Hank continues to consider writing Sam's new movie, then decides against it after a brief but not-so-good meeting with the movie's director, Peter Berg (playing himself). The episode ends with Hank learning that his New York girlfriend has just torched his apartment. Later he meets Becca's new boyfriend Tyler. While in L.A., Hank visits Karen and Becca and meets Karen's new husband (also old foe), Bates. On the flight he almost joins the Mile High Club with a woman named Kali (Meagan Good) he later learns is Apocalypse's main squeeze. Depressed at the unpleasant breakup, he unquestioningly accepts Charlie's invitation to return to L.A to meet a potential client, hip-hop artist Samurai Apocalypse (played by RZA). The narrative begins 3 years after Season Four, soon after the successful release of Hank's new novel, Californication, when Hank breaks up with his latest lover Carrie (played by Natalie Zea) in New York. Karen is married to Professor Bates, 19-year-old Becca is in college and has a new boyfriend, and Marcy is married to Stu Beggs and is sharing the custody of her son Stuart with Charlie. Hank has since made New York his home, but he returns to Los Angeles for a short, business-related visit but his family issues end up extending it. Bates entertains the adult dinner crowd with the ever-popular mangina routine before jumping out the window and running naked through the yard.The narrative takes place 2 years and 9 months after season four, almost at the end of Hank's probation. He meets one of his writing idols, Richard Bates, and forces him to have a drink, not knowing that he's been off the wagon since the Clinton administration. Hank manages to rub everyone the wrong way at the party, as he promised he would. Given that the cyclist is played by Peter Gallagher, we automatically know that we're going to see him again later in the episode - perhaps at this dinner party - since it's unlikely that Peter Gallagher would be "man on bike" in Seasons 3, Episode 1.Īlas, Hank arrives at the party, followed by angry cyclist, who happens to be Stacy Koontz, man of the house, and Dean of the college. On his way to the dinner, Hank gets upset with a cyclist that is hogging the road, throws his cigarette at him, and runs him off the rode. What parent would not freak out? She obviously isn't too miffed because she invites Hank to join her and her friends from the university for a dinner party that night. Outside of Becca's school, Felicia Koontz, mother of Becca's girlfriend, confronts Hank about letting the girls smoke pot - not angrily, just matter of factly. So it looks like he's moving back into the house with Marcy - she's not so pleased by this decision. Since the economy is so bad, their house can't sell, and since he is waiting on the commission from Hank's book, Charlie really can't afford to be paying a mortgage and rent. Charlie introduces Hank to his new boss, Sue (Kathleen Turner), who seems intent on getting whatever she wants - and what she wants in Charlie - yikes! Meanwhile, Charlie is still in the midst of a messy divorce with Marcy. Hank and Charlie are both disturbed that Hank's new book is not being picked up anywhere. He attempts to lecture them on the dangers of pot and they just break into fits of laughter - so as the girls go to bed, Hank decides to just light up himself. Indignantly, he asks them where they got the weed? It's his, of course. Hank notices that the kids are scarfing down cereal and realizes they're stoned. She criticizes her dad for not remaining pure for her mom, but insinuates that Karen isn't so pure herself. Of course the show opens up with him enjoying the carnal pleasures of another woman - well, not exactly enjoying it, since to the woman's dismay, he falls asleep - seems like being a single dad is taking its toll on Hank.īecca and a girlfriend return home early from the movies to see Hank's "friend" leaving. ![]() ![]() that would never work, with Hank Moody on the prowl. Weren't Hank, Karen, and their robot daughter Becca going to make a try of this whole family thing, despite the distance with Karen in New York? Nah.
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