We’re back on the boat for another episode of Below Deck where the fireworks continue between Eddie and Rocky. The charter this week is a man named Alan who is celebrating his 50th birthday with his girlfriend, his two sons and another couple. He has very specific request for his birthday cake a chocolate lave birthday cake with vanilla bean ice cream and caramel. Since he wants a white party, Kate suggests a while chocolate lava cake. I forsee disaster already. They also want to swim with sharks. Oh and the guys are all hot, so the stews are excited.
Rocky is a lot happier once she got laid. She is doing a much better job with her steward duties.
Clearly, the storyline is going to be around the birthday cake. The 50 year old supposedly has never had a birthday cake. We are eight minutes in and we have discussed the birthday cake three times. Clearly, the script says for Leon to screw up the cake. Meanwhile, the guests are once again raving about Leon’s food. The girlfriend calls it “orgasmic.” It looks like a basic salad with grilled tuna. I saw Leon grilling quartered lemons and limes.
The birthday boy has swimming with sharks on his bucket list. Unfortunately, the pro divers can’t take them on the first day because the weather has the water too churned up to see anything. 
Kate talks to Leon about the birthday cake again. Emile talks to Leon about masturbating. They are both for it. Then it is time for Leon’s nap. Eddie talks to Amy about his girlfriend back home. He says him breaking up with her while on charter is not the right thing to do. But I could have sworn he already did that. And he seems to have moved on for a post breakup dalliance with Rocky.
The guests come back hungry from their lobster/conch dive and want quesadillas before dinner. Leon is still napping and Rocky gets directions from him and says she’ll be glad to do it. She licks the cheese off her fingers as she prepares them. Eww. Captain Lee is pissed at Leon for sleeping.
Emile is team Leon and team Rocky. He says that Kate is the one infecting the boat with negativity. And here we thought Emile was dumb. Later, Leon tells Rocky that he is going to let Kate have it. Again, the guests are RAVING about the food. Kate says that basically he should never cook the same meal twice. That’s just ridiculous. Different guests can all have beef cheeks and love them.
One of the guests is seriously hitting on Rocky. And Amy is not as nice to Rocky as you would expect based on last season. Amy ducks out to Skype with her brother Kelley. At midnight, Rocky and Eddie hook up again in the laundry room.
The next morning, Kate wakes up to a mess because Rocky didn’t finish her duties the night before. Yet, she has time to interrogate and antagonize Leon. Captain Lee remains enchanted by Kate. Again, the guests rave about breakfast.
Amy goes to tell Rocky that basically she is not doing a good job. Rocky is frustrated that Kate and Amy talk down to her. Rocky gets super frustrated and storms off. Leon tries to talk Rocky off the ledge.
Leon is going to serve rabbit even though the girlfriend tells a fake story about her parents serving her pet rabbit for dinner. Then he goes to bed.
Kate burnt a bag of popcorn in the microwave. And managed to catch a pizza on fire in the oven.
Next week: Leon says that Kate was responsible for both fires (and she was) but he also said she was drinking. He was asleep so I don’t know how he would know that. I think the Captain will somehow blame Leon or Rocky.
I’m tripping. I know Seth and Jenny. Seth is a good friend of one of my old bosses. They use to live here, but have all moved to L.A. now (including my old boss and his wife). So that freaked me out.
Anyway, Rocky drives me nuts. She actually jumps overboard next week. Good God, what a drama queen. And I don’t necessarily think they have been hard on her. Last year, Kat and Kate were extremely mean to Amy. But that has not happened this year. I think they have been patient with her. Rocky appears to just want to be on permanent vacation. She seems really immature to me.
And I think Leon is a huge dick to Kate. I can’t stand the guy. I really think she is just trying to survive and have the most amicable relationship possible, considering there is a mutual dislike. But he doesn’t appear to try at all. He just wants to make her look bad. He’s an asshole.
