Below Deck SY 6/26/23 – Episode 1

Daisy claims they can’t hear the radios in laundry or guest area.

NOTE: Daisy was in the galley when she was ignoring the radio. Glenn calls that an excuse, which of course it is.

After the tip meeting Glenn, wants to test the radios. Daisy knows she’s fucked. She apparently can’t be too bright if she thought Glenn was just going to be like “oh okay, never mind then.”

Guess I’m busted.

The tip is 20k which should be split between Ileisha and Glenn. They have three instances where they had to go and find a server, which is unacceptable. Daisy shouldn’t even be accepting this tip.

She even argued with Glenn when he told her the guests needed checked on. And they did.

I think Daisy needs a break from being a stew. She maintains that she’s not ‘imagining’ the radio malfunction situation. No one thinks you’re imagining it, Daisy. They all think you’re lying, including viewers.

The guys are all ridiculing her as they do their system check. All of the test communication is “loud and clear” as they keep repeating, on all areas of the boat.

I need to think up some better lies for not doing my job. This is all Gary’s and Colin’s fault.

She’s stomping around huffing and puffing. Daisy, girl, you did this shit.

#1. She fucked up by shirking her responsibilities, then #2, lied an excuse, instead of admitting that she was in the galley flapping her yap. So suck it up, Buttercup. And can she stop saying she’s trying her best? If this is her ‘best’ then she needs to relinquish her Chief Stew responsibilities immediately. This is not her best. She knows that.

She’s in her cabin sulking. Colin comes in to console her, because he knows she’s looking like an idiot right now.

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Bonnie arrives, and they catch up. Which means Daisy fills her in on her little love triangle sitch, and how adorable and entertaining she thinks it all is, while pretending to be annoyed. She is coming off as such a freaking player. Her sister thinks she’s more suitable for Gary than Colin.

Gary, Daisy, Bonnie and Ileisha go for a smoke when they’re out to dinner, and Daisy eagerly says to Sis “tell Gary what you told me…” Then she proceeds to tell him that Bonnie thinks they’re really sweet together, or some shit.

What IS her problem? I feel like she’s totally playing Colin. Poor dude is sitting at the table with no idea of what is being said.

Ileisha is flabbergasted, and seems disgusted and uncomfortable with Daisy’s adolescent and immature antics. She abruptly walks away from the group.

I’m outta here – can’t listen to this ho anymore.

Daisy knows what she’s doing. She’s literally inviting and encouraging him to be all over her at the boat constantly.

Sister makes out with Alex in the van, when Chase really thought he was getting a chance. This poor guy can’t catch a break.

The only one that finds him the least bit attractive is Ileisha, and she has a boyfriend. I also think she’s a very empathetic person, and just feels bad for him. She asks him for a hug when back on the boat.

Meanwhile, in a much more exciting, and interesting scene, Lucy kicks Colin’s ass, as Chase proceeds to kick Gary’s in the galley. What a couple o’ pussies these two are. Especially the one that got pinned by a girl.

Please drop him on his head! (just kidding)

Love this. Love THIS. Especially Colin getting his ass handed to him by a cute chick. YOU GO GIRL. Put these dudes in their place. That’s on behalf of Ileisha, for the dumb dick put-downs about her organization and cooking abilities. Wish Ileisha would’ve been witness to this one, instead of Gary’s.

Girlfriend’s got some MOVES !!!

After his ass-kicking, he needs an ego boost again, so he backs Daisy intro a corner and attacks her. She pretends to be annoyed. It’s the usual, and quite the yawn fest by this point. Can we go back to him getting held upside down by Chase? The kid man-handled him like he weighs five pounds.

Please stop kissing me! You really need to stop! I mean it!! Now, go at once!!

And nowwwwww – (I’m starting to feel like a sports announcer, as he goes from Daisy to Mads all night) he’s off to drop some insincere love bombs on Mads. Claims he wants to “make this work and try to be together, and she can either move to Liverpool, or he will move to the States.”

Mads calls this out as ridick since you know, they just met like three minutes ago.

I’m so very seriously into you, Mads, you’re like, really pretty.
Move to England for YOU?? Sure! Harry’s going to be single soon.

