The way it should be[edit]

Created by, Showrunner & Head Writer (Creative Series Producer, Season 1-8), Jenji Kohan
Assists the Showrunner, Experienced Writer (Season 1-7)/Producer in Writers Room (Series Producer, Season 2-8), Roberto Benabib
Experienced Writer (Season 1-7)/Producer in Writers Room (Senior Producer, Season 5-8), Matthew Salsberg
Directed by, Producer in Writers Room (Senior Producer, Season 3-7), Craig Zisk
Director by, Producer in Writers Room (Senior Producer, Season 8), Scott Ellis
Experienced Writer (Season 3-8)/Story Producer (Senior Producer, Season 8), Victoria Morrow
Experienced Writer (Season 5-8)/Story Producer (Senior Producer, Season 8), Stephan Falk

Episode list[edit]

Season 1 (2005)[edit]

The theme song for the first season of the show was the original track of Malvina Reynolds' "Little Boxes," which was played over an opening sequence depicting the show's suburban setting.

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"You Can't Miss the Bear"	Brian Dannelly	Jenji Kohan	August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)
Recently widowed housewife Nancy Botwin has turned to dealing marijuana to support her two sons and maintain their position in the picturesque suburb of Agrestic, CA. She sells some of her product to Josh Wilson, a fellow dealer. When Celia tells Nancy that Josh has been dealing to young children, she uses newly found personal information about Josh to stop him. Shane is harassed by his classmates and retaliates by spraying them with paint from a squirt gun. Silas and Quinn conspire to have sex together. Quinn records an affair between Dean and a tennis pro; Celia later sees the recording and is forced to deal with her husband's infidelity.
2	2	"Free Goat"	Brian Dannelly	Jenji Kohan	August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)
Unable to deposit her pot money at the bank, Nancy is unable to pay her bills. To obtain product on credit, she has to offer her car and her wedding ring to Heylia as collateral. Doug suggests that Nancy start a cover business to launder money through. Shane grieves for his father by watching old home videos. Celia shaves the hair off of Dean's head as retaliation for his affair. Silas confronts Celia over Quinn's disappearance. Celia tells him that she was sent to a reform school in Mexico; Celia doesn't tell him that it was punishment for recording Dean's affair. Celia confronts Helen Chin, the woman with whom Dean had an affair, and they have drinks at a local bar.
3	3	"Good Shit Lollipop"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)
Nancy discovers the medical cannabis clubs in Los Angeles and that Heylia has been selling her a low quality product. Conrad helps Nancy to produce tasty Cannabis foods. Celia discovers Isabelle's secret chocolate stash and replaces it with chocolate laced with laxatives. After Isabelle soils herself at school, she retaliates by stuffing Imodium into Celia's pill box. Celia unsuccessfully tries to get Nancy to have an affair with her in retaliation against Dean. Silas and Megan start a relation on an odd note. Shane shoots what he thinks to be a mountain lion in its face.
4	4	"Fashion of the Christ"	Burr Steers	Roberto Benabib	August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)
Andy Botwin, Nancy's brother-in-law, arrives from Alaska. Nancy is not thrilled to see him, telling him "everything you touch turns to shit." Andy recruits Shane to sell a batch of T-Shirts with a typo (spelling "Chris died for your sins"), effectively offending the community's "hypo-Christians"; he also engages in a sex chat with Megan using Silas' screenname. Enraged by Andy's behavior, Nancy threatens to throw him out of the house. Andy reveals that he had learned of Nancy's business from Conrad and asks to join her; he also convinces Silas that his chat only encouraged Megan to want Silas more, which prompts Megan and Silas to start an intense physical relationship. After a crate of soda pop crashes into Celia's house, she tells Dean that she has breast cancer.
5	5	"Lude Awakening"	Lee Rose	Devon K. Shepard	September 5, 2005 (2005-09-05)
After encountering the dangerous side of dealing, Nancy contemplates leaving the business. Andy meets Doug, and they instantly bond over their love of pot. Andy approaches Nancy about the plan to set up a sham bakery, but she turns him down. Andy buys an ounce of weed from Heylia to sell in Agrestic. A police officer arrests him for simple possession, a minor offense without jail time. Celia reveals to Nancy that she ordered the plane to drop the soda on her house. Celia gives a lot of clothes and furniture away to her housekeeper. Shane writes a rap song about killing a fellow student, and Nancy verbally chastises him. Shane has a discussion with Celia about how they both make people uncomfortable. She advises him to, "Let your freak flag fly." Silas dumps Megan and then tries to woo her back.
6	6	"Dead in the Nethers"	Arlene Sanford	Michael Platt & Barry Safchik	September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)
Nancy signs the paperwork needed to open the sham bakery. Doug calls her a drug dealer for the first time. Nancy objects: "I'm not a drug dealer. I'm a mother who distributes illegal product through a sham bakery." Conrad and Nancy agree to go with Celia to an African-American dance club before she undergoes breast removal surgery. Celia has an affair with Conrad. Silas and Megan normalize their relationship. Shane makes a terrorist video, which shocks Nancy. Lupita discovers Nancy's cache of marijuana in her closet and demands a raise. Nancy mourns Judah's death by watching a tape of them making love.
7	7	"Higher Education"	Tucker Gates	Shawn Schepps	September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)
Nancy hires a college student named Sanjay to tutor Silas and decides to expand her customer base to other college students, but makes an enemy in the process. Celia goes into surgery for her breast cancer and receives an unwanted visit from her mother. Andy pursues the mother of one of Shane's new friends.
8	8	"The Punishment Light"	Robert Berlinger	Rolin Jones	September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)
Andy and Doug trash Nancy's house looking for a rat as she deals with rival dealer Alejandro. Shane bites the foot of a boy he is challenging at a karate competition and finds Nancy a friend in the boy's father, Peter. Celia and Dean go toe to toe when she reveals to him that she slept with Conrad.
9	9	"The Punishment Lighter"	Paul Feig	Roberto Benabib & Matthew Salsberg	October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)
Nancy is arrested by a college police officer and gets $14,000 worth of marijuana confiscated. Celia challenges a fellow PTA mother and Silas becomes closer with Megan's family.
10	10	"The Godmother"	Lev L. Spiro	Jenji Kohan	October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)
Heylia sternly lectures Conrad for beating up the security guard because it could "grind all our [plans] into the ground." Because Heylia believes Conrad was trying to impress Nancy by being a "big man" for her, Heylia orders him to cut off all contact with Nancy. When Heylia informs Nancy, Nancy balks. After Heylia refuses to start growing Conrad's new special strain of marijuana, Conrad approaches Nancy. "Front me some money…, and we can be selling within three months." Nancy forms a team to work her operation. Silas revels that he knows Nancy deals pot. Andy advises Nancy to inform Shane about her business because Silas was angry about being lied to. Nancy ignores his advice. Andy resolves to enroll in Rabbinical school to avoid military deployment to Iraq. Celia witnesses Iasbelle kissing another girl; Celia shows her disapproval. Vaneeta gives birth to a child. Nancy chooses to make time for Peter. After having sex, Nancy discovers that he works for the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Season 2 (2006)[edit]

In the second season, different musical acts began performing different versions of "Little Boxes" in each episode.^[1] "Theme song performance" denotes the band or artist who performed the theme for that episode.

