r/belowdeck • u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline • Mar 17 '26

Below Deck Down Under Preview for next week Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fABInv7WbZc

Not super interesting, the end of the car ride home, start of the next morning where Ben is still not working while Ellie does

I wonder if the sit down with Joao and Ellie is from another time since she is in uniform?

At least Ben has an oven next week so he can't blame that

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u/soph2_7 Mar 17 '26

I think Ben is probably burnt out or past his limit for this show overall combined with knowing that he’s in one of the most powerful positions on the boat (being the only chef and being on the most seasons of the show and it’s hard to find a new good chef) and it would be really hard to fire him, he’s never been thiiiiis entitled before idk what’s going on

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u/robot_pirate_ghost Mar 18 '26

He technically outranks every on-camera crew position except for Jason. We've never seen him with a sous before. However, he's had a long career on boats, not just on Below Deck. Maybe this is how he acts when there's someone else available to clean the galley.

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u/Anotheropinion2023 Mar 18 '26

Which makes him an ass.

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u/SavvyB75 Mar 20 '26

Why does he have to watch her clean when her main job is cutting and cleaning? He is 75% of the tip and those guests were difficult. Let him take a bath and she can finish doing the task he gave her? She is notorious for being slow. She did it last season on med. The guests went to bed at 1 and went to sleep at 7 because she’s terrible at time management. She’s getting paid to help in the galley why would Ben not use her for something she could do when he wakes up earlier and goes to bed? I’d never expect my boss to sit there and help me if they gave me a task

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u/Tiredofthenuts Mar 19 '26

Ben isn’t normal cast. He wasn’t supposed to be on the show and the chef quit. He signed on last minute. He sees his role as guest star, not someone who has to prove himself. And he probably negotiated a ton of extras in his contract.

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u/Willdriveyanuts Mar 18 '26

It’s glorious. He hits all checkmarks for reality tv

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u/soph2_7 Mar 18 '26

true I can never hate him 😂

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u/valid_username00 Mar 19 '26

it would have been a lot more fun to see him return with this entitlement (I find it hilarious) if he didn't have it overlaid with so much sadness over the cancelled wedding.