conclusion? That’s unicorn-levels of rare nowadays.
An absolutely perfect ending to an absolutely perfect show.The subtely of it may get lost on some but the build up of the soundtrack with the tension you would feel if Ray was an ordinary character finishing with his look to camera and the drop of the soundtrack "run" and we all know that Ray is no ordinary character is sublime.The fate of these poor unfortunate fools in our imagination is far worse than anything that could be put on screen and that is what makes this finale scene perfect! Thank you Ray Shoesmith I have loved every moment
Idk what Gavin is talking about but your comment made me realize maybe the show creator was hinting at Ray turning away from his hitman life to a life of discreet vigilantiism and hopefully!- another few seasons
it just does a great job of making you panic throughout the entire scene, making you feel as though ray has been ambushed by his old life or that he's in danger etc. and then in the last few seconds, it reminds the audience "it shouldn't be ray that you're worried about here" and then cuts to credits and that's that. perfect ending.
Scott Ryan should be widely known as the best talent to come out of Australia in a good while. Hopefully he does something else in the future, too much talent to let go to waste.
Hell yeah. Something with Aaron Pedersen, Matt Nable and a few others could work. We have some brutally good talent in Aussie film and tv. Lotsa duds, but some real gems.
"He pulled out a gun, like a magician, but I also learned some magic through the years. My bullet hocus-pocused through the back of his head and made the side of his jaw disappear!" Amigo The Devil
Finished watching last night. One of the best written shows ever made. Consistently driven to let the audience fill in the gaps of Ray's life, gut-wrenching at times, and so wonderfully acted. Hoping for more of Ray in the future, but if this is it, what a show. An absolute all timer.
This ending is so awesome... the smile when he looks at the camera, the music, the slight head nod with the 4th wall break, the build-up from when he picked them up... I will never forget this scene.
Right when you start to worry that this might be a tragic/ironic ending for Ray, he looks us in the eyes and says “don’t worry, I’m still a vampire and I’m going to eat their effing hearts.” Amazing ending
Man this was my feeling. Edge of my seat wondering what's going to happen, this was the perfect ending. Barely and shows pull a good finale off anymore
Perfect example of writing in a show. We’ve seen rays character for so long and so consistently that we don’t actually need to see what happens next, to know what’s about to happen. All it takes is that eerie smile for the audience to know he’s about to handle the situation
So true! This show really heavily implies actions from consistent outcomes and behavior established through the show, like it says "we don't need to spell everything out for you because you know who ray is and what he does"
Binged this entire show on a total whim over like a 4 day period - one of the best shows of the last several years just hiding on a streaming platform. Managed to have satisfying characterization and a definable arc without ever really having much story. Plus the fact that it was clearly a lower budget production with a skeleton crew and was able to achieve this depth of quality is just impressive.
This might be my favorite series ending scenes ever! AWOLNATION's "Run" and The Magician about to put "The Hurt" on those two douchebags! Gives me chills every time I watch this scene.
After a few weeks out of the game, Ray surely missed letting it all out on someone who deserves it. I'd really love to see the moment those two realize that some random taxi driver is not their prey, but instead they're Ray's. And I'd really love to see another season of Mr. Inbetween, but us just yearning for more is another testament to how good this show and its ending is.
Brit here, who has always been sceptical about Australian produced shows, but was blown away by this character. I would have liked to have seen another series, but best to leave people wanting more.
This show has left a mark on me indefinitely. In a sea of TV shows and series, Mr. In between is a hidden gem that deserves nothing but praises. Scott Ryan’s embodiment of Ray Shoesmith is something that will stick with me forever. ❤
Loved this show and absolutely loved the ending. Ray was clearly trying to go straight and live a peaceful life, but these boys went looking for trouble and were unlucky enough to pick the wrong victim. The smile and the little break of the fourth wall tells us those boys are done for. Love it.
