It’s time to find out how those survivalists are doing up in northern Ontario, all alone in the Canadian wilderness. With nothing but what their families are able to get them, and/or their own camping skills (or lack of) to get them through. Do they have fire or food? Do they have shelter? Have their families back in HQ screwed them over or have they made their survival easier?
Let’s find out, shall we?
This post contains spoilers for episode two of Extracted titled, “A Game of Deception”! If you don’t want to know, please stop reading now!
The episode begins with glimpses of camp life for the survivalists. Of course, some are doing better than others.
We’re introduced to more players throughout the episode, but I’ll share what we know so far in one paragraph.
We’re first introduced to Amey (cool spelling) the survivalist, with her husband, Skyler, and uncle/adopted dad, Trung in HQ. Amey thinks her husband will press the extract button before she will. Then, we’re introduced to twins, Molly and Polly (survivalist) and Molly’s daughter, Bailey. They think their twin connection will give them an advantage in the game. Later on we’re introduced to survivalist RJ, and his mom Makala and his aunt Tanisha. He used to play college football but has had numerous ACL surgeries, which led to his football career ending.
Daniel and David are worried they have put a huge target on their backs because of how well Luke is doing. (And because they broke the emergency glass and received a blanket in front of everyone, after being rudely woken up. Don’t forget that one, boys).
They’re told about the smart watches that keeps track of their survivalist’s health.
The first Survival Trial occurs. It’s about trust and deception. There’s a map that leads to either a high calorie crate (16 oz water and a sweet potato) or a low calorie crate (baby potato instead of sweet potato and 4oz water). The families in HQ have to decide if the next team gets the high calorie crate or low calorie crate in an attempt to deceive. Jessica-Rey’s family are the first to deceive, therefore they get an extra item to sent to Jessica-Rey. (They screwed over Polly.)
The other team won’t know if they were deceived or not until their loved one receives the crate. After they make their choice, they choose the next team. The next team after that volunteers, but then chooses the next team to go. Basically the teams pick in pairs. Did they give them a good crate or a bad? They choose which way their survivalist will go based on whether or not they trust the team ahead of them.
The survivalists each receive maps leading to their respective crates. Along the way while hiking through dense terrain, they meet the other survivalists. Soon, they arrive at a swamp. They have to wade into muddy, swampy water to get to the crates.
Hehe, when Analyse’s sister meets other survivalists, she tells them how her sister played Big Brother, much to her mom’s and Analyse’s dismay, back at HQ. Everyone is shocked — including Sandra and Nina. Which I find weird, considering there’s many events Survivor and Big Brother casts attend. They’re on the same network (CBS) after all. This information creates distrust and as Molly says, “drama!”
Back to the wilderness, the survivalists with the low calorie crates are; Polly, Eric and Rhoman. Which also creates drama (as Molly had just exclaimed) back at HQ because they found out who they can trust and who they can’t.
Jessica-Rey (Analyse’s sister) receives a much needed tarp. Her family were the first ones to deceive, so she gets something extra. Molly and Bailey are pissed because it’s at their expense. When Jessica-Rey gets back to her camp, she realizes how alone she is and she’s not meant to be alone.
When night falls, the temperature drops. It’s the coldest…night…yet. The show shows the temperature. It has dropped down to 43°F (6°C). As a Canadian, I’m used to chilly temperatures, but that’s too cold to be outside without proper equipment. At least it’s not windy, raining or snowing because that would make the situation even worse.
The next morning, the survivalists are complaining about how terrible it is. Especially Jessica-Rey. She’s in the best position and yet, she’s asking to be extracted. She misses her mom, sister, fiancé, and family back home. Analyse and her mom decide to extract her.
Jessica-Rey, even though she had more than other survivalists had — just couldn’t get out of her own mental state of mind. Her mother knew Jessica-Rey wouldn’t be able to get past it.
Molly and Bailey are happy about this turn of events. Molly calls it karma!
Others at HQ thought Jessica-Rey would’ve lasted longer, while others knew she wouldn’t.
The survivalists, not knowing about Jessica-Rey’s extraction, complain some more about being cold and hungry and begging their loved ones for things they need. Amey’s husband and father/uncle are very concerned by Amey’s condition. She might have hypothermia. They leave HQ in order to discuss what they should do.
The episode ends with a preview…where it looks like things get really heated between families at HQ. Can’t wait! 😆
I noticed when the credits rolled…one of the executive producers was Sylvester Stallone. Is that the Sylvester Stallone? As in Rocky Balboa? I also noticed an executive producer was Erin Brock, who is very familiar to fans of Big Brother Canada because she was one of the executive producers for that show. Very cool.
My thoughts on this episode is…I think this season is definitely more dramatic this early in the season, than the first season was. Molly, in particular has a RBF and has great facial expressions. I’m extremely worried about Amey. I’m not sure what I would do if I were Trung or Skylar. I find myself yelling at the screen, telling the survivalists what they should be doing in order to handle the Canadian weather. Overall, I’m finding it an entertaining season.
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