I just noticed that the recap for last week’s premiere episode only had eighteen comments. I don’t know how many views it got, and the comments are not really indicative of that, but it makes me wonder if y’all are really watching this show. I hope you are. I love all the shows set overseas and I am in love with Croatia, so I really hope we get to keep this show around for a bit.
We left off with Captain Sandy deciding to give a tender driving lesson to one of the girls while the guests were waiting to get to their beach luncheon. Perhaps this little lesson might have waited? That said, it certainly was not a big imposition on Hannah to take the plastic wrap off the plates and place them on the table while the guests had a lovely toast. Also, I just realized that the girl driving the tender was the new female deckhand and Captain Sandy is clearly interested in mentoring and encouraging her.
On the other hand, Captain Sandy does hover over the deck crew while they are trying to work.
I can’t even begin to explain the complexities of the anchoring technique they are trying to use. Let’s just say everything has gone FUBAR. It’s Bobby’s fault.
Speaking of FUBAR, Adam just overcooked the bass en croute SO HE THREW IT AWAY. I would have eaten that! Maybe I’m just hungry. But I love fish.
I can’t blame Bobby for thinking Wes’s name is Wiz. That is how Bugsy and Hannah pronounce it. It’s driving me bonkers. Max is all kinds of adorable. Bugs goes to Hannah to complain about how rude Adam is. As Hannah tells her, chefs are notorious for being assholes and if you think Adam is bad, you’d never survive Ben.
The deckhands are all untrained. How is this possible? I know they have real deckhands hanging around, but usually the cast is much better at pretending they know what they are doing. There is a hilarious juxtaposition between the chaos below deck and the serenity of the guests.
On of the emergency hatches in the girls’ cabin keeps falling out and having to be repositioned. The last time it fell it landed on a shower door, busting the shower door and class went everywhere. Malia, who Bobby has the serious hots for, as does Adam, gets cut up pretty badly from the glass. Bobby who was an EMT prior to the show wants to do a full examination. He and Hannah argue about this because Malia got into the shower to wash all the glass off of her.
They show the crew carrying out a small Louis Vuitton bag. I’ve never been a huge fan of them, but I must say, when a friend gave me one of hers, I do quite enjoy carrying it in Whole Foods as if I can really afford to shop at Whole Foods. And when I saw that brief scene I immediately felt some sort of cock sucking elitist vibe as if I was somehow a superior being for having such a handbag in my rotation. Then I felt awful for that and realized that is probably how the “housewives” feel. shudder
Anyway, each crew member received, $1,375 to put toward their Louis fund.
Captain Sandy calls Hannah in for a meeting after the tip meeting. Hannah is nervous but Captain Sandy just wanted to tell her she did a fabulous job.
Never in the history of the show has one of the cast been on anchor watch during shore leave. Perhaps Captain Lee did that? Captain Sandy is going out with the crew. Oh, Sandy. This would be like the principal showing up to Faculty Choir at the Mexican joint after school on Fridays. He might have stopped in for five minutes and that was plenty. And we loved that principal. Poor Wes is stuck on anchor watch and the gang is having such a great experience in Split. Actually, Sandy just bought them all dinner and left as soon as she was done eating. But not before Max realizes she is gay. Or potentially bi. Or something. It’s all very complicated these days.
Captain Sandy apparently relieved Wes because he got to join the others at dinner. Malia announces that Wes is super hot. Adam overheard that and was not amused.
Off to the club where everyone is drinks to alcohol poisoning levels. Malia and Hannah make out. Bobby is not amused. He is afraid Hannah is going to tell Malia that Bobby is a douchebag, just like she did with Lauren in New York. In reality, I think Hannah just wants to get with Malia like everyone else.
OMG! They are showing the new ad for MDLNY and the guy who replaces Luis is probably the hottest guy in the world. I was pulling photos of him in this ad just today. I thought no one could replace Luis, but this guy is so damn hot. Like seriously, hot. His name is Steve.
When Hannah goes to the bathroom a drunken Bobby interrogates a drunken Malia who jokes that Hannah and told her all his secrets. I don’t think she did that, if so it was not shown, but Bobby busts into the bathroom while Hannah is peeing to start going off on her.
Next week, we have nudist/porno guests who want to broadcast naked news from the boat. Bobby is an asshole again. Bugsy gets bad news from home and may have to leave. And more stupidity in yachting.
