With Ben’s return to the show, you also get me back on Below Deck Med recaps! So, um yay?! The show hasn’t even started yet and I am already worried about Colin. Hopefully, his wrist isn’t broken. But, that sure did look like a hard fall.
We are back on-board with the obnoxious female guests who treat all the deckhands like they are pieces of meat. If the guests were men treating the stews like this, the Captain would have a word with them. Well, Captain Lee would anyway.
Meanwhile, Travis has the sads because Aesha has taken away his bunkie. Apparently, it is like a divorce for poor Travis. Travis’ new bunkie isn’t the best of company. Especially since the guests all found his dessert inedible. They did enjoy copious amounts of tequila though. And now they are ready for the airing of grievances. Apparently, one of them has slept with the other one’s ex-husband. Naturally, this leads to a lot of penis discussion. Oh wait! Captain Sandy did tell some of the ladies to stop molesting her crew and let them do their jobs.
Elegance Is Learned, My Friend
Around one a.m. things move on to naked handstands and peeing themselves. As tends to happen. Suddenly, Luann de Lesseps appears on the deck and begins belting, “Money Can’t Buy You Class…” That didn’t really happen. But, it would have been great. Instead, the ingrates start singing made up songs about Captain Sandy being horny. Lovely.
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After a late night, the deckhands and Ben are all up and at them by 8 a.m. But, Hannah, Aesha and Anastasia have overslept. Captain Sandy is not amused. Anastasia is the one who is supposed to be working the morning shift so she gets the brunt of Captain Sandy’s ire.
High Winds On The High Seas
Captain Sandy knew at the beginning of the episode that high winds were coming. So why did she let the deckhands put out all the toys? Now suddenly they all have to be pulled up quickly because the anchor isn’t hold in the wind and the anchor is getting dragged around. #ThisIsACrisis
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Remember last week when Captain Sandy said she had her dream deck team and couldn’t possibly let Colin go home to his mommy? Well, suddenly, she thinks they all suck. I blame her piss poor planning. So, with everyone running around like chickens with their heads cut off, our precious Colin takes a hard fall!
Colin needs to go to the hospital to get his wrist X-rayed. Joao rushes him to shore on the tender. He’s really worried he is going to lose Colin for the season. And he’s one of the few deckhands who actually works. But a deckhand with only one hand is no bueno. Actually, he got an MRI. Things are fancy in the EU hospital. It’s not broken, just a sprain. He got lots of drugs. Later, Collie calls his mommy to let her know about his boo-boo.
Captain Sandy, Studette Of The Sea?
Captain Sandy is joining the guests for dinner. Ben suggests a family style dinner because other than scarfing down a couple of cheese burgers to assuage their morning hangovers, the don’t seem to be eating much. Sandy is down with whatever Ben wants to do. What he wants to do looks delicious! Two of the ladies seem more interested vying for Captain Sandy’s attention than what is on the plate. The food may not be hot enough, but the hostility is beginning to bubble over.
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In real life news, Captain Sandy has a relatively new girlfriend who was diagnosed with breast cancer in the last week or two.:( Sidenote: Please no breast cancer stories in comments.
Because Ben was only on the boat for two hours before the guests arrived, Ben doesn’t know how to get to the aft deck. That said, he wasn’t even going in the right direction, so this is likely production nonsense.
After dinner, drama ensues between the two drunk chicks vying for Captain Sandy’s attention. It’s a ridiculous drunken fight for no reason. Eventually, after some somewhat consensual flirtation with Travis, they all pass out.
You Don’t Have to Go Home But You Can’t Stay Here!
When the drunks go through the receiving line Travis passes a note to the blonde one that includes his digits. Travis is a drunk too, so I guess he has that in common with the guests.
When Captain Sandy had dinner with the guests, she was not happy with the table setting. So now that the guests are gone, she shows Hannah photos from table settings from a boat show. I do have to say the table decor for Captain Sandy’s dinner was the worse of the season. But, I feel like this had to be production. I can’t see Hannah thinking that was okay. And the guest was clearly prompted to notice it. White table cloths need to replace the lazy Susan.
Not A Chance In France
It’s time for the crew to hit the town. Travis has said that he is going to stop getting so drunk that he hits women. I’m not holding my breath.
Right away Travis is hyped up to pound some vodka and Red Bull. But then he starts off with beer so maybe there is hope. Travis and Hannah shoot yet another scene where she tells him to watch his drinking. He is the type person that will do the opposite of what he is told to do. Because, He doesn’t like to be told what to do. Hannah basically mashes all his buttons, spins him around and points him to the bar.
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The club gave the table a huge bottle of what looks like vodka. Travis gulps it down and eventually just sticks a long straw in the bottle. Then he falls down drunk and breaks his glass. Travis can’t stand or walk and has to be carried to the van and placed inside by the guys.
