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Weeds Season 8 Episode 5

Red in Tooth and Claw

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AIRED: Jul 29, 2012

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After seeing the positive effects of enrolling Stevie in soccer, Nancy makes a life-altering decision. Jill dabbles in extreme couponing, Andy falls into the arms of another woman, and Shane reaches the next level with Angela.

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Weeds: Born Again (and Again and Again)

As we expected, the Botwins are totally broke, and while we're sure Nancy will figure something out, we're not entirely convinced it will be drug-free.

By MaryAnn Sleasman, Jul 30, 2012

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Power of the Plant

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By Neksmater, Aug 01, 2012

Nancy enrolls Stevie in soccer that only takes players whose parent make "sizable donations" but when she says she'll take their elitist agenda to the press the coach of the team lets Stevie onto the team. Shane moves further with his girlfriend and does a double date with his cop mentor and a prostitute which is disastrous but oh so very funny especially hearing them have sex and how Shane and his girlfriend really enjoyed themselves despite the awkwardness. Silas and RJ hit a snag when RJ says that it wouldn't be so bad if they did some "foolin' around" which Silas PTFO out the grow house and then later discovers that RJ stole his plants. Andy gets texted to go the roller rink and one of the other skate captains is naked skating and Andy has a great monologue about how he has evolved and deserved the women in his life through man lives of suffering. Jill takes up extreme couponing to fil the void without Andy in her life and when she learns that he slept with a derby captain she sleeps with Doug, who is Ambiened out of his mind while doing it and Andy figuring it out is hilarious karmatic stuff. Nancy goes to Kiku who is creepily having slept with the three glasses wearing friends of Demetri because it's her father's death day anniversary and he wore glasses. Nancy tells her, since Jill revealed that they're all broke with all of their money in Doug's charity thing, to have Kiku buy her out but she shows up and gives her only bags of weed to sell by herself and tells Nancy that before she hired her she only had a minor coke addiction. SIlas confronts RJ about stealing his plants and RJ says that the power of the plant is not to be trifled with and how his mother and her can't just see it as merchandise and how the drug show's truth beyond mere monetary value. Nancy shreds the plants in an industrial plant shredder across the street from her house as well as the snake's head cane. This episode proves that Weeds is now once again the beloved suburban satire it one was it just took a long time to get back to this point with the extreme couponing and whatnot. It may look however that Weeds is giving up the selling perhaps. Also seeing Nancy meet the rabbi who's pool she is swimming in is a nice moment to have want to be reborn again and again. Hopefully they don't go against their own "Weed isn't so bad after all" stance that they've always had and Nancy destroying the plants is only incidental and a fresh start to set up shop without Kiku perhaps with new crops, after all slinging Weed is what this show does well and when business is booming it makes for some darn good television.moreless
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Red in Tooth and Claw

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By TrueTvWatcher, Jul 30, 2012

Red in Tooth and Claw was a perfect, entertaining and funny episode of Weeds. I really enjoyed watching because there was a lot of good character development, some great humor and lots of sexual tension. It was interesting to see Nancy get Stevie into Soccor and to watch Shane go on his double date and end up scoring. I liked how Nancy finally met the owner of the pool next door who had some good advice she seemed to follow in the end. The awkward encounter Silas had with R.J. was funny. Doug and Jill have their own encounter after Andy had his own with Roller Derby Pierced Blonde Chick. I certainly look forward to watching the next episode!!!!!!!!!moreless
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Mary-Louise Parker	Nancy Botwin
Justin Kirk	Andy Botwin
Hunter Parrish	Silas Botwin
Alexander Gould	Shane Botwin
Kevin Nealon	Doug Wilson

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Jon Collin Barclay	Barton Bailey	Guest Star
Dominic Dierkes	R.J.	Guest Star
Ian Reed Kesler		Guest Star
Jennifer Jason Leigh	Jill Price-Gray	Recurring Role
Kat Foster	Kiku Logan	Recurring Role
Ethan Kent	Stevie	Recurring Role

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- Silas: (to Shane) Hey, how's your narco girlfriend? Or did she finally notice the cold, dead marbles where your eyes should be?
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- Shane: How was she in the sack -- aunt Jill?
  Andy: You are so broken.
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- Andy: Does she like you?
  Shane: I think she does.
  Andy: Mm. You'd know, 'cause women release a pheromone.
  Shane: Bullshit.
  Andy: No, it's true. You smell it with your brain, not your nose. But there are detectable signs -- their pupils dilate, their pelvis orients towards you.
  Shane: They point their cooch at you?
  Andy: It's involuntary. It's like a weather vane. Like a newborn kangaroo crawling to the pouch.
  Shane: Gross.
  Andy: We're all just animals, Shane -- red in tooth and claw.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Czech Republic: December 11, 2012 on HBO Comedy
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- Featured Music:
  "Little Boxes" by The Mountain Goats featuring Midtown Dickens (opening credits)
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- Jennifer Jason Leigh (Jill Price-Gray) is credited as special guest star.
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