Weeds
Creator/showrunner Jenji Kohan's hit Showtime satirical dramedy series told of Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), a widowed mother of two boys - Silas (Hunter Parish) and Shane (Alexander Gould) - who begins selling marijuana to support her family in Agrestic, Southern California. Other main characters include Nancy's lax brother-in-law Andy (Justin Kirk) moving in to help raise her children; foolish acquaintance Doug Wilson (Kevin Nealon); narcissistic neighbor Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins) living unhappily with her husband Dean (Andy Milder) and their daughter Isabelle (Allie Grant); as well as Nancy's wholesalers Heylia James (Tonye Patano) and her nephew Conrad (Romany Malco). During the fifth season, Nancy has a third child-Stevie (Mateus Ward and replaced by Ethan and Gavin Ken in season 8)-with Esteban Reyes (Demián Bichir), the mayor of Tijuana, Mexico and leader of a drug cartel. Over the course of the show, the Botwin family become increasingly entangled in illegal activity.
- Metascore71
- 2005-2012
- 8 seasons
- Showtime Networks
- Comedy, Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
Creator/showrunner Jenji Kohan's hit Showtime satirical dramedy series told of Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker), a widowed mother of two boys - Silas (Hunter Parish) and Shane (Alexander Gould) - who begins selling marijuana to support her family in Agrestic, Southern California. Other main characters include Nancy's lax brother-in-law Andy (Justin Kirk) moving in to help raise her children; foolish acquaintance Doug Wilson (Kevin Nealon); narcissistic neighbor Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins) living unhappily with her husband Dean (Andy Milder) and their daughter Isabelle (Allie Grant); as well as Nancy's wholesalers Heylia James (Tonye Patano) and her nephew Conrad (Romany Malco). During the fifth season, Nancy has a third child-Stevie (Mateus Ward and replaced by Ethan and Gavin Ken in season 8)-with Esteban Reyes (Demián Bichir), the mayor of Tijuana, Mexico and leader of a drug cartel. Over the course of the show, the Botwin family become increasingly entangled in illegal activity.
Season 2 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2006
Episode 1
Corn Snake
Mon, Aug 14, 2006 32 mins
The second season opens where the first season left off...Nancy Botwin, the suburban soccer mom who also happens to be the Queen of Weed in her community, has just discovered that the new man in her bed is a bona fide DEA agent, complete with gun and badge! When Conrad hears the news, he threatens to pull the plug on their deal and their friendship; In order to get into the growing business, Nancy must sell the bake shop, but a sale won't net enough cash; Silas' disrespect is getting on Nancy's nerves; Andy attempts to get into rabbinical school to avoid getting sent to Iraq; Celia, who is pissed off at Doug, decides to run for his seat on the city council; Sanjay finds a way to help Nancy with her bake-shop problem.
Episode 2
Cooking with Jesus
Mon, Aug 21, 2006 32 mins
Nancy tries to make her business plan work without Conrad; Conrad tries to find investors for his own plan, but there are no takers; Silas wants to follow Megan to Princeton; Nancy breaks things off with Peter; at a grower's convention, Andy finds the inspiration he needs for a rabbinical school essay; Celia's family boycotts her campaign photo op; Nancy finds out the real reason why Peter won't take 'No' for an answer.
Episode 3
Last Tango in Agrestic
Mon, Aug 28, 2006 32 mins
Nancy literally loses her lunch when she realizes that Peter knows she is a drug dealer, but Peter assures her that he's OK with it; Shane has clogged up the plumbing in the house with his tube socks, so Andy has a talk with him about how to better dispose of his "man juice"; speaking of man juice, 1 condom + 1 safety pin = Silas' plan to keep Megan from going away to Princeton; Celia enrolls Isabelle in Boot Camp to get her ready for Fat Camp this summer, but when asked to participate, Celia pulls a muscle she hasn't used in quite a while; later, Celia finally talks Nancy into helping her with her campaign; Peter does something with Nancy in Las Vegas that proves beyond a doubt that she can trust him with her secrets.
Episode 4
A.K.A The Plant
Mon, Sep 4, 2006 32 mins
Nancy and the gang go full speed ahead with their growing business; Dean loses his job at his law firm; Celia is mortified when Isabelle is approached to do modeling for a plus-sized-kids' clothing line; Uncle Andy takes Shane to a massage parlor; Armenian growers give Nancy a not-so-welcome to the neighborhood; Nancy's jaw drops when she hears Silas' and Megan's news.
