Weeds - 'Theoretical Love Is Not Dead' 6x13 Jenji Kohan BTS - TVGuide Interview in Re: Last Season of Weeds

Theoretical Love Is Not Dead

SHOWTIME | Season 6 Ep. 13 | Added: November 16, 2010

Jenji Kohan discusses the season six finale of Weeds.

Written By: Jenji Kohan

Directed By: Scott Ellis

Special Guest Star: Richard Dreyfuss, Demian Bichir
Guest Stars: Eric Lange, Guillermo Diaz, Rick Ravanello

I'm glad Jenji Kohan addressed the giant pink elephant in the room: When the heck is Weeds gonna end? The answer? SPOILER ALERT!

'Probably next year,' as it is season 7 and everyone's contract is up and she'd like to go out on a 'high' note.

I've watched the whole series through season 6 and after one more season--that's about 6.5 hours--I'll be ready to let go.

I've already talked endlessly about why I've stuck with the show. I'll repeat: Excellent writing, superlative casting and compelling characters that have grown and changed. I'm not just talking Alexander Gould (Shane) and Hunter Parrish (Silas). Andy (the always spot-on Justin Kirk), has gone from an oversize boy to a full on father-figure. Notice he gave up the dope smoking a while back?

Both the boys, who were good from the start, turned in truly excellent performances this season.They hit every mark. And OMG--the finale. My heart broke for them.

Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker, who always has and always will totally rock) grew too. In the last moments of Episode 6x13, 'Theoretical Love Is Not Dead', instead of being the selfish c-word she's been known to be she turned completely unselfish and set everyone free. Such a sad ending.

Do you think Nancy is gonna be behind bars next season? I don't think so. For one thing, she didn't kill Pillar. And, more importanly she's Nancy Botwin. She always--somehow--lands on her feet. I'd like to see a satisfying resolution for this family that has been through so much for so long. Just landing somewhere, being able to begin again-- that would be OK with me. It's also OK if Jenji Kohan throws a little monkey wrench in things for Nancy and leaves us hanging--wondering if Nancy will ever get her shite together.

TVGuide.com: Showtime renewed the show for a seventh season. Has the network given any indication that it will be the final season?
Kohan: In my mind, it is. Everyone's contract is up next year, [including] the actors and mine. Seven years is a good run, and I'd rather leave while on top. ...

TVGuide.com: How does it feel heading into what might be the end?
Kohan: It's very strange and exciting and scary and sad in a lot of ways. We have such an extraordinary team. I would hope to take everyone over to [my] next project, including some of the actors, if possible. ... However, I think growth is an obligation of a writer and it's time to stretch my wings.

TVGuide.com: Do you have a clear picture in your mind of how you want the series to end?
Kohan: I do, which I would never reveal. There are two versions of the end of the series that I've had in mind, and it would be figuring out which way to go.

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TVGuide.com: Before then, will Andy (Justin Kirk) ever get his day with Nancy?
Kohan: He's a very determined young man. I don't know. I think they're very afraid of ruining what they have. There's a very real potential to ruin what they have with sex. It would change everything. It's like toast: Once you're toast, you can never be bread again.

TVGuide.com: Is it too early to say redemption may be a theme of Season 7?
Kohan: It's still too early to say, but I don't know if I believe in redemption. [Laughs] A mantra of the show all along has been that people don't change. I don't want to sell that out...

Source: TVGuide.com

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