Monday, March 12, 2007

When Will They Learn?

Seriously, there should be a requirement before you go on a reality show that you watch at least one or two previous seasons. I can't even begin to fathom how different shows would be if this rule was put into effect. Certainly the past few people fired on The Apprentice: LA would still be around if they had paid attention before. Especially last night.

The task itself was really inconsequential. You just knew that Kinetic was going to win from the editing at the beginning. That, and the fact that Kristine runs halftime shows for a living. Neither halftime show was very good (though Kinetic's would have been fun if it were fans in the costumes...maybe it was, and we just didn't see it); Kinetic's was just the one that sucked less.

Which brings us to the boardroom. Before they went in, we saw Surya for who he really is. Early in the episode he told his team how joining them was the best decision he ever made, yet as soon as they lost he's poking his head through the bushes, telling Kinetic how much he misses them and to make sure Kristine saves him. (and don't get me started on how much I hate that his former teammate is in the boardroom and can do that). I don't know about you, but I would hate for my family/friends/colleagues to see me act like that. Then there's the actual moment where Surya got himself fired. He actually used the fact that he would make a better teammate than a team leader to try to save himself. Well, hello! Of course Trump will fire you - he's not looking for an employee - he's looking for a leader. And if you're telling Trump that you're not a leader, of course you'll get fired. Please, people, think these things through!

I'm really glad to see Surya go. Arrow was clearly winning in spite of Surya, not because of him. I can't wait to see how they do next week without him.

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