Episode
Alone: The Buck
Overview
As the contestants continue to struggle with procuring consistent food sources, one participant sets their eyes on the chance at bigger game. Though as the opportunity begins to arise, the reality of the challenge starts to settle in.
Details
- Series
- Alone
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2021-07-01
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Buck is Episode 5 in Grizzly Mountain of Alone. It aired on 2021-07-01. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 4: Far from Home
The mental toll of isolation begins pushing participants' psychological boundaries to their limits. One survivalist gets caught in an off-putting standoff, while the increasing emotional cost of solitude afflicts another.
Episode 6: Smoked
The remaining participants fight to protect their food supplies as they face continued pressure. One survivalist's shelter poses a serious threat, while another's health takes a consequential hit.
More episodes from this season
Episode 3: Chewed Up
The participants test new strategies to procure food as the predators pose an increasing threat. One participant fears they consumed a poisonous plant, while an intruder sabotages another’s only chance at hunting.
Episode 7: Surrounded
As they reach a month in the wild, winter weather raises the stakes for each participant. An unwavering grizzly causes one competitor to prepare for battle, and another's desperate attempt for food suddenly turns life-threatening.
Episode 2: Open Season
More participants begin their fight against the land's harsh conditions and its abundant grizzly population; one survivalist builds a unique shelter, while another tests their might against the treacherous waters of Chilko Lake.
Episode 8: The Grizzly
Prying wildlife continue to stalk the remaining competitors, threatening their food and their safety. One participant finds a grizzly too close to home, while another is unprepared when their health takes an unexpected turn for the worse.
Episode 1: The Hunted
Ten new participants brave Alone's most terrifying location yet in pursuit of $500,000. One participant is forced to make a life-or-death decision, and all must contend with Chilko Lake's deadliest predator: the grizzly bear.
Episode 9: The Troll
Prying wildlife continue to stalk the remaining competitors, threatening their food and their safety. One participant finds a grizzly too close to home, while another is unprepared when their health takes an unexpected turn for the worse.
Episode 10: All In
While some participants continue to work on new ideas to gain calories, others hunker down to try and last as long as they can; with the struggle to procure food this late in the competition, the threat of being pulled out becomes all the more real.
Episode 11: The Reckoning
With only 3 left in the competition, the participants struggle to claim the $500,000 prize. While some continue to deal with the mental game, a new predator threatens a survivalist's longevity.