On the first night (I think), Trump chewed out Andy for not pulling out Pamela’s chair. Andy said something about Pamela being a professional businesswoman, but Trump would have none of it. I suspect Kelly learned the lesson there.
Everyone knows where I stood on this, but I thought Jenn’s final monloguewas just lame. She was grasping at straws, trying to find leadership experience to match Kelly’s. She didn’t have it; I mean, “president of my sorority” has nothing on West Point, kiddo. Trump was clearly mocking her when he was saying, "Kelly, you’re in trouble here! 
" Not very nice. I thought the Pile-on Jenn Fest with full audience participation was also not classy and would have made me melt into the floor. She managed to stay cool through it all, though. Overall, I wanted her to win but knew she wouldn’t.
Her biggest mistake this season was only leading one task. She should have stepped up more and put herself out there, though with Pamela as an example, I’d have been nervous about that too. It was definitely a better season to be a man, but then again, so was last season, apparently. I would like to say that Jenn should have made a bigger effort to make friends with her cohorts, but I don’t think that was possible. Those women weren’t going to like anyone. Good for Pamela and Stacey for saying good things about her in the end. Made me like Stacey more.
I really loathe Kelly, but it was a rout. I don’t even think it mattered how Jenn performed on the task. Trump can claim he didn’t know who he was going to pick, but I don’t believe that for a minute.
Ah well. This was just a typical American occurence: rewarding the smarmy, slick asshole over someone who actually has a fire in her belly. This season had nothing on the first season. Guess I’ll give Season 3 a try before I give up entirely on this show.
Am I the only one thta thinks next season looks good?
Damn phone. I missed the pitch for next season.
Anyone?
Well that was a ‘suprise’ finale worthy of The Donald: cheesey, stupid and about as subtle as a ballpeen hammer across the front teeth.
Gee, of the two final tasks, wonder which one The Donald would really like best? Hanging out at the Greenwich Polo Club with millionaires or at a park with a bunch of basketball players and their inner-city fans? Couldn’t see that one coming a country mile away…
The Donald “didn’t know”, right up to the end? PuhLEEZE. If the editing didn’t telegraph the ending clearly enough, why balk at screwdriver-in-the-eye overkill? I was completely blah over who won but still nearly threw up over how thick and deep the shit got. The only thing lacking was instant replays of planes striking the twin towers and the Army band, juxtaposed with yellow page ads for ambulance chasing lawyers.
My most notable croggle over Kelly-Ollie-North in TrumpLand:
K-O-N repeatedly on tape: “I have NO respect for Jenn. Whisper, whisper, whisper.”
K-O-N to the Lincoln Center audience and The Donald: “I absolutely respect Jenn!”
It is to barf, with projectile volume and force.
Details like the ruthlessly advertised dysfunctional womens’ team are glossed over at the drop of a cliche. Piffle. Coping effectively with that manufactured little hurdle was naught. It’s like absolutely no context even existed.
This is the first and only ‘reality’ show I’ve ever watched. Are all of them this stupid?
My brain is numb. I watched the whole damn 3 hours. Well. . . except for the part where I fell asleep when they were describing the next installment of THE APPRENTICE. What a bore! There were about 5 interesting minutes when Trump hired Kelly and Jenn apparently just fell through the floor. She was nowhere to be seen when the Kelly love-fest was going on.
This should have been a decent hour show. Instead we got padding and fluff and promotion for hour after hour. It’s too bad, because the numbers will probably be good and so maybe they’ll stretch it to four hours for the next series. Oy!
I would be willing to bet that all the basketball players are millionaires, some of them probably richer than the fops at the Polo Club.
And I would be willing to bet that Trump would rather hobnob with the fops than rub elbows with men twice as tall as he is (hair included), money notwithstanding.
I’ve noticed that both of the winning candidates got the posh country club gigs, and the losers got the indoor arena events. dealing with big stars. Wonder if there’s a pattern forming here.
The Donald loves patterns. Just look at the teeth marks in his comb-over.
He goes for utterly predictable every time.
Boyfriend Bill Rancic is a Ken doll. Kelly is his new G.I. Joe.
