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Do you want to quit?

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Kate asks evenly, regarding Laura with the same enthusiasm as a nail clipping.

I want you to check yourself!

But amazingly, when shes done shouting, she scuttles off to do laundry.

Furthermore, she had the nerve to attempt to yell at Kate near the sacred guest dinner table.

If Captain Lee doesnt explain the hierarchy of the boat to Laura, Kate will quit!

When Kate presents the Kahlua-infused sponge, Helen beckons Adrian from his kitchenette.

Adrian acts uncomfortable with this affection, but we know he loves it.

We know he views this as retribution for Laura choosing Ashton over him.

And maybe it does bother Ashton a little bit.

Kate goes to bed angry.

The next morning, Laura acts as though nothing happened the previous night.

Laura accuses Kate of doing this on purpose.

Lee says Lauras problem is that she let her mouth write a check that her ass couldnt cash.

She witnesses Ross praise Tyler for wiping down equipment and then compliment his shapely calves, and becomes infuriated.

One of the other woman guests regards the slide with heart palpitations.

He says on his last boat my nickname was throttle.

Rhylee then has an outburst at Ross after he asks if she needs help carrying something big and heavy.

The fight concludes with her organizing sodas in a mini fridge and telling Ross to fuck off.

Ross goes to Ashton to say that he wants to fire Rhylee, and theyre both like, Sweet!

Is this how you keep the rich happy today?

A pool float from Target on which to lounge with a glass of mediocre rose?

Helen visits the kitchen wearing hot pants and a cleavage-revealing satin pirate blouse.

Then Rhylee and Kate have a moment on deck.

I assume this conversation resolved nothing and Rhylee will have the same outburst every episode until the season ends.

This is supposed to qualify as yacht dinner theater and I just feel embarrassed for everybody.

Before bed, Ashton and Laura canoodle next to an anchor.

Ashton is like, Dont put your foot there!

and Laura is like, IS IT DIRTY?

Then the crew tries to find going-out clothes.

Because this reality-television romance was nothing if not full of promise from day one.

Ashton does similarly shitty things to Laura, who is being cold to him because of what Adrian said.

Tyler is drunk enough to spank her.

Ashton and Laura have a conversation on the dock with the stray dogs Caroline used to feed.

Laura tells him shes not going to be a tally on his checklist and that hes laid his bed.

And that heswasted and this is stupid.Yes, this is stupid, but you, girl, arealsowasted.