Turn the Page (22 Oct. 2007)

Mia continues to pass off Hank's book as her own. Becca announces a move, while Karen and Bill are preparing their wedding.

Director:

David Von Ancken

Writers:

Tom Kapinos (creator), Gina Fattore,

Stars:

David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone, Madeleine Martin

Cast

Episode cast overview:
David Duchovny	...	Hank Moody
Natascha McElhone	...	Karen
Madeleine Martin	...	Becca Moody
Madeline Zima	...	Mia Lewis
Evan Handler	...	Charlie Runkle
Mo Collins	...	Victoria
Rachel Miner	...	Dani
Damian Young	...	Bill Lewis
Mike B. Metz	...	Temp (as Mike Metz)

Storyline

To everybody's surprise, Becca announces she wants to move to Hank. The wedding preparations being in full swing can't help the fact that Karen is devastated by this news. Meanwhile, Mia still pretends Hank's book is hers, Dani and Charlie represent her and it looks like the book's going to be a hit. Charlie discovers the book was actually written by Hank, but, unfortunately, there's nothing Hank nor Charlie can do about it because Mia might tell people about the one-night-stand Hank had with her.

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Plot Keywords:

los angeles california | writer | family relationships | father daughter relationship

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aggressive Mediocrity, And Then..., Showtime Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Becca Moody: I'm not going to live with my dad because it's fun. I'm going because I have to. I don't know if you've noticed, but your dad is about to marry my mom.
Mia Lewis: Yeah, so?
Becca Moody: So it's really happening. He can't pretend anymore that it's not. And whatever miraculous thing he thought was going to happen with the writing. You know that thing he wrote back home in New York was going to be the redemption of his soul. Obviously, that's not happening either.
Mia Lewis: No, I guess not.
Becca Moody: So it's official. Rock bottom. The death...

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Connections

References Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)

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Soundtracks

"Butterfly Blues"
by Lodger

User Reviews

"You are a very young sociopath in training"

The penultimate half-hour of Californication's first season is the one with all the twists that set things in motion for a sure-to-be glorious finale: a juicy appetizer before the real deal.

Big shock number one: Becca announces she will live with Hank. This is devastating news for Karen, who nevertheless keeps organizing her imminent wedding (which is why Becca is doing this in the first place). Hank, on the other hand, is thrilled to hear about it, but there's a less uplifting surprise waiting around the corner, namely big shock number two: Dani and Charlie are representing Mia, who is passing off Hank's latest book (of which she made a copy) as her own. Thankfully, it takes Charlie only a few pages to realize what's going on, but neither he nor Hank can do anything, because if they try to stop Mia she will tell everyone about her one-night stand with Hank.

And yet, in spite of all the dark implications, this is a very light episode, all thanks to Duchovny and Handler going through every scene with shameless, corrosive wit. If Robert Patrick, who played Agent Doggett on The X-Files, showed up as well, the three would be able to carry an entire season just by sharing the screen. A class act indeed.