Ray Hall

Ray Hall is a character in Amazon Prime original series ***Panic***.

Swaggering, obnoxious, and provocative, Ray comes from a long line of criminals and trailer trash–and is more than happy to be the public bearer of that proud heritage. Having been told his whole life that he is going nowhere, Ray’s strength comes in nihilistic form–no future means no fear of what’s coming.

## Physical Appearance

His most prominent features are his blue eyes and brown curly hair. He is also known for his broad/muscular figure and being either shirtless or having on a shirt that is unbuttoned, complimented with jean short cut-offs or plain distressed jeans. His body is adorned with many tattoos.

## Throughout Panic

Ray plans to win Panic this year, following the tradition of his older brother Luke, years before him. He is seemingly fearless and has nothing to lose from competing, so he is a big contender.

He is well-known in Carp due to his popularity in high school, reputation with women, and his father, who was imprisoned for life for allegedly shooting a ranger in the back.

## Relationships

### Luke Hall

Ray has a close relationship with Luke as he was the one who basically raised him (with their mom passing and dad in jail). Ray seems to look up to him and cares for him deeply. He begins to worry when he realizes Luke has been setting up bets for Panic, and when Luke becomes the prime suspect for the hit and run of Dodge's sister, with the latter being revealed to be a setup. Sadly, Luke later gets attacked and ends up in the hospital, with Ray and Sarah visiting him everyday while he is in recovery.

### Heather Nill

*Main article: Heather and Ray*
Ray knew Heather since they were children, even going as far as spreading a rumor about her being pregnant when she threw up on an 8th grade school trip. His interest in her first sparked when she jumped from Pilot's Point, which a fifty foot jump, in the first panic challenge. Since then, he has placed himself in her vicinity, shamelessly flirting with her and offering to help her with challenges. She offends him by saying she's rather die, which he repeats when he sees her next at the Player's Ball. He stares at her while making out with another girl, and when she leaves, he follows her into the parking lot. They sit on Dodge's car and have a heart to heart of sorts, with them being honest with each other, and Ray pointing out how much they have in common. They end up kissing until a sound startles Heather. They split up when there is a commotion at the party, and they realize a judge was a the party.

Ray sees her days later when Ruby's sister, who is Heather's neighbor, is throwing a part for her daughter. He invites her on a cruise on his boat with his friends later in the day. She tries to decline, saying that they were drunk when they made out and he was only trying to cheer her up. He questions her, to which she thanks him for the invite and steps away from him. She ends up going, much to his relief, and they open up about their parents and their struggles. Ray later tosses her in the water where they mess around for a bit before docking back to shore. Ray grabs her arm as soon as his friends leave the boat and kisses her, which leads to them hooking up. At the Graybill challenge, her corners her when she separates from Natalie and Dodge, and again begins kissing her. It gets heated after a while and he grabs a condom out of his bag. Seeing her a bit visibly shaken, he asks if she's okay and if it's her first time. She denies, it saying he does this all the time so what's the big deal. This hurts him, due to him having real feelings for Heather, and he decides to leave. Heather, confused, reminds him he's slept with a hundred girls and yet won't sleep with her. He calls her a mistake, leaving her hurt. Later, the house catches on fire and everyone evacuates. When Ray gets outside, he sees that Heather is missing and immediately goes in after her. He failed to find her and looks visibly distraught watching the house burn, believing she is in there.

Days later, he is seen at the hospital, stolen flowers in hand, on his way to Heather's room, but backs out after seeing Bishop enter it first. He then proceed to mope in his boat, staring at pictures on her Instagram profile. It isn't until Heather shows up at his house that they speak again, and Heather chickens out in confronting him about staying quiet about their hookup. Heather is at the Demolition Derby with Natalie and sees Ray win. She doesn't approach him after and opts for talking to Bishop. Ray is seen later on watching then and walks off looking defeated.

### Sarah Miller

Sarah is his half sister, but it isn't discovered until episode 7 of the show. She is shown to not care for Ray's 'asshole' act, and warns him about getting close to Heather, saying she hates it when one of the good ones gets broken. Being a year younger than him, she does not participate in Panic, but supports him nonetheless, even going as far not ratting him or anyone else out after getting arrested in episode 2 when police raid the Walk-the-Plank challenge. She is seen at Ray's house and even on his boat a number of times, and accompanies him to visit Luke while he's in the hospital.

### Dodge Mason

*Main article: Ray and Dodge*
Ray barely acknowledged Dodge during high school, it was only when he signed up for Panic that Ray began paying attention. He sees Dodge as a threat, and uses whatever tactics he can to discourage or threaten him from playing Panic, even going as far as using a laser pointer to make him slip during a challenge, which later leads to a fight between the two. Unbeknownst to Ray, Dodge has an entirely different reason for disliking Ray, believing his older brother is the cause of Dayna, Dodge's sister's, accident. He hears it from Bishop of all people, and confronts Luke about, who denies it, explaining his alibi about being in county jail at the time. He tells Dodge this the next time he sees him, and Dodge confesses he knows and realized that Cortez lied to him and his family. Dodge apologizes, and devises a plan with Ray to get revenge on the Sherriff.

## Notes and Trivia

* Ray is the "Collector" and is responsible for collecting the pot of money that the players will compete for.
* Ray has plethora of tattoos seen in the show.
	+ A cowboy boot on his finger, a fish on his upper left arm, tally marks on his left shoulder blade, and one on his hip.
* In the show, Lauren Oliver wanted Ray to play a bigger part, so his character was greatly expanded from his role in the book.
* Ray has a different surname in the novel; Hanrahan.

## Gallery

* Promotional
* Season 1 Screencaps