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Californication
Season Two
SERIES: Showtime, Sunday 10:00p (30 minutes)
Starring
David Duchovny,
Natascha McElhone,
Madeleine Martin,
Madeline Zima,
and
Evan Handler
Hank's got his girl back, but he tries her patience with his many mistakes.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| CREATED BY: |
Tom Kapinos
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
September 28, 2008 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
TV Guide Matt Roush
Worth the price of admission? Absolutely.
80
Variety Brian Lowry
Year two is actually more compelling and fun, morphing from the twin themes of bachelorhood and longing into tackling the challenges of monogamy--especially when one partner's lurid past keeps colliding with the present.
80
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
The impulse to protect his family comes much less naturally to David Duchovny's Hank Moody, the hero of Californication, which returns in top form for its second season.
80
PopMatters Cynthia Fuchs
Drawing parallels between the city’s decadence and that of its inhabitants is a fairly obvious point to make, so using it for more than just establishing shots is overkill, specifically pulling the viewer out of emotional moments. It’s a small quibble, though, and thankfully, the only complaint about this new season so far.
70
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
His repetitive fights with his ex-girlfriend, Karen (Natascha McElhone), with whom he reunited at the end of last season, are by far the most tiresome part of the show. Much more fun is the easy camaraderie Hank has with his growing entourage, all of whom share his cynical and saucy outlook on life.
70
Time James Poniewozik
The first couple of episodes, in which Hank tries to be monogamous with his ex, offer some promise, but for me the show is still works better for its pithy little scenes.
60
The New York Times Ginia Bellafante
The cast is too appealing to make Californication as genuinely distasteful as it tries to be. And at the same time the writing is too broad to make it genuinely good.
50
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
Californication in Season 2 seems like its indulging a certain person's condition rather than illuminating the human condition, if you know what I mean - and I think you do.
50
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
I kept watching last year and I'll probably keep watching this year, although I think the show is already starting to repeat itself.
30
Salon Heather Havrilesky
Desperate, self-involved losers who are aging badly? I can't think of anything I'd rather see on TV. But sweaty, half-dressed couples snorting drugs and mumbling "Wanna fuck?" at each other?
30
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
Regardless of how promiscuous its obnoxious hero is, Californication remains a smug, unpleasant ego trip to nowhere.
 The average user rating for this tv show is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
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