These season is going to be crazy and people will be given tickets home by Captain Lee, one of those will be due to a medical emergency that was nearly fatal. Due to the hurricanes last season, the crew will be in Tahiti this season. On tonight’s show it’s the return of Foam Party Steve. He’s not one of Captain Lee’s favorite guests. Everything is one giant frat party when it comes to Steve. He got his moniker by insisting on an onboard foam party the last time he was on the show. I expect lots of costumes and a variety ways to chug alcohol.
Sidenote: Y’all I just finished watching The Voice and it is so good this season. If you are not watching I HIGHLY recommend it. Erica is back to recap it and I’m really emotional right now from the final singer. It was one of the best performances on the show ever. I already said last week (?) that a thirteen year old girl was going to win hands down but this season is full of show stopping performances. Sorry. I’ll try to move on now. I just need a moment to pull myself together. I’m regretting deleting that episode! Why did I do that?
We have a brand new crew! The chef is new and so is are all the stews and deckhands. This season looks like it has a TON of drama. I’m so excited already! The boat is crazy! We’ve got a Kiwi who needs subtitles. He’s hot. Ashton looks more like Kate’s type. The female deckhand is an Alaskan deep sea fisher! The Kiwi (is that offensive?) is already second guessing Chandler who has decided that all his deckhands will be of equal status.
Kate is not happy with the tiny galley and laundry room. As she says, it’s a big boat and but quite small down below. Caroline is already off to a bad start with the male stew.
At the first meeting Captain Lee gives his crew his three rules, “Work hard, don’t embarrass yourselves, and don’t embarrass the boat.” Failure to respect these rules will result in a plane ticket home.
Chef Adrian’s father just died after a long battle with cancer three weeks ago. He has four years of classical French training in Paris. Deckhand Rhylee and Ashton are already flirting. I don’t understand how you can crew a 180 foot yacht with two stews, especially when one had no experience. Oh I forgot about Kate. Nevermind. Still even four would be reasonable.
At the preference sheet, Kate is fine with Foam Party Steve. He already has requests for costumes and birthdays and anniversary stuff.
It’s pouring rain. But on the first day of charter and they catch a break and actually make it off the dock. FPS has brought five hundred balloons to blow up and fill the birthday girls bedroom.
Adrian’s food looks spectacular and the guests love it. Even Kate is impressed. Captain Lee is nervous about all the reefs in Tahiti. He has to navigate some dangerous waters with a really big boat. Also, the waves are insane.
FPS is wasted out of his mind before dinner. Ashton is forced into dressing up like cupid. He used to be a stripper when he was 19 he loved it. FSP brought a fake Captain’s shirt for Captain Lee to wear to dinner. He will be thrilled. He’s not fond of dinner with guests. Or drunk people. Or costumes. Or Foam Party Steve. Captain Lee and Kate will be on WWHL. I’ll recap that tomorrow so don’t spoil me in comments. I’m not sure what FSP is dressed up as, and I don’t think he knows either.
Captain Lee is just as impressed with the food as the guests are. That’s impressive. FSP is very, very, very excited to see Ashton pretty much naked. Way more so than the ladies.
The next day, drunk FSP is still drunk from the night before. He gets on a jetski and won’t wear a life vest. He is warned to stay away from the reefs. He goes completely nuts on the jetski and the Kiwi (Ross?) insists that he wear a life jacket even though Chandler didn’t care. Ross reports it to Captain Lee who warned Chandler in the beginning not to put the toys out if FSP was drunk. This is going to be a problem for Chandler. This will not go well. He refuses to listen to Captain Lee. I would not be surprised if Captain Lee ends the cruise.
To be continued…
The shot of FPS with Eddie made me long for the old days. I miss Eddie. Caroline is going to have issues (did she remind anyone else of Kimmy Schmitt?). But thank the Lord we have Aston. What a beautiful looking man. I’m hoping he’ll make up for the jackass that is Joao. I am getting a little tired of having to read subtitles with the increasing number of crew members.
