What I Watched Today

(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)

 

 

General Hospital

Nathan comes home to Maxie asleep on the couch. She wakes up, noting the candles have burned down. Nathan tells her that he worked an extra shift. He tries to make himself indispensable at work. Maxie says he’s indispensable to her, and starts to put the moves on him. He says he can’t do this tonight.

Elizabeth asks Griff what he’s going to do. He thinks Valentin will do whatever it takes for Ava not to testify. She’s the only one who can say he killed Nikolas, and he thinks she’s in trouble. He has to help.

There’s a knock at Franco’s door. It’s Scotty, who says he has a gift. He asks what’s wrong; it looks like Franco lost his best friend. Franco says in a way, he did.

Sonny asks who it is on the phone, but gets no response. He finally hangs up. He tells Brick that someone just called a number reserved for his inner circle. Since Petrov was killed, he doesn’t think a wrong number is a coincidence.

Dr. Kline tells the unconscious Patient 6 that he had enough motor control to write down a phone number. Why was it important, who is he to Sonny, and what did he think Sonny could do for him? What I’d like to know is how would the doctor know Sonny’s voice if he doesn’t know the answers to those questions?

Nathan tells Maxie not to get the wrong idea. He appreciates the effort, but can’t do it right now. She says she spent all day preparing for their special night. She even tried a recipe. She asks if he knew there were innards wrapped in paper inside of a chicken. She didn’t, so they won’t be having that part of the meal. She wants to feel like she has purpose in her life. He says that his lack of response has nothing to do with her.

Scotty didn’t know that Franco had any friends. Franco says it was a log time ago. He tells Scotty about his visit to Betsy, and how she was on the phone to Heather when he walked in. Scotty is like, this keeps getting worse. Franco says the kid in the photo is Jason’s twin. Nobody realized Susan was having two babies until they arrived. She gave the kid to his Heather, so that Alan didn’t get him too. Scotty says he didn’t see this coming. If there’s two Jasons, where’s the other one?

Griff doesn’t have viable plan yet, and tells Elizabeth that he only knows Ava is in a clinic in Russia. He has no idea how he’ll get in. Elizabeth says that Ava is good at taking care of herself, but Griff says that since she was burned, she’s more vulnerable. She’s not out to hurt anyone, and doesn’t know what she’s up against. Elizabeth suggests calling the police. Griff says he can’t go to them with a bad feeling and no proof. She sees his point. He has to handle it himself; he’s going to Russia. She asks if this is normal for a priest. Is he just concerned about a friend in trouble? She wonders if he’s got feelings for Ava.

Dr. Kline tells Patient 6 that he made a foolish mistake, and let greed and vanity get the better of him. The simple job wasn’t so simple. Someone else can take over now, since he’s done what he was paid to do. I feel sorry for Patient 6 having to listen to everybody’s whining, and not being able to tell them to shut up.

Sonny tells Brick that the call wasn’t from Max or any of his South American partners. Brick asks if he should work his magic. Sonny tells him to go ahead, and he says that he’ll see what he can find out.

Nathan says Maxie is doing all this because she misses work, but she says she just wants to be a good wife. He says she’s a great wife, and he’s glad she’s home. She tells him that marriage means more to her than any job, and she can’t live without him. He says ditto, but she doesn’t have to pretend she doesn’t miss work. She says that she’s sent out resumes, but no one has contacted her for interview. She needs to be interesting again, and get her spark back. (Has she been talking to Jax?) Nathan says she still has it, and Maxie asks why he won’t make love to her then. He says because tomorrow, life as they know it is ending.

Ava wonders what this place is. She thinks the best thing is to get out. No one can fix her face. She tells herself not to give up.

Dr. Kline says it’s clinic, not a private penitentiary. Patient 6 shouldn’t have been able to move, but he got out of his chair and nearly killed two orderlies. If he gives Patient 6 much more of a dosage, it will stop his heart. They’re going to keep him until tomorrow, and after that, he’s somebody else’s problem.

