[Deadliest Catch] The most depressing episode yet (Episode 3 now!)

JustinSane07

Tuesdays, 9pm on Discovery

I was surprised to see a popular show like this lacks a D&D thread, especially with the new season starting uh, 30 or so minutes ago.

The familiar captains are all back.



The crazy swedes Sig and Edgar Hansen are back on the Northwestern. His crew is very much the same this season.



The Hillstrand brothers, Jon and Andy, return as well, to captain the Time Bandit. They have a new deckhand, who they've known for a long time to watch and use their boat during the off season. He's eyeing the captain's chair for when the Hillstrands step down.



Keith Colburn is back, still in the wheelhouse on the Wizard. Will any rookies try and confront him this season? It remains to be seen.



And now for the shocker, Captain Phil Harris will not be captaining the Cornelia Marie this season. His boys are still there, but now his engineer, Murray Gamrath (over Phil's right shoulder), will captain the boat. Phil's blood clot remains and as they are setting to sail, he was recommended not to go out on the boat for the possibility of his death.

This season looks like it could be exciting, especially with the change to the Cornelia Marie. It brings something new to the show. Plus, Edgar is always bound to do something crazy.

Olivaw

Oh shit is that tonight

Oh shit

Sig is my favorite captain because he runs a tight ship and don't take no shit from nobody, but Phil was a close second. Makes me sad he won't be there, but if it's for his health, I'm glad he didn't. Poor guy

cyphr

Diving in the Bering Sea. At Keith's age.

Yeah, "not the safest thing in the world" may be a touch of an understatement.

Man, the shit factor of this "Out of the Wild" show is only amplified by having to directly follow the awesomeness of Deadliest Catch.

cyphr

Also, has anyone ever seen Murray and

together?

I'm just sayin'.

JustinSane07

Out of the Wild stinks.

But yes, the end of the first episode is pretty epic. Could be down two captains for this season.

Olivaw

Christ I only caught the end of the show

Gotta wait for the repeat later tonight

Salvation122

Oh shit I wish I still had cable.

Olivaw

Okay I caught the repeat

Holy shit that opening showcased some seriously action-movie-trailer editing. It was quality stuff

Seems like some seriously crazy shit is gonna go down this season

Kagera

Let me guess....they catch crab with varying degrees of success?

Glal

You spoiler that shit right now!

Toxin01

Kagera wrote: »

Let me guess....they catch crab with varying degrees of success?

Ah, Damnit! I hadn't seen it yet.

MagicPrime

From what I took from the opening montage for the season - It looks like the Coast Guard calls in some of the fleet ships to help them recover some bodies from another vessel.

That should be fucking intense.

Also. I feel bad for Keith - with his health problems and money problems I hope he has a good season. His face when the doctor named off what the mouth sores were was so honest, you could tell that he thought it was cancer and was getting ready to lose it - then the doc tells him it's not and it was like flipping a switch.

Rent

I love this show
It is so unbelievably awesome

Evil_Reaver

So here's the deal. I really like the show. I cannot, however, get behind how the captains and especially the deckhands pretend that being a crab fisherman is somehow a noble fraternity to which few people belong. The way they treat the greenhorns is atrocious. It's like they enjoy having to waste time training a new greenhorn every goddamn season because they certainly aren't doing anything to try and keep them around. I mean, seriously, hazing is illegal in the United States but the deckhands think that they're doing the greenhorns a favor by being dicks to them for 3 months.

Summary: Crab fishing is not a noble profession. You're most likely a crab fisherman if you:

1. Didn't graduate high school.
2. Inherit a boat from your father.

Don't act like you're the proverbial "poopshit" when you probably can't even read.

MagicPrime

Damn Reaver.

Did a Crab fisherman rape your dad or something?

JustinSane07

There have definitely been times when I've been watching the show and been like "Wow, back the fuck off the guy, he's new at this."

There was Greenhorn last season, on one of the non-4 big boats. It was the portly guy that they made wear a Viking helmet with green horns on it. That guy worked his ass off for them. He had one little breakdown but then get his shit together for the rest of the season. The biggest problem was that he just wasn't that good at being a fisherman. It took him a long time to get his sea legs.

But the real problem is that the crew of that boat wasn't helping. There was one scene where they tried to get him his sea legs, and he was trying, and he kinda got it, but after that they just derided him and yelled all the time. When it came time to decide if they were gonna bring him back next season, this old fuck wasl ike "No, nope, never want him on this boat again" despite the fact that, from what they showed on TV, this guy worked harder than anyone on that boat. They ultimately let him go.

I'm just sitting there like "Whatever rookie you bring next year is going to do just as bad and might not work as hard!" These guys cut their losses too quickly. It'd be like a sports team letting an untested rookie go just because he wasn't an All-Star in the first season. If you give a hard working guy like that an extra season to develop, you might find you have a great employee out there.

Evil_Reaver

MagicPrime wrote: »

Damn Reaver.

Did a Crab fisherman rape your dad or something?

Actually...









Yes.

JustinSane07 wrote:

There have definitely been times when I've been watching the show and been like "Wow, back the fuck off the guy, he's new at this."

There was Greenhorn last season, on one of the non-4 big boats. It was the portly guy that they made wear a Viking helmet with green horns on it. That guy worked his ass off for them. He had one little breakdown but then get his shit together for the rest of the season. The biggest problem was that he just wasn't that good at being a fisherman. It took him a long time to get his sea legs.

But the real problem is that the crew of that boat wasn't helping. There was one scene where they tried to get him his sea legs, and he was trying, and he kinda got it, but after that they just derided him and yelled all the time. When it came time to decide if they were gonna bring him back next season, this old fuck wasl ike "No, nope, never want him on this boat again" despite the fact that, from what they showed on TV, this guy worked harder than anyone on that boat. They ultimately let him go.

I'm just sitting there like "Whatever rookie you bring next year is going to do just as bad and might not work as hard!" These guys cut their losses too quickly. It'd be like a sports team letting an untested rookie go just because he wasn't an All-Star in the first season. If you give a hard working guy like that an extra season to develop, you might find you have a great employee out there.

It's like, yeah, we get it, your dick is huge because you can throw a hook over the side of the boat and 9 times out of 10 you'll get the line. Big fucking deal. You'd think that 100% turnover with the greenhorns might clue them in to the fact that they're being colossal assholes to the new guys for absolutely no reason. They're not doing the greenhorns a favor by being jerks all the time.

Fucking help the new guys out and teach them how to do their jobs. Everyone will be happier for it.

JustinSane07

Despite the bitching that we did the last couple pages, Sig and Edgar are the two best people. They're very understanding of their greenhorns and they seem like fun guys to work with. Plus, Edgar is a crazy fuck.

Olivaw

Sig is the best because he runs a tight fucking ship and is also totally cool

Also he gave that greenhorn a jacket, that was great

Though to be fair, though I agree that some of the greenhorns get ridden for too long or for too little, some of them just are not cuttin' it. Like that cowboy guy who worked super slow despite everyone saying he needed to work faster, and then walking off and throwing a tantrum for a couple days, then coming back and working even slower

There was another greenhorn there I think who was basically doing all the work and they kept him on for another season

JustinSane07

Wow, watching the Coast Guard work is pretty fascinating. Those guys have ridiculous vision.

Also, who the hell has a black life raft?!

JustinSane07

My god.

This episode is the saddest thing. Ever. Ever.