Last night HBO treated viewers to yet another new Entourage episode. It was number 3×16 and was called “Gotcha!” In this ep it seemed that Ari, Drama, and Turtle got more screen time than Vince and E, which was actually a nice change — especially since there’s not much going on in Vince’s career right now. Anyway, here’s a closer look at what happened:
Ari/Mrs. Ari: I just realized that Ari’s wife has no name! I went to look it up on IMDB.com for this recap, and saw that she’s listed simply as “Mrs. Ari.” Strange, huh? Anyway, these two spent the ep entertaining an old frat buddy of Ari’s. They hadn’t seen the guy in 10 years, and back then he was a loud, obnoxious loser who was bartending at Hooters and didn’t have a decent future ahead of him. Plus, he always made lewd comments about Mrs. Ari, which Ari found hilarious, but she didn’t.
Anyway, when the guy arrives, he’s got a hot young fiancée who looks even better than Mrs. Ari. The Golds can’t believe what’s going on, and after repeated questioning, the frat brother finally explains himself: he was one of the early investors in Stamps.com and when he sold his share, he got $65 million. Ari, despite laughing about how absurd the whole thing sounds, becomes insanely jealous and spends the rest of the ep making an ass of himself.
Drama/Turtle: Turtle tells Drama that Pauly Shore is doing a Punk’d style show and wants Drama to be the first victim for the pilot episode. Drama hates Pauly Shore, but the thought of being in a pilot is too tempting to pass up, so he agrees. Since Turtle already explained to him that there would be hidden cameras around, all Drama has to do is “act surprised” and everything will be ok.
Those two head out to the scene of the supposed punking and get into a confrontation in the parking lot as some guy tries to pull into the same space. Drama thinks this is the punk, so he gets out and acts tough even though the other driver is an Ultimate Fighting champion. Turtle tries to tell Johnny that’s not the punk, but Johnny is past the point of no return. The fighter threatens to kick his ass later on (he can’t do it now because his daughter is in the car).
Drama spends the rest of the ep worrying about having this ultimate fighter after him, but Turtle comes up with a way to earn the guy’s forgiveness. All the have to do is show up at the fighter’s charity event, make a donation, and apologize. They go there, and the guy calls Drama into the ring where he tells him he has two choices: either get down on his knees and beg for forgiveness in front of everyone or start fighting. Just as Drama drops to his knees, they reveal that this is the punk after all.
Vince/Amanda/E: E figures out that Vince and Amanda slept together, and he thinks it’s a huge mistake. Vince doesn’t agree, however, and it’s clear that he and Amanda actually like each other as more than just business associates. The ep didn’t really pursue this avenue very far, but I’m sure this storyline won’t just go away. Could this be how Vince eventually finds his way back to Ari??
My Reaction: This was pretty much a throwaway episode with filler content, but like I said above, it was fun to see some of the other characters take center stage for awhile. Plus, anything that keeps E off my screen is fine with me! Oh, yeah — did you see that shot of a shirtless Jeremy Piven?? OMG, he’s got some abs!!! 
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