10 Best Entourage Episodes
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Over eight seasons and 96 episodes, Entourage told a thoroughly modern tale of Hollywood. Taking a rising star, Vincent Chase, and following him through the highs and lows of a career in the movie business, the HBO comedy drama skewered the corruption and avarice at the heart of the industry (while also luxuriating in it at the same time).
The show wasn’t always terrific and it saw its edges sanded down a little as time wore on, but at its peak it was a zippy, funny satire of a town and a business that take themselves way too seriously. Movie making is treated like a religion by many of the characters, and the leads, displaced New Yorkers, can only watch in awe as the madness unfolds around them.
Entourage at its best managed to walk that thin line between mocking a way of life and making it out to be the greatest way you could possibly live. The characters were great, the dialogue acerbic and quotable. If you’re new to the show, then these are the very best episodes it had to offer.
10. "The All Out Fall Out"
As a rule, any episode that lets Kevin Dillon flex his comedic chops is a good one, and he puts in some of his finest work here. Season five’s “The All Out Fall Out” deals with the ramifications of the gang’s decisions, both professional and personal.
Vince’s career is on the skids, and after his financial advisor lays out the depths of his money troubles, he agrees to appear at a sweet sixteen for a quick cash injection. It’s degrading, sure, but it’ll dig him out of a hole, and Vince is savvy enough to put his pride aside for one evening.
Johnny Drama, unfortunately, is not, and after spending the day wallowing in post-breakup grief and swigging pricey Scotch, he finds himself in quite a state at the bash. Swaying and belligerent, he joins his baby brother onstage to sing to the birthday girl.
It actually goes quite well, until the afternoon’s boozing gets the better of him and he pukes all over the cake. After four more or less carefree seasons, this is where things start to go wrong for Vince and the gang, and it all starts with Drama’s dodgy stomach.