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Start watching Damages!

// January 9th, 2009 // fun

Waaaaay back in 2007 Jina and I tried to get people we knew to start watching Damages. It was this out-of-nowhere summer show on the FX Network that captured our minds and kept us guessing right up until the end. It had amazing acting, great writing and a solid mystery.

Well, the show finally returned this past Wednesday night…and it didn’t disappoint. I wasn’t sure after the first 30 minutes or so if they could equal the level of quality from season one, but by the end of the episode, I was hooked.

You may be wondering, or asking yourself, do I need to see season one first? The answer (I think) is NO. Yes, the first season had a ton of character development that you may be missing out on, but this first episode does a nice recap at the beginning and uses enough quick flashbacks during the episode to make sure you know what is going on.

Why should you watch it? It’s compelling, exciting and they do a great job of compacting a great mystery into 13 episodes and giving you good material every week. There just isn’t a lot of “filler”.

The other reason is the cast. It’s unbelievable…especially this season. Rose Bryne, Glenn Close, Ted Danson, William Hurt, Tate Donovan, Timothy Olyphant, Mario Van Peebles, Marcia Gay Harden and more.

You also may ask how I could list Ted Danson as a good cast member…the guy was unbelievable in season one. After Cheers, I never much cared for the guy…and when I heard he was in Damages, I wasn’t sure about it. But the guy played Arthur Frobisher perfectly.

Anyways…jump into this series and tell me what you think. You can catch the season premiere repeat on FX sometime…I know it’s on this Tuesday for sure. Then episode two is Wednesday night.