The Apprentice

Project Putt Putt

Season 3, Episode 7, Aired 3/3/05

Episode Summary

Audrey has a major meltdown as a result of last week's boardroom, where her entire team targeted her as the weakest link. Audrey, determined to prove the others wrong, fights to become her team's Project Manager for this week's task, creating and running a miniature golf course. Networth, with PM Audrey, fails to impress children with their Circus theme, and Chris seems to scare the kids away with his inappropriate tobacco-chewing habit. Magna PM Stephanie, however, entertains everyone with her Jungle-themed course. After the total tally, Magna comes out the winners, sending them to a golf course to play with Trump, and sending Networth to the boardroom, where Audrey is fired.moreless

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No Holes in One, Just Holes in Net Worth.

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By theaterguy007, Jun 19, 2005 Report Abuse

No Holes in One, Just Holes in Net Worth.

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Last time on The ApprenticeTara from Net Worth was fired because she wanted to give back to the community by using a Sony Playstation Advertisement. In the boardroom, Audrey was upset because the entire team picked out her as the weakest link. The entire country was in tears. Did anyone notice that they skipped the opening theme song for this episode? Maybe Audrey's breakdown was too long or something, I don't know. But I miss it already. Sigh. Anyway, I wanted to note that my opinions of two people changed in this episode. Guess who.

At the beginning of this episode, Audrey confronts her teammates about her emotions after the entire suite says that they wanted her to go home. She brings Chris and Angie out on the balcony, and tells them that she got where she was today because her parents were both in prison (confused? Keep reading). And even though these two statements shouldn't really affect each other, I personally felt terrible for Audrey. I'm not even being sarcastic. In a few minutes, you'll see that pop out again, though, so don't worry. I felt really bad for Audrey and respected her for getting through life. But then things suddenly go really oddly. The next thing she says (and I blame the editing on this one it was really bad timing) is that "girls hated me because I was beautiful. I tried to scar my face because I was so beautiful. I wanted to be ugly so they wouldn't hate me." Her meltdown was, I hate to say it (but you know I will) egotistical and arrogant. If I told someone that I once tried to tear out my vocal cords because I was such a good singer, everyone would take it as arrogant, correct? I thought so. Anyway, a little bit after her meltdown, John comes out, shoving his face into things he doesn't really care about. Angie then flips out at John for "antagonizing" Audrey and then restates that Audrey doesn't want to talk to John. Too bad for herJohn wants to talk to Audrey. More like scream at Audrey. Audrey says that John has no respect for her, and just thinks she's a pretty face. John responds with "respect has nothing to do with it sweetie." (Was sweetie really the right word to use for a woman who's upset at you for treating her like a lesser human? I don't think so.) Audrey's a baby in John's eyes (and mine), and John's an ass in Audrey's eyes. But John says something that's very true, and I thought it should be noted. He says that "at the end of the day everyone thinks they're better than everyone else, or they wouldn't be here."

Okay, there's good news and bad news ten minutes into the episode. First, the good news: Carolyn's back!!! Woo-hoo! After a two week absence, she's back from business and into the business that we all know she really cares about reality TV. Now, the bad news: George is away, and we're stuck with Ashley Cooper. He's a guy. Everyone can laugh now. Trump introduces that the task this week is to design a miniature golf course. They then must operate the course for a day and the team who makes the most money wins. The teams looked psyched. I mean, who doesn't like miniature golf? And who doesn't like miniature golf with clowns? UmI think that mini-golf on its own is much more fun than mini-golf with scary clowns who chew tobacco. More on that later.

Okay, this week's WftD (Words from the Donald) are "Play Golf." Apparently, it helps business deals or something. But for anyone who thinks Trump's a hotshot golf player, he's not very good. (Hey! His words not mine.) After his awkward advice, we cut to Net Worth, who's at the suite deciding on a Project Manager. Audrey believes that she should be in charge she needs to prove herself. And anyway "I've played miniature golf." If that was the defining factor to make someone PM, I think that out of a team of six, all six would be great PMs. John objects. He doesn't think Audrey is emotionally stable enough to lead a team, and though he may be right, it was rude and embarrassing for him to say that in front of Carolyn, overseeing the team's decision process. In the end though, Audrey makes her case and turns John into a believer in her (for a few minutes, at least) and she begins delegating tasks Chris will design the course, Craig will do marketing and John will do promotions. And Audrey will just keep delegating tasks not my favorite kind of leadership style.

Over at Magna, Stephanie has already been chosen as the PM, because she likes golf and she hasn't done it yet. She decides on a safari theme for the course, saying "we're gonna make this place so flippin' green it'll look like a jungle." The other girls in her team go out on a trip to the shops on the pier in hopes to shut out Net Worth, offering discounts and promotion specials. Though Kendra looks like she's the brains behind the operation, Erin still looks good and even more like a brunette Paris Hilton/Ashlee Simpson (only hotter) than I thought in her Hollywood sunglasses. At Net Worth's course (more like a battlefield), Audrey is an ineffective decision maker. John at least gives her credit and says that "Audrey made one big decision not to make any decisions." She left all of the creativity up to her teammates because she "wants them to realize and reach their full potential." Well, she did make another decisionto dress her team in retarded clown outfits to fit in with a circus theme. The day of the task comes, and when it does, John and Craig are late putting on their costumes, Audrey's frazzled and Chris ischewing tobacco! What a tard! Who does that while wearing a clown costume? I mean, the costume's low enough, but let's make the clown addicted! Though, come to think of it, it seems like it would be something that the spazzy Chris would do. I'm not surprised. I would have liked to see him offer the kids some. How funny would that be?

