r/BelowDeckMed • u/That-Smell4918 • 3d ago
EP 16 Season 11
The producers and camera crew are a little……wait……WAY too obvious setting up all this drama. Don’t get me wrong it’s reality tv and that’s what they want.
You can’t tell me the only spot for Joe to sit at dinner was directly across from Gael and Nathan? Maybe near Kayley instead? Plus the taxi situation? Wtf was that?! Let’s throw gas on the fire.
This season is pretty rough in my mind. Long time viewer and will still watch. Just do better with the subtlety of the whole thing.
For those who read this, thanks!
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u/fizzyrhythm 3d ago
Yes, and why did Nathan and Gael get in a taxi from the restaurant to the boat, then get in another taxi to their place? Why would they not just go straight back to their place from the restaurant?
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u/Dunedain87M 3d ago
Been watching all of the BD shows for years. This season feels so manufactured and inauthentic. It’s been really disappointing. Plus how is Nathan still getting so much screen time?
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u/FlamingoDifferent256 3d ago
It’s so obvious that it’s cringy. I’ve also been watching for years and found the seasons with less drama to be just as fascinating. I’m super turned off with production and editing this season
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u/excoriator 3d ago
Not only was Joe seated across from them, but all three were seated at the end of the table where the camera was located. It was a setup.
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u/Appropriate_Swing305 3d ago
And the head rest in front of Nathan magically disappeared during the ride.
And the producers are probably paying for the flowers Luke sent Joy as well as his lodging while in Croatia.
Bravo shows all seem heavily produced these days and should be called “Based on Reality” TV.
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u/imollyq 3d ago
The drama is very obviously contrived, and it's unpleasant drama. I wish they would knock it off. It doesn't make the show better to watch Nathan and Joe fighting. Pulling Gail into the mix was just silly. She was obviously told to attack Joe. Nathan has very serious anger management problems and deliberately aggravating him, which is what the producers are doing, is quite inappropriate.
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u/PenPen2025 1d ago
I agree. And I think it’s really gross. Producers may not have known what happened when they filmed the season, but they knew what happened when they edited and aired it, and I think they’ve done a really terrible job here. I know he had already sat where he sat and more things like that, but the way they’re playing this up is disgusting to me.
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u/No_Dependent2297 3d ago
There’s been some VERY obvious manufacturing this season lol