Kate may be a bitch, but Leon is an even bigger bitch. He comes across as so childish, like if he ignores her she will just go away. Kate’s not going anywhere though. Captain Lee ‘demanded’ that they cooperate with one another, and I think Kate was willing, but Leon isn’t going to do it. Nope, not Leon. He’s got an ax to grind and Captain Lee is observing his shitty attitude. Maybe he’s gotten it in his head that he’s indispensable, but no one is indispensable…maybe Chef Ben showing up will disavow him of that notion. I’m quite looking forward to that episode 😉
Funny how often he manages to overlook Kate’s “shitty”, antagonistic attitude, but manages to notice Leon’s after he has been provoked repeatedly. Leon has the type of personality where he won’t back down easily, especially when he knows the situation has been manipulated into happening by Kate. Let’s face it, she set out to cause problems and she achieved her goal. If the Captain were letting someone cause problems like Kate does in a real work situation, for no other reason that I can see other than she gets off on it, he would be the one losing his job eventually. He looks foolish and incompetent.
I recently swam with a Whale Shark off the coast. It was an amazing experience. Next is the Great White, but that requires being in a cage.
A word of warning to people; Whale Sharks eat plankton – plankton make bubbles when in a large group – when you swim, your fins make lots of bubbles – Whale Shark swims right at you as it thinks yummy plankton is around you.
WTG Michael, congrats on a good adventure and sharing. ?
Micheal, I am so jealous! I want to swim with whale sharks too. I did a cage snorkel with galapagos sharks in Hawaii that was interesting. Also, I have done shark dives in the Bahamas
and they were my favorite dives ever.
When Rocky was in the kitchen preparing the quesodilla’s she opened the oven and there was all kinds of crap in there and it looked like there were some charred hockey puck looking things on the bottom of the oven and what looked like baked potatoes on one of the racks. I am thinking it was those charred things that caught fire. I really don’t care for Leon, but his food looks good, Ben’s looked better and had way more variety from what we have been shown.
pans in the oven wouldn’t start a fire.. many times i forget to take a small cookie sheet out when i’m warming up the oven.. so what the heck.. i cannot stomach Rocky.. dear God.. the way she laughs and she doesn’t seem to pull her weight.. and drama queen is correct.. what the heck is Eddie thinking of ? Leon is a complete jerk… i hope the other chef returns….
Fajitas are good. Some people think that tongue and tripe are good. Nevertheless, these began as “poverty cuts” because they were so tough, fatty, or slimy & undesirable that poor people could afford them. Starting in the Rio Grande Valley in the early 70s when chefs began rejecting shipped in fois gras and shiitake mushrooms for the fresh and the local, fajitas, formerly known as flank steaks and the toughest cut of beef, fajitas became became the rage so that soon 4 star restaurants had graduated to lobster, tuna, caviar, sushi, lamb, and crab “fajitas” (none of these had a flank cut). Street dogs from food carts taste great too, and so do funnel cakes.Kate’s point is that yacht food should be the finest, most expensive cuts with exotic sauces and reductions, and the same for every course except at breakfast because people just do not want fig-roe foam on their pancakes. She feels they deserve exquisite courses including desserts made without cake mixes. Their scallops deserve to be on a gorgeous bed of something unique, or impeccably sauced. Kate believes in a sophisticated menu; Leon does not. Leon loathes the guests so much that if baboon anus and terratomas were legal cuts, he would serve them. He did not know how to open fresh conch and so lied and served frozen conch, probably dumping their dead fresh-caught ones into the sea. What a waste. Kate is a food snob; Leon is a hate the rich people snob.
Kate is a c… period. She runs the interior of the yaught half scowling that she is serving the people who she feels should be her peers, half searching for the yaughtee to sweep her up out of there and marry her, so she can return as a guest one day instead of as the help. She will make everyone miserable until that happens.
Poor old wizened Katie, almost ready for the glue factory and she hasn’t managed to butcher her a husband yet.
hahahah that’s funny! No man is gonna want to be with her after watching this show. She can’t even smile with the clients, does she even know how?
