What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Sonny/Mike asks Nina how long she’s staying, and she says, as long as she’s needed. He says, that could be a long time, and she says, could be. She doesn’t want to cramp his style or anything, so she could just go. She starts to walk away, setting her beer bottle on a table, and he says if she takes another step toward the door, he might have to do something drastic. She says she wouldn’t want that, and sits down, pushing the chair across from her out with her foot. She suggests he bring them some more beer. They’ve got a lot of catching up to do.

At the pool, Sam – who’s wearing the most gorgeous cover-up ever – hands Shawn a drink, saying, she hopes he doesn’t mind a splash of rum. He says, cheers to her new job, and she says, and a broad-minded parole officer. They clink glasses, and Sam leans back in the chair, putting on her sunglasses. She says she does her best thinking on a lounge, but he says, no justification needed. She’s not slacking on the job. In fact, here comes their target now. Sam lowers her sunglasses, and they watch Jax go to the bar.   

Alexis says, oh my God. Ryan? She stands in front of his chair, and says, fancy meeting you here.

Monica tells Britt and Terry, they’ve narrowed down the candidates to the two of them. It is imperative they turn the page on Cyrus Renault. He nearly ran this hospital right into the ground. Britt says, agreed. So who better to do that than the woman who led the covert effort against him? Terry says, the woman he didn’t hand pick in the first place?

As they walk through the park, Jason asks Elizabeth to just tell him what happened with Peter, but she says she has a lot going on. She’s trying to get her family back to some semblance of normalcy. Cameron is starting PCU, Jake is taking a summer animation class, and Aiden signed up for a baking competition. He says he doesn’t want to push her, and she says, then don’t, but he says he can’t ignore what he just heard. It wasn’t just the words; it was the tone of her voice. He’s pretty sure she’s in trouble. Let him help her.

Finn says, Anna told him that she had a lead on Peter, and she says, it’s more of a theory. The evidence is inconclusive, but it’s the best they have right now. He says, everything starts with a hypothesis. Does she think it will bring her closer to Peter? She tells him, it’s difficult to say. She hopes not.

Sam hugs Jax, asking, how’s it going? It’s been a while. He says, the last he heard, they’re part of the same exclusive club. He ex and his ex, together at last. She says she’s not looking forward to that bridal shower. She was thinking of making plans that coincide with visiting days at Spring Ridge, depending on when her mother is or isn’t available. He asks how Alexis is. He heard she got a reprieve because she’d exposed a bias judge. Sam says she wouldn’t exactly call it a reprieve. Just because she’s not in a maximum security prison, it’s still a prison, just with less dangerous convicts.

Alexis asks, how the hell Ryan got assigned to this facility. She looks into his eyes, and asks if he’s even in there. She waves her hand in front of his face, and says, there you are. I see you. She wasn’t expecting that this place would have such a variety if inmates. She knows it’s minimum security, and was expecting to see white collar criminals, maybe some drunken ragers, but not the likes of him. She didn’t see that coming. She looks closer, and says, just how recovered is he? digging her nail into his hand. Someone comes up behind her, and touches her. She whips around, startled.   

Britt says she had nothing to do with Cyrus bringing her in as Chief, but when she discovered what he was up to, she risked her life to stop his corruption. Not just for the hospital, but for Port Charles. When she saw what his drugs were doing to this town, she wanted to take him down. And what she was doing was a hell of a lot more significant than gossiping at the reception desk with Nurse Baldwin. Terry says she doesn’t dispute Britt’s dedication. They were all very worried when she went into hiding. Thank goodness she had Jason Morgan to satisfy her needs… for safety. This hospital is trying to salvage its reputation. Cyrus was running drugs out of GH under Britt’s watch. One has to wonder if she didn’t look the other way. The Board could hardly be faulted for wanting to change that perception with a clean break. Monica says, excuse me, doctors. The lobbying has been done. They’ve made their decision. Would they like to hear what it is? Britt says, all ears, and Terry says she’s sorry. Monica says they’re both eminently qualified doctors. Any hospital would be privileged to have them as Chief of Staff. Britt says, what about this one? and Monica says, especially this one. So congratulations, Dr. Westbourne. Britt breathes a sigh of relief, and Monica says, and congratulations, Dr. Randolph. They’re both Chief of Staff. I smelled that one coming.

Sonny brings Nina another beer, and she wonders what his smile is about. He says he can’t smile? and she says she loves it when he smiles, preferably in her direction, but what’s prompting this smile? He says she’s happy she’s there. He’s happy to see her. She says she’s happy to see him too. Stubble never looked so good. He says he was going to shave, but she says, the rugged look suits him. He says, maybe in Nixon Falls, but it wouldn’t go over well in a big city like Port Charles. She doesn’t know how close he came to driving out there and bringing her back to him.

