Considering how lame Andrea tends to be, I don't think Sean is in trouble. Lee, on the other hand, Lee is the Titanic and Liz is the iceberg. PEPI?!?! I didn't remember him either. And Lenny may be entertaining but as a team member- not so hot. Roxanne is competent but how much can she do dragging a somewhat inept kiss ass and two inept lame asses around? This does not bode well.
As for Andrea's condition. I wonder if the blood she is coughing up is really from the nose bleed. Blood from her nasel passages could have dripped into her throat and been coughed up. I think the nose bleed is from tension and nerves. Of course, I'm not a doctor (don't even play one on tv) so I could be completely off.
Thanks for the recap, now stop flogging EdHill so he can finish the Lost recap!

I too found Andrea's bleeding quite disturbing. But I was even more disturbed by how Sean repeatedly hugged and kissed her before letting her go to the doctor.

Look, Sean, the woman is coughing up blood! Who knows what horrible disease she has. Maybe it would be a good idea to keep yourself a few meters away instead of rubbing your face into hers, don't you think?

I guess we'll have to wait until next week to see if Sean will start coughing up some blood too. That should be entertaining.

Love the screen grab of Pepi. When I saw it on the show I thought he looked like a forest creature searching for lice to munch on.

Not only was Tammy unfazed... she asked Andrea to stop by the store since she was "going out anyway." I would have coughed on her.

That screengrab of Liz (Carol) was hysterical! I'm sorry I missed this episode. Do you think it's just a lesser of two evils thing now? Does Tammy seem to be into Sean as much as he's into her?

How exactly is Lenny helping Lee at this point ? He doesn't seem to be contributing anything. Either Mark Burnett is setting us up for a total shocker or this finale isnt even worth watching.

And #4, I wondered the same thing the week that Sean went to the other team and Tammy was doing the dance of joy that he was gone when just the day before they were sharing a romantic slice of pizza together.

How exactly is Lenny helping Lee at this point ? He doesn't seem to be contributing anything.

And #4, I wondered the same thing the week that Sean went to the other team and Tammy was doing the dance of joy that he was gone when just the day before they were sharing a romantic slice of pizza together.

Neither one of the final two are Apprentice-worthy. Since each of them has half a brain - If I were Trump I would hire them both and make them job-share.

Maybe Lee could get Pepi to take one for the team and "woo" Liz - I think she may need a good "wooing."

zoobabe - The Liz/Carol reference was perfect. Love Horatio Sanz!

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Trump arranged to have his helicopter take Randall to his grandmother's funeral. Couldn't they have arranged a cart or something to take Andrea through the casino, instead of her walking it (seemingly) alone? Plus, surely the casino has a doctor on call?

Sean's response to Andrea's condition was better than Tammy's. I could not believe, as Andrea is holding out a blood-soaked Kleenex, Tammy's telling her what errands to do ... "Oh, and if you have time in between your convulsions and black-outs, make sure everything on the banners is spelled right."

Didn't Trump make a big stink before this season that he had hand-picked everyone and they were the best ever? Don't think so, if he picked Pepi from "a million" candidates and then couldn't remember him. I didn't either, but I'd only seen him for 10 minutes 10 weeks ago.

I care a lot more about Andrea than the outcome -- lamest two finalists ever. Maybe Trump will balance out the two from last season by rejecting both of these wads.

Why would charities endanger their reputations by allowing themselves to be put in the hands of these clowns? And isn't the charities' events being run competently more important than giving two reality show candidates about three times what they can handle? What a waste of time, money, and publicity.

"Sean in an idiotic black turtleneck, black blazer outfit." -- Must have stolen it from Andrea. I was going to give Andrea the benefit of the doubt, but nope, once AGAIN she's wearing a turtleneck. She's real-life TransAmerica here.

Besides the "pepe" bit in the boardroom, notice the sound editors had a bit of fun at Andrea's expense?

At the very few last seconds, you heard the announcer voice about the win 10K thing. Right after that ended, you heard(faintly) Andrea saying "oh my god!". Another clipgasm-worthy moment.

Liz is like Carol. I love Carol, but I hate Liz. She's a dick.

Sure, Lee picking Pepi was a bit of a shock, but remember last year? Randal (or was it Rebecca) picked Chris, the guy that was fired in the 2nd week for trying to get rid of that dumb ass Marcus. Carolyn might have been a bit too hard on Pepi. Poor poor Pepi.

