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Damages

2007–2012 · 5 seasons, 59 episodes · ended

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Seasons and episodes Damages

Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.

Season 1

2007 · 13 episodes · about 11h · 7.9/10

Still: Get Me a Lawyer1. Get Me a Lawyer55 min · 8.2/10

Attorney Patty Hewes hires a new associate, Ellen Parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin Arthur Frobisher. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing Frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. Ellen is unaware that her best friend, Katie Connor, is working for Frobisher.

Still: Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker2. Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker50 min · 7.8/10

Ellen convinces Katie to testify against Arthur Frobisher, which has him considering drastic measures. Patty begins to question if Katie is giving honest and accurate testimony.

Still: And My Paralyzing Fear of Death3. And My Paralyzing Fear of Death50 min · 7.6/10

Patty receives a mysterious threat at her office that could destroy her case against Arthur Frobisher. Ellen continues to struggle with the demands of her new job at Hewes and Associates.

Still: Tastes Like a Ho-Ho4. Tastes Like a Ho-Ho50 min · 8.1/10

Katie is getting ready for her upcoming deposition in the Frobisher case while Gregory withholds information that could be even more important that Katie's.

Still: A Regular Earl Anthony5. A Regular Earl Anthony50 min · 7.7/10

Tom Shayes considers his options as Patty continues to strain to keep her clients happy. Arthur tells Ray that he needs to put more pressure on Patty to make the case go away.

Still: She Spat at Me6. She Spat at Me50 min · 7.7/10

Patty tries to find out what Gregory knows about the case. Arthur Frobisher tries a new strategy to save his family and his money. David and Ellen have strains on their relationship as Lila tries to reenter David's life.

Still: We Are Not Animals7. We Are Not Animals50 min · 7.7/10

Tom and Ellen think that Patty is trying to control them so they decide to make an alliance and keep information from her. Patty must keep Gregory Malina secure until his deposition because her case will fall apart without it.

Still: Blame the Victim8. Blame the Victim50 min · 7.6/10

Ellen gets some bad news from her parents. Arthur Frobisher and his team do everything they can to keep things going their way while a witness remains missing.

Still: Do You Regret What We Did?9. Do You Regret What We Did?50 min · 7.7/10

Patty Hewes and Arthur Frobisher continue to struggle for dominance as the deposition nears.

Still: Sort of Like a Family10. Sort of Like a Family50 min · 7.8/10

Ellen tries to get herself back into the mix as Patty and Frobisher fight it out at the deposition.

Still: I Hate These People11. I Hate These People50 min · 8.4/10

Patty offers Ellen her job back, however, Ellen declines but volunteers to keep helping Patty with the Frobisher case. Lila is back, and bringing more havoc into David and Ellen's lives. Patty uses the newly acquired evidence to blackmail Ray, and offers him an ultimatum.

Still: There's No 'We' Anymore12. There's No 'We' Anymore50 min · 8.5/10

Patty finally posts bail for Ellen as Frobisher learns about a tape made by Gregory Malina that could ruin him.

Still: Because I Know Patty13. Because I Know Patty50 min · 8.2/10

Ellen talks Patty into defending her in exchange for the Gregory Malina videotape.

Season summaries5 seasons, 59 episodes

Season 1

2007 · 13 episodes · about 11h · TMDB 7.9

Most of the season follows two different timelines. The primary timeline begins with Ellen Parsons' recruitment by Patty Hewes to "Hewes & Associates" and follows proceedings of a class action lawsuit against Arthur Frobisher by his former employees, whom Patty represents. The initial episodes follow Patty's attempts to capture potential witness Gregory Malina through Katie Connor. The arc further details Malina's involvement with Frobisher's lawyer Ray Fiske and the pressure Patty brings to bear on Fiske on Malina's subsequent death. The narrative includes multiple flashforwards of the alternative timeline, set approximately six months after Ellen's appointment, until both timelines converge in the penultimate episode of the season. The alternative timeline details the attack on Ellen, her arrest for the murder of her fiancé David Connor, and the subsequent murder investigation.

Season 2

2009 · 13 episodes · TMDB 8.0

The second season, like the first, follows two different timelines. The primary timeline follows Patty, Ellen, and Tom as the firm goes up against an energy company who have engaged in unethical practices. A former lover of Patty's, Daniel Purcell, brings the matter to her attention, but then inexplicably backs out, leaving Patty up against UNR CEO Walter Kendrick and his fierce lawyer Claire Maddox. Meanwhile, Ellen works with the FBI to bring down Patty, while also seeking revenge on Arthur Frobisher for his presumed role in her fiance's death. Ellen is unaware that Patty is suspicious of her, and that Frobisher's criminal connections appear to extend to her new friend Wes. A second timeline takes place six months later, when Ellen meets with an unknown person in a hotel room, and subsequently appears to shoot them.

Season 3

2010 · 13 episodes · TMDB 7.3

Set a year after season two, Patty's focus now rests on Louis Tobin, the patriarch of a wealthy family, who has just confessed to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in Wall Street history. The government has tasked Hewes and Shayes with finding the Tobins' hidden money and uncovering any evidence that other family members had knowledge of the fraud. Ellen Parsons has taken a job at the New York District Attorney's office, but she finds herself being pulled further and further back into Patty's orbit. Tom, who had invested with Tobin, has lost 70% of his net worth, as have numerous others he helped invest. He struggles to keep his involvement from interfering with the case and secret from Patty.

Season 4

2011 · 10 episodes · TMDB 6.8

The fourth season takes place two years after the Tobin case. Ellen has moved on with her life. Now an attorney at her old mentor's firm, she's content with her cases and colleagues. Deep down, however, she wants a bigger challenge. When she discovers her friend has been through a traumatic experience while working for High Star, a private security firm hired by the U.S. government to carry out special missions in Afghanistan, she suspects foul play and asks Patty for help. Patty knows that trying a case against High Star can make Ellen's career. Or ruin it. It was inspired by recent events and controversies surrounding Blackwater Security Consulting.

Season 5

2012 · 10 episodes · TMDB 7.7

In the final season of Damages, Patty and Ellen are pitted against one another in two separate cases. The first involves a wrongful-death suit brought against Channing McClaren, the founder of a whistleblowing web site, who's implicated in the death of a trader for an investment firm. In the other case, Ellen is called as a witness to testify against Patty in the custody battle with Patty's son, Michael.

Episodes run about 50 min. Last episode: September 12, 2012

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What is it about? Damages

Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.

Genres: mystery, drama, crime. Themes: murder, lawyer, trial, female protagonist, psychological thriller, woman lawyer.

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Details Damages

Poster: Damages
First episode
July 24, 2007
Last episode
September 12, 2012
Status
ended
Network
FX
Country
United States
Original language
English
Rating
TV-MA
Studios
KZK Productions, FX Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Bluebush Productions

Frequently asked questions

How many seasons does Damages have?

5 seasons, 59 episodes. The last episode aired September 12, 2012.

Who’s in Damages?

Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, Campbell Scott, Noah Bean, Željko Ivanek, Martin Short, Anastasia Griffith, and William Hurt. Created by Allen Coulter, Todd A. Kessler, and Glenn Kessler.

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