I love the new boat and all the food was beautiful, like too beautiful to eat. I really like the Butler, he is great.
I thought I heard Lee say he was friends with FSP? Did I hear that wrong? Also, I noticed that FSP was wearing a shirt at the first meal that had the name of the boat on it. Is he the owner? The deck hands at the end said something about having worked with owners of boats before and its almost impossible to get them to follow any rules.
Every time they show that incident with the guy going overboard I get anxiety. I have this weird fear of being near the prop of any boat. Even if we are just on a lake and on a speedboat. Freaks me out!
I am not sure how I feel about the male stew but I am impressed with his resume. The bosun and chef seem cool. As does the Kiwi.
Yes, Captain told the crew that Steve was his buddy.
Sarcasm. He mocked him on the recent half hour Below Deck special. Does it seem like he likes him to you???
The fact that anyone thinks FSP owns the boat is just mind blowing.
Honestly I’m surprised he’s still alive for another episode. his lifestyle might be a little bit hard on body
Well, since I don’t watch WWHL, I would not know if Lee mocked him. FSP is embarrassing.
It wasn’t on WWHL. It was a preseason 30 minute special… something like Capt Lee’s Yachtrageous Moments.
You did hear that about FSP. A friend of mine by Capt Lee….was he being sarcastic? That guy FSP was so gross I couldn’t watch the whole episode. Grateful for the TT recap & reading the comments here!!!
Really very interested in this chef
Didn’t his food look fabulous? He does seem like a very intriguing duck. I hope he has a story line that’s interesting
It looked AWESOME. I was super impressed.
This chef is the most interesting person ever on the show. And the fact he is so non-assuming and just does his job quietly and to perfection has us all dying to know more about him.
This looks like the best season of Below Deck ever. NON STOP DRAMA. People getting fired. People almost dying. And I would not be surprised if Captain Lee turns the boat right around. He did it on one season when the guest brought cocaine on the ship.
This is currently the best show on Bravo by a nautical mile.
I must have been in shingles hell when he turned the boat around because I have NO MEMORY of the cocaine turnaround.
In your preview, I remember chef drama with Kate, but I hope that is Kate and not Adrian because I REALLY like him so far. I guess he had time to make some peace about Dad’s death as he was caring for him. But sometimes, oftentimes, it hits you hard later. Three weeks is not very much time to grieve. But keeping busy following his passion may be healing for him.
They played that episode later on in the evening. I had not seen that one before. Wow! One of the crew said he would have pocketed the coke and gave it back to the guest. What a way to get arrested yourself. Cap Lee was pissed and the group was shocked. No tip!
This season sounds amazing !
I am convinced that Steve’s 32 year old girlfriend slips him spiked drinks on the regular. That way she can tell him, “Oh yeah baby, you were amazing last night!” the next morning.
Is she the same one he brought last time when they were locked in the bathroom peeing
Steve is as straight as Lindsey Graham.
They would make a great couple. They need to hook up and run away to Tahiti never to be seen or heard from again.
FPS’s girlfriend is, to me a girl who is a friend. He was much more interested in Aston and tbh I thought he was interested in men during his first time on the show. No shame in that at all.
Also? He’s batshit crazy.
Ross the kiwi is awesome and kiwi is not an offensive term TT. I’m Australian so know about these things. As long as you don’t call them sheep shaggers they’re fine lol. There’s more sheep in NZ than people! He’s Maori and a gorgeous young man. I was seriously upset by the near fatality. Whoever it was they are seriously lucky to be here today! I don’t know what he was thinking standing in the lines but was heartbreaking to see capt Lee so upset. Never felt the love for him before but do now. Legend
You need to read TT’s teaser to the season. The link is in the beginning of this post. SPOILER ALERT. But if the previews of the accident are giving you anxiety, it will help a little bit.
The FPS is a POS… arrogant and naked wasted. I’m ALL IN for this season though….it looks amazeballs.
This season is looking to be the best yet! mediterranean and Captain Sandy cannot hold a candle to the original! I enjoy the banter between the captain and Kate. Looking at previews, I am afraid that Ashton is the one to go over. Did anyone else catch it?
