Author: Shane

Reaper Episode 13

Sam, Sock, and Ben moved into their own apartment in Reaper Episode 12. Their new neighbors Steve and Tony cooked for them, did their laundry… and were demons. Sam wasn’t having much more luck with the ladies, as following Andi’s warning to be careful of Cady, who may or may not be Satan’s daughter, Cady decided to go to New Mexico to get away from Sam for a while.

They’re stuck living next door to demons because their lease apparently doesn’t contain a no demon clause.

Andi finally tells Sam the truth. She wants to be more than just friends.

Steve and Tony come over with freshly baked muffins. They want to know why they’re being ignored. “It’s not you. It’s us.” So they leave before they do something they’ll regret. And take their muffins with them.

Sock suggests that Sam break up with Cady and be with Andi, rather than being with Cady and secretly pining for Andi. Andi apologizes for having put them in an awkward position.

Sam opens a crate that says 666 on it. That can’be be good. Inside are some bubbles. Then the Devil transports him to a photo shoot, and after attempting to have an inappropriate conversation, he shows him someone burned by acid.

When they see Tony and Steve in the hall, the boys run the other way, and not very subtly.

They find Nicole, the soul, who’s pretty hot, especially for a dead chick. She used to work at Seattle’s hippest fashion magazine, of which for some reason Sock is a big fan. They go there and find a guy who works there, who tells them she got into a fight a couple years ago with Angela, a cover girl who beat Nikki for a contract. He suggests a club where they might run into Angela. When they arrive, they find both Nicole and Angela in the VIP area, but they have to jump the bouncer to get in. The distraction allows Sam to sneak past. Once inside, he finds the acid queen, but she escapes through a hole she creates in the wall.

Steve and Tony show up at The Work Bench and again ask Sam what’s wrong. Sam finally tells them the problem is what they are, but he’s not a homophobe. He just doesn’t like demons. They know he’s a reaper and don’t get why he’s not willing to accept them. Apparently, they have not eaten anybody.

The boys track down Nicole at the magazine but are unable to get the vessel to work. Blowing bubbles is harder than it looks. Sam wants to just be dropped off at the apartment, where Nikki’s waiting for him. He’s still having trouble blowing bubbles, but Steve swoops down to save him.

The Devil warns Sam about his two little demon neighbors, a sure sign he may well be able to trust them. Steve’s still upset about the demophobic behavior. He comes around when he hears that Sam knows the Devil, though. He happens to mention that Tony’s involved in a party for Seattle Style magazine. The party’s the same night as Sam has plans with Andi, but Tony thought of everything and has a ticket for her as well.

Just as Sam’s done kissing Andi at the party, he gets a call from Cady. As he’s talking to her, Andi walks off, with Nicole right behind her. Someone who thinks Sam’s a valet gives him the keys, so he of course takes his car and drives it into Nicole. Then he throws Andi into the car and drives off. If she didn’t get what was going on before, she might now. With a little bit of acid, Nikki’s able to cause the car to flip upside down. It’s a good thing Sam has his bubbles with him and is able to figure out how to use them.

The guys are okay, but Andi’s the one heading to the hospital this time. The Devil reiterates his previous warning: the people Sam cares for are fair game. Oh, and a lifetime of meaningless cheap one night stands may not be so bad. Sam plays dumb and tells Andi it was just a car accident.

When Sam gets home, Steve invites him into his lair for a private chat that nobody on the planet can hear, including the Devil. He thinks it’s unusual that the Devil actually talks to Sam, but he still wants him to fight him.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Reaper episode 14 Rebellion.

Beauty and the Geek 5 Episode 3

The girls were quickly divided into those who happen to be there to learn something and those who think flirting will get them somewhere in Beauty and the Geek 5 Episode 2. The flirting side scored a point, and Amber was sent home, cutting her “romance” with Tom short.

Tom believes he’s going to be dating Amber when he leaves. Not if she has anything to say about it.

Each team must pick one member of their team to go over to the other side. Jillian volunteers to go over to the geek team. Chris also volunteers to be traded. If their team loses, they’re automatically going home. So one of them will be booted no matter what. No, this is lame and stupid.

