A surprise witness threatens to call into question channing mcclarens account of the night naomi walling committed suicide. Damages final season has come at just the right time. Catch encore episodes of the final season of the emmy award winning tv show damages wednesdays at 10pm etpt only on directv. Damages has never tried to be anything other than what it is, and while the quality of the show overall has been uneven since the first season, its basic architecture hasnt changed at all. The series, which provides a view into the true nature of power and succes. In the series finale, patty and ellen have a climactic showdown in court. Watch full episodes of damages and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.
Theres something wrong with me continues to suggest this is the direction the season is going in, and i dont mind the idea of it, but itll be interesting to see if this is the case and how it would be executed. The fifth and final season of the series, which has been nominated for 19 emmy awards, centres on the timely and controversial subject of government and corporate transparency, focusing on how the everchanging digital landscape shapes the way in which information is obtained and shared. Naomi is an investment bank employee who comes across some incriminating information about her company. Well season 1 is truly the best season of damages so i heavily recommend you watch to know whats going on to a certain extent. Damages is a legal thriller set in the world of new york city highstakes litigation. This final season of damages ups the ante by conflating a banking scam with the murky legality of a wikileakslike website. If you have yet to watch, this is your chance to hit the nearest exit. Visit the official damages website for more information. Ellen is visited by nasim marwat, the son of chris sanchez afghan contact, who gives her chriss skull medallion.
She saved castiel from purgatory to brainwash him into being her unwitting agent in season 8. You wont find any traces of quirky dharma in naomi wallingjenna elfmans character in season 5 of damages. The story just wasnt as clever as whats precededed it and given this was known to be the final season of the show it failed to give longtime fans the closure that would have satisfied them. Damages series finale burning questions answered tvline. Damages has consistently provided classy escapist entertainment, with good story lines and intriguing plot twists. Later, naomi accuses rutger of colluding with herreshoff and threatens to bring them down if they dont set her up for life. John goodman played the head of high star, a private security company. Patty reaches out to her former mentor, william herndon, to help get government info on the doubledees inscription on the medallion. Already on opposite sides of michael hewess custody suit against his mother, patty hewes glenn close and ellen parsons rose byrne prepare to face off in court after a cyberhackers revelations about insider trading expose damaging personal information that push an. Following the slaughter of raphaels followers at castiels hand, naomi headed one of the many factions of angels vying for leadership of heaven. Meanwhile, naomi walling jenna elfman, a trader for the princefield investment bank learns of illegal activity within the institution and. In the final season of the awardwinning legal thriller, powerhouse attorney patty hewes threetime emmy and twotime golden globe winner glenn close and her exprotegee ellen parsons rose byrne face off in a fatal double showdown.
This is a list of the characters featured on damages created by the writing and production trio of daniel zelman and brothers glenn and todd a. The season has 10 episodes, making a series total of 59 episodes. Already on opposite sides of michael hewess custody suit against his mother, patty hewes glenn close and ellen parsons rose byrne prepare to face off in court after a cyberhackers revelations about insider trading expose damaging personal information that push an informant over the edge. It is entirely possible that she may not be behind ellens attack. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. Watch damages episodes online season 5 2012 tv guide. Season 5 guide for damages tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. To win at all costs, sometimes you pay the ultimate price. When the release also contains a trench of private information detailing her sexual exploits she appears to take her own life, although we see that she is murdered. Damages season 5 premiere date revealed the fifth and final season of damages will premiere in july. However, there is a law of diminishing returns and with season five the formula that worked so well in the earlier shows is looking distinctly tired. And yet theres something that feels not quite right about the season, especially now, as it reaches the penultimate episode of the series. The final season of damages has had its moments, and in particular, its exploration of the relationship between patty and ellen has been as good or better this season than it has ever been before. Morally torn, she considers making this information public on channing mclarens ryan phillippe website.
Back in ellens office, patty drops by to deliver an updated witness list, the one that now includes rutger simon. Directv gives the fifth and final season of its hit legal drama damages a premiere date of july 11 and brings in a variety of guest stars to join glenn close and rose byrne for the final 10 episodes. Starring seasons refers to the season in which an actor or actress received star billing for playing. Damages tv show season 5 episodes list next episode. Meanwhile, ellens rose byrne assistant approaches patty glenn close with an unwelcome development in a case they argued years ago. Damages moved from fx to directv for its fourth season, in which ellen rose byrne, now working at her mentors firm, recruits patty glenn close to help her investigate high star, a. The fifth and final season of the legal drama series damages premiered july 11, 2012 on the directv owned audience network concluding on september 12, 2012. After four seasons of professional and personal manipulation and deceit, season five sets the stage for the final showdown between patty and ellen. Start your free trial to watch damages and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
Thrilling and captivating, damages is the epitome of a wellmade melodramatic crime thriller, with addictive storylines and an. Naomi walling jenna elfman leaks information about her banks insider trading to. As the wrongful death lawsuit against him moves forward, channing mcclaren sets out to break into the computer of samurai 7, a computer hacker who claims to have more information about naomi walling and. Naomi is a hightier angel charged with making rebellious angels obedient once more and extracting information from them. In the first teaser for season 5 of damages, which returns to directv on july 11, we saw only rose byrnes ellen lying lifelessly on the street, presumable after a. After five seasons of backstabbing and whodunits not to mention a lifesaving leap from fx to directv damages adjourned for good wednesday night with an episode that saw the epic feud between patty and ellen at last come to a head. As the secondhighest cause of whiplash behind car accidents, naomi first turned heads as a dancer for the nbas orlando magic and hiphop stars like.
New york city attorney patty hewes glenn close is as revered as she is feared. I like your chair posted on september 5th, 2012 our insider, josh payne, brings you a detailed recap of every new episode plus extra background info only a damages writer would know. Sometime after the high star case, ellen has started her own firm and is looking for an important case that will help her make a name for herself while also testifying against patty in michaels custody suit. Instead of wanting to keep her quiet, it seems as though simon and torben decided to silence naomi for good with her faked suicide. Channing mcclaren ryan phillippe is a computer expert and the iconoclastic founder of a website, devoted to government and corporate transparency. Herndon, now a raging alcoholic, warns ellen about tangling with high star. Glenn close and rose byrne return for a 10episode season 5 debuting wed. However, the day the insider trading secrets go public, so do naomis personal emails not only airing all of her dirty laundry, but thereby confirming she was the leak and ruining her career. Another flashback shows naomi demanding a payoff from simon in order for her not to implicate herreshoff in the theft of her emails. Its starting to become clear, though, that an unqualified comeuppance for patty is not what the writers have in store. Even though she did confess to ellen that she did it on season 2, patty may have done that to protect ellen.
Characters are listed by the order in which the characters were introduced into the show. Ive been a fan of damages since its inaugural season so it pains me to give season 5 just 3stars. Why rose byrne deserves an emmy damages season 5 duration. A merciless and powerful litigator, one of hewes most recent cases is to obliterate former. We join the story as naomi walling jenna elfman prepares to reveal the truth about the wall street bank she works for. Troubled by her companys conduct, she approaches channing mcclaren with topsecret corporate data. This is a list of the characters featured on damages created by the writing and. Damages tv series 20072012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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