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(S04E09) It appears that Nancy is growing up, and it only took four seasons for it to happen. She dealt with mature relationship issues and had a calm, romantic moment with Esteban. I was thrilled that she finally made good on her promise to be more available to her family, going MILF-a-MILF with Lisa and [...]

Nothing like motherly love and some good old fashioned human trafficking to bring a story to life. And nobody does it better than Weeds. Where else on television in a single half-hour can you find Mexican Cartel workers throwing around a gringa seeking blow and an adolescent committing the ageless crime of lusting after his [...]

I want to say that day-to-day life here is reaching a point of normalcy, what with Shane going back to school and Nancy holding down a real 9-to-5 job, but then I snap out of it, remembering that we’re talking about Weeds here. So while this episode, brilliantly titled ”I Am the Table,” seems more [...]

(S04E07) Nancy hasn’t completely left her old self behind, has she? After only a short time at Maternity World, she was ready to take on her old operation. Many of the pre-Ren Mar folks emerged from various parts of California. I was strangely excited to see the Botwins’ old housekeeper, Lupita, along with Sanjay (now [...]

It’s the land of milk and honey - with a cartel and a few hives thrown in the mix.

July 15, 2008 - Now that Lenny is gone, the Botwins are free to terrorize the south bend to their heart’s content. Nancy is now the proud manager of a maternity shoppe/underground human trafficking circuit at the [...]

Celia is back and Nancy completely turns into the female Tony Soprano. Plus, what is with the Fall Guy belt buckle?
Welcome to the McGuffin Review of Weeds, Season 4, Episode 5 “No Man is Pudding”. I’m Cory, your host, here to recap and review what is easily the wackiest show on TV today Weeds.
Previously on [...]

Nancy goes on a drug run on the wrong side of the border, Andy joins a group of immigrants, and the family sits in Shiva. Guillermo plays “Deal or No Deal” with Nancy. Find out what that means inside.
Previously on Weeds….Captain made a deal with Celia where she gets out of jail if she can [...]

The literal red and blue coolers were the first of the two in the episode’s title and dead grandma Bubbie was the third. This week’s episode saw the result of Bubbie being smothered by an orthopedic pillow at Nancy’s hand and the seven day shiva to follow was one of the funniest sequences done on [...]

With Showtime’s breakthrough show peaking at an all-time high (ratings have almost tripled), Weeds showrunner Jenji Kohan took a tip from Talking Heads. At the end of last season, she had Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker), the pot-dealing widow, burn down her suburban house to thwart DEA sleuths.
Gone is the great but grating “Little Boxes” theme song, [...]

July 1, 2008 - The time between the ‘previously on Weeds‘ portion of the show and the magical theme song ‘Little Boxes’ is the time to sort out life. You hear the wrap-up from last week, but don’t have to look at the screen because this is when you find the snack you want to [...]