CALIFORNICATION: Vaginatown

Another great episode of Californication last night! The episode, Vaginatown, was a mixed collection of sad, funny and insanely strange! From Hank’s encounter with a crazy celebrity chef, played by former Dawson Creek’s star Meredith Monroe, to Runkle’s investment in a porn film you just can’t help but stare like you’re watching a train wreck!

The new episode opened with Hank back in his bachelor funk complete with dreams of his once happy family. Our favorite writer is staying at Lew’s pad which can only be a recipe for disaster.

After waking with a massive hangover (on a Tuesday morning?!) Hank and Lew are seen enjoying a somewhat domestic moment in the kitchen. Lew is making breakfast with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth while watching the famous Chloe Metz on the cooking channel. He has already made a fresh pitcher of orange juice and vodka! Hank, still half asleep, looks more interested in Chloe than the food.

With a confused, uncertainty Hank expresses his hostile desire for the overzealous cooking guru. Still heartbroken over Karen, Lew decides that a sex session with the TV chef is just what Hank needs to forget the old lady!

Heading out to pick up Becca, Hank discovers that it’s actually Tuesday not Wednesday when he arrives! How long has Hank been on a bender? Before departing with Becca he tells Karen “this sucks.” The two are right back to where they were in season one minus Bill the dial tone. How long is Karen going to hold out until she cracks? I see a definite conflict if she decides to move on and date!

Shortly after his bonding time with Becca Hank arrives home to find Lew and the lively, little TV chef in the kitchen. Chloe Metz, whose overpowering personality closely resembles Rachel Ray on speed, has been brought in to cheer the depressed novelist up. In no time at all Chloe offers herself to Hank and the two are off to do the deed, apparently Hank hasn’t learned his lesson. This is Meredith Monroe like I’ve never seen her before! She’s wild and out of control, not her usual role!

Meanwhile Runkle is flat out of luck and his only job at the moment is manning the phones at Marcy’s salon, Hot Lips. Things couldn’t get any worse for the agent until Daisy the porn star comes in crying about Runkle ruining her image. Now that he has nothing better to do Marcy wants him to clean up the mess he made.

Back at Lew’s Hank is trying to shake off the very annoying Chloe after they’re chocolate escapade. When Chloe doesn’t take the brush off Lew helps her out. The roommates are quick to drive her home before their next social event. While dropping her off they witness her very angry husband coming down the steps with a crying baby. The girl is married and insane! She tells them to floor it and they drive off. After royally ticking off the limo driver Chloe gets the boot. Hank being the gentleman that he is asks them to stop and let him out so he can wait with her. Lew and Hank are destined to duke it out at one point. Their so much alike yet so different when it comes to the ladies! They both lack morals but Hank does standards, a little!

Well the pair hang out on the dark desolate road Hank ask her why she acts the way she does. Suddenly Moody is back to his sensitive side and wants to know why a woman would sell herself short. How could she allow herself to be delivered like Chinese on a Friday night? Hank is busy asking her these questions about her lack of self respect but at the same time these are women he’s using to dull the pain after losing Karen for a second time. Truly screwed up!

Thinking about his daughter hoping she doesn’t end up like Chloe, Hank calls to talk to Becca who’s out on a date. Talking to Karen only seems to deepen his dark and depressing mood. Things appear to only be getting worse for the writer who has a baby on the way.

Oh and Runkle does find some success by landing Daisy in a lead part in the upcoming film Vaginatown. The catch- Runkle has to invest $100,000 in the porno!

Next week Moody tracks down Lew’s long lost love and Runkle shows what God gave him in Vaginatown!

— posted by Sarah

Sarah is from Massachusetts and currently writes for several TV and music websites. She loves Smallville, Heroes, Everwood, and of course Californication.