<--- Gobsmacked...

Brilliant TV!


Sir Alan's mindgame draws out Katie's humanity and exposes that maybe deep down she wasn't ever going to be committed?

'Nuff said

Definately ! Soooooooooooo glad the papers didn't spoil that ending !

Excellent episode!

I KNEW she was there for the game only, I blinking knew it!

digiperson

I'm afraid they did, they just didn't reveal it was Katie. I guess you were lucky enough to miss it

Superb TV - I had heard whispers about a candidate turning Sir Alan down for family reasons, but I thought it was the winner Oh well, from the sublime to the ridiculous - BB is on!

I thought the papers were meaning one of the last two ? I definately didn't know that Katie was going to do that !

Yeah, I was under this impression too.

I knew that Katie would be the one though regardless whether it was final or semi-final.

digiperson

You're fired was very entertaining as well

It was almost like a soap opera at the end, when the baddie (Katie) did the right thing...

Great stuff!

Much as I can't stand Katie I felt she was railroaded into giving in. All that stuff about her childern was out of order and she would have a blo0dy good equality case if she hasn't been paid off already.

Fantastic television. I was absolutely gobsmacked.

THEY BEST if not slightly agrivating in a good way lol

Agreed. I was gobsmacked too. It was the way the whole thing unfolded, with Sir Alan subtly controlling the whole drama. Brilliant.

SAS is a genius, the way he dealt Katie's cards like that. I was like "why has he chosen one of the finalists so early on" and then it all made perfect sense.

BEST. EPISODE. EVER.

And I couldn't be happier with the final two

Or it was reshot after Katie said no thanks after being offered the final. Why risk Katie staying through the final? If you don't trust her why trust her?

The order i think was the same last year. Lose the weakest. Pick the strongest and then make a decision between two for the last place. Michelle was told she was in the final after Paul was thrown out I recall.

It's a classic case of 'calling your bluff'. That alsways has a risk attached but also allows you to find out the truth.

SirAlan had a gut feeling she wasn't committed and used the decision to put her through to the final as a test. Risky, yes, but brilliant psychology. Well done Sir Alan

I missed it! I was on a training course, hubby was supposed to record it but it didn't record

Is it repeated any time?

Absolutely excellent tv. Didn't see that coming either...!!

'Why I Fired them' is on Sunday night and I think the main show is repeated Tuesday 7pm on BBC2

http://www.onthebox.com/partner/otb/...rch=apprentice

Best ever episode!
Loved it.

I just hope that Katie doesnt try and ruin things for Kristina (if she is in her team next week)

Have to say, I disagree, it was probably my least favourite episode, as I've never seen one before that felt more staged and fake. And Katie's such a bad actress, as if it has just occured to her. I can't believe that Sir Alan wouldn't get more angry with someone who had so completely been wasting his time - and turned his precious job down - unless he'd known damn well what she was going to do.

I usually don't like conspiracy theories and I may be completely wrong, but it all felt like a deal to me - you give us the quotes we need to spice this thing up, we'll give you the ending that will kick start the career in TV you want. Katie gets what she wants - fame, Sir Alan gets a programme everyone will talk about without any danger of having to work with the woman. And BBC 3 get some tut programme where 'Princess Katie' goes round offending people and we all are meant to enjoy seeing people shout back at her. Oh goodie.

She will prob do a show on how to get other people's husbands!

For all those who have ever dissed Katie, I hope you can see how wrong you were. She was noble and sacrificial giving up her well deserved spot to two losers who would never get a job like that again. The fact SA chose her first and was undecided between the others proves shew as actually the best canidate and would have won. I wish her all the best.

I totally agree with the first part of your post. The boardroom scene was so obviously staged. A similar conversation may have taken place off air, but if it really happened like that, 1) SAS would have - and should have - been much more angry, and 2) the producer would have said "hang on a minute" and stopped rolling while the matter was discussed. I think perhaps Simon & Kristina were genuinely hearing it for the first time though, but Katie & SAS knew what they were going to say.

I'm so cross with Katie. !!!!! And SAS too. What a sheer bloody waste of everybody's time. Surely Katie should have thought all her practical arrangements through. The very fact that she hadn't should have angered SAS and if he was really struggling to choose between Katie, Simon & Kristina, he had a perfect get-out with Katie. Why on earth didn't he take it?

Maybe the second part of your post has some truth in it. But if so, it makes a mockery of the programme & I'm disappointed that SAS was party to it.

I'm also cross at the position Simon & Kristina have been put in. How embarrassing!

Exciting telly, yes, but it's just not right.