In the future, Sean needs to stop smoking crack before giving his interviews. So glad to see Andrea go -- her yellow eye shadow in the boardroom is in itself grounds for firing.

While I am starting to really like Ivanka, was not loving Trump Jr. at all. I dont know what's worse for these contestants: Being critiqued by Bill Rancic or Donald Trump Jr.

Yes Donald Jr. was a WRECK. Did anyone else notice Ivanka's bottom teeth? I guess braces on only half your mouth is a 2 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR INDUSTRY.

Nice that Donald has to now dangle a $10,000 dollar reward out there for people to watch his show? OMG how desperate is that? But if it works it works. Does anyone know if this is for each time zone? So in actuality $40,000 - $50,000.

Ding dong the UBER-Witch is gone! Thank GOD!!! I didn't know if I could take one more rant and run. She has major issues.

Great recap as USUAL. Thanks.

I don't think Donald is paying anyone $10k...am sure he's making out on that little bit of interactive product placement - or whatever it's called these days.

Allie should have gone. Her voice is annoying. Roxanne saved her ass.

so glad Hillary Clinton, err Andrea, is gone. She was such a self-impressed bitch.

Yay, Andrea's gone! She has been getting on my nerves for over a month. I actually said out loud to my tv "Finally, BITCH!" when she got fired. But then I felt bad when she was full on crying in the cab.... How sad... I quickly got over it though.

And I love how Trump is all 'Good job kids!' and it's so endearing but damnit, I MISS CAROLYN & GEORGE TOGETHER (mostly George). GEORGIE, WHERE ARE YOU?

Just looking at Donald Jr. makes me want to punch him in the face.

I can tolerate Bill, but please leave junior at home next time.

Maybe George has a blocked intestine from eating to many P'Eatzzas.

Where is George? He's swapped bodies with his grandson and now is known as Lee. Wait. That was George (God) Burns in 18 AGAIN. My mistake.

Also, just how many times Andrea had to poke her eyeballs to simulate the act of crying? Or is she an expert at fake crying?

Also, please don't squeeze the Charmaine.

When Lee was talking about how often he has been in the Boardroom he said there was a chair in there with his permanent ass-print on it...LOL!

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I was amazed that the CUNextTuesday Andrea is also spineless when it comes to defending herself. I'm glad the tranny bitch is gone.
I get annoyed at the constant "he/she is project leader and didn't do anything" rant which alternates with the "he/she is project leader and didn't let anyone else do anything." Charmaine needs to shut her pie hole. She did about as much as Lee on this task.

Ooooh, I so kept thinking of Brent during this episode! It doesn't feel so good being on the receiving end, does it, Andrea? Did you not use the "can't be managed" accusation towards him too? Ha!

I'm also peeved with Charmaine. Lee may have done very little with the project design, but where they really won was in pricing, location, and timing, and don't tell me that wasn't Lee all the way. He may be getting arrogant, but it's not like he did squat.

Donald Jr and Ivanka prove that money can not buy intelligent, charming & good looking children. I wonder if the Donald has sunk any money into genetics?
Sorry, B-Side, you're wrong. Ivanka is not in the real world. She's a spoiled rich bitch working for her father. She's never hearing those famous words: "you're fired".

I'm still trying to figure out how I didn't know there was a Donald Trump Jr. Because he's just so magnetic, how could I not know about him?

Glad Andrea is gone. She bugged the crap out of me for so many reasons.

Bring back Caroline and George! Seriously, what's with the absence?

Ivanka is no Carolyn, but she is pretty adorable.

How many times are people going to make the same mistakes on these reality shows? This task was all about whoever got to the line for the Ellis Island ferry first and staked their claim. Lee should get credit for that.

After the cereal ad debacle, what were Synergy thinking letting Andrea and her self-proclaimed expertise in graphic design anywhere near this project. I loved how at the end she qualified her boast by saying that her expertise was actually in HIRING graphic designers. That alone should have been enough to get her ass fired.

Looking forward to the Sean - Tammy hookup next week. I certainly can't blame him for trying to hit that . . . next best thing to the actual Sandra Bullock!

I think they give away $10,000 to each time zone, the east coast's winner was someone named Sandra.

I am so glad Andrea is gone because she has no people skills, she's unpleasant, hard to work with etc. But I couldnt help feeling sorry for her in the cab when she was crying. Well, she has her millions to go home to I guess.

Tarek should have been PM, he needed a win and he basically won this task for Lee.

