After watching tonight's Entourage, I felt blue.  All of our main characters : Vince (Adrian Grenier), Eric Murphy (Kevin Connolly) and Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) are at crossroads in their career.  Said crossroads represent more than just a paycheck however.

Vincent is finding out that he may not be the actor he thought he was in prior seasons.  Now that he is in a serious movie, he finds that his screens and lines are being taken away bit by bit by a director who is looking to make a great film.  In the last episode, we thought he was crazy.  Now we are finding out that that is just not the case.  So, Vince continues the trend that has taken him through this season- one of self-doubt and, ultimately, growth.   Will this be a really tough road for him?  Absolutely.  But, in the end, he should end up a much more talented actor and a better man.

Ari Gold is fighting for a friend and for his place in the world.  Funny that I wrote a piece last week about how the women of Entourage are truly in charge.  Ari himself said this more than once on the show tonight.  Did he try and take back some of this power from Barbara (in a scene that I know the college boys will find funny, but did not hold the same punch for me as the same bit Ari pulled on Josh Weinstein a few weeks ago)?  Yes.  But, Barbara still had to agree to let Andrew Klein in, even if it was at Ari's risk. 

What of Eric Murphy?  Tonight found him chasing Seth Green around in what turned out to be a fool's game.  Seth never intended to be in Charlie's (Bow Wow) pilot.   Truly, it seemed the only thing Seth wanted was another shot at Sloan (Emmanuelle Chriqui).    Interestingly, it looks like he might have miscalculated, because, by playing his game, he may have brought Eric and Sloan one step closer to getting back together. 

In regards to Eric and Sloan :  it always bothered me that Sloan was so bothered by how Eric was always running off to do something for Vince.  After all, Vince is his job.  Tonight, she made two jabs that lead me to believe that her character is not able to take Eric's job seriously.  The first was when she said that her boyfriend worked.  As if to say Eric did not work.  The other was when Eric was leaving and mentioned that he was up at Big Bear where Vince was filming a movie.  Sloan made a comment like "of course", as if to say that "of course" Eric would be with Vince.  Well, he is his personal manager ,isn't he? Where else would he be?  During there relationship, Eric never ran off for a night out on the town with the guys or to hang at the pool.  There was always business that took him away.  Although there seemed to be potential for Eric and Sloan to get back together tonight, it also seemed that she still doesn't get his job.  And, if she truly loved him, why would a 9 month absence (6 months in Columbia and 3 in Italy) make a difference?  Men and Women are going overseas to Iraq and the Middle East and their loved ones wait a lot longer than that, don't they?  

So, I know I digress away from the 27 minute show tonight, but these are things that have been out there for a while, and seeing Sloan and Eric together tonight brought it to the surface.  These two will never move forward until she takes his job seriously and he gets over his jealousy of Seth Green.   And, that makes me kind of blue.

Red Carpet Grand Opening of SUSHI SAMBA, Friday, 09.19.08

 


Description: What a fun celeb filled night at the elegant new destination; Sushi Samba. Located in the Palazzo hotel, this new venue sure has a bright future. It seems Sushi Samba wants to make a huge impact by bringing some of today\'s hottest stars. The cast of Entourage walked the orange carpet sans Jeremy Piven, all were looking as great as ever. The stars first ate dinner, and then danced teh night away in Sushi Samba\'s nightlife lounge, SugarCane. It was a great event.
Who's Who: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Kevin Connolly, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Jerry  Ferrara of Entourage, Mickey Avalon, Rachel Hunter, Mickey Avalon
Photographer: Al Powers
Venue: SushiSamba • 3327 Las Vegas Blvd. South • Las Vegas, NV 89109


 


 







 




 








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Kevin Connolly and Jerry Ferrara fielded questions about Season 5 of Entourage on the red carpet at the Grand
Opening of Sushi Samba at the Palazzo in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, September 19, 2008.

 

 

 

Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly and Kevin Dillon pose for pics on the red carpet at Sushi Samba in Vegas!

Like the pic, things are slightly askew for the Entourage crew in Season 5!




Together, the men of Entourage will put things right again.

Emmanuelle Chriqui joined her male co-stars on the red carpet.  She will also appear in one episode of Season 5.  The Eric/Sloan saga will continue thru Season 8.

 

Jerry Ferrara and Kevin Connolly took advantage of the Grand Opening to catch up.  Could they be talking about the Yankees? 

Photos:  Scott Doctor / Splash News

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