When the job interview is 15 weeks long, I think taking a couple of days off for established religious holidays is acceptable. Suppose the interview took place over Christmas. Would you be there Christmas morning at 8am?

In the working world, you dont dare make a comment about someone taking time off for religious reasons. It opens you up to a huge lawsuit.

No one would schedule a job interview on a holiday, they don't call you in Christmas day.

lenmny already complained about Lee and Dan takign the day off last time and Trumpt old him to deal with it, it happens all the time, no Christian wants to work on Christmas. Plus, this Yom Kippur, the biggest Jewsih Holiday of the year, so Bryce was a bloody idiot for even bringing it up. When I was growin up if you took the day from school for a religoius holiday (like a Jewish Holiday or a Muslim holiday) it was not counted as an absence.

The Christmas thing is true, however if they did hold an interview that stretched through the holidays and I willingly signed up, than my butt would be there at 8am sharp for as long as I was still in the running. That's just me though, and I'm just saying that I would understand why Trump would have fired Lee if he decided to do it.

But yes, baring lawsuits and all, it certainly wouldn't have been a good idea to fire someone for taking the day off for religious reasons. Bryce should have picked up on that and not have brought him back in knowing that there would be a 0% of Lee getting fired.

It was stupid of Bryce to bring back Lee, I was hoping he would bring back Tarek since the damn guy should have been axed Week one, but oh well. I don't blame the Jewish holiday thing on Lee, he has a right to do that, it is the fault of the producers for scheduling tasks on/around these holidays knowing full well that what at least four (Brent, Lee, Lenny, Dan??) out of 18 cast members are Jewish, and some of them are probably likely to want to take one or both of those days off. It's not like any of them became Jewish overnight, and it was just piss poor planning on the producers' part that this is happening. Likewise, the producers could have done this on purpose just to create a new/different if pathetic storyline. Either way you cut it though it was an idiotic decision.

NOT LENNY!!!!! What's the point of watching this show anymore without Lenny? Argh.

Anyways, I have absolutely no clue who's going to win since they all seem to pretty much suck. I guess the best bet would have to be Sean, even though he ain't that spectacular either.

I mourn both Lenny and Leslie, they were some of the better candidates left. All of the current Synergy team suck ass for the way they operate, sure they may win but their snobbish attitude and high-school ostracizing of people is really irritating. It's basically Sean and his merry band of ass-kissing lapdogs. They did the witch-hunt, scapegoating with Brent which was understandable to a fault, but went way overboard in the end (remember Stacy being "threatened?"). The same thing happened with Michael this last episode, who was indecisive but they raked him over the coals excessively for it, despite the fact that the whole concept was his idea and they, you know, actually won. As soon as someone on their team shows a bit of weakness it's like they all pounce at once, ripping them to shreds and treating them as if they are the most inept person earth. I hope none of them win, but I don't even know if it's possible at this point. That damn Brit who had his American dream realized or whatever by visiting the White House is getting quite the glowing edit in particular. Andrea is being set up for a big fall, I'm not worried about her.

As for Gold Rush, they may lose but I respect how they operate much more. Despite all their character differences and personality clashes they end up working as a team, if in the end it's usually not enough to win. Even though Lenny & Charmaine (woman of 10,000 faces haha) left on bad terms, it's at least nice to see them all for the most part wanting to be "friends" and a cohesive unit so to speak within the game. Tarek did get a bit of the "useless outsider" treatment a few weeks ago but he was able to work his way back up in the ranks and apparently gain newfound respect within the team. I don't think Brent or Michael would have been capable of such a feat with Synergy.

anyway despite all the sucky people I think this season is starting to pick up steam as we near the end. It'll especially be nice if all of Synergy fall on their faces right before the finish line, allowing an unexpected victory from someone on the other team, heck even Tarek would suffice at this point.

Well, Andrea is a catty bitch and Sean is an elitist ass-hole, but Synergy isn't all bad. I remember a few weeks ago when Roxanne had to put Andrea in her place, I respected her so much for doing that. I think if Andrea and Sean were to go, the team dynamic would improve. They just have such a negative, scare tactic-style influence over the group.

As much as I used to like Lenny, he dug his own grave last night. I honestly believe that he has trouble communicating in English, and being able to communicate effectively is a prerequisite if you want to lead a team, let alone a team with a bunch of type-A weirdos. Too bad though, he was good for a few laughs.

