The concept of this show is interesting. Be there longer than your competitors. But there are some problems when you compare it to a shows like Alone (or even to a lesser extent, Naked & Afraid).

1. They don’t really reference how long they’ve been out there. In other survival shows, it’s much more heavy handed. While I’ll admit that maybe I missed it, the primary reference I remember was when they said how long ago Bri had drank non-boiled water. Another was when talking about how long it had been since Joseph and Tina had had bowel movements.

2. It’s weird to be me to see such poor shelters, especially with so many hands available. In Alone, every shelter is better than what we see from these 4( ) person teams. I wonder if it’s because they are dropped off when it’s already cold and nasty out. In Alone, they have a good chunk of time (a couple of weeks), before the cold really sets in.

3. At the end, everyone seemed mostly well fed and able to hunker down if they wanted to. Dropping off the fishing/shrimping supplies really alters the game, and necessitates the final challenge. I wonder if there should be other smaller challenges that give just one side access to these supplies instead would be better.

4. Back to back seasons where the villains win sucks. But life isn’t like the movies. The good guys can’t always win. I will say that Drake and Drew making Sammy think they wanted him to go home for his safety and not because he’s slow them down, was trash. But that’s the game.