What I Watched Today

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

General Hospital

Nina video chats with Brook and Wiley, telling Wiley, happy birthday. Wiley thanks her, looking at his real life mom, who is somewhere to the side. Nina asks if Wiley liked the forklift she gave him, and I assume she means toy, or she’s way off on age appropriate gifts. Brook says, he hasn’t opened gifts yet, but has a ton. She thinks he’s up for the job. Carly asks who Wiley is on the phone with, and comes into camera range. On Nina’s end, Sonny asks if he can see Wiley.

Stella tells Portia, there’s no such thing as half divorce, and Portia says, meaning? Stella says, meaning, don’t jump in head first. She doesn’t want to be the other woman in Curtis’s marriage, the way she made him the other man in hers. Trina is coming down the hallway with the food she picked up, but they don’t see her. Portia says, Curtis had nothing to do with her marriage ending, but Stella says, oh no? Portia doesn’t think taking up with Stella’s nephew  while her husband was off undercover played a part? Somehow, she doesn’t think Taggert would feel the same way.

Curtis says, Jordan makes it sound like she only signed the papers because she thought it was what he wanted, and she says, isn’t it? He says he thought it was what they both wanted. He thought they had a mutual understanding. She’s saying she didn’t want their marriage to end? She tells him, that’s exactly what she’s saying. She thinks finalizing their divorce would be the biggest mistake of their lives. Josslyn walks in, and finds Cameron, who says she’s there early. His break doesn’t start for another 20 minutes. He picks up a tub of dirty dishes, and she says she guesses she was just excited to see him. She can leave if he wants. He says, no, and asks what she’ll have. She sits at the counter, and says, she’ll have… Spencer says, a BLT and an iced something I’ve never heard of.

Austin helps Chase into the gatehouse, and Chase calls to Willow. There’s no answer, and Chase says, that’s weird. She said she was coming here. Austin says, maybe she’s upstairs. He’ll be happy to take a look. She’s upstairs all right. Getting busy with Michael. Chase says, that’s okay, he’ll go, and Austin tells him, stairs are part of upstairs. Maybe it’s better to ask her to come down. Chase says, the whole point was to show her that he’s doing better and getting stronger. It defeats the purpose asking her to come to him. Austin picks up a shirt off the floor, and says it’s not Chase’s shirt, although how he would know this, I’m not sure. Chase says, it belongs to Michael.  

Carly asks if that was Nina, and Brook says, yes, but she got cut off. Carly says she’s surprised Nina didn’t make it to the party, but Valentin says, a friend of hers is ill in Nixon Falls. Nina went back to take care of him and his wife. Carly is sorry to hear that, and hopes everything turns out okay.

Sonny asks, what happened? The call dropped? Nina says sometimes she doesn’t get service there, and Sonny suggests she use his phone. She says, that’s okay. With all the birthday festivities, she’d get in the way. He says she was just telling him that she’s upset that she couldn’t join them. Call him back. She knows she wants to. He holds out his phone.

Spencer says he thought Josslyn had a party to go to, or was she lying when she said they couldn’t hang out? She says she wasn’t lying. It’s her nephew Wiley’s third birthday, so they’re heading over to the party as soon as Cameron’s break starts. Spencer tells Cameron that they’re going to hang out outside, and he likes his bacon extra crispy. Josslyn says, he’s so high maintenance, and he says, it’s called standards, but clearly, she doesn’t know anything about that. Cameron says, hilarious, and Josslyn tells him not to spit in Spencer’s food. Cameron says he makes no promises, and she says, Cam…? He says, only for her, and Spencer steers Josslyn outside, saying he knew she cared.

Jordan says Curtis’s aunt meddles, and it drives her crazy. He says, join the club, but she says, this time, she pointed something out that Jordan was too consumed with her own guilt to see for herself. She gives up too easily. She felt terrible about the secrets she kept from him, and when he said they were done, she didn’t think she could push against it. She doesn’t want them to be over. She thinks what they have is worth fighting for. She wants to try again.

Stella says Portia is a destruction, keeping Curtis from what he should really be doing, which is getting back with his wife. Trina listens, and Portia says, ex-wife. Stella says, not yet. She knows it’s complicated, given the fact they had an affair way back when, but now it’s not her own marriage Portia is messing with, it’s his. She won’t stand for it. Portia says she doesn’t care if Stella stands for it or not. It’s none of her business. Trina looks super sad.

Willow and Michael bask in the afterglow, and Willow thanks him for finding her. She had no idea how much she needed to see him. He says he needed to see her, and asks if she’s okay. She says she wasn’t, but she is now. He says he missed her, and she says she hasn’t missed his lame jokes. He insists she has, and she reluctantly agrees. She missed all of it, and especially missed telling him that she loves him. He says he loves her too, and they kiss.

Chase wonders what Michael’s shirt is doing there, and Austin picks up Michael’s belt. He tells Chase that he’s sorry, and Chase hobbles to the stairs. Austin asks where he’s going, and Chase says, where does he think?