Colin in his yap, shares that Gary’s competitive nature “is going to start kicking in.”

Start?

Wow, this poor dude is so clueless.

Bonnie is shitfaced. By the time she finally finds a bathing suit, she passes out and never makes it to the Jacuzzi. Probably better that way.

Seems like hooking up in the guest cabins is in no way an issue on this boat. Thought that was always a whole big thing?

Bonnie literally crawls into bed with Daisy and Colin, mid-moaning. You know I’m not a prude, but this is getting a little soft-porn like. It’s 8pm that this is on, so I don’t know. Whatever. I’m not the morality police.

But not weird to crawl into bed with your sister while having sex.

Bonnie departs.

Gary wastes no time with his interrogation as to what precisely went on in Daisy and Colin’s bed. It’s so creepy and gross, and I don’t get why Colin nor Daisy are recognizing this, and telling him so.

I feel like this is going to be an interesting reunion. Assuming it won’t be canceled as BDM was, which of course was due to Sandy Captain Sandy’s embarrassing antics, which include but were not limited to: racism, hypocrisy, (accusing crew of doing things that SHE was doing – in case you missed that) tyrannical management style,(pitting departments against each other) personal insults of crew she had personal dislike for (referring to Fraser as a cancer) and last but certainly not least, creepily ogling and love bombing the young straight girls. (Rachel and Camile)

And yes, that’s how I really feel.

There was no other reason that they would have skipped the reunion, other than it would be an unfavorable look for Captain Creepy. They don’t care about the crew’s humiliation. And I assume they didn’t want to make her look bad, because they went to keep her, since I’m sure there are not a lot of female lesbian Captains. She checks the boxes.

I’m sure questions were pouring in about her treatment of Fraser and Alissa, turning the deckies against the stews, and that creepy shit she was doing with Rachel. And if you didn’t notice that, then rewatch paying particular attention to the way she was love bombing her, and trying to divide her from the stews by convincing her that her late plates and disorganization were the stews’ faults.

You can also see the sort of ‘aha’ moment when Rachel realized what she was doing.

She clearly started to feel really uncomfortable around her, and was catching on to her sociopathic and icky games. There was another scene when she specifically called Rachel to the wheelhouse, to tell her that she fired Alissa, where Rachel also looks uncomfortable. No reason to have made that a one-on- one dramatic meeting. Doesn’t really affect the chef.

Please get away from me – you haggered old bitch.

I digress – back to SY. Sorry, I get on kind of a rant when I think about last season’s BDM. It was so freaking bothersome, and clearly Bravo didn’t want to answer for her odd and controversial behavior.

Lucy is also feeling bad for Chase, and says he’s growing on her. Took a little too long, since there are like two charters left. Poor guy.

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There’s an encyclopedia of demands, for the upcoming charter, complete with a Colin-like remark directed towards Ileisha, that she shouldn’t attempt any international cuisine that she may not be able to execute.

What a dick thing to say. They request a bunch of Pride type themes and activities, and ten courses at both dinners. Primary says his demands supersede the other guests – the guests that HE invited on the trip. They have had a whole slew of respectful, mellow and undemanding guests, so guess they had this one coming. Daisy had better get her head out of asshole, and learn how to tell time. This dude sound like he would gladly leave NO TIP if they’re waiting around for twenty minutes without refills.

Daisy orders pink Speedos for the guys. It’s kind of funny how everything on these charters is a phone call away, and arrives within hours. No matter where they are, or how strange it is. Like someone is just pulling pink speedos out of their ass somewhere near the dock?

Alex is funny with his Waltons references. Shocked he knows of this show. Maybe he caught it on TV Land or something. I haven’t seen this show played in reruns in ages. The good ole days of wholesome TV.

Chase and Alex notice the constant non-existence of Gary actually working, and wish he could be more of a mentor, and less of a panty chaser. Daisy could not have a bigger smile on her face, every time Gary hangs on her.

I thought I told you to STOP!!!

