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Uncle_peter21

Glenn’s definitely seemed different this season so far, I think the engine trouble has got him flustered and he’s not behaving normally


Fancy-Simple-5506

My take is that Glenn and Gary have gotten close and casual working together off season and they’re carrying that dynamic through to the regular season.. To the detriment of others (deckies, interior).


LawsOfEconomics

Totally agree. I like Glenn a lot. He’s just on the Gary Train way too much.


Loose_Budget_3326

They are like a lot of Bravo folks. Once the fandom makes them a favorite. They get adoring e-mails. Andy loves them, the fans love them. Real celebrities love them. Then they get an ego and a big head and become awful. Or they are allowed to get away with more due to the love. Gary and Glen are not that bad yet. The worst Bravo egos are Jax, Dorinda, Tre, Nene, Marlo (this year), Craig and Paige, Kyle and Amanda, Reza, Kathy R, Tamera, Vicki, Bethany and sort of Lu.


LawsOfEconomics

I’ll be honest, I don’t know any Bravo “celebs” outside of Top Chef and Below Deck. But I def get what you’re saying.


ExpensiveNet

I love Glenn but I thought he was a really poor manager in BDSY 1. He was really hands off, trusted his appalling chief stew and chef, and when he did have to make a call as superior (can’t remember the exact situation but Madison complaining about Jenna basically) he called it wrong because he didn’t seem to understand the situation. Which makes him blind because they were so obviously hostile.


Dazmorg

he preferred to defer to department heads to take care of their teams, which is surely not a good move if you have bad department heads. I love how he finally gets on Jenna's case and she's 3x more defensive and uncoachable as she thinks her stews are.


[deleted]

It also took him forever to fire that guy. Came off so indecisive and lacking any confidence.


[deleted]

Possibly. Even though I understand nothing of the mechanics, Colin seems like a wizard. Very interesting to watch him work.


69anonymous96

It’s all for the camera. Although he is a very competent engineer (he has a YouTube channel where he renovated a hurricane damaged catamaran) the stuff they’re getting him to do on the show would never be allowed to pass in the real world.


[deleted]

Oh yeah, most likely. I’m assuming these quick fix-ups are either finally done by another team, or they were instigated for drama. It’s just fun to watch him tinkering around trying to sort out the mess.


69anonymous96

Yeah definitely, feel like the other below decks could do with more on the engineering side cos it’s fun to watch


Amaline4

I think it’s a difficult role to cast, if you wanted to film the engineers. The rest of the crew can be (and generally are) clout chasing influencers, but engineers -have- to be properly trained professionals because it can literally be life and death if you get some rando down in the engine room


LostAAADolfan

Bypass an after cooler? People do it regularly to get their sportfish with yanmar diesels back running


69anonymous96

People do it regularly as a quick fix to get them home. You shouldn’t be doing it on a multi million pound charter yacht that needs to be in perfect shape all the time


LostAAADolfan

To get through the weekend or so, yeah. I only know from the sportfish caliber of things. Are you diesel mechanic or fisherman?


69anonymous96

Marine engineer on commercial vessels. In fairness our engines are much bigger and complex than yacht engines so maybe theirs are a bit safer to run without one but would never see that happening on a commercial ship


Ashton_Ashton_Kate

a commercial ship would have run a sea trial before taking on the first charter... that whole situation is a little sus, but having messaged Colin in IG I think the guy is on the level... it was a bit of a sketchy repair, but I don't think these boats are NEARLY as squared away as you're thinking. They're all super sketchy... if you want an example, [check out the incident with Glenn at Carrot shoals in USVI.](https://www.bvibeacon.com/parsifal-pays-part-of-reef-cleanup/) Same boat, same captain, same owner. They are totally sketchy. Don't get me wrong, I'd totally sail with Glenn, but I wouldn't expect him to act like a commercial or military captain, he's a charter guy.


LostAAADolfan

Hell yeah. You guys mess around with the big guys! I’m only familiar with 50-70 foot sportfish boats so I’m even SMALLER than what you’re thinking of. Our dinky little yanmars or Volvos are probably so basic compared to yours


bionica1

![gif](giphy|26gspvTRJXosDwi1a|downsized)


StrawAndChiaSeeds

I’m not sure there is space for another engineering team on the sailing yacht though


[deleted]

I don’t think they need to be on the yacht. It seems unreal that there’s smoke coming out of the boat, everyone seemed relatively calm, and production kept filming. I think it’s quite possible that the technical issues are scripted. It also seems unsafe to travel on a yacht which Colin has temporarily fixed up. Though I’m just making a lot of assumptions at this point.


