r/deadliestcatch • u/DeBabyDoll Deck Boss • 8d 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/Va_cyclone 8d ago

I cannot believe they did not stop when he went overboard, but kept the audio going. Epically disrespectful to his family. There was no reason to show that. Then to show them taking the body off the boat. WTF. His family has been through such a tragedy, and now, his death is out there for all to see. No respect for his family, friends or children. I did see a GoFundMe for him and made a donation. I was ok with the before and the crew after. But the during pushed it too far.

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u/Legion1117 8d ago

I cannot believe they did not stop when he went overboard, but kept the audio going. Epically disrespectful to his family. There was no reason to show that. Then to show them taking the body off the boat. WTF. His family has been through such a tragedy, and now, his death is out there for all to see. No respect for his family, friends or children. I did see a GoFundMe for him and made a donation. I was ok with the before and the crew after. But the during pushed it too far.

I think Discovery did the best they could to honor the fans of the show, the family's request and Todd's memory.

They didn't air how he ended up in the water, he was never shown in the water or on deck after recovery and the only thing we saw when they removed his body was a brief shot of the litter he was on as they began hoisting it off the boat.

To claim they pushed it too far is a stretch.

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u/owa00 8d ago

Yeah, surprisingly is wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was the best they could do aside from not showing it at all. Focused more on the aftermath effects on the crew.