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Misha Brown
Every big moment starts with a big dream. But what happens when that big dream turns out to be a big flop? From Wondery and ill Media, I'm Misha Brown and this is the Big Flop. Every week, comedians join me to chronicle the biggest flubs, fails and blunders of all time. Like Quibi.
Ben Mandelker
It's kind of like when you give yourself your own nickname and you try to like get other people to do it.
Misha Brown
And the 2019 movie adaptation of Cats.
Ben Mandelker
Like if I'm watching the dancing and.
Ryan Bailey
I'm noticing the feet aren't touching the.
Ben Mandelker
Ground, there's something wrong with the movie.
Misha Brown
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Ben Mandelker
Well, hello and welcome to Watch what Crappens. 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 then the food starts coming out. Okay. And so they're getting the food. We do see the goat cheese tart looks beautiful. We see the asparagus with the road truffle hollandaise. Could have been with something else. As you said, the leek puree scallop. Lovely. Then we get the smoker cloche. Always love a smoker cloche. Gotta smoke something. And it's smoked beetroot tartare with spicy avocado. What else? Saffron risotto with lobster.
Ryan Bailey
Yeah. And then it ended with the beef Wellington. Right.
Ben Mandelker
Looked like a very beautifully done beef Wellington. Are they supposed to be all the way cooked through? I'm not sure. I don't really eat beef, but it looks she.
Ryan Bailey
I mean, because earlier in the season, remember when she did the. The white, the wagyu, and she was upset that the ladies wanted a little. Little cooked, and she's like, this is how you serve the meats. You know, this was like, looks good to me.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. And then baked Alaska for dessert. So they're like, oh, my God, Serena, you're amazing. That was great. And Lara's behind the bar, just giving her a dirty look, like, bitch. And she's like, thank you. And I also have to thank the lovely, gorgeous, talented Alicia. And Lara's just like, how dare she not thank me? She was like Hilary Swank's husband standing behind the bar. Like, how dare you?
Ryan Bailey
Did you just drop a Chad Lowe reference?
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, she was Chad low in it behind the bar. Like, I can't believe I wasn't thanked.
Ryan Bailey
Amazing.
Ben Mandelker
She got all pissed, and so Lara has decided. Now she's telling Bree. She's like, you know, I still need to have a discussion with Serena. You know, Jason said to be a bigger person, so I've been faking it, but I cannot be friends with someone who lies about me.
Ryan Bailey
She was like, attacked my work ethic and character.
Ben Mandelker
We just saw you try not to serve a seven course meal to people who had it on their preference sheet. Ma' am, let's not talk about your work ethic.
Ryan Bailey
But then she, like. She, like, weirdly pivots and starts doing, like, that prawn puppeteer show. She's like, are you gonna be with Harry? Like with the prawn puppets?
Ben Mandelker
Yeah.
Ryan Bailey
Was that. Yeah, was that.
Ben Mandelker
Well, she tries being cutesy to show that she's a nice person. Like, she gets the young girls, and then she's always like, oh, my God, tell me about boys. That's all she ever asked them, because she knows that that's how to get them on her side. She's like, oh, tell me about the boys. Have you. Have you found him asleep yet? Have you taken any stem cells? Shall I show you how to do it?
Ryan Bailey
Do you want to try to kiss with me, Harry? No. I thought it was interesting because Serena at the end says, I guess I don't want to be part of the Cool clique. And I thought that was interesting that anybody thought that Laura was, like, part of the cool clique or was the cool clique. I never thought, like, oh, she's like, the cool one. I mean, like, you're totally right. She does make friends with the younger set, but I never pegged her as, like, the cool one, you know?
Ben Mandelker
Well, I think what she does, like, from what I can tell from this, what she does is she goes to people and she tries to appeal to them by being like, oh, look at us. Just the girls. Just us talking about boys. Isn't this fun? And so she gets them all the time. So Serena, not being included in anything, just thinks that must be what cool people do. Like, they just sit around, they talk about boys, and then when Serena does it, they're like, e disgusting. The boy would not Serena.
Ryan Bailey
Serena has big Ali Sheedy in the Breakfast Club vibes, where you're just like, where is your Emilio Estevez? Where is that guy that, like, they're gonna force you to put on weird makeup and change what actually is cool about you. To me, I feel like she's, like, smoking clothes, drinking. I'm trying to think of, like, what, what, what, What? What is actually the cool drink now. I almost said Jagermeister.
Ben Mandelker
Like a disgusting Zima. What else.
Ryan Bailey
For Nat? Branka. That's a shot of for Nat. Come on.
Ben Mandelker
So she's decided she's going to come for Serena, and Brie's like, oh, you should. You totally should. So then we go to Nate and Alicia, and she's like, oh, my God, can someone just please bring the dishes in? Because she's still being forced to clean this damn. What do you call it? Mess hall. And so Nate does it, and she's like, oh, God, we're still bonded. You know, I've fallen in love with the art of cooking more. So no more smoochies with this loser, but I'll still let him clean my dishes.
Ryan Bailey
I like the fact that she had to keep explaining to the audience that she likes him. It's just that she loves sous cheffing way more.
Ben Mandelker
So funny. So then Adair, who became my favorite character this season, like, out of nowhere comes out, and she's like, I'm in a hospital. Robin is backwards because I can't find the belt. And then she turns her bare butt to the camera and just farts. That's a dare.
Ryan Bailey
Nobody is ever that comfortable on their first season. Like, when you're ripping farts on camera, you're like, yeah, you might Get a second season. That's really solid work.
Ben Mandelker
Some bare butt farts. Or when that guy was trying to date her and she's like, yeah, me. A guy has a goddamn monster truck. We'll sit in the bar, watch a game or something. I mean, what is it? He wants to talk.
Ryan Bailey
That reminds me of Brittany on the Valley. This or. No, it was on the Valley after show where they're talking about Nia doing pageants. And Lala was like, well, you do pageants too. And she's like, no, I only did them at county fairs.
Ben Mandelker
Mike.
