Last week: Trump asked everyone to make the Trump Hotel Collection look amazing, but no one did. Luckily for the men, they're better performers so John Rich won it on his team's pitch. Star was solely responsible for her team's loss, but Trump let the women gang up and send La Toya home. In the suite, everyone's talking about how long the boardroom is taking. John Rich says there's no drama left on Backbone, but there's still a bunch of it on the women's team with Star and NeNe. Everyone thinks NeNe's going home, but in walk NeNe and Star. They tell everyone how tough it was. NeNe says that after what Star did to La Toya in the boardroom, she really wants to stay and kick Star's ass. She says she has to figure out how she's going to fuck Star up, because she totally is. Okay, I can't wait for this! "Money, money, money."
John Rich finds St. Jude kid Colin painting, and it's awfully cute. Then he hands the check over to St. Jude, making it almost $650,000 he's given them so far this season.
The teams are lined up waiting when Trump & Co. pull up in a limo. Trump tells them they all, as celebrities, know how important it is to look good, especially when it comes to hair. He says he's been made fun of for his, but he doesn't think it's so bad. Anyway, he introduces us to Farouk, head of Farouk Systems, which makes BioSilk and CHI. Farouk says the task is to produce a hair show, using BioSilk and CHI. They'll have to introduce the show to Farouk and an audience of hair stylists and educators. Farouk will judge them on brand messaging, showcasing the company's tools, and overall presentation. Trump says Ivanka and Eric will be his advisers, so who's going to project manage. Lil Jon acknowledges his dreads, but says he doesn't know much about hair and neither does Meat Loaf. So they roshambo for it. Lil Jon ends up as the project manager.
When Trump asks the ladies, NeNe pointedly tells him that Star told her she should be the project manager. Trump says that's very generous... of Star. He chuckles a little, and Star makes a "Who? Me?!" face. NeNe turns to Star and says she knows it's strategic on Star's part, but oh well. Trump asks if Star's intentions are good, and NeNe says they're bad -- that Star's trying to throw her under the bus. "But it's all good. It's going. Down." NeNe interviews that Star chooses the project manager every time, and she wonders who died and put Star in charge. Star tells Trump she's sorry NeNe thought her intentions were negative. She says that everyone here has won money for her charity and she thought it would be NeNe's opportunity. NeNe looks down at Star -- which is the best part of all of this. NeNe towers over Star, which has to make even someone that arrogant feel a little bit small. NeNe tells Star she didn't say that, or even think that. NeNe knows how Star thinks, and how she plays the game. Star steps away and tells NeNe this isn't The Real Housewives. She moves to the other end of the team, leaving Hope and Marlee between them. NeNe says she will take Star down, while the rest of these girls are afraid of Star. NeNe: "You pressed the last button in me, Miss Star Jones, and I will do you when the rest of these girls will not." Then, gesturing at Hope: "This is your puppet. And I am not." Star: "Wow." NeNe, snarky: "Wow." Trump, amused: "Wow." NeNe says she'd actually like to move down by Star and walks to the other end of her team's lineup. Star tells NeNe that was very unnecessary. Trump asks when this started, and NeNe says it's been happening since the beginning and everyone's let her do it, but NeNe's not taking it anymore. She tells Star she hopes she brought her street game, because that's what NeNe's playing. "Now, where's Barbara Walters?"
Trump tells the men they're a boring group of people right now. Then he reminds them all that someone will be fired on the losing team. Star interviews that this isn't The Real Housewives, and she was determined to show America the difference between an educated black woman under stress and someone who's uneducated. NeNe continues to yell at Star after they leave the lineup, and Star plays dumb: "Can you at least tell me what you're talking about, and accusing me of, or are you just going to scream?" NeNe walks away, muttering, "Punk ass bitch." And that's only the first thirteen minutes, y'all. Let's hope it can stay this full of drama.
In the Backbone van, the guys discuss ASAP. They think NeNe's lost Hope and Star with what she just did, and NeNe's probably so mad she can't think straight. Cut to ASAP's van. Total silence.
Backbone makes it back to their war room, where they watch some hair shows (where stylists do hair live on stage) on YouTube. Lil Jon thinks they'll stand out based on their theme, fashion, and celebrities. Lil Jon says this is Celebrity Apprentice, and they need to bring in celebrities. John Rich decides they should call Niki Taylor, which will look like a major power play to Trump, bringing in a former ASAP team member. Rich calls her, and she's in. She wonders why the girls didn't call her, though. Rich tells her she wouldn't want to be in the same room with them. "NeNe almost pulled Star's head off and used it as a doorstop this morning."
