In a season that has felt like an eternity, Below Deck Mediterranean Season 8 is finally coming to a close, with Episode 15 serving as the penultimate installment. “Curb Your Stewsiasm” sees the final charter of the season get started, but not without problems. Because of the bad weather, the guests won’t be going anywhere, much like the rest of Season 8. We’ve had fake documents, devastating meltdowns, and sickly staff; and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Can the crew pull it together for one final mega-tip? Here’s what went down in Below Deck Med Season 8, Episode 15.
Lara’s out, Haleigh’s in, but the weather causes concern
Captain Sandy feels some sense of relief when Haleigh reveals she can finally return to her deckhand duties. With Lara out at the doctors, she had worried she wouldn’t be leaving the dock for the final charter. As the rest of the season has shown, though, it’s one problem after another for the crew on this yacht. Captain Sandy’s joy quickly dissipates when she realizes the terrible weather means the final batch of guests won’t have a chance to leave the dock at all over the entire two-day charter. Bummer.
When the guests arrive, Sandy breaks the bad news. “Your entire charter will be on the dock and I’m so sorry.” There are some understandable groans, and a couple of questions. “It’s dangerous,” Sandy says. “There’s nothing I can do to change that.” But she does promise the team are going to do all they can to make this trip memorable, despite the circumstances.
“There’s not even a close chance we’re gonna be leaving,” she tells her crew. “We gotta kill it.” This leads to Tumi and Luka frantically Googling activities to enjoy with large groups in Genoa. Meanwhile, one guest who proves to be a Doctor in Douchebaggery wanders into the galley, asking Jack if he can “learn to cook.” I’m not sure if he was being serious, but his terrible treatment of his significant other on board distracts him enough to keep him above deck.
Seeing the sights, from cranes to shipping containers
Captain Sandy asks Luka to get some crew together and take the guests on a tender ride around the port. They seem delighted to finally have something to do, but when they actually start the excursion, it’s another story. Kyle’s embarrassed, noting that the only sights to see are shipping containers and a crane. At least they got to see an airplane coming in to land. Woo, fun!
“I’m seeing a baseline energy,” Sandy says of the team’s work so far. “This charter’s gonna take a lot more than that.” Fortunately, Jack’s food is giving the guests something positive to talk about. He’s knocked it out of the park nine times out of 10 across this entire season, and I’d be shocked not to see him back on the show in the future if it’s something he’s interested in.
Max is enjoying the yacht being stuck. He sees it as a “day off,” and revels in the chance to flirt more with Lily. While she enjoys the flirty banter, she can’t see their relationship moving into serious territory off the boat. Then again, her parents were committed within just 21 days of meeting. Anything could happen…
The “green murder scene”
To help keep the guests happy, Lily has devised a Game Night. The only problem? She’s one of the clumsiest people Below Deck Med has ever seen. So much so, that while she’s creating the game boards for the evening, she rips the top of a green marker off with her mouth, and the ink goes all over her, some of the materials she’s made, and the crew mess furniture. It’s kinda hilarious, but must have been very annoying. To Lily’s credit, she takes it in her stride.
“It’s like a green murder scene,” quips Haleigh. Tumi “can’t even be mad, because what more do you expect from Lily?” She’s also digging the green in her very green stew’s hair.
Dr. Douchebag continues to live up to his new nickname, threatening to go to bed rather than join everybody else for dinner. When he finally agrees to surface, we hear him say he is “just counting the hours until we fly back.” Just get off the boat, dude. You’re being an ungrateful mess.
Game Night is a major success, and the guests happily retire to their rooms at 1:45 a.m. But there’s a storm brewing. Captain Sandy tells Kyle she misses Natalya, not realizing that Natalya is actually in Genoa and plotting a return for the crew’s final night out, post-charter. She’s been texting Luka, asking for “nudes,” while Luka has continued hooking up with Jessika AND flirting with Nat. It’s a recipe for disaster. Bring on the chaos in the Season 8 finale.
Below Deck Mediterranean Season 8 concludes Monday, January 22, at 9/8c on Bravo.
TELL US – WHAT DID YOU THINK OF BELOW DECK MEDITERRANEAN SEASON 8, EPISODE 15? HOW WOULD YOU ENTERTAIN THE GUESTS STUCK AT THE DOCK? HAVE THE CREW DONE A GOOD JOB SO FAR?
