S02.E03: Smoldering Secrets

[TexasGal]

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A hungover Parsifal crew tries to piece together what they did the night before. Dani does some sleuthing while Gary and Sydney downplay their hookup. Daisy’s frustration with the deck team ratchets up when she discovers they’ve been using guest areas that have already been cleaned. A family emergency leaves Charter 2 without Primaries, but four demanding guests prove to be just as challenging. An issue with the sail nearly sends Gary over the edge, but his mounting frustrations with Jean-Luc push him even further, so Gary demands a bunk swap. When a guest wakes up with a fever, the crew worries about the fate of their season.

Airdate: 03.15.2021

I'm starting to feel like these really long episode descriptions really tell us EVERYTHING that happens in the episode.

[Emmeline]

How the heck do they get up and work after drinking like that? I think Gary is a douche.  That is all for now....

[TexasGal]

I didn’t think I could find Gary any less attractive than I did last week - but the literal shit with the guest bathroom just makes him totally disgusting to me now.  You know it’s bad when I was sort of rooting for him to fall off the mast.

[Lassus]

I don't think I have EVER seen a crew member look straight at the camera like the chef just did.

[PaperTree]

When the doctors arrive in haz-mat suits, it's time to worry.

JL still puking.  A whole bottle of JD will do that.

Walk of shame is perfect.

Gary is such a jerk.  Mr. Cameraman knows all.  You can't hide.

Hey people!  Stay out of the *cleaned* guest toilets!  At least don't leave a mess, which gets you busted.

The guests are rather, um, demanding.  I hope the chef ordered enough oysters.

No idea about the rules in Croatia, but I don't think climbing that mast unharnessed is allowed in most places.  That's just plain stupid, but it fits him.

How long is Sydney's to-do list?

[Lassus]

Personally, Gary seems like the asshole.  Professionally, Jean-Luc seems like the asshole.

[jumper sage]

This show is just gross!

[aghst]

Cliffhanger on the season ending because of covid?

If they could only produce 3 episodes before Parsifal had to be shut down Bravo obviously wouldn’t be airing a season now.

So they obviously continued to film.

Is JL going to be the one to be fired?  Maybe Allie as well?  Who cares, Gary and JL are butting heads and so are Allie and Daisy.  Allie says she can scuba dive so she can make beds.  WTF does one have to do with the other?

Glen sheepishly explaining how the sail and the donkey dick work, while making unfortunate hand gestures.

In the previews, the next crew’s night out will be more drinking and two of the women making out.  

[Marley]

This cast just sucks. Well the chef is not bad but they all are just annoying.

Why is Daisy so confused by Gary? He literally said this is a one night stand before they had sex. She looks like a fool.

Gary is gross.

I’m not impressed with the scenery so far.

The guests being all bitchy about the protocols? How about fuck off. Maybe if it’s this risky and you have to quarantine so much you shouldn’t be going on a yacht. Like it’s not required you go on a yacht vacation. Such a joke.

I’m sure they don’t have Covid tho.

[Baltimore Betty]

Gary is icky, not attractive to me for many reasons, one reason that really irks me was his complaint of waking up with a hard on as in the women on board are for his hard on relief and the other reason is his minimizing Daisy when she was asking the crew to not use a guest cabin that has been prepped for charter guests. 

Also he looks a bit too much like Caitlyn Jenner.

[Lassus]

9 hours ago, PaperTree said:

No idea about the rules in Croatia, but I don't think climbing that mast unharnessed is allowed in most places.  That's just plain stupid, but it fits him.

I mean, I know we all love Glenn, but he's in charge; although Gary's a weirdass gross imbecile GLENN is supposed to be the responsible adult here.  When Gary start climbing unharnessed, Glenn needs to get off his sleeping, laid-back horse and tell him to put a fucking harness on.  If not him, the engineer, who would have (I think) been trained in OSHA guidelines at some point.