This ending is so satisfying haha. Keep coming back to watch it again and again. But also, just a perfect portrayal of a morally ambiguous, sociopathic character. Ray isn't a good guy by any means but he has his code & he sticks to it. I think another comment hit it on the head (or maybe Reddit comment) - but this isn't a dude that looks like he loves driving cabs at the end of the show here. It looks like he's instead been fed up with the criminal life and all that entails, some kind of almost burnout-esque feeling. So he's taken a step back and doing something different for a while. But - you gotta wonder - can someone who can kill people so easily, without remorse and without fear - can they really re-adjust to a regular, civilian life? The show kind of hints at this with Ray's cell mate in early S3 - he tells him to his face (probably the only time in the series) that him killing people is fucked. But we see the consequences that guy faces for not being ruthless and remorseless in an environment that calls for it. And so instead now we have Ray at the end of the series, driving cabs, likely not getting up to much danger. It's probably fucking boring for someone like him. Like Ray Liotta at the end of Goodfellas "I get to live the rest of my life like a schmuck".. But then here come a couple of fuckin douchebag amateurs. That have either been put onto him as a hit, or just picked entirely the wrong mark (my theory is the latter). Either way, Ray realises what's going on - but gives them every opportunity to back out. "I'll drop you here" x3... They don't take the bait. Ok. Now he has to roll up his sleeves and get his hands dirty again. But he's not even mad - he's smiling. He's loving it. He's relishing the return to form and the opportunity to dish out some poetic justice to a couple of scumbags. That's my interpretation of his smile at the end. An absolutely menacing toothy grin. What a show.
Re> his "code". One thing you never see him do is lay a hand on a woman or a child except when he threatened grandma in the "socks" episode and you know he was so close to losing it altogether. In that episode it was Gary did all the clear headed sleuthing and situation management, and we saw Ray completely running off his rails. In that anger management scene he says "I'm in the wrong group" because he was in the room with men who beat their wives and kids, whereas he only bashed "an asshole". In fact he couldn't even bring himself to abuse the corpse of the girl he was sent to clean because "she's someone's daughter". You knew Rafael's days were numbered when Ray concluded that he topped Zoe. Ray even walks away from Freddie when he knows that Michele is upstairs waiting for him. Ray's code clearly says that he only messes up men who can take care of themselves.
Absolute props to the team for having the patience and poise to leave the one 4th wall break for the very end. That last split second alone gave us a full season worth of context.
The reason why this scene left everything so up in the air, was because this show pulls no punches. The MC isn't bulletproof. In every battle he has been in, things could've gone just as bad for him as the person he was shooting at. You felt either one would've walked away from those fights, and this situation felt just like any of those. GREAT SHOW.
I swear that smile at the end was the scariest I have seen - right up there with Rutger Hauer's in the Hitchhiker and Freddie's .... perfect interpolation of a music score. A very strong ending.
By far the most satisfying ending i have ever seen in any series.. his last face! Finally saw the psychotic side of him at the very end but was beautiful! Goosebumps
When I first watched this I knew what the beat of that song was but I could not for the life of me think of it, and once the “run” hit with Ray’s smile and look towards the camera I gave the show a standing ovation.
@@TXAslingr All of you demanding five more minutes, one more episode, a final final season. You're all actual heroin addicts. Content is content, this was art and iconic. Stop begging for something you don't deserve, and that isn't necessary. Cannot imagine how annoying it is for the team if it's this annoying for me to sit here seeing all of this begging.
In my opinion it's not an underrated show. It's just a show that wasn't seen by the majority of the population because it wasn't advertised a lot and it was on for only 3 seasons but the seasons are super short. If it followed the majority of shows it maybe had a season and a half of episodes. However I thought the series was fantastically done in pretty much every aspect. I just wish he did more episodes but he didn't want to do the character anymore since it's been with him for like 20 years. I'm glad I saw the little movie called the Magician before the show because you can see how much better of an actor he has become. Also what's your opinion on if you think those two nitwits were contracted to take Ray out or if it was just two random killers?
When Ray looks me straight in the eye and the music says "run" I literally want to jump off the couch and flee the scene. It's like he's telling me to get moving because he doesn't want a witness for what he's about to do. I've never been caught so off guard by a fourth wall break, like all of a sudden I'm right there in the car with those two yobs and he's giving me a chance to get away. That eye contact gives me chills every time.
When ray asked the guy in the back seat what he did for a living he said “little of this and little of that” which was the response ray gave the woman he had feelings for on the long ride across the country. Which makes me think maybe he’s a hired gun to kill ray.
If they knew who they were dealing with they wouldn’t have approached this situation so sloppily. They’re not professionals. We’ve seen how professionals approach Ray earlier in the series. They try to catch him unaware. He’s perfectly aware and in control in a situation like this. His smile removes all doubt.
