(S03E06) This week's episode truly had something for everyone: a chance to laugh at/with an Olsen twin, another "clothing optional" Botwin scene, and the introduction of the word "heroinilicious." Weeds Season Three has hit its stride in my book.It was nice to have the old Andy Botwin back, and to have the military subplot safely behind us. After seeing Andy cook breakfast in his tightie whities, it's clear that the Army didn't whip him into peak physical condition, but no matter. There were some classic Andy moments this week. It's cute that Andy's so territorial when it comes to his recipe box. I'm the same way. We also got a brief glimpse of Andy getting turned on by the mating habits of lions. Welcome back, Botwin. You were sorely missed.
Celia and Sullivan Groff's flirtations developed into an actual date. That was fast. I suppose buying your potential love interest a home greases the wheels a bit. Sullivan's comments to Andy about the film crew occupying Celia's house made me curious as to the genre of this movie. I'm thinking...porno. I hate to sound naive, but are porno shoots usually catered? A simple yes or no will do; let's keep the comments clean.
Doug got some revenge on Celia and Sullivan, thanks to the dirt shrew and some profane golf balls. Those golf balls would be an interesting gift idea--for the right person, of course. Something tells me my mother-in-law wouldn't appreciate the humor. Doug's buddy, Dean, was noticeably absent from this week's activities. I wonder what he'll think of Sullivan's relationship with his wife? More importantly, how long will Celia and Nancy's reconciliation last once Nancy makes her move on The Groff next week?
I was thrilled that this episode included a scene between Shane and Andy. Their interactions are always hilarious (the sock talk is still my favorite). Shane's complaints about Majestic Summer School have been ignored so far, which is a bad sign. The youngest Botwin child tends to act out when he's being ignored by his Mom. I'm sensing a well-spoken outburst in our future.
Mary-Kate Olsen made her long-awaited appearance tonight, and I'm trying my best to reserve judgment for a few weeks. So far I'm having trouble deciding if it's the character or the actress that rubs me the wrong way. To be fair, some of her dialogue was God-awful (yes, pun intended). Most people would have trouble saying lines like"I'm tight with the Lord" and "Wine's OK, because Jesus drank that" with a straight face. I laughed at Mary-Kate when she said those lines, but laughed with her when she told Silas that boners and pot are what God's love is all about. Now that's a creative interpretation of the Bible!
Tara actually reminded me of Pastor Skip, Martin Donovan's character in Saved!, with regard to the whole Christian-trying-to-be-cool thing. That probably wasn't the writers' intent, but there it is. Between Tara's remarks and Duchovny calling God "Big Guy" in Californication, I'm maxed out on the hip Christian lingo. But I'm willing to see where things are going with this character. Either way, kudos to Mary-Kate for striking out on her own in a non-twin role. After reading her recent EW interview, I'm sort of rooting for her.
Judging from the results of last week's poll, the nature of U-Turn's death came as a surprise to many of you. I have to admit that I didn't see it coming, either. I figured that, in light of Heylia's comments and the Tres Seis threat, U-Turn would die a gangsta death. Instead, the combination of high blood pressure and Dreamgirls jokes proved fatal. Now that Marvin has stepped up and become more than the source of an easy laugh, what will his next move be? Will he try to take over U-Turn's drug operation, or become Nancy's (or Conrad's) employee? Personally, I'd like to see Marvin stick around for a while.
While I'm glad that U-Turn's threats of harm will no longer kill the show's buzz, I will miss a few things about the Nancy/U-turn relationship. This week, it appeared that U-Turn was grooming Nancy as his lieutenant. He even had her destroy some of Conrad and Heylia's crop as a form of intimidation (which was awesome to watch). If Nancy takes anything away from this whole U-Turn experience, I hope it involves learning to be more of a bad-ass. It suits her better than the flakiness.
U-Turn's demise takes care of Nancy's debt, but what now? Will she join up with Conrad and Heylia, or branch out as a heroin dealer? Will the Tres Seis guys make their way to Nancy's door eventually? All of those questions will have to wait until next week, or possibly later. For now, let's sit back and enjoy some choice lines from this week's episode:
- "There's a cotton barrier between my eggs and yours" --Andy, while cooking huevos rancheros in his undies.
- "Your tumor is B-9" --Tara, at Senior Center Bingo.
- "Two klicks away from jihad" --Shane, on the good people at Majestic Summer School.
- "Thug means never having to say you're sorry" --U-Turn.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-18-2007 @ 2:06AM
Molly7398 said...
does anyone know the song that was playing during the end credits?
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9-18-2007 @ 4:11AM
dl said...
The song is Your Rocky Spine by Great Lake Swimmers.
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9-18-2007 @ 8:25AM
Brian said...
If we remember back to the Entourage episode where the boys meet up with Walsh at his new movie shoot, which was a porn. I remember a scene in the kitchen where the entire island in the kitchen was covered in Arby's bags. Not your typical catering fare, but obviously enough for everyone there.
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9-18-2007 @ 8:48AM
BobbyBuz said...
