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Weeds 4.1 FAQ
What’s it called?
“Mother Thinks The Birds Are After Her.”
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to series creator Jenji Kohan.
What does Showtime say?
“Nancy has relocated to the border in search of a new life but she soon finds her past to be inescapable. Both problems and people follow her on her journey, but some have finally been left behind.”
Did I hear that they’re ditching the ticky-tacky song this season?
If the screener Showtime sent along is to be believed, “Little Boxes” makes one last appearance in the opener, with the original Malvina Reynolds recording and with the images of Agrestic suitably updated. Future episodes get no title sequence at all.
So the series is still set in Agrestic even though it burned down?
Agrestic is still afire. The series has relocated to the fictional San Diego County beach community of Ren Mar, or perhaps Renmar. The now-homeless Botwins – Nancy, Silas, Shane and Uncle Andy – seek family there.
Who has “finally been left behind”?
Romany Malco and Tonye Patano, who played pot suppliers Conrad and Heylia, are apparently no longer members of the cast. Neither are Matthew Modine or Mary-Kate Olsen.
What of Celia Hodes and Doug Wilson?
Celia’s story takes a dark turn, and an ever darker turn next week, thanks to the testimony of Doug and ex-husband Dean Hodes.
How soon after last season does this season begin?
Hours. Agrestic continues to burn out of control. Ashes continue to fall from the sky.
Is Nancy still in sales?
Nancy has transitioned from supply and sales to traffic, working her pretty white-MILF magic to ferry narcotics over the Mexican border for her new Puerto Rican boss. But that part of the story doesn’t really kick in till 4.2.
Nancy’s still MILFy?
MILFy and adorable beyond words. At 43 Mary-Louise Parker, she of the mammoth eyes and legs that go all the way to the ground, remains one of the hottest people on our planet.
The big news?
The great Albert Brooks (somehow initially looking eerily like the late Don Ameche!) has joined the cast as Lenny Botwin, father of Judah and Andy, grandfather of Silas and Shane. He’s an angry, unlucky man, and appears in no fewer than four episodes. We also get to meet Lenny’s mom Bubbie, but she gets far fewer lines.
What’s great?
Kohan’s insanely clever, sneaky, witty scripting. Parker. Perkins. Brooks generally, and “Oh, Ma!” in particular. Andy generally and his efforts to rouse his grandmother in particular. The Parker-Brooks chemistry. Nancy’s quick answers and her reaction to the tale of the silver-sequined bowler hat. The fact that “Nancy” sounds like a contraction of “Not-Francie.” “Beautiful tiny hands that bring sight to the blind.” “What kind of monster are you?”
What’s not so great?
The half-hour format. Would it kill Showtime to reshape this show into an hourlong?
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to start watching this
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...I wish. I haven't smoked in forever. But at the same time, this show reminds me of all the fun that I had when I was a little stoner.
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before it turned into the cartoon that is "entourage".
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"You point and you say 'That bird lives in a round stick.' And you have things over easy with toast."
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It's all they do!
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That speaking in tongues song gets me everytime! This show is brilliant, and I can't wait for new episodes!
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Great show. And... nothing else is on. Summer sucks!!!
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if I had Showtime. And still smoked.
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as brooks remains one of the great comic geniuses of our times
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I love Weeds, but a full hour of it would just be too much for me. I find it great in bite sized chunks.
Unless they brought back Zooey. Then I'd say a-okay to even a twourlong -
Will I still want to fuck Mary's brains out?
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And I don't even remember how long it's been since the last season finale. This show is greatness on a level that... well, it's greatness all around.I had heard the rumor that Little Boxes wasn't included this season. I'm taking heart in the fact that it appears in the premiere. It's possible that if the copies you saw were screeners, Herc, that maybe they revisited last season's format of having guest="star" singers do a cover? They may just have removed them so as not to spoil it for people. At least, I'm hoping that's the case. Tonight! Woohoo! (Too bad I have to go out and meet with a DJ for my upcoming wedding... DOH!)
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They burned down, so no song until Nancy can find another one.
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I've smoked pot twice in my life, both times about a decade ago and I love this show. I brushed up via On Demand over the weekend.
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What a shame.
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The kid that plays Shane voiced Nemo. Brooks voiced Marlin. Think they'll make some reference?
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more people don't watch this show. Well written,smart,witty and occasionally laugh out loud funny. Gonna miss Conrad & Heylia...maybe they'll be back later. Herc,thanks to you & Charlie Murphy I now have a new favorite show!
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I meant to say it's too bad more people don't watch this show.
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Hopefully they'll be back.
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Could only see my subject line after posting.
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(The show's creator Jenji kohan, not THE Creator), the Little Boxws theme is gone for good, as are Heylia and Conrad (Though she wants to do a Conrad & Heylia spinoff).
Man, Nancy didn't have time to change clothes or wash off the gasoline, but Shane grew about a foot overnight! -
Good lord, I'm using that for the rest of my life.
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I still love this show, but it's been steadily declining since the first season. It was better as the lighter show it was back then. I hated the direction they went with Heylia's character and it sucks to hear that both she and Conrad won't be back? WTF? And in exchange, we get Albert Fucking Brooks??? Brooks has never been able to deliver a joke to save his life. I mean, isn't that his whole schtick, that he's not funny, but tries to be? And we still get more of the latino dealer, who should have had only a few episodes at most?
I also thought the Celia thing was stupid. What did she never hear of a fucking lawyer? And while I get the others were acting in self-defense and yes she's a bitch, they didn't stop for a single moment before framing her like that? I think the only thing that's kept me watching is the hotness of Nancy. But I'm not sure I want to watch her smuggler antics now. The way they're going, she'll stumble into being head of her own narco state by the end of the show. Too bad, this show was so much fun when it came out.
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