That smile at the end, just before the fade to black and his enthusiastic look just before he says 'run', reminds me of the velocitaptors from 'Jurassic Park' just before they eat.
Watch the Australian movie Animal Kingdom, not to be confused with the American series of the same name. Has a similar feel to this, I’d say Scott pulled some inspiration from it.
What a great series. Very well Made, laughed and cried throughout. This scene my heart was in my mouth thinking ray would be killed of. But that smile…. You just knew he’d be ok. He’s hard as a coffin nail
Perfect ending. You knew these two were going tits up and Ray Shoesmith is still out there driving his taxi forever. I've watched the series 5 times now - Classic.
Ray gave them multiple chances to get out but they kept saying "just a bit further" in to the darkness. He kept sighing knowing full well what was happening. In the end he breaks the 4th wall as a nod to The Magician, because just like him, we know where this is going. Run.
For people who couldn't understand the dialogue: 1:43 Pretty spooky out here, hey, Dill? Yeah, it's dark as. Someone might die out here tonight. 2:15 What do you reckon, Dill? Yeah. Maybe, eh?
I almost cry because of HOW THIS SHOW IS UNDERRATED. I want to be famous for only one reasone- just to tell people : Guys, pelase watch MR. INBETWEEN Perfect ending!
now you are taking it too far. that would be more hollywood nonsense. this was original stuff and the main man made the choice to pull the plug. basically he quit whilst he was ahead.
just finished this show and its refreshing to see a character that is unlike all these pusssified tragic men in American tv shows who die at the end or lose their edge and gives up. what an epic character, resilient and unyielding, ...eternal warrior.
💯. I’d say it’s a masterpiece . Beautiful writing. Beautiful understated acting. Just one of the most impressive pieces of TV I’ve watched. Love the ending. The two jackals have no clue they’ve just walk in to a lions territory. An absolute alpha male lion. One that’s killed and killed and killed. They won’t be going home.
Just finished the series yesterday. Kinda tragic, in so much as Ray was trying to get out and start his life anew. But you can't change what you are, I guess. Great character.
I like the touch of him repeatedly stopping likely because he’s trying to not resort to violence. To them he seems spooked cause of the repeated stops but in reality he’s giving them multiple opportunities to leave lol
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March last year I was in Melbourne visiting relatives after watching this series and was in some Botanical gardens near St Kilda when Scot Ryan walked past. Completely losing cool I shouted out "It's the Magician". He just turned und gave that smile and put his finger to his lips. Stopped me in my tracks. He is a star.
Looks like Ray Shoesmith made out off the woods just fine.
😊
What a moment😊
@@PorouPremier Totally amazing. Having seen some Mr Inbetween excerpts on UTube and eventually finding the series on Disney+ of all places, to go to Aus and bump into Scott as he's walking by, was just unbelievable!
@@PorouPremier Surreal. Totally surreal🤩
Amazing ending.
He looks into the first guy's eyes, and begins smiling because he doesn't know who he's fucking with.
Then he looks in the second guys eyes, smile widening because he doesn't know who he's fucking with.
Then with a full smile he looks the audience in the eyes...because we know exactly who they're fucking with.
"You guys ready for the show?"
*they don't know who they're fucking with.
Perfectly put 🔥
"And for my next act..."
@@yourpalsammy9773Paranoid schizophrenic walks into a bar..
Thats a classic smile of "I'm not locked in this car with you, you're locked in here with me."
His face somehow looks similar to Rorschach in this scene!
@@macdieter23558kinda does now that you mention it.
I was looking for this comment! ❤
@@GhostlyGrimoireStories happy I could accommodate.
100%
I remember watching this and getting in to a panic thinking through the situation. Then I saw that smile 🙂
Same! I loved that internally Ray was probably like "look fellas, you've forced my hand here, I didn't want to make you have the worst night of your life, alright?"
Bro same! I thought Ray was actually gonna die here. But then I saw that smile...That damned smile
It was really stupid of them to give Ray a heads up. But they were young and likely died young.
I set his smile as a pfp and really some of my friends told me to remove it as it was scary 😂
@@Wynell Should've kept it lol
Love the way he looks into the camera as if to say to the audience " Well, you and I know what's coming, but these two idiots have no idea" Genius ending
The fourth wall break was definitely an intentional homage to the original movie that was a mockumentary
Ray actually looks satanic in that final shot.
