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Entourage: Snow Job

by Jonathan Toomey, posted Aug 20th 2007 8:02AM

Vince

(S04E10) "I like being E." - Turtle

Back to the season. This episode did what we like to call "advance the plot." Remember the plot? This show had one at one point, and as much as I've enjoyed the past few episodes exploring E's choices, I'm glad we finally got back to what the show is all about: Vince's career. Another cool factor? Eric had nothing to do with it this time around. As many folks predicted in last week's poll, right out of the gate E seemed to be focusing his energy on Anna and putting Vince on the back-burner. Doubt very much that'll last too long.

So where were we the last time Lost in the Clouds came up? Oh right... Billy Walsh is nuts and continued to keep that truth valid throughout this episode. Rather than write the script he was commissioned to pen, Walsh wrote something entirely different. It wasn't even based on Lost in the Clouds. What'd he write? Some futuristic space thriller in the year 2075 about farmers, nuclear weapons, and underground societies called Silo. Oh... OK. Guess he forgot about the snow and the mountains... and whatever.

The biggest issue? Dana Gordon hates it and Vince loves it. Cue some vintage Ari wheelin' and dealin' and before long everyone is on board without E having any idea what's going on. It felt like the Entourage of old, seeing Ari in his prime like that.

So while all this was happening, E became the moderator between Anna and her tool of a boyfriend Dave. He calls everyone "dawg" and dresses like on of the Backstreet Boys circa 1999. Yeah... he's that guy. While it was amusing to see E deal with a client on a shoot what wasn't Vince, it still took away from the rest of the episode. It would have worked better had we simply known E was working with Anna and then not see him until the end of the episode. Having absolutely no idea what he was doing would have been far more stressful to Vince and us viewers.

Other thoughts...
  • Nice turn from John Heard as Dana's new boss Richard Wimmer. Although, I'm not sure I find him as intimidating as Alan Grey over at WB.
  • Drama finally said something about Five Towns! It still exists! Apparently, due to the show's large ensemble cast, he only needs to be on set two days a week. Does that sound normal or does he just have a far smaller part than we were led to believe?
Here's the thing though. Despite Vince and the gang getting along without E in this episode, how long can that last? We all know how demanding Vince can get. What happens when he starts sabotaging Eric's role in Anna's career? You know it's gonna happen.
Do you think E will like Walsh's script for Silo?
Yes91 (25.2%)
No270 (74.8%)

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Big D

re: Justin

This is actually season 3 & 4, back to back.

I wish HBO would really extend seasons past the normal 10 episodes or so. I would also like to see Entourage with a longer episode running time, love this show.

August 24 2007 at 10:05 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Justin

Does anyone know when this season ends. It seems like this is the longest season of any show I have ever watched on HBO. About time they started making more than 8-10 shows! Entourage is one of the best...make it an hour!

August 22 2007 at 4:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mace_freley

Tim,

If you go to HBO's website and click on Entourage and find the latest episode and they will list all the songs by artist and aproxamately(sp?) where they appeared in the episode. Cheers!

August 21 2007 at 8:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tim

Hey, does anyone know the name or artist of the song that played towards the end of the episode. I forget now where the show was when the song played but it was about 8 mins to end and sorta hip-hop but with a reggae beat... need to know. Credits didn't show I don't think

August 20 2007 at 8:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Borat

@Jonathan,

Dang you are right. For some reason I spaced during the scene where Ari makes the pitch...I had to watch it again.

August 20 2007 at 6:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
whawha

I agree with the other posters...Vince may be a catalyst for the hijinx but he's not the focal point of the show. I always thought it was about E--trying to make it in Hollywood with some dignity left intact. Even though he got to where he is based on his entourage status, he's trying to leverage that away from pure lamprey-ville.

And Vince? He's as feckless as he was day one...pretending that everytihng is "no worries" but underneath it all, a needy star.

August 20 2007 at 2:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
1iPete

You know, I've become a little annoyed by the constant carping of "advancing the plot", "remember the plot" in the reviews as you dismiss any episode plot points that don't relate directly to Vince. You seem to be suffering from tunnel vision regarding the premise of the show. The show is called Entourage, not Hollywood Star's Career Path.

August 20 2007 at 12:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jonathan Toomey

Borat -

You're missing the point. It's not that Walsh strayed from the material of "Lost in the Clouds." The issue is that he just went a wrote another script having nothing to do with the original material he was hired to adapt.

August 20 2007 at 11:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Borat

Ok, if I was a fan of the book Lost in the clouds, I would never, ever go see whatever the fuck Walsh wrote. C'mon, how far can you stray from the actual material??

August 20 2007 at 11:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Forrest

Glad to see the plot return last night. At the same time...I'm saddened to think that there are only 2 more episodes until next summer! :( Maybe we'll get lucky with a Season 4.2 early next year.

There was definitely a lot of awkward tension between E and Anna. However...I don't tink that they'll end up together. Instead, I think Vince may become jealous because of the lack of E's attention on him and he'll sleep with Anna (or better yet actually date her)...thus forcing E to make a decision on Anna or Vince.

I didn't see any mention of the mess that is coming in their trip to Cannes next episode. I can't wait for next week as I'm sure we'll get a few classic lines from Ari berating Lloyd!

August 20 2007 at 10:33 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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