It used to be threesomes were a way for nice, drunk college girls to ride out their "Gay 'til May" pacts Senior Year of college and to get included in the latest addition of Girls Gone Wild: Herpes Edition. On Entourage the fun, wholesome MFF, you and your parents know and love, was in full force this week as nice girl Sloane and her nice guy boyfriend, Eric, took on a third in the boudoir, Sloane's old gal pal, bad girl Tori. This being a show about Hollywood however, that wasn't even the most important (albeit the sexier) 3some happening this week on Entourage. That crown belonged to the much more awkward PAS threesome - President of Warner Bros. Alan Gray, Agent Ari Gold and Star Vincent Chase duking it out over pride, shooting days and money after Vince was backstabbed and forced to drop out of Medellin, his dream project by the evil Alan Gray, who wanted to rush Aquaman 2 into production. So the question here really becomes, with Eric bedding two sapphic hotties and Vince taking on his tenacious agent and the duplicitous studio boss, who is the one who really got screwed?
This week's episode of Entourage begins with irony filled fun as we watch loser brother Johnny Drama (I use the term "loser" in the most lovable way possible), playing The Godfather videogame, and I can't tell if Johnny is actually playing the game as Fredo, but just having a reaons to use Drama and Fredo in the same sentence makes me giddy with meta comparisons.
Drama's depressed because he hasn't gotten a phone call from Ari in the 24 hours since he's been his agent. This week's Johnny Drama resume fact: 3 episodes of A Different World with Marisa Tomei. For a guy who can't land a gig, Johnny Drama sure made the rounds in the early 90's. Depressed as he may be there is no reason why he can't take a night off to hang out with his boys. Luckily, Drama was already dressed in his best skank-patrolling outfit while he spent the day on the couch with his video game. Am I the only one who watches movies or plays video games in, at most, my underwear? (Awkward silence).
Tonight is just the boys - I guess they are still reeling from the 250 pound weight they just shed in the form of the Dominator - even Vince and Eric's brief comments about the previous days business events (Losing Medellin = check; = check; $20 million salary demand for Aquaman 2 and incurring the wrath of Warner Bros. studio head, Alan Gray = check and check), is frowned upon. So you can imagine the dismay of Turtle and Drama when Eric bumps into Sloane, who is supposedly his girlfriend. But since we're six episodes into the season and this is the first time we've heard her speak, along with the fact that Eric didn't even know where Sloane would be tonight, it suggests they're maybe gym buddies, as opposed to a hot and heavy couple. Regardless, Sloane is there meeting an old friend for drinks, and with Vince quickly getting picked up by a girl he bought a drink for eons ago, the party quickly turns into a Eric and Sloane date, with a side of hot friend Tori and disappointed Drama and Turtle. Just the way it oughtta be.
Before Vince leaves, however, Eric gets a call from Ari who says that Alan feels so bad about making Vince lose out on Medellin he's willing to bump his price tag from $7 to $10 million. Vince says he stands firm at $20 mil. Ari does not like that answer, because Alan Gray is someone you don't want to piss off. No shit, this dude is scary. Like Lord of All Darkness scary. Yikes. Vince and Eric aren't so interested in these threats, and the phone call ends with Eric hanging up on Ari. It's like they are in Vince's backyard -wait, they're from Queens, so it's like they are on Vince's front stoop - and just playing Hollywood actor. At this point how can they sitll have no idea how the basics of Hollywood work? It's getting kind of annoying.
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Comments (12)
Umnata, I am just now reading these Entourage recaps and I have to say - you are fantastic!! Great job!
My love for you is almost as much as my love for Ari and Lloyd but after Sunday's episode...not so much. God, I LOVE Ari and I love Lloyd's and his relationship. They crack me up!
And thank you for calling Eric a hobbit. A nasaly-voiced hobbit more accurately.
1 of 12 | Posted by BSL
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Posted on July 18, 2006 1:56 PM
I particularly liked how Vince is "a man of principle"...except when he reneged on that movie deal he made at Sundance with the thinly-veiled Weinstein clone, in order to make Aquaman with Cameron.
