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Ellen plans to visit the local sex shop in order to buy some lubricant. Patty discovers this, and is torn between her desire to expose Ellen as a patron of such vile establishments (thus winning the case) and her burning urge to join in. After a fierce debate with her therapist Patty decides on the latter, disguising herself as an obese homeless gentlemen and hanging around outside the store. As Ellen approaches the establishment ("Pink's Adult Emporium"), Patty unveils herself to Ellen, who initially resists the idea of shopping in a sex store with her sworn enemy, but she warms to the idea when Patty demonstrates a superlative off-the-cuff knowledge of vibrator companies and the physical properties of most commercial personal lubricants. The two go inside the store together and have an uproariously fun time, giggling like school girls as they browse the rows of plastic penises and offbeat sex items. They bond as they discuss various topics such as boys, designer pursues, their favorite daytime TV hosts (Patty prefers Oprah Winfrey whereas Ellen enjoys Steve Wilkos), and their menstrual cycles. Suddenly, they spot and are in turn spotted by Arthur Frobisher, a regular at the store who stopped in to pick up the store's complimentary newsletter ("Pink's Pickle"). Ellen flees in embarrassment, but Patty stays and chats with her old nemesis, engaging in a matter-of-fact discussion of sex positions and porn stars. Eventually, they part ways, and Patty phones Ellen, who refuses to accept her profuse apologies. Patty, bewildered by the whole situation, goes out to dinner for barbecue. Meanwhile, Ellen, spiteful about the day's events, hires a male stripper ("At least 25 lbs overweight," she specifies into the phone) to find Patty at the barbecue restaurant and strip naked at her table. This happens, sending Patty into a rage. When she gets home after a quick stop at the Dairy Queen for a Dilly Bar, she calls the power company, and, affecting Ellen's voice and using her information, has the power to Ellen's apartment cut. At Ellen's apartment, suddenly without power, Ellen reads "Fifty Shades of Grey" by candlelight. |
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Ellen continues to have disturbing dreams about her late fiancé. Later, she thinks that she sees the hitman who tried to kill her years ago. Her trauma counselor advises her to drop the case. In separate interviews with Patty and Ellen, Thomas Weld, who had stayed in the room next to Naomi Walling's, says he did not hear an argument from Naomi's room, which does not help Patty's case. Ellen pushes further by promises not to expose Weld, discovering he was carrying on an affair at the hotel. Naomi's daughter Rachel is confronted by Naomi's former boss, which causes her to consider dropping the case. Later she's approached directly by McClaren who convinces her to listen to his side of the story. In his retelling, McClaren is less aggressive. Instead, McClaren is awkward and his extremely poor social skills create a misunderstanding. Despite his actions quite clearly constituting a sexual assault, he was trying to be seductive and persistent, not aggressive. He accepts full responsibility and Rachel tells Patty to accept the settlement. Until this point, McClaren left Ellen unaware that he'd made a settlement offer, so Ellen is taken by surprise. Meanwhile, Kate lets Ellen know she still has some prior business with Patty. During Richard Weld's deposition, Patty confronts him with new evidence, at which Weld admits he heard McClaren berating and threatening Naomi. His vivid description is compelling. When Rachel sees the tape, she immediately rejects the settlement offer. It is revealed Weld's testimony was the result of blackmail by Ellen with Patty's support: both want to sabotage the settlement to bring the case goes to court. Ellen blackmailed the witness to make him provide the damning testimony; Patty agreed that the testimony will never be used in court. |
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In the future timeline, Ellen is seen running to the top of the building off which she falls, chased by a masked assailant. Upon reaching the edge of the building, she is confronted by her pursuer, who removes their mask. "It's you!" Ellen says before being pushed to her death. |
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Revision as of 18:00, 22 April 2014
| Damages (season 5) | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 Region 1 DVD artwork | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Audience Network |
| Original release | July 11 – September 12, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth and final season of the legal drama series Damages premiered July 11, 2012 on the DirecTV owned Audience Network[4] concluding on September 12, 2012.[5] The season has 10 episodes, making a series total of 59 episodes.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Glenn Close as Patty Hewes (10 episodes)
- Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons (10 episodes)
- Ryan Phillippe as Channing McClaren (10 episodes)
Recurring cast
2
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1 | "You Want to End This Once and For All?" | Matthew Penn | Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman | July 11, 2012 |
| 51 | 2 | "Have You Met the Eel Yet?" | Colin Bucksey | Hans Tobeason | July 18, 2012 |
| 52 | 3 | "Failure is Failure" | Jean de Segonzac | Arthur Phillips | July 25, 2012 |
| 53 | 4 | "I Love You, Mommy" | Marcos Siega | Jason Wilborn | August 1, 2012 |
| 54 | 5 | "There's Something Wrong With Me" | Tate Donovan | Hans Tobeason | August 8, 2012 |
| 55 | 6 | "I Need to Win" | Daniel Zelman | Josh Payne | August 15, 2012 |
| 56 | 7 | "The Storm's Moving In" | Tate Donovan | Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman | August 22, 2012 |
| 57 | 8 | "I'm Afraid of What I'll Find" | Ken Girotti | Hans Tobeason | August 29, 2012 |
| 58 | 9 | "I Like Your Chair" | Steve Shill | Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman | September 5, 2012 |
| 59 | 10 | "But You Don't Do That Anymore" | Glenn Kessler | Todd A. Kessler & Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman | September 12, 2012 |
Production
For its first three seasons, Damages aired on the FX Network, but the series' ratings continued to decline, and on April 4, 2010, FX announced that they would not be renewing Damages for a fourth season, though by that time rumors of the series being picked up by DirecTV had already begun to circulate.[6][7] On July 19, 2010, DirecTV announced that it had officially picked up the series for a fourth and fifth season, each consisting of ten episodes.[8] It was confirmed in February 2012 that the fifth season would be final season of the series.[9]
As a tie-in to the season, DirecTV launched McClarenTruth.org, the website owned and operated by Ryan Phillippe's character. There, viewers are able to browse through several breaking stories and contact the editor on 1-855-GOTRUTH.[10]
As with previous seasons, season five is executive produced by creators Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman. Mark A. Baker serves as a co-executive producer with Jason Wilborn and Greer Yeaton as co-producers, Lori Jo Nemhouser as producer and David Manson and Hans Tobeason as consulting producers.
Reception
Awards and nominations
For its fifth and final season, Glenn Close received her third Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, after being absent the previous two years.[11]
Critical reviews
The fifth season premiere received positive reviews from television critics, and earned a 79 out of 100 based on 8 reviews on the aggregate review website Metacritic.[12]
References
- ^ "Damages - Season 5". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ "Damages - Season 5". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Damages: Season 5". Ezy DVD. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ ""Damages" Fifth and Final Season Heads Toward an Explosive Showdown This Summer" (Press release). DirecTV. April 18, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Shows A-Z - damages on directv". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ McPherson, Sam (April 4, 2010). "FX Cancels 'Damages;' Small Chance of Rescue by DirecTV". TV Over Mind. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (April 2, 2011). "Exclusive: Will DirecTV rescue 'Damages'?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (July 19, 2010). "Scoop: DirecTV deal saves 'Damages' from cancellation!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ Munn, Patrick (February 10, 2012). "Exclusive: Damages To End After Season 5". TVWise. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ "McClarenTruth.org". Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (December 13, 2012). "Golden Globes: Homeland, Game Change Lead Nominations; Nods for New Girl, Nashville, Smash". TVLine. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- ^ "Damages: Season 5". Metacritic. Retrieved July 11, 2012.