This week's episode was a sprint. It felt like they suddenly remembered there was a plot that they haven't been addressing, and they wrote in a whole bunch of stuff to catch up. Of course, Ari getting offered Alan's job was a pretty big twist right at the start of the episode. The second big twist came when Vince found out the fashion designer wasn't trying to get with the girl Vince liked, but rather with Vince!
E got teased by a model the whole episode, but she ended up (presumably) getting with him. But she still wanted a manager, so it's possible she'll reappear though I doubt it. Turtle and Drama got nowhere with the models despite Drama's horrible attempts, but of course at the end of the episode a bunch of models got on the plane with them and they were happy.
Vince and Ari have a chat
The picture above was from the airport hangar when Ari and Vince meet and Ari basically breaks the news that he has a choice to make. I'm sure some people liked the drama and encounter, but it felt so over-the-top and Vince's "surprise" looked so staged that the whole effect was lost for me, and it just seemed like a contrived situation, particularly with Vince shutting the window shade on Ari. Regardless, it will be interesting to see if Ari is swayed by what Vince said. Really, his character wouldn't allow him not to take the deal and be the studio head. That also works out for Vince getting Smokejumpers and for E to take over his career fully. But Ari could just as well decide not to take the job and keep things more as they are now. Plus, what would happen to Lloyd? :)
Some choice one-liners:
"I want to be under you." "Dana, I told you, my wife is in the car."
"In fact, she'd make a great number two." "Did you fuck her?" "Maybe she wouldn't."
"Laugh Laugh Daddy. There has to be a father's role in there" - Jeffrey "George Sr." Tambor!
"Pick on me all you want Turtle, but you never and shall forever never get what I have." "Herpes?" "My dick is clean, tiny man!"
This was a review of Episode 61. See more reviews. And here's HBO's music credits for this episode (may not be up yet).
Posted by: junosand on Oct 22nd, 2008 | 3:18pm