Californication: Grace (Series Finale)

The final episode of Californication begins with Hank having a nightmare about Becca, who talks in a monotone even in his dreams. She has changed her mind about getting married because she feels that with Hank for a father, she’ll never have a successful relationship. Just as she is going to throw herself backwards into the water below the railing, he wakes up only to find Charlie Runkle standing there looking at him. Charlie wants to sleep with Hank because he is upset that Marcy is going through with the Stu deal.

The next morning, Hank visits Karen to object some more to Becca’s wedding. Becca has already left for New York and Karen is busy packing. Julia calls while he’s there and he has to go bail Levon out of jail. Levon took up with an underage hooker this time. Hank takes Levon to a bar to make him stop “buying body parts.” There they spot Tara, Hank’s old student and Levon is encouraged to strike up a friendship with her. Hank goes over to see Julia who wants to jump his bones but he wants to “do it right” and invites her out to dinner.

Krull shows up at Charlie’s with a couple of hookers, Hope and Love, and the party is in full swing when Hank returns. Well, sort of. Love is going at it with Krull in the living room, but in Hank’s bedroom, Hope had no luck getting any action out of Charlie. Hank encourages Charlie to go over to Stu’s and get Marcy before anything really goes down over there. Hope tries to tempt Hank with her womanly charms but Hank says “Begone, harlot, I’ve got writing to do…”

Marcy can’t bring herself to go through with the deal with Stu and is even more grossed out when she stumbles upon her look-alike blow up doll. Just when Stu is about to take her by force, it’s Charlie to the rescue. Stu wants his money back but Charlie threatens to sue him and expose his, uh, eccentricities. Stu breaks down and lets them keep the money. The last we see of him, he and his Marcy blowup doll are being served breakfast al fresco.

Hank abandons his car to get on the plane to New York with Karen where he reads her the letter that he has written out loud in front of everyone, because the lady sitting next to Karen won’t give up her seat and Karen won’t read the letter to herself. Some of the females on the plane smile at Hank’s profanity-laced epistle of love. Karen seems amused. A young lady offers Hank a seat next to her, but the lady next to Karen finally says “take the bleeping seat.” And off into the sunset they fly.

Julia meantime awaits Hank at the dinner date they set up, but it is Rick Rath who shows up. Hank has pointed the two of them to a new destiny. Likewise, Levon — who hit it off fine with Tara after his usually nonsense. So it seems that all our original meanderings about how Levon will turn out not to be Hank’s son were off the mark. Julia could end up with Rick Rath, which could be good for stepson Levon’s acting career, if his relationship with Tara turns him into even a semi-normal human being.

But there’s no use speculating any further since that’s THE END!

Cast of Grace:
David Duchovny – Hank Moody
Natascha McElhone – Karen
Pamela Adlon – Marcy
Madeleine Martin – Becca Moody
Evan Handler – Charlie Runkle
Michael Imperioli – Rick Rath
Stephen Tobolowsky – Stu Beggs
Heather Graham – Julia
Oliver Cooper – Levon
Steve Jones – Krull
Emma Fassler – Tara
Ana Rey – Irma
Sharon Angela – Cranky Woman on Plane
Dana DeLorenzo – Single Woman on Plane
Diana Terranova – Love