Finn says, Anna went to New York to find Peter. She was hellbent on finding him, and now she’s dragging her feet. What happened? Did Valentin get in her head? She says, not in her head, and Finn says, Valentin’s not without guilt. He shaped Peter into the man he became. She says, Valentin regrets his actions when Peter was a baby. He’s as motivated as she is to make amends, and protect the people they love. He says, if Valentin is all in, what has her dragging her feet? She said she would do whatever it took to bring Peter to justice. She says she meant that, but when she said those things, she didn’t know where the hunt would lead her, or what it might cost when she got there.

Elisabeth says she can’t talk about Peter, and Jason says, if she can’t talk to him, how soon before she thinks she’ll be talking to the cops? He’s thinking of the boys; they need her. Whatever she’s mixed up in, let him help. She says if she tells him, it will make him responsible too, but he says he accepts the risk. She says, the truth is, she’s been wanting tell him since the beginning. She knows she can trust him and knows he’ll understand. Peter August is dead.

Nina says, Sonny/Mike was on his way to Port Charles? He says he got very close, but restrained himself. He didn’t want to interrupt her time with her grandson. He knows how important it was to her. Did they have a good time? She says, they had a great time. Wiley has doubled in size, and tripled his vocabulary. He loves the pool, but hates the ocean. He prefers jam over jelly on his toast. And the world stops if we see a dump truck, or a dog, or anything construction… Is she going on too much? He asks what she’s talking about; he likes to see her happy like this. So it was a success with Wiley. How about the family? Did they get in her way again? She says, Wiley’s father is being very accommodating, and he asks, what about the other grandmother? Did she get in the way too, or not? Nina says she was expecting pushback, but the other grandmother has found compassion for the situation. He says, that’s a switch, and she says, they’re doing it. They’re getting along. Nina will give her credit where credit is due, and he asks if that extends to her ex. He paved the way, right? She says, he did, and he asks if her ex is in her good graces now. Are they working it out?

Jax says he’d love to see Alexis, and asks if Sam thinks she’s up for a visit. Sam says, sure, and he says he tried to visit when Alexis was at Pentenville, but he was turned away. She says, don’t take it personally. Alexis kept them all at bay. Alexis didn’t want to see her, Kristina, or Molly. Thankfully, Alexis found a purpose. She’s helping other inmates with their paroles and appeals. He says, although some of her prison clients leave a lot to be desired, and Shawn says, he’s glad he made the cut or he’d still be behind bars. Maybe that’s where Jax thinks he should be. Jax says, abuse of power by a bigot judge is wrong, but he also believes the person who shot Hayden deserves the appropriate punishment. Shawn says then they’re in complete agreement, and Sam says, what if she told Jax that Shawn isn’t that person? 

Alexis hugs Nikolas, and says she’s glad to see him. But don’t ever sneak up on her again. This place is not conducive to surprises, and she just got big one. She steps aside, and he sees Ryan.

Britt says they can’t both be Chief of Staff. How would that work? Terry is Chief of Staff on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays, and she is the rest of the week? Terry says, so four days to her three? and Monica says she’s offering them the position of Co-Chief of staff. They need someone with institutional, organizational, and leadership skills, but they also need someone with a fresh perspective. Someone who can rally an already demoralized staff. Terry says, it’s an unconventional leadership framework, and Monica says she’s sure they’ll make a good team. She can’t imagine a better duo. Britt walks out, and Terry sits back down. Monica says, maybe she spoke too soon.

Elizabeth tells Jason, there was a helicopter circling above, and Peter had a vial of the antidote that was keeping Chase alive. He wouldn’t give it to Finn. Instead, he threw it off the roof and turned around to go back downstairs, and Finn just lost it. He pushed Peter down the stairs, and when she got there, Peter was on the ground, bleeding, with no pulse. Finn wanted to confess, but Chase would have died if Finn hadn’t been around to save him. So they did the only thing they could. Jason says, got rid of the body, and Elizabeth says she thought about telling him a million times, but not because she feels guilty. Peter August was a monster, and God forgive her, she feels no remorse for what happened to him. But she feels terrible that Maxie is terrified Peter is out there and might come back. If they go to the police and confess, at the very least there will be an investigation. He says, the fact that they initially tried to cover it up, might work against them, and she says, Finn has Violet to think about, and she has her boys, and they don’t know what happened to Maxie’s baby. Obviously, she’s not with Peter, but she’s out there somewhere. He asks where Peter’s body is, and she says, Helena’s lab in the subbasement. There’s a freezer there, and Peter’s inside.

