After Nancy informs Esteban that she';;;s pregnant, he allows her to live but has bodyguards assigned to her and forces her to undergo a chorionic villus sampling to be sure the baby is both a boy and his. Nancy';;;s older sister Jill arriving in town, and Silas and Doug trying to launch a medical-marijuana dispensary, though their plans are in danger of getting snuffed out by meddling Deputy C.P. Jones. Later, Nancy discusses the possibility of an abortion with her obstetrician, parenthood struggles lead Nancy and Andy to bond, and Celia is the target of a revenge plot.
Creator Jenji Kohan has kept it all going so far, the supporting cast remains the funniest on TV, and Parker, with her carefully calculated stillness and sudden reckless displays of fearlessness, is more riveting than ever.
All this is to say that Weeds, like Lost, proves that good screenwriting and an emotional investment in well-developed, well-acted characters can make any story line work, no matter how ridiculous.