Yeah, Like Tomatoes
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| Weeds episode | |
| "Yeah, Like Tomatoes" | |
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| Episode no. | 21 |
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| Prod. code | 211 |
| Orig. airdate | October 23, 2006 (Showtime) |
| Writer(s) | Roberto Benabib, Matthew Salsberg |
| Director | Craig Zisk |
| Guest star(s) | See Below |
| Theme song performer | Jenny Lewis with Johnathan Rice |
| Season 2 2006-08-14 – 2006-10-30 |
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| List of all Weeds episodes... | |
"Yeah, Like Tomatoes" is the 21st episode of the Showtime series Weeds. It is the 11th episode of the second season and aired on October 23, 2006.
[edit] Plot
This episodes of Weeds begins the day after the last episode left off. At the Botwin home, Kat practices Yoga as Shane questions her motives. Nancy interrupts to ask Kat to leave. Kat snaps back "Are you attracting lesbian vampires? Pussycat have a nosebleed? Big Red? Shark week? Aunt Ruby in town?" Nancy informs Kat that she is not having her period, and expresses her disgust. Silas walks in after spending the night out. Nancy takes his car keys and asks where he was. Silas replies that he would rather stay out all night than listen to his mother having sex with Peter in the next room. Shane explains that he knows nothing happened because Peter left after 15 minutes. Silas jokes that Peter is "the fastest gun in the West". Shane responds "Shark week." Nancy scolds both Silas and Shane as the doorbell rings. Nancy answers the door to find Peter with a bag of oranges. He presents the oranges to Nancy, and explains that he felt bad about what had happened the night before with Silas. Nancy is very agreeable, but expresses that she believes they are in their "adjustment period." Peter asks if she is comfortable with where they are in the relationship. Nancy says she's "feeling great!" Peter then asks how long it will be before Nancy retires and he has her all to himself. Nancy answers "soon," and invites Peter in to have some fresh squeezed orange juice. Peter turns down the offer bluntly, and walks away.
Back at the same motel, Doug and Celia are having sex again. Celia has a riding crop with which she strikes Doug over and over during sex. Celia exclaims that they can't keep doing what they are doing. Doug agrees, and suggests that Celia changes positions. Celia explains that she meant they can't keep sneaking around the backs of the people they don't love. In the room next to theirs, a Spanish speaking couple are having vigorous sex too. They are making loud noises, and shaking the wall. Celia tells Doug she finds that "so fucking hot." Doug then asks Celia if she would leave Dean. Celia reciprocates the question asking Doug if he would leave his wife Gina. They both agree that they would do so to be with eachother. Celia then tells Doug that he is "an awesome lay" as the people in the next room climax. Celia exclaims that Doug has "a big boat and no lake to sail it on." Doug asks Celia to be his lake. Celia loudly exclaims "Si, Si, Si!"
Back at the grow house, Conrad discusses business with a buyer on the phone. After hanging up, he explains to Nancy that earlier that morning, their stash was valued at an estimated $300,000.00, but if they wait another week to harvest, he believes they could get about $500,000.00 for it. He then asks if Nancy believes she can "string Agent Wonderbread along for one more week." Nancy is optimistic. She then explains that Peter brought her oranges earlier that morning. Conrad assures Nancy that "what Viagra was for Pfizer, MILF Weed could be for them. Nancy agrees. At that moment, Sanjay walks in, and introduces his new Get-rich-quick scheme: a hedge fund. He explains that he's looking for investors, and then asks if they realize the amazing opportunities there are to be had in the exploitation of emerging third world countries. Conrad counters the question by asking Sanjay to explain why there are only 370 billionaires in the United States, and 40,000,000 people living below the poverty line. Nancy and Conrad leave the grow house together. Eight steps out the front door, Conrad is Pistol Whipped by Peter, and falls to the ground. Peter cocks his pistol, and points it at Conrad's head after pinning him to the ground by stepping on his chest. Peter then demands the marriage certificate from Nancy or else, he threatens, he will make Conrad "just another dead nigger drug dealer. Nancy is flustered, but claims she mailed it off. Peter sarcastically yelps "My wife!" Nancy asks why he is doing what he is doing. Peter replies "Because I'm Agent Wonderbread." Nancy and Conrad both are shocked. Then peter continues "Fuck it. Fuck the marriage certificate." He then instructs Nancy and Conrad to take their harvest, find a single buyer, make the deal, and hand over all the cash to him. He demands every last penny. He then suggests that Nancy make every effort she is capable, to ensure he never sees her again. Peter then explains that if she prefers prison to her payday, he will "take her down." He then explains that it would serve him right if he got caught in the middle. He laid everything on the line he explains to Nancy. Nancy is utterly shocked. Peter then lets Conrad go, and exclaims "See you soon!" Conrad then takes Nancy's phone and smashes it yelling "Do you hear me now mother fucker? Do you hear me?"
