#2874 Below Deck S12E01 Part One: By Dawn’s Early Black Light

Summary

Watch What Crappens Podcast Summary Episode #2874: Below Deck S12E01 Part One: By Dawn’s Early Black Light Release Date: June 3, 2025 Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam | Wondery

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Introduction

In Episode #2874 of "Watch What Crappens," hosts Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam dive into the premiere of Season 12, Episode 1 of Below Deck, titled "By Dawn’s Early Black Light." This episode marks the continuation of the beloved yacht reality series, bringing fresh drama, returning characters, and new faces aboard the St. David. Ben and Ronnie provide their trademark blend of praise, ridicule, and insightful commentary on the latest developments in the show.

Premiere Recap and Initial Impressions

Ben opens the discussion by expressing excitement for the new season, highlighting upcoming recaps of Real Housewives of Miami and The Mounting Hysteria Tour in Los Angeles. He mentions the anticipation surrounding the Below Deck premiere and his eagerness to delve into the details.

Ben [05:14]: "It was a good one."

Ronnie echoes Ben’s enthusiasm, praising the casting and the micro changes in the show's format, though she expresses some reservations about specific adjustments.

Ronnie [05:22]: "Casting is just so...every single one of them was great."

Character Analysis and Casting Choices

One of the primary topics Ben and Ronnie dissect is the character development of Fraser, the Chief Steward, whose evolution from previous seasons has been notable.

Ben [10:24]: "I'm perfectly fine with Fraser. It's just that I love Faye so much that I don't understand why she is not our Chief Stew."

Ronnie shares her frustrations with Fraser's behavior, labeling him as a “douche” yet acknowledges the complexity he brings to the show.

Ronnie [12:56]: "He's been a douche on this show, so that's kind of my thing."

The hosts delve into Fraser’s leadership journey, noting his initial struggles and gradual improvement. They speculate on future developments, including the potential return of beloved characters like Faye and Hannah, though Ronnie remains doubtful.

Ben [13:19]: "Fraser should understand that we're always going to go for a diva first."

New Cast Members: Solene, Kyo, Barbara, and Others

The introduction of new cast members such as Solene, Kyo, Barbara, and Jess sparks lively discussion. Ben and Ronnie critique their compatibility with the yacht environment and their potential impact on the show's dynamics.

Ronnie [17:20]: "She was on Love Island and she's funny. So the producers are like, just put her on board. What could go wrong?"

They highlight Kyo's eccentric personality and Lawrence, the chef, whose overtly religious demeanor and visible struggles add another layer of tension aboard the yacht.

Lawrence [27:10]: "I've been pretty low... I became a born again Christian."

Notable Scenes and Quotes

Several standout moments from the episode are analyzed, with Ben and Ronnie pointing out humorous and dramatic interactions:

• Fraser’s Ambitious Plans: Fraser discusses his desire for a new boat and the frustration with the current vessel’s branding.

  Fraser [16:04]: "I hate the type that comes with Microsoft Word fonts. If you can't change up the fonts, we need a new boat."

• Lawrence’s Breakdown: The chef's struggle to balance his faith and the high-pressure environment leads to a dramatic meltdown, providing rich material for Ben and Ronnie's commentary.

  Lawrence [34:09]: "I've started reading the Bible... my faith guides me through stressful situations."

• Guest Introduction: The introduction of Sam Rashid and his germaphobic family creates immediate tension.

  Ben [53:36]: "Sam's a germaphobe and he travels with black light and disinfectant wipes."

Dynamic Interactions and Crew Dynamics

The hosts explore the interactions between the crew members, noting alliances, conflicts, and the overall morale aboard the yacht. Barbara and Solene’s interactions, Rainbow’s aspirations, and Jess’s professional demeanor are all dissected for their contribution to the season's potential drama.

Ben [50:29]: "Barbara's accent goes one way and Solene's goes another. It’s perfect."

Expectations for the Season

Ben and Ronnie express their hopes and concerns for the season’s trajectory. They anticipate heightened drama, especially concerning Fraser’s leadership and Lawrence’s personal struggles. The potential for new romantic entanglements and professional challenges keeps their listeners eagerly awaiting future episodes.

Ronnie [46:49]: "We're going to have two gay women on the boat at the same time. Saucy."

Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Wrapping up Part One, Ben and Ronnie summarize their key takeaways from the premiere, emphasizing the promising start despite some reservations. They tease the continuation of their analysis in the upcoming part two and invite listeners to engage through their Patreon for exclusive content.

Ben [56:27]: "It's a two-part recap. Thank you so much for listening to this. Just come back a little later for part two."

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Key Takeaways

• Fraser’s Development: Transitioning from an inexperienced Chief Steward to a more competent leader, albeit with lingering issues.
• New Cast Dynamics: Introduction of vibrant personalities like Solene and Kyo adds fresh tension and humor.
• Lawrence’s Struggles: The chef’s personal battles provide a deeper, more dramatic layer to the yacht’s operations.
• Guest Challenges: Sam Rashid’s family presents immediate hurdles for the crew to navigate, setting the stage for ongoing conflict.
• Crew Relationships: Evolving relationships and alliances among the crew members promise engaging interpersonal drama.

Notable Quotes

• Ben [05:17]: "It was the best one we've seen in a while."
• Ronnie [17:20]: "The producers are like, well, just put her on board. What could go wrong?"
• Lawrence [34:28]: "The Lord is not paying $90 for caviar on asparagus."
• Fraser [16:04]: "I hate the type that comes with Microsoft Word fonts. If you can't change up the fonts, we need a new boat."

Looking Forward

Ben and Ronnie are optimistic yet cautiously expectant about the upcoming episodes, anticipating further character development, intensified drama, and unexpected twists that will keep viewers hooked. They encourage their audience to stay tuned for Part Two of their recap, promising more in-depth analysis and humorous insights.

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For those who haven’t listened to Watch What Crappens, this summary provides a comprehensive overview of Episode #2874, capturing the essence of Ben and Ronnie’s engaging and entertaining commentary on the latest Below Deck premiere.

Transcript

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[Ben]

Who cares what happens when there's so much Feature who cares what happens when there's so much that Crappens hello and welcome to Watch what Crappens, a podcast about all that crap on Bravo that we just love to talk about. I'm Ben. That's Ronnie. How's it going? Ronnie hi.

[Ronnie]

What's going on with you?