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Theme song performance	Original air date
11	1	"Corn Snake"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Elvis Costello	August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14)
Celia decides to run for Doug's seat on the city council after her request for help in dealing with a car accident is ignored. Nancy tries to remain calm after discovering that Peter is a DEA agent, while also trying to maintain her family unity. Andy attempts to get into Rabbinical school to avoid deployment and Sanjay encounters problems at the bakery.
12	2	"Cooking with Jesus"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Death Cab for Cutie	August 21, 2006 (2006-08-21)
Moving forward without Conrad's help, Andy, Doug and Nancy attend a pot expo, where Nancy buys a plant and Andy finds a way into Rabbinical school. Celia's family deserts her as the election campaign continues. Megan gets into Princeton University, and Silas is devastated because this means they won't be together. When Nancy tries to break up with Peter, he reveals that he knows she deals drugs.
13	3	"Last Tango in Agrestic"	Bryan Gordon	Roberto Benabib	Engelbert Humperdinck	August 28, 2006 (2006-08-28)
Nancy and Peter elope to protect their relationship in the face of conflicting occupations. Celia enrolls Isabelle in an exercise program and becomes unwillingly involved. Heylia becomes infatuated with a Nation of Islam member named Joseph. Andy educates Shane on masturbation and Conrad returns to aid Nancy in purchasing a grow house.
14	4	"A.K.A. The Plant"	Lev L. Spiro	Matthew Salsberg	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	September 4, 2006 (2006-09-04)
The grow house begins to flourish under Conrad's decision-making and the use of Nancy's false identity (a Québécoise from Montreal named Lacy Laplante), but is soon threatened by territorial Armenian mobsters. Dean is laid off and Isabelle is approached about becoming a model for a plus-sized clothing line. Silas receives an expected surprise from Megan and Andy takes Shane to a massage parlor.
15	5	"Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood"	Craig Zisk	Rolin Jones	Charles Barnett	September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11)
Nancy talks to Peter about her competitive neighbors. Silas and Megan tell her father about the pregnancy, but face disastrous consequences. Celia begins wondering what Nancy does with all of her time when she is denied help in campaigning. Heylia prepares for a date with Joseph. Shane makes new friends at school.
16	6	"Crush Girl Love Panic"	Tucker Gates	Devon K. Shepard	Aidan Hawken	September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18)
Unaware that Nancy is married to Peter and that she orchestrated a raid on their neighbors, Conrad grows suspicious. Celia gets thrown off the set of a commercial Isabelle is filming. Shane joins the school debate team to get closer to a girl named Gretchen. Nancy arranges a meeting between Conrad and Peter.
17	7	"Must Find Toes"	Chris Long	Michael Platt & Barry Safchik	Ozomatli	September 25, 2006 (2006-09-25)
Celia and Doug square off on election day. Two of Andy's toes are bitten off by a dog, allowing him to pull out of Rabbinical school without fear of being deployed. Nancy struggles with Silas' plummeting grades and the new direction Shane's romance with Gretchen has taken. A victorious Celia tells Dean of her new drug-free policy for Agrestic.
18	8	"MILF Money"	Craig Zisk	Shawn Schepps	The Submarines	October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)
Nancy, Conrad and their crew harvest a new strain of marijuana and make their first sale to Snoop Dogg, who names it "MILF weed." News of the strain's popularity reaches Heylia, who pays Conrad an angry visit at the grow house. Peter tells Nancy that the DEA is preparing to bust Heylia to get to a kingpin named U-Turn.
19	9	"Bash"	Christopher Misiano	Rinne Groff	Tim DeLaughter	October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)
Peter's bust on Heylia goes awry when Heylia is tipped off by Nancy. Shane and Silas celebrate their late father's birthday with Andy's help. Nancy and Conrad install a safe for their supply in the grow house. Doug harasses Celia at a city council meeting, but the two begin an affair shortly after.
20	10	"Mile Deep and a Foot Wide"	Craig Zisk	Rolin Jones	Regina Spektor	October 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)
Heylia applies strong pressure on Nancy to alleviate police surveillance and return her business to normal after the bust. Nancy is overwhelmed and considers quitting drug dealing to live a normal life with Peter, until a dinner becomes marked by conflict. Doug and Celia continue their affair. Andy is paid a visit by his crazy ex-girlfriend Kat.
21	11	"Yeah. Like Tomatoes"	Craig Zisk	Roberto Benabib & Matthew Salsberg	Jenny Lewis & Johnathan Rice	October 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)
Peter turns on Nancy and Conrad after eavesdropping on a conversation in which Nancy says she's realized she doesn't love him. Nancy meets U-Turn to organize one last sale. Forced out of the business, Heylia formulates a plan with the Armenian drug lords to regain some ground. Gretchen forms a dislike of Kat, who reveals her own secrets to Andy. Dean learns of Celia's affair with Doug.
22	12	"Pittsburgh"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Malvina Reynolds	October 30, 2006 (2006-10-30)
Conrad, Nancy and Sanjay run into complications with U-Turn, the Armenians and Peter at the deal. Silas sabotages Celia's drug-free policy, putting him in her crosshairs and makes a defiant move that endangers Nancy. Kat tries to recruit Andy to help her evade a bounty hunter amidst Shane's graduation.

Season 3 (2007)[edit]

Each episode in season three also featured a different performance of the theme song as it was played over the opening sequence.

