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It was a case of bride and gloom for Sara on this week's Apprentice after she became the latest candidate to be fired from the show.
Sara's team, led by Helene, lost out after failing to shift a single wedding cake in a task which saw the two teams set up rival stalls at a wedding exhibition. We could sense that the writing was on the wall for her after she declared herself a cake expert early on in the task. Big mistake. Later, her pushy sales technique did her no favours and it was this that ultimately led to her downfall in the boardroom. We have an inkling that we had seen the best of Sara on the series and she just didn't have what it takes to go on to win. Shame.
What infuriated us last night was that - yet again - Michael somehow managed to wriggle out of getting fired. This was a guy who last week was involved in cheating on a task and managed to convince Sir Alan to give him 'one last chance' - so why has he now been given yet another 'one last chance'? Does he have something on Sir Alan that is keeping him in the series? We're starting to think that.
Last night Michael was exposed once again as a liar after Margaret pulled him up over the decision to go with the mid-price dresses. We were then treated to yet another display of Michael's naughty schoolboy act where he goes all coy and softly spoken and says he's really, really sorry and promises never, ever to do it again. We really want to see him lead the losing team next week and finally get his marching orders. Enough is enough!
Lucinda shone again as team leader and even the boisterous Claire was singing her praises in the boardroom. We were disappointed though when she didn't go along to help choose the wedding dresses - we'd have loved to see her set up a stall of kooky wedding gowns, all with matching berets. There were no surprises elsewhere when Claire plumped for the BHS frocks. We're still really liking Claire - when she ditches the backstabbing she does seem like a nice person, though we can't see her as Sir Alan's apprentice.
It was another great week for Lee as he sold sparkly knickers to a crowd of blushing brides-to-be. Even Margaret cracked a smile in the boardroom when he was hailed as a thong expert. Perhaps she made a sly purchase at the exhibition? If Lee can keep a lid on his agressive side then he is a serious contender, however, we did count a further three "C'mons!" last night - a sackable offence in our book.
As for Raef and Helene - we think Helene's card is now well and truly marked after last night's task and Raef just seemed like a bit of a spare part. We're not sure why he dressed up as a giant teddy bear to promote sexy wedding lingerie. Any ideas? As for Alex - yes he sold a few dresses last night but we still can't stand the whiner. Nice to see he found time to squeeze in a haircut between tasks.
We think that a Lucinda v Lee final is now looking increasingly likely. Do you agree? Did Sara deserve to be sacked last night? Why do you think Michael is still in the competition? Let us know what you think...
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Posted by: anthony.0704 on Thu May 15 04:21PM | Report abuseSara is welll out of it.
Posted by: anthony.meyer on Thu May 15 04:22PM | Report abuseC'mon Lee!!!!I would love to see a final between Lee and Lucinda.The posh one versus the barrow boy.Couldn't be further apart socially,but they are the two people who I feel have come the furthest over the course of the series.It should have been another double firing last night.Only it should have been Michael and Helene who went and not Sara.
Posted by: jackiedavies1972 on Thu May 15 04:24PM | Report abuseMichael is Jewish! Thats why he is still there, although I don't think Sir Alan can keep his "son" in for long .... he's just useless, and a bad liar!
Posted by: esi_mansa on Thu May 15 04:25PM | Report abuseSophocles, what a joke, he reminds me of those prats who call you to sell Gas, electricity, they always have once in a life time offers. He is an amateur, he should get back on the phones Loser
Posted by: flinders_matthew on Thu May 15 04:25PM | Report abuseI personally think Michael should have gone. He blatantly lies, is disrespectful and bad mouths other contestants. He even badmouthed the general public last night (he called them dumb dumbs I think if he had been trying to sell me a wedding cake I would have ended up crying and running away or swearing at him very loudly. He was just so arrogant and aggressive. I really hope he gets the chop next week. I can't understand why Sir Alan hasn't done the deed already... maybe he is waiting to drop Michael from a huge height!! Raef to win!! He always admits to his mistakes and is the only one (other than Lucinda) who has any integrity!
Posted by: helenbelcher1 on Thu May 15 04:26PM | Report abusewell, i think that Micheal should be fired because he waffles his way out of being fired, if it were me i would say 'YOUR FIRED!!'
Posted by: madakery.collins on Thu May 15 04:28PM | Report abusePeople are talking about who they'd like to see in the final, the discussion is whether Sugar was right to fire Sara, and I have to say, Sugar made a totally wrong decision, whatever he based his choice on?? Previous to this round, Sara had her praises sung by Nick after she was on a winning side and really shone from the rest of them. In this task, Helene made a really poor judgement, and because of that alone, it cost the team. On the other hand you have Sophocles, who also made another poor choice, recommending that the team go split on locations rather than items and then he was the one that endorsed the cakes...2 poor choices by 2 candidates that are still in? then you have Sophocles who not only did he make a poor choice, he didnt even sell, and how could they? it was a poor product choice. The story that she didnt defend herself, its not a flamin courtroom, you have the Boss that makes choices and he didnt make the right one Im afraid. Sara, has been bullied, attacked and now unfairly fired, it was just a matter of time for the poor lass. Im really annoyed, as you can tell from the post but I reckon she'll go on to bigger and better things. As for the final two, Raif will definately be there, he's been the sole reason the winning teams have been winning - it was his strategy - High Risk, High Gain that made the team win, and is such a professional with a good sense of humour.
Posted by: alalamin2003 on Thu May 15 04:29PM | Report abuseThanks for putting this on the front-page when I was going to watch the re-run on Saturday. Great, for ruining it.
Posted by: ilovepugwall on Thu May 15 04:29PM | Report abuseLast night was about who out of Michael and Sara were going to talk themselves into getting sacked and Sara couldn't keep her mouth shut. As the saying goes "when incompetent people get the better of you, never fear, be patient, be quiet as they will always talk themselves into a hole"
Posted by: surferherbs on Thu May 15 04:30PM | Report abuse