[Ben]

Not much. Welcome to Below Deck premiere day. It's another season of Below Deck Classic Below Deck, the one that started it all. We are recapping it very shortly. But first we are going to Seattle next week to do a recap of the premiere of Real Housewives of Miami which is coming back next week. I feel like Bravo needs to be doing needs to promote it more because I'm not seeing anything on Bravo to show that it's coming back. But it's coming back next week and we're recapping it in Seattle at the Neptune. So come join us. Tickets Links to tickets I should say [e-mail]. the week after that we are going to do our final show of 2025, the mounting hysteria tour here in Los Angeles at the Fonda Theater. It's our big grand finale, our home show. Very excited for that. That's June 19th. So again tickets go to watchcraftens.com and of course use go to patreon.com watch crappins where you can watch us not just listen with Crappins on demand and get access to our bonus episodes and We've got Love island coverage coming right around the corner. Love Island USA is back and we are going to be doing daily check ins on what is happening in the villa. So it's gonna be a very fun, busy summer for us over here on Krappins. Can't wait, can't wait for the new summer shows to start premiering, including this one Below Deck. What'd you think about the premiere, Ronnie?

[Ronnie]

Amazing.

[Ben]

Yeah, it was a good one.

[Ronnie]

It was so good. It was the best one we've seen in a while.

[Ben]

Wow. Wow.

[Ronnie]

Casting great. I loved all their little changes to it, little micro changes they made to the format. Although I'm not sure about splitting up the preference meetings.

[Ben]

Yeah, I didn't like that actually. I like having the. I like having a moment where the, the heads of department are just there together as heads of department. I don't know why I kind of like the establishment of the hierarchy in that way, but.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, I do too. And I think it not. Maybe they did it because it's going to lead to some bullshit later when there's miscommunications or people read things. But. Yeah, I'm not sure about that. But overall, loved it. Thought it was great.

[Ben]

Yeah, it was. It's so fun how they also create tonal differences between the below decks because they're all kind of the same. But this one came back and was definitely flashy and like the Caribbean and like fancy in a way that like down under was not. You know, down under is all about like to see, I mean, the fish report. I was so sad I couldn't be there for the final fish report, by the way. So thank you for Ryan. Well, for filling in.

[Ronnie]

You chose.

[Ben]

I chose actual fish. I was actually. I was actual fish. I was literally crab fishing during the fish report.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, you were choosing fish to murder, so that was good. During the final fish report, you were actually slaughtering fish.

[Ben]

I was in the field, yeah. Those crabs were feisty little. But they were great. They tasted great.

[Ronnie]

Well, they should be. I mean, I like an animal that's gonna fight back. I mean, Jesus, we're eating you. You come at me.

[Ben]

No, towards the end. But they were towards each other too. They were. When people talk about crabs in a bucket, it really is true. They, they just were just. They're just happy to attack anything. So anyway, the point is that it was very cool how they established sort of like glitzy, glamorous tone of like St. Bart's even though they're in St. Martin, but like the vibe Is like wealthy people in the Caribbean. It was cool.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, it was a good one. And the casting is just so. Oh my God. All of the Stu's hilarious are great casting. Every single one of them was great. The old guy who's like pretending he's 20, that's a deck or the bozen or whatever. No, he's not the bozen. He's. He's just one of the deckies. The crazy bozen. Great casting bringing back Kyle. Great choice. The chef, amazing.

[Ben]

Oh my God, he's a disaster. I don't think the chef is going to last. I really think they're going to bring back Anthony from last season. I don't think that this guy's going to last. He looks like, he doesn't look like he can survive.

[Ronnie]

No, I don't think he's going to be able to take it. He has a mental breakdown by the end and it couldn't. I mean it couldn't happen to a better choice because I knew when he came on he was like, all I believe in these days is Christ. That's all I need in life. It's all I think about. I wake up in the morning and it's Jesus. I'm like, oh, God, you're going to be having a nervous breakdown by the end. And no Christians. I'm not saying you're all crazy having nervous breakdowns, but you know, the people, the like new Christians and I speak as a, you know, someone raised very Christian, but as new Christians know, it's like when somebody just joins AA or they stop drinking or they just lost five pounds or they, you know, something new or they've just become gay and they're the gayest person in the world. And every day it's like, oh my God, you know, like I put a rainbow flag sticker on my car and I'm dating five guys. I'm just like, slow down, you know. And so the born again Christians definitely have that too. And so you could tell this is a new glove. And he probably went to it because he was having such problems and it's not going to solve everything. Unfortunately for you, it's not going to solve mental breakdowns as we see by the end. So it's like it was a rollicking ride, that's for sure.

[Ben]

And there's like a great dynamic between the 2/3 dues. Barbara and co. What's her name?

[Ronnie]

I don't know Anybody?

[Ben]

Yeah, the French girl from Love Island. From Love Island, France.

[Ronnie]

She's.

[Ben]

They are so funny right off the Bat like, I cannot wait for this entire season of them. Because, Barb, I love Barbara. Barbara is like, oh, I thought I was gonna say that Selena or whatever her name is would be my favorite. But Barbara, first of all, I love that she comes on and she's like, look, I'm bringing back Karen Allen's look from 1983. This is gonna be my vibe. And she's just gonna lean into it and she's. Right away, she's like, she's so annoying to me. And I don't like. I don't like how she's. She's starting to annoy me a lot. Like, I'm not. I'm like, I'm a pretty chill person until the. And then I'm not chill anymore. I was like, oh, God, I love her so much.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. Okay, so we start with Fraser, who, you know, I'm lukewarm about coming back. Not really sure. He's extremely. He's pissed me off probably every season he's been on, but I don't know that that's a bad thing.

[Ben]

I have this irrational thing. I have a very irrational thing, which I think I've said every season that he's been on, which is that I'm perfectly fine with Fraser. It's just that I love Faye so much that I don't understand why she is not our. Our Chief Stew.

[Ronnie]

I feel like we're the only two people on the Internet who are like, literally fighting every day for Fae. Every day, even on other shows.

[Ben]

Why isn't Faye here? Like, she was such a great casting choice and it just would be so. I think that, like, Bravo wants to be like, oh, this is the, this is the franchise that has the male Chief Stew. So I get that. And that's cool. And you know, I love that. I love what. Seeing our fellow gays thrive. But as a fellow gay, you know, he. Fraser should understand that we're always going to go for a diva first. And so Faye is the choice. I was also thinking, like, now that Hannah and Captain Sandy have, like, buried the hatchet because, like, that was a well publicized thing that they like, mended fences, is there a world where Hannah comes back to below deck? Because I would be extremely into that. I think it's time that we bring Hannah back to one of these shows.