The challenge is a sporty one. So who does this favor? A couple of the girls are fit, but the rest are merely shapely thanks to genetics. One of the geeks is surprisingly bu-uff, but most aren’t very sporty. It turns out they’re playing flag football. Not a lot of happy faces on either side. Joe tries to confuse everybody with a bunch of excessive terminology. Might want to just focus on running the right way and without tripping. Chris, in his pink shirt, hat, and lip gloss, takes control of team beauty. It quickly turns into full contact flag football. Chris discovers that the geeks can’t defend against the run, which allows him to take the lead against his old team. Joe’s team still can’t figure out a word he’s saying. So he decides to charge into Randi, which is fine by me. At the end of the first half, beauties lead 6-0.

Tara complains that somebody touched her boobs. This is so not fair. All I see are girly parts. Tom manages to score to tie the game at 6, but the beauties score next to take the lead 12-6, then again at 18-6. Jillian knows it’s probably her last night there, so she doesn’t want any fighting. Matt gets tripped and injures his shoulder, as the medics drag him off the field. The geeks go for a “throw touchdown thing” and are down 18-12 with two minutes left. Once Chris returns the kickoff for a touchdown, though, the game’s obviously over, and the beauties win.

So I guess that means Jillian’s going home. Did I mention that this twist was lame? In addition, the geeks are at risk for elimination since they lost.

Matt returns with a broken bone and a brace on his arm, but he’s still sticking around.

The girls especially want Joe gone because of his behavior the day before, and they’re not happy with Jonathan creeping them out. Chris rejoins the geeks on the stairs, but he’s safe for now. The game will now shift to duos, one beauty and one geek. They realized the original twist was stupid, too. There are 8 geeks and 7 beauties. One geek will not be selected, meaning that person will leave. Oh. Lame. Again. Who’s coming up with the twists on this show? This is worse than Big Brother.

Cara-Chris
Amanda-Tom
Leticia-Matt
Randi-Greg
Kristina-Jason
Tiffany-Jim (not Jonathan as the beauties had previously agreed)

Tara has to choose between Jonathan and Joe. She doesn’t pick anybody because they apparently don’t have the two seconds to reveal the answer, so that will happen on the next episode.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Beauty and the Geek 5 episode 4, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on The CW.

The Bachelor 12 Episode 3

Matt eliminated three more women in The Bachelor 12 Episode 2: Erin H, Carri, and Michelle. For some unknown reason (she’s very pretty), he kept Shayne Lamas around, despite the fact that she proved to be self centered and way too young to be on this show.

The first one-on-one date is Holly. They will be going to a private premiere of Maid of Honor, complete with paparazzi. If he doesn’t give her a rose by the end of the date, she’s headed home. The nosey reporters ask how their relationship is going now that they’ve known each other for… days. She cries during the movie, and he’s able to comfort her.

Once the movie is over, they head up on the rooftop to chat in the candlelight. Matt says they’re so comfortable together it’s almost too comfortable, to the point where there may not be electricity between them. They kiss in the hottub, then he gives her the rose guaranteeing her safety.

While the other girls are waiting at home, the concrete that Matt and Holly put their hands in is delivered to them, which makes the other girls jealous.

The group date is a game of rugby for Kristine, Amanda, Chelsea, Erin, Noelle, Marshana, Ashlee, Robin, Kelly, and Amy. Noelle’s main mission is not to die. Ashlee’s not at all happy to be there, but at least she’s got her fake eyelashes with her. Eventually, the girls begin rolling around in the mud. Matt is impressed by how quickly Robin picks up the game. In the middle of a play in which Chelsea’s knocking everybody over, Marshana collapses on the ground after she takes an elbow to the face. The other girls aren’t happy that she’s being a wimp and getting some alone time with Matt.

