What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Britt wakes to find Jason sitting there with a gun, and asks what he’s doing. He says, keeping watch, and she says, he’s been shot. Not only should he not be sitting up, he should be sleeping. That’s how you heal. He says, if he lies down, he’ll fall asleep again, and she says, ding-ding-ding. He says if he falls asleep, he can’t keep watch, and she asks if she’s been unclear on this concept. He’s her patient. He says, no. They’re fugitives.

Josslyn walks into the giant moss bowl kitchen, and Carly asks if her dad didn’t want the ride. Josslyn says, not so much, and Carly says she’s sorry she wasn’t home. She’s sorry Josslyn couldn’t get in touch with her last night. She knows it must have been scary not hearing from her. Josslyn says, she’s there now, and Carly says, she is, and wants to know everything. Starting with why Josslyn didn’t go to the tournament. Josslyn doesn’t say anything, and Carly says she’s never seen Josslyn do this before. Josslyn says, do what? and Carly says, hide from her problems.

Nina sees the Tan-O is closed, but peeks in to see Sonny straightening up. She goes in, and Sonny asks if she’d like some coffee. She says she’ll get it herself, and he says he just made a fresh pot. She goes behind the bar, and he says he’s sorry if he made her uncomfortable last night. She says he didn’t, and he asks if she’s sure. The last thing he wants to do… She says, they’re good, and he says he’s got some news he wants to tell her. She says, oh no, and he says he saw Eli and one of the guys from the firehouse dance. She says, as in one of the guys who tried to rob the place? and he says, Elijah paid his bail. He’s bad news. She shouldn’t go out with him. Eli walks in.

On the phone, Brook says, how many times must she reassure them? The baby is very important to her; she won’t take any risks. Maxie says, she can’t believe she’s saying this, but with Britt gone, Brooke is the only person she can trust to protect her baby from Peter. Brook says, and she will. She’ll protect the baby no matter what. Maxie just has to trust her. Maxie says, she has no choice, and Brooke says, that’s the spirit. She hangs up, and nearly runs into Ned, who says, hello, daughter.

Cyrus sits down near Peter at the MetroCourt bar, and Peter says he heard Cyrus had trouble at the hospital. Cyrus asks if Peter is looking for a scoop, but Peter says he’s just a concerned citizen. After all, a dangerous criminal is on the loose. So tell him, how far does Cyrus think a man in Jason’s condition can go? Cyrus says, probably further than Peter wants him to.

Maxie opens the door to Sam, who says, she sounded urgent. Is everything okay? Maxie says, no, pulling Sam inside. She’s about to give birth, and Sam’s ex kidnapped her OB/GYN. She needs Sam to get Jason to bring Britt home, like, immediately.

Peter tells Cyrus, his reporters tell him there were signs of a struggle in Britt’s office. He wonders if they were after Britt or Jason. Cyrus asks if that concerns Peter, that his sister is in the hands of a murderer. Peter says, not particularly. He and Britt are only newly acquainted, to say nothing of the fact that she was disloyal to him. Cyrus says, Britt is his fiancé’s doctor, is she not? and Peter says, there are plenty of other doctors who can deliver babies. Cyrus says, so if Britt were to disappear permanently… Peter says he would have no problem with that.

Jason tells Britt, it’s a nice barn, and she says, he told her that they couldn’t go to a safe house, so this is the best she could do. He asks if she knows who owns it, and she says, Nikolas Cassadine. They’re on a nature preserve. She thinks Nikolas’s uncle originally bought it to go hunting, but they used to bring Spencer there to go hiking sometimes. She doubts anyone has used it since Spencer was shipped off to boarding school. Jason says, the hay is fresh, and the building is maintained, which means there’s got to be a caretaker. Somebody could walk in on them at any time. She says, hence him sitting up and keeping watch, and he says, rule number one when you’re on the run (ha-ha! that rhymes), you have to sleep in shifts. She says he’s nursing a gunshot wound and a stab wound, and he says, she’s worn out. When he woke up, he saw she had fallen asleep. She says, sorry, and he says she doesn’t have to be sorry. He’s just trying to explain. She guesses she makes a crappy fugitive, and he says, kind of surprising. She asks, why? and he says he thought she’d know how this whole thing works. She says, because she was on the run with her despicable, psychopathic father? He nods, and she says, they hid out in five-star hotels, so she’s never done the whole barn sleeping thing. She’s not loving it.