Episode 5
Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood
Mon, Sep 11, 2006 32 mins
Nancy asks an ambivalent Peter to help her with the Armenian neighbors; much to Celia's chagrin, Isabelle is a hit with the Huskaroo Clothing folks; Celia and Nancy get into a tiff over their one-sided friendship; Andy gets called onto the carpet over Shane's massage parlor visit; Megan and her family make a decision that devastates Silas; a late-night raid in the neighborhood sends Sanjay and Andy into a panic.
Episode 6
Crush Girl Love Panic
Mon, Sep 18, 2006 32 mins
Nancy buys Silas a car to help take his mind off Megan; Isabelle cuts Celia out of her management camp; Andy finally gets Yael into bed, but definitely not the way he intended; Shane likes a girl in his debate club, but doesn't know how to show it; Vaneeta is not happy with Heylia's relationship with Joseph; Conrad is not happy with Nancy's relationship with Peter, forcing Nancy to make a risky move.
Episode 7
Must Find Toes
Mon, Sep 25, 2006 32 mins
Nancy rides Silas about getting a job, but she does not like the profession he chooses; an accident with a stray pit bull means that Andy doesn't need to stay in Rabinnical school to avoid being sent to Iraq; a clerical error by Dean causes Doug to lose the election to Celia; Shane wants to quit the debate team to avoid talking to Gretchen; Councilwoman Hodes wants to make Agrestic a Drug Free Zone.
Episode 8
MILF Money
Mon, Oct 2, 2006 32 mins
The growing business is very good for Nancy and the Gang, as all of Agrestic seems to want the new "MILF Weed"; Heylia finds out that Conrad is responsible for the new flavor on the street, and she reluctantly becomes a customer; when Celia closes a dog park in her attempt to make Agrestic drug free, she makes more enemies than friends; a visit by Celia to Shane's and Isabelle's school gives Shane a chance to impress Gretchen, but at Celia's expense; Nancy is torn when Peter reveals to her that a friend is about to get squeezed.
Episode 9
Bash
Mon, Oct 9, 2006 32 mins
Nancy spoils Peter's bust by warning Heylia, which does not go over well with Peter; Nancy and her family plan a birthday party for Judah; a bored Doug starts helping Celia get the hang of city politics, but things between them get even more interesting; Shane and Gretchen are officially an item; the family party is spoiled when everyone finds out that Nancy is married to a DEA Agent.
Episode 10
Mile Deep and a Foot Wide
Mon, Oct 16, 2006 32 mins
Despite helping Heylia avoid being jailed by the DEA, Heylia still makes Nancy and Conrad pay a price for shutting down her business; Nancy and Conrad decide it might be best to cut and run; Celia and Doug's affair threatens to consume both of their marriages; the arrival in town of an old flame from Alaska further complicates Andy's already screwed-up life; Nancy invites Peter over for dinner with her family, but by the end of the evening everyone's true feelings are revealed.
Episode 11
Yeah, Like Tomatoes
Mon, Oct 23, 2006 32 mins
Nancy and Peter's relationship falls apart, and he demands that she and Conrad liquidate and pay him; Nancy and Conrad, however, make different plans of their own; Celia's Drug Free Agrestic initiative fails when all of her signs and cameras are stolen; Celia tells Dean about her affair with Doug, but she ends up out in the cold when Doug doesn't hold up his end of the deal; Nancy tries to communicate with Silas with an ax to his bedroom door, revealing lots of signs and cameras, but no Silas.
Episode 12
Pittsburgh
Mon, Oct 30, 2006 32 mins
"Pittsburgh" is no doubt where Nancy wishes she was by the end of this the second season finale. It was supposed to be a simple transaction: Nancy and Conrad sell all of their MILF Weed supply to U-turn, hand the money over to Peter, then walk away; but thanks to her oldest son, Silas, an unanticipated double-cross, and a surprise visit from the Armenians, let's just say things are NOT going according to plan. Elsewhere, Shane delivers the most profane elementary school commencement address ever; Doug and Dean get into a smack-down at the graduation party over Celia; speaking of Celia, with her life falling apart, she devotes her energy to finding out who stole her cameras and signs; Kat can't talk Andy into running away with her to Paraguay, so she takes Shane with her instead(!); Silas leaves a big surprise for Nancy in her safe; but he's the one who's surprised when Celia finally catches up with him.
