#3372 Below Deck Down Under S04E16 Part Two: A Tiger Can’t Change Its Stripes

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1:49Ben Mandelker: Watch what happens. Watch what happens. Who cares what happens when there's so much that happens? Well, hello and welcome to Watch What Happens. This is part two of a two-part recap. If you're like, hey, wait a minute, I didn't hear part one. Guys, it's because we put out a lot of recaps. Go back and listen to part one, okay? It's before this one. Bye. Enjoy the show. So Alicia walks in and she's like, did you kiss Ben this morning, Jenna? And she goes, yeah. She goes, fair, fair. So Jason radios Ben, Daisy, and Joao for the preference sheet meeting. And meanwhile, Alicia and Barbie are gossiping.

2:34She's like, oh my God, I can't believe Jenna kissed Ben. She's like, that's crazy. All right, preference sheet meeting. Trotter 8. All right, guys, here we are. James, a landscape and floral designer, as well as his partner, Kai, simply can't wait to create lifelong memories with their best friends. Let's go see what they're doing in the city.

2:57Ben Mandelker: James and Garrett. It's this employee and charter guest. So James is like, yeah, we're getting ready to go on this boat trip on the yacht, but I want to talk about this Turks and Caicos thing. So anyway, he tells us that he has worked for billionaires and really nitpicky, needy clients. nitpicky pains in the asses like pamela anderson and zoe deschanel neil patrick harris and natasha leone uh those picky picky bastards i mean natasha leone my guys are at her house right now actually hey can we get natasha on the phone just kidding she's so nitpicky and needy oh my god can we get a billionaire is ross perot still alive call him i'd love to hear how he'd like that grass I caught for him last year.

3:43God, I was a real bitch.

3:45Ben Mandelker: We spent six weeks turning her shrubs and her hedges into a topiary, and then she said, guys, that was my bangs. Oh my God, she did not appreciate that. She got really upset when I put makeup on one of her bushes. She said, we don't do that anymore, alright? So, James is basically saying, I just hope I'm not over the Caribbean by the time we get on the yacht, because I'm always there. uh and kyle's like oh yes darling i hope you're not over the cribian darling by the time you get on your yacht darling yeah i'm glad he called him out for acting like such an idiot because he's like oh god i'm just so russian famous this is insane i know paul anderson i was like shut up just get on your discount boat sir who's paying for five minutes on bravo your your your groupon half price boat please yeah welcome back to bravo here's your lounger so um you got fired from this network and now you're paying to come back you're so mad sir you're so mad at him he's like perfectly fine um like it's just not he came off really snotty in this to me so i'm giving it to him but the rest of it he wasn't yeah i mean he was fine but he was it was sort of funny he's like yeah nitpicky zoe dashanel so jason is like i also like that he went from billionaires he's like i work with billionaires pamela anderson has done a movie in three years or in 30 years zoe dashanel neil patrick harris natasha leone yeah we made a flower bed in neil patrick harris's backyard that looks like the computer you typed on the opening grass for doogie hauser yeah i'm that good.

5:27So back to President Jason's like, yeah, they're bringing along their friends. Mark, Sam, Garrett, Andrew, Ashley, and Courtney. And they all look exactly the same. More suburbian names.

5:39Ben Mandelker: They all will have beards and have the exact same face. Is there a Hillary in the mix? No, the only shock on this list of names. Alright. So they're going to have a Garden of Adam party. and that's fun because, you know, he's a landscaper, so there's going to be a garden-themed. Yes, this works on so many levels. So now Jenna's mumbling along. That's so nice that they're doing a Garden of Adam party. The same episode, we're blaming the woman for everything. Yeah, that's true. That's what they did to Eve. They're like, oh, fucking Eve. All of sin is Eve's fault because she ate an apple. Adam was just tricked into it.

6:21Just poor, innocent little Adam, you know? They made Eve out of his rib and then look what a hussy she turned out to be. Ruined humanity forever. And it's on the same episode that we're going to blame the 22-year-old drunk girl for all of the pig men on this boat.

6:37Ben Mandelker: Right. When the pig men had a full choice to deny the apple. Because, I mean, like, where did the apple come from? You know where the apple came from, Adam. Come on. Where did Eve come from? She came from Adam's rib. Why aren't we blaming his defective-ass rib? Yeah. Why doesn't he have more sense for you? yeah so the anyway preference meeting ends and Jason radios Daisy and he's like alright what happened last night and would you like to wear a commando for this meeting well last night sucked it was not a fun night have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and you got a big sweaty arm wrapped around your clavicle that was my experience no no no I don't care about how you actually slept tell me a bit what other stuff happened oh alright well I don't know there's a lot of hooking up well ben spoke to me this morning and then eddie was about to leave and i don't know the context of any of it actually i do i know there's a girl at fault so please tell me everything well that's crazy so you've talked to both of the men so why don't you talk to the woman wouldn't that be wouldn't that what a crazy thought so daisy's like well it was wild everyone but jana was trying to de-escalate the situation and she was climbing over furniture slamming doors and screaming at Eddie, and I fucking told Jenna, I said, stay away from them.

7:54Just stay away. But she couldn't help herself, and she played the two of them against each other, and it ruined everyone's night. I mean, we had a whole night by ourselves in this town where nobody lives or visits. I mean, it was crazy. All of the nobody that they disturbed, it was crazy. Like every single person that's involved.

8:15Ben Mandelker: Did Jenna ruin the night for everyone, or did the guy's reactions ruin the night for everyone? So Jason is like, well, I can't believe what I'm hearing from Daisy right now. Jenna has been a solid second stewardess, very professional. And what I'm hearing is, well, it's leaving me in shock. She flirted with a guy and then made out with another guy. I mean, that's just unacceptable. If Eddie left, we're left with only two crew members on deck. And I cannot run a vessel with two crew left down, okay? One night of drunken petty drama, that could threaten the whole season. I mean, God forbid someone says to Eddie, get your head in the game.

