Life Below Zero

Sue Aikens relentlessly pretends like her survival depends on hunting fresh game and living off the bounty that the land provides. This is just absolutely laughable and insulting. Let me take a step back, I love this show and the major majority of the cast members. There are people like the Hailstones that utilize everything they harvest, repurpose ,consume, and make no exception to do otherwise. These people truely live a subsistence lifestyle. They have my utmost respect, not that it even really matters to them because they are leaps and bounds beyond me, but they do. Now, we have Sue "Narcissist" Aikens. I've pretty much wore out the mute button on my remote when she starts flapping her tireless jaws. Unlike everyone else in the show she gets regular deliveries of fuel, food, and countless other items she may request via airplane. The most insulting episode was when sue had to empty the contents of i think three deep freezers into a river which looked to mainley consist of cryovac meat from costco and largely commercially acquired food stemming from a life threating collar bone accident. And furthermore, sue put down your guns you dont need to hunt anyway and all you do is wound animals. Shooting off their antlers, tail, lips, hooves it's a joke and so is everything that comes out of your mouth. Quit pretending like you can even hold a candle to what everyone else can do in the show. I dont criticize many people as I am FAR from perfect but sue is something i really feel I need to comment on. 😁

I agree with the person who earlier wrote about the editing of the show. It would be better if they didn't recap every time they cut back to a camp or a family. The fact that this is a reality show should be enough. Some of the editing of the hunting sequences where they don't even try to make it look more real ie they show Sue with an AR hunting and then the next scene she has a bolt action rifle or a shotgun same thing with the other families. If they would try a little harder it would allow us to have more footage, which we know they have, of the people's lives and less of recaps and silly mistakes made by the editors like the type of trap they're setting one time is a Conibear the next scene in the same set it's a jaw trap come on folks.This show is so very interesting and informative. The Halestones are such a refreshing sight to see ,a Mother and Father teaching skills passed down over the years to their kids at the same time dealing with the reality of the modern electronic age. Sue is so great dealing with her fears and set backs and always moving forward. Eric I have no problem with. He is just earning a living while helping with the conservation of the land by harvesting fur legally in such a manner as to control populations of fur bearing critters. the show Would be a 10 if not for the producers and Editors mucking it up at times. Oh and 1 more thing,Chandler being naked every time possible is so funny.God bless the cast and the crews shooting them.

Chip and Agnes are the only ones actually interesting as a family. All the others choose to be odd balls, but Chip and Agnes are doing this for their family. They are kind and respectful of each other. At no point do they belittle anyone.

I am addicted to this show but I have to take breaks. Not because of the cast, but the close ups between scenes coupled with the music almost seems like the director and editors are trying to portray these incredible, brave and admirable people as demented cooks. Why all of the creepy sound effects and music???? It almost ruins it for me. I love the Hailstones. Every cast member is individually awesome but something about the native point of view and them being a family with children is so intriguing to watch.

I always fast forward past the always-arrogant Sue as she climbs on the roof and says she's food for the grizzlies. What a bunch of made up drama. The others are very enjoyable....especially Agnes and her husband and kids.