Andy starts by asking if Hannah and Conrad are still together. Why is that even a question? Then he asks Joao and Brooke if they are still together and there is a bit of hesitation but Brooke says no. Andy says he’s heard there has been some back and forth and wants to know how long they’ve been broken up. Brooke says after the show they spent a month in Zimbabwe and then they were together another five or six months. Joao indicates the broke up when the show aired and Brooke saw all his jackassery on the show. I paraphrase.
Next is a segment on Adam’s redemption season. Captain Sandy said he really redeemed himself this season other than not feeding the crew. Adam says he feed the crew most of the time and that he didn’t eat for four weeks straight. That’s not true we saw him eating between every charter at the very least.
It’s time for the interior crew to brawl. Brooke says she is in an awkward situation with Kasey now but does admit her skills improved over the season and she is now ready to be a THIRD stew. Hannah has said the same. Hannah admits that she frequently battles with her stews. Captain Sandy says she would like for Hannah to admit her mistakes. I hope Captain Sandy does the same. Hannah admits that Brooke did a good job of picking up the slack.
When asked, Kasey says that for her learning style, Brooke would be a better chief stew for her. See? This is what is wrong with today’s education system. Teachers are now required to do lesson plans that include IEPs for each student to address their learning style. While there are times teachers do need to accommodate each child’s learning style but if the student doesn’t learn how to learn across the spectrum they end up going to work thinking their boss needs to accommodate their learning style and that is not how the real world works. Then she says that Brooke would take criticism better. Again, it is not the boss’s responsibility to take criticism from an entry level employee. This is simply a ridiculous concept. When Captain Sandy jumps in Andy points out that Kasey kissed her ass a lot. Captain Sandy acts like that is how it should be. She says most crew do kiss her ass. She says either there is a respect for her position (from Hannah) or there is no position for Hannah. Shouldn’t the same be true of the stews regarding respect for Hannah?
I am defending Hannah much better than Hannah is defending herself. She’s giving veteran reunion participant answers and just agreeing with everything. Even Joao is shocked by Hannah’s easy going demeanor.
On to Conrad and Hannah. After a montage of the Captain having a hissyfit for not getting her toast quickly enough at breakfast with the guests, Andy asks if there is anyone Hannah needs to apologize to, including Captain Sandy. She says she has apologized to her. Andy basically wants to know why Captain Sandy had such a different demeanor this season. She actually responds by saying, “when most of these people were in the birth canal, she was in the Suez canal.” Everyone laughs at her. Good Lord, two seasons in and she’s already hired a reunion writer. Even Adam calls her out. “How long have you been working on that one?” She seems cornered and offended.
So of course she shifts the focus on to Conrad. She’s just such a vile little bitch. She rains down all sorts of stupid comments as if he didn’t do a good job as bosun and ends with “and that is why you will probably never make it.” Conrad responds by saying he doesn’t understand where all of the hatred is coming from. Nor do I. Captain Sandy says she doesn’t know him well enough to hate him. It’s was all very LVP saying to Stassi, “You’re not important enough for me to hate you.” Conrad says all he tried to do was help her in any way he could and her issues with Hannah suddenly flowed over onto him. She says, “See what you are doing right now? There is absolutely no respect for the position.” She’s out of her mind. Conrad busted his ass all season in an effort to please her and in response she punished him because of her anger toward Hannah. Then Andy asks if Joao would have been a better bosun and she says, “Yes, 100%.” She is humiliating Conrad on television in front of his friends and family with absolutely no foundation for this behavior and it is raising my blood pressure which I have spent three days trying to lower.
Even Joao tries to defend Conrad. Captain Sandy doubles down on Conrad. She has the nerve to end this round of abuse by saying, “I don’t pick favorites. I was 100% fair across the board.” It’s an odd way to end since she had not been accused of that yet, but it was Andy’s next question. A fake viewer question points out that Captain Sandy clearly played favorites by constantly getting on Conrad and Hannah for every minute detail but let Joao disrespect everyone on the boat and making them all uncomfortable. She looks shocked. Come on, really? Andy asks if she was aware of Joao’s behavior and she starts cussing like…well a sailor. She said she doesn’t give a shit what Joao was doing. All she cares about is the job. She’s not his moral compass. I guess she doesn’t have time to be his moral compass when she is so busy being the moral compass for Hannah and Conrad.
Joao has had some sort of come to Jesus moment after all the fan backlash and watching the episode back. He says he is the biggest antifan of himself. He did disrespect Conrad and he has apologized.
This leads to Joao’s relationship with Brooke. Brooke downplays her breakup with her boyfriend and immediately trying to hook up with Adam on the alcohol and then says that she and Joao had an instant connection. I’m not sure she knows what that means. At first Joao agrees that Brooke dumped him over what she saw on the show but then he backtracks and says it was because they could both find a job on the same ship. Kasey says she thinks there is more to the story because they have been on and off since they got off the boat. Brooke says the scene with Kasey and Joao where they both essentially it said it should have been them that ended up together really upset her. She still seems to want him to make it up to her. She wants him back. She’s such a glutton for punishment.
