The dramatic events of this series depict the struggles of Ellen Parason, who is a brilliant and great lawyer; she works at Hewes & Associates before the death of her husband, David. In season one of the series ' Damages' focuses on Patty Hewes, who seeks to overcome and shuts out the billionaire Arthur, so she brings Ellen Parason to work with her.
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.
All these interactions are rendered in smart, layered compositions, with elements that crowd and obscure, colors that distract and focus your attention.
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.
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.
