I have to apologize to Billy Walsh. I've been frustrated with him. He's stubborn and irrational. He's the kind of character that would fit in better on Lost, because all he does is slow down the forward motion of the plot. When James Cameron needed to see Queen's Boulevard before hiring Vince for Aquaman, Billy refused to show it to him. He did the same thing tonight when Ari wanted to screen Medellin. Billy Walsh is like a broken record. At least, that's the way I used to feel about him. Not anymore. I respect Billy Walsh now because he's bat-shit insane and full of swagger.

Here's a re-cap of the exact moment when he won me over:
Eric: If you don't let us see the movie today, then I'm not giving you any more money for hookers and cigerettes.
Billy: You win, sir. We will watch the movie post-haste! But first, I must make urine in the bathroom, excuse me gentlemen.
Billy busts out of the hallway, film in hand, on the motorcycle he apparently keeps in his studio's bathroom
Billy: F*ck all y'all!
Billy triuphantly rides off into the sunset

Other Billy Walsh highlights of last night's Entourage include referring to a strip club as "the only place where people really love me," and doing aerobics throughout  Vinny and Eric's screening of Medellin. I used to hate him, but now I want to party with him.

The outcome of the screening: Vince loved Medellin, Eric hated it. Tune in next week to learn more. For Vince's sake, I hope the movie is great. It seems like he's finally out of money. For real this time, seriously. No really, I'm serious. Really. If Medellin isn't great, Vince-and-friends could find themselves living out of Johnny Drama's condo. Actually, I'd love to see that happen for an episode. Then they can go back to living in a bad-ass mansion with a swimming pool filled with titties instead of water.

We saw a new side of Ari this week. Just kidding. We saw the same side of Ari this week. He handles family business the same way he does actual business. Unfortunately, that kind of can-do, take-no-prisoners attitude is what worked against him this time. His son got rejected from some fancy-schmancy school for nerds. The school administration was just sick of dealing with Ari. I'm sure his 6-year-old boy isn't too broken up over it. His daughter might be, she has to make a whole new group of friends now that she's not enrolled there, either. Any sympathy I feel for her is overshadowed by how much I enjoyed watching Ari yell at a dentist, mid-surgery.

Other observations:

• Everyone got sunglasses this week, except Turtle
• Turtle likes sneakers so much, he bought a t-shirt with sneakers on it
• The Entourage writers never miss an opportunity to slam Gigli
• Ari's wife is sassy. She's just like him when she's mad
• Vinny Chase still hasn't had sex this season. This must be some kind of record

On a final note, if you ever find yourself in Johnny Drama's condo and you need to pee, the combination to the bathroom is 624987. And don't forget to take your shoes off.

The boys and girls at HBO were nice enough to give us enough time for an extended Disney World vacation in between seasons of Entourage this year. After all, who doesn't schedule their life around there favorite TV show? Well, Entourage is back and, if you're anything like me, you were wondering if you had the right channel when it came on. Was Entourage presented in the same documentary style as The Office when we left it? I don't remember, it was so long ago. Wikipedia seems to think that it wasn't. I trust Wikipedia.

We rejoin Vince & friends in Colombia. They're not having as much fun as usual. There are no parties , and (SPOILER ALERT) Vince doesn't have sex with anyone. Do I really have the right show? The cable guide says yes. It's all business this time around. Medellin has begun production and it needs to be completed by the end of the episode.

If you're pressed for time, here's a breakdown of the most important moments in last night's episode:

• Eric and Medellin director Billy Walsh argue about money throughout the episode
• Billy Walsh throws several temper tandrums. His emotional problems are completely fixed after recieving one compliment from Eric.
• Vince continues to be smugly agreeable.
• Billy Walsh falls in love with an extra in his film. Johnny Drama has sex with her, launching Walsh into a near-breakdown.
• Turtle angers Walsh by allowing his cell phone to ring. Turtle does nothing else for the entire episode.
• Ari has become omniscient. He spends the episode commenting on the pitfalls of Vince-and-friends from an elevator in LA.
  
• Medellin is finished and everything wraps up nicely for everyone by the end of the episode.

Also worth mentioning: a not-so-important ,but very funny, scene where Academy Award winning writer Stephen Gaghan flies to Colombia to finish the Medellin script, and is immediately sent home.

The behind-the-scenes documentary format of the episode felt contrived, but it was still an interesting episode. The new location of Colombia took the characters out of their element, and allowed us to get a glimpse into their personalities in a setting without mansions or girls. We're four seasons in now, so let's take this opportunity to compare season 4, Colombia Vince & friends to Season 1, LA Vince & friends and see how they've changed.

Eric
In season 1, Eric was the Entourage family's reluctant authority figure. He knew right from wrong, but had a hard time speaking up. He's grown up since then. Now he's the group's mother. He spends his time nagging about this and that, and he's still a pussy.

Vince
Vince has always managed to be the least-important, important character on the show. He floats from scene to scene doing whatever Eric tells him and sleeping with models. Vince hasn't had sex with anyone in season 4 yet, so his character has been reduced to either a puppet, or a robot. You decide.

Johnny Drama
Johnny's character has changed the least over the seasons. He's still begging for work every chance he gets.

Turtle
In season 1, Turtle had one purpose: get Vince to buy expensive things. It happened over and over again. From cars, to home theater systems, to houses, if Turtle wanted it then Vince would buy it. There's nothing for Turtle to buy in Colombia, which has nearly removed him from the show.

The preview of next week's episode doesn't look very promising. Walsh will disappear before he finishes editing Medellin, leaving Eric to scramble for a new editor at the last minute. Odds are Eric will spend the majority of the episode on the phone yelling at people, and I predict Walsh will mysteriously un-vanish by the end of the episode.

I leave you all with this topic for discussion:  Who is the hardest working character (agents excluded) on the show? My vote goes to Johnny Drama. No one wants to succeed more than he does, and he tries so hard, too. Agree? Disagree?