Just in time for the holidays FX unwrapped a great present for me -- a new poster for Season 2 of Damages.
I’ll be frank and admit I wasn’t originally a Damages believer. I never really wanted to watch the show.
Glenn Close creeps me out.
And I figured if Ted Danson were a star of the show, we were in for “Becker: Part Deux.” But, boy was I wrong.
Well, only half-wrong. Glenn Close still creeps me out. But her amazing use of that creepiness makes her character, Patty Hewes, one of the best on TV.
While it received much acclaim from critics, the show never really garnered the following it merits.
The show won two Emmys (Close for best actress in a drama and Zeljko Ivanek for best supporting actor) and got a nod for Best Drama.
But I’d argue the show’s biggest success is the way it has redefined the realm of legal dramas/thrillers one mind-blowing scene at a time.
It’s hard to describe this show in any other way. Mostly because it has so many outrageous plot twists that you can barely wrap your head around. And that’s what makes it so engaging.
Hewes portrays one of the best lawyers in New York, the ranking partner at a high-profile firm that specializes in class-action lawsuits.
I won’t give away the plot, because half the fun of the show is letting it unfold before you.
But lets just say Hewes will use any form of intimidation or visceral actions to get what she wants. To say she likes to manipulate situations would be a gross understatement.
The premise behind the first season involves Hewes' entanglement with Arthur Frobisher (Danson) a businessman being sued after dumping stock and screwing over his employees. An unbelievably convincing Zeljko Ivanek plays Frobisher’s lawyer, Ray Fisk, and his performance alone is reason enough to tune in every week.
Close's greatest moments, however, arise out of Patty's relationship with Ellen (Rose Byrne), a fresh-out-of-law-school associate who may or may not have been hired on more than her resume.
So, as I gear up for the second season of the show (debuting Jan. 7 on FX), I implore all to give the first season a shot if you never got to tune in.
That poster up there did its job: I'm ramped up to revisit one of my favorite finds of 2008. (Blitz was kind enough to introduce me to the show via DVD one rainy weekend last spring. Thank you, Blitz.) And if that poster is any indication, things are about to get even crazier over at Hewes and Associates. I, for one, couldn’t be more excited.
And just for you, BlitzSchitz, below I've embedded the trailer for Season 2 of Damages.
-- Ace
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