Should Jim Just Slap a Piece of Duct Tape Over His Mouth?
The interviews rush past the viewer as a series of cascading questions, suggesting that the interview process was hell, or the guys in the editing room took a cue from Ryan and had a few Coronas. Dawna has the smoothest answers, confidently telling an exec, “I know how to make people focus.” She seems to know what she wants to do at MSLO, whereas Bethenny and Jim have trouble answering that question. At this point, it becomes clear that while Jim and Bethenny may be great at bringing their creative ideas to fruition, they are awkward in the corporate world. Bethenny admits that being a natural-foods chef is her third career. Jim stutters for what may be the first time in the history of the show, and when Susan Lyne asks Jim if he has any regrets, he says no. She gave him a chance to apologize for bragging about his strategy when they had dinner a few weeks ago, and he blows it. He also declares that he is “a sapling” who wants to grow into an oak while in the MSLO environment. Martha c
