Snowflake Mountain

tags: Netflix streaming, reality show

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Sometimes reality shows are more entertaining to watch than mediocre and badly written TV shows and movies. 

Snowflake Mountain features a group of delicate, immature 20-somethings who party hard, can’t hold down jobs and still live with their parents. These “snowflakes” — which the show defines as young people who are “overly emotional, easily offended and dramatic” — are sent into the wilderness, in an effort to push them into growing up. There is $50,000 waiting for one of them at the end of the show.

Filming took place in Cumbria, UK, in the Lake District National Park, and some filmed at The Graythwaite Estate owned by a family, the Sandys, who have lived on the 5000 acre estate for over 500 years. 

I thought after watching the first episode that it is scripted but after the second episode, I find the show is real and I ended up watching the comple series. I've grown to like a few of them and my favorite snowflakes are American Deandra Joseph and British Liam Brown. Deandra and Liam seem very real, honest, and they are so hilarious and entertaining. 

Most of the snowflakes are in their early 20s, some are overweight, don't have permanent jobs, and lazy so their parents sent them to the reality show to help them grow up a little. They did at the end. I didn't expect to like the series but I did and now I'm looking forward to the new set of snowflakes if Netflix decides to have another season. 

BTW, the word snowflake is a term that the political right dubs leftists who are easily triggered and offended and melt easily at the slight provocation. However, the term has expanded to anyone who is overly emotional and dramatic and the snowflakes in the show are non-political. I recommend the series for its entertainment value.