“Losing All Respect”— Below Deck Mediterranean Fans React to Aesha and Ellie’s Confrontation Fallout

The finale of Below Deck Mediterranean season 9 aired on Monday, September 23, 2024. This episode continued the heated confrontation between Aesha Scott and Ellie Dubaich.

While Ellie previously claimed she was unaware of overstepping her bounds, during the season finale, she insisted her actions were an attempt to showcase her leadership abilities. Aesha interpreted these actions as an attempt by Ellie to gaslight her, while Ellie expressed feelings of being continuously in the wrong.

The intense exchange sparked debates across social media, dividing viewers. Some fans applauded Aesha for confronting Ellie, while others defended Ellie, suggesting that Aesha held a bias. One user on X commented:

“Aesha, it’s so juvenile of Ellie, but not at all juvenile of Nathan right? And not juvenile of you too I guess, when you’ve been talking to the whole crew about Ellie?? You are biased and not a good chief stew at all!! Losing all respect for you”

“Yes Aesha, Ellie grumbles and whines, but you’ve never made her feel she belongs. You talk like she’s in competition with you, and she’s not that malicious person you make her out to be,”a fan commented.

“In Ellie’s defense, Aesha was talking sh*t about her to Carrie last week, and Bri wasn’t a friend to her w the Joe thing. So I don’t blame her for feeling whatever,”a tweet read.

Additionally, some viewers shared their criticisms of Ellie:

“Of course Ellie. Of course Aesha calling you out for your bad behavior and low performance is Carrie’s fault,”a person wrote.

“Ruh-Roh! The lemon drop shot heard round the world! Ellie was major defensive. But, Aesha is DONE with Ellie – called her right out on the spot about not needing to be defensive,”a fan commented.

“Ellie’s problem is she wants Aesha’s job and she keeps overstepping boundaries. You are not chief stew babe. Stay in a second-in-command place,”a tweet read.

Fans of Below Deck Mediterranean season 9 further weighed in:

“Wait…. So Ellie admits she was trying to show Aesha “leadership” skills by giving orders, but also said her actions were never intentional? Which is it?!?”a person wrote.

“Ellie is definitely gaslighting Aesha. It’s very clear that she didn’t give a f*ck about anything Aesha told her. She’s incapable of taking criticism and always feels like she is being personally attacked,”a fan commented.

“Ellie’s Gaslighting Me”— Aesha Scott Responds to Ellie’s Actions in Season 9 Finale

The Below Deck Mediterranean season 9 finale featured Aesha confronting Ellie about overstepping her authority and disregarding Aesha’s directives. This confrontation began in episode 16 and carried into the finale.

Aesha highlighted multiple instances where Ellie ignored her instructions and directed the other stews otherwise. Reflecting on Ellie’s conversation with the chef, Aesha expressed confusion over why Ellie would speak to him “over”her.

While Ellie maintained her actions were unintentional, Aesha was unconvinced. In her confessional, Aesha remarked:

“I feel like Ellie’s gaslighting me in a way. Like, she’s standing there acting like she’s so unaware,”Aesha stated.

Aesha further revealed her suspicion that Ellie was “so calculated”and felt she could never really discern Ellie’s true thoughts. Ellie also commented during her confessional, asserting that everything she did was perceived as “wrong”and that she was merely trying to prove her competence to Aesha.

The conversation stirred an online debate among Below Deck Mediterranean season 9 fans, with many taking sides on Aesha confronting Ellie.

All episodes of Below Deck Mediterranean season 9 are available for streaming on Bravo and Peacock.

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