[Ronnie]

Honestly, I doubt it. And, you know, we're friends with Hannah in real life and I just, just from talking to her, I just, I just doubt it. Things change once you stop doing it, you know, Like, I don't know that I could. When this is over and. Or I've been canceled or whatever the hell ends up happening with us, I don't know that I can go back to waiting tables. Not because, like, you're better than it. I literally don't know if I'm physically able. I would start crying in the middle of a. I would start crying in the middle of a fucking service, and I think she would, too. I think she wouldn't be able to do it there. Well, I think now and all that. So.

[Ben]

The kids. The kids. That's the other reason why. That's what I believe. Why we don't have Faye because she had a baby. These babies are ruining. Are ruining our TV show.

[Ronnie]

They're ruining her country.

[Ben]

We need everything. We need our diva Chief Stews to be back. Back in the mix. I mean, by the way, it goes without saying, Kate Chastain always, but she's. Kate is now definitely. No, she's at a. She's in at a higher tier now. She's doing villains and all that stuff, which I still have yet to see. Maybe I'll watch it this season among all the other shows that need.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, that's what we should do, is add a. Add a show to the schedule.

[Ben]

I know we can't have recapping 19 hours. Anyway, the point is this. I'm down with Fraser, and the only reason why I have reservations with Fraser is just because I have other preferences of who I want to be on the show in his place. It's not fair to Fraser. It's not even fair to the show. I should just judge what I have.

[Ronnie]

Well, I have reservations about Fraser because he's been a douche on this show, so that's kind of my thing. But, you know, it's been messy, but it's also been kind of fun. So I don't know. I'm. I'm starting a new season. I don't have any hate or anything, but I'm not, like, mother icon. Okay, so we start out.

[Ben]

Yeah, I agree. And by the way, it is interesting watching Fraser evolve from season to season, because his first season when he wasn't even a Chief Stew, he. I was surprised that he even got to be a chief Stew. And then watching him get, like, successively success. Yeah, successively more sort of comfortable with the role of being the boss and, like, and. And how his leadership has changed has been interesting to watch at the very least.

[Ronnie]

Well, I thought when he. I agree with you that I don't think he was ready at first, because I remember his first Season he was like, well, really, Chief Stew. Oh, I should be the Chief Stew. You know, he's one of those. He's like, I'm better than everybody, and I should be the one in charge of everything. And then he was fucking things up all the time and then, like, getting really flustered. And I think he was coming from a place of, like, fake it till you make, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. And so he got better and better as that went along. And I think casting was just like, he's fun and it'll be fun to have our first gay guy, Chief Stu. And so I think he's had to kind of grow into it in almost an unnatural way where he wasn't naturally that in the first place. And so it's interesting. Like, last season he was a little bit better with leadership, but then ended up kind of fucking it up by being a messy gossip in between two, and the fighting with the girls and stuff like that. So it's interesting because you're right, he does. It does grow every year. Like, it. It changes. And he does learn and listen and change. So I think that's good. So, I don't know. Let's see, let's see. Let's.

[Ben]

Let's just. Let's get to the bottom of it because it starts off in London.

[Ronnie]

No pun intended.

[Ben]

What was the pun? Let's see. O. I was thinking csea, but we start in London and there's a. The font just says London and it's like, italicized and it's almost like James. That's not James Bondi but it made me think of James Bond. It looked like an action like Mission Impossible. It was like, no, that's what's rotting.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, yeah, they're doing James Bond this year. Haven't you seen the commercials where it's like. It's like Captain Carrie on a speed.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Ronnie]

Speed Wave Runner or whatever they're called. A speedoo.

[Ben]

Ski doo Speedoo and a Z Bob.

[Ronnie]

So, yeah, they're doing this new thing where Fraser sends out a text and he's like, hello, girls and boys. Ready for a hot season? Let's make it for a drink. Margarita. Margarita, Margarita emoji, champagne emoji. We'll do it all.

[Ben]

Dun dun. And he's like, it's my third year as chief stew on motor yacht St. David. And by the way, do we have to. We have Saint. I want a new boat. I would like a new boat. You know why? I'm. I'm largely fine with St. David. I just. Or, okay, how about instead of a new boat, I'm, like, negotiating with myself, you know what other self. How about this? Keep the boat. But what about this? Can we change the logo for the St. David? I hate the type that. The font type for their shirts. You know what I'm talking about? It's like the. It's like the. It's like the default font that comes with Microsoft Word. It's like trebuchet or something. I think we need to, like, change up the fonts, because if you can't change up the fonts, we need a new boat.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. St. David was known for miracles, and so I think you need a better font that's not a miraculous font. Yeah.

[Ben]

And I also want a new boat. You know, I do want a new boat. I'm sick of this boat. This third year of this boat. Let's get a. Let's get a fun, new, exciting boat.

[Ronnie]

Okay, I'll. I'll start that change.org with you new boat. So he's like, now my standards are high. I'll blow this out of the water. This is about wow. Wow factor. Well, people will get injured. We'll be exhausted. But that's yachting. We do this for the guests. We do it for the tip. And everybody loves a good tip. Saucy Fraser.

[Ben]

Saucy Fraser.

[Ronnie]

Just the tip.

[Ben]

Nothing but the tip. So they're in St. Martin, and we're at a bar. It's like the night before getting on the boat. And so Fraser has found a little spot when. And people are starting to come in. So first is Solene. And she's like, hi, I'm Solene. Nice to meet you. I'm thirsty. I'm so excited. And so he asks her what she wants to drink, and she orders a porn star. That says a lot about you. Okay, let's go. Porn star. Slut.

[Ronnie]

And she's like, I think I'm a very free spirit. I did French TV show. I love Island France. I find the island, but not a man. My previous boat, I do 22 days. I'm baby, baby stool. Baby, baby stool. I just want to do everything. Travel, have fun, travel. I forgot the rest, but there's lots of things to do. Baby stool. And immediately I was like, this girl's crazy. Was she only on her for her first boat? 22 days because she got kicked off, or was it a short charter? Did she get kicked off Love Island? How'd that go? Has she pulled anybody? Like, I really like her, and I don't want her to Ever leave?

[Ben]

No. She's hilarious. This is also one of those cases where it's just blatantly obvious that the producers are casting for a TV show. And like, they're not even attempting to have anyone who is any, any skill with yachting here. I mean, 22 days. And later on we find out it's 22 days on a yacht that was docked. So she has literally no experience, but she was on Love island and she's funny. So the producers are like, well, just put her on board. What could go wrong?

[Ronnie]

And she says that she does what I think a lot of people would do in her situation, which she just says can and then they'll hire her. She's like, you know, I have experience. Waitress, you know, bartend can in Cannes. It was in Cannes. It's like, oh, fabulous.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Ronnie]

Disgusting. Just on national television.

