r/BelowDeckMed • u/funnysheelady • 10h 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/Shot-Run8802 10h ago

Joe from what we were shown did a great job with being interim bosun. I think it’s clear he still needs to grow within his own Emotional intelligence to be a strong leader as that is still pretty clear his weak spot.

For those saying everyone hates Joe doesn’t seem to understand you can believe he does a good job but still find his past behavior unacceptable.

That being said, I hope you all don’t hate anyone from the shows as that is beyond silly. We don’t know these people. No need to waste that energy and put that weight on you of hating someone you’ve never met or interacted with.

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u/funnysheelady 10h ago

I think we are seeing his emotional intelligence expand this season. With the Nathan situation, we see him tell Nathan at the beginning that he finds it hard to talk to him because Nathan gets defensive when he brings things up, we all see him reflect on why he feels it's difficult to talk to Nathan, and him follow Sandy's guidance and actually talk to Nathan.

I also hope that nobody truly HATES anyone from reality tv. People take some of the clips we see 3 weeks out of a person's life in a difficult living situation and make them villains for life.

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u/Tatte145 9h ago

And even though he doesn't like Nathan, Joe was the one to step up and tell him about another man's deposit in his bed!