Next week’s guests look like more assholes with way more money than sense. Apparently, one needs an ocean rescue. Captain Sandy’s mood goes from bad to worse. See you back here next Monday night for the next Below Deck Med Recap!
Thanks for recapping! Ugh. These charter guests were horrible and next weeks are worse. Can’t wait lol.
Kelly Dodd did an interview and said that these charter guests were her friends from the OC– the real deal. Yikes.
That explains a lot.
What is it with reality women peeing themselves? My best friend just told me that friends of hers from Europe say that condition is not considered “normal” over there and they have a few ways to fix it. And the cost of the procedure doesn’t’ land them in bankruptcy court.
The way these women behave even sh*t-faced isn’t considered normal.
For the record, I believe the reason these guest cited “cold food” was because they were all hammered and sat there yapping and waxing poetic about how fabulous they thought they all are and whose husband had a crooked penis. It was like 20 minutes before they even tried the food. Perhaps if they stopped talking shit they could taste the food when it was first served.
Re: peeing – if you’ve had children, it can sometimes loosen the muscles down there. I sometimes still pee a little bit when I sneeze lol.
There are fixes. Just not in the US without a special Rx. I believe there is a procedure and either a device or a medication. My friend is in the insurance approval process. If it works, I will update the next time Vicki pees.
I love Ben! Especially love seeing what dishes he comes up with but does he seem too old now? What I mean is he seems so much more mature than the rest and I miss the funny Ben
Those women were extremely obnoxious. It reminds me of a pool party I went to this weekend when a woman I know got super drunk. She hit on a 29 year old and she’s 61 (very embarrassing how vulgar she was to him). Then she fell twice trying to leave (we took her keys). The topper was she was trying to show some guy’s a sexual position and ended up falling on a coffee table and breaking it all the while her legs were in the air and her dress around her chest. Maybe the woman I know should join the charter guests.
Omg lol lol thank you. Everyone I know is total control freaks, uptight, boring and nothing remotely fun or interesting ever happens. Most of the women don’t even drink at all at a party. Is that insane or what????
Several of my friends are big time drinkers who are very embarrassing to be around sometimes.After awhile it’s not funny anymore.
Sandy is ruining things by asking the guests “what’s wrong” with the food and “Is the food cold?” Because when you ask for criticism, you’re guaranteed to get complaints. What she SHOULD do is just ask, “How’s the food?” She’s not helping at all.
Also? Remember on Below Deck how Capt. Lee always seemed to be lurking on an upper deck and watching and eavesdropping on all the f&ckery his crew was up to “behind his back?” Why is it that Sandy still has no clue how useless Jack is? For that matter, how did she not notice that Travis was being run ragged when he had to work in the kitchen AND on deck?
Finally, Collin looks like he weighs all of 125lbs soaking wet. Surely they wouldn’t miss his “muscle” if was indeed laid low for a while to heal his arm. Remember how Ashton missed out on a charter after getting dragged off the boat? He could easily lift twice what the others did, yet Ross and Rhylee managed to get stuff done without him.
None of this makes any sense. Sandy is clearly not in charge of her crew and is unaware how she is hurting and not helping in the long run. This only makes me long for Capt Lee’s return all the sooner.
I cannot WAIT for Captain Lee’s return. I saw a preview and it looked like he finally had a falling out with Kate. I doubt it lasted more than ten minutes, but I think Captain Lee gives her way too much leeway. Captain Lee bought himself a fancy new hot rod this week. It was good to see him in good spirits.
The Stud of the Sea AND the Stud of the Streets! I live for the return of Capt. Lee. A friend just sent me his book. Next after Chase Darkness With Me, by Billy Jensen (there are a few homicides waiting for us armchair detectives to solve).
Yes, I loved the pics of Capt Lee with his shiny new ride. I can’t wait for him to return. I do watch Below Deck Med, but it just doesn’t even compare to Below Deck. Capt Lee just makes it far better to watch. Sandy annoys me. One minute she’s bragging on Joao & the Deck Crew ad nauseam, the next she’s criticizing. The food story line is irritating as hell too with Sandy prompting the guests to complain. I’m ready for this season to end. I’m running out of things to watch. I’m going to have to go back through your posts and try some new things. My favorite show just aired it’s season finale, Queen of the South.
I felt that Sandy made a big, manager no-no in the first episode by being too friendly with everyone, particularly Jack. When she reprimands him, he thinks he can just be cute and blow it off. I guess he’s gotten a little better as the season has gone on but Sandy needs to be more Captain Lee-ish and not care if the crew likes her or not.
Also, perhaps the guests were being outrageous as a ploy to get their own show. “I know, let’s all act like the Tres Amigas!”…gag.
