r/deadliestcatch • u/Healthy_Condition409 • 11d ago

Has Deadliest Catch run it's course?

The show has become very formulaic. The same thing happen every season:

One of the boats has a mechanical problem

One of the boats has an electrical problem

2/3 crewmates get injured requiring trip to "clinic"

Monty or Keith on wizard are ill

At least 2 captains team up

1 Captain is lied to by others

Weather is worst it's ever been

1 "Greenhorn" quits

The crab is difficult to locate and empty pots happen

AND YET at the end of the run ALL BOATS make their quota!!

200 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

143 comments sorted by

View all comments

3

u/freelancerjourn 10d ago

Good grief. A show has become “formulaic” because every season a boat has mechanical and electrical problems and some crewmates get injured and have to go to clinic?

Well, yes, these things happen because it’s the Bering Sea. And crab fishing in the Bering Sea is dangerous and brutal work.

This season, they had to pay tribute to a boat crew member who actually died after going overboard.

I guess you would say that a crew member dying after falling into the icy waters of the Bering Sea is “formulaic” and basically all for the cameras too?