What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Walking outside the hospital, Portia tells Curtis that she only has a few minutes, but he says, this couldn’t wait. She says, he told he didn’t like the way they left things. She’s hoping he still considers them friends. He says, there was a moment where he thought they were something more. He needs to be sure she backed away from him for her own reasons, and not because of his well-meaning but meddling auntie. She says, he knows Stella spoke with her? and he says, he does and he’s sorry. She thinks it’s her God-given right to stick her nose in the private lives of her loved ones. Pay no attention to what she said. Portia tells him, it’s a little late for that. She actually agrees with Stella.

Austin goes to the reception desk, and Amy asks if she can help him. He says he hopes so. He joined the staff five minutes ago, and he’s a little confused. She says, welcome, and introduces herself. She says if he needs help with orienting himself, let her know. GH is going to be a big change from Pawtuck. He says, it is, and asks how she knows where he’s from, and she says, Rob from administration mentioned it. He says, of course (🍷) he did. He forgot how fast news travels in a hospital. She says she hopes he enjoys working there regardless, and he says he will. He’s going to have the time of his life.

Brook opens the door to Maxie, and asks what she’s doing there. They’d said no unscheduled visits. Maxie says she saw Monica was at GH, and came right over, but Brook says there are other people who live there; Valentin, Michael, Willow… Maxie says, they’re in huge trouble. He’s back in Port Charles.   

Shawn asks what Molly’s been feeding TJ, and TJ says Shawn wouldn’t believe it if he told him. He’s working out, trying to keep up with Shawn. Jordan says she set Molly up with someone who will walk her through the process of filing an official complaint against Judge Carson. TJ says, and so it begins. After years of unfairly sentencing people of color judge Carson is finally going to face justice.

Alexis sits in an examining room, and Dante says he talked to the nurse, who should be in shortly. Alexis suggests he hide the syringes and sharp objects, and he laughs. He says they did a sweep of the room for him, and asks how she’s doing. She says, great. She’s still in prison and the warden hates her. Sam comes in, and Says Molly called her. She hugs Alexis, who says, a hug from her daughter will do her good.   

In her office, Britt flashes back to telling Jason, now that she knows what’s coming, everything between now and then is look better. He asks, what if it’s 30 years from now? and she says, what if it’s 6 months? He says, it’s 6 months she could have lived. It’s her choice, but for what it’s worth (🍷), he’d still like to know her 6 months from now. She says she’d like to know him too. There’s a knock at the door, and Jax asks if it’s a bad time. She says, no. Not at all. What brings him by? He says he wanted to see how she was doing after seeing Jason and Carly on the 4^th. She says she’ll have to get used to it, won’t she?

Jason asks if Carly is going to tell him what she said, and she says she just had a conversation with Britt. He asks, why? and she says she had a few things to say that Britt needed to hear. I hate Carly.

TJ tells Shawn, the credit goes to Molly. After she found out what was going on, she couldn’t be stopped. Shawn says he wanted Molly to know so she could hand it off to Diane, and be safe around Carson herself. He didn’t want her to go charging in on an undercover sting. Jordan says, he made the right call. So did Molly and TJ when they came to her. TJ wonders if the deputy warden will face charges for doing favors for Judge Carson, and Jordan says, he’ll be investigated like Carson. TJ says, investigations take time. Does the deputy warden have responsibilities at Pentenville? Jordan says she spoke to Warden Alvarez, and he’s starting an inquiry at Pentenville. She tells Shawn, in the meantime, he and Alexis will stay there at the PCPD jail, and Shawn says he never thought he’d be so happy bunking at the PCPD. He thanks her, and she says, stop thanking her. He took TJ in when she needed him to be safe, and took good care of him. He changed TJ’s life for the better. He says, it’s the best thing he’s ever done.

Curtis asks if Portia agrees that he and Jordan should get back together, but she tells him, that’s not for her to say. He knows what’s best for him, just like she knows what’s best for her. And Stella made some strong points. He says, did she now, and Portia says, he’s barely divorced, and needs time to regroup. Anything they may have will be transitional, and she’s not interested in a rebound relationship. He says, but she is interested in a relationship? and she says. Honestly? Of course (🍷) she is.

Brook asks, who’s back? Peter? but Maxie says, no, thank God. Austin. Brook says, the hiker-slash-doctor who delivered Bailey? What’s he doing back? Maxie says, he was hired at GH, and Brook says, that’s weird. Maxie says, it’s more like dangerous. He was there when she gave Louise to Brook. Brook says, he was unconscious, and Maxie says, they think he was unconscious, but Brook says, he was out cold. That’s what a fire poker to the back of the head will do to you. Maxie says, what if he woke up and got a glimpse of Brook? What if he runs into her around town, it all comes back to him, and he realizes Brook’s baby is her baby? Then the truth comes out, and Peter finds out, and comes after her and Louise.

