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    Below Deck Season-Finale Recap: Full-Moon PartyCaptain Lee would rather stay on the yacht and iron his shirt than spend a second on a private beach celebrating the season with this lot.
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    Below Deck Recap: Who Ordered the Penis Cake?Kevin’s anxiety over producing a phallus-shaped dessert presents Kate with a delicious opportunity for sabotage.
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    Below Deck Recap: ScorpiongateWhat’s worse than waking Captain Lee in the middle of the night? Waking him with an argument over eating insects.
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    Below Deck Recap: Gray AreaWe all know Brian is not the man for Courtney, but does she?
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    Below Deck Recap: Rhylee Cries Witch HuntRhylee gets a lot of flak for being sensitive, but you know who’s more sensitive than a flesh wound swollen with bacteria? All the men on this show.
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    Below Deck Recap: The End of Kate-GateWe all knew Kate wasn’t going anywhere without a much larger piece of luggage.
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    Below Deck Recap: Feta Foam Can’t Save Them NowKevin’s meal may be, in the words of Master Pearson, “laaaaaaame,” but this episode’s series of illogical emotional outbursts definitely is not.
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    Below Deck Recap: The True Cost of Ashton’s SplashThe only thing worse than blacking out at the Dream Beach Club is waking up to find yourself $1,000 in debt to the Dream Beach Club.
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    Below Deck Recap: Tanner, the HorrorThe Below Deck casting directors have a special talent for finding truly dreadful men for this show.
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    Below Deck Recap: Tanner Needs to Stop TalkingSimone and Tanner seem to have very different reads on their post-blackout hookup.
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    Below Deck Recap: Rhylee ReturnsAfter enduring the pirate-fetishizing guests from hell, the crew celebrates by giving us the first great fight of the season.
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    Below Deck Recap: The Florida ProjectSeason seven finally hits its stride thanks to some nightmare guests from the Sunshine State, and no thanks to Brian’s exploding knee.
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    Below Deck Recap: Will Anyone Miss Abbi?The saga of Abbi being allergic to the mere sight of physical labor comes to a swift and tearful close.
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    Below Deck Recap: Abbi Can Text, but Can She Mop?Rules may not be Abbi’s forte, but complaining sure is.
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    Below Deck Recap: Brandy SnapsIs it hot in here, or is Below Deck just overserving emotionally vulnerable statement-necklace aficionados in Thailand?
  18. we can't even
    All the Drama of 2009, As Catalogued on the CutThe good, the bad, and the Gaga.
  19. reality tv
    How Below Deck Became Bravo’s New FlagshipBehind the scenes of the reality show pitched as Downton Abbey on a luxury Caribbean rent-a-yacht.
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    Below Deck Reunion Recap: Ship to ShoreCan the Below Deck cast sustain an hour of television without being forced to perform an endless sequence of chores?
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    Below Deck Season Finale Recap: All Hail KrystalThe season ends with a primary for the ages and an indeterminate amount of personal growth for everyone.
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    Below Deck Recap: Captain Lee Saves the Day, Krystal Ruins ItThank the Tahitian gods, Bravo would never end a season as spectacular as this one with easy guests.
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    Below Deck Recap: Josiah’s ArcThe new primary requests a potpourri of nonsense, including a gold party with a side of mortification for Josiah.
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    Below Deck Recap: Anchors AweighKate and Laura continue their feud as Rhylee continues her quest to futz with the slide and anchor.
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    Below Deck Recap: The Love BoatIs this the horniest, least-competent Below Deck cast ever? Signs point to yes.
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    Below Deck Recap: Who Is Brent?Why is the camera guy with no yachting experience the only person here who knows what to do in a boat-mergency?
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    Below Deck Recap: New ChumThe yacht’s newest deckhand makes his inauspicious — and possibly deadly, skeptical question mark? — debut.
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    Below Deck Recap: Abandon ShipHow many of these people can last the season?
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    Below Deck Recap: Blood in the WaterChandler’s time may finally be drawing near, thanks to a disastrous beach luau gone awry.
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    Below Deck Recap: Eat, Drink, and Be WaryCaroline’s complaints threaten Adrian’s carefully cultivated vibe — and his food — while Captain Lee has one of his best-ever outbursts.
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    Below Deck Recap: Chandler Is Still Bad at EverythingChandler’s tour of incompetence guides us through a fishing trip, a beach picnic, and an overflowing hot tub.
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    Below Deck Recap: Ashton Should Replace Chandler as BosunCaroline confronts the crew members talking about her behind her back as Chandlers screws up yet again.
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    Below Deck Recap: Caroline and Chandler Sitting in a Tree?A beach luau does little defuse some tension between some crew members.
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    Below Deck Recap: It’s Rhylee Vs. the WorldAdrian curiously reveals he was “Japanese in another life,” in an episode otherwise dominated by hatred of Rhylee.
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    Below Deck Recap: Primary or Dead Body?Chandler is revealed as this season’s raging misogynist in a foam-filled outing.
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    Below Deck Season-Premiere Recap: Bad Cocktails and Hard Nipples Take TahitiCaptain Lee returns to oversee a new cast of colorful characters on a cruise through the South Pacific.
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    Has PETA Finally Won the War Against Fur?Fur’s been banned by Burberry, Michael Kors, and the city of Los Angeles. Did the famously aggressive animal-rights group have anything to do with it?
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Season Finale Recap: The Mysteries of HannahThe season concludes with some disagreements about João and some less-than-heartbroken farewells.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: How Are Brooke and João Still Together?João’s fixation on Kasey is more out in the open than ever. Hannah is annoyed by some travel complications.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Never Get on a Boat With a Motivational SpeakerHannah’s laziness remains an issue despite the arrival of a motivational speaker who loves to talk about teamwork.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: João Is Still the WorstSome downtime brings out the worst in everyone, but especially in João.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: What on Earth Is Brooke Thinking?João continues to be the worst and Hannah’s questionable work ethic falls under further scrutiny.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Hannah the HeartbreakerHannah and Conrad hit the rocks thanks to some money issues that seem to exist mostly in Hannah’s head.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Hannah on the VergeHannah makes Sandy want to fire her in the season’s most dramatic episode to date.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: BreakdownsEveryone’s a mess this week. More than a mess than usual, even.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Masked and AnonymousAnimal masks, potential hot tub orgies, and seasickness aren’t even the strangest parts of an episode with an emphasis on Conrad’s romantic life.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Big NightAn excursion to a Michelin-starred restaurant does little to dial back tension between the staff. Later, a modest meal of fish has consequences.
  54. Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Shady Things About Kasey Everyone Just IgnoresA not-that-dark secret from Kasey’s past fails to come back to haunt her (though it annoys a fellow cast member).
  55. work
    In Fashion, Verbal Abuse Is Going Out of StyleThe industry’s hazing rituals are finally changing.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: French Fries and Sparklers Make for a Bumpy RideFrench fries and sparklers make for a bumpy ride in an episode filled with demanding guests.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: Conrad and Hannah Sitting in a TreeThis week’s new guests aren’t as friendly as the last.
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    Below Deck Mediterranean Recap: The Vibrators Are Here!The latest charter guests are a palate-cleanse after the last group of caftan-wearing banshees.
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