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The Tease: 'Weeds' Season Finale
Before discussing the fantastic second season finale of Weeds, I have a little business that must be taken care of...
Dear Showtime,
Please pick up a third season of Weeds. Not in two months or three months, but tomorrow. Thank you.
Love and rockets,
Daniel
Weeds ends a superlative second season with a slew of cliffhangers so precarious that I'm already frustrated by the inevitable need to wait at least six months for more episodes. If Showtime's two-seasons-and-out curse -- high profile victims have included Street Time, Huff and Dead Like Me -- rears its ugly head again, I'm going to be one ticked off critic.
In its second season, Jenji Kohan's comedy went from a one-joke (suburban mom sells pot) laffer fueled by a few good performances to a show so packed with both laughs and genuine dramatic stakes that 25 minutes per-episode has rarely seemed like enough.
The transition was hinted at in the season one finale, when dealer-on-the-rise Nancy Botwin (the splendid Mary-Louise Parker) discovered that her new boyfriend (Martin Donovan) was a DEA agent. That twist set off a season in which most of the show's core relationships deepened and darkened, including Nancy's ties to partner-in-crime Conrad (Romany Malco) and former hook-up Heylia (Tonye Potano). Meanwhile, Nancy's eldest son Silas (Hunter Parrish) became increasingly rebellious, her youngest son Shane (the cast's most improved player Alexander Gould) found a productive outlet for his eccentricity and brother-in-law Andy (Justin Kirk) explored becoming a rabbi and lost two toes. On the side, we've also been treated to Celia's (Elizabeth Perkins) descent into politics, voyeurism and, worst of all, an affair with Kevin Nealon's Doug.
Everything comes to a head in the finale, titled "Pittsburgh" and written by Kohan. The episode features an elementary school graduation, a Mexican (or Armenian) stand-off, some sex, some death and a Snakes on a Plane joke so satisfying it deserves to be the last one ever filmed. It also includes what I hope won't be Zooey Deschanel's last appearance as Kat, a wacky free-spirit who once stabbed Andy for stepping on her spirit turtle and thinks nothing of cat-fighting with a 12-year-old girl.
The one real problem with the finale is just how many plotlines end in limbo. The only place we get actual resolution is with the sham marriage between Nancy and her DEA beau and even that is likely to cause both legal and emotional complications in the future. And would it have killed them to bring back Meital Dohan's Yael for one last appearance?
Last year, Showtime made fans wait until mid-December (in the aftermath of three Golden Globe nominations) for renewal. Please don't do that again.
Thoughts on the finale, the season or the state of Weeds?
I can't believe that Sho has not renewed already. Do you have an email address at Showtime that will get to decision makers?
JIM WILMER | Oct 30, 2006 11:21:26 AM | #Why wouldn't Weeds be renewed? To my knowledge, it holds the top ratings for any show on Showtime.
Jesse | Oct 30, 2006 11:38:27 AM | #I have no doubt that the show *will* be renewed, eventually. I just wonder if there's a contractual reason why the show hasn't been renewed already...
-Daniel
Daniel Fienberg | Oct 30, 2006 11:48:23 AM | #Please say "it ain't so". Showtime can't just cancel the best show on TV.
Kathy Frederics | Oct 30, 2006 1:24:45 PM | #If Weeds doesn't renew for a third season, they are the biggest fools in the whole television evolution. Keep it going, please.
CarolinaSmiles | Oct 30, 2006 3:51:51 PM | #I love this show and it is the only reason I subscribe to Showtime. I watch no other show on this group of channels.
Edward Gelb | Oct 30, 2006 5:25:15 PM | #Best show on TV, period !
Porgey | Oct 30, 2006 5:45:32 PM | #I believe that this will go down as one of the greatest season finale episodes in the history of television! It didn't feel like we were left hanging with any un-resolved plot lines because what needed to be solved(the marriage) was solved and we were setup perfectly for a great 3rd season opener. Call me crazy, but, I think the line "yeah, they just left together" really put it over the top..guess you had to be there...COME ON SEASON 3!!
Hal | Oct 30, 2006 7:35:48 PM | #Sho better not cancel. It's the last straw-Weeds go, I go.
Shari | Oct 30, 2006 9:37:36 PM | #After the show it said season 3 would begin in 2007. I don't know why everyone is up in arms, it was obvious that it is coming back.
Banger | Oct 30, 2006 9:43:22 PM | #the show has been picked up for a third season. after they aired the first encore presentation right after the finale, they had a teaser confirming the third season in 2007.
| Oct 31, 2006 12:04:32 AM | #Hmmm ... interesting that they had a third season teaser. Showtime never sent out a release that they had picked up the show and none of the press materials/screeners made any mention of season three.
Brill Bundy | Oct 31, 2006 3:17:53 PM | #Hi, we wait the season 3
Merci
nous attendons la saison 3 merci d'avance...
SlIV'FR | Nov 1, 2006 3:44:28 AM | #Je ne vais pas tarder à être en manque de weeds, alors merci de faire une 3ème saison.
Julie | Nov 1, 2006 11:03:14 AM | #Please a third season....
Weeds weeds weeds
Please a third season for my best american show ever made.
French people love weeds !
Yes we want more Weeds again and again !!
Mickael | Nov 1, 2006 3:03:09 PM | #Please more weeds!!!
max | Nov 2, 2006 1:31:55 AM | #Il faut absolument que vous continuez !!! weeds est une serie trop mortel, et si proche de la realité en france !!!! vive weeds and showtime !!!!
MadeInFrance | Nov 2, 2006 3:36:43 AM | #Please give us a 3rd season please !
Weeds is a fantastic tv show since long years.
WE WANT A 3RD SEASON PLEASE !!!
please s3 of weeds !
morgan | Nov 2, 2006 5:49:00 AM | #If showtime doesn't renew a third season of Weeds soon, if at all, there's going to be a lot of angry people out there, including myself! Please showtime!!!! Renew Weeds and fast!
Christa | Nov 2, 2006 8:53:51 AM | #What a great finale! I already watched it a few times again. Can't believe they killed off the DEA agent and Celia catching up with Silas at the end was perfect. I can't wait for the next season. Showtime better renew!
Tonya | Nov 2, 2006 1:51:36 PM | #We want WEEDS We want WEEDS
We neeeeeed it !!
Renew Weeds
This show must go on
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