I like bobby even less this season. Didn not think that was possible.
yep…
I agree – Bobby hasn’t matured or either has upped his steroid usage. He made critical mistakes, too, with the anchor chain. And, why didn’t the guy who supposedly fixed the emergency hatch not get in trouble when it fell and broke the shower door, in what could’ve been a bad accident. I haven’t figured Captain Sandy out yet – when she complimented Hannah for how she presented and conducted herself…then made the remark their eyes were the same color. Is she hitting on her chief Stew? Give me Captain Lee any day.
Anchor watch,,when they are docked? Never saw that with the Stud of the Sea.
Love this show. I forgot what Bobby was like last season until I saw his gross overreaction to Hannah tonight. Sandy is growing on me.
It’s going to be fun watching Bobby trip over his Dick this season. He’s acting like a teenage boy! What a douchebag. I couldn’t believe he had the balls to open up that bathroom door while Hannah was in there using the facilities.
I agree with you. At first I didn’t think I was going to like Captain Sandy. As the show progressed she really blossomed and her personality came out. I really like her now.
Her willingness to help the deck crew advance
by giving them instruction and allowing them to do things which normally they wouldn’t be able to experience was awesome. I love Captain Lee and hope to see him again soon but Captain Sandy is also a winner in my book.
I’m watching! I don’t have much to say about it, but it looks like it will be an entertaining season. I’m looking forward to seeing a different chef. I used to love Ben, but I got tired of him when he was mooning over Emily. I didn’t enjoy the end of tonight’s show. Unless I’m watching Vanderpump Rules, it’s annoying to watch people over-consume and then fight.
Does anyone else keep confusing Adam the Chef with Eddie from previous seasons when they show him quickly? I think in profile maybe he looks like Eddie.
yessssssssssss…
I’m watching, Croatia looks gorgeous. As for the crew…Bobby has serious issues.
I love this show especially in Croatia. Bobby is acting really stupid. I read somewhere he is 32 but don’t believe it. I doubt Bugsy leaves because she will be the troublemaker for the interior this season. With so many Australians, they are hard to understand.
Bugsy is South African. She said she knows Wes from university so I’m guessing he may be too. The other guy Max sounds as if he’s from Northern England or Ireland. Hannah is Australian.
I find some of their accents a little grating as well.
Hannah is definitely the only Australian this time around, but our accents are often confused with South Africans (Bugsy and Wes). Hannah is such an embarrassment. She does this thing when she’s drunk, where she overenunciates. She did it when she threw herself at Ben (and Bobby) last season, telling him she ‘loves him and he’ll always have a special place in her heart’. It was cringeworthy and I think Bobby is still somewhat terrified of her due to last season also. i think their hatred of one another springs from Bobby rejecting her (after Ben already did). Basically, Hannah got none last season and i suspect she’s gonna get none this season, hence the throwing herself at Malia.
Bobby is going to pay for rejecting Hannah. She’s trash. I am loving Croatia! I also really love Captain Sandy’s leadership style. I’ve always respected a hands-on boss.
Hannah should have listened to Bobby and let him examine her before getting undressed to shower. Showering with tiny shards of glass is one of the worst things to do next to trying to brush them off. You wrap tape around your hand, sticky side out, and gently pat the affected areas. This takes off the glass without risk of further injury. Even basic EMTs, like Bobby, know this. But that’s Hannah. She’s always right and everyone else is always wrong. Like asking what the main dish was after the planned 2 course dinner had already been served. She refuses to admit when she is wrong.
Was one of the guests from that Oklahoma show? I swear it was the pretty blonde one and the main guest looked familiar too…
I wondered the same thing. I loved that show. Wonder why it ended so soon with no final episode. It was Better than half this HW negative crap shows.
I am watching, and I like that so far there are no freak outs in the galley. Sandy seems to have a very hands on approach and I kind of like that.
I need to see Croatia through the eyes of my imaginary husband, Captain Lee. Just not feeling Sandy.
I love your recaps! I mainly read them when I can’t view the episode when it airs, so please don’t stop.
– How could Bobby bust into the bathroom? That was really out of control and a bit of a point proven( and then some) if ladies he pursues actually need to be warned (poor Julia). It’s off putting and I don’t like it.
– I enjoy the yachties who actually take it seriously (and their interactions with guests/boat), so when Bobby said the last charter he did was basically the last below deck med season… I don’t enjoy his whining douchebaggary and he clearly isn’t there to be a yachtie
– I wonder if Sandy was making some managerial manuvers with Hannah by giving her positive feedback. Clearly hannah gets prickly/needs to be won over when working with other alpha women and Sandy seems to be really focused on creating good working relationships.
– I want more of the unintelligible British dude and bugs.
