When Trump found out who Jason picked, he said to his two underlings that it was going to be a hard one. He even seemed to like Jason, but when he fired him and said, “This is a tough one-you’re fired”, it seemed like he was being sarcastic about it. Even when I saw the preview last week I thought, “Oh wow. It looks like he really wants that person gone!”
Did anyone else thing that was odd, too?
What is the “dream job” they are competing for?
think
–something with which I seem to have difficulty
Was I the only one that, while everyone was being led through the ad agency tour by their coach/mentor guy, kept thinking of Hank Scorpio from the Simpsons?
“I need to know where I can get some business hammocks…”
Banger the winner gets to run one of Trump’s companies for a salary of $250,000/yr.
Both Omarosa and Ereka are annoying beyond belief.
But still, eyebrow girl. (The one who did “the lean” during the presentation.) She hasn’t made enough of an impression that I’d know her name - but what on earth is she doing with her eyebrows (and her hair, but that’s not as noticeable as those eyebrows)? It’s just wrong.
So far, I like Troy and Amy.
Aren’t the guys in a bit of a catch-22 with Sam? Anyone they hire as a leader can’t put Sam in a responsible position (because he obviously can’t handle it), as that’s horrible leadership. So he can’t get kicked out because none of the decisions he makes will ever be integral enough to the project to be the reasons the project failed. Also, they can’t make him leader, because then they’ll lose.
bossy – I know of two sites that are doing detailed recaps of The Apprentice, although neither of them has the recap of Episode 2 posted yet. Try in a day or two at Television Without Pity or Fans of Reality TV. Both have recaps of Episode 1.
I didn’t like this episode as much as the first one. I wish we’d gotten to see more of the work that went into the two ad campaigns. I dislike Sam, and am hoping he will be gone soon, but nothing annoyed me more than Omarosa pulling out the race card for “the pot calling the kettle black.”
Eve – At Television without Pity the thread discussing Donald’s hair has already reached five pages! 
the men’s commercial looked like a tom wu infomercial
Oh, thank you for that Television Without Pity link to The Hair thread! My favorite description of it is as “looking like cotton candy made out of poo.”
Oh, Lordy! You’re being nice. She has a lot more “ugly” than just her eyebrows. I hate to be that way, but she’s hard to look at. (G-d forgive me!)
I suspect that Sam and Omarosa are plants, put there by Trump to ensure plenty of money-shot TV “moments” to keep interest in the series going. Think about it: what kind of show would they have if everyone on both teams simply got along fine, and worked together well? A boring one. That a highly annoying and antagonistic member would emerge on EACH team in the first episode is simply to good to be true. I can see Trump coaching Osamara and Sam right now: “Rattle the cage a little bit. Play the race card, see how they handle that…you can’t work for me unless you can counter the frickin’ race-baiter…and, Sam? Do something crazy. Fall asleep on the floor or something…”
But I could be wrong…
The recap of Episode 2 is now up at Fans of Reality TV. Also, NBC has posted an extensive recap of the episode on the official site. They also have the actual ad campaigns developed by the two teams posted.
Stephe96, I don’t think Sam and Omarosa are plants in the sense that they weren’t chosen through the normal contestant selection process, but I think it’s pretty clear that, as with most reality shows, the selection process included room for people who would provide some drama. I also think that the producers’ consultation with Trump as described in the disclaimer included some words to the effect that no matter how badly Sam behaves, you should try to keep him around for at least a few more weeks to make the show more interesting.
With Sam still on the show, the guys’ team is actually 3 men short! Seriously, the way he groveled on the first episode would have gotten him fired if it was up to me. Now the team is at a major disadvantage.
Several comments:
Actually, I believe they did; we just weren’t shown it. A Boston Globe article (can’t find the link right now) says that the airline people are actually going to be using their ad. I suspect it was just too racy for network TV, and will probably be shown on financial cable networks and places like that.
Her name is Heidi. I think of her as Heidi-ho, for obvious reasons. Deutsch says he likes her lean – meaning her intensity – so the skank thinks that means she should practically throw her boobs in his face? Jeesh.
Looks like they’re making him leader next week, from the promos – and my prediction is that naturally that means the men will win, and probably resoundingly.
Interestingly, an old friend of Sam’s posted on Television Without Pity that what you see is the real Sam – already successful, crazy as a bedbug, brilliant and flaky and socially inept but a diehard fan of The Donald’s, which is why he’s doing the show. And The Donald apparently said in one of his many recent interviews that he’s known guys like Sam, who sleep all the time, but are amazing in the ten minutes they’re awake.
I remain to be convinced, but at least I don’t hate Sam any more after the way his teammates marginalized him last week. I think he’s the only truly creative one of the bunch. Also, he reminds me of a goofy guy I went to college with who was also brilliant and socially inept and is probably wildly successful somewhere today. I look for Sam to shine next week, just to confound his many detractors. 
The women did produce a television spot. Unfortunately, it’s exactly what you saw on the show: the words “MarquisJet” followed by “Own It”. That’s it, nothing else. The direct-mail was the heart and soul of their campaign. The boobs and scary makeup part was being flounced around by Heidi.
Good grief, I thought they’d cut out what the Protege spot was. That is so lame! Not at all in line with their print ads, which are certainly gasp-worthy.