What I Watched Today
(rambling, random thoughts & annoyingly detailed recaps from real time TV watching)
General Hospital
Today’s episode was a repeat from November 4, 2020. If this was Friends, it would be the one where Sonny paid a visit to Ryan, and Alex kidnapped Anna.
🎒 Consolation Prize…
What we know about Austin… so far. Okay, it’s not much.
🏆 Quel Scandale…
It only took them around 45 years.
https://ew.com/awards/emmys/how-daytime-emmys-overcame-2018-voting-scandal/
Below Deck Sailing Yacht
We left the guests starving on the beach, as Natasha was rushing to get the food to the tender.
It’s five minutes past the time lunch should have been served, and Glenn urges Natasha to get going. The guests whine that they’re starving, and the struggle is real. The only struggle here is me having to listen to their whining. In Glenn’s interview, he says he’s frustrated with the crew. They have a charter and a half to go, and the crew seems to be falling apart. Daisy tells Alli that she’s been stuck picking up the pieces when something goes wrong. Natasha was asking her questions at five to three, when lunch was at three. The food arrives at the beach, and co-primary Jess says she’s ready to double fist it. They shove down some food, and co-primary Erica says the chef outdid herself. Guest Cindi suggests they talk about what each of them admires in the others, and in Dani’s interview, she says, it’s so awkward. It’s wrong and weird, and makes her feel sad. Jess tells Erica that she creates a presence when she walks into the room. I’m thinking a few things about that one, but I’ll let it go.
Daisy tells Alli to refresh the cabins, starting with the master. Sydney radios Gary that the guests are ready to go, and then they’ll start breaking everything down. Natasha cleans up from lunch, and Erica whines about walking on the rocks to the tender. Glenn asks if Daisy will greet the guests, as they stumble back onto the yacht half-drunk. Erica wants to talk to Daisy about the women’s empowerment dinner tonight, and Jess tells Daisy to seat them in the middle with their nemesis Bianca on the end. Glenn decides to do some sailing for an hour, and Jess does the splits on deck. On the beach, Gary picks up the crew and the supplies. JL lifts Natasha onto the tender, and Natasha asks Dani if that’s what it feels like. Colin makes noises at the goats on shore.
En route to Milna. Glenn puts up the sails up, and Natasha squeals as pots and pans go flying. Jess says she’s glued to the wall. Too bad she won’t stay there. In Natasha’s interview, she says she’s sick of cooking while sailing, and we flash back to the various times things have flown around the galley. She says, she’s just like, no. Bianca bitches about the others goofing around while she’s trying to work. She visits Glenn, who’s steering, and Cindi joins her. Cindi wonders who in their party is screaming downstairs. Jess picks this comment up with her bat radar ears, and says she thinks they’re just having fun. Daisy wonders why the crew dinner hasn’t been started yet, and Natasha says she can’t prepare it when they’re keeled over. Bianca complains to Sydney and Dani that Cindi asked why the other guests were yelling, and she wondered why Cindi has acted like a d-bag from the second she stepped on the boat, which startles me, since Cindi seems the most sane. Dani tells her, just have fun.
Glenn puts the sails down, and Natasha gets on with the business of making dinner. Gary groans that he didn’t have lunch, and dinner is late. In Colin’s interview, he says he doesn’t think Natasha is managing her time properly. If he has time to help and she needs it he will, since it’s a priority. Gary asks Alli if she’s taking a break, but she says she already had a break. In Sydney’s interview, she says there seems to be tension between Gary and Alli, and she laughs. Daisy writes out quotes from women to put at each place setting. In Dani’s interview, she says, women tend to put other women down, and she absolutely hates it. Ditto. Glenn calls Colin to anchor, and Natasha wonders WTF she’s going to do. They arrive at Milna, and Dani says, there’s a pink sky for the empowerment ladies. Daisy and Dani set the table, and Daisy says the quotes actually made her feel kind of warm inside. Ew.
