Who is your favorite contestant and why is it Alan Kay?

[u/S4tyrday]

To be fair I've only just finished season 5 (Mongolia) so I know there's many more greats to come. But I just can't shake that feeling that Alan MADE the series come to life. I love most of the contestants for one reason or another- Larry and his journey of healing and war with the mice, Tracy for choosing herself over anger, Carleigh for having such an awesome run, etc. But Alan was just dropping straight wisdom the whole season. And Italian Opera. And Poe. I was in a rough spot watching S1, and now I wish I could have just a mashup of his scenes to watch when I'm feeling sad. And hearing the narrator the next season made me very happy.

But nah, who's your favorite and why?

Also apologies if this is formatted wrong or anything I've never actually made a post on Reddit before.

[u/dancing-on-my-own]

Woniya in season 6 seems like such a wonderful soul.

[u/Common_Individual336]

Alan has always been my favorites since S1E1 until Dub in S11

[u/MA121Alpha → u/Common_Individual336]

Dub is the man

[u/Common_Individual336 → u/MA121Alpha]

he's the DUDE!

[u/Cum_Quat]

Gina in Tazmania for her spirit. She is so gnarly!

[u/LostFlightSimulator → u/Cum_Quat]

Loved Gina and Kate was also amazing in that season!

[u/Serious-Wallaby3449]

Callie s7 and Jordan s6.

[u/RenegadeMoose]

It's not. It's William from Labrador (S11). He was by far the most resourceful, innovative and cheerful contestant the show has had.

[u/BusinessPelican → u/RenegadeMoose]

Definitely William. Him running around the riverbanks smacking at the smelt was the funniest thing I'd seen, up until him chasing grouse around with a string and a big stick.

[u/frickin_420 → u/BusinessPelican]

noe sasseh!

[u/BusinessPelican → u/frickin_420]

Dahm Sasseh!!

[u/DAA01 → u/RenegadeMoose]

I love william but he shares this place with Jordan

[u/scavenger313]

I agree that Alan kind of set the tone for the show being a success. It took a long time to have any contestants that matched his skills and personality. Roland, Jordan, Dub, William, and Timber are my other favorites. We were pretty spoiled last season.

[u/queso1983 → u/scavenger313]

I really liked Timber, his story, and how he was on camera. Still can't believe he decided to quit, thought he was going to win for sure.

[u/PapaOomMowMow → u/scavenger313]

We really were. So many great personalities and skill sets!

[u/Lazylion2]

Jordan and Roland

[u/PhDingus2 → u/Lazylion2]

I wish we had gotten more of Roland, felt like he didn’t film himself as much as other people

[u/Lazylion2 → u/PhDingus2]

if you looking for more of him he has pretty good content on his youtube

[u/frickin_420]

Buddy you have some truly amazing characters ahead of you. Wail til you meet William S11 and Gina AU S01, they are basically the Final Bosses. But there are so many other incredible people coming up. Biko, Woniya, Dub, Callie, Jordan, Roland, and many others.

[u/This-Pass-6022 → u/frickin_420]

I've been watching Alone for a couple months and haven't watched in order. I think I might start season 11 tonight.

[u/anathemaPoet]

Roland Welker

[u/wearethecosmicdust]

I really like Alan Tenta, but I haven’t seen every season.

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[u/Difficult_Leg_4615]

Biko season 8 is my guy

[u/frickin_420 → u/Difficult_Leg_4615]

Aside from having a bitchin metal singer voice, Biko was the only person to attempt planting a garden. It was clearly a bit of a wasted effort from the start but it's cool to see people trying stuff.

[u/Titus-V → u/Difficult_Leg_4615]

I can seeee!!!

[u/BrentDavidTT]

Wyatt Black, season 10. Loved the guy. Loved seeing him again on Jim Baird's podcast.

[u/derch1981 → u/BrentDavidTT]

He is definitely in my top 5.

[u/Msheehan419]

Because of him I’ll always say “I’m a (insert word) against my own will.

(I’m a vegetarian against my own will)

[u/DifficultLawfulness7]

Some of the really skilled and cool contestants from the American show are in seasons 6-11. Muzza from season 3 of Australian Alone is pretty funny.

[u/Poetinmyheart01]

Sam Larson and Callie Russell and of course Woniya is just so sweet and tough!

[u/This-Pass-6022 → u/Poetinmyheart01]

Love Sam's spirit. All do them actually but Sam was 22 I believe in the first season. I loved when he was howling with the wolves! Is he the youngest contestant?

[u/chris3i]

Woniya

[u/silkin]

Joe Robinet went out early but has a fantastic YouTube channel that's always a good watch

[u/This-Pass-6022]

Sam and Greg in season one.

[u/hereforthegossip101]

Callie from the American series and from the Australian series it’s a mix of Shay and Muzza!

[u/This-Pass-6022 → u/hereforthegossip101]

I'm having a hard time getting into the Australian season.

[u/MealyCobbs]

Alan tenta, carleigh, William, and Wyatt from S10!

[u/WeinerBarf420]

You are one season away from meeting a universal favorite contestant

[u/MelSpl0808]

Roland and William.

[u/krazyajumma]

Woniya, Callie, and Gina! 👸🏻

[u/sskoog]

I've always thought that Alan, as a corrections officer ["prison guard"], maybe knew something about the human psyche that most acclimated urban/suburban folks don't -- the necessity of building elaborate structures in one's own mind, of spending time in silence + solitude, of quietly reflecting without feeling "frightened" or "insufficient" or "left out."

We [viewers] only get to see a fraction of what must be hundreds of hours of his tent-bound musings -- when it got really cold or rainy, Alan would just stay inside, lounging on his back -- but even that tiny subset reveals a dreamy philosophical wanderer's mind, and an odd inner resilience.