The Apprentice: Clint You’re Fired, Brandy Wins

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What appeared to be a done deal turned out to be a trick of editing for the finale of The Apprentice 2010. Many bets were down on good ol’ boy Clint, after flashing his pedigree in the last boardroom. Brandy managed to match Clint in wordplay in the boardroom and presented herself as every bit as qualified. Donald Trump has stated numerous times how much he admires Brandy. Tonight he proved it by firing Clint and hiring Brandy as the winner of The Apprentice.

We joined the final two candidates tonight halfway through their final task. Brandy was putting on a golf tournament, Clint was presenting a dinner/concert/award ceremony afterward.

When last we saw them, Mahsa was freaking out about the promo material being incorrect. At least they found it early. The problem was the budget. There was not enough money left to reprint it all. Clint came in and calmly made a call, working things out quickly.

The Apprentice 2010: Clint Vs. Brandy (or the Return of Anand)

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Tonight was part one of the finale for The Apprentice recession season. The first order of business was to cut the final three candidates to two. Donald Trump made it fairly quick and very nice (as he usually is at this point in the game) as he did the obvious; fired Liza. Clint and Brandy now face each other in a final major task to win The Apprentice and a job with Donald Trump.

Though I think Donald Trump was going to pick Brandy and Clint anyway, the ladies could not stop the snarkiness of the season to back each other. Trump asked each person who they thought was the better candidate and both chose Clint. Hard to argue with that.


The tasks:
Gala dinner for 500 followed by a Liza Minnelli concert
Golf Tournament for 500 hosted by Kathy Griffin prior to the dinner

The Apprentice: Steuart Is the First One Fired in the Final Four

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Brandy, Clint, Liza and Steuart faced off in the final four of The Apprentice for a spot in the final two of the season. Donald Trump restored the teams back to men vs. women for the final task, and Liza and Clint stepped up to lead. After a tough QVC selling task, the men lost and had to face each other in the boardroom. Clint’s education and business savvy won Trump over and Steuart was the first fired from the final four.. The final three were called back into the boardroom for Trump to fire another... first thing next week we find out who the final two will be for The Apprentice 2010.

Here is the play-by-play for the night’s events:

After the teams were restored to men (Octane) vs. women (Fortitude), Clint stepped up quickly to claim the PM spot. Liza wasted no time raising her hand for PM as well. The men looked extremely confident, Steuart was nearly cocky. The women looked a little overwhelmed and Brandy seemed happy to let Liza fail.

The Apprentice: The End of Crazy David

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Not all the drama left The Apprentice last week with Mahsa. Not by a long shot. Tonight started with a fight between Anand and Stephanie after last week’s boardroom, and ended with Dave being asked by Trump if he was gay. Unrelated to that, David was later fired mercifully fast.

After last week’s boardroom, Stephanie and Anand argued over whether or not Stephanie had also lied to Donald Trump. Stephanie went on to pretty much cuss Anand out. His reply was to call her “classless”. She confirmed it by cussing him out more.

It was time to split the teams up. New teams are now:
Fortitude: David, Poppy, Anand and Stephanie (like Trump was a fly on the wall!)
Octane: Clint, Brandy, Liza and Steuart