I heard about this episode being bad beforehand so I didn't exactly go in expecting heaven. It wasn't flat-out abysmal, just bland and... okay, it might've been flat-out abysmal for a show like Californication. It had nothing on last week, let's put it like that. Not even a scene.
Whereas last week took us to beautiful places such as bars, streets, book and grocery stores. This week took us to an altogether different place, and the feel of the show was lost completely. I wasn't really a fan of the regal garden party, "luncheon at the mansion" setting. The characters almost looked out of place. Plus, the duel was just odd, and not in a funny way. Is this where were going to leave these characters? I wish they just left Felicia and her family in the episode before Dogtown, then maybe this episode could've focused on Jill and Jackie's new-found friendship and their revenge tactic on Hank or something. Speaking of them, there wasn't enough of them in this episode. I expected more from the scene at the table. Felicia seems to be the main character in this "threesome" and dominats the most screen time.
Overall, a pretty shoddy resolution to this Seasons arc. I felt the same for the Season 2 Finale after Ashby's death, nothing really came of it and it sort of went out on a whimper. I know this isn't the Finale so I hope the writers have something in store for us. I've been bad and read stuff before I even started the Season so I know they do ;)moreless
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Hank and Karen attend an end-of-semester mixer, where the girls team up to bash Hank and Dean Koons wants to duel him.
Meanwhile, Charlie and Marcy are trying to sell their house.
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Madeleine Martin
Rebecca
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Evan Handler
Charles W. Runkle
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Natascha McElhone
Karen Van Der Beek
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Pamela Adlon
Marcy Ellen Runkle
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David Duchovny
Hank Moody
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The envelope with Charlie and Marcy's divorce papers show their address as 579 Frey Street, Venice, CA 90291.
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Featured Music: "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield (Marcy's ring tone) "Like You Do" by Bubonic Souls
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QUOTES (2)
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Charlie: (after he and Marcy break the sink while having sex) Oh, wow, no wonder we never did it in the powder room, huh? That was...that was really not pleasant at all. Marcy: It wasn't great. Charlie: And I don't mean the first part, of course. I meant the second part. I enjoyed the shit out of humping you at first. Marcy: Yeah, well, we can sleep knowing we gave the next homeowners a dirty sink and a plumbing problem.
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Marcy: (after walking in on Charlie having sex) Really, the floor? That's your move? Charlie: You said not to mess up the bed if we're showing the house. Marcy: Christ, Runkle! Charlie: Oh, I'm sorry she's not a coke-snorting teen idol or a big black rapist! Not everyone can have class up the ass! Marcy: No ass, just class.
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Original International Air Dates: Czech Republic: March 16, 2010 on HBO Sweden: June 14, 2010 on TV400 Latin America: September 20, 2010 on Warner Channel Germany: September 22, 2010 on AXN Finland: November 22, 2010 on Nelonen
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This episode is rated TV-MA for nudity, mild violence, graphic language and adult content.
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Charlie: You actually did offer me the ass one time, right here in this very living room. Marcy: What was I thinking? Dr. Drew says you could get a prolapsed anus from that shit. Drew Pinsky, (widely known as Dr. Drew) is a doctor who became famous as host of the radio talk show Loveline and as the host of several shows MTV and VH1.
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Felicia: (referring to Jackie and Jill) They all heard that I was having you over and... Hank: Yes, the whole Ya-Ya sisterhood had to get in on it, huh? This is a reference to the series of Ya-Ya novels by Rebecca Wells, which she began publishing in 1992. Her book Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood inspired the 2002 movie with the same name. Hank is joking that Jackie and Jill spend time together like the close-knit group of women in the books and movie.
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Hank: (to Karen) They should put us in The Joy of Sex. A nice little pencil sketch of us doin' it...we're that good. The Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide is a 1972 illustrated sex manual written by Alex Comfort. The book reached #1 on the New York Times best seller list.
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