Anna says they located the pilot in New York, in hopes he would lead them to Peter, the baby, or both. He asks if there’s any news on the baby at least, and she asks, why not Peter? but he says he figured she didn’t have any news on Peter, since she said she didn’t want to find him. She says, in regard to the baby, the pilot had little to offer before they arrested him, other than the original plan was to kidnap Maxie and the baby, and the plan fell through. He says, the police had cell phone records that the fake nurse met with somebody in the woods. Was the baby given to the pilot? She says, no. If the pilot knew where the baby was, he’d have given it up in heartbeat to mitigate the trouble he was in. The irony is, if he had picked Peter up, he would be dead by now, because they both know Peter didn’t like loose ends. Not landing was the best thing that could have happened to him. Finn says he supposes, and she says, he was denied clearance to land, and was circling. He saw Peter on the roof, but Peter wasn’t alone.

Jason tells Elizabeth to get back to work. If anybody questions her about seeing them together, tell them they were talking about the animation class Jake is taking this summer. She asks what he’s going to do, and he says, make this go away.

Terry thanks Monica for the wonderful opportunity, but she has to ask. Since Britt didn’t take the deal, is it off the table for her as well? Monica says, Britt didn’t turn it down, she just hasn’t accepted yet. Terry asks if Monica thinks she will, and Monica says Britt is Obrecht’s daughter, and Obrecht is nothing if not pragmatic. She thinks Britt will see the wisdom in their choice. Terry says, if she doesn’t? and Monica says, it really is in her best interest to. Cards on the table, she presented this as a package deal. Either they both accept it, or neither one of them gets it. She’ll go looking for another candidate. Terry says she won’t have to. She’ll put her superpower people skills to work. Monica tells her to think of it as her first test to use her diplomatic abilities as Chief. And if diplomacy doesn’t work, she can always go for flattery. It ain’t pretty, but it gets the job done.

Nina tells Sonny/Mike that Jax went all out, and she’s greatly appreciative. He made her remember how she fell in love with him, but she’s not that woman anymore. When she’s away from Port Charles, she doesn’t think of Jax. He says, and when she’s there? She says she thinks about him, and he asks if that’s a bad thing? She says she should know better, and he says, than to get together with a man like him? She says she knows better than to think she can make it work there. She dreams about it. She thinks about him all the time. When he called and said, come home, it seemed so right, but how could she possibly stay and make a life there? He says, how could she not?

Finn says he can’t be certain about what Anna knows, but he can be certain that he woudn’t be good at lying to her, nor would he want to. So here we go. She tells him, don’t say a word; let her speak. Peter was supposed to be picked up on the roof, and he wasn’t. The helicopter pilot backed up, but not before registering Peter’s companion; tall man, dark hair, wearing a suit. No one fitting that description has come forward, and no one has admitted to being on the roof with Peter, so she and Valentin threw around a couple of theories. The first theory is, that the person was an accomplice. If that’s the case, Peter would have insisted the pilot land, and he would be gone. That didn’t happen. The second theory is that they’re looking for an adversary; someone who went to the roof to confront Peter, stop him from escaping. Then why didn’t that person come forward? Have law enforcement drag him down? Perhaps there was an altercation. Perhaps things got out of hand. Perhaps something happened to Peter, something unintended, that put the witness in an impossible situation. Perhaps he can’t come forward, or it will put his future is at risk, and the future of those rely on him. Elizabeth comes in, and says, she just spoke to… She sees Anna there, and they all freeze.

Jason walks into the hospital on the phone, saying, he needs them down for about an hour, starting now. Can Spinelli hack it? He says, thanks, and sees Britt. They soap stare at each other.

Sonny says he knows Nina has her whole life back in Port Charles. If she doesn’t want to walk away from that, he understands. That’s not what he’s asking. She can visit Wiley all she wants. It’s just a couple hours’ drive. She wonders if he’s making a case for her to stay there, and he asks how he’s doing. She says he’s doing great, but it’s not necessary. She’s not concerned about maintaining her life in Port Charles. She’s really worried that her life in Port Charles is going to come there, and taint what she has with him. He says he knows the feeling, wondering when the old him is going to show up. To be honest with her, he doesn’t want it to. When he grabbed that gun, it was a feeling he had inside that was very uncomfortable. It scared him. He’ll risk losing his old life if it means having her in his life.

Jax says, so Shawn refused a plea bargain because he refused to give the state evidence against Sonny? He chose prison so Sonny could stay out of it? Shawn says he still came out ahead of the game, and Jax says, Sonny got to enjoy his life while Shawn was behind bars. Shawn says Sonny wasn’t the only one walking around free while he was in Pentenville. He didn’t shoot Hayden; somebody else wanted her dead. And that person was never charged; never even investigated. He wants to find them. Sam says that’s where Jax comes in. Hayden knows who did the shooting. Can Jax help them find her? If they can find Hayden, they can finally put the right man behind bars.

