Weeds – And baby makes … wait, what’s the count at now?

Before getting into anything else, I have to tell you the news: we’ve broken through to the man! That’s right; we’re currently being linked to from Showtime’s very own Weeds site! Check it out down in the “Word on the Web” section, at the bottom of the page. Good work, everybody!

Okay, so this week’s episode of Weeds wasn’t so much funny, as it was a culmination of things, and a beginning of others. While respecting that as a legitimate option for a series, every once in a while, I still rely on Weeds for a lot of laughs, week in and week out. A dry episode leaves me wanting for seven more days, which is kind of frustrating.

Esteban revealed to Nancy that his mystery visitor at the end of last episode was a very powerful woman, who is helping him realize his ambitions. Okay … so he builds a home birthing-room, and expects Nancy to stay undercover. I assume it’s so that mystery lady won’t discover that Esteban ignored her instructions, but still … crazy much?

Which leads to the inevitable Nancy making a break for it, with Andy’s help. I’m getting really creeped out by Andy’s continued attempts to pick up his sister-in-law (and by his beard, but that’s different). Doesn’t he feel any sense of restraint? We did get a glimpse of old Andy, when he vomited out Nancy’s entire saga to old gynecologist, Alanis Morissette‘s Dr. Kitson. It was a rather hilarious, and stunning, cohesive summary of what’s befallen Nancy these past nine months, or so. Now that’s the Andy we know and love.

I was waiting for Nancy to introduce Esteban to their new son, Judah Reyes. Cute, right? I don’t know; I think this will seriously alter a lot of the flow of the show. At least, I fear it might. One of Nancy’s characteristics has always been her ability to flee, to move on and start over.

How to do that when you need to stop and feed your baby every two hours? Then again, Nancy being forced to be a mom could be what many of us have been looking for in her: compassion, a heart, grounding in this universe. It’s too early to tell where it’s going.

Silas and Doug’s story hit a bit of a conclusion, of sorts, what with CP (Larry Joe Campbell) landing in jail, and all. I don’t see it as the end of their miseries, but maybe it will wake them up to the fact that one needn’t bribe anyone in order to run a legal business. And, I’ll tell you a secret: I got very nervous when the pair argued and seemed to verbally dissolve their partnership.

These two are my sustenance, my tall drink of water. Sure, the only funny came when Doug didn’t seem to remember who CP was (totally believable), but we know how much funny has, and will, come from the pair; losing that would be a crime. Having Dean (Andy Milder) come in to help repair the rift was a great way to cycle a solid character back in. Now we’ll see if he has any longevity.

I’m getting no enjoyment out of Celia’s story, but I know that many of you are, so I’m okay with its being around for that reason. I did appreciate that my question regarding Isabelle’s (Allie Grant) lesbianism was addressed … she’s getting back to the business of the ladies. I always thought it was in poor form, but it should at least be maintained.

So, yeah, not a lot of laughs this week, but definitely some roads closed, with others starting to become discernible along the path. What’s next is a question that can be asked about each and every character on the show. Well, at least that keeps things interesting.

Hell, who knows … maybe they’ll all get back to selling weed? Anyone?

Clacked by Aryeh S.
on Jul 21, 2009 @ 18:00 EST5EDT