Episode
809 is named “Saplings.” It refers to a line in the show about bending the
sapling so it will grow in the desired way. Nancy says she had no luck bending
the sapling. Of course she did! Silas grows weed and Shane is embarking on a
life of crime. Both act to satisfy their desires heedless of risks. I’d say the
acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Doug
managed to get one resident into his homeless shelter, and he figured he was
home free. Only the next day, the social worker shows up with a whole tribe of
homeless, gathered from the overflow of every shelter in a 100 mile radius. These
people are now all Doug’s, and they are an ornery lot. He’s got to keep them
happy, or he’ll slip below 85% occupancy, lose everything, and probably go to
jail. But Doug will work it out. He and Nancy—they are both survivors.
Silas
does not like working for Big Pharma, so he is very receptive when s Big Tobacco
comes calling. They want to set him up in an extra-legal grow-lab so they will
be ready as soon as marijuana is made legal. Silas and the tobacco company rep
seal the deal with a handshake over Nancy’s objections. The most ominous moment
of the week is when Nancy asks what happens if Silas get caught and the tobacco
company guy says,“Then this meeting never happened.”
By
the way, the tobacco company has a mock-up of the marijuana ciggies
package. The brand is “Kemo Sabes.” A cute name, right? It means “my friends.” The “Duh-how-could-I-missed-that
moment of the week occurs when Nancy points out the “Kemo Sabes” sounds like chemotherapy.
Not exactly the connotation tobacco company would want.
The
I-know just-how-she-feels moment of the week is when Nancy says to Silas, “I
know you are an adult, but I’m still your mother” as she tries to dissuade Silas
from joining up with Big Tobacco. Sigh!
Shane
takes one of the impounded cars out for a joy ride and invites Angela, his new
lady-friend who is also a cop (They met at the police academy) to hop in for a
ride. The license plate reads “Ice P” so we know they are headed for trouble. Soon
they are parked and loving it up. Unfortunately, they are spotted by members of
Ice P’s gangwho recognize the car . They steal Angela’s gun, and throw both of them
half-naked out of the car as they repossess the vehicle and drive off. Someone is
gonna have some ‘splaining to do.
Rabbi
Dave got it on with Nancy in the last episode and the Hebrew school boys are
all abuzz with the gossip about the rabbi diddling a goy under the ark. Dave
confesses to Andy that it is true, except it was in his office, not under the
ark. This is the that-makes-it-all-good-then
moment of the week. Rabbi Dave, Andy, and one of the Hebrew school boys all
head to a waffle restaurant for a heart-to-heart.
Andy
tells Dave not to feel guilty about his tryst with Nancy. There’s no covenant against
it in Judaism, he says, “as long as it is not with a child, or a donkey, or a Gibbonite,
according to Deuteronomy.” He also warns
Dave that Nancy hasn’t truly loved anyone since Judah dies. Dave plaintively asks, “Do you think she’s
capable of loving someone.” Andy doesn’t
know the answer. I think the rabbi has
fallen hard. There is a glimmer of hope that Nancy has some feelings for him
too.
Jill
has left town and Andy soul searching.
He wants to resign from the “girl-of-the –month club and settle down. Andy
notices the pretty girl-next-door waitress iwith the bubbly personality. She’s sweet, she’s adorable, and Andy knows
he has met “The One.” They get hitched
at City Hall that very day.
"Saplings"
is a perfectly good name for this episoe, but I am going to name it “Kemo Sabes”
because, in a way, everyone has fond new friends.
I
noticed that the opening song “Ticky-Tacky” has calmed down a lot to a more
normal tempo and volume. Perhaps that is
an indication that the Botwins are calming down also.
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