I remembered an article from awhile back in which Ivanka Trump said that she travelled coach. Found the article (USA Today from 2003). Here's the part about her:

" Trump, like Hilton and Hilfiger and Gleicher, gets pretty much what she wants — but not all the time. "She's on a budget that lets her live very nicely but still in the realm of reality, as opposed to craziness," says her father, Donald, who wasn't impressed by the other heirs in Born Rich. "The rest of these kids, they come across as spoiled-brat children who don't understand the world."

At the party, Ivanka Trump is dazzling in a second-skin strapless black Behnaz Sarafpour mini-dress and works the floor as well as her legendary real estate mogul dad. The former model's catwalking days are done, and she plans to take next summer off after she graduates in May. She'll then join the family business, where older brother Don already works while Eric, the youngest, studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Trump even flies coach when she travels alone because "she's thin and doesn't have to pay three times as much for a wider seat and a slightly better meal," her father says.

"It's good to not be a brat and not take things for granted," says Trump, who can't go on extravagant shopping binges. "I have nice stuff, but I don't go out and throw down my credit card on expensive clothes. There's not a chance. I could try, and my credit card would come back as declined." "
http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-10-26-born-rich_x.htm

I missed this episode, so I was so glad to read the recap so soon B-side. I especially loved the American Tail reference. Too funny! Thanks :)

I'm glad that Andrea's gone too.

For once this was a boardroom decision I totally agreed with and wholeheartedly support. It's kind of surprising that Andrea would go down so spectacularly, with the ridiculous brochure and her 11th hour pronouncement that she was a bulk sales expert. With her superior level of cutthroatedness, I thought she'd make it farther than this, but I'm glad she is gone.

I'm definitely on the same page as B-Side about wanting to punch Sean. For some reason, his accent seemed particularly grating last night. Why Tammy hooks up with him next week, I do not know. I guess the isolation builds up during the weeks of taping, and even semi-attractive and extremely irritating people appear hot.

Jason - you're right on target man. After the cereal box disaster, how could they have let the smug moron Andrea touch anything graphic. She's a mess! Did you see that brochure they put together? It sucked!

As for Lee, he learned the basics from Lenny - this was all about Sales, and the early bird wins.

He was the man on this task! Next week - see ya Charmaine!

The entire episode, every time Andrea bragged about her business savvy, I just kept thinking back to your last post which kept reminding us that the woman runs A STICKER COMPANY.

Tarek is da man, he seems to be the workhorse every week for Gold Rush.

And what's up with Junior? It looks like he has the chin of a 350 pound obese man.

I'm not sure if this is an OK question to ask or not, but is Andrea a tranny? The whole time I was watching the show, it seemed that she was somewhat masculine: big hands, no waist, small boobs, Adam's apple. And then it hit me that in all the photos I've seen of her, she's wearing a scarf or a turtleneck. I've seen some snide comments calling her mAndrea, but nobody bothered to make it totally explicit.

Anyway, watching the show, the abiguity was driving me nuts, and it got in the way of things. It got me thinking that maybe the women turned on her so much was that she really was a bit "different" from them.

Also, if she is a tranny, the camera crew must have been in on it. I wonder what their policy was.

OK - sorry if this question seems rude. If you know one way or the other, please say.

Is this a reality TV first? The first tranny to be a big-player in a reality TV? Why isn't anyone talking about it?

Perhaps there could be a reality TV show just for non-hetero types. E.g. A pre-op tranny, post-op tranny, a lesbian post-op tranny, a butch lesbian, a leather bear, etc. Put them on an island and make them do something.

I really have a strong hunch that Andrea may be a transsexual. All the signs are there, so...

I thought the best line was when (I think it was Tammy) it was said "Gold Rush is here, and their brochure is WAY better than ours". The Synergy gang failed in so many levels.

It's amusing that alliances are being formed, a la "Survivor", but they really don't belong in this show. Better to always be united and let the chips fall where thay may. This ganging up on one person is not in the best interest of the show and it seems the ratings reflect that.

As for Trump parading his offspring, this is a disaster that will get "Apprentice" canned, as no one is interested in watching junior assholes in action. Trump gets away with his actions because he's, like it or not, larger than life. His kids' attempts to bask in Daddy's reflected glory are pitiful and it makes them look foolish. And they're both ugly, I think. I especially deplore Junior's fusty little pout. Yech!

I agree. While Ivanka seems like a nice girl, Donald Jr. seems like a total tool. Why should these people listen and/or be questioned by these overprivileged dolts? Hunh? Hunh?