On a non-video call, Nina tells Wiley, happy birthday, little man. She loves and misses him. Sonny says, better? and she says, yes. He says he would have liked to talk to the little guy, but imagines she’ll introduce him at some point. Phyllis comes in, and Sonny says she’s not supposed to be there this soon. What happened with the biopsy? Nina asks, where’s Lenny? and Phyllis says, he’s not coming home.

Portia asks what Stella wants to hear her say. That she was married, went into a bar, and picked up her nephew? That’s true. Then it became real and serious. That’s also true. She stepped out on her husband? Yeah. Trina looks sick, and Portia says, but none of it has anything to do with Stella. This is her life, her mistakes. Stella says, and to hell with everybody else? and Portia tells her, she didn’t say that. Stella says she doesn’t have to, and Portia asks who Stella thinks she is. She’s speaking to Portia like she’s a teenager late for her curfew. She’s a grown woman. She can’t stop Stella from judging her, but just go somewhere else to do it. Trina walks in the other direction, but an orderly calls to Portia, who turns and sees her.

Curtis says he’s certainly not happy their marriage failed, but he saw no way he could move forward, especially when he saw how much she’d been keeping back from him. She says, what if she’s willing to put in the work to make things different? and he says, different how? They don’t have trust. She says she trusts him; she wants to spend her whole life with him. Just tell her there’s enough time.

Cameron serves Josslyn and Spencer outside, and Spencer says Cameron had better clean up before the party. He wants to make a good impression doesn’t he? Cameron says he’s been freaking out about that. Whether people who’ve known him his entire life will like him or not. Spencer tells Cameron, he’s just saying things are different now. He’s not Cam, Josslyn’s childhood friend; he’s Cameron, her new boyfriend. Josslyn says she’d better start calling him by his full name, and Spencer says nitpick all they want. They’ll see. Josslyn asks if they can go, and Cameron says he just has to clean up. He goes inside, and Josslyn looks at Spencer, who asks what he did now.

Brook tells Carly that Monica is keeping Wiley busy. He’s helping her set the table. Carly says, Brook is so good with him, and Valentin says, she’s wonderful with Bailey. Carly wonders when Bailey is going to be up. She misses holding babies that age. It’s like she blinked, and Donna was a teenager. It feels like it anyway. Valentin tells her, what do they say? The days are long, but the years fly by? He asks if she and Jason are going to have children, and Carly gives him a look. Brook tells her, congratulations. She’s so happy for them. Carly thanks her, and Brook says, they’ve been friends for so long, it’s nice to see they finally fell in love.

Willow sits up, and says she doesn’t know what she’s doing anymore. It’s like she’s dug this huge hole, and she keeps searching for the way out, but she can’t find it. Michael says, we’ve dug a huge hole. They’re in this together, remember? She says, from the second she knew she wanted to be with him, she should have told Chase. He says, she tried. When Chase collapsed, they thought he was dead, then they thought he couldn’t walk anymore. When was the right time to tell him, Chase, I’m sorry, I don’t love you anymore? She says, there was never a right time, and he says, just because she wanted to spare Chase, that doesn’t make her evil; it makes her human. Don’t beat herself up, and don’t make the mistake of thinking this is permanent. They won’t be in this place forever. She says, promise? and he says, actually, he does. She says, part of her wants to go to the main house right now and get it all out there. Tell Chase that she’s here for him, and always will be, but they shouldn’t have gotten married. That her life is with Michael now. But every time she tries to wrap her head around it, she can’t. Michael says, it’s okay. There’s no playbook on how to handle this; they’re doing the best they can. Chase will get better, and until then, she’s going to be uncomfortable, but they’ll get through this. They’ve gotten this far. She says, they should go back, and he reaches for his pants. He asks if she’s seen his shirt.

Austin says, Chase doesn’t want to go up there. Trust him. He steers Chase away from the stairs, and Chase says he has to know. Austin says, there’s a difference between knowing and seeing, and Chase says, get out of his way. Austin says, Chase physically can’t get up the stairs, and Chase says, watch him. Austin says, maybe by sheer force of will he manages to get to the top of the stairs. At what cost? He’ll break his body, he’ll damage his muscles, and set himself back weeks if not months. He worked hard to get there. He can literally stand on his own two feet. Don’t let them take that away from him.

Phyllis says she’s sorry. She should have said Lenny isn’t coming home tonight. Sonny says, that would have made a big difference, and Nina says, a big difference. What happened? Phyllis says, he had a reaction to the anesthesia; nothing dangerous, but they wanted him to stay overnight for observation. She came to grab some clothes and a toothbrush, and wanted to give them an update before she heads back. Sonny says he’ll drive her, but Phyllis says, that’s not necessary. Nina says, they’re both going because they want to, and Phyllis says, fine, but only because it will make them feel better. Sonny says he’ll call Eddie and see if he can cover for the bar, and Phyllis and Nina sit down while he goes to make the call. Phyllis says, it seems like Lenny’s illness is already spiraling out of control, and Nina says, and Phyllis is spiraling with it, right? Phyllis says, it has her really second guessing some of her life decisions.

Portia says, Trina, honey… and walks toward her daughter, but Trina runs off. Portia starts to follow, but an orderly says one of Portia’s patients has been asking for her. Stella says she’ll go after Trina and try to stop her, but Portia says, don’t you dare. Don’t go one step near her daughter.

