Work Vs. Friendship

Best Friends Forever Allie and Roxanne turned on each other as soon as they faced elimination. Consequently, Trump fired them both for lack of loyalty on tonight's episode of The Apprentice.

Sean was excited about Gold Rush's chances for this week's task: designing new uniforms for Embassy Suites employees. He planned to use his metrosexual fashion knowledge to avenge Tammy's ouster last week at the hands of Allie and Roxanne.

Both teams worked with fashion designers, seamstresses, and models to design new uniforms for front desk staff, doormen, suite keepers, and breakfast chefs. 120 Embassy Suites employees were to judge the uniforms at a fashion show. Before the show, Trump's kids, Don Jr. and Ivanka, shadowed the teams as their father's viceroys.

Interviews with company executives and staff inspired the men of Gold Rush to upgrade -- rather than completely redesign -- the current uniforms. Though they were concerned with style, Gold Rush's focus was functionality. They picked stylish, comfortable fabrics to complement practical changes like breathable chefs jackets and all-weather wear for doormen.

Lee, Gold Rush's Project Manager, was happy to defer to Sean's superior fashion knowledge. Lee admitted he wasn't sure what a metrosexual was, though he figured its domain lies about halfway between a heterosexual and a homosexual.

Although they interviewed many of the same employees, Synergy chose to emphasize style over function. Allie took the role of Project Manager only because someone needed to claim the role. She said that she and Roxanne would be more like "co-PMs."

However, it wasn't long before Allie started wielding her power like an iron fist. She treated their designer like a hired hand, criticizing his designs (which she helped create), his fabric choices, and even calling him by the wrong name.

Silently, Roxanne went along with everything, probably hoping that Allie would dig her own grave. Roxanne didn't object when Allie insisted on a skirt for the front desk staff, even though employees in that position had requested pants. Heck, Roxanne didn't even object to culottes for the cleaning staff!

At the fashion show, Gold Rush's designs crushed Synergy's. The desk staff appreciated that Gold Rush designed pants for them, and everyone else liked that the uniforms were comfortable, adjustable, and not too dissimilar from those they already had.

By contrast, Synergy created short-sleeved, cuffed jackets for the door staff and hard-to-wash, shiny, khaki chef's jackets. Worst of all were the puffy-sleeved, khaki suite keepers' dresses, which were, in Sean's opinion, "patronizing."

The 120 Embassy Suites employees voted in favor of Gold Rush, 83-27. After the victory, Don Jr. praised Sean, saying "his metrosexuality paid off." Sean's and Lee's reward was dinner with Don Jr. and Ivanka.

Don Jr. and Ivanka were very open about their life with The Donald, even telling Sean and Lee that Trump wears a pink bathrobe. They also said their dad likes to come home from work and plop down in front of the TV with a cheeseburger and a glass of milk. While they were in college, the kids were given a $300 monthly allowance; if they needed extra money, they had to work for it.

The younger Trumps didn't just talk about themselves and their dad. They seemed to be genuinely interested in their dinner companions. Ivanka was especially amused when Lee spilled the beans on Sean's crush on Tammy. Sean said that Tammy was gorgeous, and, when the show was over, he hoped to convince her that they should have "lots of Apprentice babies."

Meanwhile, the BFFs shared their last night in the suite together. They vowed not to bash each other in the boardroom. And things started out cordially enough, with Allie allowing that their uniforms weren't received the way they'd hoped.

Ivanka wouldn't let Allie off the hook for bad design: "Puffy sleeves, come on!" Slowly, Roxanne's sense of self-preservation kicked in. She claimed she'd protested some of Allie's decisions. Allie insisted that they'd split the decisions equally, refusing to accept greater culpability for the loss.

Then, things got personal. Allie said Roxanne was a better attorney than an Apprentice, and that everyone agreed that her bad attitude made her hard to work with. Roxanne blasted Allie for being high-maintenance and rude.

Trump put a stop to things. He was disappointed that they'd forsaken their friendship so quickly after losing, so he fired both Roxanne and Allie. To their credit, the two had patched things up by the time they they were interviewed in their post-show cab ride.

Next week's penultimate episode pits Lee against Sean in their final task. They get to choose teams from all of this season's previously ousted candidates. Surely, Sean will choose his true love, Tammy, for his team, and Lee will choose his true love, Lenny.