[65mickey]

This is a terrible show. But like other Below Deck shows that repeated the vomiting and dirarrhea plagued chefs now they have latched onto the crew sleeping in guest cabins so that they can bang in private. Who in their right mind would think that this is OK?  Especially after the cabin has been cleaned and detailed. This one has turned Below Deck into spring break kids gone wild. I hope this show dies an early death. 

[dleighg]

How did the top of the bed frame get so dusty just a day after the guests left???? And man, was the guest toilet literally sh&%tty?

Edited March 16, 2021 by dleighg

[dleighg]

10 hours ago, Lassus said:

Personally, Gary seems like the asshole.  Professionally, Jean-Luc seems like the asshole

Agree, though Gary did impress me (and apparently Glen) with the fixing the sail stuff, and he sure has his sailing jargon nailed. JL, when told (after ignoring his radio) to "meet me on the bridge" tries to say "can I wait for my coffee to be done first" Like WTH?

[njbchlover]

7 hours ago, aghst said:

Cliffhanger on the season ending because of covid?

If they could only produce 3 episodes before Parsifal had to be shut down Bravo obviously wouldn’t be airing a season now.

So they obviously continued to film.

Is JL going to be the one to be fired?  Maybe Allie as well?  Who cares, Gary and JL are butting heads and so are Allie and Daisy.  Allie says she can scuba dive so she can make beds.  WTF does one have to do with the other?

Glen sheepishly explaining how the sail and the donkey dick work, while making unfortunate hand gestures.

In the previews, the next crew’s night out will be more drinking and two of the women making out.  

Sort of the same as Samantha in Season 1 of Below Deck saying that she can do quantum physics equations in her head (or whatever it was she said) so she knows how to do her stew job, when bitching about Adrienne, the chief stew, constantly telling her what to do and how to do it. 

Just because you can do one thing well, doesn't mean you can do ALL things well!!  

Edited March 16, 2021 by njbchlover

[njbchlover]

2 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

Gary is icky, not attractive to me for many reasons, one reason that really irks me was his complaint of waking up with a hard on as in the women on board are for his hard on relief and the other reason is his minimizing Daisy when she was asking the crew to not use a guest cabin that has been prepped for charter guests. 

Also he looks a bit too much like Caitlyn Jenner.

Gary reminds me of Ashton in so many ways, and this is one of them - reminiscent of Ashton complaining about hating having to work so hard to get his dick sucked (his disgusting words - not mine).

I'm surprised that Captain Glenn wasn't more assertive in his comments to the crew about using guest cabins/bathrooms.  He truly is a very laid-back kind of guy!!  

[spunky]

Gary is Ashton 2.0. He has no respect for women and he's a horrible leader.  Captain Glenn is such a breath of fresh air. He isn't afraid to get his hands dirty, doesn't show favoritism and he doesn't micromanage his crew. 

I think Jean- Luc might have worked better with Paget and Ciara. He needs someone who can push him , but also someone who is patient enough to teach him. 

Edited March 16, 2021 by spunky

[spunky]

11 hours ago, TexasGal said:

You know it’s bad when I was sort of rooting for him to fall off the mast.

Glenn doesn't need any extra paperwork. 

[Emmeline]

2 hours ago, Lassus said:

I mean, I know we all love Glenn, but he's in charge; although Gary's a weirdass gross imbecile GLENN is supposed to be the responsible adult here.  When Gary start climbing unharnessed, Glenn needs to get off his sleeping, laid-back horse and tell him to put a fucking harness on.  If not him, the engineer, who would have (I think) been trained in OSHA guidelines at some point.

I was thinking the same thing.  Glenn should have insisted he stop and put on the harness.  

[SevenCostanza]

Seeing the preview for next week with everyone sticking their tongue down each other's throat, I'm guessing the guest did not have Covid. 

Edited March 16, 2021 by SevenCostanza

[meep.meep]

Gary slept with Sydney.  Daisy is the chief stew.

