Weeds - Season Two DVD Credits:

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Weeds - Season Two DVD Release Date: 23rd July 2007

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Weeds has a biting satirical look at the cookie cutter homes of the suburbs, which can be seen from the very beginning opening sequence which is brilliantly executed. This opening sequence makes this generic lifestyle seem so unappealing that the show’s ongoing plot about a mother selling pot to provide for her kids after her husband’s death is completely relatable. There is more to Weeds than satire, however. Satire often fades into scenes of very real grief dealt with in comfortingly realistic ways that aren’t always pretty. As soon as it seems that the show is merely a satire, real life sneaks in and Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker grabs our heart as a struggling widow and mother. As if to take the individuality statement a little bit further, season two has the wonderful and innovative concept to use a different band’s cover of the theme over these titles. Each episode brings a new surprise and more twists, which are getting to look more like The Sopranos than Desperate Housewives this season.

Season one left us with the unbelievable cliffhanger with Nancy discovering that she has just slept with a D.E.A. agent, Peter, who she accidentally met at her son’s wrestling match. This brings plenty of problems as Nancy and Conrad start their own grow operation in suburbia with the help of Conrad’s new strain. At the same time each of Nancy’s kids get into their own trouble this season with a first crush, masturbation lessons and some heartbreak. Andy manages to get out of the military by pretending to become a Rabi instead. There is enough melodrama in these twelve episodes to fill a much longer season, but somehow the first disc still feels like it is dragging a little bit. Fortunately the second half of the season more than makes up for the slightly absurd and moderately dull of the first half.

Season two might not be as well constructed as season one, but with growing popularity the cameos have gotten better and despite some leaps of faith in reality it still is incredibly addicting. There are still moments that can suddenly stop everything and engulf you in incredible dialogue and mesmerizing performances. It is easy to excuse flaws when considering how impressive nearly everything surrounding the flaws are. Season two is set up nearly exactly like season one, with the entire season split onto two discs comfortably. There are also plenty of fun special features to rival the ones from last season. This season the special how-to feature isn’t as simple as recipes, but instead gives the basics on a grow-room, which is far more complicated than brownies. There are other featurettes as well as seven commentary tracks with cast and crew and some trivia tracks. The other special features are small but fun blooper reels and extended musical performances of the “Little Boxes” theme song.

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Weeds - Season Two DVD review written by: Ryan Izay