Kwane and Kevin were too scarily ethnic, well-educated and motivated. Troy and Sandy were too street-smart savvy. JennM and Pamela were too scarily “abrasive”. (Note that The Donald refers to Carolyn as “Lady Di.” The man has a serious brain fart about women.) George is an irascible grandpa. His COO was an inarticulate wiseguy. No threats there, folks.
This was Trump 'R Us does business for television.
Well, Kelly was the better of the two, but he ain’t no great shakes. Jenn just never stepped up to lead and she sounded so very desperate in the boardroom.
Plus she was a bitch. I would never want to work with her.
It was completely obvious what was going on here. Trump knew very well who he was going to hire, and also knew he’d probably catch shit for hiring two white men in a row. So what do you do? You get a couple dozen other people, some of them highly respected, to step up and all say they’d also hire the white guy, thus deflecting the blame.
Then you get nutty Omarosa to start spouting off about double standards and sexism and whatnot.
/White guy who sometimes wonders if he’s getting a wee bit cynical
Yes, thank you, the teeth marks. That’s what’s most wrong with the comb-over. Nothing is more low-class than teeth marks in the hair.
Random comments on the episode:
I loved the boob-lady on Jen’s law team, bouncing left and right, up and down. I thought she was going to bounce right out of her top, just like that Price Is Right blooper.
Ivana’s hair! Finally, a real, adult hairstyle for Ivana. And some emotional moderation in her delivery. I think she has learned a lot from being on the show.
Trump really loved Andy, as did I. But I cringed during the “You got killed by the women” rehash of Andy’s boardroom demise, and at the wild applause at that – how cheap and, you know, retro. Of course nobody can be hired who can’t stand up to the bickering of The Women. :rolleyes:
Wes, my boyfriend – “I’d hire Jen to work with; I’d hire Kelly to run one of my companies.” I couldn’t have put it better, which is part of why I love Wes. Don’t get me wrong – I despise Kelly – but given the choice, I’d have hired Kelly weeks ago.
A couple of times the question of “business ethics” and “values” was raised, in favor of Jen. When did this come up in the series? I fear I missed something interesting. Nobody had any serious ethical judgments to make in any episode that I saw.
Much as I disliked Kelly, in the end I disliked Jen more. Her posture during the first 40 minutes or so of Kelly-love … she looked mad. And what’s with the legs, at that point? She wasn’t selling candy bars on the street on the finale; why bare your legs and thrust them forward like she did? Especially in such a defensive posture, arms crossed, pouty face, smooth legs shining blindingly. I can’t see Carolyn sitting like that on camera, or Genworth-bitch, or Pepsi lady. All those shots of her on the couch with Kelly just underscored her Jen-bot-ness to me.
OJ’s, shamefully truncated. How sad, to take the theme band seriously for a moment, then cut them off at 1:15 or so for more Trump promos. That pissed me off.
Why no final precious moments with Blinky McBlinkerson, in her hideously inappropriate costume? She was the most entertaining part of the series.
At the end, I thank the producers for having the courtesy of revealing the winner almost 50 minutes before the show’s end. I had the choice of whether to watch the final puffery or not. Unlike shows such as, say, Miss America, which keep you hanging until the last half minute, showing dance routines and montages right up until the bitter end.
Especially since on the final task, she out performed him. Kelly was not good. He wasn’t bad, but he wasn’t good either. (Admittedly, though, she was merely good. Not great)
Ah well.
Wow, that was a big promo for the next Mark Burnett show, whatever the title is.
Boxing.
Yes, hand to hand combat that will probably lead to serious speech problems down the line…let’s promote that.
What show will Burnett feature next? ** The Best Prostitute in America!**
It’s so subjective, though. I think I would like working with Jenn because she seems fair-- she stood up for Stacy J. when no one else would, called 'em like she saw 'em, and was competent and level-headed at all times. I would hate working with Kelly. Guys like him always have and always will rub me the wrong way-- he’s slick, two-faced, and walks around with this sense of entitlement that I bet he’s had since high school, if not before. Bleah.
Ah well, it’s over now, and unlike last time, it was very predictable. I hope next season provides more surprises.
Trump to Stacie J: Ok, stop right there. You’re terrific, everybody knows you’re terrific.