Sam asks what happened to Alexis’s wrist? Did an inmate do that to her? Alexis says, no. She freaked out when she had to go back to solitary, the guard grabbed her wrist, and crunch. Sam asks if Alexis thinks it’s broken, when Austin comes in. He says, Alexis Davis? and she says, present and accounted for. Dante asks what Austin is doing there, and Sam says, isn’t it strange how their paths keep crossing? Austin says, before, maybe, but now, not so much. Now he’s on staff there.

Jax says he’s not there to talk about Jason and Carly, and Britt says, good. She thanks him for helping her take her mind off of things, and he says he didn’t want to be alone either. She says, their night was fun, and he says, it was, and that’s all it has to be. She says, then they’re on the same page, and he says, absolutely. She says she’s definitely not ready for a new relationship, and he says, agreed. So, friends? They shake hands, and she says, as his friend, she needs to rewind their rewind. He never told her what Carly said to him on the 4^th. He says, nothing much, and she says, he seemed upset. He doesn’t have to be honest with her, but at least be honest with himself. He says, the marriage isn’t that much of a surprise. Over the years, Carly and Jason have had a bond. The funny thing is, he always blamed Sonny for bringing violence and danger into Carly’s life. Now that Sonny is gone, he thought she’d walk away. Instead, she doubled down with Jason. He guesses Carly has always been drawn to danger. She asks if he’s worried about Josslyn, and he says he does what he can to keep Josslyn safe, but he has no influence on Carly’s life or who she’s with. Marrying Jason is like putting Carly on a high wire without a net.

Jason asks why Carly had to talk to Britt and hurt her more, and Carly says she did it for Britt’s sake (right). She needed to make sure Britt wasn’t holding on to the hope Jason would come back to her. Hope is cruel and they both know that. She held onto the hope that Sonny survived long after it was too late. When she found out he was dead, it just made it worse. Jason says, it’s not the same, but she says, close enough. Britt has to mourn the relationship she thought she and Jason might have. She had to know it’s over. He says, she knows; he told her. Carly didn’t need to tell her again. She says she doesn’t want Britt holding out hope that she and Jason will get back together… Is he hoping for the same thing? I am, because I hate Carly.

Brook and Maxie hear Bailey/Louise on the monitor, and Brook says, she’s just shifting. She wakes up, but then puts herself back down. She’s a good sleeper. Maxie hates that Brook knows that and she doesn’t, but Brook says, she will. She’ll share everything with Maxie. She wants to get back to Austin. He’s already seen her with Bailey. She saw him the night Maxie delivered. She ran into him at GH, and he saw her holding the baby, but there wasn’t a hint of recognition. She was a complete stranger to him. Maxie asks if she’s sure. He said there was another reason he was in Port Charles other than working at GH. Brook asks if he was making veiled threats; letting Maxie know that he knows. Maxie says, yes… no… maybe. It’s hard to tell. Brook says, because Maxie is completely paranoid. Everything she hears makes Maxie think they’re one minute away from being found. Maxie has to stop this. It’s not going to be Austin who blows everything up. It’s going to be Maxie.

Dante says, Pawtuck to Port Charles is a pretty good commute, and Austin says Dante seems awfully interested in his living situation. Alexis says, hi, she’s the patient here, and Austin says, doctor, pointing to himself, and asks her to call him Austin; he likes things informal. He asks if he can call her Alexis, and she says, okay. She guesses he’s going to examine her and not get the third degree, but he says it’s fine with him. It’s one of his favorite degrees. Sam says he’s so laid back; life just happens, right? He says, can’t stop it; don’t want to. He says he understands Alexis has osteoporosis, and she’s hurt her wrist before. Sam says, Portia was her doctor previously, and he asks if she wants him to see if Portia is still available. Before Alexis can answer, Sam says, that would be great, and Austin says, no problem. He leaves, and Alexis says, what was that?

Portia tells Curtis, she’s not some starry-eyed teenager. She already knows how good they can be together. He walked away from her; not the other way around. He says she knows why, and she says, now she does. It took a lot for them to build trust again, but they did it. Here they were on the way to this nice, wonderful friendship, and she kissed him. He pulled away, and she instantly realized she’d made a mistake. He says he was caught off-guard. Doesn’t she think they owe it to themselves to see how far they can take this? She says they already had a relationship at the wrong time. She doesn’t want to go through that again. He says neither does he, but he never goes into anything expecting to fail. Why don’t they focus on the positives, instead of focusing on the drawbacks? but she says, not when one of the drawbacks is losing him from her life completely. She feels like she’s been given a second chance with him, and it means the world to her that they can be friends again. Maybe even make up for the mistakes in the past, and she can’t ask for more than that.

