Alright, so I just finished watching a great season 8 premiere of Entourage through an awful internet connection. The buffering was about as fast as Vlade Divac in his twilight years. I seriously contemplated storming into a Drexel administrators office Ari Gold style and going off on a bender of profanity, but I digress. I wouldn't go as far as saying that this is one of the all time great episodes of Entourage, but it was very solid, top tier material.
Vince shunning E probably kept most of the viewers pretty intrigued throughout the episode, I know that I was curious to see what would happen. Their private conversation was a little bit anti-climatic, but it did lead to everyone finally trashing that awful movie idea. Ari's comment was hilarious by the way, "It was actually disgusting".
What the episode lacked in trademark Ari Gold action, it made up for with more camera time from my main man Drama. You can always count on a problematic situation for Vince to result in primetime Drama. His attempts at fool-proofing the house as well as keeping Vince shielded and grounded brought out the unpredictable and inexplicable Johnny that I was worried we wouldn't see this season. The end of season 7 foreshadowed some success for Drama which I thought would result in a more controlled character. Thankfully, I was wrong.
I was definitely surprised to see E and scott doing as well as they are, their mutiny against Murray could have had a disastrous result. Johnny Galecki did a good job in his cameo appearance and generated some friction between the new partners which could be a taste of some great dialogue between the two in the upcoming episodes. On a side note, I wonder what will happen with E's hot secretary. As I recall, Drama showed an interest in her near the end of season 7. However, this is exactly the kind of story line which has vanished in the past (Ahem, Lauren London's character and Turtle).
Turtle looks like he finally found his niche as a human being, although I wouldn't be surprised if he and his girl break up soon. Her growing celebrity status as the "Tequila Avion girl" could become the wedge that drives them apart. Either way, his character has always generated some hilarious conversations with everyone, and hopefully his consistent roasting with drama will continue as the season moves along. There should be plenty of banter between the two now that they are living together again.
The love troubles facing E and Ari will probably bring some emotional depth which the show's never really had. Aside from Vince's depression because of the Mandy Moore break up, there hasn't been a lot of heartache for the main dudes. I don't think I can count Drama's break up with the French chick because it was more humorous than worrisome. Turtle had a serious relationship with the actress from the Sopranos, but their breakup happened at the end of a season which prevented viewers from seeing any real suffering.
Overall, I was very pleased with the way the show opened it's final season. It's too bad that this season will be so short. I'm excited, and a little nervous, to see how they will wrap it all up in such a limited amount of time. Keeping my fingers crossed for a movie in a couple of years.
Oh, I almost forgot. Billy Walsh is a fantastic character, he needs more camera time.
Until next time,
Stevan Sauce Manojlovic
Vince shunning E probably kept most of the viewers pretty intrigued throughout the episode, I know that I was curious to see what would happen. Their private conversation was a little bit anti-climatic, but it did lead to everyone finally trashing that awful movie idea. Ari's comment was hilarious by the way, "It was actually disgusting".
What the episode lacked in trademark Ari Gold action, it made up for with more camera time from my main man Drama. You can always count on a problematic situation for Vince to result in primetime Drama. His attempts at fool-proofing the house as well as keeping Vince shielded and grounded brought out the unpredictable and inexplicable Johnny that I was worried we wouldn't see this season. The end of season 7 foreshadowed some success for Drama which I thought would result in a more controlled character. Thankfully, I was wrong.
I was definitely surprised to see E and scott doing as well as they are, their mutiny against Murray could have had a disastrous result. Johnny Galecki did a good job in his cameo appearance and generated some friction between the new partners which could be a taste of some great dialogue between the two in the upcoming episodes. On a side note, I wonder what will happen with E's hot secretary. As I recall, Drama showed an interest in her near the end of season 7. However, this is exactly the kind of story line which has vanished in the past (Ahem, Lauren London's character and Turtle).
Turtle looks like he finally found his niche as a human being, although I wouldn't be surprised if he and his girl break up soon. Her growing celebrity status as the "Tequila Avion girl" could become the wedge that drives them apart. Either way, his character has always generated some hilarious conversations with everyone, and hopefully his consistent roasting with drama will continue as the season moves along. There should be plenty of banter between the two now that they are living together again.
The love troubles facing E and Ari will probably bring some emotional depth which the show's never really had. Aside from Vince's depression because of the Mandy Moore break up, there hasn't been a lot of heartache for the main dudes. I don't think I can count Drama's break up with the French chick because it was more humorous than worrisome. Turtle had a serious relationship with the actress from the Sopranos, but their breakup happened at the end of a season which prevented viewers from seeing any real suffering.
Overall, I was very pleased with the way the show opened it's final season. It's too bad that this season will be so short. I'm excited, and a little nervous, to see how they will wrap it all up in such a limited amount of time. Keeping my fingers crossed for a movie in a couple of years.
Oh, I almost forgot. Billy Walsh is a fantastic character, he needs more camera time.
Until next time,
Stevan Sauce Manojlovic
Billy Walsh bringing those girls into the party was just amazing. That Johnny goes Bananas show actually looked legit! One last thing, they ended the episode with the track 'till I collapse' which I really enjoyed.
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