The Gist: A company who bakes marijuana into their food and candy products is ruining soccer mom Nancy Botwin’s drug dealing business. Meanwhile, Isabel gets back at Celia by substituting Imodium for TrimSpa.
High Comedy: There are so many times in this show where creator Jenji Kohan could have taken a wrong turn and completely ruined the series, but her fresh take on television comedy has made this show one of the best and most riveting to watch. To say this show broke barriers would be an understatement. This Showtime cornerstone not only doesn’t answer to any standards and practices, but it doesn’t abuse its freedom. The explicit language, violence and nudity do not seem forced, but have a purpose in driving the story. In this episode, it is important to see the drug world as seen by a wide-eyed widowed mother of two. Once you get past the shock of what she does for a living, the characters are well written, and the human struggle is what makes this show succeed. Mary Louise Parker manages to play whimsical even though you know she is worried about her family’s survival. Weeds never keeps characters just because they are already on the payroll. Every character has a purpose in relation to Nancy, and contributes to the show. Whether its Doug’s love of a pot taffy, Haylia’s zingers, Conrad’s guidance or Celia’s constipation, this episode will have you giggling like it’s you who has been smoking.
Best Line: Doug: Me no needy no more weedy.
The Whole Truth: HBO passed on this show because they thought it was too edgy for the main character to have young children.
High Comedy: There are so many times in this show where creator Jenji Kohan could have taken a wrong turn and completely ruined the series, but her fresh take on television comedy has made this show one of the best and most riveting to watch. To say this show broke barriers would be an understatement. This Showtime cornerstone not only doesn’t answer to any standards and practices, but it doesn’t abuse its freedom. The explicit language, violence and nudity do not seem forced, but have a purpose in driving the story. In this episode, it is important to see the drug world as seen by a wide-eyed widowed mother of two. Once you get past the shock of what she does for a living, the characters are well written, and the human struggle is what makes this show succeed. Mary Louise Parker manages to play whimsical even though you know she is worried about her family’s survival. Weeds never keeps characters just because they are already on the payroll. Every character has a purpose in relation to Nancy, and contributes to the show. Whether its Doug’s love of a pot taffy, Haylia’s zingers, Conrad’s guidance or Celia’s constipation, this episode will have you giggling like it’s you who has been smoking.
Best Line: Doug: Me no needy no more weedy.
The Whole Truth: HBO passed on this show because they thought it was too edgy for the main character to have young children.
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