Robin Reeves

This was a beautiful show that kept me watching through an entire night. There are definitely some moments where the survival part seems unrealistic however, the real story is about the main character being forced through her ordeal to introspect and finally see and heal her wounds brought on by loss and abandonment trauma in childhood. The survival story is only a metaphor for what she must go through to understand and peel back the protective layers (workaholic, keeping others from getting close, not “needing” anyone) that as an adult shield her from her deepest pains but also prevent her from fully living her life. The more desperate her survival situation becomes, the more incapable she is of keeping up those walls and they start to break down. When she becomes trapped “in the hole” with the ghost of her mother I realized that I was watching something truly masterfully done. I cried like a baby several times and especially in the last episode, even while fully disbelieving the roaring rapids situation (if you have already seen the show, you know what I’m talking about). I feel that despite its sometimes unrealistic survival scenarios it’s a beautifully symbolic and important piece of art depicting a difficult subject in a way that breaks the heart wide open. I’ve never seen a film handle this subject in such a way and it left a big impact on me.