The Way Of The Fist - Recap

The episode begins with Hank and Kali getting cozy, when Samurai Apocalypse walks in, Hank requests for an opportunity to explain, but the guy starts firing at them from an automatic weapon he is carrying. It’s then shown that Hank was having a nightmare, he is woken out of it by Charlie. Hank is pretty disturbed by the nightmare, Charlie on his part tries to calm down Hank by suggesting, that they take a walk on Malibu and check out the babes. Hanks requests Charlie to get him on a plane back to New York, Charlie asks Hank what he plans to do about Samurai Apocalypse who likes him so much and wants him here. Hank tells Charlie that Samurai’s feelings aren’t reciprocated, to which Charlie says that Hank should tell Samurai this in person, as he is a very important client. In the meanwhile, Hank receives a call from Karen telling him that Becca is really upset with him, for him not even giving her boyfriend a chance, to which Karen requests Hank to be more tolerant as Becca is his only daughter.

Even while Karen is chatting with Hank, she is getting cozy with Bates, and just can’t stop giggling in the middle of the conversation, which Hank easily guesses and tells Karen to be professional. Hank disconnects the call and requests Charlie for an IPAD, Charlie agrees to it, but only if Hank agrees to sit down with the Samurai. Hank reluctantly agrees, but not before the two playfully slap around each other. Hank meets Becca at her school and kinda apologies for his behavior, just then he is sidelined when Tyler walks in and kisses her. Hank makes his dislike of Tyler apparent through the curt conversation he has with him, Becca defends Tyler. Seeing his daughter and her boyfriend get cozy in front of him agitates Hank further. Later Hank goes to the Samurai’s house unannounced and finds Kali sunbathing, she isn’t particularly happy to see Hank, especially when he brings up the topic of them having been physically intimate together, but it somehow doesn’t stop Hank from bringing up how much he still thinks of their time together.

Just then the Samurai walks in and calls out for Hank. Samurai asks Hank why he isn’t busy writing something for him. Hank tells Samurai that he can’t work for him; surprised, the Samurai offers a number of reasons asking him why, Hank denies each of them. In the end, the Samurai asks for a day to convince Hank to work for him. In the school a teacher informs Charlie, Stu and Marcy that their 3 year old son was masturbating, in front of a girl in his class. The teacher asks for them to apologize, as the girl’s mother is threatening to pull her out of school; in addition, Stu also offers to give a sizeable donation, which the teacher agrees to. The Samurai and Hank are shown driving around in the Samurai’s SUV listening to some of his hip hop, and bonding.

The two of them drive to a bar for a business meeting, where Samurai introduces Hank to the guy they were to meet, the guy knows Hank from some of the same women the both of them have dated; which not only makes the guy uncomfortable, but he is even more agitated when he hears that the Samurai is planning to work with Hank. The Samurai leaves the two of them alone to work out their differences. Hank makes it clear to the guy that he doesn’t want to work for the Samurai, and is only being cajoled into doing so. The guy brings up this girl called Michelle, who he was dating, when Hank got physically intimate with her. Hanks apologies telling him that he didn’t know anything about it. The guy challenges Hank to a fight, in order to settle it like men.

With Hank distracted by the Samurai supporting the other guy, gets punched hard on the face. Charlie goes to apologize to the girl and her mother, in front of whom his son had masturbated, when the girl sees Charlie she runs away shrieking, the girl’s beautiful mother Alison comes downstairs to meet Charlie’, to who he profusely apologizes to. It turns out that her husband Bruce works in business affairs at Warner’s, and she isn’t a big fan of his drinking, ranting and abusing ways; and has the scars to prove it. Charlie invites Alison to discuss this with him at length, over a glass of wine. The Samurai and Hank with his black eye drive to the recording studio; Kali is shown recording a song with Hank looking at her longingly. During the recording, two of the Samurai’s posse start brawling, one of them shoots the other in the arm. Meanwhile Charlie and Alison are having wine on her window porch, discussing the intimate details of each other’s lives.

During the conversation, Alison tells Charlie to do the same thing his son did in front of her daughter, putting Charlie in a really awkward position. Charlie goes ahead with the act, while Alison talks dirty to him, arousing him further. Just then the nanny walks in and is shocked to catch them in the act. Charlie walks out of Alison’s house all dazed and confused, in meanwhile he sees the nanny rush out of the house crying and expresses concern, she tells him that Alison fired her. The nanny also tells Charlie that Alison hit on everyone, from messengers to gardeners. Charlie tells her that his ex-wife is looking for a nanny. Meanwhile at a club, Samurai asks Hank what his decision is; Hank apologizes to Samurai and says he will have to pass up the opportunity to work with him. At the club, in a distance Hank sees Tyler getting cozy with a girl, and confronts him. Tyler tells him the girl is his sister, which obviously Hank doesn’t buy. Tyler also tells Hank that Becca doesn’t know about it, and also that life is short and he just wants to enjoy it.

Although really angry, Hank does nothing, he comes back and tells Samurai about it; and also that if he hits Tyler, Becca would hate him forever. Samurai and especially Kali, admire Hank for this. Hank pays Becca a visit, and renders a heartfelt apology for his earlier behavior; just then Becca receives a call informing her that Tyler was beaten up at a club in Hollywood by a bunch of gangbangers. The episode ends with Hank receiving a message from the Samurai telling him that his problem is solved, and instead of thanking him, that Hank should just write for him.

Written By David Sibert

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