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The Apprentice - 'Blank Canvas'; BBC1 9PM |
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Had Bilyana known how to shut up in the boardroom, she might get herself a second chance. Poor girl.
It just bafled me how the boys won with their crap merchandise The girls designs were so good. |
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...It just bafled me how the boys won with their crap merchandise The girls designs were so good.
I'd agree the girls product was miles better but it just goes to show having a superior product isn't a guarantee of success
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You managed to be rude, without meaning to be, apparently!
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Katie does not know how lucky she was .
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That's what I thought. Couldn't understand it at all - four of them walking along together like a posse. They should have been in different parts of the zoo.
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Think that either Bilyana or Gabrielle would have been a justified firing (even though Lord Sugar seemed to think otherwise at first and most people on the forums also think this) as both made grave errors. Yes, Katie did very little but that didn't cost them the win (also, very obvious with the editing in the final boardroom, even showing Katie praying and showing her upclose straight after Bilyana was fired).
And for the same reason, he rarely fires the PM unless they either get it very wrong, or were only PM because they were forced. That helped Gabrielle here. Also, she was smart enough to see Lord Sugar's interest in Katie and brought her back into the boardroom. She listened - something Bilyana was unable to do. Apart from that Gabrielle would seem to be a poor PM to lead her team to a loss. They had a good artist, and they had someone who understood the technology, two advantages the other team lacked. (Admittedly the artist didn't matter much because each team was supplied with hired talent.) Nick's team chose to sell tat to tourists, which was a winning choice. Gabrielle's team chose to sell children's things, which I think was intrinsically weaker. Parents do spend money on their children, but they also have a strong sense of value for money; it's hard to rip them off. Foreign tourists are more likely to spend big, as being in London is a special event for them, and they aren't so used to the money. |
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I think this early wake up call will be good for Katie. She knows that it's impossible to hide now... we could see her potentially grow as a confident candidate as the series progresses.
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Bring back Baggs! We need a whole field of ponies here
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Everyone seems to like the picture. They seem to be in some alternate universe where nobody has fingers.
I can't believe the boys won, I would rather have the bubonic plague then one of those bags ![]() ![]() ![]()
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That road was a waste of selling time....Bilyana boobed big time doing that.
Shame she self-destructed like she did, she seemed to be a potential finalist material. |
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Lord Sugar often makes an early example of someone like Katie who seems to be hiding.
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Also, she was smart enough to see Lord Sugar's interest in Katie and brought her back into the boardroom. She listened - something Bilyana was unable to do.
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Nick's team chose to sell tat to tourists, which was a winning choice. Gabrielle's team chose to sell children's things, which I think was intrinsically weaker. Parents do spend money on their children, but they also have a strong sense of value for money; it's hard to rip them off. Foreign tourists are more likely to spend big, as being in London is a special event for them, and they aren't so used to the money.
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I really wanted the boys to lose and none of the girls to go but, out of the final boardroom, I think Katie should have gone.
Purely because the Gabrielle and Bilyana have potential to make better TV.
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I really wanted the boys to lose and none of the girls to go but, out of the final boardroom, I think Katie should have gone.
Purely because the Gabrielle and Bilyana have potential to make better TV. ![]() Having said that there was a legitimate reason for Katie to go, hiding, it was just a pity Bilyana imploded.Did the girls mess up by not getting the figures sorted in the beginning? I seem to remember the boys taking ages over this whereas the girls seemed to glide over this. If so perhaps it was fair Bilyana went as wasn't she a figures person? |
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And for the same reason, he rarely fires the PM unless they either get it very wrong, or were only PM because they were forced. That helped Gabrielle here. Also, she was smart enough to see Lord Sugar's interest in Katie and brought her back into the boardroom. She listened - something Bilyana was unable to do.
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Another entertaining read from Monkseal....... |
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does the phrase "sub-team" exist anywhere else outside of the apprentice?
also, it really winds me up how they repeatedly refer to the shows as "this process" every. single. year. |
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does the phrase "sub-team" exist anywhere else outside of the apprentice?
"... Large teams can divide into sub-teams ..." Quote:
also, it really winds me up how they repeatedly refer to the shows as "this process"
every. single. year. |
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Would be interesting to see how many PMs have been fired over the series - I thought it was quite often hence the relunctance to be PM especially in the first week.
If 50% is higher than my "rarely", it's because so often the PM does really, really badly, to the point where Lord Sugar doesn't have much choice. You notice this time, Katie, Gabrielle and Bilyana all asked to be made PM next time in lieu of being fired this time? That often happens and it often leads to the PM being one of the worst candidates available, ie someone who should have been fired the previous task. |
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Having said that there was a legitimate reason for Katie to go, hiding, it was just a pity Bilyana imploded.