"We basically lived together our whole lives"
Normally I would try to open with a clever intro that had something to do with the plot of this episode. Not this time. I am going to get this out of the way. I have never been so happy that a show I watch religiously has come to an end as I am with Entourage. This last season especially has made me ask whether Entourage has ever actually been a good show. I came to the decision that season 2 and half of season 3 were good, as were the last couple episodes of the season before this one. That’s it. That’s a lot more bad than good. And this last season was one of the worst seasons of any TV show ever.
The finale does not do anything to redeem this season or the show in general. If you expected this episode to have a rich plot and a new found depth because it was the finale, then you just have not been paying attention to the show. It is like they are just trying to top themselves with ridiculous plot resolutions. I don’t know which one is more asinine, this week’s Vince getting married to a person who refused to even have a drink with him 2 days ago, or last weeks “I secretly bought your stock shares and now you’re a millionaire.” And if Vince’s storyline is not bad enough, when he tells his friends, they briefly entertain the idea that he is back on drugs, but within 1 minute are happy for him and ready to see him off at this wedding. What the hell?
At first I was kind of upset that we didn’t see this 24 hour date Vince went on. I wanted to see exactly how they got to the point of marriage. Then I saw how easy E and Sloan, and then Ari and Melissa reconciled their problems, and I realized that if they did show us the date, it would just leave me angry and frustrated. Now I actually enjoyed the Ari storyline this season, it has been the only one that I feel even made an effort. However after all the effort it made to make us believe that these people could really be headed for divorce, the resolution, as always is the case in Entourage just seemed too easy. I realize that the scene after the credits maybe throws a wrench into the plan, but that is set up for a possible Entourage movie, and I don’t know how smart it is to use a series finale of a show that people have followed for a long time to set up a hypothetical movie.
So now Entourage rides off into the sunset. How will I remember it? I will remember it as a fantastic idea that started with decent execution but a show that quickly went into the crapper and became one of the most exhausting and frustrating ways to spend my Sunday evenings. I will probably see the movie when it comes out, and chances are, I’ll be back here saying the exact same things. Rest in Peace Entourage, May you Hug It Out while you burn in TV hell.
