In a real-life re-enactment of an Entourage episode, Mark Wahlberg will head to the golf course with series stars Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrera.

The group will play at L.A.’s Wilshire Country Club this Monday at a charity event for The Mark Wahlberg Youth foundation.

Along with the Entourage will be fellow actors Jack Nicholson, Don Cheadle, Greg Kinnear, Jon Hamm and James Denton.

“I cannot be put in this position and forget where I came from,” Mark explained to etonline.com. “A lot of people don’t have the opportunity to really get a second chance, so we try to create an opportunity for the kids.”

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Geez, it gets better and better. Following the season six finale bonus scene of Entourage with Matt Damon leaving Vince a psychotic voice mail, I just stumbled upon some raw footage of a second bonus scene. It appears to be a segment where Vince is getting chewed up by Damon while filming a ‘Save the Children’ commercial. Or is it real, and is Damon actually tearing up Adrian Grenier. You decide.

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This Week On Entourage:

On the day before he leaves to Italy, Vince tries to get the boys to come with him, but only manages to get Drama. Turtle still trying to get over Jamie, and tries to forget about her with the college dorm girl. And Eric says he’s going to try and get Sloan back -but the guys think it’ll be pretty hard.

Meanwhile, Ari and his wife meet with the therapist to discuss why his wife should lend him $12 million to help buy Terrance’s agency. But after Ari admits why he truly wants to buy it and pours his heart out, she agrees to spot him the money.

Despite Lloyd’s suggestion, Drama decides not to read for any acting gigs, saying he’s taking a break from it for a while. While shopping with Vince, the two run into Matt Damon who tries to pressure Vince into donating a cheque for his children’s charity.

Eric drives Sloan to a surprise location, refusing to reveal the day’s events. But after he takes her to a special restaurant that they went to while they were a couple -to tell her that they should get back together- Sloan refuses to listen to him, and tells him to take her home.

Turtle tries to forget about Jamie with the college chick, but realizes he can’t. He decides that he should go New Zealand to get her back.

At the agency merging meeting, Ari finds out that Terrance put a last-minute clause in the buying contract, stating that the agency name must remain in Terrance’s name.

Back at home, Vince and Drama get a call from Matt Damon who continues to pressure Vince into donating money. Turtle comes home and tells them that he’s been lying to himself about getting over Jamie, and that he’s going to see her. After seeing Turtle’s performance, Drama reconsiders his decision about leaving the industry, and realizes that he was born to be an actor.

Terrance drops by Ari’s office, and the two exchange their nagging thoughts that they’ve been carrying all these years. After Terrance apologizes, Ari finally accepts peace, and assures him that he’ll keep Terrance’s name in the merger.

Drama gets another shot at the Melrose audition, and nails it. Meanwhile, driving back home, Eric pulls over and confesses his love to Sloan, swearing that he’ll be committed and proposes to her.

Ari strolls through Terrance’s agency on a celebratory rant with a paintball gun, pegging everyone who he had grudges with- including Adam Davies. Though, he gives Lloyd a 24-hr window to come back to the Miller-Gold agency.

While about to takeoff on his flight, Turtle calls Jamie, but she tells him not to come to New Zealand, and that the long distance aspect will never work out. But the plane takes off, so he decides he’ll meet up with Vince in Italy.

And about to leave to Italy with Vince, Drama gets a call from the Melrose producer who admits that he and the network both loved his performance, but that he’s too old for the part. As a result, they want to give Drama a holding-deal to create his own show.

Lloyd comes back to the Miller-Gold agency in agent-fashion, giving Ari a ballsy rant. But when Ari apologizes and shows him his new agent office, Lloyd happily accepts.

About to take-off, Vince and Drama are ambushed by Matt Damon who brings along LeBron James to persuade Vince to donate $150,000 for Matt’s charity.

Eric and Sloan meet them at the airport to break them the big news that they’re engaged- Sloan showing them the diamond ring. As Vince and Drama leave on the private jet, Eric carries Sloan to the car in bliss.

Watching the new couple leave, Vince and Drama wonder which one of them will be next to get hitched.

Hookups:

None

Celeb Cameos:

Matt Damon, LeBron James, Bono, Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Overall:

Let me put it out there. Despite the opinions about the unorthodox story-line this season, if there’s one thing this show knows how to do, it’s to close the deal. Entourage knows how to close perfectly.

Not only that, but this one episode presented two of the top greatest moments in the show’s history.

A) Seeing Ari Gold go Terminator a la paintball gun through an agency.

and

B) Through an unpredicted turn of events, seeing Eric get hitched with Sloan- a feat that makes any guy, no matter how much of a man-whore he is, wish to god he found the “Sloan.”

