It got me again. The 2nd season of “Damages” has begun. This TV show on the FX channel, stars Glenn Close, as lawyer Patty Hewes, Rose Byrne, as her protégé Ellen Parsons, and a group of other excellent actors, looks like it will be as terrific and full of plot twists as its 1st season.
The show will again highlight violent conspiracy amongst ambitious, “A” personality types. All the major characters are so smart, so devious, so manipulative and so dishonest, – all done with a half smile. It sort of undercuts your faith in your fellow human beings (who said, “If you’re looking for loyalty, get a dog”). Meanness and intrigue can be so addictive. It’s like watching a bunch of snakes in a barrel. Like seeing an accident and not being able to turn away, no matter how gory.
Season 1 is available online and as cable loves to do, there will probably be repeats of all season 2 episodes in some sort of weekend marathon event and I will probably watch the reruns just as I did last year.
“Damages” is not “fun, family” TV, but it is excellent TV.