Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
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“Absinthe
Makes the Heart Grow Fonder” is the sixth episode of the Showtime original series Californication
. It was written by Tom Kapinos
and Eric Weinberg
, directed by Ken Whittingham
and originally aired on Sunday September 17, 2007.
) at the market. After a night getting high while listening to vintage rock LPs and having sex with her, Hank awakens to Mia, who needs more of Hank’s writing to pass off in her class. He also finds out the Surfer Girl has stolen his guitar (Les Paul) and LPs.
Charlie’s wife Marcy walks in on a strange situation between him and his secretary Dani, and she calls her his “little slave.” She then has sex with him on his desk chair, but he finishes too quickly.
Later at night Hank and Karen go to a concert of their daughter Becca’s band, but afterwards Mia calls him to rescue from her teacher, who is high on cocaine and wants to force her into a threesome with another girl, and she cannot leave. It turns out she was not on a situation as dire as she said. She exaggerated a bit to get him to come. At his home, Charlie tries to talk his wife on being his BDSM slave. Though she is not really enthusiastic about it, they give it a try but it does not go well.
At Karen’s, while Bill is away, she invites Hank to take a drink (absinthe
) and they talk about their daughter, their relationship and Karen’s relationship with Bill, and they end up kissing. Hank ends up spending the night in a guest bedroom after he falls into the pool.
Later, Surfer Girl comes to Hank's place to return his guitar and LPs, and offers him another go, which he accepts.
Absinthe
Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from herbs, including the flowers and leaves of the herb Artemisia absinthium, commonly referred to as "grande wormwood", together with green anise and sweet fennel...
Makes the Heart Grow Fonder” is the sixth episode of the Showtime original series Californication
Californication (TV series)
Californication is an American comedy-drama that premiered on Showtime on August 13, 2007. The show was created by Tom Kapinos. The protagonist, Hank Moody , is a troubled novelist whose move to California, coupled with his writer's block, complicates his relationships with his longtime girlfriend...
. It was written by Tom Kapinos
Tom Kapinos
Tom Kapinos is a Greek-American television executive producer and screenwriter best known for his creation of the television series Californication....
and Eric Weinberg
Eric Weinberg
Eric Weinberg is an American television producer and screenwriter best known for his work on the television series Scrubs.Weinberg has served as co-executive producer on Scrubs for over a hundred episodes since 2002, and is credited as supervising producer and writer for an additional twenty...
, directed by Ken Whittingham
Ken Whittingham
Ken Whittingham is an American television director.His most notable directorial work includes a number of episodes from each of the television series 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Suburgatory, The Middle, Parenthood, The Bernie Mac Show, Scrubs, Everybody Hates Chris, The Office, My Name Is Earl,...
and originally aired on Sunday September 17, 2007.
Plot
Hank meets sexy Surfer Girl (Michelle LombardoMichelle Lombardo
Michelle Helen Lombardo is an American model and actress.-Biography:Lombardo, who is of Italian and Irish descent, is originally from Glastonbury, Connecticut...
) at the market. After a night getting high while listening to vintage rock LPs and having sex with her, Hank awakens to Mia, who needs more of Hank’s writing to pass off in her class. He also finds out the Surfer Girl has stolen his guitar (Les Paul) and LPs.
Charlie’s wife Marcy walks in on a strange situation between him and his secretary Dani, and she calls her his “little slave.” She then has sex with him on his desk chair, but he finishes too quickly.
Later at night Hank and Karen go to a concert of their daughter Becca’s band, but afterwards Mia calls him to rescue from her teacher, who is high on cocaine and wants to force her into a threesome with another girl, and she cannot leave. It turns out she was not on a situation as dire as she said. She exaggerated a bit to get him to come. At his home, Charlie tries to talk his wife on being his BDSM slave. Though she is not really enthusiastic about it, they give it a try but it does not go well.
At Karen’s, while Bill is away, she invites Hank to take a drink (absinthe
Absinthe
Absinthe is historically described as a distilled, highly alcoholic beverage. It is an anise-flavoured spirit derived from herbs, including the flowers and leaves of the herb Artemisia absinthium, commonly referred to as "grande wormwood", together with green anise and sweet fennel...
) and they talk about their daughter, their relationship and Karen’s relationship with Bill, and they end up kissing. Hank ends up spending the night in a guest bedroom after he falls into the pool.
Later, Surfer Girl comes to Hank's place to return his guitar and LPs, and offers him another go, which he accepts.
Cultural references
- The line used by Hank in “Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder,” “I think ya jarred something loose there tiger,” is a direct quote from the movie KingpinKingpin (film)Kingpin is a 1996 slapstick comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray...
. - A reference to the song “CalifornicationCalifornication (song)"Californication" is the Red Hot Chili Peppers' fourth single and sixth track from their seventh studio album, Californication. Released in 2000, the song reached #69 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA, and #16 on the UK charts, and hit #1 on both US Mainstream Rock Tracks and US Modern Rock Tracks...
” is made in Mia’s narration: “It’s the edge of the world and all of western civilization.” - Hank tells the surfer girl he meets at the store “Life’ll kill ya,” which is the name of a Warren ZevonWarren ZevonWarren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...
song and albumLife'll Kill YaLife'll Kill Ya is an album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 2000. . The album was recorded in 1999.-Themes:...
. - The title (Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder) is a reference to the quote “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.”
Music
- Madeleine MartinMadeleine MartinMadeleine Elizabeth Martin plays the character Rebecca "Becca" Moody on Showtime comedy-drama Californication. She is a student at the School of American Ballet.-Career:...
— “Don’t Let Us Get Sick” - Gus BlackGus BlackGus Black is an American singer-songwriter/producer from Los Angeles. He signed to Almo Sounds, a subsidiary of A&M Records, and released two albums on the label, 1996's Gus and 1999's Word of Mouth Parade. He covered Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" for the Scream soundtrack...
— “Paranoid” - Sea WolfSea Wolf (band)Sea Wolf is a band led by Alex Brown Church, an indie folk musician based in Los Angeles, California. Church attended film school at NYU and was a founding member of a group called Irving in 1998...
— “The Garden That You Planted” - Pat Guadagno — “Don’t Let Us Get Sick”
Becca’s Band
- Guitar 1: Madeleine Martin (Becca)
- Guitar 2: Myles Trifon
- Bass: Robert Gilling
- Keyboard: Shira Kreitenberg
- Drums: Jory Glick