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The Sopranos Episode Guide (HBO):

Season 1 Episodes:

01 The Sopranos
02 46 Long
03 Denial, Anger, Acceptance
04 Meadowlands
05 College
06 Pax Soprana
07 Down Neck
08 The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti
09 Boca
10 A Hit is a Hit
11 Nobody Knows Anything
12 Isabella
13 I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano

Season 2 Episodes:

14 Guy Walks Into A Psychiatrist's Office
15 Do Not Resuscitate
16 Toodle-Fucking-Oo
17 Commendatori
18 Big Girls Don't Cry
19 The Happy Wanderer
20 D-Girl
21 Full Leather Jacket
22 From Where To Eternity
23 Bust-Out
24 House Arrest
25 The Knight In White Satin Armor
26 Funhouse

Season 3 Episodes:

27 Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood
28 Proshai, Livushka
29 Fortunate Son
30 Employee of the Month
31 Another Toothpick
32 University
33 Second Opinion
34 He Is Risen
35 The Telltale Moozadell
36 To Save Us All From Satan's Power
37 Pine Barrens
38 Amour Fou
39 Army of One

Season 4 Episodes:

40 For All Debts Public and Private
41 No Show
42 Christopher
43 The Weight
44 Pie-O-My
45 Everybody Hurts
46 Watching Too Much Television
47 Mergers and Acquisitions
48 Whoever Did This
49 The Strong, Silent Type
50 Calling All Cars
51 Eloise
52 Whitecaps

Season 5 Episodes:

53 Two Tony's
54 Rat Pack
55 Where's Johnny
56 All Happy Families
57 Irregular Around the Margins
58 Sentimental Education
59 In Camelot
60 Marco Polo
61 Unidentified Black Males
62 Cold Cuts
63 The Test Dream
64 Long Term Parking
65 All Due Respect

Season 6 Episodes:

66 Members Only
67 Join the Club
68 Mayham
69 The Fleshy Part of the Thigh
70 Mr. & Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request
71 Live Free or Die
72 Luxury Lounge
73 Johnny Cakes
74 The Ride
75 Moe 'n' Joe
76 Cold Stones
77 Kaisha

Season 6a Episodes:

78 Soprano Home Movies
79 Stage 5
80 Remember When
81 Chasing It
82 Walk Like a Man
83 Kennedy and Heidi
84 The Second Coming
85 The Blue Comet
86 Made in America

Weeds Episode Guide (SHOWTIME):
This is an episode list for the Showtime dark comedy television series Weeds. The series began on August 8, 2005 and finished its first season on October 10, 2005. The second season finished on October 30, 2006, and the third season finished on November 19, 2007.
Season 1: (10 Episodes), Originally Aired: 2005 - DVD: 7/11/2006
Season 2: (12 Episodes), Originally Aired: 2006 - DVD: 7/24/2007
Season 3: (15 Episodes), Originally Aired: 2007 - DVD: TBA
Season 4: (13 Episodes), Originally Aired: 2008 - DVD: TBA

