Californication: Season 7, Episode 11 “Daughter” (B)
We’re almost at the end of the road here, and at least it feels like things are about to be wrapped up in some respects. Let’s start with our supporting players, namely the cast and crew of “Santa Monica Cop” and the endlessly crude couple that is Charlie and Marcy. The cancellation of the show after one episode hardly comes as a surprise, though as Rick puts it to Hank, it doesn’t really matter since he’ll just move on to something else. The notion of Hank writing his own show is somewhat appealing, but I think that the writer needs to go back to the page and start writing books again, where his language and ideas can’t be mutilated by those modifying his vision and speaking his words on camera. Charlie and Marcy deciding that Marcy should sleep with Stu and Charlie should sleep with someone random is about as fitting a solution as they ever conceived, though Charlie’s luck with the ladies continues to be miserable. Stu has clearly gone off the deep end, and hopefully that won’t mean anything bad for Marcy. Becca’s return home was predictably made awkward by Levon’s presence, but I actually quite enjoyed their interactions. Becca getting married is inconsequential to the overall storyline, but it does help to underscore Hank’s enduring ability not to be able to commit. This half-hour was a good start, and I’m hopeful that the upcoming series finale will be an appropriate, endearing goodbye to one of the promiscuous characters ever imagined, who could well be in store for a happy ending after all if things go well.
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