My favorite firing on The Apprentice came two episodes into the second season. Bradford, who had earned immunity because he led his team to victory, incurred the sudden wrath of the Donald. Confident in his own performance, Bradford relinquished his immunity, but Trump turned on him like a shark scenting chum. He called Bradford “stupid,” chastised him for giving up immunity, and fired him.
Granted, Bradford erred in giving up his immunity, but Trump’s firing and not someone more deserving reads like a mission statement for The Apprentice. The point is to stab your opponent in the back before she stabs you. It’s like high school: the pretty people with money, having conquered those who lack both, turn on each other.
At the start of this fifth season, Trump greeted the contestants on a windswept runway and selected project managers for the first competition. Though the new cast is promoted as having an “international” flavor, they look much like they have in the past, the only difference being the addition of a Brit and Russian to the standard WASPs and yuppies. Tarek led the Gold Rush team for the first challenge; he looks like a brawny Orlando Bloom and enjoys mentioning that he’s in MENSA at every available opportunity. Allie, a perky blonde, headed the Synergy team. They were tasked with selling Sam’s Club memberships, and with the bombastic score and sweeping camera movements that have become hallmarks of reality TV, the games began.
Granted, Bradford erred in giving up his immunity, but Trump’s firing and not someone more deserving reads like a mission statement for The Apprentice. The point is to stab your opponent in the back before she stabs you. It’s like high school: the pretty people with money, having conquered those who lack both, turn on each other.
At the start of this fifth season, Trump greeted the contestants on a windswept runway and selected project managers for the first competition. Though the new cast is promoted as having an “international” flavor, they look much like they have in the past, the only difference being the addition of a Brit and Russian to the standard WASPs and yuppies. Tarek led the Gold Rush team for the first challenge; he looks like a brawny Orlando Bloom and enjoys mentioning that he’s in MENSA at every available opportunity. Allie, a perky blonde, headed the Synergy team. They were tasked with selling Sam’s Club memberships, and with the bombastic score and sweeping camera movements that have become hallmarks of reality TV, the games began.
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