What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
GH was preempted today, and unfortunately, my secret sauce sources were not able to keep the contraband episode posted for very long before it was removed for restricted content. Boo, hiss, ABC. In it’s place, like a changeling, was a repeat from when Carly was interrogated by the PA detective, after Nelle’s body was found on the Pennsylvania side of the river (🍷). As a consolation prize, here’s some news.
👩🏻⚕️ Robin Redux…
The scuttlebutt is, Robin will be making an appearance in Port Charles soon.
🥇 Award Winner…
Congrats to Sonny/Mike/Maurice!
🌲 Another Transfer…
It looks like another former resident of Pine Valley will be moving to Port Charles.
🩺 Be Back Soon…
Britt has to take a break.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht
Stipanska, Croatia. Complaining about Daisy’s constructive criticism, Natasha tells Dani that she’s not in for this bullsh*t. She’s had enough. In her interview, she says she doesn’t mind feedback. It’s the way Daisy is delivering it. I nearly choke on my coffee. Not only does she mind any feedback that isn’t praise, Daisy couldn’t have been more careful about her words. She tells Dani, the guests loved the food. She doesn’t know what Daisy is telling her. Dani points to the door, indicating Daisy is nearby, but Natasha says she doesn’t care. She can’t take sh*t right now.
In Daisy’s interview, she says she’s sick of hearing what an incredible chef Natasha is, when she won’t take feedback. She’s fueled by insecurities. Any chef would welcome feedback. She tells Alli that Natasha thinks she’s perfect. In Sydney’s interview, she says, regardless of what went down with Gary, she can slip into work mode. They’re both adults, and the situation is hard, but they can do it. The guests get ready for dinner and poker night.
The first two courses are lobster and mushroom risotto with parmesan cheese and truffle oil, and I cry over my leftover Chinese. Primary Frank says he’s already getting full. Gary hangs around the laundry, where Alli is supposed to be working. In Alli’s interview, she says, no boy is worth drama with her cabinmate. Gary tells Alli that it should never have happened with Sydney, and in her interview, Alli says she’s emotionally aware that her actions are affecting Sydney, but she wishes Sydney had said something sooner. If Gary and Sydney hadn’t kissed, she would have pursued something sooner, but now it’s hard. Daisy radios for Alli to do turndowns. Gary tells Alli that she’s a cool chick, blah-blah-blah, and gives her a hug. He wonders if they can stay like this, when Daisy finally comes looking for Alli. She tells Gary that if he’s going to be in there, do something. He’s distracting Alli. She tells Alli to go back to doing turndowns, and says she was giving Gary the benefit of the doubt. She waited a while, but Alli is supposed to be doing service; it’s the busiest time. She asks that Gery be supportive of her.
Gary and JL get ready to set up for Black Jack. The guests are stuffed, and Frank says, it’s a perfect charter. Colin high-fives Natasha, and Dani says they have the best crew and chef. Daisy asks Gary to set up the table, and Glenn asks her, how’s it going? If there’s tension, it will make a bad impression, so they’ll have to set it aside. In Glenn’s interview, he says he’s concerned about conflict between his department heads. They should set an example. He doesn’t know how long the guests will stay happy if tensions boil over. Daisy asks if Colin wants to play poker, and in his interview, he says, a good crew member needs to apply themselves where their needed most. He wants good tips, happy guests, and a happy crew.
JL says Gary looks like a leprechaun in his bowler hat. Daisy tells Alli that Natasha’s level of confidence is obnoxious. She thinks maybe Natasha just doesn’t like her. Gary deals cards, and Dani serves drinks. JL sits on the side with Dani, and in Dani’s interview, she says she likes JL more than she wanted to. He’s a good American boy, and respectable…? A producer tells her, it’s respectful. JL calls his mom, who wonders why he’s awake this late, and he says he’s on the night shift; that’s how it works. He says he thinks he met someone. Colin tells Gary, it’s been a long day. He’s been working for 18 hours straight. No one was meant to be awake this late except JL. JL tells his mom that he’s never had a connection like this, and she says, if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. He sends her a picture. In Colin’s interview, he says, there’s nothing more irritating than a crew member who’s not proactive. Is JL just sitting there?