And HOW DARE Trump say that George isn't brave. He bravely dives in to any and all snacks, wherever they may be. He is the Kookie Killer.

I loved the Sean/Bob Fosse pic.

I think Tammy might do more harm then good-did you notice how Andrea was telling Tammy what she had been taking care of before she had to go to the doctor becuase she didn't know if she'd be back, then when Tarek asked Tammy about the banners Tammy didn't know? Obviously she was not listening to Andrea & she could've cared less if Andrea had an eyeball hanging out of her socket.

Lee's youth is going to kill him here-he's relying too much on Lenny & is defensive rather than admitted he's not properly prepared. He's not treating Liz & the charity with any respect & I don't blame her one bit for busting his balls, he's being totally unprofessional.

You can't blame Carolyn for not remembering Pepi ... Ivanka and Bill Rancic were the ones there for Week 2's boardroom.

But you'd at least think that Trump would remember firing him.

wow. carol looks like a nymph. in. spring.

I guess that Andrea's gender reassignment surgery didn't take too well...

Strange episode!

I am SO glad nobody picked the Cabbage Patch Kid for their final team!

Liz is awful. If she has a specific vision for this event, she should express it. Most event coordinators plan their events around the express needs and ideas of the organization. I actually thought doing the "date" raffle was a great idea, and could have been expanded into a "spend the day" with NYFD Ladder Co, # event - it could have been appropriate for kids and adults. I wonder why no one seems to be working with the NYFD - isn't that the point of the event? Also, are memories so short the PM's have forgotten WHY the fundraiser is being done in the first place? How about designing limited edition photo-journals of the firefighters from 9-11, signed by the cast of Rescue Me; or how about a guest-starring appearance on an episode? Am I missing something?

MANdrea is probably spitting and coughing blood due to her ANDREArexia-Bulimia. She probably built her sticker empire on selling trigger bumper stickers to the Ana-Mia websites. I can't STAND her!!!!! (But I do hope she isn't seriously ill.)

I have a feeling Lee may pull it out at the end. Maybe old Lenny will have to "ride blimp" one more time, or old time's sake!

Tarek is the Good Will Hunting of sewage treatment plants and McDonald's drive-thru windows. Think about it.

Wouldn't it be excellent if on next week's finale, Lenny says "I ride Zamboni for you"!

I cant believe lee's team didnt checkthe website first. It was obvious they didnt look at. Like liz said then they would of known the caliber of event she is trying to do.
SPROCKETS. hilarious!

Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict (#17) - great ideas, honestly! I wouldn't have thought of them!

at one point, the donald actually said "what happened to pepe"...shades of tim gunn "what happened to andrae"

Carolyn's giggling when she asked Trump & Georgie who Pepi was was definitely the high point of this episode. She was laughing so hard, she had TEARS IN HER EYES!! I loved it.

Anyways, I can't root for either Sean or Lee... they were lame pretty much all season long. Lee was good at judging the main objective of all the tasks so far but with this charity event... damn, he's not doing good at all! As for Sean, ugh. Annoying man.

The Pepi part was pretty funny at first (though more shocking than funny), however, I couldn't help but wonder, how could Trump just NOT KNOW who this guy was? Wasn't he supposed to have handpicked these candidates a long while back? Though I laughed at Trump's reaction, I also couldn't help but think at how Trump and his cronies looked completely unprofessional, especially on national TV. I understand that Pepi (or Peppee as George called him) wasn't given much screen time, but are you telling me that they couldn't frickin' spend 5 seconds to study the cast prior to the meeting? I mean, remembering who the candidates are, I would think that would be you know, pretty important, but what do I know?

Screw them all, I love watching Trump ham it up on TV, but I can't see how anyone would ever want to work for a pompus ass like him (sans being on a 3rd rate reality tv show).

Btw, B-Side, you comparing this show to a fifth year senior was entirely accurate. ;)

My bf said that Andrea was bulimic and that's why she was coughing up blood. I just thought she was finally getting what's been coming to her.

The reason why Lee's choice of team seemed wierd was because he let Lenny pick them. I guess I can understand why he picked Lenny, Lenny really is his Number 1 Fan. Pepi?!I think Lee should of picked Allie- she hates Sean enough to really pull for Lee and she is a great salesperson, smart, and better to have as a friend than an enemy. Roxanne... well, she is better than Brent, right?

