According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.46 million household viewers and gained a 1.4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
As the police takes Ertz's body out of his house, Vince (Adrian Grenier) and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) are accompanied by the boys to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Due to helping Vince with Ertz's problem, Ari arrives late to marriage counseling with Melissa (Perrey Reeves).
Eric (Kevin Connolly) is upset over his idea, warning him that his career could die if he is caught, but Vince performs the drug test anyway.
The episode was written by series creator Doug Ellin and main cast member Jerry Ferrara, and directed by Roger Kumble.
"[4] Nate Rawlings of TIME wrote, "The latest episode of Entourage centered on whether Vince would pass a mandatory drug test that, if he failed, could land him back in jail.
With only 8 episodes, I suppose they don't have too much room to blow our minds, but let's hope there are few more unexpected angles in the second half of the show's final run.
"[6] Ben Lee of Digital Spy wrote, "'Whiz Kid' feels like it tries to be two things at once - mixing the seriousness of Vince's current predicament with several attempts at humour.