S01.E07: Oh, Daddy!

[AnimeMania]

Bears, otters and cubs on board can only mean one thing: It’s Gay Week on The Odyssey. As Max, Avery and Tristan navigate their relationships, Capt. Massey’s brother arrives with an unexpected guest.

Premiere Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024    ABC   9 pm

Brock Ciarlelli

Caldwell “Bob the Drag Queen” Tidicue 

John Stamos

Cheyenne Jackson

Johnny Sibilly

[Dowel Jones]

The only thing that piqued my interest was the question of whether the cruise line bills the patient/insurance company for all those expensive tests.

[FnkyChkn34]

This episode was the most predictable one yet!

Of course the recovering alcoholic was telling the truth and hadn't been drinking.

Of course the pregnant woman was going to give birth.

Of course Dr. Pacey was going to say he had fun but couldn't continue their little arrangement.

Of course the Traveling Matts (is that a copyright infringement on Fraggle Rock?) weren't going to have a deadly disease and start a new pandemic.  

I think this is the first episode that I was bored.  It's a bonkers show, it's not very good, but at least I haven't been bored...

[blackwing]

1 hour ago, FnkyChkn34 said:

This episode was the most predictable one yet!

I think this is the first episode that I was bored.  It's a bonkers show, it's not very good, but at least I haven't been bored...

I agree.  I also thought this was a boring and predictable episode, just filled with stereotypes and tropes.  

I didn't understand why all of the passengers were going apeshit over the drag queen's performance.  It was just lipsynching and strutting around and flailing her arms about.  Stupid question, but it was obvious to me as a viewer that it was lipsynching, but was this supposed to be actual singing from the character's perspective?  Because if it was supposed to be actual singing, then it would make more sense.  But if they know it is lipsynching, then I don't get it.

The blonde crew member who participates in the round table meetings, I don't know his name but he seems to be the only gay crew member.  I would have thought he would be involved more with the passengers and storylines?

So neither Max nor Tristan want to continue the threesome because they both want Avery all to themselves.  No mention from Tristan about the chef.  

[iMonrey]

I was kind of shocked how old John Stamos and Cheyenne Jackson looked in this episode. And I've seen Stamos is something recently, a commercial I think, and he didn't look as old as he did here. 

6 minutes ago, blackwing said:

The blonde crew member who participates in the round table meetings, I don't know his name but he seems to be the only gay crew member. 

There's a character named Rosie. I have no idea what her position is, she's been a regular background character and she's played by Jacqueline Toboni who I know from Grimm. She's possibly bi/gay.

6 minutes ago, blackwing said:

didn't understand why all of the passengers were going apeshit over the drag queen's performance. 

I didn't realize that was Bob the Drag Queen. She's a fairly famous drag queen if you are into that scene. However . . . not every gay person in the world is into drag. That's kind of a lazy stereotype. 

I did think the gay influencers were funny though, and sadly realistic. 

I get that one of them didn't end up having some world-ending pandemic disease but even mono is highly contagious. 

Edited Friday at 04:40 PM by iMonrey

[Raja]

The first episode that I tapped out on. The time slot competition was having their Ice-T episode 

[Elizzikra]

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I didn't realize that was Bob the Drag Queen. She's a fairly famous drag queen if you are into that scene. However . . . not every gay person in the world is into drag. That's kind of a lazy stereotype. 

What self respecting drag queen goes on a cruise with only one wig? That was probably the least realistic plot point of an entire nonsensical approach. 

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There's a character named Rosie. I have no idea what her position is, she's been a regular background character and she's played by Jacqueline Toboni who I know from Grimm. She's possibly bi/gay.

She is the "chief engineer" and her character is gay, stated in an earlier episode. I think she looks a lot like Cobie Smulders.

[buttersister]

I got involved in the phone call, didn’t hit record and have no regrets.

i do have Hulu but I don’t think I’ll waste my time.

[Irlandesa]

2 hours ago, iMonrey said:

There's a character named Rosie. I have no idea what her position is, she's been a regular background character and she's played by Jacqueline Toboni who I know from Grimm. She's possibly bi/gay.

The poker game is bros, bis and butch if I remember correctly.   The blond guy is bi.  The woman is the butch lesbian I assume.

I forgot to record this so I'll have to check it out on hulu and be disappointed they ended the throuple before it began.

[fastiller]

Maybe this is me being overly concerned about representation: I wish they'd have gone with a gay actor to play the Captain's brother.

