Halfway Home

I love this new show on Comedy Central. Tonight's episode was classic. Carly, having been convicted of smuggling drugs from Venezuela (of all places), is one of the five "criminals" being "rehabilitated" at Crenshaw House. Tonight she gives up pot after she learns her GED practice test scores are so low she is considered "mildly retarded."

But it turns out that Carly is both prodigiously intelligent AND intensely bitchy without her daily smoke. The result? Carly freaks out and begins trashing the kitchen, but only after taking the GED exam and ultimately scoring the highest grade in California. Because Carly is freaking out, House Supervisor Kenny gives the residents permission to bust out the bong and slip it into the room. Peace descends on Crenshaw House the moment the savage beast finds succor in a long slow hit.

Classic. Yes, marijuana is illegal, but we all know people who are happier and "better adjusted" on drugs; be they prescription anti-depressants or a bit of grass.

One of my favorite things about Comedy Central is that it's subtly political.