In episode eleven (officially Episode 19) Vince and Mandy are outed as an item by Page Six, a daily gossip column in the New York Post. This leads to concerns that Aquaman will be known as a home-wrecker, since Mandy was engaged to be married in only three weeks and broke off the engagement. Eric's new job is keeping Mandy and Vince apart when photographers might be around. Except for the worry that rumors will sink the movie, not much Aquaman in this one.
That's the seventeenth whale you've killed today!
Lots of fun in episode twelve (Episode 20). When Vince is late for his physical, and makes Mandy late as well, the agents have a major meeting to determine what to do. Meanwhile, Turtle "discovers" a new singer and goes to see if he can help the guy sell his song. The fun part of this episode for Aquaman fans is the appearance of a mechanical harpoon which Vince is practicing with in one scene.
This thing is impossible.
Everything falls apart in episode thirteen (Episode 21) when Mandy admits she doesn't love Vince and Ari stages a failed takeover of the agency. Not much of anything Aquaman in this one... except for the bit that Vince is quitting the series because he can't bear to work with Mandy when his heart is broken.
The thing about Aquaman is, there's a vulnerability to him... Aquaman is the voice of the Ocean.
The finale of the season, episode fourteen (Episode 22), shows everyone trying to convince Vince to stay with Aquaman, which nobody can do. But Vince's meeting with James Cameron turns him around. The final shot is of the Aquaman poster, so you know it was a happy moment for me. We also got to see Aquaman's outfit on the Aquaman action figure that Cameron gave to Vince, and we got to hear Cameron explain some of his ideas for Aquaman. Listening to him made me want to see this movie.
He already had these made.
Overall, the treatment of Aquaman in this series was surprisingly respectful. True, Aquaman is a plot point more than anything else, but the way they portray Aquaman is good. There are no "Aquaman is lame" jokes, and very little negative at all. And apparently, looking at the action figure, Aquaman will be blond... What will Vince look like blond?
I'd like to see the Aquaman logo unobstructed. And I hope we get to see something of the film in the third season of the show.
And lastly, here are some other thoughts about the finale: Maringuy predicts that Aquaman will bomb. From a narrative point of view, it makes a lot of sense, and Maringuy has some good points. But we're talking about a movie directed by James Cameron, and written by Andrew Kevin Walker. I have my doubts that it would be set up to fail. And The Swift Chancellor Report thinks we won't see any shooting of Aquaman. Agreed. I think the next season will pick up after the movie is done. Entourage is about the times between jobs, since actors work HARD during movies.
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