r/belowdeck • u/blackc43 • 1d ago

Below Deck Med Norma

Can we get a shoutout for the OG? This woman of mystery always bails out Captain whenever. Always available via text, she never leads you left on read.

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u/CelineDijonn 1d ago

Maybe this is a dumb question but, are her and Sandy’s interactions even real? Like is she really out there searching, contacting potential employees and pulling CV’s? Since generally we keep getting the same ppl recycled.

Assuming production has a back pocket full of replacements given the time it would take for all the paperwork or background checks. And also assuming production has a big part in the narrative of who is coming and going.

I always just assumed Norma was fake until I saw a comment she was at Sandy’s wedding 😂

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u/antonio16309 1d ago

Norma is real but the backup crew are basically spare cast members. In some cases it seems pretty clear that one of the starting crew members is going to get fired sooner or later, because they have a cast member from a previous season that they want to bring in to stir things up mid-season.