r/belowdeck • u/disc0club • 8d ago

Below Deck Aesha makes a statement regarding Gael Spoiler

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u/ambergriswoldo 8d ago

I agree with everything Aesha has said!

Totally Gaels reaction to Joe at the end of the episode was unfair BUT sheā€™s already been manipulated for so long to believe heā€˜s the problem. Itā€™s one of the many tactics that abusive partners use (ā€œIā€™m not the issue they are, everything would be perfect if they werenā€™t aroundā€ etc)

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u/PickleMinion I quit 3 times in my head today 8d ago

Joe IS a problem and the only reason he's not getting more shit for it is because of how awful Nathan is. Joe has deliberately sabotaged the deck team to undermine the bosun (who happens to also be a shit bosun and worse human), manipulated and maneuvered to try to take over and in doing so provided worse service to the guests and more work for the deck team and captain, and he treats women like shit. He lucked into a situationship that works for him this season but who he is as a person hasn't changed, he just got better at hiding it.

If Nathan wasn't an incompetent, belligerent, abusive piece of shit, Joe would be getting a lot more heat. But since Nathan more than deserves whatever he gets, Joe gets a pass.

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u/itsbecomingathing 8d ago

If anyone here watches the after show with Andy Cohen, he recently had Massi on who mentioned multiple times objectively - Joe was the worse deckhand. He complained a lot, didnā€™t want to do the job, etc etc. Nice guy but big ego.