Sean and his Tammy, ok I get that (what I don't get is if she really likes this wanker)Tarek, can be great sometimes and he's got this last chance to prove it so I think he'll work hard. Andrea?! Andrea?Well, she is better than Brent, right?

Tammy sure seemed disinterested in a crying, bleeding mAndrea. I thought it was nice of Sean to tell her to go, take care of herself, and he had it right when he said he was a "man down now." (Who else snickered when he said that?)

If I was Rebecca I'd be so pissed right now. If she had been in the season she'd be the Apprentice for sure! Too bad she had to go against Randall. Between Sean and his touchy-feely-dramatics to Lee's basic inexperience-covered up by over confidence, well, these two are the worst candidates yet.

I hope we get to see Denis Leary. I'm still trying to wrap my head around him and any sort of charity work. Maybe he's trying to distance himself from being accused of ripping off Bill Hicks.

hah "mAndrea". Man, what a poor choice of new name if that's true. I'm stil waiting on realityblurred.com to give the full scoop on Andrea. C'mon we're waiting.

Look at this picture. It's Felicity Huffman from Transamerica: http://us.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0407265/1.jpg

Dead ringer for Andrea in Andrea: the movie.

What I'd like to see in the finale is Liz getting really drunk at the event and going off to the bathroom to shag Lee.

Thanks Lindsey, #21! I've had a little event coordinating experience - it's HELL!

When I said Lenny might have to "ride blimp", for old time's sake - I meant Liz instead of "blimp", and Lee instead of "time's".

The comparison of these late season Apprentice episodes to a fifth year senior is the earliest I've ever started laughing at a recap, except maybe some of the title sometimes. Why is the show still on this late? Did Deal or No Deal wreak that much havoc on NBC's schedule?

Andrea's coughing up blood and bleeding out of her nose definitely made this the grossest episode since the one that featured that eight dollar 7-11 pizza sandwich. Tammy's apathy I might can understand but Sean's decision to hug and kiss Andrea before she left for the hospital was incomprehensible. The most that a probable TB victim would get from me is a 'goodbye and good luck', certainly not any physical contact. It will be interesting to see if Sean displays any TB symptoms during the live show.

Just like Trump had a tough time choosing between Randal and Rebecca, he faces a similar dilemma with Sean and Lee. But instead of choosing between two equally impressive candidates, Trump is now faced with picking the lesser of two evils. I really can't see Lee with his 'I don't care about details' attitude or Sean with his 'I'm going to moon as much and as inappropriately as I can over Tammy' as the winner. Even if this episode was taking place dead in the middle of May sweeps, it would still feel anticlimactic with Sean and Lee as the final two.

Poor Sean. He doesn't get that Tammy is just not that into him.

WAtching Sean rave about Tammy was like watching a mad dog foam at the mouth over a dry bone. Woof! I especially liked his impassioned statement of how he 'would be in there like swimwear if he could'. Swimwear?? Between that & Prince Charles' wish to be a tampon for Camilla, i'm guessing ths is as oddly kinky as the Brits get. And Tammy seems about as genuine as a fake Rolex in feigning interest for him---'That's rite, baby!' she replied to some question he asked, barely looking at him.

Loved it when Roxanne raved over the celebs that were scheduled to appear: 'Loved MJ Fox, had a crush on him! Luv'd Jason Priestley, we grew up together! & Jaime Priessly? She's.....cool. Yea.'

These 2 finalists are the lamest ever, Lee can barely spell his own name w/o consulting Lenny on it 1st & Sean can't see shit b/c all he sees is Tammy. How awesome would it be if Trump ddn't pick either of 'm, say went w/ some1 he already fired, like Tarek? ah well. let's see what happens nxt wk!

I don’t quite understand Lee’s affinity for Lenny. Though he’s undeniably loyal, Lenny hasn’t distinguished himself as being proficient at anything-except pissing people off. Lenny looked like a cross between Rasputin and a wartime consigliere, as he advised Lee on the merits of other potential team members. He will either co-captain this blimp to a spectacular victory, or a Hindenburg disaster. Pepi also has no discernable record of distinction, but, given the demonstrated talents of this season’s confederacy of dunces, this is a good thing. It just means that we don’t KNOW he’s an incompetent fool.

