What I'm watching today
Alone (2020, Netflix streaming) - I finished up with my binge of the latest season of Alone. If you're not familiar with the show, it is a wilderness survival competition in which ten individuals are allowed to select a limited number of supplies to help them survive in the wild indefinitely. They are inserted in a general area in relatively close proximity to each other (to keep the competition fair) but far enough away from each other that the likelihood of bumping into each other is very low. Competitors are responsible for filming their own experiences--there are no camera crews or producers that follow them around. The only human interaction they can expect to have is a regular medical check-up every few weeks to determine if they are fit to continue with the experience. This season took place in northern Canada about 70 miles from the Arctic Circle beginning in late September. Translation: Extreme cold. This season had some unique firsts (at least that I can remember), for example...
- a contestant being dismissed following a routine medical check for losing too much weight
- a contestant who killed a moose and harvested hundreds of pounds of meat nearly starving to death
- a contestant beating a wild wolverine to death with an axe.
Of course the usual cliches were present this season also. Like,
- a contestant burning their shelter to the ground
- a contestant eating bad rodent meat and puking for days
- a contestant giving a lecture on knife safety accidentally cutting their hand all the way down to the bone.
Regardless, I love this show, and I will watch next season if/when it comes out.
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