# The Apprentice -- 12/01/05 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662 "2005-12-02T02:03:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/1 "2005-12-02T02:03:15Z")
It’s that time, boys and girls – final four. In what order will Feleesha, Rebecca, and Alla go down to leave Randall the winner? (That’s my guess, BTW.) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/2 "2005-12-02T02:24:38Z")
Felisha doesn’t seem to be handling the pressure well. So much for their partnership – and counting on Randall and Rebecca butting heads probably isn’t going to work too well either. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/3 "2005-12-02T02:32:46Z")
I’m sure Bill Gates can sleep easy at night knowing Trump uses Microsoft products. No kidding? I’d never have guessed! Did anyone else hear Microsoft and think, “Boy, they want Randall to win this task”? Man, that actor was awful. Randall was great! Felicia is insane. “You’re the director, but don’t tell me what to do!” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/4 "2005-12-02T02:41:57Z")
I thought R&R’s ad was profoundly conventional. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/5 "2005-12-02T02:47:50Z")
“I got to see my wife!!!” Could Randall be any cuter? Sigh. Rebecca did not look all too happy with Mr. Clashing Plaids. > [@](#): > > I thought R&R’s ad was profoundly conventional. But at least it wasn’t a Powerpoint presentation! I think I saw Felalla’s commercial somewhere in grad school as an example of “too much text in ppt”. I was about to dig out reading glasses! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/6 "2005-12-02T02:58:02Z")
Whoa. And double whoa. I truly didn’t see that coming till he said “Sit down.” ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/7 "2005-12-02T03:01:52Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Whoa. > > And double whoa. > > I truly didn’t see that coming till he said “Sit down.” BAM! Nope, me either. I’m really getting a kick out of this season. And this episode had some great Trumpage…telling the wifey she’s lucky she married him…the slow motion walk up to the suite… Good stuff. **MrValley** and I truly laughed out loud. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/8 "2005-12-02T03:04:27Z")
Psst…twicks…are we the only ones still eatching this show? Or is everyone stuck in the Chicago airport? :looks around nervously: ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/9 "2005-12-02T03:07:40Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > “I got to see my wife!!!” Could Randall be any cuter? No, he could not be any cuter. The little “squee” motion he made with his hands put it over the top. > [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > Rebecca did not look all too happy with Mr. Clashing Plaids. No kidding. It made me wonder if she, too, thinks Randal could not possibly be cuter. — **Lorene** , who is not stuck at any airport ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/10 "2005-12-02T03:09:33Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > Nope, me either. Hit ‘submit’ too early. Me three here. In fact, when I saw how Felicia was handling the task, I mock-sighed and said, “Ho, hum, Randal and Alla in the final 2.” ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/11 "2005-12-02T03:16:43Z")
So, I say “It looks like one of the bad PowerPoint presentations I have to sit through at work.” The Wife says “Where’s the narration? How is anybody going to know what this DOES?” We knew the blonde team was going to lose when they were dressed in matching going-to-the-mall outfits while R&R were in good dark suits. I did not see the double smackdown coming, but Alla \*was \* being a real bitch in the Boardroom. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/12 "2005-12-02T03:22:26Z")
Gads, that Felisha/Alla commercial was just painfully awful. That screen with four bars of text that flashed up for, what, 1/2 a second? I couldn’t even read the four big words at the left, let alone the fine print. Who’s going to Zapruder a commercial to see what it says? Felisha is a sweet person, but was desperate after Carolyn slammed her last week. Alla is a truly ruthless woman who will walk all over _anyone_ to get where she wants to go. It was a double firing devoutly to be wished – good job, Trump, for getting it right for once! And did Bill actually say something in the boardroom that _wasn’t_ his usual meaningless jargonspeak platitude?? ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/13 "2005-12-02T03:22:30Z")
I can’t help but think that if Alla weren’t a real bitch in the boardroom, she wouldn’t have been fired. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/14 "2005-12-02T03:57:13Z")
Alla’s comment about laughing at Felisha’s pain is just about the only negative screen time she’s had. I wasn’t worried for her until I heard that, and then the “Uh oh” light went on. And then Carolyn immediately attacked her in the boardroom. Good stuff! I think the finals are too close to call, but Randal’s superior educational background will put him over the top. Has Rebecca ever screwed up, memorably? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/15 "2005-12-02T03:59:30Z")
I think Alla got screwed. Felisha was a basket case on the task and impossible to follow. I think Alla was dead right about that Felisha was more concerned about being upstaged by Alla than about winning the task. I think Alla is a much better candidate than Rebecca. I think Rebecca is a bit of a fraud and that she would have been exposed in the interviews but now I guess there won’t be any interviews. Barring some kind of inexplicable collapse or massively uncharacteristic failure in the final task, it looks like Randal is going to win in a walk. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/16 "2005-12-02T04:01:07Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Alla’s comment about laughing at Felisha’s pain is just about the only negative screen time she’s had. I wasn’t worried for her until I heard that, and then the “Uh oh” light went on. > > And then Carolyn immediately attacked her in the boardroom. > > Good stuff! > > I think the finals are too close to call, but Randal’s superior educational background will put him over the top. Has Rebecca ever screwed up, memorably? She vouched for Toral. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/17 "2005-12-02T04:03:52Z")
I almosr forgot. They teased that there would be a “final surprise” in the finale. Maybe Trump will hire both of them. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/18 "2005-12-02T04:44:18Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > She vouched for Toral. Ah, yes. But Trump chalked that up to loyalty. He likes loyalty. Two more episodes? The next one will be a task, and then the live finale? I’ll be disappointed if there are no interviews. Do we know that for sure? Trump’s conversation with Melaninoma in the car – is he picking up fixins to make spaghetti, or calling the chef to give him the menu, or going to a drive-through? I didn’t think rich people ate spaghetti. That’s what we have when there’s nothing else. (With meat sauce too.) ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/19 "2005-12-02T04:47:46Z")
I came in just as R&R were beginning their presentation…I have to tape Everwood, so I won’t get to see the beginning…but even without knowing the purpose of the task I knew which team would win. And as for the boardroom, I thought Felisha might squeak through, until she got all teary. (and did ya see how much make-up was caked on that girl?) Then it was all over, and I was upset, because Alla, though clearly tough enough, is also the type of woman I hate, and would hate working with. Nice juxtaposition of their vignettes (I want to preserve our friendship—I will destroy her). My heart leapt at “sit down”!!! Alla had buried herself in the pile 'o dirt she was trying to kick over Felisha, and she just couldn’t stop herself…I thought Trump was going to tell her she reminded him of Marcus! And I think the final surprise will be both getting hired. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who noticed that Rebecca wasn’t giddy about the boyfriend, even though she said that sweet thing about him loving her…but nothing about loving him…poor guy. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662/20 "2005-12-02T05:01:56Z")
This is the second more than one firing of the season. I’m beginning to think The Donald just wants to get this season over and done with. Does anyone know if the show’s going to be around much longer? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-apprentice-12-01-05/333662.md?page=2)