Nikolas turns Ryan’s chair to the wall, and says, enjoy the view, you son of a bitch. Alexis says, that’s mature. Just so Nikolas knows, Ryan didn’t approach her; she approached him. He leads her away to a table, and says he was relieved that she was transferred from Pentenville. Had he known this is where she would land, sharing quarters with Ryan, he’d have broken her out, and been done with it. She says he should probably know that talk about jailbreaks is not a good idea in there. Not even in jest. He says he wasn’t joking, and she says he’s already done enough for her, and she appreciates it. He says he may have one more string to pull. He doesn’t like her in close proximity with Ryan. She says, look at him. He can’t move, he can’t speak. He’s probably not going to be able to murder anybody. Anyway, she doesn’t want to talk about him; she wants to talk about Nikolas. How’s he doing? He says he’s up and down. Spencer’s home. She says, that’s great, and he says he was so happy to have Spencer home. Unfortunately, he might be losing his wife.

Britt says Jason is still here, and he says, something came up, pressing the elevator button. She says, like a conversation with her boss? He said he was going to see her. He didn’t say something about her, did he? Because it would be really crappy of him to interfere with her work life. He says he didn’t talk to Monica about Britt; why would he? She says she doesn’t know. She doesn’t get why he does half the things he does. The elevator doors open, and he says he has to go. She says, of course (🍷) he does, and Jason gets into the elevator, heaving a sigh. As the doors close, Britt dashes to keep them from closing. She says he owes her $19.97. For the head on her electric toothbrush. She bought a pack of four when she thought he might stay over. Give her five dollars, since it was a pack of four, and one was for him. She didn’t need a replacement head yet. She was trying to think of his comfort. He digs in his pocket, and says, will she take a twenty? She says, just send it to her, and jets. He stands there looking bewildered as the doors close. Terry steps out from around the corner, and looks puzzled.

Elizabeth says she needs Finn for a consult, but he tells her to consult with the doctor on duty. He’s dealing with something right now. She asks if everything’s okay, and he says it is, walking her to the door. He tells her, don’t worry, and closes it. He asks Anna, now what? She says she doesn’t know what happened on that roof, but if Peter was trying to escape, and he was somehow prevented from doing so, she thinks the person who prevented it would be given a great deal of consideration. That is, if an accident occurred during that encounter. He says it’s too bad she’s not in charge of doling out considerations. There’s not telling what the police or a judge might do. She says she knows. What she also knows is, if she followed Peter’s trail here, the police won’t be far behind. They have the pilot in custody, and he’s going to give them the same description of the man on the roof that he gave her. Whoever encountered Peter that day, has one chance to get out in front of this, and one chance to have her by his side.

Sam says, if she remembers correctly, when Hayden first came to town, she and Jax were close. He says she used to try and make Finn jealous, but they were never more than business associates. Shawn asks if Jax talked to Harden after she took off? Did she contact him? Jax says he tried. All communication was cut off. Hayden wasn’t his favorite person, but she was trying to create a better life for her and her child. They seemed really close. She’d just met Finn, and suddenly, Finn was Violet’s only parent. He tried everything to find Hayden and bring her back. Sam says, it doesn’t make any sense. Wouldn’t Hayden at least try to contact her daughter? Jax says, or maybe by staying away, it somehow protects Violet.

Alexis tells Nikolas that she’s sorry about Ava. She had no idea things had gotten so bad. Is there any hope? He says Ava’s adamant about going through with the divorce. Ryan listens (I think), and Alexis says, what about a compromise? A legal separation? He says, Ava won’t consider it, and how can he blame her? The stalker got into Windymere, their hotel room, Ava’s gallery. He even targeted little Avery. That was the deal breaker. She asks if the police have any leads, and he says, they’re working on something, but the refuse to keep him in the loop. The only thing he knows for sure is, the stalker is exploiting Ryan’s obsession with Ava. She says, Ryan? It can’t be him. Nikolas says, so it would appear. What if it’s a fan, or a wannabe, or a familiar, someone trying to impress Ryan by following in his footsteps and doing his dirty work? He needs to find this bastard before it becomes to late for him and Ava. She says he’s not going to get anywhere until he rules out the connection to Ryan. It’s too bad he doesn’t have somebody close enough to this to figure it out. Oh wait.

Elizabeth leaves Jason a voicemail, telling him that she went to Finn to tell him that they’d talked, and Anna was there. She has a really bad feeling Anna knows. She goes back to reception, and Terry approaches. She says, crazy question. Is it possible that Dr. Westbourne doesn’t entirely deserve her reputation? Elizabeth says, that is crazy, and Terry says, it goes against conventional wisdom maybe, but maybe beneath her snarky exterior there lurks a woman who’s desperate for companionship and compassion, hoping someone will hear her cry. Elizabeth says, she once made flambé out of a little girl’s doll, and Terry says, no coming back from that, huh? Elizabeth says there are better things to talk about than Britt. Why is Terry trying to unearth compassion for her anyway? Terry says she’s just looking for a way to charm and disarm her, but Elizabeth is right. There are better things to talk about, like what’s going on with her?

