Wonderful Wonderful: ‘Weeds’ Opens Season Five Tonight
June 8, 2009 by Chandra
Get ready, Nancy Botwin fans. The fifth season of Showtime’s hit Mary-Louise Parker comedy Weeds launches tonight, June 8, at 10pm ET with the premiere “Wonderful Wonderful.”
During the episode, Nancy returns to Ren Mar and her family after showing Esteban a sonogram image to prove she’s pregnant. Also in Ren Mar, Andy, Doug, and Silas consider plans for growing pot in a national forest.
More details follow the jump.
Meanwhile, over in Mexico, Quinn holds her mother Celia hostage and then attempts to get ransom money from Celia’s friends, all of whom refuse to pay a dime for her release. (How sad!)
The episode was written by Jenji Kohan and directed by Scott Ellis, and it features guest stars Demian Bichir, Haley Hudson, Jack Stehlin. Continue below to check out two sneak peeks.
The first video is called Pregnant?, and it shows Esteban and Nancy visiting a doctor so she can prove to him that she’s carrying his baby. The second clip, We Should Flee, features Andy suggesting an escape to Denmark for Nancy in order to avoid the wrath of the Mexican mafia and Esteban.
Weeds airs Mondays on Showtime at 10pm ET.
