Below Deck
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The show starts with Kyle and Barbie in bed.
Kyle, ever the voice of reason, says, No, hes not.
Youre twenty-fucking-eight years old.
Hes happy his persistence has paid off and blissfully unaware of the downward spiral to come.
That and Ben says they heard a lot of doors opening and closing very quickly.
Xandi quips that Barbie doesnt like working and that a hand job is called ajobfor a reason.
Ah yes, it wouldnt beBelow Deckwithout sex jokes and innuendo.
Barbies not the only one whos ashamed about last nights actions.
Dylan regrets trying to kiss Sunny and feels like hes still drunk.
Ben refuses, which is the only smart decision hell make all day.
Later, Sunny checks in to confirm that Dylan remembers trying to kiss her.
He apologizes, blaming old habits.
Could this be the name of his self-help tapes, likeAtomic Habitsbut worse?
So he seems fully capable of being a Judas figure.
Nick is 40 but claims that yachting, plus no ex-wives and no kids, keeps him youthful.
Its not working that well because the deck crews first impression of him, per Sunny, is old.
Happy to learn that Nick has worked on megayachts before, Fraser has a more favorable impression.
He criticizes the amount of cheese and spots fridge mold as if hes auditioning to hostKitchen Nightmares.
Its an eventful morning as Ben answers questions about Camille on his Instagram Story.
He reminisces about how they were two kids in love on this very same boat.
The Stories are less innocent: Favorite snack on charter?
Im confused as to why he isnt worried about Sunny seeing these.
Is it a self-sabotage tactic?
Did he block her from seeing them?
Soon enough, we get the answer: Of course he didnt.
Sunny sees the Stories and is like, What a little dick.
I can think of plenty worse things does he think sex is worse than murder?
Barbie says she didnt even kiss her ex-husband in front of her dad.
She pulls Fraser aside to tell him shes having a bad day.
Fraser assures her no one is judging her.
If anything, hes a bit jealous.
This gets a laugh from Barbie and me.
At least these two are finally communicating.
Personally, I prefer food that tastes good.
Will Nick step up and be the next Salt Bae?
He tells Kyle that he and Sunny dont have a true connection so hell have to end it.
He tries to hold her hand and she dips.
She finally sees through his bullshit.
There was always something, and that something was always Ben messing things up.
Ben moves on quickly and is thinking more about Camille.
He believes they have the spark he and Sunny dont.
Sure, if that spark is the beginning of a dumpster fire.
He FaceTimes Camille, unsure if shell pick up.
She answers, only to be uninterested in his visiting her in Florida.
Ben gets closure, even if its in the form of a producer assist.
The morning of the next charter, production embraces the Instagram vlogger aesthetic with some stop-motion-esque smoothie shots.
For a second, I thought I accidentally AirPlayed a TikTok onto my TV.
As for the remaining crew couple, Kyle and Barbie are texting instead of talking.
We learn that not only does Alex work for Yelp but that all of the guests are Yelp Elites.
To ensure their status, the Yelp Elites phones are practically glued to their hands.
They take photos and videos of everything onboard, including the boring charcuterie.
I realize that, technically, all food is Instagrammable.
Someone says, Gotta do it for the gram, a phrase I havent heard since 2016.
For lunch, Nick begrudgingly makes the requested octopus nachos.
The guests are incredibly excited by it, and Alex goes to change into a Nacho King T-shirt.
It all feels like an inside joke were not in on.
Nick starts sending dishes up, and Frasers critical.
We saw Fraser okay the lamb earlier!
But Nick misses the seafood, and Kerry is not happy.
Theone thingKerry stressed was following the preference sheets.
Nick manages to throw some last-minute scallops together and lunch is a success.
Frasers developing a crush on Steven, a friend of the primary.
He compliments Stevens shorts as the guests head out for a chocolate-making experience.
While theyre gone, the crew puts up decorations for tonights Caribbean Christmas theme.
Earlier, Sunny mentioned that its International Womens Day, which means this was filmed on March 8.
Thats less than three months after Christmas, but sure, why not?
The sexual tension is palpable.
And there are plenty of aphrodisiacs tonight with Nick doing a feast of the seven fishes.
Kerry joins the guests for the meal, and Nick nails his first dinner service.
He thinks its not cool that shes pushing Kyle away.
While the sentiment is nice, Ben is the last person it should be coming from.
She shuts him down with Nick as a witness.
After the guests go to bed, Barbie accepts Kyles apology but still doesnt trust him.
It seems unlikely that hell be able to earn back her trust short of converting to Judaism.
Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
See you next week for New Years Eve.