JL’s mom says she’s proud of him, and Gary asks JL what he’s up to. Is he just sitting there? He needs to wait on the guests. JL goes downstairs, and in his interview, Gary says, the lack of team effort is aggravating. He tells Colin that he’s going to swap out with JL, and heads to bed. Frank is also done for the night, leaving his three boys still playing with wife Jessica. One of them (they all seem interchangeable) gets cranky when he loses, and Jessica says he can’t play with the big boys if he’s going to be acting like that. Everyone goes to bed, angry guy still pouting, and Dani kisses JL on the bridge.
Last day of charter. Gary feels broken, and Glenn looks like he’s sweeping the deck with a pool noodle. He stops by the galley, and tells Natasha to let him know if she accidentally makes too many pancakes. In Sydney’s interview, she says, how you do your job says a lot about who you are as a person. She wants to prove she’s capable, and can do the job every time she’s on deck. It’s important that she represents women, and she eventually wants to become a captain, since there aren’t that many in the maritime industry. Gary asks her, what’s happening? and she says, nothing was done. Nothing was folded, and the dishes weren’t done. She doesn’t want to tattle, but feels like she just did everything. He thanks her, and says he’ll have a word with JL. Guest Aiden asks if they have time for another game.
Gary asks Daisy if Alli can be on nights; nothing is getting done, and Sydney is better on days. Sh*t gets done, and he doesn’t have to repeat himself. She says she can’t even leave Alli doing breakfast on her own. In Gary’s interview, he whines that Daisy is a taker, not a giver. She never gives. Aiden tells the other guests, they’re all in the same boat. BA-DUM-CHH! Gary boomerangs back to the laundry room, and tells Alli that he asked Daisy about putting her on nights, because Dani and JL are hooking up. Daisy comes by, and jokingly shakes her fist at him, and tells him that she’s going to kill him. He’s spending his life in there. In Daisy’s interview, she says, the irony is palpitating. Don’t you have sh*t to do outside?
In Natasha’s interview, she says she going to create a painting you can eat, and the last thing she wants is criticism from Daisy. She knows how make an effing dessert. Natasha tells Dani that she heard Dani is distracting JL, but Dani says he’s doing his job fine. Gary wonders where JL is, since it’s drop-off day, and they’re supposed to be up by 12. Sydney says, it’s not the first time, and Gary says he’s losing patience. Sydney tells JL that he has to be up, since it’s drop-off day, and he says she could have told him in a more upbeat tone. Wow. A 6’8” baby. Anchor is home, and Daisy tells Dani that everyone knows she and JL are hooking up, but Dani says, not last night. She insists JL is doing his job. Daisy tells Dani that Gary asked her to put Alli on nights, but she can’t do it. She knows Dani is responsible, and wouldn’t be distracting JL if he has to work. In Dani’s interview, she says, if Alli isn’t getting the job done, it’s not her fault. She’s doing her job. Change your own department; don’t mess with her job. Gary tells JL to get ready, and in Gary’s interview, he says, the cycle is, JL doesn’t know what to do, so he tells JL, but he doesn’t listen, and then doesn’t know what to do. When Gary was coming through the ranks, he listened to his superiors. He’s tired of repeating himself. Daisy tells Gary that Dani swears she wasn’t distracting JL. She’s good at her job, and Daisy doesn’t think Dani is lying. She knows he’s frustrated, but at this stage, she thinks he should encourage rather than get annoyed.
Marina Lav. They get to port, and Glenn docks. Natasha works on her creation, and Glenn wonders what she’s doing. She lays down a white paper sheet over the table, swirls chocolate all over it, and tops it with what look like tiny tarts, as well as cups of chocolate something. She tells the guests, they have dark chocolate, caramel, and white chocolate, along with crème brûlée, fresh berries, and chocolate mousse with Bailey’s inside. Glenn says, it’s interesting; like art. Frank says, delicious, and Glenn says Natasha killed it. In Natasha’s interview, she says, Daisy has no idea what she’s capable of.
