8.7/10521 votesLoading...#1 - 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
8.7/10583 votesLoading...#2 - 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
8.6/10523 votesLoading...#3 - 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
8.6/10463 votesLoading...#4 - 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
8.6/10376 votesLoading...#5 - 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
8.5/10421 votesLoading...#6 - 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
8.3/10875 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
8.3/10503 votesLoading...#8 - Sort of Like a Family
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/2/2007
Ellen tries to get herself back into the mix as Patty and Frobisher fight it out at the deposition.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Mark Fish, Jeremy Doner
8.3/10382 votesLoading...#9 - 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
8.3/10322 votesLoading...#10 - 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
8.3/10304 votesLoading...#11 - 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
8.3/10372 votesLoading...#12 - You Want to End This Once and for All?
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2012
A whistle-blower case puts Patty and Ellen against each other.
Director: Matthew Penn
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
8.3/10301 votesLoading...#13 - 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
8.3/10259 votesLoading...#14 - I Like Your Chair
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 9/5/2012
McClaren's latest leak thrusts Ellen into the spotlight. Tensions between McClaren and Rutger Simon come to a head.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
8.2/10407 votesLoading...#15 - 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
8.2/10378 votesLoading...#16 - 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
8.2/10387 votesLoading...#17 - 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
8.2/10392 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
8.2/10374 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
8.2/10348 votesLoading...#20 - All That Crap About Your Family
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/5/2010
Patty's star witness is arrested, forcing her to strike an unusual deal with the D.A.'s office. Frobisher reveals a little too much about his past.
Director: Matthew Penn
Writer: Daniel Zelman
8.2/10275 votesLoading...#21 - 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
8.1/10563 votesLoading...#22 - 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
8.1/10510 votesLoading...#23 - Do You Regret What We Did?
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/25/2007
Patty Hewes and Arthur Frobisher continue to struggle for dominance as the deposition nears.
Director: Thomas Carter
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
8.1/10466 votesLoading...#24 - I Lied, Too
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2009
Fresh off her legal victory over billionaire CEO Arthur Frobisher, Patty is taking a break from the law and pouring her energies into her new charitable foundation. But when Patty receives a call from Daniel Purcell, a man from her past, she finds herself entangled in a case with personal and professional repercussions, the likes of which she could never have imagined.
Director: N/A
Writer: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman
8.1/10387 votesLoading...#25 - 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
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
"I Hate These People" is the best rated episode of "Damages". It scored 8.7/10 based on 521 votes. Directed by Ed Bianchi and written by Adam Stein, it aired on 10/9/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Because I Know Patty".