SEASON 1 EPISODES (2005):
1) S1.1 - "You Can't Miss the Bear" (8/8/05): Housewife Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) is widowed, and turns to dealing marijuana to support her two sons, while also attempting to keep up her image in the picturesque suburb of Agrestic. Meanwhile, her neighbour - PTA mother Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins) - tries to catch her daughter Quinn (Haley Hudson) having sex with Nancy's son Silas (Hunter Parrish).
2) S1.2 - "Free Goat" (8/15/05): Silas broods when he learns Celia sent Quinn to Mexico. Celia deals with Dean (Andy Milder)'s affair. Doug (Kevin Nealon) suggests Nancy start a business to cover her dealing. Heylia (Tonye Patano) is unsympathetic when Nancy runs short on cash. Shane (Alexander Gould) misses his deceased father (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
3) S1.3 - "Good Shit Lollipop" (8/22/05): Celia attempts to cure her daughter Isabelle (Allie Grant) of her weight problems. Silas makes a move on deaf girl, Megan (Shoshannah Stern). Nancy investigates the idea of marijuana-laced baked goods. Agrestic is haunted by a mountain lion, to Shane's delight.
4) S1.4 - "Fashion of the Christ" (8/29/05): Nancy's troublemaking brother-in-law Andy (Justin Kirk) comes to stay, igniting angered responses in Silas, Nancy, and the PTA. Celia, meanwhile, drops a bombshell to her husband.
5) S1.5 - "Lude Awakening" (9/5/05): Celia's breast cancer gives her a new outlook on life. Shane gets in trouble at school when he tries to be different. Nancy, visiting Heylia for more pot, gets a reality check about her lifestyle. And Andy gets himself arrested for possession.
6) S1.6 - "Dead in the Nethers" (9/12/05): Celia joins Nancy and Conrad (Romany Malco) for a night out on the town, to cure her jungle fever. Andy starts a dishonest relationship while attending MA. Lupita (Renee Victor) grows suspicious of Nancy, and begins investigating where she gets her money from.
7) S1.7 - "Higher Education" (9/19/05): Shane has a new friend, but Andy is more interested in the boy's mother. Celia goes into surgery, and receives a visit from her mother (Concetta Tomei). Nancy discovers a new world of customers at a local college, but in the process she makes an enemy.
8) S1.8 - "The Punishment Light" (9/26/05): Nancy attempts to deal with rival dealer Alejandro (Vincent Laresca). Shane bites another classmate's foot in karate class. Doug, Andy and Lupita fight rodents and weed when Nancy and the boys go out of town. And Celia flaunts her one night stand with Conrad, to her husband.
9) S1.9 - "The Punishment Lighter" (10/3/05): While dealing with Sanjay (Maulik Pancholy), Nancy gets busted by a campus cop, but Heylia soon opens her eyes. Nancy's new bakery opens. Silas finds a new family in Megan's. And Celia goes up against a determined PTA mom.
10) S1.10 - "The Godmother" (10/10/05): Heylia keeps Conrad away from Nancy. Celia is stunned by Isabelle's latest new interest. Andy gets called into military service. Silas takes ecstasy, creating a revelatory argument between him and his mother. Heylia attempts to keep Conrad and Nancy apart, but they soon arrange a new business deal. And Nancy finds a new man, Peter (Martin Donovan), who has a secret of his own.
SEASON 2 EPISODES (2006):
11) S2.1 - "Corn Snake" (8/14/06): After an eye-opening car accident, Celia turns to the city council for help and is ignored by Doug, so she makes the decision to run for Doug's seat. Nancy attempts to break things off with Peter once she discovers he is an agent of the DEA, while also trying to maintain her family unity. Sanjay takes matters into his own hands when Nancy needs money. Andy attempts to get into Rabbinical school so that he doesn't get shipped off to Iraq.
12) S2.2 - "Cooking With Jesus" (8/21/06): Nancy breaks it off with Peter. Celia's family desert her as the election campaign continues. Megan gets into Princeton University. Andy, Doug, and Nancy attend a pot expo, where Nancy buys a plant and Andy finds a way into Rabbinical school. Meanwhile, Conrad searches for financing on his own. Peter tells Nancy that he knows she is a dealer.
13) S2.3 - "Last Tango in Agrestic" (8/28/06): While Nancy is trying to figure out what to do with Peter she comes home to plumbing problems because Shane was masturbating into socks and flushing them in the toilet. Celia enrolls Isabelle in fat boot camp and ends up getting sucked into it herself. Heylia has a suitor in Joseph (Ron Canada), a Nation of Islam preacher. Silas goes to desperate lengths to keep Megan in Agrestic, including poking a hole in a condom. Peter secretly marries Nancy so that he cannot be forced to testify against her, and she will trust him enough to date him. Nancy, under the guidance of Conrad, buys a grow house.
14) S2.4 - "A.K.A. The Plant" (9/4/06): Isabelle is offered a job as a plus-size kids model to Celia's dismay. Dean gets laid off. Both Silas and Shane come to crossroads in life: Silas when Megan gets some unexpected news; and Shane when Andy decides to get him a "happy ending" massage. Heylia is asked out on a date. The grow house develops, thanks to Conrad's connections and Nancy's new false identity, but is soon threatened by territorial mobsters.
15) S2.5 - "Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood" (9/11/06): Silas and Megan tell her father about the pregnancy with disastrous consequences. Nancy and her neighbors engage in a turf war and Nancy uses her marital connection to the DEA to clear out the neighborhood. Shane starts fitting in at school, but gets into trouble when he starts talking about the happy ending massage he got courtesy of his uncle Andy. Heylia prepares for her date with Joseph.
16) S2.6 - "Crush Girl Love Panic" (9/18/06): Nancy and Conrad fear their grow house has been raided by the DEA, but all remains mysteriously untouched among the surrounding rubble. Celia's antics get her kicked off the set of Isabelle's "Huskaroo" commercial. Isabelle and Dean create an account with Doug to keep the modeling money safe from Celia, but Celia finds out. Vaneeta (Indigo) ruins Heylia's dinner with Joseph. Nancy tricks Conrad and Peter into meeting each other.