The deckhands take the luggage to the dock, and Glenn radios the crew to meet there. Frank thanks Glenn for having them back, and says, it was an amazing charter. He says, it’s a great crew, but wants to give Natasha a separate mention. She was phenomenal. He gives Glenn the tip envelope and everyone says their goodbyes. The crew pats Natasha on the back, and Daisy mumbles that she can’t say anything now. The crew begins to clean the boat, and Glenn calls them to the saloon for the tip meeting. He says, the guests left happy, which is the most important thing. They pulled it off, but he also senses tension rising. He asks what the problem was with breakfast, and Daisy explains that a guest wanted eggs over easy and they weren’t; they were sent back. Natasha claims she wasn’t told, and in Daisy’s interview, she says, there’s no humility or humble pie. Communication needs to be better. That’s the difference between a great charter and a sh*t charter. Glenn asks if the guest ended up getting what they wanted, and Daisy says they did. In Glenn’s interview, he says, breakfast seems to be a point of contention with Natasha and Daisy, but clearly there’s a bigger issue. He tells them if they’re not communicating properly, they can’t offer the best charter. But even though there were cracks in communication, they didn’t show that to the guests, because it’s not reflected in the tip. The tip is $23K, or a little over $2500 each. In Natasha’s interview, she says she’ll even make up with Daisy for that kind of tip. Glenn says he’s secured a restaurant that will be open just for them tonight.
The crew cleans the yacht, and Alli says she can’t wait to get off the boat. They get ready to go out, and JL dances around, wearing headphones, while he gets dressed. Gary walks to the taxi with Alli and Sydney, and says they’re the Three Musketeers. The taxis drop them off at a gorgeous restaurant that looks like a little stone village. They’re led to an outside area where they watch the sunset, and pop some champagne, toasting to their tip. In JL’s interview, he says he’d rather hang out with Dani alone. He hasn’t had a serious relationship ever, and he can tell there’s something there. His mom is his biggest critic, and if she’s giving him the go ahead… I wonder how he got the go ahead from what she said, but whatever. Natasha picks up a cactus plant, and says, this is how life is with Daisy. Their server tells them that dinner will be in three courses, and they’re led through the inside to go to another outside area. JL asks for some whiskey, and Dani suggests he slow it down. In her interview, Dani says JL became a plant last time he got drunk, and we flash back to JL babbling in the hop tub. She says, hooking up with her is something he’ll want to remember. Don’t get too drunk. Daisy and Alli step away for a smoke, and Gary follows them. Sydney thinks it’s rude, and Dani wonders if they’re gossiping. Twenty minutes goes by, when Natasha finally tells them to come back to the table so everyone can eat. Dani says, sorry they’re not a great chat table, and Alli doesn’t understand why they’re angry. Dani excuses herself to go to the bathroom, and in her interview, she says, being disrespectful pushes her buttons.
Sydney says they wanted it to be like a family meal, and Daisy says, sorry. There are a bunch of apologies, and Gary suggests shots will make everything better. Sure they will. Natasha has trailed Dani to the bathroom, and Dani tells her that they need to stop being so effing rude. Didn’t their moms teach them manners? In Alli’s interview, she says, all they had to do was say, come on; we’re waiting. She wonders how many times she needs to apologize, and Sydney says she doesn’t have to. Natasha and Alli come back, and Natasha suggests they have fun and not be rude. A gigantic lobster is put on the table, along with some whole fish, and Alli changes seats, saying she can’t eat while a face is looking at her. Natasha asks Alli is she’s okay, and Gary toasts to never having a disagreement again ever. Daisy says, they’ll still have them, but toasts to having them and knowing they still love each other. Sydney says, that’s more realistic, and Alli says she’s irritated about the flack over the smoke break with Gary. He says she’s with him now, and apparently Sydney has had enough. She jets to another table, and Daisy goes with her. They sit in a different outside room, and Daisy says she feels like she was berated. It was way too heated. Sydney says she takes it personally, since they’re supposed to be friends. At the table, Natasha says, it was supposed to be a crew dinner, and Gary and Alli wander away again. In Gary’s interview, he says he and Alli have chemistry. Alli is interesting to talk to, and she’s pretty. He reckons that if they were in a relationship, they’d be the types to be saying, no, you put the phone down first. Bleh. This crew has got to be the most middle school of any I’ve seen. JL thinks Gary is trying to work some magic.
Sydney tells Daisy that she doesn’t know now. There’s so much weird sh*t between her and Gary. In her interview, Sydney says she doesn’t need boys to make her happy. She doesn’t know why she’s the way is with Gary. Daisy tells Sydney that she’s super gorgeous, and amazing at her job. Gary asks Alli for a kiss, but she says, no. He asks if they don’t have a connection, but Alli says she knows how much Sydney likes him. Gary says he’s going to stop trying, and goes back to the table, asking if they mind if he smokes there. Alli sits back down, heaving a huge sigh, and Dani asks if she’s okay. Alli says she’s fine, and Dani asks why she’s worked up. Alli says Gary just got another dig in, and Dani says they joke all the time; why is she worked up? Alli leaves the table again, and Dani tells Gary, go and comfort her. He tells Dani, go f*** yourself. Nice.
