Californication: Season 7, Episode 5 “Getting the Poison Out” (B-)
There is something undeniably entertaining about the relationship Hank and Levon have, but this episode felt forced and staged in an unfortunate way. Having Karen stop by just as Hank and Marcy were in the middle of their depraved plan to hire a prostitute with a very irritable pimp for Levon was all too convenient, and her subsequent hanging around to agonize over what was going on and serve as the moral compass was excessive. The moral of this episode is that prostitutes really can do wonders on anyone, and now Levon is likely to be addicted to the idea. It’s also inevitable that his mother is going to find out, and though she’s an open-minded parent, she’s sure to be furious with Hank. She may have some apologizing of her own to do if her date with Rick leads to any problems at work, though I think it’s fair to say that Levon is doing plenty of damage on his own to the situation. I liked Mary Lynn Rajskub’s crazy writer in last week’s episode, but I wasn’t quite as taken with her in this installment. Throwing up all over Charlie’s crotch was certainly a memorable moment of the evening, and I’m glad he told Marcy about it since the effect Goldie has on him could do detrimental things to his marriage. At least Stu is referring clients to Marcy and still pining over her, but it’s very clear that she’s no longer interested in him, mainly because of his cheating, so Charlie better tread very carefully.
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