Spencer asks if Trina is going to the party too, and Josslyn asks, why? He says, just curious, and Josslyn says, no, Trina’s not going, and no, she doesn’t know what Trina is doing later. Spencer says, maybe they should all go out sometime, and Cameron joins them. Josslyn says, on a double date? and Cameron says, that is a horrible idea. He asks if Josslyn is ready to go, and she says, very ready. They leave, and Spencer says, rude.

Jordan says, the papers are signed, but they’re not filed yet. They could call their lawyers, put the divorce on hold, and go back to counseling; do whatever it takes. They’ve come too far, and gone through too much, to give up now. She thinks that they’re worth it. Doesn’t he? He doesn’t respond, and she says, he doesn’t.

Michael finishes dressing in the living room, and Willow comes downstairs. He asks if she’s okay, and she says she has to be. There’s a newly minted three-year-old anxiously awaiting his birthday party. (Ha-ha! Love newly minted.) He says, let’s go, and they leave. Chase and Austin come out of the kitchen.

Spencer takes a bite of his BLT, and says he told Cameron crispy bacon. Is it really that difficult, Webber? Trina heads for Kelly’s front door, crying, and he says, what’s wrong?

Brook wonders where Wiley’s parents are; it’s high time for presents. Carly says, maybe they’re still dealing with Harmony, but Valentin says he doubts it. He got the impression that it wasn’t going to be a long visit. Brook asks if Austin is still lurking around, and Valentin asks if she wants him to count the China settings, but she says she doesn’t want Valentin anywhere near her family’s China. Carly says, maybe Austin couldn’t handle the drama and took off, and Brook says, ha! The guy calls himself a real Quartermaine. He’s going to need thicker skin if he’s going to roll with this crew.

Austin tells Chase, here’s the plan. They wait there for a few minutes until Michael and Willow get to the big house. Then they’ll go. Chase says he’s not going anywhere until Austin helps him up the stairs, and Austin asks, why?  Chase says he’s got to see it with his own eyes. He’s got to know.

Nina says, Phyllis always seems so steady; she’s everybody’s rock. She has such a solid beautiful life there with Lenny. Phyllis says, you can be steady, and have regrets at the same time. She misses her family. Nina says Phyllis never talks about her family; she just assumed they weren’t close. Phyllis says, they used to be, but not anymore, and Nina asks, what happened? Phyllis says, life. One of those old conflicts, layered over with time; she can hardly remember how it started anymore. She just accepted it’s the way things are. But now, with the horrible possibility of losing Lenny, those bad feelings just seem pointless. Nina tells her, why can’t she say that? Go to them, and say exactly that. Try to make things right before it’s too late. Phyllis asks if Nina is ready to take her own advice.

On the terrace, Willow tells Michael that she doesn’t know if she can do this. He says, yes, she can. Together, remember? She says, together, and they go inside. Carly says, there they are. Are they okay? She knows Willow seeing her mom was pretty tough. Willow says, not the best surprise, and Brook asks if Harmony left. Michael says, she’s long gone, and Willow says she needed a minute at the gatehouse. Michael was nice enough to check on her. Michael asks how Wiley is, and Carly says, perfect. Brook says, he’s helping Monica set the table, and Michael says he’ll go check on them. Willow asks, where’s Chase? and Brook says she hasn’t seen him in a while. Willow asks if Valentin has, but he says he hasn’t seen Chase either. Willow says, Chase got into it with her mother, and Brook suggests maybe after all the excitement, he needed a rest.

Chase and Austin go into the bedroom, and Austin says, at least they were safe, showing Chase a condom wrapper.  He tells Chase, there’s no right thing to say to a man who’s discovered his wife cheated on him. Chase says, Willow doesn’t cheat. She doesn’t fall in bed lightly. If she’s sleeping with Michael, that means she’s in love with him.

Portia say she can’t believe Stella did that, and Stella says, Trina didn’t know? Portia says, that her mother cheated on her father? Of course (🍷) she didn’t. Portia calls Trina, and leaves a voicemail for Trina to call her back. She says, or maybe Stella is referring to the fact that the man she’s currently seeing is the same man she had an affair with. She didn’t know that either, but she definitely knows now. Stella says Portia doesn’t know that; maybe Trina didn’t hear everything. Portia says, she heard something. Did Stella see the way Trina looked at her? Stella says she’s so sorry. It was never her intention… Portia says she doesn’t give a damn about Stella’s intentions. Her daughter is in pain can’t and she can’t go after Trina right now because she has to deal with her patients. Stella asks what she can do, but Portia says she thinks Stella has done enough; doesn’t she?

Spencer asks Trina, what’s going on? Trina’s phone rings, and she sees it’s Portia. She sits down, and hits ignore. Spencer asks if she wants to talk about it; she can tell him. She says she just found out something bad about her mother. She’s been lying to Trina; not really lying, but keeping things from her, things she should have known. Spencer says, he’s certainly been there, and asks if her mother explained. Trina says, she probably would have, but Trina was so pissed, she ran off. She can’t deal with it right now. Spencer says, she’ll have to sometime. Not today, but she has to give her mom a chance to explain. He was so mad at his father for so long, they didn’t speak for a year. Things got out of control. Take it from him, getting things out in the open is what’s best for all of them.

