In the opening scenes of the latest episode, we saw something that pretty much never happens on the Bravo yachting franchise: a producer appeared. For the “fourth wall” to be broken, it was clear something deadly serious was about to happen.
The episode was educational, too, because it also showed the impact of not supporting someone in the aftermath of an incident like this. Stewardess Laura Bileskalne made clear to Margot that she did not agree with Luke’s firing and was disappointed that she didn’t get to say goodbye to him. In a crash-course in How Not to Speak to a Victim, she told Margot: “I just don’t think it’s fair. Anyways, I’m sorry for you, I just think it should be a warning. I’m just sad.
Laura continued, “He’s a sexual person, I’m a sexual person, you’re a sexual person. We were joking, that thing was probably like, ‘Hahaha, we all drunk.’” After suggesting she would have “welcomed” Luke into her own bed, Laura then blamed Margot for her behavior the previous night: “And it’s not that you said ‘no’ to him the whole night, like he didn’t feel comfortable to come to you. He felt welcomed coming there.
These scenes were the most astonishing and uncomfortable to watch. Judging by her own behavior the previous night, when she made frequent unwanted advances toward deckhand Adam Kodra — including entering his bed while he was sleeping and applying lotion on his back to give him a “massage,” which was also broken up by a producer’s intervention — Laura did not have the best grasp of sexual boundaries. When Aesha informed the captain of her inappropriate comments, she was also let go.
Responding to the episode, Margot posted at length on Instagram, thanking fans of the show and also the crewmates who stood by her. Luke’stook on a more defensive tone. “It doesn’t matter what they think about you because you don’t care,” he captioned a picture of his abs. Laura apologized to Adam and to Margot for not being more empathetic. “I was 29 when the show was filmed, 30 was my life-changer.
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