Joao tries to excuse his behavior by saying that Brooke had a boyfriend at first and that is why he pursued Kasey but Kasey is not going to let that fly. By the way, Kasey’s dress is gorgeous. Kasey says that right after they got off the boat, Joao told her that if there had been another week on the boat he would have ended things with Brooke and gotten together with her. This was before they went to Zimbabwe. Joao says to Brooke that he shared the conversation they had about breaking up if there had been one more week on the boat with the entire crew. He seems to think that makes things better. Conrad and Adam are cracking up over the corner that Joao is talking his way into. Kasey says that Joao is downplaying his relationship with her both on and off the boat now. Then Brooke finds out that Kasey and Joao were still talking both while they were in Florence and afterward. Wow. Douchebag move.
Now Brooke is disappointed in Kasey who she helped all season and whom she thought was her friend contacting and communicating with her boyfriend behind her back. Brooke seems done with Joao for a second. Andy points out that Joao quit his last job to work on his relationship with Brooke.
Then a viewer asks if Joao regrets Kasey getting up that night on the dock (and allowing Brooke to swoop in) since he said ONE MILLION PERCENT if she had not done that then he would be with Kasey. He said no but Kasey said he told her that he did regret it. Joao keeps saying “I was playing a game I didn’t I didn’t know I was playing.” He keeps saying that he has told Brooke all of these revelations and she keeps calling bullshit.
Jaime finally realizes she will never be acknowledged so she jumps to ask how their relationship was on the day they left the boat. Brooke says they were not in a good place. Jaime tries to get Joao to admit the things he said and did with Kasey right before they got of the boat. Joao has amnesia. Jaime says that Kasey and Joao sitting together and he kissed her on the cheek. Kasey says that Joao would go out with Kasey and Jaime without Brooke after they got off the boat. She also says that she and Joao have been in contact since the season ended and he calls all the time when they are fighting. They had a big fight and Joao called and told her that it was over with Brooke and he was coming to NYC to see Kasey and Colin. This is all news to Brooke who is not reacting at all. When Andy asks if this information changes anything for Brooke she says yes and that she’s done. Kasey then tries to reassure her that Joao loves her (Brooke) and that he has always told her that. At this point I would slap Brooke’s face. It’s irking me that Kasey is the authority on Brooke’s relationship and that she is rubbing it in Brooke’s naive little face.
Andy asks if Joao is still in love with Brooke. He says he can’t even explain how in love with Brooke he is and then dashes off stage to cry like a housewife. He’s so full of shit. Andy acts as if this is sincere. Then he comes back with a long bullshit story. He admits that the didn’t treat her well in Zimbawe. Brooke says she does love Joao but tells him he needs to learn not to lie and how to be a man, and how to treat women before they can continue.
AND THEN THE BLOND BIMBO CHIMES IN TO SAY, “BUT I DON’T THINK THAT’S FAIR!” AND MY HEAD EXPLODED FROM THE MASSIVE RISE IN BLOOD PRESSURE!
Seriously, someone punch this bitch in the mouth! She says no one saw their friendship on the boat. When she was sick he was the only one taking care of her. Brooke says, “Because he was trying to get into your pants!” Hannah laughs and Kasey denies that was happening. Captain Sandy chimes in to say Joao is a genuine guy. Kasey says she would give her friendship with Joao if that is what they wanted but it would just be an indication that something is wrong in their relationship. I am having violent thoughts toward this person and Brooke is sitting next to her as if none of this is happening.
Finally, we move on to Hannah’s panic attack. Andy wants to know why Hannah and Conrad didn’t have sex. They blame the cameras but that didn’t stop Hannah before. A viewer asks Captain Sandy if after seeing the season she still believes that their relationship was impairing their work. She says yes because she refuses to admit she is wrong, yet demands Hannah admit she is wrong at every turn. Ditto Conrad. Andy Cohen questioning Hannah about dating someone younger is ridiculous.
We are going to talk more about Joao and Jezebob and how everyone hates him. I can’t. This is already twice the length it should be.
At the end they talked about regrets and Hannah regrets sexually assaulting sleeping with Conrad. Something that Andy failed to discuss. He seems to not know it happened. I don’t think Andy watched the last episode. Captain Sandy regrets not praising Hannah in the beginning. Then she starts talking about how at 23 she was in jail. WTF? Then my DVR shut off. As if this wasn’t already the most annoying recap I’ve ever done.
Colin and Jaime should have been the MVPs. They were the ONLY two that at some point of the season were NOT overcome with a case of Millennialitis. They have an actual work ethic. They were professional and on point.
And Captain Sandy never even acknowledged them. She should have let Jaime and Conrad drive the boat.
Yes. What’s next for them? Colin said it best on WWHL Jaime was MVP. Not much from Adam either. Let me just say Colin look so handsome and Jaime? Girlfriend, you looked fab-U-lous!
Agree completely, they both fid. I was very disappointed in Captain Sandy yuck#
I totally agree with you. It pisses me off that it was a waste for them to be there and not be acknowledge or asked any questions at all. They both got 30 seconds of air time (combined). I do hope that they get another season. I love Jaime and Collin.
Not impressed with Sandy’s management style .
Can’t stand her personally and telling Conrad he won’t make it…isn’t he 23 yrs old.
That was awful of her…she has such a swollen head .
