Craig is the assiest ass that ever assed. How dare he condescend to Kendra like that! I guess Audrey was right: he is demeaningful...

And so glad Bren walked away with some dignity...or as much as he could have after the cucumber incident...

Oh, and did anyway else notice George, at the reward, talking about how young Trumpy was when they first met. Gee, Craig, where do you think George would be is he had been as ass-tastic to the young Trumpy as you have been to Kendra? Because Craig? I've watched The Donald. I've made fun of the Donald. You are no Donald.

A few observations-

Both products sucked.

Bren gave the coolest cab interview ever. Have a good life, dude.

Carolyn at the morning meeting with her hair mussed was incredibly sexy. I'd have been unable to function if I was one of the two guys

And he's the prickiest prick that ever pricked. My hate knows no bounds.

Trump tells Alex that as a leader you can't rely too much on others? Where the fuck was this philosophy when you fired Angie, you combover-ing ass shit fuck?! Oh, Trump... Why must you not know anything about what you're doing.

"Being a fucking asshole. Risk!"

Craig is the most demeaningful prick in the whole world. I agree that he is the assiest ass that ever assed.

I like Kendra, again. At some point she annoyed me. Don't remember. I like her. Tana seems to be kind of dim in the brainal category. She always seems to just sit there and eat cheeseburgers. She just acts differently than I would expect.

Bren sucked, but not nearly as much as Asslex.

Alex is the tooliest tool that ever tooled.

My Rankings:

1. Kendra
2. Tana
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3. Random Bill Cosby Impersonator that wandered in randomly and started yelling and praying all the time.
4. The mildly retarded guy who was accidentally flown to the Apprentice instead of Boy Meets Boy on Bravo. At least he wouldn't be the liar on that show...

My rankings:
1) Kendra. She was a little anal about persisting with the horizontal layout of the placement of the folders. Craig did have it right that they needed to minimize space and a circular orientation was better achieved by having a portrait instead of a landscape format. I understand why she would not give up trying to make her point about the folders endlessly. She was being disrespected and it made her more driven to bring it up. But she was at least trying hard to make the task work. Not something that could be said for the other two last week.
2) Tana: Did nothing great this week. But did nothing to hurt herself further.
3) Craig: The guy is better as a loner than a leader. He has shown in his two tasks he can come up with products not half as retarded as those brought up by the other two guys -Bren(the cucumber ad guy) and Alex(the guy who could not even get a picture of the car interior taken). But Craig has serious issues. He was being pretty insulting of Kendra. How dare he be condescending to her when he wouldn't give her the time of day when she was the project leader.

4) Bren: Really, he has no business being in the top 4. So I was not bothered by his firing. His only asset has been as a good diplomat(example: when he saved Erin who had a really indifferent "i could care less" expression from the wrath of the model in the soap ad).
5) Alex: A guy whose only decent moment was leading the video game task. He has been awful the rest of the way.

So many problems with that desk. How the hell did you put your knees under that desk? NOt to mention the other problems brought up by the focus group. He has shown repeatedly a lack of drive to work hard. He is too soft. The only time he was aggressive was defending himself in the boardroom against Bren.

Actually, Craig, Kendra DOES know the definition of "condescending."

Wordy mcword on Craig being an ass. Geesh. "Young lady" my ass!

Also - I don't think I'd want either of those products. I'll just stick to my precariously stacked pile of files, and $1 pen/pencil holder.

Alex is not only a tool, he's an idiot. He didn't meet with the managers, he didn't take control and set up a focus group. Just go to the freakin' store. The only thing that I give him credit for is taking responsibility for the fuckup on their research and design. Not that Bren is a prize either considering he didn't do a damn thing on this task but wax Alex's ass. But the failure of the product rests squarely on Alex.

I didn't really like Magna's desk caddy. It was way too freakin' big. It should have been two or three sided. Thank goodness we finally have a decent reward this week. Although Craig didn't deserve it. Jackass.

One more thing: Bren and Alex, I know Troy and Kwame and you are no Troy and Kwame.

I agree. Still, what a way to fake us out! Kendra wasn't that much of a renegade subordinate, and that team still won! What gives?

