After hating almost every episode of this show for the past five years, I’ve suddenly become interested (albeit mildly) in the direction the series has taken. While I’m long past being able to laugh at the show’s juvenile and chauvinistic sense of humor, the dramatic plot lines of both Ari and Vince suddenly have legs. The best aspect of Entourage has always been its handling of the business of Hollywood. Ari is caught in a professional quagmire, as everyone he’s ever wronged is coming out of the woodwork to take him down. His marriage, which has always seemed contentious but impregnable, is suddenly in genuine jeopardy as a direct result of his disgusting behavior at work. Ari’s hubris may end up bringing him to his knees. Let’s see if he can fight his way out of it this time.
Vince, who last season had nothing to do but bang a different random girl each episode, suddenly finds himself in a genuine freefall: cocaine, porn stars, terrible business decisions and a seeming death wish. This is Entourage, not Breaking Bad, so of course he’ll pull himself out of this muck eventually. But it may not happen this season. He may seriously damage his career and could easily get his heart squashed by the delectable Sasha Grey, just like he did by Mandy Moore back in season 2.
I continue to be disinterested in both Drama and Turtle’s plot lines, but I’ll take what I can get from this show.
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