[Ben]

It's human. It's human. Fraser says, so do you know about to do laundry? And she goes, well, I know how to push a button. I'm like, did you remember the Bree season? It's more than a button. I'm still traumatized by memories of Brie trying to send laundry to the right person for an entire season.

[Ronnie]

Laundry is terrifying me. It is so difficult. I don't know how much I can take it. I have colorful.

[Ben]

So then the, the boson comes on. His name is. How do you say his name again?

[Ronnie]

Is it Ko?

[Ben]

Ko spelled C A, I O. It's like chow misspelled.

[Ronnie]

Maybe it's kyo, but I think it's.

[Ben]

K. I think it was kyo or Ko.

[Ronnie]

Let's go with K. Listen, anybody coming here for proper names or accents in the first five months of this? So you're in the wrong place. It's not gonna happen.

[Ben]

Wrong place, wrong time, wrong attitude. So he's like, I've been a boson for two years now, and I grew up in Rio and I graduated in civil engineering, which by the way, I don't know how civil engineering applies to being a bosun, but sure, maybe they need to design a street in the process.

[Ronnie]

Maybe, yeah. I'm not really sure. But this guy has crazy eyes and big curly hair and he like has this like wide eyed squint that he does. And he does this a lot with his hair. Like he shakes his head. He's like very much about his hair. And so he's being like, yeah, deep fucking intense calculation. My brain is still like.

[Ben]

He looks like he's in like a Wham cover band. He definitely has like a 80s, like pop duo look to him. Yeah, so Fraser is meeting him and everything. He's like, so you've been working on big boats as well? He's like, yeah, but this is my biggest one versus, like, you'll be fine. We are going to sink with these two idiots on me already. No one has experience.

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At first, but then it turns out she's like, my full name is Bodine Trinity Schilderman de Roos. I was like, okay, I love that. It sounds like it's a Dutch name. It sounds like Dutch royalty. Bodin, Trinity, Children de Roos. So I was like, I will accept Rainbow because it's clearly a nickname. She wasn't named Rainbow. She has a very highfalutin name instead.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, but she chose this name and she chose to spell it Rainbow, you know, which I kind of like. So then they're like, okay, well, I guess we're gonna be calling you Rainbow then. Cause that name's fucked. Okay, we'll just use Rainbow Kiss. So then we meet Barbara. Barbara's got big curly hair and she's a no nonsense girl. She's like, hello. And he asked her position. She's like, stu. And does she enjoy the job? She's like, well, it's different for me because I worked in cruise ship for like seven years. And he's like, does it compare at all? She goes, no, not at all. Correct answer. Correct answer.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Ronnie]

Are you going to apologize having worked on cruises? Because they're disgusting. All right, we'll get along.

[Ben]

Can you also explain why you showed up here in a denim dress looking like your discarded from Williamsburg?

[Ronnie]

Also, may I ask why there's an accent placed on the first A of your name? Is there a Barbara somewhere that we need to worry about? Or a Barbara Ray?

[Ben]

You'll also have to excuse me. I'm a bit traumatized by the name Barbara. Please tell me your father does not work for the Coca Cola industry company. Barbara Barbie.

[Ronnie]

Oh, we're gay. So I was like, what did Barbra Streisand do to you? And when did she work for Coca Cola?

[Ben]

No, the last below deck Barbie. Barbie's dad was the executive at Coca Cola.

[Ronnie]

That's right. She's like, my dad's loaded. He's like a king. He works at Coca Cola.

[Ben]

So then Kyle arrives. Speaking of Barbie, Kyle arrives, our Scottish friend from last season who was dating Barbie. And so Fraser's like, oh, my God, I need to go see my husband. So Kyle's like, hello, gorgeous. How are you, mate? And he already like. Kyle is so, like. What's the right word? Like, not weather, but like, he is just someone who looks like he just came rolling out of a tavern. I mean, he does all his interviews so far in this. This premiere. He has like. He has like a cut around his eye. Like he just got punched in the face and then started doing interviews. Did you notice that? Yes.

[Ronnie]

But they did clean him up and they got him a haircut. So this is the best he's Gonna look. It's the only haircut he's gonna have for the whole season. It's gonna go downhill from here.

[Ben]

He's just so rough and tumble. It's like there's something about him. He's just. I can't describe it. Is it like this? Like. It's like this. He looks like he either was just fucking or fighting or both, you know?

[Ronnie]

Yeah. It's called bragish alcoholism. So Kyle's like, this year the training wheels are off. I've got a little experience. Work hard, play, play the field, you know, I've got two kills with me this time. Scotland's here, ready to go. Let's do it.

[Ben]

Let's do it, everyone. You're all incredibly beautiful and stupid. It's going to be very easy this year to just stare at you. And I'm gay. And Barbara's like, well, I'm gay too, so that's all right. Sick. Yes, but you were gay and worked on a cruise ship, which is less.

[Ronnie]

Cool'S like, you are what gate you are gate.

[Ben]

Does that make me a fence?

[Ronnie]

It's like, no, gay, gay, gay. Like what you keep out.

[Ben]

It's not very nice being a gate. It means you don't want to be open. So then Jess shows up and she's a deckhand and she's from South Africa and she was previously a boson, but she's coming in as a decky. So I thought they were setting up a situation. Maybe they are of like, she knows better than the boson. That kind of.

[Ronnie]

Well, yeah, we learned that by the end, this crazy eyed boson's not going to last long either. I don't think so. Yeah, it looks like she's going to take over. So now we're going to have two gay women on the boat at the same time.

[Ben]

Saucy.

[Ronnie]

Yes. So then Lawrence comes and he's the chef and he's just like this real low energy guy. He's like, I've been in the culinary world for about 50 years. 15 years I've worked in a two star Michelin restaurant. Chefs get a bad rap. But let me tell you something. Once you get the Holy Spirit inside of you, God changes you into a different person. So I stay as calm as possible now because Jesus is in my heart. I was like, girl, I know you're too new at this because normal people don't walk around talking like that.

[Ben]

Okay.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, just don't throw knives at people's heads. Okay? Whatever the reason works for you. Great.

[Ben]

He says everyone Thinks chefs are angry all the time. I'm like, they only think that because they're angry all the time. That's the only reason why. So. And then when he says that about like, you know, that chefs are angry all the time, but now he's got Jesus in him. I'm like, well, you know, your anger. I always quote the great Whitney. What's her face? From Salt Lake City, Houston. His last name?

[Ronnie]

Whitney Port.