Curtis says he’ll always love Jordan, no doubt about that. But the life they had, even if he misses it, it’s no longer the life he wants. She says, because of Portia? but he says, because of him.

Nina tells Phyllis, she’s been trying to connect with her grandson, and trying to get along with his family. She’s in no way perfect, but she thinks she’s trying to take her own advice. Phyllis says she’s not talking about Nina’s grandson. She ran into Valentin Cassadine at the hospital in New York City. Nina asks if he’s all right, and Phyllis says, he wasn’t there as a patient, but Nina’s reaction makes her think the two of them have unfinished business. She told Valentin to respect Nina’s privacy. Nina thanks her, and Phyllis says she’s sure he will, even though he doesn’t want to, and Nina asks what she means. Phyllis says, it was clear as day that Nina’s ex-husband still cares for her. Sonny comes back, and says, they’re all set; Eddie is covering. Phyllis says there’s something she needs to tell Eddie about the new taps, and goes in the back. Sonny asks if it’s him, or was she thrown off when Phyllis mentioned her ex? Nina says, she was surprised that Phyllis ran into him in the hospital in New York, of all places. He says, is that it, or is she still a little connected with Valentin? 

Austin suggests he and Chase take a moment and chat about this, and tells Chase to sit. Austin says he doesn’t know Willow or Michael. He doesn’t know Chase, but he knows people. People cheat sometimes; people you didn’t think ever would, and it almost never has to do with love. Chase says, maybe most people, but not Willow. As furious as he is, he can’t see Michael doing it either. Austin says, apparently, he did, but Chase says, if he didn’t feel something real, he wouldn’t have trashed their friendship over a fling. Austin says he thinks it’s time Chase investigates the possibility that he doesn’t know his best friend or wife as well as he thinks he does.

Willow says, Wiley is the luckiest birthday boy ever, and Carly says, he sure is. Brook asks if Valentin didn’t find it strange that they had to convince Nina to turn on her camera to talk to Wiley. She figured Nina would jump at the chance to FaceTime with him. Valentin says, Nina did seem distracted. He wonders if things are okay with Nina’s friend; he’s worried about her. Brook says, enough to go to Bedford Lake, and he says, Nixon Falls. She says, whatever. Is he worried enough to go and see if Nina is okay?

Josslyn and Cameron arrive at the terrace, and she asks if he thinks Spencer was even more annoying than usual, or was it just her? He says it wasn’t just her, and she says, Spencer brought up Trina. Out of all the guys Trina could date… Cameron asks if Josslyn thinks Trina is really into Spencer, and Josslyn says, that’s what she’s seeing. She guesses it makes sense. Trina doesn’t know him like they do. To her, he seems like a  cool cultured new guy, but Spencer’s been spoiled all his life. On some level, she understands. His dad probably wanted to make up for his mom passing away, but that was the justification for him getting away with everything? Cameron says, Spencer’s definitely lived in a no limit zone, and Josslyn says, he still does. Then they have Trina, who’s the most awesome person to walk the earth. Cameron clears his throat, and she says, besides him of course (🍷). He says, of course (🍷), and she says she sees a whole lot of potential for Trina to get hurt. He says maybe Josslyn should tell Trina that Spencer’s not who he seems on the surface, but Josslyn says, it’s not her business. Unless he was abusive or a drug addict or something, Trina has to figure it out for herself. Cameron is Trina’s friend as well. If he disagrees, Cameron can spread the knowledge. He says, it’s more of a girl thing, but she says she thinks it’s more of a no thing. She just wishes Trina knew what she was getting herself into.  

Spencer tells Trina, it’s always been the two of them, and she says, him and his dad? He says he discovered his dad treated him like everyone else, not thinking if the pain he was putting Spencer through. Trina says she’s sure he thought about it, and he says, maybe it didn’t matter enough. It made him furious. Trina says she gets it. She was furious at her dad too; they went through something similar. He says, they’re on good terms now? and she says, it took a while, but yeah, they’re solid. He says what he didn’t realize is, the more he gave into his anger, the more time it cost him with his father. Now there’s a rift between them that he’s not sure they’re ever going to overcome. She says she loves her mom, and can’t imagine life without her, but she thought they were honest and understood each other, but now… He says, it’s all broken? and she says, It feels awful. He takes her hand, and says, look, the fact that Trina’s mom disappointed her like this is bad – he’s not going to pretend it’s not – but it doesn’t negate the kind of person she’s always been to Trina. Trina has to adjust her perspective a little, and start seeing her not only as a parent, but as a flawed human being like everyone else. She says she doesn’t want to see her mom like that, and he says he knows. He felt the same way about his father. He went from being Spencer’s idol to being a person capable of making huge mistakes. But he’s still Spencer’s dad, and Trina’s mom is still her mom, and her mom deserves for Trina to hear her out.

