Californication

10 Best Episodes of Californication - Season 4

A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoid making bad decisions.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 02, 2023.

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Californication - S4E3

#12 - Home Sweet Home (Season 4 - Episode 3)

Hank takes advantage of the misperception that he tried to commit suicide and moves back home with Karen and Becca, but his daughter knows the truth; Charlie sets out to reach a sexual benchmark while a wealthy producer pursues Marcy.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 543 votes.

Californication - S4E11

#11 - The Last Supper (Season 4 - Episode 11)

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Found guilty of statutory rape, Hank buys a used Porsche and considers fleeing from Los Angeles, but instead enjoys one last night in the company of his friends and family.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 544 votes.

Californication - S4E9

#10 - Another Perfect Day (Season 4 - Episode 9)

Evicted from his apartment, Hank moves back in with Karen and Becca while he prepares for his trial and teaches his daughter to drive; while Karen's out on a date with Ben, Becca and Pearl steal the Porsche and wreck it.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 537 votes.

Californication - S4E7

#9 - The Recused (Season 4 - Episode 7)

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Forced by her relationship with Hank to recuse herself as his lawyer, Abby pitches the case to a senior partner on the golf course; Hank is dismayed by Karen's growing relationship with artist Ben; Marcy and Stu ask Charlie to help them pitch a TV project.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 535 votes.

Californication - S4E8

#8 - Lights. Camera. Asshole (Season 4 - Episode 8)

Hank takes a gig rewriting dialogue on a zombie sequel but threatens his job when he hooks up with a sexy woman with close ties to the film's female lead; Marcy tells Stu she's pregnant but not that the baby may be Charlie's.

The episode was rated 7.98 from 530 votes.

Californication - S4E5

#7 - Freeze-Frame (Season 4 - Episode 5)

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After a personal grooming mishap, Charlie discovers that his vasectomy was botched and that Marcy's baby could be his; Hank's relationship with lawyer Abby gets more personal but a good deed yields a compromising photo that could ruin Hank's life.

The episode was rated 7.99 from 540 votes.

Californication - S4E2

#6 - Suicide Solution (Season 4 - Episode 2)

Hank is told he faces 3 years in prison because the DA wants to make an example of him. There are signs Marcy is pregnant. Hank tries to fix things with Becca. The episode ends as Hank high on drugs and liquor writes a letter to Becca and then passes out.

The episode was rated 8.01 from 549 votes.

Californication - S4E6

#5 - Lawyers, Guns and Money (Season 4 - Episode 6)

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A sensational photo derails Hank's case and threatens to destroy his movie project until his sincere love for Becca rescues his career, while Karen resuscitates her ex-husband's relationship with his beautiful lawyer.

The episode was rated 8.03 from 540 votes.

Californication - S4E10

#4 - The Trial (Season 4 - Episode 10)

A nervous Hank discovers that he's got good reason to panic when his trial turns into an all-out character assassination, with even friendly witnesses Charlie and Karen unable to portray him as anything other than a drunken, oversexed lout.

The episode was rated 8.04 from 546 votes.

Californication - S4E4

#3 - Monkey Business (Season 4 - Episode 4)

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Hank Moody is notified by his attorney Abby that he will be going to trial for statutory rape. But not before Hank hands the completed F&P script to Charlie, who promptly drags him to a meeting with the Director, producer Stu Beggs and eccentric financier Zig Samitaur, setting off a chain of events that leads to Hank and Charlie having to explain why there’s a dead billionaire in the bathroom.

The episode was rated 8.17 from 541 votes.

Californication - S4E1

#2 - Exile on Main St. (Season 4 - Episode 1)

Just as Hank is released from a 72 hour jail period for assault he is picked up by Charlie and dragged off to show the recent events of F&P with Mia becoming public and dropped into a meeting with a young actress that wants to capitalize on the publicity, and make a movie out of F&P. whom which he later re-enacts F&P in her hotel room. The episode ends with Hank hearing from his lawyer that the assault charges have been dropped and he is then arrested for statutory rape.

The episode was rated 8.20 from 578 votes.

Californication - S4E12

#1 - ...And Justice for All (Season 4 - Episode 12)

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As Hank awaits sentencing, the lines between his real life and the movie based on his life blur as the film's star hits on his ex-wife and he feels stirrings of passion for the actress hired to play Karen.

The episode was rated 8.39 from 587 votes.

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