Anna tells Finn that she knows her word counts for little these days, and she wouldn’t blame anyone for being reluctant to put their fate in her hands. She’s broken a lot of people’s trust, and she can’t apologize enough for that. He says she doesn’t have to do this, but she says she does, because she can’t let Peter, or whatever’s happened to him, ruin another person’s life. It was Finn. Finn was on the roof with Peter. Then what happened? Finn says it would be better if he showed her.

Jason moves toward the freezer in the dark, using a flashlight to navigate.

Nina says, there’s that smile again, and Sonny/Mike says he’s just happy to see her. The last time she left, he did everything he could to memorize her face, and she says, too bad phones don’t have cameras. He says, that’s a nice little way to kill a mood, and she says, sorry, she couldn’t help it. Forgive her, but he doesn’t have to memorize her face; she’s going to be around. He says he’s happy for that, and suggests they take a selfie. She says, let’s do it, and he messes with the phone. She asks if he knows how to use it, and he says he does. They pose, Nina says, cheese, and Sonny snaps the photo. He tells her that she looks great, and she thanks him. She says she should have had some coffee instead of the beer; she’s getting tired. It was the drive back there. Maybe she should go and settles in before they have to take Lenny to his treatment tomorrow. He says, it’s not going to be fun, right? She should go; she’s probably tired. He goes over to the jukebox, puts on some music, and says, this is better than coffee. Does she remember the last time she left, they made a deal? He said he’d give her his special sauce in exchange for her giving him a dance when she got back. She says she remembers, and he says he’s ready to collect. He holds out his hand, and she says, how can she resist? They dance.

Nina tells Sonny that she thinks he’s kind of a natural. One of his many, many talents. He moves slowly toward her, takes her face in his hands, and kisses her. She says she should go, and he kisses her again. She says, now she should go, and he says, she should go. She takes her bag, and says she’ll see him tomorrow. She heads for the door, but stops and takes the empty sauce jar out of her bag. She says, hey, Mike! and tosses it to him. She says she let it simmer until it was hot. Best sauce she’s ever had.

Jax says if they pick up Hayden’s trail again, his resources are at their disposal, and Shawn says they appreciate it. Sam says they know it’s a long shot with Hayden, but they have to take it. Jax asks if they’ve tried Elizabeth, Hayden’s sister. If there was anybody Hayden was going to communicate with, it would be her. They start to leave, and Jax says, there is one more thing. He and Hayden were working together with Nikolas. He brought them in on some scheme to regain his family fortune. They might want to start with him.

Nikolas tells Alexis, forget it. He doesn’t want her putting herself in Ryan’s sites. She says she’s just going to keep an eye on him. What’s the big deal? Nikolas says, he’s a psychopath, and she says, look at him. He’s just staring at the corner, and he’s going to continue to stare at the corner until someone comes in and wheels him out of here. Nikolas says she was fortunate to be transferred out of Pentenville. Quit while she’s ahead. Don’t go looking for more trouble. She says she’s not, so don’t worry. She thinks she can handle a deactivated serial killer. We see Ryan’s face, and there’s just the hint of a smile.

Elizabeth tells Terry, sorry; she’s just distracted. Terry says, distracted or upset? There’s a difference. Britt comes by and says, Nurse Baldwin; Dr. Randolph. She deposits some folders on the desk, and Elizabeth says she has to pick up some labs. She leaves, and Britt asks if Terry and her bestie were catching up on the hot gossip. Terry says, actually, she was asking Elizabeth a question about dental hygiene. How often does Britt change her toothbrush? Manufacturers do recommend between three and four months, but she can only go one. Call her extravagant, but nothing more than a good stiff bristle will do. Are these the people skills she was talking about? Britt asks if Terry was eavesdropping, and Terry says when she was choosing to go to med school, she almost turned down her first choice because her ex was going there too. The thought of taking gross anatomy with that cretin was almost more than she could bear. But then she got a grip. Hell if she was going to turn down one of the best med schools in the country, and let her ex think she was floundering because of him. Britt says, if she turns down a demotion, it won’t be because of Jason, and Terry says, one, it’s not a demotion, and two, is she sure?

There’s a knock at Monica’s office door, and security guy Robert says, she knows the security cameras Cyrus had turned off to cover his illegal comings and goings? She says he reinstalled them, and he says they also installed software to alert them to future tampering. An alarm’s been sent. Someone’s trying to get in.

Elizabeth makes a call, and says she needs someone’s help.

Finn turns on the light in Helena’s lab, and Anna says she hasn’t been down there since Olivia took Griffin. He says, for a long time, the hospital tried to keep it sealed off without much success, and she asks if this is where Peter went? Did he hide out here before he tried to make his escape? Finn looks at the freezer, and says, he’s in there.

Tomorrow, Jordan tells Stella that she might have found the answer she’s looking for, Anna says Finn couldn’t have done it alone, and Jason says there’s something else he needs to do.

✂️ I see the hairdresser was there. A lot of people got fresh cuts.

