The Apprentice

[lorelei9]

who's watching?

I'm sad that we won't have Nick this time. And I hope Baggsy gets a tribute of some sort.

The bloke who pointed out to the others that they were wasting time when they were arguing got a mental cheer from me. I think it was possibly Somebody Curry - maybe Sam or Simon?

Mickey pearce! He is very odd looking,a 1930s magician also came to mind.

GinandJag I think Ruth is doing best so far

AIBU to fancy Claude?
(I'm 30!)

I reckon Ruth as well, but I think Charleine's got a shot as well.

The dark haired woman who got called into the boardroom faffed under pressure, Vana seems smart but really did a dreadful job on this task and wasn't a great presenter either on the shampoo task.

Ruth or Charleine. We know Ruth's not you past student though!!

Fair enough her competitors moaning about (Selina?) saying "her dog had died, her mum had died, her dad had died". But posters on this thread?

It was clearly a joke, and the French bloke she was negotiating with knew it was a joke, and pretended to cry with her. Humour is the best way to negotiate.

Yes I thought it was funny and the guy clearly enjoyed her pretend tale of woe.

She was doing the bumbling foreigner act which the knobbo pm from last week on the boys side failed to pull off

I think Selina is quite capable albeit a bit unlikeable. The dead dog, dad, mum joke was funny and I disliked Vanna and Charlene trying to use it against her. It was one of those petty, bitchy sniping moments that makes me want to send candidates home.

I like Ruth and . . .nope, so far, that's it

I wish they'd just fire an entire team one week, just open a trap door in the boardroom and have them disappear Then have some weeks with no firings - that would shake up the format! although it would stuff up 'You're Fired but I think it's rubbish without Dara

I think it's rubbish without Dara too- they should have paid him more..

I want to know why the panellists don't get to sit behind a table anymore.

The panellists on You're Fired, that is.

Jack Dee is trying his best but it just isn't the same and agree... where's the table... I don't like them with their legs dangling sat on bar stools, they just don't look comfortable which in turn makes the whole thing a bit forced.

Jack Dee is being Jack Dee and I usually love him. It isn't his fault. It's just his stage persona is about as far as possible from Dara's. And I think since you're ultimately humorously humiliating someone who has just lost a job interview then you need a warm, chatty presenter. Maybe Frank Skinner or Balamory person or Jo Brand. . .

Yep Marcus Jupp (Balamory) would be great or even Matt Edmondson.

The "You're Fired" is a pale imitation of what it once was and why is it filmed in near darkness?

Jack Dee just doesn't have the gravitas, warmth and devilish humour of Dara.

I like Charliene, there is something between her and Selena that will come up, has put Selena in an even worse light, Selena is dreadful.

I thought Ruth was going to be awful but she's not bad actually, I don't see her winning it though. Vana is awful. Hate Natalie, she comes across like a petulant child. How Lord Sugar let her get away with that "we didn't lose the task because of my £63 cheese"or whatever it was she said. I felt sorry for Elle, she knew it wasn't the right thing to do but didn't know what else to do.

Well, the skeleton/boat issue has caused an on-line furore. And it was Claude who said that the boat they actually bought was just under the specification. He went on to say that there was a larger toy boat that would have met specification. But even Claude thought the men were "taking a gamble" by buying a toy boat.

The Apprentice: Wait, why did Lord Sugar accept the boys' toy boat but not last year's skeleton?

Digital Spy, 21st October 2015

Twitter isn't happy with The Apprentice's classic scavenger hunt and the boys' fake boat: "This is an outrage"

Digital Spy, 21st October 2015

Ex-Apprentice candidate Daniel Lassman is NOT happy about the toy boat bought on last night’s episode

Radio Times, 22nd October 2015

Even if the boat had been disallowed the boys would still have won.

I haven't done the maths SheHasAWildHeart - but a good point. I know that disallowing the skeleton last year (and subsequent fines) meant the men's team lost.

This series is almost boring so I don't feel invested. I catch up on a night of insomnia.

sadwidow - thanks for sharing that, glad it wasn't just me. But yes, crazy inconsistencies are the stuff of workplaces in my experience. In fact, if I had kids I'd sit them down and ask them to watch and learn

Didn't realise Claude said the boat was just under the size spec? I was really sleepy last week so I guess I missed it.

So if the boat had been allowed and the £250 ish cost of a real one, plus the fine been added, would the boys still have won?

That should be 'disallowed', of course.

I doubt that it was necessary to spend £250 to meet specification. The larger toy boat that Claude said would have met the specification won't have cost much more than the £10 they spent.