Curtis tells Jordan, this isn’t about Portia; it’s about him, and where he is in his life. She says, he’s moving on, and he says, does he regret what he gave up? Of course (🍷) he does, but he just can’t anymore. Jordan says she respects that. She had the feeling it was too little too late, but she was determined to be honest with him. He says he admires her courage, and she says, just not her timing. He says, not so much, and she says she has to go, and leaves.

Trina asks if Spencer thinks she should go back and face her mom, and he says it doesn’t have to be today, but he thinks she’ll feel better if she does. She says, the thought of it makes her feel sick, and he says he didn’t tell her it was going to be easy. He wasn’t strong enough to do it when his dad apologized to him, but she’s smarter than he is. She’ll be able to salvage her relationship with her mom. She says, she’ll think about it, and gets up, telling him, for what it’s worth (🍷), he seems pretty smart to her. She thanks him, and he says, anytime.

Nina tells Sonny, she’ll never be indifferent to Valentin, but of all people, he should know she’s moved on. He says he got that impression, and she tells him that he’d better trust his instincts. She and Valentin are done… She can tell he wants to ask her something, and he says he’s happy she’s moved on, but he was wondering, does Valentin know that? Or is he going to show up there like her other ex, Jax, and Sonny might have to take him down.  

Valentin tells Brook, he hadn’t even considered visiting Nina in Nixon Falls. Okay, maybe he considered it, but her friend Phyllis made it clear he would not be welcome there. She asks when that’s stopped him before?

Stella runs into Kelly’s, and says, thank God Curtis is still there. He says he got her message, and he was waiting for her. She says she made a huge mistake.

Portia leaves Trina another message, saying to give her a call or shoot her a text. She needs to know Trina is okay and safe. Trina suddenly appears, and says she’s safe, but she’s not okay.

Cameron and Josslyn go into the house, and Josslyn says, tell her they didn’t miss out on the cupcakes. Carly says they’re right on time, and makes a point of saying hello to Cameron. Josslyn gives her Wiley’s gift, and Carly says, he’s one spoiled little boy today. Josslyn says, he should be, and suggests they say hi to the birthday boy. She wants to take a picture, and Cameron asks if she wants him to take one of the four of them. She says, first she wants to get Wiley and his parents. They’re going to want to remember this day. She tells them, say cheese, and takes the picture. She says they’re the most beautiful family, and Willow and Michael look at each other. Wiley won’t stop saying cheese, cracking me up. It’s a riot when they start to talk.

Austin says he understands why Chase would want to stay Zen about this, and Chase says he’s very far from Zen. Austin says, all right; let’s figure this out. Willow has betrayed him, Michael has betrayed him. His whole world’s turned upside down. Chase is in a tough spot. The only question is, what is he going to do about it?

Tomorrow, Trina asks if Portia has been in love with Curtis all these years, Stella says she wanted Curtis to realize before it was too late, and Chase has something to say to Michael and Willow. I’ll bet.

Below Deck Mediterranean

Lexi is in the middle of her drunken tirade, calling Malia a fake ass bitch and Zee a kiss ass. She pushes Zee pretty hard, and David says, enough. She says she’ll smack them both, and David gets Zee the hell out of there. David tells her to stop, and she yells she’s got money. He wonders how much noise she’s going to make before she realizes she’s wrong, and she asks what his rank is. In Malia’s interview, she says Lexi opened up to her about her dad, and now she’s a horrible person. Malia sits in the hallway, crying, telling Katie that she was there for Lexi, and now Lexi is saying horrible things. Lexi tells David, the only thing he’s got going for himself is that he smells nice. She calls him a lame ass deckhand, and Zee comes back. David tells Lexi to shut up, while Lloyd tries to quietly make coffee without being noticed. David tells Lexi that she’s being toxic, and to go to her cabin. She climbs into her bunk, whining that he doesn’t know she’s Satan. Courtney manages to sleep through the entire thing, as well as Captain Sandy, who we hear snores from every once in a while. Everyone goes to bed, and Katie gives Malia the guest cabin. David suddenly realizes Mathew isn’t there.

In the morning, Katie tells Courtney that she missed everything. Lexi screamed at everyone, and she ended up putting Malia in one of the guest cabins. Courtney says, WTF, bro? and in Katie’s interview, she says she knows Lexi is going through a sh*t time, and she’s empathetic, but she never had to deal with something like this. She thought about letting it slide, but she’s confused as to the best thing to do. Captain Sandy asks Lexi if they had fun last night, and Lexi says they did, but there was drinking and an argument. She doesn’t remember what she said, but they had a little spat. Wow. I’d hate to see what she calls something big. She babbles at the captain some more, and Captain Sandy finally tells her, just apologize. Lexi whines that she wants to, but she wants it to be authentic, and doesn’t know what she’s apologizing for. The captain suggests Lexi say exactly that, and in Lexi’s interview, she pouts, saying she doesn’t apologize if she doesn’t believe one is necessary. It has to come from a real place or what’s the point? The captain says, if you stick to the truth, people can be reasonable. Give them 24 hours to feel comfortable with her again. I so badly want to dropkick Lexi off the boat, I can practically taste it. My father died suddenly too, but I managed not to take it out on my co-workers.

