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The Apprentice: Donald Trump, Week 5: Zathura, Sony Pictures, and Wyclef Jean
Original Air Date: 10/20/05
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When Bill Rancic (back in for George Ross) shows up to check on Capital Edge, Jen is nowhere to be found. She’s off buying carpet—yes, carpet! Which is so important when the movie’s name isn’t even up on the float yet, and they have like, ten minutes to go.
With her ten minutes up, Jen fumbles through the presentation in her over-the-top giddy, cheerful way, repeatedly saying, “Zen-thura.” The director looks like he wants to Zen-thura her ass right into outer space. Just in case Zen-thura didn’t do it, she is sure to point out that they screwed up the comparative scale of things on the float and had to amputate the legs of a child mannequin to make it fit. Hmm, interesting business strategy—admit when you screw up. Just imagine what she tells the clients of her real estate company. Uhhhh, we messed up during construction and had to chop off a stilt and well now, the house sits on a tilt—isn’t that lovely?! It gets even worse. When it’s all over, Jen continues to think she did a great job and puts an arm around Kristi, much to her dismay and mine as well. If this were Survivor, there would be no rice in Jen’s pot.
Excel’s presentation goes much more smoothly. Brian explains how their float uses a railroad track to take you through all the major obstacles in the movie, like spaceships and meteors. The director especially takes to the booming sound recording that plays the name of the movie on a loop. Brian being Brian though cuts the director off, even though he’s in the middle of complimenting their float.
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In the end, it’s Jen’s need for Hooked on Phonics that gives Excel the win. For their reward, they get to record a song with hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean—WHO??? Either I’m really way out of the loop or they’re getting desperate to find people this season. And with Clay singing lyrics like, “Ladies if you see us in the club freakin’…”, Capital Edge shouldn’t feel so bad about losing.
In the boardroom, Jen tries to coast by her bad presentation by bringing up Kristi’s negativity. Carolyn Kepcher won’t let her get away with it though and lets Trump know how bad it was. Even Alla Wartenberg agrees that her presentation was “horrible.” But Trump is most interested in hearing what recent team transplant Randal has to say. When asked whom should be fired, Randal says Kristi if you’re looking at the team dynamic and Jen if you’re looking at their loss of the task.
In the end, Jen decides to bring only Kristi back into the boardroom, where she continues to attack Kristi’s attitude. When Bill asks why she didn’t just sideline her for it, Jen admits she couldn’t because Kristi was very good at getting things done. Wow, I think Jen just realized all her years on the pageant circuit are no match for a real woman like Kristi. But her inferiority complex doesn’t last long. Trump says he doesn’t like her leadership style but is willing to give her another chance, while Kristi, who survived having a kid at sixteen and went on to be a top sales person for a country club, has just too much of an “edge.” Kristi, you’re fired.
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