Sydney and Daisy clink glasses. Sydney says she knows she’s the better catch. On paper, she’s the better fit… theoretically. In Daisy’s interview, she says, Sydney is obsessed about the fact somebody picked somebody else over her. For Gary? Who’s kind of funny? She doesn’t get it. That’s okay, Daisy. Neither do I. Alli joins them, and says Dani had another dig at her, so she left. She doesn’t want to be on the yacht anymore. At the table, Dani says, clearly everyone is agitated. The dessert comes out, and it’s pretty impressive, a cake designed to look like the yacht. Gary says, don’t eat it. Cheffy can serve it next charter. He dances off, and in Natasha’s interview, she says why can’t they be a crew and eat for an hour? They don’t need to go for 20 breaks. She tips over one of the sails on the cake, and says, if they’re not there, they won’t even get to see what it looked like. She pulls out the sails, scarfs a piece down, and sticks the knife and server in the cake, dubbing it the Titanic. She says, nobody wants to be there. Why can’t they just enjoy the moment? Now, when they come, the cake will be destroyed. In his interview, Colin says, it’s safe to say the dinner has gone piss up. I have no idea what that means, but I assume it’s not good. He tells them, they’re not allowed to drink ever again.
The crew heads back, and in the taxi, Dani calls JL her amazing little Southern man. Daisy says she’s just going to get horny and jealous, so please don’t talk about this. In the other van, Sydney flings herself into the back seat on top of Gary and Alli. Back on the boat, Daisy tells Sydney that she doesn’t think Alli is interested in Gary that much, but just likes the attention. Sydney agrees. JL asks if Dani is all right; she looked upset at dinner. She says she was, but she’s choosing to forget about it. In her interview, she says she’s more drunk than she thought. She bites JL, and asks if he wants to see if they fit in a guest bed.
Sydney sits with Colin, opposite Gary and Alli. Alli asks if Sydney wants to work out tomorrow, and Sydney says, what if Alli beats her? Alli says, it’s a workout, not a competition, which tells us something about how Sydney’s mind works. Sydney says they’re always the last men standing. JL and Dani sneak off, and in Dani’s interview, she says, the best ending to this dramatic night would be kisses and cuddles; grown-up cuddling. She’s not sure how the height difference will work, but she can’t wait to find out. Behind closed doors, she tells JL not to break her.
Alli gripes about what she has to deal with working in interior, and Sydney tells her, sorry, but she doesn’t feel sorry. Alli is sleeping half the time. Alli insists she isn’t, but says, the truth comes out. In Alli’s interview, she asks, what the hell just happened? and wonders what got into Sydney. Then she answers her own question – alcohol. She says she feels weird, and she’s going to bed. Sydney says she was just kidding, but Alli leaves along with Gary. In Colin’s interview, he says, drunk Sydney is scary. The situation is not going to end well for anyone. Why is this girl doing this? Sydney tells Colin that she knows when she’s being a bitch and knows when she’s kidding, and she was both. She’s proud of herself. She finally broke someone’s heart. In the guest cabin, we hear JL say, oh my God. I don’t think I want to know.
Next time, Gary tells JL, sh*t is not getting done; Dani feels pressured, and doesn’t know what she’s doing with her life; and the boat hits bad weather.
➕ Natasha was a guest on Watch What Happens Live tonight, and to her credit, she admitted she’d been a bit of an a-hole. She realized it after watching the show, which so many reality stars do, and some others should.
🍹 Returning to Sunset…
A new season of The Shahs of Sunset will premiere on Sunday, May 16th at 8 pm.
https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/shahs-of-sunset-season-9-cast-trailer-premiere-date
👗 What It’s All About…
Fashion from the ACM Awards.
🌇 Tomorrow’s Another Day…
Until we see what Port Charles will bring us, if anything at all, stay safe, stay committed to at least one cause, and stay not obsessing if somebody else is picked over you. It’s not a good look.
What I Watched - TV With Theresa 