Weeds is a deliciously liberal show, full of witty dialog and wonderful characters. Comedy, pathos, and pushing the envelope. It's interesting that a show like this might have been pretty outrageous at almost any other time, but today it doesn't even rate as controversial. It's gone under the radar of a lot of people, incl. much of the media, it seems. Good. Then maybe it'll be left alone to prosper and grow and bring us more brilliant one-liners, political and otherwise. Being in its second season is a good sign.
The show has progressed well so far. The first episode was really good, and I was crestfallen when Celia's eldest daughter, Quinn, didn't return. There was a girl with sense enough to rebel against her awful mother. Now we knew she was gonna be okay! But then she gets sent off to Mexico and we never see her again! That's tough. For the next few episodes I worried that the show wouldn't survive this loss. But it did. It had enough crazy and delightful characters for it to keep going full steam ahead, and now, up to episode 5 of season two, it hasn't weakened yet. Some developments are contrived, and not too realistic, but that doesn't matter when the entertainment value is so spectacular. I choose to believe!
As for Mary-Louise Parker, what can I say? It's definitely and definitively the role of her lifetime. And she's probably the most amazing-looking 42-year-old I ever saw! I hope this show lasts for fifteen seasons. Go, Mary-Lou!
PS. I don't do weed and don't intend to, but this show has made me more relaxed about it. Not relaxed enough to try it, but mellow enough not to be judgmental about it. That's cool.
9 out of 10.
The show has progressed well so far. The first episode was really good, and I was crestfallen when Celia's eldest daughter, Quinn, didn't return. There was a girl with sense enough to rebel against her awful mother. Now we knew she was gonna be okay! But then she gets sent off to Mexico and we never see her again! That's tough. For the next few episodes I worried that the show wouldn't survive this loss. But it did. It had enough crazy and delightful characters for it to keep going full steam ahead, and now, up to episode 5 of season two, it hasn't weakened yet. Some developments are contrived, and not too realistic, but that doesn't matter when the entertainment value is so spectacular. I choose to believe!
As for Mary-Louise Parker, what can I say? It's definitely and definitively the role of her lifetime. And she's probably the most amazing-looking 42-year-old I ever saw! I hope this show lasts for fifteen seasons. Go, Mary-Lou!
PS. I don't do weed and don't intend to, but this show has made me more relaxed about it. Not relaxed enough to try it, but mellow enough not to be judgmental about it. That's cool.
9 out of 10.