8:50Ben Mandelker: I can't believe you're thinking about leaving all of us because you're so emotional about a girl who flirted with you. But no, no, no. It's Jenna. It's Jenna. It just makes me crazy because Jenna was really messy and ridiculous. It's just making me crazy that she's getting all the blame. And, sir, you just said Jenna has been a solid second stewardess, very professional. That's it. That's all that matters. That's all you should give a shit. You shouldn't get to go run around and, you know, hound them for their private lives. And if anything, just say leave your private life out of work. This is crazy to me.

9:20I hate this turn

9:22Ben Mandelker: I hate it too I really hate it obviously you know I'm like screaming at the yellow cause also like Jenna was really really messy and I would have also really enjoyed just like making fun of her being so messy but I just feel like there's bigger fish to fry you know so Jason's like this will happen again cause women women be women women be shopping women be shopping but it also I'm so sorry yes no no I'm ready to I can I can pause my my anti-woman tirade you're making a joke and then i'm getting i'm still getting too mad also it's pissing me off with daisy because daisy is like with joao but look how joao was so messy joao was clearly flirting with uh ellie even daisy was like could see that he was clearly leading ellie on and then playing her and daisy at the same time and then flirting with daisy while he was like still leading ellie on and all of this and that was fine she didn't have to go to the captain about that but now it's a problem you know now granted joao wasn't slamming doors and like having a drunken fit like jenna did so there there is that difference but otherwise his behavior wasn't much different so i don't like this whole like she's playing everybody against each other when he just did the same thing and he's fine enough for you to date let me tell you something about this drunken fit like she was being annoying and she's being in you know you know uh petulant and she was being, she was just being a little brat when she was drunk, for sure.

10:47Ben Mandelker: But like when they keep bringing this up, it's like maybe like this is the basis. Now this is where it becomes a professional issue. No, this is just some tenuous thing that you can hang this decision onto so that way you don't feel like you're being a chauvinist pig. But actually this is not a demotable offense. People have done just so much worse than the way she acted. I'm sure if we went back in this season, We could find many more obnoxious acts that were committed by people drunk on this boat, you know, but like they're just like grasping at some things that way it legitimizes their claim that she should be demoted.

11:24Well, specifically Eddie hitting walls and beds and stuff when he was upset, you know, which I guess not everybody saw, to be fair. Or Alicia fighting with Mike drunkenly or Daisy getting pissed at people drunkenly and stumbling all over. I mean, they're all a bunch of drunk idiots on this show. So to hold that against somebody is crazy. If she did that shit when she was sober, I think they could have more of an— If she was still doing it today, you know what I mean? Like, if she woke up and she continued, okay. But I think that there should be kind of a forgivable offense on Below Deck where they encourage you to get shit-faced every single night that you're off after working 16-hour days, you know?

12:02Ben Mandelker: Yeah, I think so. Um, so anywho, Jason's like, it's gonna happen again and again and again. Okay, I don't want to penalize someone. I don't like getting involved in personal stuff, but it's affecting the crew. So, leave it with me. Oh, all right, Captain Jason. So now Joao is, by the way, Daisy, I would like to ask if you and I could go for a glass of Zinfandel. Because I feel like we don't actually get a chance to be by ourselves very often. And I love that Daisy's, I don't, just the turn of phrase made me laugh because she's like, yeah, I'll go for a drink. But it's not like, yeah, I'll go spend some time with you.

12:43It's like, yeah, I'll drink. Just show me the drink. Very drunk? I'm going to have to listen to this bullshit from you and pretend that I'm really into you for another 10 minutes. Fine. Let's do it. Just make it to a bar. So now Barbie and Ellie are talking, and Ellie's asking what's going on. She's like, oh, my God, what's with the kiss, bro? She's like, it's like she wants the guy that doesn't want her. It's diabolical. Hi, Ellie. Have you watched your seasons?

13:08Ben Mandelker: How's that? How's that cheesecake coming along? It's literally your storyline for three seasons straight. But okay. So now Ben and Eddie. Oh, sorry. Yeah, Ben and Eddie are on the deck. And Ben's like, Eddie, would you be available for a chat? I just wanted to sit you down and say something. Look, I let myself down, man. I let you down and I probably let Jenna down. The only thing that has not been let down is my boner still up with those pajamas. Wowie wow. Anyway. But to be fair, my boner never gets completely up either. So you can't really get mad at it, can you? All right, now look This is my weakness, all right Wine?

13:47No Cocaine? Well, no Girls Oh, really thought you had more of a problem with wine and cocaine But all right, I'll go down this path with you Go ahead

14:00Ben Mandelker: Yeah, just, I'm sorry I'll be honest, I think you're a massive prick Yeah, no, that's fine And I'm just going to fucking stay away from you, from you, both of you two. Okay. And could I just ask you to put yourself in my shoes for a second? No, Ben, Ben. No one wants to meet your sweaty crotch, weirdo. Yeah. This is not the time to ask for empathy like that. No, no, sir. And he's like, no, I'm just going to leave the conversation there because I've had enough. I've fucking had enough. That's it. So he gets up to leave. Like he's just lost his wife of 20 years to somebody. I respect that. I respect you, man.

14:38I'm not sure what's going on with your hair, but I still respect you despite that, and I want you to remember that.

14:46Ben Mandelker: And he's like, well, it's just a one-way street there. He's like, motherfucker. So he stomps away, all angry. Now Daisy and Joelle go off to the beach to go have their date, and Joelle's like, can I ask a favor? No work. No, no, no. I promise I won't talk about work. I'm talking about the full moon so here's a funny thing with the full moon if the full moon let's say we're interested in the sun but then Saturn came along and it sent a text to Saturn but then it still woke up the next morning and hung out with the sun are we talking about work? no no we're talking about the full moon we're not talking about work we're talking about the moon look at the moon look how gorgeous it is but if you stare at it doesn't it look kind of dirty?

15:34someone should really wipe that down i can see holes on it you know what's funny is that that

15:40Ben Mandelker: moon hadn't had someone to help it go around the earth i think we'd call it a moon's assistant not a sue moon am i right um so they high five and he's like daisy can be hot and cold with me and it's tough because you know there's something there and i want to know if what i feel she feels too you don't feel anything i do not believe for one second that you feel anything for daisy and i believe even less that daisy feels anything for you i'm not buying it from either one of you sir you are on a a fix your reputation season and i'm not i'm not buying it it's an fyr season okay it's time for a commercial it's time for a crappin's commercial Ronnie, do you remember my patio before the worlds of Wayfair?