I actually liked Net Worth's product better. I wasn't that impressed with that lazy-susan organizer.

Networth's idea to take clutter off the desk was to give people a second unwieldy desk? Makes sense to me. When my garage gets cluttered I just build another one. I'm up to four.

Biggest ass ever - too true. He is obnoxious and rude! And clearly baiting Kendra in an attempt to show just how childish she is without realizing that he makes himself look like a complete tool.

I don’t think any of these people are that awesome, but it just occurred to me what bugs me most about this show is that all you need to survive is to negotiate the crazy trumpster – easier said than done! You don’t need to be good at anything else or even follow a set of rules. Just sense where he’s going with the mean little hints and beg for mercy. What, you mean you all knew that already?!?

I think I admire Bren for not trying to sweet talk the execs. I mean their design was kind of wanky (morning work surface vs afternoon work surface - hee!), but I feel like Bren made the decision listening to Trump in the last two boadrooms that he didn’t want the job if he had to just be a suck up. Ooh, and I wrote that before I saw his cab interview!!

"I'm surrounded by morons and their mascots."

You ought to know, Alex, being the lead moron still in the game. Oy. Finest moment of the episode: Alex interviews on how well their product was received at the presentation and how excited George, Carolyn, and the Staples executives were about their concept. While he was talking the editors... oh, those wonderful editors... showed us the bored/puzzled/apathetic expressions of the Viceroys and execs. Hee!

Tana, your teammates are at each other's throats. It's a team crisis. It is not dinner theater. Do not make yummy noises.

Bye Bren. Love ya.

Amen to that, Psyche.

I couldn't have been the only one who noticed Alex blowdrying his armpits. Is that a metrosexual thing, or just a useless-callow-jackass quirk?

Also, Bren? Way to go out with a... sour face... and a... zzzzzzzzzz.

Kendra's stock goes up a few points, while Craig's plummets to Johnville. I hate him.

I still disapprove of Tana majorly from last week, and didn't think she had the right to call anyone a "zero" after quitting (then again, she was kind of right), but she was her usual peppy self this week and I still kind of like her. The "mmm!" while Kendra and Craig were fighting was pretty funny, but I think she should have stepped up to stop the problem. Craig is a sanctimonious asshole.

All in all, a satisfying ep. Here's to a Kendra/Tana final two and a Kendra win!

whoops, double post...

My wife and I laughed a lot at this episode. Alex got to go on not one, but two man-dates with Bren. And he had some line that showed that he has quickly gotten over the lurrrrrrrve he had for Chris.

Why, oh why, did Bren say he was uncomfortable taking risks? Why not just say, "I don't really care for making money" or "I have my doubts about whether capitalism truly is the best economic system possible?"

Glad Trumpy has realized that Alex is no star. It only took, a whole bunch of consecutive losses tho...

And as for Craig, both he and Kendra kinda bug. Craig's a condescending jerk and Kendra just sounds like a stuck record. Here's hoping Tana wins by default.

HATE CRAIG! HATE!

Yeah, he's mean as hell. I can't believe he basically told Kendra that she wasn't allowed to talk to him on this task.

Having said that...Kendra is annoying as hell. How exactly was it all her idea? I could have sworn she and Tana did the focus group togther. They all seemed to contribute something on this task. Also, she looked like a spaz during her part of the presentation.

Way to go Bren! You took that ass whoopin like a man! That's why I love men. They can tear eachother apart, then go outside andgive hugs and kisses. Awww...

I like lunch Georgalyn. They were so cool.

Alex kicked more butt in the boardroom than he has on any task this season. I was impressed til I remembered what a weasel he is.

Gotta feel for Trumpy tonight. How do you choose between the guy who produced cucumber porn and a guy who blow dries his armpits?

Bren did have a nice Wizard of Oz moment there in the cab. There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.

Personally, I wasn’t impressed with either product. The cart was just dumb, and the ginormous desk caddy was bigger than the average office cubicle. And Kendra did have a point. I don’t see storing “loose papers” as advantageous. The idea of the stackable is to store your current files, which, Craig, are horizontal.