[Ben]

No, I wanted to say Whitney Port because I think we're talking about.

[Ronnie]

What is her name? Whitney from Salt Lake City. Rill it's real to be bad.

[Ben]

Yeah, Whitney.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, Whitney.

[Ben]

Does she have a last name? Did she ever have a last name? Was she just.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, she has a last name. Okay, go ahead. I'll look it up while you tell. While you tell the story.

[Ben]

As she once said, you know who did that? The Lord did that.

[Ronnie]

Oh, God. Oh, yeah, of course. Her name is Whitney Rose. Duh. We're idiots. God. So, yeah, he's doing his whole, you know, I'm a bit apprehensive about the TV part of the job. You know, Jesus was never on tv.

[Ben]

Well, you don't know about that. Maybe he was. So Fraser is like, so, have you ever done the Caribbean before? He's like, never. So I'm a bit nervous, but don't worry, I'm very calm. I'm not an angry person. I'm definitely not an angry person at all. Very, very chill.

[Ronnie]

So then we meet Damo. Which one is this?

[Ben]

The blonde, like the strawberry blonde guy who wears like a Speedo. He's got like a cartoon face.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, okay. He meets the bosun and stuff and he's like, okay, guys, I'm on the boat already. This is Kyo, the bosun. He's like, we went out today because the winds are picking up. We already did it, you know, so we might not even been able to do the charter because it's so strong. So we're at anchor now and you guys are going to join tomorrow. Tender's going to pick you up and that's how it's going to go. What do you think of that? Like, whoa, whoa. Can we have our. Okay, can we drink our fucking Margarita emojis, sir?

[Ben]

Yeah. And we said, we see this clip that happened earlier in the day where Ko is like, he was with Carrie and they're like moving the boat through this tiny. There's a little opening to get through the. The bridge goes up, which, honestly, if Captain Glenn were there, I mean, there would just be a huge Dent. So, and then Fraser is. Then everyone's like talking and everyone's pretty much single. And Fraser says that he's not single, but she. He hasn't seen his boyfriend. He only sees his boyfriend, like five days. That's only his boyfriend five days this year. So that's his situation.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. So then Rainbow asked. She's like, what would you say is your thing as chief Stew? And he's like, well, ultimately we've got to enjoy ourselves. Do you understand? So my first rule is masturbation, everyone. All right? Just take care of you, all right? And then the beg. The better we do, the bigger the tip. So basically, I'm gonna screw you all over one way or the other. Please tell me secrets so I can go tell each other that you've been talking bad about them. Let's have some laundry fights this year, all right? My boyfriend only sees me five days a year. Can't be boring. Can't be boring.

[Ben]

So then it's time to, like, go over to the boat. It's the next day and Carrie's welcome to the St. David Points. And here's the tender. Okay, I washed the tender a little too much and she shrunk. Get it? She's small. So the wind is shocking. Okay, we like to start the charter in the slip, but due to this bridge being so narrow and the wind being so strong, we're going to start the charter on anchor. Because guess what? That's more of an adventure. So come on board, please.

[Ronnie]

And so Lane's like, where's the boat? Am I supposed to be working on this boat? This is small boat. What is the gate sent this out. Come on. Where's the real boat? Stop tricking with me. And he's like, Fraser's like, the bell said anchor. That's what it means. We get onto the little boat, it takes us to the large boat. There's so many boats here. How many boats do I work on anyway? Do I get paid for one boat or two?

[Ben]

This is the tender. So car is like, St. Martin is one of the biggest hubs for yachting in the Caribbean. There's many things I love about St. Martin. There's most. Most beautiful white sand beaches you've ever seen. And the one thing I don't like is the bridge. There's been many a crash the bridge that they'll continue to be. So let's look at some archival footage of Captain Jason or Captain Glenn crashing into the side of this bridge right here.

[Ronnie]

I gotta hand it to Captain Jason. He's the first person to take out a Chili's on a bridge. So that was impressive. It's 2019 and the channel is just so tight. My professional goal this season, not to touch this bridge. My other goal, to have an adventure.

[Ben]

So they get to the boat and now Frasier's showing everyone. Fraser is showing everyone the cabins and where to meet and everything. And he's like, I'm so excited to get back on the boat. I know the boat. This is a level of comfort here. A place where I can watch all my stewards cry and turn against each other and I can sit there and not really manage them. This is the longest relationship I've had with anything. It's big. There's so many guest areas. There's a lot of work to do. But as much as it causes me pain, it is home nonetheless.

[Ronnie]

Home where the pain is. So Rainbow and Jess are gonna room together. Lawrence and Caio are roommates. And then Kyle and Damo are gonna be roommates. And Barbara is roommates with Celine. How many boats do I have to live on? So then we go to Lawrence the chef, and he's like, I've been pretty low, like a lot. Like a lot of my twenties. Short temperedness, anger, addictions. We know you're a chef, girl. You think you're the first chef to come on here? You don't need to stand in a circle and wait for a chip.

[Ben]

Yeah, congratulations. You probably have a child in Fort Lauderdale and cooking saved you. And if it weren't for cooking, you'd be living in the gutter. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

[Ronnie]

One day you hope to be the father your child deserves. Meanwhile, you're sending no money or seeing that sucker. So we know.

[Ben]

Do you have a tattoo of a fork and a knife? Because cooking means a lot to you. And maybe a tattoo of a pig or maybe a tattoo of broccoli because it just reminds your favorite Brassicas.

[Ronnie]

There was a point in my life where I started reading the Bible and I became a born again Christian. And my faith guides me through stressful situations. That's great. I'm glad you're finding peace. You need to look for some pills to guide your ass. You need a therapist to guide your ass because you are. You're. You're crutching.

[Ben]

Do you. Does your faith guide you through stressful situations? Because we've seen the end of the show, and I'm not sure that you accessed your faith in that moment, sir.

[Ronnie]

And he's really uncomfortable. He's like, excuse me, could the Camera crew, stop filming me. I'm just trying to get ready over here. No, you're not going to leave. All right, well, please do. I mean, that would be great.

[Ben]

He asked the camera crew to leave because he says, I'm just trying to get an appliance. It's like, oh, you don't want them to see you get an appliance? This is gonna be the worst thing for you.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. So then just in case we don't believe that he's born again, he's like, Ephesians 6, verse 7 to 9. To serve wholeheartedly as if you were serving the Lord, not people. Because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do. Let me tell you something. The Lord is not paying $90 for a caviar on asparagus, okay? That mean that man ate, like trout out straight out the water with some bread. That's it.

