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Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

  • Summary: Picked up by DirecTV's Audience Network, season four has Patty and Ellen working on a wrongful death case against Howard T. Erickson (John Goodman), whose company supplied security for the government.
  • Genre(s): Drama, Suspense
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Jul 13, 2011
    91
    The first two hours are marked by surprising twists and betrayals. TV's most cunning series is back in session.
  2. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jul 12, 2011
    80
    Patty returns to the unanswered question that Ellen asked her last season: "Is it worth it?" For viewers, yes, it is.
  3. Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Jul 13, 2011
    80
    Damages returns to spiteful, vindictive and wildly entertaining life Wednesday night after resuscitation by satellite-television provider DirecTV.
  4. Damages isn't on the level of 'The Sopranos,' but, like Ellen Parsons, it knows what it's about these days. And if you want to see some prime, grade-A Acting, well, you could do a lot worse.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 5 out of 12
  1. I love this series. I did not catch on to it until season 3 so I watched 1 and 2 on line. Season 4 starts with a bang. So well casted. I don't think I blink until it is over and then it's like "oh no!!!" Look forward to it every week. Expand
  2. 8
    The show is great. Watch it...................................................................................................................................... Expand
  3. All the flash backs, repeated endlessly, look like lazy writers trying to fill in the hour for more commercials. And the flash forwards are very irritating. Not to mention the *endless* coincidences. Not to mention Glen Close overacting constantly. Not to mention the incredible negligence in simple security consciousness of the main characters (e.g. cellphones and other spying). Not to mention my favourite... Well, I will mention it: DO YOU KNOW HOW HARD it is to hit a car at a cross-street dead center? Jeeeeezus. What a load of crap this show is. Expand
  4. I enjoyed the first 3 seasons immensley. Unfortunately, Season 4 is a shocker. It is obviously produced by the B-team this time, and it was a con-job of the network to initially lead me to believe this would be another great season. If you have never watched Damages and were turned off with this season ... all I can say is you are right ... but Seasons 1,2, and 3 will not disappoint you. Collapse

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