Weeds. Disc 1

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Originally broadcast on Showtime as individual episodes during the 2009 season.
Set contains all 13 episodes from the fifth season.
Episode 1: Wonderful wonderful / written by Jenji Kohan ; directed by Scott Ellis -- Episode 2: Machetes up top / written by Victoria Morrow ; directed by Michael Pressman -- Episode 3: Su-su-sucio / written by Roberto Benabib & Matthew Salsberg ; directed by Lesli Linka Glatter -- Episode 4: Super lucky happy / written by Ron Fitzgerald ; directed by Scott Ellis -- Episode 5: Van Nuys / written by Stephen Falk ; directed by Bethany Rooney.
Mary Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Kevin Nealon, Justin Kirk.
Nancy is pregnant with the child of a powerful politician turned dangerous drug lord, or is she? Doug and Silas are trying to branch out on their own, Andy is looking to score, and Celia attempts to turn the tables on her kidnappers. With enemies out to smoke the Queen of Green, Nancy's sure to find a whole new crop of trouble.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., NTSC.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

A very dark soap opera submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on August 29, 2012, 1:52pm SPOILER ALERT: In season 5, Nancy's involvement with the illegal drug trade nearly kills her and only being pregnant by a Mexican drug lord saves her life. The show contains a lot of violence, including torture. This is an important issue, but it is (rightly) very disturbing to watch.

Warning: this show is about illegal drug use. It contains a lot of explicit, promiscuous sex and violence. The characters also use a lot of curse words and pejorative terms for people of color, women and gays.

The show is about a suddenly widowed suburban mother who must quickly find a job. Without a college degree, the only thing she can find is selling marijuana. This illegal work draws her family into the criminal underground with all the problems, including being the victims of violence and eventually losing their house, that come with it. That said, it is a fascinating soap opera that portrays the "haves" and "have nots" of southern California and the racial diversity of the area. It even has a few gay characters.

Weeds Season 5 Disc 1 submitted by SBNB on June 14, 2015, 9:30pm The episodes on this disc are an interesting start to season 5. Not bad.