Carly asks if Josslyn took off for Pennsylvania to hide from her teammates or herself. It’s not the answer. Josslyn says she wasn’t hiding; that’s not it. Carly asks, then what is it? It’s not like Josslyn, abandoning her teammates, and not sitting on the sidelines, cheering them on, and Josslyn says she knows. It’s just… Carly says, what? and Josslyn says she was just so disappointed about her ankle. Carly says, and being waitlisted, and Josslyn says she didn’t know she was like this. She thought she was a team player. Carly says she is, but Josslyn says she’s not. Apparently, she’s all about herself, and if things out going well for her, then too bad for everyone else. Carly says, that’s not true. She wants Josslyn to think about something. Everything Josslyn is going through, the struggles, are just going to make her better down the road. Josslyn asks how she knows that, and Carly says because she knows they’re not born perfect. It’s the obstacles they push through that make them strong, and brave, and resilient. Josslyn says, it’s just been really scary, and Carly says, what has? Josslyn says, this feeling of being out of control, and Carly says, yeah; it’s a terrible feeling. Carly’s phone rings, and Carly says she’s sorry, but she has to take this. Josslyn asks who’s phone it is, and Carly says, hers. It’s the only way Jason can talk to her. She answers, and Jason says, it’s him.

Carly asks if he’s okay. He says he is, and she asks if he’s just telling her that. He says he’s really okay, and she asks him, hold on for a second. She asks Josslyn if she’ll go upstairs and check on Donna, and Josslyn obliges, asking Carly to tell Jason that she said hi. She leaves, and Carly asks where he is, and he says, someplace safe. She asks why they had to leave so soon, and he says, Dante called Spinelli to the PCPD, and did it using Sam’s phone. Dante is a special case; he’s part of the family. That’s why the best thing is to keep moving, and avoid the safe houses. She wonders what the deal is with Dante. Why did he pick this exact moment to slap on the badge? He says he doesn’t know, but he’s sure Dante thinks he’s doing the right thing, like the rest of them.

Ned tells Brooke, he assumes that was Valentin. All that baby talk, who else could it be? She says, yes. She’s got quite the worrywart on her hands. He says he’s proud of her. She stayed strong, and told him she’s going to do what’s best for the baby. Motherhood is starting to look good on her.

Sam says she and Jason aren’t together anymore, but Maxie says he’ll come home if Sam asks him to. Tell him the kids are in trouble. Sam says, that is really cruel. She’s not lying about the kids. Maxie tells her, then come up with something else. Just get Britt back asap. Sam asks if she’s worried about the baby, but Maxie says, the baby is perfect. It’s the baby’s father that’s the problem.

Carly says she knows everything is a disaster, but there’s some good news. He asks if it’s about the meeting with the Five Families linguine with red clam sauce. What happened? She says they backed her, and he asks if Cyrus was there. She says, in all his hideous glory, and he says, that’s great she got Cyrus to stop, but don’t do anything else. She says she’s got it, and he says, does she? She says she hears him, and he says, good. She asks if he’s really okay. Is he in a lot of pain? He says he’s okay, and she says she’s so sorry she forced this on him. Her plan didn’t work, and he’s paying the price. He insists he’s fine, but she says he’s not fine; he was shot. He says Britt patched him up.

Britt asks what brings Ned by, and adds, that sounds weird since it’s his house. Ned says, it’s Monica’s house, and they both say, Alan gave it to her. He says he came to apologize. In all this talk of pregnancy, and Valentin, and ELQ stock, he realized he hasn’t told her how excited he is to welcome her child; his grandchild. When Lois was pregnant with her, he sang to the baby. They’d heard if the baby was spoken to in utero, it would recognize their voices when it was born, and it would be a comfort to the baby. He doesn’t know if that’s true, but from the moment Brook was born, she loved to be sung to. Her whole face would light up. She says she remembers. Not from birth but, you know. He says he wants to carry on the tradition, so the baby know how much it’s loved. She says he wants to sing to her stomach? and he asks if that’s okay. She says, of course (🍷) it’s okay, and he says he’s just being a stand-in until she gets her voice back. He plays the guitar and sings a lullaby. Olivia comes in, and asks, what’s going on? and Ned says he’s singing to the baby.

Jason thanks Carly for the blood, and she suggests Frank come and get him; they can work together. He says, no, and she asks, why not? He says for the same reason she’s using a burner phone. She’s being watched. She asks if she’s supposed to trust him alone with Britt, and he says she’s supposed to trust him to figure out what’s next. She says she’s not good at sitting back and doing nothing, and he says he knows it’s hard, but he’s at his limit. If she gets in trouble, he might not be able to get her out. She says she’s not going to get in trouble, and he says, please. She insists she won’t, and says she’ll maintain until he gets back. Does he have any idea when that will be? He says, he’ll figure it out as he goes, and she tells him, stay in touch. If he needs help, call her. He’d better be telling the truth about being okay. He says he’s hanging up now. Everything is okay. Britt asks how it’s going in Mob Land, and he says he’s sorry he dragged her into this. She tells him, don’t you dare apologize to me.   

