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 2010: Mahsa gets muzzled in the boardroom

Tonight the task for The Apprentice candidates was to sell a Broadway musical. More specifically, produce and create a 15 minute backer audition for three judges. Seemed to smoothly for both teams, but the boardroom was ugly as ever. Mahsa and Stephanie both tread on thin ice with Donald Trump. In the end, the men came back in to ensure the demise of Mahsa. It was for the best.

After the teams were told what the task was, Steuart stepped up as Project Manager (PM) for Octane. The women hemmed and hawed until Liza finally offered herself up. You could actually hear some saying, “finally!”

The Apprentice: Mahsa the Pitbull Stays, Tyana Goes Home Instead

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It’s now painfully obvious that The Apprentice has become a game of alliances instead of business savvy. After tonight’s boardroom, Tyana was fired instead of the Project Manager Mahsa. She won her task last week as PM, and did get to meet with Russell Simmons.


Quote of the night: "You too can succeed... You're breathing the same air as billionaires..." ~ Russell Simmons when telling Tyana about the business world.

The Apprentice task tonight was to create a guerilla marketing video that would go viral online for Popcorn Indiana. Neither team really hit the nail on the head, but the men came much closer. According to Donald Trump it was very close, but after watching both videos that can’t really be true. It was obvious the men had a better idea, at least, and we saw the corporate guy laughing out loud at the men's video.