Californication: Season 6, Episode 12 “I’ll Lay My Monsters Down” (B+)
In many ways, this finale was fitting, but it was also somewhat disappointing, in that the whole of this season was so marvelously nutty that this ending episode almost wasn’t outrageous enough. That said, Atticus did still make out with Marcy for an extended period of time immediately following his pronouncement of Charlie and Marcy as husband and wife, and Hank did propose to one woman while he was busy sleeping with another one. I suppose any woman will have to come second to Karen, but it was still jarring to see Hank get down on bended knee after his hallucinations of Lew and ask her to marry him after spending so much time with Faith. She took the news pretty well, and her parting recommendation to leave before she seduced him into staying was an excellent way of sending her off. Of all the potential spinoffs that are discussed, I think that Faith would have been worthy of her own show, especially if she brought Atticus and company with her. Upon further research, however, it looks like I missed the news that Showtime opted not to pick up the spinoff back in January. With Marcy and Charlie settled into relative normalcy, ending the episode on Hank knocking at Karen’s door was a great way to close what turned out to be a great season, and the show’s best since its third year, despite a rocky start with the first episode. I’ll be eagerly tuning in next January for this show’s return.
Season grade: A-
Season MVP: Maggie Grace as Faith
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