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The Best Episodes of Californication Season 4

Every episode of Californication Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the 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.

Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Showtime

Season 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Californication" season 4 is "Exile on Main St.", rated 8.4/10 from 1165 user votes. It was directed by David Von Ancken and written by Tom Kapinos. "Exile on Main St." aired on 1/9/2011 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Suicide Solution".

  • Exile on Main St.
    8.4/10 1,165 votes

    #1 - Exile on Main St.

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2011

    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.

    Director: David Von Ancken

    Writer: Tom Kapinos

  • Suicide Solution
    8.1/10 1,057 votes

    #2 - Suicide Solution

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2011

    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.

    Director: David Duchovny

    Writer: Tom Kapinos

  • Home Sweet Home
    7.7/10 974 votes

    #3 - Home Sweet Home

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2011

    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.

    Director: Adam Bernstein

    Writer: Tom Kapinos

  • Monkey Business
    8.5/10 1,135 votes

    #4 - Monkey Business

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2011

    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.

    Director: Bart Freundlich

    Writer: Matt Patterson, Gabriel Roth

  • Freeze-Frame
    7.9/10 939 votes

    #5 - Freeze-Frame

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2011

    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.

    Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller

    Writer: Tom Kapinos

  • Lawyers, Guns and Money
    7.9/10 942 votes

    #6 - Lawyers, Guns and Money

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2011

    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.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Vanessa Reisen

  • The Recused
    7.6/10 931 votes

    #7 - The Recused

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2011

    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.

    Director: Michael Weaver

    Writer: Tom Kapinos

  • Lights, Camera, Asshole
    8.0/10 995 votes

    #8 - Lights, Camera, Asshole

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2011

    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.

    Director: Adam Bernstein

    Writer: Tom Kapinos

  • Another Perfect Day
    7.8/10 921 votes

    #9 - Another Perfect Day

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/2011

    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.

    Director: Michael Lehmann

    Writer: Tom Kapinos, Gabriel Roth

  • The Trial
    8.0/10 975 votes

    #10 - The Trial

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 3/13/2011

    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.

    Director: Seith Mann

    Writer: Tom Kapinos

  • The Last Supper
    7.8/10 958 votes

    #11 - The Last Supper

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/2011

    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.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Tom Kapinos

  • ...And Justice for All
    8.7/10 1,301 votes

    #12 - ...And Justice for All

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/27/2011

    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.

    Director: Adam Bernstein

    Writer: Tom Kapinos