Well, THAT was an interesting cab ride!

I don't think I've ever heard that many words come out of Michael's mouth all in one episode. My jaw about hit the floor and I think Trump's did too!

Oh and I hope they use that Burt Bacarach song as the coronation single for the next American Idol. Lyrics-wise, it fits right in!

Sean’s argument about the boardroom was kind of weird. He was defending himself vicariously through defending Andrea? What? Also, seeing his weasel face contort and squish up as he declares his love for Tammy actually caused me to shiver.

Please, no more songs, ever ever ever. It is just so creepy and they were taking notes and head-bobbing and humming along and getting into it and it made me need to lie down. The music needs to stop. What did Burt do to deserve that?

I love Carolyn more now than ever. Not only did she totally get Lee for what he was doing with trying to keep around the easier competitors, she also seemed to giggle at Bill’s ridiculous clichés. I love it when her patience for the process dwindles.

Again, Trump literally only has one word descriptions for the candidates that he memorizes. "Politician." "IQ." "Attractive." And now he has the same descriptor for Michael and Roxanne, so all he knows about them is that they're eloquent.

I wasn't too pleased to see Charmaine go, but Tarek's firing pleased me a great deal, so it all evened out.

Why is everybody on show such giant, honking, tools?

That cab ride was hysterical. And Lee is such a weasel.

"Would anyone like to examine my hair?" Ewh ewh ewh!!!
I was seriously holding my breath hoping Charmaine did not run her fingers through it.

I thought Carolyn was awesome in this boardroom. And speaking of the boardroom, Michael shouldn’t wallow in that Trump praise for too long; he’s on borrowed time.

I hope the cab ride was a prelude meaning I never have to hear Charmaine’s grating voice again ever in my life.

Ohhhhhh yeah. :D

Hands up, who could see GR losing and Charmaine getting fired from the moment they started arguing about theme? (I admit, Tarek was a bit of a surprise to me, but, eh.)

Question for more loyal viewers than I... I only catch the occasional ep, and the last couple I've only been able to catch on the repeat on CNBC... are they not showing the morning phone calls telling them where to meet The Donald any more?

And while people here may disagree with me, I really *really* felt like Allie was being a bitch the last couple eps (at least, these are the two I've really paid attention to it, anyway).

Well, Charmaine got fired, but at least she's "attractive".

Burt Bacharach?! *Yawn* Where’s Wyclef?

Man, Trump really says some stupid shit: "Charmaine, I don't think you're negative; you're attractive." Yeah, that's logical.

Not sad to see either Tarek or Charmaine gone. Charmaine grated on my nerves as did Tarek.

Why hasn't it dawned on anyone yet that flyers do not work ? We have yet to see in the 5 or so seasons a success story that revolved around distributing colorful flyers. Hasn't anyone taken note from the wedding shop task from Season 1 ? I forgot who the Task Manager was, but she was able to access an e-mail distribution list to notify thousands of potential customers within seconds. It amazes me that these candidates are still hung up of those dopey flyers from Kinko's.

Bye Bye Charmaine, Poor Tarek.

Trump really was looking for an opportunity to get rid of you.

Charmaine, you lost because you had no clue where your priorities were. Get the staff to stock the shelves. They know the product, they know where it goes. They would have done it in half the time. Lee was right, you needed to get out there the night before. Flyers on cars!

The bonus was you sitting down to experience what its like to have your hair cut. Please, you had no clue what to do.

I didn't pay too much attention to synergy, it was too much fun watching Gold Rush with Lee and Tarek doing Charmaine impersonations.

I couldn't stomach watching the reward, I felt so bad for Burt.

I'm actually somewhat sad that Charmaine is gone now. Yes, she can be annoying, and she did screw the pooch tonight, but I like the fact that she didn't back down, and I do thinks he is a smart woman, overall. And she was pretty too. Damn! At least Tammy is still around.

But I am glad that Charmaine took Tarek with her. He can have a good career being a standin for Orlando Bloom.

Synergy's conflict was strange overall, but I honestly kind of felt for Sean in the end. He was wishy-washy, and I don't know what the hell he was talking about in the suite, but I don't think he was bad enough for the hatred Allie has for him. And even Roxanne acted like he murdered a puppy. Those two need to calm down. I am glad that Tammy won as PM.

