Weeds season 5
| Weeds | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Showtime |
| Original release | June 8 – August 31, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Weeds consisted of 13 episodes. Its debut, on June 8, 2009, attracted 1.2 million viewers, with a rerun on the same night adding another 500,000 viewers for a cumulative 1.7 million. The season finale episode premiered on Monday, August 31, 2009, averaging 1.3 million viewers, up versus season 4's finale that averaged 1 million.
Plot
After Nancy informs Esteban that she's pregnant, Esteban allows her to live but has bodyguards assigned to her, and Nancy is forced to undergo a test to be sure the baby is both a boy and his. Anxious for Shane's safety, Nancy has Andy take him to her sister, Jill Price-Grey (Jennifer Jason Leigh). However, Jill returns with Shane and Andy after Shane takes pictures of Andy and Jill having sex. Meanwhile, Silas draws up a new plan to start a legal medical marijuana business with Doug, which Nancy funds. After Nancy's initial bodyguard goes missing, Ignacio serves as her new bodyguard; Shane witnesses violence at the hands of Ignacio, who helps Shane and Isabelle steal from a teacher who stole Shane's pot.
Quinn's attempt to extort money for Celia's return to her friends and family fails miserably, since none of them are willing to pay any ransom. After Rodolfo angrily breaks up with Quinn, Celia tries to get Rodolfo to let her stay with him, but he drugs her and puts her on a bus to Texas. Celia ends up squatting in Nancy's garage, where she finds the body of the missing bodyguard. Ignacio catches DEA agent Captain Roy Till; Nancy calls Esteban, who orders Till's murder. Andy wants Nancy to have an abortion and flee with him, suggesting that she will never be free if she has a baby with Esteban. However, Nancy instead leaves a note for Andy, saying she and Shane have moved in with Esteban.
Six months later, Esteban proposes to Nancy and she accepts, but Pilar (Kate del Castillo), a powerful woman in Mexican politics, forces Esteban to break off the engagement. Cesar, Esteban's chief aide, arranges a birthing room in the house, so there will be no record of the baby's birth. Escaping Esteban's house with Andy's aid, Nancy appeals to her obstetrician, Dr. Audra Kitson (Alanis Morissette), who takes her to the hospital and delivers the baby. Andy later begins a relationship with Dr. Audra. To protect his political career, Esteban doesn't sign the birth certificate. Nancy moves back in with Andy, who agrees to sign the birth certificate, hoping she'll free herself from Esteban. He also convinces Nancy to give the baby a Bris, much to Esteban's dismay.
Esteban wants to see his son and comes to Nancy's door, again asking her to marry him. Simultaneously, an assassin trying to shoot Nancy misses and hits Shane in the left shoulder. When confronted by Nancy, Cesar admits to being an informant for Pilar (who ordered the hit on Nancy), but the execution was not completed because Cesar could not bring himself to do it. Nancy keeps the betrayal from Esteban in exchange for getting to shoot Cesar in the arm to avenge Shane's injury. Esteban finds himself replaced as a candidate for governor, but with encouragement from Nancy, he runs as an independent.
Meanwhile, Silas' and Doug's shop is having problems: Doug keeps eating their products, is stoned all the time, and does not keep up his work responsibilities. Moreover, the policeman in their pay begins demanding more money. After being raided by the police in an Internal Affairs sting against the cop, the two lose all of their pot, and they turn to Dean to help them get it back. Celia gets a job as a home sales representative for a cosmetics company, but unable to sell the makeup, Celia manipulates Dean into giving her the pot and starts selling it packaged with the cosmetics. At the end of the season, Celia begins a team with Doug, Dean, Sanjay, Ignacio, and Isabelle to sell marijuana, in a deliberate echo of Nancy in season one.
