Absolutely great recap! I LOVE all the screenshots with the snarky comments.

The Donald seemed particularly crabby at the end.

I think the rewards that the winners are recieving this year suck....basketball? Songwriting? BFD.

Good job, Screampillar! You were hilarious!

I completely agree, this episode was better than usual and the recap was EXCELLENT! Great job!

Honestly, I felt so bad for poor Randall, Trump was so snappy with him, I would've died!

As soon as Trump fired Derek for the white trash comment, I instantaneously thought to myself, "Self, I bet Taking Out The Trash will be title of the Apprentice recap". Thanks, The Donald.

But seriously, I think The Donald needs to come down from his high horse a bit, acting as if "white trash" is one of the most offensive terms ever. Derek used it sort of as a term of affection for his people. You know, the people who were not born to daddies who were already millionaires. (cough, The Donald, cough)

Can you please post a side-by-side of Surya and Squidward? They look like they could be twins!

I was glad that Derek got fired. He didn't necessarily need to go down the way that he did; but I wanted to see him gone.

I was so tired of hearing him tell the camera the past few weeks about how he was going to let information escape the PM so that he could use that against him/her and defend himself. You cannot do that week after week before someone gets wise to your weasely ways. After he started doing that again this week, I thought to myself "you have got to go" because his team wouldn't succeed without his full co-operation. I seriously think this is the third time he attempted to do this. "Help your team you bastard." I cannot stand people who ONLY look out for themselves. He said Jen was the last person he wanted to get rid of; but something tells me the Olymplian would have been next on his list and then either Heidi, Christina or Muna. It wouldn't have ended until he was number 1. Good riddance.

I LOVED Donald shutting up the Randal. Donald DID allow him to talk for quite a while; but towards the end he was clearly tired of being shut down and interrupted. I had to rewind to listen to Randal again and I couldn't believe he talked as much as he did. This must have been taped before ole Caroline got the boot because Randal probably didn't think his right-hand or left-hand man could be fired. While he was trying to bring up a valid point, he was only talking about that one thing. He continued to bring up "who was ultimately responsible for the loss?" when Mr. Trump is highly aware that he is supposed to gather this EXACT same information (but in his way). It'd be funny to not have Randal show up anymore. You think Randal gets several beatings from the Donald? Ouch ... I would be curious to see how Donald treats one Apprentice over another. Speaking of which ...

I think it is odd that the only Apprentice Trump hasn't EVER used in a boardroom is his female Apprentice winner, Kendra. Do others think he has her off getting coffee or making copies? Perhaps nobody can go to Kinko's like she can.

Trump: Sexist Pig! Trump: Racist Pig!

This show was the best of the season; but I am certain that it is too late to be revitalized. The last nail has been nailed into this coffin: Sunday at 10/9 central (not good).

Trump must have sensed this disasterous season before it started -- why else stir up a debate with Rosie?

I have to say one last thing about Team Arrow. Isn't it odd how they will NOT work for a PM but they will work wonderfully against one?

I am curiuos to see what'll happen when Surya finally loses. Will the entire team say they lost on purpose so that Surya would stop getting credit for their wins? This is what'll have to be done if they are to be taken seriously. All we saw Surya do this task was write on a dry-erase board. He walked around in a mall last time (frightening locals I might add) without a single teammate near him.

It is strange that the only way they can work as a team is united against their PM who IS taking all of their credit. Donald doesn't even allow the winning team to speak or say anything after he declares them the victor. These buffoons winning is making those remaining at Kinetic look pretty bad. Some of those women appear to be smart and sensible (Muna, Heidi and Kristine) so what's the deal with them? Was Derek's sabotaging doing them all in?

What'll these guys (Arrow)do? I dislike ALL of them (except for Stefani -- AKA "the Realist") and want to see them all get fired for being immature assholes, but -- seriously -- how do they make Trump see that it isn't a glorious Surya leading them to victory each time?

Did Jenn stand a chance at winning?!? NBC labeled her "the Blonde!" How'd you like your "whole being" being wrapped up into one word like "blonde"?

And now for a line from Derek, he says, "I'm not afraid to take risks and make my voice heard, and while I generally respect boundaries, I'm never afraid to overstep them for the sake of advancement of a good idea." Like go-carts.