Trump’s brain under the combover: […terrifically crazy, that is]
Question: What links the following scenarios?
a) Eddie Arcaro standing in for Michael Jordan at a charity basketball game?
b) Gabby Hayes standing in for Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront?
c) Arnold Schwartzenegger standing in for Tony Bennett on the bandstand?
That’s right, they’re all comparable to me standing in for Mullinator and reporting the weekly:
Raj Ratings
Edmund Fitzgerald - or, Gone with no hope of returning
A departure this week: It’s the finale, and they’re bringing back all the eliminated contestants. So let’s follow the trend and resurrect them all. Zombie Apprentices! Rrrrr!
Titanic - or, Dead in the water, just waiting for the cargo class to drown
Ivana (Fitzgerald) - When Donald Trump, of all people, needs to slowly coach you through how to not to dig yourself in any deeper in a hole… Are you always that indecisive when someone throws you a life line?
Trump’s CFO - Ooooh, freezing up on live television. Embarassing. I feel for the guy, 'cause I’d probably do the same thing. Still it was kind of funny: “You know I just don’t like Jenn… but I can’t remember exactly why.” Heh. Me too.
Bismarck - or, probably sinking, but it will take a couple more blows
Maria (Fitzgerald) - You didn’t say anything, which is good, but I’m putting you here because of your dress. Wow, that overloaded the red phosphor on my screen.
Stuck in dry dock - or, Who are you? Are you on this show?
Bradford, Stacie J., Rob, John, Jenn C, Stacy R, Elizabeth, Chris, Wes, Kevin, Sandy - The Failed Apprentices are back! Unfortunately (or, all things considered, fortunately) most of them didn’t have a lot to say, so I’m parking their zombie asses here. And even though Chris, Stacy, John, and Elizabeth performed in the final tasks, I’m too filled with ennui to break them out individually.
Raj (Fitzgerald) - A solid but unmotivated performance on the task places Raj in the middle of the pack. On the plus side, he got more screen time, which is important to a realty contestant’s further career. On the minus side, he got dissed by Rhona, so in the dry dock he stays.
HMS Pinafore - or, Some singing, some dancing, some tragedy. Overall, not too bad.
Pamela (Fitzgerald) - I’m putting you here because I thought you got the shaft from Trump. I think you did a fine job on the basketball task, stepping up where needed, despite having nothing on the line.
Andy (Fitzgerald) - I get the vibe that Trump really likes him. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the feeling comes across, y’know? Enjoy it while you can, kid. PS: Might be a good time to ask for a loan.
Jenn M. (Bismark) - Oh, God, that was a painful hour of television, watching person after person, on live national television, say that Jenn was OK, but Kelly was sooo much better. Did you notice Jenn’s smile slowly slipping as time progressed? Sure, I thought Kelly was better, too, but not that much better. Jenn might or might not be a bitch on wheels in real life, but that was pretty humiliating. She made a decent recovery in the final “boardroom” with a clearly rehearsed speech, but by then it was too late. Still and all, she gets an upgrade this week, because even if she lost to Kelly, at least she’s better than Stacy R. And Ivana. And Maria. For what that’s worth.
Queen Mary II - or, Leader of the Pack, vroom vroom
Bill Rancic - Bill! Fancy meeting you here! How long did you practice that insightful, impromptu analysis in front of the mirror? Still, you looked pretty good and said the right things, and you won last year, so here you are.
Kelly (QM II) – Did anyone really believe Trump when he said that he “hadn’t made up his mind” yet? After the interview phase, Trump clearly preferred Kelly over Jenn, making Jenn and Sandy catfight over the other spot in the finals. If Kelly had dropped his trousers at midfield during the polo game, mooning the assembled millionaires and collecting the obligatory $20, Trump might have gone with Jenn, but he surely wasn’t going to swing to her side because of a couple dirty chairs. So, no surprise, Kelly is the next Apprentice. Hip hip, hurrah! Hip, hip… OK, I’m bored again. Kelly, enjoy your “oversight” of the “biggest” “development” in Manhattan. And say hi to Bill for me.
Thanks, zut! It wouldn’t be Friday morning without the Raj ratings – and your snarkiness was all on target. Excellent job.
Brilliant, zut!