I am SO glad Magna won. Seriously, how sad is it that even when Kendra and Craig can barely stand to be in the same room, they STILL keep winning? I'm glad Craig made it to the final four, but I have a feeling he'll be the first one booted now. Especially if he gets in there and babble that babble that he babbles so well. Eh, well. And hey, I'm enjoying my lonely ride on the Craig love train.

And tonight's ERIN award for self-promotional verbal diarrhea goes to: Alex!

I've not liked Alex from the very beginning, he's a complete waste of space, so Bren being fired really bugged me. I so didn't want Alex in the final four. Give me a break, Trump, and leave in a person I care about.

I just started seeing this season on the past episode. Craig really bothered me with how he gave up, Tara as well. But this episode I was disgusted with his attitude. I almost wished that they wouldn't win just so that Kendra could bring up what he had said in the board room.

I'm very angry. That kind of condecension is uncalled for, especially after Kendra won the last competition for them. Is this what he has been like all season?

I was surprised that Bren and Alex couldn't see what George meant about making the boxes slide out like drawers. I absolutely thought that was how they worked until they lifted the top at the focus group meeting and I saw that it was on dowels.

The other groups organizer was large, but I really like Lazy Susan. Weeeee.

Edited because "stupid" seemed too harsh.

1) Craig sucks.
2) Tana (pains me to say) sucks.
3) I actually prefered Net Worth's product. It could have been a little smaller and had drawers instead of a lift top. But, really, my desk is a mess. And a little side desk that provided extra flat space. Priceless.
4) Alex, while an ass, has an INCREDIBLE body.
5) This had to be the BEST. REWARD. EVER. Breakfast with the Viceroys. I'd give up my extra desk space for that.

That is all. For now.

The episode was a little boring. Only 3 things made it watchable.

1) Kendra flipping out, as usual
2) Alex blow drying his armpits
3) Bren's blood comment. "I have been biting my tongue for so long. I'm sick of tasting blood. Maybe it's the blood that I've tasted makes me want to taste more." Or something fucked up like that.

I also didn't think Networth's idea was that bad.

"You don't know the meaning of the word condescending, Young Lady!" What the living fuck was that?

She says things like, "People like pepperoni," or "Offices have folders" and he gets up in her grill about making generalizations?

I was actually half rooting for Magna to lose, just because Kendra was exempt anyway and I wanted Craig to be fired something fierce. I was pausing the Tifaux to scream about him with my mom, who actually called him an ass, which is not a word my mom usually says.

Of course, leave it to Net Worth to come up with a product that sucks a kabillion times worse than Magna's ginormous lazy susan dealie.

Glad Craig made it through this epi because I cannot wait to see his interviews - heh. He will be crushed.

Sadly, my child has pulled out her allowance $ and planned 3 spaces for the Staples Lazy Susan - guess it will take up less room than the box!

What word did Craig make plural by accident in the first few minutes - hope someone will post that.

BTW, I keep meeting people recently who have "The Carolyn Cut."

In three seasons of this show, there have been exactly two reward segments that I actually thought were fun to watch. Breakfast with George and Carolyn in the Rainbow Room was the second. (Bill, Kwame, and Troy partying in Atlantic City was the first.)

The rest of the episode? Pretty lackluster. I really wish I knew why Craig and Kendra hate each other so much.

Craig, I'm going to say this slowly so you can understand it:

You. are. an. asshole.

I really wanted Net Worth to win just so Craig could get the axe because he really grates. And if he mentions "generalities" one more time, I am going to generally throw up over my general television.

He's an ass, and I'm surprised considering his attitude that he didn't bond with John earlier in the show, because those are two peas in a pod, if you ask me.

I totally saw Kendra's point regarding the file folders. You go into every office, that's the number one source of clutter, and I think that the ineffectiveness of their product with regards to those folders should have been a huge demerit against them. Why could they not have compromised and made horizontal AND vertical slots? I mean, the product was ugly to begin with.

And did Craig actually say "mines"? That is my top gramattical pet peeve, and I could hate him easily for that alone.

I think Net Worth's product was a good concept, but the execution was shoddy. They should have made it smaller, and left off the glass top or made it detachable. It should have been something you can either put next to your desk or under your desk and be unobtrusive.

