I’m really trying to get caught up tonight so I am going to knockout this Below Deck recap and call it a night. I may try to watch The Voice with Banjo first. we shall see. It’s kind of our thing. I think he can tell I am unwell because he’s staring at me a lot and staying nearby. We watched a bit of The Voice already so I am already behind. #Pressure
The kids on this charter continue to be amazing. These guests are great. But, they have really high expectations and the crew seems to be falling apart. Fraser tells us that he is ready for another relationship. However, he last one was the love of his life, a man who was ten years older than him and they were just at different life stages. It’s the 75th birthday of the primary charter. After the watersports they have an AMAZING Mexican lunch. They rave over Racheal’s food.
Oh Yeah It’s 80’s Night!
Shortly after Captain Lee told Eddie that there cannot be anything else flying off the boat, the trampoline gets lose and flies across the water. Wes retrieves it on a jet ski. Heads will roll for this. Meanwhile, Rachel is a brand new person this season. She’s amazing. Meanwhile, Rayna continues to say colorist? Reverse colorist? Things when she tells Wes she doesn’t date light skinned guys. I guess they cast one horrible crew member every season. Congrats, Rayna, it’s you. Then one of the number five balloons goes overboard.
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Dinner is incredible once again, lots of steak and seafood, but for some reason on this mega-yacht there are a lot of things they don’t have for service. Like, tongs. But what about serving forks? Heather can’t figure out why “nobody is coming up with a solution.” THAT IS YOUR JOB HEATHER. What exactly are you doing? You are no Kate Chastain. The guests and Captain Lee are thrilled with the final dinner. It really does look incredible. The crew puts on their 80’s looks to sing happy birthday. Clearly, these children have no idea what people actually wore in the 80’s. Also, they cannot even sing Happy Birthday. Y’all know my issues with facial recognition. One of the guys kissed CAPTAIN LEE on the cheek. I would guess only Eddie would have that kind of balls? Captain Lee was not Amused.
Everyone On The Crew Is Coming Unglued
The deck crew seems pissed that Heather didn’t acknowledge or appreciate their help. Heather and Fraser are both pissed at Jessica. But there are also a lot of friendships with the crew. The next morning Rachel struggles with scrambled egg whites. There is a reason that there is more often than not an egg challenge on Top Chef. It is apparently the hardest thing to cook. I would not know, I don’t eat eggs. But, for the 12 days after I go to the grocery store, Banjo gets an egg with his dinner. Usually raw (shutup, it’s fine) or sunnyside up. But, Rachel’s French toast continues to slay. Docking went well.
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The best guests of the season are sadly leaving. They did not leave an envelope with the tip. The had the cute kid handcuffed to a box full of cash. That is a good sign. I’m cheap so I would never leave thousands of dollars in tips for anyone. Captain Lee is very happy with the crew. The tip was $25,000! That just seems insane to me. Captain Lee complimented Jessica at the meeting and Fraser is pissed. I am starting to lose my affection for Fraser. He does complain a lot, but so do I. But, still. Being pissed because Captain Lee complimented another stew is not a reason to be a little bitch.
Crew Night Out
Wes seems to have a crush on Jessica. It’s cute. Fraser has a thing for Jake. Jake for whatever reason get butt nekkid at the outdoor bar. LOL. Oh there is a pool that he wants to skinny dip in. Jake strips down to his Calvin’s and goes in too. Then, they finally corral everyone into the vans. On the ride home, Jake and Fraser make out! lol. Then back on the yacht, Eddie manages to set his hair on fire.
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That actually happened to me once in college. It smells like death. We were all cutting class, and I was also a senior in high school and a freshman in college at the same time. So by day, I was the nerdy girl in high school that no one liked that much. But, after taking two required senior courses to graduate, I was taking a full load of college classes and I was a hot commodity! lol. Everyone was smoking pot, which is just not my thing, but I was trying to fit in. And the lighter I used sort of exploded and all the guys were beating me on the head to put it out. Um, “Good times? lol. HA! Everyone complains about the burning hair smell. It really is awful.
Eventually, they all pass out. No one is ready to get up the next day and some are still drunk. Jake doesn’t remember making out with Fraser. Fraser doesn’t either. Next week looks interesting to say the least.
This was a great charter! I love when the guests are appreciative and happy. There were so many sweet moments. But my heart was breaking for Fraser when he was so embarrassed about making out with Jake. Even before he said he was mortified, you could see it in his face. Believe me, Jake doesn’t care a single bit, but Fraser doesn’t remember that and thinks he was the aggressor. I truly hope someone sorts that out for him.
Regarding the tongs — first of all, I”m pretty sure you can serve slices of steak with ice tongs in a pinch. And second of all, she could have removed the potatoes or something to the side and then reused those tongs on the steak. The Flinestones sized steaks were hilarious. Rachel really understands being a yacht chef and when to go over the top.
Agreed. Even me in the hood has a SERVING FORK. Why doesn’t a megayacht?
I read an article where Hannah from below deck Med that producers could go in and remove a lot of the stuff they knew they were going to need. When Captain Sandy was complaining about table settings The Producers had removed all the fancy items off the boat
It was Heather’s job to make sure the table was prepped with all the necessary serving utensils. Fraser was rushing to wash them in the sink. It was the only solution since Heather hadn’t checked herself when planning the table. Why serving forks weren’t used is silly. And She owed the deck crew a big thank you. How were they suppose to know about the utensils…not their job.
Its interesting how Jake can get wasted, butt nekkid, and show everybody his literal asshole, in a public space – but RACHEL is somehow an embarrassment to the boat according to Eddie. oh ok. Cool.