ASAP. NeNe says they have to let the drama go and get through this day. She interviews that it's weird to sit down with these women and work now, but she's working for Women Against Domestic Abuse (I can't find any such charity, so sorry there's not a link), so she'll do it. She tells the team that there are a bunch of hair shows in Atlanta. Hope's turned off by NeNe, and Star is too, but she's willing to work. They come up with the idea to shake their hair around, and a theme, "Shake Your Beauty." They all shake and dance around, and Marlee interviews that things eventually lightened up.
Farouk visits both teams and tells them about his products. It's important for him that people be safe, be beautiful, and buy American. He told NeNe he's totally cool with her doing something over-the-top. He likes to be surprised. Meanwhile, La Toya pays a visit to Trump in his office. She tells him how thrown off she was by being fired on no grounds at all. He says she also had laryngitis, which gave her a disadvantage. Trump asks who her biggest problem was, and she says Star, who was out to get her from the beginning. Trump asks what she wants, and she asks to come back and play on the guys' team, to prove herself. Trump tells her the answer's not "no" yet, but he'll decide in the twenty-four hours. As La Toya leaves, Trump compliments her sparkly pants. That's right, folks. This man wants to be our president.
Backbone. Lil Jon tells his team to think themes. They remember that Farouk emphasized "Buy American," so Meat Loaf starts suggesting things like Marie Antoinette and ancient Rome and the Village People. I think Meat Loaf seemed a lot more lucid with Busey around for comparison. Lil Jon decides to show people from different places in America, like a country cowgirl, a Mardi Gras chick, etc. While Meat Loaf is in the toilet, the Jo(h)ns decide on "Feeling Good in America."
NeNe asks Star to get her some dancers or something for the hair show. Star interviews there's a bad Star on her shoulder telling her to let NeNe sink, but she has a job to do so she can't do that. She gets eight to ten girls for her. NeNe wants the team to get their hair done, too. Hope interviews that she's really sick of being the model, but it's NeNe's task and she'll have to do what she says, because she's totally evil. They head to
their hair show location, where they meet with their stylists and hair models. Then they try to figure out where and how they're going to do "Shake Your Beauty." NeNe gives Star some instructions, then interviews that Star better get shit done or she'll call her out on it in front of Trump in the boardroom. Star interviews that, after all the venomous comments, NeNe has to rely on her because NeNe's not skilled enough to get it done. Star's sure she'll be fine in the boardroom, but she wonders if NeNe will.Backbone's at their hair show space, too. Meat Loaf and John Rich are totally impressed with their performance stage. Rich says they don't know hair shows, but they know stages and this one's awesome. Rich is stage manager, and Meat Loaf will do lighting. He tells us he's been doing this forever, and it's a gift. Lil Jon, meanwhile, picks up their models and takes them shopping. He says he felt like a pimp walking through Lord & Taylor with four sexy ladies following behind him. He says he started to strut. Then they all try on the dresses he chooses and strut for him. It's pretty hilarious. Lil Jon feels good about the clothes, and how quickly they found everything.
ASAP. Hope and Marlee are on their way to shop, to get the wardrobe for everyone. They discuss what happened that morning. Marlee thinks it will get ugly in the boardroom, whether they win or lose. Marlee interviews it was nice to go to Lord & Taylor without the two drama queens, though she's never shopped for eight women before. Yikes! Hope is having a really hard time buying clothes for NeNe, since she started her day yelling at them. She says it's hard to be here and not just shop for herself. So she starts shopping. Marlee wonders what the eff Hope's doing just browsing and buying stuff for herself.
Backbone. Meat Loaf and John Rich arrive at the salon, where the models and Lil Jon show up. They hope Niki Taylor will be there soon, too. Lil Jon says, at that point, he's just going to let the stylists do their thing, since he doesn't know much about women's hair. ASAP shows up then, too, and NeNe hugs all the men. Lil Jon thinks there are too many people in the salon with both teams. "It's like a party with no music." NeNe explains they have four models: Two will have pre-done hair, and two will have their hair done on stage. NeNe works with the stylists, while Star works on graphics in the corner. NeNe says she knows Star got rid of La Toya, but she's not getting rid of her before she tells Trump how dirty and no-good she is, "you Evil. Fat. Lady. You might have lost weight on the outside, but your brain is still very fat and something's going on on the inside." No idea what that means.
