web counter
 

The Maze-like Intricacies of "Entourage" Continue to Confound

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under TV Reviews | Comments (22)

6a00d8341c630a53ef0.jpg

HBO’s “Entourage,” now in its seventh season, is a complex emotional drama. It’s a minefield of plot turns, complications, and relationship turmoil. We here at Pajiba don’t want you to have to face the density of the show alone. Throughout the seventh season, we will be tracking every crucial highlight of the show, guiding you through the twists and turns of the labyrinthine HBO comedy.

Because of the density of “Entourage,” I unfortunately have not covered it in the last four weeks. It took over a month to process those developments, and now that I have finally wrapped my brain around this season’s narrative arc, I think I can properly get you up to speed thanks to half a bottle of Ginseng, a few flow charts, and an Oxford’s English dictionary.

Weeks 3 - 7 HIghlights

  • Vince began dating porn star Sasha Grey. He did cocaine. It may cost him a gig in a Randall Wallace superhero movie, Airwalker.

  • Johnny Drama is still unemployed. Billy Walsh is attempting to create an animated show built around his voice.

  • Eric is still engaged. His attempts to introduce anal intercourse into his relationship faltered.

  • Turtle’s limousine service failed. Now, he’s promoting tequila by using Vince’s fame. He’s also involved with the woman who quit the limo service after Turtle made a pass at her.

  • Ari’s attempts to bring an NFL team to L.A. were derailed after Lizzie Grant quit and the contents of tape recordings she made of Ari — where he called his staff c*nts and cocksuckers — were leaked to Deadline Hollywood by Amanda Daniels.


    Previous Weeks

    Week 2 Highlights:

  • Vince got a haircut, sky-dived.
  • Johnny Drama is still unemployed; Lloyd, and now Eric, can’t find him a job.
  • Turtle wrongfully accused a former limo driver of credit card theft, apologized.
  • Jerry Jones wants Ari to bring an NFL team to L.A.


    Week 1 Highlights:

  • Vince succumbs to pressure from Nick Cassavetes and does his own stunt.
  • Eric is still engaged.
  • Johnny Drama is still unemployed; Lloyd can’t find him a job.
  • One of Turtle’s drivers quits after Turtle makes a pass at her.
  • Ari still runs the most successful agency in the world.









    Each Time You Like, Share, Tweet or Stumble a Pajiba Post, An Angel Does the Paul Rudd Dance

    ← Well, Somebody Has to Listen to Russell Crowe Grunt | "The Next Three Days" Trailer | Pajiba Love 16/08/10 →









    Comments

    Adrien Grenier hates the jews?

    Posted by: PissBoy at August 16, 2010 11:56 AM

    • I'm tired just reading that. Thanks for taking one for the team Dustin.

    Posted by: Mrs. Julien at August 16, 2010 12:09 PM

    Whoa. This makes the entirety of Lost look like an episode of Full House. Deep, man.

    Posted by: figgy at August 16, 2010 12:12 PM

    Dustin, you made a bunch of mistakes in your column. I took the liberty of fixing them:

    Vince is high and boring.

    Johnny Drama is still boring.

    Eric is still engaged to being boring.

    Turtle’s promoting boredom.

    Ari’s attempts to bore boredom succeeds in television boringness.

    Posted by: Kballs at August 16, 2010 12:16 PM

    Also, the show requires way too much of the old willing suspension of disbelief. How is it that Turtle can date The Sopranos' Jamie-Lynn Sigler (starring as herself) in one season, and then be involved in the next season with a character played by an actress who portrayed AJ Soprano's fiancée on the show? It's like a continuation of the braincramps posed by The Sopranos itself, which both made explicit references to Goodfellas and employed 98 percent of the movie's cast at some point in the show's run.

    Yeah, I suppose this is actually a tiny nitpick in the face of the much larger absurdities of a show about a superstar who is neither super nor starrish. But hey, Entourage gives us the occasional glimpse of Carla Gugino and Perrey Reeves, so that's something.

