What I’m Watching: Entourage

Entourage: Season 8, Episode 5 “Motherf*cker” (B+)

This half hour feels a bit more on point as almost all of our characters (sorry, Turtle) achieve developments in their respective storylines. Alice Eve seems rather unfriendly as the reporter from Vanity Fair, and she definitely represents a challenge to Vince since she’s not ready to jump his bones and instead is going to put up a bit of a fight. Seeing him open up about his past is a rare thing, and it added some often unseen drama to the show. Drama trying to get Dice back and even considering giving him some of his salary was interesting, and I’m hopeful that his ultimate decision to walk won’t result in the end of his career reboot. E’s meeting with his ex’s ex-mother-in-law proved rather entertaining, and Melinda Clarke is among the better actors that play themselves on this show. Them bonding over Terence and Sloane was fun, and the reveal that she orchestrated the whole thing to get back at Terence was both hilarious and deeply troubling. Dana meeting Ari’s kids and having them ask if she’s the Dana that their mom hates was quite a surprise, as was Ari’s subsequent full-fledged apology to his wife. Unfortunately, she seems set on a divorce, but, wonderfully both for Ari and for us viewers, Dana is apparently willing to give Ari a try and be there for him. That’s particularly exciting to me since I think they make a great couple, and I’d love to see what more they do together.