danowen.blogspot.com - 3/2/2009
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Spoilers. Season 2 has yet to grip me like season 1 had by this stage; it's more a case of trying to summon enthusiasm to pull you through each episode. The storyline is relatively straight-forward on the surface (multi-billion dollar energy...
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DAMAGES 2.5 - "I Agree, It Wasn't Funny"
danowen.blogspot.com 3/16/2009 — As I revealed last Monday, I'm not going to review Damages in the usual way for the rest of this season. Instead, here are some brief thoughts from me...A lot happens in this fifth episode, although I'm finding it difficult to keep track of everything. Maybe that's because I just don't care ...
DAMAGES 2.6 - "A Pretty Girl In A Leotard"
danowen.blogspot.com 3/24/2009 — Recap: Whilst Ultima National Resources (UNR) continue to bury evidence that links the company to the water pollution of West Virginia, Patty uses a TV interview to accuse UNR's boss Walter Kendrick of the murder of Daniel Purcell’s wife. Claire Maddox uses this to end her affair with Daniel ...
Yet Another Reason to Tune into DAMAGES
thetvaddict.com 1/5/2009 —
If remarkable performances by the manipulative and brilliant Patty Hewes (Emmy shoe-in Glenn Close) and her deceptively demure legal protégée Ellen Parsons (Australian newcomer Rose Byrne) weren’t reason enough to get you tune in to DAMAGES ...
DAMAGES 2.2 – "Burn It, Shred It, I Don't Care"
danowen.blogspot.com 2/23/2009 — We're still in the primordial soup of the season, trying to ascertain how various characters connect and get a handle on how the storyline is playing. The writers certainly appear to have cast a wider net than last year -- what with the FBI sting being orchestrated for Patty (Glenn Close), the ...
DAMAGES 2.7 - "New York Sucks"
danowen.blogspot.com 4/1/2009 — Recap: Ellen is stunned to hear that Frobisher is the plaintiff against URN but Patty explains to Ellen that using him could help strengthen their case and shed light on David's murder.As Katie frets over the murder of rogue policeman Eliot Tolken, two men are arrested after being spotted ...
Sepinwall on TV: 'Damages' season two review
sepinwall.blogspot.com 1/6/2009 — In today's column, I review the new season of "Damages" : It took nearly two hours into the new season of FX's "Damages" for me to remember why I don't like it. The show, like its main character -- amoral lawyer Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) -- can be intoxicating at times, all shiny surfaces and ...
Damages dropped
danowen.blogspot.com 3/9/2009 — Don't worry, it hasn't been axed. I'm just stopping my weekly reviews of Damages. I'm quite enjoying season 2, don't get me wrong, but it's clearly the kind of show that's plot-driven and difficult to review without just regurgitating the narrative too much. I should have held out for the ...
Review: 'Damages'
latimesblogs.latimes.com 1/7/2009 — Can the second season of FX's delicious 'Damages,' starring Glenn Close and including Rose Byrne, Ted Danson, William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden, possibly surpass the first? Yes.
DAMAGES 2.10 - "London. Of Course"
danowen.blogspot.com 4/28/2009 — ||SPOILERS|| I'm no longer sure if Rose Byrne is a good actress, or not. She certainly has a stock collection of reactions to whatever twist or revelation is thrown up each week; usually involving little nods, pensive smiles and a slightly ajar jaw. There's probably a fun drinking game in ...
Sepinwall on TV: 'Damages' season two review
nj.com 1/6/2009 — It took nearly two hours into the new season of FX's "Damages" for me to remember why I don't like it. The show, like its main character -- amoral lawyer Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) -- can be intoxicating at times,...