– the elliptical at the top of the boat is stupid and takes up perfectly good lounge space!
I totally agree with you about Cpt Sandy and Hannah. Also, after Sandy said something about being protective of her crew at dinner (and revealing that she was single but used to have a girlfriend and it was a ‘soul thing’ with her), Hannah, for the first time on reality tv is going after Malia, another woman (and also her underling) who just happens to be someone Bobby has his eye on? Hannah was also carrying on about feeling ‘protective’ toward Malia. When Malia said she did indeed, feel protected during the injury drama, Hannah acted like that was the best thing ever. First we’ve seen of that, and something she’d just heard from Cpt Sandy. I think Sandy has clocked her and is watching her. Hannah has some issues and Bobby is the least of them.
Watching! ❤️ Captain Sandy. She may just be my lesbian crush.. haha. There is something very enduring and motherly about her that so far I really like. Bobby is a douche bag, he kinda grosses me out. Hannah’s got some security issues going on. Looks like it will be an explosive season by watching the previews. I’ll keep watching for sure.
I am watching.
I can’t imagine having someone wake me up in the middle of the night to make them nachos. And then having to wake up two hours later to make them breakfast.
It’s no wonder the chef doesn’t take their food requests seriously. They are vegans by day, omnivores by night.
I think the whole Captain Sandy going out with them is being shown so that we the viewers come to the conclusion that she is more nurturing because she is a woman.
I’m watching! And reading your blog. I like sandy and the chef. Sandy is bad ass. If I ever get in a bar fight I want her on my team!
Present & accounted for! Also here for unbelievably gorge Croatia.
I’m watching this series! I just have to catch up OnDemand. I missed the premiere.
Bobby is a creep. I hope that Malia girl sleeps with everyone on the boat but him.
That would really send him over the edge…
Just letting you know that I’m watching and really like the beautiful scenes of Croatia.Bobby is a miserable piece of crap with some serious mental issues. If he burst into the bathroom while I was using the facilities he should bring a bucket to pick up his teeth.
Croatia is so beautiful I can’t handle it…I was screaming when chef threw that fish in the trash, what a waste, ok, not sure it to the quests but just drizzle some olive oil over it to bring back some moisture and enjoy…Bobby is not well, not trying to be negative but his absurd, strange, ego is such a turn off.
I’m watching! There is definitely something with Hannah and Bobby. After they were on WWHL I’m convinced there are a few skeletons hiding somewhere!
I loath Bobby with the burning intensity of a thousand UTIs.
This comment made my lady garden weep! Didn’t see that coming…
Best not to piss Meema off or you will feel the burn.
DEAD ?
I almost didn’t watch when I found out Bobby was returning. He’s beyond douche bag. It would make the show interesting if Captain Sandy and Hannah hook up. What’s the deal with the Louis fund? Did I miss something?
I’m watching. I like this crew, even if Hannah is sometimes annoying and Bobby is a dbag. Capt. Sandy is great, she is setting clear expectations.
I believe Captain Lee pegged Bobby on WWHL with Bobby and Hannah….”thinking with the wrong head again”. Could Bobby be any more of a douche bag? Hello Bobby……If anyone saw the show last year or your WWHL stints, it obvious you come off as a pig. Bugs acts like a princess and I can already see her mouth will probably get her into trouble at some point. I do like Captain Sandy and considering she is the most professional person on the boat I see why she goes above and beyond. She’s a woman who excelled in a male dominated industry. You go girl!! Lauren, Max and Wes are adorable. Adam may be a powder keg ready to explode by the way he runs his kitchen. Hope Hannah stays out of the fray this year and continues to do a good job while keeping the kids in line including Bobby. And Mailia looks like she may end up sleeping with all the guys on the boat and Hannah. LOL
I’m watching. Thank you for your great recaps, TT!
I like the newbies and Captain Sandy rocks!! People are sexually fluid these days so I hope Hannah, Malia and Captain Sandy end up in the same bed after a drunken night. Croatia is absolutely beautiful! Bobby needs to focus on the colors on the anchor chain instead of worrying about Malia. He was endearing though while caring for Malia after her accident, but the rest of the episode he was a douchebag. Looking forward to next week…
Thanks Tamara – definitely watching. OMG Croatia. Bucket List for sure. Bobby is still an asshat. Someone needs to inform Hannah that a boss who cares and helps is not something you throw a hissy fit over. I’m hoping Chef hottie doesn’t turn into a jackass…the rest are kind of okay..but the season is young yet..
