Last season, Damages quickly became one of my “don’t miss” shows. It was full of plot twists, deep character development and enough conspiracy to make you stop missing X-Files (although conspiracy of a different beast, to be sure).
So you can imagine how forward I was looking to Damages‘ return. Well, it comes back to FX on Wednesday, January 7, and I’ve already seen the first two episodes (insert smug smile here).
Are you curious to know if the start of season two holds up to last’s season’s masterpiece? Read on, but beware there are some slight spoilers….
The short answer? Yes and no. I felt disappointed with the first episode, and overall, I found them both to be very slow-paced. However, there was some amazing setup going on, and I think we may be in for a real treat this season.
We left off last season with Ellen going to work for the FBI to bring down Patty, and we pretty much pick up right there, through the flashbacks anyway. We’ve got a similar structure to last season, staring with the present and having the bulk of the action take place through flashbacks. So like season one, we’ll know what is happening six months ahead, and we’ll get to see that play out in an interesting way as more and more details are filled in. This just added to the suspense and intrigue last season, so I am glad to see them use the unique story structure once again.
We are treated to some old favorites:
And some new characters are introduced:
I think a theme with Ellen that we are going to see for this season is revenge — is it worth it? Do I have the stuff to execute it? She’s got a beef with Frobisher (since she believes his men killed her fiance) and she’s not sure how she’s going to deal with that. And we know she wants to see Patty taken down, which is why she’s working for the FBI. Will she remain strong on that point, or get sucked into Patty’s lies? Season two may hold the answers for us.
All in all, I’m pretty excited for season two of Damages. It’s been a long wait!
First episode was pretty good. Definitely a little slower paced then most of the first season, but I think it was a great transition episode to tie the 2 episodes together.
I won’t be more specific since this isn’t the episode write up.
Looking forward to this season!