Tarek, at this point, shows his ass mightily: "It doesn't matter if I do a good or bad job, I am going to get called out in the Boardroom." Which is true, for what it's worth, but I don't recall him having ever done anything besides play Dan's hall monitor, act very fussy and whiny, and come up with bad ideas, or no ideas whatsoever. I like him okay, but come on. Don't put yourself on shout like that. He floats that, instead, the reason for his targeting has less to do with his negative team value and more to do with...the jealousy, hatred, envy, and fear that he inspires in everyone in this world. Oh, fuck. Seriously? Tarek, where did you go? Why is Asshole Tarek back? I honestly thought he had adjusted in some way. Stupid me. Lee rolls his eyes, and Leslie and Charmaine laugh openly. He interviews that he's "honored" that they keep "coming after" him, because clearly it's not because he sucks -- it's because he rules so very much that the torches and pitchforks just kinda supply themselves. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but I do think the key to living well is being able to consider both sides of the equation at all times, and think about poking your own balloon every couple of minutes. Leslie explains to him that this is "highly insulting," both to the team and to the team members as individuals. I don't think he recognizes her, to be honest, but it's not like he'd listen anyway. He Hateful Jims that they are "a bunch of crazed coyotes" that are "going after the buffalo." I don't know what that means. You, sir, are no Hateful Jim.
Charmaine tries the tactic of performing a one-act play entitled "Why Does Tarek Always Act Like A Spoiled Little Girl In A Pinafore," which contains a spot-on impression of Tarek's usual bitching-out, but he's not buying it. In fact, he performs a sequel, entitled "Tarek Then Acts Like A Spoiled Little Girl In A Pinafore For Real," in which he does an impression of her impression, but since he doesn't know he's doing it, it's more like he just...bitches out. As he is wont to do. He answers her eye-rolling, sighing, painfully stupid faces and whining by...rolling his eyes, sighing, pulling painfully stupid faces, and whining. "Charmaine, you got it -- you got it. I don't listen enough, I'm a detriment to the team, right, but I'll change my ways moving forward. You got it." He's going for, like, macho or something here, but he's operating from such an ugly anima-possession place that he sounds like the internal mother-in-law of all people. ["I for one resent being put in the position of siding with freakin' Charmaine. Eat a bee, Tarek." -- Sars] His eyes are like little mean slits. I love how he's disagreeing with her by sarcastically agreeing with her, in such a way that he's additionally proving her right. That's so sickeningly oblivious. And we were getting on so well! Never again. The fact that Andrea is only in this episode for ten seconds of ugly faces does not mean I'm getting back on her motorcycle. I've learned my lesson. Charmaine's eyes are wildly impressed with this display, all, "You little fucking bitch! What is wrong with you?" She's so good in so many arenas. I wish she'd beat his ass. I am so over Tarek. I miss Dan. Now it's just fucking egg-sucking Lee, and creepy angry Lenny, and Tarek being a little bitch... What is that? And fucking vile Andrea now. And...Leslie who? And Bryce with his dead, soulless eyes. I realize that Dan never actually did anything to earn my respect, because he Leslie'd for the first four tasks and then abruptly went on a crack-fueled rampage, but still. He seemed nice, and not like a card-carrying member of whatever Asshole Union to which most of the remainder seem to proudly belong.