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Theme song performance	Original air date
23	1	"Doing the Backstroke"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Randy Newman	August 13, 2007 (2007-08-13)
Silas is arrested for stealing surveillance cameras and vandalism to city property. U-turn releases Nancy under supervision to find the MILF weed. Celia takes Silas car and discovers the MILF weed in the trunk. "For Nancy's own good," Celia drowns the weed in Nancy's pool. U-turn makes a deal with the Armenians to split the proceeds of the MILF weed heist equally; the Armenians leave. Kat abandons Shane in a diner; he tries to drive back to Agrestic in Andy's van. Andy and Abumchuck track Kat and Shane to the diner; Abumchuck then abandons Andy. Andy eventually finds the van, which now is under an Amber Alert. Dean and Doug have a fight that quickly ends when they discover a cache of narcotic drugs that they share.
24	2	"A Pool and His Money"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Angelique Kidjo	August 20, 2007 (2007-08-20)
U-turn finds Sanjay, who comes out of the closet, figuratively and literally. U-turn, outraged that Sanjay is gay, has Clique "fuck the gay out" of him; she fails. Nancy fails to save the MILF weed after the THC dissolved into the pool water. Desperate, Nancy turns to Heylia for money. Heylia tries to bail out Conrad; however, U-turn turns down Heylia's offer. U-turn declares that Conrad will grow MILF weed for him and Nancy still owes him $150,000. After recovering the van that is flagged for an Amber Alert, Andy is mugged by a gang of vigilantes and turned into the police. After walking through Agrestic drunk, Celia passes out near Dean's house. The episode ends with Nancy jumping into the pot-stained pool and screaming underwater.
25	3	"The Brick Dance"	Lev L. Spiro	Roberto Benabib	Kinky	August 27, 2007 (2007-08-27)
To save money, Nancy fires Lupida and mulls selling the Agrestic house. U-turn sends Nancy to pick-up a package from Guillermo who makes her perform a sexually suggestive "brick dance." With Celia's help, Silas is given a lenient community service sentence for vandalism. To win sole custody of her daughter, Celia tries to make nice with Isabelle. Isabelle turns her mother into child-protective services. Dean wins sole custody. Having left rabbinical school, Andy is inducted into the Army. Dana has thrown Doug out of the Wilson house. Agent Fundis visits Nancy to talk to her about Peter's disappearance.
26	4	"Shit Highway"	Martha Coolidge	Roberto Benabib	Donovan	September 3, 2007 (2007-09-03)
Sullivan Groff petitions the Agrestic city council to allow Majestic to transport sewage through Agrestic's sewer system. With Celia's help, Groff hires Nancy to be his executive assistant. Shane expresses his pride in Nancy taking "a real job." Groff makes a romantic move on Celia. After executing a political power play, Doug regains his seat on the Agrestic city-council. Andy witnesses the murder of Private Rodriguez during a "special exercise;" Andy escapes with the evidence of this death. After Agent Fundis starts surveillance of Nancy, she begrudgingly allows Silas to deal pot.
27	5	"Bill Sussman"	Craig Zisk	Matthew Salsberg	Billy Bob Thornton	September 10, 2007 (2007-09-10)
Groff bribes the Agrestic city council to win approval of his sewer scheme. Doug receives a golf membership; Celia receives a new house. Andy returns the recording of Rodriguez's death to the US Army to obtain an honorable discharge. Shane attends a Christian-themed summer school in Majestic. Silas does well selling pot; however, Nancy still refuses to allow him to make dealing a career. "This is a family in crisis." Marvin is shot by Guillermo's gang; Nancy has to drive Marvin to the doctor while he bleeds over her car's upholstery. Along the way, U-turn retaliates; this is Nancy's first drive-by shooting. U-turn orders Nancy to guard a trunk of heroin stolen from Guillermo.
28	6	"Grasshopper"	Perry Lang	Devon K. Shepard	The Shins	September 17, 2007 (2007-09-17)
Groff orders Nancy to throw a party to curry favor with some Agrestic leaders. Nancy orders Andy to cater. Groff refers Andy to a movie producer for a catering gig. Nancy and Celia reconcile. Groff takes Celia to the party as his date. Celia reveals her romantic interest in Groff. When Doug discovers that Celia got a better bribe than Celia, he prompts wildlife officials to shut down construction of the sewer line. Shane is depressed due to summer school and lack of maternal attention. Silas meets Tara while dealing pot at the Majestic community center. U-turn tells Nancy that he plans to groom her to replace Marvin. U-turn and Nancy visit Heylia's grow house. U-turn teaches Nancy how to threaten one's enemies. When she apologizes to Heylia, he instructs her, "Thug means never having to say you're sorry." Marvin becomes jealous of Nancy and murders U-turn.
29	7	"He Taught Me How To Drive By"	Paul Feig	Rolin Jones	The Individuals	September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)
Marvin assumes leadership of U-turn's operation. Conrad pushes Marvin to directly confront Guillermo. At the meeting, Guillermo utterly routs Marvin. In exchange for her returning the heroin trunk, Guillermo orders Marvin to release Nancy and Conrad from his debt. Isabelle and Shane stir up trouble at summer school while competing for the romantic attention of a fundamentalist Christian girl. Nancy meets Tara and instantly approves of her after she declares her pledge to remain abstinent until marriage. After Groff fails to convince Agrestic's city-council to approve an Agrestic-Majestic merger, Celia suggests Groff call for a referendum on the issue. Groff assigns Nancy the task of "legalizing" his construction crew and collecting signatures for the referendum. Groff and Nancy start a sexual affair. Peter's body is exposed by a rain storm. Andy also dips into the porn industry finding out that his foot is an asset to the dog-eat-dog world of hardcore porn.
30	8	"The Two Mrs. Scottsons"	Craig Zisk	Rolin Jones	Man Man	October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)
After Peter's body is recovered, Capt. Till confronts Agent Fundis with a report of his criminal activity. At the burial, Nancy sees Peter's ex-wife, Valerie, and starts to stalk her. Nancy has Doug arrange to borrow $50,000 from Agrestic's public treasury so Nancy can buy MILF weed. Celia has sex with Groff; he helps her overcome her self-consciousness relating to her breast removal. Isabelle and Shane become friends and share pot together. Andy performs in several "foot fuckers" porn shots. Nancy confronts Valerie at the radiology clinic where Valerie works.
31	9	"Release the Hounds"	Ernest R. Dickerson	Blair Singer	Joan Baez	October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)
Valerie and Nancy share an awkward conversation about Peter's death. Valerie is hostile to Nancy for stalking her; Nancy senses that Valerie "has a lot of anger." That evening, Valerie visits Nancy, and they agree to go out to dinner. Andy questions the wisdom of befriending Valerie. Nancy restarts her pot dealing operation. Silas suggests that Nancy allow Tara to sell. She begrudgingly agrees. Nancy turns Silas over to Conrad so Silas can learn how to grow pot. Dean is run off a cliff while driving his motorcycle. Celia begrudgingly agrees to help Isabelle with Dean's recovery. After Majestic annexes Agrestic, Doug finds that his golf membership has been revoked. He retaliates by severely damaging Majestic's sewer pipe during the official annexation ceremony.
32	10	"Roy Till Called"	Craig Zisk	Victoria Morrow	The Decemberists	October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)
Nancy's pot selling proceeds swimmingly. Roy Till calls Nancy to his office. Although Nancy fears that she is going to be arrested, Till offers her a $119,000 life insurance benefit plus Peter's pension in exchange for her silence on her knowledge of Peter's illegal dealings. Valerie confronts Nancy over Peter's life insurance benefit that Nancy agrees to give to her. When Majestic's government arranges to audit Agrestic's books, Doug goes to Nancy for money. Nancy tries to "return" Peter's insurance benefit in small installments, but Valerie balks at that. Dean is discharged from the hospital. While Isabelle coordinates his care, Celia and Dean continue to spar. Celia discovers Groff and Nancy having sex.
33	11	"Cankles"	Julie Anne Robinson	Christina Kiang Booth	Michael Franti	October 22, 2007 (2007-10-22)
Doug continues to clash with the Majestic city council. Tara revels to Silas that she is dating someone else "for her cultural needs." Silas asks Nancy to cut Tara out of the business. As his boss, Nancy tells him to suck it up; as his mother, she comforts him. Valerie hires a private detective to investigate Nancy. Shane detects the PI using a home surveillance system that he installed. The PI, who claims to have documented Nancy's operation, blackmails her for $50,000. Nancy pays the blackmail but then refuses to give Valerie any more money. Celia investigates Aquatecture, the front company for Heylia's grow house. She confronts Heylia, and they have a hostile conversation. Just as Celia turns to leave, Conrad walks into the front office, and they vaguely acknowledge each other. She then tortures Dean for information. Conrad delivers Nancy a message from Celia: "I know you fucked my boyfriend. I know you are dealing again. We'll be in touch."
34	12	"The Dark Time"	Ernest R. Dickerson	Victoria Morrow	Persephone's Bees	October 29, 2007 (2007-10-29)
Celia confronts Nancy over "the many sins you have committed against me." When Celia threatens to turn Nancy into the police, Nancy pulls a knife to Celia's throat and threatens to kill her. Shane witnesses this incident and laments that criminality and violence are now a part of their lives. When a routine investigation by the fire marshal forces Conrad to move the grow house, Nancy makes a deal with Celia to re-establish the grow house in the building Groff gave to Celia. Doug plots revenge against Groff. While standing under a large painted Christian Cross art piece in Majestic, he declares, "Dumb name will know my wrath, the wrath of Doug. It's coming!" Groff later confronts Doug and accuses him of stealing that Cross. Andy meets Chess who invites Nancy to buy pot from him. Conrad and Nancy reunite and have sex. He tells Nancy that Silas has a green thumb.
35	13	"Risk"	Paul Feig	Roberto Benabib & Rolin Jones & Matthew Salsberg	Laurie Berkner	November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)
Since many of the MILF plants died, Nancy agrees to buy pot from Chess. Unfortunately, Nancy's customers universally dislike his product. "They won't buy this at the manhole, and they smoke everything." Doug moves the "Majestic cross" to the grow house. Celia destroys furniture in Groff's office; Groff decides to leave town. Celia and Heylia reconcile while planting herbs outside the grow house. Silas and Tara reconcile. Nancy gets a tattoo of a U-turn sign to which Conrad takes offense. When Nancy refuses to buy more pot from Chess, he has Silas beaten up to threaten the Botwins. Shane starts speaking to Judah as if he were alive and living in the house.
36	14	"Protection"	Randy Zisk	Roberto Benabib	Linkin Park	November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)
Silas goes to the doctor; Andy and Nancy talk with Shane. "Judah" tells Andy that he is disappointed with the job Andy did while playing father. "Judah" tells Nancy that he is angry with her but still loves her. Nancy suggests that Shane is using the memory of Judah to vent at her. A DEA thermal imaging satellite finds the Majestic cross. Silas pushes Nancy to strike back at Chess so Nancy strikes a deal for protection with Guillermo. A wildfire starts when Guillermo sets Chess's grow field on fire. Nancy admits that she is a drug dealer.
37	15	"Go"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Opening: Malvina Reynolds Closing: Pete Seeger	November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19)
Majestic is evacuated. Heylia decides to establish a compassionate cannabis club. Conrad and Silas take MILF weed clones to grow elsewhere. Conrad and Nancy see each other for the last time. Shane refuses to leave their house because "Judah" refuses to leave. Nancy argues with Judah: "You both need to let go…of this pre-fab shit house." The police bust the grow house with the Majestic cross. A group of Majestic residents rush headlong into the fire to save the cross. The DEA interviews Groff who implicates Celia. Celia implicates Nancy. Nancy confronts Guillermo; he invites Nancy to traffic pot across the USA/Mexico border. Before driving south, Nancy returns to her house to burn it down herself. "Judah, if you are still here, I tried."

