Hair (Entourage)

In its original American broadcast, "Hair" was seen by an estimated 2.56 million household viewers with a 1.5/4 in the 18–49 demographics. This means that 1.5 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode, while 4 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast watched it.^[2] This was a 11% decrease in viewership with the previous episode, which was watched by an estimated 2.85 million household viewers with a 1.7/5 in the 18–49 demographics.^[3]

"Hair" received very positive reviews from critics. Dan Phillips of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.5 out of 10 and wrote, "In addition to all its great dramatic twists and subtly hilarious jokes, what made "Hair" rise so far above the season's previous installments and even the enjoyable "Bottoms Up" is the way it for the first time tied all of the year's arcs together by the episode's end. Again, it was impossible not to sense these characters all circling the drain together, which is a huge step in the right direction for a show that's often failed to raise the dramatic stakes even when it's tried so desperately to temporarily derail Vince's career. "Hair" works largely because you get the feeling this time Entourage's star – or any of the characters for that matter – might not land back on his feet so easily."^[4]

Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "Ho boy, now we're getting somewhere. There's tension and drama on the show that might take two, maybe three episodes to resolve. And that final shot, with Vince face-down poolside: I can say with absolutely no sarcasm that I did not see that coming."^[5]

Allyssa Lee of Los Angeles Times wrote, "As Vince told a glum and unemployed Drama during this half-hour, the nature of this business called show is a lot of up and down, up and down. One day you’re on top of the world, and then next you're passed out naked on the side of the pool. And this episode, titled “Hair,” saw most of the Entourage boys dwelling in their valleys."^[6] Josh Wigler of MTV wrote, "By the end of "Hair," a very drunk and very naked Vince lies face down next to his pool while Eric and Ari hover over him, ready to tackle the biggest career move of the young (and unconscious) actor's life. Can Vince pull himself together enough to land the "Airwalker" deal? We'll find out next week."^[7]

Janaki Cedanna of TV Fodder gave the episode a 4 out of 5 and wrote, "I don't know about you but I'm totally loving this season so far. The infusion of new blood has kept it from being the same old and has given it the shot in the arm it sorely needed. Keep it going guys."^[8] Eric Hochberger of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This season? The short little furry guy continues to score chicks way out of his league. So out of his league that even the girls seem to admit it on the show. Oh and some lame tequila subplot that somehow leads to Vince's demise. What!?"^[9]

• "Hair" at HBO
• "Hair" at IMDb