The Bravo show was applauded for the way it handled a recent sexual assault incident. But experts tell The Daily Beast why the episode could have been “retraumatizing” for viewers.
The show, which follows the jobs of staff catering to guests on a superyacht, included the moment Luke Jones tried to get into bed with a sleeping member of the crew naked and without consent.
The latest season of Below Deck Down Under was rocked by a shocking sexual misconduct scandal this week that saw two cast members sacked from the popular reality series.
Below Deck Down Under saw the firings of two cast members: bosun Luke Jones and second steward Laura Bileskalne for sexual misconduct. Both got in bed with people without their consent. It speaks to larger issues in Bravo and reality TV as a whole.