Reception
The first season of Damages received positive reviews from critics with the series ranking in the top ten lists of several critics, including Robert Lloyd (The Los Angeles Times), Alessandra Stanley (The New York Times) and Robert Abele (LA Weekly) among others. TV Guide ranked the season one finale episode #52 on its list of "TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time". The return of the series for its second season was also met with critical acclaim. Damages also received high critical acclaim for its third season, Verne Gay from Newsday, gave it an A+ and stated it was "Gorgeously acted, written, paced, structured and conceived, it remains one of the best shows on TV--and maybe the most enjoyably addictive." When it returned for its fourth season in July 2011, after it was saved by DirecTV, Maureen Ryan of The Huffington Post gave it an 80 and said "Damages knows what it's about these days. And if you want to see some prime, grade-A Acting, well, you could do a lot worse." While TV Guide's Matt Roush gave it a 91 and stated that "Damages is worth it. And for those without access to DirecTV, worth the wait."
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