Of course, my idea would have been a desk custom made with slots so that none of the clutter is too visible, even if it is organized, but that would have been an expensive product, and I don't know if it would have flown, especially if the cost of the product was an issue that was supposed to be a nonissue, but was one nonetheless.

I am rooting for Kendra all the way, because I think Tana is conceited, Craig an ass, and Alex incompetent.

Alex reminds me of Steve Correl from "The Office." A complete douche bag of a manager who thinks everyone loves him.

If I worked with Kendra I swear I'd end up stapling my hand to my desk as a release from all the drama and whining. Yeah, okay, so Craig can't communicate well. But Kendra gets pouty and whiny if anyone doesn't snap to attention when she speaks. She wants her ideas done her way.

And that monstrosity of a desk caddy? Stupid. Way too big for a regular sized desk. If someone were sitting in a chair opposite my desk (like when you go for a job interview), I'd have to move that thing just so I could see their face. Here's a suggestion to get rid of office clutter: drawers. Ink jet cartridges in a caddy? No, sorry. Those don't need to be on top of your desk.

Kendra was looking for things to complain abou with Craig. When he went off by himself, it appeared as though he was looking at desks to get an idea of the dimensions/layout of a typical office desk. So..what's wrong with that? He wants to utilize the space correctly and build something size-appropriate. Kendra had to make it into another drama. "Where's Craig? What's Craig doing?"

Sweetie, just to your damn job and stop watching Craig.

Craig was being condescending to Kendra, but she was acting like a spoiled child.



I see Craig's point. Kendra does speakin a lot of generalities. Not everyone likes pepperoni, and folders can mean several different things to different people (i.e. hanging folders, file folders, pocket folders.) Kendra does this, I think ,as a way of arguing or defending her points because she doesn't have any facts. It's something children do. "But Everyone is going to the party, Mom.!" "They're All going to be there."

That was the weakest boardroom performance I've ever seen. That wasn't defeated, token resistance; that was Bren punching himself in the face over and over. "I don't like to take risks"??? Christ!

Honestly, of the three guys, I REALLY wanted to see Alex gone. Look at it this way
Craig: Really sucks as a person, kind of as a worker
Bren: Sucks as a worker, a tiny bit as a person
Alex: RAGING BALL OF SUPERSUPERSUCK

Between Alex and Bren, I don't think Trump cared who was fired. Alex managed to raise his voice a bit as soon as Bren gave him the "risk" motif, and Trump responded to that modicum of emotion. Bren's listless responses showed he wanted to go home. It was a mercy firing.

Craig was awful to Kendra. This guy can't lead, and he is tone deaf in dealing with people. He should have been gone long ago but has had the luck to be yoked to Kendra and Tana, who are great at marketing and sales, respectively, and thus continue to win tasks.

Kenda vs. Tana for the final two.

Hee hee. Alex and Bren designed "The Homer". Magna's new lazy susan cube was only OK. But this is Staples judging. If you put both products in a store for a month, you'd have dozens of people buying the cube (whether it's a good idea or not), and maybe one or two who buy a desk.

And now for the easy as pie to predict for anyone with a brain results for the interview round: Goodbye Alex right away. Goodbye Craig.

What's with all the man-love among the doomed? First John and Chris, now Bren and Alex.

I'd much rather have an extra flat working space than a giant lazy Susan. That's why we put enormous countertops in our office as desks (13 feet! I could use more!). A Lazy Susan wouldn't help me much at all. That said, a pull out shelf would have been way smarter than a flip lid. Flip lids suck. But not as much as Craig.

Re: the comment about Alex having "man-dates" with Bren

I was waiting for someone to mention that! Talk about HoYay!

Alex, you should have been fired. Or Craig, had the surprisingly adaptable Magna not pulled out their victory. Alex and Bren - oh, boy. I'm not commenting on that one.

Seriously, though, how delusional were those two? Their product was weird and useless, yet they thought it was the Next Big Thing. It wasn't. Craig Cosby really better watch himself when the day comes. I liked it better when he was known as Silent Craig.

Now, the Hyperchicken (Bren) is out, and Tana I just don't see as an Apprentice. Breakfast with George and Carolyn was nice, and I sincerely hope that Kendra wins this. She's the only one who's competent and smart enough to do it.

