Season 2 Episode 18: Lemon Party

The three brothers have found religion! HAWKs is back and in Tom's firm controls. Nate is swimming in a tea cup and Drew is the Squires Mule.

## Lemon Party

There's always Johnny Depp stuff happening.

## Episode Summary

***Note*:** *Large portions of this episode’s audio seems to be messed up/missing, several portions of it are just completely silent (earmuffs).*

Dad is nowhere to be found. This week he seems to have moved on from driving Gucci colored Fiats and is handing out Mini Coopers. Maybe Tom got his love for driving from him?

Drew has started training to become a Knight but it's not an easy life. The squires are bulling him.

Nathanial shows his unwavering support for Israel and Serbia. Will that be enough to protect him from being cancelled, or will this episode of ClayneCast go down in history as the one that finally took down the G.O.A.T.?

To sum up, as of late, Nate's a red kidney bean, Sir Drew is a knight and Tom's the leader of a group of Hard, Athletic Working Kids (so basically, Nate and his child actors). From what we can make out, anyway.

Keep on yearning, fellow freaks!

### Lethal Weapon Episode Recap

S2E18 Frankie comes to Hollywood

**Watch-a-long:** click here!

**Keith link:** click here!

> The case of the week was very familiar to Murtaugh as the crime scene was eerily similar to that of the same case he responded to all those years ago. Ever since then, Murtaugh was trying to catch that same man, a hitman named Frankie Kelso (Jude Ciccolella) who would be around 70 years old today and it showed.
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**Recap:**

Another Murtaugh Mobster tale. He's teaching his daughter how to drive and excusing a hitman's many crimes. Clayne reconnects with his dad but not in a good way. His dad helps out with the case of the week but it gets him stabbed and in an emergency room. Lot of Character development, lots of driving, but the explosive ending sort of saves it.

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We start right off with a flashback to Murtaugh on the way to his firstborn child, recording a message for Riana. We find out he wanted to call her Ophelia, very important detail. On the way to the hospital, he witnesses a robbery. He’s still in his blues, squad uniform. He finds a corpse but when he checks the pulse, an old timey gangster makes him lie down on the ground at gunpoint.

Just before it gets good, we cut to present time Murtaugh, teaching his daughter Riana (Chandler Kinney) how to drive. It goes horribly wrong when she brakes abruptly, causing his coffee to spill on his lap. She then bails from the moving car, Roger tries to take over and he barely is able to stop the car.

Riggs zips over to Texas (16hr drive at best) to visit his dad (who is still alive) in jail. Molly told him to sort out this shit with his dad at the end of last episode. In Jail, his dad actually says Sorry to Clayne. Riggs. His boy! It doesn’t end well as Riggs storms out in a big hissy fit.

Meanwhile. Sonya and Rog arrive at the crime scene. Scorsese fills them in on the victim, Mikey “The Bullfrog” Diamond, owner of Diamond Global Imports. West coast crime syndicate capo. Mob execution style. Riggs finds a bolt action rifle (the gun he shows isn't actually a bolt action rifle), Roger complains about contaminating the crime scene and evidence. But he himself ends up stepping in a puddle of blood. Sheesh!

Later that day, Riggs is pouring his rotten guts out to friend of the Pod Dr. Cahill. She sets him straight, gets him right. She tells him to not be so mad or whatever.

In the other room, Sonya is looking over crime scene CCTV and Murtaugh tries to school everyone on their suspect and how to solve it. But then Sonya just finds him on the video. They confirm it’s Murtaughs “white whale” “Frank Kelso” (Jude Ciccolella), the big bad guy he’s been *hunting* his whole career, ever since the day Riana was born. They love to have these old mobster characters in the show, similar to that other time Paul Ben Victor showed up.

Bailey – Sonya – says there’s a BOLO out for the car Kelso got out of on the tape, and guess what it just came back for some houseboat on Terminal Island.

Our heroes head over there with a SWAT Team in tow, and when Murtaugh warns Riggs that the place may be booby trapped, Riggs agrees and kicks in the door. The way he does.

They clear the house, Riggs holds his gun in the way we’ve all come to know and love. He’s basically holding on to the gun while it pulls him through the world. The pad is empty, but then they spot a boat speeding out of the Marina.

Clayne hops on a Jet Ski and chases after it, but once he gets inside, it’s just a decoy rigged to drive at full speed. They announce as much on the fucking cops radio, but for Roger, it’s too late; Frank pops up in the seat behind him and has him at gunpoint. “Tough break, Murtaugh” he quips.

