Weeds: Protection (Episode 36)

Weeds: Protection (Episode 314)

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I was really disappointed in this episode after the build up of last week and knowing it was the next to the last one for the season. That said, it’s still my beloved Weeds and I secretly draw hearts all around Conrad and Nancy with purple glitter markers.

My hopes of getting to see Jeffrey Dean Morgan this season are fading fast. I don’t really know what to think of Shane’s conversations with his dad, because you know… he could actually be chatting up Judah in the afterlife. That kid is seriously spooky sometimes. I’ve always kinda frowned at Nancy’s mothering ability, and frankly, I don’t know how I would handle such a situation myself, but she just didn’t seem to give this the weight it needed (and that the show needed to give it).

And how much do I love that the questions Shane posed to Andy, supposedly from his dad (“Why’d you let Mom down? Why didn’t you take better care of all of us?”), were freaking him the fuck out? Tons!! That probably got me on board with the whole Shane just might be really talking to Judah more than anything. But then, when he told Nancy that Judah still loves her, it just broke my heart and I was pretty sure Shane was just projecting his own feelings about the family and how things have turned out for them. Thank god he seems to have gotten over the whole Pittsburg thing.

Of course, there was the whole Silas getting beat up by mad biker drug dealers thing that probably had her distracted a little. And as much as I’ve always thought of Silas as a snotty nosed teenage brat, I’ve watched him grow up this season and particularly the last few episodes. I can actually stand to watch him now. He took the stitches like a man because he knew whining wasn’t going to help and his mom didn’t need that. Way to step up there, Silas!

The main arc (protection) was a bit of a let down as well because I expected Nancy to be more savvy than this by now. She’s been doing this for at least a year, real time, she’s hung out with U-Turn and one would presume learned from him since she’s wearing his name on her ass now, and yet, she jumps immediately at a 50/50 split for Guillermo protection (remember the pool table dance?)? I’m betting he’d have done it for 30%. Am I right? And, as I watch that scene again, I realize just what a total sucker Nancy is being. I hope I’m pleasantly surprised next week, but based on previews, I’m chewing my nails for her.

And then we have my favorite cunt. Celia is desperately trying to deposit her dirty cash into the bank, only to find out that they keep records of such things as large cash deposits and then REPORT IT TO THE GOVERNMENT. Oopsie, CC. So, she goes to visit Heylia, because you know they bonded so well last week. Except someone forgot to tell Heylia that. *snicker* She finally agrees to give Celia a bit of drug business counseling by telling her to stick 20% in a hidey hole somewhere and then start a business with the rest. She draws the line there, though, and tells Celia to go find a dirty accountant. Well, we all know who that is, don’t we?

Doug is still playing stupid games with Sully over the cross and his golf club membership and is resistant to helping Celia, who is apparently his favorite ball-busting cunt, as well. When she shows him the color of her cash, he bows down like the little bitch he is and all that’s left is trying to guess just what kind of business front Celia is going to put up.

Nancy and Conrad didn’t get too far this week, mostly because Connie is holding a grudge over that tattoo (for which I can’t really blame him). There a bit of friction of Guillermo, too, and once more…Conrad has a valid point. I’m coming to the conclusion she is going to get him killed. But it’s not this week and they kiss and make up. *draws hearts*

We get a cute scene where a very white, waspy woman comes knocking on the grow house, though, wanting to know if Conrad has seen their cross. She’s handing out flyers and all. Benita walks up during the conversation, while Conrad is trying to get rid of nosey white woman, and totally cracked me up with her baby comments.

Waspy White Woman – “Why are little black babies always so adorable?”
Benita – “Why are white babies so ugly?”

That scene closes with much mumbling about white idiots named Doug as Conrad and Benita stare up at the cross-shaped grow light. You know, in retrospect, Doug and Celia really do deserve each other.

In the closing scene, we get to see Guillermo’s protection in action. A fire is burning out of control and has jumped the highway, now threatening Agrestic. The fire began in the biker grow field. Someone has torched it. Who could that be?

And now? Now Nancy is ready to listen to any suggestion Shane might be piping from Judah.