17) S2.7 - "Must Find Toes" (9/25/06): Andy loses two toes to a stray dog Doug found on the street. Meanwhile, Nancy juggles coping with Andy's accident, as Silas's grades plummet and Shane's crush on Gretchen (Eden Sher) takes a new turn. Celia savors a three vote victory in the city Council elections thanks to a balloting error. Considering his new handicap, Andy reconsiders his role at the Rabbinical school, subsequently upsetting Yael (Meital Dohan). Celia announces the city's new drug-free policy.
18) S2.8 - "MILF Money" (10/2/06): It's harvest time. Nancy and Conrad make their first sale - to Snoop Dogg, who writes a song about their high quality product. Everything looks good, until Peter lets Nancy know that the DEA has got to make a bust. Heylia learns of Conrad's betrayal, but buys some of his new weed.
19) S2.9 - "Bash" (10/9/06): Nancy faces pressure from Peter to get out of the business. The DEA visit Heylia's house, and Peter is surprised as his bust goes awry. Shane has an encounter with Gretchen. Nancy and Conrad install a safe, and Doug heckles Celia at a City Council meeting but makes truce afterwards. Silas and Shane celebrate their dad's birthday with Andy's help.
20) S2.10 - "Mile Deep and a Foot Wide" (10/16/06): Heylia is applying strong pressure on Nancy to alleviate police surveillance and return her business to normal. Nancy is overwhelmed and considers quitting to live a normal life with Peter. Doug and Celia consummate their relationship on her anniversary. Andy is paid a visit by his crazy ex-girlfriend Kat (Zooey Deschanel) from Alaska who wants him to return to their wild lifestyle.
21) S2.11 - "Yeah, Like Tomatoes" (10/23/06): After eavesdropping on Nancy and Conrad's conversations, Peter stops playing nice and begins playing dirty. Nancy looks to other people in the business for help. Celia and Doug's affair takes a turn towards the serious. Gretchen forms a dislike of Kat, who reveals her own secrets to Andy. And, now that she has been forced out of the business, Heylia formulates a plan with the Armenian drug lords to regain some ground.
22) S2.12 - "Pittsburgh" (10/30/06): Shane's graduation takes a turn for the worse during his speech while Nancy and Conrad prepare to meet with Peter. Kat and Andy attempt to escape a bounty hunter, and Silas makes a defiant move. Nancy and Conrad find themselves in a sticky situation when they end up cornered with guns and gangsters surrounding them.
SEASON 3 EPISODES (2007):
23) S3.1 - "Doing the Backstroke" (8/13/07): Celia acquires Nancy's stash and devises a shocking way to "liquidate" the assets; Andy teams up with Alaskan bounty hunter Abumchuk to track down Shane and Kat; and Nancy finds her life falling apart at the grow house.
24) S3.2 - "A Pool and His Money" (8/20/07): Nancy and Marvin (Fatso Fasano) fish the pot supply out of her pool, where Celia had dumped it, while U-Turn (Page Kennedy) holds Conrad hostage at gunpoint. As Nancy's options decrease, she is forced to go back to a familiar face for help. Elsewhere, Silas and Shane attempt to get on with their lives; and Andy continues to avoid his military obligations.
25) S3.3 - "The Brick Dance" (8/27/07): Nancy gathers Silas, Shane, Andy, and Lupita to brainstorm ways to come up with the money to pay off her debt to U-Turn. Celia meets with her divorce lawyer Arlene Cutter (Carrie Fisher), who recommends she start spending more quality time with daughter and cash cow Isabelle if she wants custody. Andy is finally forced into the U.S. Army.
26) S3.4 - "Sh*t Highway" (9/3/07): Nancy begins working for U-Turn and also gets a normal job. Meanwhile, Celia struggles to reconnect with Isabelle. Doug regains a seat on the corrupt City Council, now being courted by opportunistic developer Sullivan Groff (Matthew Modine). Andy faces tough training in the Army.
27) S3.5 - "Bill Sussman" (9/10/07): An AWOL Andy resurfaces in Agrestic. Heylia and Conrad deliberately start a gang war between U-Turn and the Mexican members of Guillermo's (Guillermo Diaz) gang. Nancy finds herself caught up in the war through a chest of heroin and a drive-by shooting. Shane attends Majestic summer school and is assigned a murder mystery to solve. Silas proves he is skilled at the "family business" and Celia & Doug each want something in return from Sullivan for their vote.
28) S3.6 - "Grasshopper" (9/17/07): Silas hits it off with a fundamentalist Christian (Mary-Kate Olsen) who has a penchant for pot; U-Turn drags Nancy to a showdown with Conrad and Heylia; Sullivan asks Nancy to host a cocktail party to bring together the town leaders of Agrestic and Majestic; and Shane attempts to find a way to break free of the Christian summer school.
29) S3.7 - "He Taught Me How to Drive By" (9/24/07): In the wake of U-Turn's death, Marvin takes control of the business. Marvin and Nancy confront the Mexicans and Nancy seeks to find a way to wipe her debt; Andy caters for a porn movie starring Lexington Steele. Sullivan asks Nancy to forge immigrant legalization documents for construction workers. Shane is seen as a blasphemous pariah at his religious summer school.
30) S3.8 - "The Two Mrs. Scottsons" (10/1/07): When Peter's body is discovered, Nancy comes face-to-face with Peter's other ex-wife Valerie (Brooke Smith); Celia takes a bold step with Sullivan; Andy gets more involved in the films he's catering; Silas takes Tara on some errands; suspended from school, Shane bonds with Isabelle.
31) S3.9 - "Release the Hounds" (10/8/07): Nancy is surprised when she finds herself befriending Valerie Scottson. Tara joins Sanjay and Andy in the business, and Silas is apprenticed to Conrad as a farmer. Meanwhile, Dean's motorcycling bravado puts a kink in Celia's plan for singlehood; and, as the Majestic-Agrestic referendum looms, Doug ups the stakes in his war with Sullivan.
32) S3.10 - "Roy Till Called" (10/15/07): Nancy unexpectedly receives $119,000 in life insurance from the DEA from Peter's death. The news upsets Valerie, who believes she 'earned' that money. Nancy soon finds herself torn between a moral obligation, and her own failing business. As Majestic merges with Agrestic, Doug scrambles to cover up the money he embezzled from Agrestic to put into the drug front, 'Aguatecture' (of which Heylia is the front person). Celia is forced to take care of the crippled Dean. And the love triangle between Nancy, Sullivan and Celia takes a turn.
33) S3.11 - "Cankles" (10/22/07): Valerie hires a private investigator to track Nancy's every move. Doug and the Agrestic city council are sacked after the merge with Majestic. Celia begins to investigate Aguatecture. Shane installs a high-tech security system.