Matt and the girls head to Matt’s house, where there are two masseuses waiting for them, so of course it’s time for the girls to all get into their bikinis. As captain of the winning rugby team, Kelly is up first. She decides to kick the masseuses to the curb and give Matt a massage herself. Robin tells Matt she wants to do whatever it takes to get his attention, but unlike most of the others, she doesn’t want to do stupid things to do so. Amanda’s concerned that they haven’t spoke much because there are too many other girls around. Once they do start talking, Noelle and Kristine sit down beside them. At the end of the date, he decides to give the rose to Robin.

That leaves the final one-on-one date for Shayne. Her biggest concern is that she hasn’t been tanning, so Holly pulls out her spray tanning machine to help her out. She’s very happy to see the wine in her date box. They’re going wine tasting. Matt says he has some big concerns about her. Yeah, there’s a surprise. Shayne tries to downplay her father. She’s obviously not ready to seriously commit to marriage, but she says that she’s maybe ready to move forward to the next step possibly at some point.

Shayne reluctantly admits that she is high maintenance. Points for being honest, even if they’re negated by what she’s being honest about. He’s not sure whether she’s one sandwich short of a picnic or the best thing since sliced bread. I’d suggest the former… and that you run quickly. He tells her there’s something in her that he absolutely loves (she’s a Hollywood star) then kisses her, which he follows closely by giving her the rose. The longer this chick sticks around, the more difficult it is to take the show seriously.

Robin goes on and on and on about her relationship with Matt. The other girls are slowly starting to hate on her. Robin’s already got a rose, but that doesn’t stop her from breaking up Amy’s one-on-one time. So in retaliation, Shayne, Kelly, and Amy go and interrupt her. They tell her not to do it again, but she doesn’t care. She’s going to fight them all if needed.

Ashlee complains that she’s getting tired of the whole process. She says it’s a matter of time before she gets cut anyway.

Roses
Holly
Robin
Shayne
Amanda
Ashlee
Kelly
Chelsea
Noelle
Marshana

Kristine, Amy, and Erin are headed home. Kristine says she has a hard time opening up, which is a pattern. Amy is happy to have at least made a couple friends.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Bachelor 12 episode 4, which airs Monday at 10/9c on ABC.

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Jon Kelley to Host The Mole 5

ABC plans to revive The Mole for the summer, and Variety reports that a replacement host for Anderson Cooper has been chosen. Jon Kelley, former weekend anchor for Extra, will be the host for The Mole when it returns after a four year hiatus.

It is believed that the show will premiere on Monday May 26 at 10PM, possibly being paired with The Bachelorette 4.

The Biggest Loser 5 Episode 13

We saw two boots in The Biggest Loser Couples: Episode 12. At the top of the show, Maggie was eliminated, then at the end, it was Brittany, a swift and fitting end to the two people who threw in the towel the week before.

Black team’s almost extinct, but the two top females remain. Blue team is still four strong.

Bob’s getting frustrated with Jay, who continues to cut out carbs and doesn’t understand that carbs are necessary in a diet. Even the average person has slowly started to figure out that low carb diets aren’t a way of life, which is why Atkins went bankrupt. Mark’s meanwhile getting grief because he’s down to 185 pounds and really doesn’t have a great deal more of weight to lose, so every single thing he eats counts.

Allison comes to see them in the morning and wants to see them all in the elimination room. Ali remembers the last time this happened. She went home. They’re playing for what is under the tray, whatever that is. This is a pop quiz to see what they’ve learned. If they get a question wrong, they’re out. Everybody answers 3500 calories need to be burned for one pound, a question I’d certainly hope they all know by now. The second question is a little more difficult, and it’s how much weight Curtis lost. Since he lost 100 pounds even, it shouldn’t be that tough, though. Kelly answers 104 and is out. Ali answers 88 and is out. Mark answers 101 and is out. The third question is sudden death. Whoever gets closest without going over wins. How many calories are in one cup of fat-free strawberry yogurt? Dan answers 100, Jay answers 60, and Roger answers 60. The correct answer is 200 calories. Dan wins. So what’s under the tray? Dan has won a piece of cake. She suggests he bring it with him to the challenge in one piece.

He doesn’t trust them. He’s going to carry his cake around with him wherever he goes, including the gym, where he puts it on its own treadmill.