Season 4 (2008)[edit]

In season four—with the exception of the season premiere—"Little Boxes" and the opening sequence it was played over for the first three seasons were replaced with new opening sequences to reflect the show's change in setting.^[2] Romany Malco, Tonye Patano, and Indigo do not return, with their characters whereabouts unknown after the fire in Majestic.

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Intertitle	Original air date
38	1	"Mother Thinks the Birds Are After Her"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Video of Majestic burning	June 16, 2008 (2008-06-16)
The Botwins move South to Ren Mar, a fictional beachfront town within San Diego. After meeting Rad, they break into Lenny Botwin’s house and find his mother hooked up to a ventilator. Lenny arrives and starts criticizing Andy and Nancy. When Nancy tells Lenny about the Majestic fire, he agrees to allow them to stay at his house. Nancy and Guillermo take a trip to the border fence. Back in the LA area, Capt. Till interviews Celia regarding the grow house and places her under arrest. When Dean, Doug, and Sanjay are interviewed, they implicate Celia. Dean has largely recovered from the motorcycle accident. Opening song sung by Malvina Reynolds.
39	2	"Lady's a Charm"	Craig Zisk	Victoria Morrow	Mexican boarder checkpoint	June 23, 2008 (2008-06-23)
After settling her family in Ren Mar, Nancy turns her attention back to business. Later, Guillermo gives her a much-needed crash course in "running" across the border. Meanwhile, Celia gets further acquainted with life in prison.
40	3	"The Whole Blah Damn Thing"	David Steinberg	Roberto Benabib	Medical monitor	June 30, 2008 (2008-06-30)
Nancy makes her first successful smuggling run across the border with both drugs and human cargo. Meanwhile, Capt. Till strikes a deal with Celia to get her out of jail. In return, she must gather evidence to incriminate Nancy and Guillermo.
41	4	"The Three Coolers"	Paris Barclay	Rolin Jones	Shiva candle	July 7, 2008 (2008-07-07)
After Bubbie's death, the entire Botwin family sits shiva for seven days. After shiva, Nancy is sent on a mission and takes Andy along with her. Now that shiva is over, Lenny decides to sell the house. The market is low so he heads to France to gamble with found money of Nancy's instead.
42	5	"No Man Is Pudding"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Pudding containers	July 14, 2008 (2008-07-14)
Guillermo gives Nancy a new job, and she soon finds that working retail isn't as mundane as it appears on the surface. Celia's deal with Capt. Till brings her dangerously close to the action.
43	6	"Excellent Treasures"	Julie Anne Robinson	Matthew Salsberg	Flip-flop impression on the sand	July 21, 2008 (2008-07-21)
Nancy follows the tunnel in the back of the maternity shop and sees something she shouldn't see at the other end. Dean takes a new job, leaving Isabelle to live with Celia. Meanwhile, Silas flirts with Lisa.
44	7	"Yes I Can"	Scott Ellis	Ron Fitzgerald	Package of prescription pills	July 28, 2008 (2008-07-28)
When Nancy is denied a share of the incoming pot by Guillermo, she decides to go over his head to Esteban. Celia discovers the cheap medication at Mexican pharmacies. Silas and Lisa get intimate, while Shane discovers some shocking photos.
45	8	"I Am the Table"	Adam Bernstein	David Holstein & Brendan Kelly	Immigration sign	August 4, 2008 (2008-08-04)
Esteban and Nancy's spontaneous date ends in near violence. Andy and Doug successfully smuggle their first customer across the border. Silas reveals to Lisa that he grows pot, and she offers to let him do business in the back of her store.
46	9	"Little Boats"	Craig Zisk	Ron Fitzgerald	Mexican hero portraits	August 11, 2008 (2008-08-11)
Nancy has difficulties trying to find time for her romance with Esteban as she tries to talk with Shane about his new fantasies and with Silas about his new girlfriend. Andy and Doug search for the "Mermex."
47	10	"The Love Circle Overlap"	Julie Anne Robinson	Victoria Morrow	Condom in wrapper	August 18, 2008 (2008-08-18)
Nancy discovers that the tunnel is being used for more than drugs. Esteban allays her fears and her nagging headache with a powerful remedy. Celia's family stages an intervention, forcing her into rehab.
48	11	"Head Cheese"	Craig Zisk	Roberto Benabib & Rolin Jones & Matthew Salsberg	Neck and chest tattoos	August 25, 2008 (2008-08-25)
Nancy has to deal with the aftermath of Shane's exploits, the after-effects of her ayahuasca trip and further confrontations with Guillermo. Silas asks Nancy to respect his need for "more space". As a result of the struggles with her rehab partner, Celia is forced to leave the facility, and has to transfer to a less exclusive institution. Doug and Maria's relationship quickly goes south. At the end of the episode Nancy meets with agent Till, and reveals Guillermo's whereabouts.
49	12	"Till We Meet Again"	Michael Trim	Roberto Benabib & Rolin Jones & Matthew Salsberg	Electric power-sander	September 8, 2008 (2008-09-08)
Unable to accept the human trafficking operation the tunnel is being used for, Nancy fills Agent Till in on Esteban's operation, which results in catastrophe. Maria begins making advances on Andy.
50	13	"If You Work for a Living, Then Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Gift basket	September 15, 2008 (2008-09-15)
It is Silas' eighteenth birthday and Nancy is struggling to keep her involvement in the bust a secret from Esteban. Meanwhile, Andy evaluates his relationship with Nancy and Shane starts dealing weed at his school. Celia, inspired by rehab, is trying to make amends by apologizing to family members, but is sedated and kidnapped by Quinn (her oldest daughter whom she sent to a Mexican boarding school in season one) in order to extort ransom from Dean. Esteban learns of Nancy's involvement in the raid and, in order to protect herself, Nancy reveals that she is carrying his child.

Season 5 (2009)[edit]

