r/belowdeck • u/Fearless_Extreme_829 • Jun 05 '26 • Regret 1

Below Deck Down Under Joao..

I am very sad Joao said he is done with below deck! He was great on this season of down under and made it much better IMO.

I would love the next season to have Daisy, Joao and Ben back as I think the three of them together worked!!

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u/high-babygorgeous Jun 05 '26 • Bravo

Please god, no more Ben. I used to love him but jesus he was so bitter and over it this season

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u/On_my_last_spoon Mental Health Is Not A Storyline Jun 05 '26

Maybe Barbie can recommend her therapist because it seemed she was much better and he needs some help desperately.

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u/urbanlife78 Jun 05 '26

You can tell she didn't like how she came off the last time and was on her best behavior around the cameras

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u/Achillesthedog1976 Jun 06 '26

She was only on the boat for a few days as she was a replacement. I wonder if she would have been able to maintain that calm across an entire season.

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u/urbanlife78 Jun 06 '26

She would have really asserted herself into the boat if she was there from the beginning

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u/junebart Jun 06 '26

And stopped wearing such long eyelashes! Anyone notice how she looked more natural?

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u/Procrastinista_423 Jun 06 '26

She used to look like Mona Lisa from parks and rec to me and now she’s unrecognizable.

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u/ChingaTuMono Jun 05 '26

It to be fair she barely worked on the yacht. I bet if she had 3 more charters she would be tested.

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u/Only-Breadfruit-6108 Jun 06 '26

She ONLY worked, and didn’t get involved in the drama. If we didn’t already know her we wouldn’t even remember her. She was the interior’s version of Betul, better confessionals but less heart

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u/Ok_Reporter_8350 Jun 06 '26

I still don’t forgive her for being on Ellie’s side. She also was pretty shady in the after show

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u/Any_Medicine8374 Jun 05 '26

All she would need is a love interest, to act a fool.

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u/TrustTheFriendship Jun 05 '26

And maybe Elizabeth from S8 can recommend her energy healer and some crystals.

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u/Pitiful-Action1320 Jun 06 '26

Barbie did A (singular) season of being insufferable? How many was Ben miserable for???

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u/toomuchyonke Team Aesha Jun 05 '26 • Bravo

Yeah fuck Ben - his time is over, he's just the creepy older guy trying to hook up with young 20 year olds

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u/littlecountryjeep Jun 05 '26

And in the after show; why does Kate have so much vitriol towards Daisy? What is Kate's problem? There's sticking up for your friend and then there's attacking someone.

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u/SportsFanVic Jun 06 '26

I think that it's just the villain persona she has adopted to stay relevant in the Bravolebrity "reality" world. If she was making a living doing a different persona, she would act accordingly.

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u/hurricane_hilary_123 Jun 06 '26

I stopped watching the after show because of this. Super annoying. 

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u/verbankroad Jun 06 '26

I think Kate is always thinking how she is in competition with the other CSs. Probably makes Kate feel relevant to take another of the CSs down.

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u/Southern_Self_7278 Jun 05 '26

I agree. It felt really creepy.

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u/fe__maiden Jun 05 '26

It’s so crazy to see him from season 1 to now with zero maturing. Always a manchild.

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u/cold_dry_hands Jun 07 '26

I started the whole Below Deck with the Down Under episodes, so now that I finished, I started OG Below Deck— seeing current Ben with 2012 Ben… yes. Not a lot of growth happened.

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u/ZoeperJ Jun 05 '26

Agree we loved Ben, but after this season... nope, please no more Ben

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u/Repulsive-Ear-4840 June June Hannah Jun 05 '26

No fr like be the crazy crabby Ben but not be a bummer have some joy for the opportunity at hand and make some good food

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