Nina asks Eli how it’s going, and he says he had a great night’s sleep, and already had a productive morning. She asks, how? and he says, actually, it has to do with her. She says he has to tell her now, and he says he contacted a friend of his in real estate, and has a couple of leads on places for her. She says, that’s sweet, but he didn’t have to. He says he knows she wants to wait on the celebration, but she says she thinks she’s changing her tune about that. Why wait to be settled before she has fun? She’d love to have dinner with him. He says he’ll text her later, and they can iron out the details. (Is this dinner, or a business plan? How many details have to be ironed out?) He passes Sonny, and nods, saying, just Mike. He leaves, and Sonny asks, what was that about? He told her to stay away from Eli, and she’s doing the exact opposite.

Carly asks herself how she could be so stupid. Josslyn hears her, and says, mom…?

Sam says, the last she heard, Maxie was supposed to be bedrest, and reevaluating her situation with Peter. Maxie says, it’s not exactly like that, and Sam asks, what is it like exactly? Maxie says, Peter needs to believe stress-free and quiet is what she needs, so that’s what the doctor told him. Sam says, Britt? and Maxie says, right. Britt was running interference with Peter. That’s why she needs Jason to bring Britt home. Sam says, they both know Britt wasn’t kidnapped. If she’s there, it’s for her own reasons. If Maxie needs help with Peter interference, she would be all in.  

Peter says, things are looking up, and Cyrus says, are they? Peter asks why Cyrus is so tense. They put their plan to work, and it’s going their way. Cyrus calls him an idiot, and asks if he didn’t realize they both most likely only have a week to live.

Josslyn asks, what’s wrong? but Carly says, nothing. It was good news; it’s great that Jason is safe. It’s all she needs. Josslyn says, then why is she upset? and Carly says, because it’s all her fault. Everything that happened is on her. Josslyn says, that’s crazy. It’s not Carly’s fault that someone killed Franco, and Jason got blamed. It’s not her fault Sonny died. As much as she loves Sonny and Jason, she knows they chose the business. Jason decided to escape, and that’s on him. Carly says Jason didn’t want to do any of it. She made him.

Britt says when she thanked Jason for saving her life, she wasn’t just being polite. Cyrus’s men were about to shoot her up, and she knows what the drug is; she studied it. So don’t be all noble and chivalrous by apologizing. She knew Cyrus was a pig, and couldn’t stand by and let him do his thing. She investigated him, so don’t act like he brought her in kicking and screaming. She initiated this mess, and makes her own choices and decisions; not him. On top of it, he has zero sense, sitting up when he could pop his stiches. He asks why she’s so mad, and she says she can’t handle it. She had enough going on in her life, and now she’s stuck here with him and his gunshot wound. No offense, but she can’t do this. She says she’s out, and leaves.  

Ned gives Brook a CD, and tells her, it’s filled with songs for the baby. He’s hoping she’ll play it whenever she can. There are a few Eddie Maine classics on there. She thanks him, they hug, and he says he loves her. He guesses he’ll be going, but Olivia says she was just headed to the kitchen to prep lunch. Does he want to join her? He says he’d love nothing more, and Britt asks, is there any sushi? Just kidding. Ned laughs, and he and Olivia head for the kitchen.

Maxie tells Sam that she could use all the help she can get with James, being pregnant, and the new nurse Peter insisted on hiring. She’s interviewing a nurse today. The nurse is supposed to relieve her stress, but it’s just another person for her to handle. Sam says she can help with that, and Maxie says she appreciates it. Sam suggests Dante can help as well, but Maxie doesn’t think that’s a good idea. Sam says, why not? and Maxie says, Dante has a lot on his plate, and he’s reacclimating to being home. Sam says, what better way than to have a purpose? Dante is one of Maxie’s very best friends/ Maxie says, she ran the spectrum with Dante, from refusing to listen, to being openly hostile when he expressed concern about her marrying Peter. In retrospect, he was right; Peter couldn’t be trusted. A lot of people warned her, but Dante had a fresh perspective, being newly home. If she had listened… which she didn’t; she completely shut down. She can’t ask Dante to please help. Sam says Dante is a hero with a heart of gold, and one of Maxie’s best friends. He’d love to help. She’s calling him right now. Maxie says, don’t.

Sonny tells Nina that he understands Lenny and Phyllis have a history with Eli. They’re blinded be the memories of taking Eli in, but her, he doesn’t understand how she can want to go out with Eli. She says she’s trying to tell… He asks if she doesn’t see what’s going on. Eli embezzled from the company in San Francisco, and tried taking over the Tan-O. He’s shady as all hell, and now she wants to go out to dinner with him? She says she does, but not for the reasons Sonny thinks.