[Ben]

Oh, I was gonna say, well, the Lord, like God. God can pick any. Could be. Could get any food. Not. Not going to choose the food from the below deck yacht.

[Ronnie]

Well, God could, but Jesus couldn't because, you know, he was stuck in a body and so he had to eat whatever shit they gave him. And he loved bread so much that he multiplied it for people and like, just gave. He's like, you know what? If I get bread, everyone gets bread. I'm turning this one piece of bread into 90 loaves, everybody. It's a bread party. That's why people follow Jesus. He was a hot person with good abs who gave carbs out, okay?

[Ben]

And wine.

[Ronnie]

So stop this other reading. Jesus did not write this book.

[Ben]

She brought the party. Yeah, so Carrie is saying, we've got a big boat. If you feel yourself getting slowed under and you need some extra help, don't try and take it all on yourself. I just want you to be aware. Thanks, man. You're going to be great on board. And by the way, if it ever gets to be too much, where you want to find an appliance, there's a camera in your face. Just pretend you're in church and you're finding an appliance for the Lord.

[Ronnie]

Pretend you're pulling that microwave out from under a pew. It'll be great, Papa.

[Ben]

He's like, I'm very self conscious when I'm reaching for Cuisinart and there's a camera in my face.

[Ronnie]

So Damo checks on the chef and he's trying to be chipper and the chef is not happy. And so he's like, oh, this man is Stressy strawberries, right?

[Ben]

Stressy strawberries. Never heard that term.

[Ronnie]

And Carl's like, of course he is. He's a chef. What you want from him? It's like asking a Scottish decky. Why? He's got a bruise. Of course I've got a bruise. I'm a Scottish decay.

[Ben]

So provisions come on this boat just, like, piled up and it's like, a lot. And, you know, as usual, I get stressed out every time provisions arrive. I get stressed out because I imagine having to actually do all that provision work, and I hate it. I hate the idea of carrying all those boxes around with the food. And, like, you knock into walls and you hit your fingers against the door jam. It's the worst.

[Ronnie]

I'm even like that when I get my instacart delivered. I'm like, oh, God, they're here. Oh, God, I'm gonna bring things in.

[Ben]

Yeah. And this was more stuff than usual, so. And Lawrence is really kind of spiraling. He's like, you know, you don't know what everything is, you know, And I'm just, like, stressed out because, you know, if you're serving the Lord, you know, it's just. It's. It's important to serve the Lord. And I'm just trying to find an appliance, etc. And you got cameras.

[Ronnie]

He's really going heavy and he's talking like he's already spiraling. Right. The show just started. He's like, I just don't know. There's so many cameras in my face. I've got so much to do. And they're putting the voiceover of, like, Ephesians 6, 7. Serve the Lord, don't serve the people. He's like, I'm dying, God. I can't hide from these fucking cameras. Holy fuck. What am I gonna do?

[Ben]

Does he know that he signed up for a TV show? Because he's just like. He's just doing basic stuff and he, like, can't deal with the cameras there. He's like, I've got to put the carrots somewhere. Not with these cameras here. No, they can't see me.

[Ronnie]

One of the biggest killers of anybody who comes on a reality show is the fear of looking stupid. You know what I mean? Like, you have to be okay looking stupid because you're gonna look stupid. It's like doing anything like an improv or comedy at all. You have to be willing to fail miserably. Look at us.

[Ben]

Yeah. See? Yeah. It's literally don't care. We listen. The amount of. And stupidity that we put out onto the Internet for 13 years. It's just like, you just have to.

[Ronnie]

And what are you gonna do? We've shows and what are you going to do? It's just like, move on, keep on, keep on, you know, what are you going to do? But this guy, he's got to learn that or he's out of here. He's not even, he's not even going to get fired. They're trying to keep him here and he's still like, no. So now they arrive at Sun Bay and Fraser is talking to Kyle and Fraser's like, oh, I loved working with you last year. Are you anything like last year? He's like, I'm a bit like last year. You could say that, mate. And then we see them making out and Fraser's like, so a bit touchy feely then. I like that.

[Ben]

Yeah. Kyle's like, yeah, me too. So then time for a meeting in the Sky Lounge. And so Fraser checks in on Lawrence to see if he's okay. And Lawrence, like, I just don't know what the fuck is going on. I'm fine. So I was like, okay, great, you've got this. Wow. Disaster.

[Ronnie]

All right, welcome aboard to St. David. We've got a big season ahead of us. And with that, the way I manage is very firm but fair. All right? You'll hate me, but you'll love me. I'm a man, a man of adventure. So don't take any kindness for weakness. I'll tell you that right now. I could be hugging you or I could be hogging you to death. Alright, let's meet Fraser. Fraser.

[Ben]

So Kyle is saying, I can't wait to work with Kerry again. He demands respect. He's an excellent leader. I slightly disrespected him maybe a few times last year, you know, and then we see a flashback of Carrie getting on Kyle and Ben for cabin inspections. I totally forgot about that. They're stupid fucking cabin inspections. When Ben. When I saw Ben's face, I was just so grateful that he wasn't on the season. I can't even express how happy I was to know that he was relegated just to a flashback.

[Ronnie]

You know, I saw his face and I understood the word triggered because, you know, I hate that word. Like, for me, I'm an older person, so for me the word triggered. I'm like, oh, just shut up. Life sucks. Get over it. But then I saw him and I was like, that's. I understand the essence of the word now. Like, I really get it because I.

[Ben]

Was like, I was not that guy. Just the worst. I'd really like to prove to Kerry that I'm not a fucking dickhead and I'm here to work and respect him, but I'm still sort of a bit of a dickhead. I'm like, you're there's no way that you have reformed your way as Kyle.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, here comes one right now.

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[Ronnie]

All right, well, people don't respect each other on this boat. They got no place on a boat of mine. Here's another thing. I'm not going to accept kimonos.

[Ben]

All right?

[Ronnie]

What?

[Ben]

I will accept adventure. All right, let me tell you about St. Martin. Okay? You've got a Dutch side and a French side. Talk about adventure. And there's a lot of flavor on both sides of the island. So we'll be going to the Anguilla also, which is a British island and has awesome coastlines but you also got great diving and there's also st baths, so st bats. And there's a Dutch side and a French side and a British side. So which side is which? I don't know. You have to figure that out. Adventure.

[Ronnie]

All right, here's how you tell the difference between the French and the Dutch sides. The one who hates America is both sides. Good luck. All right, now there's plenty of restaurants and shopping, as you'll notice. I'm sure you'll all get a chance to enjoy that. That Just kidding right now, if you.

