Is it just me or has Drama’s role on “Entourage” significantly increased during the second half of this season? Initially used strictly for comedic effect, the older Chase brother is finally coming into his own. His new NBC drama is a certified hit and he’s just been offered a part in Brett Ratner’s latest project, “Rush Hour 3.” Well, sort of. After arriving at Ratner’s bachelor pad (which is just as a sleazy as you expect), Drama discovers that a serious mistake has been made in regards to his invite. The part being offered isn’t meant for Drama, but rather the 17-year-old Tommy that plays his younger brother on the show.
Nonetheless, Drama is determined to get a part in the film; to the point that he flat out refuses to leave until the mistake has been fixed. And it is, to a degree, when Drama finagles the ominous role of the bus driver out of Ratner with the understanding that he’ll have to pay for his own airfare and hotel accommodations. Drama doesn’t see a problem in this negotiation, as he takes the good news back to Tommy with the deal that if he gets the part, he’ll have to pay for Drama’s plane ticket. A bit shady? Sure. But it was classic Drama at his absolute best.
Meanwhile, Vince and Eric join Ari for a meeting with Yair Marx, a potential financer for “Medellin,” and while things don’t get off to a great start (the guy wants Sylvester Stallone to play Pablo Escobar’s dad), Marx respects Vince’s passion to make the film his way. Negotiations are put under even more stress when Vince receives a phone call from Marx’s wife, Nika, asking him to meet her in private. Cautious that the secretive meeting his meant more as a means to seduce him than for business, Vince brings Eric along, and boy do things not go well. Aside from picking on Eric a handful of times throughout the course of the short chat (did anyone else see her whack him in the head with her purse on the way out?), Nika leaves the meeting completely unimpressed.
Fortunately, that doesn’t seem to change Yair’s mind about financing the film, and he invites them all to dinner to celebrate, delivering the $60 million check disguised as dessert. Of course, there’s only one catch: Yair wants Vince to apologize to Nika by fucking her “like a superstar, while I stay down here and play billiards with your friends.” Wow. Vince has obviously dealt with a situation like this before (though his earlier discussion with E about their 10th grade science teacher was a bit creepy), but I can’t see him going through with it. Especially since next week’s previews seem to indicate that they’re still looking for money to begin production.
