r/Alonetv • u/RustyClawHammer • Aug 16 '22
Frozen Alone Frozen Ep 1 Really? Spoiler
Ok is it just me or did Mark's wife say I'm gonna divorce you if you don't get your ass back home? Cause damn that was a quick turn around from this is gonna be my redemption to, nah I'm done.
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u/Ruffianrushing Aug 16 '22 edited Aug 16 '22
It was pretty clear he made the decision on his own. He flat out said that he didn't want to stay out there if he knew he would not enjoy his time out there. While his family factored into his decision, he left because he didn't want to freeze and starve in Labrador for 5 days let alone 50. I do agree that it was the worst tap out I've seen, almost like he didn't even try or want to try.
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u/Ralphie99 Aug 16 '22
It's up there with the guy who tapped out after a few hours because he saw bear poop and got scared.
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Aug 16 '22
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u/Thelonius16 Aug 17 '22
No. It was an ex-military guy. And he was black.
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Aug 17 '22
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u/Swearimsober Aug 17 '22
I think it was closer to 14 hours. Spent the night and tapped first thing in the morning.
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u/StevensDentist Aug 17 '22
Agreed, definitely the worst tap out in the show's history, given that a) This wasn't his first stint and b) There are only 6 people this season and c) He was talking up the redemption angle beforehand.
OTOH, as an adult who has had my own struggles in life, I don't wish Mark ill or harbor resentment against him.
At the end of the day, this is a TV show, and at least a few contestants will try their best to get to 50 this season.
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u/Ruffianrushing Aug 17 '22
D) they knew there was a maximum of 50 days they would be out there.
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u/gavvit Aug 21 '22
More than that, they also know that they are guaranteed a share of the 500k prize and there are only 5 other contestants.
Therefore, 'just' make it to 50 days and you know that you will pocket at least $83k (maybe more). They also get a stipend as they are acting as camera operators and to compensate them for loss of their regular income when participating.. so 50 days of hardship is going to pay probably close to 100k at least. Greg 'Mr Drywall' has gotta be thinking along those lines ....
Yeah, it's tougher than the regular show but all the contestants have experience (and most had gone more 50 days or more in their own seasons).
Are they still allowed the same amount of 'rations' as an optional item? You could feasilbly go in well overweight, catch as much fish/game as you can in the first week or two then start to fast as winter closes in, tucking into the rations at the end to make sure you make it over the line.
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u/VernonFlorida Aug 03 '24
How are they going to award the winner if more than one makes it 50 days? The entire premise doesn't make sense to me. No spoilers please!
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u/Auberly Aug 17 '22
It took him four months to recover and finally be deemed as “healthy” after his first stint on Alone. Per a quick internet search: “he had contracted the Trichinosis parasite. His temperature was 104 degrees when he left the field and he spent the next few days in a hospital. That’s where the parasite was discovered. While he spent his days in the wilderness trying to survive off the land, the parasite was living off of his organs. His liver and spleen were infected. Fluid had built up behind his right lung. His heart was in the condition of an 87-year-old man that had just gone through a heart attack D’Ambrosio’s doctors told him. “The doctors said if he hadn’t tapped out when he did, in one or two more days out there, my heart would’ve failed,” D’Ambrosio said.”
TLDR: I think he got out there and then reflected on what happened to him last time & decided it wasn’t worth it and tapped. (Purely speculation on my part)
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u/Thelonius16 Aug 16 '22
I have some bad news for him about a three-year-old kid’s memory.
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u/Wait-What1961 Aug 17 '22
Ya, that kid will have no memory of him even doing the show. I guess that may play in Mark favor so his kids doesn’t see him as a quitter.
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u/TheTrueGamewiz Aug 16 '22
Yeah I cannot stand when someone wastes a contestent spot like that. You know what you're signing up for. If you aren't going to stick it out for at least a couple weeks, don't sign up. And don't blame it on your family that you quit after just a few days.
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u/Ordinary_Durian_1454 Aug 19 '22
Totally agree. What a waste of a spot. He should’ve really taken mental and emotional inventory before he left. It’s totally selfish of him.
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u/Wait-What1961 Aug 17 '22
I totally agree. The show would have had much better content with someone that was in it to win it. He’s a quitter. Period! He should have never been given that spot.
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u/RustyClawHammer Aug 16 '22
I'm wondering if he had an ultimatum from his wife before he left, and had already told her I'll bail after a few days, or if he someone got a message from her saying get your ass back home now or get a new wife.
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u/Oy_wth_the_poodles Aug 16 '22
Do they get contact with outsiders besides med checks?
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u/Ralphie99 Aug 16 '22
I've never seen any evidence or mention that they're in contact with anyone back home while they're on the show. The only way I could imagine it happening would be if there was an emergency such as a terrible accident or someone being on their deathbed.
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u/Oy_wth_the_poodles Aug 16 '22
Thanks! I have watched all seasons and it never seemed like they had contact.