Below Deck Mediterranean

When we left, a very drunk Roy Orbison Jr. was trying to jump off the boat during a tough docking procedure. Captain Sandy was like, WTF is going on? and his wife Asa was telling him, go to bed.

Roy Jr.’s friend manages to talk him down, and in Malia’s interview, she says, the docking was nerve-wracking, but Zee secured the line quickly. Captain Sandy tells the deckhands, nice work. Roy Jr. is now out of his shirt, and it’s not a pretty sight. Asa tells him to go to bed before he embarrasses himself more, and he says, they’re all embarrassing themselves. And then says, srwoenb whioernwe. Asa wisely goes to their cabin, and he wisely follows, telling everyone something unintelligible that I translate to mean, see you tomorrow, and blowing a kiss to the camera before closing the door. Malia tells the other girls that Lexi has a legit burn list like Mean Girls. Lexi says that she’s made a list of people who have wronged her in life. Seriously, there is something wrong with this girl, unless she’s a very mature looking 14.  

David tells the deckhands, it usually takes a couple of months to know if he likes the people on a boat. In Lloyd’s interview, he says he’s usually reserved, but on this boat, the barriers were pulled down quickly. David says Malia is amazing, and Courtney clears the table. One of the guests says, they would rather jump into the ocean with sharks than be in the room with Roy Jr. and Asa. Katie tells Courtney that she’s owning it, and in Courtney’s interview, she says it’s nice that Katie recognizes how hard she’s trying. Everyone goes to bed, and in Katie’s interview, she says the hardest shift is the night shift. She remembers it being 5 am, and crying while vacuuming the sky lounge. That’s why she rotates stews, so they don’t feel the same way.

It’s the final day of the short charter, and the breakfast table is set. In her interview, Lexi babbles about having a biology degree, but not being able to travel because, when she had money, she bought great cars instead. I am so over this woman child. Lexi tells Mathew that they’re waiting for the primary to get up, but the others want to eat. He asks her to get Katie, but she tells him that she’s on breakfast, and that’s not happening. He gives her a basket of muffins to take, and she asks if she should take something else. He says, sure, but puts away his knives before handing her more baskets of baked goods.. Since she has to wait a whole ten seconds, she says, effing moron, under her breath. On her way she calls him an effing idiot. In her interview, she says, he’s not even a man; he’s a childish boy wielding power over her. In Mathew’s interview, he says he realized there was a communication problem with Lexi on the first charter, so he was trying to just deal with Katie. But maybe he can make Lexi not want to work with him, or even be around him. Annoying people is his super power. Lexi tells Katie not to put her on breakfast or she’ll strangle Mathew, and Katie says, that’s not going to happen. Lexi stomps off, and Katie tells Courtney, that was a hectic thing to walk into first thing. In Lexi’s interview, she says, Katie isn’t dealing with the situation. Managing is not her strong suit. (I could have sworn Lexi has said those exact words before, but maybe vocabulary isn’t Lexi’s strong suit.) She says, Katie is nice, but nice doesn’t always meet the criteria for the industry.

Roy Jr. manages to make it to breakfast. Lexi is still bitching about Mathew, and in Katie’s interview, she says, the way things work is the easy part. It’s managing people and their emotions that’s hard. They need to work through their differences. She still has a job to do. The fire alarm goes off, and Mathew radios the captain that it’s non-galley. Lexi says the sound is so annoying, and various crew members look around. Malia finds David messing with the alarm, and he tells her that he sprayed too much deodorant. In his interview, says, it was him, but it was tough to explain in front of a girl. Malia radios Captain Sandy that it’s a false alarm; too much deodorant. Lexi continues to complain, and in her interview, she says, Katie is good at playing innocent. She says she has no idea what’s going on, then chooses Matt’s side, while she’s pretending to have both of their backs. Paranoia – check. Roy III wants to play hide and seek, and asks Captain Sandy if it’s cool. She’s game, and he ends up finding her under a desk, and finds mom Asa in the crib. The captain tells the crew to get in their whites, and the guests pack.

Everyone says goodbye, and Roy Jr. says the boat trip was everything they’d wished for. He says Mathew was surprising, but I’m not sure what he means by that. He gives Captain Sandy the tip envelope, and says, time to split.  The captain tells Matt to make lunch for the crew, and he gripes that he thought he’d have a day to organize and prep. The captain calls the crew for the tip meeting, and says she doesn’t know where to start first. It’s the only charter season she’s done where not one guest complained… other than when the crew did the cooking. The tip is $21,000 or $1450 euros each. She tells them to enjoy their night. Mathew tells them that they suck, and in his interview, he says he thought he’d have the chance to plan menus and do prep. That’s what needs to be done when you run your own department with no support. It’s not sustainable if there’s no time off between trips. He complains to David that he has no days off, no rest, and everyone on his team sucks. Malia says, it’s part of the job, but Mathew doesn’t want to talk about it. She asks what they can do to help; they’re part of a team, whether he likes it or not. In her interview, Malia says she’s definitely had experience coddling chefs, and we flash back to Tom. She wants to shake them, and say, this is your job. Mathew admits he’s just being a baby, and Malia says she thought he’d be a crier, but he says, only during sex. Malia makes paninis, and the deckhands clean. Courtney comes to lunch and makes a fuss over the polenta, but can’t seem to call it by the right name, saying placenta, then plimenta, which isn’t even a word. In David’s interview, he says, when Mathew spirals, he needs reassurance, and a kick in the ass. Courtney calls her parents, and in her interview, she says her mom is a superwoman. Her dad is amazing, but has Alzheimer’s; he’s seven years in. She tears up, and says, seeing him deteriorate so quickly makes her scared when she goes away.