Carly says, when she met Jason, she was just a couple years older than Josslyn. She was a ball of jealousy and ambition, lashing out in a million different directions. She was the epitome of selfish. She met Jason, and for the first time in her life, she had a friend. He stuck by her when she didn’t deserve it. She made mess after mess, asked Jason to fix it, and he would. She knew he’d come through, even when she was wrong. She took advantage of the privilege. She knew what she wanted to do, and forced Jason to go along with it. Now, he’s out there hurt, his legal problems are ten million times worse, and he’s all alone. She knows he has Britt to take care of him, but… Josslyn says she doesn’t know who Carly is talking about, because it’s not Jason.

Britt comes back with coffee, and doesn’t see Jason. She hears something, and turns around to see him dressed. She asks what he’s doing, and he says, what? She says she just freaked out about him sitting up. Does he think it’s wise to be up and walking? He says he needed to move, but she says, what he needs is rest. He thinks he’s a tough guy, and has it all figured out. She hands him a coffee, and tells him to have some before he bleeds out. He thanks her, and she says, no problem. She pities every doctor who ever worked on him – ever. The worst part is that he’s going to live. He says, that’s the worst part? and she tells him, he just says he’s going to walk around 12 hours after surgery, and he does it. He says he wasn’t sure if she left, and he’d have to get out on his own, but she says, first of all, he has a phone. One call to Carly, and the National Guard will be there to get him. Besides, he knew she wasn’t going to leave him. Jason says he did know that.

Cyrus tells Peter, Jason is on the loose. He doesn’t know much about Jason, but he knows Jason is an expert killer. Peter says, an expert killer who happens to be injured, but Cyrus says, they don’t know how badly. If Jason survives, he’s going to come after them with both barrels. He hopes Peter has upped his security, like he did. Peter thanks him for the tip, and says he’ll take it under advisement. Cyrus says, think about it. Sonny was in power all that time. It’s not because of some special business savvy, but because Jason is that good. Sonny didn’t do any hard work; he palmed it off on his right hand man. Peter asks if Cyrus is saying that Jason can’t be dealt with, and Cyrus says, anyone can be dealt with, but dropping his guard would be a monumental mistake. Peter asks Cyrus to excuse him; he has business to attend to. Peter walks over to where a woman is waiting, and says, Nurse Jennings? He thanks her for taking the time for a pre-interview. She asks him to call her Chloe, and he tells her, as he said on the phone, his fiancé is pregnant and needs bedrest. He wants to make sure she’s as comfortable as possible. It’s his first child. She tells him, say no more. She’ll put any and all fears at rest. He says, he feels the MetroCourt is too public to discuss a sensitive matter, and asks if they can go somewhere more private.

Sam asks if Maxie is that horrified, but Maxie says, not horrified, just reluctant. The nurse will be there any minute, and she has to focus on that. She’ll think about what Sam can do to help, and let her know. Sam says she can stay, and be an extra set of eyes and ears for Maxie for the nurse, but Maxie says she’s got this. She doesn’t want to be intimidating, and she’s good at judging complete strangers. Sam says, that’s true, but she’s not letting Maxie off the hook. Maxie is putting her to work with this whole Peter thing. Maxie says, absolutely. Love you. Bye. She closes the door in Sam’s face.

Josslyn suggests she and Carly play a game; true or false. Carly laughs and says, all right, and Josslyn tells her, Jason always says and does what he thinks is right. Carly says, true, and Josslyn says, Jason cares about other people’s opinions. Carly laughs and says, false, and Josslyn says, Jason lives by his own code, and doesn’t worry about offending anyone else. Carly says, true, and Josslyn says, when Oscar was dying, she was totally unfair to Jason. She was awful, and he just took it. Not because he couldn’t push back, but because pushing back didn’t feel right. Her point is, no one makes Jason do something he doesn’t want to, but Carly says, except she’s the one person who can. She’s always been that person. It’s like this amazing power she has, and she abused it a lot when she was young. She thought she’d learned not to, but she was wrong. She wipes tears from her eyes, and says, if she’s learned anything, it’s to be clear on why she’s doing what she’s doing. She told herself it was for Jason, but it wasn’t; it was for herself. She lost Sonny, and couldn’t bear to lose someone else, especially her best friend.

Britt asks why Jason isn’t having Carly come get him. It’s not like Carly is her best friend, but it seems like a nice option at this juncture. Jason says, Dante complicates things, and she says she heard him talking about Dante. He says, Dante is Sonny’s son, which could work for them, but he’s an ex-cop, and it sounds like he’s rejoining the force. Dante is a walking conflict of interest. Sonny’s people never know how far they can push. Britt says, so Dante is a decent guy, but a better detective, and Jason says, Dante has different motives than him. Even with the best of intentions, Dante could mess things up. Britt says, it does complicate things, and he says, if Carly tries to help or covers for him, it will implicate her. That’s the worst case scenario. Britt says, so on a scale of not-so-bad to code red, Carly being implicated is a ten, and him bleeding to death is barely a two. He says, he’s not bleeding to death; she did a great job. She says she knows he went to medical school in another life, but she’s not a surgeon. She did the best she could, but what if it’s not enough?