He forces him to drive to some alley near an abandoned factory, where he has Roger at gunpoint but then just urinates and gives Roger the number of some guy who he claims “set him up.”

At gunpoint, he forces Rog to call Riggs, and makes him “run the number” that he just gave him. Riggs is mildly annoyed and agrees, but when Roger says “You’re the best damn cop I know.” He instantly figures out MURTAUGH’S IN TROUBLE!

Riggs calls his Pa’ to inquire about the Panther, because he was in the same jail for some time, and he says he will. The Panther aka Danny Mencini was Kelso’s contact. When they (Rog and Kelso) show up at the Panthers place, it turns out he isn’t as sleek or catlike as his namesake. In fact he is quite large.

The Panther (E. E. Bell) clues ‘em in on some kid who was asking about Frank but suddenly the Doorbell rings and a loudmouth customer waltzes in. When the Panther goes to tell them they’re closed the “customer” turns out to be none other than that scoundrel Martin Riggs.

They’re in this antique shop, before they can talk however, Diamond’s goons show up and try to kill them. Of course, the ice them all – no questions asked, no prisoners taken. But sadly, the Panther gets hit and dies. They head back to the station, where Murtaugh insists Frank is innocent, and Avery tells Murtaugh Riggs was so worried about him that he called his dad – which is how he found out they where in that antique shoppe.

Riggs locks himself in one of the interrogation booths and calls his dad, somehow his shitty phone has good enough reception to call from in there. Anyway, his dad tries to give him some sob story, Riggs hangs up and is “cold”. His dad hangs up, but unbeknownst to him while he was talking, two associates of a gentleman who goes by the alias ‘The Panther’ have slid up behind him. They confront him about his inquiries into their Patron, and one of them brandishes a shiv. But before you know it, Riggs senior, this old man who has been shot through the head amongst other things, beats both thugs down.

Riggs interrogates Frank with a photo album he found, but when he spots a redheaded kid on a family photo of the guy he killed when Murtaugh was there (this episodes opening scene), his demeanor totally shifts, and he instantly confesses to Murdering that one guy.

Riggs, stunned, leaves the confession booth. Avery (Kevin Rahm the ultimate G.O.A.T.) is glad but Riggs has a bad feeling. Sus! He somehow looks at the gun and figures out the shooter left a mark on the right and he’s left-handed, it’s a whole thing. They kick Frank loose since they know he in fact did not kill the guy.

At the same time Sonya figures it all out, gets a hit on the blue car for Sam Stoller – a redhead! He inherited the blue car after his father got killed. Uh-oh. They drive to warn Frank this now grown-up kid is coming for him after killing Diamond.

But it’s too late! Sam (Jake Austin Walker) is already at the docks, walks up on a cop in car and instantly shoots him in the head. Then he confronts Frank about killing his dad. Frank says it was just business, but Sam has a real itchy trigger finger and shoots Frank in the stomach and then duct tapes him to a chair.

Riggs and Murtaugh arrive and drive right past the dead cop. They see Frank but once closer they realize he’s taped to the chair, and Sam is perched on some container with a sniper rifle! Oh yeah I think he's a ex-marine or something.

They’ve driven right into his trap!

Now this is quite an amazing scene. Sam begins to shoot at them, but somehow misses EVERY shot. In a hail of sniper fire, they manage to get to Frank and stand up, and get him into the car. Riggs offers covering fire as Murtaugh speeds off with a dying frank in the back.

Riggs plays dead to trick Sam and it works; when Sam goes to look for him, Riggs pops up behind him and tom’s a pile of gasoline or paint and it BLOWS UP killing or incapacitating Sam. We never find out.

Roger drives Frank to the hospital but it’s too late, he dies in the back of his car while Murtaugh gets a call from Riana. Somehow Murtaugh mister goody two shoes is best buds with this hitman killer mobster. In the office he’s talking to Avery and says because Kelso didn’t kill anyone for the past 16 years, he’s fine! No issue anymore!

Riana passed her test, Murtaugh seemingly has a mini-stroke but is all good again. He probably just can’t handle his little girl growing up. At least son of Roger wasn’t in this one.

Riggs again drives over to Texas, from Los Angeles, very quickly, to see his dad who is in the prison hospital on life support after being assaulted by 3 cartel prisoners. The nurse tells him he should pull all the strings as a cop to get his dad outta there and the episode ends. God I hope he moves into the trailer with Riggs.

