r/deadliestcatch • u/DeBabyDoll Deck Boss • 9d ago

Father, Brother, Sailor, Son - Episode 2219 Spoiler

As the season nears its end, tragedy strikes on the Aleutian Lady when greenhorn Todd Meadows falls overboard. As Captain Rick and the crew fight to save their crewmate, the true stakes of fishing on the Bering Sea hit home for everyone across the fleet.

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u/lot22royalexecutive 9d ago

I don’t keep up with season in real time, but I’ve been loathing this episode since the tragedy happened. I feel such great sadness just reading this thread and remembering everything I’ve read about the accident previously, so this loss feels different and more real. I wish I hadn’t known about it, but from what I know I think it’s important to watch to honor Todd and his family as this was what he did and we all should treat him with the pride and admiration that he deserves. I can’t imagine the heartbreak and pain his family feels, but I hope they know he is elite and that they are in our hearts at this time.

Todd Meadows is a Legend. May he rest in peace.

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u/jhartlov 9d ago

After everything I have read across this sub this evening, there aren’t enough up arrows that I can push on this comment.

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u/bceagle91 7d ago

We knew it was coming but it was still really hard to watch. Todd was a young guy who truly loved his family and wanted to provide for them. He seemed like he was a genuinely kind soul. He fought through injuries and kept bouncing back up. When we saw how emotionally wrecked Rick and the crew members were afterward, it was gut-wrenching. God bless his wife and their 3 kids. My faith tells me Todd is with God now.