Mary-Kate Olsen steps out solo as "Weeds" regular (plays Christian who loves Jesus and gets high).

Reuters ^ | 08/23/2007

[SirLinksalot]

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In her first major solo role without her twin sister, Mary-Kate Olsen is returning to series television for the first time since 2002 with a co-starring role on Showtime's dark comedy "Weeds."

Olsen will play Tara, a devoted Christian girl living in the newly developed megachurch community Majestic who becomes a love interest for Nancy Botwin's (Mary-Louise Parker) son Silas (Hunter Parrish). Olsen will appear in 10 of the 15 episodes of the show's third season, which premieres August 13.

Since their debut on ABC's hit comedy series "Full House" at age 9 months, Olsen and her twin sister, Ashley, have starred together in a string of kids- and tween-oriented series and movies for television and video. In 2001-2002 they starred in the ABC Family sitcom "So Little Time." They most recently starred in the 2004 feature comedy "New York Minute," which the two also produced.

Olsen's role on the edgy Showtime series about a pot-dealing mom (Parker) also is a departure from the wholesome, PG characters she and her sister have played and opens a new chapter in her acting career. Olsen's treatment in 2004 for an eating disorder was widely reported.

"'Weeds' isn't your 8 o'clock family fare," series creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan said. "It's an adult show with adult subject matter, and we're confident Mary-Kate is right for the role. She came in and read with Hunter and was absolutely charming and real and seemed like a great fit. Audiences have seen only one side of Mary-Kate, but here we'll see her in a whole new light."

In addition to Olsen, joining the "Weeds" cast this upcoming season is previously announced Matthew Modine.

[SirLinksalot]

This is how Olsen describes her character :

"Tara is from the town of Majestic and she is a good Christian girl with a twist," said Olsen. "She's a Christian. She teaches Silas and wants to tell them all about the Bible. Maybe she's stoned while doing so but she wants to tell them about it. I mean, she walks in, basically she is who she is but the audience ends up seeing really who she is as the episodes go on."

One dialogue has this : "I Love Jesus and I get stoned in order to talk to Him. We have such great conversations together."

[Gay State Conservative]

Wow...I think I'll have to tune in to *this* TV classic.

NOT!

[Natchez Hawk]

My Girls!

[Victor]

I was a born-again Christian who used to also smoke pot; thought it was OK until the Lord showed me otherwise.

Now I'm a born-again Christian free from addiction. I think that's a better lifestyle portrayal than what this TV show would offer up, but what do I know.....

[this is my name not yours]

"I Love Jesus and I get stoned in order to talk to Him. We have such great conversations together."

Idiot. Everyone knows that's what magic mushrooms are for.

[absolootezer0]

Idiot. Everyone knows that's what magic mushrooms are for.

sometimes its cactus too. i prefer the frogs tho.

[rightinthemiddle]

Yup, keep portraying Christians as crazy and hypocritical. Hollywood has an agenda.

[peggybac]

Is Mary-Kate the nice twin or the slutty one?

[Tax-chick]

If she’s going to be realistic as a pot smoker, she’ll need to eat something.

[evets]

Bush's fault.

[r9etb]

If she’s going to be realistic as a pot smoker, she’ll need to eat something.

The Lord works in mysterious ways ... perhaps this is His way of saying, "hey Mary-Kate! Eat a sandwich, girl!!"

[hardback]

FR Rules & regulations must be strictly enforced!

[misterrob]

The girl needs to develop a case of the munchies...

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Tara is from the town of Majestic and she is a good Christian girl with a twist," said Olsen. "She's a Christian. She teaches Silas and wants to tell them all about the Bible. Maybe she's stoned while doing so but she wants to tell them about it.

Haw haw, that's quite a twist (as they like to say in Hollywood). Those zany tee-vee writers. Haw haw...sure does fit the 'ends justify the means and it's all about me' pragmatism of today's young people. I bet we can expect a lot of great gospel messages from that twisted character.

[pepsionice]

Lets be honest...all the Mary-J-Uanna smokers we knew in high school....are all 30 pounds overweight. You don’t starve on grass.

[ELS]

If she’s going to be realistic as a pot smoker, she’ll need to eat something.

LOL!

[ccmay]

The Bible does not prohibit marijuana use; in fact, Genesis 1:29 explicitly states that it is permitted: "And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."

See also Matt. 15:11, Romans 14:2-17, and I Timothy 4:1-6.

On the other hand, Scripture contains dozens of injunctions against strong drink and drunkenness-- as it should, because modern medical science confirms that alcohol is vastly more dangerous and destructive than marijuana.

Yet there are plenty of so-called "Christians" here on FR and throughout society who are quite happy to condemn pot smokers between gulps of their martinis.

-ccm

[BibChr]

Some things never change.

Clinton lies.

Government grows.

Hollywood can depict realistic homosexuals, rapists, child molestors, heroes, villains — can’t do a practicing, Bible-believing Christian (which should be the same thing said three different ways) to save its life.

Or won’t.

[Tax-chick]

to you it shall be for meat

That would imply eating, not inhaling. MJ salad, anyone?