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List Price: $39.98 | | Label: Lionsgate
Salesrank: 589
Released: January 19, 2010 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The hemptress returns in the complete fifth season of the Showtime's Original Series, WEEDS. When pot-selling soccer mom Nancy Botwin took her homegrown business south of the border, she found the grass wasn't greener on the other side. Now she's pregnant with the child of a powerful politician turned dangerous drug lord; or is she? Doug and Silas are trying to branch out on their own, Andy is looking to score, and Celia attempts to turn the tables on her kidnappers. With enemies out to smoke the Queen of Green, Nancy's sure to find a whole new crop of trouble in an all new season of WEEDS; starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker.
Weeds: Season Five Reviews:
improvement over last season 
2009-12-08 - This was a great series when it started. Interesting plot and characters that you wouldn't normally see on TV. Then it went downhill BIG TIME. Happy to say this season has somewhat redeemed things and is a big improvement on the last. Funny but also interesting with plots and characters not totally out of the question. Definitely something you won't see on broadcast television. Fans of Showtime or HBO comedies will like this. If you've liked the show in the past, give this season a shot. Good stuff.
HOT HOT HOT and hotter 
2009-12-04 - HOT. Raging hot. Cough. Real HOT. Warning - Do not inhale while watching (cough) this HOT series. You will find Season One little more than the gateway drug to the rest of the Season's. As I said, HOT. Muy Caliente! (Cough). Did I tell you how HOT this was?
Uneven 
2009-12-01 - When "Weeds" moved from California suburbia to a Mexican border town in season 4, I was hoping that it would give the show the creative shot in the arm it needed. For a while, it seemed to work, and season 4 ended on an intense and serious note, with Nancy dealing with the ramifications of ratting out the drug tunnel that was also shipping girls into slavery.
Season 5, sadly, was hopelessly uneven. The actors on the show are excellent (Especially Mary Louise Parker and Justin Kirk), but the writers have them all wandering around aimlessly, going from one hapless mess to another. The season started with Nancy in peril as her drug kingpin/mayor boyfriend tried to decide whether or not to kill her for her betrayal. Instead, upon verifying that Nancy is indeed pregnant with his son, he marries her and pledges love and devotion. Andy decides he's in love with Nancy and wants to be the father figure her children desperately need, but after Nancy jilts him he ends up in love with Nancy's gynecologist. Elizabeth Perkins is a wonderful actress, but her Celia character, as well as the handful of other Agrestic refugees, have little reason to be on the show anymore. The only character who develops in an interesting direction is Shane. His character has always been strange and offbeat, but it appears that finally,after years of living in chaos and moral deprivity thanks to his Mom, he's now become completely psychotic. The cliffhanger he provides by casually murdering Nancy's archnemesis is one of the best things in the season.
The season does get a little help from its co-stars. Jennifer Jason Leigh was a terrific breath of fresh air as Nancy's sister. I wish they had extended her storyline and given her more to do. And Alanis Morisette gave a surprisingly charming performance as Nancy's doctor and Andy's love interest.
Here's hoping that next season features better storylines and character development.
WEEDS, you dont need the marijuana to get addicted
2009-10-30 - I love this show! Especially this season and the last, every season just gets better and better. The seasons in Agrestic were great, but Ren Mar or wherever they move in the middle of the season are soooo much better. I love how Nancy get deal with things and acts less mature than her 14 year old son. Also this season gave Justin Kirk (Andy) a real acting job, he was hysterical and serious at the same time (I LOVE IT WHEN HE GROWS HIS BEARD). I also liked the guy who plays Estaban Reyes, he can't decide who to listen to, his wife or his boss. Kate de Castillo gives a performance that is great, you love her and you hate her at the same. Elizabeth Perkin's acting ability in the couple of seasons have been criminally overlooked, but hopefully this year she'll be recognized again at the awards, she's hysterical. Constant paranoia, trying to out-Nancy Nancy, how could she be so cruelly overlooked. Alexander Gould (Shane) gives another award worthy performance, from losing his virginity last season, to STDs, gunshot wounds, and alcoholism this season, that's a lot to deal with! This is season probably isn't the best season, but it had the best finale of all the seasons (well its tied with season 2, but that left too many questions). I can't wait until season 6 premieres next summer!
Fast moving entertainment.
2009-10-15 - Constant entertainment with no slow spots. Best if all seasons are watched in order.
For those that haven't seen it, there is a lot of nudity, sex, violence, vulgar language. Yet the show would be worth seeing in a PG format. I finally added Showtime, just to get this series. Season 5 actually improves on previous seasons. The season is heavily devoted to Nancy Botwin's relationships with the Mexican drug gang, and her love affair with the mayor of Tijuana. Mary Louise Parker is gorgeous.