How many oysters did Gary eat?  He was just supposed to open them.

[lcarolynl]

Sydney’s an idiot, Gary was clear, it was a one night stand. Everyone else went to bed and Sydney was game for a romp. And now she’s on nights.

Daisy calling an all crew meeting without going through the Captain? Boss move.

Edited March 16, 2021 by lcarolynl
I wrote Glenn was clear but I meant Gary was clear.

[Kdawg82]

Not really seeing anything interesting going on here. The COVID drama is quite annoying since we've been through it and are still in many cases going through it for the most part. It's not "good tv" seeing symptomatic folks getting evacuated off the boat and possible infected employees🙄

No...for my more sophisticated palate, I'll need more than female makeouts and spring break type partying. I mean is this MTV or Bravo?! 

[janiema]

Gary, get a haircut!

[heatherchandler]

16 hours ago, PaperTree said:

 

How long is Sydney's to-do list?

Did you hear her call it a "honey-do" list?  I am cringing for her.

 

[Grrarrggh]

4 hours ago, spunky said:

I think Jean- Luc might have worked better with Paget and Ciara. He needs someone who can push him , but also someone who is patient enough to teach him. 

Though he did claim he doesn't like to be micro-managed. Which, dude, being taught something you don't know how to do isn't micro-managing. I don't like Gary much but I did lol when he joked about surprising the guests at dinner.

[spunky]

1 minute ago, Grrarrggh said:

Though he did claim he doesn't like to be micro-managed. Which, dude, being taught something you don't know how to do isn't micro-managing. I don't like Gary much but I did lol when he joked about surprising the guests at dinner.

The way Gary comes across when he's talking to him is a little off putting.  That joke was a nice touch.

[lcarolynl]

This crew is a real step down for the Below Deck franchise. 

Gary's a douche and sexually so undiscriminating that he's a working, walking herpes sore. Thank god he's a competent deckhand.

Sidney's a horny idiot who thinks she is having a "relationship" with Gary (?!?!). She's gross and she's stupid. 
Jean Luc is stupid and completely unself-aware.  Don't micromanage me? Wait for me, I'm waiting on my coffee?? Giving him the benefit of the doubt, maybe Gary wasn't clear, maybe Jean Luc didn't know to be on deck ready to lift that barge and tote that bale at a certain time but .... to be told to listen to your mic and then ask for coffee?
I'd like to meet his folks as I'm a Star Trek fan myself, but to choose such an iconic name? It's like meeting a girl named Daenerys in 20 years. 

The engineer is a little bitch, egging on drama but bringing none of his own. He acts and sounds like a 12 year old girl.

The stews? I like them so far but they're letting stupid "STD Sidney" drive their "female energy" boat. Sidney wants to whore it up and everyone else seems to be like, "Oh, okay, I guess that's what we're supposed to do"

Natasha might be a great chef, who knows? She's happy to shake her groove thing in some guy's face but .... who cares? Who cares if she's had sex in five years or not? I don't. I'd like more food porn to generate interest on my part. Was their last dinner two courses? Did I miss something? Do I actually care?

If this show doesn't improve next week (and watching the girls make out does not qualify) then I'm out. I'm not watching much Bravo these days. Top Chef, Project Runway, and Below Deck franchises are all that's left for me but, fortunately I've got Netflix, Hulu, Prime, YouTube, etc. If Bravo can't  put out quality entertainment, plenty of other venues will.

On 3/16/2021 at 11:37 AM, Grrarrggh said:

I don't like Gary much but I did lol when he joked about surprising the guests at dinner.

Damn, I missed that! I'm bummed that I missed a funny part of the show! I was checking out already last night. 

Edited March 21, 2021 by lcarolynl
Changed an “is” to an “are”

[psychoticstate]

Why is Sydney so confused?  Does inebriation cause hearing loss for her?  Gary is major fuckwit but he clearly said that it was a one-night stand.  Does the naked boat baby not understand what that means?   Or is being confused just a natural state of affairs for her?  