Michael actually talked! Not only talked, but he talked a lot! What was awesome what while he did make sense, he still sounded scary for some reason.

Lee has to be one of the first contestants ever play this almost like Survivor. I almost thought I was Rob C. or Boston Rob their for a second. It may get him far, but I'm not sure if Trump wants a winner like that.

Next week's previews make it look like Sean is going to join Gold Rush. Yay, it's Battle of the Sexes... again.

Let's see:

Sean gets lippy (as always).

Charmaine gets hippy ("I wish we could all love each other!").

Allie stays snippy.

Burt gets trippy.

Oh, and Michael, you're very well spoken (for a person of colour).

tears...career

Seriously. Because the opposite of negative is...attractive? Trump is about as skilled with antonyms as my 8th graders.

It reminded me of last year when four apprentices were fired after the Dick's task. It seemed to me that they were being directed to be quiet. Charmaine appeared to be smirking to someone offstage as if to say, "Is that long enough for you?"

I had been TiVo'ing the show this season to make DVDs of the shows but I have to admit, I turned it off. Why have all the tasks boiled down to, Hand Out Flyers and Harass People on the Sidewalk or in the Parking Lot? I got the first season DVD and was impressed by the quality of the tasks, the budgets, the decision-making skills etc. I even learned a few things from last season. Now, they don't even bother making the tasks complex, budgets are ignored and they don't even mention any management-type decisions that the teams must make. And I am surprised to admit that I miss Trump's voice-over narration of the task decisions...

I hated Sean in this episode. He should have just said he defended Andrea because he thought she was talented and he thought Allie failed as PM. For him to try to hide all that under strategy made him look insincere and pathetic. Then he was so defensive when they were talking in the bedroom, yelling and pointing his finger at everyone, I can't think of a better way to permanently alienate your teammates.

Allie is awful but I think Sean is just as bad. I'm sick of him overdramatizing everything all the time. He really is like Robin Leach.

Has anyone season ever had such annoying speaking voices? Charmaine with the twangy bite. Andrea with the dead monotone. Lee with the lisp. ALLIE with the Tweety on PHP. Sean screaming. Michael talking phonetically (or like Gedeon from American Idol). Even Tammy, who I don't mind, has a whiny speaking voice. No wonder Tarek lasted so long, he and Roxanne are the only people who don't send you into a seizure when they speak.

Will George ever be back on the show?

Charmaine and Tarek would make beautiful babies together. They're both physically perfect, if vapid. When they were in the cab ride I wondered about hate sex at sequesterville.

Lee manages to sink his stock even after he's won twice as PM. He's his own worst enemy.



I hated Sean in this episode. He should have just said he defended Andrea because he thought she was talented and he thought Allie failed as PM. For him to try to hide all that under strategy made him look insincere and pathetic. Then he was so defensive when they were talking in the bedroom, yelling and pointing his finger at everyone, I can't think of a better way to permanently alienate your teammates.

Allie is awful but I think Sean is just as bad. I'm sick of him overdramatizing everything all the time. He really is like Robin Leach.

Has anyone season ever had such annoying speaking voices? Charmaine with the twangy bite. Andrea with the dead monotone. Lee with the lisp. ALLIE with the Tweety on PHP. Sean screaming. Michael talking phonetically (or like Gedeon from American Idol). Even Tammy, who I don't mind, has a whiny speaking voice. No wonder Tarek lasted so long, he and Roxanne are the only people who don't send you into a seizure when they speak.

Will George ever be back on the show?

Charmaine and Tarek would make beautiful babies together. They're both physically perfect, if vapid. When they were in the cab ride I wondered about hate sex at sequesterville.

Lee manages to sink his stock even after he's won twice as PM. He's his own worst enemy.

When Tarek has the cap over his head, and you can't see his hair, does he remind anyone else of Ted McGinley? Is Tarek the reason this show has jumped the shark?

What got me the most in this episode was when Trump said Charmaine wasn't negative. He seemed to think this was because she was attractive. Are only ugly people negative? Trump must be the most negative man in the world.

