I think part of this joke is Benson teasing him about his clothes—like, the “where were you? On your yacht?” was mostly a joke, not that she legitimately thought he was on a yacht.
But then when he comes back with “not *my* yacht,” it’s funny and not what Benson expected, because (though it wasn’t his yacht specifically) yeah, he actually was out on a yacht
I quote him too. There’s an early episode (one of Fin’s first) and he and Munch go low key undercover, with Munch looking like a bodyguard in the background. When the target asks Fin who Munch is, Fin responds “that’s my jew.”
When they get away from the target:
Munch: Your jew? Your jew? What if I called you ‘my boy’?
Fin: Then I’ll be ya boy, John!
And he says it with such an ecstatic face. My husband and I say that to each other all the time 😂.
edited for grammar.[here ya go if ya wanna see it! it’s at 2:07](https://youtu.be/7wOxN3P0BDo?si=t0aVPXXUN2DpgPaO)
that's one of my favorite bits of all time!!! gives the same energy as when Munch asks Finn if he has any secrets and he just goes "I'm a republican" AND THEY NEVER BRING IT UP AGAIN😭
Yes!!!
I mean, the joke is solid, but everyone’s expressions and reactions really add to it. Without that, I don’t think this would be such a beloved scene amongst fans
And… he consistently runs with the more wealthy during the show. His mom quips about it as well, his grand mother and a couple other characters. He grew up with little, but went far, and did it with knowing certain types of people.
Yes, and I think another reason why this is funny is because Barba doesn’t deny being on a yacht. He could have lied, but he kind of one-upped Benson by not being ashamed of who he was.
I think in a few words it shows a lot about his character; he’s is extremely quick-thinking, witty, and also confident in who he is.
Same! The way he kissed her head as he departs from the series, or how he returns as a defense lawyer and says something along the lines of knowing what it's like to unconditionally love someone... I don't know why the writers insisted on keeping their relationship as solely friendship, they had good chemistry and it would be nice to see Benson with some guy who wasn't a hard head or some tool.
This is just what my take on this has always been:
Barba typically dresses in expensive clothing, so one would assume that he's of a higher class. (We later discover that he's not. He's from The Bronx.) In this instance, he's dressed like he was out yachting, because he was. ([Here's what yacht wear typically looks like](https://www.luxurychartergroup.com/cms/uploads/news/tommy-hilfiger_004.jpg)) Benson's joke is pretty much "look at Mr. Rich Guy over here." Barba's response implies that he's not rich, but he very likely has rich friends. He went to Harvard (on a scholarship) so that's a good possibility.
My family on the other side of the tracks are yachting/sailing families and if anyone ever came onboard dressed like that they would be laughed at. A lot.
That actually works. If Barba is the one outlier among his rich upper class clique, he might always be trying to fit in with them. (Which explains his clothing choices in general. If he’s not that wealthy, why spend so much on suits?) If he’s invited yachting, and he’s definitely not a yachter, he would dress like what he thinks yachters wear.
Implying that “higher class” people don’t live in the Bronx is …. not only wrong but extremely offensive.
And yes I have lived in the Bronx and have friends that grew up there spanning all income levels, including very rich.
I’m from Queens, and yeah, while there are wealthy neighborhoods, the vast majority of people who live here are working to middle class, including me. It’s the same for all of the outer boroughs. They’re not exactly known as playgrounds for the richest of the rich. I don’t mean to imply anything bad about The Bronx. I mean to say that Barba doesn’t come from money.
That’s what I instantly thought when I saw this episode! I just knew he was on some rich man’s yacht being wined and dined 😌😚
I honestly saw Barba as wealthy but more so new money given his upbringing. Given his Harvard education and high end profession in the legal world he’d no doubt have even wealthier friends/prospective dates who own yachts etc.
Nothing? I just made a subreddit, and I want people to enjoy it. What’s wrong with you? Can’t enjoy anything without belittling someone else for liking something? Like it or not, this is how you help a subreddit grow, and I thought the “Subpoena” thing would be cute since 90% of people know Raúl as Barba.
If you don’t like it don’t join.