Ryan Bailey
I want more Bravo shows that, like, literally have people ripping fire. Like, imagine if. Do you think Janet could win the audience over if she just started ripping farts one episode.
Ben Mandelker
She'll do it if she can. She's still trying with her whole, oh, my God, I love Dave and Buster. She would totally do it if she could. She'll try that next season.
Ryan Bailey
Okay, sorry.
Ben Mandelker
Don't get me started on Janet. Oh, my God. Okay, so then in the morning now, they're talking about, you know, oh, are you going to still be a chef? Yeah, I'm going to go to school to be a chef. And then Lara's doing her prawn play and brie. He's like, oh, my God, do I have a future with Harry? We're executive exclusive now.
Ryan Bailey
That line I did you. I was told that that is actually like. Like a thing with the kids now. That term, the. The exclusive term that they use, like, that's an actual thing that kids are using now. In fact, it's a little like Jesse and Lexi from Summer House of, like, we're not officially boyfriend and girlfriend, but we're executive exclusive or whatever that wording was. I guess kids are actually using that now.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, I mean, we won't other people, but we'll still. We'll be committed to each other, but only sexually or something. I don't know.
Ryan Bailey
Like, do you. I mean, like, then with that. That's crazy. Like, executive exclusive. And I didn't think she was gonna. I thought she was gonna get too scared because she just, like, you know, wasn't engaged a year ago. And then by the end of this episode, she's like, fully like, harry's my boyfriend.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. Because he cried. You know, she loves a sobbing, an apology. So dude.
Ryan Bailey
And, you know, he's also the guy that, like, he makes love. He doesn't have sex. He makes love to you. And he also. He cries after sex, too.
Ben Mandelker
I feel things in forever, but I've always wanted. I see My what? I've dream about it. My.
Ryan Bailey
I see my forever in your eyes. And she's always like, why are you shaking? Because I'm in love.
Ben Mandelker
Yes. And then, like, he'll drop in. You remind me of my mom. She'll be, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay, from that a little.
Ryan Bailey
In a sexy way. Yeah.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. So it's the end of the season now they've done it. I just sprayed perfume in my mouth. I'm so wacky. Like, wacky Brie. And then Serena can tell something's off with Lara. And Lara's decided to make it her season finale confrontation scene. So she's not ready just yet. So Serena's like, are you okay? And she's like, I'm just exhausted. I'll wait until I have a full camera crew to really tell you off that you have it. All right. So everybody says bye. They got a good tip. It was the best tip of the season.
Ryan Bailey
20, $22,000 almost, right?
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. 25, 500. And the. Serena finally gets the helmet. So she's excited.
Ryan Bailey
Didn't she look like Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber when she put that helmet on? You know what I'm talking about When Lloyd has the helmet, like, on there, I was like, when she put that on, I was like, there's something very Jim Carrey esque about Serena in that shot.
Ben Mandelker
So then we go to. I'm just like, a lot of this is the finale stuff. Like, Carrie and Brie talk about the relationship. Do not care. Do not care. And he starts going, oh, but, you know, goodbye, exclusive executive partner, girlfriend. I mean, I didn't say it. I can't even say it. I can't even say it. Oh, my God. Well, Harry called me his girlfriend.
Ryan Bailey
It's so ridiculous.
Ben Mandelker
I honestly want to push these people down.
Ryan Bailey
Like, they're bad. Close to, like, 30, right? They're not like 18 years old.
Ben Mandelker
They're like. They're acting like infants, these two. It's like, oh, my God, he kissed me.
Ryan Bailey
It truly reminded me of, like, the first time I thought I felt in love, like sophomore year of high school. Like, that's the vibe. Like, where you're like. It's that, like, you hang up first. You hang up first. Or like, let me stay on the phone with you all night long, just listen to you. Like, I just want to listen to you sleep. Like, it's. It's very creepy now as an older man to say that, but, like, when you're young, you're just, like, so obsessed and, like, you're hanging on every word. You think you're going to blow it at any moment. Like, you're always thinking you're going to do something wrong, it's going to end it. So you need to assure them how much you've never felt, because your heart has never felt. Felt anything like that before. Like that first time you feel in love. That's how they're acting right here. Like, Harry has never felt anything like this in his life. So it is life or death for.
Ben Mandelker
Him, or at least had someone feel it back. And she's a model, which he puts great, great stock in. You know, he's like, I've got a model now.
Ryan Bailey
Yeah. He said he never could get a girl like him.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. And I. I forget sometimes that I'm talking about people who are, like, less than half my age, too. I have to remember, you know, because I am just an old, bitter man who's felt all these things before and by the. Was feeling them much later than them. I date so rarely now that if anybody says hello to me, that's hot. I'm like, oh, my God. I'm, like, looking him up on Instagram. Or do we, like, any of the same things? Why is he private? Oh, my God.
Ryan Bailey
Oh, my God. That's the Ronnie. That's. That's. That's adorable. Like, if I have you in bed, like, going, like, do we have mutuals? And just like, you. Do you, like, scroll through and then, like, just see their life and how, like, picturing how you could fit into it.
Ben Mandelker
Well, yeah. You know, you can tell everything from someone's social profiles, you know, and, like, will they hate me? You know, because you can tell, like, their interests and my interests or whatever and see if they align or, like, do we have mutuals, you know, like, politically, what have they said?
Ryan Bailey
Yeah, you know, like, if they're, like, on, like, like a big Rogan person or something like that. Like, is there a hinge person of, like, this could go either way. Like, you know, usually with celebrities and other pop culture figures, you're like, okay, I can get along with you. If you, like this person, Is there one, like, right down the middle that, like. Well, that could either be. I really like you. I really don't. Like, is there one celebrity like that?
Ben Mandelker
Oh, a celebrity.
Ryan Bailey
Well, like. Like, if they like that celebrity that it could go, you know, like. Like that or horrible for you.
Ben Mandelker
I like people who look like they don't know what they're doing on social media and they don't use it. Like, I'M really into people when you look them up on Social. I mean, somebody the other day, you.
Ryan Bailey
Got to meet my dad, man. Like, you love him. Everything that you're saying is. It sounds like Bill Bailey. This is amazing.
