Eric offers to represent LB and Nick, two writers of an indie film script, but can’t get them Vince or any help from Ari given their recent bad luck with indie films. An encounter with former flame Justine Chapin (Leighton Meester) leaves Vince even more insecure when she pawns him off at a party, and when Ari gives him the cold, hard truth, Vince finally decides to step it up. Drama’s relationship with Jacqueline takes a bad turn.
With Medellin being slammed by critics Richard Roeper and Michael Phillips and having been reduced to a direct-to-DVD release, Vince hides out in a Mexican paradise with Turtle. Meanwhile, producer Carl Ertz is willing to give Vince his first movie in six months. Eric, Ari and Drama head out to Mexico to convince him to take the role, and as Vince sits down with Ertz, a phone call by Ari’s old rival changes things drastically. Drama turns prima donna during a Five Towns photo shoot, and kindles his “virtual” romance with Jacqueline, his Cannes girlfriend.
At Cannes, the guys party it up and attend to the business of selling Medellin, and find themselves with two offers on the table before it’s even screened, and in the end, the film is bought from an unlikely source, at a price much lower than they were hoping for. Meanwhile, Drama benefits from the overseas popularity of Viking Quest.
A code red at LAX threatens the guys’ chances of getting to Cannes in time for the Medellin premiere, so Ari attempts to get himself and the others to Cannes by other means, while at the same time trying to placate Mrs. Gold and Lloyd, who both make it clear in their own way that they want to accompany him on the trip. Billy finds room in his script for Eric’s new client, Anna Faris, but Eric’s dislike of the script will cause him to lose one of his clients. The boys end up hitching a ride to Cannes from Kanye West.
Vince, Ari, and Dana receive Billy’s script for Vince’s next project. Even though Billy’s interpretation is vastly different from the adaptation he was commissioned to write, Vince sees potential in the movie, so Ari attempts to keep the film alive, but he’ll have to do so without Eric’s help, since he’s busy managing domestic issues between his new client, Anna Faris and her needy boyfriend.
Eric gets in a fender bender with Anna Faris and while he believes they shared “a little moment,” he finds his career about to change. Turtle goes shopping for provisions (and girls) for a party, but has an encounter with the law. Mrs. Gold is asked to reprise her role on a The Young and the Restless anniversary special, leading Ari to try and dissuade her – and her young co-star – with no success.
Eric gets an office on a shoddy stretch of Hollywood Blvd., and in trying to announce himself as Vince’s manager, finds himself hitting road blocks. Vince, Drama and Turtle scope out an antique desk with a rich Hollywood history, but learn it’s already been sold to Gary Busey an actor with whom they have their own colorful past. Ari preps for his annual meeting with R&B super-diva Mary J. Blige, but twin-sibling rivalry in the office screws everything up..
Vince and Johnny “Drama” bet with each other on Turtle and Eric’s romance prospects. After being rejected from their daughter’s exclusive private school, Ari and his wife are upset over their son having to attend a public school and try to change the headmaster’s mind for a second time.
Even after Billy apologizes to him, Eric refuses to work with him again. Lloyd takes a leave of absence when his boyfriend dumps him, so Ari jumps through hoops to get them back together. Turtle goes in on his cousin Ronnie’s latest shady investment opportunity.
When the Medellin trailer is leaked to YouTube, an enraged Billy blames Eric thinking that he’s trying to ruin the film. In an effort to appear younger, Drama gets a prescription for a medical-marijuana facility, so he can buy the club’s stylish cap. Ari and Lloyd engage in sabotage so that Vince can get his next project.
