Episode 3:
This episode begins where Episode 2 left off. Showing the men going into the boardroom. The promo’s had Gary approaching Meat and telling him to settle down. But Gary is on another plane most of the time and Meat was totally calm while explaining to Gary that he loses focus. After a childlike Gary tries to drag on the argument, Meat concedes just to shut Gary up and says “okay, you’re right, I’m wrong.”
The women come back in and join the men while awaiting the two left from the firing squad to return. In walks Star and Dionne and wham Star and NeNe are getting into it a little bit about control over the task and more “oh no you didn’t” and “I’m keeping it real”. Sent me for the excederine again.
In front of Trump Towers the next task is assigned and the camping task is announced with it’s criteria of how they are going to be judged. Team managers are chosen after a little deliberation. The men went with Gary Busey and the ladies went with Nikki Taylor. It is apparent that Gary has NO direction straight out of the gate. This seems to be the trend throughout this task. The ladies actually seemed a bit more organized and the project manager asked pertinent questions to the task at hand. They had a walk through of the features and benefits of the RV’s which were the centerpieces for the brand Camping World.
There was much confusion on the mens side because Gary couldn’t make a cohesive plan. If it weren’t for Lil Jon, John Rich, Meat Loaf, Mark McGrath, and Richard Hatch, Gary would have sunk this challenge. I just don’t think the men wanted to lose overall, so they pulled together, came up with a theme and executed it. There was a confrontation between John Rich and Richard Hatch in the van because Hatch eluded to the fact that the country audience were Hickish , uneducated, and had little money. Which sent Rich into a strong stance defending his fan base and that Hatch’s stereotyping was wrong. Meat was sitting right next to Rich while this exchange was going on, his hand went over his brow almost as a face palm type of move.
The mens and ladies teams went shopping at Camping World to outfit their campsites which were to capture the essence of Camping World’s products. The women took about 7-8 carts full of stuff. The men came in, got what they needed and got out. Leaving the women to ponder all of the things that they selected for their campsites. Dionne was shown shopping at a snail’s pace, while Busey was excited about walkie-talkies.
Meat and Rich were off getting 3 banners made for informative product draw. And Ivanka comes in the RV to see Gary and Jose sitting on the couch enjoying the fire place. This made Ivanka question their production. Meat and Rich get back to find the stuff they got from Camping World still in boxes. John was a bit bothered by it. Meanwhile, Gary had approved two different people for trees and shrubs which were to arrive the next day with a shortage of funds. Yikes! Mark was one of the people obtaining greens and he called to cancel the order for lack of funds. The company ended up donating the greens free of charge and the men’s outdoor camping site was looking fun and together. Meat was shown folding washcloths and moving a large potted plant, amongst other things. Meat was the presenter of the campsite to the Camping World representative/judge.
The ladies were busy fluffing up the inside of the RV’s, but their outside was something less to be desired. I think Nikki ended up nixing a lot of the purchase at Camping World, because I was trying to figure out where all the stuff they got went to . It simply wasn’t there. However they got points for presentation by Latoya (she had excellent product knowledge) and she presented with enthusiasm. And they got points for interior design. Their minus came from outside asthetics.
Meat’s presentation was going fabulous UNTIL the representative asked what was behind the door (THAT THE BANNER WAS HIDING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE RV). “WHA?” Meat said, “I don’t know!” Low and behold there was a door Meat knew nothing about behind the banner. Open the door, a nice flat screen TV for outdoor watching was tucked into the side of the RV. Crikey! Meat was disappointed he didn’t know about it. His reaction was kinda funny, but he was clearly disappointed.
To the boardroom, Nikki was put on the spot as how did she think her team did in the task. Her answer was wishy washy with the I don’t know. Trump stated that that didn’t bode well. Star was happy with her team manager (go figure). Marlee had a little to say about Dionne’s work ethic and left it off with she does what is expected of her and if that’s what your looking for, then that is a compliment.
The men are up next and Gary thinks he is a great project manager. Lil Jon called him a train wreck as a project manager, but the team got it done and had his back anyway. Hatch was not complimentary towards Gary either. Meat was politically correct and Trump gave Meat something to go on. Having said that, Gary informed the boardroom that he was fitted for hearing aids thanks to Marlee for the hookup and he was actually legally deaf using only 40% of his hearing. That’s why he said WHAT angrily. His hearing aids have helped his speech and seemed less garbled during this episode. And Mark commented that he thinks Gary having his hearing back is great, but he still was not a great project manager. Trump elaborated that the representative from Camping World was impressed with Latoya from the women and Rich from the men because they had a musical jingle to accompany their tour. Meat goes running out of the room per a request for a handy guitar, and then goes running back in. Rich is elated that Meat is his roadie which was hilarious.
Rich played the jingle. Meat and Mark sang backing and the men’s team was declared the winner of the task hands down. The men take their exit and watch on TV the women’s fate. Nikki doesn’t want to throw anyone under the bus so she takes full responsibility for the failing task. After a few questions from Trump, Nikki remains steadfast and Nikki was ultimately fired.
My take on Meat's participation: He took the nose to the ground hard work angle today. He physically and mentally grabbed the challenge but not very verbal. He was given his responsibility and he did it to the high standards that he gives himself. Bravo! Still playing smart, as if I had any doubt.
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