As for Andrea's origins, I haven't seen Transamerica except for clips & pictures, but she bears a STRONG resemblence to Felicity Huffman's character in the movie, who's M to F trans. I would not be surprised if she was, and probably the nypost will find out the truth.

Funniest moment of the ep: Andrea's opening a jar and goes in her emotionless voice "bitches....".

Her listening in through the wall reminded me of Big Brother quite a bit. Interesing to see the poll results went from Lee(before the task was finished) all the way to Andrea and boom, she's gone.

I would not have known it was Donald Trump's son if he wasn't on this show. Sure he has the jawline and eyes, but bears no resemblence to Mr. Trump himself otherwise, especially with that east coast mullet.

Whither George? I'll still take Jr over Rancic though. And I don't mind Ivanka at all actually. Especialy since Carolyn's been getting a bit shrill lately, didn't like the Lenny boardroom at all.

And I agree, would've been better to see this one played out mano a mano, as I fundamentally disagree with the idea that someone gets fired because their teammates don't like them.

That said, Andrea was a big old overrated bitch who sabotaged and undermined the PMs. The Synergy winning streak prevented them from doing anything about it until now, so I can kinda see where they were coming from. But I just don't like how it played out. Man I hate Synergy. Every last one of them. Surprised to see Synergy yet again getting their beauty sleep while Gold Rush was out selling (not to mention letting the obviously incompetent Andrea run amok with the graphics again), and I was kinda hoping for a multiple firing for making the same stupid mistake twice. Really, Trump must have a business lesson about that.

Um, and why do these idiots have their little strategy pow-wows that are so easily overheard. I mean just looking at that pic, the room is wide open anyway (that or the producers have nifty special effects?)

Yes, JasonR(#14) I was thinking the same thing about the cereal box. So I figured either A) they let her do it to set her up to fail, or B)Andrea's ego is so big that even though she was reamed for her job on the cereal box she still considered herself the expert & should do the graphic design. Or a little bit of both.

I am so glad Andrea's gone, but now I hate Allie. She was a horrible leader & I had to agree with Andrea that they did waste time going on the tour & could have found the info thru pamphlets & the internet. And WTF with Tammy-the one task you have, taking notes, & you manage to lose the notebook? Yes, Allie never would've called her out on it but Andrea should have. And the "blood on the walls" rampage-I'd be sleeping with one eye open if I were in the suite, she looked like she was imagining the prom scene from "Carrie" & figuring out a way to get some pig's blood.

Every time I saw Andrea, I thought she reminded me of Ann Coulter. They've both got that (barely) post-op tranny thing going on.

I am glad he-woman Andrea is gone. Her gender was confusing to me, and frankly I was tired of hearing her talk about her millionaire status. I think Ivanka Trump is a lovely young lady, and her looks are growing on me. I think she is actually starting to look gorgeous. I also think she is a smart well spoken person too. At least she went to a decent school and has that to fall back on when her father's business starts to fall because his golddigging wife will take everything once they get divorced. Donald Jr should be less worried about his hair, and more worried about his mouth looking just like his old man's. Same pouty lips...ICK...

hooo hoooo, wow. this recap was damn funny and i'd say in the top 10% of your recaps!

this is clearly an UEO site. indian jones can suck it.

Ok, here is my conspiracy theory: Andrea was or is a man. One of the hardest things to hide is the adams apple. The easiest way to hide that is to wear turtlenecks. Does Mandrea own a regular collar shirt? Hmmmm.

She, him or it was annoying. Constantly bragging about some sticker monopoly and how great at everything she, him or it was. I am just glad she, him or it is gone. Can't wait for her, him or it to return in the final task yah!! Only kidding.

It was nice to see Andrea go down in the manner that she did. She eavesdropped through the cardboard wall and then called them all bitches because they were doing what she had been doing about those she did not like since day one. So long and good riddance, bitch. This is the perfect time for a quote from Janelle -- "bye bye bitch(es)!" Andrea's smugness was beyond compare.

Trump's two children aren't that smug . . . and they would have a reason for being so. I actually like Ivanka a lot -- sensible, intelligent, beautiful and grounded.

My least favorite person in the suite has to be Sean, though. He is too flaky and I wouldn't trust him for anything. He had very little to say this week so he might be staying around a while (if we are to trust the show's edit). I think he only had that one confessional; although that was enough to want to punch him.