Ya, I like Roxanne too. She seems to know what she's doing and doesn't get into all the negative squabbling and back talking like the others. There's also Allie, but I really have no opinion on her. She hasn't done much lately.

You could literally see the power sucked right out of Andrea in the boardroom. And then: Poof! The zombie bitch gets canned! She barely even got a word in too, as Allie and Roxanne totally moped the floor with her. Loved it.

Also, for the first time in a while, I actually enjoyed watching the challenge unfold. It was nice to see the teams out in NYC and on Ellis Island, rather then being kooked up in a cramped office or some random department store in Jersey. I wish all the tasks took advantage of the city this much.

It was nice to see Gold Rush win and win decisively. Is Lee the only candidate with two wins as PM?

Andrea has two wins as PM as well...oh wait she's gone!

I didn't like her one bit but I thought it was pretty unfair of Trump to take the girls' word for it over Andrea/Sean considering how well she has done in the past (at least on face value). She wasn't the reason they lost this task but once again Synergy went in for the kill, and made someone into the scapegoat to escape being fired. And sheesh at least he could have given her a final boardroom! Someone who has the best record on the show is given a Brent-style firing?? I know she's evil incarnate but why was that?? Did Trump have to leave early so he could take his kids to Chuck E Cheese?? I wanted to see Andrea go down as much as everyone but this was kinda anti-climactic...I wanted to see her fail completely, and be the obvious reason why they lost. Now she can rest easy thinking she was taken out because she was a "threat."

Allie officially freaks me out now. Blood on the walls? Creepy. I like Sean a little more now, but he's still strange-looking. Not that's a bad thing but it always is jarring to see his nose from different angles. I think either he or Lee will win. Roxanne is the most likely of the women to win, but I don't really see it happening.

It's kinda weird, because I always figured Synergy's witch-hunting style was mostly due to Andrea and Sean. Heh, looks like they got a taste of their own medicine. And even though Andrea isn't soley responsible for the loss (although I'll argue that she had a substantial stake in it), there's really no point keeping her around if she's going to ruin the team dynamic. Also, if she can't succeed at doing what she does best (graphic design), then what's the point of keeping her. Especially since this is the second time she screwed up with it (remember the cereal poster).

And yes, I think Lee totally amped up his presence in the game. I'm thinking either him or Roxanne will win. Tarak has been doing better (at least from what we've seen), but I think he screwed up too many times in the begining.

Wow, last nights episode was actually good! Andrea really deserved to get canned, just for being a bitch 24/7, not to mention her awful selling skills and awful graphic design. Not to mention that she neglected to tell anyone that she was "amazing" at bulk sales.

Pretty much agree with everyone else here that Sean, Lee and Roxanne have got the best chance at winning. Although Roxanne seems a little too inexperienced, which may hurt her in the end. (but I guess the same could be said about Lee)

This show is too predictable. Given the editors painted Allie as a complete bitch and idiot (self-warranted though), there was no doubt that she WASN'T going to loose. Throw in the fact that the show is three weeks behind schedual, there was no way Roxanne would survive the boardroom either.

I guess Trump's view of friendship at work is rather dogmatic, no? If you stand up for yourself against your friend, your viewed as disloyal; if you don't, well, then you're too much of a sissy to be working for Trump anyway. You simply can't win!

I don't like any of this year's final four, it's the first time I'm rooting for absolutely no one. I'm glad Allie/Roxanne were dumped finally but Sean/Lee are the final two, really? What a step down this season was compared to the nice return to form of season 4.

Yeah, this show sucks.

I heard they have a lot of changes in store for the next one. Long overdue if you ask me.

I'm watching the finale out, Lee's team is just a mess.

LENNY!!!!!!

Well at least he is back, but why the hell would Lee pick Pepi and Lenny? I mean, come on! At least pick some competant people. Sean will trounce him in the finale, no doubt.

Also, I've missed the last 2 weeks... but did Trump fire Roxanne because she defended herself against Allie? If she refused to say she deserved to be fired, he would have hated that and probably fired her anyways (just look at what happened to Bryce). So with Trump, there is no winning when you're against friends!

Exactly! Even if you are friends with someone at work, it doesn't necessarily mean you can't separate it from business. I'm not saying you should throw your friend under the bus or anything, but you can defend yourself and say why you think you're the better candidate. If it was done maturely, I certainly wouldn't harbour a grudge against someone if that's what happened.

And yeah, Sean is without a doubt the next Apprentice. If you look past his British cheeky-ness, he actually seems like a very talented business man.