Mark’s having difficulty at the workout and breaks down following that, but he reluctantly continues.

Dan goes out for a run, and Roger comes out to tell him his cake is gone. When Dan goes up to his room, he’s got a ransom note from Kelly. He don’t care that she’s in the shower and walks in her room looking for it. She doesn’t know what he’s talking about. So now he wants to talk to Ali. He tries searching in all the places where he normally doesn’t look, like the dishwasher and laundry room. When he finds it, Roger reveals it was him. He wanted to teach him a lesson to protect the cake.

The challenge is in a stadium. They’ll have 20 minutes in which they will grab one item of food per trip and put it on anyone’s table but their own. Whoever has the fewest calories will win $10,000. Dan’s cake is still intact, so he can put his 600 calorie chocolate cake wherever he wants. He gives it to Kelly, a rather hefty start. Kelly’s going after Dan and Roger. Ali’s strategy is to go even with everybody. The guys want to load up the girls. Mark and Jay certainly remember the last challenge like this, the ball challenge. Roger’s the first one to take a bite, and Dan follows suit, as does Jay. Once she notices that the boys are already ganging up on her and Kelly, Ali decides to just go after the guys. None of the guys put anything on any other guy’s table. It’s pretty obvious that neither girl won, as their tables are overflowing with food. Dan says they didn’t want to target each other and were more than happy to leave the decision up to the girls.

Kelly-15,061 calories
Ali-14,327 calories
Dan-5,736 calories
Mark-5,612 calories
Roger-4,895 calories
Jay-4,480 calories

Jay wins the $10,000. Allison asks him how he plans to spend the money, and he says he owes his wife a vacation. But wait. Allison has an alternative offer. She wants him to buy the envelope she’s holding. At final 6, I’d say go for it. Of course, since he only lost 3 pounds last week, he’s unlikely to have a bad week this week, so maybe the $10k is the better option. It’s a 1 pound pass. She gives him until the weigh-in to make the decision. Dan wants him to take the money because if he dosn’t, Dan’s risk is higher.

Following the challenge, Ali decides to forge an alliance with Kelly because she doesn’t want to see the guys just hand the final prize to Roger.

Jillian’s getting tired of the boys and wants to see the sharks turn on each other.

Bob takes the opportunity at the last chance workout to make sure everybody’s doing the same thing, so that they’re all one unit and stick together.

It’s time for the weigh-in, so Jay’s got a choice to make. He takes the pound.

Jay: 201 pounds (-5, plus another pound, 2.91%)
Roger: 236 pounds (-6, 2.48%)
Dan: 198 pounds (-1, 0.50%)
Mark: 181 pounds (-4, 2.16%)
Ali: 149 pounds (-6, 3.87%)
Kelly: 192 pounds (-7, 3.52%)

With her 85 pound weight loss, Ali has set a new record for weight lost by a female, and she hasn’t even been there the whole time. Now the boys have to pick off one of their own, although they do still retain a numbers advantage. Mark and Dan are below the yellow line. For Dan, this is the first time he’s been below the yellow line. Factoring in starting weights and who has more to lose, I’d suggest Dan is the bigger threat. Jay refuses to put his brother’s name down again, which he lets the house know, so with that in mind, perhaps Mark would be seen as a bigger threat.

Votes
Ali-Dan
Kelly-Dan
Roger-Dan

With three votes, Dan is not the biggest loser, but he’s definitely a threat to win the $100,000. He’s already moving on with his music career and has moved out to LA. Dan’s down 125 pounds from his original weight of 310 pounds to 185 pounds today.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of The Biggest Loser: Couples episode 14, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

Big Brother 9 Episode 21

Following her side getting the upper hand with the eviction of an excessively bitter Chelsia, Natalie continued the momentum, winning HOH in Big Brother 9 Episode 20.

Oh, this again. How long is this 60 Minutes show anyway? Big Brother 9 is running about half an hour late tonight.

Josh doesn’t like that America hates him, so he takes the opportunity to insult Natalie.

James has finally realized that his original strategy isn’t working. Ya think?

