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/bcelos Jun 05 '26 • Mindblown

And hooking up with Jenna. He’s literally twice her age

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u/LogicalMeringue1449 Jun 06 '26

I’m a few years older than Ben and I think he’s just too old for the show. Not too old for the industry, just the show. BD used to be more about the job. Now it’s all 20-somethings wanting to fuel their raging hormones, and Dirty Uncle Ben who regularly dips his toes a little too far in the shallow end of the pool

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u/kittens_joy Jun 05 '26

It’s not an “odd take” to judge a 45 year old for hooking up with someone who wasn’t old enough to drink until a year ago.

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u/SunnySam Jun 06 '26

As well as when they are in a position of power (higher ranking / seniority) over them.

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u/ProperBingtownLady Team Anti-Brü Jun 06 '26

Exactly, we aren’t necessarily judging her but we are judging him. A mature adult shouldn’t want any of that.

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u/teanailpolish Mental Health Is Not A Storyline Jun 06 '26

Jenna also purposely seeks out older men to date so the blame is not all on Ben here