History Recap / Californication

During season three, Hank must deal with Becca's puberty ([[{{Pun}} her... moodiness, you might say?]]) as she becomes closer to her dysfunctional friend, Chelsea Koons (Ellen Woglom). He gains a new job as a professor in a college after inadvertently compelling Richard Bates (Jason Beghe), a renowned professor, to revert to alcoholism. Shenanigans ensue when Hank sleeps with his TA (Creator/DianeFarr), his student Jackie (Eva Amurri) [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold who moonlights as a stripper]], and the Dean's wife, Felicia Koons (Creator/EmbethDavidtz) ([[IBangedYourMom yes, Chelsea's mother]]). After multiple mishaps involving [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Springfield Rick Springfield]] ([[AsHimself who actually plays]] [[SelfDeprecation a hilariously horrid version of himself!]]) and the Dean, Stacey Koons (Peter Gallagher), [[TheReveal the truth comes out to all parties involved]]. Nevertheless, Hank decides to return to New York City with Karen, to Becca's chagrin. At the end of the season, Mia returns to L.A. to celebrate the success of "Fucking and Punching" (the book Hank actually wrote!), and her manager, Paul Rider (James Frain) discovers that Hank was the true author of the book. Hank refuses to strike a deal with the editor [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity to come out as the true author of the book]] - he realizes that doing so would destroy Becca and Karen - and beats the editor up instead. Hank is arrested for assault after admitting to Karen that he slept with Mia. Meanwhile, [[AmicablyDivorced Charlie and Marcy nearly reconcile their relationship]], but decide to permanently end it.

In season four, "Fucking and Punching" is revealed to be in fact Hank's book (and therefore reveals his statutory rape), and the season centers on Hank's subsequent trial. Hank begins an affair with his lawyer, Abby Rhodes (Carla Gugino), [[HeroWithBadPublicity and must also deal with the publicity of his book becoming a movie]] directed by Stu Beggs (Creator/StephenTobolowsky), and starring Sasha Bingham (Addison Timlin), and Eddie Nero (Rob Lowe). Meanwhile, Marcy falls in love with Stu and becomes pregnant; however, [[LukeIMightBeYourFather she discovers that Charlie's vasectomy was botched and that he may be the true father of her child]]. In the end, Hank gains enough sympathy from the judge and is sentenced to three years' probation instead of being branded as a rapist, and he returns to New York as Karen and Becca remain in L.A.

During season three, Hank must deal with Becca's puberty ([[IncrediblyLamePun her... moodiness, you might say?]]) as she becomes closer to her dysfunctional friend, Chelsea Koons (Ellen Woglom). He gains a new job as a professor in a college after inadvertently compelling Richard Bates (Jason Beghe), a renowned professor, to revert to alcoholism. Shenanigans ensue when Hank sleeps with his TA (Creator/DianeFarr), his student Jackie (Eva Amurri) [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold who moonlights as a stripper]], and the Dean's wife, Felicia Koons (Creator/EmbethDavidtz) ([[IBangedYourMom yes, Chelsea's mother]]). After multiple mishaps involving [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Springfield Rick Springfield]] ([[AsHimself who actually plays]] [[SelfDeprecation a hilariously horrid version of himself!]]) and the Dean, Stacey Koons (Peter Gallagher), [[TheReveal the truth comes out to all parties involved]]. Nevertheless, Hank decides to return to New York City with Karen, to Becca's chagrin. At the end of the season, Mia returns to L.A. to celebrate the success of "Fucking and Punching" (the book Hank actually wrote!), and her manager, Paul Rider (James Frain) discovers that Hank was the true author of the book. Hank refuses to strike a deal with the editor [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity to come out as the true author of the book]] - he realizes that doing so would destroy Becca and Karen - and beats the editor up instead. Hank is arrested for assault after admitting to Karen that he slept with Mia. Meanwhile, [[AmicablyDivorced Charlie and Marcy nearly reconcile their relationship]], but decide to permanently end it.

At the beginning of season two, Karen faces a shaky relationship with Hank after they discover that Hank may have fathered a child with a woman he slept with in the first season, Sonja (Creator/PaulaMarshall). After a few mishaps, Hank gathers some attention and ends up writing the biography for the troubled music producer Lew Ashby (Callum Keith Rennie), who, [[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll despite his success and subsequent philandering,]] [[TheOneThatGotAway still loves a certain woman, Janie]] (Mädchen Amick). However, when Janie decides to return to Lew's life and Hank goes to the producer to inform him of the good news, [[TearJerker Lew mistakenly overdoses on heroin and dies]]. Hank finishes the biography and chooses to remain in L.A. as he finds that Becca is happier there, while Karen goes back to New York. Meanwhile, Charlie is fired after Dani produces evidence that [[WhatAnIdiot Charlie masturbates in his office]]. The producer then has an affair with a porn star named Daisy (Carla Gallo), who becomes his client and [[PornWithoutPlot records a movie named ''Vaginatown'']] (a parody of ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''). [[ToiletSeatDivorce Charlie then divorces Marcy to begin a relationship with Daisy]], who eventually dumps him. Disheartened, Charlie begins work as a car salesman.

