Last night I had a dream that Adam from The Apprentice was already a huge TV star. What’s that got to go with anything, you ask? Nada, so let’s get on with this week’s summary shall we?
I’d forgotten it was my favourite task this week: it’s all about negotiation (Saira was brilliant at this task) buy a list of ten things as cheaply as possible. In one day! GO GO GO!
Items on the list included a white rabbit, a unicycle and (hmm) leather trousers (Surallen, ya perv).
Adam had volunteered himself to lead Stealth (and redeem himself after lionsuit-gate – sorry, I can’t find the link so if you didn’t see that episode you’ll have to make something up – it couldn’t be more surreal than the truth!), and pukey Simon volunteered to lead Eclipse.
The teams each split into two and at first, Simon and Tre negotiated just £1 off some leather trousers while Adam thought Nigella seeds were something to do with astroturf (they’re for cooking with).
Katie and Kristina (who hate each other) decided to work togther for the good of the team, or as Margaret said, “They’ve left the weaker members of the team [Adam and Ghazal] to sink or swim.” The two Ks got over £3 off a jar of leg wax. Meanwhile Simon’s team wandered around for a while and he talked on VT about how great and “non-linear” he is.
Adam talked on another VT about his legendary killer instinct. “Can you do anything for us?” he asked a man about a car battery.
“No.”
Simon’s team bought some tiles that were seconds (not allowed) for their asking price (also not allowed). Naomi tried to negotiate further but Tre and Simon over-ruled her. Idiots.
Katie and Kristina negotiated well, with Kristina showing her softer side. Which makes a nice change… Nobody knew what Nigella seeds were or where to buy them but don’t worry: Tre found that putting on an Asian-y accent worked wonders in locating some and Ghazal found out an alternative name and realised what they were. But the only place they found with the 3 kg they needed was an importers near Stansted. Meanwhile, Simon’s team bought some and everyone had to race back to the office.
But who had bought the most items, and got the biggest bargains? “If we lose this team it will be Simon’s fault” said Tre, modest as ever. Time to go to the boardroom and find out what was what…
“You’re going to find this very hard to believe, but one of you has won by ninety-seven pence” said Surallen to gasps from the teams. Who won? First up, some well-deserved criticism…
Big Al criticised Simon’s team for their poor negotiation and said he’d fined them £50 for the tile issue. He praised Katie and Kristina on Stealth.
“Good team leader?” he asked of Adam.
Crickets.
The results: Stealth came back with £458.71; Eclipse £459.68. Pukey Simon’s team won and got to go driving formula one cars.
Adam got to go to the boardroom once again. Would he survive this time?
He had a glass of wine and a fag back at the house and looked glum.
Meanwhile, Eclipse went racing, and Jadine rambled on about fishbowls. She was probably a bit tired.
“I would like to be the person who secures Adam’s exit” said Katie on another of her now-legendary VTs.
Back to the boardroom. Surallen criticised Stealth for not getting the Nigella seeds first-thing and didn’t believe that the importer wouldn’t tell them where they supplied to in London. Adam and Ghazal hadn’t thought to ask her. You could hear my “duh” from outer space. If I shouted at my telly that is – which I never, ever do. (Much).
Katie slagged off Adam and Alan called her on it – Adam had asked the gels for help with the seeds and they hadn’t bothered to source them either.
It promised to be the biggest battle yet: Katie vs. Adam with gormless Ghazal in the middle. Handbags!
Adam patronised Ghazal and Big Al called her “kind of an apprentice to The Apprentice”, not a go-getter. She battled back. Adam suggested Katie hadn’t tried hard enough. She was apoplectic. Ghazal stuck up for Katie and Katie got apoplectic again after Adam said she “had her head down” (missing Paul) for part of the day. Baaaad move. She told Surallen that “Mr Pinot and Mr Grigio” were Adam’s only friends in the house. Ooooh.
There was some more bickering and it was wholly unpleasant to watch. I heard random words: Kristina, seeds, lollipop. (Lollipop?) At some point there was a VT of Katie slagging off Northerners as stupid. (I know you are but what am I?!)
“Do you backbite?” Al asked Katie (YES!) She blathered.
“The evidence is piling in against you” The Sir told Adam. Adam rambled on about his motivation, negotiation, great leadership skills, etc. (WHEN was this?)
