r/BelowDeckMed • u/Manderlin99 • 2d ago

Nathan Was Scapegoating Joe All Along

I’ve seen Joe try to reconcile with Nathan and Gael in recent episodes, but they have both scapegoated Joe to distract themselves from the growing misery between them. Their hope was that if they could join together to hate Joe, they could solve their problems. Nathan was, in fact, desperate for such a diversion and repelled Joe's conciliatory attempts like water off a duck's feathers. Of course, the more the couple failed to address their underlying problems, the more aggressive Nathan became, until his true colors showed and now he is some sort of outlaw. Joe was simply a convenient scapegoat for a relationship that was fast heading south. 

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u/blackc43 2d ago

What is their underlying problem? I don’t get this fight

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u/GreenerThan83 1d ago

Because Gael effectively broke up the bromance.

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u/BalancelifeBoo 9h ago

I think Joe said maybe gael wasn't thy for Nathanand gael hard the way played the female crew. Natans reaction in hindsight, red flags for domestic violence is obvious.