Through the first four episodes this series avoided the usual infighting, back stabbing, alliance driven characters and storylines that other reality shows thrive on. I found this a welcome change. The Martian landscape and habitat was movie quality. The celebrities are the usual mix of actors, athletes and TV reality stars, but perhaps a step up from other celebrity reality shows. The "challenges " are Martian missions. These are very well done, interesting and sometimes exciting. Rather than having secret votes when dismissing the contestants they do so as a group focusing more on strength and weaknesses rather than the usual alliance driven voting.
However entering this fifth episode, the personal biases and alliance surface which is unfortunate. I knew things were going too well.
However entering this fifth episode, the personal biases and alliance surface which is unfortunate. I knew things were going too well.