@@palmerphotojournal5403he gets killed in that
Thanks for explaining that.
Pretty spooky out here ae Del .....Yeah Dark Asss
the fourth wall break is the finest finale shot for a series i've ever seen
I was JUST telling my wife this when we saw it. She didn't get it and i was like...YOOO the 4th wall break is saying (with that one look). "I know you know what i'm capable of, and you heard these bastards, and you KNOW what's going to happen without seeing it, but this is the end for them, and this series"
By 4th wall break you mean Ray wolffish grin telegraphing his homicidal intentions to the audience?
@@mackgino looking straight into the camera lens
It really is so badass. Like Ray knew we’ve been here the whole time, along for this whole ride. What a bloody brilliant show.
Thnank you so much Scott Ryan for creating and writing this amazing show. I love Ray so much. I know that ending as a cab driver refers to your own life as a cab driver when no network would pick your show. I wish you the best Scott. Love from France.
10/10 ending. And whoever suggested the song playing in the car is a genious.
Ray, waiting on the drop to start the attack
Name of the song please?
@@mackginorun - awol nation
Shazam it
"I am a human being, capable of doing terrible things."
It's Ray's theme song lol
It's so sad that such a great series has ended so soon. On the other hand, it didn't have time to become shit, so that's a positive! I wonder if the author has other plans for the future, because he's certainly talented, both as a writer and as an actor.
The creator of Ray Shoesmith (Scott Ryan) has actually had this character for about 20 years. He's been trying to make a show and at one point made a movie with this character (you should watch it, nice indie film) but he's just tired of the character now.
@@dubiewashere1598 Yes, I read about the movie, but I haven't watched it yet. I think it was called "The Magician", or something like that.
Yeah, there's no "jump the shark moment in this show". It's a "get in - do the job - get out" sort of show. One of the best from Oz!
@@Tepes1980 It is called 'The Magician' and the full movie is on youtube if you do a search for it
@@Tepes1980 that makes sense then....in one of the last episodes he was referred to as The Magician. Thanks for mentioning this. Loved the series so now I'll have a look for this film.
The perfect way to finish the series. Those 2 had no idea what was coming!
And would only get a brief glimpse of their demise!
@@skylined5534 But you know what's coming after that smile....And the soundtrack is perfect....RUN!!!
Hold on, the whole show is done, or just that season? They need ten more seasons.
@@RobetPaulG the show's over sadly
@@RobetPaulG sadly its done , no more new season, but i hope scott ryan makes a mr. inbetween movie but different actor for ray this time.
What an insane ending, I had to watch it a dozen times.
Masterpiece
What a great little subtle 4th wall break. Loved this series. As much as I'd love to see more of Ray. It was a fitting ending. I still hope that Ray eventually finds happiness but I doubt it.
not sure he deserved it
@@martindg93 and im sure he's not, and this scene with car accident just shows that (you know), i've got no sympathy for character, hes a bad person lol, but actor is awesome and show is one of the best.
@@datshitcry If your takaway from the show is that Ray is a "bad person" then im sorry to inform you that the subplot and subtle story the show tells was completely lost on you. This series is about shades of gray, not black and white.
Genuine Question... would you please elaborate more what you mean by that because I watched that clip over and over and I didn't get it
@@BadseedGarden yes agreed... but he is still a bad person. Ray is not a nice guy. He struggles with this yes but does trouble find him or does he look for it?
A good and criminally underrated show that doesn’t drag it’s feet by having 20 seasons and actually has a satisfying conclusion? That’s unicorn-levels of rare nowadays.
It's a kitchy show
Funny that you say unicorn knowing about that one scene where they bring Brittany to see a real 'unicorn'
i think it was said deliberately@@bondushki6230
rhino's aren't that rare mate
@@kpat8190 kitschy?
*kicks you through a glass window*
26 half hour episodes is a criminally short run for a masterpiece like this
No, it's perfect.
An absolutely perfect ending to an absolutely perfect show.The subtely of it may get lost on some but the build up of the soundtrack with the tension you would feel if Ray was an ordinary character finishing with his look to camera and the drop of the soundtrack "run" and we all know that Ray is no ordinary character is sublime.The fate of these poor unfortunate fools in our imagination is far worse than anything that could be put on screen and that is what makes this finale scene perfect!