Glenn asks Natasha what her plan is, and in Natasha’s interview, she says, she’s so f***ed. Gary says Glenn must be hungry, and Natasha says there’s no way she can cook when they’re tilting like that. In Glenn’s interview, he says, the galley is falling apart. There’s a hungry crew and hungry guests. It’s a nightmare. Erica discusses something about the table with another guest, and Bianca wanders over. Erica says Bianca doesn’t need to be there right now, and in Daisy’s interview, she wonders how they can talk about empowerment, and yet drive each other down. It’s hard to watch. Dinner is 100 minutes late for the crew, and 50 minutes late for the guests. Glenn wolfs down some pasta, and the guests are seated. A guest says, it’s women stuff on the cards, and Erica toasts to strong women. May we be them, know them, and raise them. Bianca says, it’s the first time she’s had bread in a year, and Erica says she should celebrate.
Daisy gripes to Alli about Natasha running late. She couldn’t cook pasta? I dunno. If the boat is at a 45 degree angle, how does the water stay in the pot? How does the pot even stay on the stove? In Daisy’s interview, she says she’s tried everything, but nothing is working. She’s worried they’re going to get a sh*t tip. Alli says, the guests are toasting to each other, and Erica says she loves that they’re celebrating each of them. Sydney asks if Colin wants to practice their song, and Erica tells Bianca, if she doesn’t want to attend the performance, fine. She tells Jess that she’s feeling negative energy, but fails to add that it’s coming from her. Dessert is served, and Sydney and Colin come out. Sydney tells the guests that she and Colin wrote a song that’s a little toast to them. The crew watches as well, and they guests cheer when it’s finished. In Daisy’s interview, she says, the charter was an effing sh*t show, but the guests appreciate the song. Thank God something is going right. JL says, it’s going to be a hit, and Daisy thanks them. The guests make a bunch of noise about someone farting at the table, and point fingers, everyone saying, it wasn’t me. Unfortunately, there is no dog to blame. Gary tells Dani that he’ll help with the dishes even though he effing hates doing dishes. He says they need to work their way around the break-up, and he’s hoping to score brownie points. Alli tells him, it doesn’t work that way, and in Gary’s interview, he says he’s heartbroken, but more regretful.
Daisy asks for Colin’s advice-slash-opinion, and tells him there seems to be no sense of urgency on Natasha’s part. Why is she making dinner so late? Colin asks if Daisy has a problem with what he’s doing to help, but she says, no. She thinks Natasha is off. Nothing was done because they were sailing. In Colin’s interview, he says if Daisy and Natasha have a feud, it could end in serious tension, and affect the crew. They have to get this sorted. Daisy says she’s over it at this stage, and Colin says, Gary told him that Glenn had a word with Natasha. He suggests he, Gary, and Daisy get together with Natasha before the next charter, and have a pep talk. Daisy says she wants to finish on a high, and thanks Colin. Dani asks who Sydney thought would be a couple when they started the season, and Sydney says, originally, she was going to go after JL. She knew someone would. In Dani’s interview, she says she’s worried that after the season ends, JL won’t be ready to be with her, and wonders where this is going to lead. She doesn’t know what to do. Gary whines about being heartbroken.
I swear, Jess’s lips got bigger than they were last week. Daisy wonders why the guests are up so early, and Glenn asks how Natasha is. She says, okay, and he asks if everything is all right. She nods, obviously not wanting to discuss it. Gary sits in the crew mess, watching Alli. He asks her to come to his cabin, since he doesn’t want to talk in front of Natasha. He tells Alli that he understands where she’s coming from, but it’s a sh*t feeling. He wants to cuddle and kiss her. Alli says, that doesn’t change what happened, and Gary says he feels sh*tty about it. He doesn’t know what will fix it, but Alli says there’s nothing he can do. He says she’s made up her mind, and she asks if he’s angry at her, but he says he’s angry at himself. In Gary’s interview, he says they came to this point because of his actions. Now he needs to respect Alli; keep his distance, and make it as painless as possibly can. He’s over this effing charter.
The guests sit down for breakfast, and Natasha makes mass quantities of pita bread. Daisy asks, who’s getting drunk tonight? Colin says, not him, and she says, liar. While en route to Marina Alv, the guests pack. In JL’s interview, he says he feels good about having a relationship, but thinks Dani is holding back because of his age. He hopes Dani brought her hiking boots to climb this mountain. It’s time to dock, and in Glenn’s interview, he says, the last docking is in the back of his mind, and we flash back to that. He says if they crash with guests on board, the embarrassment meter will go to a whole other level.
