I actually pity Matt at this point. His anxiety is ruining his life. When he panics, he runs! He needs to sort that out (therapy, meds, whatever it takes) or he'll never be able to keep a job. Chef Rachel also quit repeatedly and was kept around, even though she insulted the crew and embarrassed the whole boat when drunk. They both have demons, albeit different ones.
It was his sincere apologies to each and every person (even the ones he didn't interact with during his fit the night before) and his insistence to do his best before leaving that got me on his side. He reminded me of Kiko doing his best even though he was fired (although Kiko is a gem of a human being and nobody compares to him).
Lexi...knows exactly what she is doing. I don't think she was all that drunk; I suspect she had just enough drink to let out all the ugliness inside her. She remembers everything and that's why she got to Sandy first and played it off like it was nothing. Her inability to then take ownership of her actions and instead make the victims apologize to her made me rage! She is toxic af and I hope her arse gets flamed all over the net for what she has shown herself to be.
Why on earth Malia didn't speak to Sandy about it is beyond me. And I agree, Captain Lee would have done what he did before, i.e. take a full account from each crew member and then fire Lexi based on the facts.
Watching an abuser like Lexi get to smirk as she calmly walks away from the damage she has caused brings up all my own memories of abuse and how they got to walk away without any consequences. It's so unfair but is also representative of real life, where victims often end up having to placate and apologize to their abusers just to keep things moving forward, whilst the perpetrators have no consequences to their actions.
I wonder, does everyone else agree that Lexi was abusive or do you see her as merely insubordinate/rude/misbehaved? I just wonder if I have a bias due to my own life experiences.