Entourage continues to be one of the very few non-reality TV shows that airs new episodes throughout the summer. Last night’s installment was called “The First Cut is the Deepest,” and unfortunately, not much happened during it. This wouldn’t be so bad in and of itself, but last week’s ep wasn’t that great either, so I was hoping for a return to form this week. Oh, well. On the bright side, at least this means my recap will be short and sweet!

Vince/E: Episode 4×02 apparently takes place several weeks (or months) after 4×01. Vince and E have been vacationing in Italy after shooting for six months in Colombia, but they’re back in L.A. now — mostly because they ran out of money and want to get started on a new project for Vince. Ari would love to help them out, but he can’t get Vince any work until people see a preliminary cut of Medellín.

Of course, Billy Walsh is such a flake that he refuses to show anyone that first cut until he’s 100 percent happy with it. So Vince and E spend most of the ep chasing Billy around town until he finally agrees to let them see the film. Vince loved it; E hated it.

Ari: Ari spent most of this ep dealing with an impending problem at his kids’ exclusive private school. His daughter has been going there for 8 years, but his son is just now ready to start. One of the school board members told Mrs. Ari that Jonah’s acceptance isn’t a sure thing, despite the fact that he’s a “legacy” (has a sibling in the school).

Ari gets on the case and starts talking to a couple of the board members about what’s going on. He eventually finds out that his son isn’t the problem, it’s him. The school is tired of dealing with Ari and that’s why they don’t want to let his son in! Ari responds by pulling his daughter out of her class and telling her that she doesn’t go to school there anymore.

Drama/Turtle: Drama wants to throw Vince a welcome back party, but he doesn’t want people to mess up his brand new condo. So he takes steps to party-proof the place, despite Turtle’s objections. He removes the furniture, puts a lock on the bathroom, orders a port-a-potty, takes down the lighting fixtures, etc. Then, when Vince leaves the party early to go to the screening, Drama kicks everyone out. Turtle says they can continue the party at Vince’s hotel room, so that’s where everyone ends up.

My Reaction: Like I said, there wasn’t a whole lot going on in this episode. The Drama/Turtle storyline was a waste, and even though I usually love anything that involves Ari, I just wasn’t into the whole private school thing. I don’t really care about his family life; I just want to see him being an agent.

And how long is this freakin’ Medellín storyline going to drag out? Just do something with it already! Either have it mess up Vince’s career or advance it. I don’t care which way the writers go as long as something happens soon!!! Because right now this whole thing is just annoying….

I did nothing but watch TV all weekend, so I was finally able to finish Season Three of House, which means I’m all caught up to the show in real time and will now have to wait until September in order to watch new eps. The last time I checked in (on June 7th), I had just finished watching 3×11 and wasn’t too impressed with the whole Tritter arc that was occupying the airwaves back then. But episodes 3×12 to 3×24 certainly did have much more to offer the viewer. Here are some random thoughts about the a few of the happenings in these 13 eps.

– I am not much of a ‘shipper when it comes to TV shows. I don’t really care about the characters’ romantic interests if that’s not supposed to be the focus of the show. But I have to say that I really loved all the House/Cuddy flirting that developed towards the end of the season.

– I still don’t know what to think about the season finale when all of House’s assistants left. Foreman quit, Chase was fired, and Cameron resigned. I don’t think we’re going to get new actors on the show in the fall, so that means the writers have to find a way to work all three back in. I hope this doesn’t mean House will have to undergo a huge personality change (i.e. groveling in order to get those guys back).

In fact, I think it would be fun to have new assistants next season. As long as House, Cuddy, and Wilson stay on, I don’t really care who the underlings are. In three seasons worth of episodes, I didn’t get attached to any of them. Plus, I ended up hating Foreman by the time the final credits rolled in the finale, and don’t want to deal with any more of his ego next season.

– House can be such a complete and total ass sometimes. I mean, I know his character isn’t supposed to be warm and fuzzy, but it’s one thing merely to be abrasive. It’s quite another to be a self-absorbed ass all the time.

– The House-Wilson friendship, while entertaining, isn’t very realistic at all (not even within the bounds of the show’s particular “reality”). House continually walks all over Wilson and treats him like crap. Why would Wilson put up with that when he seems like such a nice, normal guy?

– I’m so dense that I didn’t realize Lisa Edelstein (Cuddy) played Sam Seaborn’s callgirl friend from Season One of The West Wing! I knew she looked (and definitely sounded) familiar, but I just couldn’t place her at all. Then I saw a clip of her on some talk show and they mentioned her West Wing role, and everything just clicked into place. She also played one of George’s girlfriends for two episodes on Seinfeld.

Overall, I still like House and think that it remained pretty steady over the course of its first three seasons. Whereas other shows that I watch (like Grey’s Anatomy, CSI, and Desperate Housewives) started off strong and then tapered off, House hasn’t really done that in my eyes. I look forward to watching the Season Four premier, which is more than I can say for those other shows I just mentioned!