Californication: Season 5, Episode 6 “Love Song” (B+)
This show has a tendency to get nostalgic, and there’s no better idea of idyllic perfection than Karen being totally in love with Hank. This show has done black-and-white flashbacks before, and there’s such a simplicity to things that just isn’t present anymore. You don’t get the same feeling seeing Charlie and Marcy together since their love was always much more animalistic, whereas there’s the look Karen gets in her eyes when she looks at Hank that has faded considerably from that time. It’s intriguing to see Hank remember all of this while he’s being seduced by the flavor of the season. Kali is certainly alluring, but she’s too complicated for Hank, and not the woman that’s he going to end up with ultimately. His sad clown face was a bit literal at the start of the episode, but that’s the state he’s in, getting deeper by the moment in the mess that will ultimately end with him getting physically hurt by Samurai Apocalypse. Kali’s much more trouble than she’s worth, and finding out that she bailed out the window after being proposed to doesn’t exactly extend her credibility. While Hank was frolicking around with Kali and thinking about Karen, it seems that she was thinking about him too, as, perfectly timed, she comes crying into his arms, unable to cope with Bates’ current state and seeking a familiar, if all too predictable, comfort. This moment may not be more than just that, but it’s still quite a notable and positive development for fans of Hank and Karen.
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