5/5 Californication DVD Season 2
  by movieart (VT)
Californication is a highly entertaining, often raunchy series that is well-acted & cleverly scripted. I really enjoy the use of music on the soundtrack of this show as it greatly enhances its themes and atmosphere.

5/5 Just as Good as Season One
  by Vincent (USA)
I watched the entire season yesterday in between reading a Dostoevsky novel, and I absolutely loved it. I accidentally came upon this show about a month ago when I got the entire first season for $2 at a used DVD store, and it instantly had me hooked. Yesterday I rented the second season and was not disappointed.

This season managed to be both hilarious and very sad. There were a couple of times during the season in which it was difficult to keep my eyes dry (such as during Hank's letter to Karen when they first got together, and of course Lew's over-dose right at the moment that he was to reunite with the one that got away). It was a great season with emotional depth and laugh-out-loud black humor. My only regret is that I don't have Showtime, and as such cannot watch the third season.

3/5 This series depicts what's wrong with the country
  by I know what you want to see (Atlanta, GA)
The series showcases a bunch of self-centered degenerates who never seem to take responsibilty for their actions - which, of course, explains how our current affirmative action president was elected. The various characters depict coke fiends, borderline pediofiles and a man who takes zero responsibilty for his unborn child while engaging in drunk driving and doing drugs all while being a glib imbecile. In short it shows what's wrong with the country in general and Southern California in particular. It does have some funny moments.

3/5 Fingers crossed for Season 3
  by Lindsay
The only thing that kept me from giving the second season 4 stars was the writing for the supporting cast, namely Charlie and Marcy. For me, it felt like there was 2 shows...Hank's storyline, which I thought was excellent; and then the Charlie/Marcy show. I'm buying the DVD for the former, could do without the second.

I'm still totally sold on the series namely due to Duchovny. I thought the character development of Hank over the season was excellent (favorite episode was "In Utero"), and am anticipating what season 3 will be like Hank going back to school and taking care of Becca full-time. These are the two that have sold me on the series. I think their scenes together are stellar, and Hank remains flawed but likeable despite his poor choices. I even enjoyed rascal Lew Ashby and the potential for that character.

But where it fell apart for me was Charlie and Marcy. While it's downright criminal that Dani/Mia got away with "her book", I thought Charlie was a total idiot. He deserved to get canned from his job and his life just went down the hole after that. Marcy's storyline was just kind of sad, but I'm hopeful for her recovery in the next season. I hope the writers can get these two back on track, even if apart, watching the trainwreck of their lives is not funny, but more pitiful and sad. They made Hank look like he had his life together, which is saying a lot!

5/5 MUST BUY
  by Wolfgang (Europe)
Hank and Charlie Runkle in Season two.
A MUST have for any real TV series aficionado!
TV does not come any funnier than this
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