Ok, so this weeks show was a trademark Entourage episode. It had all the characteristics: Too many little story lines to remember, Ari storming around, Turtle and Drama going at it, and a one-liner for a conclusion. This list may sound condescending, but these are the things that make the show unique and as popular as it is.
I frequently forget how long of a run Entourage has had. It wasn't until I saw Turtle dressed like a wangster and heard Drama ask, "why are you dressed like it's 04?", that I realized that eight years have passed throughout the shows life span. In any other circumstance, this episode would have satisfied me, but the fact that there are only six episodes left makes me nervous.
I'm happy that some sort of closure was made with Sloane and E. I fully expect E to be in a funk for a couple of episodes because of Sloane's move to New York, but it would have been a nuisance to drag that storyline along all throughout season 8.
We got to see some traditional Ari fastwalk/storming around in this episode, and he regained his long running title as the best character on the show. His hilariously profane remarks were as sharp and hardhitting as ever. However, his marital problems seem to persist and show no signs of going away. I would be a bold IP address liar if I said I had any clue about how this problem would or would not be resolved.
Speaking of predictions, I'd also like to mention that I predicted Turtle and Alex wouldn't last, primarily because of her new found success. Although they have yet to break it off, I'm reasonably happy with the current progress.
An intriguing new story line is that of "Johnny Bananas". I think everyone knew that the show would be a great project and a success. The fact that it was a comeback project for both Walsh and Drama (and now Dice), was a near guarantee that it would be good. However, Dice's unpredictable personality may bring turmoil to the smooth sailings which were destined to lie ahead of the show.
Lastly, I have to reiterate the fact that I am a huge Billy Walsh fan. Everything about his character is unique, entertaining, and inexplicable. The scene in which he was reading and pondering Vince's script gave me a flashback to the first time he read Medellin. He locked himself up for a very long time while reading, then burst out yelling "PABLO F***ING ESCOBAR!!!". His facial expressions in this episode were hilarious and the nervous state he was putting Vince in was priceless.
Overall, the show was a good one. Not great, which is dissapointing because it's almost over.
P.S. Ari golden corn tamale?!?!?!?!
Until next time,
Stevan Sauce Manojlovic
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