I posted before about who went over. But I’ll leave it where it is for people who don’t want to be spoiled.
Crap! How did i miss that? Will have to go back and find it. I want an app with Captain Lee receiting his “sayings.” Then i could play them as the opportunity presents itself. He has some ZINGERS!
We need a talking Capt. Lee bobble-head doll, like the Tim Gunn doll!
Found the tea on man overboraed. Thanks Nanette! A Captain Lee bobblehead is a hysterical idea!!!!
Rhylee… hmm… She leads by telling Ross and Ashton “… Alaskan girls are badass, then “I left my luggage down there. You guys gonna go get ‘em?” Fine, when you are on social outing, but not when you are supposed to be on equal footing as a deckhand. Entitled much? Not quite an auspicious beginning.
And Caroline is defensive from the gate, on the aggressive side of assertive. An ominous beginning for her … leading to her ouster. No surprise, except considering all the SHITE Kate has had to put up with before. It must get REALLY bad.
I caught that too. 🙂 First red flag from Rhylee and a 2nd from Caroline. Guess this is why we call a ship a “she”. We girls can sink em’ even before they leave the dock!
Not only did I watch every second, I rewound parts (The Chef’s plating) and rewatched. And saved this episode to watch later.
Terrific to watch the competent individuals do their jobs. Capt Lee is one of my favorite humans, as is Kate.
I love the Pacific, so Tahiti’s scenery is soothing.
Yes, Miss Caroline reminds me of Ellie Kemper playing a goofy role.
FPS is a riot. You know he had to allow that version of him to be shown. I would never ever be within 20 feet of him, but from afar he is hilarious.
I haven’t finished watching it yet, but I did see Kate and Lee on WWHL. Did anyone else? I thought Kate looked lovely but it took me a bit to recognize her. Did anyone else notice this or am I off base?
She did look great but I thought she had more eye makeup on than she wears while working. Loved seeing Mary Ann!
Who is this crazy guy? Could he be some “buttoned-down”, hardworking, self-made millionaire in real life? Would love to know more about him, TT. I’m amazed he survives his vacations!
I don’t know a thing about FPS but I have to assume his money was inherited or he earned it before alcohol turned his brain into swiss cheese.
The teaser of the upcoming “man overboard” looks totally staged! If you look at the frames several times – either freeze them and go back and or just look carefully at them several times, you will see that the black ropes on the deck are not at all tight. The deckhand is actually holding on to a white rope which is pulling him out into the water – yes, it appears he is basically pulling himself into the water. They’re only showing a few select frames from the video, but even so the black lines laying on the dock which are loosely around his leg never gets tight even when they jump to the next frame which is showing the deckhand in the water. Looks very suspicious!!!
You are an idiot.
That’s all you got?
Wow, love the new chef….He does look SO young, anyone know how old he is?
And his food looked seriously amazing….Except for that cake…..
Recipe for Decadent Deck Soufflee: one (1) emotionally sensitive stew with enhanced resume; one (1) lively gal with mad burping skills joining the boys as deckhand; one (1) citizen of South Africa, any style; one (1) oddly alluring chef; one (1) individual prone to on-camera loss of shirt/pants/underwear; one (1) chronically congenial dude; three (3) mysteriously disappearing Actual Important Crew Members who do Engine Stuff; one (1) guy who used to be bosun but claims to be okay not being one now; one 1) irascible but somehow adorable Chief Stew; one (1) deliciously salty sea stud with a sharp tongue and captain’s bars. Combine ingredients in large yacht with moderately vulgar decor. Mix in three tablespoons Bad Weather, one teaspoon Imminent Physical Danger, one Mandatory Costumed Event, three Intra-personal conflicts, and two cups of Essence of Rich Asshat. Douse liberally with alcohol. Bake for six weeks, or until hot, rising, and on the verge of explosion. Allow 24 hours and one TT recap cooling time. Enjoy.
I find Steve kind of repulsive.