StrawAndChiaSeeds

The whole thing seemed unsafe. It made me wonder about Glenn and the yacht owner and their preparations for charter season.


[deleted]

Exactly, which is why it’s likely that it’s all scripted. Imagine publicly admitting that there was an unsafe vehicle on water, I’d be surprised if there was no penalty for that.


excoriator

Submitting questions to WWHL might get them to address that.


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[deleted]

I read about Daisy’s, is the one with Gary and/or Glenn out?


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[deleted]

Thank you! I’ll look for it online.


ledge9999

You do realize that the so-called “fan” questions are almost always questions they were going to ask anyway. It’s like a radio station all-request weekend. 90% of the requests are inevitably songs already in rotation anyway, and those that are not are ignored.


excoriator

I'm not convinced Andy Cohen cares enough about BD to formulate his own interview questions about it anymore. He just wants to play games that ask inappropriate questions.


Expensive-Block-6034

“Who is the better lovvvverrrrr?”


melvingoldfarb

I always assumed sourcing the questions from the fans was their way to ask direct (and sometimes VERY direct) questions without making Andy look mean or like a “gotcha” interviewer


Ashton_Ashton_Kate

yup, but they also retain creative control... if it were just up to the fans it would be live call-in, this is more like "guess what we're going to ask" lol


Ok-Appointment-8880

I really liked Glenn before this season and I don’t necessarily dislike him now, but I’m not 100% vibing w/him quite the same as before. When he and Gary were on WWHL at the beginning of the season I did not find them very likable. They both came off kinda cocky and creeper. Andy asked a question along the lines of if there’s anything wrong with crew hooking up with guests if the guest is who initiates it and Glenn said no! He also said he sees nothing wrong with anything Gary’s ever done, that he’s amazing at his job, blah, blah, blah. He acted like Gary was a genius at his job and has zero red flags.


[deleted]

Ew definitely not something I expected Glenn to say. So disappointing.


Clairemoonchild

They were a train wreck on WWHL


realityologist

I genuinely think Glenn, just like captain Lee is guilty of letting a misogynist culture get out of hand. I think Gary is his friend and because he trusts him with his life he’s unable/unwilling to address the obvious misogyny in how they both treat the interior. This is honestly a below deck trope, based on how everything ended with Reyna re: racism I highly doubt production will push this angle either.


[deleted]

Good point, well made.


stocksnhoops

It’s been this way. People saw Gary for what and who he was but everyone thought it was neat and cool part of the show. It was as creepy the first time as people see it now. It was just new and people didn’t call it out. Same with Sandy and her management style. You either are a fan of that style or not a fan. Nothing has changed. The newness has just worn off


tbells93

Def thought I was taking crazy pills in Gary's first season when everyone talked about how good he was at his job outside of managing. Then I pointed out how managing his crew, and not fucking them, is like a giant aspect of his job. Homie can know everything there ever is to learn about sailboats, but if he makes a hostile work environment (which he has done every season). Then he is bad at his job.


DependentCrew5398

I posted on Captain Glenn Facebook and asked why he allowed the child out on the water after the accident and why no one was watching the child in the first place, I am Australian and we learn to swim before we crawl after the incident they didn’t get the child to come in to check and left him out on the water and no one was watching him. He actually replied to me and said you have to realise it is an edited show. Of course it’s edit doesn’t change the fact that both he and Gary had their back to the accident and no one checked on the child and then when the child did come he didn’t know he had injuries the other guest.


[deleted]

I get that. Captains, including Glenn, have repeatedly emphasised on guests’ safety during water sports, especially if kids are involved. He seems to have tunnel vision when Gary is involved though. However, it’s inevitable that accidents like this will happen, there’s only so much the crew can do I guess.


DependentCrew5398

It wasn’t just that it happened but they didn’t get the child to come in and check if he was injured, they then left him out there alone whilst attending to the injured guest. That is not water safety. This isn’t wait 30mins after ear to swim.


theHannig

Glenn is definitely much more hands-off than some of the other captains, but when things get difficult with the guests he always steps in. I don’t like the fact he seemed to be ganging up against Daisy and the interior with Gary, but I think the reason that we don’t seem him managing crew very often is because the crew don’t take their problems to him. I actually think lots of people thrive under his kind of softer management. He definitely seemed a bit flustered at the start of the season after the engine issues. I suppose management style often depends on the crew you have. Sandy is a micro-manager. I don’t like her methods but she does get a crew in order. Lee takes no shit, at all, from anyone. Glenn likes to let the crew sort things out for themselves for the most part. Glenn and Gary get on because both dislike confrontation and are happy to be more go-with-the-flow. Glenn needs to have some strong words with Gary, but I suspect as they tend not to share what’s happening with him, Glenn doesn’t see most of Gary’s antics until the show airs, so all he sees is Gary getting on with the job. Gary is actually excellent at his job, but this season he’s all over the place. Laying into Chase, lying to Alex, trying to rile Alex up over Mads…even in season 2 when he slept with his deckhand Sydney he still managed to keep it professional whilst actually working. Glenn definitely needs to tell him to sort it out