TJ asks, what happens if Judge Carson is found guilty of judicial misconduct? Shawn’s sentence will be reviewed, right, and he’ll be released. Shawn says that’s the way he understands it; all of Carson’s cases will be reviewed, but at least she’ll be suspended under the process. Jordan says, the best case scenario is Shawn will be released with time served, and TJ says, he might still have to finish his sentence, even if it was unfair? Shawn says, he pleaded guilty to attempted murder, but TJ says, he didn’t shoot Hayden Barnes. Shawn says, he didn’t. If he’s released, his first priority will be to find the bastard who did it.

Britt hates to break it to Jax, but he might have to cut the cord. Accept that Carly will always do Carly, and he can’t stop it. He says he’ll do his best. At least Josslyn isn’t traumatized by the marriage, so maybe that’s a plus. Obrecht knocks on the door, and says she didn’t mean to interrupt. Jax says he’ll get back to whatever, and tells Britt to take care of herself. He says it’s great to see Obrecht, and she says, him too. He leaves, and Obrecht watches him go. She says she didn’t realize Heir Jax and Britt were intimate friends, and Britt says she doesn’t have the time, so Obrecht says, then she’ll get to the point. She’s there to apologize. Britt asks, for what? and Obrecht says, encouraging Britt to follow her heart, and giving Jason a chance to stomp all over it.

Carly asks if Jason is afraid to let Britt go. This is happening; this is real. He says he knows what has to be done, but he hates what it’s doing to Britt. She says she understands, but when he only gives an explanation of, this is how it has to be, he leaves Britt without answers. And the unknown is always more painful than the unknown. He asks, why lie? and she says she only lied about the being in love part. Maybe this will help Britt move on and let go, because this is hard on everyone. She’s sorry Britt is hurt, and sorry he’s hurt. He says, they know why they’re in this situation; they chose this. Britt didn’t, and nothing they can say will make it better. Just leave her alone. Carly says, okay, and Jason walks away. I hate Carly. Is there a Facebook group for that?

Curtis asks if Portia is okay with settling. He seriously doubts she’s ever settled for anything in her life. She says she’s trying to protect something good, and he says, their friendship is good, but she’s letting her fears shut her off from something that could be better. Portia’s phone rings, and she says she’ll be right there. She tells Curtis that a patient needs her in the ER, and he asks her to just please think about what he said. Does she want to regret not taking a chance, because he doesn’t.

TJ says, it’s strange being there with Shawn and Jordan like this. His mom and Shawn… He means, dad. Shawn says whatever makes TJ comfortable. Thomas is still TJ’s father. TJ says, Shawn is too, and Jordan says she’s sorry she kept such a secret for so many years, but Shawn says, what’s done is done. There’s no point in going backwards. They can’t change anything anyway. While he was inside, all he could do is focus on who he is, and what kind of person he wants to going forward. TJ says, that’s mighty enlightened of him. TJ is still hung up on the fact Shawn shouldn’t have been in prison in the first place. Shawn says, true, he didn’t shoot Hayden, but he did a lot of other things. Working with Sonny cost a lot of moral compromises. He was loyal to the man and to the organization. Who knows? He might have never gotten out if he hadn’t gone to prison. Jordan says he’s always been a good man.

Britt says she doesn’t blame Obrecht for anything. She let Jason in all on her own, and he didn’t want her, so she’s moving on. Obrecht says, with Jax? She has to admit, he’s quite the handsome specimen. Very easy on the eyes, as they say. But throwing themselves in bed isn’t going to make Britt feel any better about losing Jason. Britt says, so she’s discovered.

Curtis asks Amy what floor his nephew TJ is working on, and she checks the schedule. She says, TJ didn’t come in today. He had a family emergency.

On the phone Carly tells Flora to tell the girls to play at home today, and she’ll take them to the park tomorrow. Austin comes by, and stands near her, waiting. Carly asks if she can help him, and he says he hopes so. He just started there, and they told him that his office is near the Corinthos Center. She says, it’s on the 4^th floor, and he says, she knows it. She says she hopes so; Michael is her son. He says, that Corinthos. Okay. She says she takes it he likes their coffee, and he laughs, saying, that’s very generous of her. He thanks her for putting it that way. He does like their coffee. He’s sorry. He thinks her family gives a lot of money to the hospital, and hopes he didn’t offend her. She tells him, it takes a lot more than that to bother her. She looks at his nametag, and says, he’s new there. He says, he is, and apparently he has some big shoes to fill. Dr. Jones was beloved and well-respected, and he hopes he can spend time with him when he’s settled in his new position. Carly says Lucas Jones is her brother, and he asks if everyone in this town is related to everyone else.

Sam tells Alexis, after Austin was knocked out and the woman took the baby, he and Maxie came back to General Hospital. Alexis says she’d think that would make Austin a hero in everybody’s eyes, and Sam says, maybe on the surface, but something’s not adding up. Dante thinks so too, right? Dante says he’s reserving judgement until Austin is cleared of being a person of interest in the kidnapping. Alexis wonders how Austin could be a person of interest if he was unconscious, and Dante says they’re exploring every avenue. She asks if he has any leads, and he says, the kidnapper dropped a pin at the location before handing off the baby to their accomplice. Since that point, the baby seems to have vanished into thin air. Alexis says, poor Maxie. She must be frantic without her baby.

