Episode Overview: Eric and Billy Walsh face off when the Medellin trailer is leaked onto the internet, Drama is determined to look younger, and Ari faces off against old rivals.

On the way to a meeting with director Billy Walsh, Vinny and Eric run into Snoop Dogg who lets them know that the trailer for their new movie, Medellin, has been leaked onto YouTube. Walsh calls out Eric as the culprit, and he responds by throwing him onto a table in the middle of a restaurant. The good news is that the internet response has been great. Every studio in town is interested, but agent Ari Gold wants the boys to call up Walsh to share the news. Awkward.

Ari works movie heavyweight (and ex-lover) Dana Gordon to pick up Medellin and star Vince in her next project. The only problem is that Heath Ledger has already been given an offer so Dana wants to pass … on both projects. He finds out that Heath’s agent is none other than Ari’s season one nemesis, Josh Weinstein. Ari works Josh like it’s his job, steering him away from the project, opening the door for Vince.

Vincent Chase’s brother, Johnny Drama, always has a plan. That plan usually never goes his way. This week, he’s decided he needs a fresh, new, young look because he’s sick of being typecast as old. When he spots a cool guy in the mall sportin’ a hot black trucker hat, Drama has to have one for himself. He and Turtle are directed to a store to buy one but discover that it’s a medicinal marijuana facility for members only. Only in Hollywood.

Determined to land on the cover of Tiger Beat, Drama will not let the hat issue go. In order to get a membership card, he’ll need a doctor’s note. Drama comes up with what he feels is a surefire ailment: Legionnaire’s Disease, a lung condition. His doctor (Bob Balaban) does not buy the story. Dr. Marijuana steers Drama towards anxiety as a better ailment and Drama gets his card while Turtle gets some quality herb. Drama brings some to share with his cast mates, but blows his cool factor by having a complete meltdown after smoking too much. And so we witness another one of Drama’s failed plans.

Another brilliant but quick cameo comes from Brian Grazer, who passes Ari in the street but stops for a quick hello. Ari gives Dana a call, who lets him know Heath is definitely off the project. Score one for Ari Gold. Dana lets him know that the director walked now that Health is off the project, so the movie is dead. Back to zero. Oh, but wait! It’s never over til Ari says it’s over. He gets Vince the movie, along with E as producer…and Walsh directing. Crap.


-Gina Scarpa, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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