Weeds

Free Goat

Season 1, Episode 2, Aired 8/15/05

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As Celia deals with the other woman in her marriage, Nancy contemplates creating an enterprise to solve the cash-only financial issues caused by her drug dealing. Silas has to come to terms with his girlfriend's sudden departure, while Shane tries to come to terms with missing his Dad.moreless

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Alexander Gould

Shane Botwin
Elizabeth Perkins

Celia Hodes
Hunter Parrish

Silas Botwin

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Nancy finds out what it is like to be a drug dealer.

9.1

"Superb"

By amfarley84, Sep 07, 2010 Report Abuse

I thought that this was a great episode of Weeds and that is not bad seeing how it is only the second episode to be aired in the seires. I found it really funny that Celia wanted to talk to the women who was banging her husband and that she sent her daughter away becuase she is the one who informed her of the affair. I can not believe that Shane fell and broke his arm while watching a tape of his father. I thought that it was funny to see nancy driving Conrad's car because she did not have enough money for the buy.moreless

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Cash Only

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By Neksmater, Aug 26, 2010 Report Abuse

As Nancy deals with financial issues with Doug's proposal of cash only business ventures so as to avoid a paper trail from the authorities she takes on more setbacks than she can bare and has to trade in collateral like her car and her wedding ring to pay for her bills and for Lupita's services as her house keeper/nanny. Silas realizes that Quinn may not have loved him as much as he thought and Shane watches old videos of his dad to cope with his death. Meanwhile Celia deals with her husband's affair-ee after having shaved his head as payback.moreless

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A pretty good episode, but not as good as the pilot.

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By archangelcory16, Jun 29, 2010 Report Abuse

For some reason I didn't find this episode nearly as funny or entertaining as the pilot, but I still rather enjoyed it. It provided more background for the characters and further developed the present story.

The main story in this episode is Celia's, who is still dealing with the revelation that her husband is sleeping with the Oriental tennis pro. In an act of revenge she shaves her husbands head, and, in my favorite scene of the episode, confronts the woman he was sleeping with.

Meanwhile, Nancy is still having serious financial troubles and has to give her suppliers her ring and car as collateral for extra weed to sell. At home her phone gets cut off, and her son is shocked when he discovers Celia shipped off his girlfriend to a boarding school in Mexico. He then becomes depressed because he feels that she didn't care enough to say goodbye.

Her youngest son also watches several videos of him and his late father, creating nostalgia for the family.

This episode was more dramatic than anything, and even a little on the depressing side. None of the characters seem happy at all and there's quite a dark and serious undertone to it, and not in the way that "Desperate Housewives" is dark. In fact it's not very much like that show at all, so it's confusing that the two get compared so much.moreless

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Getting better, but still wrong.

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By wbfreak54, Jun 29, 2010 Report Abuse

While watching the second episode of this show I had to stop and realize that I don't like this show for so many reasons, but for some reason I feel compelled to continue watching this show. There is nothing that draws me to it, or anything that is so alsome that I feel that I must watch it some more, yet I watched again this week. I still think that it is a bottom of the barrel show, and it is wrong in so many ways, but there is something about it that I tune in to watch it.

This episode picks up where the last one left off, the boy and girl, after sleeping with each other...which is also wrong in so many ways... the girl is now in mexico, probly also did not like the show. There is an asian who stick things up mens hind-ends and now is trying to justify it with the wife. The wife shaves the cheating mans after having him take to many sleeping pills. Plus the main character is having to halk her stuff to get more weed.

What is wrong with this show, how are they getting away with it. I wish i could say that I would not watch it again but I probley will.

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This week we go further down the rabbit hole to learn more about Nancy Botwin and Celia Hodes and the rest of the neighbors in the planned community of Agrestic.

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By mashby, Jun 29, 2010 Report Abuse

With the pilot out of the way, we can now begin to dig a little deeper into all the characters that were introduced in the first episode. With "Free Goat" the focus is mostly on Nancy Botwin, played by Mary-Louise Parker and Celia Hodes, played by Elizabeth Perkins.

