Lost in the Arctic
2023
Action / Documentary

Lost in the Arctic
2023
Action / Documentary
historical figure sailing ship historical drama 19th century historical reinterpretation missing expedition
Plot summary
Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world, when Franklin’s ships vanished without a trace. Now, a team of explorers attempts to solve the mystery by retracing Franklin’s route in search of his long-lost tomb.
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Boring...
A big nothing
This special-ostensibly about the discovery of the grave of Arctic explorer John Franklin, of the ill-fated Erebus expedition-ends up being nothing but footage of guys sailing a boat and getting their ATVs stuck in mud. One guy goes on and on about a long-ago flight on which he saw rocks that are certain to mark Franklin's grave, which is certain to contain log books (and even photographs) that will solve mysteries. But they find NOTHING new, and the whole show consists of footage that should have been a five-minute prelude to the story they expected to tell. Worst of all, they pat themselves on the back for how their quest for answers is nobly honoring the expedition victims, while also exploiting those victims by showing explicit footage of the thawing and examination of three corpses from graves (not Franklin's) previously discovered on a different trek. The only value is that you get to see the actual terrain in places where the expedition members may have trod, but it's totally irrelevant to the Erebus story since the sun is blazing and the boggy ground is thawed to the point of soupiness.