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Below Deck Mediterranean -anyone watching??

buyornot — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 17:29:55 GMT

I have always said that Kate was my favorite part and I admire her capability and work ethic. This season, I'm wondering if she's being told to act this way to make things interesting to those that like conflict.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 17:37:11 GMT

I still watch.

This season the 'one I cannot stand' has been Rylee. She is just awful and seems to create more havoc and dissention than anybody, yet others end up on the captain's list. Now that this other guy is Bosun, he gets to see how awful she is and I wish she would just go away.

Kate - yeah, she's an interesting one. Over all, she knows her job and seems to work hard. But there are always times where she is just done with somebody and she turns witchy.

But it was good to see that one stew (sorry I forgot her name) leave. Something was not right with her and then the things she was saying were not even true. She was the problem - constantly. It was always something with her and then she would misread others to feed her agenda.

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Jasmine19 — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 17:56:34 GMT

Kate has always had a temper but this season I think she has been remarkably patient with Caroline. It looked to me like Caroline plucked Kate's last nerve by refusing to do her job.

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Witchy Woman — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:03:14 GMT

@buyornot

This show has been my guilty pleasure when I happen to flip past it and stop to watch.

Mostly, I dream of being young again and pursuing this type of job. However, the reality is, I get seasick and it would never work

Not to mention living in such cramped quarters and dealing with so many personalities -- not much better than working in an office cube farm other than a better view!

I've heard these shows are "scripted" so who knows if what we see is the real thing. The one thing that does drive me around the bend is some of the guests! Talk about looney tunes. I would likely not last through one cruise without getting in slap fight with some of them

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I like celery — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:07:48 GMT

I'm still watching, but this is my least liked crew. I like Ross, and kind of like Ashton, but I don't care for any of the others. I cannot stand Adrian, the chef. I think I'm in the minority on that, based on another earlier Below Deck thread. I actually find it hard to watch him in any scenes. I think he's a little full of himself.

I kind of felt sorry for Caroline. Yes, she was uber sensitive, and seemed full of anxiety most of the time, but Kate and Josiah were pretty two-faced to her. I do think she tried to do a good job, but her anxiety overpowered her.

Riley has a temper, but Chandler did treat her poorly.

I think what we see of Kate is the real deal. She's great at her job, but I don't like her. With that said, I do think she's great for the series.

This week's episode will show Ashton's accident. If the preview scene with Captain Lee getting emotional wasn't edited, it must have been traumatic for everyone to experience. I can only imagine how terrifying it was for Ashton.

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I like celery — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:18:01 GMT

Also, I read that Caroline won't be at the reunion. If what I read is true, she stated she "doesn't work for free." I always thought the reunion was part of what they were paid for the entire series, but who knows. She also admitted it would be tough to see everyone again, and deal with the negativity.

And not sure how accurate this is, but I, also, read Ashton hooks up with the new Stew, and the new deck person is not the brightest, but supposedly "hot."

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stevieb — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:23:36 GMT

I guess I missed the entire season. I completely forgot it was on.

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Wsmom — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:33:30 GMT

I just couldn't get into it this season for some reason.

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Snoopp — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:43:17 GMT

Caroline wasn't able to do the work with all the crying she was doing. Some problems there and working on a yacht didn't help.

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SeaMaiden — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 18:49:09 GMT

Just Another reality show that has just worn out the welcome mat.... along with the housewives.... the 90 day idiots and the "Married at first site to an idiot" shows.

SO done with these.

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Deanie — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 19:43:05 GMT

My DH and I love this series. We watch all of them in the series, Below Deck Med, Below Deck. Only realty show we watch. This season has been fraught with problem people. Riley should never have taken the position, she is too used to giving orders and not taking them. As one can see from the last episode it was not Chandler because now she is at the new acting Bosun. It is Riley. And, Caroline.....IMHO she has a dx straight from DSM-5.

We like both Captain Lee and Captain Sandy. Sandy is more hands on and Lee hands off. We look forward to what new and unique issue will arise.

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San Antonio Gal — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 22:15:54 GMT

I've been watching this season and I'm looking forward to this week to see the man-overboard episode. I saw the Captain's emotional interview prior to the season starting and I've been wondering ever since.

Caroline had emotional problems and good thing she left. Riley is a you-know-what and I like her the least.

When is the reunion that another poster mentioned?

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Lipstickdiva — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 20:14:08 GMT

I think Kate has always been like this. I really don't see her acting any different then she has in season's past. If you recall, there have been a few other stews that have had issues with Kate and that have complained about her.