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18:32Ben Mandelker: Now we see, now Eddie is doing the healthiest thing, which is that he's turned essentially to the manosphere. He's listening to a podcast or something that's like, sometimes women pull away when things are good. They want to see if you're needy. So enjoy your Joe Rogan experience. Yeah, no kidding. You need to listen to this podcast, sir. Okay. Sometimes women pull away when you're fucking creepy and gross. So stop being creepy and gross. Okay. Yeah. Sometimes women pull away when they see you have no major ambitions in life and they want something better for themselves. That's usually when they pull away too.

19:10Geez. Sometimes when women pull away, it's because you're doing something pull awayable.

19:15Ben Mandelker: Okay.

19:19Ben Mandelker: They want to see if you're needy. By the way, if this person, what they're saying is true, then guess what? You have also failed that tests. How about you listen to a podcast? You have proven that you are needy. Yeah. How about you? Yeah, exactly. You're going to a podcast because you're so needy. How about you listen to a podcast called Be the Kind of Person That Women Don't Want to Pull Away From? How about, oh, you know what would be a great podcast that you should listen to? It's called How to Pick Up a Chammy and Get Back to Work. Yeah, do that. Listen to that. So we go back to Joao and Daisy, and he's like, oh, so a friend at the end of this?

19:55What are we? What are you? You've kissed once. I know. What's wrong with people on this show?

20:03Ben Mandelker: Where do you think we stand? Well, we're more than friends, and I do like the Zim Cuddles. It's just like, okay, well, did you say it was the best thing that ever happened to you? This is still the best season you've ever had. Were you serious about that? It's like, yeah. Well, my only ask is that how you are with me, you are consistently. In the morning, it's like nothing happened. And that's the difference. I'm like, okay, so you give her all the love, but here come the notes, the unsucceeded notes. She doesn't have to be anywhere with you, Joao. You're the one who's begging for her to cuddle with you, and now you want to give her notes on the performance?

20:34Ben Mandelker: Uh-uh. But also, if you're really thinking about it, She's nice to you at night because she's drinking. You know what I mean? She gets drunk and she gets flirty with you. In the daytime, she doesn't feel the same. I think that's when you need to look inward and not asking her while she's drinking. You need to ask her the stuff like sober. Like, do you even like me sober? She doesn't. Yeah. I also feel like in the morning, it's like if your chief's doing the shit show, you're thinking, okay, got to wake up, got to deal with all these idiots. And it's like maybe you're not feeling the most affectionate in that moment.

21:08yeah so she's he's like i just can't have distrust or maybe i trust him maybe i don't this will break us this will break us and she's like uh well i've got a lot of walls up and they're completely warranted walls they're douchebag walls and you know it's not easy for me i've had 700 boat romances and none of them ended well and so i'm just having my own inner conflict because let's face it you're joelle it's like we've all seen your seasons she's she knows that she dates douchebags and you're another douchebag in a long line of douchebags and she knows how this is going to end and now you're giving her the same lines that every douchebag gives her yeah so he's like

21:47Ben Mandelker: well and i respect that and i'm at i'm at your pace even if it's for the next five days i'm at your pace uh and at the end of the day i'm more so scared of losing whatever we have i'm like you have nothing you cuddle at night that's all you have it's like well i do really like you even if I'm cold. I love how affectionate you are with me. It's sweet. It's endearing. And I'm glad you invited me for a drink. And I also appreciate that you're paying for this, right? Thank you so much. Get the bill. I loved this because she was like, yeah, well, I like how affectionate you are with me. She wasn't like, I really like you.

22:18And I really like this about you. And I like that about you. She's like, I like that you give me attention. Thanks for the drink. Can we go? And that moon really needs to get cleaned. It is spotty from here.

22:31Ben Mandelker: It's now the next morning, four hours until the charter, and Barbie's asking Ellie how she slept, and Barbie's like, I love you and your energy and your work ethic and your hair. The list goes on and on. Oh, that's so nice. Thank you. Now say something nice about me. You like my hair. That's nice. Yes, you don't like Joel. That's nice, too. so we go to ben and eddie's and eddie's like uh in their room and eddie's like i realized the other day when i completely you know i was obviously in an emotional spot and we've both been screwed over by the same person so i just want to check that you're okay wait did jenna screw eddie over how did jenna screw eddie over she dumped him when she saw that it wasn't right she sent him a text and then what where was the screwing over what was the where were the promises that were made what was the relation where was the cheating where was the screwing over because I don't see it personally I'm so sorry about to go through all of this I don't intend to pursue her any further okay this is when he does that I don't intend to pursue her any further okay and he's like right so now Daisy walks past Joao and smiles at him he's like what does that smile mean Is that a smile of trust?

23:49Can I trust you? Is that a consistent smile?

23:53Ben Mandelker: No, it's just your goddamn morning smile that you basically sorted out of me for a free drink. Enjoy it while it lasts. So now Jenna and Eddie are sitting on the deck, and she's like, I don't know where to begin, ever. He's like, look, I'm just going to cut in front now. Got the charter today. I just want to put my best foot forward into the rest of the season. You know, yesterday, you didn't deserve my - I didn't. I didn't deserve your time. I'm talking right now. My entire season has been completely emotionally manipulated. Oh, God, I hate him. I hate you. This is crazy. You can sit there for the first three weeks.

24:28Oh, I hate him.

24:29Ben Mandelker: This is crazy that he would even see it this way, emotionally manipulated. You pursued her, and you pursued her hard. First, you pursued her just as a way to get Alicia jealous. And then when you realized there was no future for you and Alicia, then you decide to pursue her just to pursue her. And now you're feeling manipulated because she finally gave up and gave in. Yeah. Pursued Alicia again. Right. And then Jenna finally gives in and then says, you know what? This isn't for me. She moves on. She tells you straight up she doesn't want anything with you, which is about as upfront as can be. That's actually not a manipulation.

