The Apprentice 2018 candidates left the UK for Malta in this year's launch episode, but they seem to have forgotten to pack one important thing: a team name.

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Normally the first episode features an excruciating brainstorming session between the candidates about their team name, which usually ends up being something like "Team Hydra" or "Team Empire" or "Team Apex". It's a cringey but essential part of The Apprentice formula.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZSdjAHAtUw

But not this year. As the candidates travelled to find and buy objects for Lord Sugar, the show skipped straight over the naming of the teams.

Ahead of the episode, fans of the Apprentice were anticipating (and dreading) this year's picks...

https://twitter.com/Melancholic4Evr/status/1047571636990500866

https://twitter.com/Mr_Jimbob/status/1047577986948579328

But then it became clear: something was missing.

https://twitter.com/Divyaa_26/status/1047621562860556288

https://twitter.com/nick730/status/1047584429542199296

https://twitter.com/mkempster23/status/1047590979061121028

https://twitter.com/ilonacatherine/status/1047595256420732929

https://twitter.com/MattRhys63/status/1047580113792061440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1047580113792061440&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2018%2F10%2F04%2Fthe-apprentice-fans-are-raging-as-show-drops-team-names-from-first-episode-8004092%2F

Despite all the mockery of the bad team names, it seems you don't know what you got 'til it's gone... and Apprentice fans are seriously missing the usual disasters.

https://twitter.com/mcevoy/status/1047598547280039938

https://twitter.com/180jimmy/status/1047591955755089921

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