I love that... Poor Sean...

I can't frickin' believe it's gonna be back to Girls Versus Boys next week! Trump is the biggest tool that ever tooled.
And a big ol' word to whoever called out Trump on being all kinds of surprised the contestants of color are well-spoken. Tool.
Sorry -- the tooliest tool that ever tooled.

What a strange meandering weirdly edited episode. Parts just seemed like they were outtakes (like Sean's wistful musings about Tammy).

Michael in the boardroom was scaring me, and - you know - Tarek is still a dick, but I really don't mind him. And everyone seemed on the verge or cracking up at the end.

And seriously, are all the tasks marketing and promotion now? There just didn't seem to be anything "to" this task.

I thought Carolyn was about to burst out laughing during Michael's well rehearsed BR speach. Best line from him: For the record, Mr. Trump, [Cry]maine didn't cry during this task. What a professional selling point there, Mikey.

Or Sean could have said that he's not going to be a party to the mob mentality, and that he would rather think for himself.

The reward was painful to watch - almost like it was a real task.

Roxanne is dead to me now. In fact, they are ALL dead to me now. I hate them all.

Almost forgot: What was up with the pizza dinner segment. Was I watching The Apprentice or Love Connection? At one point, I wasn't so sure.

That looked like the Carolyn we all know and love. Not the shreiking harpy that she has been in past episodes.

Note to Charmaine: I'm sorry you got fired. But when I need to have my shit arranged all pretty and everything, I WILL give you a call.


The cabride of deathly silence was funnier the first time, with the four of them piled in the back there. Was it just me, or did it seem like either Tarek or Charmaine (or both) were trying to suppress the laughter during that cab ride?

Lee, really playing his teammates against each other again. Carolyn and Bill seemed wise to it, but for his game it doesn't seem to matter. He still gets by every time.

Well, that's my two cents for now....

Hoorah, my Tamms won! Sean is just as much a weasel as Lee, so I hope Tammy can see through him when all is said and done.

I knew Charmaine was toast the instant she rubbed Trump's mat! What a bad luck charm.

Tarek, you will be missed. Dammit, I wanted you to get to final 2. Know that I am still a fan of yours.

Michael to me came off just as smarmy as Lee. Two peas cut from the same pod. I kinda wished for another quadruple firing.

Ok, best cab ride ever. Charmaine's face. Screen cap please.

As for the rest of the episode... What the fuck was that? Could these people suck more?

Sean is the slimiest piece of crap, like, ever. I'd seriously like to punch him in the face. Oily, greasy, slippery poseur.

And that reward!!! You've got to be kidding me. A singing quartet accompanying Burt Bacharach. Come on.

Please tell me Chrmaine's jokes about dating Tarek were along the lines of, 'there was a time when it could have happened, but now it won't' rather than, 'we were, but not anymore'.

Lee is a mealy mouthed little shit. Honestly, I would have fired him just for that.

Tammy may have won, but she comes across as being a dolt, and if she's falling for Sean, she damn well is. She looked like a simpering idiot in that pizza parlour. I am sorry, but the thought of Tammy kissing Sean is just too awful to contemplate and the thought of them fornicating is just...obscene.

And Trump, that idiot, 'I don't think you are negative, I think you are a beautiful woman.'

What?!

I really, really wanted to see Tarek & Charmaine start making out in the cab.

Why didn't Trump tell Tarek how pretty he was?

Also, I didn't see Tarek as being particularly hard to manage, he was just stupid. Brainstorming a theme for a salon opening is pointless. They should have been brainstorming where to find a target market.

I've got to admit, I didn't understand the Lee Hate before but today's episode tipped me over the edge. Lee's strategy and ganging up on Tarek was a stupid, underhanded tactic that I hope comes back to haunt him. Just for that, I hope Trump hands them Allie next week, I wonder how he'll feel then as she's definitely more difficult to deal with than Charmaine. GR also still have at least two tasks to go, so for Lee to try to get a stronger competitor fired over a weaker one is a poor move. What happens if he and Michael can't get anything going and get fired one after the other the next couple of weeks because his strategy to get Tarek fired and have a weak Charmaine under his control backfired by having them both be fired. Now they're going to be saddled with a foreign (unknown to him at least) and hopefully crazy female named Allie. And all because Lee was "looking out for himself."
In conclusion, I also have to agree with all the posters who are on the Bill hate train, he's such a stupid asshat, what with his stupid cliches, faces and idiotic asskissing behavior. Now there's a person with 10,000 faces! And all of them obsequious!
PS: Trump has to stop beginning a compliment to a woman with the comment "you're attractive." He's such an asshat... I'm sure Charmaine went to university and achieved all she could up to this point just so he could let her know that he thought she was "attractive."