Thank you Ray Shoesmith I have loved every moment
Seems fair mate
And better yet - we all have the suspicion that before they both die, he'll have them tell him who hired them. Love it!!
Idk what Gavin is talking about but your comment made me realize maybe the show creator was hinting at Ray turning away from his hitman life to a life of discreet vigilantiism and hopefully!- another few seasons
it just does a great job of making you panic throughout the entire scene, making you feel as though ray has been ambushed by his old life or that he's in danger etc. and then in the last few seconds, it reminds the audience "it shouldn't be ray that you're worried about here" and then cuts to credits and that's that. perfect ending.
Scott Ryan should be widely known as the best talent to come out of Australia in a good while. Hopefully he does something else in the future, too much talent to let go to waste.
Hell yeah. Something with Aaron Pedersen, Matt Nable and a few others could work. We have some brutally good talent in Aussie film and tv. Lotsa duds, but some real gems.
Those two passengers nailed their role. The moment they got in you knew they were up to something.
They had no idea they got in a car with the magician.
"He pulled out a gun, like a magician, but I also learned some magic through the years. My bullet hocus-pocused through the back of his head and made the side of his jaw disappear!"
Amigo The Devil
They did read the script 😂
@@cecilkeith1951So you say online 😂
Now you see em.... and now you dont
@@James.G.Irelandare you slow?
That ending. I will never forget.
What a show, amongst the greatest I've ever seen !!
Finished watching last night. One of the best written shows ever made. Consistently driven to let the audience fill in the gaps of Ray's life, gut-wrenching at times, and so wonderfully acted. Hoping for more of Ray in the future, but if this is it, what a show.
An absolute all timer.
This ending is so awesome... the smile when he looks at the camera, the music, the slight head nod with the 4th wall break, the build-up from when he picked them up... I will never forget this scene.
Best show I've seen in the last decade. The way he looked at the camera I know its been used in other shows and movies but this one was appropriate.
Yep, genuinely one of the best 4th wall breaks ever. Pretty much perfect.
Discovered this show last week and took me days to blow through it. Absolutely gutted there isnt more but wow what a great show and a perfect ending.
Same here :D
for real fuck mate!
Don't care what anyone says. Ray lives on. (Such a tense scene. So well done.)
Oh honestly the only issue he'd have after this scene is cleaning all the blood out of the cab!
That wasn't an "I'm about to die" smile. That was an "I'm about to kill two assholes who desperately deserve it" smile.
I don’t think it’s in any doubt.
of course, there's only two of them.
it even rhymed in the end
Stumbled across this show while scanning through Disney+. So glad I did. Underrated AF. Hoping for more seasons
Masterpiece ending. That look into my eyes, and the Run music, makes me smile. Bravo. :)
One of the best series endings ever done. We’ll done folks!
What a show. Absolutely loved it. Thank you, Scot Ryan. His life story is even more amazing. You deserve all the happiness and fame.
I don't know anything about his life story what's the deal
Right when you start to worry that this might be a tragic/ironic ending for Ray, he looks us in the eyes and says “don’t worry, I’m still a vampire and I’m going to eat their effing hearts.” Amazing ending
Man this was my feeling. Edge of my seat wondering what's going to happen, this was the perfect ending. Barely and shows pull a good finale off anymore
Thanks for the guys who are posting YTShorts with this show. Otherwise I would never find such a brilliant thing
Brilliant brilliant brilliant brilliant brilliant.........
Perfect example of writing in a show. We’ve seen rays character for so long and so consistently that we don’t actually need to see what happens next, to know what’s about to happen. All it takes is that eerie smile for the audience to know he’s about to handle the situation
So true! This show really heavily implies actions from consistent outcomes and behavior established through the show, like it says "we don't need to spell everything out for you because you know who ray is and what he does"
Binged this entire show on a total whim over like a 4 day period - one of the best shows of the last several years just hiding on a streaming platform.
Managed to have satisfying characterization and a definable arc without ever really having much story. Plus the fact that it was clearly a lower budget production with a skeleton crew and was able to achieve this depth of quality is just impressive.
same lmao watched it throughout the whole weekend
LOL>..same here mate....
I just finished watching it in over 3 days. Injustice wish we had one more season
Where can I watch the series?
