Entourage 7x08

This episode is intense. Everyone seems either angry or anxious. Poor Ari got himself in a pickle. His wife is upset about all the things that were said about him on Deadline Hollywood, but most of all because it took him hours to come home after the news broke. She feels he is putting his work before his family, suggests more therapy, and threatens with divorce. We know his wife and kids mean everything to him, and I find her a little lacking in understanding that he owns the biggest agency in Hollywood and has been under a lot of stress of late. True, much of the mess he is in is of his own making, but you don’t become big in this world by making nice. At work he tries his best to restrain his anger, but when the studio calls for a drug test because Randall Wallace believes Vince is using cocaine, Ari yells at Dana Gordon, “You will not fuck me in the ass, and Vince won’t piss in a cup!” The whole office is looking on in utter bewilderment. When Eric hears from Billy that Vince has been doing coke with Scott, he storms into Scott’s office furiously. Scott tells him it wasn’t his coke, nor Sasha’s. Vince, too, feels insulted they are asking him to take a test. He has always been reliable. But Dana tells him Wallace will drop out if he doesn’t take it.

Sasha is naturally careful about entering into a serious relationship with Vince. As a porn star she knows how difficult it is. And he shows his ugly side the moment she tells him she had an offer to shoot a five-man gang bang for $200,000. He is jealous and possessive, and offers to pay her the money if she won’t take the offer. She tells him she’s not a whore and wasn’t asking for his permission. He later apologizes. Eric confronts him about his drug use and his relationship with Sasha. Vince retorts there’s no need to worry and that he should find a role for Sasha in the upcoming movie. Meanwhile, Turtle has been so successful promoting Tequila Avión that the Mexican factory cannot handle the orders. They would like to expand, but it will take time and money. Turtle suggest talking to Ari about funding, but while waiting for him, he meets entrepreneur Mark Cuban who shows interest in the product. For his part, Drama is still adamant he won’t do “Johnny’s Bananas,” even though the studio has approved it. They are threatening to find a replacement, but Eric tells them “no,” because he owns the show and he will convince Drama to do the cartoon. With one dramatic exception, the Entourage is taking control even if the world around them is in a whirlwind. Can’t wait for next week!