Weeds: Season Four
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Actor: Alexander Gould, Hunter Parrish, Justin Kirk, Kevin NealonBrand: Lions Gate
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 262 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-02
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Lionsgate
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- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- AC-3; Box set; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; DVD; Subtitled; Widescreen; NTSC
Movie Reviews of Weeds: Season Four
Movie Review: A daring, but smart transition
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been a fan of Weeds since it first premiered on Showtime and have been keeping up with the newest episodes religiously every Monday. Last season, Nancy got in some trouble with a gang of bikers, after escaping drug kingpin U-Turn's fat thumb only to burn down her house in an effort to flee leaving viewers to question "what's going to happen next?"
In a very unexpected turn of events, Nancy and family are heading to the fictional town of Ren Mar (Oceanside in reality), a small beachside town near the Mexican border. There, she follows Guillermo and begins her new occupation; trafficking across the Mexican border. Soon things evolve and spin out of control when Celia gets released from jail hellbent on incarcerating Nancy, Silas finds companionship in a much older woman, Shane is experiencing abnormal adolescent issues, and Andy as always is along for comedic relief and an occasional solution.
The season starts out strong. By episode 3 the season has established it's new "roots". Ren Mar, not Agrestic. Mini-title sequences instead of "Little Boxes". And sadly, no Heylia, Conrad or Vaneeta, some of my favorite characters from previous seasons. Things start to pick up around episode 5 when tension starts to heat up between all characters.
Overall, I believe this is a very strong season and would recommend it to anyone. It definitely took a darker, more mature tone on this season, much to some reviewers dislike, but I personally enjoyed the newfound darkness in the show. Drug dealing, while can be portrayed as comical obviously has a dark side that starts to show this season. Things are no longer fun and games in Agrestic, and there was a stir in the fanbase concerning the newer changes. I think they've paid off. I loved the idea of evolution and changing the shows entire premise in a dignified and plausible manner.
Usually in my reviews I have the "best and worst" episodes. For this, it's tough because they're all pretty good. The only episode that disappointed me was the anti-climactic finale. Any TV watcher knows the main character isn't going to die. So, sorry Jenji, but that wasn't too big of a cliffhanger.
Best episodes are:
2. Ladies a Charm
Nancy engages in some potentially illegal activity, Bubbie says she wants to die, and Nancy begins to get deeper in the drug world. A+
5. No Man Is Pudding
Nancy and Celia work a bond out, after she knocks one of her teeth out. The search for missing Andy goes on. Meanwhile, Silas encounters an infestation and Nancy works out a deal with Captain Till to get her off her back. A
6. Excellent Treasures
Celia gets an unexpected visit from her estranged daughter, Shane auctions off all of Grandpa Lenny's furnishings, and Nancy gets way in over her head when she meets the man in the suit, senor Grande, Esteban Reyes. A
7. Yes I Can
In this dynamic episode, Nancy gets her punishment for stepping out of line, moves 100 pounds of weed, Celia becomes a friend of the benzo's and decides to celebrate her newfound freedom to go on a xanax binge. Oh, and Shane... youch. A
8. I Am The Table
Silas and Nancy each find new conquests, Guillermo gets put back in line, and Celia becomes an addict. A+
11. Head Cheese
After an ayahuasca trip, Nancy begins to contemplate her newfound lifestyle. Meanwhile, after dodging Jered from Subway, Silas and Lisa make good work of their newfound cashcow. A+
12. Till We Meet Again
In the darkest episode of the season, Nancy sets up Guillermo's demise, Celia recovers from her addictions, and we wait impatiently for the next move. A+
Summary of Weeds: Season Four
Everyone?s favorite pot-selling soccer mom, Nancy Botwin, is back in the complete fourth season of the hit series WEEDS. Last time we saw her, Nancy?s business (and house) was going up in smoke. So the Botwin bunch has relocated near the border for a fresh start with some new buds. Life?s looking green again in this subversive and buzz-worthy comedy.Nancy goes on a long, strange trip as Weeds celebrates its fourth year. After Mary-Louise Parker's drug-dealing mom burns down the Agrestic rental, the Botwin clan flees to Bubbie's beach house, near Tijuana, where they reluctantly join forces with Nancy's cranky father-in-law, Lenny (Albert Brooks). While Celia (Elizabeth Perkins) does time for renting out a grow house, Nancy cozies up to a Mexican drug cartel. With nowhere else to go, Doug (Kevin Nealon) joins Nancy, Andy (Justin Kirk), Silas (Hunter Parrish), and Shane (Alexander Gould) in Ren Mar.
Sometimes change is a good thing, sometimes not. As creator Jenji Kohan explains in her commentary, "The writers were getting kind of restless." Adds writer Roberto Benabib: "We were done with suburbia." Fortunately, the new location adds interest, and Brooks makes for an inspired (albeit brief) addition, but Celia's punishment--humiliation, beating, pistol whipping--for selling out Nancy goes on too long. (The original theme song and opening credits also disappear after the premiere.) When a cigar-chomping politico (Demián Bichir) and an attractive divorcée (Julie Bowen) with an eye for 17-year-old Silas enter the picture, events take a darker, sexier turn. Even 13-year-old Shane, who longs to join the family business, acquires a couple of groupies.
As in previous years, the season ends with a cliffhanger, but in light of the insurmountable scrapes she's got herself into before, Nancy seems likely to emerge unscathed in year five when Jennifer Jason Leigh joins the show. If comedy takes a backseat to drama this time around, Weeds remains compulsively, addictively watchable. Bonus features include seven cast and crew commentaries--Parker and Gould are the only key players missing--and eight featurettes, including a tour of Bubbie's tchotchke-filled abode and a look at the Drug Enforcement Agency, which plays a regular part in the program. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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