Captain Glenn never turns his back on Gary (Does this mean Gary will stay in the franchise?)

Sailboat below deck Chief Captain Glenn Shephard will never turn his back on his controversial first officer Gary King, which could mean Gary stays with the series. Glenn has been the captain Sailboat below deck‘s Parsifal III since Season 1, and Gary joined the hunt and the show in Season 2. Sailboat below deck is the third spinoff of the series Below decks franchise and has been popular with viewers all the way up to season 5. The reason for the decrease in viewership is related to Gary’s bad behavior on and off screen.

Earlier this year, Gary was accused of a Below decks sexual abuse makeup artist. She claimed that a drunken Gary tried to lock her in his hotel room and grope her inappropriately. The Bravo network said it investigated and took action, but Gary was not invited to BravoCon 2024. The incident happened in the summer of 2022, when BDSY season 4 was filmed. BDSY season 5 was released late after speculation swirled that Bravo was trying to figure out what to do with the season since Gary was already cast in it.

Captain Glenn admires Gary

They have worked together for four seasons

In the four seasons that Captain Glenn and Gary have worked together, they have grown very close. Even after season 2, their first season together, Glenn invited Gary on a cruise on Parsifal III after filming was finished. Every time they greet each other at the start of a new charter season, the pair are very friendly and have nothing but good things to say about each other. In addition, Gary has spent a lot of time on Parsifal III with Glenn outside of charter seasons works on board.

Captain Glenn prides himself on being a hands-off captain who expects his crew to behave professionally and respectfully. However, Captain Glenn’s first officer BFF has shown over the years that he lacks both of these qualities. However, Gary considers Captain Glenn his superior and tries to impress him. Gary has ambitions to be captain one day and tries to learn everything he can from Glenn, which is evidenced by their good relationship despite Gary’s bad behavior towards everyone else. Gary gives Captain Glenn the inauthentic side of him that Captain Glenn has formed his perception of Gary from.

Captain Glenn Will Scorn Gary in Season 5 of BDSY

But he never puts Gary in his place

Although their friendship is tight, Captain Glenn is sometimes frustrated by Gary’s behavior. in Sailboat below deck in season 5, a situation arises where the crew goes out with the guests after Charter ends. He advises his crew to drink as little as possible and behave. However, they don’t, and it causes a nasty stain on one of the expensive living room couches, which infuriates Captain Glenn. He wakes up the entire crew, and when Gary asks Glenn if everything’s okay, he says he’s not.

Eventually, Gary is in the top management position and should behave in a way that represents the boat positively. The BDSY the season 5 incident that causes Captain Glenn to despise Gary and the crew is Gary’s fault for disobeying orders and disrespecting Captain Glenn or the boat. Someone will get fired in Season 5, but it probably won’t be Gary because he has the most experience and is needed on the boat as Captain Glenn’s second.

Gary knows how to speak softly to his friend Captain Glennas evidenced by Glenn’s gentle reaction to Gary’s downfall at the tender BDSY season 5, episode 2. Captain Glenn is likely too blinded by his close relationship with Gary to ever truly hold any grudge against the captain’s crew. Glenn’s laid-back nature is easily manipulated by Gary, which complicates any consequences Gary should experience for his mistakes and behavior.

Captain Glenn has never spoken about Gary’s bad behavior

Which is a red flag

When the sexual assault allegations came to light, Gary denied them and spoke about being a victim on social media. She trash talked the makeup artist in question and has shared and then deleted comments aimed at clearing her name on Instagram.

“It’s so strange, it’s also so far from the truth. He 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 that article in its entirety, multiple times, and this happened to her over multiple seasons…seems weird.”

When the allegations first surfaced, Captain Glenn never spoke of condemning Gary’s alleged behavior. If anything, Glenn increased his support for Garyt. In one Instagram post, which has since been deleted, Gary wrote in the caption: “”It’s sad that people will do anything to bring you down,with “hashtag”#I was canceled for lying.” In a since-deleted comment by Captain Glenn, he gave Gary’s post a thumbs up emoji in the comments.

Captain Glenn would keep Gary as coxswain if he had the say

Glenn wants to work with his best friend

Gary has indicated that he feels he is the target of a false smear campaign has hinted that he plans to stay with the franchise. If Captain Glenn had his way, he would continue to work with his best friend, and it seems that Gary can do no wrong in the captain’s eyes.

Captain Glenn’s support of Gary despite his countless instances of reckless, brash and controversial behavior means that Gary has an ace in his pocket. With Captain Glenn’s support and swing Sailboat below deckIt’s possible that Gary could continue to be a part of it at the behest of Captain Glenn. The Bravo network has already decided to forgive Gary’s alleged transgressions and transgressions that appeared on the show, so it’s likely that Gary could continue to climb the ladder. Below decks franchise, especially with Captain Glenn.

Sailboat below deck airs Mondays at 9:00 PM EDT on Bravo.

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