David Bianculli

Yeah. You know, like other Patagonians, they have been in the region, native Patagonians, they've been in the region for hundreds and hundreds of years. And so they had adapted to this very difficult environment. They traveled mostly in small familial groups. They lived almost exclusively off marine resources. And they traveled and spent much of their times in canoes.

They were known as the nomads of the sea. They had learned how to stay warm. They would keep a fire going at all times, even in their canoes. And most critically, they knew the landscape and the terrain, so they knew everything. We're to find hidden shoals filled with fish or other sea urchins that could be eaten or mussels or whatnot. So they knew how to survive.

They were known as the nomads of the sea. They had learned how to stay warm. They would keep a fire going at all times, even in their canoes. And most critically, they knew the landscape and the terrain, so they knew everything. We're to find hidden shoals filled with fish or other sea urchins that could be eaten or mussels or whatnot. So they knew how to survive.

They were known as the nomads of the sea. They had learned how to stay warm. They would keep a fire going at all times, even in their canoes. And most critically, they knew the landscape and the terrain, so they knew everything. We're to find hidden shoals filled with fish or other sea urchins that could be eaten or mussels or whatnot. So they knew how to survive.

And so when they arrive, they offer the castaways a potential lifeline.

And so when they arrive, they offer the castaways a potential lifeline.

And so when they arrive, they offer the castaways a potential lifeline.

Right, which unfortunately the castaways, they cut their own lifeline.

Right, which unfortunately the castaways, they cut their own lifeline.

Right, which unfortunately the castaways, they cut their own lifeline.

The castaways cut their own life sign. Many of them are blinkered by, you know, racism. This idea that somehow their civilization is superior to others. And they are also spiraling into violence and chaos. At a certain point, the Kawaskar basically just say, you know, we're out of here. And they disappear.

The castaways cut their own life sign. Many of them are blinkered by, you know, racism. This idea that somehow their civilization is superior to others. And they are also spiraling into violence and chaos. At a certain point, the Kawaskar basically just say, you know, we're out of here. And they disappear.

The castaways cut their own life sign. Many of them are blinkered by, you know, racism. This idea that somehow their civilization is superior to others. And they are also spiraling into violence and chaos. At a certain point, the Kawaskar basically just say, you know, we're out of here. And they disappear.

And after that moment, the castaways descend only further into a Hobbesian state of depravity. And a few of the men even succumb to cannibalism.

And after that moment, the castaways descend only further into a Hobbesian state of depravity. And a few of the men even succumb to cannibalism.

And after that moment, the castaways descend only further into a Hobbesian state of depravity. And a few of the men even succumb to cannibalism.

Okay. So Captain Cheap is trying to maintain naval law on the island. But the system starts to break down. Some men start stealing food. When they're caught, they are punished with 600 lashes. The captain shoots a man amid shipment in the cheek. This man, Henry Cousins, had been accused of dereliction of duty. He eventually dies from his wounds. And the crew believes –

Okay. So Captain Cheap is trying to maintain naval law on the island. But the system starts to break down. Some men start stealing food. When they're caught, they are punished with 600 lashes. The captain shoots a man amid shipment in the cheek. This man, Henry Cousins, had been accused of dereliction of duty. He eventually dies from his wounds. And the crew believes –

Okay. So Captain Cheap is trying to maintain naval law on the island. But the system starts to break down. Some men start stealing food. When they're caught, they are punished with 600 lashes. The captain shoots a man amid shipment in the cheek. This man, Henry Cousins, had been accused of dereliction of duty. He eventually dies from his wounds. And the crew believes –

that Cheap wasn't justified in his actions. And the men's loyalty to Cheap erodes, and the sailors start looking for leadership from the gunner, John Bulkley.