''Weeds'': Perking Up

We saw very little of Sullivan on this episode (but I could practically smell Doug's spilt bong water seep through the TV). What kind of grown man has blond hair? The kind who doesn't take kindly to stolen church crosses, particularly ones that cost upwards of 80 grand. So did Doug do it or didn't he? I'd venture to say the former, considering his earlier vow "to rise from the ashes and f--- his s--- up!" Lesson learned: Don't get between a guy and his golf-club membership.

Meanwhile, Dean is healing, albeit slowly (no thanks to a round of murderball), while Andy's chasing skirts again, only to end up at the competition's distribution headquarters with a dog named Ripper (as in "bong rip" or "rip your head off"?) in his crotch. Makes you wonder: Are there really that many stoners to service in the greater Agrestic area? If so, maybe they should forget the church development and start thinking commune. Then watch me pack my bags.

There were some key lines in this episode. One was Nancy asking Conrad if he thought she was a bad person. ("No" was obviously the right answer.) While it worked as a sort of seductive come-on, the question was also telling — maybe Nancy does have a conscience. Perhaps that guilt is eating away at her motherly side. It would explain a lot. Another key line was Nancy's reassurance to Shane that someday, when in a happier place, he'll look back on this time of his life as the "dark years." Let's hope Mom also finds her way out of this funk, sooner rather than later. But the zinger of the night goes to Sanjay, who doesn't have to say much to get a chuckle out of me. This week, it was his retort to the (female) hooker who slept with him as a favor for U-Turn: "Maybe we should get married."

This week, the theme song was performed by Persephone's Bees: I give them a 6 out of 10.

What do you think? Is Celia going to get more involved in the business? How are Shane and Silas going to turn out? And where is Nancy and Conrad's relationship heading? (By the way, your regular Weeds TV Watcher, Nisha Gopalan, will be back next week.)

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