Chief Officer Marten tells the captain that Mathew came to the boat at 9 o’clock, saying he wanted to leave. Marten signed him off the boat; he’s gone. Captain Sandy can’t figure it out, since she was there, and thought he was happy. In her interview, she says they have a charter tomorrow, and no chef. If you sign up for a job, you show up. Lexi blows through the crew mess, talking to no one. In Zee’s interview, he says, Lexi made things tense. We flash back to her telling him to take his Afrikaans ass out of there, and he says, Afrikaans is more the white man’s language than the Black man’s language. He doesn’t know if she was trying to play on the fact he was adopted into a white family, but she threw derogatory and harsh insults at him. She’s completely ignorant. Katie tells Malia that she’s going to talk to the captain, and maybe Lexi afterward.

Captain Sandy texts Mathew, asking where he is, and if he’s oaky. Katie comes to the bridge, and the captain says, she’s not leaving, is she? Katie says, no, but there’s a big problem with Lexi. She lost her father, and she’s upset about it. The crew went in the hot tub, and they were drinking, but Katie left, so she still doesn’t know what happened exactly. She went up there, and Lexi was saying nasty things to Malia. Lexi interrupts, and Captain Sandy says, it’s about her; come in. The captain says, first, she’s sorry about Lexi’s father, but she’s getting the lowdown on what happened last night. Katie says she was screaming at Malia and saying terrible things. Then she went after Zee and David. Lexi tries to act like it’s David’s fault, but Captain Sandy suggests they mend this. She’s going to call a crew meeting. Lexi is still using the I-don’t-remember excuse, and the captain says if she doesn’t remember, be open to what the others remember, so they can move forward. They have a charter with no chef. They need to check their emotions. Plus Lexi is tired and hungover. No matter what happens, don’t lose it. The captain calls everyone to the main salon. In her interview, Captain Sandy says she had to replace the chef, and can’t just replace another crew member, so Lexi is going to have an opportunity to own it and have a second chance.

Captain Sandy says, what she wants is for the crew to have each other’s backs for charter. It’s up to them. Do they forgive, yet hold Lexi accountable? Lexi immediately starts making it up as she goes along, saying she and Malia had a thing in their cabin, and it spilled over to the hot tub. Looks like that’s news to Malia. Me too. Lexi says she doesn’t remember, but apologizes. She acts like this is all very amusing, and Malia says Lexi made personal and inappropriate comments to her, but she really owes Zee an apology as well. Lexi says she doesn’t remember… and Malia says they know she doesn’t. If she wants to get defensive, she can, but she was saying she was better than all of them. The person who doesn’t remember – i.e. Lexi – says, that’s not true. David says Lexi was insensitive, and Captain Sandy says, if Lexi doesn’t remember, just listen; don’t defend. Katie says she kept trying to mediate, and the captain tells Lexi, words affect people, and you can’t take it back. Like Lexi gives a flying. The captain says all they can do is reset. They’re all assets to her, and she believes they’ll figure it out. On top of this, they don’t have chef, and she has to deal with that, so she’ll leave them to it. Malia says they’re all aware Lexi is going through something difficult, and Lexi jets because she’s immature and can only deal with her emotions by getting angry. Courtney follows her, and Lexi says she needs five. Katie asks if everyone feels that they’ll get past this, and in Lloyd’s interview, he says Lexi didn’t give them an honest apology because she doesn’t feel bad. It is eating away at him a little.

24 hours before charter. When Mathew first became unreliable, the captain had a chef placed in quarantine. Chef Luca has two more days left in quarantine, and in his interview, he says he’s getting fat. In Captain Sandy’s interview, she says Chef Luca isn’t ready, so it complicates the charter. It’s starting in one day. Katie calls Lexi to meet her in the crew mess. In David’s interview, he says he started a game plan to make a move, but still has to be find out what that move should be. We flashed back to David asking Malia if she could look at him as someone other than a co-worker, and her saying, that’s a hard question. David tells Zee, it was a yes or no, but he’ll take a maybe. He might end up having to move on, but at least now Malia knows. In Katie’s interview, she says, Lexi was horrendous, and is now her problem because it’s her department. It effing infuriates her. The deckhands clean up, and Malia finds gum in the hot tub. Mathew slinks back onto the boat, and says he’s sorry, and full of regret. I say, that’s not all he’s full of. In his interview, he says, when he woke up, he realized he’d made a rash decision when he was wasted. Captain Sandy tells Mathew to meet her on the bridge, and Mathew apologizes to Marten, saying, he didn’t deserve it. Marten says, all is forgiven.

Mathew wonders if Captain Sandy heard about his behavior last night, and says he’d let something small get to him. He doesn’t remember what he said dinner… Captain Sandy says, that’s becoming a thing, and he says he acted extremely inappropriately. He’ll understand if she doesn’t want him back. She says she needs to trust the crew, and that they won’t get upset and walk off the boat. He says he needs to come back, and she says she has a chef. He sasy, what has he done? and she says, as a captain, she has a job to do; it’s nothing personal. But the new chef isn’t out of quarantine until Tuesday, and she needs to get through Monday. After that, he’s done. He says he’ll do it, and in her interview, she says, Mathew is unpredictable. She doesn’t want to walk on eggshells, so she’s going with the guarantee; someone who wants to be here. Mathew tells Courtney and Lexi that he owes everyone an apology. He was  drunk and overtired. Lexi says he doesn’t know the half of it.

