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(S05E01) "Our next film is Medellin - the ultra-violent story of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar starring Vincent Chase in a fat-suit in bad make-up that makes him look like the love child of Jiminy Glick and a case of Twinkies." - Richard Roeper

Ouch. It's been six months since Cannes, Medellin is getting a straight-to-DVD release, and people are still talking about it. One of the worst films of the year. I can't say that I'm surprised. Considering how last season ended and what we've come to expect from Entourage, this felt less like a season premiere and more like just another episode. Vincent Chase can only stay down and out hidden in Mexico for so long before the allure of his almost dead career came calling.

That being said, I would have had a hard time making the same decision. $79 a day got Vince all that? I'm living in the wrong hemisphere. But it had to be done. Six months of living in exile with nothing but Turtle and a beard can't be a forever thing.

There was lot of good stuff going on though. Just because Vince was gone didn't mean the world stopped moving. Eric's agency (The Murphy Group) has really started to take off and now that he and Anna Faris are done, I'm anxious to see what he can do for his newest client Charlie (Bow Wow). It'd be really great to see him take someone from nothing to the top, especially since that's essentially what Vince did for him. As it is, Charlie has already bombed in five screen tests now, including one for Cold Case. Eric is going to need to do something fast to boost his new guy's confidence.

The biggest issue (and it's the same one when Eric dealt with Anna) is how E plans to balance his time between Vince and his other clients. Even though Charlie seems to be the forgiving type, getting blown off for a phone call or meeting with Vince is going to get annoying fast. However, Vince does have some issues. No offers in six months is not a good thing and now that Davies spilled the beans to Ari that Carl was just using Vince to get Emile Hirsch cheaper... well, still no offers in six months then. But this repositions the series right back to where it started with Vince trying to make a name for himself. It's what this show does best, so no sense in messing with it.

Drama's story was by far the weakest sub-plot of the ep. I know his whole aversion to being shot from the right side (his "bad" side) has come up before, but still - not really that funny. However, I did love the cameo from Ben Silverman and I will be anxious to see what the new poster for Five Towns looks like because the last one was great.

More thoughts...

• I already mentioned him, but I hope we see more of Adam Davies. I love listening to him and Ari argue. And speaking of Ari, it was great to hear him yell again. ("F*ck you Yoko!")
• Rex Lee got added to the opening credits as part of the cast. Good for him. This show wouldn't be the same without Lloyd.
• Now that Carl has duped Vince and Ari (and not counting Turtle and Drama's fish/golf club retaliation), what are they going to do to get back at him? Carl, by the way, is played by Kim Coates, who you may have recognized from last week's Sons of Anarchy premiere.
• Not that I expected to hear anything about it, but I'm guessing that Walsh isn't going to be making Silo.
• Add this one to Drama's resume: high school swimmer with alopecia on 7th Heaven. You've got to be kidding me.
• Drama is still dating Jacqueline! Honestly, that's great. The guy deserves a break. That "Tweet! Chirp!" thing needs to stop ASAP though.
• Do we know that Emile Hirsch is definitely going to make Danger Beach now? What if Davies doesn't give up his client at the cut rate? This could end up being Vince's comeback I suppose.
• Who's Eric's receptionist? What do I recognize her from? The little old lady?

Overall, a really solid premiere, but like I said earlier - it didn't feel like a premiere. Just another episode of Entourage and they're all solid. The boys are back.