I also want to know how that guest cabin got so dusty before Gary and I'm-So-Confused-Sydney did not have sex in there.  If the interior had already detailed the bathroom, I'd be guessing they cleaned the cabin as well.  Gary and ISC-Sydney should have had their asses chewed for using that room without permission and I'm assuming, again because that cabin should have been cleaned, that they also did not have sex on clean sheets.  (A sheet that Gary wore back to his cabin during his walk of shame, BTW.)  

Allie is obviously an idiot if she sees how the Gary/ISC-Sydney thing is playing out and she still wants to take a ride.  Wake up, girl.  Gary wants to bang you and once he's done that, he will move on.  

I appreciated that Daisy called a staff meeting pronto but I think she had every right to rip the deck crew, minus JL, a new one.   I think Gary is a pretty shitty supervisor to JL - he's very condescending - but JL is too laid back.  Forget your coffee, you're 15 minutes late for your shift!  Maybe JL will get his act together now that he's in a bed that's only a few inches too short.  

I did love that Glenn told JL not to worry about waking him up.  He does seem like a genuinely nice guy and a good captain.  And he reads - unlike the other drunken horny toads on board.  

Speaking of, if I were the owner of the Parsifal, I'd be horrified that the crew tending it was doing so drunk and/or completely hung over.   
 

 

 

[njbchlover]

5 hours ago, meep.meep said:

Gary slept with Sydney.  Daisy is the chief stew.

How many oysters did Gary eat?  He was just supposed to open them.

I noticed that, too - it seemed like he was sucking them down as fast as he could shuck them - it was like "One for the guests, one for me, one for the other guests, one for me"!!!  Well, maybe now we know the secret to Gary's supposed sexual prowess - aren't oysters purported to be an aphrodisiac?  

Edited March 16, 2021 by njbchlover

[Mstk3000]

2 hours ago, spunky said:

The way Gary comes across when he's talking to him is a little off putting.  That joke was a nice touch.

I was just coming here to post about that moment.  (For the poster who missed it, at the preference meeting, Captain Glenn said the guests "like to be surprised" so Gary suggested that they lurk behind corners and yell "BAH!" at them.)  Not only was it funny, but it tickled Natasha who really cracked up at the mental image.  It was definitely the best moment of the episode.  I guess fixing the sail was pretty cool too, but I still don't care for Gary.

[AnnieBananie]

I was over Gary as a fuckboy during the first episode, and I was over him once he talked about "Oooh, Daisy's so tough!"

No. Daisy isn't "like, really a tough one." She was asking you not to make more work for her and her team by using spaces that had already been cleaned. You can respect that and not be a misogynistic jerk about it.

[Pattycake2]

This episode was just a stupid as last weeks. I can’t.

[stcroix]

1 hour ago, Pattycake2 said:

This episode was just a stupid as last weeks. I can’t.

Me,either.  But I probably will.  (that's how boring life is right now) 

[Meowwww]

7 hours ago, psychoticstate said:

Why is Sydney so confused?  Does inebriation cause hearing loss for her?  Gary is major fuckwit but he clearly said that it was a one-night stand.  Does the naked boat baby not understand what that means?   Or is being confused just a natural state of affairs for her?  

I also want to know how that guest cabin got so dusty before Gary and I'm-So-Confused-Sydney did not have sex in there.  If the interior had already detailed the bathroom, I'd be guessing they cleaned the cabin as well.  Gary and ISC-Sydney should have had their asses chewed for using that room without permission and I'm assuming, again because that cabin should have been cleaned, that they also did not have sex on clean sheets.  (A sheet that Gary wore back to his cabin during his walk of shame, BTW.)  

