Deadliest Catch

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I thought for a long time Jake, was on something. He was just too zoned out not to have been. I hope he gets the help he needs.

I always wondered why Phil expected Jake to be the fisherman instead of Josh. Did I miss something somewhere? Josh always seemed more responsible and in to it than Jake.

Why is Jonathan considering retirement? That seems sort of sudden to me too.

[pomtzu]

I thought for a long time Jake, was on something. He was just too zoned out not to have been. I hope he gets the help he needs.

I always wondered why Phil expected Jake to be the fisherman instead of Josh. Did I miss something somewhere? Josh always seemed more responsible and in to it than Jake.

Why is Jonathan considering retirement? That seems sort of sudden to me too.

I always wondered about the Jake/Josh thing too. Josh was always right there for Phil and was so much more mature and level headed and responsible than Jake, but to Phil, Jake was "The Golden Boy"! Just look at the thanks he got in return.

I don't know what's going on with Jonathan either, but I have dozed off and on thru a few of the episodes. Guess I missed something. It's not like he has a wife and kids that he leaves behind all the time like Sig and Edgar. Maye it's all of Phi's problems that he relates to, and doesn't want to be just another fisherman to die lonely and at sea. Sig and Edgar are wanting someone else to take over the Northwestern for them too. It must be difficult leaving a family all the time, not knowing when you step on board, if you'll ever see them again.....

[Catlady711]

I used to watch it all the time until we had our cable cut back to bare bones. I miss the Discovery & History channels so much.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I'm a little behind everybody else but I watched the episode last night where Captain Phil died. I'm sorry I've missed watching that show. I really loved it. I was bawling out of control at the end and I'm still having trouble getting over it.

[pomtzu]

I'm a little behind everybody else but I watched the episode last night where Captain Phil died. I'm sorry I've missed watching that show. I really loved it. I was bawling out of control at the end and I'm still having trouble getting over it.

It was so very sad, wasn't it Terry? I too was in tears. Did you watch "After the Catch" that followed, with the other captains and the camerman that had been with Phil for 3 years.. Phil knew he wasn't going to pull thru, when he asked the camerman to film the end, because his story wouldn't be complete with just a beginning and a middle. That really got to me.
They gave him quite a tribute on Burbon St. tho. I wonder if he ever knew how many people, from family and friends to strangers, that really loved him?

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I watched it too. Captain Phil is one of my favorites. I got the feeling he knew right at the end that he was going. Just because of the way he talked to Josh and wanted his good luck necklace and all.

Next week will be a two hour special and tribute to him. He will sure be missed. He's the only person I ever heard of who could find crab by looking for their fart bubbles. I didn't even know crabs did that.

RIP Captain Phil

[Medusa]

I watched part of it last night and it sure was sad. Any illness is sad when it changes a person so drastically but a stroke is especially evil. I felt bad for him and I changed the channel. I just don't want that sadness in my house or in my heart and I don't want the fear either. I'm becoming too soft in my old age.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Yes, Ellie. It was so sad. I felt so sorry for him and his sons. I am amazed at how tough those guys are. That is a really scary job.
I didn't watch the whole show afterward but I saw part of it. Phil seems like he was such a sweet man.
Once I started watching I couldn't pull myself away from it.

I don't remember the current captains name but he was on a commercial here today talking about fishermen and the support we should give them. After watching that show and what they do I have a new respect for all those guys. That seafood doesn't come so easy.

When Phil told his son he wished he had been a better father I fell apart. So so sad.