Hank Moody's worst days are when he's not getting in trouble. But "The Recused" wasn't about Hank Moody. Well OK, it was about Hank but Marcy that little foul mouthed power pack stole tonight's episode from Hank and rode it for all it was worth.
As bad and boring as Karen is in every episode, Marcy is conversely that great in every episode and tonight was her apex. How can you not love a woman who says stuff like "don't blame me because you were born with a clit for a cock and a tiny little bean bag for what passes for balls." Her Benjamin Button reference was just as strong later in the episode. If Marcy getting a deal with Showtime to create a show about her waxing the nethers of stars we get more of her on Californication then I'm all for it.
Hank though didn't do anything nearly as exciting as pitching a show to Showtime. Unless, you count Abby. His day started off shitty when he showed up at Karen's to find her at home with her new man, Ben. I liked the way Hank reacted to a new man in Karen's life that he couldn't find a reason to hate. He just got childish and mocking. Bill was an easy target for Hank but Ben is a much bigger challenge. An legitimate artist in a field Hank actually respects and the father of a the talented lead singer in Becca's band. It's bad times for Hank's eternal love for Karen. But at least his eternal love didn't have to go golfing with Abby's boss, Lloyd and his anal fissure.
A humorless corporate stiff attorney isn't like trying to stick a square peg in a round hole. It's like trying to stick a square peg where there is no hole. The worst part of it all is Hank had to just take it minus a few passive aggressive jabs because he's Abby's boss. Probably a small price to pay for sleeping with Abby though. She recused herself earlier in the episode after her and Hank started sleeping together. Don't worry though Hank, all it took was pissing in the sand trap on the 15th hole then wrestling with Lloyd to lure Abby back as your Lawyer. I think it was pretty obvious her job was in much greater jeopardy with Lloyd representing Hank that it is with her representing him with a conflict of interest.
Anyone remember how Lisa Bonet made you reconsider what you though about Peter Frampton's "Baby I Love Your Ways?" Well now her daughter, Zoe Kravitz has done the same with Skid Row's "I'll Remember You." Now I never really hated the Skid Row song but I definitely would rather hear Zoe's acoustic version now.
The episode closes with Karen sitting between Ben and Hank. Both of them reaching over to hold her hand while the girls play their show. At that moment, it seems as though she realizes "oh shit, what am I going to do?" Come on though, it's been three years now and we all know Karen and Hank will never work out. It's time to let Karen move on with Ben. Personally, I'm kind of tired of the whole thing.
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