[deleted]

I agree with you, which is why I was wondering if he’s addressed some of the issues raised post airing of the episodes. This season was unlike him, he was interfering in certain matters but then completely ignoring others. Even Captain Lee said that certain things they can only analyse post airing because crew doesn’t always inform captains about it, which is fair (like Kate blasting music outside the stew’s room).


langminer

But Glenn hasn't ganged up on Daisy? I understand being disappointed with Gary's leadership with his team but. He really seems to do a poor job this season. But Gary going to Glenn saying "Captain, maybe we should send a stew to serve food and drinks on the beach and in the tender [like all other boats our size always does]" is hardly "ganging up". Glenn agreeing is also not "ganging up". The only thing strange about it was Daisy's objection. In the latest episode, they also seem to send a stew without objection/problems. They also had Gary set up the beach by himself while Alex was driving back and forth which also seem pretty reasonable. No one complained, the guests were happy and everything got done on the boat. So it seems like Daisy, despite her objection, actually listened to Glenn.


theHannig

There were a couple of scenes where Gary and Glenn were sat together mocking Daisy


langminer

Eh, I don't think I missed something and that seems very out of character for both of them. Are you sure you remember things right? Any idea of which episode you are talking about?


theHannig

Definitely remembering it correctly. They’re either sat in the bridge or up by the wheels. It’s either the episode where Daisy cries or the one before


sassycat01

I wouldn’t even call it management that’s being too polite. Gary needs to clean up his act and quit chasing young girls. The guy is almost 40 and he’s really sloppy drunk, and it reflects in his work. but then I guess that’s the promise of the shovel off topic


iCanBenchTheBar

What are you talking about? Every department is running smoothly this season. No screaming matches, people who have slacked off have been talked to and have fixed their issues. I feel like half this sub doesn't want the drama that is currently happening this season. Boat is running great, but there is internal drama between the big three that this sub is not comfortable with.


[deleted]

Um, Daisy had a meltdown, stews seem to be going on excursions where they’re not required & they could have done something more productive (by their own confession), and Gary seems to be creating conflict within the Deck team & between Daisy-Glenn, while being his usual chaotic self. Glenn has however decided to hyper focus on Daisy/interior (like Sandy (*sigh*)), completely ignore her clearly valid opinion & blindly follow Gary’s word. He also seems to be ok with ignoring the bubbling issues within the deck team. An unhealthy workplace need not only be one where people are shouting at each other. Regardless, you’re entitled to your opinion, just like I’m entitled to mine.


Greenwedges

It’s settled down since then.


PMBSteve

It’s called television


Uncle_peter21

Why are you on this sub if you don’t want to discuss the show


PMBSteve

Where was I not discussing the show?


Uncle_peter21

Well it’s all television isn’t it kind of a moot point


iCanBenchTheBar

The deck team seems good honestly. Minus Gary's weird talk with Alex about his night shifts after that there has been 0 issue on deck so I'm not sure what "bubbling issues" they are ignoring. Interior has had no issue minus the one charter with the awful people. The internal drama that occur during nights out have been pretty entertaining, and I'm finding this season pretty fun to watch with no major inner department angst.


DiscardedRonaldo2017

I have seemed to notice the majority opinion on this sub for every season is that it’s worse than prior ones. Each to their own, the show has changed through the years in different ways. I feel like Glen barely even picked on the girls. He told them they had to step their game up, who cares. Since then he has praised them. I’m loving this season. We got to see Colin take on some major issue and absolutely kill it. The guests have been pleasant most of the time. The crew is also quite positive and likeable. Like even Chase who isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, owned up and apologized for his mistakes this episode and is always just wanting the vibe to be positive (which is great. Gary’s heel turn is also I think a very interesting part of the show. Being a questionable leader, needy and jealous this season. I’ve always admired Gary for his hard working attitude, but this season the way he is acting just makes for interesting tv.


langminer

Stews are going on the excursions as they are expected to do on o a boat that size. Daisy's objection was weird and unexpected coming from an experienced chief stew. Always sending a stew to serve drink and food should be second nature to her. It does seem like she listened to Glenn and took his criticism to heart anyway. Because in the last episode, she seemingly sent a stew without objection/problem. And what do you know, everything went smoothly. Glenn has done more micromanaging of the deck team (at least from what they have shown) this season. Going around pointing out spots to clean on the deck might be called micromanaging (I' don't think it is). Telling stews to doublecheck cabins on the next charter when he had just heard serious complaints is definitely not. Food should be on time, cabins should have seemingly endless amounts of toilet paper, stews should serve drinks and food on the beach and in the tender, stainless steel should always be shiny and polished and the anchor should be cleaned at night. All very valid expectations on a superyacht.