34) S3.12 - "The Dark Time" (10/29/07): Celia attempts to extort money out of Nancy who in turn threatens to kill her. Afterwards, due to an impromptu inspection at Aguatecture, Nancy is forced to go to Celia and make a deal to use her home as a growhouse. Nancy and Conrad hook up.
35) S3.13 - "Risk" (11/5/07): Nancy makes a new business partner only to learn his supply isn't quality. Celia settles into her new life of crime. Shane breaks the fourth wall talking to his dead father. Sullivan Groff considers moving on. And Nancy's attempt to innocently break off her new partnership ends in violence for her family.
36) S3.14 - "Protection" (11/12/07): When she realizes the need for 'muscle' behind her business, Nancy seeks aid from Guillermo, at a hefty price. Andy and Nancy attempt to discover the truth behind Shane's conversations with Judah. Doug hides the Majestic cross, but Sullivan is out for blood. The DEA thermal scan of the Agrestic-Majestic reveals some interesting patterns. Guillermo makes his first strike on the bikers' supply.
37) S3.15 - "Go" (11/19/07): In the third-season finale, Agrestic residents flee an approaching wildfire and suspicious authorities question Celia and Sullivan. Also, Conrad, Heylia and Vaneeta leave their grow house, and Silas comes to a realization about Tara.
SEASON 4 EPISODES (2008):
38) S4.1 - "Mother Thinks the Birds are After Her" (6/16/08) With the embers of Majestic and Agrestic smoldering in their rearview mirror, Nancy and family flee southbound to the border town of Ren Mar, California. Meanwhile, the DEA interrogates Doug, Dean and Isabelle, who all pin the entire grow operation on Ceila. Back in Ren Mar, Andy confronts his father and new landlord Lenny.
39) S4.2 - "Lady's a Charm" (6/23/08) After settling her family in Ren Mar, Nancy turns her attention back to business. Later, Guillermo gives her a much-needed crash course in "running" across the border. Meanwhile, Celia gets further acquainted with life in prison. Lenny leaves Silas and Shane to care for Bubbie while he goes to the track. When Lenny returns, Andy confronts him about some family history.
40) S4.3 - "The Whole Blah Damn Thing" (6/30/08) Nancy makes her first successful smuggling run across the border with both drugs and human cargo. Meanwhile, Captain Till strikes a deal with Celia to get her out of jail. In return, she must gather evidence to incriminate Nancy and Guillermo. Back in Ren Mar, Andy tries to convince the family, including his father, to put Bubbie out of her misery.
41) S4.4 - "The Three Coolers" (7/7/08) After Bubbie's death, the entire Botwin family sits shiva (the Jewish period of mourning) for seven days. After shiva, Nancy is sent on a mission and takes Andy along with her. Now that shiva is over and Bubbie is gone, Lenny decides to sell the house. Meanwhile, Celia continues her flirtation with Captain Till, and Doug finds refuge with the Botwins.
42) S4.5 - "No Man is Pudding" (7/14/08) Guillermo gives Nancy a new job and she soon finds working retail isn't as mundane as it appears on the surface. Celia's deal with Captain Till brings her dangerously close to the action. Meanwhile, having been left in the desert by Nancy, Andy finds himself with a pack of immigrants and a very unfriendly Coyote. Back at home, the boys battle an infestation of bees.
43) S4.6 - "Excellent Treasures" (7/21/08) Nancy follows the tunnel in the back of the maternity shop and sees something she shouldn't at the other end. Dean takes a new job, leaving Isabelle to live with Celia. Meanwhile, Silas flirts with Lisa, and Doug falls in love with a vision of beauty who washes up on the beach.
44) S4.7 - "Yes I Can" (7/28/08) When Nancy is denied a share of the incoming pot by Guillermo, she decides to go over his head to Esteban. Celia discovers the cheap medication at Mexican pharmacies. Silas and Lisa get intimate, while Shane discovers some shocking photos. Andy and Doug begin interviewing for their human smuggling operation.
45) S4.8 - "I Am the Table" (8/4/08) Esteban and Nancy's spontaneous date ends in near violence. Andy and Doug successfully smuggle their first customer across the border. Silas reveals to Lisa that he grows pot, and she offers to let him do business in the back of her store. Celia develops an addiction, while Shane makes a strong first impression during his first day at a new school.
46) S4.9 - "Little Boats" (8/11/08) Nancy and Esteban struggle to fit each other into their busy schedules. Having discovered Shane's new fantasies and Silas's new girlfriend, Nancy is forced to have a talk with both of her sons. Meanwhile, Celia grows more desperate to feed her binge. And Silas continues his relationship with Lisa as they begin to expand the offerings at her cheese shop. Andy and Doug search for Doug's new love in Mexico where they are confronted by El Coyote. Meanwhile, Shane attracts the opposite sex at school.
47) S4.10 - "The Love Circle Overlap" (8/18/08) Nancy discovers the tunnel is being used for more than drugs. Esteban allays her fears and her nagging headache with a powerful remedy. Celia's family stages an intervention, forcing her into rehab. Andy locates Maria and brings her across the border to an awaiting Doug. At home, Silas babysits, while Shane explores virgin territory with his two new girlfriends.
48) S4.11 - "Head Cheese" (8/25/08) Nancy must deal with the aftermath of Shane's exploits, her Ayuasca trip, and more confrontation with Guillermo. Celia's struggles with her rehab partner, Barry, force her to find a new rehab facility. Doug and Maria's relationship quickly goes south and they both turn to Andy for help. Meanwhile, Silas's "sandwich" business has grown too big, forcing him to turn to Nancy for help.
49) S4.12 - "Till We Meet Again" (9/8/08) A fed up Nancy squeals to the DEA to bust the tunnel while she plays it cool with Esteban. Embracing rehab, Celia sets out to make amends with her family. Andy succumbs to Maria's advances, and later comes clean to Doug. Shane impresses his girlfriends with his drug scoring abilities.
50) S4.13 - "If You Work for a Living, Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?" (9/15/08) The DEA brings Nancy in for questioning. Then she must explain things to Esteban. Celia travels deep into Mexico to make amends with estranged daughter Quinn. Meanwhile, Silas meets Lisa's ex-husband and Doug finds a reason to live. Nancy makes a shocking revelation to Esteban.

