The utterly random final season of Weeds continues with " Saplings ." Silas was presented with a job offer out of nowhere (does tobacco have Major League Baseball-like scouts perusing the medical field?), Andy met a woman and got married in the same ni more

When a good ol’ boy from a Big Tobacco family came knocking on the Botwin family’s door, Nancy was surprised and a little concerned that he was looking for Silas and not her. Maybe some of RJ’s live-and-love philosophy rubbed off Silas, because watching h more

Hmmm.... that wasn't the series finale of Weeds , was it? No? We still need to wait until September 16 for the long-running series to say goodbye? Darn. I say this not because I've been so dissatisfied with Season 8 , although regular readers of my rev more

It was a big day for all Botwins on this week's episode of Weeds , " Unfreeze ." Shane graduated, while Nancy, Silas and Andy all kicked off new jobs. Despite these fresh starts, however, my reaction to the the installment was unfortunately stale: I'm more

Now we're getting somewhere. Do I love where Weeds is going? Eh. But compared to the first few episodes of Season 8 , it does finally feel like the series has a direction. On " Allosaurus Crush Castle ," Nancy and Silas appeared to truly turn over a ne more

I'm sorry, but I don't know if there's a puppet master controlling the universe. That's above my pay grade as a TV critic. But my main criticism of Weeds for the past couple seasons, and one highlighted on " Red In the Tooth and Claw ," is that it is o more

Dear Nancy Botwin: I'm very glad you're trying to get your life back together. I'm proud you seem more interested in spending time with your son these days than with fellow drug dealers. But can you try to make this attempt at redemption a tad more int more

Nancy passed the stair test on this episode of Weeds . But what grade will she earn on the life challenge she laid out for herself and her family on " A Beam of Sunshine ?" There was marked improvement tonight, as the Weeds Season 8 premiere did very l more