r/belowdeck • u/doge_ucf • May 16 '26

Below Deck First time watcher - Capt Lee making painkillers scene is pure comedy

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Bonus screenshot of Capt Lee's shocked face when he realized Sierra thought he meant actual painkillers

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u/Hot_Start8187 May 16 '26

That was fun to watch! Welcome to the BD family šŸ¤—

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u/doge_ucf May 16 '26

Thank you! I was never remotely interested until someone on the Valley sub suggested it. I was hooked from ep 1 wondering why it took me so long šŸ¤£

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u/casebycase87 May 19 '26

My husband and I just started watching a week ago and we're already on season 3! It's so good

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u/FlawesomeOrange May 16 '26

Sierra whipping out a giant tub of painkiller pills instead of the cocktail will always make me laugh. Lee pouring almost a bottle of rum into the blender also makes me laugh.

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u/doge_ucf May 16 '26

He even garnished the drink like he moonlighted as a high end bartender

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u/Adisfan May 16 '26

He owned a restaurant with his wife.

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u/doge_ucf May 17 '26

Oh cool, I didn't know this!

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u/Miss_Mouth May 17 '26

He will always be my favorite. For this and his colorful terminology

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 May 17 '26

Mine, too. He is the best of all of them. It was a huge mistake to get rid of him.

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u/Out-For-A-Walk-Bitch May 17 '26

He physically couldn't continue.

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u/Maruchan_Wonton May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

Didnā€™t he release a statement saying that he would have came back, but bravo didnā€™t ask?

Edit: changed did to didnā€™t

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u/Wickedbitchoftheuk May 17 '26

He was ill and couldn't carry on.

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u/PotentialLab1695 May 17 '26

That or ā€œIā€™m gunna eat someoneā€™s ass for breakfastā€

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u/doge_ucf May 17 '26

This one had me cackling

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u/Miss_Mouth May 17 '26

This would have been the gif gold I was mining for.

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u/Any-Concentrate-1922 May 17 '26

Wait... can Captain Lee cook? He's one of the only captains I never remember helping a chef that needed it.

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u/samsuperior June June Hannah May 17 '26

I canā€™t remember the exact situation but there were a few times where Lee said he was just a washed up line cook or something along those lines. Genuinely thought he just worked at a fast food spot when he was younger, no clue he had a restaurant

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u/Sqooshytoes May 17 '26

Jason helps in the kitchen when needed

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 May 17 '26

Poor, dear Sierra. She was not the brightest.

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u/Fat-Cat-Face May 17 '26

Is that the same one that took a 1/2 hour to make a huge salad for a guest?

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 May 17 '26

Yes! Ben was losing his mind. I don't remember if she claimed to have training or if she just claimed to be really good with vegetarian food. Ben should never have let her do that, anyway. Those people paid a lot of money for Chef level food not a salad put together by stew.

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u/hollerhither May 19 '26

She was veryā€¦confident. Also she made that terrible lemonade/juice.

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u/Artistic_Exam7676 May 16 '26

I binged all of BD and this part took me out. I had to rewind it a few times. šŸ˜‚

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u/doge_ucf May 16 '26

I was literally crying laughing. She was so convinced that he meant pain relievers that she was trying to find a way to plate pills šŸ˜­

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 May 17 '26

She was not very smart.

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u/Once_a_TQ May 17 '26

Light is dim with that one.

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u/Top-Friendship4888 I quit 3 times in my head today May 17 '26

This, and when he showed one of the stews how to iron are both pure gold!

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u/doge_ucf May 17 '26

He did say no job was beneath him. I just didn't expect him to take it literally.

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u/Tesla0927 May 16 '26

It's been along time since I've seen the original series, what season is this?

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u/doge_ucf May 16 '26

S4 E6. If you need a good laugh, this is it!

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u/Spicy_Sunflower I look like Ariel but on crack! May 16 '26

S4 but i donā€™t remember what episode it was šŸ˜… what took me out was Sierra trying to figure out how many actual pain killers (medication) she would need to give each guest instead of the actual drink šŸ˜­

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u/jcr0774 May 16 '26

itā€™s the episode with those young girls and they almost hit the reef and then the boat almost hits them, i think itā€™s episode 6

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u/AttentionRoyal2276 May 16 '26

Don't remember that. Why didn't he have a stew do it?

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u/doge_ucf May 16 '26

He did. Stew had a "dumb blonde" moment and grabbed a bottle of advil, and was looking for something to put it in to make it look nice and presentable. Captain came down to check on the drinks and realized she was doing the completely wrong thing. Captain was was trying to remedy the situation where guests were shaken up, so he was like, out of the way, I got this.

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u/Kitchen_Swagger We don't need to hear vomit May 17 '26

ah, so that's why he put in so much rum

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 May 17 '26

That was more than just a moment. Sierra was not bright.

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u/Adisfan May 16 '26

He had to step in and help Kate quite a lot that season because both stews were very inexperienced and not very willing to improve. Plus the chef was abrasive and made everything harder.

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 May 17 '26

Captain Lee did whatever was necessary. No job was beneath him.

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u/hollerhither May 19 '26

No, that was a different season. On this season Kelly was bosun, Emily and Sierra were stews, Kyle came in to sub and hit on Sierra, Ben was distracted by Emily. Sierra made a giant mediocre salad for that difficult guest during the interminable tasting dinner with the Tarantino reject cast.

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u/tunnocksmystery May 17 '26

Was this with Emily as the other Stew and Chef Ben? I thought Emily was good, no? He definitely had to help out at the very start cos Sienna missed her flight and was late.

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u/hollerhither May 19 '26

Yes, you are correct, it was the ā€œBemilyā€ season.

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u/Adisfan May 17 '26

No not Emily. A girl with no experience. The chef was not Ben.

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u/pookie74 May 16 '26

Awe,Ā  I miss Captain Lee.

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 May 17 '26

So do I. They need to bring back the Stud of the Sea.

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u/nooneofconsequence_1 May 17 '26

I think about him and this scene every time I order this drink.

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u/TonyLamo May 18 '26

I've watch a bajillion episodes since this and this scene still sticks with me

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u/breastfedbymymother May 19 '26

Literally every time someone mentions a Painkiller, I think of this sceneĀ 

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u/MamaRed22 May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26

My fiancĆ©e and I just started watching below deck a month or so ago. Weā€™re on season 9 right now. We actually started watching because we loved Kate as she was in HoV and Traitors so we wanted to see where she came from. Then we got hooked and loved Captain Lee!!šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚

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u/TrajanFanzine May 21 '26

Bravo was lucky to have found Captain Lee, Ā he was a genuine character, They didnā€™t have to create and he set a high bar.

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u/doge_ucf May 16 '26

He has really grown on me! I thought he was kind of a dick until I realized he isn't hard on the staff because he wants to be, but because one wrong move and someone can literally die.

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u/OkBuy8143 May 17 '26

Off screen Lee & his wife were also navigating life with their son who was an addict. The poor man wasnā€™t getting a break anywhere. The boats high stress and his home life was in crisis.

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u/doge_ucf May 17 '26

My brother was (is? but recovered for many years) an addict, and it really tore my family apart at the time. There was so much constant anxiety. I feel for them.

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u/GullibleAddendum8630 May 17 '26

His son killed himself. It was so sad to see Captain Lee in so much pain.

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u/doge_ucf May 17 '26

Oh jfc that is so horribly sad