Dexter Episode Guide (SHOWTIME):

This is an episode list for the American television series Dexter. The series airs on Showtime in the United States. It premiered on October 1, 2006 and ended its second season on December 16, 2007. Each season encompasses 12 episodes. Season 3 is now being aired, starting September 28, 2008.
Season 1: 12 Episodes, Originally Aired: 2006 - DVD Release: August 21, 2007
Season 2: 12 Episodes, Originally Aired: 2007 - DVD Release: August 19, 2008
Season 3: 12 Episodes, Originally Aired: September 28, 2008 - DVD Release: TBA

SEASON 1 EPISODES (2006):
1) S1.1 - "Dexter" (10/1/06): Dexter Morgan is introduced as a blood spatter analyst by day and a serial killer by night, in order to satisfy his need. An unusual case begins with the finding of clean, chopped-up bodies with no blood. The murderer intrigues Dexter with the intricate methodology as well as a personal message.
2) S1.2 - "Crocodile" (10/8/06): Dexter assists detectives Batista and Doakes in investigating the murder of an undercover officer. Debra discovers a piece of evidence in the Ice Truck Killer case that helps her get ahead.
3) S1.3 - "Popping Cherry" (10/15/06): While Lt. LaGuerta focuses the department's attention on a potential suspect in the Ice Truck Killer case, Debra continues to look elsewhere. Sgt. Doakes pays a visit to crime boss Carlos Guerrero. Dexter reminisces of his first ever victim.
4) S1.4 - "Let's Give the Boy a Hand" (10/22/06): The Ice Truck Killer's recent crime scenes send a secret message to Dexter, leading him to think about the past. Lt. LaGuerta's investigation changes course. Sgt. Doakes continues to have run-ins with Carlos Guerrero and his associates.
5) S1.5 - "Love American Style" (10/29/06): The Homicide Division is buzzing after the Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated but alive, while Dexter gets in over his head as he stalks a murderous human trafficker.
6) S1.6 - "Return to Sender" (11/5/06): Dexter must find a way to cover up his last kill, even if it means using his sister's lack of experience against her.
7) S1.7 - "Circle of Friends" (11/12/06): Dexter must deal with the menacing return of Rita's paroled ex-husband, Paul. Debra goes on a date with the prosthetist who worked on the limbs of an Ice Truck Killer survivor. The Ice Truck Killer is finally apprehended, but something about him doesn't sit right with Dexter.
8) S1.8 - "Shrink Wrap" (11/19/06): The strange suicide of a powerful woman leads Dexter to suspect her psychologist, Dr. Emmett Meridian, but he gets a shock when a visit to the suspect opens up dark secrets from Dexter's past. Meanwhile, Debra is falling for her new boyfriend. The true identity of the Ice Truck Killer is revealed.
9) S1.9 - "Father Knows Best" (11/26/06): Dexter learns that his biological father (named Joe Driscoll), whom he was told had died thirty years ago, has just recently died and left him everything he owned, including his house. He goes on a trip to pack the items in the house, along with Rita, Debra and Rudy.
10) S1.10 - "Seeing Red" (12/3/06): Dexter, sent to investigate a blood soaked crime scene, is gripped by a suppressed memory. Meanwhile, Rita is charged with assaulting Paul and could lose the children in a custody battle. Angel investigates a hunch regarding the Ice Truck Killer.
11) S1.11 - "Truth Be Told" (12/10/06): The Ice Truck Killer strikes again, leaving a real nightmare before Christmas at Santa's Cottage. Lt. LaGuerta braces for dramatic changes in the department. Rudy and Debra spend some quality time together.
12) S1.12 - "Born Free" (12/17/06): A call from her ex-husband has Rita becoming suspicious of Dexter and his behavior. Doakes continues to tail Dexter during a manhunt with his own suspicions. Dexter and the Ice Truck Killer have their final confrontation, with the life of someone close to Dexter hanging in the balance.
SEASON 2 EPISODES (2007):
13) S2.1 - "It's Alive!" (9/30/07): 38 days have passed since the previous season's finale. Doakes is making it difficult for Dexter to resume his killing ways, but his first opportunity is ruined by something much more unexpected. Deb returns to work and finds herself under scrutiny from the public. Paul continues to ask for Rita's help. Treasure hunters make a gruesome discovery on the ocean floor.
14) S2.2 - "Waiting to Exhale" (10/7/07): The hunt for the "Bay Harbor Butcher" begins, led by FBI Agent Lundy. Both Dexter and the Miami PD are on the hunt for Little Chino. Rita suspects Dexter's role in the death of someone close to her.
15) S2.3 - "An Inconvenient Lie" (10/14/07): Dexter starts attending N.A. meetings while still trying to evade Sgt. Doakes' constant surveillance. Deb joins FBI Agent Lundy on the new task force investigating the Bay Harbor Butcher. Dexter attempts to fix his relationship with Rita.
16) S2.4 - "See-Through" (10/21/07): Dexter gets an N.A. sponsor to please Rita. Meanwhile, Dexter must find a way to lead the all-too-smart FBI Agent Lundy, now working with Miami Metro PD, off his trail. Rita's estranged mother comes to town for a visit. LaGuerta finds a way back to her old job.
17) S2.5 - "The Dark Defender" (10/28/07): Dexter discovers that the man who murdered his mother in front of him as a boy is still alive and confronts the killer as part of his recovery. Rita's mother continues to visit. Doakes and LaGuerta investigate a homicide in a comic book store.
18) S2.6 - "Dex, Lies, and Videotape" (11/4/07): A new copycat killer openly mimics and claims to be inspired by the "Bay Harbor Butcher". Doakes resumes his investigation into what Dexter is hiding. Dexter and his relationships with both Rita and Lila take a dramatic turn.
19) S2.7 - "That Night, A Forest Grew" (11/11/07): A written manifesto from the "Bay Harbor Butcher" sends the Special Task Force in charge of capturing the killer into chaos. Dexter plots to get Doakes suspended from the force as he gets closer to the truth about Dexter's past. Dexter sees his life begin to spiral downward as Lila's influence begins to take its toll on him.
20) S2.8 - "Morning Comes" (11/18/07): Lila goes to extreme measures to keep Dexter in her life. Doakes gets a job offer, but is preoccupied with another pursuit. Dexter revisits his mom's killer. Debra, Angel, and Lundy find an important clue that gets them closer to finding out the identity of the Bay Harbor Butcher.
21) S2.9 - "Resistance is Futile" (11/25/07): As Dexter realizes he's being tailed by federal agents, a prime suspect emerges in the Bay Harbor Butcher case. Doakes looks for help in Haiti. Debra and Lundy wonder if they should go public with their relationship. Lila pursues someone close to Dexter.
