Y’all I am a bit late with this Below Deck Recap. I was catching up with a friend over the phone. I’m not a huge phone person so we had a lot to catch up on! I am not a huge fan of the phone unless I’ve had a few glasses of wine and feeling sorry for myself. So, it was nice to catch up. Today was Captain Lee’s Birthday! Click the link where you can contribute a few bucks to one of the many charities he supports! I was talking to my friend when doing setups. Neither of us understands this episode title. I am sure it is going to come out of Captain Lee’s mouth though. Production knows how his folksy sayings appeal to us. But, I do think that,production wants to make it happen more and make it less genuine.
Oh I totally forgot about all the drama between a male and female guests on the boat. These people are drunker than a four peckered goat! lol. I am waiting for Captain Lee to say “Don’t make me pull this boat over!” Eddie walks the female to her room. Eddie gets help from a slightly saner charter guest to get the belligerent drunk dude to his room. I don’t know about y’all but I’m either a crying drunk (do not give me tequila!), or a horny drunk. I don’t get all angry when drinking unless my partner is being a dick. Something is going on with these two. I’m shocked no one has fallen overboard.
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The next morning, Fraser and Jessica seem to be both working laundry, why? This is a huge boat with three stews. Eddie gives Captain Lee the rundown of the previous night’s events. Heather shows up and Captain Lee, blurts out “pissed on chickens can’t compare.” What the fuck does that even mean? Is that a Michigan thing? LOL. Whatever that means, I do understand when he says he is going to have a “come to Jesus moment with them and this is not going to happen again.” Something tells me it will anyway.
It Makes Me Want To Take a Shit In His Mother’s Dinner Plate
Now that Jake has a been made lead deckhand. Rayna is pissed that she is on nights. Now the lover affair has ended between these two. Heather is traumatized by the abusive guests and it reminds her of being bullied in school. Okay Captain Lee uttered the above phrase about the asshole charter guest, Jason (?). That’s a bridge too far for me Captain Lee, I love you but that is unnecessary for someone of your caliber to say on TV. Captain Lee calls Jason up to have a chat. Jason at least isolated himself from the situation unlike the woman. The primary, Michael is also present. Where is the antagonizing bitch, Terri? Why does she get off scot free?
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Captain Lee’s main point is not to disrespect his crew. He says that if it happens again they will be off the boat. Meanwhile, it is another beach picnic. With a roasted pig. Charter guests Jason gives Heather what I perceive to be a sincere apology after Captain Lee put the fear of God into him. Heather was super professional in accepting the apology. New found respect for her. Everyone is working hard for the beach Luau. Oh holy hell. Rachel actually cooked the pig ahead of time because it would have taken forever to cook over a spit on the beach. BUT THEN IT CATCHES ON FIRE!
The Beach Luau
Heather is from Hawaii so she is an expert on the subject and thinks everything is going great. Overall, a great time is being had by all. The pig was turned burn side down and everyone is happy. Heather reports as much to Captain Lee. Everyone was well-behaved. Everyone high fives and the day is done. The deck crew however is another story. Jake is calling out Rayna for being a slacker. Which is kind of awkward since they hooked up on the last episode. Rayna may need a ticket home. Captain Lee is happy with Jake.
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Heather lets Jessica off her shift 20 minutes early because she is exhausted. Rayna complains about Jake to Eddie. To his credit he listens to her, and subtly tells her to get her shit together. Jessica and Wes bond in the crew mess. This pisses off Heather who let her off early. This episode is so hard to recap because I still haven’t gotten the stews clear in my head. OH MY GOD! Rachel’s breakfast the next morning is a crab fest. It looks amazing!
Thank God They Are Gone
It’s time for the guests to leave. And the tip envelope looks small. After they leave, Captain Lee is not happy with the deck crew. But, as it turned out the tip was good. Eddie talks about having a sexual relationship with Rocky. She is may favorite Below Deck person (other than Captain Lee of course) of all time. She is probably the most hated by Captain Lee. Eddie talks about the fact that he was in a relationship when he was having sex with Rocky. Why is Captain Lee not bothered by that? I also liked Leon and the whole “he makes beef cheeks every charter” was stupid to me. The guests LOVED THEM. And why does it matter to make them for the next guests? Sorry. I loved that season and thought Captain Lee and the crew mistreated, Rocky AND Leon.
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Off we go to a crew night out. Rachel has been very tame this season. Is this when she turns it up? This sort of Truth or Dare occurs. Jake finally realizes that Fraser is gay. It’s not like he was hiding it. Then they all head back to the hot tub on the boat. It’s crazy. Eddie goes to bed and calls his girlfriend. He is trying to be a better boyfriend. Eddie thinks she is handling things well. She is not. She’s over his yachting and partying. There was a three way kiss with Rayna, Jake and..???? The situation with Rayna and Jake is going to be problematic. I feel like Captain Lee never liked Jake from the beginning.
