Facing the assembled staff, Tabatha first calls out Alli Airhead and says that she needs to be mentored and monitored during her cutting, and Tara promises to dig that talent out of her, "if it's the last thing I do!" And awww, look what happened to Alli....
...my guess is these are tears of relief that she's not getting axed today...
Gosh, the girl even cries pretty! She is so damned lucky! So is Lauren "I'm Likely To Get Fired" going to get fired? NO! Tabatha just tells her that with her communication problems and her lack of coloring skills, she needs to take a step back and be an Assistant for a while, and Kristin promises her undying devotion to getting her back up to being able to color without people fleeing her chair screaming and clutching their scalps in pain. Damn you, Tabatha! I seriously thought some heads were gonna roll, but all we get are a bunch of sobbing and tears! What is going ON this week?... first we have a "very special episode" of Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsay (see AuJew's recap) and now we have a "heartwarming hour" of Salon Takeover With Tabatha "that you'll never forget!" Get me outta here...
So it's time to turn back over the key... except Tabatha tells Daddy Ralphie she's not giving it back to him, she's instead giving it to Tara & Kristin with the admonition "Don't fuck it up... because I might come back and check on you..." and with that Tabatha walks on out.
Outside Tabatha says that things went really great, Tara & Kristin proved they can lead their staff, but she's worried about Alli Airhead and Lauren "I Suck At My Job" being weak stylists...
SIX WEEKS LATER
Well, there's no "FOR RENT" sign in the window, so that's a good start. Sitting down to chat with Tara & Kristin, they say that they've noticed a change in their staff, and in fact, they've cracked down on the latey-lates by sending them back home if they come in past their scheduled time! Kristin says "That was tricky, they thought I was joking at first!" Of course, Tabatha wants to know who they sent home! Well, duh, that would have been the first question outta my mouth, too!...
...Gossip Girl...
Well, duh, it was Lauren "I'm Likely To Come In Late And Get Sent Home". Shocker! Checking in with the girl in question, Lauren says she feels like she is getting the training she needs, and feels better not being thrown into situations where she's not going to be able to do as good of a job as everyone else does. Awww, that's so sweet... now buy an alarm clock and stop going to happy hour every night! *smack*
Also talking to Alli Airhead, she feels that she's also getting the training that she needs, and says that she feels more confident now. When Tabatha asks her if she also feels more competent as well, Alli gets that blank look and says "What's that?" Oh Alli, you make me feel better and better all the time.
Tabatha tracks down Daddy Ralphie in the back office and queries if he's really taken a step back and let the girls run everything, and he insists that he has, and says that they've grown up a lot and are taking responsibility now. "The future of Tika is booming" grins Tara, "We have dreams now, and we have goals, and that can take you wherever you wanna go!"
...isn't this heartwarming? Or is it heartworming?...
And that's it *snif* and I just feel so *sob* hopeful and happy that Salon Tika is gonna do great things... Next week, however, it appears that we're at a Salon called "The Loft On Broadway" and things are gonna get back to the Bitchy... Yay bitchy!
What did you think of this episode? Do you all wish Daddy Ralph was your daddy too? Or at least his bank book? Thanks for your patience, this has just been a tough week for me and I hope to be a little more on time next week. Until then...
love, J-Mo :)
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Comments (8)
Fabulous recap again J-Mo. You never fail to make me laugh at my computer screen in the middle of the office (it's okay, they all just think I'm insane...wait, that's not okay, hmmm, maybe I should do work).
There's something about a show where someone yells at idiots that attracts me. Then you add someone (you) making sarcastic comments about said show and it's like a confluence of hilarity.
I gotta say though, there's something in me that just wants people like this to fail. They just seem to plain stupid to be successful at anything. Of course I'm also a mean, cold, jerkass (not a doctor though).