Along with her B**chy Resting Face, Kate takes everything the wrong way and is only happy if she has someone to dislike and gossip about. But Leon is worse about holding a grudge.
I’m done with Emile after his comment about the girls not putting out. Maybe I’m a prude and maybe guys always talk this way, but they aren’t there to service you Emile!
I don’t believe most men that age think like that or say it. That age group usually have good friends of both sexes.
I think it’s more than just holding a grudge. Consciously or subconsciously, I think he recognizes that Kate is that sort of constantly unhappy person who has to take it out on someone and he just doesn’t like her as a person. If it wasn’t Leon, it would be someone else. She appears to be quite compulsive about targeting people.
I’m not a fan of Leon, I think his attitude needs to be checked but Kate now seems to go out of her way to make passive aggressive comments (like the double smear comment). She’d be better off just avoiding Leon instead of provoking him. The captain already sees Leon’s unprofessionalism..let the captain deal with him.
Best part of this boring episode is connie telling emile he is pretty dumb. I don’t think while got it, at all. I think it went right over his head.
The tension between Leon and Kate is crazy and must be stressful to work in that environment. Kate and len are both to blame. It appears Leon lies and says kate was drinking. That is over the top unprofessional. If he was not such an a$$ he would laugh off much of what kate says.
I hate Leon more each week. Please let the Captain fire him next week. Are we supposed to be impressed when he brags about making the “girls” cry in his own restaurant’s kitchen? Ya I know kitchens can be rough, but that attitude of thinking it’s funny to scream at women until they cry speaks volumes about his character and tells me how much of the tension is being provoked by him. Let’s hope he takes Rocky with him. I can’t take another episode of her rolling her eyes around and up to the ceiling. Geez she keeps bitching that the other stews are mean to her, but if she would do more than half of her job she wouldn’t have any issues with them. Who leaves the deck in that sort of mess before going to bed when it’s their responsibility??
Amen! The popcorn was Kates fault…. but that oven was filthy. Plus…. Leon should have been the one in the kitchen in the first place.
Exactly! Rocky appears to have some serious head problems- she can’t look at the camera and her chronic look at the ceiling with eyes rolling appears to signal a real problem . She seems to be unable to look people/camera in the eye and address issues directly- and acts like a 14 year old most of the time. She left her job half done that night in search of sex.
Rocky is willing to do almost anything, like be a mermaid, to get attention or break from her real job, and , except for a few minutes after having sex when she was happy to work, goes out of her way to avoid finishing her job and blaming someone/thing else for it. Eddie knows better than this- hopefully all the issues Leon is causing/mishandling will prevent Eddie from being burned by his own bad decisions. Often, being close with someone with the issues Rocky appears to have can lead to being pulled into their problems too. Hopefully Leon is the only one gone next week.
Thank you, Rocky’s non-stop extreme eye rolling drives me insane. Hopefully it’s one of those things she will realize watching herself and stop doing…it’s so incredibly weird.
Amen!! I cannot stand Rocky or Leon! I find Kate hillarious and Rocky was in the kitchen when the popcorn burned Kate may have started it but she was doing Rocky job because Rocky is to stupid to work a DVD player ? Leon is a douche and I wish Ben was back!!
I agree!!! I think Kate is hilarious in her ”interviews” and without her, the yacht would just be a boat ride.?
You Khaters are seriously delusional. Bonnie Kate is the unsung glue that keeps this ragtag group of wannabe sailors from going off the deep end. Captain Lee gets it that without Kate Eros would be just another boat.
I agree i’ve always liked Kate… though last season she was a bit mean.. that i didn’t respect.. but i do like her.. and i think she is trying more than Leon to get along
Who is Bonnie Kate? Must be someone who comes on the screen when im on a snack break. The only Kate I see is passive aggressive with delusions of grandeur who antagonizes the chef forcing tensions to rise to a critical level. She is snarky, condescending and nothing special in terms of her customer service skills.
She makes a hell of a penis blanket however.
