When Markus returned back from the BR one of the men yelled out “Markus Aurelius!” My husband, the church history professor, happened to be walking through the room at that moment and couldn’t help blurting out, “Markus Aurelius—Roman emperor in the mid-second century who persecuted Christians.” Yes, it’s pretty much a geek-fest 24/7 at the RhondaGC household.

I thought this was a good task in that it was well-balanced in terms of the teams’ strengths. It’s clear that the men were better at technology and the women were better at winning over the people, especially the old men. I liked that it wasn’t obviously weighted toward the abilities of one team or the other.

What the heck was up with that dumb Jen M interview with her side facing us and her head turned toward the camera? It looked stupid. Methinks she’s been in one too many pageants.

They gave Markus exactly the right job to do—something where he was the center of attention and could lecture people. And it looks as if he did it very well.

Toral is terrible and I had liked her up until now. But I had to admire her early interview where she said she would be willing to hire all the wonderful women on her team—as secretaries!! That made me chortle right out loud. I mean, it takes a special kind of bitchiness to be able to say such great things about her teammates while calling them stupid and second-rate at the same time.

Man, I gotta admire Rebecca just a little bit, too, even though I can’t stand her now either. But she sure stared Trump right down in the BR, dared him to fire her, and didn’t blink. And it worked. And I think Trump made the right decision. Rebecca is obnoxious and overconfident, but those qualities are not necessarily detrimental to someone in an executive position. In fact, some would see them as a requirement. Jen W, on the other hand, can hardly talk without sounding like a little girl on the edge of crying. That whole business about cookies and cake that her grandmother liked just made her sound like a 12 year old.

Although we didn’t see much of her, my money right now is on Marshawn to make the final two, or at least the final four. She doesn’t talk a lot, thankfully, but when she does it is usually cogent and well-articulated.

But ... my grandma likes cake! You wouldn't fire my grandma, would you??

Trump is 3 for 3 -- whiny, annoying Jennifer W. needed to go. I've worked with a number of event planners over the years and those people have to be tough as nails to do that work successfully. There's always someone not happy, someone bitching, blah de blah. If Jennifer W. can collapse into a sobbing mess because her PM said she did a poor job, there's no way she's as good an event planner as she claims to be.

The men's team had a theme -- Connecting the Generations -- that was announced by an attractive, professional-looking poster, they had a variety of foods, but most important, they had the skills and the right presentation for their audience, and good set-ups for all the demo stations.

The women had ... grandma's cake with the misspelled theme written on it. <crickets>

As annoying and unskilled as Toral was in this task, she was not the reason they lost, so I understand why Trump's decision was different this week from what he did last week. Creating a fun and inviting atmosphere with knowledgable people was critical for success, and Jennifer W. failed. Trump's gunning for Toral and, based on the preview, I hope she's the one getting the smackdown in the boardroom next week. Can't stand her smug, condescending ass.