We saw at the end of the first episode that Nancy's life was just beginning to unravel and this week we see that it's unraveling further. The life of a pot dealer isn't all it's cracked up to be and despite all appearances, Nancy is still learning the ropes. I particularly enjoyed the scene when she's talking to Doug, her accountant, about setting up a fake business as a front to launder her money. Her eyes almost sparkle when she asks "Can my front business ever become my real business?" At the heart of it all, you can tell that being a dealer is not something she's proud of and she'd rather go legit if she felt she had any other options.

As for Celia, she displays some of her true colors both with her husband and with his mistress. The scene in the bar drinking with Hellen, the tennis pro, gave us reams of information into just who Celia is and what battles she's fighting. She may appear sullen and bitter, but it's clear that she's someone who tries to play by the rules but is tired of getting the short end of the stick. It's hard to be sure, but it would appear that Celia and Nancy may have a lot more in common that you'd think at first glance. Could they someday be close friends?

If anything, this episode showed the business side of being a dealer and that it's not as easy as it may appear. More of the facade that is Agrestic has been stripped away and the more we see, the more interesting the show becomes. If the story lines stays the course, Showtime could have their biggest hit series ever. I suppose we'll have to wait until the smoke clears to see for sure.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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Trivia
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- Goof: During the scene with Celia and Dean in the bathroom a boom-mike operator is clearly visible at one point where Dean moves his mirror. Edit
Notes
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- Original International Air Dates: Germany: April 11, 2007 on ProSieben Edit
- Quinn's School: Celia mentions that she sent Quinn to Casa Reforma. Edit
- Music Featured in Episode: "Don't Bite the Dick" by David Allen Coe "All the Trees of the Field Will Clap Their Hands" by Sufjan Stevens "Little Boxes" by Malvina Reynolds Edit
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- Silas: I am her family. Celia: Ugh, God, poor thing. Do you really think that my daughter had deep romantic feelings for you? Is that what you think? Now I'm sure that you were a fun and sweaty diversion for her, but the truth is Quinn had a day and a half to get all of her ducks in a row before going to Mexico and she didn't call you. She didn't write or IM or e-mail you either, did she? But I'll tell you what she did do, she downloaded 2,000 songs into her ipod and dyed her hair pink with black on the tips. Because all that Quinn cares about is Quinn. She takes after her father that way. Poor schmuck. Edit
- Heylia: Woman, you are light. You are lighter than Michael Jackson, you so light. Edit
- Mr. Norman (clearly insane): I know what you did. I know you stole that goat. Nurse: Mr. Norman. Mr. Norman: Goat thief. Nurse: Mr. Norman, step back into your own line. Mr. Norman: I know, it's the economy stupid. But that goat didn't belong to you. He was free goat. Shane: Mom, it really hurts and its throbbing. Mr. Norman (mocking Shane) It's throbbing MOM! Nancy: Back off, Nutty! Mr. Norman: Cry baby. (Pretends to cry) Nancy: I'm going to take your free goat and shove it straight up your ass. Mr. Norman: What goat? Edit
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- Heylia: Conrad, give her the keys to the hooptie. Hooptie: "An old, poorly maintained car. Hooptie." By Kevin Nealon from the "Weeds Dictionary" on the show's official website. Edit
- Doug: It's a roomerang and when you throw it... it's supposed to come back to you. When someone else's face doesn't get in the way. Roomerang: "Very lightweight, super-soft, foam boomerangs that eliminate the indoor no-fly zone." By Elizabeth Perkins from the "Weeds Dictionary" on the show's official website. Edit
- Heylia: (After winning a game of dominos against her son) Tennis shoe pimp, that's 200 and break out the peppermint lotion 'cause you gonna massage my feet. Tennis Shoe Pimp: In dominos, what's when all the ends add up to ten. See that's a ten-nis shoe pimp. Ow. By Tonye Patano from the "Weeds Dictionary" on the show's official website. Edit