Ned thanks Olivia, who says, he did all the chopping, and thanks him. He says he thinks Olivia is a good influence on Brook. She’s an amazing mother, and it’s clearly rubbed off on Brook. She asks why he’s saying that, and he says, it was a different vibe. Brook’s maternal instincts are kicking in, and she’s taking the baby seriously. Brook listens in, and he says, she’s finally seeing the baby as a person, not just ammunition against Valentin. Olivia says she’s glad he thinks she’s making a difference, but he should take some credit too. The songs he recorded, she can’t think of a more perfect gift. He says he’s excited about being a grandfather, and Olivia says she’s excited about the baby too. She walks him to the door, and he says, it feels like a new chapter. She says, maybe it is, and he leaves. Olivia she goes upstairs, and Brook watches, looking worried.

Maxie answers the door to Nurse Jennings, but she’s not the Nurse Jennings who was at the MetroCourt.   

In an alleyway, Peter looks at Chloe Jennings’s driver’s license, and puts it back in her wallet. He throws her bag into the dumpster, and removes his gloves. Seriously? It’s a wonder Peter hasn’t been caught yet. That’s pretty sloppy. He didn’t even try to hide it in the dumpster, and a whole room of people saw him leave with her. Suspension of disbelief officially suspended.

Nina tells Sonny that she believes something is off with Eli, and she certainly doesn’t trust him. Sonny asks, then why? and she says, obviously, Eli likes her. She can use that to see what he’s up to. She’s going to play good cop, since Sonny has the bad cop role down. She’s taking the sweeter route. She’s going to cozy up to Eli, and get him to let down his guard. Sonny says he doesn’t like it, but she says she’s not asking for his permission. Are they just going to stand around, and let Eli take advantage of Lenny and Phyllis? He says, no; that’s why he gets in Eli’s face. She asks how that’s working for him? She needs to do this before Eli does more damage. Is he in? He asks if he has a choice, and she laughs.   

Josslyn takes Carly’s hands, and says she hears what Carly is saying, but now she wants Carly to hear her. If Jason did this because it’s important to her, then that’s the most important thing to him. If he didn’t think it would work, he wouldn’t have done it. Carly is always telling her that Jason doesn’t pass judgement. Why is she doing that now? Carly asks if she isn’t the one who’s supposed to be imparting wisdom, and Josslyn says it’s supposed to be Carly’s job, but she’s giving Carly a breather just this once. Carly hugs Josslyn, and says she loves her so much. Josslyn says she loves Carly too.  

Jason tells Britt, if he collapses and bleeds to death, she needs to go to the police and say she was kidnapped at gunpoint. She knows nothing. As far as everyone is concerned, they think she’s a hostage. She says she has a better idea. She can drink some coffee while he sleeps. She promises to keep an eye out. The best thing for her is knowing he’s resting and healing. He says, fine, and she thanks him. She helps him down to a blanket on the floor, telling him to take his time. He lies down, and says, if she hears… She says she’ll wake him up. She promises. He says, okay, and closes his eyes. She sits, watching him.

Tomorrow, Sam asks Carly if that’s all she knows or it’s all she’s willing to tell Sam, Peter tells someone they’ll do exactly as they discussed, and Dante asks why Brook is defending Britt so hard.

Below Deck Sailing Yacht

Or as I like to call it, Summer House on the Water. Is it over yet?

Marina Lav. Alli tells Sydney, she’s tried to be respectful. Her and Gary’s flirtation grew into a connection. Gary says he’s sorry he has feelings for Alli, and Alli says she would never upset Sydney to this level if it didn’t mean anything. She doesn’t want Sydney to cry, but Sydney says she has no tears in her soul for either of them. Why is she being brought into this? They’re effing adults. Alli whines that Sydney is being so cold to her, and Sydney says, leave her alone. She moves to another part of the boat, saying, they’re such a-holes. Alli says she wouldn’t argue if she didn’t like Gary, and he says he likes her too. Alli says she’s overwhelmed, and starts to walk inside. Gary asks if she’s really going to leave him like this. She says she can’t, and he whimpers, what has he done? In Gary’s interview, he says he hooked up with Sydney on the first night when they were both drunk. It was stupid. Gary and I finally agree on something. He asks Alli to come cuddle in his cabin. Sydney says she’s had enough action for tonight, and goes to bed.