[Ben]

Ever confused where you are, if you look around, you see a croissant, French side, stoop waffle, Dutch side, fish and.

[Ronnie]

Chips, British American flags on fire, both sides. All right, so K is like, all right, let's watch this. 1/4, 2/4, 3, 4. And now someone's got on their double glovey. And Damo's like, oh, the double glove. He's the sign of a real pro. And Jess is like, yeah, I was actually a bosun on 50 meter for like 7 months. So double glovey it is.

[Ben]

Well, that double glovey sounds like stressy strawberries if you ask me. So Jess demo has some funny little lines there. Jess is like, I would love one day to be captain. I'm good at my job and I'm not shy to say that being on deck as a girl, like, you're always, always, you know, it's going to have these people who are like, oh, you shouldn't be there like that. But then when people are like, oh, wow, like we only like make decades because there's like heavier to be taken up. But like, I don't know, whatever. Like, have you ever crane for a reason? I see myself as growing old in the ocean. Like, I'm a bought out boss ass. There, that was me in a paragraph. Did you enjoy that?

[Ronnie]

I actually did. I was like, this girl is hot as first of all and I want her to take over boats. Like, I want her to be a captain. I hope that's a good read read. Because, you know, sometimes I read them. Well, sometimes I don't. And I really so far really like her. So I'm hoping this works out for me.

[Ben]

Well, it's always fun to see where, where things go wrong on below deck. Because also the beginning of Below deck Down under, we're like, wow, you know what? Vyond not so bad.

[Ronnie]

Even when Vyon started to turn into an absolute shit face, I was still like, but he's at least kind of nice compared to a lot of the douchebags. I mean, I still tried to hold on to it because, you know, once I. Once I decide that I really like somebody, I'm just like, come on, stay loyal. Stay loyal. Until. Okay. He's an absolute shithead. I'm sorry, everybody. I'm so sorry. I don't know. I feel. I take it so personally. It has nothing to do with me yet.

[Ben]

No, it doesn't. So then Kyle is saying, I'm a big fan of Kerry. He fucking took his time with me last year and he really walked me. Basically. He held my hand the whole fucking way through. Little did he realize he was actually holding my wanker because I was wearing a guilt, if you know what I'm saying. So Carrie is like. He's like, well, how can I help you, mate? Because now he's talking to Lawrence because Lawrence is having a meltdown already again. And basically Lawrence is just trying to figure out where to organize everything.

[Ronnie]

He's like, I've just got to start taking stuff down. There's got to be a refrigerator here somewhere. I put things in. Good Lord, I feel like Judas is running this goddamn boat. Oh, I get into the love house. I go, right, okay, this is. Calm down. I'll take these oranges down. Everything's gonna work out fine.

[Ben]

So downstairs, Barbara and Solan. Solene. Solene are doing stuff. And Barbara is like, celine, come here. She's like, you need me. I'm doing something. She's like, well, I wouldn't call you if I didn't need you. She's like, okay, I come. I come.

[Ronnie]

Okay, okay.

[Ben]

It's just like, did I do something bad? I thought I was saying, did you do something bad? She's like, no, just come here. Do you know how to come here? It's like, no.

[Ronnie]

It's like, okay, let me show you. Usually we make rolls to put in the toilet. Do you know how to do this? Because she's already asked Fraser. She's like, fraser, is this how you want us to roll these towels? And he's like, okay. And he goes, show Selene. And she's like, okay. So she's showing her now. So she's like, all right, we do this for the toilet. You know how, right? And she's like, wait, hold on. Fraser told you this or you say this? And she's like, yes, yes, I spoke with Fraser. She's like, okay, are you sure? Because at which both these. Both are tiny boat bots, because many bots here. I can. I only have two hands, not 18 hands. To work on multiple bots. So decide. Decide and tell me the fact that.

[Ben]

They already have so much back and forth over her saying, can you come here and I'm gonna show you how to roll up a towel? Because, like, even just the act of her saying, can you come here? Where she's like. She's like, celine, can you come here? You need me. Yes. I wouldn't say I'd need to come here if I didn't need you. Are you sure? Yes, I need you. I'm like, oh, my God. Just, like, just getting solane from. From point A to point B to even talk about the towels involved so much energy. I was like, oh, these two are gonna be hilarious.

[Ronnie]

And even when you look at their names in the notes, how they're written one after the other, saying lines one after the other, Barbara's accent goes this way. And the accent over her a. And so Lane's accent goes to the right. So even their accents are a poison.

[Ben]

It's grave versus ague. Yes, it's perfect. Who's saying, you know, damn. As you may know, I was president of the French club. I know my accent.

[Ronnie]

French boner. I've got a French boner over here. It's like a baguette. Y' all put some Gouda on there and call it lunch. Good.

[Ben]

I had some delicious gouda last night, by the way. I'd like to put.

[Ronnie]

Of course you did.

[Ben]

That is Dutch. Good as Dutch, right? Yeah, good as Dutch.

[Ronnie]

So Barbara's like, I'm very honest. It's a problem sometimes, you know, Like, I need to work to support my. But, you know, I can also have good time. But I can be spicy. It's Brazilian. I always say in Portuguese, I always say in Portuguese, it's better to ask forgiveness than permission.

[Ben]

Okay. I love when people say that as if it's like they came up with that. I always say. I always say it's better. I always say, that's the way the cookie crumbles. Am I right, guys?

[Ronnie]

Yeah. So Jess and Damo are talking, and he's asking if she's. If he's single. He's like, I am, but I'm always looking for that person. Person, which I do not believe you're a dant. And then he's. He's like super personality based, guys. Like, he doesn't really even care about likes.

[Ben]

It's like he's double glovey, stressy strawberries. And Jess is like, sorry, I'm gay. He's like, yeah, it's been a Bit of. He's like, it's been a bit of pill to swallow, to be honest. I mean, what about you? Do you have a type? And she's like, yeah, someone, preferably in my height range. He's like, oh, so you don't want to kiss up? You don't like a totally tally? And she's like, no, I'm. I'm not really even ready to date people right now. He's like, oh, yeah, so you're just like a boy status, huh? And she's like, like, I mean, you don't have to put it like that, but, yeah, pretty much, yeah.

[Ronnie]

Yeah. So she takes relationships so seriously, and that's why she's not in one. But, guys, she also loves banging stews, so let's see where this goes. And I like that. I like that they're gonna still get a decky who's like, you know what? We're gonna get a female decky, but she's still gonna want to bang all the chicks on the boat. Let's keep it fair. So then we go to Barbara and Solene. It's 21 hours before charter, and Barbara's like, can you help me move this? She's like, I don't understand. You know, I take long because I already have stuff to do and I'm late. Oh, my gosh. But of course, of course, you know, I have my own stuff. You have your stuff, but I have to help you with your stuff, so I guess I will do that, huh? So look at me doing stuff. But look, now I will start to help you. I guess so.

