Nothing about this show made sense. You have an older couple in Duane and Lena who, to me, obviously don't want to leave. Their place is very personal and dear to them.
Then you have the couples. None have ever lived in Alaska or spent any time so isolated and dependent on just each other. None of them, in my view, has any idea what life would be like that isolated from the world: It's just a fantasy in their minds. Most of them aren't even 100% sure this is what they want. And they are all from Europe?
Honestly, this show comes off as some producer's idea that made zero sense in reality. The couples are mostly adorable and down-to-earth, but have minimal skills in the backcountry. Most have no idea how to handle or shoot a gun, which is necessary for living in the backcountry of Alaska. And I don't think many of them have any idea of how they would make money or a living there, nevermind improving the place as Duane hopes.
I feel like this was pretty exploitative of Duane and Lena, although I hope it also gave them some extra income to make the necessary arrangements for Duane after Lena passed.
The show was also incredibly awkward. And in the end, as the trivia here on IMDB explains, the winners gave the homestead back to Duane.
Was it interesting to watch? I guess. But these were obviously the wrong people for this place. Truth is, Duane and Lena are one in several million. Very few people would have the stamina and ability to be so isolated for so long. And that made the show doomed from the start.
Then you have the couples. None have ever lived in Alaska or spent any time so isolated and dependent on just each other. None of them, in my view, has any idea what life would be like that isolated from the world: It's just a fantasy in their minds. Most of them aren't even 100% sure this is what they want. And they are all from Europe?
Honestly, this show comes off as some producer's idea that made zero sense in reality. The couples are mostly adorable and down-to-earth, but have minimal skills in the backcountry. Most have no idea how to handle or shoot a gun, which is necessary for living in the backcountry of Alaska. And I don't think many of them have any idea of how they would make money or a living there, nevermind improving the place as Duane hopes.
I feel like this was pretty exploitative of Duane and Lena, although I hope it also gave them some extra income to make the necessary arrangements for Duane after Lena passed.
The show was also incredibly awkward. And in the end, as the trivia here on IMDB explains, the winners gave the homestead back to Duane.
Was it interesting to watch? I guess. But these were obviously the wrong people for this place. Truth is, Duane and Lena are one in several million. Very few people would have the stamina and ability to be so isolated for so long. And that made the show doomed from the start.
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