22) S2.10 - "There's Something About Harry" (12/2/07): Dexter makes a startling discovery about how his adopted father died. Doakes finds himself at the mercy of his greatest enemy. Debra confronts Lundy about their future together. Rita and Dexter go to the beach. Lila plots to frame Angel for raping her.
23) S2.11 - "Left Turn Ahead" (12/9/07): Dexter begins to put his affairs in order as he prepares to make a potentially life-altering decision. Doakes runs afoul of drug smugglers during a daring escape. Angel faces criminal charges. Lundy deals with his FBI superior. Lila comes across one of Dexter's dangerous secrets.
24) S2.12 - "The British Invasion" (12/16/07): Lila finds an imprisoned Doakes. An explosion that kills Doakes helps bring the Bay Harbor Butcher case to a gruesome and unexpected end. Lundy and Debra try to figure out the future of their relationship. Lila sets up a final fiery trap for Dexter.
SEASON 3 EPISODES (2008):
25) S3.1 - "Our Father" (9/28/08): For Dexter, life seems to be going well. His relationship with Rita and her kids is back on track. He’s no longer under scrutiny at his day job as a blood spatter analyst for Miami Metro Homicide. And his night job as a serial killer is operating on all cylinders. So when he sets his sights on Freebo, a dope dealer and killer, it looks to be just another night of Dexter’s dark justice. But things don’t go as planned and Dexter must find a way to extract himself from a pair of problems that he created, both in his home and night life. Dexter also finds himself inexorably drawn to Miguel Prado, an Assistant District Attorney, who has a very personal reason to bring Freebo to justice. Meanwhile, Debra is put in a difficult situation when someone from Internal Affairs wants her to inform on her new partner, Quinn.
26) S3.2 - "Finding Freebo" (10/5/08): Dexter and Rita have to make a big decision about their family, forcing Dexter to think about what it means to be responsible for kids. Is he ready to commit to this new family? Meanwhile, Dexter and Assistant District Attorney, Miguel Prado, find themselves hunting down the same murderer, Freebo, the man accused of killing Miguel’s little brother. As a result, Debra and the Homicide department are tasked to find Freebo. Debra, through her supposedly dirty partner, Quinn, is introduced to a C.I. and musician named Anton, in the hopes of drumming up a lead on where Freebo may be. With all of these hunters in play, can Dexter find Freebo before anyone else?
27) S3.3 - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (10/12/08): While grocery shopping with Rita and the kids, Dexter comes across a fellow predator. But this one is a pedophile. After the pedophile is seen talking with Astor, Dexter must decide if he fits The Code. Meanwhile, Debra has a new homicide to solve, a mysteriously skinned Jane Doe that they like Freebo for. But Dexter knows that Freebo is not the culprit, so he must find a way to help Debra identify their murder victim, thus proving that Freebo didn’t do the crime. While doing this, Dexter learns that Miguel Prado wants Dexter to be his friend. But just how smart is it for Dexter, a serial killer, to befriend an Assistant District Attorney?
28) S3.4 - "All In The Family" (10/19/08): After a botched marriage proposal, Dexter has to figure out how to convince Rita that he is looking for more than a convenient merger of finances and fatherhood. But Deb’s case of a woman’s murdered fiancée offers hope for Dexter in strange ways. Meanwhile, Miguel’s brother, Ramon, is going off the rails in the hunt for their little brother Oscar’s murderer. Unfortunately, Oscar’s murderer was killed by Dexter Morgan, and that’s something he desperately wants to keep secret.
29) S3.5 - "Turning Biminese" (10/26/08): While Dexter struggles with how to handle Rita’s desire for them to move in together before they get married, Miguel tells Dexter about a husband who has gotten away with killing two of his wives for financial gain. For Dexter, this seems like the perfect candidate to satisfy his dark urge and his need, like every man under relationship pressures, to get away. Dexter tracks the murderer to Bimini. While on the hunt, Rita has a medical emergency and he is nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Debra works with Anton, her confidential informant to track down one of Freebo’s criminal confidants. But Debra finds herself oddly attracted to Anton.
30) S3.6 - "Si Se Puede" (11/2/08): Dexter grapples with what to do with his newfound friend, Miguel, who thinks he is clued in to Dexter’s vigilante ways. So Dexter decides to test him to see how far he wants to go. Dexter reveals that he’s always wanted to bring a violent white supremacist who is already in jail, to his brand of ‘justice.’ Thinking this will force Miguel to back away, Dexter is surprised to find that Miguel is not only on board, but he has a daring strategy to complete Dexter’s dark plan. Simultaneously, Rita gets fired from her job, leaving her wondering if she will ever have a real career. Debra is upset when she realizes she may be partially responsible for another mysteriously skinned homicide case she’s trying to solve.
31) S3.7 - "Easy As Pie": (11/9/08) Miguel offers Dexter a new potential victim, but after properly vetting her, Dexter isn’t sure she fits the Code. When he informs Miguel of this, he reacts with anger, making Dexter believe the new friendship is in danger. An old sickly friend of Dexter’s, Camilla, reinforces this idea, when she asks Dexter to help end her life, insisting she would never ask a friend to do something against his conscience. Meanwhile, Rita finds out that Sylvia is beginning to suspect her husband, Miguel, is having an affair. Debra ends up revealing to Anton that he is being used as bait to lure the Skinner, forcing her to find new way to find the Skinner. As a result, Anton realizes Debra cares for him more than he thought.
32) S3.8 - "The Damage A Man Can Do" (11/16/08): Miguel brings Dexter another “project,” but this time he wants to get his hands dirty. Dexter realizes it’s time to teach Miguel the Code – for his own safety as well as Miguel’s. As Dexter walks Miguel through the process, Dexter both struggles with, and enjoys, letting Miguel into his private world so completely. But Dexter doesn’t realize that this has only whetted Miguel’s appetite. Rita finds herself losing control because of the pregnancy. She becomes worried that Dexter may get fed up with her. Because of her hard work, Debra finds herself one step closer to catching the Skinner. But after she finds out a secret about her new boyfriend, Anton, he disappears on her.
33) S3.9 - "About Last Night" (11/23/08): TBA
34) S3.10 - "Go Your Own Way" (11/30/08): TBA
35) S3.11 - "I Had a Dream" (12/7/08): TBA
36) S3.12 - "Do You Take Dexter Morgan" (12/14/08): TBA

