Episode was pretty good. Was disappointing to not get the dogs or whatever attacked the alpacas on camera. But it seems like that's kind of how this ranch works. Liked the interaction with Dragon and the native american giving the prayer and the group. Just adds to his character and who he is. Still makes me laugh, but I think I understand him better. He's not really a real security guard. He's just Brandon's lifelong friend, who Brandon trusts to be his eyes when he's not there. So he's like the colleague "hall monitor" that doesn't want to upset the boss.

The dog or whatever attack was insane. Yes, it was suspiciously convenient that the primary cameras went out, but the end results looked *very* real.

And Dragon and the Native American guy was so perfect...

Scientist: "We should drill."

Dragon: "Not on my watch!"

Native American Spiritual Guide: "You can drill."

Dragon: "You heard the man! Let's drill!"

Did he really grow up with Brandon? Because that would make so much sense.

Overall, I'm honestly shocked at how endlessly captivated I am by everything they're finding. While not as "good" as The Curse of Oak Island, they're at least getting way more interesting results at this point.

I can't wait to see the cattle mutilation stuff next week.

This episode was actually pretty interesting at the end. A slow build up. But very interesting.

Yeah, that was pretty crazy at the end. Two UFOs now caught on camera so far, and this one might have been even more compelling, considering the relation to the cow. Next episode looks super interesting as well, but I noticed it said "season finale," and isn't airing for two weeks.

That was a lot of recap. Finale felt like an advertisement for season 2, if there is one.

I hope there's another season

boulderaggie said:

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I hope there's another season

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agreed

Yep, definitely more of a recap/season two preview, but my interest remains. In fact, it's as high as ever. For what this show was, again, the cast really grew on me, and I was definitely content with and intrigued by everything they discovered and caught on tape.

Surely this season had good enough ratings to warrant a second season. I can't imagine them teasing further adventures/research like that if there wasn't one planned. Sounds like they filmed last summer, same as what Oak Island does (films every summer). So I'm wondering if the virus delays shooting, or if these kinds of shows are so remote, with such small crews, that they're not really affected?

Either way, I can't wait for more.

Agreed. Ready to see more.

LFG!!!

ET has and has had their hands in everything. I mean...everything.

Been watching this all evening. About to be at the new episode. Pretty interesting. I've heard of SW ranch and the stories. I'm hooked.

Love this show much. I laugh or roll my eyes at least once per episode, but it's legit interesting overall.

Latest episode was wild.

I highly recommend this show. You need to watch all 3 seasons.

Finished season three this week. So good.

Agreed. I still like this show. The phenomena on the ranch is entertaining. The characters like Dragon, a serious Brandon, Travis and his dialogue all add some unintentional comedy and charm to the show.

Yeah, I've really grown to love the entire cast. Such an eclectic group, all with their own quirks, who have finally grown to trust each other and work together really well.

I really think this season was great. A couple of things I wish they would have explored more is the lightning looking burst they saw in the middle of the night on camera and WTH is going on under the Mesa.

I am really surprised this stuff isn't getting much play in the news. They have had some breakthrough developments as far as UAP/UFOs and possible travel though a portal/worm hole.

There is little doubt that there is some kind of portal in that Utah basin. It's history making news that the public seems to be taking so casually.

There's still too much of a stigma, unfortunately. But the subject is finally being taken more seriously and going more mainstream by the day. It helps that everyone on this show is super credible. They're all kind of weird, no doubt, but 100% sincere, and definitely aren't hacks or doing it for the money/"fame," etc.

Good season. Definitely came around on Dragon. He's not annoying like season 1.

But as far as a big excavation I doubt that happens. They've got another Curse of Oak Island on their hands. They are going to stretch it out as long as they can. My daughter gives me crap that I'm still watching that show after 9 seasons. "Dad, you know there's no treasure, right?" I'm like whatever. They're close. This is the year. The only logical thing that could be down there is the Holy Grail wrapped in the lost manuscripts of Shakespeare laying inside the Ark of the Covenant.

I finally gave up on Oak Island after season 7, I think. 7 or 8. Either way, yeah, my fear is that this turns into that. So far, though, they've avoided the same pitfalls.

They've now deployed muon tomography equipment to map the underground in Money Pit area. Uses cosmic rays like an X-ray. Same technology they used to discover a new chamber inside Great Pyramid a couple of years ago. We'll see. Of course all the time and money spent they could have just excavated the entire Money Pit area.

https://ideon.ai/post/2022/05/04/ideon-technologies-applied-cosmic-ray-muon-tomography-to-the-mysteries-of-oak-island/

Wouldn't be surprised to see same technology put into use at Skinwalker Ranch.

That's pretty cool, and yeah hopefully they do the same at Skinwalker Ranch.

I loved Oak Island and that whole team, it's just that, IMO, episodes started to feel so repetitive and frustrating and stagnate. The last season I watched I found myself looking at my phone for the vast majority of the time, and that's when I knew it was time to bail.

Skinwalker Ranch, on the other hand, feels like there's a new discovery every episode, they're always trying new experiments, and I love all the guests and witness interview as well. Granted, Oak Island used to have that same, exciting vibe, so I'm hoping Skinwalker Ranch doesn't fall into the same trap.

For those interested, and looking for more shows in the same vein, I recently discovered Finding Bigfoot on the Travel Channel/Discovery+ app, and man did I get hooked on it a few weeks ago. There have been three seasons so far, but I went ahead and started with the third and didn't at all feel like I missed out on much, as they do a pretty good job of recapping past events.

But it's basically a team of four wildlife experts/enthusiasts who camp out in the remote Washington and Northern California woods, for weeks on end, and document basically every night in their search for Bigfoot. One guy is a true believer, the woman is a skeptic (and also a renowned professor in her field), another guy is a survival expert, and the fourth guy, the host, is basically like the tech/gear head. They all come across as extremely credible, and there's just a nice mixture of doubt/belief among them that keeps the show in check.

It's easily the best series I've ever seen on the subject, they use all kinds of state-of-the-art thermal/radar tech, and encounter some pretty freaky stuff. There's almost a Blair Witch vibe to some of it - not in a supernatural way, but just in the way the camera follows these guys at night in the woods and captures glimpses/noises. Even if they're not being stalked by Bigfoot, there are *definitely* bears and mountain lions and what not stalking them at times and it can get legit scary. If anything, it's just fun to "go camping" from your couch with these guys. Though, I have to say, they catch some pretty convincing stuff on camera, especially in the last couple of episodes, and interview a number of convincing witnesses as well (though a couple of them clearly have a screw or two loose).

Anyway, I fully admit that I'm a wh*re for these kinds of shows, but I do try to at least be discerning and only engage with the more credible ones, while fully recognizing that their top priority is to act as entertainment.

Ha, that's awesome.

Not sure how I missed this thread when it started, but this show is can't-miss viewing for my self and my oldest kid. We do an MST3K running commentary as it plays.

The kid is convinced Brandon is a Bond and/or Scooby-Doo villian. Another theory we have is that it's the Indigenous people that have a Right of Passage involving messing with whoever owns the ranch that has been going on for generations.

Brandon is definitely an odd duck. When he came to the ranch for that last experiment with the big rockets I thought he was going for a Neo in the Matrix vibe.

Re: Brandon, posted earlier in the thread, a couple years back (video itself is from 2010)…

WTF?