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Intertitle	Original air date
51	1	"Wonderful Wonderful"	Scott Ellis	Jenji Kohan	Gynecological exam	June 8, 2009 (2009-06-08)
Upon learning of Nancy's pregnancy, Esteban spares her life. However, he demands a CVS procedure to determine if the child is "both male and mine." Nancy complains about being forced to visit an OBGYN in Mexico. Andy suggests that the family flee to Copenhagen, Denmark and confesses his love to Nancy. When Nancy tells Andy that she is carrying Esteban's baby, he enters a depressive stupor. Andy leaves for Oakland, CA with Shane to stay with Jill Price-Gray, Nancy's estranged sister. Doug and Silas leave for Cleveland National Park to plant MILF weed clones. Rudolfo calls Celia's "friends" for ransom money, but no one is willing to pay. When he realizes that Celia's organs cannot be harvested, Quinn dumps Rudolfo. Cesar starts following Nancy.
52	2	"Machetes Up Top"	Michael Pressman	Victoria Morrow	Sushi meal	June 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)
Nancy escapes Cesar's grasp and has a hostile visit with Guillermo at the prison. Guillermo tells Nancy that Esteban is likely to kill her. Nancy visits Dean to get her affairs in order and then has a sushi and whiskey lunch. She visits Esteban and begs him either to kill her or fully pardon her. "I'm dead mom walking." Andy and Shane arrive in Oakland. Shane video records Jill and Andy having sex. Doug and Silas are ripped off by a criminal operation in the forest. Celia tries to convince Rudolfo to allow her to stay in his camp.
53	3	"Su-Su-Sucio"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Roberto Benabib & Matthew Salsberg	Outdoor shower	June 22, 2009 (2009-06-22)
Sucio replaces Cesar as Nancy's bodyguard. Andy returns to Ren Mar. Nancy has menstrual bleeding that prompts a visit to the Mexican OBGYN. He tells Nancy to reduce her stress level. Silas asks Nancy for help to open a compassionate-care marijuana club with Doug; she agrees. Deputy CP Jones grants them permission to open the store but extorts them for money. Jill drags Shane back to Ren Mar for threatening to show her husband the sex video recording he took. The sisters spar over Nancy going to college and living it up while Jill took care of their dying parents years ago. Jill reveals that Nancy had an affair with her math teacher, Warren Schiff. Rudolfo ships Celia to Texas. Sucio disappears while taking a shower. Nancy takes her family to an arcade while Esteban investigates Sucio's disappearance.
54	4	"Super Lucky Happy"	Scott Ellis	Ron Fitzgerald	Pin-ball machine	June 29, 2009 (2009-06-29)
Nancy confronts Andy over his having sex with Jill. Andy suggests that Nancy is angry because she secretly likes him. Nancy makes a weak denial. Esteban meets Nancy's family. Testing confirms Nancy carries his son. He invites the Botwins to move in with him. Ignacio becomes Nancy's bodyguard and captures Capt. Till who has sworn to kill those who killed Agent Schlatter. Nancy then incapacitates Ignacio and holds both of them hostage. Realizing this situation must end with one of them dying, she reluctantly turns Till into Esteban who has Till murdered. Celia asks for Nancy's permission to move into the Ren Mar house; Nancy rebuffs her. Andy finds Judah's passbook for a bank account worth $186,000. Unfortunately, the female bank teller, Margaret, was heartbroken by Judah years ago. In exchange for granting Andy access to the account, he will take Margaret on a date as Judah. Doug and Silas find rental space for their store. Shane's teacher steals a large quantity of pot from him.
55	5	"Van Nuys"	Craig Zisk	Stephen Falk	Cockatoo	July 6, 2009 (2009-07-06)
Nancy visits Audra's clinic and complains of being surrounded by the smell of men. Audra suggests planting flowers with pleasing smells. Ignacio helps Shane steal his pot back, but Shane also steals other items and kills a cockatoo as a penalty. Nancy forces Shane to make restitution. Silas and Doug strike a deal with "the wizard" to supply their pot store. Celia, who is squatting in Nancy's garage, discovers Sucio's body. Esteban hires a goon to dispose of the body. Andy pushes Nancy to have an abortion and flee to Copenhagen. Andy has a creepy date with Margaret that ends with (in Andy's POV) disgusting sex to access the money in Judah's account and make his plan possible. Nancy and Shane move into Esteban's house after she writes Andy a Dear John letter.
56	6	"A Modest Proposal"	Michael Trim	Story by: David Holstein Teleplay by: Victoria Morrow	Swimsuit with fake tan	July 13, 2009 (2009-07-13)
Six months have passed, and Nancy is visibly pregnant. Nancy sneaks behind Esteban's back and has an abortion at the hospital. Esteban proposes marriage to Nancy, and she refuses. Afterwards, Nancy confesses to Esteban about the abortion. Esteban gives Nancy a spanking again; the two break up their relationship and the Botwins' move to Jill's house. Andy gets a text from Nancy that she has moved in with Jill. This prompts Andy and Audra to leave for Jill's house. Later on, a vividly angry "Mexicunt" arrives and argues with Esteban about the abortion. She says it will make his campaign look bad that he doesn't have a son. CP Jones has been visiting the pot store in his police uniform and consequentially reducing sales. Doug recklessly confronts and injures Jones. Ignacio clubs someone with a golf club in front of Shane.
57	7	"Where the Sidewalk Ends"	Lev L. Spiro	Matthew Salsberg	Weeds entry on Wikipedia	July 20, 2009 (2009-07-20)
The "Mexicunt" is Pilar Zuaco, a politically powerful woman who curries favor with important Mexican leaders on Esteban's behalf. Pilar is still furious regarding the abortion. Shane is still disturbed by Ignacio's violence. Nancy then witnesses Caesar setting up a birthing room for delivering Nancy's child off-the-grid. Tensions rise between Doug, Jones, and Silas. Jones threatens to arrest Doug and Silas after their earlier confrontation. Doug's immature behavior leads Silas to threaten dissolution of their partnership. Internal affairs arrests Jones. Celia signs on with "Your Pretty," a direct-marketing make-up company similar to Mary Kay. Unfortunately, she has difficulty selling their product. Celia is also mad at Isabelle because Celia makes her wear a slim-sized dress to her school prom; however, she doesn't fit in it. Subsequently, Celia threatens to take Isabel back to "fat camp" and wakes her up five o'clock in the morning for training again.
58	8	"A Distinctive Horn"	Craig Zisk	Chris Offutt & Rolin Jones	Medical file drawer	July 27, 2009 (2009-07-27)
Pilar visits Nancy at Jill's house and threatens her. Andy has a disastrous date with Audra, who insults his immaturity and lack of accomplishment. "I want something that matters in my life. I want to be a substantial human being." Nancy re-hires Lupida as a nanny for Jill's house. Dean agrees to help Doug and Silas reclaim their pot from the police in exchange for damaging Doug's penis. Celia manipulates Dean into giving her their pot. Celia also sends Isabelle away to "fat camp" again.
59	9	"Suck 'N' Spit"	Michael Trim	Story by: Stephan Falk & Brendan Kelly Teleplay by: Brendan Kelly	Lactating woman	August 3, 2009 (2009-08-03)
Shane goes to the doctor for a STD check. Celia starts selling pot. Doug starts selling "Your Pretty" make-up. Caesar tries to smile and fails. While Nancy is outside talking to Andy, an assassin attempts to shoot Nancy but accidentally strikes Shane in the left arm. Nancy is terrified.
60	10	"Perro Insano"	Scott Ellis	Story by: David Holstein Teleplay by: Victoria Morrow and Brendan Kelly	Wrestling masks	August 10, 2009 (2009-08-10)
Audra tends to Shane's bullet wound. Nancy deduces that Caesar setup Nancy to be shot by Pilar's assassin. Nancy shoots Caesar in the arm in retribution. Nancy asks Guillermo to kill Pilar. Celia strikes a deal with Ignacio to obtain pot wholesale. She then squeezes Dean out of her operation. After Doug realizes that Celia took his pot, he makes a deal with Dean to seek revenge.
61	11	"Ducks and Tigers"	Lev L. Spiro	Ron Fitzgerald	Anatomical drawing of the vulva	August 17, 2009 (2009-08-17)
Nancy manipulates Caesar to arrange for Guillermo's transfer to a Mexican prison so Guillermo can escape. On television, the screen depicts Esteban running for governor against Pilar's man. However, she has the man arrested. Dean and Doug plot revenge against Celia. Raylene, impressed with Celia's sales record, makes a sexual advance on Celia. Andy and Audra have a second date that is interrupted by an impromptu abortion protest held by Gale. Andy invites Audra to live at his house, and she accepts.
62	12	"Glue"	Michael Pressman	Roberto Benabib	Ren Mar police badge	August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24)
Andy has resolved to propose marriage to Audra. He asks Nancy to give him Bubbie's ring, the engagement ring Judah gave to Nancy years ago, so he can give it to Audra. This leads to a discussion on the nature of romantic love. Nancy asserts that Andy is acting on infatuation instead of love. "You build love all up in your head; then, when it gets too close, you run." Andy asserts that Audra makes "every other woman in my life feel like a mistake." Disguised as an African-American police officer, Dean follows Celia and scares her out of the drug trade.
63	13	"All About My Mom"	Scott Ellis	Jenji Kohan	Woman jumping into pool	August 31, 2009 (2009-08-31)
Guillermo has escaped from prison. Doug tells Celia that Nancy put together a pot sales team in Agrestic. Still in full envy of Nancy, Celia decides to put together a team, too. Andy proposes marriage to Audra, and she accepts. Upon returning to Jill's house, Gale confronts Andy and Audra with a crossbow. Andy flees. At night, Pilar intrudes Jill's house and the two have a hostile discussion by the pool. She tells Nancy that Guillermo works for her. When Pilar explicitly threatens Silas and Shane's lives, Shane abruptly kills Pilar with a blow to the head.

