The Apprentice 4 Clip Show: Fired All Over Again

Excel chooses baseball as their sport based on James’s recommendation. Trump says that the event looked great, but that the team missed the point, which was to sell. After the event is over, the team goes out for dinner and Josh teases Brian about the fact that he has a crush on Jennifer. All eyes are on Brian as they pressure him to admit it to her, and it’s kind of mean. Brian is totally tongue-tied, and finally Marshawn speaks for him, and it’s pretty funny. That loosens up Brian, and he finally admits to Jennifer that he really likes her. He hopes she can “look below my height.” Of course, Brian didn’t have much more time to spend with Jennifer, as she is fired in the next boardroom, along with James, Mark, and my boyfriend Josh. Trump says he had no choice. Mark says that although he did the job Josh asked him to do, he didn’t sell. Josh thinks they chose the wrong sport, which might be true, but is still rather missing the point. James admits that he didn’t sell, and Jennifer says that she’s still thrilled she had the opportunity to be there.

The seventh task begins with Excel asking Randal to rejoin their team. It’s obvious that Randal really has the respect of his peers. Randal and Marshawn argue about which of them should be project manager of the task, which is to teach a Learning Annex class. Both of them are incredibly qualified – Marshawn does this for a living, and Randal has a PhD in the subject. Ultimately, Randal takes the helm.

Capital Edge once again has issues with Markus. Project manager Adam is frustrated at the lack of results he gets from him. The team opts to teach a class on sex in the workplace, much to Adam’s discomfort. They hire a public speaking coach, and one of the first things he does is to ask them to raise their hand if they’ve had sex. It’s pretty easy to notice that Adam does not have his hand in the air. The coach advises Adam to admit that he’s uncomfortable with the subject. Alla says that it was like a lightbulb went off over Adam’s head – he could just be himself. The advice was good, and Adam feels confident he can lead the team.

In the presentation itself, Felisha crowns Clay “the king of awkward moments.” The most awkward moment of all comes when he calls Adam “the shy, tight Jewish boy,” which Adam hears as “tight-assed Jew.” In the boardroom, George points out that sex is a provocative topic, so it was inevitable that they’d have provocative discussion. Thus Clay does not get fired for his many cringe-inducing moments. Instead, Markus finally gets the axe for contributing so little. Trump thinks Markus is “a decent guy,” so he’s surprised when Markus accuses him of “railroading” him out of the game. Still, Trump says “He’s a menace,” and talks too much and contributes too little. In his interview, Markus says that he was the most qualified candidate, and he thinks that people – including Donald Trump- are threatened by him. Looks like Markus is drinking whatever Toral’s drinking.

The eighth task is all about Star Wars, and Brian volunteers to lead even though he doesn’t know the movies, which still baffles me. He winds up missing a meeting with the executives, which is a huge setback for his team. Marshawn refuses to present, saying in an interview that she doesn’t want to be blamed if they lose. Rebecca volunteers to present and does a decent job, especially considering how little time she had to put it together. Trump fires both Brian and Marshawn. Brian, Trump feels, lacked a certain spark, whereas Marshawn shirked responsibility. Marshawn says that she regrets not giving the presentation. Brian says that he’s grown a lot from this experience, and I’m not going to make a short joke.

Clay joins Excel for the ninth task, which is to choose a musician and write a song for XM radio. Rebecca is concerned about Randal’s lack of creativity. In particular, the poster he designed has the world’s most boring picture of Jide on it. It’s practically a passport photo. Rebecca asks Clay to fix it, and he does a very good job. However, Clay is disruptive when Rebecca is practicing the presentation and has a tendency to argue with everyone. When Excel loses, Clay is fired. Trump says that he’s very creative, but hard to work with. Clay says that he’s proud of the fact that he is the first openly gay man to make it as far as the top six.

That leaves us with our top five. Randal says that he’s a businessman, and that makes him the ideal choice. Felisha says she’ll do anything to be successful. Rebecca claims that she never loses her cool, which certainly seems to be true. Adam tells us that he wants this job more than anyone. Finally, Alla says she doesn’t care if people think she’s a bitch.

See you all soon for my recap of Episode 10!

Betsy Wasser is the Associate Editor of Reality News Online. She doesn’t care if you think she’s a bitch either. She can be reached with any comments at betsywasser@gmail.com .

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