Everyone bickered and blathered (don’t you love the word blather?) “Shut up now!” said Surallen.
He said Adam had been in the boardroom too any times, Ghazal was too young and Katie might be “hard work” rather than a hard worker… but in the end he had to fire Adam. I think we were all relieved.
Back at the house, everyone bitched about Katie then whooped and cheered on her return.
Next week, the teams are creating an ad campaign for their own brand of trainers. “I think I now understand what bump and grind is” Magaret was featured saying. My mind = boggled. Whatever next?
“Surallen’s search for his apprentice continues…”
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…and about time, too. Adam’s been on borrowed time for a while. He’s not quite on the Paul Tulip level of blustery obnoxiousness, but still a pretty pointless guy.
That said, by the end of the boardroom I would have fired Katie – just as a knee-jerk reaction to her childish antics during the elimination. I’m glad we get to see her plotting her revenge on Kristina, though.
Funny that you should mention Saira – from what I remember, she also pulled the Tre-style hammy accent out of the drawer when she thought it would help!
A shame they didn’t make the rules clearer to the viewer – I would have liked to know the “better late than never” aspect before I saw them make the wrong decision…not that I like to shout at my telly either…
That was the most painful one yet. Adam came across as completely lovely on the Adrian Chiles thing.
I wish I had that Katie Northerner rant in full (I was shocked – shocked!). Something about him going back “up North” (said with a sneer) to his Northern chums, which is the best place for him. She makes me seethe.
Oh and you didn’t mention Simon’s impression of Tre’s weird Asian accent thing which was *highly* offensive!
Ah no, Saira actually broke into another language and got stuff for free – god, she used to annoy me but she’s actually been one of the better candidates from all the series – which is a bit sad…
Yes, good point, they should have explained the rules to us more clearly!
I think Al’s got Katie’s number… she did herself a huge disservice spouting off as much as she did.
ps: Paul Tulip, LOL! Takes me back…
Keris, we were typing at the same time!
What’s offensive about Simon doing that though? More offensive that Tre did it in the first place – Simon was making fun of him, not people with Asian accents, which would have been offensive. It was actually the only time Simon has ever made me laugh! I was back to hating him within seconds, though, don’t worry.
“Simon was making fun of him, not people with Asian accents, which would have been offensive.”
It would’ve been fine if he’d just taken off Tre, but he didn’t, he took it further with the head wobble and the closed eyes, etc. Like Adrian Chiles said, he was doing the guy from It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum!
“It would’ve been fine if he’d just taken off Tre, but he didn’t, he took it further with the head wobble and the closed eyes, etc.”
It’s difficult to know, I think, as it’s so heavily edited – I have to admit that your reading of it didn’t cross my mind, but I can see what you mean now. I’d still err on the side of it being an attempt to joke with Tre, though.
Diane – I remember Saira busting out the language skills at one point, but I did think she also did the hammy accent. Perhaps not. In any event, it’s all fruit of the same “come on, do a fellow asian a favour” tree, which…well, yeah. You see where I’m going with that.
“I would have fired Katie – just as a knee-jerk reaction to her childish antics during the elimination.”
And you’d be quite right. What a horrible person she is.
“I’d still err on the side of it being an attempt to joke with Tre, though.”
You could be right. I’m probably swayed by thinking that Simon’s a complete arse (I don’t think I’ve ever recovered from his streak down the stairs).
“I’d still err on the side of it being an attempt to joke with Tre, though.”
I would too. No need to go looking for Simon’s idiocy – it displays itself all too often. Speaking of which…
“I’m probably swayed by thinking that Simon’s a complete arse (I don’t think I’ve ever recovered from his streak down the stairs).”
I have *blocked* that from my mind, thankyousomuch!
I don’t usually hate people I’ve never met, but for Simon I could make an exception. And Katie. And Tre. And Kristina – although she’s looking great in comparison…
“I don’t usually hate people I’ve never met”
Goodness, I do.
And not to come all “right on” about Simon, but he wasn’t looking at Tre and Tre wasn’t looking at him, so even if he was trying to joke with Tre and not actually being racist, he was still being an arse, in an Ali G/Richard Madeley kind of style.
Pathetic PC-ing, Keris, get over yourself.