Ben Mandelker
Does he know how to use a jitterbug? That's all I care about.
Ryan Bailey
He does.
Ben Mandelker
I've got some big numbers on a phone.
Ryan Bailey
He set up my grandma, so I know he knows how to use it. Yeah.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. I like when you look somebody up on the Internet and they just have that blank picture that's like a gray head. You know what I mean?
Ryan Bailey
Or the gray heads or the Twitter eggs. Like, those are. That's. When's there going to be a serial killer doc about that? Like, they all. And by the way, every one of the serial killers from here on out, you will know. Like, well, we should have known. They had a gray head profile.
Ben Mandelker
I like that. But they're only on there because they signed up in the beginning and they never went on again. That's what I think is hot. Because anybody with too much on there, like, gross, you know?
Ryan Bailey
Oh, yeah. I mean, like, when I think about what I do online, I, like, I give myself.
Ben Mandelker
I wouldn't.
Ryan Bailey
I give myself the ick. Like, it's completely. Well, like, I'm making Bravo memes in my 40s. Like, that's. That never.
Ben Mandelker
You make very good ones, though. You do make very fun ones.
Ryan Bailey
When I was studying at Arizona State University, I didn't have this in store. I did not think I would be doing this.
Ben Mandelker
Well, we're definitely in the same boat as far as you date. And you can judge people's social all you want, but they also get to look at yours, and they come to ours, and it's like, I cover Bravo every day, and, like, fuck this, you know, who wants to date that?
Ryan Bailey
We've really carved out quite a life for ourselves. Like, it's really, truly maximizing.
Ben Mandelker
We've really painted ourselves into a corner here. You got lucky that you have a very cute girlfriend.
Ryan Bailey
She's beautiful. But every podcaster owes something to you guys. But then as you get further into, you're like, what they kind of done? What have I done? Like, they really tricked all of us. They tricked all of us. Like, this is insane.
Ben Mandelker
That's funny.
Ryan Bailey
And by the way, people listening. Don't get upset. Ronnie knows that was a joke. Purely, of course.
Ben Mandelker
And nobody. I mean, my God. So then we talk about the relationship, which is gross. Okay, so then Harry and Serena. This is cute, because I think that Harry And Serena aren't anymore, I think, because of this whole Laura thing. Yeah, that's what it seems like. What do you know about that? Because I forgot to ask Serena about it when I had the chat.
Ryan Bailey
That's what I was going to ask if you. You asked her that. Because I think, like, Harry said that Serena unfollowed and potentially blocked him after the season.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, she said something like that, but she didn't say why. And we started talking about, I don't know, mental health or some shit. You know, that's. That's where I got to learn to stop myself and just say, okay, mental health cut short. We'll put mental. Let's put mental health on pause while I get some tea. And then we'll go to them. Because I forget, you know, my attention goes elsewhere.
Ryan Bailey
Oh, but I also, like, I'm so bad at the interviews in that. That case, in that sense, because I'm never. I'm always wanting to be nice enough where they enjoy themselves, where I'm like, I'm not going to get. I'm not looking for, like, the headline. I don't want to be on realityt.com. i don't want to be like, you know, it's like, oh, I got the thing that'll actually get me attention. Like, no, I just want to have a conversation and wherever it goes. And people are like, you forgot the important thing that people are actually talking about.
Ben Mandelker
I think it was something to do with the Lara stuff, that they feel like Lara's being, you know, attacked or bullied or, you know, they have these two. Like, on the comments on the post, we posted a clip, and of course, we posted the shadiest clip there was to post, but we posted a clip. And so the fighting on the clip is crazy. You know, it's like, you're bullying her, you're bullying Serena. And then Laura came on and she's like, no one understands how I've been treated this whole season. And everything bad about Serena was cut. But I'm not gonna be quiet anymore. It's like, okay, well, then. And say, what happened? You know? But she doesn't. She just.
Ryan Bailey
Wait, you had Laura on, too?
Ben Mandelker
No, she's just in the comments. Oh, she turned the comments off on her Instagram. But it's coming on our post to be like, this is all lie. It's all bullying. If you want the truth, you'll get it. I'm like, well, when. When's the truth? Like, tell me.
Ryan Bailey
So wait for next season for the truth. Like, there and there's no Below Deck reunion. So come on.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. So it seems like her Laura's side is calling Serena the biggest bully in the world and Serena side is calling Lara the biggest bully in the world. And so it's all bullying Accus. And I guess Harry feels that Serena is the bully. I'm guessing from what I'm reading just from the comments. But Serena never said anything about Zoe. By the way people say, why are you calling her Serena? Because I'm gay and I have a lisp. That's why. Okay.
Ryan Bailey
I love. But it's like you watch the show and it's like so low level stakes. Even though this seems so intense for them. Like they feel like they're in scandival right now and we're like, well, a new season of Below Deck airs next week. Like we're already over. Like we're off of it. Like we're talking more about plates than we are any kind of actual storyline that they have centered themselves around. So it's really weird. Like, but it's, it's, it's nice to see that they really do. Like they care. Their emotions are in it.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, I mean, I guess. And I also like that we tied the season up with another disagreement about plates. This time there wasn't enough plates, but it all came back to plates at the end, which I'll give them credit for. So everybody goes dancing. They go to dinner, then they go dancing and then it starts raining and people are shit faced and they start sexy dancing. So Serena's like that girl who, who's in the sand on her knees swinging around her hair while Lara looks on disgustedly. And then Alicia is also shit faced so she starts sexy dancing and she starts doing that white girl twerk thing where she just starts rubbing her butt up and down. So she's getting it on Harry and then Harry walks away not thinking anything of it. And she's still just kind of like doing it. It was kind of a twitch.
Ryan Bailey
The sad white girl twitch. Passerbys wonder if she's okay.
Ben Mandelker
Like, oh my God, just wasted a lot.
Ryan Bailey
Yeah, yeah.
Ben Mandelker
Like phantom, Phantom twerk. I don't know what was happening.
