Episode Details

The galley on M/Y Northern Sun turned into a "No-Fly Zone" for nicknames in Below Deck Down Under Season 4, Episode 8, "Call Me By My Name," and the snark squad is breaking down a shift that was more salty than the Great Barrier Reef. We’re unpacking the nuclear fallout between Chef Ben and his assistant, Ellie, which reached a boiling point over Ben’s relentless use of condescending pet names. Ellie, who survived a war as a child, finally hit her limit with being called "honey," "bunny," and "pookey," taking the issue to First Officer João and Captain Jason to demand the basic professional courtesy of being addressed by her actual name. While João tried to chalk it up to a "cultural quirk" of Ben’s British upbringing, viewers are firmly on Team Ellie, calling the behavior a textbook way to diminish a female coworker’s authority.