Brook brings Maxie some water, and asks if she’s feeling better. Maxie says she is, and apologizes for spinning out like that. Brook says Maxie is under stress, and Maxie says she will be until Peter is caught. She’s glad Louise is safe, healthy, and happy there. Brook says Monica would flip if she heard Maxie calling the baby Louise, but Maxie says she only does it in private. Brook says the more she does it in private, the more likely she is to do it in public. Valentin already heard her do it once, and definitely noticed. Brook thinks it would be safe for her to call the baby Bailey all the time. Maxie says she’s right. Since she’s there, can she see Bailey? Brook says, sorry, no.   

Maxie asks what Brook means that she can’t see her baby? and Brook says she’s not keeping Maxie’s baby from her, if that’s what Maxie is thinking. She’d never do that, but they made a deal. Maxie can see her baby at Deception on work days. Maxie says, Monica isn’t even here. Neither is Valentin. Brook says, but Yuri is and so is the staff. Any one of them could tell them that Maxie was there again with Bailey. Maxie doesn’t get why it’s a big deal. She knows Monica is worried, but… Brook says, Monica wants to discuss it with Felicia and Mac, and Maxie says, now. The last thing she needs is her parents getting worked up about this. Brook asks if Maxie wants everyone hovering over her, determined to make her face reality that her daughter is missing. Maxie says, but she’s not. She hates lying like this. Anna said she won’t stop until she’s Louise was found. What is she supposed to say to that? Anna is a skilled investigator. Maxie is terrified that Anna is going to stumble on the truth. Brook is the only person she can be real with, and they’re not supposed to be friends. Brook suggests they can just call it quits. Tell everyone that Louise is her daughter, and she can take her daughter home.

Curtis goes to Jordan’s office, and says he went to the hospital to see TJ, and heard he had a family emergency. Jordan opens the door, and Curtis says, now he sees what it was. He shakes Shawn’s hand, and they have a bro hug. Curtis says it’s good to see Shawn, and Shawn says, it’s good to be seen. He appreciates what Curtis tried to do for him. Curtis bro hugs TJ, and asks if this is like a family reunion. Nobody told him. Shawn says he’ll let Jordan explain. He thinks he has to go. A cop is standing in the doorway, and Jordan says Officer Hendricks will take Shawn to his cell. Shawn leaves, and TJ goes with him. Jordan tells Curtis, they’re in the process of bringing a bias judge before a review board. Curtis says, and it affects Shawn because… She says, the same bias judge gave Shawn the maximum sentence, so they’re hoping to alter that. As he can see, she’s busy right now so… He says he’ll leave her to it, right after he apologizes.

Obrecht says, Britt slept with Heir Jax? and Britt closes the door. Obrecht says, of course (🍷) she did, and Britt says, of course (🍷) she did? Why? Is she so pathetic, she hopped in bed with the first man to look her way? Obrecht says, not at all. She meant of course (🍷) Jax would be attracted to her. She’s a brilliant, accomplished, beautiful woman. Britt thanks her, and Obrecht says she’s sorry Britt is surprised to hear her say that. Perhaps she should say it more often. She didn’t come to judge Britt, but to comfort her. She thought Jason had genuine feelings for Britt, but she was wrong. Britt says, it’s not his fault. He loves someone else. Obrecht takes her hands, and says, it is, because he’ll never find a more incredible woman than her Britta.

Jax waits for the elevator, and when the doors open, Jason is there. They pass each other, Jason saying, Jax, and Jax saying, Jason, like that rooster and dog punching in and out of work in that cartoon. Jason stops the doors from closing, and Jax asks if there’s something on his mind. Jason says, Britt has been through a lot. Don’t hurt her. Jax says, he’s not the one who hurt her, and the doors close.

Austin and Carly walk down the hall, and Austin says, Michael is Carly’s son, and Michael’s grandmother is his new Chief of Staff, Monica Quartermaine. Carly says, right. Michael is a Corinthos and a Quartermaine. He says, excuse him. He keeps putting his foot in his mouth. He gets it. They’re all connected… He didn’t mean it like that. She asks if it’s really necessary that he has it all figured out. She thinks he’ll do fine. He asks what Dr. Quartermaine is really like.

Dante tells Alexis that Jordan has cleared it for her and Shawn to spend the night in the PCPD jail. Sam says, then what? and Alexis says, she’ll take it. Dante says, it remains to be seen, but it seems Jordan is on it. Portia comes in to look at Alexis’s wrist, and asks Sam and Dante to wait outside. They leave, and Portia looks at Alexis’s chart. Alexis asks if she found something bad, and Portia says, no. It’s just been a day. Alexis says, tough case? and Portia tells her, you could say that. She just can’t decide how move to move forward with treatment.

