The Apprentice 2008

[parkerman]

Apparently next week - the real interviews from Hell - "Look out for the moment when your least favourite candidate is so brutally done over, you feel for the first time in 11 weeks an actual spark of sympathy" [Radio Times]. Presumably that's Claire. I read that before last night's programme and thought that Michael was going to escape again. But justice was done at last!

Having said that, I can't see the final being between anyone but Lee and Claire.

[Chloe O'brien]

I think your right about Lee and Claire being in the final, but I wouldn't rule out Lucinda she is a dark horse with her tree-hugging ways. As long as it's not Helene or Alex that make it. Those two have been lurking around for weeks without bringing anything to the show.

[Trinity]

OMG - what an episode.

Needy Lee lied on his C.V.

Sneeky Alex shafted Lucinda in the boardroom

Claire talked and talked, but still shone.

Helene proved that she interviewed better than she performed

And Lucinda was fired...but she will do okay, she would have taken a pay cut to work for £100K anyway - and although I loved her I think Sir Alan was right to fire her, she would not have been a good fit within his companies.

I think Sir Alan kept the four of them in not because they were all great, but because no two shone.

Lee really shot himself in the foot with his lie on his C.V. He obviously has a total chip on his shoulder regarding his lack of a university education and instead of using it as a plus - e.g. I didn't have the educational advantages of some of the contestants but I have worked my butt off and made a sucess of myself - he lied. Very sad.

Alex interviewed really badly, however the panal still liked him. I don't, who wants to work with a back stabber, even if he used to be a model and has Superman p.js?

Claire did well, the best of all the candidates bar Lucinda in the interview, but her incessant talking is obviously annoying people.

Helene, oh god- I hope she doesn't get the job.

In the absence of robbed duo Simon and Raef, reluctantly I have to say, 'Claire, you're hired!'

[parkerman]

Can anyone tell me how old Alex is? He forgot to mention it last night!

[Trinity]

Can anyone tell me how old Alex is? He forgot to mention it last night!

[Katy]

lol, i loved when Karen Brady was like so what if your 24. I was chair of Birmingham City at 23, a whole year younger".

Cant believe Lee but 2 years rather than 4 months not really an easy mistake.

and the other favourite was Alex putting Fluent in english.

[Bryan]

poor Lucinda! bless her little cotton socks!

[Siobhan]

I am not suprised Lucinda got fired.. she was 100% right, you don't need to be a bitch to do well in business..

I am not sure if Clare has changed at all.. as Sir Alan said, she shuts up in the boardroom but she hasn't changed outside it. Still would like Lee to win as Helene and Alex are just not good options

[Chloe O'brien]

How on earth Alex and Helene have lasted this long is anyone guesed. Alex has been a backstabbing slimeball since day 1 and Helene has just been hiding in all the tasks I would not hire any them. Claire is a motormouth bully Sir Alan had it right last night she can talk but she doesn't listen. The only one out of the 4 despite his lying on his CV is Lee as he has grafted his butt of in every task.

[Trinity]

How on earth Alex and Helene have lasted this long is anyone guesed. Alex has been a backstabbing slimeball since day 1 and Helene has just been hiding in all the tasks I would not hire any them. Claire is a motormouth bully Sir Alan had it right last night she can talk but she doesn't listen. The only one out of the 4 despite his lying on his CV is Lee as he has grafted his butt of in every task.

At least he owned up in the boardroom, and I think that if Sir Alan was going to hold the lie against him he would have gone yesterday.

I would find Clare annoying to work with definitely, but I do think that she is the best of a poor bunch.

Sir Alan's mistake's in firing Simon and Raef are going to cost him dearly.