Croatia is stunning, so jealous of these charters. Bobby is so stupid, I’d almost rather have Danny. Did y’all see captain Lee and Kate on twitter suggest being on the people’s couch together to watch?? Now that would be a must see.
Bobbly makes me cringe…He’s not hot and he’s goofy, which could work if he wasn’t also an a**hole.
The vessel rests upon a sandy bar, meanwhile, there’s a man of two overbored.
Bobby is certainly a douche, but Hannah isn’t far behind in that department. I think both of them ended up with over inflated egos since they were the only two asked back for a second season. Now it’s a douche race to find out who’s most hated by the end of the season.
I knew I was forgetting to watch something Tuesday night and couldn’t put a finger on it. Hell my tv is set to bravo whenever I turn it on and I thought nothing of the Below Deck rerun that was on.
It would have been great to get to Croatia years before the secret was out but darn it, missed that window. Looks so charming. But totally stumped by the crews fixation on Malia. She’s cute but otherwise it’s lost on me. Guess it must be the Mediterranean light.
Not watching because I cancelled cable tv last month. Amazing how much more time I have to get things done. Re Whole Foods. I lived in Austin for many years where Whole Foods started. Most people referred to the store as “Whole Paycheck” because it was so expensive. My youngest brother went to elementary school (Bunker Hill Elementary in Houston) with one of the founders, John Mackey. They are both assholes (my brother and Mackey). It must have been something in the water fountains at that school.
I just can’t watch this show for some reason. I really don’t like Bobby. I don’t know why
Agreed completely with all the other’s commentors.love captain Sandy.think Hannah’s a fool for not appreciating her.think Bobby’s an ugly tool.really don’t get Malia’s beauty.she’s just cute.that’s it.saw many more beautiful woman on other season.I wouldn’t look at her twice if I walked passed her on the street.&the way she kept talking about being only 26&needing to experience life is annoying. That’s something we do from 17-23yrs? At 26 women generally winding down to reality.unless they are Paris Hilton.
Definitely watching over here! Love the recaps too. Since I’m outside the US I download the episodes from iTunes and watch them on the train to work. It can be noisy, so I have subtitles on and the subtitles have definitely decided that Wes is Wiz. Also, I had the impression that Malia was hitting on Hannah more than vice versa? I thought I heard her telling Hannah how beautiful she was, and then it seemed to me that she’s the one that planned a smooch on Hannah – but I might have heard/seen that wrong because, again, watching on a train and there are distractions. I just cannot with Bobby and Chef Adam has crazy eyes. Also weeping for the loss of the local bass….
I think Malia was hitting on Hannah, too. Totally. Like she couldn’t wait to whisk her away from the others, like she had been waiting patiently to let her know she was attracted to her. And I did wonder if Capt. Sandy was hitting on Hannah just a little bit when she made the comment about the eyes but have decided she probably wasn’t. We shall see, lol. Oh yeah, also wanna say Bobby sucks.
Think Malia is a favorite of Captain Sandy. Hannah should tread carefully.. or the plank for her.
The Below Deck shows we’re always my favorite on Bravo. Just enough drama against beautiful backgrounds. However this season I am just not feeling it. I find Sandy almost creepy. She appears starved for attention of the cameras and the females, both crew and guests I noticed she has made comments to both that come across as flirting. Her constant micro managing is belittling of the crew and IMO comes across as her desperation to be on camera.
As to the Hannah, Bobby issue. I think Hannah wants Bobby to herself and will do anything to prevent him from hooking up with anyone else. Why she would want him, is another issue that would take years of help to figure out.
Knowing how much people pay for a few days on these yachts, I would think those involved would want the show to reflect a more professional captain and crew then what is being shown this season. Especially from the captain. Her total distrust in her crew can not put the guests at ease. I miss Captain Lee. Watching Sandy stresses me out. Hopefully things will improve as the season moves on.
BTW Thank you Tamara for the work you put into
all these recaps. Personally, I do not know how you stay on top of so many shows, but I am thankful for you.
WERE not we’re. Darn auto correct.
We want Eddie back!!
Finally got to watch. Robby, off the chain! Captain Sandy rubs me the wrong way. And then there’s food as never served before. I’d eat the plate it was served upon.
Here and watching/reading faithfully!
Love the recaps. 🙂 I’m interested in our new chef for this season.. I think he will definitely shake things up. Never been a fan of either Bobby or Hannah… and it seems they are much the same this go-around.
IDK how I missed this, but I’m here now! I’m so over the “housewives” maybe this will be my new guilty pleasure!