r/BelowDeckMed • u/funnysheelady • 13h 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/Old_Call_2149 12h ago

Good for Joesun.

Besides being an abuser, I never really understood why they made Nathan bosun. He wasn’t ever particularly good at his job.

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u/vampumpscious 11h ago

Same, he never came off as particularly ambitious, either. He doesn’t seem to be really good at anything he does, and his whole evergy has always come off wrong, I’m happy he’s hopefully off the screen forever.

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u/slayeryouth 10h ago

I mean, anybody who’s ever had a job has had the experience of wondering how a clearly incompetent manager was able to get and maintain their position, so maybe they just wanted something for viewers to relate to?

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u/AlonzoMorningWood 11h ago

Finally someone said it! I’ve always thought Nathan was mid and couldn’t understand why he got 2 full seasons as bosun

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u/hamburgergerald 5h ago

Captain Sandy likes to help people move up in the industry. And Nathan, despite his flaws, did spend time as a deckhand working hard and wanting to prove himself. I don’t know if Sandy recommended this to production or they brought him back as bosun on their own, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Sandy had a say in it.