I can't stop watching Celebrity Apprentice. I know I'm addicted. Last night was a three hour train wreck or shall I say shark jump that had me hooked for all 180 minutes minus commercials.
This has been a season of Trump "firsts". He's breaking many of his own rules and it sometimes makes for good television, sometimes bad. Take the rehiring of Latoya Jackson, for example. The woman was fired basically because she had laryngitis and NeNe had a bigger mouth than she did. Ne Ne who Star pitted against Latoya, even though they had this Kumbaya moment with mother star minding the daycare and became best buds. But I digress. More about Ne Ne later. And a little more about Star. Because a little Star goes a long way.
Another rule breaker was when Trump let the beautiful Niki Taylor say "you have to fire me". In past seasons he has severely berated project managers who took that stance. But, oh, Niki was so noble and so fine and so off the hook.
Then there was the time Trump let both teams keep their money. So this week, the ever-volatile Meatloaf has a meltdown because he thinks he's not going to win and Come-to-Mama, Star Jones, is going to make it alright by dialing Mr. Trump. Except it doesn't work. Meanwhile Meatloaf continues to cry like a big old baby even though he knew the job was dangerous when he took it.
The resulting broken rule took the cake for me. Trump lauded Meatloaf. All the other players took a cue and they all praised meatloaf to the heavens. Again. I could cite past contestants who were scorned for one tear but this bawling baby gets practically canonized. At least for last night Meatloaf was the new Joan Rivers. He could do no wrong by Mr. T. Yes, of course, he cares about his charity, but I think so do most of the other celebrities.
Meanwhile NeNe is AWOL. Poor Latoya (who should have taken a page from John Rich's book and left messages for potential donors) was beside herself as they were down 1 team member. I can't imagine NeNe had too many chips to call in. But what's with that woman? Trump exchanged one hotbed of emotions for another (meatloaf for NeNe.). She gets put on the winning team away form the control of Ms. Jones and she walks away from it. That woman has issues. She needs counselling. What a waste.
Star Jones, center of the universe and the only perfect one in the group of losers if you ask her, gets the axe for branding errors but when you read between the lines, there's more. Trump didn't want to fire Meatloaf, Marlee, or Star but he had to pick one of them. The little exchange in the hallway once again pointed out Meat's volatility. It also nicely showcased Star's arrogance. But methinks she brought about her own demise when she took the femininity stance. It gave that old MCP Trump a chance to find something he could dislike. And what was with that commercial? A pudgy old policeman leaning into a woman's car and then fraternizing with her at the donut shop. LOL!
I have some favorite candiidates going forward. In my next post I'll discuss the pros and cons of the final four.
Do you have a favorite? Leave me a comment and let me know.
This has been a season of Trump "firsts". He's breaking many of his own rules and it sometimes makes for good television, sometimes bad. Take the rehiring of Latoya Jackson, for example. The woman was fired basically because she had laryngitis and NeNe had a bigger mouth than she did. Ne Ne who Star pitted against Latoya, even though they had this Kumbaya moment with mother star minding the daycare and became best buds. But I digress. More about Ne Ne later. And a little more about Star. Because a little Star goes a long way.
Another rule breaker was when Trump let the beautiful Niki Taylor say "you have to fire me". In past seasons he has severely berated project managers who took that stance. But, oh, Niki was so noble and so fine and so off the hook.
Then there was the time Trump let both teams keep their money. So this week, the ever-volatile Meatloaf has a meltdown because he thinks he's not going to win and Come-to-Mama, Star Jones, is going to make it alright by dialing Mr. Trump. Except it doesn't work. Meanwhile Meatloaf continues to cry like a big old baby even though he knew the job was dangerous when he took it.
The resulting broken rule took the cake for me. Trump lauded Meatloaf. All the other players took a cue and they all praised meatloaf to the heavens. Again. I could cite past contestants who were scorned for one tear but this bawling baby gets practically canonized. At least for last night Meatloaf was the new Joan Rivers. He could do no wrong by Mr. T. Yes, of course, he cares about his charity, but I think so do most of the other celebrities.
Meanwhile NeNe is AWOL. Poor Latoya (who should have taken a page from John Rich's book and left messages for potential donors) was beside herself as they were down 1 team member. I can't imagine NeNe had too many chips to call in. But what's with that woman? Trump exchanged one hotbed of emotions for another (meatloaf for NeNe.). She gets put on the winning team away form the control of Ms. Jones and she walks away from it. That woman has issues. She needs counselling. What a waste.
Star Jones, center of the universe and the only perfect one in the group of losers if you ask her, gets the axe for branding errors but when you read between the lines, there's more. Trump didn't want to fire Meatloaf, Marlee, or Star but he had to pick one of them. The little exchange in the hallway once again pointed out Meat's volatility. It also nicely showcased Star's arrogance. But methinks she brought about her own demise when she took the femininity stance. It gave that old MCP Trump a chance to find something he could dislike. And what was with that commercial? A pudgy old policeman leaning into a woman's car and then fraternizing with her at the donut shop. LOL!
I have some favorite candiidates going forward. In my next post I'll discuss the pros and cons of the final four.
Do you have a favorite? Leave me a comment and let me know.