Season 6 (2010)[edit]

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Intertitle	U.S. viewers (million)	Original air date
64	1	"Thwack (Part 1)"	Scott Ellis	Jenji Kohan	Frozen OJ container with money	1.26^[3]	August 16, 2010 (2010-08-16)
Nancy must think fast in the wake of Pilar's murder at Shane's hands. Deciding to head back to Jill's house and swap her car for Andy's van, she collects what she can from Jill's house and leaves. Silas is disturbed by his younger brother's dark side and Andy must choose whether or not to accompany Nancy as she and the family flee or to stay and work things out with Audra, who he bailed on and left at the mercy of Gayle, the psychotic anti-abortionist. Caesar sees the video footage of Shane murdering Pilar and decides to cover it up. The Botwins hit the road.
65	2	"Thwack (Part 2)"	Scott Ellis	Victoria Morrow	Convenience store snacks	1.04^[4]	August 16, 2010 (2010-08-16)
Nancy struggles to find a destination for her and her family, while discovering that the F.B.I. have been brought in to investigate Pilar's murder. After being turned away at the Canadian border check, the Botwins find themselves in a motel in Seattle where they forge new identities for themselves. The Botwins become the Newmans; Nancy is Nathalie, Shane is Sean, Silas is Mike, and Andy is Randy. Nancy pledges to make their new life as normal as possible. Meanwhile, Esteban must deal with the authorities while trying to track down his ex-girl friend to turn her in jail.
66	3	"A Yippity Sippity"	Craig Zisk	Brendan Kelly	Hotel card-key	1.02^[5]	August 23, 2010 (2010-08-23)
While Shane decides to steal a baby and raise it on his own, Nancy, Andy and Silas become scab workers at a Seattle hotel while the regular staff is on strike. As the maid, Nancy must clean up an unappealing mess, while Andy the dishwasher has problems with the head chef and Silas the bellhop is given an unusual proposition from a wealthy patron. While on the job, Nancy jumps at an opportunity to gain extra income by selling hash. Back at Celia's house, Cesar and Ignacio confront Celia with a gun.
67	4	"Bliss"	Eric Jewett	Stephen Falk	Body charms	0.96^[6]	August 30, 2010 (2010-08-30)
The Newmans begin to settle into their new life, as Nancy makes a deal with the hotel concierge to supply hash to guests and Shane makes nice with a group of mothers at the park, although they quickly become suspicious of him. Silas becomes interested in college, and college girls in particular. After being interrogated by Cesar and Ignacio, Celia unwittingly leads them to a homeless man who found Andy's old cell phone. Ignacio accidentally kills the homeless man, and Celia must help Cesar dispose of the body. Andy is promoted to sous-chef, and he reluctantly supplies Nancy with used cooking oil, who uses it to barter for weed with a hippie grandmother and her daughter. On their way back from the trade, Nancy and Andy are confronted by cops.
68	5	"Boomerang"	Scott Ellis	Stephen Falk	Initials carved in tree	0.83^[7]	September 7, 2010 (2010-09-07)
Having had her van booted by the cops and, fearing the authorities will eventually track them down through the registration, Nancy decides to leave Seattle behind. Andy confronts her about the feelings that exist between the two of them, and she "releases" him from the hope of anything ever happening between them. Silas is devastated about having to leave a normal life behind and Shane manages to bluff his way out of a tough situation with the mommy group. Cesar and Ignacio, with Doug in tow, manage to track the Botwins to their motel and take Shane hostage, while the mommy group calls in child services to take Avi. Latrice, Nancy's rival at the hotel, and her boyfriend, Quentin, discover her scheme and decide to get even for being left out.
69	6	"A Shoe for a Shoe"	Michael Trim	David Holstein	Restaurant place mats	0.99^[8]	September 20, 2010 (2010-09-20)
Nancy manages to dodge the situation with Latrice and child services, while Cesar suggests a trade off: her for Shane. Ignacio takes Shane and Celia to wait in a diner, where Silas and Andy have coincidentally decided to wait for Nancy to return from the negotiations. Silas and Andy are soon discovered, while Nancy shoots Cesar in the leg with a crossbow and takes his gun. Nancy goes to the diner, where she winds up in a Mexican stand-off with Ignacio, negotiating the freedom of her family. Ignacio is sure she won't shoot him, until Shane takes the gun from her and Ignacio, acquainted with Shane's dark side, lets them go. The Botwins, reunited with Celia, find themselves on the run once again.
70	7	"Pinwheels and Whirligigs"	Lev L. Spiro	Victoria Morrow and Brendan Kelly	Packets of butter	0.68^[9]	September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27)
The Botwins and Celia have made it to Montana and Nancy decides to take a break from running and treat the family to an afternoon at a local carnival. Andy and Silas enter themselves in a butter sculpture contest to win a luxury class RV unaware that, rather than making a sculpture out of butter, they must eat a butter sculpture. New connections are formed among the family; Silas and Andy bond over a joint, Shane makes Nancy see the similarities between them and Celia can't stand Avi, who she must watch over. Silas wins the contest, but must leave the RV behind in order to remain anonymous.
71	8	"Gentle Puppies"	Craig Zisk	Victoria Morrow	Pioneer City welcome sign	0.93^[10]	October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
After buying an RV that was once owned by a pastor, the Botwins settle in a small, off the grid town. Nancy's growing frustration about their new lifestyle leads her to an out of the way bar, where she gets drunk and has rough sex with the owner, Jack (Mark Paul Gosselaar). Celia decides to hike by herself, as she needs time away from Nancy. Andy soon makes a reputation in the town when they pass themselves off as pastors, and Shane sets them up with a series of appointments to make money. The next day, Jack's wife shows up and tries to attack Nancy, while Andy is exposed as frauds and the townspeople drive the Botwins back onto the road.
72	9	"To Moscow, and Quickly"	Michael Trim	Brendan Kelly & Tara Herrmann	Child’s crayon drawing	0.85^[11]	October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)
Traveling through Colorado, Nancy notices that Avi's stool has turned green and insists on taking him to see a pediatrician. While peddling hash to parents at a children's concert, Silas tries to teach Shane a lesson about responsibility by making Shane think he had lost the hash money. The doctor's diagnosis for Avi's condition is not serious, but it begins to make Nancy fear the effect their lifestyle may be having on Avi, prompting her to make a radical decision: pull off one giant hash sell and move the family to Copenhagen.
73	10	"Dearborn-Again"	Craig Zisk	Matthew Salsberg and Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald	Sky Mall catalogue	0.80^[12]	October 18, 2010 (2010-10-18)
Nancy returns to her hometown of Dearborn, Michigan and calls upon her old high school teacher Warren Schiff (with whom she also had an affair) to help hide her family while they secure fake passports. Warren feeds Silas' curiosity about his teen-aged mother and, after learning about her high school boyfriend, starts to doubt that Judah was his real father. Andy has no luck acquiring passports but manages to trade the RV with a family who was living out of their car. Nancy meets a guy, Ellis, who claims he went to high school a few years behind her. To help move the hash, Andy mixes it with alcohol, Red Bull and Ritalin to create a new drug, testing it on Shane with great success. Silas and Shane take a trip to visit Silas' possible biological father, and Shane swipes his hair brush to do a DNA test. Ellis is revealed to have been tracking the Botwins, and makes a phone call to an unknown person to say that he has found them.
74	11	"Viking Pride"	Michael Trim	Roberto Benabib and David Holstein	Passport stamp	0.99^[13]	October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)
Hooman Jaka (Assaf Cohen) fixes Nancy up with a man who can get fake passports, and sends Andy to make the deal with a man named Daoud Mahmud who in turn, asks Andy to kill Hooman as payment. Silas bonds with Lars, his suspected biological father while Nancy's suspicions are raised about Ellis Tate by Warren, leading her to search through old yearbooks where she discovers Ellis is not who he says he is. She confronts him and he reveals himself to be Vaughn Coleman, an investigative journalist who has been tracking her since she left San Diego who plans to write a story about her life. He offers to help expose "the bad guys" before they find her first, and Nancy agrees to go on record about her life. Andy tells Hooman about Mahmud's offer, and the two decide to help each other.
75	12	"Fran Tarkenton"	David Warren	Stephen Falk	Cadaver toe-tag	0.86^[14]	November 1, 2010 (2010-11-01)
Celia leaves after an internal dispute with Nancy. Andy fakes Hooman's death to trick Mahmud into supplying the passports, but the ruse is unsuccessful and Andy must barter with Mahmud's wife for the passports. A paternity test proves that Lars is Silas's real father, and he decides to stay behind instead of going to Copenhagen. Nancy is interviewed by Vaughn about her life, in return for the money needed to get the family out of the country. She returns the next morning to discover his hotel room has been ransacked, with a note on his dresser that read: "Tell Esteban and Guillermo that I've tracked down Nancy."
76	13	"Theoretical Love is Not Dead"	Scott Ellis	Jenji Kohan	Gate at airport	0.99^[15]	November 8, 2010 (2010-11-08)
In the sixth season finale, Esteban and Guillermo go to the airport to track down Nancy. After Esteban threatens Silas, Nancy agrees to leave the airport with them, and they tell her that they intend to kill her. Andy, Silas, Shane and Mr. Schiff board the plane to Copenhagen (via Paris), but Mr. Schiff is arrested for robbing the post office. As Nancy leaves the airport, the FBI are waiting for them outside. As part of "Plan C", she confesses to the murder of Pilar, thus saving her own life after ensuring the safety of her family.

