Toral! Toral! Toral!

In case you haven't watched last night's episode of The Apprentice, the rest of this post will be after the jump.

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I'm starting to wonder about this women's team.  Assigned the task of coming up with a Blizzard character for DQ, they didn't see the need to put the DQ name or logo anywhere on their creation?  Advertising is not one of my strengths, but earth to Capital Edge......a company's most valuable asset is their brand.

Of course the men went with the time honored "big boobs" strategy, proving the old "sex sells" maxim. The "soft serve" hair was a nice touch. And hey! They actually put DQ on their character! In the end, the girls defeated themselves.

Which brings us to Toral, who must have brought extra baggage along just to carry her ego.  After saying she'd be project manager, it was obvious she didn't want it so they went with Felisha. Toral wouldn't wear the character costume even after being confonted by the team for not stepping up. She had the nerve to say she was glad the girls had been defeated, though when she realized her spot was on the line she tried to play the religion card.

Give me a break! I'm sure you've met people like Toral before. I know I have.  Her sh*t doesn't stink, and everything, I mean everything, is someone else's fault.  I'm surprised she didn't develop a nose bleed on that pedestal she lives on.

Loved, loved, loved that Donald called her on her precious dignity by reminding her that he'd worn a   chicken suit on SNL. In the end, even Rebecca wrenched the knife out of the middle of her back, admitting that Toral was the person who deserved to be fired.  Though, I will say she probably didn't  lose the task for the team. Their character blew chunks.  Still, she had to be purged, and the Donald did so magnificently, not even waiting for a second boardroom appearance.

Comments

[housemouse]

I can finally comment on this because I got around to watching it on Tivo tonight.

1. Have you noticed how the men seem to be able to forgive and move on? Remember what a doofus Marcus was the first and second episodes but after he eeked out a potential firing, he suddenly became the cheerleader for the team and more importantly, the rest of the team embraced the new Marcus. The women on the other hand had it in for Toral, Toral had it in for them and they just hammered away at eachother which contributed to their shitty promotional campaign. (Did anyone else think that their character resembled a part of the male anatomy? It just begged to be made fun of).

2. The only way Toral could have redeemed herself (other than becoming project manager and being half-way decent to the others) was to get in the stupid costume, recognizing it for what it was, a chance for the blondes to let off some of their resentment by humiliating her a little. By accepting this task with good grace it would have given Toral a modicum of sympathy.

3. We see that "cultural" differences and faux self-esteem seem to be the last refuge of losers. Wish they could show that on a few college campuses. What religion doesn't allow people to wear costumes?

[Sandy]

Good call on the difference between the men and womens team. However, at least Marcus had to face the music in the boardroom. I can see how the fact that Toral was shielded from that made a big difference in how the team reacted to her.