Entourage: Season 2 Recap & Review

Entourage is a show that has been dubbed as the male equivalent of “Sex and the City.” Having never watched “Sex and the City,” it’s hard for me to make the comparison, but if they mean is that the show’s a witty, guilty pleasure that allows the viewer to live vicariously through the characters on screen, than yes, it is the equivalent. If every twenty-to-thirty year old woman wants to hang out with the “Sex and the City” girls, than every guy in that age range would surely love to join the “Entourage.” 

Season Two saw Vince, Hollywood’s newest “It” actor, attempting to secure a role in “Aquaman,” a film that will be his major breakthrough and place him on “the list” of top Hollywood actors who get the multimillion dollar paydays. Vince navigates his way through the hilariously insidious world of Hollywood with the help of his three lifelong friends from Queens. Eric, the level-headed one of the crew, serves as Vince’s manager. 

Vince’s older brother Johnny Drama is also an actor, and is desperately seeking to reignite his acting career which peaked with a stint on “Melrose Place.” Turtle, a lovable stoner always armed with the proper punch-line, and Ari, Hollywood super-agent played to perfection by Jeremy Piven, round out the crew. 

The first half of the season depicts life as an emerging Hollywood star as an idyllic utopia of hot women and expensive toys. The boys enjoy a trip to the Playboy mansion, a beach party at Jamie Presley’s house, courtside seats at the Lakers game, and some house-sitting for Jessica Alba. Life in paradise gets a little complicated when Vince buys a 5 million dollar house before he has secured the role of Aquaman. James Cameron, playing himself as the director of “Aquaman,” has not heard of Vince and needs some convincing in order to commit to Vince as the lead.