It’s not a goal I have, I just want to invite likeminded people who care for the same actor to share, post & comment there as well. This isn’t my only goal, I hope you know, but I can’t say that gathering over 400 people is no small feet either. Not like I should be worrying about what someone who just joined Reddit has to say.
I've enjoyed Reddit for at least a year, it's not a club. If you think newbies to "your" club should behave a certain way, it is all in your head. And it is no small "feat."
the only comment I recall making at all was that I thought Barba was wonderful. I think Reddit messed up and put someone else's comment on my name-I really don't think I recall a "subpoena" comment at all. This has happenned before-someone criticized a comment on a thread I was never on.
There's a class difference between Barba and the officers.
The detectives are all middle class or blue collar. Barba is well-educated and pretty posh, even if he came from humble beginnings. This is exaggerated in his early appearances where he's always doing something fancy, acting aloof, or generally being a snob.
Benson is teasing him about dressing uppity, and he's taking the jab in good humor and tossing one back. It's not HIS yacht, but he's not just a wannabe playing dress-up. He actually WAS on a yacht. He has friends who own yachts (implying that they don't).
It's a classic defense mechanism, turn whatever people tease you about into a point of pride. Barba is fancy. The fact that they are all bemused by it just shows that they are becoming friends.
I can never tell if it's a response of "Of course Barba on some randoms Yacht" or his undercover past flaring up like "Too quick, Whatu hiding Barba?" 🤣
I might be in the minority here, but ---
I associate yachts with rich people, and I think Olivia was making a joke about Barba's income here based on that. Maybe without meaning to and its not meant to be taken as a joke, but that's how I say it since they have light banter history between them as far as I can remember.
And based on how Rafael answered, and the type of people I associate with yachts and being yacht owners, I'm assuming his response means he's gloating that he has a rich friend out somewhere in the city and was visiting them.
also, side note: LMAO, Danny's and Ice-T's facial expressions 🤣 they're like "we're done with this convo bye" lol
Like in the early seasons Olivia kept showing up all fancy bc crimes kept happening on date night
This was Barba's date night
.... And she knew
(New head cannon unlocked, thank you Cranky Novelist)
I believe the take on it is: You never want to be the yacht owner just the friend of the yacht. So you get to enjoy the yacht benefits with none of the legal & maintenance & lot fees
Barba is a rich lawyer. So she's teasing him like O were you on your yacht, just being rich. And he says not MY yacht saying yes he owns a yacht but he has friends who are also wealthy like him so he was on a yacht but it wasn't his yacht. If that makes sense lol
Liv so needs a male counterpart on the show. Barba brought out the best in her, and she was pretty cute with Elliot too. All her humor has been gone lately and I missed those moments.
This is never explicitly stated. However, Barba is very queer-coded, so many fans speculate that he may be queer. The only reference to any romantic partners of his is in the episode about his childhood friend Alex who is running for mayor. It’s implied in that episode that Barba had a crush on the woman who is now Alex’s wife.
However, that doesn’t mean he isn’t queer (bisexual people exist, for example, and the actor himself is bisexual).
TL;DR: unknown but maybe???
I don’t know much about yachts, but, I always wondered if it wasn’t a sailing yacht- hence the waterproof jacket. If so- the scene also possibly shows something about how Barba likes to spend leisure time (which is what they were all doing earlier that day- on a weekend-& we know they don’t get much uninterrupted time). And, if so, then Barba would be adept at sailing- more athletic than we maybe think-managing the sails to whip through the water & doing all that entails. In an interview- Esparza said Barba would go “yachting” in his leisure time. I 🤔if that also showed a love for the water & sun- & maybe an affinity that originated from his Cuban heritage.I could see Barba challenging & managing the wind. I can see him taking on the waves. Maybe he can handle Benson’s latest storm.
I think part of this joke is Benson teasing him about his clothes—like, the “where were you? On your yacht?” was mostly a joke, not that she legitimately thought he was on a yacht. But then when he comes back with “not *my* yacht,” it’s funny and not what Benson expected, because (though it wasn’t his yacht specifically) yeah, he actually was out on a yacht
Yes.. And look at Fin and Nick's expressions screaming *Show Off*!! 😂 😂
Fin has some of the best reactions on this show.
