This is really a bad sign...no new thread 6 minutes post show.

I admit, I thought about not watching, but I'm starting to get rehooked.

Loved the locking in the bathroom.

Still, I cannot relate to any of these wanna be's.

I thought the thread just hadn't been opened! I've been waiting anxiously.

First: THANK YOU, Trumpy, for firing the right person yet again! I knew from the minute there was no central concept that Gold Rush was going down and Theresa most likely with it. The sad part? I was happy, because that meant I would win at the fantasy game.

Andrea's hair scares me a little bit.

ETA:
Can I get this on a t-shirt to go?

Anyone else think that it was a low blow to focus so much camera time on Brent eating? I am sure that he didn't eat any more than any of the others, but this show has devolved into "The Apprentice "Make Fun of the Fat Guy""

I know Trump has people who watch demographics for him, so you would think that he would know that most Americans are overweight and that might not be the most popular strategy for ridicule.

Poor Brent.

But despite Lenny being an asshat and all, they fired the right woman.

I can never remember the thing comes on Thursday's now.

Lenny was just too f***cking hilarious!

In the boardroom with Theresa and Tarek, he was asked by Trump, "Lenny, what do you think I should do with those two?"

Lenny: "Fire them both."

Don't theses bitches know not to do a golf thing? Carolyn is the QUEEN of golf!

I know someone will know the comedian in a few seconds. She sucked. On purpose, I think

Better minds than mine will be commenting on the larger issues of this clusterfuck of an episode, so I will speak up about one small piece of bullshit.

That cruel shot of Brent with his Stack O' Bagels was obviously staged and almost unforgivably an example of baiting Brent to hang himself.

Any fool can tell you you don't toast the entire stack of bagels first, and then start the binge. You eat the first one while the second one is in the toaster. You eat the second one while the third one is in the toaster, and so on, and so on, and so on. (Or, you know, so I've heard.)

That was just a cruel way of exploiting Brent's need for camera time, and I hate these people for making me feel sorry for Brent.

I love Lenny. I think he is fully aware that the series has evolved into a joke and is just playing along. He was so awesome tonight with his request that Trump fire them all and him saying that he wished Theresa's brain cells were as big as her boobs. Oh, Lenny. Besides him, what a completely boring group of individuals.

Delurking to say, I enjoyed this episode; the competent handling of Brent (finally!), the way Gold Rush crashed so badly, the way Trump attached to one silly idea in the Boardroom (Lenny should have been comedian ad nauseum). Can't wait to hear Jacob's take on the religious holiday issue.

I thought Theresa deserved to go. She had so many things wrong on so many fronts. I was shocked that she did not know what the comedienne was going to say before she went on stage. Having a bunch of bimbos in charge of selling the Tahooe to the sales managers was crazy.

I was surprised that Tarek never brought up the fact that he tried to get astro turf for the golf event but was shot down by Theresa.

Had to admit I got a kick out of seeing Brent "swimming" with the sharks.

I finally realized who Brent reminds me of, this pervert I used to work with- good old JimBob. I am looking forward to his outburst next week.

Trump fired the right person. She bugged big time. There are some disastrous personalities there, but also some with a lot of potential.

Clearly, it takes very little to get me hooked!

Andrea, you almost lost me with your over reaction to Brent not being fired. Get a grip girl. You came back though by being able to manage him or at the very least keep him in a corner where he couldn't destroy anything.

Teresa, buh bye! I do believe you shut Tarek down everytime he tried to bring up anything to do with the creative aspect of the project. You also ignored his request for funds to rent astro turf for the golf area. So to complain it looked awful was kinda stupid. Oh and where did that money go that could have paid for the astro turf. That's right, a horrible comic and half a dozen models who had no idea how to open the trunk of the vehicle you are trying to promote. (ETA) Oh, and how could I forget the stupid, stupid horse and carraige. Synergy took the GM people out in the vehicle on a drive through a wooded park, you walked next to a buggy talking about horsepower. Idiot!

No one will miss you.

I still love Lenny, maybe its the accent. I have no idea, just that I am glad he's still there.

Carolyn, Bill and those golf courses. Way to tick them off!

