Damages Season 3

[jaybee65]

I just watched S3 Episode 3 -- and I continue to think that this season is every bit as good as Season 1. But there's a different feel to it, too -- S1 was more of a straight-up thriller, with the focus on suspense and solving a mystery. There's a mystery (maybe several) to be solved this season, as well, but it doesn't strike me as a "thriller"

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[madamedarque]

I think unsettling is a good word. They're taking the characters to places they've never gone before. It definitely feels like driving over the edge of a cliff, knowing that we're going to fall but not yet knowing how painful it's going to be when we hit the ground. :)

Speaking of imminent disasters -- oh, Tom. How I love you. He's one of my favorite characters, and I don't want him to die. Especially because I ship Tom/Patty. *coughs* Although maybe ship is the wrong word. I always suspected he was a little in love with her; not necessarily in a romantic way, but in a I-really-want-to-be-like-you way. And to see how that love -- or intense admiration -- turned into hate is really fascinating. (But he still doesn't completely hate her, which makes it even better.)

Hmmm...interesting point about the villains being less straight evil and more just people brought down by their flaws and/or weak character. That's mostly what real-life villains are, aren't they? Everyone is the hero in their own story. And stories are best when the plot is driven by the *wants* of the characters, whether self-serving or noble, rather than some one-dimensional villain wreaking havoc for no good reason.

[jaybee65]

I think you're right about Tom. He loves her, but in a "I want approval from her" kind of way. The trouble is, she doesn't really respect him. Not as an equal. Not even as potentially growing into an equal, like Ellen. Instead, she merely finds him useful, because he's so eager to do everything she demands. It's quite sad. Everything about Tom is sad, especially now that we know what's going to happen to him! :-(