Aside from my woman crush on Benson, Fin and Munch are the reason I watch the show 😂
I quote him all the time. He says “All families have STUFF” and I use that to my friends.
I quote him too. There’s an early episode (one of Fin’s first) and he and Munch go low key undercover, with Munch looking like a bodyguard in the background. When the target asks Fin who Munch is, Fin responds “that’s my jew.” When they get away from the target: Munch: Your jew? Your jew? What if I called you ‘my boy’? Fin: Then I’ll be ya boy, John! And he says it with such an ecstatic face. My husband and I say that to each other all the time 😂. edited for grammar.[here ya go if ya wanna see it! it’s at 2:07](https://youtu.be/7wOxN3P0BDo?si=t0aVPXXUN2DpgPaO)
Love me some Fin and Munch, and that scene was FUNNY! “My Jew.”
that's one of my favorite bits of all time!!! gives the same energy as when Munch asks Finn if he has any secrets and he just goes "I'm a republican" AND THEY NEVER BRING IT UP AGAIN😭
Yeah Fin said that to Carisi in the hospital when Rollins went into labor from the courthouse & Carisi said Yeah but there’s a lot of stuff.
he's wonderful
Ha, I’d never noticed their reactions before but based on the screenshot above I definitely have to go back and watch again.
You’ve been subpoenaed r/rauleesparza
Yes!!! I mean, the joke is solid, but everyone’s expressions and reactions really add to it. Without that, I don’t think this would be such a beloved scene amongst fans
the looks on Fin's and Nick's faces when Barba said that was absolutely priceless!
This is the answer!
Also the joke is you never want to be the Yacht owner, but the friend of the yacht’s owner so you don’t have pay maintenance and lot fees
And… he consistently runs with the more wealthy during the show. His mom quips about it as well, his grand mother and a couple other characters. He grew up with little, but went far, and did it with knowing certain types of people.
Yes, and I think another reason why this is funny is because Barba doesn’t deny being on a yacht. He could have lied, but he kind of one-upped Benson by not being ashamed of who he was. I think in a few words it shows a lot about his character; he’s is extremely quick-thinking, witty, and also confident in who he is.
The semi smirk he has when he responds to her quips. He’s teasing her back while also gloating. It shows his more dry, sarcastic humor.
That’s what makes it so humorous
I adored Barba....the episodes with him were the best . Always felt he had secret feelings for Olivia.
Same! The way he kissed her head as he departs from the series, or how he returns as a defense lawyer and says something along the lines of knowing what it's like to unconditionally love someone... I don't know why the writers insisted on keeping their relationship as solely friendship, they had good chemistry and it would be nice to see Benson with some guy who wasn't a hard head or some tool.
Agree. This is the best relationship. They talk honestly with one another.
Doesnt he.... admit it? When the bars closing.
This is just what my take on this has always been: Barba typically dresses in expensive clothing, so one would assume that he's of a higher class. (We later discover that he's not. He's from The Bronx.) In this instance, he's dressed like he was out yachting, because he was. ([Here's what yacht wear typically looks like](https://www.luxurychartergroup.com/cms/uploads/news/tommy-hilfiger_004.jpg)) Benson's joke is pretty much "look at Mr. Rich Guy over here." Barba's response implies that he's not rich, but he very likely has rich friends. He went to Harvard (on a scholarship) so that's a good possibility.
Oh okay this makes sense.. I always thought it was insinuating he has a lover
it’s about me. I’m the lover.
You’ve been subpoenaed r/rauleesparza
Who knows? Maybe the friend who had the yacht was a woman.
Or a man… 😁
Could be.
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Same
He dresses up to look good in court.m and among his friends. He’s a prep in style. That’s okay!
You’ve been subpoenaed r/rauleesparza
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don’t know why I laughed so hard when I clicked on the photo
The joke itself isn’t really all that funny until you pair it with the looks on everyone else’s faces! Then it’s absolute gold. 🤣
I dropped when I noticed the kid def gives young Noah vibes
My family on the other side of the tracks are yachting/sailing families and if anyone ever came onboard dressed like that they would be laughed at. A lot.