Allie is obviously an idiot if she sees how the Gary/ISC-Sydney thing is playing out and she still wants to take a ride.  Wake up, girl.  Gary wants to bang you and once he's done that, he will move on.  

I appreciated that Daisy called a staff meeting pronto but I think she had every right to rip the deck crew, minus JL, a new one.   I think Gary is a pretty shitty supervisor to JL - he's very condescending - but JL is too laid back.  Forget your coffee, you're 15 minutes late for your shift!  Maybe JL will get his act together now that he's in a bed that's only a few inches too short.  

I did love that Glenn told JL not to worry about waking him up.  He does seem like a genuinely nice guy and a good captain.  And he reads - unlike the other drunken horny toads on board.  

Speaking of, if I were the owner of the Parsifal, I'd be horrified that the crew tending it was doing so drunk and/or completely hung over.   
 

 

 

Get out of my head lol.  Well said!!
And next week, more girls gone wild.  Ugh.  Maybe they are recycling footage.  Or maybe not. 
I too am curious about all that dust.  And I’ve never heard a bathroom referred to as a head before.  However I am poor and don’t charter yachts lol. 
Did anyone catch on WWHL that Gary said he’s 5’7”?  Just leaving that here.  

[candall]

I used to go to a women's music festival that featured a week of camping in the woods.  The very first instruction I heard at orientation made a lasting impression:  "If you drop a piece of trash on the ground, another woman is going to have to pick it up."

HEY, GARY!?  If you piss all over the floor and toilet seat in a guest cabin, one of your fellow crewmates will have to wipe it up.

Does he think magic pixies follow him around and tidy up his mess?

I can't imagine anyone not being disgusted by that behavior.  When Andy Cohen was trilling about Gary!!! as his guest on Watch What Happens, I thought, "Geez, Andy, read the room."

 

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[dleighg]

7 hours ago, Meowwww said:

And I’ve never heard a bathroom referred to as a head before.

total boat terminology. My grad school apartment-mate married a guy with a boat. When you have a boat, you HAVE to use all the boat terminology for everything. Otherwise you're a nincompoop (apparently).

[RoxiP]

Gary was even less attractive on WWHL.  

 

[MartyQui]

1 hour ago, RoxiP said:

 

Gary was even less attractive on WWHL. 

 

I didn’t think that was possible.

I wanted to smack that guest (Ryan) who was complaining...sorry, but you deserved what you got, traveling internationally during a pandemic.  What an entitled jerk.  Who’s had too much work done on his face.

 

[dleighg]

40 minutes ago, MartyQui said:

I wanted to smack that guest (Ryan) who was complaining...sorry, but you deserved what you got, traveling internationally during a pandemic.

Right. When you travel like that, maybe those two-week quarantines and mandatory testing might have told you that you were on shaky ground, and that any "scares" are going to result in serious consequences. You're either willing to take that risk (most aren't/weren't) or not, but don't complain if things don't go your way.

[dsteele]

11 hours ago, Meowwww said:

And I’ve never heard a bathroom referred to as a head before.

Long ago, in a sea far, far away, the term originated in sailing ships. The front of a ship was called the 'head' because they were usually adorned with figureheads. (These days the front is called the 'bow'). Toilets were placed there because boat builders could cut holes (or 'ports') in the hull for ventilation as the ship sailed. Also because (ewwwwwww...) water could come in through the holes and flush out the poop. So sailors would say they were 'going to the head', meaning they were going to the front of the ship to take a dump. The term carried over to the military and it's one of about five bazillion terms you have to use in the US Navy while aboard ship, else be thought of as a complete landlubber/moron. 😝

The sailing community embraced all the nautical lingo and although it's not maritime law (sorry, Malia) it's very common for folks working on boats to use. Occasionally you'll hear Glenn give a command to the deck crew that probably makes no sense. For example, "Trim the jib sheet and make it fast" does not mean to use scissors to cut apart a piece of linen quickly. 