Griff tells Elizabeth that he hurt Ava’s feelings, and made mistakes inadvertently. He thinks she accepted a miracle cure because of him. Elizabeth says that Griff didn’t judge her about Franco, so she’s not judging him now. Whatever the relationship is, he can trust her. Griff thanks her, but says he has nothing to confess. He and Ava are friends. He took vows and isn’t breaking them again. Boy, is that getting tired. He says it’s a moot point anyway. He has to find Ava. He thinks he knows someone who can help, but it’s a long shot. Elizabeth wishes him luck.

Scotty marvels at Jason having a twin, but Franco says not anymore; he died when the was three. Scotty says it must have been tough to have his friend suddenly disappear. Franco tells him that Betsy told him that the friend was imaginary, but a part of him knew. Scotty asks why she lied, and Franco says that she couldn’t risk anyone knowing she was raising a Quartermaine baby. Scotty says that the Quartermaines can be grabby when it comes to family, but why not tell Franco the truth when he was older? He doesn’t know why, and Scotty thinks maybe there’s something she’s not telling him.

Patient 6 finds himself handcuffed to the bed. Ava slips into his room. For such a secret, beyond state-of-the-art place, the security really stinks here. She wonders what they’re doing to him, and says it’s her fault. She should have left him alone. Then he’d be in his chair, instead of being tied unconscious to a bed. She wishes she could do something to help. Patient 6 is totally pretending he’s out.

Franco tells Scotty that he doesn’t think Betsy is holding back; she wanted to come clean. He wonders how life would have been different with Drew in it. It might have been normal. Scotty asks who wants normal? Franco says he does. His past keeps rearing its ugly head. Scotty thinks he should talk to Elizabeth, but Franco says Betsy swore him to secrecy. He’s talking to Scotty, because he’s his attorney as well as his father. Scotty asks if Elizabeth doesn’t deserve to know, and Franco asks since when is he a fan of the truth? Scotty says since Lee died, he’s trying to do the right thing. If Franco doesn’t say something, he’ll regret it. Elizabeth comes in. She asks if Betsy told Franco about the boy in the photo.

Griff visits Sonny’s office. He doesn’t know if he’s overstepping, and doesn’t want to make Sonny uncomfortable. Sonny says he won’t know unless he asks. Griff says he knows that Sonny is a powerful man with resources to locate people who don’t want to be found. Sonny asks who he’s looking for, when Brick returns. Sonny introduces him as his cybersecurity guy. Brick says he traced the call, and it came from St. Petersburg, Russia.

Ava says that Patient 6 gave her a number, and she ratted him out. She’s sorry, but she gave up so much to be here, and couldn’t risk being kicked out. She wishes she could make it up to him. He opens his eyes and says she can.

Sonny says the Petrov family is from Moscow. He’s worried that the call came in on his secure line. He wonders who would be calling him from there. Griff says he thinks he knows – Ava.

Maxie realizes that Nathan is worried about the book launch. He says it’s all over social media, and they’re talking about it at work. Maxie tells him that Amy tapped into the insecurities of men, and made women’s lives better, and this will translate into major book sales. Nathan says the advice isn’t from him though, and he’s going to be introduced to the public as someone he’s not. The best case will be that they believe the lie and he’s teased for a while. If something goes wrong, then Amy loses everything, her brother loses his medical care, and they both get fired. He could be arrested for fraud, and his life will be ruined. Maxie says that he’ll still have her. She might not be able to cook chicken, but she’s cooked up a plan. No one’s life is changing tomorrow.

Elizabeth asks what Betsy said, and Scotty has to get going. He gives Franco the check from the art show, saying it’s an astonishing amount of money. He can pay Kiki’s tuition now. Elizabeth thinks that’s sweet, and Franco says that Ava is unreliable and Kiki’s father is dead. Elizabeth hugs him, and Scotty says he’s outta there. He’s sure Elizabeth wants to hear all about what Franco just told him. He leaves, and Elizabeth asks if Betsy told Franco who the boy is. He tells her that she did.

Griff asks Sonny if it was a woman on the phone, but he says they didn’t say anything. Griff says that Ava is in St. Petersburg, but Sonny says she doesn’t have the number. He wonders if she could be working for Petrov, and Griff says that she went there to heal herself, not ruin someone else. Sonny says that Griff knows nothing about what she’s capable of. Griff says she’s changed. Her trip had to do with a misunderstanding between them. She’s not out to hurt him. The reason he came to Sonny was that he needs to look into the clinic she’s visiting; she could be in danger.