Out in the hallway, Sam asks if Dante wants anything. Dante flashes back to kissing Sam, and says, sorry. What? She says, Perks. She’s going on a coffee run. Does he want a cup, or want to tag along? He says he’d love to, but he’s got to stay there with her mom. She says she’ll just pick up a cup for him, and he says, that’d be great. She tells her to text her what he wants. She starts to leave, and he says, or they could talk about that kiss.

Brook says, it’s Maxie’s call. She’s emotional, and Brook doesn’t blame her. They can call it quits if she wants. Maxie says she wants nothing more than to leave with her baby in her arms, to call her by her name, to stop the lies, to be honest with her friends and family. But that can’t happen. Not as long as Peter is still out there. Brook says, then why is Maxie there? Why is she in this house when Peter is out there, and could very well be having her followed? And by doing this halfway, she’s adding to her misery. She doesn’t get to keep her daughter, but she’s also not keeping her safe either. Maxie says Brook is right. It’s stupid and self-indulgent for her to keep showing up there. She has to do her best for her little girl, and she will. Brook asks if Maxie is sure, because from where she’s standing, Maxie seems to be at the end of her rope.

Sam turns around, and says, almost a clean getaway. Dante says he’s terrible at clean getaways. She guesses he wants to talk about the night of the 4^th. She was really drunk, set fire to a few things, assaulted a police officer. She would rather not think about it, and asks if they can forget it ever happened. He says, yes. Cool. He just wanted to make sure they were on the same page. She says, good. Her mom is in the hospital with a broken wrist from a prison guard, and it’s all she can think about right now. He says, don’t worry. As far as her mom goes, there will be an investigation. She says that’s what she’s afraid of.

Shawn is in his cell, while TJ is outside the bars, and Shawn says, it was good while it lasted. TJ says, that’s only temporary. Once the investigation proves Judge Carson showed bias, they’ll have to review his case. Maybe he’ll get out with time served. Shawn asks if that’s what Molly thinks, and TJ says, Molly thinks it would be an equitable solution that the powers that be in Albany might be open to. In the meantime, how does Shawn want to go about finding out who shot Hayden? Shawn tells him to slow his roll. As TJ can see, he’s not completely free.

Curtis tells Jordan, it was Aunt Stella who warned Portia away from him, and she says, Aunt Stella strikes again. He says, this time she was on Jordan’s side, and Jordan says, they’ve come a long way. He says he’s sorry he thought Jordan could do something like that; he knows she wouldn’t. When she didn’t sign the papers, he thought he put two and two together… She says, and came up with three? He says he’s sorry he doubted her intentions, and she says she just wants him to be happy, even if it’s with Portia.

Britt admits to Obrecht that she really thought it was the start of something – Obrecht hands her a box of tissues – but all the time he was lying. Obrecht says, about what? and Britt says, her. He said he didn’t feel sorry for her. Obrecht asks why he would, and she says, because she has the gene for Huntington’s. The day she found out was the day they made love. She guesses it was just pity, and Obrecht asks if that’s why she slept with Jax, to prove she was still desirable? Britt says, is that what she was doing? and Obrecht says, it is when we’re at our most vulnerable that we share ourselves with someone else, yes? The idea that Jason was with her for a reason other than mutual desire is painful. It can drive you into the arms of another just to prove you’re desirable. Britt says, well, that’s over. Trust and vulnerability are vastly overrated. She doesn’t want to go through that again.

Carly tells Austin that Monica is just what the hospital needs after Cyrus. He says he heard about Cyrus; that guy was bad news. The Board must have been desperate to take financial backing from him. There are other powerful and influential families in town, like the Quartermaines and Cassadines. Were they not interested in local issues? She says, for someone who claims to know nothing, Austin sure seems to know a lot.

Shawn tells TJ, one step at a time. Molly’s cheerful prediction aside, they don’t know if the investigation of Judge Carson will lead to his release. TJ says, the system needs fixing. He and Molly are here for that. He’s going to do whatever it takes to bring Shawn home. He calls Shawn dad, and Shawn says he likes the sound of that.

Curtis says, whatever happens, he wants Jordan to be happy; she deserves it. She says, thanks. She’ll work on that. She’ll sign the divorce papers, and get them in the mail asap. He says, as long as things are clear between them, there’s no rush. She has a lot on her hands. Take care. She says, him too. He leaves, and she sits at her desk, looking sad.   

Portia has put a case on Alexis’s arm, and says it will give her more support. She also rushed Alexis’s test results, and it looks like her bone density is down. Alexis says, thanks to all that vitamin enriched prison food, and Jordan says she’ll talk to the warden personally, and make sure Alexis has proper access to her supplements. Alexis tells her, talk to Jordan. Right now, Alexis is headed to the PCPD, but she doesn’t know for how long.