Oh man that face he makes at the very end just had me rolling😂😂 those boys got the wrong taxi driver LOL such a great series to bad in ended
This might be my favorite series ending scenes ever! AWOLNATION's "Run" and The Magician about to put "The Hurt" on those two douchebags! Gives me chills every time I watch this scene.
After a few weeks out of the game, Ray surely missed letting it all out on someone who deserves it. I'd really love to see the moment those two realize that some random taxi driver is not their prey, but instead they're Ray's.
And I'd really love to see another season of Mr. Inbetween, but us just yearning for more is another testament to how good this show and its ending is.
Brit here, who has always been sceptical about Australian produced shows, but was blown away by this character. I would have liked to have seen another series, but best to leave people wanting more.
I can just imagine the next scene where he's got them digging a hole saying it was just a prank.
Ray has two types of smile in this show. This is the one you really, really don't want to see him give you.
Wish they were making more. Only discovered it two weeks ago, did the lot in a few days
Same here, discovered through Facebook short reels.
Perfect ending. Those two wannabes never saw it coming, but you know they didn't leave that place
Not in one piece anyway 😂
@@skylined5534 lmao
They left earth
This show has left a mark on me indefinitely. In a sea of TV shows and series, Mr. In between is a hidden gem that deserves nothing but praises. Scott Ryan’s embodiment of Ray Shoesmith is something that will stick with me forever. ❤
The 4th wall break right before the credits *mwah* (chef’s kiss) 😁
Absolutely loved this bloody show ❤
Loved this show and absolutely loved the ending. Ray was clearly trying to go straight and live a peaceful life, but these boys went looking for trouble and were unlucky enough to pick the wrong victim. The smile and the little break of the fourth wall tells us those boys are done for. Love it.
What a gem of a show. Glad I stumbled upon it. Greetings from Norway.
Easily the most badass and satisfying ending to a show ever.
This ending is so satisfying haha. Keep coming back to watch it again and again. But also, just a perfect portrayal of a morally ambiguous, sociopathic character. Ray isn't a good guy by any means but he has his code & he sticks to it. I think another comment hit it on the head (or maybe Reddit comment) - but this isn't a dude that looks like he loves driving cabs at the end of the show here. It looks like he's instead been fed up with the criminal life and all that entails, some kind of almost burnout-esque feeling. So he's taken a step back and doing something different for a while.
But - you gotta wonder - can someone who can kill people so easily, without remorse and without fear - can they really re-adjust to a regular, civilian life?
The show kind of hints at this with Ray's cell mate in early S3 - he tells him to his face (probably the only time in the series) that him killing people is fucked. But we see the consequences that guy faces for not being ruthless and remorseless in an environment that calls for it.
And so instead now we have Ray at the end of the series, driving cabs, likely not getting up to much danger. It's probably fucking boring for someone like him. Like Ray Liotta at the end of Goodfellas "I get to live the rest of my life like a schmuck"..
But then here come a couple of fuckin douchebag amateurs. That have either been put onto him as a hit, or just picked entirely the wrong mark (my theory is the latter). Either way, Ray realises what's going on - but gives them every opportunity to back out. "I'll drop you here" x3...
They don't take the bait. Ok. Now he has to roll up his sleeves and get his hands dirty again.
But he's not even mad - he's smiling. He's loving it. He's relishing the return to form and the opportunity to dish out some poetic justice to a couple of scumbags.
That's my interpretation of his smile at the end. An absolutely menacing toothy grin.
What a show.
Re> his "code". One thing you never see him do is lay a hand on a woman or a child except when he threatened grandma in the "socks" episode and you know he was so close to losing it altogether. In that episode it was Gary did all the clear headed sleuthing and situation management, and we saw Ray completely running off his rails. In that anger management scene he says "I'm in the wrong group" because he was in the room with men who beat their wives and kids, whereas he only bashed "an asshole". In fact he couldn't even bring himself to abuse the corpse of the girl he was sent to clean because "she's someone's daughter". You knew Rafael's days were numbered when Ray concluded that he topped Zoe. Ray even walks away from Freddie when he knows that Michele is upstairs waiting for him. Ray's code clearly says that he only messes up men who can take care of themselves.
The look he gives us just before the screen cuts to black -- we just know those two kids are fucked. :D Such a great show.
Just binged this series and the tension this scene evoked was amazing, but Ray's smile and gaze into the camera at the end - priceless.