Dingbat Tammy lost her notebook!? Seriously, it isn't as if she has had to keep track of anything else these past 8 weeks. As for that notebook, why did it take two people to go back and find it? Allie made several mistakes this week, although I am still glad they fired Andrea.

Andrea started working on the graphics and the brochure because Allie was NOT there (she missed the boat) and I doubt either Roxanne or Sean wanted to start it on their own. Andrea was a self-professed graphics specialist (also a bulk salesman, dog walker and a specialist at anything else she can think of while talking to the camera). Had Andrea waited and let Allie do the entire thing -- Allie probably would have been fired; but know-it-all Andrea didn't wait. Allie was able to use Andrea's lacking graphics skills to her advantage.

Oh, and B-Side -- Allie's family came from Lilliput. They were Lilliputians, not smurfs (notice she doesn't have the blue skin although she may have the small, puffball tail).

Why on earth PM (Allie) went back with whassername to retrieve her notebook is beyond me. Not smart.

I agree with madpuppy (#28) -- Andrea and that reactionary bitch Coulter just have that horse-faced, skinny chick thing going on. I would lay money that Andrea is *not* a tranny, but everyone's observations about never seeing her throat has got me wondering.

And yeah, can't you tell they're telling Sean to really turn on the accent? It started getting to me in a recent ep -- when he kept calling someone a "wanker". Ooooh -- how terribly witty and outrageously British!

I'll bet if and when Ivanka looks back at the outfit she is wearing at the top of the show -- the wrap-around tweedy jacket with the yooge brooch -- she'll cringe at how unflattering that suit is on her. More from the waist down, which you can't really see on the screencaps.
And she used to be a catwalk model? Really? Is she even tall enough?

b-side -- I giggled the whole way through your recap.
thanx for the laffs.

As much as I despise Lee, I'll give him credit for winning another task.

Iliked Andrea in this last episode, she looked kinda hot in that Eastern European sorta way.

I don't recall seeing Michael (the scarf dude) anywhere. And Sean is a loser.

Yeah, Yota. No better way to dehumanize a human being than by calling them "it".
Andrea may not be a nice human being, but she is a human being and deserves better than that.

thats the thing.

i dont hate andrea because she is a tranny.

i hate andrea because she is a soul-sucking bitch.

Hey, I want to join in on the Hate Andrea parade! I've despised here ver since the Brent fiasco when she showed what a tremendous bitch she really was. Honestly anyone that brags that much about how much money they are worth is either (a) full of cow shit, or (b) classless trash. I would prefer to associate with neither.

As for Lee, I don't see why people have a problem with him. Seems pretty bright to me. However, I think Roxanne could be a sleeper right now. Trump really likes her and she seems very well-spoken and capable.

I am suprised at no comment on Andrea's robotic tendencies...she seem's to be a poor man's Chenbot, if you will.

I’d like to say that the better man won this competition, but it was Allie, and not Andrea who opposed Lee as project manager. When the show identifies Allie as someone who works in “medical sales”, I’ve got to think that she’s one of those cute drug reps that the pharmaceutical companies use to breach the Praetorian guards stationed at the reception desk of most doctor’s offices. Her only impressive accomplishment during this episode was to persuade a majority of her team members to orchestrate a board room contract hit on the queen of adhesive stickers. It looks like she even convinced the show’s producer to display a boom shot of Andrea’s (orange) underwear as she leaned forward over a table. At least Andrea doesn’t travel commando style.

You’ve got to give Lee his props on this one: He conceived and executed a damned good plan. His multi-tracked approach combined bulk sales and old fashioned in your face street sales. He delegated without abandoning, and oversaw without micromanaging. He must have learned in the Don Corleone school of business to:” keep your friends close, and your enemies closer”, because he made a special effort to work closely with Charmaine on the project. It was impressive how he devised a strategy to fully invest her in the team’s success (so that he could ingratiate himself with her), or failure (whereupon he could eviscerate her in the boardroom), depending on how well the team did.

I know it’s fashionable to mock all things Trump, but I found Ivanka’s combination of intelligence and feline sensuality incredibly alluring. She seemed inquisitive and understanding, in contrast to Carolyn, who all too often appeared sarcastic and cold. Ivankas’s got everything…brains, looks and a kick-ass inheritance. She’s sort of like a thinking man’s Paris Hilton…or a desperately horny man’s Carly Fiorina. Say what you want about Jr’s dentition, but his analysis was spot on…or “jolly good”, as Sean might say. I’d prefer his business chops over Bill Rancid’s any day.