Weeds follows a suburban mom (Nancy Botwin) turned pot dealer in order to maintain her privileged lifestyle after her husband dies from a sudden heart attack. The first three seasons primary take place in Agrestic, CA. During season 4 and 5 they reside in the fictional town Ren Mar, San Diego. In the sixth season they relocate to Seattle Washington and Dearborn Michigan. In between season 6 and 7, Nancy serves a prison sentence while her sons and brother-in-law live in Copenhagen, Denmark. At the beginning of season 7, Nancy is out into a halfway house where she reunites her family and starts her drug operation again. They live in Manhattan for they duration of the season, but move to Connecticut near the finally and the whole of season 8. I will add that the reason they move so much throughout the show is because they are either running from cops, drug lords, crazy people out for revenge, or just looking for the next best place to sell drugs.
Jenji Kohan brings a great look at the typical dark drug based TV show. Bringing comedy into the mix works for the better allowing you to watch episode after episode without losing interest, because to much drama or boring story. Although with the comedy we see plenty of violence and drama giving it a seriousness that is impossible to ignore. As the story progresses you get more in-depth with each character drawing you into the story, with great performances from Mary-Louise Parker (Nancy Botwin) Alexander Gould (Shane Botwin) Hunter Parrish (Silas Botwin) Justin Kirk (Andy Botwin) and many more from either supporting or side characters. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of characters that are complete a-holes, such as Celia Hodes played by Elisabeth Perkins, who i guaranty you will hate by the end of the first season. A quick warning, if you plan on watching this show, be prepared to binge watch. Because after one episode you will be hooked.
Yeah. I liked that show.
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