Sunday, June 10, 2007

Weeds

11. Weeds

And here lies the crown of the weirdest show that I continue to watch. The tone of each episode is just all over the map. If Weeds had to be placed into one genre, it would fall under the category of comedy. But there are many parts of this show that are so far from comedy that it can leave you wondering how the hell you are supposed to feel at the end of an episode. That is not complaint. Right now the majority of television programs are cookie-cutter. So it is a pleasure to find a show like Weeds that can pull off such odd choices. They have been able to mix humor with tragic desperation. That is not your usual television equation. There is one person responsible for the whole thing not falling apart and that would be Mary-Louise Parker. She is perfect in this role. The glass-eyed look that she has in every scene is explanation enough for why Nancy Botwin is making such horrible decisions. She is constantly on the edge of desperation and is beyond the point of making it up as she goes along. Television awards may be outright lies half the time but at least when Parker won her Golden Globe it was deserved. Although the lead deserves the credit, the rest of the cast is a helluvalot of fun. How can you go wrong with Kevin Nealon? A pothead Kevin Nealon at that! It is the part that he was born and raised and trained to play. Also deserving points are Elizabeth Perkins, Romany Malco, Justin Kirk, and Tonye Patano. The second season introduced some fun storylines. You had Nancy dating a DEA agent played by Martin Donovan. This was made even better when by the end of the season Martin went the classic route of corrupt cop demanding all the profits. There was also the introduction of Nancy and Conrad’s grow house, which lead to some great moments. All of the second season wasn’t perfect though. Nancy’s eldest son is the type of crazy that you only see in television. Just some really stupid scenes took place due to that idiot. Still Weeds did give me Snoop Dogg rapping about MILF weed so I’m definitely in favor of seeing another season.

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