[sadie]

So I think Dr Pacey is still in a Covid coma and this is all his fever dream. There’s no other explanation, the strangely opulent medical area alone stretches credibility. I think end of series he wakes up and we find out Captain Don is actually his doctor, nurse 3 way is his nurse and other guy who I still can’t remember his name is an orderly. 

[FnkyChkn34]

The blond guy does a bunch of random jobs.  On the episode where the woman got her arm stuck in the cave, he was the one giving the tour and talking about the pirate treasure, and someone said "didn't you give me my towels at the pool this morning?" and he said yes.  So he's like a universal background character.  Maybe he's the head of entertainment?

[SoMuchTV]

Wow, I thought my babies were born quickly, but within the length of one song? I’d definitely have paid extra for that upgrade!

[AnimeMania]

7 minutes ago, SoMuchTV said:

Wow, I thought my babies were born quickly, but within the length of one song? I’d definitely have paid extra for that upgrade!

I was waiting to see the Travel Influencers live-streaming the birth on their channel, it would have broken so many rules.

[Elizzikra]

3 hours ago, SoMuchTV said:

Wow, I thought my babies were born quickly, but within the length of one song? I’d definitely have paid extra for that upgrade!

I was impressed that she went from her water breaking to nine centimeters dilated in less than a minute. And a first delivery no less...

[txhorns79]

13 hours ago, blackwing said:

I agree.  I also thought this was a boring and predictable episode, just filled with stereotypes and tropes.  

I didn't love the scene with the big line up of medications purchased just for this cruise, as though all these men were sex crazed maniacs just teeming with communicable diseases to swap with one another.   

It took me a bit to recognize him, but at the end, I realized that one of the travel influencers was Brad, Sue's best friend from the show The Middle. 

I also was very surprised that a cruise line would have allowed a woman weeks from her due date to board.  My understanding is most cruise lines don't allow a pregnant woman to sail after the 23rd or 24th week. 

13 hours ago, iMonrey said:

I was kind of shocked how old John Stamos and Cheyenne Jackson looked in this episode. And I've seen Stamos is something recently, a commercial I think, and he didn't look as old as he did here. 

I think Stamos looks good for 61.  Cheyenne Jackson is 49, and I agree that he was looking rough.

Edited Yest. at 06:28 AM by txhorns79

[CatWarmer]

And that's why they don't allow open flames on cruise ships.

Any reputable obstetrician would have advised limited traveling at eight months, and especially no flying or cruise ships.  That was one quick birth!  But it would be considered a premature baby needing extra attention and care.  The medical center may have had a baby cap and blankie, but it's doubtful they have a neonatal unit tucked away in all the empty space.

I'm completely onboard with the Covid coma fever dream concept because that's the only way anything makes sense.  And I think there's a television playing in the hospital room that influences those dreams.  Today it might have been RuPaul and Full House reruns!  

[iMonrey]

10 hours ago, CatWarmer said:

I'm completely onboard with the Covid coma fever dream concept because that's the only way anything makes sense.

It still cracks me up how many people think the show can't possibly be this dumb.

[KaveDweller]

We see a lot of scenes that Max is not in. Seems like if it was a Covid coma-dream we would only see things from his perspective.

[wanderingstar]

On 11/15/2024 at 11:34 AM, blackwing said:

So neither Max nor Tristan want to continue the threesome because they both want Avery all to themselves. 

Bummed they went this boring route. My heart sank a little bit when I realized we're going back to the trite love triangle. 

Sweet potato rash? Auto brewery syndrome? Between this show and Brilliant Minds, I'm getting quite the education in strange ailments.

Edited 1 hour ago by wanderingstar

[Crashcourse]

Honestly, I don't get what's so appealing about Avery that both guys want her so badly.  Is it because they're stuck on the ship?  l think she looks ok, but she doesn't have much of a personality.  I just don't get it. 

[CarpeFelis]

1 hour ago, wanderingstar said:

Bummed they went this boring route. My heart sank a little bit when I realized we're going back to the trite love triangle. 

Sweet potato rash? Auto brewery syndrome? Between this show and Brilliant Minds, I'm getting quite the education in strange ailments.

Auto brewery syndrome has been done on other shows enough times that I diagnosed the problem before Max did. I also thought “carotene toxicity, maybe?” before Max said it because of the earlier comment that one guy looked like he’d overdone the self-tanner and looked orange. I obviously watch way too many medical dramas.

Avery seems pretty selfish and doesn’t seem to have any real feelings for either Max or Tristan so the threesome turning back into a triangle wasn’t too surprising, either. The only surprise here is that both men want actual relationships and she just wants something physical.