Episode 'Celebrity Apprentice' Season 11, Episode 8 - 'Shear Madness' Recap

Fresh off the announcement from President Obama that Osama Bin Laden has been killed, NBC switches over to "Celebrity Apprentice" just in time for this week's episode (on the West Coast, anyway). If only the Trump on TV knew what had just happened, his "hair" would be on fire.

Anyway, the remaining contestants await the results, and...whoa, did you see Marlee do the sign for "laser?" That was awesome! Emphatic.

NeNe is already planning Star's downfall. Looks like the ladies aren't so much a team anymore. They'd better hope one or the other goes home tonight, or the women are going to be in trouble.

John Rich gets his little moment with the St. Jude's kids and gets to hand over the check. Always nice to see, and so much less awkward than LaToya's scene a couple of weeks ago.

The task for this week is to produce a hair show using two stylists and four models, as well as a set of products from Farouk. The women might have a serious advantage this week, and Lil' Jon knows it: "I got dreads, but I don't know nothin' bout no doggone hair shows!" he exclaims. He's going to be project manager anyway, as decided by rock paper scissors.

NeNe will be project manager for the women, as decided by Star. "Who died and made you in charge of project managers?" rasps NeNe. Star claims it's for NeNe's own opportunity, but NeNe goes off on a tirade about how it's all strategic.

Orangeface dismisses them, and it's off to the races. Boy, do I hope NeNe goes home today. She sounds like a garbage disposal.

Oh man, a beautiful shot of the A.S.A.P. team car, in complete silence. Nicely done, editors.

The men brainstorm some celebrities to bring in for the hair show (Meat Loaf suggests Julia Roberts, yeah right). Then they happen upon eliminated contestant Niki Taylor, who agrees to come in for them. That'll be a big power play on the men's part.

The women seem to be getting along a little better, and come up with the slogan "Shake Your Beauty." That results in a dance party. Good to see they're being productive with their time.

Trump is meeting with LaToya, who is trying to plead her case about her firing. She wants to come back and prove her strength. This would be unprecendented, apparently. I'm not so sure LaToya deserves a second chance, just so that she can whimper her way to another firing, but whatever. This show is in its 11th season, it's trying new things I guess.

The men try to focus on the U.S.A., as Farouk made a big deal about buying American. The slogan they finally stumble upon (after tons of terrible suggestions from Meat Loaf yelled from the toilet) is "Feeling Good in America."

The women are still walking on eggshells, and Hope is "sick of being the model." Guess what, Hope: you are a model. NeNe tells the other models to do whatever they can do to be good. Helpful advice.

Meat Loaf has a "gift," and it's lighting. Lil' Jon has a gift, and it's picking out cheap-looking clothing. The women seem to have a better idea of what they're doing while they're shopping.

Both teams, the men and the women, are stuck in the same salon (undoubtedly so that Niki can show up in the middle of the scene). NeNe is still talking about Star behind her back. "You may have lost weight on the outside, but your brain is still fat," she says. A true philosopher.

Sure enough, Niki shows up in the middle of the hubbub, and the men purposefully send her over to say hello to the women. Which NeNe doesn't find cool. And it just makes Hope confused. Don't worry sweetheart, you'll get it.

The next day, Niki comes in for hair and makeup with three other models, so she's really out to help Backbone do this thing. Not that they need much help at this point: the stylist for ASAP informs us that the team is a half-hour late. When he complains to NeNe about it, she responds with this: "I hate when people just get all stressed and like, make everything a big issue." REALLY, Nene? Really? Do you hate that? Because that's all you've been doing this entire season, not to mention on "Real Housewives."

The women's rehearsal starts off great, but then Star messes up all of her cues, much to the delight of NeNe. The men, meanwhile, blow through their rehearsal thanks to Lil' Jon's overconfidence, much to the dismay of Meat Loaf.

When the actual show starts, the women's presentation starts off very well...until Hope comes out. As she said, she doesn't walk the runway.

Things start off a little rocky for the men: Lil' Jon quickly recovers, but then falls off again when the hair is being done. Niki picks things right back up again, and Lil' Jon feeds off the energy. Dude knows how to work a crowd. The presentation was a little rocky, but the theme was definitely better than the women.

In the board room, NeNe immediately starts saying that she was disappointed in everyone's participation, saying they didn't hit their full potential. She starts attacking Star right away. It's basically a very clumsy, thinly-veiled version of the manipulation that Star does. She just sounds paranoid, calling the others puppets and accusing Star of backstabbing.

Trump goes to Marlee for her opinion of NeNe, as she's her only friend in the room. Sort of. Marlee very adeptly dances around calling NeNe a little bit of a b**ch.

The men, meanwhile, have not been spoken to yet. I guess Trump knows how boring they are since they aren't at each other's throats. The guys all feel that it was a strong show, and feel like they're working together well. In fact, Lil' Jon is completely confident that his team didn't lose.

Sure enough, Farouk found the men's presentation to be very strong, and enjoyed the theme. However, the fact that the men didn't mention the safety of the products is a negative mark. Farouk thought the women's presentation was good as far as the stylists and Marlee went, and they thought that NeNe was "weak" as emcee. Interesting.

Lil' Jon, it turns out, was right. The men won, the women lost. Their prize is $40,000 for Lil' Jon's charity...and LaToya Jackson. Joy of joys. Trump says of the re-institution "I've never done it before in 11 seasons, and I'll never do it again." The men welcome her, and head out.

With the women left, it's the same story all over again: NeNe accuses Star of backstabbing. Interestingly, though, her first answer to "who should be fired" is Hope. She adds "or Star" eventually, but notes that she thinks Hope is weak. When Star is asked whom she would like to have stick around, she says Hope. Marlee, shockingly, says NeNe should be fired too. I agree! Away with the garbage disposal! But then she turns around and says that she would want NeNe because she's a strong player.

Marlee is declared safe, so it's down to Star, Hope, and NeNe. Orangeface determines that Hope has a great future ahead of her, but she's just not strong enough for this competition, and it's just, as Orangeface says, "not your world." Hope is fired. Nooooooooooooo!