We kick off this week with the haunting voice on the end of a phone at 7am summoning the Wannabe’s out of their “pits” to another challenge (you get it yea, rubbish, pits?). This week the wannabe’s are scrapping like old-timey gypsies, if they play their cards right they should end up with a tidy profit. The key is to charge more for removing junk than is costs to dispose of it- sell the slightly less useless junk for extra dosh too.
Alan makes an appearance this time- he decides the site of quaking, shivering apprentices is worth the early morning stint
Team Logic this week: Helen, Jim, Tom, Natasha, Melody
Tom and Jim head to the ‘burbs of London and shout through a microphone and amplifier to irritate the local residents into forking over their scrap. Team Logic actually lands a deal and pulls it out of the bag. I am very impressed this week again by Jim and now Tom has gone up in my estimations.
I loved how Helen makes up her own assessments of good quality metals. According to your lady if it’s magnetic and made from iron it’s better quality than the stainless steel! Yes Helen and if something is painted silver then it must be metal too, right?
This team seemed to do less complaining than the other team, but their haggling skills were sub-par. They profited £712 in total- Alan pockets the money and they go off to a thermal spa with a smart grin on their face. As they won by only £6, it was more about luck than skill.
Team Venture: Glenn, Leon, Edna, Zoe and Susan
Zoe has adopted former wannabe Ellie’s near incoherent chatter first thing in the morning, from what I gather Zoe is team leader this week. The hush that followed Zoe’s volunteering herself was priceless, you could hear the other wannabes all saying “anyone but her” in their heads.
Once again this week Glenn “is not being funny” (see last weeks review if unclear) and this is on the subject of garbage. And Glenn, this week we still aren’t laughing
Zoe’s charisma was so overwhelming I almost couldn’t watch (the sarcasm should be making your computer crash), she seems to be such a non-entity in this season I forget she’s actually in it. The Apprentice is always better when there are a few tears and this week they came from Zoe, to be quite honest I was indifferent to her weeping.
I do love how Team Venture were incapable of bartering. The plumber who was using their services threw in three copper cylinders at a small price, so they could resell for a nice profit. Edna then decides with her HR knowledge and degrees with made-up sounding names, asks for more money from the plumber when the truck is fully loaded and ready to go.
The Boardroom this week was opened with the melodic greeting of his Lordship:
Give me a B flat altogether now - “Good afternoon lord Sugar!”
Zoe is hilarious in the boardroom and is desperately scrambling to slam Susan at every turn. Edna sits sour-faced while Zoe forces back more tears and Susan the feisty minx fights her corner. Susan although she is lovely, is just a bit too inexperienced and can’t handle the ego and attitudes of the other wannabe’s. Luckily Susan survived one more week, as did Zoe.
Biz Best Bits
Edna is the reject of the week- If anyone fired me the last thing I would say is “Thank you”, what I would say probably wouldn’t be aired on BBC One.
Melody with her wisdom and knowledge said boldly- “Time is Money” she really needs to copyright that gem before someone steals it.
Susan is my Wannabe of the week- I knew she was young but to be sweet and naïve makes her a winner in my books, I do feel sorry for her though as she seems a little bit scared of the others
Tune in next week
By Felicity Dudley
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