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The Fine Art of Surfacing (1)

Episode Number: 18    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Monday March 10, 2008    Prod Code: 210
A visit from Eddie's ex-girlfriend Rory causes problems in his relationship with Janet. Nick receives a great job offer that should take him far away from Knights Ridge. Hannah is arrested for assaulting Ray's ex-wife Christine.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Brian Oh
Director: David Solomon
Star: Jay Paulson (Physical Phil),  Rebecca Field (Janet Meadows),  Lindy Booth (Pizza Girl),  Brad William Henke (Owen Rowan),  Slade Pearce (Sam Daniels),  Laura Prepon (Hannah Daniels),  Geoff Stults (Eddie Latekka),  Odette Yustman (Aubrey Diaz),  Tom Berenger (The Commander),  Bryan Greenberg (Nick Garrett),  Evan Jones (Ikey Ikeman),  Warren Christie (Ray Cataldo)
Recurring Role: Jonathan Murphy (Ronnie Garrett),  Penny Johnson Jerald (Leslie Etwood),  Sean Gunn (Rooster),  James Keane (Sully),  Chris Tschupp (Matthew Lauche)
Guest Star: Julie Ann Emery (Christine Cataldo),  Bill Bellamy (Stratton Lorb),  Oz Perkins (Dr. Stone),  Andrea Luna Grano (Office Grasso),  Stacy Keibler (Rory Dunlop),  Anthony Russell (Frankly-T)

Notes

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International Airdates:
Denmark: July 20, 2008 on TV3 (edit)
Featured music:
"Morning Star" by Borne
"Into Your Arms" by The Lemonheads
"Searching For A Heart" by Warren Zevon
"Loving Cup" by The Rolling Stones
"Coffee And Cigarettes" by Augustana
"Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen
"Groove Me" by King Floyd
"Mandolin Rain" by Bruce Hornsby and The Range
"Roll With The Changes" by REO Speedwagon (edit)

Quotes

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Stratton: Knight's Ridge, baby. Ain't that America! (edit)
(Janet chugs the moonshine Rooster brought over)
Rooster: Maybe you should slow down. That stuff can make a blind man more blind. (edit)
Eddie: Rory, you should know that I'm seeing someone.
Rory: I'm not surprised. She's a lucky girl. (Pauses) She is a girl, right? (edit)

Trivia

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Rooster's name is Vincent Russo (or it's spelled Rousseau). (edit)

Allusions

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Stratton: Knight's Ridge, baby. Ain't that America!

"Ain't that America" is a line from John Mellencamp's song "Little Pink Houses" released in 1984. (edit)
Nick's agent refers to the women in Nick's life as Hannah Anna, Pizza Longstocking, and Aubrey Hepburn. Hannah Anna is Pollyanna, a character from a series of children's books by Eleanor Porter. Pizza Longstockings is Pippi Longstocking, a fictional character in children's books by Astrid Lindgren. And Aubrey Hepburn is actress and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn.

Stratton called Hannah "Hannah Anna" because the character in Nick's book based on Hannah was named Anna. (edit)
"The Fine Art Of Surfacing"
The title of this episode is also the title of a Boomtown Rats album, which contained the hit "I Don't Like Mondays." (edit)
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Community Reviews (6)

 
10.0
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The Fine Art of Surfacing (1)
"Exciting"
Rory, an ex-girlfriend of Eddie comes back into town and stirs up trouble. The Commander finds out he has bone marrow cancer and must tell his boys and Nick gets a job offer to leave town.
Continue » Posted May 16, 2008 2:19 pm PST
7.5
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The Fine Art of Surfacing (1)
"Fine example"
What goes on? A pretty good build-up to the upcoming season finale
Continue » Posted Apr 20, 2008 3:20 am PST
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The Fine Art of Surfacing (1)
"Above average"
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Continue » Posted Mar 11, 2008 1:52 pm PST
9.6
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The Fine Art of Surfacing (1)
"Fine example"
Fine example of how this series is the greatest. Awesome music and great actors.
Continue » Posted Mar 11, 2008 6:30 am PST
10.0
Perfect
The Fine Art of Surfacing (1)
"A very special episode"
OCTOBER ROAD is AWESOME! If you haven't seen it, what's taking you so long?
Continue » Posted Mar 10, 2008 9:53 pm PST
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Season Number: 2
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