They manage dock successfully. Erica and Jess butt bump. The crew lines up to say goodbye, and Jess says she was blown away. Erica thanks Glenn for sailing them away from the storm, and putting up with their craziness. They’re grateful. She gives him the tip envelope, and in Daisy’s interview, she says she’s done with mean girls. She’s also ready for a drink.
Glenn radios for the crew to meet in the main saloon for the tip meeting. He tells them it was the penultimate charter of the season, and they have one to go. The guests left happy, but there were a few cracks in the process. He suggests the crew have a set meal time. Natasha says it’s difficult to cook while sailing, and Glenn tells her to factor it into her work flow. Even worse, the guests overheard some of the crew speaking about them. We flash back to Colin saying they seem like a pain in the ass, and Alli saying, with Cindi talking, it will be the fastest hour of her life. Glenn says, their voices carry, so be discreet. They’re getting lax, and it’s the end of the season, but the guests were happy. The tip is $18,450 or $2040 each. Glenn says he also organized a restaurant for them to go to. He wants them to come back refreshed, and nail the finale. They have champagne.
Sydney asks Alli about Gary, and Alli says she hadn’t realized what happened, and they broke up. It’s not okay for any girl to be treated that way. In Sydney’s interview, she says she was wondering when Alli would find out. Alli says she had no other choice because of her conscience. On the way to the restaurant, the girls play F*** –Marry–Kill using past guests. They arrive at the restaurant in Split, and Gary tells Sydney that he heard from a third party that she has feelings for him. She tells him that she’d said she did, and we flash back to the half-dozen times she told him that she liked him. In Sydney’s interview, she says flirting with Gary is a little vindictive on her part. She’s noticed Alli looking, and picking up on the flirtation. Now Alli knows exactly how she felt a week ago. Then she prepares her acceptance speech for winning the Most Immature trophy. There was stiff competition, but she did it. In Colin’s interview, he says, Gary going back to Sydney is the worst idea ever. Alli is not going to take it lightly. Gary continues to be himself, and he’s a train wreck sometimes. Alli says she did her best, and guesses it’s not good enough. Dani announces that she and JL are moving to America, getting married, and having babies. Daisy leaves with Alli for a smoke, and JL joins them. At the table, Colin asks if Dani is going to break JL’s heart, but she says they’re just enjoying each other. Gary says, JL is falling in love. Daisy, Alli, and JL have a tequila shot, and Colin yells that the food is there. They’re being rude now.
They toast to the last charter. JL and Dani leave to talk, and JL tells Dani that he didn’t come there to find anything; it found him. He thinks they have something special, and he has feelings for her. In his mind, he’s ready to spend time with one person. She says the more she gets to know him, the more she likes him, but these are literally the best years of his life. She thinks he’ll regret it at some point. In his interview, JL says he gets where Dani’s heart is, but thinks it’s an excuse, and she needs to get over it. He tells her that he knows she’s ready to settle down and possibly have a family, and he thinks he’s ready, but he won’t know until he’s in it. If she wants to stay together, he’s open to it. Gary tells Colin that he’ll look like a creep, chasing a girl who doesn’t want him to. It would be d*ck of him. Like revisiting whatever with Sydney isn’t. He says Alli made him think he was an amazing person, but now she just wants to be friends. Colin tells him, if he likes Alli, don’t f*** Sydney, but Gary says he’s already decided. In Colin’s interview, he says, Gary is an effing idiot. Agreed.
Next time, Dani tells Alli that she doesn’t see how it will work with JL, another crew comes on charter, and Alli screams at Gary.
💻 Pandemic Boost…
I see Zoom has done a lot to increase people’s self-esteem.
https://extratv.com/videos/botched-doc-says-pandemic-boosted-popularity-of-these-plastic-surgeries/
🏂 Slip Sliding Away…
Tomorrow brings the beginning of the final season of The Haves and The Have Nots <sob!>, and hopefully, a new GH. Until then, stay safe, stay persistent in your goals, and stay empowering each other; not just talking about it.
⚠️ Caution: Bad words ahead.
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