Having a best friend usually leads to a romantic subplot. Is that the case?
Madeleine Martin: Yeah, this girl is a bit older than Becca. She belongs to a perfect family, which Becca really wants. The girl lives in a nice house, with a nice family. Becca doesn’t see that there is actually a crack in the facade of this ivy-covered mansion. It’s a girl best friend. I thought it was a guy. Madeleine Martin: No, it’s a girl. She is a lot more mature and reckless than Becca. And the girl ends up leading Becca down the wrong road. Californication flirts with a lot of taboo subjects. Is this easing itself into a Lesbian relationship between two teenagers? Or is this simply a platonic relationship? Madeleine Martin: We thought we were heading down that road, but it didn’t take that turn. It is actually a platonic, best friend girls looking for boys sort of relationship. And what eventually happens is that you two go out looking for boys, and some major trouble occurs. Madeleine Martin: Yes. (laughs) As a teenager, how do you think this show has changed certain percepti
