

The other new captain, Scott Campbell of Seabrooke, is slightly more experienced and appears to have an ego that will make him fun to watch. Elliott Neese, the captain of the new (to the show) Ramblin’ Rose, is a mere 28, and dealt with an early challenge to the maintenance of discipline at sea. So in casting new blood, it’s not surprising that the producers sought out captains a little younger than what we’re used to. The captains of Deadliest Catch have become familiar faces in recent years, and more than a little grizzled (even Sig Hansen has aged noticeably over the last six years). And for Jake, the need to continually prove he’s still drug free provided an extra distraction.

For Phil’s sons Jake and Josh, it was a return to a world that is both completely familiar (the Cornelia Marie) and totally different (life without a parent). But life goes on – these veterans have all known people who have died on the job, and not natural deaths like Phil’s – and we were soon back to normal Deadliest Catch antics, and the kickoff of king crab season. The surviving crew members gathered for a service during which the old dog’s ashes were scattered at sea. Phil was still a presence in the debut episode, although this was presumably simply a way of acknowledging the transition. Phil Harris, which was chronicled at the tail end of last season.
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This was the first real test for the series following the death of Capt. The folks at Discovery have to be pleased that their flagship series, Deadliest Catch, had some of its alltime strongest ratings for the seventh season premiere Tuesday.
