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Weeds: The Dark Time
(S03E12) To paraphrase George Costanza, worlds collided in this week's Weeds. The growers and the dealers set up shop in ultra-religious Majestic, which could mean all sorts of trouble. Andy remembered that Dean existed, Nancy and Conrad picked up where they left off (romantically speaking), and Isabel was in the same room with Heylia. Isn't that a sign of The Apocalypse?
Celia's Majestic house is the new base of operations for Aguatecture, and the transition made for some strange conversations. For me, the most bizarre part of the move was seeing Isabel talk to Heylia and Vaneeta. I would never have predicted that Isabel would cross paths with them, and now I can totally see them getting along.
I didn't realize that Marvin was still in the picture, either. I guess a job's a job, even if his takeover attempt failed. Clinique, Sanjay's baby mama, made an appearance as well. I didn't expect Clinique's pregnancy to be mentioned again, and I certainly didn't expect Sanjay to step up and try to marry his baby mama. Fortunately, she just wants money, not Sanjay. I'm officially done with this storyline; it can go away now.
What will it take for Doug's revenge on Sullivan Groff to be complete? Stealing an $80,000 cross from Absolute Truth Ministries (ATM, I just got that--another fun Weeds tidbit) wasn't enough. Is Doug's ultimate goal to ruin Sullivan, or to just get under his skin? I'm thinking that Celia will get to Sullivan first. She already confronted Nancy, and soon it will be Sullivan's turn to face her. Celia's idea to make the Majestic house (which is in Sullivan's name) the business' headquarters was brilliant. She can easily use that to blackmail or hurt Sullivan in some way. I hope she isn't just planning on punishing Nancy for the office fling; Sullivan had better get his comeuppance soon. How depressing is it that Celia called Sullivan the best man she'd ever known?
Andy's interest in Denise (Jericho's Sprague Grayden) led him to another rival pot operation. After U-Turn, this gang doesn't look all that threatening to me. I can see how the dog intimidated Andy, but I doubt that the new, strong Nancy will be doing any brick dances for these guys.
Heylia's remark about the cost of doing business definitely applied to Nancy. After months of dealing with threat after threat--Peter, U-Turn, Valerie's P.I., to name a few--Nancy realized that shakedowns and blackmail were among the occupational hazards of pot dealing. Isn't it a relief to have the tough, confident Nancy back? She's been a flaky victim all season, and she finally figured out that it takes more than dumb luck to get out of sticky situations. Sometimes you have to hold a knife to a friend's throat.
Nancy's newfound confidence was also visible in her interaction with Conrad. Conrad's joke about the role reversal was dead-on. For once, it was Nancy's turn to pick up the slack and find a new site for the grow house. It also seemed like Nancy had something other than rock-bottom desperation sex. Nancy told Valerie that she didn't need a friend, but she does need someone like Conrad in her life (especially now that she's beginning to wonder what kind of person she's become). She doesn't have to hide anything from Conrad, either, which must be refreshing for her. Since there are only a few more episodes left in the season, I can't help wondering where this relationship is going. Those two barely saw each other after their first kiss; will they return to their separate corners again?
Shane's short discussion with his mother about the business' effect on their lives was long overdue. We've known for a while that Shane isn't thrilled with the way that things are going, and it turns out that Nancy might be unhappy, too. It was sad to hear Nancy list off all the "normal" things that she hoped the family would do someday. I could tell that Nancy sincerely wanted to believe her own words, but knew that she had led the family down another path. With Silas on the pot-growing career track, Nancy isn't in a position to promise her younger son a normal life right now. Do you think that Nancy views her dealing as a temporary "dark time," or was she just trying to spare Shane's feelings?
This episode was a bit light on the quotable moments, but here are my faves:
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"What grown man has blonde hair?" --Doug, on Sullivan Groff
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"I'm not a gardener. I just like hos." Silas' shirt
Next week--Nancy does a little outsourcing, then immediately regrets her decision.
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| Celia |
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