Someone suggests the get the party started, and the crew gets dressed. The deckhands talk girls, and everyone piles in the taxis. They go to a restaurant in Sibenik, where they have a table on a terrace. Mathew says he’s getting schwasted, and orders a bottle of rosé. Malia asks if everyone remembers the kiss Courtney gave Zee on his birthday, and Courtney says, when you dance with someone, that’s just what you do. I’ll have to remember that… On second thought, maybe not. Mathew wants a hooker and starts talking about sex parties to the point where everyone is telling him, STFU. David tells him, no drama, and Mathew gets up and leaves. He talks to himself, saying he prides himself on how clean he is; f*** you people. He worked hard to get where he is. He wanders around, then finds a taxi, and puts his hand over the camera. Malia suggest they keep things on a superficial level with Mathew.  

The drinking continues, and Zee gives Courtney a lap dance. She calls him a cutie, and says it’s not even her birthday. On the boat, Mathew gets all Top Chef and packs his knives. Zee calls his brother Josh, who’s a Chief Officer on a super yacht. In his interview, he says, Josh is his inspiration. Malia and Courtney get in on the call, and Katie calls her mom, who’s in bed half-asleep. Everyone starts calling home and talking to everyone else’s relatives. Courtney starts crying, and goes to the restroom. Lexi asks if she’s okay, and she says she gets sad when everyone is calling home. She’s been grieving her dad for years, but he’s still alive. Lexi says, it’s hard. Her dad died four months ago, and she has to deal with that sh*t every day. Courtney tells her, let’s go, because if she keeps talking about it, she’s going to cry some more. Malia explains to Lexi that they each have to pay for their dinner, and Courtney gives the cashier a high-five. Why? I have no idea. For some reason, Lexi is offended that she has to pay for her dinner, since she has a physics degree. Courtney pays for Lexi, and Malia wonders what just happened. Lexi says she’s turning evil. On the boat, Mathew packs all of his belongings.    

Mathew tells one of the officers that he’s quitting. On the way to the taxi, Courtney rides piggyback on Zee. She drops one of her sandals, he reaches for it, and they both fall. Mathew smacks a camera, and says they can go find another bleepity-bleep. He hits another camera, cursing the yachting world, and a dude named Jake tells him to go before he breaks something else. Lexi says she hates everybody. Zee got the worst of the fall, and has blood all over his mouth, but insists he’s fine. David checks Zee’s teeth, and pronounces them intact. Zee says he’s closest to his brother Josh, and Malia says it was fun talking to everyone’s family. Zee tells them that he’s adopted, and the only Black sibling. Malia says she’s also adopted, and asks if he knows his birth parents. He says had a super close relationship with his mom, and spent weekends with his grandma. She worked for the couple who adopted him after his parents passed away when he was three. Talk about bittersweet.

In the other taxi, Katie asks if Lexi is okay, and Lexi says she has a lot of issues. Courtney says the both do, and Katie says, they all have their stories. Lexi says, did Katie’s dad die? Because she’s the only one on earth who’s ever experienced the death of a parent. Courtney says she thinks it’s her fault for bringing up her own father, and in Katie’s interview, she’s glad she’s getting some understanding. She tells Lexi, there’s no timeline for feeling okay. How you deal with it is how you deal with it. In Katie’s interview, she gets misty, and says she wants to be there for them. David says he doesn’t think Mathew handles booze well, and Courtney wonders if there’s going to be a hot tub party.