1 of 8 | Posted by DrJerkass | Posted on September 25, 2008 4:41 AM
j-mo!
i love it. looove it. p.s. thanks for plugging me twice and linking to my recap!
i still wish ralphie was my daddy. esp after seeing your screengrabs. jealous of tabbs a lil in the kissyface one. and is it wrong that "I'll tell you how to fix that, Daddy Ralphie. Get a taser" was a bit of turn on for me???
as always, you have all of my love. and "OMG, what in Jeebus' name is a "Brazilian relaxer"? Is that like getting your pubes straightened? Ew." BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA LOVE IT!!!! i was thinking the exact same thing. just sounds so terribly, terribly wrong.
p.s. if lovin' your nubile jailbait ass is wrong, i don't wanna be right. although i'm younger than you. and a woman. and not a priest. meh.
p.p.s. oprah still sucks. *MWAH* hahahahahaHAAHAHAAAA
2 of 8 | Posted by AuJew | Posted on September 25, 2008 7:52 AM
Great recap (of course).
I ended up liking most of these people and I wanted them to be a success.
You are right to point out that hair care is a career that can't be outsourced to India! And I've worked in all those (horrible) environments you named that can be. (Thanks for the nightmares!)
I agree about so many kids growing up without a sense of where money comes from. I think they should just have the basics unless they are willing to work to earn more. No matter how much thier parents have. (But, I guess we'll always have Paris!)
3 of 8 | Posted by fire@will | Posted on September 25, 2008 11:03 AM
OMG, that screencap of Lauren puking in her mouth was hilarious! Great recap as always!
4 of 8 | Posted by rubinia | Posted on September 25, 2008 11:36 AM
Hi Darling J-Mo,
I think you should write an etiquette book in your own indominitable style.
Love your recap,
Yenta
5 of 8 | Posted by yentapatrol | Posted on September 25, 2008 1:38 PM
ROFLMAO @ "...hey, she does kinda look like Nicolize Theigl!..."
Thanks J-M0, you're the bestest!
**Mwah**
Val
6 of 8 | Posted by detinha | Posted on September 25, 2008 8:38 PM
J-Mo;
Great job as always! I just can't believe those two skanks were so stupid and selfish before "T" showed up. Spoiled ________ (fill in favorite name here). Keep up the good work.
Lots O' Love
7 of 8 | Posted by arizonatom | Posted on September 27, 2008 8:18 AM
DrJerkAss... awww, shucks, thank you (and hey, thanks for coming to my aid over on that other thread the other day, wasn't that weird?) you're peaches in my book! Oh, and yes, I agree with you, sometimes privileged people work my last nerve, too, especially when they don't appreciate it like the Gruesome Twosome...
AuJew... no problem, I think we should all be building each other's work up, y'know? Can I say, though, that I would not be surprised in the LEAST to find out that you might enjoy electrical shock in an erotic sense? Oprah would not approve, but fuck her.
fire@will... LOL, sorry about the work nightmares, but I've done time in all those industries as well, and often longed for some kind of talent in cosmetics that would afford me a casually fabulous lifestyle complete with drinking lattés and whizzing around town in a sporty red convertible with the top down and my long luxurious blonde hair blowing in the wind, ready to assist with any kind of hairdressing emergency that may crop up (like, say, StylistMan™!) Alas, those dreams will never come true, and hell, these Medicare D claims ain't gonna just process themselves, y'know, so I plug away at the things I can do and vent my frustrations on these poor people who have foolishly agreed to appear on a reality TV show for our collective amusement. You're quite kind as always, though...
rubinia... Honey, that was too funny, and I wish I could take credit for it as a screencap, but actually it was a still shot from BravoTV[dot]com... but that was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw it (and that's what I usually go with when I write recaps and captions) so I'm glad you enjoyed it, too!
yenta-honey... the love is mutual... maybe I will try to put out "J-Mo's Etiquette For Specific Social Situations" later on this year, although many would probably find me to be in violation of many of my own imagined rules, so I dunno how well it would go over... but you're sweet for the suggestion!
detinha... LOL, thanks... honestly, I really couldn't tell who that picture was supposed to be! Can anyone help me out with that? I feel disconnected from pop culture when I can't identify someone I feel I should know, y'know?
arizonatom... thank you for the love, you're sweet as always...
I promise I'm working on the new episode of Salon Takeover, I should hopefully have it finished by tonight or tomorrow... thanks as always for all your comments, you guys always give me such warm fuzzy love...
love, J-Mo :)
8 of 8 | Posted by J-Mo | Posted on September 30, 2008 10:28 AM