Canceling Skeet Shooting was such an obvious call due to insurance coverage - thought in the spirit of golf they would have instead have provided a "Hole in One" competition with a floating hole/dock in the center of the lake/pond. Good recovery though.

Such a difference in the two teams. Wow.

MANdrea bugs me. She wanted to convince everyone how tough she is and that she could manage Brent by...locking herself in the bathroom and crying? Was Brent that terrifying? Correct me if I;m wrong, but hadn't she only known the firees for about 5 days?

She didn't manage Brent at all. She sidelined him. Which, in my book, is not strong management.

Theresa and her breasts grated the whole episode. The bar, the horse and carriage, the open bar. What's your theme you bubble head?

Bryce is a pussy. Period. Flipping out over literally nothing and kissing Theresa's ass the whole time.

Did Gold Rush get those models from the same place that VH1 got the girls for Flava of Love? In a word...ewwww. Aren't models supposed to be attractive? Or were they "models?"

Ok what the hell was up with that boardroom? It was like Trump really wanted to get rid of Tarek, who was hampered by Theresa and her stupid "horse and carriage" ideas. I swear Theresa was acting like this was the final task. She was assigning everything to her team and then sitting back on her ass. I'm glad she got fired.

That comedian was horrible for that setting and in no way deserved full pay. I still don't get why Charmaine wasn't brought into the boardroom if a lot of the mistakes were hers.

Ok I'm sick of Lenny. "If only her brains were bigger than her boobs?" Fuck you. And his attitude. Ugh I hate him and I hate that Trump was kissing his ass.

I can't believe that idiot Andrea locked herself into the bathroom to cry over Brent not being fired. OMG. I think I hate the majority of these people. Rooting for a shark to eat Brent. "Oh that shark's bigger than even Brent". How old are these fricking people, my god.


It worked but it could have backfired. Had they lost she would have so brought him in an effort to get him fired. But since all he did was busy work, of course he wouldn't get fired. They need to find a happy balance.

What the hell?? Am I feeling ... sympathy for Brent?

I know! Where's the love?

Anyway, Teresa lost me at that obnoxious "bye bye" from the first episode. Plus, there's really something rigid and bitchy about her. I'm almost as happy that she's gone as I am that she's not my therapist.


Edited because I'm happy Teresa's gone, not happt.

I did. I actually felt bad for the guy.

The right person was fired. For a while, it actually looked like he was seriously considering firing Tarek. I understand why Theresa brought him back: he was in charge of a big part of the task and so he might be easy to blame. But really, he wasn't to blame. They had no theme, but Tarek's been pointing that out from the beginning and everytime he said something about it, Theresa shot him down. The second thing they kept throwing at him was that he did a bad job with the golf course. But we say earlier in the show that hhe was trying to get something together and Theresa nixed the idea. Overall, just bad management by Theresa, and she rightfully paid for it.

Finally, some signs of competence & flexibility. I'd say that Andrea's stock just took off. All in all, it looks like she & team put on a coherent presentation. "Nature refined" set a fitting context for promoting the Tahoe brand.

I'm also cool with her reaction early in the episode. She made it as private as she could, rallied, assumed the PM role, and succeeded. It was an eloquent answer to her dismay at the prior week's firing.

Meanwhile, the shots of Brent eating were next to cruel. He has become the clown of the show -- the butt (pun intended) of every joke.

For an short-lived instant, I became a fan of Tarek. Upon the return to the boardroom, his indictment of Teresa was articulate, concise, and damning. From what we saw, she's a piece of work. To paraphrase Lenny, too bad her "brain isn't as big as her boobs."

Just about everyone on that team suffered -- and in particular, squeezable Charmaine.

So much to process.

First of all, where in the hell were those boobs in the first two eps? Am I legally blind now? If I wasn't before I certainly am now that Theresa's nips crashed through my TV screen and poked me in the eyes.

While that stand up comedienne was on, I sat here cringing and shaking my head. I won't even mention the "models" -- I've got my doubts that those ladies were models. I loved the moment in the boardroom when Theresa realized her fatal error of not bringing Charmaine into the board room. You could just see the "Fuck!" eyes.

I also adored the Brent shut-down. AWESOME. Andrea is one hard core lady. She's my new hero.

Brent's promised breakdown next week? AWESOME. I am sweating already.