    Posted by: Steve at August 16, 2010 12:30 PM

    You're missing the important nuances.

    Vince may have a coke/vicodin problem or maybe he just drank too much coffee. But possibly he's sliding into a drug induced oblivion led by the evil Sasha Gray. She's a real life porn star you know! Or maybe when Vince realizes she gets paid to fuck better hung dudes he'll dump her and get his act together. either way the suspense is almost tangible.

    Ari may change into a less assholish person now that his private assholishness is made public.

    Turtle may become a tequilla billionaire or maybe the tequilla guy just wants Vinces autograph.

    Emmanuelle Chriqui is still smokin hot! As well as Carl Guigno and whoever the chick is that's with Turtle and and that's enough to make it an enjoyable 25 minutes of escapism for me.

    oh and Drama is still unemployed.

    Posted by: logan at August 16, 2010 12:33 PM

    Bringing back Billy Walsh was epic. I saw him and was like "Oh wow. Forgot about that guy. Cool." Haven't had that sort of reaction from a show in years!

    Posted by: Schmidt at August 16, 2010 12:41 PM

    Is Scott Caan related to Chaka?

    Posted by: Steve at August 16, 2010 12:46 PM

    We Caan only hope.

    Posted by: Mrs. Julien at August 16, 2010 12:54 PM

    KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!

    Posted by: logan at August 16, 2010 1:06 PM

    1) The only reasons to watch this show are Adrian Grenier's physical beauty and Piven's over-the-top scenery-chewing. Therefore, I object to the header picture, because it fails to showcase the former. Actually, Piven's assistant sometimes entertains me too.

    2) Re Grenier's good looks. Wow, how disappointing. I did not realize until right this second that his attractiveness is completely hair-dependent. I don't believe his acting is good enough to make up for that haircut.

    3) This is still on? What's the demographic of this show's audience—Brooklyn/Jersey wanna-be Hollywood posers, and the girls that do them love them?

    Posted by: Dudleys Mom at August 16, 2010 1:32 PM

    Star Adrian Grenier, seen here in makeup for his upcoming role as the young Benito in the musical Manicotti for Mussolini . . .

    Posted by: Tracer Bullet at August 16, 2010 1:48 PM

    Eddie Munster lives.

    Posted by: jimbob at August 16, 2010 2:05 PM

    KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!
    Posted by: logan at August 16, 2010 1:06 PM

    What? I think this show sucks.......

    Posted by: Kahntahmp at August 16, 2010 2:57 PM

    Wait, Billy Walsh is back??? He's the only reason I ever liked that show, and I stopped watching when he left. Blast!

    Posted by: Dorothy Snarker at August 16, 2010 3:36 PM

    They completely neutered the Billy Walsh character so don't get too excited.

    Posted by: schrome at August 16, 2010 8:33 PM

    Fuck, that's a shame, Billy Walsh was the shit.

    Posted by: Mick J at August 16, 2010 9:05 PM

    Why HBO has kept this POS on for so many years when much better series were dumped after a short run is puzzling.

    I guess the cast works cheap?

    Posted by: mechadave at August 16, 2010 9:41 PM

    I've seen almost every episode save for this season, but I had to unfollow ToureX once he started tweeting about how great the show was.

    That said, Billy Walsh ripping off his shirt and revealing that Pablo Escobar tattoo on his back remains my favorite Entourage moment.

    Posted by: Turtle at August 16, 2010 11:12 PM

    The tattoo was pretty funny.

    Posted by: logan at August 17, 2010 10:54 AM

    love the comments, but i think i'm "in love" with you dustin!

    Posted by: invisiblewoman at August 17, 2010 8:35 PM

    It's great that he is back as I feel he is the only guy in the show that makes it worth watching and holds all the others up.

    Posted by: Kyles limo hire at August 30, 2010 12:04 PM