I do think it's worth mentioning that Derek followed up his "I'm white trash" declaration, with something along the lines of "... I even eat deep-fried appetizers. Hello Bloomin Onion!! Given that one of the Apprentice's major sponsors in recent seasons has been the Outback, I'm sure that didn't help his cause. And in a weird way, I can sorta see why he'd be fired for making that statement. No point getting annoyed about it when Derek sure wasn't.

Still when candidates are downright jolly about being fired, it's yet another huge blow against the show. This show needs some gravitas to work: George, Carolyn, NYC, rainy weather, the apartment suite, and desperate candidates in order to have just that semblance of plausibility it needs to work.

Hilarious recap, even funnier screencap titles -- thanks for posting it so swiftly, too!!

God, those whiteys rapping with Snoop was excruciatingly to watch. The studio guys could barely conceal their shivers of distaste.

Anyone else think that reward imposed on about 2 hours of Snoop's time, tops?

I liked this ep. I thought the gal who lost made her exit as gracefully as one could, under the circumstances.

And yeah, what makes Derek think Trump has any 'proud to be white trash' people working for him? He deserved to be fired.

FREEEAKIN'!

I enjoyed watching Donald get rid of the "riff-raff"

And your screencap about Snoop Dogg needing a new agent made me laugh out loud. I was thinking the same thing!

"Fire My Agent" --classic caption.

What was up with Trump getting crazy about someone using white trash? There are so many more offensive terms used on this show like "Franky Suits" and "Surya"

Excellent recap! This season has truly sucked...until now! I have never been so uncomfortable in my life than while watching James and Frank rap. I was so emabarrassed for them. Snoop probably had to be high as a kite to get through that. Also, what was wrong with the Donald? He snapped! I think he could be diagnosed with rage problems.

This is more like it! I loved this episode because they spent more than 10 minutes covering the task. It was like old times...ah.

Man, that song was no Rubble Man.

Lexus pretty much has the luxury image thing down already. Why they enlisted these dolts to sully their brand name on national television is a mystery. I read somewhere that companies featured in an Apprentice challenge pay NBC over $1-mil per episode for the hour-long product placement fest. This was one weird corporate Dominatrix-Schmo session!

Surya is a man with a plan. Unfortunately, the plan he scribbled out on a dry-erase board looked more like the Unabomber Manifesto than a coherent business plan. He shows alternate signs of brilliance and creepiness. You've got to give the guy some credit for breaking down challenges into their component parts and assigning responsibilities. Maybe it’s luck or sheer coincidence, but team victories seem to follow him around. It’s truly laughable that the three stooges (Frank, James, and Tim) think Surya’s riding their coat tails, and are contemplating a coup. If I can paraphrase Snoop Dog, “Das Un-Coup”.

I really thing that Angela, the scatterbrain, should have been fired for blowing the graphics deadline. But I also think that Jenn is hotter than Angela, so I would have fired Angela on that basis alone. Ladies, holster your weapons...Trump (and most men) aren’t any different. Jenn handled her firing with humor and class, which made her even more likable. If only she could have been as eloquent during her LS460 presentation. It seemed to me that Randall (the dick) interrupted and stepped on Trump, much more than Trump slapped him around. The old man looked truly pissed-off at Randall. It would have been spectacularly entertaining if Trump fired his bony ass.

I wasn't that crazy about the episode.

The white guys rapping was uncomfortable.

Snoop Dog looked uncomfortable.

The kids working for Surya belong in high school.

Randall going on and on was uncomfortable.

Surya sitting in the boardroom and standing in the studio doing nothing was uncomfortable.

Ugh.

Screampillar, if it weren't for your recaps I would have abandoned this show by now. However, I gotta say this episode had more than a glimmer of what made seasons past so entertaining. Even though Derek didn't give a shit about being fired, I'll miss him as he was always funny and entertaining. Bfrost (#11), I was thinking the same thing while watching Snoop and his crew suffer though wonderfully painful studio session. NBC probably had to provide a pound of chronic to get Snoop to agree to do that.

Jenn works here in the Valley of the Sun as some sort of money making venture and has been on the news stating her case..... She just wants everyone to know she is respected and did not want to make a fool of herself on the show because she did not want to lose her real job...! how disappointing she didn't go to win but further hor own cause.

I missed this episode, but thanks for the great recap Screampillar, I felt like I actually watched it. I'm sorry I didn't get to hear Donald say "F'Shizzle" though! LOL!

