I like "Weeds" for its dark comedy. The first season's jabs at suburban life and Nancy (Mary Louise Parker) juggling that with the lucrative world of drugs had a lot of subtle humour that I enjoyed.
I enjoyed the characters that they introduced me to. Doug (Kevin Nealon), Dean (Andy Milder), Silas (Hunter Parrish) and Andy (Justin Kirk) all have a vague charisma with underlying comedy that I was drawn to them. I'm a little disgusted by how thin Mary Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins are but I can get past that by how well they portray their characters. But this brings me to my biggest problem with the show, these characters are not explored as deeply as they should be. The show is actually all plot and no character development.
The show gets darker as Nancy gets deeper into the drug world. The comedy is still there but I am frequently squirming in anguish over the situations that she gets herself into.
I recommend "Weeds" for people who like dark comedy, but it has its faults and can be off-putting, disconcerting and frustrating.
I enjoyed the characters that they introduced me to. Doug (Kevin Nealon), Dean (Andy Milder), Silas (Hunter Parrish) and Andy (Justin Kirk) all have a vague charisma with underlying comedy that I was drawn to them. I'm a little disgusted by how thin Mary Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins are but I can get past that by how well they portray their characters. But this brings me to my biggest problem with the show, these characters are not explored as deeply as they should be. The show is actually all plot and no character development.
The show gets darker as Nancy gets deeper into the drug world. The comedy is still there but I am frequently squirming in anguish over the situations that she gets herself into.
I recommend "Weeds" for people who like dark comedy, but it has its faults and can be off-putting, disconcerting and frustrating.