Below Deck Mediterranean
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AnotherEmmys weekend went by, and sadly still no Emmy Awards for theBelow Deckfranchise.
Gael pulls herself together and goes to Nathans bed.
Nathan whispers that he wants to travel with her and loves her more and more.
Gael wants to see this in action, but for now theyre reconciled.
She questions whether her feelings are real because things with Nathan moved so fast.
I do hope they can make things work post-season.
If not, a consolation prize: The Most Crush-Worthy Cast Member award isnt even a competition.
Gael wins hands down.
Nathan thinks its bullshit this is Joes pattern.
Carrie didnt give in to him, so hes pretending he didnt want her.
In an interview, Carrie agrees she and Joe are just pals.
A producer asks if she has ever hooked up with pals before.
Carrie, sheepishly: Yeah.
The Girl, Dont Go There nominees are Carrie, Ellie, and Bri.
Unfortunately, Ellie and Bri are disqualified because they went there (kissing Joe).
By default, the winner is Carrie.
The final charters primaries are husbands Stacey and Brad from Virginia celebrating their 27th anniversary.
Carrie does it in half the time.
This is only the beginning of Aeshas growing list of Ellies work slipping.
Aesha notices fingerprints all over the hallway and radios Ellie, whos flouncing around the crew mess.
Aesha has to go find her to reclean.
Ellie cant help trying to one-up Carrie and turns espresso martinimaking into a competition.
Carrie doesnt let it faze her.
What a refreshing perspective.
Bri goes on break, so Ellie goes to help Carrie in the laundry room.
Carries writing things down and trying not to mess with Bris system.
When Bri returns, Carrie fills her in, describing Ellie coming in like a tornado.
Ellie says table decor is the only thing bringing her any joy on this soul-sucking boat.
Aesha thinks its a power move, and shes ready to squash any attempted coup.
Tonights theme is Swedish-pop musical.
(Im guessing they couldnt clearMamma Mia!)
Jonos happy to have an all-queer group of guests and really wants them to enjoy the food.
They do, though they note that all his dishes have a bit of a delayed kick to them.
Nathan wears a neon unitard.
Frankly, its not their best performance.
The Outstanding Choreography award goes to no one.
The next day, Aesha rewards Bris improvement by sending her on an excursion to the Temple of Poseidon.
Iain also hasnt gone on one yet, so he reps the deck crew.
In the car with the guests, Bri says she shouldve Googled some facts about the place before.
Okay, so she hasnt improvedthatmuch.
But Iain says hes got it sorted!
Hes used to being the entertainment person even though he has been behind the scenes onMustique.
As they tour the ruins, he impressively rattles off facts without even reading.
If the nominees for Most Improved are Bri and Iain, he wins.
That evening, Ellie once again bosses Bri and Carrie around in the name of decorating.
Shes just speaking from experience when it comes to hanging tinsel curtains.
She radios them with multiple requests and micromanages a seemingly simple rainbow-balloon-wall installation, and Aesha notices it all.
The award for Outstanding Production Design (As an Excuse to Boss People Around) goes to Ellie.
With so much focus on the Ellie-interior issues, theres basically nothing to report on the deck crew.
They do an adorable group hug for their final time, putting the floating dock and water toys away.
We love to see it.
During dinner, Aesha radios to Jono that theyre clearing the first course.
Moments later, Ellie does too.
This seems like a tiny mistake; Ellie must not have heard Aesha.
Except Aesha explains that Ellie has never radioed that theyre clearing the whole season!
She says this is the straw that broke the camels back.
Or, to keep with the nautical setting, should we say the straw that choked the turtle?
We get a montage of Ellies past oversteps, including theepisode-ninefight with Bri that shouldve been the last straw.
Is it just me or would it be iconic lip-sync material?
Bri, listen to me.
You do not get to speak to me like this ever again.
I am second stew.
Do you stop that.
We need to talk.
You are out of control.
Since you dont know how boats work, second stew outranks you.
So that is who I am.
Back in the present, Ellie thinks shes being scapegoated.
This doesnt make sense because shes being blamed for things shes actually doing; Aeshas done coddling her.
Aesha) realize Ellies not as capable as she thinks she is.
Next weeks finale should bring some real hardware in the form of an engagement ring.
Sandy wants it to be perfect.
