This girl is a complete idiot.
Privileged naive kid leaves the cushiness of her (seemingly) comfortable life on her mom's dime to live in the woods in isolation with ZERO preparation because she feels "called" to do so. Her survival is a result of luck and the kindness of multiple strangers. She forgets her water bottle at the start of her journey (and cracks a joke about it... seriously though), watches one "how to" video on how to tie a knot, finds some wilderness survival books for free in a coffee shop (this was really lucky), and is given a bunch of vital tools from strangers in the woods. In reality, she would have been filthy, starving and probably close to death by the third episode. The kid from Into The Wild (which she actually mentions in episode 7 and ironically is a much better film in comparison) was far more prepared than this girl and (spoiler) he still doesn't make it out alive.
The show left me with more questions than answers. There is very little back story or character development so if you're cynical like me, you don't know of your supposed to care of she lives or dies. What are her personal struggles that brought her to this point of extremity? Does she have some emotional or psychological trauma? Is she suffering from a mental illness and finds an escape in isolation? Why doesn't she want to contact her parents? I think the writers believe they explain her motives in the last minute of the show, but it will be lost on most viewers.
All we know during 99.9% of the show is that she has the SATs coming up and her mom seems pretty supportive in general.... no other info provided to give us a reason to cheer on our protagonist.
Episodes 1-6 are entertaining only if you enjoy: watching someone you don't know, who has never gambled, win repeatedly at roulette OR watching a white slightly older, slightly darker, live-action version of Dora the Explorer (hey kids, animals and trees are our friends, and whatever you need will be in your handy backpack).
If you are between the ages of 12 to 21, it might speak to you. And potentially if you're a Disney adult?
Episode 7 (when it's almost over), is when I feel like it starts getting kind of interesting. If the whole show was like episode 7 and 8, this would be a different review.
I also have to admit, I did enjoy the part where she low-key humblebrags by flexing her nature survival skills to the Christian boys she meets.
Good news is that the whole series only runs for about 2.5-3 hours, so not a huge commitment.
In all honesty, if you can get past the impetuous stupidity of this character and unrealistic storyline, you enjoy survivalist content, and you have an optimistic outlook on life, you still probably won't think this series is great. But it is watchable.
Much better films in the same genre are Into the Wild (previously mentioned), Wild, Castaway, Life of Pi, The Martian, & 127 Hours.
Privileged naive kid leaves the cushiness of her (seemingly) comfortable life on her mom's dime to live in the woods in isolation with ZERO preparation because she feels "called" to do so. Her survival is a result of luck and the kindness of multiple strangers. She forgets her water bottle at the start of her journey (and cracks a joke about it... seriously though), watches one "how to" video on how to tie a knot, finds some wilderness survival books for free in a coffee shop (this was really lucky), and is given a bunch of vital tools from strangers in the woods. In reality, she would have been filthy, starving and probably close to death by the third episode. The kid from Into The Wild (which she actually mentions in episode 7 and ironically is a much better film in comparison) was far more prepared than this girl and (spoiler) he still doesn't make it out alive.
The show left me with more questions than answers. There is very little back story or character development so if you're cynical like me, you don't know of your supposed to care of she lives or dies. What are her personal struggles that brought her to this point of extremity? Does she have some emotional or psychological trauma? Is she suffering from a mental illness and finds an escape in isolation? Why doesn't she want to contact her parents? I think the writers believe they explain her motives in the last minute of the show, but it will be lost on most viewers.
All we know during 99.9% of the show is that she has the SATs coming up and her mom seems pretty supportive in general.... no other info provided to give us a reason to cheer on our protagonist.
Episodes 1-6 are entertaining only if you enjoy: watching someone you don't know, who has never gambled, win repeatedly at roulette OR watching a white slightly older, slightly darker, live-action version of Dora the Explorer (hey kids, animals and trees are our friends, and whatever you need will be in your handy backpack).
If you are between the ages of 12 to 21, it might speak to you. And potentially if you're a Disney adult?
Episode 7 (when it's almost over), is when I feel like it starts getting kind of interesting. If the whole show was like episode 7 and 8, this would be a different review.
I also have to admit, I did enjoy the part where she low-key humblebrags by flexing her nature survival skills to the Christian boys she meets.
Good news is that the whole series only runs for about 2.5-3 hours, so not a huge commitment.
In all honesty, if you can get past the impetuous stupidity of this character and unrealistic storyline, you enjoy survivalist content, and you have an optimistic outlook on life, you still probably won't think this series is great. But it is watchable.
Much better films in the same genre are Into the Wild (previously mentioned), Wild, Castaway, Life of Pi, The Martian, & 127 Hours.