Crew day off. JL hunts for his shirt, but Dani asks what she’s going to wear, and walks out wearing his shirt. Gary tells Alli, next time, they go to her cabin. Alli says, great idea. Dani says she should not have drinken [sic] as many drinks, and JL doesn’t even know what he needs right now. Sydney mumbles to Colin about what happened, and he says Gary and Alli shouldn’t have done that; it was pretty obvious she was okay. Alli goes back to her own cabin, and gets in bed. She asks if Sydney is okay, and in Sydney’s interview, she says she doesn’t have to tell Alli how she’s feeling. How many times does she have to say it until it registers – leave her alone.

Glenn says, the weather is picking up, and he wants to get out asap. Gary asks if JL had a bump last night, and JL says he did. In my day, that meant a line of cocaine, but these people have more terms for having sex than I can count. In Dani’s interview, she says, to be honest, she doesn’t remember much about last night. As much as Gary tried, she was the most successful – Alli and JL – and no one is angry at her. Write it down, Gary. Maybe you’ll learn some lessons. In Daisy’s interview, she says she’s definitely fought over a guy. When she was at university, her roommate slept with her boyfriend. They were best friends, and she felt like she wasn’t good enough. Maybe that’s not the reality of it, but it’s the way you feel. Dani asks Sydney if she’s okay, and they hug. Colin makes eggs for everyone, telling Natasha that she’s done enough. Gary asks Dani, what happened last night? and she says she slept. In Natasha’s interview, she says she still doesn’t understand what two beautiful women see in that boy. (Me neither, Natasha.) No real man would put a woman in a position to fight over him. He’s more cub than a lion. Roar.

Glenn tells the crew there will be a water taxi meeting them. They drop anchor, and the crew gets ready for their day off. Colin tells Glenn, have a good one, and they leave. The taxi, called One Day Escape, takes them to the Polaris charter yacht, where the tables are turned and they’re met with drinks and a nice spread. In Daisy’s interview, she says she’s glad to be there. The boat is gorgeous, there are snacks, and it’s a good vibe. Gary and JL flip backward off the boat, and Colin follows, while the girls dance around on deck. Dani says she feels perfect again. Alli and Gary snuggle, and JL and Dani join them. In Natasha’s interview, she says, could you just stop it? She doesn’t want to see the position they want to screw somebody in. It’s disgusting. F*** off.

JL suggests going paddle-boarding, and Dani says she calls it a double-date. Gary says, he calls it an orgy. Daisy says she hasn’t been around this kind of behavior in fifteen years. Colin asks if Daisy puked in her mouth, and she says, a little. In Alli’s interview, she says, it feels good to be free with how she feels about Gary. In the past, she was in a relationship with someone who was a challenge. They were selling drugs behind her back, and she ended up taking the blame for something she didn’t do. He put drugs in her car, and they were stopped by the police. When the police asked who was going to take responsibility for the drugs in the car, her boyfriend stood there in silence. It affected her ability to trust, but this feels right (I gag), and she’s giving in to it. Dani and JL make out on a towel on the beach, and in Dani’s interview, she says she feels closer to JL. There are a lot of feelings going on. Alli and Gary swim up. Sydney sits on deck, talking to Daisy, Colin, and Natasha. Daisy says Alli can do better, and Sydney tells them that they’re the only ones who can hold a conversation without making it sexual. Daisy agrees, saying, please go; you’re turning me off. Natasha says, what a nice chill day, and the others return.  

Sydney asks if they could change one thing about this charter season, what would it be? and Dani jokes she’d change engineers. Gary says, and he thought he picked the right career. Sydney says she never regrets her decisions, but the one thing her mom told her was, don’t have sex on the boat, and the first chance she had, she blew that one. In Daisy’s interview, she says she thought they <air quote> just kissed <end air quote>. Alli will lose her sh*t when she finds out they had sex. They’re such liars. Colin says, tell Gary that he doesn’t do enough dishes, and Daisy says she’s biting her tongue about that. Sydney says she was literally told not to offer help, and we see a clip of Gary telling her just that. Gary and Alli sit by themselves on a loveseat in the corner. Gary tells her, most women should be treated like queens, and Daisy says, they need to stop talking. Alli comes over and sits in Daisy’s lap, and Daisy says she’s sick of being the bitch of the group, when she’s just trying to pull off a successful charter. On the boat, Glenn is on the phone. He tells someone that he had a dream about turning into a donkey.

Sydney says, everyone on the boat is gorgeous. They’re crazy, but hot as sh*t. Alli says she’s not crazy, but Sydney says she’s friends with them. Alli says she’s just the victim, and Sydney says, when you think you’re not the a-hole of the group, you’re the a-hole. When you say you’re not the crazy one, you’re the crazy one. Alli asks what she’s trying to say, and Sydney says, just what she said. They’re all crazy. Colin says, but it was aimed at her, and they all laugh. This totally pisses Alli off, and she stomps over to sit alone with Gary again. In her interview, Alli says she’s sick of this. She tells Gary that she doesn’t like Sydney’s company anymore. She’s being passive/aggressive like she’s been since day one. It’s so effing lame. Sydney tells the group, she shouldn’t have said anything, but she did. Alli tells Gary that Sydney is degrading her in front of the group, and she’s not having it. She’s so over it. She’s not talking about feelings anymore. She’s reached her peak. She’s had enough. I guess she meant she’s not talking about other people’s feelings, since that’s a lot about her own.

