Jul 09, 2012 damages doesnt kick off swan song season until wednesday 98c on directvs audience network, but a recent promo has already revealed the big mystery at the center of the 10episode e. But she has waited until damages to make her regular appearance on our television screens, delivering a modern and dramatic take on the traditional lawyer genre. Hunters season 1s twist ending ruined the shows premise. The fifth and final season of the legal drama series damages premiered july 11, 2012 on the directv owned audience network concluding on september 12, 2012. Damages doesnt kick off swan song season until wednesday 98c on directvs audience network, but a recent promo has already revealed the big mystery at the center of the 10episode e. For almost the entire season, viewers are led to believe that hes a holocaust survivor who seeks justice for war crimes. Damages, season 1 2007 damages, season 2 2009 damages, season 5 2012 damages, season 3 2010 damages. An attempt on ellens life is made as well, and both attacks stem from. Heres why the hunters season 1 finale damages the shows reputation and story while simultaneously securing the shows future storyline.
Patty could never be too much of an evildoer beyond season one, because it would have gotten harder and harder to justify ellens continued involvement with her. Shortly after the firstseason finale of fxs damages. Damages ends with a trademark flash forward a few years into the future. Oct 26, 2007 shortly after the firstseason finale of fxs damages, asked the series creators todd a. Sep 15, 2012 a summation of seasons 1 5, from patty hewes perspective created in celebration of the finale of one of the greatest shows ever made by pattyhewesbian. Hewes represents a group of employees who are suing frobisher in a classaction suit after he sold his company, leaving. In the final season of the awardwinning legal thriller, powerhouse attorney patty hewes threetime emmy and twotime golden globe winner glenn close and her exprotegee ellen parsons rose byrne face off in a fatal double showdown.
The first involves a wrongfuldeath suit brought against channing. Damages series finale burning questions answered tvline. Back in ellens office, patty drops by to deliver an updated witness list, the one that now includes rutger simon. This intense, twistfilled, and breakneckpaced series takes a threepronged approach as a legal thriller, gripping murder mystery, and adrenalinefueled character study, delving into and illuminating the characters personal lives. Damages season 1 recap all spoilers, all the time i started late. The photos are leaked to the press, ending phils bid for energy secretary.
The fifth season was released on dvd in region 1 on july 16, 20. Jul 14, 2017 because the fate of fxs awardwinning legal drama damages is unclearbarring an eleventh hour reprievethe final episode of season 3 could wind up being the serpentine thrillers series finale. Watch damages season 1, episode because i know patty. Boss, season 2 2012 the killing, season 4 2015 revenge, season 4 2014 the good wife, the complete series 2018 scandal, season 7.
In it, patty goes to extremes to win her case against unr, while ellens monthslong mission for revenge builds to an explosive conclusion. It consisted of thirteen episodes, bringing the series total to 26. It would be useful also if people i love damages but not this season. After five seasons of backstabbing and whodunits not to mention a lifesaving leap from fx to directv damages adjourned for good wednesday night with an episode that saw the epic feud. Damages, the fx legal thriller, has a slippery story line the. Check out a video of the series finale of damages season 5 episode 1 but you dont do that anymore which airs wednesday, september 12 2012. The second season of the fx legal drama series damages premiered on january 7, 2009 and concluded on april 1, 2009. A few weeks ago on the set of damages, the fx legal thriller, glenn. Tate donovan reacts to the season premieres shocking twist the most important part of the show for us is ellen and patty their. As damages races into its fifth and final season premieres wed. Well season 1 is truly the best season of damages so i heavily recommend you watch to know whats going on to a certain extent.
The first season of the fx legal drama series damages premiered on july 24, 2007 and concluded on october 23, 2007. The season has 10 episodes, making a series total of 59 episodes. Relive the best moments of damages season 1 in our online video. One of them is just a fun thing that really only has an impact as we look forward, but the other, which deals with meyer. As i said in last weeks more vicious take down of damages season 2, there was nothing in the finale that could. Et on directvs audience network, close is looking back on pattys worst decisions, laughing uncontrollably on set, lesbian subtext, a damages movie and more. The fifth and final season of the legal drama series damages premiered july 11, 2012 on the. Kessler, daniel zelman and glenn kessler to fill in some blanks. Header slider patty hewes, a charismatic and cunning highstakes civil litigator, is after a twobilliondollar settlement for the defrauded employees of arthur frobishers defunct company. Series 2 follows cutthroat legal dogooder patty hewes glenn close as she goes after the murderous ceo of a rapacious energy company, while pattys nolongernaive associate ellen parsons rose. The show is slightly unusual in that two ends of a story unwind at the same time. In the fifth and final series, patty glenn close and ellen rose byrne are pitted against one another in two separate cases.