I actually saw C & T's point about that. Usually, my desk was full of papers that I was working on that needed to be filed. If I have them organized enough to file them, then that's where they would be. I like the idea that I (a clutterbug) can throw all my loose papers in this thing, in different places on the thing, and come in in the morning and know what's what. But YMMV.

It looks completely set up for an all-girl final. Alex won't be able to defend his weak record in the boardroom and Craig won't be able to resist being himself.

Actually, I think the quote was "I've given you respect you don't deserve, young lady." This was the cherry on top of my pissed-me-off cake. Um, didn't Kendra win the last task practically all by herself? And, before when she, admittedly, pulled the same crap on Craig, she completely admitted her mistake, at least in the interview. At the very least, she's a "young lady" who knows when to admit she's wrong, but can *ahem* step up to the plate when necessary. She's strong. Plain and simple.

That said, I was struck by the fact that there were NO Craig interviews. Is it because he's totally inarticulate? Or is it because he maybe was contrite in his interviews, and the editors are trying to paint a certain picture of him?

And in defense of the armpit blowdrying (which I failed to notice, by the way), I think if I owned a blowdryer, I might try that. Sometimes, especially when you're in a hurry and your armpits are still moist from showering, the deodorant doesn't take as well. Just a thought. Please carry on with the Alex bashing.

Man, Craig does suck, but Kendra's whiny little girl voice makes me feel the need to mute her. I had a lot more respect for her before last week's little "Um, I was tired? And my blood sugar was low?" interview.

Wait! That would mean he's useful! And as Craig (in his overly mouthy manner) would say: "You're a LYE-AH!!"

Thanks to whoever brought up Alex using the hairdryer on his underarms. Dude, I'm sure anyone of your "buddies" *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* would be more than willing to take care of your armpit hair with a nice wax if its soooo excessive you need to pull out a machine to dry it.

Does anyone think Tana is so full of herself now, she's phoning it in - trying to get everyone else to be canned first?

And since it cannot be said enough:

Craig: (Noun) A assy apprentice wannabe who does not understand that karma is going to be a real bitch, especially when Kendra wins; see also, asstastic prick

Boring ep. I keep imagining that Trump rehearses for the time when he fires the asshole remora that is Craig...but all these Networth assholes keep getting in the way.

Tana...nice strategy with the sandwich. Let your partners snipes at each other, then fill your mouth. But seriously...how can it not come down to Kendra and Tana at this point?

Was I the only one that had a slight Jen M moment where I couldn't picture what the hell Magna was trying to do with all those "stackables"? I totally thought they were just gonna make a 4-sided one with the opening on the sides. Maybe I just can't conceptualize Craig's crappy descriptions very well.

I LOVED the reward. Carolyn is so my favorite for her "What the hell was I thinking?" remark over working with TD.

Alex, you don't need to blowdry your armpit, its strange.

Net Worth, crappiest idea ever. Yes, I want a desk to put next to my desk that I'm supposed to store papers in and ontop of. But to get to the stuff stored in it, I have to make another mess ontop of desk #1 just to be able to open the lid! Drawers exist for a reason, use them.

I'm sad to see Bren go, barring the cucumber porn, he was my favorite contestant left. His cab confessional was classy and he probably left with more dignity than any fired apprentice from any season.

Hopefully Alex chooses Craig or Kendra to join his team. Separate those two, I've heard enough condescending "little/young lady" comments for one season. And let me say this very slowly so you can understand it Craig. Pick. Up. A. Dictionary. And. Look. Up. Condescending. Kendra. Used. It. Right. Every. Time.

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Boy I cannot think how anyone would love to work with Craig. I fel sorry for Kendra. Who I think can probably be a real pill. But Craig with his Dr. Phil snotty patronizing pseudo-psychobabble is annoying even before he goes on personal attacks.

