Below Deck Down Under season 1 has quickly become a fan favorite in the Below Deck franchise thanks to the supportive and charming Captain Jason Chambers, the youngest captain in the franchise, and the genuinely nice people that make up the crew of the Australian-based show. With the final episode coming out on June 23, many fans are starting to think about the crew's future after the show, especially deckhands Brittini Burton and Culver Bradbury.
Since joining BDDU, deckhand Brittini has become a fan favorite due to her kind personality, humor, and drive. She quickly befriended most of the crew on the yacht, including fellow deckhand Culver. Their similar sense of humor and personality made them fast friends, leading Brittini to suggest that the two of them take a van trip after the charter season ends. However, as the charter season went on, the rest of the BDDU crew noticed Brittini's and Culver's close relationship and started to push them to hook up, leading Brittini to develop feelings for Culver. After multiple times of Brittini pressing for a romantic relationship and Culver not reciprocating, their friendship started to sour, and the reality of their van trip was thrown into question.
Brittini seems oblivious to the future of her van trip with Culver and is still making rental preparations for an RV. However, fans don't think the van trip will actually happen The majority of responses to Reddit user FormicaDinette33's poll on the topic were "No," with most commenters deciding it was obvious that Culver was going to drop out of the trip; however, Brittini would likely still use her rented RV. "I can already see him flaking out in slow motion. She'll go though because she's awesome like that," u/Dial-M-for-Mediocre commented.
Fans have also speculated why Below Deck Down Under's Culver hasn't reciprocated Brittini's romantic advances. Some have suggested he might be into chief stew Aesha Scott, but Aesha's current relationship makes this seem very unlikely. Others have pointed out Culver might've not noticed Brittini's flirting. Regardless, this doesn't seem likely, as Brittini's pursuit of Culver was less than subtle. Culver also initially flirted back as it seemed like he was attracted to Brittini. While he agreed to go on the RV trip and seemed excited about it, as the date got closer, he started to get cold feet. "I think in the moment he got excited talking about it, but now that the season is coming to a close and Brittini is actually planning it, he's realizing he may not be into it as much as he anticipated," Reddit user MyGutReaction suggested.
Whether or not that is the case, it seems Brittini's and Culver's van trip is dead in the water. While BDDU season 1 was filmed last summer, there are no signs on Brittini's Instagram that the trip occurred before the show started to stream on Peacock in March 2022. Hopefully, the finale or the reunion special of Below Deck Down Under season 1 can give some closure to Brittini's and Culver's relationship.
Sources: FormicaDinette33/Reddit, u/Dial-M-for-Mediocre/Reddit, MyGutReaction/Reddit