Ava thought Patient 6 couldn’t speak, but he says he can a little. She asks why he hid it from her, and says he must not trust her. They don’t even know each other. He seems to have a connection to Port Charles, but she’s a pariah there. Clearly, she could be kicked out for fraternizing with him, and he has no idea what she gave up to be here. Her face was destroyed in a fire; people look away, tongue-tied and awkward. She needs to be close to somebody again, and feel someone’s hand on her cheek. Can he understand? She needs to be healed and can’t jeopardize her recovery. Patient 6 says that she told him she wanted to make it up. She does, but not at the cost of her own future. She knows it sounds selfish, but the truth is, she’s not a good person. He asks if she wants to be, and she thinks so. There was someone who thought she could change and be better, but she argued with him, saying she was a lost cause. Deep down inside, she wants to prove him right. Patient 6 says, then do it and help me.

Maxie tells Nathan that if they can pull it off, everyone walks away happy, but most important , Nathan won’t be dead tomorrow. Let her show him how much she appreciates him, and he can show her how much he appreciates her idea.

Franco tells Elizabeth that she was right. It’s not Jason, just a kid from the neighborhood who moved away. He felt badly, so Betsy made up a story. Elizabeth thinks that’s nuts, but he says she did the best she could. Elizabeth asks if it was that simple, why did she disappear. He tells her that Betsy didn’t want to admit that she lied, and she feels terrible. He knows it’s weird, but none of it is her fault. His old work brought out the weirdness, and he turned a little thing into a big thing. Nothing was taken from him; he was just a kid who missed a buddy. Elizabeth asks what his name was, but Franco says she didn’t remember. Elizabeth is disappointed, because they could have looked him up, but Franco says it’s time to let go. She asks if that’s possible after it was so troubling.

Ava says she’s not sure how much she can do, but if Patient 6 gives her the number again, she’ll try to find and outside line. He asks her to get him a paperclip. She says she doesn’t think so. She already made the mistake of giving him a pen, and look how that turned out. What if Kline is telling the truth? He was right about the violent part. If Patient 6 is psychotic, he could be lying and manipulating her. He tells her to get in the closet; someone is coming. Dr. Kline comes in, and Patient 6 pretends to be unconscious again. Kline says good, let’s keep it that way, and prepares an injection. Ava watches through a small opening in the closet door.

Sonny asks Brick to find out about the facility. Griff asks if Sonny believes him, and Sonny says the first thing is to make sure she’s not working with his enemies. He doesn’t care if she’s in danger; she killed him son. Griff says that Ava isn’t out to hurt him. She’s contrite, and he pushed her into a situation where she could get hurt. Sonny says that she’s the one who does the pushing, and not to waste his time; she doesn’t have a soul to save. Griff says that he’s wrong. They’ve gotten close, and inside, there’s a good woman trying to come out. Sonny asks if Ava was behind Griff pummeling the speedbag or his crisis of faith. He doesn’t agree with everything Griff is saying, but knows he has good intentions. Griff tells him that Ava does too, and Sonny offers a word of advice. Stay away from her as much as possible, or he’ll end up in hell like Sonny after she murdered his son.

Dr. Kline says that in another twenty-four hours, he’s free, and it can’t come soon enough. In the meantime, the only control is to drug Patient 6 until he’s unconscious. He would almost feel sorry for him if he weren’t such a pita. When he’s gone, Ava comes out. She asks if he’s faking it, and checks his pulse. She says she should have helped when she had the chance, and she’s so sorry.

Maxie and Nathan bask in the afterglow. Maxie says the plan is going to work. It’s brilliant and they’re creating good karma. Nathan’s intentions are good, and the fates will align. She tells him to trust her, and he says that he does.

Franco tells Elizabeth that his psyche is in overdrive, and he let his emotions get the best of him. He thanks her for urging him to talk to his mom. The truth turned out to be something manageable. She asks if he found some peace, and he says he did. She asks him to believe her that he’s the best man he can possibly be for her and the boys. He says he does, but I’m not so sure.