Ryan Bailey
She was really getting into that. I was like, I thought she thought she was doing the Lombada or something. It was, it was really I in her head. Like that's it. I think in all of their heads they are making like insanely intense television and all we see is just like a little twerk. Like a little boring church.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. So Harry goes back over to Lara. And of course, Lara is like, oh, my God, look at what Alicia is doing to. And she's like, oh, my God, is she twerking on Harry? So Harry comes over to say hi, and Lara's like, you must speak with Alicia right now. Right now. And so they do. And he's like, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I'm drunk. I didn't. But still, if I was like, if I was a girl and there was a guy doing it, it wouldn't be the same Harry. And so they had their first tiff. And.
Ryan Bailey
But, like, Harry hung in there with the apologizing. Like, he, like. Because a lot of men, I hear from, like, women, they will not apologize. They will not admit fault. This guy, he was, like, taking credit for anything wrong. He was like, I did the plates. I did this. It's all me. It's all me. I did it all. And she accepted the apology. And he kept apologizing. He was like, he's just right. I'm filthy, I'm disgusting. Mean, he.
Ben Mandelker
He made it so that you don't even want to call him out because you don't want to have to sit there and listen to him apologize for two hours. You know, it's like, oh, my God, can we move on now? Really, really sorry.
Ryan Bailey
And I think you're right. She saw it immediately, and she was like, no, I'm good. It's all good. I get it. I get it. And then they get in the car, and he's still apologizing. He's like, I feel horrible. Horrible. I can't believe it. I'm gonna cut my thingy off. It's just no good.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. By the time they get to the van, he's like.
Ryan Bailey
Oh, I thought it was gonna. I thought it was gonna be an up all night conversation where we were gonna see, like, him apologizing at 3 and 4 in the morning of, like, I'll do anything for you.
Ben Mandelker
You're a model. I can't believe I dreamed a model like that. Meanwhile, Serena and Alicia are just making out, like, full on, like, for five minutes. It just kept going and going, and everybody.
Ryan Bailey
And nobody really questions that. Everybody's like, oh, my God. But, like, there's no scene about that. It's just like, yeah, cool.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. So we get some hobby. Harry sighing in the car, sobbing. We get some Harry sobbing in the car, et cetera, and let's. Can we just finish this already? Okay. So Marina loves Nick, Nick loves Marina, but they're both single. So they're gonna stay, you know, they're gonna see where it goes. It's time for a commercial. It's time for a Grappens commercial.
Misha Brown
Every big moment starts with a big dream. But what happens when that big dream turns out to be a big flop? From Wondery and Ill Media, I'm Misha Brown and this is the Big Flop. Every week, comedians join me to chronicle the biggest flubs, fails and blunders of all time. Like Quibi.
Ben Mandelker
It's kind of like when you give yourself your own nickname and you try to, like, get other people to do it.
Misha Brown
And the 2019 movie adaptation of Cats.
Ben Mandelker
Like, if I'm watching the dancing and.
Ryan Bailey
I'm noticing the feet aren't touching the.
Ben Mandelker
Ground, there's something wrong with the movie.
Misha Brown
Find out what happens when massive hype turns into major fiasco. Enjoy the Big Flop on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to the Big Flop early and ad free on Wondery Plus. Get started with your free trial at Wondery.com Plus.
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Ben Mandelker
And now it's time for the Serena and Lara ending. So they're in the cabin. Serena thinks everything's fine. So Lara's like, all right, let's talk, you know, so about this tension between us. And Serena's like, all right, go ahead. It's like last night I was confused because, oh, we didn't mention at the dinner, Serena said, I'd like to make a cheers to Laura, who's been a great chief Stew. She had a lot to deal with. She did a great job at it. She handled herself really well this season. So cheers to her. And Laura got pissed off that she made this speech and said it's not real. What do you think of that? You think it was real?
Ryan Bailey
I mean, I mean, it was real enough, but like, I mean, leave it alone at this point. It's such an obsession in her mind to find like anything that Serena does at this point is going to irk her and she's gonn find ways that it is, you know, like that it is a big, vast conspiracy that against her. So, I mean, I don't. It was, I mean, it was, it was real enough. I didn't think it was like a complete joke.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, I mean, if someone's making an effort to be nice, what's the problem? I mean, if she had said something like, oh, and to Lara who's just worked so hard this entire season or something like that, but she didn't. And she was doing it in front of the captain. I mean, I thought it was nice.
Ryan Bailey
But that, but also the beef was squashed the way you want to bring back up the beef. And I just thought like, did somebody encourage her to do this? Because I felt like it was so short sighted and dumb. Because at this point, like, don't you feel like you. This is a little unhinged at this point? Like, we've, we've figured it out, it's done. Why are you wanting to, like, it almost felt like, are you wanting camera time? Like, what did this feel like a natural end to the storyline that you didn't feel like you got the day before?
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, it's like, girl, we know you didn't order enough plates to bring back more beef, so just end it now. So she confronts her in the cabin, and she's like, where there's tension between us. You know, last night, I was confused because you made a speech to me about how I'm great and all that, and I handled it so well. And Serena's like, yeah, because you did. And she's like, no, but that's the opposite of what you were saying to me. You made me feel like I wasn't doing a good job, and you put me in a very dark headspace. No one said you didn't do a good. She's never said that you didn't do a good job. She lied about you being late that one time. She did not treat you this whole season like you did a bad job. I can't. I can't sign on for that. I quit. I quit this show.
Ryan Bailey
Yeah, you've upset Ron. Look what you did, Laura. You've upset Ronnie now, like, that's not. No, I mean, I. I think nobody can. Like, the insecurity just is. Like, it reeks of insecurity in such a weird way that I just don't know what the benefit of that conversation was. And it was confusing. I think it confused Serena. I think it confused the audience. And I don't think that anything was gotten from it, except that Serena eventually says, well, I guess I don't want to really be friends with you then, if that's how it's going to be.
