If there’s one thing “Entourage” is notorious for, it’s setting up potentially earth-shattering events and then brushing them off as if they never happened. The latest offender occurred as a result of last week’s episode, when Eric and Vince came to a standstill on their decisions about Walsh’s early cut of “Medellin.” Everyone (including myself and pinch blogger Jamey Codding) seemed to think this meant the two friends would finally clash, but it never quite came to fruition.
It’s the day after, and Eric’s opinions on Walsh’s cut haven’t changed one bit. He’s got a few changes he’d like to discuss with the director, but when he goes to see him at his post-production hideout, Walsh doesn’t take too kindly to Eric’s notes. It’s not that Eric thinks the film is bad (he does think it’s too long), but rather that it still needs some serious molding, especially after an editor shows him a slick trailer for the film that would surely get people to theaters. When Walsh informs Eric that he’s already submitted the film to Cannes (the French Sundance), however, Eric gets paranoid about the possibility of it getting rejected and turns to Ari for help.
Ari suggests he go see big-time producer Harvey about the possibility of buying the rights to the film (who would refuse to release Walsh’s cut of the film in theaters and re-edit the film to their liking), and despite their differences in the past, Harvey offers Eric $25 million for the film. When Eric tells Vince the good news, he gets a little of his own: the film was accepted into Cannes, and Vince thinks they’ve got a shot at s much better deal if they bring the film to the festival on their own. Boy is Harvey going to be pissed.
Speaking of Vince, he spent of the episode doing what he does best: being a celebrity. After a happenchance run-in with some hot chick on the road, Vince joins her to go chill at Dennis Hopper’s place where the man himself chats about his time on the set of “Apocalypse Now” and turns on Vince to betting on soccer matches. After nearly losing $100,000 to an 11th-hour missed penalty kick by Rudd van Nistelrooy (a match which couldn’t have conceivably aired any later than 2006, since van Nistelrooy no longer plays for Manchester United), Vince dodges a bullet when the guy who was supposed to place the bets fails to do so in favor of some much needed rest.
And while Eric is busy trying to save his ass, and Vince is off betting money he doesn’t have, Turtle joins Drama for a promising double date with two older (but supposedly sexy) women friends of his. When they arrive at Donna Davine’s place, however, Turtle discovers that the friend in question is Marjorie, a chubby and overly spunky gal who he most certainly doesn’t want to bang. He agrees to take one for the team, though, and comes out on top in the end. Just as the quartet prepares to split up and have a little fun, Donna (the good-looking one) decides she’d rather be with Turtle, leaving Drama to fend for himself against “the best rimjob in town.” Everybody now: “Ewwwwww!”