Daisy acknowledges in her yap that ‘WE’ didn’t do this or that, on last charter. No Daisy, YOU didn’t do your job on the last charter. Don’t blame Lucy and Mads. That’s pretty shitty of her. She’s feeling the pressure of stepping it up, she says. After last charter there’s nowhere to go but up.

I guess she’s sort of Daisy-admitting to fucking up, and having zero focus on her job, and 100% focus on chasing boys.

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New round of guests arrive and are exactly what you would expect according to the preference sheet.

Sails up and here we go. Daisy calls the heeling ‘unnecessary.’ Not a physics major I see. Also Glenn warned her there would be “quite a bit of heeling.” While I do admire her easygoing attitude, it’s a good thing girlfriend is a maid, and doesn’t have to do a lot of thinking.

Doing some very unnecessary sailing, which is interfering with Daisy’s love life.

And because these are dudes, running the show, of course we have to race a neighboring boat, and we ‘win.’ However, it does seem Glenn didn’t convey there was an actual race.

Is Glenn really mumbling and bitching about dirty dishes in the sink, when this chick is here preparing a ten course, five star dinner?? Oh no he ISN’T!!

Guess I gotta let him off the hook, because it appears he did wash up the dishes, and doesn’t make it a huge big deal. Sandy Captain Sandy would probably do that, but then proceed to make it a huge big deal, and go on and on in her yap, about ‘teamwork’ while she proceeds to bad mouth the crew to each other.

Captain Lee would just not touch a dirty dish in a million. I never even see him in the galley. Think he demands the stews bring him all of his meals, and take his dirty dishes away. Kind of a Princess, he is.

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Again, Gary to Colin – claims that he’s “quite happy” for Daisy and Colin, and he’s content just being friends. Not sure why Colin feels the need to ask him this. All he does is lie.

So is this how you actually feel or more lies?

Colin calls him a douche bag, for changing his story constantly and contradicting himself.

Gary contradicts himself, because he’s lying. That’s what liars do, Colin. Wake up.

This dude is playing so many games. He blames being ‘confused’ since you don’t have a lot of time to spend with whomever you’re interested in. Which would make sense, except it’s Gary, who talks out of his ass, and just makes shit up as he goes along.

So now, after that talk, or whatever, where he gets reminded oh how Daisy is into Colin, and his ego is deflated, he’s off to love bomb Madison, and tells her that she’s gorgeous. Then some other exaggerated crap, later in the galley during dinner service. She calls him an annoying gnat, and makes a comparison to how Alex was a better choice.

What, I’m not the number one guy??

This is the last thing that needs to be happening during dinner service. Mads is also very easily distracted when the boys are around. Where’s Glenn to reprimand him for this? Oh that’s right – Glenn never corrects Gary. Only the women.

Daisy tells Mads to make sure her radio is on, when again, Mads wasn’t the one ignoring her radio.

Daisy’s still pretending this was the issue, I see. I admire her ability to stick to her BS story. She does seem more on attentive to the actual guests on this charter, I will say that. Not that she deserves accolades for that, it IS her job

Meanwhile, as Daisy is knee deep in denial, and can’t handle listening to her radio, Ileisha is putting out plate after fabulous plate, looking like it’s effortless, with a fucking smile on her face.

I’m intrigued by the beef and pork stuffed fried olives, even though I’m not an olive fan. I feel like on these courses that are rather small, they should be served on smaller plates, so they look a little more substantial.

Gary pouts about Mad’s snarky comments. At least she’s smart enough to see when Gary is doling out those fake exaggerated compliments. She seems quite pleased with herself for her Alex comment to Gary, and brags to Daisy, who pretends to be in total shock.

I keep insulting him, then fucking him – I know – it’s confusing.
Well I better check and make sure he’s okay, he’s probably crying.

Daisy will probably use that as an excuse to go and console him.

Gary in his yap, acknowledges that what she’s doing to him, is similar to his behavior towards girls. I’m all for her bitchy passive aggressive comments to him, or just aggressive, (I know usually I complain about that – but new set of rules for this moron) but I just wish she would stop screwing him every flipping night. That’s where she’s losing me. Like girllllll – put your money where your mouth is. I can’t imagine that this dude is that good, I just can’t.

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