Ellen tries to get herself back into the mix as patty and frobisher fight it out at the deposition. Tate donovan reacts to the season premieres shocking twist the most important part of the show for us is ellen and patty their relationship and what makes them tick, zelman says. Patty hewes close is a leading and feared litigator. Now the show is focusing on war and not more corporate cases which i liked. The first season of the fx legal drama series damages premiered on july 24, 2007 and. Damages was created by brothers todd and glenn kessler along with daniel zelman, each of whom served as executive producers and contributed seven scripts for the. Sep, 2012 nathan lane gregory hines glenn close hosting the 1995 tony awards duration. With glenn close, rose byrne, tate donovan, zachary booth. Damages is a legal thriller set in the world of new york city highstakes litigation.
So after the events of season one, damages became more about the psychological tugofwar between the two women. Patty is healing nicely, looking very grey gardens with her headscarf and shades in the hamptons. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. We need to talk about that big hunters season 1 twist ending. Hunters season 1 revolves around a vigilante squad formed by meyer offerman.
After patty leaves, ellen flies into a rage and throws everything off her desk, a move damages fans will remember patty pulling in season 1. Damages was created by brothers todd and glenn kessler, along with daniel zelman, each of whom served as executive producer and contributed four scripts for the season, including the premiere and the finale. Even though the season 2 finale of damages was 90 minutes long, i wasnt sure how theyd resolve everything. I really enjoyed the guest appearances by ted danson and so many others. Oct 23, 2007 watch damages season 1, episode because i know patty. The creators of damages, an intricate legal drama on fx, favor an. Ellen is talking to her fiances grave about a new job offer and boyfriend, and forgiving patty. The series, which provides a view into the true nature of power and succes. Season 1 of damages premiered on july 24, 2007 on fx. Isaiah wilsons mother is all of us, as black twitter crowns her the real mvp of the 2020 nfl draft. The only piece of pattys wardrobe i dont love sunglasses.
Shortly after the firstseason finale of fxs damages, asked the series creators todd a. The complete collection 2017 viewers also bought see all. With that in mind, were gonna list the main questions that have been burning in our brains since the second season premiere ended. Season one of the dense and timetangled glenn close legal thriller damages begins with a flashforward. The next day, ellen warns helmut torben that rutger has. All 66 songs featured in damages season 1 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Nathan lane gregory hines glenn close hosting the 1995 tony awards duration. Even though she did confess to ellen that she did it on season 2, patty may have done that to protect ellen. It is entirely possible that she may not be behind ellens attack. Tvline the season and the series seemed to be building to this big.
To the extent that the audience wanted to see pattys comeuppance. What broke pattys heart damages series finale youtube. Damages season 5 finale series finale 2012 tv equals. The first season focuses on the frobisher case and the murder mystery involving ellens discussion in the interrogation room and its subsequent offshoots. The third season of the fx legal drama series damages premiered on january 25, 2010 and concluded on april 19, 2010. Patty hewes managed to drop the charges against allen and reopend the police investigation for the murder of david. Unfortunately, larry popped up again later in the episode, gunning downfrobisher in the middle of. What happened on the damages season 1 finale answers. Damages series finale but you dont do that anymore. For this thrillingly comprehensive, pungent, psychologically satisfying finale we forgive you, falsely stagnant midseason.
With all of the show being about shades of grey in peoples characters, the ending is literally and figuratively black and white. The season 1 finale of hunters features a couple major twists. The two briefly make eye contact, but do not speak. A law school graduate becomes the protegee of a successful highstakes litigator. In the vein of 24 and other modern series, damages focuses on one court case, with many subplots and undercurrents. Attorney patty hewes hires a new associate, ellen parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin arthur frobisher. Hotshot, highstakes, new york city attorney patty hewes hires a new associate, the bright, ambitious, but somewhat naive ellen parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin billionaire arthur frobisher. If you really want to be successful and still have a family, people who. Because the fate of fxs awardwinning legal drama damages is unclearbarring an eleventh hour reprievethe final episode of season 3 could wind up. Damages was created by brothers todd and glenn kessler along with daniel zelman, each of whom served as executive producers and contributed seven scripts for the season, including the premiere and the finale.
When ellen asks patty why she leaked them to the press, patty refuses to give her reasons. Patty tells ellen that she knows ellen sent the photos to her. To win at all costs, sometimes you pay the ultimate price. The next day, ellen warns helmut torben that rutger has turned on them. It consisted of episodes, bringing the series total to 39.
Apr 18, 2012 123 ending or cancelled tv shows for the 201112 tv season part 1 august 28, 2012. While s1 and s3 were well thought out, well paced and built up to a satisfying finale, this season was overly complicated, too many characters and an ending that just seemed put together with no real planning behind it. Unfortunately, larry popped up again later in the episode, gunning downfrobisher in the middle of the open field from which hed hoped torebuild. Ellen is cleared of murder charges while frobisher agrees to settle with his former employees. The first involves a wrongfuldeath suit brought against.
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