Sam tells Dante, who knows what kind of contacts the judge and assistant warden have back in Pentenville? For all they know, her mother could be targeted for retaliation. He says maybe he can help with that.

Austin says, Carly caught him, and she’s not wrong. He’s sorry for being really nosy. It’s just that when he found out he was interviewing there, he tried to figure everything out about this place; how it’s run, the achievements, the ratings, the press. He comes from a really small town. Everybody knows everybody. Now here he is in the big leagues, and he wants to know who the players are. He’d really like to succeed. Maybe the first thing he needs to do is figure out how to make a better first impression. He thanks her for the directions, adding, he appreciates it. He walks away, and Carly watches him. Oh yeah, I hate Carly.   

Maxie tells Britt, she’ll do what takes to protect her daughter from Peter. Lying to everyone is one thing, but it’s torture knowing her daughter is within reach, and she can’t see her. Brook is right. She’s adding to her own misery, and at this rate, she’s going to undo everything. Brook asks what she can do, but Maxie says, nothing. She’s the one who needs to do something. She thinks she needs to leave Port Charles.

Britt dries her tears, and Obrecht says she knows Britt’s busy. She’ll let her get back to work. Perhaps they can have dinner this week? Britt says she’d like that. Obrecht starts to leave, but turns around. She says she’s so very proud of Britt. It’s only because her heart is so strong that she can feel such pain. Britt hugs her, and Jason is about to come in, but sees them, and steps out of sight. Britt says, her heart might be strong, but it hurts so much. Jason makes a troubled face.

Tomorrow, Brook asks Maxie if she thinks she’s really in the right frame of mind, Ava asks if Nina is ready to go back to Pennsylvania, Michael says it’s time to decide who’s going to replace Valentin, and Sonny says he and Phyllis both know that’s not the truth.

Below Deck Mediterranean

We revisit the fight between guests and pending spouses, Karry and Clint. Clint says they’re not getting married, and storms out, leaving Karry crying. Lexi tells Matt what’s going on. Malia says, hopefully, things will be better in the morning. Clint goes back to his and Karry’s room.

Malia gives Courtney props on the laundry but in Courtney’s interview, she says she wants to get into service. Malia tells the deckhands what happened, and at the breakfast table Clint says, another day in paradise. Breakfast is served… eggs benedict… mmm… Guest Terez looks like she smelled something bad when Katie serves her. In Katie’s interview, she says, it’s an awkward moment given the night before. They’re getting married today, and need to cut the bullsh*t, so she can figure out if she’s planning a wedding. She was kind of hoping they didn’t want to do it, but love conquers all, right? A delivery comes, and Zee carries the cake to the boat, with Malia helping him maneuver over the floating docks. Katie says it’s a lot of responsibility, and she doesn’t feel comfortable. In Mathew’s interview, he says, it’s his first full day with the guests, and the amount of work is intense. He was able to order a cake, but it makes him feel anxious. Karry asks Clint if they’re still getting married, while Katie and Mathew go over dinner.

En route to Srima, Croatia. Captain Sandy isn’t liking the wind, and Lloyd acts stupid about girls. The captain radios the interior, and tells them that they’re going to feel it; it’s getting choppy. Mathew worries about the cake, and Malia asks if he’s ready. He says, as ready as he can be doing a wedding alone. In his interview, Mathew says when he thinks of weddings, he thinks elaborate. It’s a lot of pressure and responsibility, all on his own. Yacht guests have high expectations, and this is his redemption meal. He picked the wrong day to come back. Captain Sandy says unfortunately, because of the weather, they can’t have a shore experience or fireworks on shore. They’ll have to do everything on the boat. Katie tells the captain that they’ll get the archway, and she’ll make it pretty. Captain Sandy says she wants to practice, and in her interview, she says she’s nervous. She does public speaking, but her palms are sweaty. Malia says, let’s do this, which seems to be her catchphrase this season.

Anchor is dropped, and in Malia’s interview, she says she likes having someone green, so she can help teach them. It can be fun… when you have the time. She shows Zee how to anchor, and Katie explains to the guests that everything has to be on the boat main. The crew starts putting together decorations, and Zee thinks the paper flowers are horrible, but David says he’s just looking at it wrong. David tells Malia about how he had a relationship with another crew member, and then they hooked up with someone else. He had to be with them for three months. In his interview, he says, don’t mix your work life with your personal life. She said he was too nice, and thought she could do anything and get away with it, so she cheated. She said, he still wanted to be with her, right? Obviously not.