Mathew tells Malia that he’s sorry, and she asks if he’s all right. He says he was on an emotional roller coaster. He’s sorry if he was inappropriate. She says he was a little drunk, and he says, a little? Katie says she’ll miss him, and he says she was amazing. He loved working with her. Courtney tells Malia, it’s a shame, but Malia says they need people they can count on. Courtney feels that she’s slightly in the middle, when Lexi should be in  the middle.

It’s time for the preference sheet meeting, and Captain Sandy says, primary Athena is a success coach. Her brothers Jakeson and Jameson are also coming, and Athena has organized an entrepreneur’s retreat to celebrate their success. The captain says, it’s easy to be high fiving when it’s up time, but when you’re down, you’ve got to stay up. Mathew says, wise advice, and in his interview, he says, it’s not good for your reputation to get drunk and quit in the middle of charter season. He still wants to do the best he can, even if it’s over for him. Captain Sandy says, Athena’s friends, Brook and Janine are joining them, and Katie reads that they want two cakes on day two, as well as green and gold, and black and white desserts.

Lexi tells Malia that she doesn’t want what happened to affect their work relationship, and wonders what was said. Malia says Lexi attacked her character and called her names. Lexi said when Malia had been talking about Lexi’s dad, it was for her own benefit. Lexi says she doesn’t think the thing about her dad was genuine, and we flash back to that. It looks pretty genuine to me, and Malia says, Lexi throwing it in her face is pretty bad. Lexi says, no one is calling Malia horrible, and Malia says, Lexi did last night. If Lexi is going to disagree about what was said, it’s not a genuine apology. Lexi says she has work to do, since it’s impossible for her to own up to anything.

Malia tells Katie that Mathew’s apology was genuine, but Lexi’s, not so much. Zee never got an apology at all. She doesn’t know what to say, but if Lexi is really sorry, and wants to be a team player… Lexi pops in, and says she needs to take a shower, but she’ll give them a few minutes. She mumbles that she’s done with the drama. This is why she only wants to deal with men. She hates bitches. She asks to speak with Katie, and in Katie’s interview, she says, this is draining her from every angle. She doesn’t have time to figure sh*t out, and doesn’t know what to do at this point. She asks why Lexi hasn’t apologized to Zee, and Lexi insists that she did at the meeting, which she did not. She skipped right over him. She says she spoke to Malia, and then Katie and Malia were talking about her. Katie says Malia was just telling her what happened. Katie says Lexi put her in a sh*tty situation, and she likes Lexi. She asks if Lexi wants to be there, and Lexi says she does, but all of them are wrong. Katie says, Lexi effed up massively, and she’s pissed off again. She doesn’t feel like Lexi wants to be there or like she cares. She had Lexi’s back this morning. Lexi says she doesn’t care, and Katie is like, bye. Lexi calls her mom, and says she’s quitting. She can’t deal with this. She’s not a child, and won’t be spoken to by someone being unprofessional. Katie cries in her cabin, and Lexi argues with her mom, who’s probably lived with this crap since Lexi’s birth. She tries to get Lexi to think of God, and tells Lexi to call her every day. Lloyd says, Lexi is acting like there was a wrong done to her, and David says, as long as she does her job.

In the morning, Mathew says, best day ever. David says, whatever Mathew needs, just talk to them. Everyone gets moving, and in Malia’s interview, she says it’s one of those challenges in yachting that you have to figure out how to bounce back. Lexi pissed off so many crew members, it’s going to be rough. Katie goes to Captain Sandy, saying she’s concerned that maybe it’s not the right environment for Lexi. The captain asks Katie to give Lexi another chance; just reset with her. Katie says she’ll try, but in all honesty, she’s concerned about the whole boat at this point. The captain tells her to just worry about her department. She’s a leader. Rise, and take this individual and change her trajectory. She knows Lexi has been horrible, but she apologized during the meeting. Apparently, that’s what the captain is calling it anyway. She tells Katie, It’s easy to dismiss someone, but invest in her. If it doesn’t work, she promises they’ll let Lexi go. Now go lead. Katie laughs, and in her interview, she says she understands Captain Sandy’s perspective. The captain is pushing her as a leader, and even though she’s still angry and upset, she needs to be responsible for her team, and sometimes doing that means doing things you don’t effing want to.

Katie tells Courtney that she’ll share a cabin with Lexi. No one wants to be with Lexi, and she doesn’t want to put Courtney in that position, so she’ll do it. In Courtney’s interview, she says, Katie is a good manager. She doesn’t know anyone who wants to be roommates with Satan. The provisions come in, and Katie tells Lexi that she and Courtney are switching cabins. She’d thought Lexi quit, and in terms of ethics and morals, Lexi has pushed her boundaries Lexi says, it won’t happen again. She’s not blaming the alcohol, but everyone had so much (please note the absolving word everyone – no it was just you), they weren’t in the right headspace to say what they shouldn’t. She apologizes, and Katie says she doesn’t think things will be perfect or go back to the way they were, but apologizes for raising her voice at Lexi. These things take time. Katie gives Lexi a hug, and Lexi says, trust her, it was one bad night. She doesn’t want the crew to hate her. In Lexi’s interview, she says, the lesson is to relax before you make harsh decisions. Here’s a thought. How about not drinking and keeping her mouth shut? She says she’s a good stew, and she’s going to make the season work. Captain Sandy radios that it’s 30 minutes until the guests arrive.

