The Apprentice is one of the few good reality shows I still enjoy.
And I think Trump has picked the best candidate every time. By a mile. And I usually agree with his weekly decisions. With one big exception:
Why the hell does he always send one bozo to the finals? Does he want the finale to be pointless and obvious every time?
It has happened every time I can remember. Rebecca was the worst yet.
I just never got what was so good about her. A lot of hot air and medicore contributions, lots of bad decisions.
And on the final event, she nearly proved me wrong. Great job handling all the details. Too bad she completely blew the main objective.
I can't believe Trump and crew dismissed it as one little flaw. A fundraiser that raised nothing? Wow. That's one of the biggest failures they've ever had on the show. (Maybe second after the time this season that they actually reduced sales with that batting cage fiasco.)
And not figuring out who her client was? What? That's not just a failure, that's a failure to grasp the assignment. That's failure at business 101.
If she did that on any task all season, she would have been fired, no question. I couldn't believe she had the nerve, in her summary to say that Randall was great at details but didn't always see the big picture. Was she trying to describe her own performance?
I just don't get how/why Trump was going to hire them both. Is he just mesmerized by her for some reason? I love that Alla said she never saw Rebecca show any skill. Neither did I, from anything they showed all season.
And of course Randall looked bad refusing the two hires, but I think it was shitty to put him in that position. I think he figured out in an instant that if he said yes, they would always be seen as the two winners, meaning he wouldn't really have won, he tied. It's like asking someone who just won a race at the Olympics, "How about if we award two gold medals?" Uh, no, actually, that idea kinda sucks.
I was surprised he didn't agree to it anyway, realizing he'd look bad, but I'm kinda glad he didn't. But trump should not have put it on his shoulders. If he wanted to hire two, hire two. Why should randall have to be responsible for that?
I have a feeling the producers thought it would be a great gimmick and Randall would feel he had to, and they didn't really seriously consider the possibility he'd say no. We makes me all the happier that he took a big shit on their stupid manipulations. They kinda deserve it.
Glad he won, anyway.
Dutton (Penguin) in early 2009. 
