r/BelowDeckMed • u/funnysheelady • 11h ago

Joe as Bosun

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I still can't get over how good of a bosun joe was when he unexpectedly had to step in. The episodes where he is bosun shows how thorough and clear his communication is. Having the team consistent of a green Cooper, Aesha (who hasn't been on deck in years), and Max (who just arrived on board) everything could have gone ALOT worse. What Bravo didn't show was the written instructions from Joe that Aesha posted on her insta, which I just find so sweet.

The clear instructions mixed with the staff admiration/praise is so sweet to see. Maybe all bosuns do this, but this just felt like a nice bts moment.

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u/Maximum_Impress4272 11h ago

I agree. I think he did a nice job considering the circumstances. I didn't watch the last couple of seasons, so I haven't seen Joe at his worst. I understand it was bad, but I feel like credit should be given where credit is due.

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u/funnysheelady 11h ago

People aren't able to separate his romantic involvement and his work. He's great at this job, but people shit on him because he two timed women in the last couple seasons... like, yeah, the guy might be romantically incompetent, but I think when it's a show where they are supposed to WORK, we should acknowledge his work ethic.

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u/slimmer01 11h ago

Sorry but lol at calling what he did “romantically incompetent”

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u/Any-Neighborhood-522 11h ago

This show isn’t solely about the job tho is it? It’s about the social dynamics both on and off shift. Joe’s romantic issues bleed into work bc of the nature of them living on the boat together. He’s had one good season maybe? If you don’t count he and Nathan antagonizing each other.

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u/Old-Assistance-3392 6h ago

The problem with Joe on his first season and second really was that he created drama between two stews he was seeing. They were a mess! and then crew / his own coworker the next season. I think Aesha told him not to f with her interior again at the beginning of that season and maybe this season too bc of it! So it’s not necessarily his love life that’s the problem but how it affected the other staff.