The Powerful Women of Entourage

It seems that this season of entourage is different from previous seasons in the regard that the women are being shown in more powerful roles. Of course, there is still the fair share of chauvinistic moments and young beautiful girls throwing themselves at Vince (otherwise it wouldn't be Entourage, right?) However, for this particular entry I will focus on the roles of the women that are in charge and pose a challenge to the men of the show. Let's take a closer look at the women running the show.

Barbara: Ari Gold's partner at the agency is a strong character that is in control of her business - and Ari. They may be partners but Barbara has the final say on the decisions within the company. It actually seems that Ari is intimidated by her superior knowledge of how the business should run in order to be successful, and he is constantly watching his back so as not to upset her.

Mrs. Ari Gold: Ok, she may not have her own name but she is still a strong character. Mrs. Ari has more money than her husband and she definitely 'wears the pants' in the relationship. Ari knows that his wife is a self sufficient woman and showering her with gifts won't help if they are arguing. She points out his selfish tendencies and he is always quick to apologize or he knows that he'll be on the couch that night.

Sloan: She may be Eric's ex but she is still very present in his life. Afterall, she did convince E to grow up and move out of that frat house. She even uses her connections to help get him a job at a powerful agency. Eric is still hung up on their past and is reluctant to move foreward with Ashley until Sloan is completely out of the picture. Sloan is definitely calling the shots.

Jamie Lynn Sigler: Jamie is now Turtle's girlfriend and she has him asking the bigger questions just like Sloan does to E. Turtle realizes that he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life as Vince's driver, so he decides to go back to school as prompted by Jamie. Turtle is now spending most of his time with her rather than the boys. She is another self-sufficient woman that has more control over Turtle than male viewers would like to think.

In previous seasons the women of the show were train wrecks, cheaters, or prostitutes. I'm glad the writers are finally giving the women of the show some deeper content. The plot this season has not suffered from the prevalence of these returning female characters.