Entourage - Season 5 (DVD)

Phew, that was close! After a decidedly weaker and slightly bleak fourth season for Entourage, there was a danger that the show could end up coasting along, becoming increasingly mundane until HBO decided to pull the plug on the whole thing. Well thankfully, as Season 5 will attest, that’s not the case.

Medellin, Vince’s big picture from last season, has been released and after all the faffing about getting directors and investors, it turns out that the flick has bombed. Bombed so hard in fact, that not only have Vince’s acting skills been called into question, but the film has also been released straight to DVD. Unfortunately, rather than getting right back on the horse, pretty-boy Chase takes the opportunity to swan off to Mexico for a spot of shagging, while he licks his wounds and contemplates retiring from the business.

Naturally then, this season shakes things up a fair bit. Taking a turn for the dark and edgy, Grenier, Connolly and the gang provide bags of entertainment as they get to explore a new side to their characters after they’ve been dragged kicking and screaming out of their comfort zone and are well and truly down on their luck. The results are phenomenal and it provides us with possibly the best season since the programme’s fantastic second year.

Extras-wise, we get a neat featurette on the celebs that have shown their face on the show and there are a few enthusiastic but pedestrian commentaries that a worth a listen as well. Other than that, the discs are pretty bare. Nevertheless, it doesn’t stop this from being a superb slice of Hollywood-flavoured entertainment pie. If you’re a fan, grab a fork and dig in. If not, then you need to sort that out sharpish and buy the rest of the boxsets. Go on, go get ‘em.

Overall Verdict: The best show on the box takes a turn for the better and totally redeems the slightly weak fourth year. Absolutely awesome.

Special Features:
‘The Celebrity Factor’ Featurette
Audio Commentaries On Two Episodes

Reviewer: Jordan Brown