25:07Ben Mandelker: She's messy with you. I can see how that can feel like manipulation. but for you to say the entire season has been emotionally manipulated the way that you have made yourself the victim in your own story is so obscene and so crazy. I do not trust this man for one. I owe it any story he tells, but never trust. Yeah. He's gross. So Jenna's crying and betul comforts her and she's like, I fucked up. But I was like, I know sometimes we all fuck up. Ruff ruff. You see, even me, give it time. Yeah. see I'll be I'm back I'm back I'm back so one hour yeah so now um uh Daisy comes in and tells Ben like we have lunch at 11 it's really fucked with our day thanks so Ben's like oh wow so this is why she annoys me a little bit if crew food doesn't fit with my priorities and guess what crew foods later don't be a dick to someone just as the charter's starting like she has to tell you that because you're disorganized but of course ellie's like yes making it lucky terms i said what i said and i'll say it again these two i know you will that's what i love about you a true galley soldier you little dipstick diaphragm oh beam beam so now jason uh calls up uh daisy to wherever he is.

26:31Ben Mandelker: And he's like, well, I've got a second stewardess that created a shitstorm. A man is upset and we just can't have that on this boat. A man is feeling things. Men should never feel things during the work hours. Alright? Let's stone a bitch. Well, what Jenna did, I've already lost my shit. It's not cool. It's never going to happen again. And I told her to stay away from them. And they all had a part to play, including Addy. And I understand that they're all hurting in some way but everybody else got to had to get dragged into their mess and i agree that's not how a second steward should behave but what i'm saying is someone you know going out causing issues jumping on couches slamming doors that's not second stewardess behavior it's immaturity on her end and you know this happened off charter but it starts to affect the crew and i have to step in since when since fucking when you don't ever step in give me a fucking you're not you don't step in unless someone is threatening to set this boat on fire or until they barge into your bridge and force you to step in.

27:33Ben Mandelker: Yeah, he's like, I just want this to be a lesson learned from him. I'm just going to take away his stripes. That's an option. It's not a demotion. It's a lesson. I'm like, it's literally a demotion. You're going from two stripes to one stripes. That is going down in the hierarchy. He's like, we've rolled through the punches all season long. We've reprimanded Illy. We've let Mike go. I've even scolded Ben in front of crew. I'm at my wits end and although I'm upset at the whole team Jenna's behavior last night put her at the epicenter of my decision I have to make so I'm gonna take a stripe away from her I can't fire her because I've been told by HR that would be slut shaming so instead no stripey for Miss Jenna so now Eddie's still talking to himself and he's like you played with my emotions you are unstable so Daisy finds Jenna and she brings her to the bridge and Eddie's like, you need to toughen up, buttercup.

28:31That's what you got for being a good guy. God.

28:40So Jason calls her up there and he's like, all right, I don't like getting involved in personal stuff, but the last 24 hours, I've had two people come to me with concerns. You know, we nearly lost Ed. That's his name I've given him now that I'm his father. I feel he needs to man up a bit, so he's Ed now. Now, I'm not penalizing you. I want you to look at this as penis-alizing you, all right? Now, I want you to learn, so I'm going to take away your role as second stewardess. She's like, okay. I guess I got a chance to marry me.

29:13Ben Mandelker: Well, it had to be done. It literally did not have to be done. So, now Jenna's crying. Also, everything's fine today. So, it's like. everything that's that's the other thing you know these guys make all this all like this whole oh my god this this whole my good my my you played with my emotions you played with my emotions but then meanwhile the guys are totally fine but she's the one who's gonna get screwed all all they needed was 24 hours to cool off and everything is fine but of course she's gonna bear the brunt of it so um alicia is like uh 10 oh you're really not okay what's up it's like well james took away about traps and because everyone lives inside of the group I don't know what you said but I'll give you a hug I'm so sorry like a phoenix in the ashes you can rise you can rise and be an ash just a big pile of ashes instead of a flat pile of ashes isn't that how it goes who bombed phoenix no it's a saying but the city it's a pretty city no one bombed phoenix I don't think you really understand the words in the ashes it was on fire

30:22Ben Mandelker: I don't know even what City Phoenix is. This is ridiculous. You're making things up. You can earn your stripes back. You know, there was once a girl, a girl who was very confused in a galley, and a higher-up came in, and she gave her... Stripes? No, she gave her a lipstick, and that changed that girl's life. Love that that one. i still always wonder when alicia is wearing that red lipstick if that's the same lipstick that she got in the galley from that evil stew or that evil chief stew what was her name oh god yeah the anti-serena girl yeah i forgot her name i love that but i i loved that feud oh it was so good so um uh now we have alicia and she's telling Barbie, she's like, the captain's taking Jenna's drop away.

31:21Ben Mandelker: And Barbie's like, it's going to put her in such a bad funk for the charter. I can't wait. So then Daisy and Jenna are in laundry and Daisy, are you okay? There's nothing I can do about it. So I'm just hearing it. Take it from somebody who's been doing this for a long time. You're going to be fine. My advice is move on with it. And if you decide, if you want to hang out with Ben, you made your decision. It's like, I'm not over that shit. I just want to do my fucking job right now. He's like, okay, though don't come back to me and say you're back into it because I will come for you. So now Eddie and Barbie are in the crew mess and he's like, it took so much not to go off at her.

31:57Oh yeah, she's like just upset because she lost her second stew today. Yeah, she got her second stew taken from her today. He's like, no way. Uh-oh, she's vulnerable again. Dun, dun, dun. This is like putting on a tie, spraying his hair.

32:14Ben Mandelker: wasn't there a moment earlier in the episode where maybe I seem to remember I think this is like after Jenna like Eddie had just walked in on Jenna making out with Ben and Daisy was so mad that Jenna comes out and she's like ah and Daisy goes get to work Jenna's like get to work I love it she just momed her so hard like go to your room so now the guests are coming so everybody has to go greet them. So they're lining up and now Ellie walks and stands right in front of Jenna in the line. Fucking petty ass Ellie. Oh my god. And at least he's like, I guess back down to peasant corner. She's like, at least I gave Sir Chef time to shine.

32:58She got what she wanted. And he's like, oh! Look at you.