Absolute props to the team for having the patience and poise to leave the one 4th wall break for the very end. That last split second alone gave us a full season worth of context.
The reason why this scene left everything so up in the air, was because this show pulls no punches. The MC isn't bulletproof. In every battle he has been in, things could've gone just as bad for him as the person he was shooting at. You felt either one would've walked away from those fights, and this situation felt just like any of those. GREAT SHOW.
Absolutely right, but we can infer that he doesn’t see a threat there and thus that beautiful smile lol.
I have a feeling they're fucked. I'm halfway through season 3 and Ray has a talent for murder and violence that those two cannot possibly comprehend.
Cut to a slightly bruised and bloodied Ray picking the bodies up later that night after wrapping them in plastic...
@@skylined5534 yep, digging another hole in the desert..
@@Eyeball1975nowhere near the desert, btw.
Such a perfect ending and legitimately gave me goosebumps
Fun Fact: This actually happened to the actor/writer Scott Ryan when he was driving a cab for a living.
No way, is there a link to this? omg
I can’t think of a better end to any series than this, and must be near impossible to actually come up with a worthy final scene. Brilliant
See, now THIS is a perfect way to end an incredible series!
I swear that smile at the end was the scariest I have seen - right up there with Rutger Hauer's in the Hitchhiker and Freddie's .... perfect interpolation of a music score. A very strong ending.
By far the most satisfying ending i have ever seen in any series.. his last face! Finally saw the psychotic side of him at the very end but was beautiful! Goosebumps
To me they show in the very last seconds of the show. That we have been watching a psycopaat al along. Amazing ending.
The Shield had the greatest finale ever but this was great.
@@BishopWalters12 i havent seen the shield so i wouldnt know but thanks for the info il have to add that to my list
When I first watched this I knew what the beat of that song was but I could not for the life of me think of it, and once the “run” hit with Ray’s smile and look towards the camera I gave the show a standing ovation.
One of the best endings to a show I’ve seen. Wish the show would have kept going, but a perfect way to end it.
Anyone that thinks ray didnt come out of this situation on top havent watched the show
They could have done 5 more minutes on this episode. Or a post credits scene.
Just finished watching it. I’m saying he did, that final smile is your answer.
@@TXAslingr All of you demanding five more minutes, one more episode, a final final season. You're all actual heroin addicts. Content is content, this was art and iconic. Stop begging for something you don't deserve, and that isn't necessary. Cannot imagine how annoying it is for the team if it's this annoying for me to sit here seeing all of this begging.
@@TXAslingr No, it was perfect.
Such an underrated fantastic series! So good. And well done.
In my opinion it's not an underrated show. It's just a show that wasn't seen by the majority of the population because it wasn't advertised a lot and it was on for only 3 seasons but the seasons are super short. If it followed the majority of shows it maybe had a season and a half of episodes. However I thought the series was fantastically done in pretty much every aspect. I just wish he did more episodes but he didn't want to do the character anymore since it's been with him for like 20 years. I'm glad I saw the little movie called the Magician before the show because you can see how much better of an actor he has become. Also what's your opinion on if you think those two nitwits were contracted to take Ray out or if it was just two random killers?
his smile literally says that he actually misses the old times
pretty nice of the young men to pick their graves for Ray
When Ray looks me straight in the eye and the music says "run" I literally want to jump off the couch and flee the scene. It's like he's telling me to get moving because he doesn't want a witness for what he's about to do. I've never been caught so off guard by a fourth wall break, like all of a sudden I'm right there in the car with those two yobs and he's giving me a chance to get away. That eye contact gives me chills every time.
Show is criminally underrated, deserved a lot more recognition
When ray asked the guy in the back seat what he did for a living he said “little of this and little of that” which was the response ray gave the woman he had feelings for on the long ride across the country. Which makes me think maybe he’s a hired gun to kill ray.
If they knew who they were dealing with they wouldn’t have approached this situation so sloppily. They’re not professionals. We’ve seen how professionals approach Ray earlier in the series. They try to catch him unaware. He’s perfectly aware and in control in a situation like this. His smile removes all doubt.
That smile at the end, just before the fade to black and his enthusiastic look just before he says 'run', reminds me of the velocitaptors from 'Jurassic Park' just before they eat.
Cant say I've ever liked an Australian movie or series before ,but I love this one.
