According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.65 million household viewers and gained a 1.5/5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Ari faces pressure from Dana (Constance Zimmer) over Vince's attitude, and is also forced to attend marriage counseling with Melissa (Perrey Reeves).
Yagoda (William Fichtner) tells Eric that Johnny's Bananas is well received by the network and are willing to go ahead with a new actor if Drama (Kevin Dillon) passes on the project.
Visiting Ari, Turtle and Alex (Dania Ramirez) run into Mark Cuban and his business colleague Ken Austin (Bob Odenkirk).
Cuban takes an interest in Avion Tequila, and offers them a chance to visit Sacramento to discuss a possible partnership, surprising Ari.
The episode was written by series creator Doug Ellin and executive producer Ally Musika, and directed by David Nutter.
And as long as these next two episodes mix a few more laughs into the drama before inevitably pulling back from this increasingly dark direction, it will be easy to call Season 7 a winner – even with its slow start and considerable weaknesses.
"[5] Allyssa Lee of Los Angeles Times wrote, "Of course, the Dallas Mavericks owner (who towers over his acting counterparts, by the way) was into wee Turtle's pitch, and seemed more than willing to pony up funds to get another tequila factory going.
Although network executives are in love with director Billy Walsh's proposal for a Drama-led animated series, the elder Chase brother isn't interested in satirizing himself for all the world to see — but something tells me he'll change his mind by the time the season of Entourage is over.