Seasons Past

[Chatty Cake]

Got sucked into the marathon. Those early seasons were good! Ben! Kate! Captain Lee! And of course, the penis blanket!

[Chalby]

I loved the early Below Deck episodes. (Actually, same with Summer House, Southern Charm, etc.) Reality shows are great when they're first aired and presented. But as soon as the cast members get attention from fans/ strangers, and as soon as they read online comments, they start to change. They look for more scenarios that will encourage more fans to write about them.

That's when their authentic personalities disappear and we're left with these weird narratives, from cast members we no longer recognize.

Aesha's about the only one I haven't seen change too much since her first episode.

[ShowsILoveToHate]

I love the early seasons, too.  I love Kate and I love Hannah, and as much as I hated to see them go, their lives are so much better now. I’m very happy for them both. 
 

Ben was always great on the shows that he did. His only mistake was backing up that annoying deck crew member Daniel who thought his job was to be the entertainment for the guests. What a jerk he was, and he never learned from his mistakes. 

[RoseAllDay]

I can watch the early seasons all day long — with the exception of Kate’s last. It is still infuruating, the level of mysogyny, outright battery, and threatening behavior the men (especially Ashton) got away with. (Yes, I do consider Ashton forcing himself on Kate twice battery. It was unwanted contact.) Kevin was a straight-up, insecure dick and Tanner and Brian clueless twits. 

Ashton’s frustration with not getting laid (why was that, I wonder?) led to a lot of that BS. I was kind of disappointed in Lee not sensing there was a problem, and really disappointed in the show not doing anything about it, but all the guys got their asses pretty much handed to them by Lee at the reunion.

Loved Courtney. She was too good for that crew.

❤️❤️❤️ this topic, because I have new thoughts every time I watch. 😁

Edited July 31 by RoseAllDay

[Chalby]

Have I gotten lost in the Primetimer, as I can't find the topic for the current Below Deck season? 

I want to hear people's snark about Sandy wanting to propose, and why that young gal struggled with laundry? I'm curious what the gals see in Joe? 

[AnnieBananie]

On 9/20/2024 at 7:22 PM, Chalby said:

Have I gotten lost in the Primetimer, as I can't find the topic for the current Below Deck season? 

I want to hear people's snark about Sandy wanting to propose, and why that young gal struggled with laundry? I'm curious what the gals see in Joe? 

Sounds like you're looking for Below Deck Mediterranean. There's a separate forum for that.