[Ben]

Okay, my love, my love. Everyone has a lot to do, okay? Everyone has a lot to do, so let's just.

[Ronnie]

That's why I was doing mine and you're not doing yours, so. But you are not doing your thing. Thing. But now I'm doing your thing, too.

[Ben]

So everyone has a lot of thing to do. Everyone has a lot of thing to do, so you can help me do this one, okay?

[Ronnie]

Can I have another shirt to wear for all the boats that I work? Can have 20 shirts.

[Ben]

The shirt that you have is the shirt that you have, okay? If you want to have another shirt, you help me do this thing, then. Then you can find a new shirt. But you can this thing.

[Ronnie]

That's my favorite. When she told her b. So then Carrie is radioing for Frasier and Ko to come to the wheelhouse. All right, There you are, making things, stepping in, huh? All right, we're going to change things up with the preference sheet. Meeting so it's an absolute clusterfuck. Here's what I hate. Communication. That will make life easier. All right, so Fraser, you're going to have your prep sheet meeting with your staff. Same for you. Kaya. Kaya, please stop shaking your head. Are you wearing earbuds right now with the music blasting into them? He's like, whatever you want.

[Ben]

So then Rainbow is talking to Barbara. She's like, so how are you feeling about your roommate? Well, I feel, I feel worried, to be honest. Like I don't know any everything at all, but I'm just like in yachting, like less than a year, you know? And Rainbow's like, oh, really? Because you have big dick energy. Do you have a lot of siblings? She was like, I don't have any. I just have big Karen Allen hair energy. She's like, okay, well, I usually don't get on with children. I. I got two older sisters.

[Ronnie]

Oh really?

[Ben]

How old are they? She's like 25. The other one's 26 and 27. I don't know, she's just talking. It's like a nothing scene.

[Ronnie]

She's like, I hate children 25 and 27. So we find out about Rainbow. She wants to be chief stew one day. She's like, I grew up in straightforward, no, no sense, no nonsense household, almost militant. So I work my ass off because you live to work and you die. You work until you die. And when you're dead, you probably have a job. Never.

[Ben]

That's why I nicknamed myself Rainbow.

[Ronnie]

Yeah, I was like, what a fun personality for somebody named Rainbow.

[Ben]

I know. So it's time for. It's. It's gonna be time for the preference sheets, but. And so Elena's like, she's like, I stink like dead camel. It's like, okay, interesting. I don't know what that smells like, but I'm not gonna look it up. So our primary charter guest is called Sam Rashid from Tampa, Florida. And the primary is bringing his daughter. Disgusting. His daughter's wife. More disgusting. His nieces. Grosser than gross. And his grandchildren. Unbearable. A family affair. But also he's a germaphobe and he travels with black light and disinfectant wipe.

[Ronnie]

Oh God, here we go. So we've got one of those.

[Ben]

Yeah, yeah, someone. I mean, like, why are you going on below deck?

[Ronnie]

Seriously, like, if you're so much better than everybody? I feel like people who are like that to the point of bringing black lights and are just like, I'm the only non disgusting human being and everywhere I go, there's other disgusting human beings that I have to have somebody else wipe down so I can be in the presence of normality, you know? And it's like, look, you're disgusting too. We're all disgusting. We're humans. We poop. Have you looked at your eyes in the morning? There's boogers inside of them. Okay, you're gross. Nobody escapes it.

[Ben]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And the thing is, like, there's. There's something to be said for ignorance. Like, I don't know if I even want to apply a black light to my hotel. Like, the switches and everything. You don't know what you want. Sometimes you just want to, like, live in the bubble a little bit. Like, you know, I don't want my hotel room to be disgusted, but I also don't need to know everything, you know?

[Ronnie]

Yeah, I actually remember the story of bubble boy when that was happening when we were kids. You know, there's a little kid who had to live inside an actual bubble. And everyone's like, oh, my God, poor thing. And I was like, that actually looks like decent. Can you fit a Nintendo 64 in there? Get me a bubble. I asked for a bubble for Christmas. My mom was like, no, it's not what you think. But anyway, yeah, just stay home, you know, that's what I say. Not, not to you, bubble boy, but I mean to like, black, white people. Bubble boy is always welcome at my house. I mean, the other, the other German.

[Ben]

Please, please welcome our new boson, bubble boy.

[Ronnie]

Okay, so they want a Japanese inspired tasting menu. And Lawrence is like, on day one. Is that what I've heard? Day one, that's what they want. He's like, yep. He's like, why the are we finding out about this at 6 o' clock in the evening on the day before? Because you're on a television show that's designed to make you break down. You sucker.

[Ben]

Did you do any research on this? Come on. So he says it feels quite daunting with everything coming at you at once. You don't have loads of time to set up. You're just sort of thrown into the deep end. I'm like, well, you could have done some preparation, which is watch the show before you decided to come onto it. And then you would have known what to anticipate, but that's fine.

[Ronnie]

Also, what are you complaining about being thrown in the deep end for? You're in a. A religion where they literally dunk your ass in the water.

[Ben]

But at least someone's there to pull you back out. So phrase in theory.

[Ronnie]

Unless you're like my mom. Let's make this baptism a swim lesson. He'll figure it out.

[Ben]

Unless you're like my. My teacher, Mr. Cobra who we dropped on the trust fall. Sorry. So then.

[Ronnie]

Hello there. This is a two part recap. Okay, this the end of part one. So thank you so much for listening to this. Just come back a little later for part two.

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[Ronnie]

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[Ben]

Rather it was stolen from me, and the Monica Lewinsky that my friends and family knew was usurped by false narratives, callous jokes, and politics. I would define reclaiming as to take back what was yours. Something you possess is lost or stolen and ultimately you triumph in finding it again. So I think listeners can expect me to be chatting with folks both recognizable and unrecognizable names about the way that people have navigated roads to triumph. My hope is that people will finish an episode of of Reclaiming and feel like they filled their tank up, they connected with the people that I'm talking to and leave with maybe some nuggets that help them feel a little more hopeful. Follow Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky on the Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to Reclaiming early and ad free right now by joining Wondery in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. 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.

[Ronnie]

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[Ben]

And the 2019 movie adaptation of Cats. Like, if I'm watching the dancing and I'm noticing the feet aren't touching the ground, there's something wrong with the movie. 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 [e-mail] plus.