WAIT WHAT? Fraser drunkenly proposes to Jake and Jake says he is already engaged. Now Rayna is furious. Jake is like “Did I say something wrong?” MEN!
The next charter looks like another clusterfuck.
Did Heather say she was bullied for being blonde and thin ? Am I projecting? What did she say ?
I grew up in Hawaii and what she’s saying is legit.
She said she was the only white blonde girl in her school and had her arm broken. I got bullied for being skinny in grade school. It was awful, I had to hide in the bathroom during lunch. Kids will pick on other kids about anything.
Yes, she said that. I can see your roots. Blonde my ass.
I thought the same thing but then they showed a picture of her when she was like 8 and she is a natural blonde.
I used to be a hairdresser, and roots on hair that is as light as hers will show, but in actuality her hair is still very light naturally. If she had brown hair, her roots would appear almost black.
After looking a bit closer, I think she may have lightened her hair to white blonde, but yes, she is blonde.
The toehead babies. My hubby was one, now a dirty blonde.
I have photos and a lock of my hair from when I was a child. I was blonde and went brunette. My sister was the same. She married a blonde and all her kids are blonde.
Basically yes. But she was raised in Hawaii… so it kind of makes sense. She’s still kind of a prickly though.
I wish I could have Rachael cook all of my meals for a week! Or even just one day. I think she’s the best Chef ever on any of the Below Deck series, bar none. I find her personality to be funny and off the wall and she makes me laugh.
PS: I love Captain Lee SO much! My ex was a boat Captain and he was the complete opposite of Lee. He was a liar, a cheater, a user, a thief, and a narcissistic POS. How I wish I’d found a Lee instead.
Yes, Chef Rachael for a day would be awesome. 😍
If I were rich for a day, hiring a chef like Rachael would be a priority.
I would love to hang out with her.
She seems hilarious to me, and fun.
The random singing with bands, hell yes🤣
The stews seem bitchy for the camera. Heather seems like she is always moving. Eddie has matured, Rayana is going to be the squeaky wheel if she doesn’t mature up. No one is concerned about your feelings buttercup. Love the Captain Lee quips
Rayna is a bratty little thing to think Jake would go easier on her because they had kissed. Not liking her night deck assignment? Suck it up, Buttercup. Eddie was right in their talk – that’s the job. Rayna is just on my last nerve because she just complains complains complains. Jake knows what he is doing. Let him do it without the questions.
These are some of the worst guests ever. The 2 big guys & their mouths. I’d say it was the alcohol but it seems to be their personalities. Last week, the look on Capt. Lee’s face when the jerk disrespected Lee’s marriage – hoo boy! You knew Lee was steamed. After the “come to Jesus” meeting, these 2 little boys behaved themselves and I, too, thought that was a skinny envelope. Very surprised it was close to $20K. And I like Heather. She’s focused on the work and simply expects her crew to follow her direction. The luau looked amazing but breakfast the next day blew my mind. All those stone crabs! Rachel is an amazing chef and she seems to have tampered down her antics from last time. No more belligerent drunk. Me thinks she wasn’t happy with what she saw the last time. I do, however, expected to see drunk Rachel at some point, probably the last night out.
TT, as for your love for Leon & Rocky…don’t share in that. Leon was belligerent to Kate & didn’t give an F what anyone else thought, never cooperating & just doing what he wanted. He was a misogynist basically telling Kate to shut up & be a waitress. He was messy in the kitchen & caused the fire. And Rocky was just annoying. She was always performing for the camera. Granted “old” Eddie treated her badly but still. She never shut up. Both she & Leon were quick to blame Kate for the fire which was Leon’s fault. When Ben came on board, he was horrified by the state of that kitchen. Considering how organized Rachel & the last BDM chef was (& being one myself), you learn to clean as you go and be organized. Especially in a small kitchen. Major non-fan of Leon & Rocky.
Leon was probably the worst chef on the show. He was angry when the guests made a request for something different or extra. Rude and dismissive but Kate was right he was a cruise ship chef not a charter chef
Ooh I HATED Leon! He was SO arrogant! But it was a great season for sure.
I kinda loved Rocky. She was funny and unpracticable.
Yeah….Unpredictable! LOL
I seem to recall Leon’s bragging about making the women who worked with/for him cry all the time. That’s misogynistic to the nth degree and I am not here for it. I don’t care what kind or caliber food you prepare, that’s asshole behavior. Unacceptable.
Rocky cracked me up, but jumping off the boat. NOE!
Leon … what kind of chef keeps a kitchen like that! Gross! (This coming from a person with a “five MINUTE rule!)
I did not see a problem with the beef cheeks because he didn’t make them more than once each charter. If it ain’t broke … But he was a cunt to Kate and that, NOE!
