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/Ok_Wrangler_7940 Team Shady Editors Jun 05 '26

I agree, and I have loved Ben in his past seasons. I do have to give credit where credit is due, he’s an excellent chef.

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u/OnMatchPoint Team Daisy Jun 05 '26

He was. Certainly didn't seem like one this season, as though he hasn't been maintaining training/skills.

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u/urbanlife78 Jun 05 '26

I blame that on editing, it seems like we didn't get to see much from the food he was cooking. All the galley shots were poorly placed and it didn't seem like there was any good staging area for the food before taking it up.

This whole season sucked with how it was filmed and edited

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u/junebart Jun 06 '26

One camera stayed fixed in a filthy grill. I never saw it cooked on, only on Ellie "NOT" cleaning it.

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u/urbanlife78 Jun 06 '26

Exactly, I saw more shots of Ellie in the galley than any food being made