Weeds initially caught me by surprise with its great set of interesting characters each with their own set of problems but intertwine one way or another, acting by everyone was great, and its plot is constantly moving and engaging. In a Breaking Bad sort of way, a single mom tries to make ends meet by selling drugs and building her illegal business which is always great entertainment. But after Season 3, things drastically go downhill with Season 4 being a buffer. Why? The show Weeds becomes about...NOT weed. It very unfortunately transitions into primarily being a drama by Season 5.
So many times while watching Season 5 I'd fast forward through things like arguments about the baby and whether he should be breastfed ?? and pause at parts where Silas and Doug were trying to establish their marijuana dispensary, or when Nancy would get back in touch with Guillermo - moments which sadly accounted for a very small slice of the show at that point. Even the acting slows down so much, with Nancy walking around like a zombie with a blank stare and talking at all times in a monotone, SUPER depressed voice (overkill and potential drinking game with regards to the number of times she sighed, wept, or said something along the lines of her world ending in Season 4-5). The giant potential for the plot to grow had me asking at many times through Season 5 - why are the writers doing this? It goes from Nancy using a boyfriend DEA agent to kick out competing drug distributors in order to grow a highly popular strain of marijuana with urban gangsters all while being a mother, to her playing just a mother role and a being on the sidelines of the illegal exciting stuff.
We as audiences I believe didn't sign on for that, and that's not what the show initially was about. To anyone watching the show for the first time, I'd recommend watching Seasons 1-3 and then lowering your expectations...the show sadly becomes, well, boring.
So many times while watching Season 5 I'd fast forward through things like arguments about the baby and whether he should be breastfed ?? and pause at parts where Silas and Doug were trying to establish their marijuana dispensary, or when Nancy would get back in touch with Guillermo - moments which sadly accounted for a very small slice of the show at that point. Even the acting slows down so much, with Nancy walking around like a zombie with a blank stare and talking at all times in a monotone, SUPER depressed voice (overkill and potential drinking game with regards to the number of times she sighed, wept, or said something along the lines of her world ending in Season 4-5). The giant potential for the plot to grow had me asking at many times through Season 5 - why are the writers doing this? It goes from Nancy using a boyfriend DEA agent to kick out competing drug distributors in order to grow a highly popular strain of marijuana with urban gangsters all while being a mother, to her playing just a mother role and a being on the sidelines of the illegal exciting stuff.
We as audiences I believe didn't sign on for that, and that's not what the show initially was about. To anyone watching the show for the first time, I'd recommend watching Seasons 1-3 and then lowering your expectations...the show sadly becomes, well, boring.