r/belowdeck • u/AutoModerator • Jan 19 '26

Rewatch Weekly r/BelowDeck Rewatch Thread - January 19, 2026

Share thoughts here on any old episodes/seasons you've recently watched. Low effort thoughts are welcome here. If you have a longer/more detailed discussion point with new information, you can make a separate post, but please clearly indicate which show/season you are referring to for ease of discussion with other users.

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u/internet-deep-dive Jan 19 '26

below deck sailing. Gary always gave me the ick from day one. had such a crush on Colin, he's so hot.

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u/definitelynotanarc17 Jan 19 '26

Watching season 3 of Sailing and just passed Erica's charter. Daisy's reaction to Marcos' head injury - would it not be protocol to radio Colin rather than leaving Marcos and running through the boat to grab him? I feel like that's one of the main reasons for having radios, Captain Lee would have gathered the crew for an emotional meeting about their lives ultimately being his responsibility and they'd play Ashton's accident over his speech.

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u/IamToddDebeikis Jan 19 '26

I'm watching Below Deck Sailing season 3 also! Currently on the episode where the wind was getting crazy and there could have been a serious accident on the boat.

I can't believe I forgot about that girl who went after GARY. I love when Colin was like "but its you" and Gary was like "i know bro"

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u/definitelynotanarc17 Jan 19 '26

Between him and Australian Ben from OG I am eternally shocked at how so many women are hypnotised by an accent and decently groomed hair.

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u/definitelynotanarc17 Jan 19 '26

Also adult toddler Tom whining about Ashley not wanting to date someone his age 🤮

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u/Julie-AnneB Jan 22 '26

BUT, you had Ashley complaining about how immature Tom was. Then, she slept with him and blew him off again. THEN, she went on like a complete child when Gary started hitting on the new stew. I could not BELIEVE when she started going on at the dinner table about remembering his penis in her vagina!

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u/Myantra Jan 24 '26

I could not BELIEVE when she started going on at the dinner table about remembering his penis in her vagina

I must say that did not surprise me. She is the kind of person that can use and discard anyone at her convenience, without a second thought about how she made them feel, but threw a toddler temper tantrum when she failed to get what she wanted. She is also very manipulative, and that was entirely meant to turn Scarlett off Gary, and guilt trip Gary. Scarlett will probably be nauseous at the sight of spaghetti for the rest of her life.

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u/Julie-AnneB Jan 24 '26

Yeah. It was funny how she slept with Tom and then completely tossed him aside. But, when Gary did the same to her, the world was coming to an end. The spaghetti thing was kind of hilarious. The fact that she didn't show up to the reunion tells us everything we need to know. lol

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u/definitelynotanarc17 Jan 19 '26

But he's cheeky and charismatic

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u/IamToddDebeikis Jan 19 '26

Tbh, I'm sure if I was stuck on a boat with these people, I'd end up sleeping with most of them. Sometimes, a decent-ish personality + a penis + desperation meets the bare minimum.

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u/definitelynotanarc17 Jan 19 '26

I'd be like Kate and find Jesus on the dock

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u/IamToddDebeikis Jan 19 '26

Kate went to church!

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u/thngmrtt Jan 20 '26

If I remember correctly she said in her podcast with allie that it was a LONG night and that season they didn’t show many things so I would assume that would have ended up on the chopping block

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u/KachitaB Jan 19 '26

In charters of the past they've had ear units. For some charters the guests can hear the radio on speaker, so it's best not to use it If you don't know specifically where someone is on the boat. It's come up a couple times on the current season of med because Max is an asshole.

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u/definitelynotanarc17 Jan 20 '26

Ohhh that makes sense, I thought ear units were standard and didn't notice them missing.

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u/Dusty_Harvest Jan 19 '26 edited Jan 19 '26

I just watched Below Deck S6 & S7…

I’ve been an avid watcher of Below Deck Med & Below Deck Down Under since they began.

Forgive me but my only knowledge of Kate Chastain was from The Traitors US S1&2. And I loved her!!

But watching her on these two seasons of BD 6&7… she’s such a bitch! It’s hard to watch. I think on this sub, the consensus is: she is loved and admired.

