Wish You Were Here
- Episode aired Sep 27, 2009
- TV-MA
- 29m
Hank struggles to fulfill his duties as a now-single father to the increasingly rebellious Becca, who brings him into the orbit of an academic circle; Charlie moves back in with Marcy even a... Read allHank struggles to fulfill his duties as a now-single father to the increasingly rebellious Becca, who brings him into the orbit of an academic circle; Charlie moves back in with Marcy even as they work out a divorce. Season premiere.Hank struggles to fulfill his duties as a now-single father to the increasingly rebellious Becca, who brings him into the orbit of an academic circle; Charlie moves back in with Marcy even as they work out a divorce. Season premiere.
- Chelsea Koons
- (as Ellen Davis Woglom)
- Homeless Street Guy
- (uncredited)
- Russian Prostitute
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFirst appearance of Richard Bates, played by Jason Beghe.
- Quotes
Richard Bates: [Walks up to the doorway to the dining room stark naked] Who wants to see me tuck and do the pee-pee-dance?
Hank Moody: [raises hand] Come on, I can't be the only one?... Where are the girls?
Richard Bates: And then... Just like that
[snaps fingers]
Richard Bates: he unveiled his beautiful man-pussy. His glorious mangina.
[sings]
Richard Bates: Mmh Mmh-Meet my peach baby, Blow on my dice! I wanna swing that swing, don't you treat me nice.
Dean Stacy Koons: Richard let me...
Dean Stacy Koons: [Keeps on singing] I'm wild for you.
Dean Stacy Koons: Let me call you a cab.
Richard Bates: [Still singing] Sweet Baby I'm a child for you.
Dean Stacy Koons: Lets get you clothes.
Felicia Koons: You know what, why don't stay in the guest room?
Richard Bates: Stacy? Have you ever spent time with an eleven year old boy and wanted more from him than he was willing to give? Have you ever breathed in the scent of a woman's sweaty unwashed sex? And just
[sniffs the air]
Richard Bates: Mhh and wanted to bottle and sell at market. You ever been so drunk on cock? You Howled at the moon and begged for a few inches more.
Hank Moody: Ladies? Dean Koons?
Richard Bates: All these question and more will be answered... in my new novel. First! I wanna go for a swim! Urgh!
[Runs through the dining room and jumps out the window]
Richard Bates: Wooh!
Hank Moody: Love that guy. Big fan.
- SoundtracksYou Can't Always Get What You Want
(uncredited)
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Hank Moody represents the man I don't want to be but David Duchovny's performance is good and the character can be funny at times even if he spends most of his screen time being a jerk. In fact it's really what repelled me because I can't believe such a pathetic loser can magnet so many attractive women. Of course they're only one night stands but as a man I can't help fantasizing about it. It leads us to Mia Lewis, the kinky and hot teen played by Madeline Zima. It's hard to admit but her first sex scene with Hank in the pilot really felt like tasting a bitter sweet candy. Because you can't forget a cowgirl's punch, it's both strong and soft. And the flashbacks at the beginning revealed she apparently decided to continue exploring her sexuality, in the most extreme fashions. Charlie also got his own load of wild things and even lost his job. But he's quite funny and the spanking sessions with his secretary were just priceless. In fact he's relatively shy and that's why his few scenes with his new charismatic boss, played by Kathleen Turner, were really the highlights of this episode. Her performance was great and deviously sexy. Watching her womanizing Charlie was nearly a modern retelling of the wolf and the sheep tale.
But underneath its addictive form and milky skin I can't really see anything interesting nor inspiring in Californication. The characters keep sinking and apparently the writers have decided to drawn them. I know it's basically the show concept but when I first read its synopsis I thought Hank would try his best to become a successful writer and make his family happy. In fact all these elements sort of mirror Weeds and in some way you could replace the protagonists. Nancy Botwin the cougar played by Mary-Louise Parker would become Nancy Moody ? It would be both sad and funny to watch because it shows how much these shows are actually empty shells. It's really a waste of talent when you compare Californication to productions like Castle and Hung. When I first saw Natascha McElhone (The Truman Show) was playing Hank's wife I hoped that she would be able to turn the frog into a prince. But their relationship is so superficial that only a few seconds were dedicated to it and their last scene together wasn't authentic. I mean how can you love someone who cheats on you, lies all the time, doesn't respect anyone and can't even seriously lecture his own daughter ? Things were even worst during the female teacher invitation's scenes as Mr Moody showed everyone how much he was a selfish narcissistic sex addict. What he did to his peer, a writer, was also quite shocking and I just couldn't believe the teacher asked a few minutes with her husband to lecture him. He was so rude that the kindness of an other female guest was just unbelievable. And it's obvious what will happen between them in the upcoming episodes.
To sum things up I didn't enjoy this episode and was quite disappointed by the character backward development. Of course it was naive to think that they would get better but I don't see the point of watching the fictional life of such pathetic people. Reality is already hard to grasp and there's nothing essential to learn from them. The worst thing is that I can't really see anyone relating to them. I write but it doesn't make me a Moody. Some teenagers are more alienated than Becca but at least their emotions are real and in the world there're people eager to help so But I'll definitely come back for the fourth season and I'm sure the next episode, The Land of Rape and Honey, is quite funny. Hank becoming a high school teacher is a nightmare coming true after all. Will we be able to resist or are we already doomed ?
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- Oct 15, 2009
Details
- Runtime29 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1