For those of you not familiar with "Get Out Alive", the show airs on NBC and was filmed in New Zealand. There are 10 teams (20 people total). Each week Bear will vote the weakest off. The prize for the winning team is $500,000. There are several married/ engaged couples, several sets of best friends, a mother/ daughter team, a father/ son team and a father/ daughter team.
I've started reviewing the show every two episodes since, to be honest, its not holding my attention. Is anyone else having the same issue? Is the show supposed to be inspirational or teach survival skills or plug Bear Gryllis' products or all of the above? It seems like its not sure exactly what it's supposed to be.
What's up with eating weird stuff? So far they've eaten/drank fish eyeballs, urine, yucca root, worms, and grubs. I know you have to eat things you don't want at times in order to survive but it seems purposefully added to increase the shock factor of each episode. And while I'm at it, the drinking of urine from episode 1 is of course a very controversial topic.
We're currently down to 7 teams since Esmeralda and Dominic went sent home in episode 2 and Alicia and Spencer were sent home in episode 3. I'm confused about how the show is judged though. Robin and Wilson might have drown without Bear helping them so I thought they would be gone but they were safe. Apparently a positive mental attitude is being judged more highly than actually being able to survive.
Here's the list of contestants from Wikipedia:
- Ryan Gwin, 24, and Madeline Mitchell, 24
- Canden Bliss Jackson, 23, and Donna Nettles Jackson, 51
- Austin Vach, 24, and Jim Vach, 61
- Wilson Sheppard, 40, and Robin Sheppard, 36
- Andrew "Lucky" Larson, 58, Andrea "Louie" Larson, 24
- Chris Winter, 28, and Jeff Powell, 29
- Royce Wadsworth, 25, and Kyle Krieger, 29
- Alicia Berkwitt, 28, and Spencer Hill, 35- Eliminated July 22, 2013
- Esmeralda Depierro, 25, and Dominic Depierro, 26 - Eliminated July 15, 2013
- Vanessa Vazquez, 23, and Erica Franklin, 24 - Eliminated July 8, 2013
| 1 | "The Wild Is Revealing" | July 8, 2013 | 4.23[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | "Living on the Edge" | July 15, 2013 | 3.88[5] |
| 3 | "Leave No Man Behind" | July 22, 2013 | 3.67[6] |
Grade: Since I don't grade reality shows no grade is assigned
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