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Released 31 August 2009

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Damages: Season 2 (15)

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Damages is the spiritual successor to those John Grisham thrillers churned out in the ’90s — just like The Firm, The Pelican Brief et al, it has a chipper greenhorn (Rose Byrne) who journeys into the dark world of big-money litigation, quickly learning there’s a toll to pay. Like Season 1, there’s a high-stakes case (this time involving a Big Energy Corp suspected of chemical pollution) and a flashback-intensive ‘whowunnit’ to keep you guessing who prevails. It’s total hokum, with all the weight of a gnat’s top hat and yawny sub-plots, but it’s boosted by terrific turns from Ted Danson, William Hurt and a great Glenn Close as powersuited predator Patty Hewes.

Reviewer: Nick de Semlyen

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Average user rating for Damages: Season 2

No where near as good as season 1.

Season 1 was a five star thriller, incredibly tense, wonderful characters and acting, loads of great twists and turns and it stuck to it's format (back and forth flashbacks) very well. The second season just balls it up completely. I found many episodes to be rather boring, and the whole attempted murder on Ellen ruined, the story seems to contradict itself on quite a few occasions, which is such a shame as this was the strongest aspect of season 1. Basically, really quite a big let-down, and I ... Read More

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