The Morning After Weeds ....

... and it was so nice to see all the Botwins again! The season 5 premiere picked up right where it left on in season 4. Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) is still in Esteban's (Demián Bichir) office waiting for his reaction to her news that she is pregnant - "And it feels like a boy."


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Of course, the ugly part of the show started out quick as well, with Cesar (Enrique Castillo) killing 2 men in the office, right in front of Nancy. This, naturally, freaks her out - hell it would me, too.

Once at home, Nancy tells Andy (Justin Kirk) she is pregnant, and he has a mini breakdown of his own. Doug (Kevin Nealon) is still hanging around and he is his usual stoned self.


As for Silas (Hunter Parrish) and Shane (Alexander Gould) - little Shane has really grown up!! He and Silas are now almost the same size. Silas is making plans with Doug to start a farm somewhere in the National Park - this cannot end well. On the other hand, it looks like Shane is being shipped off to live with kooky aunt Jill (who will be played by Jennifer Jason Leigh) - oh, and he's still selling pot. E-gads, what a tangled web they weave!

Which brings us to poor Celia (Elizabeth Perkins) - she is still being held hostage by her daughter, Quinn (Haley Hudson), and Quinn's boyfriend. The boyfriend has been calling everyone in Celia's phone trying to get ransom money, but he strikes out at every call. Nobody wants Celia back!

This season has started off with a bang and I can't wait to see what interesting and new direction the show takes. Previews show Nancy visiting Guillermo in prison, so it's nice to know he will still be around. As for Cesar - I don't trust him one little bit. He looks like the type of man who could turn on his boss (Esteban) just to tie up loose ends - and he sees Nancy as a loose end.

Reruns will be on all week, so try to catch it if you can ....

The Morning After "Weeds"

Season 4 Finale


"If You Work for a Living, Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?"





Roy Till and the DEA bring Nancy in for questioning. At first Till goes easy on her, but when he finds out his partner has been killed, he begins to threaten Nancy.

Later, after being released by the police, Nancy must explain things to Esteban. Although it is Silas' 18th birthday, Nancy agrees to go meet with Esteban. But first she must have a bath.

It's the bathtub scene that almost made me lose it. Nancy almost has a total breakdown, spilling her deep dark secrets to Andy - while she's naked in the tub. Later, I think Andy comes to the realization that he is in love with Nancy.

Celia travels deep into Mexico to make amends with estranged daughter Quinn. Then we learn why Celia and Quinn could never get along - they're both bitches! Quinn drugs her mother and then plans to sell her back to Dean.

Meanwhile, Silas meets Lisa's ex-husband and when the ex starts taking pictures of a naked Silas, Lisa finally breaks off their relationship. This was one coupling I was glad to see end. Lisa was entirely too old to be with Silas!

Because Lisa and Silas' business arrangement has come to an end, Silas brings the remaining "head cheese sandwiches" back to the house and stores them in the refrigerator. Unfortunately, Shane finds the sandwiches and he and his two girlfriends start selling to friends. I didn't like the direction that Shane's character took this season. Shane was the only sane person in the whole family, but now he's headed down the same self-destructive path.

After Andy accuses Doug of still being in love with his wife, Doug finds a new reason to live. I seriously thought Doug was going to kill himself - I should have known he had something else in mind.

In the very last scene of the season, I was afraid Nancy would get her face "sanded" off, but instead, she makes a shocking revelation to Esteban.

I'm already jonesing for the next season of Weeds, but I know it will be a year down the road. Now what am I supposed to do on Monday nights? Oh yeah, Terminator is back, and Heroes returns next week.

And Sundays have Dexter back in two weeks, along with Californication. Plus there's always Bones on Wednesday nights. Maybe I'll manage ...

The Morning After "Weeds"

"Till We Meet Again"
Episode 12

A fed up Nancy squeals to the DEA to bust the tunnel while she plays it cool with Esteban. You would think Nancy would learn you can't trust anyone in her line of work. The raid on the maternity shop and the subsequent arrest of Guillermo was shocking, mainly because the action was done in slow motion. Nancy should have anticipated that Esteban's men would get to someone in the DEA's office. The torture of Roy Till's partner was the most horrific thing I've ever seen on this show and was totally unexpected on my part.

Embracing rehab, Celia sets out to make amends with her family. First she makes a complete fool of herself by mucking up her apology to Isabelle, then Dean won't even let her get started on him. Dean's suggestion is for Celia to apologize to Gwen (their oldest daughter who was only in the very first episode of the series).

Andy succumbs to Maria's advances, and later comes clean to Doug. Of course, I knew Doug was being entirely too calm; as soon as Andy and Maria leave the room, Doug calls immigration on Maria.

Shane impresses his girlfriends with his drug scoring abilities. Undeterred by Silas' refusal to sell his little brother pot, Shane waits until Silas turns his back, and then steals a "head cheese sandwich" from the Cheese Shop.

Next week is the season finale and I have no idea how the story will end. Will Esteban turn on Nancy? Will Roy Till turn on Nancy? Will Ceasar torture Nancy? How will Silas celebrate his 18th birthday? Will Shane continue down the wrong path with his two girlfriends? Will Andy keep Maria from being deported? Will Doug ever speak to Andy again? Will Celia survive rehab? Will Isabelle forgive Celia? Too many questions and only 30 minutes to answer them!