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Below Deck Down Under Recap: The Calm Before the Storm
And now it’s become impossible to defend Lara’s controlling behavior.
Alesia herself had no trouble finding her way to the other side of the mess after her talk with Tzarina: She spent the night flirting wholesomely with Nate, whose “playful and soft” personality more closely aligns with the guys she’s dated in the past than Johnny’s poetic and grave sensibility. She finally puts Marina in service, thank God, but when ordering provisions for the charter, she buys a pink lipstick to replace the one Alesia lost, which she loved so much she called it “half of my personality.” I hate to be cynical, but under the circumstances, it’s impossible not to read this gesture, which in any other context would be nothing but kind, as manipulative. “Next time,” she tells Bri the moment she arrives on the boat, “come back with the guests.” By that point, Marina and Lara have already started setting the table for the night’s Seafood Extravaganza, which looks awesome.
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