8.1/101,515 votes#1 - Slip of the Tongue
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2008
After reuniting at the end of Season One, Hank and Karen decide to pack up and head to New York. As part of the reconciliation, Hank undergoes a grueling vasectomy at Karen's request. Hank has an accident when he confuses a partygoer for Karen. Hank gets arrested for driving under the influence and assaulting an officer.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.9/101,304 votes#2 - The Great Ashby
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2008
Hank finds himself in jail after assaulting a mouthy police officer. Karen, still upset at Hank for his accident at the party, refuses to bail him out. Meanwhile, Charlie gets fired after his former assistant, Dani, plays the agency president a montage of Charlie’s self-pleasuring office sessions.
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.6/101,239 votes#3 - No Way to Treat a Lady
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2008
Charlie wants to help Daisy with her porn career, while Hanks starts writing Lew Ashby's biography. Becca has her first day at a private school, while Karen meets Sonja and Julian again.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Gina Fattore
8.5/101,351 votes#4 - The Raw & the Cooked
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2008
Hank proposes to Karen right before a dinner party, to which Mia, Charlie, Marcy, Lew Ashby, Sonja and Julian are invited. Drugs and special circumstances turn the evening in an unexpected direction.
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.9/101,240 votes#5 - Vaginatown
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2008
In order to distract Hank from his heartbreak, Ashby arranges a sex session with popular, yet incredibly annoying, celebrity chef, Chloe Metz. Charlie takes on a new client who’s eager to land the lead in a porn film called Vaginatown. Charlie meets with the film’s director and secures her the part, but only after investing $100,000 of his own savings.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Jay Dyer
8.1/101,240 votes#6 - Coke Dick & the First Kick
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2008
Hank decides to seek out Lew Ashby’s long lost love, Janie Jones. Hank accidentally walks in on Julian going at it with a rocker chick he’s “mentoring”. Mia spends the day trailed by Rolling Stone reporter Annika Staley. The Runkle residence is transformed into the set of Vaginatown.
Director: Michael Lehmann
Writer: Gina Fattore, Gabriel Roth
8.0/101,193 votes#7 - In a Lonely Place
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2008
Hank attempts to find a love interest for Becca's teacher. Charlie uncovers Marcy's secret which could have fatal effects on their finances.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.9/101,173 votes#8 - Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2008
Hank tries to get the truth about Ashby; Karen confronts the record producer; Marcy detoxes at her mother's house; Charlie succumbs to temptation.
Director: Daniel Ducovny
Writer: Daisy Gardner
7.8/101,159 votes#9 - La Ronde
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2008
Hank turns down an offer of sex which is unthinkable (for him). Karen gives in to Ashby's asking and agrees to date him. Charlie and Daisy have a bonding moment over the film Dirty Dancing, while Marcy is still in rehab.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: Gina Fattore
8.1/101,311 votes#10 - In Utero
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2008
Hank awaits test results and reflects on his early days with Karen; Charlie begs Daisy to move out.
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Tom Kapinos
8.5/101,254 votes#11 - Blues from Laurel Canyon
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2008
Ashby hosts a party to celebrate the publication of Mia's book. Becca is devastated to catch Damien cheating on her.
Director: Michael Lehmann
Writer: Gina Fattore
8.5/101,311 votes#12 - La Petite Mort
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/2008
Hank completes his biography of Ashby. Charlie is reduced to working at a car dealership. Sonja gives birth. Karen accepts a job offer back home in New York, forcing Hank and Becca to make painful choices.
Director: Bart Freundlich
Writer: Tom Kapinos
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Slip of the Tongue" is the best rated episode of "Californication" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1515 votes. Directed by David Duchovny and written by Tom Kapinos, it aired on 9/28/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Great Ashby".