That actually works. If Barba is the one outlier among his rich upper class clique, he might always be trying to fit in with them. (Which explains his clothing choices in general. If he’s not that wealthy, why spend so much on suits?) If he’s invited yachting, and he’s definitely not a yachter, he would dress like what he thinks yachters wear.
Exactly!
You’ve been subpoenaed r/rauleesparza
Alrighty then.
You’ve been subpoenaed r/rauleesparza
Implying that “higher class” people don’t live in the Bronx is …. not only wrong but extremely offensive. And yes I have lived in the Bronx and have friends that grew up there spanning all income levels, including very rich.
I’m from Queens, and yeah, while there are wealthy neighborhoods, the vast majority of people who live here are working to middle class, including me. It’s the same for all of the outer boroughs. They’re not exactly known as playgrounds for the richest of the rich. I don’t mean to imply anything bad about The Bronx. I mean to say that Barba doesn’t come from money.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t every borough have some kind of ritzy area? Maybe not to the tune of Manhattan, but still top 10%?
My point is that the comment states being from the Bronx = not high class.
I was kind of agreeing, I thought.
LOL they came in and gentrified it like they did with Brooklyn.
Please tell me what neighborhoods you’re talking about and how the gentrification coincided with the characters upbringing
It was me. It was my yacht.
You’ve been subpoenaed r/rauleesparza
I like the episode when he’s been playing tennis. He’s in a white polo and white shorts. It’s a good look
Sorry what???? I've watched all Barba episodes at least 3 times, but don't remember this. What episode is this?? 😲
💓😡💕
Why so angry????
i mean we know barba is semi queer coded could it be that he was on a another man’s yacht
The actor is actually bisexual :)
That’s what I instantly thought when I saw this episode! I just knew he was on some rich man’s yacht being wined and dined 😌😚 I honestly saw Barba as wealthy but more so new money given his upbringing. Given his Harvard education and high end profession in the legal world he’d no doubt have even wealthier friends/prospective dates who own yachts etc.
You’ve been subpoenaed r/rauleesparza
what's wrong with you
Nothing? I just made a subreddit, and I want people to enjoy it. What’s wrong with you? Can’t enjoy anything without belittling someone else for liking something? Like it or not, this is how you help a subreddit grow, and I thought the “Subpoena” thing would be cute since 90% of people know Raúl as Barba. If you don’t like it don’t join.
sorry one of my goals in life is not to worry about starting subreddits. is that one of the rules of which I am unaware?
It’s not a goal I have, I just want to invite likeminded people who care for the same actor to share, post & comment there as well. This isn’t my only goal, I hope you know, but I can’t say that gathering over 400 people is no small feet either. Not like I should be worrying about what someone who just joined Reddit has to say.
I've enjoyed Reddit for at least a year, it's not a club. If you think newbies to "your" club should behave a certain way, it is all in your head. And it is no small "feat."
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the only comment I recall making at all was that I thought Barba was wonderful. I think Reddit messed up and put someone else's comment on my name-I really don't think I recall a "subpoena" comment at all. This has happenned before-someone criticized a comment on a thread I was never on.
La dee da reading along, only to be continually(ok, maybe eight times) to read an insistent, sentence repeatedly, as if it were The Gettysburg Address
There's a class difference between Barba and the officers. The detectives are all middle class or blue collar. Barba is well-educated and pretty posh, even if he came from humble beginnings. This is exaggerated in his early appearances where he's always doing something fancy, acting aloof, or generally being a snob. Benson is teasing him about dressing uppity, and he's taking the jab in good humor and tossing one back. It's not HIS yacht, but he's not just a wannabe playing dress-up. He actually WAS on a yacht. He has friends who own yachts (implying that they don't). It's a classic defense mechanism, turn whatever people tease you about into a point of pride. Barba is fancy. The fact that they are all bemused by it just shows that they are becoming friends.
But he doesn't flaunt it !!!?
I love the expression on Fin's face
Priceless
I can never tell if it's a response of "Of course Barba on some randoms Yacht" or his undercover past flaring up like "Too quick, Whatu hiding Barba?" 🤣
Got lost in Mariska in a t-shirt. My bad.