Team Christ is in the house. God was apparently trying to take vengeance on Chelsia. Oh, like he’s the only one who got sick of her mouth.

Natalie has a new theory, again revolving around numbers. This time it’s the number 7 that’s important.

Natalie gets a letter from home telling her that her family’s closer together, including her mother and father, who haven’t talked in years.

What do a bunch of bored out of their minds grown ups do when they get tired of the place they’re living? Play hide and seek.

Josh’s parents have accepted him as being gay, even if it took a while to get used to.

Sharon wants James gone now, as they realize their alliance is as dead as the sovereign 2.5.

Natalie’s thinking now that she can’t particularly trust her alliance, and she’s considering trusting James instead, since he can’t trust his alliance either. She knows he’s stabbed her in the back more than once.

It’s time for a “smashing” food competition. The houseguests can choose between food or slop. If three or more choose slop, everyone gets what they ask for. If the majority choose food, the minority goes on food and the majority gets slop. Sharon chooses slop. Adam chooses food. Josh chooses slop. James chooses slop. To reveal the results, they’ll take a mallet and smash their watermelons.

Sharon-Slop
James-Slop
Joshuah-Slop
Ryan-Slop
Sheila-Slop
Adam-Food

Adam’s the only one on food, along with HOH Natalie.

Natalie takes a moment or 12 to stare at Matt’s picture on the memory wall.

Ryan wants to see James get backdoored just for sheer entertainment value because he will get really whiny about it.

Nominations
Adam-Safe
Sheila-Safe
Ryan-Safe
Sharon-Safe

James and Joshuah have been nominated for eviction. James says she better hope he doesn’t get off the block because if he does, she’ll pay. Uh, I thought his plan was to make Adam pay. Or was it Ryan? Or Sheila? Or perhaps Sharon and Josh, who voted him out the first time? This would be a lot more compelling if his target weren’t everybody in the house.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Big Brother 9 Episode 22, which airs Tuesday at 9/8c on CBS.

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Reaper Episode 12

Sam had two really hot chicks fighting over him in Reaper Episode 11. For some reason, he considered this to be a problem. He eventually made up with both Cady and Andi, though he and Andi decided that everybody would just be friends… again. Sock’s mother has decided to throw him out of the house so she can be alone with her new Asian cowboy husband Morris.

Sock is now living at The Work Bench.

Sam takes Cady to go out with the guys, and she’s the first girl to infiltrate their bowling, for whatever that’s worth. She proceeds to kick their butts with strike after strike, including one that mysteriously bounces out of the gutter right into the center of the lane. Between this and her snoring “like she’s a creature from the underworld,” Sam’s getting suspicious she may just be the spawn of Satan.

When they arrive at work, Ted’s holding a meeting. He’s worried about missing merchandise and will be installing an extensive video camera system throughout the store. Sock proceeds to steal something, but since he lives there, it’s not stealing if it’s your own house.

Sock takes the boys to an apartment he’s found that’s $1200/month. His plan is for them to be roommates with him, and he’s already forged their signatures on the lease. Ben’s in. Following a guilt trip, Sam agrees as well.

The Devil comes to assign Sam with a soul, Herbert, a hermit who lived in the woods and hunted anybody who went through his neck of the woods. His hunting grounds are now a city park. Since Sam gives him an attitude about knowing what he’s doing, the Devil offers him no additional information. The vessel is a food processor.

Josie wants Andi to tell Sam about Cady’s little psycho visit.

Cady stops by The Work Bench asking dumb questions like: why did you move without telling me? Once they get past that, she sees a camera, part of Ted’s new security system. She decides to give him something interesting to watch. As they’re kissing, glass cracks behind her. Sam tries to ignore it again and again but presses his luck one time too often, and the glass shatters all over the floor.

When the boys get back home, they have the ultimate video game setup complete with three TV’s. Unfortunately, this only lasts about two seconds, so they go to see the neighbors. The neighbors invite them in, to which Sock responds, “No thanks, we’re straight.” Once someone with more tact answers, they ask for some assistance, and Tony is handy enough to be able to figure things out. Then Steve invites them over for dinner the next day, since their fridge is empty. It’s a date. Or a get together with some dudes.