I'm not a fan of religion at all, so I am not happy that both Dan and Lee got to skate on this task. If you're that religious and you have to take time off, then do NOT go on Tthe Apprentice. As uncooperative as Lenny was, he was 100% correct when he called them both out, most notably stating that he could have just as easily skipped the task. Sorry about the rant, but I did not think that was fair. At all.


In other news, and for the umpteenth time:

Bring in 3 people to the boardroom = 25% chance of getting fired....

Bring in 2 people to the boardroom = 33% chance of getting fired....


Do the Math, kiddies !!!

Wow, I never thought I'd be able to post on the first page!!

Well, I think again the right person was fired. Theresa was just awful. And so full of denial during the cab ride. Another blow for the "delegator" camp of leadership.

Other random thoughts:

How many bagels was Brent scarfing down as the others were planning his downfall? It looked like at least four. Brent, dude.... low carbs. Believe me, it works. I lost 32 pounds and counting!!

Lenny was made a target by Theresa because of his personality and nothing else. He did what she asked him to do. However, he needs to learn the art of diplomacy. Meanwhile, he really is entertaining.

Did anyone else think that the shark really was going to eat Brent?

That's about it for now.


Oops, I guess I didn't make the first page after all...

I understand that Brent is a socially inept spazz. Really, I do! But to have his teammates wish the sharks would eat him was evil, yo. What, did you guys think that the marine folks was not going to use the cage when it was Brent's turn? Asshats.

Why was Gold Rush hating on Lenny? I think he's cool.

Classic Lenny moments:

To Charmaine: "Shut up, I don't listen to you."

To Trump, "Fire both of them."

Andrea had a true Reality Show Tool Moment at the beginning with the mental breakdown when Brent came back to the apartment. But I thought she managed her team pretty well, so that made up for it. Golf cart races? Brilliant! It's just competitive enough to be appealing to the stuffy suit set without being, like, actually dangerous.

Theresa sucks for bringing in Lenny and Tarek. If Charmaine had been in the boardroom I think she would have been fired instead. Oh well, Charmaine and Lenny/Tarek are running on borrowed time as far as I'm concerned.

The comedienne is Cory Kahaney, who was awesome on "Last Comic Standing" but was sadly inappropriate for that type of event. Charmaine obviously didn't do her research. Poor Cory. At least she made $1700.

I thought Charmaine should have been fired and I'm the only one to. She hired all the wrong people like the comedian. Man if she was the Donald Trump she would fire the wrong person every time and hire someone like Brent.

Now that I've vented my sympathy for Brent, let's get back to our previously scheduled clusterfuck:

One word people:

Hookers.

It's a trade show. For car dealers. From the suburbs.

"Yeah, the rock climbing was great and thanks for the complimentary gift bag, but, like, where are the hookers?"

Sometimes? Cliches are cliches for a reason.

Who decides to hire Cory Kahaney for your classy business affair (even if it's in the woods)? She's funny, but she's not Tahoe Dealership Owner kind of funny.

That was my favourite part of the episode.

I thought Synergy's Nature Refined theme was pretty neat. A lot better than Gold Rush and their greenless pitching green plan. Still kind of confused as to Brent's role, I understand he was given busy work in the war room but I didn't see him applying any of that knowledge in the task. Guess they sidelined him on that front too. I would have imagined Brent would take issue with that. And what was with the shots of him eating? The bagels, the stuff in the war room, the stuff outside the war room. Why the need to showcase that?

Gold Rush never got off on the right track, Tarek was trying to find a single point to spring off from but Theresa didn't seem to want to hear any of it, so I am in complete agreement with the firing, Lenny was cracking me up in the board room. First with the 'fire them all', then with the 'fire both of them'. I'm still unsure as to if he knew there was going to be a problem with electricity before he got to the park of if Theresa told him it was sorted out.

I think Theresa was gone no matter what, but I think if Charmaine who was responsible for the two biggest blunders this task was brought in she might have joined Theresa in the cab ride of comeuppance.

Oh yeah, Cory Kahaney, hahaha. Dumbasses. I mean, these contestants are on a reality show, haven't they seen reality shows before? People watched Last Comic Standing. They should know Cory's type of comedy. She's not an unknown.

