Schadenfreude: 'malicious enjoyment from the suffering of another', is the reason the Apprentice is such addictive television.
Of course it is. And the chance to see a wallet of whipper-snappers get their come-uppance is life-affirming, in a way that anyone under 25 can't possibly comprehend. Besides try and join an apprenticeship scheme and you will discover the cut-off age is 24!!
And so on to Siralan! With a face like Sid James' botoxed, bastard, younger brother and a pointing finger more potent than a rocket launcher, Siralan got to task. And the thing I love about this programme (never seen it before last night's episode) is the utter self-belief and cocked-up conviction of the contestants. The stab-each-other-in-the-sternum attitude, steadfast and true. And when all else fails, whine and beg. Is business run like this? Probably..............but with less apparent transparency.
I can't recall their names. They were, and are all inter-changeable, cannon fodder as a vehicle to highlight Siralan's wiley coyote ways. And why not?
Best of all though is the firing moment. Now this may have gone unremarked upon but when the rabbit in the headlights is squashed, a blustering exit, and badly-done-to gait appears to be what's called for.....called in the game "storming out".....and in this moment one tries to retain a remnant of dignity.
Why then does this always happen?
2008-05-15 @ 12:46