Weeds: Little Boats
12 August 2008
(S04E09) It appears that Nancy is growing up, and it only took four seasons for it to happen. She dealt with mature relationship issues and had a calm, romantic moment with Esteban. I was thrilled that she finally made good on her promise to be more available to her family, going MILF-a-MILF with Lisa and dealing with Shane’s kinky flea-scratching. Her responsible behavior also made up for Celia’s descent into coke-fiendom.
Let’s begin with the best moment of the episode: Nancy’s frank discussion with Lisa and Silas. It was a feminine version of last week’s brutal goat slaughter. All of the Lisa-haters must have loved watching her squirm like some inept soap opera schemer who’s been caught in the act. Ultimately it was Silas, not Nancy, who sabotaged the partnership. What is it with Silas? He always wants women more than they want him–Quinn, Megan, Tara, and now Lisa. Perhaps it’s the curse of the dopey hot guy.
Shane is having better luck with the ladies now that he’s the toast of junior high. I didn’t know that mysterious bullies could have groupies and be at the center of class rumors. Then again, it’s been a while since I was that age. He’d better not abandon his BFF, Isabelle, now that he’s the big man on campus. I was disappointed that Nancy’s heart-to-heart with her son was more of a lecture than a conversation. Shane’s old enough to give someone a prison-style beating, which means that he’s too old to hide under a blanket when things get awkward.
I’m still unhappy with Celia’s drastic personality change, but it looks like Ms. Hodes will reclaim her wit and sharp tongue very soon. Thank goodness, because I totally reached my limit after the second bloody sneeze. Was anyone else ready to give up on Celia for the rest of the season? Back in Agrestic she was a magnificent beyotch. In Ren Mar, she’s been a blubbering, toothless drug addict. I’m ready for Celia to get her spirit back. The same goes for our sad buddy, Doug. No one should compare themselves to Andrew Ridgeley; it’s too depressing.
After last week’s hook-up, most of you predicted that Esteban would be a danger to Nancy. Now it seems that Cesar regards “reckless” Nancy as the liability in the relationship. I’m officially adopting Cesar as the show’s new Heylia. He’s wise, funny, and capable of sizing up his colleagues’ weaknesses. To be fair, the couple’s quiet moment at Ren Mar was surprisingly sweet. I didn’t realize that the relationship had progressed beyond spankings and scratch marks. Is this as close to normal as Nancy can get?
My favorite lines of the night:
- “Cesar is Alfred.” Esteban, on his status as Tijuana’s Batman.
- “Rad’s gonna be 17…sooner than you think.” Nancy, laying the smack down on Lisa
- “I can be back later with Cheetos and malt balls if you want to get high and listen to my cry tape.” Doug
Next week–the gang has an intervention for Celia, Maria Mermex reconnects with Doug, and Nancy takes some “unconventional medicine.”
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