Entourage--Ep 20: Good Morning Saigon
I came late to Entourage and I admit that. I caught at least a couple of episodes in Season 1, I think it happened to be sandwiched between either Six Feet Under or The Sopranos and CYE. For some reason it didn’t hit home immediately and at this point I have no idea why not. All the reasons this show is enjoyable should have hit me immediately.
1) Turtle: I think every group of friends has a Turtle. Maybe you weren’t lucky enough to have someone whose habits were quite up to this level, but there must have been someone who had a good number of traits. The guy that, despite smoking, eating, mooching, and playing video games during all waking hours, managed to be incredibly picky with everything offered to him. Fuck psychiatry, having a Turtle somewhere in your life is the key to mental well being.
2) The guy behind the guy: Most of us figured out a long time ago that we were too fat, too ugly, unable to act, and generally without any of the talent required to be seriously famous. Anyone could end up as the bassist of Linkin Park, but Tom Cruise-John Travolta-Jude Law-Denzel Washington, that kind of fame is from the get-go. 99% of the population can only pray for the chance to latch onto a star as loyal to the crew as Vince. If you see yourself as too dorky to even measure up to E (whose work opposite Nikki Cox in “Unhappily Ever After” was truly outstanding), then you’re right, you will never get anywhere near anyone famous without serious risk of a trespassing charge.
3) “Let's hug it out, bitch:” If you could get away with saying that, you would. End of story.
Mandy Moore has been an interesting development for this program, both regarding the show and the plot. She’s not the greatest actress in the world, I admit and I can’t think of a comedic moment she’s really contributed to the program, but things can’t go that good for Vince for that long. I do like the way it looks to have the family gathered around the table with the introduction of a woman as mainstream and traditionally gorgeous as Mandy Moore. It fits in with the whole vibe, the becoming of a Hollywood institution and the contrast between the two halves of his life.
There are only a couple really notable things about this episode. In the first place, things could go bad quickly. Its not looking good for Ari at the office and the battle between Terrance and Ari for Vince’s affections is intensifying. Vince and Mandy missed a meeting, putting E in the awkward position of having to showdown with Mandy’s much more formidable people. It was a high quality episode, though I don’t know if it lives up to the “Best. Episode. Ever.” status proclaimed by the hbo.com bb fanboys/girls. Its setting up the craziness of the final 2 episodes, so its not like too much could go down anyway.
As a final note, the best part of this instsallment, without question, is Turtle and Drama’s discussion of nunchucks. Very little is potentially funnier than the idea of Johnny keeping himself protected in the “ghetto” by packing a pair of nunchucks, except maybe his attempts to speak “playa.”
1) Turtle: I think every group of friends has a Turtle. Maybe you weren’t lucky enough to have someone whose habits were quite up to this level, but there must have been someone who had a good number of traits. The guy that, despite smoking, eating, mooching, and playing video games during all waking hours, managed to be incredibly picky with everything offered to him. Fuck psychiatry, having a Turtle somewhere in your life is the key to mental well being.
2) The guy behind the guy: Most of us figured out a long time ago that we were too fat, too ugly, unable to act, and generally without any of the talent required to be seriously famous. Anyone could end up as the bassist of Linkin Park, but Tom Cruise-John Travolta-Jude Law-Denzel Washington, that kind of fame is from the get-go. 99% of the population can only pray for the chance to latch onto a star as loyal to the crew as Vince. If you see yourself as too dorky to even measure up to E (whose work opposite Nikki Cox in “Unhappily Ever After” was truly outstanding), then you’re right, you will never get anywhere near anyone famous without serious risk of a trespassing charge.
3) “Let's hug it out, bitch:” If you could get away with saying that, you would. End of story.
Mandy Moore has been an interesting development for this program, both regarding the show and the plot. She’s not the greatest actress in the world, I admit and I can’t think of a comedic moment she’s really contributed to the program, but things can’t go that good for Vince for that long. I do like the way it looks to have the family gathered around the table with the introduction of a woman as mainstream and traditionally gorgeous as Mandy Moore. It fits in with the whole vibe, the becoming of a Hollywood institution and the contrast between the two halves of his life.
There are only a couple really notable things about this episode. In the first place, things could go bad quickly. Its not looking good for Ari at the office and the battle between Terrance and Ari for Vince’s affections is intensifying. Vince and Mandy missed a meeting, putting E in the awkward position of having to showdown with Mandy’s much more formidable people. It was a high quality episode, though I don’t know if it lives up to the “Best. Episode. Ever.” status proclaimed by the hbo.com bb fanboys/girls. Its setting up the craziness of the final 2 episodes, so its not like too much could go down anyway.
As a final note, the best part of this instsallment, without question, is Turtle and Drama’s discussion of nunchucks. Very little is potentially funnier than the idea of Johnny keeping himself protected in the “ghetto” by packing a pair of nunchucks, except maybe his attempts to speak “playa.”
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