Hop to never see her again.
I totally agree with you. She has been undermining Hannah and Conrad’s authority to their teams from day one. In the meantime, Jho was playing her like a fiddle and laughing about it behind her back. What she said to Conrad on the show proves how unprofessional she is. And when Andy questioned her about Jho’s mouth. She stated she did not give a shit, she is not his moral compass. Well I have news for Miss Super Captain, if one of those girls decided to accuse her boy of sexual harrassment, she too will be held responsible for his actions on her boat. There could a #metoo movement created about Jho alone !!
Sandy is a POS and yes she thinks she is a superstar now. She loves giving advice. She is pathetic.
Has anyone noticed how she seems to love getting screen time. We see more of her in one show then we saw of Captain Lee all season !
I too hope Bravo replaces her, but I will not hold my breath. Just not watch the show she is on.
Andy asked for a show of hands who liked Joao and no one excepted Colin raised their hand. But Sandy couldn’t stop saying he was a genuine guy. The man verbally threatened one of her crew. What he did in the taxi and later with the wine glass would be grounds or should be grounds of termination. Yup, Sandy you are a great judge of character letting that jackhole do what he did. Verbal assault, like sexual, gender assult, should never be allowed anywhere.
For some reason, Bravo allows the harassment and alcohol induced tantrums, as we have seen it on other Bravo shows. Does Haymaker produce Below Deck as well? I think Captain Lee ran a tighter ship, and didn’t let the crew go off the boat if there was some misdeeds. I remember he kept Chef Ben and some other crew on board for some party mishaps. Also, Kate seems to have more maturity than getting involved with one of the young boys on the crew. I look forward to watching the Below Deck Tahiti next month.
Sandy is a walking contradictions. What she said to Conrad was HORRIBLE. It was very negative and hopefully he takes her comment with a grain of salt and not listen to her. I hope that he doesn’t go down that path of thinking he isn’t good enough and have self doubt.
I think toward the end of the reunion Sandy may have realized that she came off as too harsh toward Conrad. She tried boosting his morale by telling him that he had told her he wanted to buy and flip houses like his father and that’s why he was earing money working cruises. She said she thought he’d be successful at that because it’s what he really wants to do. That was too little, too late. It takes longer than an hour to recover from abusive comments.
I agree with you! I was so disappointed in Captain Sandy and how hateful she is. I’d prefer Captain Lee. He would never let the stews treat the Head Stew like that!
I don’t understand why no one else is mentioning this. Sandy was jealous of Conrad for having Hannah!!
That’s why she treated him horribly.
I hadn’t thought about that until they showed a clip of the last day when Hannah went up to say goodbye to Sandy. It looked like some serious flirting going on.
It’s been obvious from her first meeting Hannah and saying how she loved her eyes. Lol.
I agree that Sandy was jealous of Conrad for getting with Hannah. Hannah flirts with Sandy on a regular basis as a way of making up with her after she gets in trouble. I believe that there is either a history together for them or is well on its way of happening. If you recall last year, Hannah was flirting with Malia and having her motor-boat her chest when they were out drinking but then started hating on her as soon as she got with Adam and then Wes.
I was highly disappointed in Andy’s questions for Capt. Sandy. Its like she got off the hook for her horrible behavior this season.
I think her hostility toward Conrad comes from talking to Hannah too much about her anxiety attacks and her broken heart and getting manipulated into not holding Hannah as responsible for her behavior as she should have, so Conrad is the only one she had left to blame. Let’s face it, when Conrad was slacking, he was doing it WITH Hannah. All it appears to take with Captain Sandy is a few boohoos and a few tears and she is putty in their hands as is evidenced by how easily she’s manipulated by Joao who is in my opinion an agressive, manipulative jerk who treats people, especially females horribly and manipulates everyone around him. If he can’t get away with manipulating someone, he bullies and aggresses against them instead. That guy has some serious issues at best and is in my opinion self centered and abusive. People like him always try to distract from how abusive and manipulative they are by telling their hard luck stories and playing the victims. Cue the violins and get the popcorn, Joao is about to tear up and tell us why he shouldn’t be held accountable for being such a horrible human being.
Conrad called Sandy out on twitter and he made a really valid point— she goes on speaking tours to “uplift” people yet she constantly shat on him.
Her attack on Conrad felt so personal and aggressive. While her behavior towards Hannah was gentle. What the heck was that about??
I was so irked at Sandy’s blatant lack of taking any accountability or ownership in her part of any problems. She was so unjustifiably ruthless to Conrad it made me cringe. I wanted to come through the TV and smack the shit out of her!
Jamie should have been the MVP! She doubled on exterior AND interior when Kasey was down. Her and Colin were robbed this reunion. No mention of his rap chops at all!
P.S. check Tiffany Copeland’s twitter (she was on Below Deck Med S1) and she screenshotted when Sandy used that weak ass punchline on her too
Sandy is so f-ing full of herself. She is the classic example of “Do as I say, not as I do.” I hope she isn’t asked back. I just can’t with her.
IEP’s are only for students with disabilities. If a student has an Individualized Education Plan teachers must follow the plan or the school district can be sued. It is a legal document.
