
No matter what happens, they're going to make sure that Phil's boys are taken care of. Jonathan Hillstrand and Sig Hansen in the most recent episode of After The Catch IV saying that, if something happens with the Cornelia Marie, if the Harris boys for some reason can't make a go of it, then the Hillstrands will take Josh as a deckhand on the Time Bandit and Sig will take Jake on the Northwestern.Seriously, this kid is freaking adorable.and prescient: she startles her dad by calling to see how his quitting chewing tobacco is going just as he puts a plug of it in his mouth. ANY of Captain Keith's conversations with his daughter.Then Sig called the Wizard, which led to Keith (who was one of Phil's oldest friends) breaking down in tears and asking God to "cut him (Phil) some slack". Andy called the Northwestern, with Sig losing his temper and tossing his cigarettes aside (though he was smoking again by the next episode). When Josh informed the rest of the captains, it went like this: Josh called the Time Bandit, with Andy expressing a stunned disbelief. Perhaps the most Crowning Moment of all so far comes after Phil's stroke and hospitalization.And prior to that, the last time we see the Harris family together, they're reminiscing over some very old photos in their own way ("Aw, who's this ugly mer?"). Producer Thom Beers found it amazing, hilarious, and eventually heart-rending that Phil was "producing the show" from his hospital bed. The film crew debated about continuing, but when Phil woke up from his medically-induced coma he gave them a note that the season "needed a big finish".


Combined with Tear-Jerker and Harsher in Hindsight: Deadliest Catch was still filming when Phil suffered his stroke.Sig assuring Jake that he'll have a job when he gets back from his personal issues.Just because Deadliest Catch features a lot of rough-and-tumble fishermen doesn't mean it can't pull your heartstrings every now and then.