This has been another edition of useless trivia that you'd only need if you're going to be a contestant on Jeopardy. 🤪

[65mickey]

Bravo must really hate young women to show them on Below Deck over and over going back to Rocky on Below Deck season 3  mooning and crying over men who only want sex from them and they think it is a realtionship that the men want. Ha! Unless this is an act for the TV show ladies get a grip. I so wish Bravo would come up with a few new themes. It's so old by now. 

[Snickerdoodle]

On 3/16/2021 at 8:02 AM, 65mickey said:

This is a terrible show. But like other Below Deck shows that repeated the vomiting and dirarrhea plagued chefs now they have latched onto the crew sleeping in guest cabins so that they can bang in private. Who in their right mind would think that this is OK?  Especially after the cabin has been cleaned and detailed. This one has turned Below Deck into spring break kids gone wild. I hope this show dies an early death. 

Since they can't leave the boat to go out and party, it will only get worse.

It's almost a Real World Las Vegas vibe to me.

[Snickerdoodle]

21 hours ago, janiema said:

Gary, get a haircut!

He kind of looks like the long-haired Anakin Skywalker lego figure - 

[Caseysgirl]

I thought that Andy seemed a bit vexed with Gary & Colin on WWHL. Gary took waaaay too long to answer a question & Colin didn’t appear to be paying any attention to the questions ( though it may have been his audio). Also, Colin doesn’t look as good with his hair down.

[spunky]

20 hours ago, Mstk3000 said:

I was just coming here to post about that moment.  (For the poster who missed it, at the preference meeting, Captain Glenn said the guests "like to be surprised" so Gary suggested that they lurk behind corners and yell "BAH!" at them.)  Not only was it funny, but it tickled Natasha who really cracked up at the mental image.  It was definitely the best moment of the episode.  I guess fixing the sail was pretty cool too, but I still don't care for Gary.

While that was a cute moment, I'm still having Ashton flashbacks every time he's on screen. 

[jcbrown]

15 hours ago, candall said:

I used to go to a women's music festival that featured a week of camping in the woods.  The very first instruction I heard at orientation made a lasting impression:  "If you drop a piece of trash on the ground, another woman is going to have to pick it up

If it was in Michigan in the late 80s/early 90s, we may have met before.
Gary is a terrible excuse for a human with a wildly inflated ego.

[lcarolynl]

I grew up in a port town and have heard the bathroom referred to as the head all my life.

Many times I’ve said or heard, “I’ve got to hit the head” and I don’t recall anyone not understanding my meaning.

“I need to see a lady about a hat” sounds more genteel though.

I listened to the Watch What Crappens recap and they liked this episode. That makes me question my own opinion 😄

On 3/16/2021 at 2:23 PM, Mstk3000 said:

 (For the poster who missed it, at the preference meeting, Captain Glenn said the guests "like to be surprised" so Gary suggested that they lurk behind corners and yell "BAH!" at them.)  Not only was it funny, but it tickled Natasha who really cracked up at the mental image.  It was definitely the best moment of the episode.  I guess fixing the sail was pretty cool too, but I still don't care for Gary.

Thank you!!

[Jobiska]

On 3/16/2021 at 2:41 PM, lcarolynl said:

I'd like to meet his folks as I'm a Star Trek fan myself, but to choose such an iconic name? It's like meeting a girl named Daenerys in 20 years. 

I may have missed it--I'm at least average on understanding accents, but when they all talk at once and/or there's bleeping, I give up--did he or someone say on the show that he was indeed named after that character?

[Caseyh1981]

On 3/24/2021 at 2:45 PM, Jobiska said:

I may have missed it--I'm at least average on understanding accents, but when they all talk at once and/or there's bleeping, I give up--did he or someone say on the show that he was indeed named after that character?

I doubt it. His name is Jean-Luc Cerza Lanaux and he’s from New Orleans. Sounds like he’s just French to me.