I’m quite aware what an IEP is. I taught for eleventy billion years. When I left in excessive aggravation a few years back we had to include IEPS for each child in our Gen Ed classroom for EVERY SUBJECT in Every LESSON PLAN. It was insane. I had 23 kids and taught primary and my lesson plans were often ten pages PER DAY.
Thanks for explaining what IEPs are though. You is smart.
In my state, kids who don’t qualify for an IEP, they might qualify for a 504. In theory, this is a good thing – had a student who in the past had one of those asshat teachers that never let kids out for bathroom breaks. Personally, I think it should be illegal, but instead said student had to give him a 504 and even then he gave her grief (she had a form of IBS).
but then, at my last job the counselor who took care of that let parents abuse the hell out of them. I had so many kids with them and I even had a case where the accomodations for a couple of kids in the same class contradicted each other. Parents used them to threaten teachers with lawsuits… I kicked a kid out of class after some seriously egregious shit, and his mom got so mad at me “But he has a 504! I’ll sue!” – um, bitch, that doesn’t mean I’m your kid’s verbal punching bag especially when “disability” has nothing to do with that!
going off on a tangent, but your comment TT about bosses and not how the real world works brought up a lot of shit from years ago and my last job.
My mom was a teacher so I have great respect for those in the field. I thought about pursuing a teaching position but backed down because of issues you both have pointed out. But thank you two for working to educate kids while putting up with the BS that comes with the job.
Wow, TT! That’s an insane amount of paperwork. Never heard of IEP’s for all Gen Ed students. No wonder why you ‘retired.’ I was a sub for 4 years and now I’m a CTT and tutor ELA students at a local elementary. Lots of respect for teachers. Hardest job in the world.
That is not correct! IEP’s are for students with SPECIAL Needs NOT disabilities. Two of my sons were in gifted programs and both had IEP’s.
Actually it can be for both-a child has to qualify for an IEP or 504. The fact that TT, is using that example-which is not true, shows how she is uniformed and has a bias towards children w/disabilities or special needs. Not surprised. An iep isn’t just given because a parent demands it.
whoa….whoa Marie…I was replying to SPED Teacher NOT TT. SPED Teacher said IEP’s were ONLY for disabled children and that is not only the case. Just wanted to clarify that the term should be special needs and not disabled and that IEP’s encompass many children. peace….
@Marie – you are permitted one (1) carry-on item on TT Air. The rest of your baggage (and I see you have brought a great deal of it) must be checked at a cost of $25 per bag, and may be lost, spindled or mutilated during the flight. Also, please note that for the purposes of the TT Air In-Flight Dictionary, the word “uniformed” shall mean “clad in the distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body”, while the word “uninformed” shall mean “of or concerning the addle-pated bloviation of a gomer; speech comprised of Boeotian utterances; lackwit lamentations; gorbuson gabbing”, et al. Wheels up!
Marie will be relegated to the short bus and not allowed on the plane.
Perhaps you can supply some reading material on the bus. An article on use of the comma could prove useful. (This is not to imply that posts must be perfect — autocorrect and typos and such happen in a rush, but a diss full of intentional commas … )
Learning disabilities are considered special needs. Their are physical disabilities and emotional disabilities which are all lumped into special needs for IEPs. TT just said learning style instead of learning disability. The criteria for IEPs have been so expanded that more than half the kids in a class have IEPs these days. It’s very distracting and takes away from students who don’t have special needs. This isn’t hatred or bias but merely stating facts. Time to go back to the days of separate classes and special ed teachers. Those with few or minor needs should be able to see if they can keep up with the other students with an IEP. If not, they need to be moved to the special ed classes. I have several friends who are teachers and my mother did in home daycare for teachers since I was 12. I’m 52 now. We’ve be getting the scoop for the last 40 years and how things have not changed for the better. I also have several family members with various forms of special needs. So I am sensitive and have compassion for this subject. I didn’t take TT’s comments as being negatively biased or uninformed. A parent only deals with her child’s special needs. A teacher needs to deal with 15+ or more students in the same class with all different special needs, and all the paperwork, and it can be frustrating and overwhelming.
I said LEARNING STYLE because I meant LEARNING STYLE. Every child has a LEARNING STYLE. Some are visual learners, some are auditory, some are tactile some ae combinations.
I’m not sure why everyone is correcting the only person that I know of who has achieved National Certification K-12. I assure I know more about the subject than you do.
While IEPs are required for special needs students, my country thought it would be fun for us to include IEP for EACH CHILD for EACH AND EVERY LESSON in our DAILY LESSON PLANS. Thus we had up to ten pages of lesson plans for each day five times a week.
It was not fun, and was the final straw for may teachers in this county.
Kasey’s reference to her “learning style” means somewhere along the way a teacher has explained to her learning style is either visual or tactile because is sure as hell isn’t auditory. She can’t listen for shit. So now she is going through life waiting for someone to draw her a fucking picture or waiting for someone to help her act out the process of ironing or making a bloody mary properly without verbal or visual aids.
