Apprentice Precap: The Pie's the Limit

Announcer/on screen: It's been building.

Black and white image of Chris in the boardroom, all worked-up.

Female's voice (Likely Angie, from the recap ep): And then he blew up in the boardroom, screaming at the top of his lungs.

Announcer: A candidate on the edge.

Trump in the boardroom

Same female's voice: ... there's an anger ...

Announcer: And next Thursday, it goes to a whole new level.

Speeded-up images of NY as day turns into night, and then that thunder sound effect the NBC Promo Dept. loves so much.

Chris in the suite, looking dejected/upset

Chris confronting Alex: I do speak fast (Chris sort of bites off the "fast")

Either Chris or Alex says to the other: Just get out of my face.

Announcer: between a loose cannon

Stephanie: He's a nutcase.

Announcer: and a brutal task

Someone sprinkles cheese on pizza dough. (Brutal!)

Angie, in a Domino's Pizza uniform, puts a pizza box on a shelf.

Alex and Chris, at work. Chris snaps at Alex in the Domino's kitchen area, pointing. He says something about getting set up over there.

A shot of someone counting money over a cash register.

Several quick shots of the various candidates, many in Domino's hats. Some look pensive, including Stephanie, Alex, and Kendra. A shot of a ruined pizza ... mmm, metaphorlicious.

Announcer: Get ready for an explosion.

(Suggested ways of "getting ready:" hiking, walking in the park, meditation/quiet contemplation, reading, listening to music, spending time with friends/family/pets ... appreciating the little things in life. Any/all of these things should "center" and "ground" you a bit. If this is not a misleading promo, and an "explosion" happens, you at least won't feel all is lost. Oh! You also may want to talk to a therapist or a member of the clergy. Dear Abby always used to advise that, didn't she?)

Chris, to Alex: Don't you ever, ever talk to me like that. (He points to Alex with each "ever")

Announcer: It's down to the elite eight on The Apprentice.

Images of the candidates are adorably arranged into an almost Bradyesque configuration, with the current team line-ups ignored. The remaining original members of Book Smarts occupy "a lovely lady's" side and the remaining Street Smarts folks that of "this fellow." The center strip which would ordinarily be occupied by Alice and the parents is sadly left vacant even though there's room for Carolyn, George, and what's his face. Well, in the center it does read Street Smarts vs. Book Smarts and there are a bunch of lines connecting various candidates. It sort of resembles a Family Tree of the Damned, or possibly a sports chart ... of the damned. Alex and Kendra are linked and so are Stephanie and Bren. The word vs. might be their mom and dad ... if it were a family tree and genetics operated very differently.

Trump: You're fired. (Trump is wearing a blue tie eerily similar to the one he wore in the final boardroom in the Pandora's Box episode. Is blue the new pink or is this recycled footage from a different angle?)

Announcer: All new, NBC next Thursday (The Apprentice is back to its regular time, 9:00 PM EST next week)