Meh. It’s obvious your standards of perfection leave a lot to be desired. If I had to deal with Leon or Roxy I’d be snarky and condescending too… oh wait
Kate.
Bonnie Kate.
Yes, Sequoia! Kate seems to be the only one can meet the standards that would be demanded by affluent charter guests. I doubt if she would be getting snarky with Leon at this point if he hadn’t been a complete ass to her since the beginning. I couldn’t believe he didn’t drop the menu of rabbit after listening to the guest’s pet rabbit story. Kate is right – he is way too inflexible (and lazy) to be a good yacht chef!
Even for you people that believe the storylines this season at face value, I just don’t see what the hell you think Kate is contributing to the tip. It is AMY who keeps the passengers happy and to a degree Rocky because the single guys tend to have a crush on her. But the start from EACH AND EVERY GUEST SO FAR has been THE FOOD, and that is all LEON. The guests neither know nor care that Leon is Kate the bully’s target this season. Nor does her resting bitch face and lackluster introduction of the menu impress them.
Kate may be bitchy but she does get the job done. I like Amy and Kate was hard on her last season. I understand why Kate & Leon don’t like each for 1. They’re both controlling type personalities no matter what their end goal should be the same the guest rather than each trying to have the last word. I know one thing I would work with Leon or for him he seems abusive to women (been there) Rocky would drive me insane I wonder if she’s on something or just acting nutty? Emile is your typical guy in his 20’s he wants to hit it and quit it LOL!
Though he is charmless & unprofessional, I still want to taste Leon’s beef cheeks. Gawd he’s hot.
Before or after you toss his salad?
Salads are always before the main course.
Kate started in on leon first, hence the bad attitude. I think he is hot too and it looks like some men here are hating on him LOL!
Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t Leon start it the minute they were introduced and Kate told him they were bunk mates and he immediately questioned her cleanliness as a bunk mate? He didn’t give her a chance from the start from what I’m remembering and that put Kate off from the beginning.
Yes – he was a jerk from the get-go. I would have cleared out of his cabin post haste, too!
I liked Leon in the beginning. Now he is taking it to far and acting unprofessional, you still have a job to do and it affect you tip. This is why your there. I do however like the fact he stands up to Kate. Her snarky remarks to people and elitist attitude needs to be put in its place. Just not at the expense of your charter guests experience. Kate is good at her job. She needs to learn some social skills in dealing with adversities. She has shown she doesn’t do well with that with the charters or coworkers.
I don’t see how Leon deserves the hate. The way I see it, he’s responding to Kate’s snobbery against him. She started with the cruise vs yacht digs and has not since let up with her passive aggressive b.s. Not to mention… he’s hot as hell!
I agree totally! He is there to make great meals and that’s what he does. He is right in ignoring Kate, she just provokes and provokes him. Stay out of his kitchen, Kate!!
What morons! Where do I start?
1. Some idiot stores trays in the oven
2. Lazy ass Rocky does not remove said trays before cooking
3. No fire extinguisher in the kitchen? How about fire drills?
4. Neither Kate nor Rocky knows how to put baking soda on a kitchen fire?
5. Somebody allows an oily spill to remain in the oven, which subsequently catches fire.
Y’all know if that fire wasn’t scripted, the real crew would have rushed in to handle it. If there is a fire in the oven, you keep the door closed and turn off the oven. You don’t fan it with air and keep the door open allowing the oxygen to feed the flames. I expect this to be tied to the cake storyline next week.
As a member of the hospitality industry I will tell you, like Kate or not (remember it’s tv) it sucks when the main person you need to communicate with is a complete arrogant assclown. I’m the Event Captain at a private golf club. I supervise all operations & service staff for large parties, weddings mostly, anniversaries, memorials…you get it. My supervisor is half my age. She was our intern and when the former Event Director left the GM thought it was a great idea to put her into the position. She only has a degree in hospitality and maybe 8mos experience actually working the industry. I didn’t take the position because I was supposed to run our new Fitness Center. ..which sadly was vetoed by the county after a 2yr fight. My career background is all corporate high tech sales/marketing events management. Needless to say I trump her every which way. She’s immature, cannot handle conflict and is a horrible manager because NO PROPER EXPERIENCE. I get zero to no details from her until right in the moment which is so aggravating. This business is fueled by details & communication…and last minute changes are inevitable. As one might imagine lots of moving parts. She’s no Leon, thank God, but my situation is very similar to Kate’s. Good news for me: I’m not confined to a yacht with my child boss!