Speaking of blimps, Lez…er, I mean Liz, is an obvious contrived obstacle, inserted into the mix to make the final competition interesting. It reminds me of the episode where Joe Piss-capo pulled out of a comedy (if that’s what he does) booking at the last minute. I noticed that my living room smelled of cigarette smoke, every time she appeared on the screen. Come to think of it though, the same thing happens when I see Dennis Leary.

I’m no fan of Andrea, but that was VERY uncool of the show’s producers to mock her medical condition. It may have been nothing more than a simple bloody nose…but she didn’t know that! Do you think that if George developed a case of shplikes (from eating too many slices of pepperoni P’Eatzza) and mistakenly thought he was having a grabber, that you would see smarmy scenes of paramedics scissoring open his shirt and affixing AED electrodes to his chest? That little “oh god’ drop-in at the end of the show was a real low-class pimp job.

I think Lee is going to win for two reasons: First, Trump has to atone for the borderline anti-Semitic comments he made in the classic P’Eatzza episode. In the world of reality TV, hiring a MOT will correct that wrong. Secondly, Trump is a major league hetero ass-bandit. I just don’t see his ego allowing him to hire a guy as effeminate as Sean.

I agree with the other posters who have complained about the weak field of apprentice candidates this season. But, “In the land of blind men, the one-eyed man is king”.

I think both Lee and Sean are schlubs and don't deserve to get a cushy Trump-related job. Poor Rebecca from last season is probably thinking, "Lee? SEAN? Are you effin' kidding me?!" Hopefully it will turn out like Martha Stewart's Apprentice, where the winner will work on some teeny-weeny little insignificant speck of the empire that no one really cares about.

I agree it was mean of the producers to seemingly make light of Andrea's condition, especially when it's not known what's wrong. But Andrea didn't do herself any favors by crying and getting all hysterical about it either. Yes, it's alarming to have blood spewing out of orifices where it's not supposed to, but I still don't see why she was crying. If she wants to cry after she gets the ebola virus/TB/panic disorder diagnosis, that's one thing. But crying before she even knows what's wrong seems premature and melodramatic. But Andrea's a reality show contestant so I guess this is supposed to be expected.

Chee-Z-TeeVee Addict (#17) - you should be the Apprentice. Although anytime anyone hears of a charity to benefit firefighters they think of the FDNY, but Leary's charity is geared to firefighters everywhere.

Big Teebo (#27), this charity is more than just a P.R. opportunity for Denis Leary or a convenient tie-in to "Rescue Me" (which btw is one of the most darkly funny and engaging shows on tv). He had a cousin who was a firefighter in Massachusetts who was killed in the line of duty, so this is something very personal to him.

I won't bother echoing everyones' comments about how much this final two sucks. For the first time I think I'm actually rooting to see spectacular flameouts. Usually I like the final two and want to see them succeed.

B-Side, major props for the "Sprockets" reference. This season has become tiresome. Would you like to touch my monkey?

Fabulous recap B-side! I loved the following line about Liz:

"Roxanne even feared that Liz would be so upset that she might just pull out. Yeah, fat chance..."

Brilliant!

And don't get me started on the Sprockets outfit. Oh God, I still remember that SNL skit with Mike Myers and David Lynch like it was yesterday: "Would you like to touch my monkey?"

By your recap I see that switching to my Monday nights to "24" was a wise move on my part. Besides, "The Aprentice" is ONLY a 20-billion $ industry!

It's worth noting, though, that Pepi did have a pretty solid idea with the matching funds bit. If Lee had jumped in and asked two cars instead of the matching funds, Pepi would justified his existence mightily.

ok, Lee has Lenny on his team and his task involves ice hockey. If you cant make a russian guy pull off a hockey event theres a serious problem there. I knew I liked Lenny from the first day he said " me now speak english that good". ah yes, wise choice Lee.
I think the highlight of the season finale will be when Tammy tells Sean shes a lesbian, or going into the monestary or whatever reason she comes up with to get away from him.
They should of gave Allie and Brent there own team just for the hell of it. I bet they would do better. Actually I bet Liz would of taken a shine to Brent. Seems like they might be made for each other, maybe even there own spin off reality show.
With Sean and Lee as the 2 finalist I bet Trump is gonna have a very watered down winner task. Trump: the winner will have their choice of where they wanna work..either Mcdonalds or a sewer treatment plant.