The family moves into Esteban's house, and Nancy and Esteban get married. Nancy visits Guillermo in prison to arrange for the assassination of Pilar, in exchange for Guillermo's extradition to Mexico. Esteban becomes the front-runner for governor despite Pilar's rejection, but is arrested for suspicion of conspiracy, racketeering and tax evasion. When Nancy and Cesar attempt to retrieve Esteban from jail, they learn via national television that Esteban has been already released and is again running for governor - but on Pilar's platform. Pilar has arranged for his arrest, and is blackmailing Esteban into becoming her political puppet. Pilar confronts Nancy and tells her that she and Esteban must do everything Pilar dictates.
During a fundraising party, Pilar corners Nancy by a pool on the outside deck. Pilar reveals to Nancy that she has been aware of her actions, and suggests that the apparent accidental deaths of Shane and Silas would generate a sympathy vote for Esteban. Nancy threatens to kill Pilar if she endangers Nancy's children. At that moment, Pilar is whacked in the head by an unseen third party and ends up floating face down in the pool, bleeding profusely from the head. Shane appears next to Nancy, holding a croquet mallet.
Cast
Main cast
- Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin
- Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes
- Hunter Parrish as Silas Botwin
- Alexander Gould as Shane Botwin
- Allie Grant as Isabelle Hodes
- Justin Kirk as Andy Botwin
- Kevin Nealon as Doug Wilson
Special guest stars
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Jill Price-Grey
- Demián Bichir as Esteban Reyes
- Guillermo Díaz as Guillermo García Gómez
- Kate del Castillo as Pilar Zuazo
- Alanis Morissette as Dr. Audra Kitson
Departures
This is the last season Elizabeth Perkins and Allie Grant appear in as Celia and Isabelle Hodes. Celia's whereabouts are unknown. It is revealed in season 8 that Isabelle has undergone a gender transition and now lives in Ren Mar as a drywaller named Bruce.
Recurring cast
- Renée Victor as Lupita
- Hannah Marks as Harmony
- Maulik Pancholy as Sanjay Patel
- Andy Milder as Dean Hodes
- Rachel Pace as Taylor Grey
- Amanda Pace as Shayla Grey
- Hemky Madera as Ignacio Morero, Jr.
- Jack Stehlin as Captain Roy Till
- Mel Fair as Scott
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Intertitle | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 1 | "Wonderful Wonderful" | Scott Ellis | Jenji Kohan | Gynecological exam | June 8, 2009 |
| 52 | 2 | "Machetes Up Top" | Michael Pressman | Victoria Morrow | Sushi meal | June 15, 2009 |
| 53 | 3 | "Su-Su-Sucio" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Roberto Benabib & Matthew Salsberg | Outdoor shower | June 22, 2009 |
| 54 | 4 | "Super Lucky Happy" | Scott Ellis | Ron Fitzgerald | Pinball machine | June 29, 2009 |
| 55 | 5 | "Van Nuys" | Bethany Rooney | Stephen Falk | Cockatoo | July 6, 2009 |
| 56 | 6 | "A Modest Proposal" | Michael Trim | Vanessa Reisen | Swimsuit with fake tan | July 13, 2009 |
| 57 | 7 | "Where the Sidewalk Ends" | Jeremy Podeswa | Roberto Benabib & Matthew Salsberg | Weeds entry on Wikipedia | July 20, 2009 |
| 58 | 8 | "A Distinctive Horn" | Scott Ellis | Chris Offutt | Medical file drawer | July 27, 2009 |
| 59 | 9 | "Suck 'n' Spit" | Michael Trim | Brendan Kelly | Lactating woman | August 3, 2009 |
| 60 | 10 | "Perro Insano" | Scott Ellis | David Holstein | Wrestling masks | August 10, 2009 |
| 61 | 11 | "Ducks and Tigers" | Matt Shakman | Stephen Falk | Anatomical drawing of the vulva | August 17, 2009 |
| 62 | 12 | "Glue" | Michael Pressman | Ron Fitzgerald | Ren Mar police badge | August 24, 2009 |
| 63 | 13 | "All About My Mom" | Scott Ellis | Jenji Kohan | Woman jumping into pool | August 31, 2009 |