It sounds like we got off lucky here in New York! There is no inclusion,whether required or desired, of an IEP for ALL students let alone one for each lesson plan. Here in New York IEPs cannot be changed without meetings and other hoops to jump through so we wouldn’t be able to change them if a lesson changed. Our meetings are yearly with optional 6 month ‘boosters’ and we have to get permission from the district, guardian,and therapists to change anything. They are used (almost) exclusively for students with special needs. Although they are very liberal with that term. I’ve only been doing this for 11 years though so I am unsure of what the protocol was prior to me teaching.
It did seem like Kasey was using leading verbiage with her learning style comment. I highly doubt she came up with that all on her own. And DAMN TT you hit the nail on the head with your comment regarding her being a know-it-all with Brooke’s relationship!
REAL IEPs for Special needs students are exactly as you said here as well. We just had a district idiot that though we didn’t have enough work to do and a principal who required the extensive IEP for gen ed kids in the lesson plans as well. I did manage to make it simpler by using boiler plate because once you do it in great detail a few times you are the belle of the ball (and the bane of your collegues exisitence) then I just maintain the required IEP and essentially used learning styles for my students and would add something like “Adaptation for auditory learners Sam, Malcolm, Bridget and Lakisha: listening lab assignment (insert book on tape her)” Adaptation for tactic learners, Billy Bob, Jose, Maria and Beyonce ( Shaving cream word list.) etc etc. After the first month I never changed then and just kept up my learning groups. It was still a lot of work, but not the 6 lessons x25 individual plans per day X five days. The SPED teachers usually provided plans for the ones that were supposed to be in my class, but I usually had more SPED kids than I was assigned because my room was cool and they liked to come there. I also got all the time out kids on my team except for the teachers who were pissed when the kids started asking to come to my class BEFORE getting in trouble. lol.
I can’t reply to your other message so wanted to here, TT I raise my hat to you! I have no idea how you did all that! You sound like you were an amazing teacher that made a difference in her student’s lives. Really isn’t that what we strive for? I’m saddened that unnecessary paperwork played a part in burning you out, BUT I SEE IT! I wish more of my colleagues had that love it seems like you had.
I loved my kids to death and miss them a lot. But I do see them all the time, usually in the wine aisle in the grocery store in my pajama pants. lol.
My interactions with administrators and SOME of the other teachers are more like the personality you see here. It did not bode well for my work environment. Go figure. 🙂
I recall a faculty meeting with a district idiot and my principal where I was told I was not allowed to say my principal was incompetent. (he was) so I asked the district idiot why there was not some sort of review by the faculty on the administration or at the very least a channel to report gross incompetence.
I think that was the most shocked I’ve ever made a meeting. I still maintain it was a perfectly reasonable conversation.
My teacher friends would review my emails before allowing me to send them because “it was in my best interest,” When the incompetent principal didn’t give me the review I thought I deserved but a more average one, I got my national certification, just to prove my point,
Kids are great. Adults? Not so much.
Great for you. UGH
Never liked Sandy. Jaoa is a jackass and it’s not surprising Sandy loved him so much. I am trying to decide who is more of an idiot Brooke or Kasey. Not enough Colin or Jaimie. Kasey is still pissed she wasn’t the one.
Kasey reminds me of a girl that I worked with that liked to proclaim her purity and 3 different coworkers confided in me they had taken her virginity in the first few months. I was hoping Hannah was actually getting up to bodyslam the smug bimbo.
I actually had someone try to post a comment similar to that about Kasey but didn’t allow it through because it was highly crude.
Kasey is a Jolene.
Kasey was so smug about everyone.
Not a fan anymore of her at all.
And why she would screw a friend over for a man boy who treated them both like crap just shows her true colors.
Andy asked for a show of hands who liked Joao and no one excepted Colin raised their hand. But Sandy couldn’t stop saying he was a genuine guy. The man verbally threatened one of her crew. What he did in the taxi and later with the wine glass would be grounds or should be grounds of termination. Yup, Sandy you are a great judge of character letting that jackhole do what he did. Verbal assault, like sexual, gender assult, should never be allowed anywhere.
Ugh… Sandy is so not a woman’s woman. She, I am sure, had to put up with a shit ton as she rose in the ranks to become a Captain in an industry that is probably male dominated.
Yet, her favorite “genuine guy” was the most misogynistic prick I’ve ever seen on any season of Below Deck or BD Med. She SHOULD be concerned with his aggressive behavior towards Hannah.
She is the reason I believe sometimes women are our own worst enemy.
Couldn’t have said it better!
Yes- she should be getting so much backlash from #metoo and #timesup for not reprimanding/ firing Joao, and the only reason she isn’t is because she’s a woman. And she STILL turned A blind eye to his behavior after she saw everything, and doubled down on how great he was. Captain we never would’ve done that, even if he thought Joao was great on the boat. Even HE had the common sense to at least pretend that he was disgusted by his own behavior. They are both hypocrites.
Tamara, I totally share your annoyance with Capt Sandy and Kasey. I wanted to yell at both of them. Kasey is just as guilty as Joao in keeping things going.
I’m curious if Joao really has seen the light and will be a better person.
I wish Colin would have had more chance to talk at the reunion. I also wish we would have found out what each person is doing now–still planning to stay in yachting? On to something else? It was interesting to hear Conrad wanted to get into flipping houses, according to Sandy–wonder if he still wants that.
I wish we had a like button because there are so many good comments posted.
