Last week , various readers speculated that the best way to save the deck team would be to fire both Tessa and Christian, and that’s exactly what Nathan suggests to Captain Sandy as we open on this week’s episode. Kudos to him for having the courage to decimate half his team. Sandy is pleased with her bosun’s nerve and agrees to start all over. She fires Christian first, citing safety and efficiency concerns. Then she calls Tessa over to the bridge. Nathan talks more to her than he did to Christian, but it’s still Sandy who brings down the knife. “Get on small boats,” Sandy advises, in vain. “Fuck her” is Tessa’s eloquent response. Christian takes the firing well; frankly, he doesn’t even look surprised. Tessa is more resentful, blaming Nathan’s leadership to the bitter end.

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