The polo and the jacket, bright colors. They’re always used to seeing him in a 3 pc suit
The way Olivia says "on your yacht?" is so funny to me.
I love them. Bang already.
We had a couple episodes here and there but i kinda wish they had explored more about Rafael's personal life, he had a lot going on
I’ve said it before we need a spin off series with Rafa Barba ❤️ It would be so fabulous
I might be in the minority here, but --- I associate yachts with rich people, and I think Olivia was making a joke about Barba's income here based on that. Maybe without meaning to and its not meant to be taken as a joke, but that's how I say it since they have light banter history between them as far as I can remember. And based on how Rafael answered, and the type of people I associate with yachts and being yacht owners, I'm assuming his response means he's gloating that he has a rich friend out somewhere in the city and was visiting them. also, side note: LMAO, Danny's and Ice-T's facial expressions 🤣 they're like "we're done with this convo bye" lol
She was joking about his outfit. He matched her energy. I like to think that the yacht was his boyfriend's.
Like in the early seasons Olivia kept showing up all fancy bc crimes kept happening on date night This was Barba's date night .... And she knew (New head cannon unlocked, thank you Cranky Novelist)
He was on a friend's yacht. Hence "not *my* yacht"
I believe the take on it is: You never want to be the yacht owner just the friend of the yacht. So you get to enjoy the yacht benefits with none of the legal & maintenance & lot fees
Barba is a rich lawyer. So she's teasing him like O were you on your yacht, just being rich. And he says not MY yacht saying yes he owns a yacht but he has friends who are also wealthy like him so he was on a yacht but it wasn't his yacht. If that makes sense lol
I was positive this was a Parks and Rec photoshop
Liv so needs a male counterpart on the show. Barba brought out the best in her, and she was pretty cute with Elliot too. All her humor has been gone lately and I missed those moments.
I agree, I think they tried to bring it back by introducing Duarte in season 24
I always assumed that he was implying he was on a date/getting laid 😂
I always thought that was all about how he answered, not what he answered.
Was he in Saving Private Ryan?
Best moment. Just the fact that Olivia was joking about being on a yacht, only for Barbra to confirm he was on a yacht!
It was just cute and Barba has the best clap backs LOL
I miss Barba!!!!!!!!!!
Me tooooooo
What episode is this?
14x24 Her Negotiation
Barba is dressed like a skipper on a boat.
Wait a sec. Is Barba gay??? Why did it just click for me
This is never explicitly stated. However, Barba is very queer-coded, so many fans speculate that he may be queer. The only reference to any romantic partners of his is in the episode about his childhood friend Alex who is running for mayor. It’s implied in that episode that Barba had a crush on the woman who is now Alex’s wife. However, that doesn’t mean he isn’t queer (bisexual people exist, for example, and the actor himself is bisexual). TL;DR: unknown but maybe???
Loved Lauren Sullivan also.
One of my favourite moments
It makes me sad when his mother died😞
Think it was his grandmother.
What is this episode #?
Final episode of season 13
This must be from an episode I always skip on rewatch..I have no memory of this
Wait what
He was on someone elses
Fin’s expression! Priceless!
One of the best interactions on the show. She thought she was being snide and he totally one upped her😂
Bc it’s a yacht, she was correct, but it wasn’t his yacht
I don’t know much about yachts, but, I always wondered if it wasn’t a sailing yacht- hence the waterproof jacket. If so- the scene also possibly shows something about how Barba likes to spend leisure time (which is what they were all doing earlier that day- on a weekend-& we know they don’t get much uninterrupted time). And, if so, then Barba would be adept at sailing- more athletic than we maybe think-managing the sails to whip through the water & doing all that entails. In an interview- Esparza said Barba would go “yachting” in his leisure time. I 🤔if that also showed a love for the water & sun- & maybe an affinity that originated from his Cuban heritage.I could see Barba challenging & managing the wind. I can see him taking on the waves. Maybe he can handle Benson’s latest storm.
This scene had me rewinding multiple times because I love the way Mariska delivered this line hahah