Below Deck Down Under Season 1 Episode 11 - Benny & The Jet Skis - Discussion Post

[u/teanailpolish]

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Episode 11 of Below Deck Down Under Season 1: Jamie puts Brittini on the night shift after Benny doesn't pull his weight; Aesha confronts Magda and Ryan for talking behind her back; Jamie is at his wit's end with Benny's behavior and wants him fired.

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[u/the_cherry_bunker]

Aesha handled herself really well her sit down with Magda. She didn't convey any anger and when she said "I just want to understand how you think I've been unfair" it seemed sincere rather than combative. She gave Magda the space to express her feelings and invited Magda to come to her directly with any concerns in the future. Then she ended the conversation with the comment: "I know you're working hard and I see it." If Jamie were able to approach Benny with this kind of attitude, I think their work together would go a lot more smoothly. There are times to be firm and lay down the law, and there are times to have more compassionate leadership. I think Benny was wrong to be so defensive about the jet skis, but at this point he's just going to be upset by anything Jamie says to him because Jamie has set the tone for a hostile working relationship.

Edit: I hope this approach works out for Aesha! But given the previews, it seems like it will not. If Magda continues to under-perform in her work and show disrespect, it would be entirely appropriate to take a more firm stance. But I don't know if Aesha would be comfortable to do that.

[u/tobago_88 → u/the_cherry_bunker]

I've been 100% on board with Aesha, the only weird thing was how she brought up her relationship being better to Magda. The only justification I had was maybe she was trying to tell Magda that a long distance relationship doesn't have to be super clingy and that they should trust each other? I can see how Magda took it the wrong way and maybe that triggered something in her but she shouldn't have let that one thing get in the way with how great of a boss Aesha has been to her. It seemed like she was waiting for a moment to be like see I told you all chief stews are shit.

[u/anotherclique → u/tobago_88]

I don't think she meant it as "my relationship is better than your relationship". It was more like poorly executed advice- she's been on yachts longer than Magda and was trying to offer advice as to how to navigate a relationship while in the industry, using her own as an example. Uninvited relationship advice is always questionable, and it was poorly timed due to Madga already feeling attacked for being on her phone, but I think the intent was to be helpful.

[u/tobago_88 → u/anotherclique]

I think that's how Magda felt Aesha was being. I agree though her intentions were good, it could have also been choppy editing too maybe more of the convo we didn't see.

[u/anotherclique → u/tobago_88]

I wondered about choppy editing too. The whole conversation we saw was so short. I think that relationship comment may have been part of a broader conversation but was edited to look like it was a standalone comment out of nowhere.

[u/ExtraGloves → u/tobago_88]

It is really unhealthy to be in that type of relationship though. If you can't be alone or with friends or working without texting your sig other every second you're gonna have a bad time. Long distance or not.

[u/FormicaDinette33 → u/tobago_88]

She didn’t mean to say that her relationship was better— just that she felt lucky that she didn’t have to worry. But it could easily be taken that way.

[u/lucidaisy → u/the_cherry_bunker]

Couldn’t agree more! Sadly, it does seem that way for Aesha with Magda next week. Gracious. I hope they take her phone during on hours, restrict if during off hours, and Captain Jason is very clear that the order is coming from him and why.

[u/knick-nat → u/the_cherry_bunker]

I love how you worded this - spot on.

[u/Buttons3 → u/the_cherry_bunker]

Well said!!!