Surely those who tap out or get extracted get something for their time from the production. It seems like they're doing voiceovers for the edit too. Or do they sign a contract saying they'll work for free?

Season 2. What’s up with the hysterical background music and that heavy breathing, huffing and puffing in the background??

Gets old quick. Like the all they can do in Finland is pretty much fish for trout.

Like, not much they can do about it, but it’s a bit lame?

Clay's little monologue about how things are not worth achieving unless you overcome obstacles, etc. after catching those two hares seems like it was said at another time and just inserted there. Feels very preachy and condescending if I do say so

I always kind of think about how bad the competitors must smell, Dub said in a Q&A that when he did the laundry his clothes were so dirty as to turn the water pitch black

So what would the competitors smell like with all their gear and stuff. They spend time in a campfire nearly constantly getting covered in smoke, with clothes they don’t really wash, with bodies they rarely wash, And constantly exerting themselves.

If I was the family visiting a winning competitor I lowkey don’t know if I could even be within 5 feet of them😂 Let alone hug them

Sure the format is incredibly different from the regular Alone seasons but I liked the fast pace and I learned a lot about crafting and survival with no tools or other gear. I also appreciate not having all the emotional backstory - I mean there are only so many pregnant wives, dying parents and other stuff I can get interested in after a while.

Lindsay in the first installment was phenomenal! I also really liked the trio from episode 2 and the two set in the Louisiana swamps for a change of pace.

I've seen a few posts discussing the long term physical and mental affects in general, but nothing specifically about the metabolic effects.

It's well known that contestants from "The Biggest Loser" typically regained all their weight after the show ended. But the cause wasn't lifestyle, it was their metabolism:

Over the following six years, the combined effects of these hormonal changes conspired to make the contestants regain much, if not all, of the weight they'd lost. But the truly shocking part was that their leptin and metabolism levels never rebounded to what they had been before the show. In fact, the more weight a contestant lost, the worse his or her slow metabolism became. This explains why weight regain was inevitable, even though they were eating less food than ever. 

Alone contestants come into the show a LOT healthier than Biggest Loser contestants, but for many of them the weight loss would be as extreme, possibly worse since they're pushing their bodies into actual starvation (not to mention the pre-show bulking up).

I was wondered if any of the Alone contestants had talked about experiencing permanent changes to their metabolism after the show ended.

It was worn around the waist. Does anyone know the make and model?

What's your opinion on what items should not be allowed of the ones that are very frequently taken by contestants. I'd say the ferro rod and one of the fishing tools (either a gill net or hooks).

I can find 1,2,5 and 8-13 on prime video/sky history. I know I can use a VPN to stream, but can anyone recommend a website where I can watch without VPN or provide daily motion links? I am about to finish s2 and it's my current hyperfixation, so securing s3 would be amazing!

Ok. The leaves on my trees are changing and dropping. A cool wind is blowing in from the west. It’s now dark when I eat dinner and when I wake up. And I know that there are a handful of people out there right now, alone in the (probably arctic) wilderness, talking to a camera about fish that aren’t biting and a pesky rodent who is chatting at them and stealing their food. But I have to wait 8 months to get to know them and their journey. I’m so missing Alone right now. Any ideas on how to pass the time until next season airs?

We just watched Alone Australia seasons 2 and 3. Season 2 was a major letdown by the end but season 3 was incredible. Now since there are a million alone seasons from a bunch of different countries, I'm wondering which seasons are the best that we should watch? Unlikely we will binge all the past seasons so trying to be smart on it.

I would love if there were a version of the episodes without the music--it is often so distracting and misleading, and for my money it may be the worst part of this show that I am of course obsessed with. There are several times in every episode where the music wants to steer us into some kind of emotionally evocative direction that is just totally unnecessary--we as the viewers can let what we see speak for itself. How do we go about petitioning History to release episodes without? MASH got a version without the laugh track, so surely we can get Alone with the music dropped!

If Alone were to cast a season of celebrities who have dabbled in the outdoors and survival game, who would or should be cast?

I'm thinking Les Stroud, Bear Grylls, a former Survivor champion, a few former Alone champs (Roland Welker is a must).

These places are incredibly remote, but sometimes they find some stuff that makes me think, "Was somebody just here?"

Rules state they can use anything they find. What item was the best find by a contestant?

I really like alone and was excited when season 4 did couples/Duos, but the first 8+ days waiting for the hikers to get to their partner drug out too long. That hike I don’t think had value to the show. I would like to see them do it again with partners but without the separation in the beginning and they start out together.

This applies to more than season 8. so many contestants go into this planning to get big game but(with the exception of Roland) I don't think most of them had the forethought to build a smoker and/or food cache FIRST. This is like one of my major pet peeves about these contestants.  Tell me it's not just me?

I found this book today that's free for Kindle. Basically imagine if Alone had a killer.

https://www.amazon.com/Isolation-Island-Into-Johnny-Moscato-ebook/dp/B08XPJ6SLL?dplnkId=21abb83f-8ecb-40d8-ad66-fdf678bc1716

Ten contestants compete in a survival challenge on the new reality show called Isolation Island. Each must survive as long as they can on their own with minimal supplies. The last person standing wins a million dollars.

When the production crew conducts a routine health check, they get stranded on the island along with the contestants and whatever is killing them.

I felt akward watching that what was the point in keeping that 😭

I wonder if the contestants temporarily upset the eco-system with all the hares that were caught this season. I was surprised at the number of hares in such a small area. Especially when one person gets 50+ in a short time and small area.

I cant' t be the only one annoyed with the fact that the preview titles for the episodes show how many partipants are left? It takes the whole mystery away of when someone is being pulled or taps out.

Just got done with season 7. I won’t mention anyone’s names for spoilers but first off my one gripe is it seems weird to go from season 6 in the article to season 7 ….. also in the artic but with a twist. That being said I loved the cast this season especially the one who won. The shelter designs were cool. The animal encounters were great and you can tell after day 50 a lot of them started to get messed up in the head. Overall loved it. Now on to season 8