33:04Ben Mandelker: Look at you. Syrup knuckles. You moved up. Yes. Now we get to be together where we belong. so the gays arrive and again i'm always marveled at a pack of gays their ability to all look exactly the same like mainly like white gays i should say like wait white gays with the same exact mustache same exact beard same exact like exact everything it's crazy so they come on and like hey and uh now they go on their tour and jenna is uh talking with daisy in the main salon She's like, well, at least that's who she has got a time to shine because she's got a photo of me to learn now. No. Yeah, she did. Well, she's still not above you.

33:48Ben Mandelker: She's a fucking galley hand. So funny. Well, first of all, I'm like going through my memory, thinking of all the times we've shown up in exactly the same outfits, which is so funny. But yeah, I agree with you on that. But yeah, so now Daisy's pissed off at Ben. She's like, Ben, all he does in that fucking galley is inflate her ego. so now she thinks she's fucking queen bee well she's the lowest person on the boat it's crazy they just do what the fuck they want so uh then Daisy's like I really wish he didn't do that so now Joao and Batool are like getting ready getting drink orders and stuff and they're prepping the anchor cause they're gonna leave and um Daisy's serving drinks and then they're getting the sea bobs ready and then James is like have you guys ever done the sea bob it's like blows a lot of water out of your penis So then Ben and Jenna are in the salon.

34:42Ben Mandelker: And Ben's like, Jenna, are you all right? Okay, I just want to make sure you're all right. Okay, look. There's quite a few moving parts on this, but I do feel a bit like, Jenna, you're nothing good. It's okay. It would be nice if she could just work. That would be great. Yeah. But she's like trying to work behind the bar and he comes and sits at the stool and he does that thing where he puts his arm on the back. He's like, all right, listen here. All right. You know, if I take my bowl up, it's pretty easy to screw up my position, all right? There's a lot of pressure. There's no hostility. I'm just here to do a job, all right?

35:21My little French burnt peanut fibula.

35:29Ben Mandelker: That was good, Ben. All right. So I'm just going to hit the brakes here on this romantic situation, all right? He's like, if I take my half the ball, you know, it's like, there'll be a problem. So I understand. So Daisy's like, Ben, what's on the menu? He's like, all right, well, we're going to do filet and the whole slapper. Oh, another topic, by the way, when you're given a whole fish, you're going to want to have like a station to dissect the fish, for lack of a better term, right? She's like, well, you want me to filet the fish? Yeah, yes, you know how to serve a whole fish. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

36:07Ben Mandelker: It takes too long, Ben. I'm not going to fillet the fish. I'm not going to fillet. I'm not going to do it. There's absolutely no way I can fillet eight fish at the same time. I don't have enough people. I don't have enough hands. We'd need eight of me. This is crazy to say go fillet eight fish at the same time. This is nuts, especially for people who don't do this regularly. You know, like, sure, maybe one of your staff knows how to properly do this. but this is like specialized, you know, and I'm sure there's people who are going to agree with me. It's not easy. Like when I had to do it, I had to be trained.

36:45I mean, I didn't have to go to a school, but like the chef took me aside, trained me how to do it. We practiced on a few fish that were really fucked up that we got to eat for crew meal. Like it was a thing. Like you have to be trained to do it. You're not just like, oh, well, we're on a yacht. So they do it. Have you worked on this yacht? Have you looked around this yacht? These people are not going to know how to fillet this fish, sir.

37:06Ben Mandelker: I recently like cooked a whole fish and I watched like many videos I watched them over and over and over and over and over again I like learned I studied I did all the things like okay I know what to do head comes off tail comes off top part bottom part then we just cut down the middle move it out lift the thing and I was like easy enough it's the videos are pretty straightforward oh no totally mangled not I did not bones the bones were part of my life you cannot it's just it's not That's not how you do it anyway. Walk into, you know? Yeah. We should have a fish fillet party. We can do it together.

37:42We can compete. We can be like, okay, whose fillet is better?

37:47Ben Mandelker: It's like Top Chef. Well, you know that, of course, after watching this episode of Blow Deck, I then spent the next half an hour watching deboning videos. And I was like, I want to make a whole fish just to learn. I want to learn. I want to get the skill down. Yeah. I don't take the head and the tail off. I go down the spine with a knife and kind of separate the thing. and then you push it the way of the bones. Like people, you see them doing it now and they're like bringing the meat off the bone towards the tail, you know, like going from head to tail. No, you don't do it that way. That's not the way the videos do it.

38:16Ben Mandelker: You go with the bone. Yeah, the videos do what you say. The videos basically are like pull the tail off, like the little tail off and sort of like pull the head off because if it's cooked all the way through, they should sort of come off. And then at the top and the bottom of the fish, there's usually like little fins. You sort of look here, pull there, And then once those are separated, cut a line down the spine and then you push the meat in the way of the bones, like follow the bones, moves out the way. And then you lift this entire skeleton up and out. And then you put it all, all that stuff.

38:47Ben Mandelker: Easier said than done though. It looks actually pretty simple, but truly you have to know, you have to know. Yeah. You have to know. So yeah, it's a thing you have to be trained to do. And so she's right. She's right on this. And he's like, oh, please, you know, like it's beautiful. A whole fish. They'll enjoy it. She's like, this is a ridiculous request. You got to be taught this. You don't hire a waiter and be like, go do a table side. So she's like, Ben, it's going to take too long. Like, please come up with a different plan. He's like, no, I'd love to have a whole fish. She's like, oh, God, then you're going to need to fillet it for me.

39:22He's like, no, I'm willing to help you. But like, we also have a cake to tackle. Then don't do this.

39:28Ben Mandelker: He is doing this because she told him when lunch for the crew should be. and he is punishing her. That makes sense. Because he knows that this is hard. He knows, he's also a stickler. He would never want a beautiful whole fish to be mangled by like Alicia up there. So he's like, but he doesn't care because now he also has a vendetta. He's also a little manipulator because we saw him go to Captain Jason today. Like, could I just talk to you as a bro? To get his thing, his comeuppance for Jenna. And now he's doing this thing with her and he knows that Jason's going to be sitting there at dinner too.

40:01So he's trying to make her look stupid in front of Captain Jason. Oh, you little bitch, Ben.

