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My takeaway from today was Carly's admission to Olivia that she can't cook. So why have we seen her in the kitchen at Kelly's?

With all the closeups on Laura's face during the explanations about Luke and her being told about fireable offenses, I was hoping that she was having a lightbulb moment and would change her behavior. But she still didn't get it. As I write this, though, I can't help but wonder what kind of life she's had. She said she left home at 18 and has never been back. Who knows what kind of survival skills she's had to develop. I think she's had to become street smart, but she's just not smart enough to become really street smart.

This is not a defense of his behavior at all, but I think that he wanted to shut the door so he could find something to cover himself before he slunk back to his cabin. However, production was in the right in wanting the door open.

I remember reading somewhere last year that a different production company did the Down Under franchise. If that's still the case, maybe they just won't put up with/encourage the same crap that the other company does. I don't think we'd ever seen the producers stop something on camera before. (Even though, for example, we learned later that production had to step in to break up a fight between Lexi Wilson and someone else.) Maybe the tide is turning a bit.

I don't usually watch this show, but I tuned in for the Below Deck angle. I suspect that the BD Bravolebrities know exactly which side their bread is buttered on, and were going to say they loved whatever ridiculous outfit they were given, regardless of what they may have been thinking privately.

On WWHL, Culver said he wore glasses and tended to leave them all around the yacht.

never mind

If he needs one, I suggest they get it from Michael. He has one that hasn't seen much use. 😉

I enjoyed the Galley Talk shows, mostly because it was people who'd been there and done that talking about what was going on, but I have no interest in Capt. Lee and Kate doing a talk about all the Bravo shows, mainly because I don't watch any of the rest of them and have no plans to do so. Bravo is going to self-promote itself to death.

IIRC, Carly doesn't cook. Wasn't her one recipe frozen pizza? What the heck will she be able to do in "her" kitchen?

As the wise man Joey Tribbiani once explained to Chandler: if there's chemistry on stage they're definitely not having IRL sex, but if there is no chemistry on stage then the actors are definitely having an affaIr and that's used up all the chemistry. 😉

Intellectually, I know that what Curtis is feeling and saying would be a normal reaction to the realization that he might not walk again, but he's been such a selfish, self-centered pissant, that I don't give two hoots about his emotional pain or his attempt at martyrdom. Just STFU. And the whole audience knows that he'll walk again anyway because that's how TFGH rolls, so there's really no drama involved. I wonder if anybody at GH headquarters is truly aware that what we see on the screen is that Joss and Dex talking death, murder, and assorted mob violence is their foreplay.

Remember, Luke* is "legally" dead (regardless of whether or not we believe it). In that case, Bobbie would become the sole owner. * Maybe, like Cool Hand Luke, the tales of his exploits will continue long after his demise.

Recruiting definitely occurs, maybe not with all guests, but definitely with some. On OG Below Deck, a returning guest, who had previously been on the boat with some other couples, said in a later interview that he had been asked to recruit some friends for an all-male charter.

Seriously. When she's on the screen, she outshines everyone else in the room.

Among the bombshells dropped for me was that the Daisy-Colin romance had begun before filming for the show started and that Gary knew about it because Colin had told him. That's not a particularly big deal in itself, except that it does prove that much of what we saw was set up by the producers. So, I'm a bit ticked off at the three of them for apparently not realizing how they had been used by the producers from the beginning. The Daisy attacks went on way too long, and I'd like to believe that on any reputable show the host would have moved on to other things. But Bravo likes it messy. Colin is nice eye candy, but he's fling material and not a long term prospect. His main interest is sailing, not romance. All that aside, Mads looked terrific!

I can't let this thread go without mentioning Mark Hamill, who played Kent Murray, nephew of Nurse Jessie Brewer. A return of that legacy character could make things interesting. (or more interesting to me than RoHo's character threatening Ava)

Only another specialty? He's probably being considered for co-Chief of Staff, now that Britt's gone.

July 17 and 18 at 8:00 p.m. https://www.dexerto.com/reality-tv/how-to-watch-below-deck-sailing-yacht-season-4-reunion-part-1-part-2-date-and-times-2206421/

And, more from Matthew -- this little clickbait tidbit came across my news feed this morning: https://www.dexerto.com/reality-tv/below-decks-matthew-takes-shot-at-captain-sandy-with-off-camera-moment-2209495/

As long as it isn't Olivia, I'd enjoy hearing, "It's my house . . . Monica gave it to me!"

Maybe we should seize this opportunity: 😉 https://commercial.apolloduck.com/boat/commercial-vessels-cruise-ship-for-sale/720172

Since most people who have been through a drug rehabilitation program (like Sasha) and want to stay off drugs (like Sasha) are encouraged to always inform health care providers about their problematic past in order to avoid relapses, I'm surprised she seemed to be pleased to have been given a drug. (Way to take the quickest way out, writers.) They could have had her doing a promotion somewhere offscreen if anyone wanted to know where she was. She only shows up sporadically anyway; chances are most viewers wouldn't even have realized she was on leave.

I figured it was a shiv. In spite of the advice people in the know gave him, the first thing Drew does is mouth off to someone who obviously has more privileges than he does. Most people might be a little more cagey. He is too stupid to live. But, unfortunately, he will.

I think AP and NAC have much more chemistry than Sprina. They were one of the more interesting parts of the show today. I was disappointed that Ava actually had sex with what's his name, although I was happy to see her kick him out shortly afterward. I just hope they don't become the new hot couple. (I've said this before, but I see nothing appealing about Howarth, and I don't respect him as an actor. I'll go sit in the corner now.)