Below Deck

Blue waters, sailing, rainbows.

They all look so beautiful

- from the porthole - in the laundry room.

I feel like

I'm being punished.

Starting a new charter season,

I'm stoked.

I'm ready for a whole new set

of challenges from the crew...

- Do you really want - to go to war on this?

From the guests...

I can't let go of the pole.

I don't blame you.

From the weather.

- F...! -

- Sometimes things - going sideways gets exciting.

- I wasn't the most thrilled - to see you when I got on board.

Yes!

- Coming back to work - for Captain Lee

Is trial by fire.

- Are we clear? - Yep, we're clear.

Good, I want it done.

- Am I nervous? - Hell, yeah.

I've been cooking

professionally for 17 years,

so I'm prepared for anything

that's gonna come in the door.

Mix those separately.

- That dog is probably - healthier than I am.

90% of my job is just acting

- like everything's fine - when it's not.

- -

Both: Thank you.

- It's kind of sick, - the back hair

- That I carried away - on a silver tray.

- Is this shackle? - Yeah, that'll work.

- - When the boatswain's - not there,

I am in charge

of the deckies.

And I need to know that

my deckhands respect me.

- Nico, go drain the hot tub now, - quick, quick.

My name is Nico.

They also call me Freako,

because of my, uh, misconduct.

Actually, that's quite nice.

I love Nico so much;

he's so cute.

Elvis is out, people, huh!

Being on deck, you know,

it's predominantly male-driven.

- . - All right, you guys, come on.

- A lot of times, - guys will be like...

- It's kind of heavy. - You okay with it?

- I'm like, - "I can carry it. It's fine."

- She's strong. - But all my makeup

Is waterproof,

'cause I sweat buckets.

I usually give off

first impressions

of being very normal

and conforming,

but I'm not really

that normal.

- - Yeah-yeah!

- This position is definitely - the most exciting

Position in the world.

- My whole life, I've been - a happy, precocious,

Free-spirited...

Humble person.

The people that charter

these boats know what they want.

- I want my feet rubbed, - and I'm not kidding.

- And it's up to us - to deliver.

- Yeah, we're gonna - give it to you.

God bless America,

let's have f... ing fun.

It's an unknown journey.

I'm here to work.

- I'm not here - to have drama.

It's dangerous.

- What the f...? - That is a power line.

Oh, sh...

- - It's chaotic. - Sh...!

- I'd be surprised - if we got

- Through it - without a casualty or two.

- God damn it! - Ooh!

But... nature of the beast.

Oh, my gosh.

This is like my dream interior.

I am so happy.

I'm so happy to see you here,

and you, love you.

Hey, kiddo.

Hi, how are you?

I always enjoy working

for Captain Lee.

We know each other's quirks,

we know each other's strengths,

and he trusts me.

What's not to trust?

- Third time around. - The charm.

- What do you think? - Best boat we've ever had.

- She just came out - of a total refit on the inside.

- There is nothing on this boat - that's not white.

I love that.

- As far as your stews go, - I brought you résumés.

They're both experienced.

- Oh, she's British, - okay, cool.

- Coming onto a boat - with two new stews

Is definitely nerve-wracking.

- Down to the crew quarters. - All right, sweetie.

But anything's gonna be easier

than working with Rocky.

- I need you to be thankful - for this experience.

This is me.

Don't...

She's gonna jump.

Yeah, she's jumping.

Welcome back.

Good to be back.

Captain Lee?

Hey, Captain, how you doing?

- Our last charter season, - I was with Captain Lee,

I was a second engineer,

- and this season, - I'm coming in as boatswain.

- This is me stepping up - and hopefully

- Doing at least as good - as Eddie.

I believe everybody

gets a second opportunity.

And I really don't want

to see you screw the pooch.

I don't plan on it.

- I'm hoping that - you've grown up

In the last couple of years.

Yes, sir.

- First time didn't go - too hot.

We have nothing

to talk about.

You need to go

to your quarters.

Happy birthday to Kelley!

Why are we not on deck?

- - Wake up!

I'm still drunk.

I want to show Captain Lee

- that this is my career; - this is what

- I want to do - with the rest of my life.

- We got a pretty good - crew for you.

- You've got a senior deckhand; - he's been in

- A boatswain's position before. - Okay.

- And then you've got - a girl and another guy.

Both of them are experienced,

- so you shouldn't have - any issues.

- Perfect. - They're your responsibility.

If your crew's screwing up,

- you're the one I'm gonna - come looking for.

- Running three people - can be very difficult.

- You got to get them all - working as a team

- To accomplish a goal - without fighting each other,

Or fighting me.

- Hi. - Hey.

- Long time, no see. - I know.

- So you decided - to go one more round?

- Yeah, yeah. - That's great.

Even though I haven't seen

Kelley in a long time,

I am friends

with his sister Amy,

and I have heard about how many

courses Kelley has taken

and how determined he is to

impress Captain Lee this time.

Hopefully we can

do pretty well this season.

Hello, lovely to meet you.

Good to meet you. Kelley.

- Emily. - Nice to meet you.

- Hi. - Hello, lovely to meet you.

- I'm Kate. - Emily.

I've been single

for eight months now.

- So you're my stewardess, - one of them.

I'm your stewardess, yes.

- But the problem is, - it's been five months of no sex.

- Here, let's - get you comfortable.

Trouble. It's just gonna

be trouble for me.

Oh, sh...

Hey, how's it going, man?

- Kelley. - Kelley. Nico.

Hi, I'm Kate.

Nico, nice to meet you.

- I grew up on the outskirts - of Chicago.

I was one of five boys.

My father wasn't around,

so my mom raised us by herself.

You're gonna be up

- in starboard forward. - Okay.

- It was very difficult. - I wasn't making