Dukin’ woman left and right only results in consequences for some guys. It seems that a fairly slim portion of the male population is able to do as they please with ladies – seriously, anything – and remain capable of going back to that well over and over again. It really makes very little sense, but I suppose that’s as much a commentary on those women as on the men. Either way, Hank Moody is one of those guys that can get away with pretty much anything.

Certainly, he’s a handsome dude – and rather intelligent. Additionally, it probably isn’t too difficult for him to feign interest in a woman for just long enough as to convince her of anything: her eyes evoking a memory of some far off sunset, he skin, the color of some expensive and relatively unknown stone. Whatever. Any kind of dreck traipsing off of the guys lips is like a potion to woman. And while that’s served him well in life up to this point – getting him gigs galore and even the teaching post he currently holds – Moody is about to run into a brick wall. He hasn’t lost his job as of yet, but we’ll see how much longer the university and Moody’s cuckolded boss are going to tolerate him.

Last week as Moody had a procession of woman in his home to seduce him, his daughter wondered in to find the tangle of woman gawking in amazement at each other. Each one was in love, kinda, with Moody. And it’s no wonder why considering what’s already been recounted above. But for there only to be a tiny fallout over his actions just wasn’t realistic. So while Moody’s baby-mama magically re-appears this week, some flare up should be anticipated.

Moody’s kid and her (former) best friend fight it out after the latter has some disparaging words for the lit professor. The skirmish isn’t shocking, but the two girls being ejected from school kinda is.

Regardless of that, the meeting that all parents involved are necessitated to attend winds up with Moody’s lady finding out about his various indiscretions. No, he’s not a role model, shouldn’t be and didn’t anticipate being one. In fact, Moody’s  kinda like your friend that’s just short of brilliant, but so vacuous as to how to live life that he winds up being a nuisance for one reason or another after a bit of time.

The problems that the Duchovny character finds himself in are all self created. There’s no one to blame. And time after time, the character laments his past actions and promises himself, his lady and his child a new way of life. It doesn’t ever seem to come. The beginning of this season was as close as it ever got, but Moody was soon derailed by strippers, TAs, mom’s, bosses – whatever.

Television and the characters that litter it aren’t imbued with social relevance, but this guy right here is definitely a part of the American fabric at this point. Unfortunate, true and there’s not so much we can do.