40:07Ben Mandelker: Yeah. So now Jenna's getting ready. And they're all getting ready for this dinner. So the guests arrive. And Jason sits down. And I'm like, oh, God, I can't believe Jason's going to be sitting here for this whole fish situation. So the fish are ready to go. They look amazing, by the way. I'm like, oh, I'm so sad how these fish are about to get mangled. Because we know that they are going to. and so now Daisy comes in and she's like you really want me to fillet them? You really want me to do this? Are you fucking kidding me? I already told Ben this is an awful idea. You were supposed to think about it over the next few hours and pivot like you normally do.

40:44Ben Mandelker: I can't believe we're actually doing this. Listen, I can do. I'll come up and help you later, you know, but we've got a cake. It's quite a lot to do, but I've seen people at the Ritz-Carlton be able to do it in about one minute. You wouldn't last at the Ritz-Carlton for five fucking minutes, sir. No. With what we've been seeing this season with your fucking drippy eggs. Yeah. By the way, all those videos take like, it all takes two minutes maybe. For a real pro, I think it takes two minutes, but like all the videos that I watched were about three minutes. How about that? So now you've got like six.

41:19Ritz-Carlton, when you served overcooked fish last week, dish soap and your eggs and runny eggs, please leave the Ritz-Carlton out of this.

41:27Ben Mandelker: Yeah. Yeah. Also, there's no, just because it's a Ritz Carlton does not mean that they have a decent food program anyway. So anyway, the point is the Ritz Carlton is a hotel and you have a good restaurant, but they may not. I say this as someone who once splurged on a Ritz Carlton and there is a bad restaurant. How about that? Everyone don't be fooled. Don't be fooled there. I'm saying all the truth. It was Marina Del Rey. Rich Carlton, Marina Del Rey. I said it. I said it. Shitty restaurant. Don't ever stay there or go to that restaurant. It was actually a bad restaurant. So Daisy goes upstairs and she's carrying this fish.

42:10And she's like, I don't know what I'm going to do with this fish. And Joelle's like, I can fill it if you want. And so in the galley, Ben's like, I told you, sir, this is going to be a fucking nightmare. Yeah, because of you. So now we go to the dinner table. and Daisy's like, all right, for a main course, you've got a whole snapper fish with a beurre blanc sauce and New York strip loin steak. And she starts walking away and someone's like, um, I, uh, do I, how do I do this? And she's like, oh, well, would anybody like help? Like she tried it.

42:43Ben Mandelker: Would anyone like some cavemen to destroy their fish for them? We have a while here. She fucking tried it. I loved that. She was like, all right, here's your fish. I'm, I'm out of here. Like, can you help us? To be fair, she did say, would anyone like their fish filleted? She did, but she was going to walk away. And they said, wait, I don't know how to do this. She's like, oh, wait, would anybody like their fish done? And so now you have Daisy and Drought. And what I was saying before is that like these videos, the fish, you know, okay, let's say it takes two minutes. Maybe a pro can do it in like 30 seconds or a minute.

43:14But let's say that someone can do it in a minute.

43:18Ben Mandelker: If there's like six fish on the table, that means that someone is waiting six minutes for their fish because it takes all those other fish before. Like it's not smart. You're not going to have, you're not going to be able to have every single person on this crew being able to take care of every single fish. And if they are able to do it, they're not going to be able to do it at the same skill level. It's just such a terrible, terrible idea. I think you show the fish and then you bring them back downstairs and then you fillet them and then you like come back up with the fillets. I think, but like sitting there and watching them all struggle, it makes the crew look bad.

43:48Ben Mandelker: they're waiting they're anxious and it looks just as messy it's just such a shitty idea and to say that like oh but we've got a cake to do you got ellie there ellie's big thing is that she makes the cakes so this is just total bullshit yeah so everybody's struggling nobody knows how to do it and this is a fish disaster i mean this fish looks like shit it's being mangled all over the place and um ben's like oh god do you need my assistance with the fillet and so he's like oh god it's a bloody nightmare up there none of the girls are even there none of them are there none of them so jason is now helping them and he's like well the fish looks fantastic and it's well presented however the guests should not be witnessing this i think we're facing the same problem that we've been facing all season there's a communication discrepancy no there's not he said we're going to do a whole fish he said that's we can't do that and he said you're going to do it anyway it's communicated he's just not gonna listen so let's see who you're gonna blame on this one i know i am mortified and jenna and for ben to be shocked that this is the state of affairs i mean come on commercials here comes one right now be fearless in the sun with blue lizard australian sunscreen whether you're diving into ocean waves or simply chasing your kids around the backyard.

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46:37Ben Mandelker: So, that was the end of the recap. However, with all this talk about fish, we'd be remiss if we did not do a... Fish report! Fish report! Now it's time for a fish report.

46:55Do I have the fish report? I do have the fish report. Okay, it's coming up. It is coming up. It's a fish report. There's a fish. There's a fish. is about to be reported on. Here he comes. Let's see what the fish report does. Isn't it rich? Isn't it neat? Wouldn't you think my collection's complete? This looks like the beginning of Little Mermaid because we're underwater. Oh, I love it. Fish report. Oh my gosh, it has

47:23Ben Mandelker: titles on it. It would have been better if we were singing Fish Report. Fish report! Fish report! Oh my gosh, okay, let's start over. fish report fish report oh my god it's a fish report Ben that is so cool Ben made titles for this I made a fish transition I made a fish transition where'd you get all these fish this looks so good I just well I subscribe to one of those sites where you get like music and images and I just got a bunch of fish images and I put them together and I used Apple Motion and I made a fish transition this is my pride and joy this really looks great I also downloaded a special font so I'm just happy just a creative outlet for me today now I didn't even notice these fish these are two sharks two different kinds of shark one is like a black velvet shark what the fuck kind of shark is that I've never seen that kind of shark before I don't think that one's a shark it's not I don't know on crappy hour this week we had a marine biologist and we really need her help right now let me look it up.

48:33It has a fin.

