Finally a proper survival show. Mind you, it has many flaws. But it is a monumental step forward for this type of shows.
There is no need for you to know this but I consistently write negative reviews about survival shows. There are a handful of reasons for this but, essentially, they let me down.
Not this time. From producers and crew to the "contestants", everyone has tried to do the show the way it should be done.
The heart of 'Alone' are the folk competing. As time goes on and their situation evolves, viewers are presented with a soulful, tearful at times, rendering of woes and struggles.
Some people get "in their own heads", eventually freaking themselves out into an exit. Their rationalizations are poignant, and cruel, and humbling,... and only become more so as the days pass.
Some people endure and the ones that do, do it on a shoestring. Literally. They gradually devolve into physical and psychological miserable existences, bringing to the fore the inherent, real difficulties involved in true survival situations.
This is not Bear Grylls on a weekend adventure... although, I will say, that's a guy that I would like to see competing on this show.
Anyway.
Some of these guys put their very heart (and then some) on the line. Here is a shout-out to their courage and my appreciation for taking us there, to the edge, with them.
Respect.
