Below Deck

This show is the perfect example of when a reality TV show is clicking on all cylinders: compelling characters, juicy drama and crazy situations. But, being that it takes place on a yacht with a revolving door of guests to please and new crew members to break in, it stays fresh and the histrionics don't have to be manufactured quite so often as in other reality shows like the Real Housewives' series.

The series really hit its stride with the arrival of resting b*tch face, head stew Kate, in season 2. It then reached its peak in season 3 with the drama brought to the table in the forms of surly chef Leon, the quirky antics of deck hand Connie and the incredibly memorizing behavior of 3rd stew Raquel "Rocky" Dakota. After a few so so seasons 4 and 5, it returned with perhaps its best ever production in season 6, which just serves to demonstrate that this show's ability to not become stale and repetitive or just plain mundane in later seasons like, for example, Jersey Shore did. Even its latest season, number 9, had enough curve balls in it to keep me interested. The OG of the Below Deck franchise still seems to still have plenty of legs left.

If you take this show at face value, it is an entertaining show with frequent drama and shocking moments. The crew is picked by the casting to be entertaining and unique, which most of the crew are. The guests are entertaining if not being complete a**holes most of the time.

Don't expect high quality documentary style tv about working on a motor yacht, because this isn't it. It's reality tv.

This programme is classic. The crew are very interesting. The clients,although not always, are loke spoilt rich kids (the girls). In they act like kids. The staff drama is great. The pretty ladies that melt down allll the time. And the pretty boys with GIANT EGOS.. lol. Go Ashton. He has a crazy huge EGO. Loves himself. Haha. And it always works. Funny as.

Every season is full of weird people who are hilarious to watch. Strangely addictive watching a bunch of idiots serve the ultra rich.

Some seem like genuinely great people - like Eddie.

Other are clearly terrible human beings - like Rayna.

Others have described this as a guilty pleasure. I have to agree with that. This is an interesting snapshot into human behaviour, it is not like most reality shows in the way that it is more of a snapshot of the lives of people rather than people put into an environment.