Principles are in the eye of the beholder...and I think the boys should be returning those Aston Martins and Ducatis any day now...
2 of 12 | Posted by whawha
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Posted on July 18, 2006 2:25 PM
because I believe everything I see on TV, I will now completely ignore my girlfriend for the next month or so and hope said snub leads to a threesome.
3 of 12 | Posted by HalluxValgus
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Posted on July 18, 2006 3:04 PM
I must admit, I'm on Team Eric. I'd definitely sleep with him, but my ground rule would be: no third party (except maybe Ari :)
Do men expect threesomes now? God, I hope not.
I guess this show really is a male fantasy (though I love it, and I'm a girl), esp. when you consider that the pretty driver-chick last season slept with Drama (ew) and Turtle (double ew) AT THE SAME TIME. *shudder*
4 of 12 | Posted by maybeimamazed02
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Posted on July 18, 2006 4:07 PM
When I first discovered this series mid-season last year, I wondered what E stood for. Now I think “E” stands for “Erection”, which is what I get when I think about Eric hitting the trifecta with those two hot lesbians!
I thought the cute blond girl looked familiar. It's disappointing that HBO cancelled “The Comeback”after only one season. You would think that they (of all networks!) would be willing to give a new show some time to develop an audience.
I can’t wait to see Vince (and Ari) weasel their sorry asses out of this predicament.
5 of 12 | Posted by conrad5
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Posted on July 18, 2006 5:09 PM
Umnata, you have done the best job ever recapping this ep, so much so that I will not even comments on the misspellings (oops, just did). Whatever, your side comments during the faithful recapping are excellent and you have captured the essence of "Entourage". I do think Vince's role is about to change and the boys will begin to shine on their own.
The threesome, as interesting as it was was just a nice little treat for us faithful watchers, even for the females in our group. They could have made it cheap and tawdry by using Drama or shy and listless with Turtle or even (heven forbid) cold and preening by using Vince.
Does Vince really think that turning down the extra $5.5 mil will impress Alan? Guys like Alan consider that a victory, not a lesson in principles.
6 of 12 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on July 19, 2006 9:53 AM
Ya know, I just came up with the thought that Vince is like a computer CPU. Without the peripherals it would be just a doorstop.
7 of 12 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on July 19, 2006 9:55 AM
Great recap, but you forgot the BEST line of the whole episode - when Ari and Lloyd show up at the door - Turtle says "It must be serious - Ari brought his muscle."
8 of 12 | Posted by nycid
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Posted on July 19, 2006 10:24 AM
Umnata, your recaps make me wish I got HBO.
Tony A.: I'm glad Vince turned down the extra money. I don't think he did it to impress Alan but because he really believed taking it would compromise his priniciples (even if they aren't as rock solid as they should be). Nothing wrong with trying to do the right thing as you see it. I'd like to remind Alan Vader that sequels with different stars than the original don't tend to do so well. Especially if the original was a big hit. Ah well, it's all the politics of Hollywood and, while fascinating to watch, will rot the soul.
9 of 12 | Posted by zevonia
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Posted on July 19, 2006 11:19 AM
Zev onia, my point is that Vince created the problem by trying to force Alan's hand and now he's willing to throw away a fortune to satisfy his flimsy ego. Any good Queens boy would take the loot and enjoy it.
As far as big stars playing the game, even the great Brando had to bend to the wills of big studio bosses. It's an ego business but the stars are merely given the illusion of "control" so the studios can make the big money.
10 of 12 | Posted by Tony A.
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Posted on July 20, 2006 10:45 AM
zevonia - ALAN VADER! Can't believe I didn't think of that one! hysterical!
11 of 12 | Posted by umnata
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Posted on July 20, 2006 11:59 AM
Yo, Ummie, you refer to the character of Alan as "That guy", but hes actually a long time and respected actor, Paul Ben-Victor, whos been in a number of TV shows and movies the past 25 years or so,,try a little research! Also, big news, Johnny Drama HAS a new gig, hosting some show on the TV Guide Channel, starting Monday-check your local listings for times in your area!
12 of 12 | Posted by joemamma1212
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Posted on July 22, 2006 4:08 PM