"Californication" Hell-A Woman (2007)

Director:

Scott Winant

Writers:

Tom Kapinos (creator)
Tom Kapinos (written by)

TV Series:

"Californication" (2007)

Original Air Date:

20 August 2007 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Hank accepts a blogger position and attends a dinner party as he continues to try to salvage his life.

Plot Keywords:

Los Angeles California | Family Relationships | Writer | Male Female Relationship | Beautiful Woman

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Hank Moody
Natascha McElhone	...	Karen
Madeleine Martin	...	Becca Moody
Madeline Zima	...	Mia Lewis
Evan Handler	...	Charlie Runkle
Pamela Adlon	...	Marcy Runkle
Lucy Davis	...	Nora
Paula Marshall	...	Sonja
Rachel Miner	...	Dani
Damian Young	...	Bill Lewis
Brooke Banner	...	The Blonde (as L.E. Brooke)

Runtime:

29 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Aggressive Mediocrity

Quotes:

Hank Moody: Well, your breasts are obviously real... and... eh... you have an abundance of pubic hair, which is really nice and... eh... there's no evidence of vaginal rejuvenation. I'd say, aside from the fact that you worship a space alien, you just might be the most beautiful woman I've seen in a long, long time

Soundtrack:

Japanese Girls

"Hank hates you all..."

The pilot of Californication was a very bold introduction to the controversial lifestyle of depressed writer Hank Moody. The follow-up, Hell-A Woman, which was heavily criticized for a very explicit (and somewhat disgusting) sex scene, continues in the same direction, with tons of lovable, foul-mouthed humor.

Whle trying to patch his life together, Hank gives in to Charlie's begging and accepts to be a blogger for Hell-A Magazine. Inevitably, his comments are acerbic and reflect his spiteful attitude ("I probably won't go down in history, but I will go down on your sister..."). Then again, Karen ignores his sentimental pleas, Mia keeps bothering him and the luckiest he can get is with a Scientologist (Paula Marshall). Poor fella.

Witty, filthy and deliberately provocative: the three main characteristics of Californication, and the three reasons it's so damn good. The script moves from one explicitly hilarious set-piece to another, relying on the light mood (pardon the pun) and Duchovny's cheerfully self-deprecating work. Brilliant.