Summary
Below Deck Sailing Yachtseason 5 has finally been confirmed, but afterGary King’s scandalous sexual misconduct allegations surfaced last year and halted the series, I think the show should be canceled after this season. Gary, the First Officer aboard Parsifal III, has been doing his best todownplay the serious allegations against himthat he’d allegedly been sexually inappropriate with a makeup artist on theBelow Deckproduction team. After years onBelow Deck Sailing Yacht,the behavior sadly wasn’t surprising to viewers who have watched Gary’s playboy actions and seen him be derogatory toward women in the past.
Gary’s behavior has been difficult to watch throughout the years, but now thatBelow Deck Sailing Yachtseason 5is moving forward and coming to Bravo, things have come to a surprising head. With Gary returning to the show, which was filmed over a year ago prior to the sexual misconduct allegations coming out, things could be tense between the First Officer and the rest of the crew should the news have broken while he was aboard Parsifal III. While it’s unlikely it’ll be covered in the series,I believeBelow Deck Sailing Yachtseason 5 could be its last.
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Gary King’s Behavior Ruined The Show
He’s Been A Nightmare Since The Beginning
Gary’s time onBelow Deck Sailing Yachthas been difficult for some viewers to reckon with, especially after his behavior in the last year. WhileGary has always been a polarizing figure in the series, many have found that watching him makes them uncomfortable after the allegations came out about his behavior, but were also uneasy about the First Officer before. ThroughoutBelow Deck Sailing Yacht’s run, Gary has been known as the playboy type, flirting endlessly with women both on the sailing yacht’s crew and within the groups of guests aboard. Gary’s behavior hasn’t always been suspicious, but noticeable.
Gary has long been cast as the playboy of the series, but his time aboard Parsifal III hasn’t led to many romances that viewers have seen, which is why his time in the love triangle ofBelow Deck Sailing Yachtseason 4was surprising. While Gary and Daisy had joked about being flirty throughout the previous seasons they’d worked together when Daisy and Colin Macrae decided to pursue a relationship aboard the sailing yacht last season, Gary quickly got jealous.Gary’s behavior was irritating, destructive, and made it clear that he wasn’t taking their genuine feelings for each other seriously.
Future Cast Members Likely Won’t Want To Work With Him
Below Deck Sailing Yacht Is Going To Struggle With Casting
WhileBelow Deck Sailing Yachtseason 5 is already filmed and ready to go,Bravo may struggle filling spots on the series in the future. The cast of the series is, as with otherBelow Deckfranchises, a rotating cast of yachties who work from season to season on the sailing yacht. While some stick around, like Captain Glenn Shephard, Gary, and Daisy Kelliher, others are rotating members who participate in some seasons, but not others. With a rotating cast of yachties,Below Deck Sailing Yachtneeds to stay appealing to yachties who want to start working with the franchise.
While Gary has been a longtime part of the show,his behavior onBelow Deck Sailing Yachtseason 4 was difficult for others to deal with. From his jealousy of Daisy and Colin to the way he treated stew Mads Herrera, who he had a flirty connection with, Gary wasn’t the ideal yachtie to work with. While his behavior could’ve been blown out of proportion for the show, the allegations against him were a far different brand of problem. With Gary accused of sexual misconduct while working aboard aBelow Deckyacht,new yachties will likely want to steer clear.
Fans Won’t Want To Watch Gary King Anymore
Viewers Don’t Want To Support Gary
Much like the yachties who could be interested in working aboard aBelow Decksuperyacht that will be dissuaded because of Gary’s actions, viewers aren’t interested in tuning in to support Gary. While that isn’t necessarily the same as supportingBelow Deck Sailing Yacht,the series is at fault for giving Gary a platform to continue to appear as a public figure after some serious allegations were lodged against him.Many viewers love the show but don’t want to watch it if Gary is on itbecause that simply means they support someone who has potentially done something deeply inappropriate.
WhileBelow Deck Sailing Yachtwill be returningfor another season this fall, I believe that the next season of the series will be the last one. Even though many enjoy the crew ofBelow Deck Sailing Yacht,support of the series won’t be as high if Gary continues to be featured on the show. After his poor behavior and the fact that he’s deflected the allegations consistently, viewers won’t be interested or invested in a story that heavily features Gary, even if the rest of theBelow Deck Sailing Yachtcrew are people they enjoy watching.
Below Deck Sailing Yacht
Cast
Below Deck Sailing Yacht is a spin-off of the Below Deck reality television series. Premiering on Bravo, the show follows the life of a Yacht crew as they attempt to navigate a busy Charter season in which many customers make use of a 177-foot sailing yacht. Over the first three seasons, the yacht has been to Greece, Croatia, and Spain.
