“Weeds” — Release the Hounds/The Seventh Sense
S–t sandwich.
I guess at this point I’m basically watching Weeds as something of a goof. I mean, over the past six or so weeks the show has gone from whimsical to odd to reaching to just plain awful. Now, it is no longer worth tuning in for the characters, but instead just to see where this runaway train ends up. It also isn’t worth devoting any more than two paragraphs toward.
This week, for starters, I have to admit I was a little saddened that they didn’t take the twist I was expecting them to take from the moment Nancy left the doctor’s office. Given the series’ recent track-record of having characters do things for no particular reason I was certain she was going to have an affair with Peter’s ex-wife. Why did I think this would happen? Because at this stage in the game, why the f–k not? When this moment didn’t develop I was a little sore, but quickly found comfort in the geyser of s–t that closed out the episode. How fitting, right? Talk about your metaphors.
