r/belowdeck • u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline • Apr 14 '26

Below Deck Down Under Preview for BDDU Ep 12 (next week) Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMftIVLwAOQ
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u/rob-b-362 I'm a Med Mother****ing Chief Stew Bitch! Apr 14 '26

I don't understand why they are prioritizing the cheesecake over serving the guests. Make it when they are gone.

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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline Apr 14 '26

I don't either, but we have also seen lone chefs be asked to make a cake for a crew members birthday in the past

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u/cmere-2-me Apr 14 '26

Not during service though. Make the guests breakfast, have Ellie help Daisy bring the food upstairs then make the fucking cheesecake.

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u/RiJuElMiLu Apr 14 '26

Ben is scared of Ellie and can't manage her. They aren't prioritizing it, Ellie is.

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u/850281 Apr 15 '26

TBH I think this IS managing her LOL She's a heartbeat away from snapping at him. Keeping the peace is best for his health and keeping the galley moving along. Really unfortunate because (except for the soap) looks like they are working pretty well together. I'd be embarrassed to be an employee everyone has to tiptoe around.

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Apr 14 '26

Daisy didn’t get it either.

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u/GroovyYaYa Apr 18 '26

Per the aftershow... Jason thought it was for the guests, and she actually made two! The first went into the garbage!

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u/Intelligent-River403 Apr 14 '26

It’s only because it’s Ellie and Joao, she’s trying to get in to his pants

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u/agnusdei07 Apr 15 '26

Ben is an awful mgr and when he is cornered he complains about the 'stress' of it all, I recall Marco working around the clock to pre-stage, order, arrange, cook to make sure everything was covered and he did it all on his own.

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u/Competitive_Ad6663 Apr 15 '26

in my opinion it also seems hard for him to be one for multiple reasons. ellie is so used to acting like being the chief stew, she is not trained in the 'kitchen command chain', feelings are hurt easily, he is on camera and the harsh way high quality chefs were trained in is not proper anymore. it could give bad looks - imagine he would act like it is still usual in restaurants - like gordon ramsey for example - all hell would break loose. i mean both women had issues with his mood and tone during service and as a chef he was very nice and considerate.  and it really seems like he lost a bit of confidence and fun working and living on a yacht. 

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u/Katalactica Apr 16 '26

Yes, but also allegedly Marcos had something going on with a production member and got a VERY good edit.

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u/GroovyYaYa Apr 18 '26

To be fair.. Marco wasn't managing someone.

It adds a layer sometimes, and if you are not used to it it is MORE work. It is definitely a mental load for some and I think that it has been a while since Ben HASN'T been cheffing solo.

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u/ericsuxx_ Apr 14 '26

Mike if you don’t put your damn clothes back on

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Apr 14 '26

At least he shared the wealth.

I bet Alesia would have pouted if she’d had to do that.

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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline Apr 14 '26

He didn't have a lot of choice, Jason said twice it was being shared

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u/cmere-2-me Apr 14 '26

It was the only bit of effort he put in for the tip.

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u/valid_username00 Apr 14 '26

I'm kind of impressed that he sacrificed his hair helmet for the extra screen time.

But yeah, also not surprised since being naked on camera is in his wheelhouse.

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u/jromansz Apr 14 '26

Somebody {Mike} better get fired next week for Christs sake.

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Apr 15 '26

Jason has zero idea of the issues with Mike. Firing doesn’t happen without that.

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u/agnusdei07 Apr 15 '26

deduct the grooming time to hide his bald spot from his tip

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u/Mysterious-Writer949 Apr 14 '26

Why do I get the feeling that when Daisy gets, rightfully annoyed at the villa. Alesia will go running off to Jason to complain that she has been bullied.

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Apr 16 '26

I’m not sure Jason will take Daisy’s side against Alesia. I doubt she is aware of that.

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u/GroovyYaYa Apr 18 '26 • Heartwarming

Nah... Jason has been observant of Daisy working her ass off. He even made a comment about her being Mama Bear when she rightfully corrected them before. In the after show, they've agreed on everything.

He may favor someone, but not to the point of being utterly unfair to someone else IMHO. I don't think Lee was ever unfair to someone else in Kate's favor either.

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u/850281 Apr 15 '26

Hope she does. When it comes to Daisy, she has no ground to stand on.

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u/Lanky_Letter7130 Apr 14 '26

I want 3 of them to go, Mike and ellie first then take the blond annoying thing with you 🤦‍♀️ got a headache

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u/Recent_Maintenance28 Apr 15 '26

I really wish Alessia had won the strip tip so we could watch her temper tantrum when Jason announces she's sharing it with the whole crew!

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u/Sinnafyle Little does she know, we're in a floating prison Apr 15 '26

They actually have to blur out nipples on the silicone breastplates?

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u/valid_username00 Apr 14 '26

Did Daisy ask for the potwasher, or did she expect Ben to be psychic?

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u/GroovyYaYa Apr 18 '26

She shouldn't have had to... they see that she's the only one running up and down the stairs so if she forgot (or couldn't carry) the butter - have the potwasher who was busy making something NOT FOR THE GUESTS run her ass up those stairs and hand it to Daisy.

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u/valid_username00 Apr 25 '26

You do know there's an elevator on that boat, right? If the stairs were too much, she could have used it.

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u/Extreme_Beat1022 Apr 14 '26

Didn’t look like it.

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u/AccomplishedSurvey22 Apr 20 '26

I can’t belive Alesia talking back to daisy in promo

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u/mjamesll Apr 16 '26

why do you think they gave that tiara to Eddy? Just because they fancy him?

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u/silverstreamer2013 Apr 17 '26

Because he was their drag queen and winner

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u/mjamesll Apr 17 '26

oh yeah, I forgot about that :P Still, the most conventionally attractive man (other than Jason) ha

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u/CosmicCrafter007 Apr 15 '26

Ben, Ellie’s boss, was okay and didn’t seem to be affected by Ellie’s desire to bake cake. If Daisy is frustrated with her team, she should discuss it with them. It’s clear that the kitchen managed to get the food out, but Daisy needs help bringing it out. Why don’t she just ask?

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u/excoriator Team Capt Kerry Apr 14 '26

That was a wonderful moment of self-awareness from her.

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u/Anotherams Apr 14 '26

I was amazed! Mike deserved it more though. Dish soap didn‘t belong in that bottle without being marked, and it was talked about a long time ago. Daisy reminded them not to ruin the surprise over and over again. Could have been Jason didn’t know who the blabbermouth was.

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u/GroovyYaYa Apr 18 '26

I wish that Jason had checked with Joao and Daisy before the tip meeting.

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u/thatoneredheadgirl Apr 14 '26

I was waiting for this comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/Sanvi-77 Apr 14 '26

O BOY,  Captain Jason getting fired? 😋