Episode
Californication: The Whore of Babylon
Overview
At a book signing, Hank gets into a scrap with the disgruntled director of the film based on his novel, and later runs into a woman whom he embarrassed and insulted on a blind date. Mia attempts to steal some of Hank's work to use for her high-school creative-writing class.
Details
- Series
- Californication
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2007-08-27
- Runtime
- 28 min
Episode context
The Whore of Babylon is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Californication. It aired on 2007-08-27. The runtime is 28 min.
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Episode 2: Hell-A Woman
Hank begins his blogging job at Hell-A-Magazine. Karen is able to set Hank up with her friend Sonja by disguising the get together as a family dinner. At dinner, Becca reveals how Hank met Karen.
Episode 4: Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser
Meredith convinces Hank to escort her to an environmental fundraiser. Coincidentally Bill and Karen are at the same event, where Karen makes a scene. Also, Hank runs into Dani and Charlie while they are in his office.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Pilot
A transplanted author suffers from writer's block and is disappointed that his novel has been turned into a romantic comedy for the big screen. He also learns his ex is engaged and that their 12-year-old daughter is acting on her “emerging sexuality.”
Episode 5: LOL
Bill asks Hank to step in as a guest speaker at Mia's creative writing class. During a radio interview, Hank talks about his writing and motivations. Meanwhile, Becca develops a crush on her guitar teacher Dave, but he ends up with Mia.
Episode 6: Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Hank spends the night with a sexy surfer girl and in return she robs him. Mia wants more of Hank's writing to pass her class, instead he offers her to help her with her own writing. Charlie wants to spice up the sex life with his wife, but she is not as fond of spanking as Dani is.
Episode 7: Girls, Interrupted
Hank is disturbed by Becca's negative reaction towards the concept of happy endings, even more so when he finds out that it is partially his fault.
Marcy comes up with the idea of a threesome with Charlie and Dani, but it ends unexpectedly.
Episode 8: California Son
Hank's father dies. Despite the memories of his father floating to the surface, he doesn't want to go to the funeral. To ease his pain, he goes to bed with a hooker named Trixie, despite the fact he doesn't have enough money to pay her. Meanwhile, Karen does her best to help him overcome the pain.
Episode 9: Filthy Lucre
After the funeral of Hank's father Al, Hank comes back to L.A. with a new manuscript, that he wants Karen to read. After receiving a bonus paycheck, he buys a new car for himself and a new guitar for Becca.
Episode 10: The Devil's Threesome
A new threesome including Hank and Charlie evolves from a meeting at the gym, while Karen and Marcy have a girl's night out at which they decide to surprise Hank and Charlie.
Episode 11: Turn the Page
Charlie and Dani represent Mia after she wrote a book that seems to have come out of Hank's feather.
Becca decides to move out of Bill and Karen's home to live with her dad Hank.
Episode 12: The Last Waltz
As Karen's wedding to Bill nears, Hank struggles with accepting what appears to be inevitable. Bill informs Mia that he will not allow her book to be published and Hank has a unique solution to dealing with Becca's surprise visitor.