9.0/104 votesLoading...#1 - But You Don't Do That Anymore
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 9/12/2012
Series Finale: While looking to use Michael Hewes' custody hearing to bring down Patty (Glenn Close), Ellen (Rose Byrne) is double-crossed by a key witness in the McClaren trial.
Director: Glenn Kessler
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
8.3/103 votesLoading...#2 - Have You Met the Eel Yet?
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2012
A hacker claims to have pertinent information about the leak at Princefield; Patty’s former colleague offers her services to Ellen.
Director: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Hans Tobeason
8.0/107 votesLoading...#3 - I Hate These People
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/9/2007
Patty offers Ellen her job back, however, Ellen declines but volunteers to keep helping Patty with the Frobisher case. Lila is back, and bringing more havoc into David and Ellen's lives. Patty uses the newly acquired evidence to blackmail Ray, and offers him an ultimatum.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: Adam Stein
8.0/107 votesLoading...#4 - There's No 'We' Anymore
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/16/2007
Patty finally posts bail for Ellen as Frobisher learns about a tape made by Gregory Malina that could ruin him.
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
8.0/105 votesLoading...#5 - Look What He Dug Up This Time
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2009
Ellen convinces the FBI to radically change their approach in the investigation. Meanwhile, Daniel Purcell reenters Patty's life and becomes critical to her case against UNR.
Director: Matthew Penn
Writer: Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
8.0/105 votesLoading...#6 - Trust Me
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2009
Patty goes to extremes to win her case against UNR, as Ellen's season long quest for revenge builds to an explosive conclusion.
Director: N/A
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler
7.8/1012 votesLoading...#7 - Get Me a Lawyer
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/24/2007
Attorney Patty Hewes hires a new associate, Ellen Parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin Arthur Frobisher. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing Frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. Ellen is unaware that her best friend, Katie Connor, is working for Frobisher.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
7.8/108 votesLoading...#8 - Because I Know Patty
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/23/2007
The first season ends with Ellen talking Patty into defending her in exchange for the Gregory Malina videotape.
Director: Todd A. Kessler
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
7.8/105 votesLoading...#9 - Hey! Mr. Pibb!
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2009
Patty works to clear Daniel in his wife's murder; Ellen and Tom go to West Virginia to gather vital information in the case against Ultima National Resources.
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writer: Aaron Zelman
7.8/105 votesLoading...#10 - They Had to Tweeze That out of My Kidney
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2009
As she copes with mounting pressure, Patty begins to unravel Walter Kendrick's energy scheme. Meanwhile, Arthur Frobisher's past will come back to haunt him.
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Aaron Zelman
7.8/104 votesLoading...#11 - The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/19/2010
Ellen and Tom take matters into their own hands in an attempt to win the Tobin case; Patty Hewes is haunted by the price of her success.
Director: N/A
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
7.7/107 votesLoading...#12 - Tastes Like a Ho-Ho
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/14/2007
Katie is getting ready for her upcoming deposition in the Frobisher case while Gregory withholds information that could be even more important that Katie's.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Mark Fish
7.6/107 votesLoading...#13 - We Are Not Animals
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/11/2007
Tom and Ellen think that Patty is trying to control them so they decide to make an alliance and keep information from her. Patty must keep Gregory Malina secure until his deposition because her case will fall apart without it.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Aaron Zelman
7.6/105 votesLoading...#14 - I Agree, It Wasn't Funny
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2009
Patty begins to question Ellen's motives for returning to the firm; Patty tries to stop a corporate merger that she thinks is connected to Christine Purcell's murder.
Director: Tate Donovan
Writer: Mark Fish
7.6/105 votesLoading...#15 - A Pretty Girl in a Leotard
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2009
Convinced that she knows who is responsible for Christine's murder, Patty uses the media to wage war; Ellen gets closer in her attempt to link Frobisher to David's murder.
Director: Greg Yaitanes
Writer: N/A
7.6/105 votesLoading...#16 - New York Sucks
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2009
Ellen, furious at Patty's new alliance, provides the FBI with a new lead to bring her down.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jeremy Doner
7.6/105 votesLoading...#17 - You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2009
As Patty goes on the offensive against the FBI, Ellen discovers troubling news about the investigation. Meanwhile, Patty's husband gets an intriguing offer
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: Mark Fish
7.6/105 votesLoading...#18 - Uh Oh, Out Come The Skeletons
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/11/2009
As Patty increases the pressure in her case against UNR, the opposition starts to show its cracks; Wes and Ellen's relationship heads in a new direction; the FBI's investigation into Patty takes a shocking turn.
Director: Tate Donovan
Writer: N/A
7.6/105 votesLoading...#19 - London, Of Course
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2009
Claire risks everything to oust CEO Walter Kendrick; Ellen discovers a secret about Patty's personal life.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
7.5/104 votesLoading...#20 - You Were His Little Monkey
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/12/2010
Patty and Ellen set out to tear the Tobin family apart. When Tom Shayes' job and marriage unravel, he strikes up a deadly alliance.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Glenn Kessler
7.5/102 votesLoading...#21 - I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/20/2011
Ellen takes the High Star case to the senior partners; Chris feels certain he is being targeted; Erickson and Boorman try to make the lawsuit go away.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/102 votesLoading...#22 - Failure is Lonely
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2011
Ellen is furious with Patty for violating their agreement about the High Star case. And tempers come to a head between Erickson and Boorman—with Chris' life hanging in the balance.
Director: Glenn Kessler
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
7.5/102 votesLoading...#23 - Failure is Failure
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2012
Ellen detects inconsistencies in McClaren’s story. Later, Ellen’s mother requests her help.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Arthur Phillips
7.5/102 votesLoading...#24 - I Love You, Mommy
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2012
Patty and Ellen seek the source of the Princefield leak, while Patty takes on Ellen through the press.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: N/A
7.5/102 votesLoading...#25 - I Need To Win
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2012
The attack Ellen suffered years ago comes back to haunt her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Damages
Every episode of Damages ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Damages!
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler....
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Best Episodes Summary
"But You Don't Do That Anymore" is the best rated episode of "Damages". It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Glenn Kessler and written by Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, it aired on 9/12/2012. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Have You Met the Eel Yet?".