At the Hodes' house, Dean is asleep, but awakes to find Celia staring at him from the foot of the bed. "Did you sleep in the guest room?" Dean asks. "No." replies Celia. "Then where were you?" asks Dean. "Fucking Doug." replies Celia whimsically. She then explains to Dean that she is having an affair, and wants a divorce. Dean begins to laugh, and exclaims "It's official: you've lost your mind." Celia questions Dean, asking where he's thought she was all these nights. Dean's face drops. Dean can't believe Celia is having an affair with Doug Wilson. Celia suggests that Dean move out of the house. Dean can't believe it. Celia suggest that Dean is "so the kind of guy this stuff happens to." Dean asks who is going to tell Isabelle. Isabelle yells "I want to live with dad" from the next room. Celia and Dean are both taken back.
Working on homework with Gretchen, Shane asks how to spell hypocrisy. Gretchen replies "this is boring." Nancy explains to Shane that she is going out for a couple of hours. Nancy looks very anxious as noted by Shane and Gretchen. Nancy takes a picture from above the mantle, and darts off. Gretchen states "your mom's weird." Shane replies "I know." Continuing in their work, Shane asks Gretchen how to spell Gomorrah. Gretchen replies "Who cares? Let's get drunk" as she pulls a bottle of beer from the refrigerator. Andy and Kat walk in before Gretchen can have her drink. Kat hugs Shane, and Gretchen pulls him away, puts her arm around him, and introduces herself to Kat as "Shane's girlfriend." She explains that it is their one week anniversary. Kat sarcastically exclaims "Oh my gosh, I am so happy for you guys. The first week is so hard, but if you haven't slept with someone else by now, it's a pretty good sign." Andy interrupts by informing Shane that Nancy asked they go to the mall to select a graduation suit. Tension builds between Gretchen and Kat as shane smiles at Kat. Gretchen states that she'll go with Shane.
Nancy tears the backing off of the picture to expose a hidden envelope addressed to the county clerk's office in Las Vegas. She quickly drops the envelope into a public mailbox. After dropping off the mail, Nancy is surprised by a large, mean looking man standing across the street from her. The man appears to be Native American, or Eskimo. The man waves his hand hello. Nancy shyly waves back. Uncomfortable, Nancy gets back in her car, and leaves. The man watches as she drives off.
Nancy goes to talk with Heylia. She explains that she doesn't need to do Heylia this favor, but that she came to her out of respect. Heylia doesn't believe it. Nancy explains that despite threatening to kill her, and orphan Silas and Shane, Heylia is the only one Nancy feels comfortable making this offer to. Heylia, in need of money, took up a job as a crossing guard. Although Heylia is still angry at Nancy, she listens to what is said. Nancy offers Heylia the entire harvest at "bargain basement prices." If she agrees to the deal, Heylia can walk away with "six months of the best shit in town." Heylia protests that she has lost her clientele, and has no use of the marijuana. Nancy agrees that Heylia can't do anything in Agrestic, but suggests that Haylia should move to Detroit where she has a sister. Heylia doesn't take to Nancy's suggestion, and argues that she will not "traffic across state lines." She also explains that it took her 20 years to build her business, and that it would be difficult just to pick it up and move away. Heylia then welcomes Nancy to the "Shaken down by a federal agent" party. Heylia then asks Nancy if Conrad sent her as a peace offering. Nancy denies the allegation. Heylia then states that Nancy and Conrad are "like the big corporations that pump toxic shit into the air and then acting all surprised when the polar ice caps melt and hurricanes drown New Orleans. Nancy responds "Fuck you, I drive a Prius." Once Nancy has left, Heylia calls Vaneeta on her cell phone to tell her that Conrad is in over her head, and that they will both soon be in jail.
At the mall, Andy and Shane are shopping for a graduation suit. Shane asks Andy if he likes Kat. Andy denies having affection. Shane then asks why Andy is with her. Andy replies "She makes me crazy, and she makes me crazy." Meanwhile, Gretchen privately asks Kat to "stop hitting on her boyfriend." Kat replies "Hold him too tight, and he'll turn to dust." Gretchen retaliates with "Bite me." Kat then offers to give Gretchen a piece of herself, and commences a catfight. Gretchen is not amused. Back to Andy and Shane, Andy explains that "it's all fucked up" before showing Shane a scar on his side. He explains that Kat stabbed him with an icicle when she thought he had kicked one of her "spirit animals." Shane asks what a spirit animal is. Andy doesn't know, but he lets shane know it cost him 10 stitches to repair the stab wound. He then explains that when he's with Kat, he feels alive. Then Kat runs up and tells Andy they should leave the mall. Her Eskimo Ex-boyfriend is staring at them through the mall window. Andy remarks that he is big, and scary.
Heylia, worried about the situation, visits the Armenian Drug Lord that was arrested by Peter for having three grow houses near Nancy. He asks who she is. Heylia introduces herself as a business woman. He asks what she wants. She responds "Something you want." The Armenian seems interested.