Eric shows up at the salon, then, and talks to NeNe, who tells him their theme and says that Star's doing graphics, behind the scenes, "where she belongs." Eric interviews that NeNe doesn't back down to Star like everyone else, and she's ready to "wage that war," which he think is "one that needs to be fought." Interesting. Then Eric chats with Star, who tells him she's stuck at a computer again because, "frankly, no other member of my team can do it." Eric interviews he was surprised to see Star and NeNe in the same room, since he would have thought NeNe would send her far, far away. He says that obviously NeNe needs her, even though she hates her.
Ivanka shows up to spy on Backbone (doesn't it seem like one person could show up and check on everyone since they're in the same salon?). She asks what it's like to work so close to ASAP. Lil Jon doesn't like it because he's paranoid they're going to hear what his team's doing. Ivanka says the men seem calm, and Rich says they have a good theme. Lil Jon also says their stylists are good, and he's not worried. Ivanka interviews that the men's team has this down pat and they're very proud of themselves, which might explain why they're not doing a lot. She says Lil Jon's drinking and relaxed, which is possibly overconfident. Ivanka plans to hang out a bit, and go talk to the ladies. She finds NeNe, and says she's so calm after the morning. NeNe apologizes, but says she's sick of how manipulative Star is. She tells them that, if they lose, the boardroom will be on fire.
Niki Taylor shows up then, and greets the guys. The men are happy to see her, and Lil Jon thinks Rich is a genius for thinking of this plan. Niki heads over to say hi to the ladies, who are not at all happy that she's playing with the guys. NeNe calls Hope and Marlee to tell them not to tell Niki anything, because she's playing with the guys. NeNe interviews that she doesn't trust Hope at all, and that she texts Niki all the time. Hope interviews that she doesn't know how the guys got Niki to come back and work with them. She's confused why Niki would do that since she was one of them. Marlee says Niki was a friend, and this is a betrayal.
The guys arrive at their performance space as the sun's rising the morning. The Jo(h)ns introduce themselves to a makeup artist (also named John). Meat Loaf, from the bathroom, "And I'm in the john." Niki shows up and gets her hair all done up pretty. Rich explains that not only did Niki show up and give them her time, but she also brought three of the top models in New York City. Meanwhile, ASAP's hair stylist is pissed that the team isn't here yet. He says they agreed on 8 a.m., which is when he arrived and when the makeup artist and the models showed up. When ASAP arrives, he lectures the team. NeNe interviews that he should "Relax. Can't a bitch be late one time?!" Uh, probably not when you're project manager.
When the dancers arrive to learn to shake their beauty, Star meets with them and interviews that she's always come through for the team and she will now, too. Hope's hair is all big and messy. Marlee is the finale of the "Shake Your Beauty" dance, and she's happy with how things are going. She likes NeNe's intro on stage, but thinks the presentation loses energy when NeNe leaves it to the stylist, who ends up yelling at Star about not following cues well enough with the lights. NeNe's loving it.
Backbone's (sort of) practicing their presentation, although Lil Jon says they don't really practice and he won't do that. Meat Loaf's trying to figure it all out, since he runs the lights. He says that, with a ten-minute rehearsal, a loss will have to fall on Lil Jon.
ASAP. Presentation time. NeNe dances and gets them pumped up backstage. As the dancers shake their beauty, Star interviews that she knows she contributed to the team, since there'd be no lights, dancers, or branding without her. NeNe introduces the stylists, who come out and talk about the CHI hair products. Their stylist talks about buying American and ammonia-free hair color, blah, blah, hairstyle cakes. Then it's Marlee's turn to come out and be a model. NeNe says she likes Marlee, and could tell she really went above and beyond the call of duty. up is Hope, who awkwardly walks out with hair products in her hands. NeNe thinks she looks like Big Bird, not a model. NeNe goes back out to close out the presentation, and again mentions "Buy American." She says she hopes they did great, but if they lost, it's going to be Hope and Star with her in the boardroom, and it's going down.
