S03:E01: Seychelles, by the Seashore

[snarts]

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Capt. Jason embarks across the waters of the Seychelles with almost an entirely new crew on the motor yacht Katina; Chef Tzarina and Lara are reunited and tensions quickly surface; Tzarina faces an infestation of weevils.

Airs 2.3.2025

[ShowsILoveToHate]

Same old, same old. But at least the boat is huge! That’s the only different thing in the BD franchise. 

[LotusFlower]

2 hours ago, ShowsILoveToHate said:

Same old, same old. But at least the boat is huge! That’s the only different thing in the BD franchise. 

And a sous chef! 

[Mr. Miner]

Sous chef/Drama creator

[snarts]

Does Tzarina not know what a sous chef does? He should be assisting with the meal prep, not just tasked with cleaning. A deckhand can clean pots & pans. Let him manage breakfast if a few eggs stress you out that much.

What a poorly planned boat layout. They should have a dumbwaiter if the food has to go up three flights of stairs. I feel bad for the interior, it feels like they're purposely understaffed.

I do like Captain Jason and am excited to see the Seychelles.

[Baltimore Betty]

13 minutes ago, snarts said:

Does Tzarina not know what a sous chef does?

I think we are seeing Tzarina live up to her name, she sees an underling to flex a little power over and she is going for it, I predict he will pull her bacon out of a fire on a soon to be charter and she will see him differently.

Also, Tzarina is pissed because the chief stew is giving the guests what they want which is the job at hand, Tzarina knows this but wants to nitpick.

Do we think that the galley was intentionally left that way to bring drama? Can you actually draw maggots on water, like not on land? 

Once again, we have a princess stew with Daddy's money.

The primary guest told Tzarina breakfast at 8:30 then in the morning is stomping around asking why breakfast is not out at 8:00 intentionally creating drama.  The Chief Stew can control the breakfast by telling them right up front what the special is instead of waiting till the guests start firing egg orders like they are in a diner.

I don't even know anybody's names except for Tzarina and Harry, at this point the crew are all interchangeable with other seasons crews. 

 

 

[sugarbaker design]

23 minutes ago, Baltimore Betty said:

I don't even know anybody's names except for Tzarina and Harry, at this point the crew are all interchangeable with other seasons crews. 

It's only the first episode!

I'm in. Cute dudes, rich assholes and Captain Jason are all I need.

[meep.meep]

The Greek deckhand getting stuck floating on the jetski was funny.  Took him down a peg.

[iMonrey]

4 hours ago, snarts said:

I feel bad for the interior, it feels like they're purposely understaffed.

Yeah, that's one thing about these shows that really pisses me off. This boat is huge. It has an elevator for Pete's sake. And only three stews? Even Lara seemed stunned. The show deliberately short-staffs them to create drama. You know damn well there are enough crew cabins for additional staff.

I feel like Tzarina has never worked with a sous chef before, but also think Anthony has never seen this show before. In restaurants with a big kitchen staff, the sous chef actually does most of the work, including meal planning, ordering supplies, hiring staff, etc. This is just a boat with two cooks who both have egos.

Tzarina and Captain Jason were both on WWHL right after this. Tzarina was wearing a jacket open to the waist with no shirt or bra on underneath. 

We know someone is going to be fired because they keep showing it in the season preview, including the one at the top of this episode. I think Jason might have accidentally given it away when he said:

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Lara always had to be perfect which was her downfall. Interesting choice of words.

 

[tvfanatic13]

2 hours ago, meep.meep said:

The Greek deckhand getting stuck floating on the jetski was funny.  Took him down a peg.

He rubbed me the wrong way from the jump!

[dosodog]

I'm just happy Harry is back.

[psychoticstate]

6 hours ago, snarts said:

Does Tzarina not know what a sous chef does? He should be assisting with the meal prep, not just tasked with cleaning. A deckhand can clean pots & pans. Let him manage breakfast if a few eggs stress you out that much.

 

Exactly!  Tzarina is acting as though Anthony is the janitor.  She is 100% wasting him.  Why not let him handle breakfast so that she can get a little extra sleep?  Makes no sense - other than the ego problems she insinuated to Andy are her ego problems.  And yeah, that felt like a job interview she was giving Anthony, not asking him what he excelled at.  

Did Marina say she had been yachting for a long time and then say it had been two years?  Sorry, sweetie - two years is not a long time.  

