Every week on BuddyTV, former Apprentice contestant Jenn Hoffman will share her unique insights on the current season. Find out what happened in last night's boardroom from someone who has actually been there.
First, I must point out something I noticed in the closing credits: Cast wardrobe furnished by Bebe, Ann Taylor, Levis…etc. WTF? The celebrities have a wardrobe stylist, hair services, make-up and catered meals? People assume all
Apprentice contestants are well taken care of, but we barely had food and water let alone free catering and a team of stylists. No wonder they all looked so good and we all looked like crap.
Nely Galan looked particularly awesome last night. Love your pants, sister!
That being said, wasn't last night frickin' awesome? Pretend fighting, real fighting, sabotage, espionage, double-crossing, backstabbing, religious rhetoric, sarcasm, making fun of fat Italians, making fun of very fat Italians, Trump saying he is in the “clan,” Donald Junior saying something profound, Vinnie quitting and a
Sopranos tribute in the end. This might be the best episode ever.
The show started out with
Omarosa setting the tone for a night filled with double-talk and backstabbing. While waiting for the results of the last boardroom, Omoarosa tells the world how much she hates
Carol Alt, but then promptly welcomes Carol back into her ominously open arms. “Business is always personal,” says Lady O. Indeed.
The task is to create a charity concept for Crocs – those hideous clog-like things that look like orthopedic shoes for ugly people. Team Womyn comes up with a horrible slogan but a very visually pleasing idea. Team Hydra has no ideas, so they decide to put Lennox's picture on a box again and that's pretty much it.
Trace Adkins does come up with an award-winning slogan but it is useless because Trump wants the ladies to win.
Then we have about ten and a half hours of the
Godfather soundtrack, cannoli eating contests and rat references. Blah, blah, blah…Vinnie is a rat…blah, blah, blah…now Vinnie isn't a rat…blah, blah, blah…Steven Baldwin loves Jesus…blah, blah, blah… Crocs executives…blah, blah, blah…
The boardroom.
No one likes Piers. Trump really likes Omarosa. Trump kids say semi-witty things. Girls win. Big Pussy pussies out and quits. Blah, blah, blah…
Then the ending.
In a hilarious and memorable homage to the
Sopranos finale, the producers do their best David Chase tribute complete with the music of Journey, shady characters lurking in the shadows and, of course, the sudden cut to black. The only thing that could have topped this ending would be finding out what actually happened to Tony Soprano. But we all know what happened to Vinnie Pastore. He sleeps with the fishes. (Sorry, I couldn't resist)
I can't wait until next week when we see the show reach awesomely bad new lows. Love it!
-Jenn Hoffman, The Apprentice LA contestant
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Jenn Hoffman was the eighth contestant fired from The Apprentice Los Angeles
. With an MBA in marketing and background in brand management, business to business sales and public relations, she used her business savvy to secure her spot on the sixth season of show. Jenn is now a television host, business reporter and CEO of The J Brand Group. Her website is www.jennhoffman.com.