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Damages - Season 1
A law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator. They become embroiled in a class action lawsuit targeting one of the country's wealthiest CEOs.
December1969, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
26 March 1961, Gardena, California, USA
9 December 1945, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
23 February 1970, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
7 March 1959, Corona, New York, USA
5 July 1968, Long Beach, California, USA
12 October 1948, Israel
1 April 1972, New York City, New York, USA
19 December 1961, Jamaica, New York, USA
July 24, 2007
Damages is emphatically, and almost torturously, high-tension, and the pilot script is one of the most artfully crafted since the debut back in the 20th century of The Sopranos.
July 24, 2007
Damages is really two things: an impressively constructed thriller and an intriguing, timely exploration of what people at the apex of society will do to hold on to their power.
August 20, 2013
This is a suspense-driven story, fueled by such extreme behavior that there is no up and down and no right and wrong.
July 24, 2007
It gets riveting.
July 24, 2007
All these interactions are rendered in smart, layered compositions, with elements that crowd and obscure, colors that distract and focus your attention.
July 24, 2007
Despite its fantastic nature, the story is an onion with a thousand layers, each one a satisfying mystery of its own.
July 24, 2007
In among the camp, there's real intrigue.
July 24, 2007
Damages may be the best series in what's shaping up to be a bumper crop of high quality cable, and that's not a light statement. No piece is out of place here; the writing, the plotting, everything is in tune.
July 24, 2007
For everyone rooting for quality TV, everyone connected with "Damages" is a real hero.
March 15, 2017
Damages is a legal thriller in the tradition of John Grisham that, thanks to Ms. Close, also carries a hint of Fatal Attraction psychodrama.