she's classic example of a tortoise(albeit an attractive one)

Helen took a risk in the trash task

I disagree a lot with this, sorry. XD

Natasha is too 'fierce' to be Laura, as if Melody with Liz. Melody is very antagonistic, ruthless and has manipulated the truth multiple times. Liz was a tad catty with Stella before her firing, however she wasn't sly, a liar or a manipulator.

And Chris wasn't a jedi with mind powers in manipulation.

I'd say Jim is more like Christopher. Melody is more of a Paloma with Natasha being similar to Melissa, imo.

Crisstopher was to quiet, but I agree he wasn't Cris either. I dissagree I think Natasha is much better than Mellissa and I think Laura would be best associated IMO. I agree with Melody and Paloma though

Hmmm

I didn't like Christopher, for some reason. He just had something which irked me about him. Similarly with Jim.

I have to say - the only thing I see Natasha & Laura being similar in is that they have both outstayed their welcome, if i'm going to be honest. As much as I like Natasha, she should have gone weeks ago. She's out of her league - imo.

She's by far the strongest left - in a field of dead ponies and horses that look lame.

Kate's problem was that she understood him too well and was too controlled for his liking, and she didn't get enough opportunities to win as PM. She was also seen as corporate, while Yasmina's setting up own business line worked. Kate also got nulle pointes for the selling task when she sold nothing - even though her reasoning why they couldn't sell where they were sent to sell was spot on.

Liz was a plain silly decision. Baggs was talking nonsense. Lord Sugar wanted Stella to win because she suited the job more. He just picked the wrong person to go, aimed for rating,s or decided she was too good for the job, or decided he didn't want her competing with Stella.

Helen has made the right calls, either through luck, or, good, speedy, judgement. She's got least issues, makes things happen, and has the strongest record. She's also accumulated a lot of highs, and enough wins as PM to push her over the line. Zoe actually may have gone because although she's got fewer negatives than most of them left, she has gone uip against helen as PM and lost twice. On records, after tonight ,she couldn't beat Helen, so she went. If you allow for their major failures, or lack of success, I don't see anyone else but Susan still in the running - and she might just take it with some wins as PM or a better final idea.

I think Helen will win as LS probably knows it would be unfair to not Hire the most professional for the third time in a row.

I predict a Helen win. Plus winning 9 times in a row is VERY impressive.

Helen isn't an entrepreneur. I still can't think of an excellent idea that came from her. She would make a good, solid and reliable backbone of any project, but any than that? No.

I wasn't impressed with her tonight, particularly towards Natasha. It's as if her worst side comes out whenever she's in a team with Jim. I feel she's getting a little too cocky as well because she seems to become a control freak. She wasn't like this before. I think she'll make a major slip-up. I'm very interested to see how will she handle that.

Helen isn't an entrepreneur. I still can't think of an excellent idea that came from her. She would make a good, solid and reliable backbone of any project, but any other than that? No.
I cant see any of the others coming up with any ideas either. The problem is that these were the wrong kind of tasks. Last year when Joanna used the car and Liz copied is the type of tasks necessary. Where you have to have your own idea how to make money. Not where its given to you. Maybe the next task will be that.

The next task is flogging warehouse tat to the public - hardly inspiring.