Summary of Episode Titles:

Season 1 (2006)

Ep. 1 - "Dexter"
Ep. 2 - "Crocodile"
Ep. 3 - "The Popping Cherry"
Ep. 4 - "Let's Give the Boy a Hand"
Ep. 5 - "Love American Style"
Ep. 6 - "Return to Sender"
Ep. 7 - "Circle of Friends"
Ep. 8 - "Shrink Wrap"
Ep. 9 - "Father Knows Best"
Ep. 10 - "Seeing Red"
Ep. 11 - "Truth Be Told"
Ep. 12 - "Born Free"

Season 2 (2007)

Ep. 1 - "It's Alive!"
Ep. 2 - "Waiting to Exhale"
Ep. 3 - "An Inconvenient Lie"
Ep. 4 - "See-Through"
Ep. 5 - "The Dark Defender"
Ep. 6 - "Dex, Lies, and Videotape"
Ep. 7 - "That Night, A Forest Grew"
Ep. 8 - "Morning Comes"
Ep. 9 - "Resistance is Futile"
Ep. 10 - "There's Something About Harry"
Ep. 11 - "Left Turn Ahead"
Ep. 12 - "The British Invasion"

Season 3 (2008)

Ep. 1 - "Our Father"
Ep. 2 - "Finding Freebo"
Ep. 3 - "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Ep. 4 - "All In The Family"
Ep. 5 - "Turning Biminese"
Ep. 6 - "Si Se Puede"
Ep. 7 - "Easy As Pie"
Ep. 8 - "The Damage A Man Can Do"
Ep. 9 - "About Last Night"
Ep. 10 - "Go Your Own Way"
Ep. 11 - "I Had a Dream"
Ep. 12 - "Do You Take Dexter Morgan"

The Tudors Episode Guide (Showtime):
Season 1:
Episode 1.01 - Original Air Date: 4/1/2007 King Henry VIII, the young and ambitious monarch of England, prepares for war with France but is dissuaded by the diplomatic manipulation of his powerful Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, who proposes that the King sponsor a "Treaty of Universal Peace." The harmony of the King's domestic affairs is threatened, however, when he discovers that Elizabeth Blount, the young and beautiful lady-in-waiting to his Queen, Katherine of Aragon, is pregnant with his child.
Episode 1.02 - Original Air Date: 4/8/2007 Allegiances shift at home and abroad. Despite extravagant claims of loyalty to France during the "Field of Cloth of Gold" ceremonies, Henry contemplates an alliance with Charles V, King of Spain, who was recently named Holy Roman Emperor. Because he is dependent on the support of the French cardinals, Wolsey's chance to become Pope is threatened. A gift of Machiavelli's The Prince makes Henry wonder if it is better for a king to be loved or feared. For now, he sets about achieving both. He executes the scheming Duke of Buckingham for treason and celebrates the birth - by Lady Elizabeth Blount - of a first healthy baby son, whom he names Henry Fitzroy.
Episode 1.03 - Original Air Date: 4/15/2007 A new and important ally sweeps into Henry's court in the form of Charles V, the most powerful man in Europe and nephew to Henry's wife, Katherine of Aragon. To protect the very significant alliance he hopes will aid in his bid for an English role in European affairs, the King is careful not to reveal to Charles the growing distance between himself and the Queen. However, affairs of the heart are more likely to unsettle Henry's resolve as he comes face-to-face for the first time with the beautiful Anne Boleyn. Unbeknownst to the King, he is being seduced by forces more calculating than any young woman.
Episode 1.04 - Original Air Date: 4/22/2007 While Henry is named "Defender of the Faith" by a Pope grateful for his spiritual and political loyalty, fidelity is scarce in Henry's court. His sister, Princess Margaret, marries the decrepit King of Portugal, only to murder him soon after and returns to the lustful arms of Charles Brandon. The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Thomas Boleyn continue to conspire against Cardinal Wolsey. And the King grows ever more enamored of Anne Boleyn. His increasing disinterest in his Queen, and the realization that he still hasn't produced a legitimate heir to the Tudor dynasty, conjure an urgent desire for radical action.
Episode 1.05 - Original Air Date: 4/29/2007 Henry is a king of passion and perseverance. Efforts at alliances - both personal and political - face setbacks, but the King remains undeterred. When his ally, Emperor Charles V, releases Francis I, their mutual enemy, from prison, he is stunned - but resolves to redirect his European ambitions. And when Anne Boleyn is insulted by his offer to make her his sole and unique mistress, it merely redoubles his passion and resolve to one day marry her. However, his separation from the most powerful political figure in Europe may prove easier to affect than an annulment from his wife.
Episode 1.06 - Original Air Date: 5/6/2007 Personal and political allegiances continue to change in Henry's court. The King grows ever more confident in his role as monarch and more enamored of the young Anne Boleyn. Despite Cardinal Wolsey's influence and efforts - and much to the frustration of the King - the Catholic Church seems unable to make progress in Henry's petition for a divorce. This adds to the growing discomfort of the increasingly vulnerable Wolsey.
Episode 1.07 - Original Air Date: 5/13/2007 Dark days for Tudor England. The mysterious sweating sickness, almost always fatal to those who catch it, runs rampant. A food shortage adds to the suffering. Henry's natural optimism and energy take a beating as the King's confidence gives way to doubt and delusions. But after darkness comes light. The plague begins to disappear and the King receives news that his mistress, Anne Boleyn, has miraculously survived. Even better, an envoy of Pope Clement is on his way to England to finally convene a court which will decide on Henry's request for a divorce.
Episode 1.08 - Original Air Date: 5/20/2007 Pope Clement's special envoy arrives in London to oversee the court deciding upon the legitimacy of Henry's marriage to Katherine of Aragon. The findings of this trial will have far-reaching consequences: the future of the King's amorous relationship with Anne Boleyn, Cardinal Wolsey's career and influence, and England's relationship with Rome all hang in the balance.
Episode 1.09 - Original Air Date: 6/3/2007 Cardinal Wolsey's fall is quick and pitiless. Stripped of office and authority, he is banished from the court and sent far from his much-beloved King. His unlikely successor is Sir Thomas More, a man unlike the overbearing Wolsey in every way but one - his loyalty to Henry.
Episode 1.10 - Original Air Date: 6/10/2007 Cardinal Wolsey is down but not yet out. Although exiled, he tries to gather last-minute support from his old enemy, Queen Katherine. She hesitantly agrees to his plan, as she finds herself in a situation similar to that of the fallen Cardinal. But their plot is intercepted by the King's new advisors and Wolsey must pay the ultimate price.
Season 2:
Episode 2.01 - Original Air Date: 3/30/2008 Divorce, Tudor style. As the Catholic Church struggles in vain to control Henry VIII's demands for an annulment, the King appoints himself head of the Church of England. A cook is blackmailed into poisoning a high-ranking bishop; then boiled alive for his crime. When Anne Boleyn insists Henry break all contacts with Katherine, the noble Queen is banished from court. The Reformation has begun.
Episode 2.02 - Original Air Date: 4/6/2008 Christmas at the Tudor court is a time for ringing in the new. Mistress Anne Boleyn has replaced the banished Queen Katherine. The King's chaplin, Thomas Cranmer, makes a fact-finding visit to Lutheran Germany while Henry withdraws both the authority and taxes of the Catholic Church at home. And a royal visit to France finally convinces Anne to consummate her relationship with Henry, even as his best friend Charles Brandon suggests that she is no virgin.
Episode 2.03 - Original Air Date: 4/13/2008 Henry destroys all ties with authority and the past. After many failed attempts to have his marriage to Katherine annulled by the Catholic Church, Henry runs out of patience and marries Anne Boleyn in secret. He appoints the young Lutheran Thomas Cranmer to the head of the Church of England and strips Queen Katherine of her title and status.
Episode 2.04 - Original Air Date: 4/20/2008 Questions of faith dominate the court. As the infant Princess Elizabeth is baptised, the 'Act of Succession' is unveiled declaring that only children of Henry and Anne are legitimate successors to the English throne. A law is passed where every Royal subject must take an oath, on pain of death, recognising the validity of the King's new marriage and the supremacy of Henry VIII in all matters.
Episode 2.05 - Original Air Date: 4/27/2008 Attempts to legitimise the King's marriage and increase his power hit unmovable obstacles as Sir Thomas More and Bishop Fisher insist that only God can be head of the church. Imprisoned in the Tower of London they face likely execution unless they take the Oath of Allegiance. Meanwhile Henry's wandering eye continues to roam.
Episode 2.06 - Original Air Date: 5/4/2008 As the Reformation gathers pace Sir Thomas Cromwell becomes ever more powerful as propagandist-in-chief of a new moral order. Royal confidence has given way to doubt. Henry is haunted by the memory of the executed Thomas More while Queen Anne Boleyn's insecurities border on paranoia. Her husband's affairs continue and an effort to have her daughter Elizabeth betrothed to a French royal is disappointed when the French King refuses to recognise that the infant Princess is of legitimate birth.
Episode 2.07 - Original Air Date: 5/11/2008 As Thomas Cromwell's increasingly ruthless 'reforms' spread terror through an ever more vulnerable Catholic Church, Anne Boleyn has nightmares that her position at the King's side is under threat from the continued existence of former Queen Katherine and her daughter Mary. Meanwhile Henry is occupied by sad news and a happy encounter.
Episode 2.08 - Original Air Date: 5/18/2008 At Henry's command Jane Seymour is made a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, to the discomfort and suspicion of the Queen. When Henry is seriously injured in a jousting match all thoughts turn to who might succeed him. There will be far-reaching consequences if Anne's pregnancy does not deliver a healthy son.
Episode 2.09 - Original Air Date: 5/25/2008 Anne has lost a son and with it her last chance at a lasting marriage with Henry. The King's affections are shifting anyway: the Seymour family are awarded rooms at court and seem likely to replace the Boleyns as royal favourites. Several in the court begin to move against Anne who is accused of adultery. Arrests are made of suspected lovers and of Anne herself. All, including the Queen, are sentenced to death.
Episode 2.10 - Original Air Date: 6/1/2008 (Season Finale) Endings and beginnings. As Anne Boleyn awaits her death, painfully delayed by the executioner's late arrival, Henry visits Jane Seymour and asks for her hand in marriage. Declaring his marriage to Anne null and void means that their daughter Elizabeth becomes illegitimate and is no longer in line to the throne - clearing the way for a legitimate heir to come from his marriage with Jane. Henry begins this momentous event with a magnificent breakfast at which is served a dish reserved for the English King alone: an exquisite roasted swan.