Everyone does last minute preparation, and the captain tells them proceed to the dock. She tells the crew, a lot has been going on, but she wants them to set aside the conflict and focus on the job. They’ve got this. She tells Lexi that she believes in her, and thanks everyone. They line up, and the guests come up the dock. The captain welcomes them, and says they’re going on their dream charter. The guests are all excited, and go, woot-woot! In Captain Sandy’s interview, she says she thinks this is what the crew moral needs; excited guests. Now she just needs to see an excited crew. Courtney passes out champagne, and Katie gives the tour. Poor Courtney is back on ironing, and tells the ironing board, Zen. In Malia’s interview, she says she’s proud of her deck crew. They keep lifting each other up, and they’ve come a long way in their skill set, which is what she wants in her team. Katie tells Lexi to make sure Athena’s champagne is topped off at all times. They’re prioritizing her. In Lexi’s interview, she says if she’s focused on the guests, she doesn’t have time to be angry; that’s her thought process. The captain asks Lexi how it’s going, and Lexi says, much better. She’s back on her A-game. In Courtney’s interview, she says she’s back on laundry after a taste of service. She gets the rotation thing, but it’s annoying since it’s Lexi on service, after what she put the crew through. It’s so sh*tty. Anchor is dropped, and the captain asks if Malia is happy with her deck crew. She is.

The water toys are set up, and lunch is prepared. In Mathew’s interview, he says he’s trying to get back into the crew’s good graces, and finish on a high note, even though he messed up, and he’s leaving. A guest takes pictures of their food, and it looks so stupid as she tries to find the perfect angle. Everyone waits with bated breath, and Athena pronounces the food delicious. Captain Sandy asks how their lunch is, and Athena says, divine. Malia tells Lexi that she’s glad Lexi is back with them, but hold off on the tequila. Lexi says, no drinking for her, and in Malia’s interview, she says she’s been there, and wouldn’t want to be judged on one bad night. Lexi says alcohol is not her friend. The guests play on the toys, and guest Jackpot enjoys the jet ski. One guest doesn’t quite make it down slide, getting stuck near the bottom. Athena talks to Mathew about squid options, and even I don’t know what she’s talking about. In his interview, Mathew says, WTF was that? How is he supposed to give her what she wants when he has no idea what she’s asking for? This is a sh*t storm, and he’s nervous.

Mathew tells Captain Sandy that the conversation with Athena was all over the place, and he still got no guidance. She wants calamari, which is squid. She wants it fried, but wants options. She wants it Croatian, but not too Croatian. She doesn’t want him to tell her what it is, and wants to be surprised, but wants a back-up. He’s laughing to keep from crying.

Lloyd has figured out a new way to bring in the dreaded slide where it practically folds itself. In his interview, he says, any time he can find a way to use engineering techniques to solve a problem, he’s going to use it. He may be able to solve a problem that others have been struggling with. As time goes on, he feels more comfortable in his place on the team. The table is set for dinner, and in Lexi’s interview, she says, she grew up Pentecostal, and they’re supposed to be kind and loving, even to people who’ve done them wrong. She struggles with loving people after they’ve crossed her, and with Katie, they’re just trying to get the job done. Captain Sandy remarks on how elegant the table settings have been. In Malia’s interview, she says she feels back that Katie is taking one for the team. Only a couple of guests are at the table, but Athena wants them to start bringing the food out. Katie tells Mathew that no one is at the table or has drinks, and it’s going to be a mess. Mathew says he’ll plate the first course, and in his interview, he says the fact that he’s dealing with this even though he’s leaving helps the captain respect him more. Highly doubtful. He says he’s rolling with the punches.

Athena gets up, saying, she doesn’t think the food is ready. She goes to the galley, and Katie explains, the chef is plating the food. In Katie’s interview, she says the way she does service, all the guests are seated, and you start water, wine, bread, whatever. She’s happy to do whatever the guest wants – it’s their charter – but don’t come running down and making it look like she’s not doing her job. Katie tells Mathew that the guest claims they’re running behind, and Courtney wants to know how they’re running behind when no one is at the table.   

Next time, Courtney has a meltdown, David flirts with Malia, and Athena is disappointed in the cakes.

🧗‍♀️ Getting There…

I scored some antibiotics, and I’m feeling marginally better after one dose. I try to avoid them unless absolutely necessary, so they usually work pretty fast on me, and this was necessary. Especially since I’m in such a fog, I totally missed The Haves and The Have Nots: Final Cast Reunion, Part 2. I’m pretty sure there was no crucial info, but when I catch up, I’ll let you know. I’m also saving The Real Housewives of New York City for tomorrow, since it pairs so well with RHOBH. Until then, stay safe, stay vivacious, and stay trying to make things right before it’s too late.