Below Deck
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Is this what it feels like to be excited to watchBelow Deck?
For starters: What the hell is this show going to do without Kate Chastain?
(Shes doing just fine, by the way, with a cushy new gig on BravosChat Room.)
Going intoBelow Deckseason eight, she leaves three big stripes for someone to fill.
It feels only right to open this by raising our wine glasses to Kate Chastain, doesnt it?
Also, of course, theres the pandemic of it all.
Pretty ominous, no?
Wasnt going through it once ourselves enough??
At one point, the pandemic pretty much shut down the international leisure-travel industry.
How is it going to affect the crew ofMy Seanna?
Oh, and speaking of the crew!
Theyre arriving.Below DeckOG Eddie Lucas is back as bosun after ending season three in a bit of disgrace.
(To be fair, its been five years.
His mug is sitting empty and unattended in the bridge, so you know somethings up.
), but its still kind of stressful!
Eddie explains Lees situation to Francesca and then its a whirlwind of crew.
Avery is a hard worker with great experience who is pretty much a shoo-in for lead deckhand.
Elizabeth is a woo-woo spiritual person but also seems down to work.
Izzy has zero filter, and I look forward to chronicling her one-liners.
Were really getting every yachty trope this season, arent we?
The casting directors outdid themselves.
On a boat??
I dont know who would be in which role.
I have a feeling were going to be seeing a lot of this from Shane.
As the crew gets working, Rachel steps onboard!
Turns out he didnt break any ribs or need surgery; he just hurts when he moves and breathes.
All things considered, a win?
Captain Lees response when he sees it: What the fuck?
He even remembers the bathroom where his friend passed out!
Like, I couldve gone to Starbucks: Antigua, one of his friends says.
(Did I mention were in Antigua?
I wish we were really in Antigua.)
A chef who can cook vegan?
On aBelow Deckyacht??
But what better way to learn than a first charter full of difficult homosexuals?
So Izzy gets Francesca and then complains to us about the extra as fuck guests and chief stew.
Like, have you seen the show?
Lets call tomorrow get it right.
Then we find out Elizabethcanmake cocktails, so she makes cocktails, she does.
The straws are not the thing about all this thats destroying the planet!
Rachel says she sees food as science, and I just know Im going to love her.
After lunch, its off to the Jet Skis.
Not even one episode in!
Poor Eddie, who just lost his most capable deckhand by a mile!
Its like I havent been fucked enough on this trip!
He has no idea whats coming.
Oh yeah, and COVID, as if I needed to remind you.
Tips
According to Elizabeth, Francesca has good vibes.
Eddie: [pause] [thumbs up] [clears throat] Okay.
Time for a little wild speculation!
Restrictions on ports and international flights seemed to haveslowed downthe yachting industry by mid-March.
Id bet that the pandemic shut this season down a bit early.
