Spoilercast: Backcountry

Published: Jan. 20, 2020, 2 p.m.

Adam MacDonald's Backcountry is crisp and brutal. Its ending leaves viewers with all the feels - and potentially a major misunderstanding of a critical piece of camping safety. Marcus and Melissa break down the gripping conclusion and explore what the film and its characters got right and wrong about wilderness survival.

Spoilercasts are short bonus episodes that break down spoilers and endings for movies and television shows covered in previous episodes. We recommend you listen to the previous full episode on Backcountry before listening to this spoilercast.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

"How to Survive a Black Bear Attack," by Aleta Burchyski in Outside Online

"Lone, predatory black bears responsible for most human attacks," by Doug O'Harra in the Anchorage Daily News