The Milquetoast Strategy

Seattle's own Alex continued his run of inoffensive niceness (aka flying under the radar) on The Apprentice last night, thus staying alive for another week.

Alex came under the gun in this season's premiere episode, after his "Book Smarts" team, Magna Corp, blew the Burger King challenge--but he managed to survive the boardroom and since then has faded into the woodwork like a clear coat of stain.

There's staying nice and flying under the radar, and then there's Alex:

How do you define success?
To be a single-minded visionary that inspires others to work for a cause greater than themselves, to cast aside any encumbrance that distracts from victory-especially pride and personal weaknesses, and to "run the race" with integrity for the sake of your family, God, and America.

Oh.

Meanwhile, Seattle's (and Microsoft's) Verna flamed out spectacularly. She first had a sleep-deprivation freakout
that involved wandering the Jersey shore in pink sweatpants and an overcoat, towing a pathetic little rolly suitcase up and down the boardwalk until Trump henchwoman Carolyn took pity and scooped her up. The next day, Danny tried to rally the team behind her, but Verna declared she was still not feeling well and became the first person in the history of the show to quit.

Spectacular pink-sweatpant flameout? God and America? Seattle?

(If TiVo ever blows it, may Seattlest please recommend catching up with Television Without Pity's Miss Alli, recapper extraordinaire.)