I have disliked Sandy’s behavior since the beginning of the season. She has been unprofessional throughout, and her behavior at the reunion was the icing on the cake. She has no leadership skills, and her method of dealing with subordinates is abysmal. Her treatment of Colin, her continued praise of Joao and Kasey all evidence an utter lack of insight into the crew and how to supervise.
Kasey was showing her true colors toward the end of the season, but last night her real personality shone. She intentionally went after Joao just to muck up his relationship with Brooke. It was entertainment to her to interfere with their relationship.
I really wanted to punch Sandy and Kasey in the face. Really.
(And did anyone notice Jamie trying to “defend” Kasey by saying she witnessed Joao hitting on her? And it was the only time she spoke — to throw shade.)
AND, Sandy turned to Kasey and asked her why she was interacting with Joao when she knew how he felt about Brooke. As if to say it was all on Kasey. Blame the woman, good one Sandy.
Not saying it was only Joao either- He’s a gaslighting prick and Kasey is a total POS. They both suck.
I agree with so many of these comments as well and wished we had a like or thumbs up button. TT it is always enjoyable to read your summaries.
I was very annoyed that Colin and Jamie were given minimal footage throughout the whole season. I was even more annoyed that they were not acknowledged by anyone or given any questions at all. I would love to see the two of them on a yacht with Captain Lee. I also would have loved to see the two of them together as a couple.
The fake viewer remark about Hannah and Joao actually having sexual tension between them was spot on in my book. I also believe that Hannah is alpha in nature and wanted to be the only one with a love interest on charter. I believe she was jealous that Joao showed no interest in her but had two other females getting his attention. I would like to see Joao be on charter with Kate. She would emasculate him on the first charter and he would be crying in the corner.
I love Adam and could watch for hours just him cooking those amazing meals in that tiny kitchen. Yes he is cocky when it comes to his talent, but who wouldn’t be? I can’t cook a dinner for my family in a large kitchen without destroying it and using every pot and pan.
I do not understand Kasey’s smugness at all. If I were Brooke, I’d cut my losses and let Kasey and Joao have what they deserve – each other. Kasey was a hot mess for the first 3 charters. Captain Lee would have sent her packing the moment he found she lied on her resume. But thankfully, it looks like Kasey put her tips to good use and fixed her orange hair, unibrow and greasy skin. It also appeared that she had her breasts augmented.
Still very disappointed though about not hearing from Colin, who is adorable and Jamie who worked very hard the whole season.
I am not wanting to see Captain Sandy on any more seasons. I cannot wait to see Captain Lee’s upcoming season. He is a true leader. I believe he is fair across the board. Of course, he always favors Kate, but she is his right hand and the crew all should know better than to cross her. They are loyal to each other.
What was captain sandy in jail for?
I was wondering the same thing
I’m not sure what Sandy was in jail for and do not understand why she even felt the need to say it, other than she thought the younger generation would think she was cool for it. If she is trying to earn respect as a Captain, you certainly don’t talk about your personal life with your crew.
I’m with you guys! Still wondering where the rest of the reunion is???
If this is only a 1 episode reunion maybe Bravo got the message of how bad this whole Below Deck season was & we won’t be subjected to it again. I have mixed feelings about Capt Sandy. A woman at her level in that profession…there is a history there. Jaime had a small feature. She was really sick on charter. And then as if she wasn’t there. Colin was too nice for this crew. It’s also possible a lot went on the editing room floor so to speak (even though this is video) and the producers & editors of this season left out some good stuff. I will say Sandy looks like she had a makeover of some kind. I guess I’m just not that triggered by Sandy. BUT in my female years I 100% agree Joao is a total jerk. Brooke needs a lot of therapy on self esteem & running the 100 yard dash in the other direction when a Joao appears & what a jerk!!! Kaysey or however her name is spelled, I just have no energy for-lie on your resume, look blonde, get on a TV show. Hannah isn’t Kate. Conrad. Well he’s been nationally dissed by the Captain so no need to go there or anywhere by me. Why would someone have a 23 yr old kid as bosun of a mega yacht like that? Oh. I forgot. There are the engineer & other staff who are major on the yacht we rarely or never see. Still the bosun & deck crew seem pretty major for safety!!!; ai yai yai. What did the guests for this season think when watching the show if they did. The staff said some pretty ratchet things about a lot of the guests. Also I’m still processing Hannah hooking up with one of the guests from last season’s charters!!! This season it was the boy-bosun…
Alex, I’ll take “Evening Dresses That Look Like Negligees” for $200.
Kasey’s evening gown looked ridiculous when everyone else was dressed in business casual or at most cocktail attire. Plus, the illusion netting/slutty bride look is tacky as fuck! And it was just spotlighted against all the more casual outfits the rest of the group wore.
That’s Kasey to a tee to me though. She seems to use her celibacy shtick to tease João, and she even said as much in her confessional, “he wants me but he can’t have me.” Reminds me of the catholic schoolgirls who manage to stay ‘virgins’ until marriage by not counting oral or anal as actual sex. It’s disingenuous. She maintained contact with João, peppered with flirtation, but insisted she was trying to help Brooke understand the relationship with João. It’s bull, and João was duplicitous as well by shoving it in Brooke’s face.