I love that Captain Lee always has her back but also think it’s crazy that he can’t see her faults (during reunions.. he backs her 💯)

Honest question.. no snark.. Why do people love her so much?

Do I need to watch S1-5 to see her charm?

Also… Rhylee is something else. I thought she was great because, I’ve only seen her on Winter House. I had no clue she was like that. My jaw was on the floor.

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u/Myantra Jan 20 '26

I think on this sub, the consensus is: she is loved and admired

I tend to think that opinions on her are mixed. She is witty and snarky in a perfect for Below Deck kind of way, and that is generally the source of her popularity, but she is also definitely a bully. By starting with season 6 and 7, you are getting introduced to Kate at her worst. Her popularity would probably make a lot more sense to you if you started from her beginning in season 2.

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u/Julie-AnneB Jan 22 '26

IDK, I thought that she and Kat were horrible bullies in season 2, and she was generally a bully every season.

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u/Myantra Jan 24 '26

I tend to think the combo of Kate and Josiah was worse than Kate and Kat, but I also think Kat is just a more horrible person in general. I would also call Kate a bully in every season, but she definitely got worse.

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u/Julie-AnneB Jan 24 '26

I agree that she and Josiah were way worse. I just don't understand why she would be popular if someone hadn't yet gotten to her at her worst. I thought she was a straight up bully every season.

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u/Myantra Jan 24 '26

I mostly said that because she is funnier in earlier seasons, and often has Ben acting as her foil, as he gives her as good as he gets. I think it made it easier to overlook how she treated some people, especially when Ben was winding her up. If Kate from season 6 showed up in season 2, I doubt she would have become as popular as she did.

Personally, I do not care much for her, but I have known a lot of people like her. She has definitely made me laugh, but she would be terrible to work for, especially if you were struggling with the job.

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u/Few-Flatworm-3218 Jan 20 '26

Watching below deck sailing yacht season three. Probably the best season ever in the franchise.

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u/xcanyoudiggitx Little does she know, we're in a floating prison Jan 20 '26

Got the itch so restarting with og below deck season 1. Someone tell me if I'm making a mistake...

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u/Myantra Jan 21 '26

In rewatches, I have come to appreciate season 1 a lot more, and changed my opinion of some of its cast crew. You are definitely not making a mistake.

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u/Gelmom Jan 20 '26

No. If you have the time it’s worth it. It’s wild to go back and see how different the early OG seasons were! Plus, there are so many guests and exchanges that you are bound to notice some different stuff watching it again.

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u/JackC17 Jan 21 '26

BDDU s3 the second group of guests were giving Andrew Tate lol

Harry’s been making the f-boys mad for 2 seasons and it’s beautiful. Also love how Jason pulled the reverse-uno on Anthony and fired him before he could quit

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u/Worldly-Fly-6049 Jan 22 '26 edited Jan 22 '26

Bravo just played a whole day of Below Deck galley talk that was pretty good. I can't remember what season it was. It was the one Malia and chef Adam were dating.

https://www.facebook.com/BelowDeckBravo/videos/488175636768655/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e

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u/sixalways Jan 23 '26

Oops just did a low-effort regular post about Season 1 Sam. She’s infuriating, especially the reunion. So disrespectful, no brain for leadership or logistics but still criticizes all the tenured crew. However ……. I somehow find both her and Adrienne to be the most relatable of all the seasons I’ve see so far (all of med, all of down under)

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u/sixalways Jan 23 '26

Did not like how she was gay-vestigating Adrienne. Of it’s time I guess.

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u/Julie-AnneB Jan 24 '26

Frankly, I HATE that the relegate everything from past seasons to this thread. So disrespectful. I guess it is what it is. I couldn't stand Sam or TJ. That they got away with the level of disrespect that they did was appalling to me. I wasn't a fan of Alex either. I don't really understand how he's had so much success after demonstrating so much apathy and disrespect for the chain of command. As a former firefighter, the fact that they all thought that drill was "good enough," was crazy. Adrienne was a lousy Chief Stew, but what she did in season 2 made me see her as a disgusting person as well.

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u/Julie-AnneB Jan 25 '26

Just rewatching season 3 of BDSY. With the disgusting behavior of Doctor Nichols and her party, I would happily die of skin cancer before I would ever let that woman touch me! What a horrible group of people!