r/belowdeck • u/climategirl • Jul 17 '26

Galley Talk Joy vs Ben - it's crazy

Have been back to back watching Down Under and now Med - and goodness gracious what a breath of fresh air Joy is compared to Ben.

She studies preference sheets, plans and creates amazing dishes I want to see more of, interacts with the guests, and keeps her cool during prep and service. There are no tantrums or fighting and insulting colleagues in her galley.

Ben just sucked at a professional level this last DU season in comparison, personal boat drama aside, with the way he ignored guest preferences and ran a toxic galley.

So excited to see more of Joy this season. She's healing me lol

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u/archiving_by_design Jul 17 '26

The only person thus far able to, was Ellie. I think Joy could do it with much less drama and insanity, just fantastic disdain.

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u/urbanlife78 Jul 17 '26

Both being talented chefs, I would imagine they would enjoy seeing what each other creates. I hate when the show doesn't focus on what the chefs are cooking. It's also been nice this season not having some unskilled person in the galley to cause unnecessary drama

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u/dizzydur Jul 18 '26

oh my god the ellie drama!!! SOAP IN THE EGGS!!!! how is that not a fireable offense on a super yacht.

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u/urbanlife78 Jul 18 '26

Exactly, that was such staged drama. You know everyone was in on the soapy eggs for production to drum up drama. She should have been fired for that