48:35Ben Mandelker: Black sharks. Is there such a thing as... I think it might just be a dark... Well, there is something called a red-tailed black shark, but that's... I don't think that is what it is. I mean, there are things called black sharks, but that doesn't... I don't think that's black shark. I don't think that's a shark. I don't know. I'm going to say this right now. I don't think it's a shark. You know what I think it is? I actually think it's a toy. I think someone put in a little fish toy and the shark is chasing it because they're cruel. It does look like a toy that the shark is chasing. It's like a plushie.

49:01Ben Mandelker: It looks like it's like a remote control little like whale toy, like a whale shark, but not a whale shark, but a whale comma shark. But you know, here's what is so impressive. I'm sorry that my bubbles are totally obscuring this shot of the show. I love it. No, that's kind of why I keep doing it because I'm like, wow, those bubbles are so neat. I like that they're like from different schools, but they can still swim the same. Like they're even turning their tails at the exact same time. I mean, this is – I love some good choreography. feet. These are good friends. I think these sharks are doing that the, or these two fish are, they're basically doing like the fish version of Fast and Furious.

49:37Ben Mandelker: Like guys, guys, watch. Okay. So that one over that's Paul Walker. And then I'm like the guy chasing Paul Walker and then like watch. Well, it's oh wait, what happened? We don't, we got news very late down here. I didn't see. Does something happen? Paul Walker. Please don't say anything happened to Paul Walker. What was that other goldfish that came in there? Was that from another shot? Yeah. Look at this one. Look at this photo bomber. Oh, God. These sharks are chaotic. First of all, you got this one. This big goldfish is working for the shark. It's like, okay, I'm going to trick the camera. I'm going to, I'll be, I'll cover you.

50:13I'll cover you. It's covering you. Uh-oh, there's a shark. It's attacking you. And it attacks the camera. What the hell?

50:19Ben Mandelker: This shark is really out of control. Just attacking the camera. Okay, you are, you're trying it. But meanwhile, mom fish over there, the red snapper, who winds up on the plate is like, oh, honey, have you seen Susan? Mom, you're in the way. I'm trying to kill somebody. I'm trying to hit a camera. Get the hell out of my way, mother. It's like when a publicist is walking on the red carpet and just blocks the camera in front of Nicole Kidman. Like, get out of there. This is where I come to cry. This shark who is hitting the camera, this is the Jenna shark. He's like, whatever, nobody likes me that much.

50:56That's the drunk Jenna Shark.

50:58Ben Mandelker: Yeah, there's been private text. You're not supposed to share private text. Like, can you even eat me, Shark? You are totally flat. Like, am I supposed to be afraid? You're no Jaws, okay, you flat-faced shark. I know. You look like an insert for a shoe to keep it, like, properly shaped when you pack it. Or like a shoe horn. Like, what, are you going to help me get on my tight Nikes? Come on. You look like one of many different shoe accessories. And look at the shark in the background. I want to put my drink down on you. You know what I mean? So I don't get a ring on the table. Fucking coaster head.

51:34Ben Mandelker: Did someone ask for a slipper? Because here I am. Who wants a kiss from a slipper? The mom fish is like, I wasn't trying to interrupt. I just wanted to make a heart shape with our shadows.

51:47Ben Mandelker: Wait, look at the shark on the background on the right with its friend. It's like, oh my God, get out of here. It's getting dangerous. yeah it's like they're fighting it's like guys get up we have to we have to go the other one's like wait a second but we're fret are there two fish or is it just one it looks like you know on the right i think it's just one yeah to me it looked like a big fish and a small fish but seeing now it's just one fish just talking to himself that's really offensive because that's his tail i think that you were saying meanwhile the other fish in the background is like oh you think this is the first time you've seen this i've attacked many look at this look at it coming And then from the middle of nowhere, from the dust cloud in the center of the screen comes this fish like, there he is.

52:26Ben Mandelker: Oh, actually, that's the toy shark. It's not a shark. I refuse to call it a shark. Are you talking about this thing right here? Yeah, that one. Look at it come in. Oh, that looks like alien. You know that thing in alien that comes to get you. Ooh, look at that big scary alien head. Ooh. But it's so unimpressed by this. It's so unimpressed by this. The shark is being so extra, attacking the cameraman. The other fish is like, well, just another Sunday. I know. Hey, you'd have a lot more fun in life if you smiled more toots. Okay, what's with the frown? Guess what? Internet's down again. This one's attacking the camera.

53:05Ben Mandelker: Why don't we deal with the real problems in life? Internet. This is a person constantly on the neighborhood thread. Like, is anybody else's internet real slow today? Today I was walking around and a shark attacked a camera trying to do something. Suddenly we cracked down on these hooligans. Okay, now we go to this crazy fish, which we love, this showgirl fish. Glamorous. Very glamorous lionfish. It's like, hello. Today I shall be touring a piece of coral. Just because I wear gorgeous dresses that have fans all over them doesn't mean I want to have to dust all the coral, but I'll do it. I'll do it.

53:45Ben Mandelker: The answer is yes. I was at the Cannes Film Festival. My film had a premiere there, and I was wonderful in it. Absolutely wonderful. Seven minutes standing ovation. Not that you care. Excuse me, did somebody steal my coral? No, I have no idea what you're talking about. Really? Because you were the last person seen with my coral. No, no idea what you're talking about. Is my coral under your dress? Absolutely not. You think you're going to look under my dress? you little pervert. The answer is yes, I do use Lutice. At a certain age, your eyelashes do thin out, but you know what? Nothing some medication can't fix.

54:19Ben Mandelker: It's my choice. I went to the Botox lady today and she offered to remove some of the lines from my face, and I said, what are you, trying to take away my nature? You monster. You know, Warren Beatty never gave me a compliment, ever. But he did give me a penis. Lots and lots of penis. All right, this is beautiful, this little flower thing. It's like a screensaver. It's gorgeous. The most beautiful anemone type thing to this disgusting moray eel. Yeah, this is really beautiful. Wow. That personality, I just want to say this is just such a hot girl anemone. It's like, hi, yeah, just got my hair done.