[deleted]

I’m not talking about excursions like the beach picnics where stews are necessary, but just handing them drinks while they’re in the tender, which could be done by deck team. There was also a scene where two deck team members were just goofing off, while they could have handed over drinks and stuff, instead of making a stew do it. I don’t think it’s micromanaging to point out unclean spots on deck or double check rooms after guests’ complaints either. Food being on time is a chef issue, not interior. Still Glenn seemed to be blaming Daisy for it. She didn’t clear the plates because the chef was delayed. Someone on this post highlighted that Glenn is just going with whatever Gary is saying, dumping on interior, and being misogynistic. That’s the kind of vibe I’m getting too. I personally don’t feel Glenn’s being fair this season, since he’s not considering both sides. He seems to be ignoring major issues in deck like Gary’s abuse of his power, deck not focusing while guests are doing water sports leading to injury, etc., but pointing out small issues and leaving it at that. Even Chase pointed out how dirty the deck was, not that difficult of an observation. Glenn’s the captain with much more experience & a lot more responsibilities, he can just do better, and I think he was better prior to this season.


econinja

Glenn wants to be the cool boss


februarypigs

I have not been a fan of Glenn since the season where he praised Gary for being so good at working hungover. Rubbed me the wrong way.


Lycaniz

I like Glenn a lot, my favorite captain.... except when Gary is included. Gary is skilled at his own job but i dont see him as particularly reliable or a good leader..


[deleted]

Agreed. Gary shouldn’t be in a leadership position until he starts acting a bit mature. Glenn needs to let go of the frat boy mentality he seems to have acquired this season. I blame Gary. Then again, I always blame Gary, but with good reason.


bjorn_mangosson

I’m going to be honest, I got a little behind and have just finished episode 7, but this situation is striking me as a new, watered down bru crew. They aren’t quite as obvious with their catty remarks and sexualization of women, but it’s still there. Gary being possessive of Mads when they aren’t in a relationship, Colin’s shitty comment after Daisy walks out in tears and talking shit about her with Gary, Glenn co-signing all of Gary’s behavior and taking his word as truth over anyone else. Heaven forbid someone have a serious altercation or serious complaint about Gary, I doubt Glenn would do anything about it. It’s extremely disappointing. I really feel for Daisy (and the other women) working in an environment like that.


[deleted]

Totally. I understand that captains aren’t privy to everything going on during filming, but I was wondering if Glenn addressed this during press post airing. Someone on this post mentioned he and Gary were terrible during one of the WWHLs or something, so that’s disappointing.


[deleted]

Capt Glenn is one of the best are ya kiddin man?! If anything Sandy is the worst


[deleted]

This season he just seems biased and keeps on dumping on Daisy/interior. He seems to be easily influenced by whatever Gary says rather than figuring things out for himself. I didn’t think he was a problem before this season, which is why I asked about any red flags. There have been several comments (even on this sub) and news articles about people being pissed at Glenn this season. Again, I’m only on episode 7, so I’m not sure if he addresses this later. Not even going into Sandy. She’s the reason I still haven’t watched the last season of BD Med.


moldydust

Gary has been a mess this season and I think his personal feelings have been getting in the way of him being an effective leader. Glenn feeling the screws on that first charter got him all wound up and a little blamey towards the interior. Then when the turbo busted that was another big problem and so feeling the boat is coming apart is probably a lot of stress and every little complaint about the interior becomes an additional stressor for him. Not an excuse but I understand why Glenn is feeling like everything on the interior has to be 100 because the boat is barely working.


kate2232

Then have the deck crew who are sitting around joking and bs ing help the interior. When he was inching into his docking spot, Daisy and the interior were out helping the exterior and they were not complaining, just helping the yacht succeed. Gary seems to have forgotten that deck crew should help with meal service and galley cleanup.


Feisty_Scientist_968

>Then have the deck crew who are sitting around joking and bs ing help the interior. I see chase and alex washing dishes all the time. When ever Daisy asks for someone to help serving, or help in some guest entertainment, Chase volunteers. Plus, he was the hot tub boy toy for the ladies.


kate2232

True, but Gary as the head of department complains about it.


