Mar 12 2007
By George. . .
. . .they've got it! Kinetic (now down to a paltry 4 wannabes) have a pow-wow after the latest Boardroom and come to the conclusion that anything can happen because you never know what Trump's gonna do, and that there's not much rhyme (and hardly any reason) to his actions. Ahhh, they finally figured out what we did back in Episode 4 or so.
This Week's Special Guest Star
Did the Trump progeny figure out that this show is a sinking ship and jump? Once again, no sign of Ivanka or Don Jr. No Sean or Randall either. But there is a familiar face. Bill Rancic dropped by for a visit. . .oh, and to be Trump's 'eyes and ears' too.
Vita. . .veta. . .vitamins!
Teams were tasked with creating a halftime show at a Los Angeles Galaxy game. That's the soccer team for those of you who didn't know. The halftime show must promote GNC, and GNC's VP of marketing will decide on the winner, based on. . .well, what he liked. What? You were expecting objective, rational decision-making on this show?
New Scapegoat. . .
. . .we mean 'Project Manager.' We think. Kristine agreed to take on this at-times very heavy burden for Kinetic.
Open Hostility
Surya's still not winning any friends over at Arrow, despite a 'pep talk' where he told his teammates how happy he was about switching over to Arrow, and how he chose to do that because he thought they were all smart and talented and especially James, who he really likes and thinks will go far. Frank's not impressed and openly mocked Surya, especially during the brainstorming session in the van.
Micromanaging Muna
Muna, who had been quietly effective so far, was shown to be an anal, micromanager this episode, particularly with the design team helping them with the halftime show. Her ceaseless questioning and analyzing raised a few eyebrows on her team and culminated with the head of the design team basically telling her she was wasting his time.
Bunch of Pills
Kinetic's halftime show involved a bunch of people in 'pill-shaped suits' with the GNC logo painted on it running an oversized obstacle course. It didn't make a lot of sense and looked just like silly, harmless fun.
This Ain't Rocky, Yo!
Arrow's halftime show involved a rather complicated story about 'Joe' (an ordinary guy - get it?) who was 'losing in the boxing ring of life' until 'Mr. Vitamin' (GNC brand of course) came along and empowered him. It was a little hard to follow but it was kind of like Rocky, with a bit of Popeye thrown in (substituting a GNC vitamin for the spinach).
'Integrating the Brand'
Kinetic is declared the winner because they 'integrated' the brand better than Arrow. We tend to agree only because it was hard to miss the GNC brand when you had a bunch of giant pills emblazoned with 'GNC' running around a soccer field. Plus? Kinetic gave away free stuff. That always helps with 'brand integration.'
Fore!
You should know the drill by now. Kinetic got to move back into the mansion, and they got to golf with Trump at his golf resort in Los Angeles. Of course, Trump being Trump, he took this opportunity to hype up his 'special' line of golf clubs. At least he gave each member of Kinetic a set of clubs.
Singing A Different Tune
Once again facing the heat from his team, Surya conferred with his old teammates and bemoaned to Kinetic that he wished he had never left them. Funny, but wasn't Surya just telling his Arrow teammates how wonderful they were and how happy he was about switching sides?
The PM, the Objector, and the Idea Guy
Not surprisingly Surya is blamed for the loss and unanimously picked by his team to be the one fired. Surya chose Tim and James to come to the final Boardroom with him. Tim, because the boxing story idea was his, and James, because Surya found him disloyal for questioning the idea in the 11th hour.