Backbone's up . Lil Jon introduces the "Feelin' Good in America" presentation and their stylists, and then it's pretty dead as they work. Meat Loaf says their presentation started a little dead, but what are you going to do when you don't get to rehearse? , though, Lil Jon tells the crowd he's taking them on a tour of America and interviews their Southern belle, Niki Taylor. The stylist comes out with Niki -- who's decked out in Southern wear and a guitar -- and explains what products he used on her hair. Their model is a superstar from Rodeo Drive. They even have her followed by fake paparazzi. Lil Jon asks them if they know about afros, and brings up Questlove from the Roots. He asks if he can cut his hair, but Questlove declines. After that, Lil Jon heads to New Orleans with Mardi Gras. He throws beads to the audience, and then their Mardi Gras queen comes out. Finally, the queen becomes a New York City fashionista. Meat Loaf says they pulled off a hair show, but he's not sure if it was a perfect hair show. Lil Jon can't see them losing this task, so "boardroom" isn't even in his vocabulary right now.
Unfortunately for him, though, it has to be after a commercial break, since it's boardroom time. Trump starts by asking NeNe how her team responded to her as project manager. She says that, on the first day of task, she felt a little alone and like they didn't deliver their full potential. Ivanka asks if she's surprised and says you can't be a flamethrower and expect everyone to get along. Trump asks about the confrontation, which he says came out of nowhere. But NeNe says it didn't come out of nowhere; she says she felt Star was often too bossy and manipulative. She doesn't like people who are disloyal or backstabbers. NeNe says Star is those things, but Star says she knows that's not true so she was able to go on with her work. NeNe says that last week she "saw it in Star's eyes, like she had grown two horns, and it was ridiculous." NeNe says she respects Star's desire to win, but she doesn't respect "lowdown dirty backstabbing." She says that if that's what Trump's looking for, it's right there in blue. Ivanka asks if anyone else has been doing that, and NeNe says Hope's under Star's spell for sure. Trump says Hope's very much under the radar and is sort of coasting along, getting by each week. Hope says she doesn't like confrontation. Trump says she doesn't have that same fight as NeNe or Star.
Trump asks Star if she'd rather have NeNe or Hope on her team going forward. Star says it depends on if she and NeNe could resolve the tension, because she feels really bad that NeNe despises her. NeNe acts totally innocent: "I despise you? When did that start?" Uh, at the beginning of this episode? Star changes the word "despise" to "doesn't trust me." NeNe starts lecturing Star on loyalty and decency. Ivanka breaks in, though, to tell Star that her answer implies that Hope is less talented, and it's a temperamental issue with NeNe. NeNe talks all over Ivanka and doesn't let Star answer, saying that it's only a temperamental issue because she's the only one of these girls who will stand up to Star Jones, which she swears she'll continue to do as long as Star's mean, malicious, and backstabbing. She tells Star to sit there and continue to try to look innocent, when they all know that she is not.
Trump asks Marlee what she thinks of all this. She says that sometimes NeNe scares her. NeNe asks when that started, and Marlee says yesterday morning. Trump tells Marlee she didn't need to be scared, but Star maybe should have been, since NeNe's a big, tough lady. NeNe says she's just verbal, not physical. Trump and Ivanka point out that towering over her and walking over to her is a physical act of dominance. NeNe says she wanted to let Star know that she can scare the rest of these girls, but she doesn't scare her. Trump gets back to Marlee and asks if she respects NeNe. Marlee says she has the utmost respect for NeNe, who she likes and is friends with. She thinks she's funny, straightforward, and honest. She says NeNe's not violent, but she's verbally abusive at times. Trump says Star can handle herself. But then he says he's known Star a long time and has never seen her scared, but she was scared yesterday morning. Star says she wasn't scared. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle herself with the dignity she wants in this business situation. NeNe asks if she calls being backstabbing "dignity." Star says she doesn't consider herself to be backstabbing. NeNe: "And that's dignity." Then NeNe asks Star why her reputation is the way it is. Trump wonders what that means. NeNe says that most people she runs into don't like Star. Trump thinks that's pretty tough, and he thinks Star has a great reputation, which is why she's here. He says they all have great reputations, and tries to lighten the mood by saying he's the only one with a bad reputation.
Trump turns to Lil Jon and asks how his team did. He thinks they did great, because they had a lively production and their stylists were performers, too. Trump says he heard Lil Jon did very well on stage, where he's a natural. Lil Jon says that's what he does every week, and Trump guesses all three of the guys would be great on stage. Rich says he always judges his own performances based on the reaction coming back at him, and it was strong here. Trump asks about bringing Niki Taylor back. Rich says it was his idea, and he thought they needed a beautiful woman like Niki since they're three men on a hair show challenge. Ivanka says that Lil Jon was very calm when she visited, and he says that's how he is; he doesn't like to get too stressed out. Trump asks if the men's team was too laid back, given what's going on with ASAP. Backbone doesn't think so at all. Trump asks if they all get along, and they do. He asks Lil Jon who his weak player was, but Lil Jon says he doesn't have a weak player. Trump asks who he'll fight for if he loses. Lil Jon: "We're not going to lose." Trump says that's awfully confident.