Always looking forward to Captain Lee! Couldn’t be a better true talking and REAL person on a show! His quotes are iconic!
That should be interesting. Sometimes I wonder if Kate and captain Lee have a friendship like the vandercunt-Todds with dorit/PK meaning some kind of vague subtle unaknowleged blackmail material.
Ha! No. It’s nothing like that. It’s important that the chief stew, and the bosun and the Captain all get along. I feel like Captain Lee overlooks a lot of Kate’s issues because Kate is good at her job. Plus he genuinely likes her.
I used to be a fan of Captain Sandy but no more. This season has opened my eyes. She set Anastasia up to fail IMO. Sure, she could cook but she wasn’t a trained chef and shouldn’t be cooking for guest paying a lot of money. Yes, I know they get some sort of deal with Bravo but still. However, even Ben cannot do right because that kitchen needs an overhaul and Sandy cannot seem to grasp that. Sandy isn’t a leader, she’s a train wreck of a boss.
If Ben, a seasoned yacht chef, is having trouble it’s BAD. Anastasia said they tried to fix the stovetop twice. Bring in some portable induction burners, Sandy! I am POOR and I have TWO. They work great and are safe. (Perfect for college dorms and a friend gave me a coffee/soup mug-sized one for travel.) NO EXCUSES. There is money for emergencies on the yacht. THIS IS an urgent problem, when you pay the big bucks for the yacht experience. Good luck renting out the Scirocco after this shitshow.
Give me Ben and Cap’n Lee any day.
And Eddie
Travis needs rehab very soon. While Jack and Hannah are actually growing on me, Sandy not so much. Never have understood the adoration of Ben. Ready for Captain Lee and Tahiti looks gorgeous! This one is seemingly very production influenced.
Or is it Thailand? Either way it looks gorgeous.
It’s Thailand this season.
Thank you, I agree about Ben. Obviously a good cook but just thinks he’s way hotter than he is – he looks like Mr. Burns from Simpsons already. Can’t stand his voice. Thinks he’s smarter than he is too. Low bar in yachting methinks.
My favorite line is when they are talking about the Air Yacht A, the one-of-a-kind vessel owned by a Russian. A woman (Sandy?) says there are Russian prostitutes on board. Colin says “Mila?”
I THINK it was Colin because it was an American accent.
Omg YES!! Hilarious
So, they were saying that it is an induction stove, right?
You HAVE to use induction pots and pans with it for it to work.
My guess is that they were not using the induction pans …. Didn’t Ben say that it was working on and off?
That would explain it.
I’ve never used that kind of stove, but I’e heard of it. It is for safety I think.
If a magnet sticks to the bottom of the pan, it will work. If not, there is a griddle-looking thing you sandwich between the pan and the burner. There is little room in a galley, EVERY inch counts. Likely there are no non-induction pans in the galley. Ben asked for two induction burners to be added to the provisions, so he gets it. MILA, I could believe would not get it …
I like Jack, he can be lazy but admits it and he seems to be working now because he doesn’t want to be away from Aesha if he gets fired. Sandy is not a good Captain, her boundaries and expectations aren’t clear. Is it just me or does Ben have a cringey dated/nineties vibe? Either way he’s not hot.
Sandy is awful in stressful situations. She panics and you’re totally right that it was because of her they were all running around in such an unsafe fashion. I’m so glad Ben finally suggested buying domes for the food. I’ve been yelling that at my tv for weeks!
When she accused them of being blasé, I was pissed. They were CALM AND working hard, not blasé and strolling.
Agreed. She was in full on spastic blame mode. I also didn’t get why everyone and all the toys had to be back on the boat if they were only moving a few feet and re-anchoring. Unless it’s some sort of maritime law it didn’t really make any sense.
Super happy Ben is back…his comments are priceless and his culinary dishes are to die for! Love that Colin was ok to continue on, because he is everything and I have def warmed up to the Jack and Easha romance! Super cute!!
GREAT Recap!! Thanks TT
I like Below Deck Med but if Colin comes back for another season, I won’t be happy. He needs to stay home with his Mommy.
On another note, I’m bummed Josiah isn’t coming back for the next Below Deck. Boo!
These guests are a bunch of old hoes that obviously can’t get laid so they hit on the crew!
Capt Sandy is a baffoon & Ben is a dork bitching about the kitchen! I don’t want to hear it! Cook & STFU already, aren’t u a genius in the kitchen?
😂🤡🤣
I just can’t with Sandy anymore, I don’t enjoy watching her. She doesn’t actually seem to LEAD.
I am extremely excited for Captain Lee’ return! I just adore him!
Funniest part for me was Jack telling stories about all the rules he has to follow now that he’s sharing a bunk with Aesha.