Natalya Scudder's surprise return sparks tension on Below Deck Med season 8 finale

She's baack!

Below Deck Mediterranean stew Natalya Scudder makes a revenge return during the crew's final night out and, based on EW's exclusive sneak peek clip, only bosun Luka Brunton is happy to see her.

Natalya and chef Jack Luby planned her secret return during the season 8 penultimate episode. Before her dramatic departure earlier in the season, she tearfully told Captain Sandy Yawn her toxic relationship with second stew Kyle Viljoen moved into dangerous territory when he verbally attacked her in the crew mess.

She quit but also left a budding boatmance with Brunton on simmer. Of course, once Natalya left, Luka started hooking up with fourth stew Jessika Asai, who has now caught feelings for him.

And Chef Jack is probably ready to sit down with a bucket of popcorn and witness what could be the most explosive moment this season when Scudder crashes their party without warning.

In the preview below, Kyle reveals that he heard Natalya could be making an appearance and is fretting over a potential confrontation with her.

"I didn't want to tell Jess about Luka because it was my intent not to hurt her," Kyle says in a confessional. "So I get this was probably the intent not to tell me about Natalya. But I'm not ready to face her tonight."

Indeed, Kyle appears to be more nervous than shocked when Natalya rocks up to the party. "Oh my God!" he exclaims.

The rest of the crew also looks stunned, and less than thrilled to see their former stew. However, there is at least one person who gives Natalya a very warm welcome and a huge hug — that's Luka.

This moment may be the turning point that kicks off a massive crew meltdown because, in addition to Kyle being unhappy to see Natalya, Jessika is probably going to give her the stink eye at some point since Natalya is moving in on her man.

The rest of the evening could go in a few directions, but if it follows the typical Below Deck drunken format, expect a disastrous mess on the high seas.

The Below Deck Mediterranean season 8 finale airs on Monday, Jan. 22, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo.

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