For the past few seasons, it seems that “Weeds” has gone from original storylines to plots that are just plain crazy. In its most recent episode, which takes place in Dearborn, Michigan, this craziness has reached a point of no return.

"Dearborn-Again"

"Weeds" Sixth Season
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The main source of this madness comes from the over-the-top narrative that tries too hard to push the limits that the show already has pushed many times before. The Botwin family started off as a middle-class family whose mom sold drugs to maintain their comfortable lifestyle ― a unique twist on the idealized middle-American family. But now, the family is currently on the run from Nancy’s (Mary Louise-Parker, "Red") drug-lord ex-husband, with whom she had a child because her other son Shane (Alexander Gould, "Supernatural") killed someone in his posse. This has led them to Nancy’s hometown of Dearborn in order to procure passports so they can flee the country. Nancy has done a complete 180 from the likeable and relatable mom who just wanted to make sure her kids were happy to a manic, self-loathing drug dealer no one can stand.

To make matters worse, the set doesn’t even attempt to look like anything resembling Dearborn. There are palm trees everywhere and it seems to be sunny the entire time, just like Los Angeles. The only thing that's supposed to separate L.A. from Dearborn is the abundance of stereotypical Middle Eastern people. Plus, the offensive jokes about Muslims aren’t even funny. “Weeds” makes it seem like every single Muslim in Dearborn is a conniving thief. Looks like the offensive jokes were all the “shocking” material the program could come up with this time.