Oh Lenny. He was an ass tonight (especially about Lee/Dan Jewish holiday), but I still kind of love him. Just watching him and his attitude send people like Theresa and Bryce screaming is awesome to watch. Because no matter how loud they yell, it won't faze Lenny.

I'm glad that Theresa was fired. Lenny's mistake didn't lose them the task, and she was the one who wouldn't listen to Mensa's Orlando Bloom. I actually cheered when Tarek begin schooling her in the boardroom. I might actually not hate him anymore.

Charmaine pulled a Mark this episode. She was lucky that "Chris" was to occupied with getting rid of "Markus." I'm hoping she'll pull another Mark, and redeem herself in the future. She still seems nice, and she's still very hot. I don't want her to go anywhere.

Shut up, Brent! Shut up, editors being mean to Brent (the food shots were kind of cruel.)You too, Bryce. I understood where he was coming from, but he just came off whiney.

Synergy really wanted Brent to get eaten by sharks, huh? Oh well, I'm sure Sean will do him in soon. He gives a weird serial killer vibe for some reason. Like Matthew from Survivor: Amazon.

What the hell is going on next week? The previews make it look like Brent is going to fight with Charmaine. Since they are on opposite teams, how is that going to happen? Is Charmanie going to look at Brent the wrong way in the suite, and cause him to go psycho?

Gold Rush is hating on Lenny because they know that Trump and Carolyn and Bill like him. (George has only commented on Lenny once so who knows what he thinks?)

First, I am really relieved (given some of the press releases) that the loss turned out to be due to plain old All-American incompetence rather than to some internal disagreements about religious observance, which could only get unnecessarily personal and very ugly.

Also, I have a new equation.

A. When you are the losing team, do not bring anyone to the boardroom who Trump clearly likes, unless he or she is mortally guilty for the team's failure.

B. Trump clearly likes Lenny, and Lenny is a member of Gold Rush.

C. If you're on Gold Rush and the team loses, don't bring in Lenny unless you want to be fired. Because Trump et al clearly like him.

Wow models who know nothing about the car and a disgustingly over priced unfunny comedian(1400$$ WTF?). I agree with Trump Lenny would have done a better job. I lurve Lenny and more each episode. "Her boobs were bigger than her brains." BWAAAAAAAAH. They were bigger than the whole wide world, Lenny. I'm glad Bill stood up for Lenny when he said he was a workhouse. He was probably so busy he forgot. Big freaking deal. Bryce is an asshole for making more out of it than it was. I agree he is an ass kissing suckup. It only took an hour to get a generator. When will these people learn to bring the right people into the boardroom? Charmaine caused them to lose, it's that simple. Therasa sucked as a leader and I'm glad her and her big boobies are gone. I wish Goldrush had won just to see the sharks run away from Lenny in the water. hehe. I bet Brent shit his wetsuit he was soo scared! Trump, Bill and Caryln clearly like Lenny.

I am sooo looking forward to Brent's melt down next week. He reminds me of a pervert I used to work with. They even act the same.

I agree that Theresa picked Lenny just because she did not like him. I can't decide if I like him or not. Bryce and his "I saved your ass" (that was Bryce, right?) got old after the first time I heard it.

Lenny was being a total jackhole tonight. What the hell is up with him just actively telling his project manager that he doesn't care about what she's instructed him to do? Jesus, dude, in America we at least pretend to care about our bosses' concerns.

I actually loved Lenny's comment about Theresa's boobs being bigger than her brains. I'm a girl with big breasts and even I noticed how huge her boobs looked in the shot where they were all getting the task. I now officially love Lenny - he's an ass but every thing he says is dead on true. They all deserve the barbs pointed at them.

And he was completely right about holiday-gate. Don't go on TV if you're so devout. It was cool that George went - he isn't a contestant on a game show.

I think Brent's a spazz but they went way over the line of taste with all the "Brent is fat" things in the show. His teammates hoping he'd get eaten!? Not cool even if they dislike him. Then Trump piled on when he said said the sharks would like Brent because he was fat. Trump, you aren't exactly skinny man.

The only one I like right now is Lenny.

Hahaha man. Bryce was getting shrillllll!!! tonight. He might even be more shrill than Brent. I think Lenny is kind of an ass (an ass in a good way, don't get me wrong) but I'm hoping they keep him around for awhile just to mess with Bryce.