So the day goes well for Magna's "awesome" safari, and then Trump calls everyone into the boardroom to announce the final results. Ashley says that Net Worth made $304 with their "enthusiastic" clown outfits, but Carolyn trumps him, proclaiming Magna as the winner with $508. The Donald rewards the overachieving Book Smarts players with a chance to play golf at Trump International Golf Course with some famous golfer, Christy Kerr. Net Worth can take pride in their own self-pity as Magna is shipped off to the course in a limo. A few minutes later, Trump arrives in the usual helicopter. Erin seems to like his method of transportation. "I'm all about a man with a helicopter. I think that's hot." Note the Paris Hilton catchphrase here. Erin probably has about the same golfing ability as Ms. Hilton. Unless I'm really wrong and Paris disguises herself as Tiger Woods or something. I enjoyed seeing Erin make a fool out of herself. I mean, she was a cheerleader, and she does aerobics and yoga but she's no golf player. She pops her heel when she swings the club. Poor kid.

At Camp Loser, Audrey confronts Angie about being her ally in the boardroom. She "has a lot of respect for Angie" and looks up to her like a big sister or a role model. Oraccording to John, a mother. "Angie's like Audrey's mother now," he claims. So, Net Worth makes the long, ego decimating trip to the boardroom and when Trump asks whose fault the loss was, Audrey says that it was all about promotion, and her team failed miserably. That fault laid with Craig and John. Maybe Trump sees otherwise. He asks Craig about his little tobacco situation while in the clown costume. Chris just says that he "had a dip-in." He's been chewing since he's 15 and now he's addicted. This is yet another reason why The Apprentice should be rated PG-13 or (dare I say it?) TV14. Or X. Chris is still successful even with his addiction. That makes me want to go out and have my own little dip-in. But if I did, Trump probably wouldn't respect me. "It's not good," he says. "Especially for a clown. Are you trying to impress the kids?"

At that moment, the D-Man asks the always-dreaded question. Who would you fire? Tana, John and Chris would prefer Audrey to be fired while Audrey, Angie, and possibly Ashley (the man who's not George Ross) would fire John. Oh, my father had a little comment here as well, when he heard Audrey say that it wasn't completely her fault that the challenge was lost. He says that the Project Manager gets too much credit when they win (with the exemptions) and too much blame when they lose. He's a smart guy. I got his genes. So Audrey decides to bring in (for the first time in Season 3) 3 other people with John, Craig and Angie (presumably for support). While they exit the room, Carolyn shares her feelings on the candidates and admits that she has no respect for Audrey or John. Ashley is bugged by John's comment about Audrey only being a 22 year old girl.

When the four candidates are brought back into the boardroom, Carolyn asks of Audrey: "Does your team respect you?" This caused an uproar, but Angie was easily heard saying that she did indeed respect her even though she brought her back into the boardroom (apparently she doesn't see that Audrey desperately needed an ally). But in the end, however, Audrey seemed to have no allies, and the Donald was forced to fire her, with what I thought was a very offensive comment. He said to her "You are a beautiful woman. But sometimes beauty isn't enough," implying that Audrey just wasn't smart something she's been trying to prove for her entire life. I don't think that was fair of Trump, as he never personally attacked a candidate before straight to her face in such demeaning words (well, Omarosa doesn't count.). And then he has the audacity to say that "at least they can't say I picked the best looking one." UghAudrey's firing made me feel dirty. And her taxi cab speech made me confused. First, she says that "those of us who walk away winning win more than just a loss." (???) Then to top it off she confuses me more, looking on the bright side that Mr. Trump called her pretty. And yet it was offensive when John said it. Whatever, I think Audrey's got kind of an identity crisis/a lil' bit of schitz.

Next week, on The Apprentice, viewers finally get what they wanted an end to this Book Smarts vs Street Smarts crap! There's a "corporate restructuring" to get rid of the gimmick that really proved nothing both teams have the same amount of losses if my records are correct. Even if the restructuring blows, at least we get to see some bling bling action when the teams organize a celebrity auction where they sell the souls of superstars like P. Diddy, Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton. Actually, I lied. I don't think any of those celebrities are going to be on it. Well, besides Paris. We get her every week.

-Adam

Questions? Comments? Wanna tell me what Audrey meant in her taxi cab speech? Who's your favorite candidate. You can reach me at theaterguy007@aol.com. Haters need not contact me. : )
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Trivia
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- Oddly, there are no opening credits for this episode. It goes straight from the recap to the two boardroom survivors walking into the suite. Edit
- This is the first time this season that a team loses for two weeks in a row. Edit
- After this episode aired, John went from one of the season's favorite candidates to one of the least favorite candidates, because of the way he treated Audrey throughout this episode. Edit
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- George Ross is away on business during this episode. Ashley Cooper replaces him. Edit
- The Project Managers in this episode are Stephanie for Magna and Audrey for Networth. Stephanie will be exempt next week because of her excellence in leading her team. Edit
- The rule that only two people can be brought back to the final boardroom is vacated for this episode. Networth Project Manager Audrey brings in John, Craig, and Angie, but only after Trump okays it. Edit
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- Trump: (To Audrey) You are a beautiful woman. Sometimes beauty isn't enough. Edit
- John: At the end of the day, everyone thinks they're better than everyone else, or they wouldn't be here. Edit
- Trump: (To Chris, about his tobacco chewing) It's not good. Especially for a clown. Trying to impress the kids? Edit
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