Damages is a good dark and intellectual crime thriller whom the main character is Patty Hewes, played by Glenn Close. The acting is great, and the plot/storyline adds up on each episode and makes it more interesting yet shocking at the same time. However, it is a TV crime thriller series intended for a mature audience because the violence that happens on this show is very graphic yet quick. A man get run over by a car, a man gets his chest blown off by a shotgun, a woman stabs a man in the stomach with a knife, and close-up views of murder victims. There are brief sex scenes with some nudity (butts and breasts shown) and thrusting can be involved. There are alot of characters who drink (like Patty Hewes drinks bourbon whisky) and male characters who smoke. There is some course language throughout, mostly uses of god**mn, sh*t, b*tch, b*stard, and wh*re. In the later seasons, there is use of f*ck, motherf**ker, c*nt, and other stronger language.