The interior looks to be strong - but the layout of the boat is clearly going to cause problems.  

Happy to see Harry back.  Love that Captain Jason pitches in without being all up in everyone's business (looking at you, Captain Sandy).  

 

[aghst]

The last episode of season 2 was in Sept 2023 so it's been 16-17 months.  Somehow it feels it's been longer.  Interesting that they moved to Africa.  Jason was on WWHL and alluding to a melanoma scare so it's been a long time since the last season.

I don't recall Tzarina being so upbeat, unless she really likes working with Jason and doing the show again.  Her enthusiasm for working with Lara is not being met with the same on Lara's side.

Looks like they sprung the sous chef on her but they also cast a guy who has ambitions of moving up, so you know there is going to be a clash.  She was prepared to just power through all the work herself and now she has to manage a guy and give him some of the work so he'll be happy?  It's suppose to be help but it may also be more work for her.  And she has a point, she doesn't know how good he is so she has to be leery about sending out food to the guests because how good or bad that food is will reflect on her.

Anyways, no doubt the producers raised this guy's expectations, as well as John, the Greek guy who thought he'd be lead deckhand.  That way there will be friction and drama on board.

Among the stews, one of them was modeling before doing this?  So basically she wanted to be on TV enough that she will clean toilets and do laundry?  And now put away sex toys.

Plus right off the bat another fake meal theme, tasting dishes from around the world, which means more courses, which means more plates to run up and down the damn ship, also more chances for the plates to get mixed up because there are a couple of vegans.

Yeah interior and the galley are stressed with the very first meal and it's completely by design.  In fact the producers must have chosen this yacht because of the crazy layout.

Then the thing with the breakfast.  Tsarina believes she told Lara to tell the guests about the special but instead Lara takes special orders of eggs.  Meanwhile she was stranded in the elevator because she was gassed from going up and down the stairs the night before.

 

 

[PaperTree]

Yes, the boat is designed terribly.  More drama.

Tsarina whining about Lara being a control freak when she is just as bad.  Gives Anthony a bunch of crap then whines he's not kissing her butt.

@psychoticstate  Why not let him handle breakfast so that she can get a little extra sleep?  Makes no sense - other than the ego problems she insinuated to Andy are her ego problems.

Big Time!

Jason is cool, as always.  Harry is affable as always.  Wihan seems very strange and Johnny gives me serial killer vibes.  The jet-ski incident was hilarious.

Don't have a good handle on the stews yet.  Marina seems fun.  This Deck/Stew combo girl is bound to cause trouble.

Interesting fact.  The stew, Daddy's girl Bri? is from Mullica Hill, NJ.  I live less than 10 miles from there (condo).  Very pricey suburb 15 miles SW of Philly.  The main street is lined with antique shops.  I try to avoid it.

And seriously, if I did somehow feel the need to bring sex-toys on vacation, I certainly wouldn't want someone unpacking my bag, or they would be secured in like an opaque zippered make-up bag or something

Then there's the bugs!?!?!?  wtf?  Nobody checked those bins a day or two earlier to get an inventory and know what to order? 

[aghst]

Now that I think about it, the suitcase with sex toys was planted by producers.

We know at least some of the guests are fake, only going long distances to appear on the show.  These guests are from Brisbane so maybe not as bad a trip as Americans having to fly to Eastern Africa — even going to West Africa is a long journey.

So far with the only remarkable thing about these guests are the sex toys.

BTW let’s be on the lookout for American guests who go all the way to the Seychelles … for a 1-night charter.

I’m sure any of the guests who’d go so far would be available to do more than 1-night charters but the producers decide which ones will get 2 nights, probably.

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[aqusdealer]

2 hours ago, PaperTree said:

And seriously, if I did somehow feel the need to bring sex-toys on vacation, I certainly wouldn't want someone unpacking my bag, or they would be secured in like an opaque zippered make-up bag or something

Can you imagine sales for charters on this yacht falling off after this season?

“Due to unforeseen circumstances during the filming of BDDU. The nightstand drawer in the Master Bedroom has been completely replaced for your comfort and safety.”
 

[Back Atcha]

14 hours ago, iMonrey said:

Tzarina was wearing a jacket open to the waist with no shirt or bra on underneath. 

Yeah...it IS a look...but it's usually a more fitted jacket.  Not like Tzarina's...any old black jacket won't do.