And the celeb cameos were overflowing like a fresh bottle of Dom Pérignon. Matt Damon, a webcam Bono, LeBron James. I mean this episode was awesome, upon awesome.

Not to mention that Matt Damon gave one of the funniest celeb cameos this show has ever seen. I mean pressuring a celebrity Jason-Bourne style to donate to the charity. Hilarious.

So let’s recap.

—> Ari Gold: He buys Terrance’s agency, makes peace with his foe, and becomes the King Kong of Hollywood. And did a celebration fit for a king- paintball storming through the agency, pegging off any people he had grudges with. And putting the hardships aside with Lloyd, and surprising him with his induction as a real agent back at Miller-Gold was the icing on the cake. Who were we kidding, Ari needs Lloyd just as much as Lloyd needs Ari.

—> Vince: Funny seeing him be pressured by Matt Damon. But he’s off to FINALLY begin filming his next project, which means…the real Vinnie Chase in Season 7.

—> Eric: Oh boy, what can we say about our lovable Irish buddy. Well for starters, Mazel Tov. That spontaneous proposal couldn’t have made any dude more happier. The Sloan n’ E Saga continues.

—> Turtle: Bruuuutal. Dude, always stay with the smoking college chick. But he had to find out the hard way that long distance relationships rarely work out. We left off with him making his way to Rome. We’ll see what happens.

—> Drama: The guy finally put his antics aside and realized his passion for acting. And what did it do? It made the network want him more than ever. Way to go buddy.

ED note: It’s been a pleasure doing this blog for you guys, and I will see you come season seven.

Rating:

5/5 (Yes. That’s right, I went there)

Best Line(s):

1) Drama to Vince, after Matt Damon pressures Drama to get Vince on the phone to donate money to his children’s charity-

“Sorry, he Jason-Bourned me.”

2) Ari’s epic rant in the therapist’s office to his wife as to why he truly wants to buy the new company-

“Ok yes. If I could gauge out Terrance McQuewick’s eyeballs for what he did to me, I would. And I would sell that Benedict Arnold Adam Davies in a white slavery if we lived in a place that had a market for it. And Lloyd, that little queen, who I welcomed into my home, play with my children and care for my dog, I would tie him up and allow for the entire Screen Actors Guild to anally rape him if not for the fact that I think he would enjoy it. I hate’em all. And yes I would like to see them destroyed. But THAT is not the reason why I want this company. I want, no I need this company because it’s good business, good god damn business. And if I don’t buy it someone else will, and that’ll be VERY, very bad for my business. And my wife of all people should know that when it comes to business my judgment is never clouded. So please, please support me like you always have, and I will deliver for us, like I always have.”

3) Ari storming through the new company, paint balling everyone who he had grudges with-

“I’m back…and you’re fired.”

Best Moment(s):

1) Ari going “Terminator a la paintball gun” through the new agency.

2) Ari’s beautifully acted rant at the therapist’s office.

3) E proposing to Sloan.

4) Matt Damon pressuring Vince into donating money.

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This Week On Entourage:

On the way to a night club, Turtle has to bail to spend time with Jamie on her last night in the city. Vince and Drama then find Eric making out with a girl- who Drama recognizes as a previous one-night-stand four months ago.

Later on, Drama warns Eric that the girl tends to “get around” and he should be careful. But Eric realizes that he didn’t wear protection.

At the Miller-Gold Agency, Ari is having a tough time without Lloyd- firing every assistant that HR sends over to him. In his office, he finds Terrance McQuewick who wants Ari to buy-out his company for $100 million. Afraid of a hidden agenda, Ari tries to interrogate Terrance’s wife, to see if there’s any other information- to which he finds that Terrance is heading for a divorce.

Meanwhile, on her last day in the city, Jamie-Lynn discovers that Turtle added the sorority girl on Facebook- sparking an argument over whether they can make a long distance relationship work. At the airport, she shocks Turtle by breaking it off, saying that she loves him too much to keep him from seeing other people.

At his audition, Drama finds out that the Director of the new Melrose Place show, is a guy who he had a past conflict with. This causes him to become extremely nervous and anxious to the point that he experiences a severe nervous meltdown in the middle of the audition. After being rushed to the hospital, he decides that he needs to take some time off to re-evaluate his life.

Eric makes a trip to the doctor’s office to get tested for any STDs- but fortunately finds clean results. When he gets back home, he tells the guys that he’s done with sleeping around and wants to get back in a relationship with Sloan- no matter what.

After finding out that Terrance wants to sell his company quietly to avoid a battle during his divorce, Ari offers him $75 million- which he accepts.

Hook ups:

Vince and a Clinic assistant.

