http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/30/WEEDS----The-Dark-Time.aspx Darth Vader won at least a temporary victory on WEEDS – and he wasn’t even on the show. Pretty much up until now, Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) has been a middle class entrepreneur who just happens to sell marijuana to pay the bills.  In The Dark Time, however, she goes over to the Dark Side. Celia Hodes (Elizabeth Perkins) re-discovers what Nancy’s been up to.  She’s ticked off because Nancy did the nasty with the guy she believed was her boyfriend.  As bad, she’s in bad financial straits.  So, Celia threatens Nancy with exposure unless she, Celia, gets a piece of the pie.  But Nancy is in no mood to be shaken down.  She grabs Celia, pulls her down and holds a knife to her throat.  And concedes that in the past is she’s been susceptible to blackmail.  But Celia is too late.  “Call it bad timing, call it karma.  But I’ve reached a tipping point.” Ironically, as she threatens to kill her, Nancy caresses Celia’s hair, speaks softly to her, their faces just inches apart.  Except for the knife, the moment is almost hot. (Although that could just be me.)  But the moment is interrupted when Nancy’s young son Shane (Alexander Gould).  “Say hello to Mrs. Hodes,” Nancy tells her bewildered son.  “Were you really going to kill her,” he wonders. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/30/WEEDS----The-Dark-Time.aspx 77 60 http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/30/WEEDS----The-Dark-Time.aspx#2026 I love this show. This is episode was really good. Catyanna http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/10/30/WEEDS----The-Dark-Time.aspx#2026 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:37:04 GMT