I didn't dislike Jenn throughout her entire run, but I liked her more because of her demeanor in the final boardroom. She handled everything with class and sophistication -- this from somebody who ultimately chose go-karts to exemplify luxury. I do have to give her credit for leaving gracefully.

I also have to say I greatly appreciated her butting into Trump's firing. She didn't deserve to go out with him saying "your team didn't respect you, blah blah blah" (what boardroom was he in sitting in on?!). I hate how his final word is always final and the fired candidate has to exit on his terms when (half of the time) he has no idea what he is talking about. Jenn's team did like her (except for the already fired Derek) and she didn't deserve to leave fully disgraced.

Why must Trump always tear these people down and treat them like LOSERS? The truth of the matter is that he handpicked all of them to compete on the show -- does he pick out LOSERS (well, he did pick out Frank)? I guess so but he'd never admit to it.

Conrad5, I agree that Surya has some kind of a plan but I don't know if it is a working plan. I think the shining star on that team is Stefani who has always mentioned going out on her own and doing what needed to be done in order to win. The Surya-speak doesn't lead them to victory if NONE of them know what he is talking about. I am hoping Trump takes notice of Stefani (not just her breasts) soon because she is the best on the show in my opinion. She is intelligent, fierce, competent and likable.

Lastly, why does Frank ALWAYS look directly to Trump and frantically clap his hands when his team is declared the victor? He is always looking right at him for approval or something -- I don't get it.

Hey! Thanks for recapping this show, and I agree this was a great episode. God don't make trash......too funny!

Call me crazy, but I have to get this image out of my head. For weeks, I've been trying to figure out who Surya reminded me of, and it hit me this week. For some odd reason, especially when he's in the boardroom, Surya reminds me of Beaker the Muppet, especially when his head swivels around and he gets bug eyed. All I know is that now I can't watch the show without thinking "Mee mee meee mee," and then I burst out into giggles. Hopefully somebody else sees the resemblence too.

Wow...Squidward wouldn't shut up...I can't believe it took so long for Mr. Crab to get pissed.

omg, what a great recap! much funnier than the actual episode, and the comments are the icing on the cake!

I caught a glance that Snoop Dogg gave one of his posse, and then he started smoking something. Hmmm...seems to me he needed a little 'help' from his friends to get by on this 'reward'.

Anyone else think Snoop had community service to complete? No way he was paid enough for that torture! Maybe he lost a bet to Trump.

The man who makes it happen for Arrow is James. Yes Stefani does her bit, but for the critical idea that makes the plan James is there. THis time it was the test drive course and the demonstration of the parking itself feature.
Before on the tour it was going on a competitor tour, finding out about Laker girls and drinks. Even in the Mall task is was as good a salesman bringing in the other folks as the Mr. Smooze. I think their idea of working with themselves and not depending on Surya is a necessity. The other team wasted 3 hours brainstorming and finally coming up with medicore Go-carts. James even does well under pressure, giving up the microphone when his tour was going flat. These tasks get won on the insightful ideas and watch he will come up with more of them as the show goes a long. Yeah James. James and Stefani look like shoo ins for the final 4.

I have to confess I don't really pay attention to this show anymore. I no longer watch it when it airs live, I don't even rush to watch it on my DVR. I finally got around to this episode today because it was the last show left on my DVR (can you tell we are in repeat season?).

I was delighted to see it was the first episode this season that had a glimmer of the show's former glory. Like someone else mentioned it was nice to actually see them spend time on their task rather than watch them putter around the filth in tent city. I am so over this Haves vs. Have Nots crap Burnett is force feeding us.

Watching Surya hug the wall as the other fools attempted to rap made him ALMOST seem like the wise one. Ok who am I kidding, he looked like a frightened little squirrel.

It's funny to see all the men get canned one by one on this show as the same is happening to the women over on Survivor. Gotta love those gender wars on the Burnett shows.

And like everyone else noted - watching Trump get increasingly annoyed by Squidward made the boardroom more suspenseful. You knew he was gonna blow at some point and it was fun to watch Randall get more and more confident only to be shot down - TWICE.

I am looking forward to next week but that's only because it looked like Bill Rancic is going to be back. I love me some Bill Rancic.

Nice recap Screampillar!