Trump asks Ivanka what Farouk thought of the men's team. He loved Lil Jon as an emcee. He also liked the branding and messaging, and loved the theme of American cities. His negative comment was that he didn't think they articulated that the products stood for safety by not using ammonia. Eric says that Farouk thought the women did a great job emphasizing the safety, and that the stylists were very informative at representing the brand. Farouk also liked Marlee. He thought NeNe was weak as emcee, and didn't do a good job highlighting the brand. He didn't think there was a real theme or direction, and he thought Hope looked awkward in the hair show. He also felt like they didn't take control, and that the stylists were running it instead of the team. Trump says Farouk was very impressed by both teams, but he liked the men's team better. Lil Jon's getting $40,000 for United Methodist Children's Home.
Trump tells the men he has another surprise for them. He tells Amanda to "bring her in," and La Toya walks back in. She sits down to Meat Loaf, and Trump explains that La Toya came to him and made a strong case for why she should come back. He says that La Toya could have gone back to California, where she has a lot of money and an easy life. He welcomes her to the guys' team, and she thinks this will be great. Trump reminds them that the men lost Jose through no one's fault, so this is a great chance to get back a strong player to replace him. He says he's never done this before in eleven seasons and he'll never do it again. Trump asks La Toya how she feels about Star versus NeNe, and she says she definitely likes NeNe, who will tell you the way it is, upfront, to your face. She says that Star is backstabbing and manipulative. NeNe agrees. Trump asks how La Toya feels about Hope, and La Toya says she's fine; she "follows Star." Trump says, to be fair, this is exactly what NeNe was saying. NeNe says it's the truth, but you have to be playing on this side to see it. She says these other ladies know it too, and she doesn't know why they won't say it.
Ivanka says that Hope's not saying anything. Trump: "Hope never says anything." Ivanka says if someone called her a follower, she'd say something. Hope says she doesn't see it as being a follower; she sees it as going for whoever's saying what she agrees with at the moment. Ivanka asks her what about saying something for herself and having other people agree with that. Trump interrupts to send the men and La Toya back to the suite. They welcome La Toya on the way out. Trump tells the other ladies to stay here, because someone will be fired.
In the suite, the men toast to their win and to La Toya. They think she's going to mesh well with their team, and that they're going to keep winning. Lil Jon says it feels good to win a task like this where the women are favored, and to get another $40,000 for his charity. Then they tune back in to the boardroom drama. Trump tells NeNe he finds her very nice and he thinks he understands her: She's very emotional. He also says he's known Star for a long time, and he also knows she's nice. He says it's too bad what's going on between the two of them. He asks what NeNe felt happened. She says she felt alone for the first day on her team, and she felt everyone should be able to put things aside and work, like she did. Trump says she does seem to be good at putting things aside. She says she does do that, but she knows she's guilty of just sitting there until she explodes like she did with Star. She explains Star telling her she should be project manager and Hope looking up like, "Yes! It's time." She says she knew it was a setup, so when Trump asked them who was going to be project manager, she told him the truth: that Star thought she should do it.
Back in the suite, Lil Jon says Star's smart, because she's a lawyer. La Toya says lawyers are professional liars, which is what Star is. Trump asks NeNe if she should be fired, and she says she shouldn't. He asks who should be, and she says, without hesitation, "Hope." Then adds "Or Star." She says Hope's just weak, and no one needs her. Trump says there is truth to that, but Hope says she was project manager and led her own way, and she thinks it's interesting that NeNe's charity is domestic violence but when she attacked Star it was "mentally and verbally violent." Ivanka wonders if Hope shouldn't defend herself instead of Star here, and Hope says she isn't a "follower to [sic] Star." She says she's done what she's told when led by a project manager.
