Damages poised to change drastically as sophomore season nears finale

I think both seasons are amazing! And I am waiting the next season(s)anxiously. On the another hand I think all the people involved on Damages second season deserve an Emmy.

I liked both seasons. For season 3 it could be that Ellen will be gone, or she'll join the D.A.'s office or another private firm and fight Patty and her team in court, or maybe we'll find her as Frobisher's new legal counsel. Wouldn't that be a twist. I'd like to continue seeing Patty's relationship with her son. He pushes her buttons like no one else.

Actually, I'm one that really, really likes this season. Last season, I think, was fantastic, don't get me wrong, and I'm not going to compare the two simply and say "x is better than y".

But I will say that season two has been far more subtle (am I the only TV watcher who likes that kind of thing?), and further I've really enjoyed Rose's performance of Ellen. For me, it is a pitch-perfect response for the circumstances, and not simply just "sad" or "mopey"; she has flashes of anger and ironic detachment, amongst other things, that are acted beautifully. Unlike others, I appreciate the general depression that seems completely logical, and I don't think it's monotone. The hallucination scene, for example, was revelatory. For me, it was last season where I don't think Ellen was a particularly nuanced character and that particularly the early Ellen fell a little flat given the sheer amount of screen time(though she got better towards the end).

As to the narrative, the second season, I think, doesn't go for as many constant thrills as opposed to for the slower burn of constantly developing power/position struggles. They're both present in both seasons, I'd argue, but focus has shifted more to the latter. Given that I really enjoy both, I'm loving the second season at least as much as the first.

I will say, though, that there are an awfully great number of threads that need to get tied up pretty soon. I'm waiting to see what happens, and am actually pretty excited.

Season one was great but this season is just brilliant. MUCH more fast-paced. can't wait to see how Patty gets out of this.

I don't think season 2 is as brilliant as season 1 (so far) but that's like comparing two great novels. They are both very good but one has to be better than the other of course. FX has greenlit season 3 and despite the lackluster ratings I think they will go forward for the 3rd season. The producers said they have mapped out the six seasons and Although Close is signed on for six seasons it may not last that long.

" By the end of this season, Ellen will surely know the truth about what Patty and Pete tried to do to her."

Didn't we see Pete tell the guy who attacked Ellen that "my boss can never know what we did"? I thought it was Pete acting on his own...

Ouch...

TV Squad ignores Damages all season long and then publishes a spoiler-filled recap without marking it as such.

i think the producers already said they have a six seasons plan and glenn close is on contract for that long as well, although, it'd be a miracle for it to get pass next season with the current rating.
this season has been really slow, definitely not enjoying it as much as last season...but last episode's reveal finally got my attention again.

When we learned that Patty was the one that Ellen was pointing the gun at, I also had the exact same thought...what on earth can they do next season? You are very right in the driving force of the past 2 seasons is David's murder and Ellen's attack. Once everything is out in the open where do they go from here? I mean we all know that Patty(Glenn Close) isn't going to die or be taken in by the FBI and go to jail. I trust in the creators though. They have done a great job thus far, and I doubt they would have gotten green lighted for next season if they didn't inform FX of their intention for this season and the third. They are probably like the Lost producers, who already know where the story is going and how things are going to end up, it's just actually getting there that is the tough part.

I still call it one of the top dramas on TV today. The writing and the acting are just top notch.

Really? Really?

You think this season has been even more tension-filled than last season?

We must be watching two very different shows then. While I absolutely loved last season for the most part, I've been having difficulty in really caring what happens to them. But now that Ellen's big confrontation with Patty is coming due (after the last episode), hopefully things will get better for the final stretch.