Ben Mandelker
I think she was trying a couple things. I think she was trying to get a scene out of Serena to make Serena look crazy because Serena didn't react how she thought she was going to. Serena didn't fight. She didn't cry. She didn't do anything she thought she was going to do. She said, okay, well, I've tried apologizing, and if you don't want to be my friend, I understand. And she's like, okay. So it was anticlimactic. And I think the second part is she's getting it on record on TV that Serena's put her into this very, very dark place with mental health and this and that, so she can villainize Serena. It's not cool. And I see her doing it in the public sphere, too. So it's kind of nice to see this all backfiring on her, because I thought what could have happened in the season finale that set her off, and it's all in her head. It's all stuff that she did So.
Ryan Bailey
I mean, I don't really pay attention to below deck. Like, kind of what's going on, like, behind the scenes. Like, is she sitting there defending her tonight's episode?
Ben Mandelker
I don't. I haven't looked tonight because it literally just ended before we started talking. So I don't know about tonight, but she's been doing it for the whole season. Like, no one understands what Serena put me through in the dark place that she took me to. I've never been in such a dark, dark, dark place. So she's saying that all this stuff has been cut to make Serena look good. And I'm like, serena look good? They made Serena look nuts, too.
Ryan Bailey
She would sneak into my bunk and put my hand in water, so I would pee the bed.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. So I don't really know, but she dumps Serena basically, and says, I can't be your friend anymore, you know? And so Serena's like, okay, well, I've tried. And she's like, well, I've tried for approval all season, but fuck it, you know, I can avoid the cool girl click. The talking lobster click.
Ryan Bailey
I love, though. Nobody, like, nobody was raising their voices. Like, we didn't have a voice raised. It was very down.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, I think she wanted it, but it didn't get there, so she didn't get it. So everybody goes and says bye to each other. Lara says bye to the captain, and he's very like, good chop this season, you know, very prim and proper. And then gives Serena a nice big hug and sends her off. And that's pretty much it. She's like, I pulled out the short straw. I had Weevils, a sous chef who wanted my job, a new sous chef with no experience. And on top of that. Just cut to Lara's face, please. It's just that bird. But she's gonna keep on cooking and let her freak flag fly. And that's pretty much it. That was it. Yeah.
Ryan Bailey
That was. What a journey I've been through this last week, watching this entire season. It is.
Ben Mandelker
You are the hardest working man in podcasting. And you know what? If I ever ask you to do something and you don't watch it, just say no. Do you have any other openings? I would have put you on something else. No.
Ryan Bailey
Ronnie, it is a privilege to be here in any capacity. You know that. I love talking to you regardless of the podcast or not. But, like, yeah. And also, I love watching Bravo, so it was an excuse to actually watch a show that I usually like. I watched all a blow deck, sailing yacht, and Then sometimes I just didn't pick it up. So I was so thrilled to watch it. But it is interesting what a low level season it was. And I still liked it. I was, I'm still impressed at how big the yacht was. I was like, this is huge.
Ben Mandelker
Like, every yacht is huge.
Ryan Bailey
The yacht was you. I'm not used to seeing that big of a yacht lot. The bedrooms were bigger. I mean, it was so. It was great. It was just interesting that this was the season finale. Like, it was like, it's all leading.
Ben Mandelker
Up to this plates again, lack of silverware.
Ryan Bailey
But you just keep imagining, like that's what I kept doing. Like when I would get sometimes checked out of episodes, I would imagine other Bravo characters in the yacht, like, oh my God, if Jax could be here or if Kyle Cook could be here. Like, I just kept putting, like, if Heather Gay could be here and like trying to complain about things like which, by the way, I think Salt Lake City. Aren't they doing a below deck episode this season on their.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, they're going to be Salt Lake. They're doing, I think below deck regular coming up. I think they're doing, I think the, the regular below deck is going to be Daisy as Chief Stew. And.
Ryan Bailey
Gary's not coming back, right? Gary's.
Ben Mandelker
No, that's not sailing. This is going to be the regular. So they move Daisy over to. No, no, that's not true. That's not true. Fraser is back for regular below deck and then they got Daisy for another one, I guess. Would that be sailing or is that the new down under? I don't know. I get them all confused.
Ryan Bailey
See, I'm sure it's like 90 Day Fiance with the below deck universe where I'm like, oh, I know. Well, it all, you know, there's a boat. But the preview for below deck next week, like the season preview, there would look like there's some like S M and bondage and everybody's kissing everybody and there's bisexual and heterosexuals and homosexuals.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, Fraser actually gets to make out with people this season, which is nice. I mean, he's done it before. But it looks like there's some actual by action on this one. I'm excited to see it.
Ryan Bailey
That's we're going to see full penetration on the next season of Below Deck. Did I see Fraser inter a man last night? Like, this is really stepping. They're stepping it up.
Ben Mandelker
But yeah, I know Fraser's going to come back with a lot of attitude because he's got high. Like he's got very strong highlights now. Now, I just saw him on some commercial or something, and I was like, oh, my God, those highlights are taking no prisoners this season.
Ryan Bailey
Do you think once they get, like, the third and fourth season, they start thinking they're hot and they do something like, kind of, like, drastic with their look a little bit like, remember, like, this is a bad example. I was. I always think about Vicki Gunvalson that one time she got the facelift and it didn't settle before shooting, and she came up with that beach, and everybody.
Misha Brown
Was like, whoa, holy cow.
Ryan Bailey
Crap.
Ben Mandelker
So I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything. What are you talking about? I didn't do anything. Can't move her neck.
Ryan Bailey
And the first episode of the Valley, Britney was in, like, a head bandage because you realized, like, they. They realized they were picked up and they like, oh, I got to get plastic surgery really quick. And it like, I love when they start filming before whatever they've done to prepare for the season is healed. Like, that's.
Ben Mandelker
I feel like Brittany, you know, Brittany goes through a lot on that show, on those shows, all of the shows, and she's such an asshole a lot of the time, But I do, at the end of the day, feel you're got nothing for nothing feel for Britney because, like, that time she got the waddle surgery, so she got, like, her waddle, like, lifted and then, like, put behind her. But then it also messed up part of her face. Like, she couldn't move part of her face. And people are like, what the fuck is wrong with her face? She looks like trash. And I was like, this woman cannot win, man.