I am a it baffled by his incredible disparaging attitude toward Kendra. Kendra, who rocked the last task and saved his "let's just to sleep" ass. Kendra, who did such an incredible job of management and delegation with the auction challenge. Who won the team the putt putt challenge. What a monster disck. And sadly for Kendra, it looks like Alex might pick Tana for a last team challenge. Sucks to be Kendra. Because Craig just has weasel written all over him. The type to ridicule and demean and then get offended when the person stands up to his pathetic ass. Just like tonight. Wow. I was so hoping that Alex and Bren might win just to see Craig go. He so deserves not to be there. Not that Bren or Alex do either.

Trump must have been stoked though as it let him go back to the whole street smarts versus book smarts idiocy. And Tana versus Kendra in the finals (there is no way it should be otherwise), will continue that. If it somehow is Craig or Alex in the finals, I hope Martha learned something in Camp Cupcake, Trump pisses her off and she pulls a shank on his flabby ass.

Bren was a waste of space though. What did he do other than channel Elmer Fudd in the Looney Tunes pardoy of the old south? Alex was so Bugs disguised as the Belle on tonight's show too wasn't he? That waskily wabbit!

I do think Bren thought that Alex would go just for coming up with the idea and being leader. I think he was counting on it. Hence his whole "I don't take risks".

But Alex? If those are the things you consider the great risks in life? You should get together with Jen from last season so the two of you can take further risks. You know, move to a new city and have to find an apartment. Or go on a summer vacation and look for pottery shards in Eastern Turkey. Poor thing. What a rough hazardous life Alex has had. So full of those tough decisions. Blech.

muchsarcasm, you have proven yourself worthy of your name. hilarious.

Other than that, I'm just jumping on the Craig hate train.

Can't stand Kendra's whining. Can't stand Craig's demeaningfulness. Can't stand Alex's Alexing. Can't stand Tana's seeming alliance with Craig. Grrr.

Can there be NO apprentice this time? Can't Trump say, "Neh, you all stink."

Seriously. I feel like I've missed some crucial scene where Kendra stole his lunch money or something. Because the personal dislike he's got going for her is totally baffling. She cannot say *anything* without him taking issue with her or passive-aggressively mocking her. When she brought up the focus group and he oh, so condescendingly (yes, Craig...condescendingly) mentioned that that would be part of the brainstorming? I swear, he was a breath away from doing Dr. Evil finger quotes around "brainstorming".

Not enough hate for him.

And while I get Tana's wanting to stay out of it...in this instance I thought he was so clearly in the wrong, that I just really felt like she needed to speak up for Kendra. The fact that she sat back and let him treat her like that has killed off the dwindling respect I had left for her.

Amen.

Which is why I think Craig treated her like one. Not to condone his behavior, but sometimes you get treated the way you act. Kendra, although good on tasks, grates. And if she's having problems with Craig and all she does is complain and have that "duh" look on her face, then she'll have trouble managing different personalities while running a company. Not only that, but I also have a feeling that people won't really take her seriously. Despite Craig's actions, I just can't bring myself to dislike him. I just don't find him to be all that bad I guess.

That said, it's still a bit tough to see who'd win between Tana and Kendra (since it probably will be the two of them in the end, anyhow), I'm definitely pulling for Tana. Say what you will about her, but she comes off as the more take-charge type in my opinion than Kendra.


ETA: After watching these past three seasons of The Apprentice, I'm almost convinced that Mark Burnett doesn't like black people very much. I think he just threw Kwame in there as a "curve-ball". Or am I just making generalities? [whispers]Sorry Craig[/whispers]!

Let me add my voice to the chorus: Craig is the douchiest douche who ever douched. I was so hoping they'd lose because you know his ass would have been the first to hit the pavement. I like Kendra, but her Bugs Bunny cheeks and mouth full of carrots bug. I still think she's the best choice, if Trumpy is looking to, you know, really hire someone. Of the remaining four, I think she's the least awful. Not sorry to see Bren go. Tana, who I had been admiring, has grown to grate. And I truly don't know how Alix and Craig made it this far.

Both products sucked. Papers, pens and post-it notes strategically positioned around my desk or on the floor works for me. But then I'm against the whole closet-organizing cult that's eaten America anyway, so what do I know?

Some moron (or his mascot) called me during breakfast with George and Carolyn! Was it wonderful?

Aw, I loved Bren's taxi interview. You're too good for this crap, Bren. Take your dopey desk and go home to your wife and kids.