Today is Monday.

Didn't Tarek also try to get a word in edge-wise about buying artificial turf?
Theresa was a disaster.

But the BEST line? Insouciant Lenny's "Fire them both."

Rock climbing? Fly fishing? Skeet shooting, then golf cart racing?

I immediately thought "Insurance liability nightmare!" I was half expecting one of those carts to tip over, or ram the Tahoe. I guess if the rock climbing had been cancelled, they could always have had a 'running with scissors' event.

Goodbye Teresa. I finally realized who you remind me of -- Tuesday Weld.

Yes Lenny is abrasive, but he backs up his talk! Hubby and I loved his crack about Theresa's boob:brain ratio. Lenny's problem is that his abrasiveness has alienated his teammates and I fear for his success in this show.

Brent....he is definitely made out to be the clown. He may be socially inept, but he does not deserve the degree of marginalization and disrespect that is heaped on him. I feel sorry for the guy.

So glad to see Theresa gone. She grated from episode one and really proved herself to be inept in leading this task. So glad that Trump made the correct firing decision.

The only thing dumber than bring both Lenny and Tarek to the boardroom, was giving Lenny 24 hours notice that you were bringing him in. I mean, really, what was she thinking? You don't bring people like Lenny and Tarek in , on relatively weak grounds, without some one there to back you up.

I think the greatest "engineering" feat of this episode was Theresa's bustline. That was some water bra as evidenced by her appearance early on in the war room vs. the board room at the end where clearly "gravity" was in evidence.

Maybe that's why nobody could think clearly in the beginning : ) Lenny surely nailed that one (if a little crudely)

I've just realised what a deja vu this episode was. Bill's very first stint as viceroy was during the restaurant task in Season 2. Bill explicitly told Jen C. not to make choices based on personal feelings, she did, and she went.

Felisha 2.0, I mean Teresa, will not be missed.

She's the therapist, right? OH, God. Physician, heal thyself. Or, you know, leave Andrea your business card.

Crying in the bathroom? WTF? Did Jordan just give his letter pin to Brittany and, like, in front of the whole cafeteria? OMG!

First of all, I didn't like Cory Kahaney on "Last Comic Standing", and I definitely didn't like her here. Frankly, there were only two good comics on that entire show, but I should really get on topic...

I think that Lenny went way overboard with the hostility about being called into the boardroom. He's seen the show before. He's gotta know that except in rare circumstances, even the most incompetent PMs gotta blame specific people to try to save their asses. He really shouldn't have taken it so personally. That's how this game works. He knew he wasn't the reason the team lost the task and that should have been enough satisfaction for him. As long as he doesn't make an ass of himself in the boardroom (which I think he could have come dangerously close to doing), he would've been fine.

Theresa, Theresa, Theresa... Good riddance. I'm really liking Trump so far this season (though I've never hated him as much as most people here do). He's firing all the right people, though I don't understand his hatred for Tarek. He shouldn't have been blamed as bad as he was for the first task or this one. Theresa nixed the astro turf idea, not him.

As for the whole Rosh Hashanah business? I can respect Lenny for still working even though he was Jewish, but I also can't blame Lee and Dan for taking the day off. Even George did it. I mean, you all know what kind of uproar would ensue if a company tried to deal with a heavy workload on Christmas, and most people who "celebrate" that holiday aren't even all that religious (if at all).

Clearly Teresa thought she and her boobs would win the task because who needs a team, or a concept, when you can run alongside a horse carriage and mesmerize car dealers with your gigantic, bouncing boobs. I was worried DT might be distracted by the boobs too, but fortunately the loss was so awful even he could get past his pervy ogling and get rid of her.

Lenny can be annoying (I agree with DT, get over the teammates' observance of the holiday already), but he had me at "I wish her brain cells were as big as her boobs."

What the hell is going on next week? The previews make it look like Brent is going to fight with Charmaine. Since they are on opposite teams, how is that going to happen? Is Charmanie going to look at Brent the wrong way in the suite, and cause him to go psycho?

Perhaps they are doing a switch at this point in the game? I could feasible see either team ditching Charmaine or Brent -- Charmaine for tonight's performance and Brent .. well because he's Brent.