Season 7 (2011)[edit]

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Intertitle	U.S. viewers (million)	Original air date
77	1	"Bags"	Scott Ellis	Jenji Kohan	Steam from sauna coals	1.19^[16]	June 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)
Three years after her selfless act to save her family, Nancy is released early from Danbury prison and paroled to a halfway house in New York City. She learns that Esteban was killed in prison and his drug cartel has disbanded. After talking with Jill and Stevie via Skype, she sets out on a scavenger hunt at the behest of her romantic partner from prison. She takes possession of a cache of military-grade weapons hidden in a car trunk. Andy and Shane who are living new lives in Copenhagen, return to America upon learning of Nancy's release. Silas stays in Copenhagen to continue his job as an advertising model.
78	2	"From Trauma Cometh Something"	Michael Trim	Victoria Morrow	Subway passenger's jacket and seat graffiti	TBA	July 4, 2011 (2011-07-04)
Andy, Shane, and Silas arrive in New York City and visit Nancy at the halfway house. When she sees them at the house, she sneaks out to avoid them. Andy and Shane stay at the house to wait for Nancy; Ed tells them that Nancy likely changed for the worse while in prison. Silas convinces a modeling agent to sign him on as a client. After failing a job interview, she visits Zoya's brother who is an antique dealer. He agrees to sell her one pound of marijuana for the cache of explosives before they smoke pot together. After returning to the house, Ed drags Nancy to his office for a drug test.
79	3	"Game-Played"^[17]	Craig Zisk	Roberto Benabib and Rolin Jones	TBA	TBA	July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)^[17]
While Nancy is having trouble fitting in at the halfway house, her sister Jill gives her some unexpected news. Meanwhile, Andy and Shane find a place to live in New York City, while Silas books his first modeling job.
80	4	"A Hole in Her Niqab"^[17]	Lev L. Spiro	Matthew Salsberg	TBA	TBA	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)^[17]
Nancy attempts to land a job an office, while Shane sets up their new house without the help from an overwhelmed Andy.
81	5	"Fingers Only Meat Banquet"^[17]	Eric Jewett	Victoria Morrow and Brendan Kelly	TBA	TBA	July 25, 2011 (2011-07-25)^[17]
82	6	"Object Impermanence"^[18]	Lev L. Spiro	Stephan Falk	TBA	TBA	August 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)^[17]
83	7	TBA	Scott Ellis	David Holstein	TBA	TBA	August 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)
84	8	TBA	Michael Trim	Victoria Morrow and Brendan Kelly	TBA	TBA	August 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)
85	9	TBA	Craig Zisk	David Holstein and Ron Fitzgerald	TBA	TBA	August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)
86	10	TBA	Michael Trim	Matthew Salsberg and Rolin Jones	TBA	TBA	August 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)
87	11	TBA	Lev L. Spiro	Roberto Benabib	TBA	TBA	September 6, 2011 (2011-09-06)
88	12	TBA	Scott Ellis	Stephan Falk	TBA	TBA	September 6, 2011 (2011-09-06)
89	13	TBA	Scott Ellis	Jenji Kohan	TBA	TBA	September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)

The way it is[edit]

Created by, Showrunner & Head Writer (Executive Producer, Season 1-8), Jenji Kohan
Assists the Showrunner, Experienced Writer (Season 1-7)/Producer in Writers Room (Executive Producer, Season 2-8), Roberto Benabib
Experienced Writer (Season 1-7)/Producer in Writers Room (Executive Producer, Season 5-8), Matthew Salsberg
Directed by, Producer in Writers Room (Executive Producer, Season 3-7), Craig Zisk
Director by, Producer in Writers Room (Executive Producer, Season 8), Scott Ellis
Experienced Writer (Season 3-8)/Producer (Co-Executive Producer, Season 8), Victoria Morrow
Experienced Writer (Season 5-8)/Producer (Co-Executive Producer, Season 8), Stephan Falk

Episode list[edit]

Season 1 (2005)[edit]

The theme song for the first season of the show was the original track of Malvina Reynolds' "Little Boxes," which was played over an opening sequence depicting the show's suburban setting.

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"You Can't Miss the Bear"	Brian Dannelly	Jenji Kohan	August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)
Recently widowed housewife Nancy Botwin has turned to dealing marijuana to support her two sons and maintain their position in the picturesque suburb of Agrestic, CA. She sells some of her product to Josh Wilson, a fellow dealer. When Celia tells Nancy that Josh has been dealing to young children, she uses newly found personal information about Josh to stop him. Shane is harassed by his classmates and retaliates by spraying them with paint from a squirt gun. Silas and Quinn conspire to have sex together. Quinn records an affair between Dean and a tennis pro; Celia later sees the recording and is forced to deal with her husband's infidelity.
2	2	"Free Goat"	Brian Dannelly	Jenji Kohan	August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)
Unable to deposit her pot money at the bank, Nancy is unable to pay her bills. To obtain product on credit, she has to offer her car and her wedding ring to Heylia as collateral. Doug suggests that Nancy start a cover business to launder money through. Shane grieves for his father by watching old home videos. Celia shaves the hair off of Dean's head as retaliation for his affair. Silas confronts Celia over Quinn's disappearance. Celia tells him that she was sent to a reform school in Mexico; Celia doesn't tell him that it was punishment for recording Dean's affair. Celia confronts Helen Chin, the woman with whom Dean had an affair, and they have drinks at a local bar.
3	3	"Good Shit Lollipop"	Craig Zisk	Roberto Benabib	August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)
Nancy discovers the medical cannabis clubs in Los Angeles and that Heylia has been selling her a low quality product. Conrad helps Nancy to produce tasty Cannabis foods. Celia discovers Isabelle's secret chocolate stash and replaces it with chocolate laced with laxatives. After Isabelle soils herself at school, she retaliates by stuffing Imodium into Celia's pill box. Celia unsuccessfully tries to get Nancy to have an affair with her in retaliation against Dean. Silas and Megan start a relation on an odd note. Shane shoots what he thinks to be a mountain lion in its face.
4	4	"Fashion of the Christ"	Burr Steers	Jenji Kohan	August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)
Andy Botwin, Nancy's brother-in-law, arrives from Alaska. Nancy is not thrilled to see him, telling him "everything you touch turns to shit." Andy recruits Shane to sell a batch of T-Shirts with a typo (spelling "Chris died for your sins"), effectively offending the community's "hypo-Christians"; he also engages in a sex chat with Megan using Silas' screenname. Enraged by Andy's behavior, Nancy threatens to throw him out of the house. Andy reveals that he had learned of Nancy's business from Conrad and asks to join her; he also convinces Silas that his chat only encouraged Megan to want Silas more, which prompts Megan and Silas to start an intense physical relationship. After a crate of soda pop crashes into Celia's house, she tells Dean that she has breast cancer.
5	5	"Lude Awakening"	Lee Rose	Devon K. Shepard	September 5, 2005 (2005-09-05)
After encountering the dangerous side of dealing, Nancy contemplates leaving the business. Andy meets Doug, and they instantly bond over their love of pot. Andy approaches Nancy about the plan to set up a sham bakery, but she turns him down. Andy buys an ounce of weed from Heylia to sell in Agrestic. A police officer arrests him for simple possession, a minor offense without jail time. Celia reveals to Nancy that she ordered the plane to drop the soda on her house. Celia gives a lot of clothes and furniture away to her housekeeper. Shane writes a rap song about killing a fellow student, and Nancy verbally chastises him. Shane has a discussion with Celia about how they both make people uncomfortable. She advises him to, "Let your freak flag fly." Silas dumps Megan and then tries to woo her back.
6	6	"Dead in the Nethers"	Arlene Sanford	Michael Platt & Barry Safchik	September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)
Nancy signs the paperwork needed to open the sham bakery. Doug calls her a drug dealer for the first time. Nancy objects: "I'm not a drug dealer. I'm a mother who distributes illegal product through a sham bakery." Conrad and Nancy agree to go with Celia to an African-American dance club before she undergoes breast removal surgery. Celia has an affair with Conrad. Silas and Megan normalize their relationship. Shane makes a terrorist video, which shocks Nancy. Lupita discovers Nancy's cache of marijuana in her closet and demands a raise. Nancy mourns Judah's death by watching a tape of them making love.
7	7	"Higher Education"	Tucker Gates	Shawn Schepps	September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)
Nancy hires a college student named Sanjay to tutor Silas and decides to expand her customer base to other college students, but makes an enemy in the process. Celia goes into surgery for her breast cancer and receives an unwanted visit from her mother. Andy pursues the mother of one of Shane's new friends.
8	8	"The Punishment Light"	Robert Berlinger	Rolin Jones	September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26)
Andy and Doug trash Nancy's house looking for a rat as she deals with rival dealer Alejandro. Shane bites the foot of a boy he is challenging at a karate competition and finds Nancy a friend in the boy's father, Peter. Celia and Dean go toe to toe when she reveals to him that she slept with Conrad.
9	9	"The Punishment Lighter"	Paul Feig	Matthew Salsberg	October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03)
Nancy is arrested by a college police officer and gets $14,000 worth of marijuana confiscated. Celia challenges a fellow PTA mother and Silas becomes closer with Megan's family.
10	10	"The Godmother"	Lev L. Spiro	Jenji Kohan	October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)
Heylia sternly lectures Conrad for beating up the security guard because it could "grind all our [plans] into the ground." Because Heylia believes Conrad was trying to impress Nancy by being a "big man" for her, Heylia orders him to cut off all contact with Nancy. When Heylia informs Nancy, Nancy balks. After Heylia refuses to start growing Conrad's new special strain of marijuana, Conrad approaches Nancy. "Front me some money…, and we can be selling within three months." Nancy forms a team to work her operation. Silas revels that he knows Nancy deals pot. Andy advises Nancy to inform Shane about her business because Silas was angry about being lied to. Nancy ignores his advice. Andy resolves to enroll in Rabbinical school to avoid military deployment to Iraq. Celia witnesses Iasbelle kissing another girl; Celia shows her disapproval. Vaneeta gives birth to a child. Nancy chooses to make time for Peter. After having sex, Nancy discovers that he works for the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Season 2 (2006)[edit]