The worst thing I’ve ever seen on BD was something Eddie did. After Rocky disclosed their secret affair and Eddie flat denied it -gaslighting Rocky- she went to her bunk to cry. Apparently she locked the door to her cabin. Eddie wanted to confront her and profess his innocence, so…
Eddie PICKS THE LOCK and barges in to argue with her as she cried under the covers. Astounding behavior from the Eddie I thought was a decent man.
I still have a hard time believing that violation was completely glossed over by seemingly every single person on the show and the blogs and commentariat. Am I the only one triggered by that? I was once trapped in an all-consuming abusive relationship with a man with whom I also worked. I couldn’t get away. It hit very close to home. Although I hope he has changed, I still think about that every time I see him onscreen.
Sorry for the novel, but this was something that recalls a major trauma. Perhaps some of you can relate. But if it makes me a fragile snowflake to some, so be it.
Oh! I couldn’t understand why Rayna would be upset by being on nights, it’s my favorite time of day! I used to work 2nd and 3rd shift and loved it. I didn’t catch that she like whats his name. I Love Chef Rachel, and that breakfast looked AMAZING. What a bunch of yutz’s. She was super smart to cook the pig first, I must have fallen asleep when it caught on fire.
I was surprised when Captain Lee said that. Not a good mental image. But it is interesting to see how they find out in real time that the pandemic was setting in. “Where were you when you realized there was a pandemic?” I was laid off, which totally changed my life path, much for the better. Odd as it sounds, I think Kim Richards was right and everyone just needed to chill for a minute. I know I did. Great recap!
If you saw the 1st episode, you did see that she liked that guy….They were kinda all over each other and talked about her pegging him a lot.
And she even ended up saying that she had someone at home at the end of that episode.
Then this episode it was like they didn’t even know each other. Weird!
I was thinking Rayna was young & hormonal – but then she was sipping the whiskey from the whiskey tasting glasses while talking to Eddie. So, now I’m thinking maybe she was a little drunk or hungover the next day. Hence, the crying.
I like Heather. She seems like a hard worker who can take shit and still get her work done. Frazer is funny, but the whining is already getting old. That is what you do as a stew – 100 things at once. I loved Josiah. He gave snark AND worked his ass off.
I bet they promised Eddie First Officer hours to get him back on the show. But they need a bosun. Another hot guy on the boat wouldn’t have hurt!
I think Rayna is a bit thirsty. She was all over Jake hoping for camera time the first episode and then realized she was making out with Colonel Mustard. Jake seems competent and I like that Eddie and Captain Lee acknowledged that.
I loved when Captain Lee said I don’t want (fake) apologies, just don’t do it again.
Fucking Colonel Mustard. LOFL LMFAO! 🤣
Col. Mustard pegged Eddie on The Naughty Boy with the candlestick!
I think keeping anyone on the same shift for an entire charter is smart. It’s really difficult to switch shifts — hour wise, not dutywise.
Me, I would gladly work twice as hard for half the pay just to not have to get up early! I have been a night owl since infancy. Best thing about retirement — making my own hours! (The pay sucks, though.)
This so much. And no more asshole principals and no more asshole department heads. lol. Shit literally floats to the top in the education field. The dumber you are, the more qualified for leading teachers, and professors. 🙂
My sister’s former principal was a PSYCHO. A bonafide nut job. I have seen people move up just because it is the easiest way to get rid of them. But this is dealing with KIDS. She was not safe.
Come to find out that at a previous school, ALL of the Black personnel (she was Black) — not just teachers — united to get her fired. They did not want her to play the race card. And they did not want her around grade-school kids (or adults!). It worked, she was fired. But DESPITE that, she somehow got the position of principal at another school.
The deck crew does not have a bosun. None are qualified. However, out of the 3 unqualified Deck hands, I think Eddie picked the least bad option.
Rayna is giving me some Rhylee vibes.
Not Jake or Rayna hand seems like a good guy.
How odd was Jake sniffing the hummus like a drug? He is a bizarre human.
I don’t know if this has been answered before or not. Does the crew get Bravo pay besides the “tips”?
Absolutely.
“Where is the antagonizing bitch, Terri?”
Uh, where did she threaten anyone, tell someone to take a person to a room and shut them up, etc? Why are you blaming a woman for a man’s intimidation and threats?
Uh, did you miss the part where Terri was threatening to kill Justin? She said it a few times. Guess we should just forget about that part.
It was bad enough telling Heather to get fucked, but telling her — OR ANYONE — to jump off the boat. THAT should have gotten him booted off.
Eddie, Heather and Capt. Lee handled that entire situation like pros.
I am wondering if they screen the guests for firearms.
Good point. I would hope they did. They don’t filter out the assholes obviously but Justin was scary. Captain Lee was thinking of the safety of the crew in that scene. You could tell he wanted them off the boat.