Not even snowtown or two hands, before well decent Ozzie crime films
*Mad Max wants to know your location*
@@skylined5534 michigan in the usa
Watch the Australian movie Animal Kingdom, not to be confused with the American series of the same name.
Has a similar feel to this, I’d say Scott pulled some inspiration from it.
Jack Irish.
What a great series. Very well
Made, laughed and cried throughout. This scene my heart was in my mouth thinking ray would be killed of. But that smile…. You just knew he’d be ok. He’s hard as a coffin nail
Ray was/is a very strategic thinker. There is no way, that he was not prepared for a situation like this.
That smile literally shows the audience EVERYTHING they need to know.
Best Series. I wish there was a 4th season
That scene when Ray breaks the 4th wall gives a bit of relief and joy after a few episodes of melancholy
Perfect ending.
You knew these two were going tits up and Ray Shoesmith is still out there driving his taxi forever.
I've watched the series 5 times now - Classic.
Ray is just calculating the maximum pain infliction while keeping his cab as clean as possible.
Single greatest 4th wall break of all time.
One of the top 10 shows I’ve ever watched.
Ray's smile is the living equivalent of the Donnie Darko bunny mask. Once you see it you can't unsee it. 😄
Ray is fictional.
Sparkle Motion is FACT
Yes, that's exactly right! The whole time watching I was bothered by "where have I seen this eerie smile before?". And here it clicked.
The smile says it all
Ray gave them multiple chances to get out but they kept saying "just a bit further" in to the darkness. He kept sighing knowing full well what was happening. In the end he breaks the 4th wall as a nod to The Magician, because just like him, we know where this is going. Run.
For people who couldn't understand the dialogue:
1:43 Pretty spooky out here,
hey, Dill?
Yeah, it's dark as.
Someone might die
out here tonight.
2:15 What do you reckon,
Dill?
Yeah. Maybe, eh?
One of the best things in tv ever.
I so love this show, such a shame there isn't more seasons. The ending was perfect. Someone is going to die but it isn't the magician.
I almost cry because of HOW THIS SHOW IS UNDERRATED.
I want to be famous for only one reasone- just to tell people : Guys, pelase watch MR. INBETWEEN
Perfect ending!
Breaking the fourth wall and looking down the barrel of the camera with that look… it’s just the perfect ending
Really good series. Ray was such a good character. Perfect ending.
Ray be like: “oh boy here I go killing again!”
That smile says it all .. brilliant show
They could have easily made another couple of seasons with Ray as a taxi driver...A roaming killer for hire it would have been epic
Probably if they ever bring the series back or do a movie; that would be the premise.
@@eventingirl001 it all started with a movie nearly 20 years ago mate. It's over.
No because this series is also about friendship
@@eventingirl001
You never know!
now you are taking it too far. that would be more hollywood nonsense. this was original stuff and the main man made the choice to pull the plug. basically he quit whilst he was ahead.
just finished this show and its refreshing to see a character that is unlike all these pusssified tragic men in American tv shows who die at the end or lose their edge and gives up. what an epic character, resilient and unyielding, ...eternal warrior.
What an awesome series. Loved it
"reckon somebody might die tonight"
Ray's smile: "Nah. More like 2 might."
💯. I’d say it’s a masterpiece . Beautiful writing. Beautiful understated acting. Just one of the most impressive pieces of TV I’ve watched.
Love the ending. The two jackals have no clue they’ve just walk in to a lions territory. An absolute alpha male lion. One that’s killed and killed and killed. They won’t be going home.
This is just one of the best shows ever, what an actor!
Still devastated this show ended. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it.
Be happy it had a good ending and didn’t jump the shark.
Just finished the series yesterday. Kinda tragic, in so much as Ray was trying to get out and start his life anew. But you can't change what you are, I guess. Great character.
I like the touch of him repeatedly stopping likely because he’s trying to not resort to violence. To them he seems spooked cause of the repeated stops but in reality he’s giving them multiple opportunities to leave lol
ray had the gun ready as soon as they went off the road
That 4th wall break coupled with the music and Ray smiling is the best ending I've ever seen to a show.
Get goosebumps every time that music kicks in! One of the only endings to a TV show that they got bang on. Brilliant!!
Man i love this show i could eatch clips all day....that smile done before they know whats up
They weren't incorrect though, someone was going to die out there that night... it's just that they got the someone or someones very badly wrong.