Ryan Bailey
Yeah, like, some characters in reality TV are just damned if they do, damned if they don't. Like, it does not matter what you do. And then usually what happens about eight or nine years in, if you're lucky enough or, like, unlucky enough to be on a show, still, people will come around, and then they'll be like this kind of underground following, you know, we saw that. I mean, I feel like Dodie's like, that Dodie is now considered, like, ethereal in a lot of ways. And I'm like, well, I remember a time, time when people were, like, railing against Dodie, and now she's considered, like, she's like Paul Bunyan. Like, there's like, a myth about Dodie, and, like, people are just like, she's an angel. She's an angel. Everything she says, she's angelic.
Ben Mandelker
Watching that transformation has been crazy. Like, watching that has been nuts. Like, she had a really good first season on the show. I thought. I thought she did a good job of kind of balancing the apology for what? You know, like, re entering. I thought she did a pretty nice job this season. She's not really doing that much so far at all. And the audience loves that. Like, the audience will really. As long as there's other stuff going on the show, you can really do nothing in a season and the audience will love you.
Ryan Bailey
Dodie literally was sitting. Like, she just says, yeah, I'm taking Xanax because I don't like people arguing. Like, just really like a thrown away line. She'll be like, yeah, we don't really have to do that. I'm just trying to get my drink on right now. Like, she. What she reminds me of what I read, 70s Los Angeles was like, like, like Joan Didion and all of these, like, really, like, like vicious circle type. Like, she just kind of reminds me from a different era where she was just like, remember when people could drink during pregnancy? Like, I want to go back to those times.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. Where are those days? Yeah. Kind of the downer times before the coke times, I think, because the newer generation of TV is all like, jacked out. Everyone's like, under fights or like, coke, coke rages, you know, Coke, alcohol, all binge rages. Ow. What am I stuck on? Ow. I'm stuck on my own beard. I'm so sorry. And that's a plug, by the way.
Ryan Bailey
For anybody not watching this. Ronnie's beard is magnificent. I mean, like. Well, I mean, I said. What do we call it? Like a stubble? Is that what it is? It's like a. I mean, it's really. I don't know.
Ben Mandelker
I don't know what I would call it. It's called laziness. I shave once every. Once every couple of weeks. But this week I was like, I'm tired.
Ryan Bailey
Listen, Paige De Sorbo wouldn't like you because she said she doesn't go for a man with a beard in this week's episode. But other than that, that I say keep doing this.
Ben Mandelker
Sorva wouldn't like me anyway. Okay. She wouldn't like me clean shaven.
Ryan Bailey
Wait, are you team. Wait, are. Did you take a stand in the great battle of the decade, Team Craig or Team Page?
Ben Mandelker
Oh, Team Page. Team Page.
Ryan Bailey
Team Page, obviously.
Ben Mandelker
Right, Yeah.
Ryan Bailey
I mean, obvious. Okay. I just didn't know where you stood. I didn't know. Yeah. But I think are you.
Ben Mandelker
So you are too. You're Team Page.
Ryan Bailey
Oh, yeah, of course. Like, I don't dislike Craig, but, like, obviously Team Page. Like, I didn't.
Ben Mandelker
I love Craig for Southern charm, but he's been compulsively lying and shit for years. I could never understand what she was doing with Craig.
Ryan Bailey
I am get. I do get frustrated with Bravo at the reunions of, like, yeah, we now have it well documented about Craig Lyon in so many situations, and they kind of did it on Watch what Happens live when he was on. But they really do need to do a clip package at a reunion where they hold Craig's eyeballs open and make him watch every lie and, like, just be like, it's okay, man. Like, we all do it. It's okay. Like, just say why. I know it's a deep insecurity. I know you're probably not a bad person deep down. Like, just admit it. Just admit it.
Ben Mandelker
But he still lies, though. Like, this last time, they showed him a clip of him lying, saying he never lied again. And they're openly laughing at him on Watch what Happens. He's like, well, that's not exactly what was said, you know, and it's just how you guys took it at the moment. I loved the reveal on Summer House when we finally learned the truth because, you know, Craig got to tell his side so much earlier than Summerhouse ended. So by the time Summerhouse came, he had told everybody, oh, I bought this ring for Paige, and then she dumped me, and she knew I had this ring. We all knew that was a lie.
Ryan Bailey
Paige had his number immediately. Like, this is exactly why, because he didn't buy the ring. By the way, we talked about Angeline earlier. That's what Craig. In 15 years, you'll pay him $150 to drive around in his car with him, and he'll lie to you for 150 bucks.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, just tell me lies.
Ryan Bailey
Just tell me lies.
Ben Mandelker
One thing I forgot to bring up on Crappy Hour, so I'm glad I have you here, is this Craig thing. So in the preview for Summer House, we saw Paige saying. And I found out he was texting bitches.
Ryan Bailey
What do you think?
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, what was that about? Have you heard anything about that?
Ryan Bailey
So she expanded on that a little bit. Just saying that she saw him, like, put, like, heart emojis on, like, two dms and she said, listen, it could. It couldn't be anything. But he, like. Like, he was weird about it, and he did do that, like. Like, not just like Harding a thing, you know, how you do on Instagram, but like, heart emojis. And she just said it was like just weird behavior and it was weird behavior and he was, he acted weird about it. But she said, you know, there was no proof. I am wondering why they cut that out. But they used it in the mid season trailer and I just thought maybe it wasn't the story that they want. I think they wanted to tell the story of three girls, like not realizing, you know, not knowing that they would be at this place, but loving their lives, life. Because like, you guys probably already talked about this too. It's like, like they're telling us this is a spin off period. So I don't think they wanted that little clip in there because we would just be running with that instead of what the narrative has been this week of we need to see this spin off. These girls are in a spin off and it's about womanhood, you know.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, they're really selling that hard. Now they're going around all their interviews like Amanda's like, well, you know, people have to graduate from the show. So I'm guessing that's, I mean, obviously that's what they're trying to do. Right? They're going to put out a season of them in the city 100% and.