Sydney says she’s going to make herself beautiful, and goes to change. Alli bitches to Daisy that she’s been respectful, but she doesn’t like Sydney at this moment. Daisy tells her, let it go. JL tells Dani that he thinks the master is going to be occupied tonight, and now he can’t stand up. Seriously, it’s like middle school. The crew changes for dinner, and someone comes out to tell them it will be served in a half hour. Gary says Daisy’s boobs look real, and she says her boobs are like his personality. Everyone dies laughing, except for Gary. Dinner is served, and Sydney asks what everyone hopes for the next charter. Alli says, no more arguments, but Colin says, that will never happen, and Daisy says, she’s sorry to break it to them. Alli tells JL, she feels like digs are being thrown at her because she has a connection to Gary. She’s always going to come out sh*t at the end. She can’t win no matter what she does. She hates hearing people talk sh*t about her. Daisy tells Alli, the quicker she doesn’t react to Sydney, the quicker it will be over. Gary starts kissing Alli, and in Natasha’s interview, she says, here we go again. F*** me. Colin tells them, get a cabin.

It’s time to leave, and the crew goes back to the boat in the Port of Split. I guess there could be worse names. Colin tells Gary not to be a puss. The crew wants to hang out together, and he and Alli are getting sloppy. Gary complains about Daisy insulting his personality, and says, it was a dig, although he has to admit, it was pretty funny. Colin and Gary intrude on Daisy and Alli in their cabin, and Colin says, this is where Gary is going to sleep now. Daisy says, if Gary has a problem with his roomy, don’t even try. The four of them made everyone else feel uncomfortable. Colin says Gary is a douche. JL says, if anybody wants to drink and be normal, let’s get out of here. You bunch of pusses, get your asses up here. Glenn comes out, and JL says, oops. Where is everybody? In Glenn’s interview, he says, these guys are party animals. He doesn’t know how they keep going… He doesn’t want to know. Colin tells Sydney that Gary is moving into her cabin, but she’s says she’s not doing that. She’ll go to the captain. Colin says he’s sure they’ll be respectful. Sydney says, why her? Gary tells Alli that he’s sleeping in her cabin. If it happens, it happens. No one will even see them. She says, he’s kidding, and he says he is. Sydney says she’s sleeping on the bridge, and Colin says he’s joking. Sydney says, that’s super effed up.  

Alli tells Gary that she’s sleeping in her own bed, and he’s sleeping in his own bed. Gary says, or they could see how comfortable the guest cabins are. She asks if he doesn’t remember that he already slept there, and he says he doesn’t want to remember. Colin goes to bed, shortly followed by Sydney, who tells the rest not to stay up too late. Dani asks JL how old he is, and he says he’s twenty-five. She says she usually dates older, and he says he never had a relationship when he was heavy. Women didn’t look at him. In JL’s interview, he says he was 310 at his heaviest. He was self-conscious, and didn’t want to be seen without his shirt on at the beach. He decided to switch lifestyles with his food, and lost 90 pounds. He’s very different now, but still sees that person in the mirror. Dani says, so he took advantage of it, but he says he’s not opposed to finding something that could work out. In his interview, JL says he thinks this is something special. Dani is genuine, and experienced. She could teach him things. He’s on top of the world, but afraid to fall in love. They go in to one of the guest cabins.

In the morning, Alli tells Daisy that she’s stressing because of all the drama she’s been involved in. Daisy says Sydney told them that she and Gary had sex, and Alli asks, who was there for the conversation? Daisy says they all were, and Alli says, WTF? Daisy tells her, please don’t say anything, or it will cause more drama. The more Alli reacts, the more drama happens. Her advice is that Alli should end things. In Alli’s interview, she says she thought it was one kiss on the first night, and didn’t understand the gravity of the situation. That’s why she didn’t understand the tears and how upset Sydney was. Now she feels like the biggest a-hole on the planet. Sydney asks if Dani got any rest, and Dani laughs, saying, of course she didn’t.