Celeb Cameos:

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, David Faustino, Melinda Clarke, Dean Cain 

Overall:

Is it just me, or did this feel like a good old-school episode of Entourage? I’ll admit the past few were mediocre at best, but the vibe in this one had some spunk to it. E freaks out over a possible STD, Drama has an insane breakdown, Ari makes another conquer. Boom.

Ari Gold—> On that note, it’s amazing how you would think that Ari couldn’t climb any higher. But he did. If he was already owned the most powerful agency in Hollywood, then adding Terrance’s (and his old) agency would make him, what…the best in all of North America? I’m not sure, but either way, that is a ballin’ move on Mr. Gold. But the question is will he be able to handle the pressure and meet those expectations. Well, check him out in the therapist’s office in next week’s season finale.

Turtle—> Kinda sad to see Turtle and Jamie-Lynn break it off. So far he’s still trying to call her. Will he end up just going for the co-ed chick at school, or continue to convince Jamie to pursue a long distance relationship?

Drama—> We’ve seen his meltdowns. But to be rushed to the hospital? Wow. Either the guy’s really old, or the guy’s…just really old. I’d like to see how he re-evaluates his life. Let’s just say he might be thinking of another career (check it out next week).

Vince—> Banging a chick on a giant inflatable mattress in a pool…good god. That was awesome. And now he has one week left until he peaces to Italy to begin shooting the new film. I’m feeling a crazy party segment next week.

Rating:

4/5

Best Line:

1) Drama to Eric, after Eric finds out that Drama hooked up with the same chick as him-

“E, I’ve had most of this town, so it was bound to happen that our trees would dabble in the same forest at some point.”

Best Moment(s):

1) Ari stuffing a muffin in his new assistant’s face.

2) Ari’s little illustration on the offer sheet to Terrance. Hilarious.

Next Week:

**SEASON FINALE** Give a Little Bit- Vince prepares to film in Italy. Eric’s luncheon date with Sloan doesn’t go as planned. Drama considers leaving the business, and Turtle tries to win back Jamie-Lynn Sigler. Ari and his wife debate on whether or not to buy his old company.

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This Week On Entourage:

Eric cuts a business call to take a phone call from Sloan- who wants to make sure that he’s not mad at her for the fight between him and Ashley.

He then leaves to meet Vince at the mansion for the meeting with the “security guy.” Ari calls him on the way, and reassures Eric that this guy is the best there is.

Meanwhile at the Miller-Gold agency, Ari finds Andrew in his office, passed out in pajamas. Angry and confused, Ari finds out that Marlo kicked him out of the house, and froze his credit cards.

But Andrew promises Ari that he is signing Aaron Sorkin today. Barbra Miller wants him fired if he doesn’t follow-through.

At the mansion, Vince and the boys meet the “security guy”- who suggests extreme measures to turn the house into Fort Knox. This leaves the boys wondering if all this is necessary.

Vince advises Eric to call back Sloan to apologize for being rude on the phone. She invites him for a “friendly drink”- to discuss his new job, and reassures him that she’s with someone. So he agrees.

At the agency, Andrew Klein is M.I.A 13 minutes before his big meeting with Sorkin. Ari finally locates him at his house trying to get his notes for the meeting, but Marlo won’t let him in. When she then burns his notes, he crazily drives his car through the front window, into the house. This lands him in jail.

Eric discusses the Sloan issue with the boys, sort of confused about the mixed signals he’s getting from her. They suggest he find out what she wants.

Things aren’t going well at the Sorkin meeting, but when Sorkin hears that Andrew is in jail, he decides to go there to continue the meeting to listen to his ideas.

Eric gets a call from Ashley right before his drinks with Sloan. She tells him she misses him, and asks him to come back. Eric ditches the meet-up with Sloan- telling her he rather be with a girl he sort of likes, than with a girl who keeps on sending him mixed signals.

In jail, Ari tells Andrew to make the pitch, but when he breaks down, Sorkin sympathizes with his divorce, and agrees to sign with him- leaving Andrew and Ari in total shock.

Eric makes up with Ashley, and the security team find a driver’s license in Vince’s couch. They may have found the stalker.

Hookups:

None

Celeb Cameos:

Aaron Sorkin

Overall:

It had the Hollywood trifecta: well written, well directed and well acted.

- Andrew Klein is the unpredictable man.

First off, I haven’t seen anything so crazy on the show like his little car maneuver, since Drama went to jail in season two for taking a golf club and beating up another dude’s car out of road rage, or Ari bitch-slapping Adam Davies in season five.

Nor has anybody ever seen, or could predict, Klein signing Aaron Sorkin…in jail.

