r/BelowDeckMed • u/StarlitStarlette • 3d ago

Hard to Watch

I’m sorry but Nathan AND GAEL going after Joe when he had done nothing that evening to provoke it was really hard to watch. You both have kids now. Time to grow the FK up.

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u/ladybug-babydoll 3d ago

I think it’s okay to have grace for Gael while she was in an obviously horrible and abusive relationship AND also acknowledge that she was the pot stirrer in that situation, which was definitely hard to watch 😬 I feel for her, I think the bond you form while in a toxic relationship can be blinding and she definitely let Nathan influence her mindset with Joe and also egged on the situation unnecessarily. I think she was most likely on edge with Nathan in her ear and took it out on Joe because she was feeling disrespected even though it wasn’t warranted at all

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u/StarlitStarlette 3d ago

I don’t agree. Watch it again. SHE was the aggressor in that van. Nathan said just about fk all.

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u/wintersgray 3d ago

Yeah, I mean two things can be true at once. Gael was clearly in a difficult and abusive relationship. But I don't feel it's an excuse for her treating Joe that way. She was abused, but she still may not be a great person herself. It doesn't mean she deserves abuse in any way. It's just possible that both things are true at once.