It’s time for the preference sheet meeting, and Glenn meets with Daisy, Gary, and Natasha in the crew mess. He tells them that there are three primaries – Erica Rose, Cindi Rose, and Jess, along with a bunch of friends; eight women altogether. In Natasha’s interview, she says, these women are full-on drama. She’s not even thinking about the food; she’s thinking about the drama. Gary says, the guests want to do paddle-board yoga, and snorkeling, and Glenn says he knows the perfect spot. Daisy reads that they want a mermaid/pirate themed dinner, and Gary says, they want to go to a local beach and have a picnic. Daisy says, on the last night, they want a women’s empowerment celebration dinner, with individual gluten free mini-cakes for dessert. In Daisy’s interview, she says, this charter is awful, and she hasn’t even started. I literally lol. Glenn says they’ll kill it like they did the last charter.  

The wind picks up, and Sydney yells to Gary that they’re leaning too far to starboard. The deckhands start grabbing fenders, and Gary tells Glenn, they need a start-up. Glenn runs to the bridge, and Gary yells that the boat is rubbing on the dock. Fenders are thrown in, and there are a lot of bleeped words. Gary says, the anchor is dragging. It becomes organized chaos, with everyone running around and doing boat stuff. Glenn says he needs the generator online, and Sydney says, this is so effing bad. Glenn yells for everyone to get on board. Gary says, when Glenn says, go, we’re going, and Glenn tells them not to worry about the anchor, but remove the springs. Let them go, and stand back. Boy, he’s not kidding. These things are on spools and crazy flip when they’re brought back in. And they’re very heavy. Glenn asks if they’re off, and Sydney says, all lines are clear. Glenn tells Gary to put on the steering pump. Sydney runs through the interior, and Dani asks if she’s okay. Sydney says, yeah. Gary goes to the engine room, and says they have a dead ship. There’s no generator. Dani tells Alli that she doesn’t think they can help. Glenn radios Colin. In Gary’s interview He says they have no power, and no engineer on board. Glenn tells Colin, drop what he’s doing. They need him back on board asap; they’ve got a problem. Natasha tells Daisy, she doesn’t think Colin is there. In his interview, Gary says, there’s no power on the boat, and the last thing they want is to crash into the dock. He gets the generator going, and runs back upstairs. Glenn tells the deckhands to make sure nothing is under the boat. In Gary’s interview, he says they don’t want to hit the dock, and need to get the boat online. There’s no engineer, so he has to trust his deckhands to pick up the anchor chain, while he gets in the tender and makes sure everything is okay. Natasha suggests someone from interior be on deck in case they need something. The anchor is in the pocket, and in Colin’s interview, he says, of course this happened while he was off the boat. Shore cops bring Colin back, but everything is okay by then. Glenn says, excellent work. Colin notices a dent on the underside, and Sydney says, nobody got hit; they stayed out of their snap-back zones, so that’s good. JL says he’s freaking TF out. In his interview, he says he didn’t know what to do; there were so many different things going on. Someone could lose their life in that kind of situation. Colin says, it had to be while he was gone, and Glenn says, it happened just after he left; the anchor let go, and wasn’t holding the starboard side. He has no idea how bad the dock is, In Colin’s interview, he says, if Gary hadn’t known how to start the generator, Glenn wouldn’t have been able to steer, and it could have been a totally different situation. Gary saved their ass. In Glenn’s interview, he says, there could have been lot more damage, season ending damage. It’s embarrassing, but it could have been a tragedy. He tells the deckhands, it’s not pretty, but it could have been way worse.

Glenn says, they had a bit of excitement, and Sydney says, what a morning. Gary says, it was scary, but he was happy with everyone’s work. They talk about the springs, and Glenn says they did an amazing job. It hurt his ego more than anything else. The damage to the transom wasn’t a big deal. He’s very, very, very impressed. Everyone pats themselves on the back, as they should. Sydney asks Gary if she’s going to be on nights this charter, and he tells her, yes. He needs someone who can be responsible. She tells him that she’s had worse bosses. Dani and Alli clean the cabins, and everyone prepares for the new charter. Glenn tells Colin, get ready to anchor. Daisy asks how Alli’s anxiety level is, and Alli says she didn’t know or understand why Sydney had been so full-on, and now she’s a part of that. Daisy says Sydney isn’t crying about Alli; she’s crying about the situation. Girls are insecure, and she’s wondering what’s wrong with her that Gary chose Alli over her. It’s all Gary’s fault. Alli says she doesn’t know how to navigate the situation, or how to avoid more drama. Daisy says she thinks Alli’s emotions are all over the place, and suggests she take a few days, and see how it comes out. Then make a decision.

Wind picks up yet again. Gary says, they can’t catch a break. They realize something is wrong with the engine, and Glenn says, f*** me. He tries moving out, but they hit the dock. Hard. Glenn says, f*** me. Godammit.

To be continued…

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Looking forward to RHONY tomorrow, when the women not only go to the Hamptons, but Leah throws a Burning Man party. You read right. I can’t wait to see how that turns out. Until we find out together, stay safe, stay sharp, and stay saying and doing what feels right.