Fashion of the Christ
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| Weeds episode | |
| "Fashion of the Christ" | |
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| Episode no. | 4 |
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| Prod. code | 104 |
| Orig. airdate | August 29, 2005 (Showtime) |
| Writer(s) | Jenji Kohan |
| Director | Burr Steers |
| Guest star(s) | see below |
| Season 1 2005-08-07 – 2005-10-10 |
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| List of all Weeds episodes... | |
"Fashion of the Christ" is the 4th episode of the Showtime series, Weeds. The episode was written by Jenji Kohan and was directed by Burr Steers. It originally aired on August 29, 2005.
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[edit] Guest Starring roles
- Tress DiFiglia as Maggie
- Indigo as Vaneeta
- Jane Lynch as The Candyman
- Andy Milder as Dean Hodes
- Shoshannah Stern as Megan
- Becky Thyre as Pam
- Renee Victor as Lupita
[edit] Episode recap
The Botwins wake up one morning to find Andy, Nancy's brother-in-law, in the kitchen. He's a layabout who has come to stay. He has presents for all: a vibrator for Nancy, a Bluetooth messaging device for Silas, and nunchucks for Shane.
Nancy is unimpressed with Andy's sudden appearance, and his refusal to tell her why he's really there. Lupita, who has a cold relationship with Andy, is also unimpressed.
The boys love Andy, and Shane is a fan of the shirts he has. Andy was attempting to break into the Christian merchandise market but he outsourced his factory workers to Malaysia so the shirts came back with a typo. They say "Chris died for your sins" instead of "Christ".
Heylia doesn't have all of Nancy's supplies yet, so she gives Nancy the number of "The Candyman", an exercise-conscious dealer who helps her out.
At home, Andy gets stoned and has cybersex with Megan under the guise of being Silas.
Doug and Nancy dine at an unsuccessful Indian restaurant, since Doug hates franchises. The restaurant is closing down and Doug thinks it would be perfect for Nancy's cover business, a bakery.
Shane gets so much interest in his shirt that he calls Andy, and the two start selling the shirts outside the school until they get caught. The PTA are absolutely horrified, but Nancy thinks it is funny -- until she discovers it was Shane's fault. Silas is similarly angry with Andy until Andy tells him that Megan's willingness to have cybersex suggests that she's ready to have sex.
Nancy confronts Andy over his actions, and tells him to leave. But he has been to see Conrad - who used to deal with him years ago - and has learned of her business. He tells her that, between being a mother and having a fake business, she's going to need his help behind the scenes. Nancy lets him stay.
Silas comes on to Megan who, at first, rejects him, but she evidently likes him.
A box of soda bottles falls from an over-flying plane, and it lands in Dean and Celia's bedroom. While Dean, having just woken, surveys the damages, Celia chooses the time to tell him that she has cancer.
[edit] First appearances
- Justin Kirk joins the main cast as Andy.
[edit] Title reference
- The title is a line Andy says, about the shirts.
[edit] Trivia
- Andy calls Nancy "Nancypants", which appears to be an old nickname, but he doesn't use it again.
- Justin Kirk previously worked with Mary-Louise Parker on in the 2003 HBO miniseries Angels in America.
- This is the first episode that confirms that Andy and Judah are Jewish.