Trump asks Star who she'd want on her team going forward. Star says she'd pick Marlee first, and Trump says that's a given, since Marlee's been a star. Trump asks who else, and Star says she'd pick Hope only because, in the long run, the team needs to be pulled together. She says that she watched the team feel like there was "a pink elephant in the room." (So a hallucinated unaddressed issue? Okay then.) She says that if NeNe's not in a space where she feels attacked or angry, she's one of the hardest workers. Trump says she'd be a great asset, then. Trump asks Marlee who she would least want on her team going forward. Marlee says she
'd have to say NeNe because she's project manager. She tells NeNe she knows she loves her, and Trump laughs, "Here we go, NeNe." Ivanka tells Marlee she's making her assessment based on this task, which isn't what Trump asked. He asked about who would be least helpful in taking on the men, plus La Toya, going forward. Marlee says she'd rather have NeNe on her team than Hope. Trump asks who can leave, and she sends Marlee away. Trump congratulates Marlee and sends the others to wait in the lobby. Back in the suite, they all think Hope's out since she never speaks up.In the lobby, Hope tells Star it's hilarious that she's trying to say somebody would physically harm her. (I'm not even sure what she's talking about, actually; maybe something that got cut in editing.) Star says she doesn't trust it. NeNe tells Star to keep saying that, because maybe she'll convince... Hope. But no one else. Hope says, "NeNe." But NeNe tells her not to speak to her. In the boardroom, Trump says this isn't easy. Ivanka says NeNe was a weak project manager. Eric says she has an incredibly tough personality. Ivanka says that, at the end of the day, Hope isn't rising to the occasion. Trump calls them back in.
Trump asks Star why she shouldn't be fired, and she says she contributed to the task at hand. She says she actually felt, "Star, suck it up," because the insults were meant to humble her so she tried to take it that way and work like she would have for anyone else or for NeNe had that not happened. Ivanka tells NeNe there's some truth in that, and NeNe agrees. Ivanka says most people wouldn't be able to suck it up and go forward. NeNe says she does think Star's a strong player, and she's said that many times. She says Star's also very smart. She just doesn't like the way she tries to play the game. Trump asks Hope if she thinks Star's manipulative and if she's manipulating her. Hope doesn't think she's manipulating her. She says Star was very aggressive and bossy on the first task, but then she saw that was Star's personality so she doesn't think it's a strategy. She says she would fire NeNe for the way she behaved in front of a client and for being project manager. She says she would have used her hype and her voice if she'd been the host. Ivanka says that was one of the criticisms. Trump asks NeNe who she would fire, and she says Hope. She says she could easily say Star, but she's going to be real, because Hope's not a strong player and Star will walk all over her. She says Star will want her out, though, because she's a strong player who is willing to stand up to her and not take her B.S. Hope says she thinks NeNe just doesn't like her because she communicates differently than her and screams all the time. She tells them about NeNe calling La Toya "Casper the Ghost."
Star says that NeNe did say all of that, and yet she's the bossy manipulator. Trump says she may have said that, but La Toya just said she loves NeNe and doesn't like Star. He asks Hope how she responds to that, and Hope stammers about it until she says she doesn't know what to do with it. Trump asks Star if she'd care that much about whether he fires NeNe or Hope. Star says keeping Hope wouldn't add to the stress of the team, but if she'd had any conversation with NeNe that would make things better, he'd say to fire Hope. Trump says that Hope's been flying under the radar, but he respects her because she's young and beautiful (?), but if these other two can get working together they'll be impossible to beat. So he fires Hope and tells her she has a great future. Trump tells the Trumplets that could have gone a number of different ways, but he thinks they made the right decision. The Trumplets bobblehead in agreement. On the way into the suite, NeNe tells Star she wants to have a conversation with her, and Star tells her she wants her to know she's also been manipulative. NeNe disagrees, and Star tells her to stop because she's not doing this in front of the camera. NeNe says she just told her she wants a conversation. Star: "Done. Done." They shake hands as the door closes on the suite.
Taxicab confession: Hope's "really really thankful" that she was on the show. Trump was an incredible person to work for. She doesn't think she could have done anything differently to stay, because she is who she is. She thinks NeNe should have been fired for blowing up in front of Farouk, but it's ultimately up to Trump. Plus, she's sort of a squeeing fangirl about being fired by Trump. Seriously. She thinks it's pretty great. Gag.
week: Star and NeNe don't think they can work things out, so Trump changes up the teams. And the show starts at 8, but still goes to 11. Oh, good lord. I need to go to bed now, then, to rest up for three hours of this madness week.
DeAnn, a writer and editor in Portland, Oregon,. You can contact her at twopmodmars@gmail.com.