Below deck sailing yacht Captain Glenn Shepherd will never turn his back on his controversial first officer Gary King, and that could mean Gary will keep the franchise. Glenn was the captain of Below deck sailing yachts Parsifal III since season 1, and Gary joined the yacht and show in season 2. Below deck sailing yacht is the third spinoff in the below deck franchise, and it was popular among viewers until season 5. The reason for the drop in viewer reception has to do with Gary’s bad behavior on and off-screen.
Earlier this year, Gary was accused by a below deck Makeup artist of sexual misconduct. She claimed that a drunk Gary tried to put her in his hotel room and sexually assault her. The Bravo network said they investigated and took action, but Gary was only uninvited to BravoCon 2024. The incident happened in the summer of 2022 when BDSY Season 4 was filming. BDSY Season 5 had a late release after speculation swirled that Bravo was trying to figure out what to do about the season since Gary was already filmed in it.
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Captain Glenn adores Gary
They worked together for four seasons
Over the four seasons Captain Glenn and Gary worked together, they grew extremely close. Even after season 2, their first season together, Glenn invited Gary on a crossing trip on Parsifal where still filming ended. Every time they greet each other at the beginning of a new charter season, the couple are extremely friendly and only have good things to say about each other. moreover, Gary spent a lot of time on Parsifal III with Glenn outside of charter seasons Working on the ship.
Captain Glenn prides himself on being a hands-off captain who expects his crew to behave with professionalism and respect. However, Captain Glenn’s first officer BFF has demonstrated over the years that he lacks both of these qualities. however, Gary treats Captain Glenn as his superior and strives to impress him. Gary has ambitions to be a captain one day, and he tries to learn all he can from Glenn, which is indicative of their good relationship despite Gary’s bad behavior towards everyone else. Gary gives Captain Glenn his unsavory side, which Captain Glenn formed his perception of Gary on.
Captain Glenn will disappear Gary in BDSY season 5
But he never actually put Gary in his place
Even though their friendship was close, there were times when Captain Glenn was frustrated with Gary’s behavior. in Below deck sailing yacht Season 5, a situation will arise where the crew goes out with guests after the charter is over. He instructs his crew to drink minimally and behave. However, they won’t, and it will cause a bad stain on one of the expensive living room couches, engaging Captain Glenn. He will wake up the whole crew, and as Gary asks Glenn if everything is okay, he will reply that it is not.
finally, Gary is in a top leadership position, and should be conducting himself in ways that positively represent the boat. The BDSY Season 5 incident that prompts Captain Glenn to harm Gary and the crew is Gary’s fault for not following orders and not respecting Captain Glenn or the boat. Someone will be fired in season 5, but it likely won’t be Gary, as he has the most experience and is needed on the boat as Captain Glenn’s second.
Gary knows how to sweet talk his friend Captain GlennAs evidenced by how Glenn reacts gently to Gary’s crushing of the soft in BDSY Season 5, Episode 2. Captain Glenn is likely blinded by his close relationship with Gary to always really take out any anger a captain might have on their crew. Glenn’s easy-going nature is easily manipulated by Gary, and this complicates any consequences that Gary should face for his mistakes and behavior.
Captain Glenn never talked about Gary’s bad behavior
Which is a red flag
When the allegations of sexual misconduct came to light, Gary denied them, and spoke out on social media about his victims. He dissuaded the smiley artist in question, and shared and then deleted his comments, which were aimed at clearing his name on Instagram.
“It’s so weird, it’s also so far from the truth. She always wanted a platform and unfortunately I’m the unlucky target.” Gary continued, “I’m not going to let some lying girl get to me… Read this article completely, multiple times, and this has happened to you over multiple seasons… Seems odd.”
When the complaints first came out, Captain Glenn never spoke out condemning Gary’s alleged behavior. If anything, Glen ramped up his support for Garyt. In one since-deleted Instagram post, Gary wrote a caption stating, “”It’s sad that people will do anything in their power to bring you down,“with the hashtag,”#I was canceled because of wrong.” In a since-deleted comment from Captain Glenn, he gave Gary’s post a thumbs up emoji in the comments.
Captain Glenn’s dismissal of the allegations and continued support of Gary is troubling, and it speaks to the level of their friendship and Captain Glenn’s blind loyalty to Gary.
Captain Glenn would keep Gary as first mate if he said
Glenn wants to work with his best friend Bravo Iconic Captain Glenn made it obvious that if it was up to him, Gary would continue to be by his side as his first mate and in the public eye on the show.
Gary indicated that he feels he was the target of an unfair smear campaign, and assumed he intended to remain in the franchise. If Captain Glenn had his way, he would continue to work with his best friend, and it seems Gary can really do no wrong in the Captain’s eyes.
Captain Glenn’s support of Gary despite his countless incidents of reckless, ornery and controversial behavior means that Gary has a mouse in his pocket. With Captain Glenn’s support and sway over Below deck sailing yachts future, it is possible that Gary may continue to be a part of it at Captain Glenn’s behest. The Bravo network has already chosen to forgive Gary’s alleged transgressions and the transgressions that played out on the show, so it’s likely that Gary can continue to climb the ladder in the below deck franchise, especially with Captain Glenn on his side.
Below deck sailing yacht Airs Mondays at 9pm EDT on Bravo.
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