I haven't been watching since S1 -- did they ever do a trade this early?

Fuck you Douchebag Rancic. And a big one of the same order has to go out to Carolyn as well. Apparently the two are too busy in dueling to see how far up Trump's ass they can shove their heads to notice what exactly was going on. Rancic was actually present at the Gold Rush "planning" and still focuses on the mini-golf event. And doesn't even open his yap that we see on the matter of the models as a major mistake. And Carolyn either lies through her teeth or has an onset of early alzheimers with her camera comment about the people having a great time and then slamming the golf course.

Now thanks to such incredible pathetic showings by those two halfwits, I actually find myself rooting for the boy from Mensa. Tarek had no business being in the boardroom. And Lenny's poor attempt at humor (no surprise that Trump finds him funny) is able to detract from the fact he did deserve to go into the boardroom even if not being fired this time. Brice did save his ass. Being in charge of the platform and display and then pouting because he didn't think he needed a generator? Lenny is just Brent with a nice accent and a few blunt observations that come off as wittier than they really are -- Theresa's boobs? Please. 99.99% of the viewing audience was saying the same thing. And most of them probably with better snakr and cleverness. Forget 'moose and squirrel'. He can go next. Anyone who makes me feel sorry for Tarek has to die a reality show death as soon as possible. I'll settle for smarmy Sean to shriek "the door is a jar! the door is a jar!" (wrong country I know -- but it works for me).

Theresa was just so pathetic and the fact that Trump, Rancic and Carolyn couldn't see that even before she got to do her picks so how flawed this show really is. Had Tarek been fired I was almost ready to give the show up right then and there. And no matter how cute he can be, I find him a major tool. And yet thanks to the incredible silliness of targeting as Carolyn and Trump's Bitch Rancic did, I find myself actually rooting for him over Charmaine and Bryce because both did much worse. Granted, overall the fault was Theresa's and she did get fired. But the typical talking point spin that Trump likes to try and sell us on his decisions so have Tarek in the crosshairs. Maybe I should have hoped that he had fired tarek and maybe that would have been what I needed to give up this damn show.

I also had a problem with Dan and Lee basically getting a free pass. I think they were both great to stick to their beliefs. But if either is as smart as Trump would like us to believe they all are, they knew they were getting a free pass. No way would Trump fire either had Theresa been stupid enough to take them in for observing their religious beliefs. And I would have blown an even bigger gasket had he done so or even let her do so. But it was a free pass. The show could have avoided it by just taking that day off period. Its a competetion after all. And there was a huge unfair advantage in letting two team members not only not compete but also basically be exempt from the task. But I would definitely do the same thing. Especially if I had an inkling that Theresa was going to be PM and she was such an incredible disaster. Talk about worthless. A horse and buggy? And then walking beside it? Not prepping a comedian for a bunch of corporate jockeys? Not having a damn theme that not only makes it an actual event but also focuses on the product which is the goal?

So fuck you Rancic. And Carolyn. And Lenny who is nowhere near as funny as he and Trump think and is actually rather pisspoor despite his common sense the week prior. Because now I am pretty much rooting for Tarek over everyone on Gold Rush barring Dan. Thanks ever so much.

So many things going on in this one! <cracks fingers>

It's like Lenny was subliminally educated with all TWoP snark. The "fire them both" and brains/boobs comments were exactly the kind of thing I'd log here on expecting to find. While he does seem to have selective memory about past events, his ability to call bullshit needs to be maintained in this season as long as possible.

Hard for Theresa to claim she was a good leader when there were just so many things wrong with their event.

Charmaine is damn lucky Theresa did not bring her in. I've never hired a comedian for an event, but I suspect that if I did, I might want to understand their particular style of comedy. That crowd was more of a Bob Hope crowd.

Tarek - his sweating desperation is just oozing out of all of his pores. Dude shines more than Brent.

Speaking of whom, I don't like Brent either, but I feel sorry for the fat guy edit and for the middle-school treatment from his team that he's getting. No one is really shown talking to the guy... so he wanders off and loads up at the buffet. Talk about a self-defeating cycle. None of this means that I want to watch him advance much further.

And finally, I'm with Trump on the whole religion thing - tap dance as far away from that one as possible.