In the second season, different musical acts began performing different versions of "Little Boxes" in each episode.^[19] "Theme song performance" denotes the band or artist who performed the theme for that episode.

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Theme song performance	Original air date
11	1	"Corn Snake"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Elvis Costello	August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14)
Celia decides to run for Doug's seat on the city council after her request for help in dealing with a car accident is ignored. Nancy tries to remain calm after discovering that Peter is a DEA agent, while also trying to maintain her family unity. Andy attempts to get into Rabbinical school to avoid deployment and Sanjay encounters problems at the bakery.
12	2	"Cooking with Jesus"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Death Cab for Cutie	August 21, 2006 (2006-08-21)
Moving forward without Conrad's help, Andy, Doug and Nancy attend a pot expo, where Nancy buys a plant and Andy finds a way into Rabbinical school. Celia's family deserts her as the election campaign continues. Megan gets into Princeton University, and Silas is devastated because this means they won't be together. When Nancy tries to break up with Peter, he reveals that he knows she deals drugs.
13	3	"Last Tango in Agrestic"	Bryan Gordon	Roberto Benabib	Engelbert Humperdinck	August 28, 2006 (2006-08-28)
Nancy and Peter elope to protect their relationship in the face of conflicting occupations. Celia enrolls Isabelle in an exercise program and becomes unwillingly involved. Heylia becomes infatuated with a Nation of Islam member named Joseph. Andy educates Shane on masturbation and Conrad returns to aid Nancy in purchasing a grow house.
14	4	"A.K.A. The Plant"	Lev L. Spiro	Matthew Salsberg	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	September 4, 2006 (2006-09-04)
The grow house begins to flourish under Conrad's decision-making and the use of Nancy's false identity (a Québécoise from Montreal named Lacy Laplante), but is soon threatened by territorial Armenian mobsters. Dean is laid off and Isabelle is approached about becoming a model for a plus-sized clothing line. Silas receives an expected surprise from Megan and Andy takes Shane to a massage parlor.
15	5	"Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood"	Craig Zisk	Rolin Jones	Charles Barnett	September 11, 2006 (2006-09-11)
Nancy talks to Peter about her competitive neighbors. Silas and Megan tell her father about the pregnancy, but face disastrous consequences. Celia begins wondering what Nancy does with all of her time when she is denied help in campaigning. Heylia prepares for a date with Joseph. Shane makes new friends at school.
16	6	"Crush Girl Love Panic"	Tucker Gates	Devon K. Shepard	Aidan Hawken	September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18)
Unaware that Nancy is married to Peter and that she orchestrated a raid on their neighbors, Conrad grows suspicious. Celia gets thrown off the set of a commercial Isabelle is filming. Shane joins the school debate team to get closer to a girl named Gretchen. Nancy arranges a meeting between Conrad and Peter.
17	7	"Must Find Toes"	Chris Long	Michael Platt & Barry Safchik	Ozomatli	September 25, 2006 (2006-09-25)
Celia and Doug square off on election day. Two of Andy's toes are bitten off by a dog, allowing him to pull out of Rabbinical school without fear of being deployed. Nancy struggles with Silas' plummeting grades and the new direction Shane's romance with Gretchen has taken. A victorious Celia tells Dean of her new drug-free policy for Agrestic.
18	8	"MILF Money"	Craig Zisk	Shawn Schepps	The Submarines	October 2, 2006 (2006-10-02)
Nancy, Conrad and their crew harvest a new strain of marijuana and make their first sale to Snoop Dogg, who names it "MILF weed." News of the strain's popularity reaches Heylia, who pays Conrad an angry visit at the grow house. Peter tells Nancy that the DEA is preparing to bust Heylia to get to a kingpin named U-Turn.
19	9	"Bash"	Christopher Misiano	Rinne Groff	Tim DeLaughter	October 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)
Peter's bust on Heylia goes awry when Heylia is tipped off by Nancy. Shane and Silas celebrate their late father's birthday with Andy's help. Nancy and Conrad install a safe for their supply in the grow house. Doug harasses Celia at a city council meeting, but the two begin an affair shortly after.
20	10	"Mile Deep and a Foot Wide"	Craig Zisk	Rolin Jones	Regina Spektor	October 16, 2006 (2006-10-16)
Heylia applies strong pressure on Nancy to alleviate police surveillance and return her business to normal after the bust. Nancy is overwhelmed and considers quitting drug dealing to live a normal life with Peter, until a dinner becomes marked by conflict. Doug and Celia continue their affair. Andy is paid a visit by his crazy ex-girlfriend Kat.
21	11	"Yeah. Like Tomatoes"	Craig Zisk	Roberto Benabib & Matthew Salsberg	Jenny Lewis & Johnathan Rice	October 23, 2006 (2006-10-23)
Peter turns on Nancy and Conrad after eavesdropping on a conversation in which Nancy says she's realized she doesn't love him. Nancy meets U-Turn to organize one last sale. Forced out of the business, Heylia formulates a plan with the Armenian drug lords to regain some ground. Gretchen forms a dislike of Kat, who reveals her own secrets to Andy. Dean learns of Celia's affair with Doug.
22	12	"Pittsburgh"	Craig Zisk	Jenji Kohan	Malvina Reynolds	October 30, 2006 (2006-10-30)
Conrad, Nancy and Sanjay run into complications with U-Turn, the Armenians and Peter at the deal. Silas sabotages Celia's drug-free policy, putting him in her crosshairs and makes a defiant move that endangers Nancy. Kat tries to recruit Andy to help her evade a bounty hunter amidst Shane's graduation.