Sonny tells Griff that they have different priorities. He has to make sure Ava isn’t plotting against him, and doesn’t want Griff in the middle. Griff says he’ll find her himself. He tells Sonny that if he makes a move to harm her, he’ll have to go through him to do it.

Ava says Patient 6 has a strong pulse. She doesn’t know if he can hear her, but tells him that if he can stay alive for the rest of the night, she’ll bring a paperclip to him tomorrow. Maybe she’ll be brave enough to do more. It’s her chance to be a better person, and have the faith in her justified by doing the right thing for him, and Patient 6. When she’s gone, Patient 6 opens his eyes and pulls at the handcuffs.

Tomorrow, Finn tells Anna to go ahead and tell on him, Quinn says that she’s going to make Nathan the next big thing, and Michael asks Nelle if she’s having second thoughts.

If Loving You is Wrong

The nameless DA, or whoever she is, asks Kelly if she wants to hear the tape again. Kelly says no, and NDA (as we’ll call her at present) says why not, she heard it last night. Kelly says she wasn’t there when this happened. She asks if Kelly has ever been in Ramsay’s house, and she says she was. NDA keeps asking her how many times, and if she’s been in his backyard. She asks if Kelly had sex with him there. She must be mixing Kelly up with Alex. Kelly says she’s never had sex with him at all, and NDA asks if she’s sure, which is an astonishingly stupid question. Kelly says never happened, and woman asks if that’s why she killed him; if she was angry because he wouldn’t have sex with her. Kelly says the only thing she’s angry about is what’s happening now. NDA says that Ramsay’s cousin claimed that Kelly was unreasonably angry about her attire. Kelly, ask for a lawyer. Kelly says she said those things, but she wasn’t angry or jealous, and didn’t do this. She says she’s never been in his bathroom, and NDA asks how she knew it happened in the bathroom.

Kelly doesn’t know. NDA says she does know. Kelly says the police told her. NDA asks why it isn’t in one of the reports. Kelly says she didn’t do anything. She doesn’t know what happened because she wasn’t there. NDA says let’s talk about this, and shows her a note in Kelly’s handwriting that has blood on it. She pulls out Kelly’s hairbrush – covered in blood. She brings out a pen from Kelly’s bank. Kelly asks how she got this stuff. NDA says the pen was buried in his chest. She asks if Kelly recognizes the knife. It’s part of a set in her kitchen. Kelly doesn’t know what’s going on, but she’s not saying another word until she gets a lawyer. Finally. NDA says she’s trying to help her. Kelly says more like bury her, and NDA tells Kelly that she did that when she killed him. They’re done here, and so is her chance to clear herself.

Marcie calls Brad from a restaurant. He asks what’s going on. She tells him she found a new lawyer. She thinks he can help with Randal. She asks how Alex is, and he tells her don’t. She’s just trying to get information. He says he was with her earlier, and thinking of going back tonight. He tells her he’s sorry. She tells him to join her for dinner; she just wants to talk. She promises just dinner, and says she’ll wait for him. He says he’s on his way.

Esperanza visits Natalie. Neither one of them can believe what happened. Natalie is glad it wasn’t worse. Esperanza says Justice pulling the trigger was bad enough. She asks if Kelly is still at the station. Natalie thinks so, and Esperanza says she’ll check on her when she gets to work. She keeps repeating that she can’t believe Kelly had a gun. Natalie says she was thinking of protecting herself from Travis. Esperanza wonders if it’s that serious, and says Kelly doesn’t even know how to use a gun. Natalie says she has to learn. She tells Esperanza that she told Kellyto buy it. She thought it was the best thing. She needs a safe and lessons. Esperanza says even Eddie, who’s crazy, puts his gun away. She says Natalie should have told them about it, and demands a glass of wine. Before work at the station?

Brad joins Marcie at the restaurant. She says she misses him. He says he missed her too, but… Marcie says Alex is in his head. He says in his heart too. Marcie was hoping he’d come home with her tonight. She wanted to get him drunk and have him take advantage of her. He says he always felt guilt, like he was cheating on Alex. Marcie says she’s the one who cheated. He says it always comes no matter what, and makes it not worth it. She says that makes her feel like crap, but he says he’s just being honest like they promised each other. Marcie says as long as they’re being honest, she can’t stop thinking about him and wanting him. She knows it was just supposed to be revenge sex, but he got in her head. She didn’t expect it, and now she ended up hurt. He says he understands, but she doesn’t know how he can when he doesn’t feel the same. He says that he loves Alex. Marcie calls her a stupid bitch, and he tells her not to. He asks if they should stay for dinner or should he go? She tells him to go.