They get back on the boat, and Katie says she has a headache, but the hot tub will get rid of it. They look for Mathew, but they’re quickly distracted, and abandon the search. Malia asks if Lexi is planning on spending any money at the hot tub (burn!) and Lexi says, she’s Satan now; she doesn’t want to deal. Malia asks why she’s referring to herself as Satan, and Lexi says she has a life to go back to, and Malia doesn’t. She has an $8000 a month condo, and has every right. Malia says, people in high rises reserve the right to be bleepity-bleeps? Everyone gets into the hot tub, and Courtney shakes up some champagne, spraying it all over, and pouring the rest into their glasses or mouths. She wants to play truth or dare, and asks Katie is she’s ever had sex in a guest area. Answer: she has. Courtney dares David to run around the boat naked (which isn’t how the game is played, but okay), and he does, while discreetly covering his weenie. In Malia’s interview, she says she’s impressed… Not with David’s body, but that he took the dare. He puts his swim trunks back on, and gets back in the tub. He lowers his voice, and asks Malia if she could ever look at him, and see more than just someone she works with. Lexi shouts that David is kissing Malia’s ass, and Malia tells him, it’s a hard question. Lloyd tells Lexi, STFU, and Lexi tells Courtney to attack Lloyd. Courtney jumps on him, and dunks him, but that’s not good enough for Lexi. She calls him a p*ssy, and holds his head by her boobs. He gets out of the tub, and Courtney asks him to come back. In his interview, he says, they have no understanding of what’s acceptable to say. Lexi called him a p*ssy, and he didn’t want to be touched. He just wanted out. Zee tells Lexi, STFU, and she says he’s being a deckhand. Huh? He is a deckhand. WTF? She tells him to grow TF up, and Courtney says if Lexi doesn’t STFU, she’s going to lose her sh*t. She tells Malia that Lexi doesn’t mean anything by it, and Malia says, she doesn’t mean anything she says to be offensive, but it is. Lexi says Malia doesn’t know her. Malia hugs Lloyd, and Courtney tells Lexi, that’s not the way to handle sh*t. In Katie’s interview, she says it doesn’t feel great being the bad guy. An adult disciplining another adult isn’t fun. Lexi tells David to f*** off, and Malia tells Katie what’s going on. Katie comes back to the tub, and says, no one is in trouble, but she wants to know why such bullsh*t and animosity is going on. Malia tells her that Lexi said inappropriate things to Lloyd. Lexi gets out of the tub, and says Malia is being inappropriate. Malia says, she’s not the one offending people, and Lexi puts her finger in David’s face, and calls him a fake ass. She tells Katie, STFU (which should have been the title of this episode), and we hear snoring behind Captain Sandy’s door. Lexi goes totally apesh*t, and says she can be a bitch. Katie sits on the steps, and in her interview, she says she’s sympathetic, but it doesn’t excuse the behavior.

Lexi and Courtney are back in the tub, and Katie says that if Lexi f***s up, it’s on her. She can’t be lashing out. Katie will even swap cabins if that makes it easier, but she needs to know WTF happened? The deckhands have a group hug in the crew mess, and Malia says she’s draining the hot tub. In her interview, she says she’s not going to let Lexi drown on her watch. Get TF out of her hot tub. Katie says she’s not angry, but Lexi needs to reign it in. Lexi starts crying, and Malia tells them to get out of the hot tub. They do, and Courtney says she understands. Malia tells everyone, get out; get TF off her deck. Lexi turns around, and tells Malia, STFU. Katie tells Lexi to stop fighting, but Lexi gets in Malia’s face, and says she’s an effing bosun. Stand TF down. Again, huh? Malia says, get out, and Katie pushes Lexi out, while Lexi yells she’s going to f*** Malia up. She tells Katie that she’s failing at her job, and throws her clothes on the floor, as she walks through the pantry. Malia tells Katie that Lexi is a sh*t human, and in Katie’s interview, she says she knows Lexi is having a hard time, but that’s not an excuse for her behavior. Malia says Lexi is like this with just about everything, and Lloyd says he doesn’t want to be part of it. In his interview, he says the only opinions he cares about are the deckhands. He doesn’t give a sh*t about Lexi’s opinion. Courtney cries in the bathroom, and tells herself to stop. Zee asks her if she’s all right, and she says Lexi is crying about who’s fake, while her father doesn’t remember what’s going on. Lexi continues bitching, and Zee hugs Courtney. David tells Malia that she was amazing, defending everyone, and she says she hates this side of yachting.

In the galley, Malia tells Zee that she’s sorry, and he says, Lexi came in came in argumentative. Lexi puts on a hoodie as a cover-up, since, by the way, her boobs have been falling out of her bathing suit throughout this whole thing, and babbles about her money. She stomps to the galley, and says they’ve been talking sh*t about her. She adds that Katie is a Capricorn and understands her. She saw Katie smirking. Katie is like, WTF? and Zee tries to calm Lexi down, telling her that he understands too. This is apparently the wrong move, since Lexi gets in his face, and tells him to take his Afrikaans ass, and get away from her. He’s a fake ass bitch. She shoves him pretty hard, and tells him to f*** off.

To be continued…

👑 Wow. Can the Miss Bahamas people take her crown back?  

😴 Someday My Sleep Will Come…

And so to bed. Tomorrow, the cast of HAHN reunites, and perhaps a little tea and Wives. Until then, stay safe, stay selective, and stay not discussing delicate matters in front of a psychopathic serial killer, even if he’s deactivated.