Problem is that on that task, there was a block registry where a person could access and "blast" an e-mail.

On this task where would the block come from? Also, I believe that type of thing costs money as you have to buy the right to use it.

The bottom line is the task are so crappily put together you have little imagination that can be used.

Which came just a couple minutes after his oh-so-smooth comment to Tarek about "she wanted everyone to love each and you didn't take advantage of that?"

And, of course, THAT came just a few minutes after the heee-larious quip "there goes your chance to date Charmaine."

Jesus Christ, dude, take a fucking cold shower before the boardroom, willya?

The way Charmaine was grinning after the BR there, and Tarek was smiling, I was beginning to wonder if they were gonna like make out as soon as the elevator doors closed...

That would have been awesome if Tarek was all "What about me?! Am I not pretty you bastard?!" to Trump in the BR. Speaking of which, I have to give Charmaine credit for not saying "At least Trump thinks I'm attractive." like Audrey did in Season 3. Might as well keep what little of your dignity is left.

The reward was kind of amusing in a silly way. I especially liked when Sean suggested a lyric, Allie rejected it, and he was like "Right", and automatically crossed it out. Poor Sean. He's clearly afraid that Allie is going to kill him. And his getting stuck between the Allie/Tammy bickerfest was amusing. I wonder if that is leading to something. Allie vs. Tammy might be fun.

Even though he sort of looks like the main guy in "Prison Break," without the tatts or personality, there's something "I, Robot" about the way he talks, like an alien who's studied humans but doesn't have it quite down yet. Maybe that's why he doesn't do it very often.

There will be BLOOD in the final task....there will be BLOOD in the FUCKING FINAL TASK!

Whoops. Sorry, double post. Computer glitch.

I hate Lee. I cannot voice how much I hate Lee. What a smarmy, snarky, lying little two faced GIT!!!! *spewing bile*

Oh Tarek, darling, you were so right on this task and yet you were totally screwed. But damn, you and the one I hate were SO funny in the van!!

Whew, I'm glad I'm not the only one who was picturing massive hate!sex with Charmaine and Tarek!!

Tammy and Sean made me throw up. And Allie and Roxanne are bitches.

Well, that leaves me with Michael, and I don't like him either.

*waah*

Edit to add:



Miamiguy, that's EXACTLY it!!

Hah! Your are so on the money. I can just picture Michael slamming his hands on a table, screaming "I did not murder him!!" Good job MiamiGuy, that is so Michael.



I did laugh when Tarek starting talking about which suit he was going to where to the BR. I wasn't sure if he was actually talking about the BR where they hear the results, but it was amusing if he was talking about the other BR (where... they get fired!)

Sean has got a really long way to go to recover from trying to sell Allie out. Granted, she or Andrea would've been fine choices for firing, but Sean now has a target on his head.

I think Tammy, from what we were able to see, was a pretty good leader. But I wonder if that romance with Sean is really a result of genuine feelings? Could Sean be getting set up with the true color edit? Maybe. I don't know. In any case, good for Tammy for winning as Project Manager! But . . . I guess either Allie or Sean will be the new pot-stirring member of the team now that Andrea's gone.

Meanwhile, Charmaine, what happened to you? You did so well when you were Project Manager the first time! You just fell apart this time around! She was so disorganized and gave no direction whatsoever. And WHY THE HELL WAS SHE GETTING HER HAIR DONE DURING THE TASK?! On the other hand, while Tarek and Lee's impersonations of her were kind of funny, I think they were a tad mean. Just a tad. Much of it was deserved, though.