(I do agree that Rachel’s behavior last season was over the top – but the fucking double standards for men and women are egregious)
Rachel was an ugly drunk on a 2 day bender. I didn’t see it as the same.
I have not watched yet, I didn’t even remember it was on! I really never got that you had facial recognition trouble, I am sure that you have mentioned it, but didn’t get it until you mentioned it this weekend. THANK YOU SHE IS NO KATE CHASTAIN!! Capt. Lee said Rachel was the best chef he has worked with! I missed the part where she told him to go fuck himself last season.
$25,000 is insane. But I guess when you are spending 100,000, it makes sense?!? I really don’t know how much it costs to charter a super yacht. Give me a sailboat anytime and I am find. And yes, burnt hair is the worst smell ever!! Tamara let me make Banjo his dinner the Saturday night I was there, it was an honor! I can’t wait to watch this tonight, great recap –
ps. I got a Tamaratattles hat! It is so cute and I don’t even like baseball caps! Really cute font (lt purple) and hat color (dark green) I Love it! Thank you Tamara! My family thinks I am crazy but I am so glad I came-
I WANT ONE TOO!
They cost about 7.50 (I looked online to see how much ballcaps weigh and how much it was to send that much weight by USPS); if you send Ms. Tamara a self addressed envelope with that amount on it, she will send you one, I Love Mine!!
I think it would be wise to go with at least $8.50. I forget how much the only person that actually had theirs arrive had around $9.00 on theirs.
The USPS has Priority Mail envelopes and boxes in various sizes. The postage for anything/everything that you can fit in there is the same price within the US. The envelope and boxes are INCLUDED in the price.
For other stuff … to send the same size of spices (a friend has a company) from Sacramento to Tamara in Georgia cost me almost $8.00. To send the same size to San Diego cost $3.75.
So … it depends where you are sending. It may be cheaper to send Priority Mail.
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! Before I knew better, I sent masks, just like the spices … very $$$$$$.
NOW, I buy a 99-cent Trader Joe’s greeting card, SQUISH the mask, and use two regular stamps. Every mask has made it to the destination. For under $3.00! (And I don’t have to suppress the gag reflex over the 1-inch SHOVEL fingernails of the clerk.)
Dang! You are correct!! I forgot about that!!
You hit every nail right on the head with this recap. Rachel is a completely different person this season so I’m really enjoying her. These were the best charter guests ever. They seemed to be enjoying themselves without being obnoxious. Heather complaining about how service was going (missing tongs) was laughable. Fraser is beginning to get on my nerves. I have no idea what the hell is going on with Jake. As bad as the show can be some weeks, it’s still 100% better than Below Deck Med.
I hope this isn’t some offensive thing to say….
Fraser needs to darken his eyebrows a little bit.
His whole face is the same color.
I think he would look so much better.
I LOVE Rachel. She is just funny.
So SO nice to have nice guests with nice kids that leave a NICE tip!
I’m ASSuming they didn’t get kicked out of that restaurant after he got naked because they were the only ones there?
And yes, burnt hair does smell AWFUL.
As someone who tints their eyebrows so that they are visible, it’s very expensive and hard to keep up with during the spring and summer months as it fades immediately with the sun. Hell, it fades in winter, too. He’d literally have to have someone on board the boat to tint them every few days so that you would be happy with them. Just saying.
I fill mine in with brown eyeshadow every day. It’s easy.
I’m personally not a fan of the painted on eyebrow. Different strokes for different folks…it’s probably why the commenting rules admonish us from taking about people’s appearance. I could be wrong…
Wow.
I am really sorry.
Mine do not look painted on.
As someone who had a BORDERLINE unibrow in 8the grade, never did I ever think I would be using product to fill in!
Brown POWDERED eyeshadow does a great job. A shade LIGHTER than the brows. Smashbox makes a great kit with powder, brush, and wax (optional) that lasts forever.
Well, I am sorry I wrote it. It does sound like you got offended.
I wasn’t saying it so he would have to do something for me to be happy with them.
It was just an observation.
Sorry
I am surprised he hasn’t thought of it himself. You were not being mean or negative. Just an observation.
Some people seem to think that commenting on a person’s looks in in negative way is not offensive. IT IS. THAT IS WHY IT IS PART OF THE COMMENTING RULES.
Thank you Nannette! ♥
I didn’t say he looked horrible or anything.
I didn’t really think it was negative, but I guess I was wrong.
THIS CONVERSATION NEEDS TO END OR I WILL SHUT OFF COMMENTS ON THIS POST. NANETTE DOES NOT MAKE COMMENTING RULES ON THIS SITE.
If you have to say, “I hope this isn’t offensive to say” before you say something, it’s best just not to say it.
So you think it was offensive?
Rachel is so fun this season. She hasn’t complained about one thing. Including making a birthday cake. Except the scrambled egg whites. (It helps if you beat more air into them, but not TOO MUCH.)
It’s really refreshing to see the Chief Stew and the Chef get along.
I miss Katie’s management style. Heather’s isn’t the best. Next week’s previews make it look like putting Jess on service will be a shitshow.
In a previous episode Jessica said something like “I had to work all day and it was fucking hard! I’d rather be driving around like usual eating a burrito and jamming to music. I spent the last year and a half in my bathrobe lying around because of Covid, so that was cool.” Paraphrasing here.
I found Rayna’s skin color remark to the Wes so racists and hurtful and if he had said he didn’t date dark skinned woman to her he would’ve been fired and destroyed online and she just got away with that. Wes seems like the nicest guy and she is always just rude and self important all the time.
I love Rachel this year, I think she is seeing what a potential cash cow being the BD captain Lee official chef can be. I am also glad she does not say the word “cooter”!
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