While walking through the forest, they decide the trees look familiar, so they have Ben climb a huge tree. Then he falls. Right on a dead body buried under some leaves. So now Sam comes up with a plan to go jogging in the creepy woods where the soul’s been killing people. The theory of being bait does allow them to be close enough to hear the next victim’s scream. When they approach, Sock steps in a trap and is upside down. An invisible man then approaches and attacks them, but he’s scared by some dogs. Now that they know the soul’s invisible, they head back to The Work Bench to get supplies for paintball. The Devil has a better idea: he gives Sam some glasses so he can see the true face of evil. In an effort to prove he doesn’t need help, though, Sam gives them right back.

Andi gets another visit from Cady, who wants to know what’s going on with Sam lately.

Sock’s got some new clothes, and he’s happy to be living next door to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

When they go to dinner, Sam spills some food on himself. When Steve offers to help, this gives them some time to chat, which leads to a discussion about home security and motion detectors that prevent against all the threats you can’t see.

Ted walks in to The Work Bench and finds out that his security system has been stolen. So now he has to buy more cameras so he can watch his cameras.

When the boys arrive, they see that there’s a charity run through the park. Sock stops people from protecting the trees, revoking their permit to run through the park, and instead telling them to hug a tree. The plan works. They spot Herbert and paintball him so that he’s somewhat visible. Only problem is Sock has the vessel, but he gets back just in time to let the vessel slice and dice.

Following the second visit from Cady, Andi warns Sam to be careful.

The Devil insists on knowing what’s wrong with Sam, and Sam reluctantly agrees to talk about it. He asks for the truth for a change. He wants to know whether Cady’s his daughter, and the response is no, which he doesn’t believe. With that in mind, the Devil leaves behind a present, the glasses, just in case Sam ever wants to see somebody’s true colors.

Sam puts the glasses on when he goes to see Cady, and all he sees is a normal girl. He wants to talk, but she doesn’t want to hear it. She wants to take some time off and head down to New Mexico to see her mother.

They’ve replaced their parents with a couple of gay guys, and they’re quite happy about it. Sam heads across the way to pick up his clothes, which they took to Steve and Tony’s to get laundered. When he arrives, he sees they’re using sanders on their horns.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another recap of Reaper episode 13 Acid Queen.

The Apprentice UK Series 4 Episode 1

The Apprentice is back with its 4th installment, and as usual, Sir Alan Sugar is returning to the boardroom with his aides Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford, along with 16 candidates competing for a £100k job.

The show starts off with a boardroom meet and greet in which Sir Alan tells the candidates his expectations. First of all, they should be nervous. Unlike previous seasons in which he questioned why people would be willing to come to work for him for what was sometimes less than what they were making already, he says the money doesn’t mean anything. It seems now he gets the point. He tells them he’s not Mary Poppins and they’re on their own two feet. It’s not time to go to the luxurious surroundings in the house he’s setup for them. Rather, business starts right away.

The first task is to sell fish on the streets of London. It’s boys against girls.

One of the first things they’ll have to do before selling is to pick a team name.

The girls pick the name Alpha, a decent name even if it’s a bit boring. A couple of the people who identify as salespeople would rather be out there selling than leading. Claire steps forward to be their project manager.

The guys come up with the name of Renaissance. I don’t get it. Raef is asked to be the proect manager, but he says he’s not really a manager. Won’t be able to use that excuse for long. With that said, Alex, a regional sales manager who oversees about 40 people, steps up to be the project manager for the boys.

They have a choice of four markets. The girls head to a local fishmonger to get his opinion. Sara takes this as an opportunity to complain about the other girls, saying she doesn’t like being interrupted. I suspect we’ll hear more of this from her.

Unlike the girls, the boys are standing around trying to figure things out on their own. They finally figure out that they want to go to Islington, where the girls already are quickly surrounded by bargain hunters before they even have time to get everything unpacked, priced, and labelled.