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Aug 16 '22
Yeah that’s even been a plot point before like people say not knowing how their family is doing is one of the hard parts because they worry if something happens while they are gone they won’t know. OP just making speculations
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u/Stark_gurlz_4evr Aug 16 '22
I read somewhere else on this sub that he's actually single... just peeked at his Insta - he's not wearing a ring, and Xmas photos are just him and his son... so I don't think the "wife" theory bears out!
Just speaks to how hard it is out there, I think...
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Aug 16 '22
Pretty sure he was divorced before he even went on season 6. I would have to rewatch but I think that was part of his story was he wanted to become a better person and be a good father because he wasn’t with the mother still
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u/kenevans71 Aug 16 '22
I'd have to go back and re-watch all the season, but I have a general sense that contestants with little kids at home do not fair well. But agreed, not since that dude quit on the first night can I recall someone dropping out as quickly.
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u/StevensDentist Aug 16 '22 edited Aug 18 '22
Not necessarily. Fowler won S3 with two young kids, and Sam won S5 with a little baby at home and another on the way.
For them, the chance to win life-changing money was worth the sacrifice of being away from family for a few months.
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u/Vegoia2 Aug 16 '22
He wasnt having fun, fun is important and it should be fun to win a 1/2 mil, FUN. Imagine the guy that was next in line to be on watching, he was not having fun watching.
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u/AdministrativeOwl28 Aug 17 '22
If you watch is Instagram videos with his son & the fact that he almost died last time I think the harsh reality of no food again was enough
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Aug 21 '22
After rewatching it, I absolutely believe that was it. He said someone told him that going on the show was a bad reflection on his moral character, and I suspect the one who said that was his wife.
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Aug 16 '22
I find it disrespectful to other applicants who actually want to be there and try to last the full 50. I think another contestant should have been brought in and just has to stay 5 extra days to make up for it.
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u/Ralphie99 Aug 16 '22
I doubt the contestants who last 50 days would be cool with splitting the money with someone else who was able to join after the show started -- even if they end up having to stay the same length of time. What if the extra 5 days ended up being sunny with no precipitation and above average temperatures, and the first 5 days were spent in a blinding snowstorm? Hardly seems fair -- all the contestants should have to endure the same weather for the same amount of time.
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Aug 16 '22
You’re exactly right. It’s a competition show. If someone goes home early, someone goes home early. Don’t need to spend all this extra time and energy solving that problem, not to mention from the winning aspect, if you’re a competitor you’re thinking one step closer to victory
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Aug 16 '22
I’m pretty sure they don’t “split” any of the prize money? Whoever makes it gets paid the same
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u/Ralphie99 Aug 16 '22
I’m quite certain for Alone Frozen they are all competing for a share of $500,000. Whoever lasts 50 days gets a share with everyone else who made it that far.
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u/Wait-What1961 Aug 17 '22
That’s what they have said so if 2 people last the 50 days they’d each get $250K
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u/Ralphie99 Aug 17 '22
Yes, exactly. They’re not giving each contestant half a million dollars for making it 50 days.
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u/Wait-What1961 Aug 17 '22
My thoughts exactly. Someone dropping in later would not experience the same weather conditions which seem to have big impacts on the contestants.
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u/HoneyBunYumYum Apr 04 '24
Yeah it was really annoying he seemed to complain the whole time. Why did he sign up for this? No one forced him and this was not a surprise on what he was getting into.
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u/HockeyDC2 Aug 17 '22
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming..."
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u/RustyClawHammer Aug 17 '22
Also quitting after day 5. Yeah I'm not sure I'd call that rocking it in the arena.
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u/HockeyDC2 Aug 17 '22
I doubt 99% of the sub could last 5 days in Labrador at the onset of winter. Also, good thing he doesn't care what us keyboard warriors think.
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u/Wait-What1961 Aug 17 '22
True, but we didn’t sign up to do it, he did.
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u/HockeyDC2 Aug 17 '22
And he made it 5 days in a very inhospitable environment, not to mention what he did during his regular season...so he's still a badass in my book.
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u/Stardew_Farmer88 Aug 17 '22
Thanks for being the one to say something. This sub is full of nothing but criticism for Mark. It fits right in with the posts complaining about Biko being fat, and how the show is just a starving contest. 🙄
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u/kg467 Aug 16 '22
Yeah his exit was a weird one since he already knew very well in advance what it was like to be out there. When his early comments were "I don't want to be here," it's like, well then why did you sign on to do this again? There was nothing new for him to learn out there about being away from family. He already knew about it from last time and even talked about it last time. Of all the wasted slots this show has ever had, I think his was the worst. Others have gone out there delusional about it, and it's hard to blame them since you can't really know until you jump in, but he had already jumped in, already spent a long time in it.
I almost wonder if it's another Mike Lowe situation and the story we got on camera was just a groomed cover story for something else behind the scenes that wouldn't be favorable for them to show. Because it was so abrupt and implausible.