[Paraphrasing] “One day you’re up, then as soon as you lose everyone turns on you…[more griping in this general direction]…well at least I have my integrity…I was honest with everybody…blah blah blah, etc.”
It was a pretty typical cab speech. Nothing was his fault, everybody screwed him, they’re all bastards but he’s not bitter. Nothing very original.
How happy must Audrey have been to see John be the next person rolling up to the Loser Hotel right after her?
Thanks Dio!
[Butthead voice] Dude, your mom’s a MILFAW. [/Butthead]
Well, one thing in Chris’s favor is that he really did do a pretty good job of justifying his decision to stay in the studio and not negotiate with the celebrities. I mean, it wasn’t entirely convincing, but there was a valid argument in there somewhere. And I liked his answer when Trump asked him why he picked Erin to go to the boardroom.
I mean, the guy’s toast, and deservedly so, but this is probably the only opportunity I’ll have to say something positive about him.
(Mother I’d Like to Fool Around With. Hee! )
Damnit, I was just about to make those two points, and you beat me to 'em.
Anyways, I agree that Chris, while getting a bit hot-headed, overall, did a damn fine job defending himself.
I definitely got the feeling that she’s the type of mom who embarasses her kid
all the freakin’ time , just by being who she is. Not that she’s a bad person, but she’s so earnest, that she’d likely show potty-training pictures to her son’s Little League buddies and not understand why the kid is so mortified.
That said, yes, this would have to be a new low in the “God, my mom is soooooo embarassing” Hall of fame.
Dio, there’s no normal/new show next week, I’m guessing they didn’t want to go head to head with the NCAA tournament.
I’m glad Chris is still there, he makes for an entertaining show. I think he was gonna get fired until John opened his mouth, until trump found out Chris couldn’t have done all that they wanted, then John, who I thought would win, won.
And he is a pig. But, instead of whining about what he says in the confessional, why don’t they just confront him, say something like “you sexist pig, how can you ay that.”
umm…what’s a fluffer?
Mullinator, what’s SS and BS?
A young woman behind the scenes of a porn movie who keeps the male star, er, ready.
Street Smarts and Book Smarts.
Street Smarts and Book Smarts.
Why wasn’t there more fallout when Chris said that he was by far, the best negotiator at the table? The idiot was sitting there with Trump, George and Carolyn. WTF was he thinking?
Beautiful.
I agree with Mullinator’s rating for Stephanie. Trump seems constantly surprised she’s still there.
Notice how Kendra, like Chris, delegated negotiation, probably to her strongest negotiator and her “street cred” guy (Similiar to John’s theory), but hounded them about the deals they were making and kept them in line?
John. Sucked.
I’m now convinced his Burger King win was a fluke, despite being the only one on the planet who liked his inspirational speech.
AuntiePam, it’s obvious Trump was torn between firing Chris and John. Unless there’s a catastrophe, I think Chris is gone the next time he’s in the boardroom.
Tana likes to have fun, which is great. We’ll have to see her do more tasks where she isn’t having fun, like the hotel task, and see if she cracks.
I was thinking about Chris this morning in the car was how he sticks by whatever he says. He’s NOT a homosexual. He takes a DIP. He’s the best darn negotiator even if it hangs him. With less anger and squeakiness, this is a respectable quality. He stands up for himself. Maybe the squeaking comes because he’s so often put on the defensive in his life. But I don’t see him lying to destroy someone. Even though he knew he had to go after John, he was honest about it.
Now I love Tana even more. 
And you know, Audrey did contribute to the bastard’s downfall. I hope she can find something in that.
Is the Loser Hotel real? Do they really all have to live together? Or is this a metaphor?
Heh. I can’t speak for Carolyn or Trump, but George was probably having too much fun provoking Chris into screeching to notice.
…That George, Carolyn, and His Hairness don’t count because they weren’t actually sitting at the table, more like away from it?
Also, while we’re answering easy questions, can someone remind me what the “Rancic/Perdew Corollary” is? I know it has something to do with screen time of past winners, but I don’t remember the exact phrasing.
IMO, he was thinking: I AM THE BEST NEGOTIATOR, MISTER TRUMP!
Another lesson from this episode: When you get a new project, take a few minutes and determine which part of the project is most critical to overall success. If you as the project head are the best person for that part, do it yourself.
My new name for Chris? Flava Flav. I racked my brain all night trying to think of who he reminded me of during the televisied auction, and it’s totally Flava Flav on some of the earlier Public Enemy albums–you know, how he would just pop up and produce some unitelligible weirdness in the middle of Chuck D’s smooth strong style.
Chuck: Black is back, all in, we’re gonna win. Check it out…
Flav: Qwertyuiop! Asdfghjkl!!
Chuck: Here we go again…
Nah, somebody at TWoP did the exact same thing. 
(How many of us post over there, too? I think their MamaTiger is our MamaTiger, but I’m not sure. I read over there all the time, but don’t post much.)
I don’t post, just lurk, but I just read that and thought, “Wasn’t that on the Dope”? So, okay, obviously it’s from something. What’s the 411 on the cultural literacy, yo?
It’s my understanding that all the losers get put up at a hotel together until it gets down to the final two…at least that’s what I’ve read at TWOP.
You betcha. If you remember, Net Worth just barely won the BK task (by like 5% or something), despite Magna having too few cashiers during rush hour and putting idiot-boy Danny in charge of promotions. Barely eking out a win after your competition shoots themselves in both feet is not impressive, and I said so at the time (go me!).
I admit that I really started warming to John after the first episode: he seemed like a guy that wasn’t afraid to take on some responsibility, which was refreshing after last season. It’s a shame he didn’t stay in his role as the competent, go-to guy. However, in the last couple weeks, he pretty much showed that he didn’t work well in a team, especially with women. And he was an asshole, too. So good riddance.
Don’t forget, Chris was helped a lot by his teammates in the boardroom, who said they thought he did a fine job…
I see a new Reality Show Rule Developing: If you are named John (Jon also acceptable) and you ar eon a reality ttV show, you will be a complete Ass, e.g. Jonatahn from the Amzing Race, John from APprentice 3.
Mullinator, I must respecfully disagree with your low rating of Erin, she has been effective, if unspectacular, contestant. I think she deserve’s to be, at least, with Stephanie.