Lindi gets fed up with all the discussion and just starts selling, pricing be damned. Others follow this lead. The reason they needed to take their time pricing, though, was that now they’re selling below wholesale price.

The boys stroll in around noon. Alex wants to actually get setup before they start selling. Rather than wait for Nicholas to figure out pricing, Alex wants to copy the local fishmonger’s prices, then undercut him slightly. Nicholas takes the pricing and runs with it, as apparently at some point during the communication process there was a misunderstanding of the difference between kilos and pounds. One of their customers feels guilty for robbing them.

The girls are still trading two hours later… and still haven’t labelled their stock properly. Claire finally stops them to get organized and figure out what is they’re actually selling and at what prices.

Nicholas, who priced the lobster at £4.90 per unit, heads over to spy on the girls and see what they’re using for pricing. He finds out that they’re charging £23 per kilo. Rather than worrying about just fixing things, Alex quickly places the blame on Nick and wants everybody around him to know that it was Nick who screwed up.

After they’ve sold 3/4 of their stock, Sara takes the time to count the money and finds out they’re at 440 pounds, a pace that if kept up would be enough to maybe break even. They don’t want to figure out what went wrong, but Claire takes half the team to go to a more upscale market.

The boys discover another mistake. Expensive monkfish tail is mislabelled as turbot. Raef says he consulted people, including Alex, who were unable to identify it, so he pretty much just guessed. Of course, Nick, who was told it was turbot, is dragged into this for pricing it as turbot. Since it’s close to closing time, Alex splits half the team off to go to stores and sell.

Claire’s team selling at a posh market unload all of their stock for £125.

The boys find a business to buy a bunch of fish from them, which project manager Alex waiting for them expects to go for a similar amount as that. They get bullied by a guy who refuses to even budge 5 pounds, so they’re only able to get £50 on this deal. Michael says this horrible trade is on his head, but the others who are with him back him up and say they didn’t think they’d be able to sell it for more since the day was almost over.

Nick’s concerned that the guys are split into two groups competing against each other. Alex quickly backs up this point, saying that the shining stars were Simon, Lee, Ian, and himself to some degree.

Lindi is already lining up her excuses as to why Claire was a weak leader.

Sir Alan says the girls sound like a bloody mess.

About half the team for the boys say Alex was a good team leader. Rather than just sitting back and not nodding, Nicholas says Alex was a bad team leader, that he was too negative. He’s backed up by Raef and Michael, and Sir Alan quickly notices a split in the camp. Raef says it was schoolboy tactics based on friends, even though they’ve only just met each other earlier in the day.

The boys returned with £632.69; the girls returned with £753.98. Alpha manages to win in spite of their performance, not because of it, and Sir Alan’s not particularly impressed with either side.

The winning team gets to head to their home for the next 12 weeks, where they get a dinner prepared by an award winning chef.

Raef believes he got one box wrong. Margaret points out that he actually mislabelled three boxes. Then comes the question of pricing, which was Nick’s responsibility. He acknowledges the mislabelled turbot and then goes into further discussion about the lobster. Then Michael again takes blame for the final deal of the day.

Alex brings Nicholas and Raef back into the boardroom. He sends them back to the house and asks them to return in the morning.

Nicholas’ guess is that the team is split between educated versus gritty salesmen, which Alex takes offense to because he does have a business degree. So then Nicholas backtracks and says he’s really cultured and into art but finds it difficult to have conversations about football. Regardless of what happened at the task, this boardroom is where Nicholas is really damaging himself. Sir Alan is confused why that would actually matter as to why they couldn’t work together. Raef chimes in and says he gets along with prince or pauper. So who’s the prince?

Sir Alan tells Raef that if someone mislabelled one of his products, they would be fired without question. Nicholas only had to price things, and with all the qualifications he’s bragging about, he should have done it well. Alex, who runs sales teams, only had to run a very simple selling task here. Ultimately, the decision is that Nicholas is fired. Sir Alan is only happy with Alex because he took the risk of being the first project manager, but Nick was impressed that he defended himself well.

The rest of the team is happy to see Alex return.

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