Ryan Bailey
I think it'll be great. I would love them to film the conversation where Kyle begs Amanda to be able to keep going to the summer house. Like I want to be Van Wilder. Like there's no graduation here. I will be a seventh year senior. Like I will chain myself to this summer. Like that dude will beg to stay at that summer house from Amanda goes.
Ben Mandelker
Out and parties all night. I don't, I don't think it matters if he's in New York. He's still going to be coming at home at 4 in the morning. Like, hey, Amanda. Kyle, why are you waking me up?
Ryan Bailey
I would be scared. Wouldn't you be scared for a season of summer house with Kyle there by himself? Like Amanda's like not there.
Ben Mandelker
Like the Matthew McConaughey of the, of.
Ryan Bailey
The house and he's still tiptoeing into his bedroom even though nobody's there. He's like, Amanda's not even there.
Ben Mandelker
Dude, I hope this city thing happens. I really want to see it. I think it's going to be so good. Why not bring back.
Ryan Bailey
I mean, keep Paige into the full. I mean, do you think who, who brings, who's being brought back?
Ben Mandelker
It'll definitely be Paige, Amanda and Kyle and Lindsay and who else was wait.
Ryan Bailey
For Summer House or the spinoff?
Ben Mandelker
The spin off.
Ryan Bailey
See, I don't think the spin off is going to include the guys. I think it's going to be girl centric. I thought so you'll know that Kyle Obvious exists, but I thought from what I was hearing that it was going to be the girls. It was like a girl show in the city.
Ben Mandelker
Oh. So kind of their new New York, what they were trying to do with New York earlier, which is just like all influencers living in New York and.
Ryan Bailey
Exactly. Did you see Next Gen NYC yet?
Ben Mandelker
No, I haven't watched it yet because I don't want to have it.
Ryan Bailey
But I haven't watched it. I don't want to remember new names.
Ben Mandelker
I'm not going to remember new names for a while. I think it looks so good. The trailer looks good.
Ryan Bailey
Yeah. Yeah. Like I'll try anything. It's just hard to get me to initially sit down to watch because I have a tendency of, like, I don't want new things in my life. Like, it's hard to accept a new show. It's hard to, like, accept new characters. And, you know, like, it's. It's not as intense because we already know Brooks Marks and we already know Candy's daughter and. And.
Ben Mandelker
But not like this. I mean, it. It's going to be. Brooks looks hilarious on the show. I think he's going to be really funny. Riley, I think, doesn't ever say anything. They never showed Riley saying anything.
Ryan Bailey
Riley was DJing.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. And she threw her phone in the water on accident. So we saw that. And it looks like Gia and it looks like the new people that they. They're bringing in are pretty good. They look pretty dramatic.
Ryan Bailey
It's interesting. In the previews, I don't see Gia as much as I do like Brooks and the others.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. I think those are just kind of. They bring in the. The headliners, you know, to sell the show. But it looks like the other people are going to be taking over. Like, they've got that. Really.
Ryan Bailey
A million followers.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. Is that her?
Ryan Bailey
I don't know. I did. You said transmodel. I didn't even know there was a trans model on the show.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah, they've got like a beautiful trans model. She's like the really gorgeous, glamorous model.
Ryan Bailey
I didn't realize she was like, that's awesome.
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. And then they've got like. Well, they're all young. I was going to say a young guy, but one of the young guys in it looks like a total douchebag. I think it's going to be really good.
Ryan Bailey
So I hope it's like a blend of, like, NYC Prep and Roni, you know?
Ben Mandelker
Yeah. You know, I never watched NYC Prep. Oh, that's embarrassing. I've never confessed that before.
Ryan Bailey
I guess I should watch that, you know, watch. But, like. Like, save that for you. Don't even talk about it on crappings ever. Just watch it for your own enjoyment. And, like, have that be something that you keep for yourself, because to me, it's a very special show that, like, don't just keep a show for you. And I think NYC Prep would be great where you could have that. Enjoy it, you know, and don't do anything around. Just enjoy it.
Ben Mandelker
Okay, perfect. I will. I'll take that advice. I'll save that till one day when I'm, like, in a hospital and I think all is lost. I'll be like, I've saved. I've saved this little nugget.
Ryan Bailey
Yeah. Ronnie's at a hospital and I bring him NYC Prep, you know, Ronnie, if you can hear me, come out. We all miss you. I brought you the first season of NYC Prep.
Ben Mandelker
Come towards the Betamax. Come towards the Betamax. Ryan, thank you for being here. I love talking to you and love spending time with you. Everybody go catch up with Ryan's podcast. It's so bad. It's good with Ryan Bailey. I'm sure you're all subscribed anyway. Go listen to him over on Jeff Lewis Live. Are you over there? You're over there?
Ryan Bailey
I'm over there, like, once a week. No, just. Just once a week right now. And I. I love being there and. And listeners. Guys, thank you for listening. I hope this was okay. Be nice. Don't like, you know, just be. Just be cool. I was looking forward to this all week, so I hope I did O you.
Ben Mandelker
It's. You've been. You've been such a good friend to this show and to us personally for so long, and it's so good to have you here and talk to you. It's like, it's the only time I ever see any friends here. Like, podcast friends is when, listen, we.
Ryan Bailey
Got to get our Vespas out and get on the PCH and just ride easy, right?
Ben Mandelker
I still got my other one. If you want to ride it. If you want to learn how to ride it. I've still got my old one over here.
Ryan Bailey
Wouldn't that be a. Wouldn't that really trip out, like, a very small amount of the population of Los Angeles? And, like, did I just see Ronnie, Carol? That weird guy?
Ben Mandelker
Ryan, we'll get Julie Goldman. She's got one oh, my go.
Ryan Bailey
We'll get. We'll get Laura. We'll get Danny. What if we had a motorcycle crew? Like a real. Like a tough gang, and there's, like, initiation Vespas?
Ben Mandelker
Like, it has to be, like, a wussy motorcycle crew.
Ryan Bailey
Oh, yeah, Like. Like Tom. Like the Larry Crown mobile, the Tom Hanks movie. That really got me into Vespas. Yeah.
