Episode Report Card Miss Alli: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The [Pepsi] Edge of Reason
By Miss Alli | Season 2 | Episode 12 | Aired on 11.24.2004
Now, Sandy is asked what she thinks of Andy as a leader. She says he was "immature," and proceeds to call out the bit where he wouldn't allow hard-working people to eat, calling the experience "embarrassing." Not only that, but as Andy tries to take the floor back, Sandy just keeps on talking, not letting him back her down, considering that he's obviously determined to pound her, so it's not like she has anything to lose. She goes on, all the way up to and including "we were treating them like slaves." Hee. Carolyn then asks Andy, quite calmly, how he motivated the design team if he wasn't even letting them eat. Andy first talks about how he thanked them lots and lots. And watching over them to make sure they were working. "And?" Carolyn says, with great distaste. "Cash incentives," Andy says. "Cash," Carolyn repeats, as if it were the word "Hookers."
Asked how Andy did as a leader, Jen takes her usual route of laying the foundation for the argument that he is of course not as good as she would be, but not as bad as the person Jen has decided to blame for the week, by saying that Andy "did a fair job." Really? "Fair"? Gee, don't be too effusive. Jen waffles and dances, saying that Andy "has strengths and weaknesses." Wow, that's some very skilled weaseling, not that I expect anything less. She says that, on the one hand, he was frantic, but on the other hand, that can be viewed as enthusiasm. Well, sure. And dandruff can be viewed as snow, but that doesn't make it melt. When Jen is all done with the endless weaseling, Carolyn smiles and says, "That's a safe answer." Because it is. Asked by Trump again whether she thought Andy was a good leader or just okay, Jen says that he "did a solid job," thus avoiding the question again. Asked about Sandy, Jen is more open, because Sandy is the blame-ee of the week in Jenworld, so she says that Sandy didn't make much of a contribution. That would be in spite of all the times we saw Sandy up at the board, contributing ideas they ended up using, while Jen, we saw...doing what, exactly?
Trump reads the team out for not getting along once they lose, which is kind of ridiculous considering that he basically drags people in and forces them to insult each other personally with comments like "Who's smarter?" Sandy says that all she wants is credit where credit is due. Trump affirms that the team is giving her absolutely no credit for anything. She's like, "Yeah, I noticed." Andy jumps in, saying that he has a reputation for always sharing the glory. "Who gave you that reputation, Andy?" Sandy asks incredulously. And...exactly. You can't really talk about your own good reputation for anything without looking a little silly. Trump says that all this just shows that "losing's a bitch." Guess what? Jen repeats it right after him, almost like she's an accomplished sycophant when it comes to Trump. Go figure that.