Showtime: Californication Episodes: Season 1 - (2007) & Season 2 - (2008)
Season 1 - (2007)
S1 - Ep. 1 - "Pilot" (8/13/07) A one-night-stand causes Hank Moody to be late in meeting twelve-year-old daughter Becca at home, much to the disgust of ex-girlfriend Karen. Then, a romp with a hot bookstore shopper will upend Hank's life in ways he could never imagine. After Becca sneaks out to a party, Hank and Karen go in search of their daughter. Later, Hank and Karen have a heart-to-heart where he admits he wants her back, but she reveals she's engaged and moving on.
S1 - Ep. 2 - "Hell-A Woman" (8/20/07) After receiving encouragement from all sides, Hank starts his blogging gig at Hell-A Magazine. Plus, under the guise of inviting Hank to family dinner at her and Bill's (Damian Young) house, Karen sets up Hank with her friend Sonja (Paula Marshall). At dinner, Becca reveals how Hank met Karen.
S1 - Ep. 3 - "The Whore of Babylon" (8/27/07) Hank's book signing is interrupted when Todd Carr, the director of "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love," arrives screaming about character defamation - Hank has blamed him in print and elsewhere for the failure of the novel-to-film adaptation. The two fight, Hank is arrested and Bill arrives with bail and a plea for Hank to continue the blogging job for the sake of the family.
S1 - Ep. 4 - "Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser" (9/3/07) In a bid to spark more than a vertical relationship with Hank, Meredith convinces him to escort her to an environmental fundraiser. Before the event, Hank stops off at Karen's to deliver a gift for Becca and learns Karen is off coincidentally to the same function.
S1 - Ep. 5 - "LOL" (9/10/07) Bill arrives at Hank's asking for a favor - will Hank speak at Mia's creative writing class? Hank relents, but not without taking something in exchange. Hank wins over the sexy students at Mia's all-girl school and also learns some surprising things about her teacher. Plus, Becca's pre-teen crush on her guitar teacher ends in her first heartbreak.
S1 - Ep. 6 - "Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" (9/17/07) Hank meets sexy Surfer Girl at the market. After a night getting high while listening to vintage rock LPs and having sex with her, Hank awakens to Mia, who needs more of Hank's writing to pass off in her class.
S1 - Ep. 7 - "Girls, Interrupted" (9/24/07) Hank attempts to disprove Becca's theory about the non-existence of happy endings by landing Karen a job and setting up an intimate dinner for the three of them. Charlie and Marcy decide to give a threesome a try with Charlie's assistant, Dani. Mia finds herself in a compromising situation with her teacher.
S1 - Ep. 8 - "California Son" (10/1/07) Hank falls into a spiral of despair when his father, Al, dies. Holing up with a hooker named Trixie to numb his pain Hank recalls his estranged relationship with his father. In a series of flashbacks, we see Al's last visit with Hank.
S1 - Ep. 9 - "Filthy Lucre" (10/8/07) Hank returns from his father's funeral having written a new manuscript that he wants Karen to read. Charlie presents Hank with a production bonus check. Bill and Karen have last minute wedding jitters. Charlie tries to patch things up with Marcy after their threesome debacle with Dani.
S1 - Ep. 10 - "The Devil's Threesome" (10/15/07) Newly minted roommates Hank and Charlie meet a girl at the gym who knows Hank from a past incident and when Hank can't quite remember her, she beats him up in the ring. Each reeling from relationship woes, Karen and Marcy decide to have a girl's night out. Back at UTK, Dani meets with Mia regarding a novel she has written. Karen and Marcy decide to pay Hank and Charlie a surprise visit, but get more than they bargained for when they walk in on them and the girl from the boxing gym.
S1 - Ep. 11 - "Turn the Page" (10/22/07) As Karen is fitted for her wedding dress, Becca drops the news that she wants to live with Hank. Dani informs Charlie that she wants Mia's book fast-tracked or else. Hank discovers through Charlie that it's his work Mia's been peddling. Furious, he tries to stop her, but she threatens to reveal their one night stand. Charlie finds out from Hank about Mia. Becca moves in with Hank and Karen stops by later that night, feeling that maybe this is where she belongs.
S1 - Ep. 12 - "The Last Waltz" (10/27/07) Hank struggles with the onrushing reality of Karen's wedding to Bill. Becca receives an unexpected visitor prompting some vintage Hank Moody problem solving. Bill, meanwhile, breaks it to Mia that he has no intention of allowing her book to be published.
Season 2 - (2008)
S2 - Ep. 1 - "Slip of the Tongue" (9/28/08) 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. That night Hank and Karen meet Charlie and Marcy for drinks. They wind up bumping into Sonja, the vomiting Scientologist from Season One, who's now pregnant, and her new boyfriend Julian, a renowned self-help guru. The group heads to a party at the home of record producer Lew Ashby, where Hank has an accident when he confuses a partygoer for Karen. On the ride home, Hank gets arrested for driving under the influence and assaulting an officer.
S2 - Ep. 2 - "The Great Ashby" (10/7/08) 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. In prison, Hank is reintroduced to fellow inmate Lew Ashby, who proposes that Hank write Ashby's long-awaited biography. When Hank refuses, Ashby bails them both out and tells Hank a story of the girl he loved and lost. Meanwhile, Charlie gets fired after his former assistant, Dani, plays the agency president a montage of Charlie's self-pleasuring office sessions.
S2 - Ep. 3 - "No Way to Treat a Lady" (10/14/08) On Hank's first day as biographer to Lew Ashby, he's re-introduced to Trixie, the hooker with a heart of gold, who stirs up trouble by claiming that Hank is better in bed than Ashby. When Karen and Sonja meet to discuss a renovation project, Julian interrupts to work his guru magic on Karen. Becca grudgingly starts her first day at Mia's private school, where she meets an unexpected friend, Damien. Meanwhile, Charlie spots one of Marcy's clients, a porn actress named Daisy. While pitching himself as her agent, Charlie hops a ride with Daisy only to realize that he's in the middle of an impromptu porn shoot.
S2 - Ep. 4 - "The Raw & the Cooked" (10/19/08) Hank and Karen throw a dinner party for a few close friends: Charlie and Marcy, who show up high, Ashby, Sonja, Julian and Mia. Becca and her new boyfriend Damien round out the group. Before everyone arrives, Hank pops the question, but Karen begs off to think it over. At dinner, it's revealed that Hank is the likely father of Sonja's baby. Becca stands up to Julian, much to Hank's delight. And Ashby nearly dies of an allergic reaction to sushi. At the end of the evening, Karen decides that she can't marry Hank.
S2 - Ep. 5 - "Vaginatown" (10/26/08) After getting dumped by Karen, Hank is relegated to living at Ashby's mansion. In order to distract Hank from his heartbreak, Ashby arranges a sex session with popular, yet incredibly annoying, celebrity chef, Chloe Metz. Meanwhile, Charlie takes on a new client, Daisy, who's eager to land the lead in a porn film called Vaginatown. Charlie meets with the film's director Ronny Praeger and secures her the part, but only after investing $100,000 of his own savings.
S2 - Ep. 6 - "Coke Dick & the First Kick" (11/2/08) Hank decides to seek out Lew Ashby's long lost love. He finds her in the surprising form of Beverly Hills mom Janie Jones. Later, Hank accidentally walks in on Julian going at it with a rocker chick he's "mentoring." When Hank confronts Sonja about the discovery she reveals that, much to her frustration, they have an open relationship. Mia spends the day trailed by Rolling Stone reporter Annika Staley. After finagling their way over to Ashby Manor, Hank takes a liking to Staley, but is shocked to discover Mia leaving Ashby's bedroom later that night. Meanwhile, when a location falls through, the Runkle residence is transformed into the set of Vaginatown. The lead actor's failings force Charlie is to step in for the money shot.
S2 - Ep. 7 - "In a Lonely Place" (11/9/08) Hank and Karen attend a parent-teacher conference at Becca's high school. Hank hits it off with the English teacher, Mrs. Patterson, only to discover that this latest possible conquest is also the mother of Becca's boyfriend Damien. Meanwhile, Charlie and Marcy take a frightened Daisy into their home. When Daisy's former manager shows up for reparations, Marcy is forced to reveal that she's spent their cash stash on cocaine, forcing Charlie's to hand over the keys to his prized convertible.
S2 - Ep. 8 - "Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (11/16/08) Hank spends the day at the home of Janie Jones trying to get the back story on her relationship with Lew Ashby. When Janie's husband comes home early, Hank is forced to bide his time in the pool house with the Jones family maid, Rosario. When Karen learns that Mia is having an affair with Ashby, she races to his house to confront him but winds up having a tender heart-to-heart with the legendary producer instead. Meanwhile, Charlie sends Marcy to her mother's house to detox and succumbs to temptation with Daisy.
S2 - Ep. 9 - "La Ronde" (11/23/08) Hank meets Janie Jones for a date at a Venice art gallery, where they bump into a very pregnant Sonja and Julian. After a quick escape, Janie invites Hank back to her place, but he declines. Karen goes on an impromptu date, of sorts, with Lew Ashby. She returns home to find Hank waiting with the big news that he did not sleep with another woman. And, after a congratulatory roll in the sack, Karen finds a disturbing lump on Hank's groin. Meanwhile, with Marcy in rehab, Charlie is left to hold down the fort at her waxing salon. And he and Daisy bond over Dirty Dancing.

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