The Apprentice: Boom!
This week's Apprentice was explosive. Sir Alan was rightly appalled by the lies, the deception, the back-stabbing, the name-calling, the silly mistakes and the sheer ineptitude of this week's losing team – two of whom got fired.
Both Technicolour Lucinda and Doe-Eyed Sara have come under a lot of fire in recent weeks for not pulling their weight or contributing to the team. Full credit to team-leader Lee for giving them the opportunity to show what they could do. OK, so they might not have had much responsibility, but they did the task they were set pretty well.
The candidates are like that little girl
who had a little curl
right in the middle of her forehead.
When they are good,
they're usually pretty good,
but when things go bad they are horrid.
Claire was uncontrollable, wrecking Alex's negotiations. But Alex was part of the group which made mistakes over the clock (although he can't be held responsible for much, in fairness). Team-leader and former B*witched star Jennifer dived straight into the task without a moment's thought, and things got less organised from there.
The most heinous crime was committed by Evil annoying Jenny and "good Jewish boy... er, well actually I'm only half Jewish" Michael: actively trying to sabotage the other team's efforts – with a playful suggestion to the shopkeeper at first, but later with a cold hard bribe – and then not even telling the rest of their team what they had done? Not a good idea, guys.
In the end, it was only Sir Alan's sentimentality that saved Michael, but that was a rare showing of generosity. At one point, it did look as though all five would be sacked. BBC producers probably had to step in to ensure only two went... taxi for Jenny?
Highlights of the week:
▫ Claire: I don't know what to say. Sir Alan: Thank God for that.
▫ Lee getting an affectionate peck on the cheek from Lucinda
▫ Margaret's damning verdict on the state of Edinburgh University
