Although I find it ...
Question: Although I find it entertaining, I am disappointed by
Entourage, primarily with Vince's character. Sure, the show is supposed to be a takeoff on the spoiled, somewhat easy lives of actors, but I can't get past Vince's reckless behavior this season. Ever since his funny
Almost Famous breakdown scene (caused by "Aquaman"'s ticket sales), he's become grating. Letting a corrupt former cohort almost destroy his crew and reputation just because he once took the fall for Vince; letting the "Aquaman" deal fall through due to a pissing match; laughably criticizing the treatment of "Queens Boulevard" (like any agent would actually let someone crash and burn like that); and, in next week's previews, wanting to fire Ari , even though Vince started the war with the president of Warner Bros.? I loved the B-stories with all the other characters (although I wish we'd seen more of Shawna, even though I know
Debi Mazar was pregnant and probably not working), but why should I care about Vince any longer?
Answer: The simple answer is because Vince stays loyal to his friends, so he can't be all bad. His recklessness, especially careerwise, feels real to me, and that's worth caring about. If he were making all the right moves, where would the conflict or story be? The fact that he's making a mess of things in the wake of his biggest success makes
Entourage something of a cautionary tale. And an awfully entertaining one, from where I sit. Vince is out of control, and so was Ari (with that decrepit producer Bob Ryan, who got his revenge), and it's possible both will have to pay for it. But to say you're disappointed with the show because the character is so flawed is misreading the situation. That would be like shunning
Rescue Me because Tommy Gavin is such a bastard. Oh, wait! That kind of happened, too, this summer. Oh, well.
