In the CBS show, How I Met Your Mother, Jason Segel’s character once spoke about a condition he called ‘Revertigo’, in which meeting a friend from their past, a person reverts back to who they were when they met cede person. Maybe that’s why the guys of Entourage have been acting like they are teenagers for the last five seasons. Season six of the HBO hit series has just came out on DVD and I’d call it the season where everyone grows up; well almost everyone.
When we last left Vince and crew the young Mr. Chase just landed the lead in the Martin Scorcese film, Gatsby, and Vince was on his way to super stardom like he’d never seen. But this season wasn’t about Vince and his career. The sixth season of Entourage puts Vince on the back burner while he waits for his next film to shoot, which gives him twelve weeks with nothing to do. While Vince treads his time by hooking up with all kinds of ladies throughout the season his boys are out becoming men.
E is juggling relationships in the season. He has the hots for his semi-girlfriend Ashley, but she may be a little crazy. Meanwhile E’s ex-girlfriend Sloan comes back into the mix, and E just can’t seem to figure out which one he wants. While dealing with matters of the heart E decides to shut down the Murphy Group and lands a job at a big management firm with the help of Sloan. But this new opportunity quickly becomes more tricky than E can fit into is complicated dating life.
When we left Turtle he had just hooked up with former Soprano star Jamie-Lynn Sigler. On his 30th birthday Turtle decides to get his act together and start a business, but nobody is willing to take him seriously. With the help of his new girlfriend Turtle decides to go back to school and take some business classes, and Jamie has him dressed for success. At the end of the season Jamie gets a job opportunity in New Zealand, which puts their relationship in question. Will Turtle follow his new love across the world, or stick it out in college to finally make something of himself?
To round out this fantastic four his Vince’s big brother Johnny Drama. Drama has enjoyed a few years of being comfortable on his hit show Five Towns, but this season Johnny gets into a quarrel with a studio executive who could send Johnny back to the unemployment office. I’ve seen Drama do a lot of things over the seasons, but Drama ends season six in a way I never would have suspected.
Let’s not forget about the agent who can do it all, played by multi-emmy nominee Jeremy Piven, Ari Gold. Ari has been loving running his own company, but big changes are ahead for Miller/Gold. Ari’s long time assistant, Lloyd, is looking to move up in the ranks and out of answering Ari’s phone. Ari decides to put Lloyd through a 100-day test to see if he’s ready to become an agent, but Ari’s plan could backfires when his competition offers Lloyd a job. Not to worry, by the end of this season Ari’s future is looking bright.
I though season six really helped grow the characters up a little bit. Most of the time the center is on Vince or E, but this season I felt like Turtle’s life took center stage next to E and his love life. Turtle got a serious, and famous, girlfriend and is trying to get out of Vince’s shadow to make something of himself. Jamie also gets him dropping his regular gear and wearing clothes we never thought Turtle would wear. This season ends happy, but the reason I prefer television over movies is that a television show keeps going after we get the happy ending, which may not end so happy.
Jeremy Piven provides another great performance this season as the agent everyone loves to hate, and I hope he gets another Emmy nomination, if not a win out of it. Guest stars this season include Matt Damon hounding Vince for charity money, Turtle's looking to give Tom Brady a piece of his mind, and Bob Saget is looking to have sex in E’s bosses office. Whenever I describe this show to people I always tell them that it’s a guys version of Sex and the City, because it’s about what guys love; sex, cars, parties, and friendship. I look forward to June 27 when Entourage comes back to HBO for season seven. Victory!
Season Rating: B-
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