Rylee is a real piece of work. So was Caroline. It was always something with her. Yes she had a foot issue of some kind but when Kate tried to tell her she needed to stay in bed to rest her foot and heel it, she got mad that Kate was treating her like a child. She acted like a child. Yeah she had a sinus infection. Take some pills for it and get with it. She was just inept. At everything. She didn't know how to make any drinks and she ran around like a chicken with it's head cut off. She didn't know what she was doing.

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chickenbutt — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 20:24:00 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
I think Kate has always been like this. I really don't see her acting any different then she has in season's past. If you recall, there have been a few other stews that have had issues with Kate and that have complained about her.

Rylee is a real piece of work. So was Caroline. It was always something with her. Yes she had a foot issue of some kind but when Kate tried to tell her she needed to stay in bed to rest her foot and heel it, she got mad that Kate was treating her like a child. She acted like a child. Yeah she had a sinus infection. Take some pills for it and get with it. She was just inept. At everything. She didn't know how to make any drinks and she ran around like a chicken with it's head cut off. She didn't know what she was doing.

Hi LD! I see that you and I are watching the same show. I agree with every single thing you said here.

For me, Kate is Kate. She knows her job, doesn't take krap, and just wants to get on with things.

But Rylee and Caroline - well, everything you said. I wish it had been Rylee who left instead of the Bosun. Now the new Bosun gets to see how she acts with more clarity than when he was just one of the crew with her. She was the one who I immediately found to be, the most, a PITA and annoying when this season started. The two seem related - always turning everything around to 'poor, poor pitiful me'. gack!

Caroline - it's always something.

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buyornot — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:42:49 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
I think Kate has always been like this. I really don't see her acting any different then she has in season's past. If you recall, there have been a few other stews that have had issues with Kate and that have complained about her.

Rylee is a real piece of work. So was Caroline. It was always something with her. Yes she had a foot issue of some kind but when Kate tried to tell her she needed to stay in bed to rest her foot and heel it, she got mad that Kate was treating her like a child. She acted like a child. Yeah she had a sinus infection. Take some pills for it and get with it. She was just inept. At everything. She didn't know how to make any drinks and she ran around like a chicken with it's head cut off. She didn't know what she was doing.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 05:47:31 GMT

i have been watching.

it started out kind of slow, but this build up to two people leaving has been major drama. cannot wait to see what happens on the episode this week.

not a huge kate fan, but i guess she is good at what she does and captain lee seems to really like her.

caroline has been going off on social media.

captain lee has a book out if anyone is interested. "running against the tide"

it is getting excellent reviews on amazon.

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shoptilyadropagain — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:59:27 GMT

I'm loving this season. Chandler was the most inept bosun. I thought he said he had a couple of years experience but it must have been on a canoe. I lost all respect for him when Captain Lee had a talk with him about something stupid he did and then had the nerve to curse at Captain Lee under his breathe as he was leaving. I don't care for Rylee's attitude but she is a hard worker and wants to learn. Even though Kate was annoyed by Caroline, I thought Kate was pretty patient with her and tried to find solutions for whatever Caroline was dealing with. I don't think Caroline was emotionally ready for this type of experience and every little request or suggestion caused her anxiety. As @sunshine45 mentioned, Caroline is still lashing out on social media (twitter) and just doesn't appear mentally healthy. Something is definitely off with her (other than her mother's illness).

BTW, this is Below Deck (the original) and not BD Med.

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DREAMON — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 23:51:19 GMT

I am still watching and agree with all being said about Caroline, Chandler, and Rhylee. This sure is a season of mistakes and it doesn't look like things improve much this week.

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Lipstickdiva — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 16:32:27 GMT

What a dud last night. As DH and I were getting ready to watch, I told him that I bet the deck hand would go overboard at the very end. Sure enough, that's what happened so it's dragged out until next week.

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I like celery — Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:23:49 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
What a dud last night. As DH and I were getting ready to watch, I told him that I bet the deck hand would go overboard at the very end. Sure enough, that's what happened so it's dragged out until next week.

I know! I had a feeling they would wait until the very last minute of the episode!

Ashton was supposed to be on WWHL the other night, but I later read Andy had mentioned on Twitter that Bravo decided to wait until the full episode aired, so I guess Ashton will be on WWHL next week.

Amanda Juarez‏ @AmandaJuarez01 Dec 4

@Maybe this will give some insight as to why @AshtonPienaar was not on #WWHL tonight. @Andy #belowdeck