Did a reality star face consequences for his actions and lies Monday? 🤔

“There are consequences to your actions,” Captain Glenn said at the start of Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 5, episode 15, while looking at a repugnant, loathed reality TV star.

Spoiler alert: there were no consequences for that person’s actions.

No, on this Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a reality TV star who lied to his boss’s face repeatedly about his behavior, of which there was indisputable evidence, did not face any consequences.

That was Gary King, the mumbling, overly tanned, jealous man-child Below Deck Sailing Yacht first officer who plasters his unkempt hair to his head. You may recall Gary was accused of “physical assault/sexual harassment” by a production crew member during season four, a year before this season filmed.

Gary came back anyway, with the same job title. Nothing can get in the way of Bravo pursuing its goals of profiting over every last ounce of drama it can squeeze from people.

“You’re not following the fucking rules I set out,” Captain Glenn said, like he was some kind of founding father of rules. “You knew the rules, you broke the fucking rules, and now you’re here getting upset.”

Below Deck Sailing Yacht’s Gary King lies to Glenn’s face about the number of drinks he had, as counted by the show’s editors

Gary tried to blame the rule-breaking on other people, because taking responsibility is apparently not an option, and pathetic, flimsy excuses are apparently more attractive.

With the rules broken and defensiveness in full-swing, it seemed like this Below Deck star could be fired.

Glenn said, “I don’t feel good …” and then revealed what he was uncomfortable about: “…taking 100 percent. I don’t think that’s fair.”

So the rules you clearly set for people to follow are no suddenly longer fair because the rules were broken by someone you’re friends with and/or fond of? Or is it just that Gary has acted this way for four seasons straight and thus your idea of what is normal behavior and what is not has been distorted over time?

“But you knew what the rules were, went ahead and did it anyway,” Glenn said, and then announced his punishment for his golden child: “I think 500 Euro each is good.”

Tensions died down, the meeting adjourned. “I wasn’t drunk last night,” Gary said, even though we all saw him drunk last night. But reality doesn’t matter; it’s what you say and what sticks that matters.

Gary, being interviewed for Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 5, which he is still on, ugh

The tip from Detox and friends was $23,000. Before Glenn distributed it, he reminded Gary, Daisy, and Keith—and all the other crew members—of his rules: “If you guys exceed the two-drink maximum, you will be forfeiting your tip. Okay. So I’m not going to change my mind on that. Actions have repercussions.”

Not going to change his mind! Twist?! Did Glenn change his mind from what he said earlier? Haha no.

Glenn went around and handed cash to everyone, and to the people whose actions had repercussions, gave $2,055 instead of $2,555 that everyone else received. (The on-screen text showed US dollars; it’s effectively the same, as £500 is currently equivalent to about $518.)

Hold on, those repercussions are so earth-shattering I can’t even type everything is shaking so much.

The ground still shaking from the 20 percent one-time penalty, Below Deck Sailing Yacht moved on to its final charter guests. Captain Glenn went back to watching misinformation in his cabin and Cloyce went back to trying not to kill anyone with his cooking.

Glenn and Gary hugged it out, because when people betray you to your face, it’s best to just ignore it and get closer to them than ever before.

“If Gary wants to become a captain one day, he needs to leave this childish behavior behind him,” Glenn told us. “At this point in his life, he’s gotta grow up.” Does he, though? Creepy old white guys acting like babies seems to be pretty popular and lucrative path these days.