Summary
Either Bri Muller or Elena “Ellie” Dubaich needs to be fired fromBelow Deck Mediterraneanseason 9 as their feud over Joe Bradley threatens to derail the season. The ninth season of the Mediterranean-basedBelow Deckspin-off saw Aesha Scott return to her franchise roots. Before she became Captain Sandy Yawn’s Chief Stew, she worked alongsideCaptain Jason Chambers onBelow Deck Down Underseasons 1 and 2. Aesha’s presence in season 9improved the show greatly, along with the introduction of a new crew.
Thecast ofBelow Deck Medseason 9has successfully revamped the show. New personalities like deckhands Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher bring a fresh, youthful vibe with their budding and scandalous boatmance. At the beginning of the season, Gael revealed she was in a long-distance relationship, but that hasn’t diminished her chemistry with the deckhand. On the flip side, new stewsBri and Ellie stirred up dramawhen fighting over the lead deckhand, Joe. They’ve been fighting over him for episodes, andit’s time for Aesha and Captain Sandy to decide if they should fire one of the stews.
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Bri & Ellie Were Both Interested In Joe Bradley
They Both Wanted To Explore Things With The Deckhand
Both stews admitted they found Joe attractive at the beginning ofBelow Deck Medseason 9. Bri and Ellieraved about the lead deckhand Joein their confessional interviews, which would foreshadow events in the season to come. As bunkmates during the season,they vowed to wing-woman each other. However, they probably didn’t know they’d have to cheer each other on while they pursued things with the same guy.
Ellie told Bri she had a liking for Joe, but the third stew said they couldn’t “call dibs” on him so early into the charter season.
Bri struggled with her tasks as a stew during the first charter. Ellie stepped up and mentored her friend and co-worker instead of leaving her to fend for herself, and Bri’s performance as a stew improved with her help. However, their relationship took a negative turn after the crew went out.Bri did not consider her feelings and hooked up with Joeanyway. Ellie felt Bri didn’t care about her interest in the deckhand, which was somewhat true. However, they were both single and wanted to explore things with Joe, so Ellie couldn’t claim him as her own.
Joe Can’t Choose Between The Stews
Joe Wants To Have His Cake & Eat It Too
While Bri and Ellie fought over Joe, he sat back and watched their conflict unfold. Instead of choosing between the stews,he let them fight over him,with his indecisiveness stirring up far more drama. Aesha asked him to “take a night off from the girls” after their conflict derailed the interior team during a charter, and he didn’t hook up with either of them for one night. However, that didn’t stop both stews from attempting to catch his eye. Instead of letting them fight over him, Joe should’ve chosen either Bri or Ellie to hook up with during the season.
Bri Didn’t Care About Ellie’s Feelings For Joe
Bri Didn’t Think Ellie Could “Call Dibs” On Joe So Early In The Season
It’s true, Bri didn’t care about Ellie’s feelings for the deckhand. However, neither of them knew Joe when she revealed she liked him.Ellie tried to mark territory that wasn’t herstoo early intoBelow Deck Medseason 9. She should have at least hung out with him during the crew’s first night out before deciding she wanted to be in a boatmance with Joe. Instead, Bri and Ellie let her attraction towards Joe derail their relationship as friends and co-stews.
Ellie Shows No Respect Towards Bri
Ellie Started Treating Bri Terribly After She Hooked Up With Joe
Ellie treated Bri differentlyafter her hook-up with Joe. As a second stew, she asserted her power over the third stew at every chance. Ellie spoke passive-aggressively toward her and got upset when her actions were called out.Bri said it felt like she was “belittling” her,which upset the second stew. Ellie made a big deal out of her using the word “belittling” instead of taking ownership of her actions.
Their feud intensified when Bri opted to sleep on the floor of Joe and Nathan’s cabin instead of her shared room with Ellie.
Aesha got involved in their feud when she caught wind of where her third stew was sleeping. Nathan told her about the stew’s dispute, and she asked both women for their point of view on the situation. Bri told the Chief Stew she felt put down by Ellie, whilethe second Stew argued her subordinate was too sensitive.Aesha asked both women to pause their conflict to ensure the success of an ongoing charter, though Ellie still attempted to bring up the issue as the trip went on.
The interior team had a conversation after the charter finished, though not much progress was made, withEllie blaming their tension on Bri’s inability to keep up with the demands of working on a superyacht.Before she hooked up with Joe, Ellie was kind toward Bri. The dynamics of their relationship shifted after her late-night rendezvous in the hot tub with the deckhand. Ellie has a right to feel slighted by Bri, but she shouldn’t be taking her personal feelings out on the stew in their professional workplace.
Ellie Is Stirring The Pot & Spreading Rumors To Aesha
Ellie Lied About Bri’s Laundry Book To Aesha
Ellie hasn’t stopped stirring the pot since Bri hooked up with Joe. After voicing her concerns to Aesha,she twisted a story in her favorto make the third stew look bad. Bri struggled with laundry and used a notebook to stay organized. Ellie took some of her notes in the book personally and tried to use them against her. She told Aesha that Bri keeps a notebook of her mistakes in the laundry room, which led the Chief Stew to question whether it was a “burn book.” Ellie knew the notebook was meant to help Bri regulate herself and told Aesha to stir up drama.
Who Should Be Fired First: Bri Or Ellie?
They Both May End Up Being Fired
If Bri and Ellie can’t sort out their conflict, they should both be fired. It’s tough for Aesha to decipher who is in the wrong because she doesn’t see and hear everything the audience does in the episodes. Both the stews weren’t innocent in their feud, thoughEllie had exaggerated Bri’s actions. She let her personal feelings affect her work life. There’s a lot of tension among the interior team that has been prompted by Ellie’s distaste toward Bri, and Captain Sandy may have to fire her for her actions.
Below Deck Mediterraneanseason 9has no shortage of entertaining moments. Bri, Ellie, and Joe’s love triangle created compelling television, though it derailed the crew’s success. Aesha and Captain Sandy will have to use their better judgment to decide whether Bri or Ellie should be fired from Mustique’s crew.
Below Deck Mediterraneanairs on Mondays at 9 p.m. EDT on Bravo.
Below Deck Mediterranean
Cast
Below Deck Mediterranean is a Bravo reality television series that follows a crew that works aboard a gigantic superyacht during the busy season. The show highlights the challenges of the crew as they serve their high-end clientele. Each season tackles new locations, such as Greece, Croatia, Italy, and France, with some repeating.