Lushion finds Eddie peeing in the corner of the interrogation room. That’s Eddie for you. Lushion tells him to sit down, and puts on the tape recorder. He tries to get Eddie to confess to snorting cocaine and stealing from drug dealers. Eddie says him and his FBI buddies would like it if he rolled over. He wants Lushion to say he’s FBI, and Lushion tells him to look at his file. Photos of him and the cartel. They have tapes and informants. He asks if Eddie is confessing. Eddie says he doesn’t know if he’s comfortable with that, but asks if Lushion would like to play a game. He talks about them getting out of the military and how he went to Cincinnati to become and officer, and Lushion went to Virginia. There was a two-year gap between that and Lushion joining the force, while there was three for Eddie. So what was he doing? Lushion asks where Eddie was. Eddie says that’s his homework. I have no idea what that was about. Eddie tells Lushion good-by.

Steve tells Lushion that the boss called and wants to talk about Eddie. He wants to come to the station, and Lushion says it will blow their cover. He tells Steve all that was left was to arrest him, and asks if they missed anything. Steve says they covered it all. Natalie calls, and Steve tells him to take it.

Lushion needs to call her back; he has something going on. She needs to know what to tell Justice. He says he’ll be there soon. She says as soon as he gets a break, call her.

Ian sees Marcie at the restaurant. He asks if he can buy her a drink, but she says no. He asks why she’s sitting alone, and she says he asks a lot of questions. He asks to sit down, but she was just about to leave. He says maybe he can get her to stay. He asks what she does, and she says she’s a realtor. He says he’s looking for a house. She’s like yeah, okay, but he says he’s serious. She asks what he’s looking for, and he says he’ll know it when he sees it. She gives him her card. He says if she needs a criminal defense lawyer, he’s it. She asks if he could get her off for killing someone. He hopes she’s joking, but says either way, he’s her guy. He leaves, and when Marcie asks for the check, the waiter says Ian already took care of it.

Lushion wants to talk to NDA about Travis. She says she goes to his parents’ church. He says that kid has issues, and he had something to do with this. He’s been stalking Kelly. She says how can he be the voice of Ramsay, and tells him about the 911 tape. They’re analyzing it, but they’re sure it’s him. Lushion says he thinks Travis is involved, and he’s nuts. He asks if he can see Kelly, but NDA says she lawyered up. He says smart move, and she says if you’re guilty. He says she knows it’s smart, especially if you’re innocent. She changes her mind, and says he can see Kelly. Lushion says he gets what she’s doing, but Kelly isn’t going to say anything incriminating. She says he trained her well.

Kelly asks how Justice is, and tells Lushion that she’s really scared. She says she shouldn’t have had the gun, but Travis won’t leave her alone. He needs her to help him with that. She says she’s told him everything. He asks if she can think of anything that would put Travis in the house with Ramsay. Kelly says they didn’t know each other. There was one time, but doesn’t think they had any more run-ins. She asks him to get her out of there. He asks if she has a lawyer, but she doesn’t know any criminal lawyers. He says he’ll make a few calls, but she’s not to say another word until she has a lawyer. She says she has no money to pay them. Travis cleaned out her bank account and maxed out her cards. He asks if she has evidence, and she says her bank is looking into it. He tells her they’ll take it step by step and figure it out. She asks him to talk to Justice for her.

Alex hears a car pull in. She sees it’s Brad, and goes downstairs. Randal’s phone signals him. He peeks out and sees her going to the car. She gets in. Randal pulls on some clothes. Alex asks if Brad is coming in, and he says he’s thinking about it, but doesn’t want to confuse the kids. She asks if it’s the kids or him. He says us, but she says she’s not confused, and the kids want him to come home. It would be nice to sleep next to him. He feels the same. They kiss. Creepazoid Randal walks out. Alex asks Brad to come inside. Randal comes to the car window, and says that’s illegal. Brad rolls it up, but Randal knocks on it. They wonder how he knows when Brad is around. Randal asks if Brad knows how many times he’s hit that. He pulls out his phone, saying that he’s going to record it and put it on the internet. He asks if Brad is going to stay with this whore after everything she did to them, and alternately films them, and himself making remarks. They pay no attention, and keep making out. They get out of the car, and go into the house. He tells them to have fun. Sorest. Loser. Ever.

