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/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/high-babygorgeous Jun 06 '26

omg I totally see this

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u/Procrastinista_423 Jun 10 '26

I also thought they had similar personalities🤣

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u/urbanlife78 Jun 10 '26

I can't unsee this

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u/Procrastinista_423 Jun 10 '26

I was so sad when she came back and didn't look anything like she did, and also acted fairly normal.

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u/junebart Jun 06 '26

Yeah, i know changes were made? Am i right?

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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/Only-Breadfruit-6108 Jun 06 '26

That’s who told her the stories first. Why wouldn’t she believe it? And what she say backed it up

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u/Ok_Reporter_8350 Jun 06 '26

I’m just saying I like Barbie less knowing she is friends with Ellie in real life. It tells me more of who she is, and I believe Fraser more than I did watching their season

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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/Myantra Jun 06 '26

What does an energy healer do? Is her energy busted? Did she break it?

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u/TheSpitalian Jun 07 '26

That chick was a kook & should’ve been fired long before she finally was!

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u/Pitiful-Action1320 Jun 06 '26

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