The boardroom was very anticlimactic. I knew all the time Charmaine was getting fired. So did most of America. But Tarek, too? Wow! Just what I've been waiting for! But I ignored most of the things said about him because I thought it was all Charmaine's firing. They both deserved it, though. Oh, and yet another silent taxicab confessional? Those two really hate each other, don't they?

Next week, it looks like the teams will divide into teams of men and women -- Sean's joining Gold Rush!

Aw my pretty boy is gone. And since I really don't care who wins (as long as it's not Lee) I have no real reason to watch.

Lee is a slick one. He sat back and let Michael take out Tarek and Tarek take out Charmaine. I'm glad Carolyn called him out though.

And seriously, Charmaine?? Getting your hair done in the middle of a task? Really?

I bet they edited the calls out because the show is now just 58 minutes, rather than 60.

Also, was the WEDDING task as someone mentioned on the Apprentice? Or Apprentice Martha Stewart? It definitely was not a first season Apprentice task. And A: MS did have a wedding cake contest...

Yeah, what was UP with those faces? Just....ewww. He looked like he made in his pants while thinking about her.

And in total agreement that it seemed like there was an overabundance of those strangely awkward moments that normally hit the cutting room floor, but this week, all managed to get through. Like, what was up with Tammy repeating the line over and over to Charmaine about how she should have touched the back of his head? And there was not only no response, but no cross-talk, as if Tammy was the only miked at the time?

And if GR managed to do $700 worth of business, then presumably, there was SOME point when SOMEONE was in the damned place. Why weren't we ever shown that on camera?

That was season two, actually. The team was Mosaic. Sandy actually helped them win that bridal shop task with her E-mail blast idea, but Kelly was the Project Manager who pretty much rode her to his win and subsequent exemption.

Tarek and Lee in the van was hilarious. Even if it was mean. It cracked me up. Especially the "what do you think Charmaine is doing now?" "Getting her hair done." Cut to Charmaine getting her hair done.

Sean talking about making babies with Tammy was just squicky. I finally realize who Sean reminds me of. Austin Powers. Yeah Baby!

Absolutely, I've thought that since week one. Mostly because, just like Austin, his accent seems so completely and totally fake.

And the similarity is so close, actually, that I really had to wonder about this week's choice of guest star.

"Ladies and gentlemen...Mr. Burt Bacharach...."

I think it was ridiculous for Tarek to fired tonight. Especially by saying he was hard to manage (like Andrea). If he was damn hard to manage then why was he picked to be the PM's right hand man for most of the tasks. Granted he is a tool, but Trump is at least 10X the tool with his "You're not negative, you're attractive" remarks. Charmaine should've been alone in the LoserCab. Tarek and Lee were trying to help the team win by suggesting that they needed to market instead of wasting hours figuring out which shampoo bottle goes next to the conditioner. She is the one who fucked up from start to finish.

Also, in a similiar situation, Kendra emailed a bunch of fans of the artist she was using for those Hanes T-Shirtis in S3. That helped her win (despite the presence of a pestering Craig) by a huge margin, while Tana was trying to Bedazzle her way to a victory.



I loved her actually trying to claim that it would helpe her in the task. That had to be one of the stupidist BS lines I ever heard on this show. I don't think Trump bought that at all. And he's been known to buy BS in the past. Especially if the person is "attractive." Poor Charmaine. Rebecca could have shown you how to do that, and go all the way to the F2. Then again, at least she didn't try to wink her away out, like Erin.

Tarek and Charmaine both score a few exit points for not being the show's monkey in that last cabride. I got a definite sense that both knew damn well the producers wanted bitter recrimination; instead self-awareness that ends up flattening the entire scene. exactly what Trump deserved.

Tarek, the minute Trump heard, MENSA, saw that head of hair and the smile Carolyn kept giving you that first couple of days, you were so doomed. Not deserving of this fire actually, but it was coming. He should be glad he lasted as long as he did (not because he was so bad, but because Trump so clearly did not like him at all).

Lee really brought out the weasel. What's more he made sure that Charmaine brought back to work for him will be a horror and Tarek ending up working for him the same. Even worse, tarek is still one of the few of the entire cast who has shown any real skill. So Tarek working for Lee's F2 opponent could be worse.

