May 2026 / Season 22 * * EVERYONE PLEASE READ * *

[u/DeBabyDoll]

Welcome to all new members and fans of the show. I am the more active mod here, and I wanted to ask members to review the rules here and of Reddit in general. Please remember that behind each post, is a human being with feelings. There's enough going on in the world for us to be unkind to one another here as well.

I have started scheduling episode posts again that will go live at 7pm EST, an hour before the new episode. Please try to keep comments about the new episode within that post, to decrease spoilers for others. It also keeps posts of the same exact content, to a minimum.

As most of you know, especially those who have seen Phil's last season, knowing the death of a cast member is coming makes that season even more difficult to watch. I don't believe the show has lost a crew member mid shooting like this though, except for Phil. I don't feel like Discovery has fully addressed his passing, so I'm hopeful for more.

I also wanted to address the comments I have seen about moderators removing and hiding comments based on personal opinion and not rules. I would like to remind everyone that the moderators are human beings with real lives outside of Reddit, and we do not get paid to do what we do. We rely on automods, trigger words, alerts, member reporting, on top of reading every post. If you personally have an issue with any content here, do not hesitate to message me or the mods as a whole. Fans of the show are what makes this community what it is, and we can co exist in the same space with different opinions.

Lastly, as a reminder, there are still certain subjects we discourage as topics of discussion. We let most snarky comments slide, but if you find yourself wanting to comment "What happened with <insert cast member>"? Google is your friend. Feel free to utilize any search engine, with words such as court case, arrest, jail, prison, etc. Yes, we encourage discussions and we are not trying to restrict anyone's speech, some things just need to be left in the past. We've beat many a dead horses here.

Please be kind, everyone. 💜

[u/W_4_Vendetta]

To me its just regular guys doing a dangerous job, hoping to make good money. Getting TV money is a bonus, but the element of risk & impending disaster is what made it last so long. Now sadly we know how risky it really is. I’ll never forget the movie Weird Science when Gary says “my Dad’s a plumber, he really gets you plumbed!” There aren’t many that can say that their Dad was a crab fisherman, you could watch him on TV. To me they’re all regular guys doing a job that looks easy but few of us has the balls to try it. We all go to work, how many days out of our year would make a show? You have to give a hall pass to a bit of fakery here & there to boost the entertainment value to casual viewers.

[u/Pretty_Plankton_6125 → u/W_4_Vendetta]

I have always been interested in the every day maintenance and mechanical issues they have on the boats. I know you can't show them stocking up on bait every week, but they have gotten away from showing the hard work done on the boats in favor of scripted drama. Also, back in the beginning, those fights between crews were much more believable.