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The Best Episodes of Damages

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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....

Seasons5

  1. Background image for But You Don't Do That Anymore
    9.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - But You Don't Do That Anymore

    S5:E10

    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.

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  2. Background image for I Hate These People
    8.7/10(535 votes)

    #2 - I Hate These People

    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
    Writer:Adam Stein
  3. Background image for Because I Know Patty
    8.7/10(596 votes)

    #3 - Because I Know Patty

    S1:E13

    The first season ends with Ellen talking Patty into defending her in exchange for the Gregory Malina videotape.

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  4. Background image for There's No 'We' Anymore
    8.6/10(535 votes)

    #4 - There's No 'We' Anymore

    S1:E12

    Patty finally posts bail for Ellen as Frobisher learns about a tape made by Gregory Malina that could ruin him.

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    8.6/10(474 votes)

    #5 - Trust Me

    S2:E13

    Patty goes to extremes to win her case against UNR, as Ellen's season long quest for revenge builds to an explosive conclusion.

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  6. Background image for The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat
    8.5/10(433 votes)

    #6 - The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat

    S3:E13

    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.

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  8. Background image for Get Me a Lawyer
    8.3/10(893 votes)

    #7 - Get Me a Lawyer

    S1:E1

    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.

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  9. Background image for Sort of Like a Family
    8.3/10(516 votes)

    #8 - Sort of Like a Family

    S1:E10

    Ellen tries to get herself back into the mix as Patty and Frobisher fight it out at the deposition.

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  10. Background image for Look What He Dug Up This Time
    8.3/10(393 votes)

    #9 - Look What He Dug Up This Time

    S2:E12

    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.

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  11. Background image for You Were His Little Monkey
    8.3/10(333 votes)

    #10 - You Were His Little Monkey

    S3:E12

    Patty and Ellen set out to tear the Tobin family apart. When Tom Shayes' job and marriage unravel, he strikes up a deadly alliance.

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  12. Background image for Hey! Mr. Pibb!
    8.2/10(418 votes)

    #11 - Hey! Mr. Pibb!

    S2:E4

    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.

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  13. Background image for A Pretty Girl in a Leotard
    8.2/10(389 votes)

    #12 - A Pretty Girl in a Leotard

    S2:E6

    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.

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    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for They Had to Tweeze That out of My Kidney
    8.2/10(398 votes)

    #13 - They Had to Tweeze That out of My Kidney

    S2:E8

    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.

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  15. Background image for Uh Oh, Out Come The Skeletons
    8.2/10(403 votes)

    #14 - Uh Oh, Out Come The Skeletons

    S2:E10

    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.

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    Director:Tate Donovan
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for London, Of Course
    8.2/10(385 votes)

    #15 - London, Of Course

    S2:E11

    Claire risks everything to oust CEO Walter Kendrick; Ellen discovers a secret about Patty's personal life.

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  17. Background image for All That Crap About Your Family
    8.2/10(358 votes)

    #16 - All That Crap About Your Family

    S3:E11

    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.

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  18. Background image for Failure is Lonely
    8.2/10(314 votes)

    #17 - Failure is Lonely

    S4:E10

    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.

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  19. Background image for Have You Met the Eel Yet?
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Have You Met the Eel Yet?

    S5:E2

    A hacker claims to have pertinent information about the leak at Princefield; Patty’s former colleague offers her services to Ellen.

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  20. Background image for Do You Regret What We Did?
    8.1/10(522 votes)

    #19 - Do You Regret What We Did?

    S1:E9

    Patty Hewes and Arthur Frobisher continue to struggle for dominance as the deposition nears.

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  21. Background image for I Lied, Too
    8.1/10(478 votes)

    #20 - I Lied, Too

    S2:E1

    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.

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  22. Background image for New York Sucks
    8.1/10(399 votes)

    #21 - New York Sucks

    S2:E7

    Ellen, furious at Patty's new alliance, provides the FBI with a new lead to bring her down.

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    Director:Unknown
  23. Background image for Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker
    8.0/10(663 votes)

    #22 - Jesus, Mary and Joe Cocker

    S1:E2

    Ellen convinces Katie to testify against Arthur Frobisher, which has him considering drastic measures. Patty begins to question if Katie is giving honest and accurate testimony.

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  24. Background image for Tastes Like a Ho-Ho
    8.0/10(577 votes)

    #23 - Tastes Like a Ho-Ho

    S1:E4

    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.

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    8.0/10(536 votes)

    #24 - She Spat at Me

    S1:E6

    Patty tries to find out what Gregory knows about the case. Arthur Frobisher tries a new strategy to save his family and his money. David and Ellen have strains on their relationship as Lila tries to reenter David's life.

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  26. Background image for We Are Not Animals
    8.0/10(526 votes)

    #25 - We Are Not Animals

    S1:E7

    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.

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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 5 votes. Directed by Glenn Kessler and written by Glenn Kessler, Daniel Zelman, Todd A. Kessler, it aired on 9/12/2012. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "I Hate These People".