My long-winded comment is meant to show the side many who’ve never been in it don’t get: Leon & Kate have to gel…regardless if they like each other. Leon has no fancy yacht experience. His cruise ship cattle-call kitchen mentality doesn’t fly, even though he thinks it should because he’s a *chef*. He is so unprofessional and I can see why Kate is starting to throw in the towel with this douchebag. I’ve been yelled at by crazy chefs and it’s not something THEY should ever be proud of. Somewhere there’s a Carnival ship missing a line cook!
Thanks for *listening*…
Can’t WAIT to see Ben!
*Hugs*
Thanks, friend. ?
Preach!
Thanks for the insight!
“Starting” to throw in the towel? Don’t be ridiculous. Kate knew immediately that Leon was someone she couldn’t control so she set about creating a bad atmosphere and setting him up. Kate insists on abusing people and then once the situation is really bad, she gives a fake apology and plays like she is the victim. Open one eye and then the other and you will see that the common denominator in these conflict situations is Kate. Creating a hostile work environment is illegal for a reason.
Rocky is there to party. Its annoying that she can’t look in the screen or the people who are correcting her. She acts as though she was never told what to do before. And if she thinks she is doing a good job, someone should have woke her up to show her the mess she left the night before. This job is harder than she thought, folding, ironing and catering to the guests, but she can’t cook me nothing. The licking her fingers, right in front of the Captain while she is ‘cooking”…yuck. Yes, Kate is a snob, but she does keep everyone on track and that’s all the Captain wants. He knows that he can rely on her work ethic.
Well said, Kym! I’m soooo over her eyes looking up at something we’ll never see. The complaining about how much work it is makes me insane! When the teenage & 20-somethings who work for me say *I’m so tired* I want to ground them all! LoL
I always figured Rocky was a Bravo plant and I would be the one jumping overboard if I worked with her in close quarters. Guests like Leon’s food so Kate needs to drop it. She needs to find a new line of work. She’s great at the job, but seems miserable doing it. Leon is a total asshole but we all have had to work with jerks. Big deal.
Leon reminds me a little of Vin Diesel.
I say that every time I see the fat Vin Diesel photo on TMZ!
Hysterical!
Ok seriously I laughed so hard when Kate said the line about this man waiting for a bday cake his whole life & unfortunately it would be made by Leon & his sous chef Betty Crocker. That. Was. Awesome!
Her talking heads are the best part of that show for me!
It’s funny how everyone here has short term memory regarding Kate’s behaviour. She treated everyone like crap last season. She is so unprofessional and is a shot stirrer. Not one guest has not complained about Leon’s food. Kate is a psychopath and a batch to boot! She’s the one that starts everything with her condescending tone. Most people have backed down to her because she’s a bully but not Leon. He sees right through her bs.
Could not disagree more with this article. Not a great way to get followers calling people who love Kate ridiculous names. Are we in kindergarten? Unfollowing and will never read nor promote this site again.
Later, poopyhead who has never commented here before. Thanks for recognizing you are in the wrong place so quickly.
hahaha poopyhead
Would think since Kate has a lot of fans and pretty much most people hate Leon and Rocky you wouldn’t try and offend the majority. Not smart if you’re trying to grow your website.
Hey, Poopyhead is back! K Lilly thinks maybe coming back as Ashley will count as two votes for #TeamKate! Poopyhead is not very smart! Plus I thought she was leaving this site forever and unfollowing me on Twitter and never coming back? What happened to her resolve?