The first season begins by showing just how bad Hank's sex addiction is by [[ReallyGetsAround displaying Hank's affairs with models, the wife of the director who butchered his novel, and a random girl whom he meets at a bookstore]]. It turns out that the latter's name was Mia (Madeline Zima), and that [[JailBait she is the underaged daughter]] of Karen's new fiancé, Bill (Damian Young). Hank, nevertheless, proceeds to write his new novel, "Fucking and Punching" (something akin to a present-day ''Literature/{{Lolita}}'') about the affair. [[NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup One of two copies is stolen when his car is jacked.]] [[TheVamp The other copy is stolen by his underage former lover]], who is seeking to carve out a niche as writer for herself; [[{{Blackmail}} Mia knows that Hank cannot claim his book back because doing so would require him to admit sleeping with her]]. At the end of the season, Karen [[RunawayBride runs away with Hank to start a new life with him]]. Meanwhile, Charlie begins an affair with his secretary, Dani (Creator/RachelMiner), which Marcy eventually discovers.

At the beginning of season two, Karen faces a shaky relationship with Hank after they discover that Hank may have fathered a child with a woman he slept with in the first season, Sonja (Paula Marshall). After a few mishaps, Hank gathers some attention and ends up writing the biography for the troubled music producer Lew Ashby (Callum Keith Rennie), who, [[SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll despite his success and subsequent philandering,]] [[TheOneThatGotAway still loves a certain woman, Janie]] (Mädchen Amick). However, when Janie decides to return to Lew's life and Hank goes to the producer to inform him of the good news, [[TearJerker Lew mistakenly overdoses on heroin and dies]]. Hank finishes the biography and chooses to remain in L.A. as he finds that Becca is happier there, while Karen goes back to New York. Meanwhile, Charlie is fired after Dani produces evidence that [[WhatAnIdiot Charlie masturbates in his office]]. The producer then has an affair with a porn star named Daisy (Carla Gallo), who becomes his client and [[PornWithoutPlot records a movie named ''Vaginatown'']] (a parody of ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''). [[ToiletSeatDivorce Charlie then divorces Marcy to begin a relationship with Daisy]], who eventually dumps him. Disheartened, Charlie begins work as a car salesman.

During season three, Hank must deal with Becca's puberty ([[IncrediblyLamePun her... moodiness, you might say?]]) as she becomes closer to her dysfunctional friend, Chelsea Koons (Ellen Woglom). He gains a new job as a professor in a college after inadvertently compelling Richard Bates (Jason Beghe), a renowned professor, to revert to alcoholism. Shenanigans ensue when Hank sleeps with his TA (Diane Farr), his student Jackie (Eva Amurri) [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold who moonlights as a stripper]], and the Dean's wife, Felicia Koons (Embeth Davidtz) ([[IBangedYourMom yes, Chelsea's mother]]). After multiple mishaps involving [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Springfield Rick Springfield]] ([[AsHimself who actually plays]] [[SelfDeprecation a hilariously horrid version of himself!]]) and the Dean, Stacey Koons (Peter Gallagher), [[TheReveal the truth comes out to all parties involved]]. Nevertheless, Hank decides to return to New York City with Karen, to Becca's chagrin. At the end of the season, Mia returns to L.A. to celebrate the success of "Fucking and Punching" (the book Hank actually wrote!), and her manager, Paul Rider (James Frain) discovers that Hank was the true author of the book. Hank refuses to strike a deal with the editor [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity to come out as the true author of the book]] - he realizes that doing so would destroy Becca and Karen - and beats the editor up instead. Hank is arrested for assault after admitting to Karen that he slept with Mia. Meanwhile, [[AmicablyDivorced Charlie and Marcy nearly reconcile their relationship]], but decide to permanently end it.

Season six begins with Hank surviving the poisoning, but Carrie meets the opposite fate. Hank, out of guilt, reverts to extreme alcoholism and gets admitted into rehab where he meets Faith (Creator/MaggieGrace), a band groupie who toured with [[SpoiledBrat legendary rockstar Atticus Fetch]] (Tim Minchin). Fetch wants to make a rock opera from Hank's book, "God Hates Us All", much to Hank's chagrin. The opera is nevertheless a success, and Faith bonds with Hank and their relationship becomes very intimate, as his relationship with Karen breaks apart. But at the end of the season, Hank chooses to make a difficult decision and leave Faith to return to Karen. Meanwhile, Charlie and Marcy's relationship is hindered by the [[StrawFeminist extreme feminist]] Ophelia (Maggie Wheeler) and Stu Beggs, but they eventually decide that they love each other ([[OddCouple or, at the very least, are so dysfunctional that they cannot live without one another]]), and remarry.

The first season begins by showing just how bad Hank's sex addiction is by [[ReallyGetsAround displaying Hank's affairs with models, the wife of the director who butchered his novel, and a random girl whom he meets at a bookstore]]. It turns out that the latter's name was Mia (Madeline Zima), and that [[JailBait she is the underaged daughter]] of Karen's new fiancé, Bill (Damian Young). Hank, nevertheless, proceeds to write his new novel, "Fucking and Punching" (something akin to a present-day ''Literature/{{Lolita}}'') about the affair. [[NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup One of two copies is stolen when his car is jacked.]] [[TheVamp The other copy is stolen by his underage former lover]], who is seeking to carve out a niche as writer for herself; [[{{Blackmail}} Mia knows that Hank cannot claim his book back because doing so would require him to admit sleeping with her]]. At the end of the season, Karen [[RunawayBride runs away with Hank to start a new life with him]]. Meanwhile, Charlie begins an affair with his secretary, Dani (Rachel Miner), which Marcy eventually discovers.