But they all happened. And that’s why this episode probably left everyone on a high of adrenaline.

- Also funny how Ari’s “security guy” ended up being an Israeli security team. It shows that the writers knew what they were doing. The I.D.F (Israeli Defense Force) is top notch.

And their drills on Turtle and Drama were hilarious.

But this stalker? Too bad it wasn’t the hot-type that Vince hoped, but instead, some creepy looking dude. Fuck I’d be sketched out too.

- Let’s talk about Sloan for a second. She’s hot. No, she’s uber hot. Usually, you would tell E to stop whining and take any chance he can get with her. But I must say, there comes a point where he just has to confront her, and say enough bullshit, make up your mind. And he did, and I’m proud of E-Murph.

Like Drama said “Sloan is all powerful. She stops him from getting pussy, and then doesn’t give him any.”

It’s also a nice change seeing Sloan making a move and then getting shutdown, rather than E (like at the Gatsby premiere).

Rating:

4.5/5

Best Line(s):

1) Marlo Klein to her husband Andrew-

“Get back together? I’d fuck Hammas before I’d fuck you again!”

2) Turtle telling the guys what rating the security guy would give him, if he saw him smoking his bong-

“An A, for calmness under pressure.”

Best Moment(s):

1) Oh let’s see. Probably Andrew Klein ramming his car through his house front window.

2) Then going to prison, but still signing Aaron Sorkin there.

3) Seeing Drama and Turtle be the test dummies for the security team. Funny stuff.

Next Week:

Security Briefs- The boys worry about security at the house. Adam Davies’ revenge for Ari stealing Zac Efron as a client involves Lloyd. Drama turns into a private eye to find Vince’s new stalker. Ashley demands a more honest relationship with Eric.

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Before anyone knew his name or recognized his face, Adrian Grenier – who has hit it big starring as Vincent Chase on HBO’s Entourage – packed his bags, picked up a video camera and traveled to Ohio with his best friend in search of the father he never knew.

It’s like an emotional episode of Entourage, but real.

In “Shot in the Dark,” the documentary that resulted from his journey, Grenier familiarizes himself with his family history, and along the way tries to discover the true meaning of fatherhood.

Still passionate about the seven-year-old documentary that has yet to find a proper outlet to be screened, the star of Entourage – which returns this weekend with the conclusion of the third season after a six-month break – took his film to the Toronto International Film Fest late last year. Grenier spoke with andPOP.

andPOP: The film is now a few years old but you’re still pushing it and putting your newfound power behind it. Why is it still important to you?

Adrian Grenier: I was just waiting for the right outlet for it. It’s a really personal documentary and I was a little nervous how it would be shared with people so I was only recently more comfortable doing so and just making sure that I found the right places. And Toronto is a great starting point to share that part of my life with people.

andPOP: What did you learn, not about your family, but about filmmaking while creating this documentary?

AG: It’s hard to put into words. I think persistence is definitely something I learned. It’s a really important part of filmmaking. And seven years of persistence is sometimes what you need to give into a film.

andPOP: You’ve worked with people like Woody Allen and Steven Spielberg. Have they ever given you advice that has stuck with you now about filmmaking.

AG: Woody Allen doesn’t talk a lot. He’s really reserved. It’s hard to distinguish what I learned on a particular movie because I’ve worked with so many people as an actor and a director that in hindsight, it all sort of realms into one larger working experience. I owe a lot to Jon [Davidson, his friend who travels with him] and I think it’s important to allow yourself to be vulnerable as a director, to know what you don’t know and to allow yourself to take advice from other people and not to be too cocky or arrogant because then you’ll miss out on great suggestions that people around you will make and it’s important to have a strong vision to begin with but ultimately be flexible when directing.

andPOP: You mentioned vulnerability. Were you at all hesitant now that people do know you, whereas seven years ago they didn’t, so to now show this film that does portray your vulnerable side?

AG: I’m a little bit hesitant but ultimately confident that the movie has some positive and encouraging things to share with people and hopefully people will get something out of this movie and out of watching this movie and the lessons that are apparent in it.

andPOP: Your mom could become a star if this movie picks up. Is she excited about that?

AG: My mom is a hell of an actor. She’s been in a bunch of my short films. You always cast the people you know because they’ll do it for free. She would make one hell of an actress. And my dad, if you watch the movie you’ll see, there’s a couple times when he gets to demonstrate his acting skills and he is eerily good.

andPOP: What else is coming up for you?

AG: I have a couple movies I’m working on and playing with my band [The Honey Brothers]. We want to go on a Canadian tour. One of our band members is from Montreal and he keeps telling us how important it is that we go because people love music in Canada and we’re totally into it. We just have to find the right time.

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