Turtle's own fault for saying anything at all in the beginning. Had he shut his mouth and just kept saying "I don't know, I thought we hit it off.." nothing bad happens. So, he got what he had coming.
The storyline with Ari was kind of dissappointing. I guess maybe he -could- do that, but I find it more doubtful then realistic.
ari's loyalty to vince is to a fault. it's kind of ridiculous to pass on that type of an opportunity. i would have liked to see him as a studio head =P. u can still be a badass
vince had several opportunities in the last few seasons to try out different agents FOR REAL and never got there, ari always came through. i think it's time for ari to become studio head and let other agents try vince out.
I got an impression from Ari's conversation with his wife that he liked working with clients and making his own hours. The studio job was more a means to an end rather than a career path he was interested in.
I think the house that the guys were staying in at the beginning of the episode was used in Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter. Yes, I am embarassed to know that.
Agreed. From the same writer who did the mushroom episode, my least favorite of the series, came last night's ep, my favorite of the season. The amount of call backs to earlier plotlines was great. Seth Green, Sloane (holy crap I rewound that scene twice), Vince's figuring out that maybe he's not a great actor, Charlie and the pilot, etc. The use of Ari was real good. The lack of Drama and Turtle was a nice break. Even Connolly, who I think is acting-challenged, delivered a great line with the "I have a fiancee" line. First time I actually believed he really was E, rather than playing E. From a substantive side, the turning of the evil director into someone who might help Vince by teaching him how to act was strong.
and of course when they are out and about in hollywood, the casting director is basically the star of this series because the extras are always extra hot.
Is that's what's going on? I took it as the director continuing to undermine Vince in a passive aggressive way. Concentrating on small details goes counter to everything I've ever heard about acting - you're supposed to internalize the goals of the character and let the behavior flow naturally toward the accomplishment of the goal. I figure Vince is going to be so focused on these imaginary flaws, he'll be distracted and his performance is going to turn to utter crap.
After Vince was lied to outright and then the director just walked away during the take, I was yelling at the TV - "Give it up, he's just going to cut you out of the movie anyway!"
That's what I took it as too. Drama and Turtle were talking about how weird the day had been and Vince is worrying about keeping a can balanced on his head or stopping a nearly imperceptible (or non-existent) lip quiver so it seems like he's concentrating more on silly things than his performance.