Reviews

We should have know from the beginning that a documentary about people being killed to keep information from being released to the public doesn't actually reveal anything since we're all watching it on Netflix. If it actually had any substance to it, it would have been slipped under our doors by a mysterious stranger in an overcoat.

The series peaked somewhere in Episode 2 and then just fizzled out. The last 2 episodes is just interviewing some nutcase who ultimately doesn't provide any substance other than paranoid drama.

This series can be summed up as "We have no idea what happened and maybe he actually did just kill himself. Thanks for watching our 4 hour long documentary."

As you've already seen with many of the other reviews, the show doesn't start off too well. But push through the first 4 episodes and it's gets a lot better. I realize saying that 20% of the show is rubbish doesn't give the best impression, but if you stick with it, you'll enjoy it. They kill off most of the brats pretty early on too, so don't let that sway you.

Special effects definitely items leave something to be desired but think of this as a popcorn flick type of show instead of a documentary about deep space travel, aliens, etc...

If you have the right mindset, then you'll definitely enjoy this show. I struggled for the first 3-4 episodes, (episode 3 is good, episode 4 might be the worst of the series), but as it went along it drew me in and was a pretty easy binge.

I also liked how they gave it an open-ended ending. You can tell they hoped to be picked up for additional seasons, but still gave you closure and didn't leave you on a cliffhanger since it wasn't picked up and cancelled after season 2.

This show was recommended to me by someone who knows I like the show "Alone". I was excited to see a show that was centered around how a group of people can come together to brave the elements and survive together. After 2-3 episodes I was already recommending it to other friends.

But somewhere around episodes 4-5, the teams start turning on each other and it lost the original purpose of the show. It was less about surviving the elements and more about people sabotaging others and who could "outlast" the bullying. It was great to see some genuine people with morals and integrity win. But the drama caused by some other truly horrible people became the focus of the show and took away from it IMO

Good drama! But the survival part was what really interested me in the first place. I'll be curious about the 2nd season but probably won't finish it if it's just more of the same.

5.5/10.