Brooke is such a weak woman. Girl, rather. She cannot be on her own. She’s the girl who always needs a man, no matter how shitty she’s treated. I’m intimately familiar with this type of girl. My sister is one, and it is supremely PATHETIC to witness.
Capt. Sandy has had an ugly sophomore season. She saw how ineffective she looked last season, so she really poured on the charm this time, lol. A captain ought to not partake in the petty minutiae of the staff. She’d do better to take a page out of Capt. Lee’s book, which is “Walk softly and carry a big stick.” I think she just wanted to up the drama, so she inserted herself where she shouldn’t have. She was terribly unprofessional in her dealings with Hannah, Conrad, and João. Bad show, boss.
JOVANI!!!!!!
Ha! Ha! Thank you. That made my day
Me too! JOVANI!!
I cannot stand Capt Sandy. Conrad was berated for smoke breaks because they “were always on charter,” but it’s fine for Joao to take dick pics. Capt Sandy thinks her position should be respected, but it’s fine for 2nd & 3rd stews to dictate how a Chief Stew works/manages, and it was perfectly fine for Joao to disrespect his Bosun on a daily basis…NOT! Capt Sandy needs to go! She’s a camera hog on a power trip!
As much as I love Capri and Positano, I could not finish watching this season.
It seems like Captain Sandy’s fame has gone to her head.
I hope Bravo rehires her for the next season because the yachting industry will surely blackball her for her. There are tons of good captains out there.
I thought the reunion was kind of boring, to be honest. Like everyone was giving very benign ‘pageant’ answers to every question.
The only *somewhat* entertaining part was the Joao (My husband was calling him “jowl” lol) -Brooke-Kasey stuff but even that dragged on too long. Brooke is dumb. Joao is a liar and Kasey is trouble maker and a tease. What else is there to know. Then Kasey wouldn’t shut up. Like girl, we’ve heard everything you have to say, have a seat.
The rest was blah. I was disappointed.
Ok so here is my theory…….there are only three possible reasons Joao has attached himself to Brooke.
1) He wants to prove everyone wrong. Kasey told him no one thought he and Brooke would make it after the charter season ended. He may have even heard it from others.
2) Maybe she’s really wealthy and he wants a way out of his current life.
3) This is the most sinister……everyone has mentioned he has an aggressive/predatory nature about him. Brooke constantly ‘believes’ in him or at the very least ‘believes’ him. Don’t those types of guys go for naive or dumber girls with a lack of self esteem? It’s a horrible thought but it did cross my mind.
Interesting… my husband said during the episode that he thought Joao might be a sociopath.
Breaking that wine glass doesn’t help his case.
Did Jamie’s out of the blue defense of Kasey seem to any of you forced? I don’t think she’s the type to call people out on her own, and she looked really uncomfortable doing it. I felt like Kasey must have pressed her before the reunion to stand up for her, and she had to go against her own nature of not descending into the crap.
I believe Sandy’s #2 job responsibility (after not crashing the boat) is to keep the crew from killing each other, and she just fans the fires with her horrible judge of character. The absolute BEST all-around employees with character (Jamie, Collin and Conrad) went virtually unnoticed or praised by her. The absolute WORST piece of shit, Joao, she praised to the moon. And (sorry to disagree, Tamara) Hannah I think still needs to be knocked down a peg for thinking she’s so above her stewardesses. Demeaning what they do (toilet cleaning, etc.) hardly motivates them into taking pride in their work or working harder. She’s not just lazy, she doesn’t know how to motivate others, which makes for a bad supervisor.
Yeah, I found Jaime’s defense of Kasey odd. Did not expect that from her.
Is Captain’s middle name paper? She’s the definition of an abrasive personality.Her sails are over inflated with hot air and self importance, as she wanders helplessly through life unable to toast bread for herself.
Untrue Grit.
This reunion was so frustrating!! I really thought it would come out that Sandy and Hannah had just had a miscommunication over taking the guests out for exploring and a drink vs just a quick drink. And I was surprised they didn’t talk about the day Conrad said he hadn’t spoken to Hannah when Sandy was asking who else was telling him what to do. Did this reunion get cut short? How could there be zero questions for Jamie and Colin?
Sandy’s the worst manager. She can’t decide if she wants to be hands-on or hands-off. If she’s so into the guest experience, she should have a daily check-in with the 3 managers and learn of any concerns. And if she wants Conrad not to take smoke breaks, she should tell him that. So passive agressive!!
WORST “reunion, ” ever! Three cast members never even spoke a sentence. I swear to God, I opened my Chobani greek yogurt today and said in my head “Jovani, Jovani, Jovani!” Fk! Time for me to take a big break from BRAVO!
Glad the Kasey show is over. What a spoiled dolt.
Sandy is the worst type of boss! Apparently she has had this hidden rage about Conrad smoking on the bow. Never says anything to him but puts him on blast on the reunion show? When Conrad points out he was usually smoking with Hannah she comes back that Hannah had already “talked to her” about it. Sandy is a crappy boss…if you pucker up and kiss her butt she loves you.
She’s the worst. I hope they fire her but they probably won’t. She will probably get a talking to about her doing her job properly and stop chasing down the cameras to get in front of them.
