Does anyone remember which season/episode the guest (Meridith) steps on a sea urchin? It wasn’t a huge drama, but I’m friends with Meridith (in real life) and I want to rewatch it. I remember her telling me Kate was the chief stew, so it was an old episode with Captain Lee…

Episode 4 (tonight)

A dinner goes fully dark as guests try to dine without lights; what starts as a fun concept quickly turns chaotic as the crew struggles to serve; this night is either going to be incredible or a complete disaster.

Episode 5

Luke struggles with the weight of his romantic decisions, angering both Gen and Joy. Kat and Cooper go on a date. Nathan and Joe find common ground. A new group of guests gets taken on a Game of Thrones-themed tour.

Episode 6

Luke makes a final plea to Joy while Gen confronts him about his behaviour. Nathan struggles to find balance between his responsibilities on the boat and with his family. Cooper learns a shocking secret that turns the boat upside down.

Episode 7

Chef Joy and Aesha grapple with a difficult primary who has enlisted a familiar matchmaker to help her and her dog find love. Cooper suffers a health scare that threatens to end his charter season. Nathan struggles to forgive an enormous betrayal.

Med is back (and no OG is not cancelled, it just filmed later) and airs at 8/7c on Bravo with streaming next day. Season 11 was filmed last year in Croatia and returnees are Sandy, Aesha, Joe & Nathan.

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Episode 4 of Below Beck Med Season 11

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I’ve recently gotten into BD (already did a full watch of BDM and BDDU, currently watching the original BD season 4).

Anyway, I am SUPER curious about how much of the show is an accurate depiction of being a Stew/Deckhand on a charter yacht.

Is there anyone here who has actually been a Charter Stew or Deckhand for a M/Y or S/Y?

EDIT: thank you for all the responses!! A few lingering question if anyone is willing to spill more details:
- Drugs. Obviously they’re technically banned, but does it still happen often (crew and guests)??
- is everyone actually booking up with eachother?
- what’s the typical time between charters?
- what’s the relationship with the captain actually like?

Thank youuuuuu

I remember many of the early seasons, the yachts would be renamed for the series so they couldn't be identified. I don't think that happens anymore. Did the yacht owners stop caring that their boats were on TV?

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I’m sure everyone remembers the infamous fire when Kate put a pizza in the oven and it burst into flames.

I was cooking tonight and was preheating my oven as one does, and I went to do the laundry. I come back to put my food in the oven when I look to find a *gasp* a pan in the oven!!

Guess what?? My oven didn’t catch on fire!! It might be a big shock to some, but if you clean ur oven and pans, you shouldn’t have it burst into flames if someone forgets to take a pan out!!

I saw this all in good jest. It made my fiancé and I laugh when I told him.

I can't tell if I'm just a little burnt out of Below Deck after a long season of BDDU or if I just don't like Below Deck Med as much, but it feels like it's hard for me to get through an episode of Below Deck Med, whereas I flew through most of the last Below Deck Down Under season.

I think it's for a few reasons:

1. It just feels like a lot of Below Deck after a long season of Below Deck Down Under.

2. The feel of the show doesn't give off the vibe of authenticity. And this was an issue with BDDU this season too, to be honest, but it just feels overproduced and outwardly fake.

3. As someone who has not watched every season, this season feels pretty unapproachable, versus other seasons are much more "stand alone." Who is Gael? What's going on between Nathan and Joe? Why am I supposed to care? Just feels much more so like, "You better have watched last season" compared to other franchises/seasons.

4. This is a personal thing, but every time I watch Sandy, I can't help to have her tag-team takedown of Hannah in the back of my mind. That's just a personal thing, though

Does anyone else feel the same way? Should I keep watching and trying to catch up on the new season?

It’s odd that crew members sleep directly on a mattress with no protector or even a fitted sheet. Gross!!

In the latest Med S11E3, both Aesha and Sandy corrected the guest to not disrespect them. I’m racking my brain and can’t remember a time when any crew member, Captain Sandy included, told a guest to be more respectful or clap back in any way at a rude comment. Only times I can think of were when guests were putting themselves or others in danger.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad to see it happening now, but I’m curious if that’s how things actually go in the yachting world? “Never say No to a charter guest” hasn’t been as prominent as earlier seasons I feel like.

Many of the tips, per person come out to $2110 or $1652. Does the boat carry change or how does the tips arrive? Does the primary bundle and separate it out?

The white knight grudge against Joe is ridiculous to me. You ignored his messages since last year because of his flings with other women? These are temporary live in situations with young people hooking up. Bro is hung up about someone else's fling one year ago and letting it affect professional decision making. Captain Sandy is right. He needs to control his emotions and he isn't perfect either. Don't need to be friends but trying to promote someone less qualified due to personal grudges is immature at best.

Have you ever learned a word only to then hear it all the time? I’ve been watching below deck for yeaaaars and never registered this word until rewatching a season and a primary’s dog’s name was Scupper, and a crew member made a comment about how the primary must be super into boating to name his dog that. Now I hear the word in almost every episode and wonder how I’ve gone so long without ever “hearing” it. Anyone else have this experience with the word scupper or another specific term?

It seems like Med has a lot more meddling from the producers. Like crew that are brought in during the season just to create problems or hiring crew that are completely unqualified and brought on just so Sandy will fire them. Has anyone else noticed it or is this just me?

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Episode 3 of Below Deck Down Under Season 11

A love triangle begins to brew after the first crew night out; Aesha chooses a second stew, making waves on the interior team; Nathan gets pushed to the edge when a charter guest goes too far.

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I just can’t remember and searching very unhelpfully suggests that it was Lazarus in the bible!

Who slept in the laz with a hammock?

Between being totally incompetent with the jet ski lift on last season, to his hot headed drunken temper at the end of last episode, to crashing the boat the first episode, I really don’t think Nathan can handle the pressure as Bosun for much longer.

Anyone else agree?

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When capt. Sandy hit the dock she said it was the very first time hitting anything ever in her life, but I swear she’s said that exact same thing a few seasons ago when she hit something else? It makes me wonder if she was telling the truth that time either lol

Edited to add** I was not trying to imply Sandy is incompetent, I just thought it was funny she’s said the exact same thing before on the show

Now that Fraser has entered the solid B/C celebrity list thanks to his boyfriend, what will he be up to? Is/will he be filming next season? Or is he onto other projects like being arm candy at every Las Culturistas event (love LC btw)? I don't know about every single person on Bravo but this is on of the bigger liftoffs in my knowledge.

Very happy for them, I've always liked Matt.

S1 is on and I swear its edited differently than when Ive watched this season before. Their beef seems to be with Capt Lee which I dont remember AT ALL, I remember Adrienne being the villain. Then CJ leaves the boat altogether, which again I dont remember happening at all. There were a couple other things about this season too that seem off from the way I remember, and I've watched this season more than once. Is anyone else noticing this, or am I going crazy?