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The discussion about the best chief stew: If we're just talking about the TV version of it, Hannah has more charisma and attitude (don't mind being there for the drama) than Francesca. But when it comes to doing a job, Hannah was always to keen on cutting corners and not really having that high standard that she told everyone about. Francesca seems to be really into doing a good job for the charter guests. On the occasions when the interior team didn't deliver I feel that her reaction also has something of "I failed the guests" in it, which to some extent is a good trait if you work in the service industry. Hannah would just shrug her shoulders and care less about what the guest experience. I also miss Kate, but I like the fact that she moved on after many years in yachting.

Francesca shows much better character than Happy-go-lucky-Elizabeth. But in all BD seasons there has been just a few (if any?) firings of interior staff. Therefore I would have thought Francescas mission to get Elizabeth fired instead focusing on team performance a lost cause.

Yes, agree with most of that. This situation (and many other on this boat) would have been solved with better communication. If Francesca would consider that her style of writing tickets might confuse the chef – just ask Rachel quickly if she understood it. If Rachel find the lines confusing – just ask Francesca what the actual orders are. Then again, I think Francesca is having a hard time with Rachel´s always present foul mouth. Francesca has many aspects of a good chief stew in my opinion, caring for the customers first and foremost and working hard. Too bad she has to clash with Elizabeth day in day out, that seems to be destroying a lot of her positive energy.

Sometimes (not so much in this show, though) the scripted drama is seemless and you'll never know the production pushed it. But when the guests visit the bridge and capt Lee mentioning after a few minutes that he lost his son in a drug overdose. Come on, how likely is the regular work person to say that to someone you just met?

Might just be that Francesca mess things up later on. However, no surprise that capt Lee choose Kate (whom he has worked with for sex years) before Francesca (doing just one season together)