If Captain Sandy was so irritated by Hannah and Conrad’s smoke breaks during charter, which she mentions are not allowed, then why didn’t she speak up during the season? Instead she just watched as Hannah and Conrad sat on the bow and smoked their cigarettes and continued on with her day. I don’t understand why she decided to wait until the reunion to reprimand them as intensely as she did. She went on and on about how Conrad made his own rules when he was supposed to be looking to Sandy for direction, yet she never quite expressed that during the season. Poor Conrad never stood a chance with Sandy. I have a feeling if Captain Lee would’ve nipped it in the bud right then and there instead of using it against them at the end. It seems as though Captain Sandy has no true leadership and no leadership style. She seems to just go with whatever she feels during the moment and then points her finger at everyone else when something goes array! Ugh she seriously irks me to my core!
Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong about my recollection of the season.
Captain Lee knows the crew has smoke breaks and only cares if they interfere with their duties. He usually doesn’t comment on other Captain’s decisions but by the end of this season, he had said he would have fired Kasey for her resume, he fired a deckhand for that one season, he would have fired Joao for insubordination and mostly his general conduct, he’s done that before and he would have fired someone else, Brooke maybe for in subordination. If Brooke and Kasey had spoken to Kate they way they did Hannah, he would probably have made the walk the plank. Insubordination toward darling Kate is the very fastest way to get a ticket home from Captain Lee.
Omg and Kasey was totally sucking up to Captain Sandy so she’s fibbing when she says she was just working. That’s BS. She’s a fake, in my opinion! If I I’m not mistaken, I believe she even said that in her talking head interview!!
How rude how fucking rude that Jamie and Collin sit there dolled up with nothing to be asked of. God forbid you ask hard workers their opinion.
This is why we need a person with interviewing skills to host the reunions. Andy asking about the sex and ignoring the more interesting people was typical Andy.
WORST. BRAVO. REUNION. EVER.
When I saw “Part 1,” and “Part 2” did not appear on my guide, I HOPED WWHL would be a continuation. Nooooo. Just a repeat.
Does no one in Bravo production read viewer posts? They would have seen viewers calling out for more Colin and more Jamie. To ignore two crew members to focus on the very boring “triangle,” which played out before us ad naseum was ridiculous. We really needed only three questions to sum that up.
I still want to know what the rest of the crew and Sandy (just as I will not use the formal title with Trump — I use POTUS because it reminds me of scrotum — I will no longer apply the title that the Stud of the Sea shares with her before the name Sandy), thought when they saw Hannah LYING about the request for she and Conrad to be on the tender. Among other Hannah lies I cannot think of at 4:04 a.m.
Why didn’t anyone call out Sandy for allowing a hostile work environment? Perhaps different laws in foreign or international waters? Joao’s behavior on the bus and breaking wine glass occurred off the ship, but PLENTY occurred onboard. No question about the dick pick? Sandy not only allowed Joao’s behavior, she lauded him every chance she could.
I think Sandy was pissed that Conrad was boatswain and not Joao. Even before the Hannah thing. Perhaps Conrad’s sweet baby face annoyed her? Ageism? Last year, she said she would have fired Adam and Hannah after she had seen the shows air. I guess it was OK to recycle the “canal” line, but not the “ignorance” excuse for Joao. The “not his moral compass” line would be fine for consensual crew sex, but not for the rest of Joao’s behavior. And to be duped by TWO “Eddie Haskells” — Joao and Kasey — shows how clearly she thought more of getting air time than being a good boss. If all it it takes is a cup of pellet coffee and a fake smile to impress her and not Jamie’s hard work … symptoms of fatal Head-up-ass Disease.
Every reunion (or finale) I can remember had a “what they are doing now” segment.. WWHL could have covered that. So out of touch. And the questions were inappropriate, redundant, and salacious. Sure, we want the gossip, but not Andy’s schoolboy crap. Using the shield of viewer questions to ask “burning” questions fools few viewers.
One more thing: Colin’s dragon impression. THAT footage deserved to be on the reunion. That episode stays on my DVR forever just so I can watch it when I need to laugh.
This reunion failed as did this season.
On and on about Hannah & Conrad, Brooke & Jaoa, no footage of
Collin’s wonderful musical creations nor his parents visit,
Next to nil footage of the crazy 1st charter guests.
Sandy was wrong in her criticism’s of Conrad, total bullshit!
AGREE!
Her berating Conrad made me really pissed off, and I will not like Sandy again. Not that I liked her much to begin with.
I felt horrible for him, and he did NOT deserve that at all.
Thanks for this recap Tamara. It was on point. I absolutely wanted to throat punch Sandy. What a bitch!!!
I know I’m late responding but I just have to say this. As an adult how does Sandy think its ok to tell a 23 year old he will never make it? That is the worst criticism a young person should ever hear. Such a smug bitch.
Did Sandy audition for the role of Captain? Or is she a recruit?
How did Captain Lee come to be on the Below Deck?
Why, we’re Colin and Jaime ignored all season and at the reunion?
I’d love to see Jaime and Colin on Below Deck with Captain Lee.
Does the crew get paid by Bravo and keep their tips?
Great comments. Thanks for the wonderful recaps this season TT.