Bye, bye U-Turn! I just couldn't connect with that character, and I'm glad he's gone.
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9-18-2007 @ 10:32AM
C. Hernandez said...
Holy god, I don't watch this show, but if that's a recent picture from it, the only thing I can say is Matthew Modine does not age.
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9-18-2007 @ 11:24AM
Mel said...
I saw it coming the moment the dollar signs when up in the Botwins' eyes counting the dope.
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9-18-2007 @ 11:44AM
Oreo said...
The picture is from this week's episode.
It's the best episode of the season, not that was saying much.
And U-Turn died rather quickly.
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9-20-2007 @ 3:46AM
D-Bo said...
I was surprised to see U-Turn go, I really enjoyed some of the banter between him and his would be protege Nancy. I too await Shane's response to being ignored....
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9-18-2007 @ 4:03PM
Wilymon said...
was u-turn the only one who knew about the heroine? is so, is it all Nancy's now?!
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9-18-2007 @ 5:20PM
Haggis said...
Go Marvin!
Once I saw him creep up on U-Turn after Nancy ran off, I knew what was coming, but it still shocked me no less. What's to become of Conrad/Heylia's gang war? What's going to happen to that trunk?
I certainly don't hope to see Marvin's character go away anytime soon; he's the best new character the show has introduced so far--Modine being the second best. I'm still out on the Olsen debacle, although I have to say seeing her grind on Sylus was a little disturbing.
And I agree with the "porno shoot" theory for Andy's first catering job. I mean, porn stars need to eat too, right? :D
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9-18-2007 @ 11:39PM
Nick said...
U-turn's death had nothing to do with High Blood Pressure. As soon as Marvin gets to U-turn, you can see the shocked look on U-turn's face. Then when Marvin mentions the High Blood Pressure, you can see U-turn trying, violently, to shake his head no. His eyes are all bug-eyed and fearful as he shakes his head no, towards Nancy, while never looking at Marvin. And I am not sure, but it sounds like Marvin tells him, "You've been tagged. Now I got you." But I think we'lll learn next week, what really happened. My guess is Heylia. She said two weeks ago, "Let me handle U-turn." Possibly, she set something up with Marvin to take over U-turns crew.
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9-19-2007 @ 9:49AM
JimF said...
"I have to say seeing [Olsen] grind on Sylus was a little disturbing."
I agree. If you had tuned in during that scene, you might have thought it was Shane on top, since she has the posterior of a recently-pubescent boy.
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9-19-2007 @ 9:52AM
JimF said...
"My guess is Heylia. She said two weeks ago, "Let me handle U-turn." Possibly, she set something up with Marvin to take over U-turns crew."
Possibly, but I doubt it. U-Turn has been treating Marvin like $**t for the entire season. The look on Marvin's face when the camera panned to him after U-Turn told Nancy "You could be my lieutenant" was obvious - he was getting really tired of being crapped on by U-Turn. I had started thinking that it would be Marvin who would take U-Turn out - I didn't think it would be this way though. But they've clearly been showing Marvin being more and more disgruntled as the season has progressed.
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9-19-2007 @ 1:29PM
Andrea said...
"Thug means never having to say you're sorry" - GREAT line.
I really enjoyed the Nancy/U-Turn scenes. The last couple of episodes have felt too short. The season is picking up.
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9-20-2007 @ 9:40AM
Ari said...
i couldnt help but think of the second to last sopranos episode where tony finally kills christofer in much the same way. only chrissy was a charachter we came to love and u-turn was too fake even in a show like weeds to make any real impression on the viewers.
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9-20-2007 @ 8:42PM
Zoid said...
U-turn was an extremely funny character and I'm sad he's gone so soon.
It always cracked me up that U-turn's house was full of plasma TVs and plasma TV boxes, lots of them.
And buying his whole crew Priuses.
U-turn was the best. RIP
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9-21-2007 @ 10:29PM
Sarah said...
Just as U Turn becomes a developed character, they X him out. He was becoming the perfect mirror of Sullivan Groff: ruthless businessman. "Better results; faster; more money".
There's some subtle, scary sub-text for you; a comparison of a high-ranking yet street-level drug dealer and a use-god-as-a-tool, smarmy land developer! Both men are Nancy's boss, giving the writers another great way to poke fun at suburban America. Really, Americans wants their drugs as badly as they want their secure slice of The Dream.
Just my two cents, but Groff and U turn are the only characters on the show who have any sense of direction and/or goals. Nancy is far enough past innocent that she could stand a bit of direction as a mom, even if just for Shane's sake. The way its going, Shane's on track to become the leader of both the drug and land developing rackets. Everyone working for Shane while he's in Jr. high.
Now that's funny!
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9-22-2007 @ 10:52PM
UUUUUUUU TUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!! said...
Marvin you fat ass why did ya have to kill em. They were gonna be a badass team man. Teasing me when they break into Heylia and Conrad's place like that. I hated u turn but then he grew on me and now I am hoping that Marvin and Nancy come to Heylia and they have a gang. and i hope marvin dies by the hands of pedro.
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