It is hard enough to make ends meet in an upscale suburban neighborhood but for widowed mother of two, Nancy Botwin it seems near impossible. That is until she gets the idea to sell marijuana and uses the money as a means to support her semi-dysfunctional family.
In season one of Showtime’s dark comedy Weeds, Nancy tries to manage motherhood and marijuana but she begins to realize the challenges that the two face when they fail to complement one another. She opens up a bakery as a cover up for her pot business and uses that to substantiate for her income since she is in denial about her real occupation.
“I'm not a dealer; I'm a mother who happens to distribute illegal products through a sham bakery set up by my ethically questionable CPA and his crooked lawyer friend.”
Nancy is able to form a team of valuable members of their community. This team consists of a lawyer, a congressman, a CPA, a lost brother-in-law and eventually her DEA boyfriend. She is able to remain successful because she has this support system in place.
Weeds takes an upscale suburban neighborhood and gives you a look behind the walls of these picture perfect houses and shows you that the lives of those living there are far from perfect. Even Nancy keeps her Hispanic live in housekeeper all though she is struggling financially because as Nancy says, “someone needs to do the dishes.”
The real challenge for Nancy begins when her teenage son begins experimenting with drugs and reveals that he knows that his mother is a drug dealer. Although Nancy is not your typical suburban mom she is no druggie either. Being blackmailed by her teenage son makes raising him very difficult. Her younger son Shane is too busy with his struggles growing up without his dad to realize that his mom is living this unusual lifestyle.
I began this review with the intent to watch one episode and after downloading season 1 from Netflix I stayed awake late watching episode after episode and became subdued and completely addicted. The humor and wit of the main character completely consume any sense of reality and after a while her lifestyle seems admirable and acceptable.
The most enjoyable part for me is her outlook on parenting. Being a single mom of two children I could sympathize with her situation and admire her determination to conquer her problems. The way that she handles the problems that single moms face is humorous and at times disturbing.
I highly recommend that anyone with a great sense of humor watch Weeds. I think the show is cleverly written and the characters all play their roles great. The only downside is that if you begin to watch it be prepared to be stuck in front of the T.V for a long time because like I did you too could be completely consumed.
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