55:02Ben Mandelker: Yeah. Like it has nothing to say. It's just hot. this is like too beautiful i think to even be in the same shots as like look what's about to come fugga mcgee here i mean i know hey mel yeah it's like i got your order ready flow do you want your burger done all the way it looks like a puppet look it looks like being controlled from under the the coral or whatever it's like a it's like i mean i i do love the moray eels and this one is this is the most puppety looking one of all time and we just had that big moray eel situation was it last week two weeks ago but there's all they were all singing that one came up in the front and they were singing bohemian rhapsody but this one is just like this one is so puppety there you cannot tell me there's more moray eel and like hidden away like that is a human's arm underneath there this is like my before getting my wattle surgery shot here um by the way you don't have bats in your cave you literally have cat bats hanging out of your nose like what the hell wipe your nose bro you're on camera it's like guys oh my god i'm just like stuffed up once again no it's because you've got you put peanuts in your nostrils take them out more sharks underside of sharks this one has a really nice um line here coming down i think this would be like the v on people which erica from real housewives of uh beverly hills called cum gutters disgusting but the shark has them the shark is like oh my god i hope i'm not being shot from an unflattering angle uh the shark is also a bit puppety look at its mouth that's like a very puppet mouth right yeah it is it's kind of um yeah that's kind of cute i love it i love that it's like it has an adam's apple as well yeah very smooth smooth underside now this one i want to watch quick how how quick it moves i love the pulsation of this jellyfish you know i never learned until fish report how different jellyfish are from each other and this one is more solid than some and it just has such a beautiful pulse i noticed this it's like it's definitely like at The M Festival.

57:16Ben Mandelker: This one's like... Yeah, it's like, oh my God, John Summit's playing in Tampa. Guys, we gotta go. We gotta go. Oh my God, did you guys see Cascade? So good. I got tickets to the pool party. It was amazing. Love it. You guys, I'm really smart. You can see my brain. Look at it. Guys, are you guys gonna see Tiesto at Coachella? Yeah, he's playing at like the Sahara town. I'm gonna be there. You guys, Justin Bieber just did a set like sitting at a table and watching his own YouTubes. Oh my God. I just heard the Thunderpuss remix of Brave by Sara Bareilles. Like it was fire. Does my brain make my butt look big?

58:00Ben Mandelker: People think I have a bob. That's just the shape of my head. Okay. This is a pretty fish. This is a gorgeous fish, but this fish is like, God, I love being camouflaged. no one can see me at all it's like uh ma 'am we see ya we don't i love when they i love when they show fish just hanging out when they're not like actually swimming they're just lying on things because they just yeah it just feels weird to see a fish lying around like that one shark that's always sleeping on the ground this one just lying against the coral acting like it's blending in like we see you you are a bright gorgeous teal it also has um like an 80s sitcom face where it's just like and now ruth mcgillicuddy and she's like and she just has a big open mouth smile that never closes like the next door neighbor to check the mail she wears a visor she's mrs pool i'll say it She's Mrs.

58:57Ben Mandelker: Bull. Love her. This is that same mind face fit, clown fit. What do you call this? Not a clown fish. What do you call this? A lion fish. But this one is now giving you some wisdom that you'll need for your journey. Yeah. You come here to seek the answers, haven't you? Yeah. That's what it's saying. I really love on these lion fish how they have leaf lips. Like they have leaves coming out of their lips. It's just so cute. Yeah. Oh, look at this starfish. This is my favorite starfish. It looks like it's a s'mores. It's like marshmallow, but it has char, but also chocolate chips on top of it. It's like delicious looking.

59:41This reminds me of one time my friends were over and they were like, oh my God, have you guys been on Grindr? And I was like, no, because I still believe in fucking people in real life. and they were like well there's like a new thing going on grinder that you have to be um you have to get shots now for monkey pox they're like did you did you have sex with the guy did he have his shots for monkey pox i mean this was a few years ago but this is what i was imagining the starfish you're like it looks delicious i'm like it looks like private parts with monkey

1:00:14Ben Mandelker: parts with monkey pox on it i think it looks like a marshmallow it looks like a big marshmallow version of a starfish with chocolate chips on it. It was a misguided attempt at making it look delicious. Someone made a marshmallow starfish and then they were like, let's decorate it with chocolate chips. It's like, oh, we went too far. We ruined it. We never should have touched it any further.

1:00:41That's the same fish. No, it's a different fish.

1:00:44Ben Mandelker: No, that's just a fish we've seen. We've seen this fish before. You know, I thought It's just so alone right now It's so alone It's like you guys all think you're so above me They're like, we're literally above you, Ruth All you have to do is swim up here We're all here, we're just waiting for you I'd like to be invited, though You are Looks like they're flying in the clouds, right? Yeah It's so pretty It's like, yeah, and look at these stingrays. They're just like, this is Phoenix. This is Phoenix in the ashes. Yeah, I mean, what happened to the ocean? They all look like they're in fucking Dances with Dragons or whatever that's called.

1:01:26I know, this looks like an HBO movie.

1:01:28Ben Mandelker: This is like from the creators of Game of Thrones come two stingrays in a dust cloud. I, I am the one who has earned the rights to call this seabed my kingdom. It's like, no, it is mine. It was promised to me. Oh, yes. Well, then I shall see about that because I shall challenge you to a dragon duel. There are no dragons. Fine. I will find a starfish. All right. You won't let me have the throne. Smell my armpit. Oh, yeah. You like that? All right, sucker. Now we've got a sideways. Oh, is it over? Now we've got a little sideways fish. I like this one. This is another open mouthed fish. I think it's chasing something.

1:02:09Ben Mandelker: Look, it's bullying that little goldfish. Yeah. Goldfish is trying to get out of the way. Yeah, this is a real, talk about a real bully fish. Just because it has some nice, cool blue accents, all of a sudden it gets to bully this poor goldfish? I don't think so, sir. What's happening down near the tail of this fish? Is that another fish? Oh, they're other fish. They're like baby fish swimming with the mom fish. You know, sometimes these fish really need to observe some personal space. They really get all up in other fish's business, you know? But that's probably the mom is the kids. She's like, listen, you try and afford child care.

1:02:48OK, sometimes we have to bring our children places. I know this is not appropriate. OK, so I'm watching an R-rated movie. But I'm hunting with my children in the car. OK, well, forgive me.

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