Alex tells Brad that she’s sorry. He kisses her, and they start going at it on the steps. It looks really uncomfortable. And possibly painful.

Natalie hears a phone ring. She gets up, and Justice is talking in the kitchen. She asks who he’s talking to, and he asks where his mother is. He says he killed Ramsay. We all go, what?! He murdered him in the bathroom.

Maybe that was Ramsay calling for Kelly.

Next time, Lushion tells Randal that he’s a psychopath, Randal tells Brad that Alex isn’t satisfied, and Esperanza tells Eddie to go to hell.

Below Deck

When we last left the crew, Jen was howling for Kate from the bar bathroom, and Kate was telling us that no one comes between her and Jesus. Jen claims she never gets this way. Kate says she’s having a full-on telenovela meltdown. This is just before she says, bye! and leaves with Jesus. Jen gets in the taxi with the rest of the group, and they help her back to the boat. Everyone crashes. Jen is on the top bunk, so good luck with that. Now, and in the morning.

Chris tells Brianna that he likes her friendship. In his interview, he says vulnerability looks good on him, and the chicks like it. She tells him that she’s not currently romantically attracted to him, so I guess they don’t like it that much.

Kate’s bunk is empty in the morning. Captain Lee is looking around for her. In her interview, Jen thinks she’s at church getting baptized. Nico says the best thing about getting up early is catching the walk of shame, and calls Kate a naughty yachty. The captain says that answers his question.

Nico is annoyed with Chris. On a scale of one to ten on giving a sh*t, he’s shat his pants. Ha-ha! Captain Lee asks Kate if Jesus was at church, and says that it must have been some mass. Nico texts his girlfriend. Jen suggests taking the ironing board out on deck, so she can get some sun. Kate tells her okay. Nico feels distracted, and says he needs alone time. He goes inside and calls his girlfriend. He gets weepy, and I’m a little flummoxed. Ohh, he tells her that he’s worried about his mother. He realizes he should be home with his family, since it wasn’t that long ago since his brother died.

The new primary guest, Susan, is a luxury real estate agent in Palm Springs. Eight women will be on the charter, and Captain Lee thinks it should be a cakewalk. They’ve asked for a disco themed dance party, and no crazy food. The captain says take it as it comes and make it work.

Nico tries teaching knot tying lessons again. He tells Brianna that he’s under a lot of stress, and his mom is having a hard time. He says that Chris is effing useless. Brianna does what we’d all do in this circumstance, and strums a tiny guitar.

Kate and Nico go over the schedule with their respective workers. Jen believes she has her groove down, but doesn’t want to get too comfortable, because that’s when a curveball is thrown. Nico asks the captain if it’s cool to park with the deckhands he has, and they manage to do it.

The guests yell woo coming up the walk, and Captain Lee says he hates that sound. Kate says she knows this charter, and there will be a lot of woo-ing and straw hats. Kate gives the tour, and I’m already tired of the woos. Vicki Gunvalson (Real Housewives of the OC) would love this these girls.

They’re about to debark, and Chris isn’t moving the stern line fast enough. The bow hits the deck. Captain Lee says he has a knot in his stomach thinking about a quarter of a million dollars of damage. Chris is like, duh, did we hit something? The captain tells them to get the spring line off, and that he’s madder than a pissed on chicken. Nico suggests that the deckhands stay away from the captain. Nico says they’re not where they’re supposed to be, but he’s in charge of them, so it’s ultimately his fault.

The captain says two of the crew members were just watching while they screwed up. He asks Nico how bad it is, and Nico says not bad, but who knows what not bad costs for a yacht. Chris tries to make excuses, but Nico says doesn’t matter; it’s still their fault. Nico tells Baker that it’s everybody’s fault, and that Chris is working his last nerve. The yacht drops anchor without incident.

