Rake Series 5 Episode 2 Recap

As the episode begins, Cleaver (Richard Roxburgh) finds an overdosed woman in his home. He gets in touch with Jakub (Jacek Koman) and gets her assistance immediately. Cleaver and the woman are escorted to a Jewish man’s house. There, the woman is treated and Cleaver is drugged. Cleaver is harassed by Americans after waking up. They want to know where Linus (Anthony LaPaglia) has disappeared to. Cleaver is threatened before being drugged once again. The penis picture is manipulated and Cleaver’s face is put on the body. He is arrested after waking up.

Cleaver is shown the penis picture. He denies everything. At home, Cal (Damien Garvey) is belittled by Jane (Sonia Todd). She wants Cal to ruin Cleaver. PM Angela Way (Helen Thomson) speaks to the press about the gas attack. We see Linus check into a motel and eat a sandwich. Cleaver tries to convince Nicole (Kate Box) that it isn’t his penis. Jakub tells him that his phone could be bugged. Frank (Jim Daly) calls and discusses their options. He wants Cleaver to admit to sending the picture. Cleaver refuses. When Cleaver arrives at the new parliament building, he speaks with the press. He belittles them.

Cleaver wants to tweet out a denial. Nicole doesn’t allow him to do so. Joe (Mark Mitchinson) enters and speaks with Cleaver. Cleaver is offered a spot on a committee so he can travel more. Cleaver soon travels to the country and learns about cows. He agrees not to vote on a bill that will give big business more control over the farmers. Nicole breaks down on the airplane. Cleaver tries to cheer her up. David Potter (Matt Day) bashes Cleaver in parliament. He tells Joe that he’ll resign the committee if Cleaver is allowed to join. Cal tries to bring down Cleaver. However, he goes off course and speaks about his own troubles. Later that night, Jane is mean to him.

Cleaver has a nightmare that night. The Americans are unable to track down Linus. Linus speaks with his wife before falling asleep. Cleaver returns to his electoral office. He finds a bunch of kids there and an America. He accidentally agrees to approve the consumer protection act and screw the farmers. Wendy (Carolina Brazier) is shown speaking with a client. Cleaver visits her and speaks with Missy (Adrienne Pickering). He eventually convinces both to admit that the picture is not his unit. Cleaver gets a call from Linus and meets him. The Americans follow Cleaver. Linus is captured and Cleaver is drugged again. When he wakes up, Joe tells him that he knows it isn’t his penis. He agrees to take care of the problem with Cleaver’s neighbor.

Joe forces him to vote for the consumer protection bill. Angela Way learns that there was no terror attack. It was simply bad plumbing.

Rake Review

I hate to say it, but this was probably one of the worst episodes of Rake ever. There was a little humor here and there, but it was just slow and uneventful. I am still holding out hope that it’ll get better. The opener was fairly good, but this episode wasn’t. The episode scores a 7 out of 10. Catch up with previous recaps of Rake now!

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