By Mark La Monica
It had been a crazy seven-day, 489-hour week of work for me, one of those weeks where you know on Tuesday that the only time you'll have to relax is on Sunday night at 10 p.m.
Praying for a memorable 30-minute break from reality (OK, 25-27 minutes) the past six days, the good people of "Entourage" answered those prayers.
They delivered with one of those random plotline episodes (except for Ari Gold and the private school) that maximizes the escapism I was seeking.
So, here we go with random thoughts from this episode, the title of which does not agree with Best Printable Line guidelines.
• Emmanuelle Chriqui. I'm just saying.
• E had a great, subtle line that you may have missed the first time around. When he and Vince walk to the pool to meet girls, E says, "Who hits on girls on a weekday?" Hilarious.
• E had a great, obvious line that you should not have missed the first time around. When he bumps into Sloan, the dialogue went like this:
E: "Sloan, this is Juliette."The girl: "Heather."
E: "Wow. Really."
Brilliantly delivered on screen. Not so brilliantly delivered in text format.
• Anyone ever heard of a "furry" before this episode? I just tried Googling it but was afraid to actually click on any of the results. Plus, what keywords should one use to accompany "furry?" These are dangerous questions.
• Emmanuelle Chriqui. I'm just saying.
• They've been doing this since the series began and I still enjoy it. I love how the guys always throw out the random names of girls they've been with back in the day in Queens. The names are so random, but it's a perfect example of how guys talk to each other. And has there been a funnier name used than Judy Galipnick? I'm wondering how many of these names are actual girls the writers, actors or producers have been with. And with Doug Ellin and I sharing a hometown (he's older than me), is it possible I'll recognize one of the names soon?
• Anyone catch Turtle's facial expression of stunned shame and shock as Vince and Drama overtly although indirectly hammered him when laying out the rules of their bet?
• Girls. British accents. Yum.
• Ari Gold crying. Makes me want to be a dad.
• The pool scene. Who's ready to quit their job and move to L.A. with me? I'll drive!
Coming this week
Tuesday: Meeting the Ex
Comments (13)
Absolutely right on with E's introduction of Sloane and Heather. That Wow... Really... completely killed me. The expression on his face and the way he said it were perfect!!
One of the raunchier episodes in a while but it was a perfect counter balance to Ari's tearful request to the headmaster. Ari's last line (I love this town) was greatness.
On the pool scene: Watching it I turned to my friend and asked, why don't I have movie star friends who try to get me laid?
Also, possible prediction, Sloan's new guy = Walsh?
I thought the "Kodak" moment was captured in the last frame of the show, when Turtle is looking at Drama doing the 'bunny hop', I'm still laughing --one of the greatest expressions of all time
Best episode of the season...the furry was beyond funny. just seeing turtle in that bunny suit and then drama using said bunny suit...i was on the floor.
I immediately wiki'd furries following the episode to my suprise, there's a pretty decent size wikipedia article. Drama finally won one huh? Well kinda... FYI Furry Fandom was the tagline on Wikipedia
I'm calling it now: The Drama bunny scene will be a Joshie Award nominee for Best Scene.
I'm just glad that we got to see Sloane one more time. Ari begging was also pretty funny.
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Holy cow, I don't think that I've laughed that hard in a long time. From E's weird introduction to Drama grabbing the suit and heading in...that one goes down as a classic.
Best Episode since the Aquaman release. Top 5 and maybe Top 3. Love the blog!
"I'm wondering how many of these names are actual girls the writers, actors or producers have been with. And with Doug Ellin and I sharing a hometown (he's older than me), is it possible I'll recognize one of the names soon?"
I just came across this blog looking for information about Doug Ellin's past because Sunday's episode was the second time I recognized a name from my days growing up in Bellmore, one of whom used to beat me up.
Drama usually annoys me to no end, but this episode he was great! His line about E and his cup of tea and a long hug...I died.
Ari Gold :-)
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