The lunch table is beautifully decorated with colorful, tropical flowers. Matt says he’s keeping it fresh and simple. The guests are happy, and raise their glasses and woo. Kate commends Brianna on service. She tells Jen to check on the guests every seven minutes. In her interview, Jen says Kate micromanaging her is an understatement. The guests play on the water toys. Kate goes to shore for some disco shopping.

Jen says the guests are a handful, and Brianna has the afternoon off. I wouldn’t call them a handful, but they can’t seem to all order drinks at the same time. Nico asks Chris to help put away the slide, but he procrastinates and complains. Nico says he has no respect at all. As usual, some of the guests bug the chef in the galley. Kate comes back with some glittery stuff, and Jen gets annoyed because she also bought a piece of jewelry for herself. In her interview, she says Kate is taking advantage.

Nico talks to Captain Lee about what he sees from “certain people,” meaning Chris. He doesn’t know if Chris isn’t taking the job seriously, but he has to constantly check on him. The captain suggests an anchor watch. He doesn’t need one, but wants Chris to learn it’s not a walk in the park.

Kate says like Bruno with the sushi platter, it’s time for Jen to do something for the charter, and gives her an Afro wig to serve dinner in. Mmm… salmon. Kate thinks both Matt’s food and personality are bland, but the guests are happy.

Nico talks about giving himself ten minutes to cry in the morning, which makes me want to cry. One of the guests asks to wear Jen’s wig, which she’s very happy to hand over. Jen wants to take a moment, but Kate says they’re still doing dinner service. In her interview, she says Kate is a hypocrite, because she’d snuck away during the last dinner. Kate says tat yachting has no laurels to rest on.

It’s time to disco! Nico goes over anchor watch with the deckhands. Brianna dances with the guests. Chris is already yawning. Kate encourages Bruno to go dance, but he says he’s tired. She tells him that he has to earn the tips like everybody else. He says advance notice would have been nice. She says they’re all tired, but this is why they get paid large amounts of money. He accuses her of judging him, but she says it’s a fact that he has little yachting experience, and should take the opportunity to help out.

Chris says he can take criticisms and can admit when he’s done something wrong. Instead, he was given anchor watch as punishment. He says this is the strangest middle finger that he’s gotten in a long time.

The guests are very chipper in the morning for having discoed the night away. They rave about the breakfast potatoes. Bruno complains to Nico about Kate. He says she has a rank, but if she mentions it again, tell her to talk to him.

Matt tells Kate that Brianna is his type. She suggests he do something with her on their day off. Nico gives Chris a heads up about some line being gone. Captain Lee says this deck crew scares the hell out of him, and he’s fearless. He says it’s an older boat and has limited capabilities. Matt comes out to help, and Nico wonders how he knows what to do when his deckhands don’t.

The guests say good-by, and Susan gives the captain the tip. He tells everybody to come to the crew mess in five minutes. He says that it was a good charter, and they’re making progress, but they had two of the worst dockings he’d ever seen. He says it can’t continue the way it’s going, and promises there will be a change in the configuration of the crew. In his interview, Nico says he’ll pay for Chris’s plane ticket home. The tip is $16K; $1540 each. Kate isn’t sure if the captain is just trying to scare the deckhands, or means business.

Nico tells the deckhands to take the initiative. Kate tells the stews that people are fired for less. Chris thinks the captain saying something just creates more stress and less productivity. Captain Lee inspects the boat, saying it didn’t have to happen, but it’s nothing major. Baker figures they might as well party their asses off, since it might be their last night together.

At the bar, Nico encourages Matt to ask Brianna out. He does, and she says yes. Jen gets super drunk again. Bruno says she can’t tolerate alcohol, and gets so she’s not even human. Jen says that smart people are annoying, she doesn’t know what’s going on, and she doesn’t like it. Brianna goes to Nico’s room, and tells him that he’s handsome.

Next time, Matt makes a picnic, Nico has a close call, the primary guests are trained gourmet chefs, and a new crew member arrives.

🐕 🚤 I googled “puppy on a yacht,” and you’d be amazed. There’s…   

Puppies lounging on yachts…

              

              Puppies enjoying a breeze on yachts…

Puppies steering yachts…

            

           And yachts named after puppies.