Californication

Episode Info

Prev: 5x12 -- Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be (Apr/01/2012)

Hank discovers the bartender at a local watering hole is his late friend Lew Ashby and wonders if he's in Hell. Richard makes a startling announcement about Hank and Karen. Hank tries to make things right with Becca, but her news about Tyler leaves him stunned. On the set of "Santa Monica Cop," Sam's jealousy and fondness for firearms give Charlie an opportunity to show how much he loves his best friend and number-one client; Hank's arsonist ex-girlfriend surprises him with a way for them to be together forever.

Cast

David Duchovny As Hank Moody	Natascha McElhone As Karen Van Der Beek
Pamela Adlon As Marcy Runkle (S02-, recurring previously)	Madeleine Martin As Becca Moody
Evan Handler As Charlie Runkle	Madeline Zima As Mia Lewis (S01-S02, recurring otherwise)

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CalifornicationRating: 11 likes, 2 dislikes David Duchovny stars in this new Showtime series. He stars as Hank Moody, a novelist who is trying to recapture his muse while at the same time dealing with his 13-year-old daughter and her mother, whom he still cares for. While they were never married, she is now looking for a relationship with a man who will commit to marriage. She tells him he has a lot of talent but is "just flushing it down the toilet." She has faith he can return to be the productive writer he once was, but he is not so sure. Read more Review posted on Tuesday, July 24th 2007 at 5:17 pm

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5x12: Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be recap: The episode begins with a dream sequence featuring Hank’s old pal, Lew Ashby. It’s a dark, red bar supposed to represent hell from the look of things, and apparently this is where Hank imagines himself ending up, for all the deeds he has done. Back in the real world, Hank arrives at Karen and Bates’ house to make sure Bates, comes clean with Karen, about all he has done recently, as he feels it’s only fair that Karen know about all his exploits. Bates tells Karen that he needs to be free and that he is not capable of staying married, a fact he has discovered after his recent exploits, and the two are equally relieved from the looks of it, Bates with having come clean, and gotten rid of his guilt and with Karen no more feeling guilty about still harboring feelings for Hank... read more.

5x11: The Party recap: The episode begins, and newly released from rehab, Bates has decided to join the Jesus-freak parade; as he wants to atone for his sins. Maybe it’s the right move for him, after how things have turned out. Surely, getting naked in public places before streaking home is not the best life plan, and its time he got his act together. Hank is totally amused by this decision of his, but unfortunately will no longer be allowed in Bates’ home, much to his dismay, as all bad influences must be purged in favor of the sobriety effort; and that also means getting rid of the bad influence that is Frank. Meanwhile, Runkle finds Hank having a lonely drink now that he has been ousted from the Bates home... read more.

5x10: Perverts & Whores recap: The episode begins, and Runkle shows up at Karen’s, where Hank is holed up to emotionally heal and avoid his ex-best friend. Hank’s hatred is sincere, and Charlie’s pleas to be forgiven are ignored; although Charlie is shown trying his best to win Hank’s forgiveness. Charlie even tries drowning himself in the pool, but Hank refuses to acknowledge him; despite his supposed attempts in trying to kill himself. On his way out the door to take new agent meetings, Hank gets a taste of some solid Becca/Karen alone time in his new suburban sanctuary (thanks to Bates opening the door by getting shipped to rehab). The new mature Moody points out how sweet of a moment it is, and how foolish he’d been to let it all slip away; the time he is spending now with his ex-family is the reason this realization has dawned upon him... read more.

5x9: At the Movies recap: The scene opens, and just when you thought our scruffy-faced friend Tyler was out of Hank’s hair for good, the little weasel has now burrowed his way into that which Hank holds most dear – the literary world. What a nightmare. Hot onto the scene in full agent form, Runkle beseeches Hank to put in a ‘good word’ for him with the young talent. Insulted and definitely a little jealous, Hank is displeased. Actually, he specifically tells Charlie that representing Tyler would be ‘offensive to him on a deeply personal level.’ Runkle succumbs. Hank after all has a way of putting things. At the Santa Monica shoot, the cheesy lines Hank has scribbled don’t seem to be working and Hank would rather play Fruit Ninja on his iphone than help... read more.

5x8: Raw recap: The scene opens, and somehow Hank has smoothed things over with Becca and we find the two of them making breakfast at Charlie’s. And to be honest – Hank made a pretty impressive pancake from the look of things. Anyway, Becca wants to know if Hank read Tyler’s screenplay, and when he says no, she gets him to agree to read it by threatening to never speak to him again. Actually a realistic possibility at this point. Later, Hank reads the screenplay. He spends all afternoon doing it and finally we find out that he’s furious because the story is fantastic, much to his surprise. Now at Karen’s, who also apparently forgives him for last episode’s stripper assault, Hank further explains that not only is the writing exceptional, but the content is wildly sexual and terrifyingly autobiographical. Basically, Hank is reading a detailed account of how Tyler beds his daughter... read more.

Crew

Creator: Tom Kapinos
Executive Producer: David Duchovny, Stephen Hopkins, Tom Kapinos
Co-Executive Producer: Melanie Greene, Lou Fusaro
Supervising Producer: Vanessa Reisen
Producer: John H. Radulovic, Ann Kindberg
Co-Producer: Kate Garwood, Tom Keefe

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