Runnin' on E
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| "Runnin' on E" | |
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| Entourage episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Ken Whittingham |
| Written by | |
| Cinematography by | Anthony Hardwick |
| Editing by | Steven Sprung |
| Original release date | August 2, 2009 |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Runnin' on E" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy-drama television series Entourage. It is the 70th overall episode of the series and was written by series creator Doug Ellin and executive producer Ally Musika, and directed by Ken Whittingham. It originally aired on HBO on August 2, 2009.
The series chronicles the acting career of Vincent Chase, a young A-list movie star, and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City, as they attempt to further their nascent careers in Los Angeles. In the episode, Vince tries to find ways to kill time when the Ferrari biopic is delayed. Meanwhile, Eric considers his job, Turtle goes shopping as he prepares for college, Drama tries to find an actress for his series, and Ari tries to prevent Andrew from ruining his life.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 3.30 million household viewers and gained a 1.9/6 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, although the disjointed storylines earned frustration from some critics.
Gatsby becomes a critical and commercial success, but Ari (Jeremy Piven) informs Eric (Kevin Connolly) that Enzo Ferrari's biopic will be delayed by 12 weeks after a storm destroyed the sets in Italy. When his friends cannot accompany him on vacation, Vince (Adrian Grenier) tries to find ways to entertain himself. He creates a Facebook profile to get into contact with a childhood friend, and has sex with a waitress.
Ari confronts Andrew (Gary Cole) at the office, as Marlo (Jami Gertz) called Melissa (Perrey Reeves) as he didn't arrive home by night. Andrew confirms he was seeing Lizzie (Autumn Reeser), but that the affair is over, and that he is focused in getting Aaron Sorkin signed as a client. When David Schwimmer visits the office to look for some pitches for a TV series, he grows disappointed with all the options. However, he becomes smitten with Lizzie and accepts to give her pitch a chance. Ari later finds Andrew crying in the parking lot, and forces him in stepping up and trying to think of what his children may think of him. Andrew accepts, but Ari later discovers that Andrew has decided to leave his family.
Eric gets bored by his daily routine at the office and invites Ashley (Alexis Dziena) over lunch, although they end up having sex instead. Eric expresses frustration that he cannot successfully sign clients, but Ashley states that having Vince as talent is very important. While Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) goes shopping with Jamie-Lynn Sigler to prepare for college, Drama (Kevin Dillon) auditions girls for a kissing scene in Five Towns. However, Drama is not thrilled with any of the choices and struggles in finding a replacement in time. Later on, however, Turtle tells Drama that he got Sigler in accepting to take the role, delighting him.
Production
Development
The episode was written by series creator Doug Ellin and executive producer Ally Musika, and directed by Ken Whittingham. This was Ellin's 45th writing credit, Musika's ninth writing credit, and Whittingham's eighth directing credit.[1]
