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The Bike Accident
When Bryan was 9, he ran into a parked car and broke his ankle. -
The Secret
Brian's mother has a secret. It turns out that she was cheating on Brian's dad with some other guy and Brian witnessed the craziness happen right before his eyes. -
Dad moves out
Brian's father moved out of the house after his parents officially decide to separate. -
Divorce
The split between Bryan's parents is final. His mom is in New York City and his dad is in the oil fields of Canada. -
Plane Crash
After the pilot had a heart attack, things were spiraling out of control. Bryan is forced to fly the plane. He cannot find a rest stop to refuel, so he ends up landing/crashing the plane in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. -
The First Feast
Brian feels full for the fist time since he's gotten stranded. He's eaten many fish and is greatly satisfied. -
The Bear
While picking some raspberries at a bush nearby, Brian discovers a bear next to him. Fortunately, the bear did no harm and Brian was not harmed nor attacked at all what so ever. -
The Fire
Brian discovers that the sparks can fly from his hatchet when force is applied. He then figures out a way to burn its and get a fire started. -
A New Man
Brain starts changing and becoming more in-touch and in-tune with the wild. -
Thanks, Mom!
Brian finds turtle eggs along the shore of the lake, grabs all seventeen of them to stock up on food. -
The Hunger
Brian starts to notice that he's becoming skinnier and skinnier as the days pass. -
The Missed Plane
Brian hears a whining noise that turns out to be a plane. He runs to get a log, runs up the bluffs and tries to signal the plane with the fire. Unfortunately, the attempt didn't work. -
The Porcupine
Brian is awakened in the middle of the night to find an animal in his sanctuary. There is a sharp pain in his leg. He finds little needles in his leg, discovering what it is and trys to shoo the porcupine out of his shelter. -
The Wolf
Brain has spent 47 days out in the Canadian wilderness and has many flashbacks of him wanting to hurt himself by cutting his wrists with the hatchet. He's out hunting and runs into a pack of wolves that do no harm, but stare into his soul... but for what purpose is unknown. -
The Foolbird
Brian tried many times at capturing a foolbird. He wasn't successful at first, but then figured out a technique. He aimed at an angle, struck and sometimes strangled the birds in order to catch them. -
The Moose
As Brian started his day as he usually did, a moose came by and attacked him. As Brian kept moving, the moose held its grip. So, Brian acted as if he was dead then made his escape. His ribs got slightly injured, but he was still able to live on. -
The Tornado
It was the end of the day and Brian had already been through one attack. He fell asleep and woke up to the sounds of vicious winds. It turned out to be a tornado. It destroyed everything in his shelter and even tore up the lake. -
The Survival Pack
After the tornado struck, the aftermath of left the plane tail sticking out of the water. Brian made a raft and diligently cut holes until he could get in the plane. After dropping the hatchet, getting it back, and other troubles, Brian finally was able to get the pack. -
Another Marvelous Feast
Brian got some instant meals that only require water and begins to cook them. That's when he heard another similar roar and the mystery follows. -
The Rescue
Just when Brian thinks that all hope is lost, a pilot lands in the lake he's been fishing in. The pilot tells Brian that search efforts were sworn off a while ago and he was very lucky to be found.