(S03E18) "Don't tell me you whack off to The Warriors..." -Ari

One of the things that's impressed me about this second half of Entourage's third season, is the way the show has grown. It's evolved into something much more than just a comedy program full of fart and boob jokes. Even the episodes that aren't loaded with the funny can still be excellent and this installment was no exception. To see where our four main characters were once at and where they've ended up is just very cool to watch. Drama's personal growth has been something of a hardship (that's putting it lightly) and to see him finally achieve success is immensely rewarding for a viewer.

Of course, even "victory" has to be a huge ordeal for Drama. From his hour-long unsuccessful rub n' tug, to the storming of the Variety offices, to his drunken bender at the edge of the Grand Canyon, nothing ever comes easy for this guy. Then over 16 million people watched Five Towns. I think Vince, E, and Turtle better get used to not having breakfast prepared for them every morning because Drama is about to get very busy.

Carrying equal weight in this episode was Vince and Eric's continued efforts to land Medellín. Ari even went as far as to bring in Joe Roberts, the same guy that offered Vince Matterhorn a few years ago. Well... Matterhorn never got made. The catch? You can't have one without the other. Vince eventually just bought Medellín for himself for only $5 million. Good deal, right?

So now him and E just became producers. Joe made a point to say something to Vince though and I think it may be my favorite Entourage moment ever. He compared Vince's passion and insane devotion to this project to Coppola when he made Apocalypse Now. If you need to see what Joe is talking about, go rent Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. It's a incredibly good documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now and how it almost destroyed Coppola. To be honest, I hope Vince gets that crazy. Could make for some great episodes.

Also worth mentioning...

• Turtle gets a girlfriend? What?!? Well, I suppose she is the only girl for him. Loves shoes as much as he does. ("She's me with tits!")
• Nice turn by Michael Hitchcock as the Variety critic that trashed Drama's performance.
• NBC did give Joey 46 episodes! Damn...

So now what? Is Vince really going to sell the house? Because this whole Medellín thing has serious potential to break him. Emotionally and monetarily. Looks like Drama might become the Chase family breadwinner for a while. 6 out of 7.