Michael is so wet behind the ears, I expect his collar to drip. He is definitely on borrowed time. But damn. Not only is has this season turned into an array of not the best. But I'm surprised 95% of these people have any chance of being hired for any management job.

The good thing is this incredible parade of suckiness on both the cast and the producers parts has made me thinking even the Gameshow network airing of the Family version of TAR will be more tempting that the crap that will be West Coast TA (imagine all the movies they will be making kiosks and floats for!). Hell if the Gameshow network starting re-airing old Lingos in the same time slot, I'll be tempted.

Trump's whole "not negative, but attractive" shows again how incredibly stupid he really is at times. Rancic's burbling is like watching a twisted South Park episode. Only in theis case Rancic loves the smell of Trump's farts. What a douche. Someone hold a telethon for him already.

Anything good I’ve said about Charmaine… I’m not sure now. Getting her hair straightened during the task was as stupid a thing as I can imagine. That was when I knew she was fired. Sad to see Tarek go down with her. (Why couldn’t it have been her and Lee? All I’m asking, but alas… and Caroyln was totally feeling this, too, IMO. Because she rocks.) Of course, he dug his own grave by being kind of an asshole in the BR.

As excellent as she was as a manager last time, she was awful this time. I agree with her on the importance of properly shelving the product – and perhaps part of why it took so long was that the guys totally sucked at it, but, in that case, she and Michael should have done it and sent Tarek and Lee out to market in the meantime – but it was a waste of time, and then they didn’t do enough with the product. “Enough” meaning “anything at all.” Allie was very right in saying product is everything.

I call BS on Tarek’s theme thing, though. That was a huge waste of time. Promotions and coupons, yes. Theme, no. It’s a cheap, cheesy hair salon for goodness sakes.

I do take this episode as further proof that Lee is useless and difficult to manage, however. I didn’t know my Lee hate could increase, but it went off the charts when he said some dumb comment about some girl trying to “manage” 3 guys. Plus the “I’m not scheming” when he totally was.

Either way a GR loss is not surprising based on their obvious inferiority, plus the handicap they had at having a 3 male to 1 female ratio, and that female being Charmaine who does not play as well in the NY region, plus always looks only halfway groomed – versus 3 almost doll-like women and one British Ken Doll on Synergy. Who could better sell you hair product? (Not trying to be sexist. Just the market. Both men and women would rather buy hair product from women.)

As far as Synergy goes, they rocked it out. Even though they had an edge, they didn’t rest on those shiny-haired laurels. Strong showing. But the Sean/Tammy thing is creeping me out. Although they actually might be my favorite two. Don’t ask me to explain my Sean like because it cannot be explained. I have no idea what the hell his Andrea/Strategy defense was all about. I just seriously thought he liked her better and didn’t want to tell Allie that for fear it’d be his blood on the walls next… of course, it already will be, in Allie’s opinion. So, no point in fighting it with complete randomness and bullshit.



Antonyms with Trump: A Thought-Mapping Logic Game
1.) Being attractive is positive.
2.) Positive is not negative.
If both 1 and 2 are true, an attractive person is not negative.

P.S. Agreement on the Note to the Candidates: Flyers Suck. I tried to tell them, but I don’t think they pulled the pretty yellow flyer off of their window.

Exactly! Passing out fliers just conveys a sense of desperation. It suggests that you don't have a good enough product to sell by itself and that using conventional means of advertising is not working(of course the short time period of the task may limit your ability to use other forms of advertising but the buyers don't know that). I have seen four or five businesses in my area in the past few years try to sell things by passing flyers out in the street and they have all since gone out of business.

I think Trump has gotten some bad advice from some NBC VP who thought JOEY would be a big hit. They seem to think the audience wants to see more boardroom, less tasks which the producers now believe are irrelevant. That's why the boardroom starts 35 minutes into the show, rather than 50 minutes. Boardroom sessions are only as good as what come before them..

HEY! NEW TASK:

Take a once-successful show that has "jumped the shark" and create a task that involves designing a product, creating a software application, or solving an engineering problem ANYTHING BUT FLYERS!!

Or they could just promote Kinkos with "creative flyers."