Can’t wait to see what happens to his dad. Hope he GETS RIGHT. Lil rabbit.

**8.5/10**

**P.S.:** According to IMDB, "The character of Frankie was originally played by Lance Henriksen before being replaced by Jude Ciccolella for undisclosed reasons. There was an incident during filming where Henriksen was struck in the face with a bottle, but it was not made public if this was the reason for the actor switch."

On Variety.com we find out that Damon had tweeted out about this incident. He tweeted “He hit another actor in the mouth with a bottle of green tea and busted his mouth open. Lance Henriksen a white man.”

He made it seem like it was a burst of rage but the script had Riggs toss the bottle to Frankie to see if he was left or right handed or whatever. Several witnesses said it was a minor accident and they continued filming. Sounds like someone was a Drama Queen!

## Notable Quotes

### Sir Drew the Knight aka Mule

* “I stand up against the wicked and cruel!”
* “Jesus on a mf raptor.”
* “I am yearning! I’m yearning as hard as I can!”
* “Oh trust me – we know all about watering stuff down.”
* “I’m not just a fighter, I’m also an intellectual. And romantic.”

### Nathanial (נייט רוס)

* "WTF IS GOING ON???"
* “Drew, they can’t hear us.”
* “You know what he [dad] is gonna say about me, he’s gonna say *ohh you’re gonna be our #1 moneygetter*!”
* “I’ve absolutely worn a New York Knicks yarmulke”
* “Yeah he Tommed him pretty good.”

### Coach Tom

* “I’m goin’ out like a Pimp.”
* “It’s almost like the show’s not really well written (...) Every episode is just Mad-libs.”
* “Whatever, who cares. We just need money, who cares. We just need money!”
* “Stupid Moron. Stupid Freak.”
* “Earmuffs off, I can drive. Earmuffs on.”

## AMPDates / CCUpdates

### Jurassic Park: Everywhere

Due to the increased interest in dinosaur adventure parks, notably by Mark Cuban, ClayneCast Entertainment has branched out and will be creating JP's everywhere.

Dino’s are being worked on, according to onlydinosaurs.com it takes about 2-4 weeks for the Dino to get finished.

The musical guest mentioned last week to help with a JPC jingle has been terminated. **Effective immediately**! Don’t mention that boy. Also don’t accept a few dollars in change from him for information about what goes on here.

### CCHAWK

Coach Tom has a bunch of contraband (candy) stashed in his office that he confiscated off the kids because he deems it not healthy enough. He’s not only the Coach but also the Referee.

Intense IDF drill sergeants will be flown in to help train the Kids and the best of them will be eligible for the NDF (Nate Defense Force)

The Pitching machine in the batting cages at CCHAWK Camp will look like a T-Rex throwing the ball!

### Season 4: Lethal Weapon: Impossible

Martin Riggs *as* Rigged Edge

Roger Murtaugh *as* Mur-tough

Johnny Depp *as* Johnny Puff.

The three heroes touch a meteor and get superpowers.

цлаинецаст вики воли српску културу!

## Trivia

Tom now has Nate’s famous infrared grill in his custody. He’s just borrowing it though and Nate can come to N.C. to get it back anytime.

The three hosts may collectively be referred to as ‘The Holy Trinity’.

Nate is colorblind, he sees everybody as white.

Tom is not only the Coach but also the Ref.

In some cultures, people get in trouble for wearing hats in their church. In others, all they do is wear a hat in church.

**Godly Homemade Hotpocket recipe:**

* 1 pepperoni sausage
* 1 tortilla wrap
* 1 heaping spoonful of cheese (optional)

Take your pepperoni and wrap the tortilla around it.

Sprinkle cheese on top if thou yearn for it.

Microwave to grease. Consume while still blisteringly hot.

## Freaky Figures

The Phone number Sonya checked out on the episode was 323-555-0129.

$2500 is nothing.

10 parts water to 1 part paint is the industry standard.

## Clayne Clandestine

Jude Ciccolella was not in *A Few Good Men*. Nate was thinking about J.T. Walsh.

## Clayne Fore-Casting

Tom will use one of his several whistles to **WHISTLE** on the pod to call out fouls etc. Everyone will love it, especially those around him.

Drew will send a select few people a hand-colored birthday card.

1. ↑ "Lethal Weapon" Frankie Comes to Hollywood (TV Episode 2018) - Trivia - IMDb
2. ↑ 'Lethal Weapon': Watch the On-Set Clashes That Nearly Killed the Show - Variety