They bring out the archway, and in Katie’s interview, she says she thought about going into wedding planning, which is weird because she doesn’t want to get married. She’d thought Jack was her soulmate, but as much as she loved him, he was an effing nightmare. She’s glad they didn’t get married. Mathew asks Lexi if the appetizers are being served on the boat or on shore, and Lexi acts like he’s asking a ridiculous question, wondering why he would think that. Um… because that was the original plan? Malia radios for the crew to change into their blacks, and Captain Sandy goes over the ceremony. The bride gets dressed, and the captain checks out the décor. She thinks it looks beautiful, but the words kind of tacky come to my mind. Clint and his dudes have shots. Katie tells them, showtime, and the captain says she’s never sweated so much. In Zee’s interview, he says he’d like to get married, and have a little Zee running around. In Lloyd’s interview, he says he doesn’t know what to say on dates, which doesn’t surprise me. He likes to woo them with his goofiness, but that can take weeks… months…. sometimes years. In David’s interview, he says he’s great with kids, and loves dogs. He’s just looking for someone who’s not a major hassle. Good luck with that. Everyone is a major hassle if you’re with them long enough.

Clint says they’re about to blast off, and Katie takes it literally, falling down the stairs, but miraculously, she’s fine. Courtney tells Karry that she hopes they have a wonderful life. In Courtney’s interview, she says she’s only been to one wedding, and she’s awkward in those situations. Clint and his dudes wait, Here Comes the Bride plays, and Karry walks in with her girls. Captain Sandy says it’s the first time she’s done this, and she assumes it’s a first for them too, so they’re all in the same boat. BA-DUM-CHH! She reads the vows from her phone, and either she did the drastically condensed version, or the scene was heavily edited. She pronounces them husband and wife, and they kiss. She introduces them as Mr. and Mrs. Whatever-his-last-name-is. In the captain’s interview, she breathes a sigh of relief. The guests start drinking immediately, and appetizers are brought out. A rainbow appears, and Lexi and Katie set the table, and put up tiny white lights. Mathew says he hopes to have a wedding someday, but only if he can find two girls. In his interview, he says he’s a share bear. Karry tells Katie that a psychic told her mother that Karry’s grandfather would show up at her wedding as a rainbow. (Mission accomplished.) Ex-boyfriend and chef Tom calls Malia, who asks if he called for reason, or just to talk. He says he misses her, and asks how it is with a new crew. In Malia’s interview, she says, it’s still very raw at this point. We flash back to them together last season, and she says she wants to talk like it’s normal, but there are plenty of fish in the sea. Ones that don’t sleep with other fishies. She tells him that she can’t talk. Captain Sandy tells Mathew, very nice. She can tell he’s getting his bearings. As they set the table, Lexi tells Katie some book or other says different than Katie does about the place settings. In Katie’s interview, she says she gets where Lexi is coming from, but there’s so much going on. Who enjoys conflict? I’m thinkng Lexi. The guests do more shots.

Mathew goes into the walk-in refrigerator, and curses the cake. He comes out with the box, saying, he dropped it, but Malia takes a look, and says, it’s not that bad, and she’s actually right. There’s barely a dent, and Mathew is just anal. Mathew tells Lexi to let him know when the guests are seated, and a few minutes later, she says, they’re sitting down. He starts to plate the scallops, but Katie tells him, easy tiger, not everyone is at the table. He curses the scallops. Malia goes over docking with the deckhands, and Katie tells Lexi not to tell the galley that the guests are ready when they’re not. Always go through her. Lexi insists she didn’t, but we flash back that. Mathew says, it’s no big deal, and in Lexi’s interview, she says she finds it difficult when the chain of command isn’t precise. That doesn’t fly with her. Mathew says he’s not plating any first courses until everyone is sitting. One of the guests declares the scallops are the best thing he’s had this whole time. Malia sets Zee up on anchor watch, and takes his picture. He sends it to his brothers.

Malia decorates the cake, and in Mathew’s interview, he says, Lexi is bossing him around when he’s cooking a wedding meal that’s also his redemption meal. He won’t be rushed. The main course is lamb pops, and Terez says she doesn’t eat pets. In Katie’s interview, she says, it wasn’t on Terez’s preference sheet that she didn’t eat pets. Mathew makes Terez some ratatouille, and she tosses the plate aside. One of the guests asks for extra lamb, and Katie asks Lexi to tell Mathew. She steps in the pile of dirt he’s been sweeping up, and he asks her not to. She shrugs it off, and he tells her that she has an attitude, as she scarfs down several pieces of the lamb. In Mathew’s interview, he says he’s going to effing snap. She steps in the pile a second time, and he asks her again not to step in it. She says she’ll sweep it up, and tells him to just focus on putting the lamb on the plate. Even I say, WTF? The chef is the boss in the galley, and key to the tip. He tells her not to talk to him like she’s the boss. Never again. He hands her the plate, and says, go. She brings the lamb to the table, and Mathew cleans up the galley. The guests want more, and Lexi radios Mathew, who says he’s all out. In his interview, he says, is she kidding him? She just ate everything. Don’t touch anything until you’re sure the guests are done. Terez says again that she doesn’t eat pets. Zee asks Malia to walk him through the lines, and in her interview, she says she remembers her first docking. We flash back to that, and she says, it was nerve-wracking.

