"Barbie comes on board as the new stew, replacing Mike. In season 11 of Below Deck, Barbie clashed with chief stew Fraser and was involved with deckhand Kyle. She presented herself as a rich daddy's girl, used to getting what she wants. On the last night of the season, she drunkenly stormed off the boat. Despite that questionable track record, Barbie is really good at her job, and her bratty attitude and brazen honesty can be winning, in a mean-girl-in-a-movie kind of way."
"What's more, she and Ellie are friends. At this point, Ellie is well established as the season's villain, and she's lacking in allies. Talking about how excited she is for Barbie's arrival in a confessional, Ellie says that she's been "needing a friend" because the crew is "so gossipy." It's an amazing thing to say, given that Ellie herself has started many of the unreliable rumors now circulating on the boat."
"When we pick up this week, she tells Ben that Daisy "attacked" her. She's referring to the exchange in the crew mess, a few moments earlier, when Daisy said she didn't appreciate being booted off the galley during service. Ben hears Ellie out, but he's skeptical: If anyone has a reputation for outbursts, it's Ellie. He promises to speak to Daisy but reminds Ellie that they should avoid being "at war" with the interior department, since their success depends on the stews."
"Meanwhile, Daisy goes over Ellie's gaslighting tactics with Jenna and Alesia. Jenna tried to eavesdrop on Ellie's conversation with Ben in the galley, but Betul, still blissfully unaware of any issue that doesn't involve a fender or a line, was trying to talk to her about something else. The women all agree that Elli"
Barbie replaces Mike as the new stew near the end of the season, having previously clashed with chief stew Fraser and been involved with deckhand Kyle. She presents herself as a rich daddy’s girl who expects to get what she wants, and she storms off the boat while drunk on the last night. Despite instability, she performs well at her job, and her blunt, bratty honesty can be entertaining. Ellie and Barbie are friends, and Ellie claims she needs a friend because the crew is gossipy, even though she has helped spread unreliable rumors. Ellie tells Ben that Daisy attacked her, and Ben is skeptical due to Ellie’s reputation for outbursts, urging peace with the interior department. Daisy later explains Ellie's gaslighting tactics to Jenna and Alesia, while Betul remains focused on unrelated issues.
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