Damages: Season 1

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Damages: Season 2

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FX | The 101 | DirecTV | Season Premiere Date: July 24, 2007

Starring: Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, Željko Ivanek

Summary: Newly hired Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) enters the cutthroat world of New York attorney Patty Hewes (Glenn Close).

Creator: Todd A. Kessler and Daniel Zelman and Glenn Kessler

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E13. Because I Know Patty
Air Date: October 23, 2007
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S1:E12. There's No 'We' Anymore
Air Date: October 16, 2007
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S1:E11. I Hate These People
Air Date: October 9, 2007

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Mike Duffy

Damages is dynamite. And the fuse is lit. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

It demands commitment and a willingness to pay attention to the smallest bits of information, but it's also riveting. Once you decide to go take this case, you won't want to turn back. Read full review

Cynthia Fuchs

Interactions are rendered in smart, layered compositions, with elements that crowd and obscure, colors that distract and focus your attention. Such plot intricacies might appear contrived, but twisting even in the first episode suggests otherwise. Read full review

Jonathan Storm

A challenging and satisfying legal thriller. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Who's a villain and who's a hero here? Can you tell the pawns from the players? All excellent questions as we become absorbed in FX's latest thrill ride. Read full review

Nancy Franklin

The plot is difficult to follow - shot sequences, at least in the first two episodes, often pair sex and death (an FX trademark, practically; it’s the network that looks our animal selves in the eye), whether or not their pairing helps the story--but you’re strung along deftly enough so that you do want to know how it’s all going to play out. Read full review

Troy Patterson

By far the dumber and hammier of the two shows ["Saving Grace" is the other]. Read full review

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BetsyK.

Oct 31, 2007

This had me from beginning to end. Glenn Close and all the others put on the best TV suspense I have seen for a long time. Please FX, go another season. The word is just getting out.

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criticathome

Feb 5, 2012

Given the cast, i expected acting at least. This series is so thin, and depends on so many tricks, it's maddening. Maybe just the frustration has kept me watching. Characters seesaw from naive to hard as nails and so far, the actors have a hard time knitting those extremes into believableGiven the cast, i expected acting at least. This series is so thin, and depends on so many tricks, it's maddening. Maybe just the frustration has kept me watching. Characters seesaw from naive to hard as nails and so far, the actors have a hard time knitting those extremes into believable characters. I imagine them saying "how am I going to get into this" and then giving up and just reading the lines. The plot twists, bizarre as they are, get predictable because they repeat initial plot patterns. Disappointing.… Expand

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CharlieB

Jul 25, 2007

This is an instant hit! Glenn Close is superb!

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RisaD.

Oct 24, 2007

Excellent show. They left an opening for continuation (will Ellen catch Patti, did Frobisher really sustain a fatal wound, etc) Hmmm, I wonder.

1 of 2 users found this helpful

CarolM.

Sep 5, 2007

I enjoy this show and can't wait until the following week for the next episode. It is a little frustrating with the flashbacks but it is so compelling...Glenn Close looks like she is thoroughly enjoying playing such a high power meanie...and what a great job she does..Ted Danson I enjoy this show and can't wait until the following week for the next episode. It is a little frustrating with the flashbacks but it is so compelling...Glenn Close looks like she is thoroughly enjoying playing such a high power meanie...and what a great job she does..Ted Danson isn't quite as compelling but he is a complex figure..probably more truth about the Corporate World than we think! Yikes!… Expand

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Sir_Poopo

Jan 21, 2012

The best thing about this series is the story-telling method in which a small piece of the future is revealed at the beginning, and the rest of the season is spent doling out details in bits and pieces. Each episode leaves the viewer with a cliff-hanger ending ensuring your addiction. TheThe best thing about this series is the story-telling method in which a small piece of the future is revealed at the beginning, and the rest of the season is spent doling out details in bits and pieces. Each episode leaves the viewer with a cliff-hanger ending ensuring your addiction. The cast is great; excellent acting values all around. The director's hand is invisible, and the writing is good. This show loses a few points for select weak moments at the hands of the lighting, hair, and costume design departments. From time to time interior and exterior lighting angles don't match creating that "something is not quite right but I can't put my finger on it" feeling. Hair and clothing are 95% right on with that occasional "my grandmother helped me with this" choice thrown in just to keep the viewer guessing. Big points lost for Zeljko Ivanek's horrible southern accent.… Expand

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thecritical1

Oct 31, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You can't really judge a show till it's over. This, along with the Sopranos are the finest examples of shows that would have rated very high were it not for the awful finales. But where the writers for the sopranos simply failed to do their job, these writers failed to do it well. Nothing bothers me more than plot holes and unfortunately the finale was riddled with them. The most outrageous of them being Patrick Scully, a man willing to testify in court for immunity in a weak case for attemted murder, doesn't hesitate to put himself in an open and shut case of second degree murder. Keeping in mind the man has never killed more than a dog before, i find it nearly impossible to believe. Also, Ellen not only doesn't turn in the woman who tried to have her killed but she gives up a promising career. Not one part of this finale made a bit of sense. It's like the writers just started smoking crack.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: July 11, 2012
Season 4

78
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: July 13, 2011
Season 3

81
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 25, 2010
Season 2

81
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 7, 2009
Season 1

75
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 24, 2007
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  S1:E13. Because I Know Patty
  Air Date: October 23, 2007
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  S1:E12. There's No 'We' Anymore
  Air Date: October 16, 2007
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  S1:E11. I Hate These People
  Air Date: October 9, 2007
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  S1:E10. Sort of Like a Family
  Air Date: October 2, 2007
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  S1:E9. Do You Regret What We Did?
  Air Date: September 25, 2007
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  S1:E8. Blame the Victim
  Air Date: September 18, 2007
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  S1:E7. We Are Not Animals
  Air Date: September 11, 2007
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  S1:E6. She Spat at Me
  Air Date: September 4, 2007
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  S1:E5. A Regular Earl Anthony
  Air Date: August 21, 2007
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  S1:E4. Tastes Like a Ho Ho
  Air Date: August 14, 2007
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  S1:E3. And My Paralyzing Fear of Death
  Air Date: August 7, 2007
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  S1:E2. Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker
  Air Date: July 31, 2007
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  S1:E1. Get Me a Lawyer
  Air Date: July 24, 2007