Weeds

After months of anticipation, Weeds premiered last night and it was tremendous! Mary-Louise Parker continues to amaze me with her acting abilities. As a sidebar, I am still upset with the Emmy’s that she didn’t even get nominated. Elizabeth Perkins, as Celia, however did get nominated in the Best Supporting Actress in a comedy series category. Anyway, Parker plays an upper-class suburban housewife who deals pot in order to make ends meet after her husband dies suddenly in the first episode last year.

Nancy, played by Parker, struggles daily to raise her boys to have a solid character but like most of us, has tremendous difficulty managing the two teenagers while being the sole breadwinner.

Last night's premiere did not disappoint. Nancy continues to have an edge while her many levels of emotion are unyielding. There is not one character in Weeds without a great deal of depth to their personality. This is a show where the talented ensemble raises the show to perfection. The only beef I have is that it should really be an hour long instead of 30 minutes.