Lexi puts rose petals on the newlyweds’ bed. Clint says he’s thankful, and Mathew brings out the cake. In his interview, Mathew says he didn’t want to be part of the cake service, and was dreading them asking, but he’s got this. He just did a multicourse dinner, so whatever. Karry and Clint cut the cake, and Clint tries smushing it in Karry’s face. In Katie’s interview, she wonders how shoving cake in someone’s face is romantic. She’d be so hurt, especially if her makeup was looking bomb. Larry takes the rest of the cake, and pushes it into Clint’s face. Classy couple. Mathew tells Lexi that it wasn’t a big deal, but he’s been trying be nice, and asking her not to step in the pile he just swept. Lexi says she didn’t mean to work his last nerve, but never tell her to get out of somewhere. He says he was just telling her not to stand in the pile, and she says, she’s tired, okay? In her interview, she says, okay, neat freak, she gets it. She can’t believe he’s still upset over some dirt. Everyone is in bed before 2 am.

Final day of charter. In Zee’s interview, he says he’s dreading docking. He doesn’t know what to expect or do. Malia tells Lloyd to get ready on the bow. David goes over knots with Zee, and in Captain Sandy’s interview, she says, it’s her first docking with a new crew, but she’s not worried. She’s confident in Malia. The wind is challenging, but it’s a great test. Malia tells the captain that they’re close to dolphins, and at first I think she means the animals, but these are concrete structures you line up the boat with. New one on me. Sandy can’t see the one on her port side, and they come thisclose. In his interview, Zee says he’s terrified of heaving the line throw. It can mess up the whole operation. He gets it right the first time, and Malia says, all lines are across; they have control. In Zee’s interview, he says he didn’t f*** up. Captain Sandy says, it was a lot of wind, and not easy. She tells them, good job, guys. She tells Mathew that they made it. His knee problem is gone. In Mathew’s interview, he says, he’s happy, the guests are happy; he doesn’t want to jinx it. The captain tells everyone to get in the whites, and the guests pack.

Malia says, Mathew pushed through his injury, be it psychological or physical. Mathew says he thinks it’s a combination of both. Captain Sandy tells the crew to queue up on the dock. As the guests leave, there are lots of hugs. Terez says they’re in the hospitality business, and food is one of the things they were looking forward to. In Katie’s interview, she says, here we go, and surprising everyone, Terez says Mathew did a great job making that happen, and Katie had her girls on point. She gives the captain the tip envelope, and when the guests are gone, Captain Sandy tells the crew to get in their reds, and meet in the main salon for their tip meeting.

The captain tells the crew, they pulled off the impossible, and thanks Mathew for not giving up. Mathew says the rest of the crew deserves a portion of his tip, but she says they’re not doing that. Captain Sandy says the interior was incredible, and she loved that the client acknowledged it. They didn’t hit anything, so the deckhands are good. The tip is $25,800 or $1718 each. The boat is cleaned up, and Zee tells Malia that he’s going to be 26 tomorrow. She says, the crew is going to be hung over. In Katie’s interview, she says it’s their first crew night out. They had the charter from hell, but they survived, and she wants a drink.

At a restaurant in Sebenik, the crew sits guys on one side of table, girls on the other, and Malia says, it feels like speed dating. In her interview, Katie says, tequila is good vibes. Who doesn’t love a good vibe? Well, I love a good vibe, but not the taste of tequila. Bleh. In David’s interview, he says, Malia is beautiful, and it’s nice to see her let loose. The crew jokes about Mathew, and say he should pay for their drinks. In his interview, he says he can’t change what happened, and wants to move on. He’ll pay the bill so he doesn’t have to hear about it again. They order food, and the girls talk about how much better looking the engineers are than the deckhands. The food is served, and they toast to Zee’s birthday. Zee says he appreciates it. He’s away from home, but has his little family there. Mathew says it changes his whole day when he starts the day with someone positive, and Lexi brings up how mad Mathew got at her for standing in some dirt. He tells her that she can say f*** you to him in the pantry, but not the galley. Mathew starts telling everyone what happened, when Lexi interrupts to tell her version. In her interview, she says, she doesn’t disrespect someone unless they disrespect her. She won’t back down. David says, people clash and it causes carnage, which sounds pretty ominous. Mathew tells Lexi not to speak to him like that. In fact, she doesn’t have to talk to him at all.

Next time, a dance party on deck, Roy Orbison Jr. comes on board, Mathew and Lexi clash some more, and Malia wants to sleep with one eye open.

🌇 Another Day Done…

Time for me to start putting on my makeup now for my whole 10 seconds on screen tomorrow for Mupo & Friends‘ YouTube interview with Marc Singer. That is, providing I remember how to put makeup on. It’s been so long… Whether fully made up or not, stay safe, stay obliging, and stay not touching anything until you’re sure the guests are done.