Married to a mobster and running from a murder she did not commit (but for which she is nonetheless significantly responsible), Nancy Botwin swears to herself and her family that she's going to just live a quiet, normal life from this point on.
It's a promise that lasts maybe half of one 22 minute episode of the show.
Nancy's life has been spiralling from crisis to crisis ever since she decided to turn to drug dealing in order to support her family after her husband's death. There are few situations so dire that Nancy can't make a decision that will render it worse, and the "Nancy Effect" is in full force here in season 6 of Weeds. I mean sure, the final moments of season 5 left her with very few good options, but when stuck between a rock and a hard place, Nancy does tend to set herself (and often those around her) on fire and then dare both sides to smash her between them.
Your schadenfreude at Nancy's self-destructive ways will be the primary determinant of how much entertainment you get from this season of Weeds. Because boy oh boy an awful lot of the drama and comedy comes from her self-inflicted misery. Not that she's alone in making terrible choices mind you: she's surrounded by a bunch of enablers, when you get down to it.
There were two more seasons of Weeds after this one, but this is where I leave the show. This season has a solid ending that feels like a good place to stop, and season seven actively winds back the little bit of decency Nancy does show in the finale of this one.
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