Ben Mandelker
I can put Ben in a little sidecar because I know he'll never do the Vespa thing, but I'll put Ben in the sidecar. Like Tom Tom.
Ryan Bailey
Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Like, the. The Schwartz and Sandy sidecar isn't being used.
Ben Mandelker
Like, could you.
Ryan Bailey
Could you imagine if you did the Ves. If you did the Vespa version of the Schwartz and Sandy's mobile, the TomTom mobile.
Ben Mandelker
Doesn't it sound like Ken's probably in that thing?
Ryan Bailey
I. I can't believe in.
Ben Mandelker
How did I get here? I don't even remember coming here.
Ryan Bailey
My life forces in these dogs are going to help me.
Ben Mandelker
All right, everybody, thanks so much. Love you guys. We'll talk to you next time.
Ryan Bailey
Bye, guys.
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Podcast Summary: Watch What Crappens - Episode #2862: Below Deck Down Under S03E17 Part Two: The End of TzaLara with Guest Ryan Bailey
Release Date: May 27, 2025
Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Guest: Ryan Bailey
Platform: Wondery
In Episode #2862 of "Watch What Crappens," hosts Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam delve into the season finale of "Below Deck Down Under" (Season 3, Episode 17 Part Two: The End of TzaLara), joined by guest Ryan Bailey. The discussion offers an in-depth recap of the episode, exploring key moments, character dynamics, and the overarching narrative that concluded the season.
The episode opens with Ben and Ryan reviewing the extravagant culinary offerings presented in the season finale. They commend the presentation and quality of dishes, highlighting:
Notable Quote:
"The goat cheese tart looks beautiful." – Ben Mandelker ([02:11])
The hosts and Ryan transition into discussing the intricate relationships among the crew members, focusing on the tensions and alliances that defined the season.
Lara and Serena's Confrontation: A significant moment where Lara confronts Serena about perceived mistreatment, leading to heightened emotions and the eventual severing of their friendship.
Notable Quotes:
"She was like, attacked my work ethic and character." – Ben Mandelker ([04:20])
"I've fallen in love with the art of cooking more. So no more smoochies with this loser, but I'll still let him clean my dishes." – Ryan Bailey ([06:28])
Harry and Serena's Relationship: The episode explores the complexities of Harry’s relationship with Serena, highlighting his over-the-top apologies and emotional vulnerability.
Notable Quotes:
"I'm truly in love. I've never felt anything like this before." – Ryan Bailey ([05:11])
"He’s just trying to be a bigger person, but I cannot be friends with someone who lies about me." – Ben Mandelker ([04:25])
Ben and Ryan dissect the finale’s pivotal moments, including the dramatic dinner scenes, emotional confrontations, and the resolution of long-standing conflicts.
Dinner and Dancing Scenes: The hosts describe the ambiance, noting Serena’s awkward interactions and Alicia's uninhibited dancing, which perplexes the other crew members.
Notable Quotes:
"Serena can tell something's off with Lara." – Ben Mandelker ([10:19])
"It's the end of the season now they've done it. I just sprayed perfume in my mouth. I'm so wacky." – Ben Mandelker ([10:08])
Final Confrontation: The climax involves Lara publicly addressing Serena's shortcomings, leading to a tense and anticlimactic resolution where their friendship dissolves.
Notable Quotes:
"I can't sign on for that. I quit this show." – Ben Mandelker ([27:58])
"Serena look good? They made Serena look nuts, too." – Ben Mandelker ([29:50])
The conversation shifts to upcoming seasons of "Below Deck" and potential spin-offs, with a focus on character developments and new settings.
Return of Fraser: Anticipation builds around Fraser's return, anticipating his "strong highlights" and potential romantic escapades.
Notable Quotes:
"I'm excited to see it." – Ben Mandelker ([33:14])
New Spin-offs: Discussion about the new "Below Deck" series set in Salt Lake City, featuring Daisy as Chief Stew and Fraser in a regular capacity.
Notable Quotes:
"She's going to keep on cooking and let her freak flag fly." – Ben Mandelker ([31:02])
The hosts delve into the interplay between social media presence and dating, using examples from Bravo shows to illustrate their points.
Dating in the Digital Age: Ben and Ryan discuss the challenges and humor in dating personas shaped by social media, emphasizing the superficial judgments often made based on online profiles.
Notable Quotes:
"I give myself the ick. It's completely." – Ryan Bailey ([14:09])
Craig's Controversy: A segment dedicated to the ongoing controversies surrounding Craig, analyzing his behavior and the public's reaction to his actions on various Bravo shows.
Notable Quotes:
"He could never understand what she was doing with Craig." – Ben Mandelker ([37:18])
Throughout the episode, Ben and Ryan infuse humor into their recap, making playful jabs at characters and situations, enhancing the engaging and entertaining nature of the discussion.
Vespa Discussions: A humorous exchange about Vespas and their compatibility with the show's characters.
Notable Quotes:
"Our way is the Amber way." – Ben Mandelker ([47:02])
Beard Conversations: Light-hearted debates about personal grooming habits and their impact on relationships.
Notable Quotes:
"Ronnie's beard is magnificent." – Ryan Bailey ([37:01])
As the episode wraps up, Ben and Ryan reflect on the season's journey, the growth of characters, and their personal takeaways from watching the show.
Final Reflections: They acknowledge the season's low stakes but appreciate the emotional investment and character development that kept them engaged.
Notable Quotes:
"It is interesting what a low level season it was. And I still liked it." – Ryan Bailey ([31:07])
Looking Forward: Excitement is expressed for future installments, with hopes for more dramatic and engaging content.
Notable Quotes:
"I hope it's going to be so good." – Ben Mandelker ([33:49])
Emotional Complexity: The season finale effectively portrayed deep-seated emotional conflicts among crew members, particularly between Lara and Serena.
Character Development: Significant growth and shifts in relationships highlight the evolving dynamics aboard the yacht.
Anticipation for Future Seasons: The hosts express eagerness for upcoming series and character arcs, indicating a strong fan engagement with the franchise.
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