Not being successful with Heylia, Nancy and Conrad go to see U-turn. He is playing basketball with his friends. Acting tough, U-turn tells Conrad to "loose the shirt". Conrad obliges, and begins to play ball. While playing, Conrad discusses his intentions with U-turn. He wants to sell his entire harvest. U-turn aggressively accepts Conrad's offer as one of his friends talks to Nancy. The friend wants to know why "bitches" have him "so fucked up and crazy and shit." Nancy doesn't know, and attempts to avoid the question. The friend then explains that an ex-girlfriend of his tried to light him on fire. Nancy asks why. The thug explains that he got with his girlfriend's sister. Nancy tries to explain that lighting him on fire must have been a reaction to him sleeping with her sister. Then he explains that the sister gave him crabs]. Back to U-turn and Conrad, the price is set at $300,000. U-turn asks "why so cheap?" Nancy exclaims "we like you" and then she asks "are you in?" U-turn replies "yes." They make plans to finish the deal the next day, and dap on it. U-turn then expresses a sexual interest in Nancy, and discusses her with his friend Marvin. They conclude that Conrad ands Nancy must be lovers. Afterwards, U-turn expresses his intention to Marvin to steal the harvest. He states that "we got guns... what army do they got?"
Doug, having rented the motel room for the day, meets with Celia to discuss the breaking up of their marriages. Doug asks if Dean "freaked out." Celia explains his reaction, and then asks how Doug's wife, Gina, took it. Doug explains that she would have been devastated. Celia becomes upset that Doug didn't fulfill his end of the deal. Doug tries to explain that it is for the best, as Celia lights up a cigarette. She takes two puffs, and puts it out on Doug's hand. Celia is infuriated.
Nancy calls Peter to arrange a meeting between herself and him to seal at 3:00 PM the following day to seal the deal he had presented. Peter demands that Conrad come to the meeting as well. Nancy asks why, and Peter responds "It just wouldn't be any fun without him." They agree to meet, and Nancy declares that they need to "get lost" before the meeting. Then Nancy realizes that she needs to be available for Shane's graduation. Nancy tells Conrad to leave town. She will stay for the deal and the graduation. For the first time in the series, Nancy and Conrad kiss. Conrad instruct Nancy to consider relocating herself. Walking out of the grow house, Conrad expresses rage.
Back at the Hodes' house, Celia returns to find Dean loading luggage bags. Celia picks on him for being a drama queen. Dean asks if she was serious about what she had said. Celia replies "No." Then Dean asks if she was serious about having an affair with Doug. Celia is truthful and admits to having the affair, but claims to be "over it." Dean disagrees, and expresses that it is not he who will leave the house, it is Celia. He then kicks her out of his house, and throws her her car keys through the door. Dean bids Celia goodbye.
Nancy introduces the idea of moving to Shane and Silas. Andy realizes that there may have been complications in her relationship with Peter. Kat disagrees, and Nancy has Andy take Kat to her van. On the way to the van, Kat confesses that the Eskimo man, Abumchuk, who's following her is not really her boyfriend, it is a bounty hunter. Andy is unhappy, but accepting. Silas, Shane and Andy all understand Nancy's circumstance. Shane for the first time confronts Nancy about dealing drugs. Nancy is up front about it, and explains that she grows and sells marijuana. She tries to explain that it is organic, therapeutic, and of the earth like tomatoes. This is the line for which the episode is named. Silas declares "Fuck this, and runs to his room. Nancy grabs an ax, and breaks the door to Silas' room down. Inside, she finds the anti-drug cameras, anti-drug signs, and the Sasquatch costume. Silas is the "low life hooligan" Celia had described.
[edit] Trivia
- Conrad states that there are only 370 billionaires in the United States. In reality, there are 371.
- When asked how he knew there were 370 Billionaires, and 40,000,000 people below the poverty line, Conrad answers "The Daily Show."
- Celia suggests that Dean move into the Oakwood Hotel in Burbank, California.
- Nancy mails an envelope to "Marriage Bureau; County Clerk's Office; P.O. Box 551603; Las Vegas, NV 89155-1603" This is actually the correct address to obtain copies of a marriage license.
- The public mailbox Nancy drops her marriage certificate into is located in front of a house with the address 12159. The house is located on a corner.
- Nancy and Conrad's harvest equals to about 38 pounds.
- This episode marks the first time Nancy and Conrad kiss.
- The closing track of this episode is "You Look Like A Gorilla" by The Mopes.
[edit] Guest stars
- Arthur Darbinyan as an Armenian Drug Lord
- Allie Grant as Isabelle Hodes
- Fatso Fasano as Marvin
- Page Kennedy as U-turn
- Maulik Pancholy as Sanjay
- Eden Sher as Gretchen
- Andy Milder as Dean Hodes
- Special Guest Star Zooey Deschanel as Kat
- Special Guest Star Martin Donovan as Peter
- Special Guest Star Robert 'BoneCrusher' Mukes as Abumchuk
