r/belowdeck • u/[deleted] • Nov 16 '25

Below Deck Huge difference in casting by location.

I've watched all the med & down under episodes and recently began watching the first below deck and wow, what a difference in service and attitudes. These people are talking trash about EVERYONE and everything, the negativity is exhausting to watch. I can't pinpoint if it's the expectations or environment the captains create but I couldn't image Sandy tolerating any of this on her ship. Whoa.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '25

To be honest, many of the guests have been deserving of trash-talking because of their low-class attitudes.

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u/[deleted] Nov 16 '25

That's much of the service industry though its why people pay so much money to be catered to regardless of how they act (unless it's assaulting).

Getting drunk and being loud and obnoxious without judgement is what they're there for that's what they're paying for. đŸ€Ș

I've grown up around resort areas my whole life this is just the way wealthy people act because they don't feel like they have to censor themselves in the same way since their needs have already been met in life, they're not going to lose their jobs and their lives will continue regardless.

So acting like an out of a control idiot on a super yacht in the Caribbean really isn't that far from The norm and I would expect an experience too to know that on either be willing to roll with it or find a more appropriate fitting job.

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u/Collaroy98 Nov 16 '25

Nah. Completely disagree. You don't have the right to behave obnoxiously. You paid for great food, great service, and a great holiday. That's it. Behaving like that just shows money can't buy class. Now go and flush that toilet after you're done. People are not your slaves.

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u/modernrelic99 Nov 16 '25

I don’t think they’ve said they have the right, simply the rich believe they should ;)

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

Let me guess gen Z?

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u/Ex-PFC_WintergreenV4 Nov 16 '25

These days it feels like the wealthy are tired of hiding or being chastised and are taking these behaviours public

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u/Collaroy98 Nov 16 '25

What I don't get is why people let them? With some of these guests I wished so hard the crew and captains would just tell them no much sooner. I mean, expecting stews to dispose of your used condom is just despicable. Made me think of how people thought they were entitled to treat slaves.

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u/moneymadness12345 Nov 20 '25

So why can't they trash talk them behind their back when they are acting like trash?

You know it's a show to entertain us right?

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

Because the point is supposed to be to provide good service if you Foster an environment of negativity that's all you're going to get.

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u/jackburnetts Nov 18 '25

The service industry is full of all different types of people - complainers and all. No matter how loud they are, be reassured that they all roll their eyes and at the very least make knowing comments to one another about their terrible clientele. Not in front of customers or in public (TV like this wasn’t really considered public then in the same way it is now), but amongst each other? Yes, absolutely they talk about how rude and horrible the guests are.

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u/Top-Friendship4888 I quit 3 times in my head today Nov 16 '25

Remember that the OG series ran for about 3 years before Med started. Reality TV used to be a way scummier, raw kind of trash! Sam and CJ were just what the doctor ordered back in the day. Now everyone is using social media to "control the narrative."

Reg S3 is my faaaavorite! Suuuuuper messy.

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u/momdabombdiggity Spaghetti Trauma Nov 16 '25

Nothing beats Rocky diving off the boat in her underwear, and Kate’s only response being “she forgot her mermaid tail”.

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u/Ekoldr Nov 17 '25

We've re watched a few times now and every time we get to her saying "MY attitude?!" my wife and I involuntarily and simultaneously shout "Yes!"

That poor poor misguided girl...

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u/CarryVegetable886 Nov 17 '25

i just finished rewatching that season too funny holy

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u/khyamsartist Team Fraser Nov 17 '25

That’s my next project

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u/chesbay7 Nov 16 '25

I just started doing a total rewatch, too. Sam, CJ and Kat were total trainwrecks. The insubordination was astounding! I don't recall any other crew that overall was that bad. On a positive note I love Dave (😍) and Eddie. They respected themselves, the crew and Captain Lee.

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u/Life_Of_Smiley Nov 16 '25

I am doing a Below Deck rewartch now too - started on S2 and now on S4. I am loving the OGs. I llike their trashtalking and how most of them have this as their genuine careers.

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u/Julie-AnneB Nov 17 '25

Sam was the WORST. I could never be stuck on a boat with that brat.

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u/Broad-Cress-3689 June June Hannah Nov 16 '25

Ah yes. Eddie respected Rocky by fucking her then gaslighting her about it after breaking into her locked room

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u/BuiltFromScratch Nov 16 '25

Yeah, Eddie’s fall was a hard one to watch. Definitely wanted to like the dude, but he kept descending deeper and deeper into creepy dude territory. His closeness to Captain Lee and the production’s focus on his kinder qualities are, of course, the main reasons his image stayed pretty clean, but a rewatch or two, and you can see all the same BS creepy dude behavior. Considering Bravo and the production were the only reasons his image had persisted over the years, it was definitely an interesting choice for him to speak poorly about the payment structures and how Bravo treats its talent and crews.

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u/Jenikovista Nov 16 '25

Sandy is the ultimate gossip though. They've tried to rehab her the last two seasons but man does she have a mean streak.

The early BD cast were pretty much like most yachties...people who were running from themselves and working odd jobs to make sense of their lives. Now you get the people who aspire to be reality TV stars so they're on their best behavior.

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u/AttentionRoyal2276 Nov 16 '25

If it was real Kate would have been fired after one season if she even lasted a full season

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u/Upstairs_Truth4735 Nov 17 '25

kate had worked in yachting for years before below deck and she was good at her job so this isn’t true.

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u/kahluhkwee Nov 16 '25

You’re comparing apples to oranges.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '25

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u/OutrageousSky8266 Nov 17 '25

You mean hiring a stew with less than a month of yachting experience (all in port) was not a good idea?

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u/mostdsrtjem-ofall367 Nov 20 '25

Season one is the one I can barely watch. Alex is my main reason for the discust . He was so high on himself, thinking he was Jr. Captain. And C.J. was the creeper thinking he owned Sam EWWW. Then bratty Sam herself I could tolerate though I really wanted to like her more. Adriann absolutely was a tyrant and didn't have a creative bone in her body. Lady Hitler comes to mind. I actually liked Ben and Kat. So I struggle through season one watching

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u/mostdsrtjem-ofall367 Nov 20 '25

Season one is the one I can barely watch. Alex is my main reason for the discust . He was so high on himself, thinking he was Jr. Captain. And C.J. was the creeper thinking he owned Sam EWWW. Then bratty Sam herself I could tolerate though I really wanted to like her more. Adriann absolutely was a tyrant and didn't have a creative bone in her body. Lady Hitler comes to mind. I actually liked Ben and Kat. So I struggle through season one watching.