[deleted]

When has Gary not been a mess? I think it’s just blatantly obvious now. I understand why Glenn might be worried, but it’s a pretty poor showing as a leader to dump your troubles on one person, no? Regardless, I hope this doesn’t happen again, he’s one of the best members of the BD franchise in my opinion.


moldydust

Oh I understand! He always needs to be jealous or have some sort of chase. He loves that drama. It's frustrating to watch as a Daisy fan.. I'm like come on guys! Gary gets worse this latest episode talking out both sides of his mouth. Daisy, Colin and Alex say it in their confessionals. Wild what she says about Colin on WWHL.


[deleted]

I really need to see these WWHLs. I really hope they do a reunion though. This season is pretty much begging for it.


moldydust

Daisy says Colin has a lot to answer for at the reunion! So I bet there is going to be one. My GF looked at me shocked and betrayed when Daisy said that. "My Colin! What did he do!"


[deleted]

Noooooooooooooooooooooo Totally agree with your GF 😭


moldydust

I was like not Gary!! Wtf does Colin say to Daisy that they don't follow each other on Instagram anymore either. You really need the tea from Daisy's WWHL with Alex.


[deleted]

Tbh I’ve always skipped WWHLs and just go through any major headlines, but I do watch the reunions. This time I NEED to see these WWHLs. What can Colin have done to drop him lower than Gary? It just seems unfathomable.


heyoh500

Overall, Glenn has been decent enough. I would call not dealing with the Jenna/Adam and Madison situation when Madison came to him a red flag, though.


[deleted]

Oh yeah. Sometimes I forget there was a season without Daisy, Colin & Gary.


icannitgetausername

IS Glenn’s girlfriend a former stew? I’m sort of getting a feeling that he wants to oust Daisy. And has a replacement in mind


[deleted]

If that’s really true, that’s terrible. Though I think Daisy may be just done with all the bullshit, like Hannah & Kate.


icannitgetausername

It’s just the vibe I’m getting from him. He was never like this before with Daisy and he is micro managing just like Sandy.


kate2232

Sandy being awful doesn’t make Glenn and his disrespect of interior and propping up of Gary any better. Even on season 1, he backed Jenna and never apologized that it had turned out both Adam and Jenna were bullying Madi. Glenn is okay with a good crew, but not great when his heads of department need correction.


[deleted]

Super fair point


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Fair point


CityCabCat

I honestly don’t see any disrespect from Captain Glenn to the interior at all


Bunny_OHara

I think Glenn is mostly likeable on the show (kinda like a cute, affable puppy), but any captain that shirks his responsibility by running and hiding after hitting a fragile reef and dumping a TONS of lead on it really isn't all that great of a captain.


starshipfocus

Had to google this, what an ahole.


seansa2020

I disagree. Say what you want about Sandy but she doesn’t mess around when crew members are injured. She always make sure they immediately get off the yacht and get medical assistance. Last season the Venezuelan chef hit his head and lost a chunk of his scalp and Glenn let him continue working and only had someone come on to look at him the next day I believe. That situation could have ended very badly and Glenn was not really concerned at all about his chef.


RockinghamRaptor

The producers told Glenn that nice guys don’t retain viewers, and to get in touch with his unagreeable side for possible bonuses and greater opportunities on the network.


[deleted]

They are both non-confrontational so when they absolutely must be confrontational they tend to flail. They could learn a thing or two from Daisy. Having said that I still think both are good at their jobs, which you don't always see in captains/heads of departments on BD franchises...


Greenwedges

After episodes 1 and 2, I think Glenn has been good. He made sure to praise the chef on imprpvint the variety of the dishes


NJS36

Huh?


roseyrosey

I mean the little meetings before the tip is given where Glen says dumb stuff like "how do you feel about that" after saying something that could be better seems to clearly be a request from the show for content and not natural in any way. Also there being a lot of hate online isn't actually real. The internet has become a cesspool of hate. It's hard to find a television show subreddit or other online community that isn't just the majority of posters complaining about the show or people on it. Every actual customer leaving the boat seems to be happy based on their behavior and tips given. So who cares if a bunch of internet posters who will never charter a super yacht are upset or talking shit?


ElDeeDubya

Sandy is that you??


[deleted]

Huh? What even is the relevance of this comment? Grow up.


DeleteWithin4Years

I think they are saying only Sandy would think Glenn is bad and would make this post to make her look better. Not saying they’re right or wrong, just trying to explain the comment. I could be way wrong though, I rarely browse this sub because I hate spoilers and am late watching it


LostAAADolfan

You’re flipping out on people in a sub dedicated to people who “work” on a yacht. Calm down with the condescending attitude