The WORST episodes of Alaska: The Last Frontier
Every episode of Alaska: The Last Frontier ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Alaska: The Last Frontier!
Following the Kilchers provides a look into life off the grid, where going without running water and electricity and having limited contact with the outside world is part of the daily routine. While capturing the spirit of pioneer living is never easy, Alaska: The Last Frontier transports you to a place where day-to-day life is truly different from what we know.
#1 - Range Riding
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2012
Atz begins his summer range riding season to protect Otto's cattle herd. A bear menaces from the edge; a wolf invades the herd. Otto and family race the clock and the elements to gather in winter's hay crop. Eivin and Eve's cannibal hen strikes again.
#2 - Spring Has Sprung
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2012
Spring finally arrives on the homestead. Atz Lee enlists his father, Atz, on an early spring black bear hunt, hoping to redeem his failed hunt last fall. Meanwhile, Atz Lee's wife, Jane, endures the open seas alone while fishing for king salmon. Eivin mills lumber and takes on the first build of the season, a large chicken coop to maintain their crucial food source, while also helping his wife, Eve, find a rogue cannibal hen.
#3 - Dead of Winter
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2012
The extended Kilcher family struggle to get through a record-breaking harsh winter. Desperate for food, Atz Lee and Jane venture into the brutal elements in search of food, hoping that ice fishing and hunting will supply their needs. Patriarchs Otto and Atz embark on a dangerous mission to bring aid to a fellow homesteader.
#4 - Homestead Hardships
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2015
The challenges of living on the remote and rugged Kilcher homestead are sometimes unforgiving. Life in this raw, untamed wilderness means keeping family close and firearms closer.
#5 - The River Wild
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2012
The Kilchers rally and call in favors to tackle their largest project this season. They have 48 hours to build a long cattle fence and rebuild a cabin, or the treacherous river's tide will trap their barge full of critical equipment for another month.
#6 - New Beginnings
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/2016
Otto and Charlotte build a staircase at the homestead. Elsewhere, Atz Lee comes to an important realization about his recovery while Eiven and Eve welcome a new family member.
#7 - Cycle of Life
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/2015
The cycle of life on the homestead is continuous. Otto & Charlotte attempt to resuscitate a stillborn calf while Eve learns that taking life during a hunt isn't easy. The Kilchers say goodbye to Bruce Willard as Eivin & Eve welcome new life with Findlay.
#8 - A Hunt Above the Clouds
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/2015
Atz and Bonnie battle the sea; Otto, Charlotte and August face off with brown bears.
#9 - Till the Cows Come Home
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/19/2013
Late fall. Half the herd returns early from the summer grazing grounds so the Kilchers drive the rest home across icy rivers. The family rushes to finish other winter prep work but still makes time for a beach-scavenged gourmet picnic.
#10 - The Last Straw
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/2016
Otto receives a terrifying house call, and the prognosis is grim. Atz Lee’s return to the Hunter’s Cabin is rudely interrupted, and he turns to a veteran homesteader for help. The Kilchers join forces to protect Shane’s cabin from winter’s fury.
#11 - Snow, Cold and Darkness
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2012
The early winter storms have left the entire homestead unprepared. A desperate search for a newborn calf and its mother forces Otto's wife and their youngest son into a night snowstorm while Otto is away building shelter for his herd.
#12 - One Small Flush for Man
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2015
As spring draws to a close, Otto and August dig into a monumental plumbing project. Included: Eivin attempts to help, but loses control of his truck; Atz Sr. searches for two predators threatening the Kilcher property; Atz Lee and Jane give Shane a hand with his cabin.
#13 - Fueling the Fire
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/5/2012
The first storm of winter approaches as the family races to finish preparing for the next eight months; Atz herds cattle across flooded glacial rivers.
#14 - Legacies Live On
Season 9 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2020
Eivin and Eve build an epic homestead-style treehouse. Atz Lee, Jane and Etienne stock their freezers with trout while Otto and August refurbish an old tractor.
#15 - Predators and Prey
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2014
Grizzly bears, wolves, and coyotes remind the Kilchers that the humans aren't always the apex predator on the homestead, but threats to the Kilcher's food supplies and livelihood also come in many other shapes and sizes and from unexpected places.
#16 - Poopsicle
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/26/2013
Otto gets creative to beat the frozen soil when he realizes he must move the outhouse, now! Eivin takes Eve on her first deer hunt on Afognak Island, which is teeming with wild animals including awake bears. Atz and sons gather trees for a big new project.
Watch Now:Apple TV#17 - New Frontiers
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2018
For eighty years, the Kilcher family has flourished in the deep Alaskan wilderness, but with chronic damage to the homestead, the family legacy is jeopardized, and the Kilchers embark on their greatest challenge yet: a complete homestead overhaul. Will the Kilchers be able to reconstruct and ensure the homestead's survival, or will their way of life come to an end?
#18 - The Fall
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2015
After a feverish summer of work, the Kilchers prepare for winter. Included: Eivin scales treacherous peaks to fill his freezer; Otto helps with Shane's cabin build, while it takes a perilous turn; and for Atz Lee, one fateful step leads to catastrophe.
#19 - Claims, Cans and Cabins
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2015
Otto, Eivin & August scramble to stake a claim on 10 tons of priceless steel on a distant beach. At the head of the bay, Atz Sr. & Bonnie team up with Atz Lee and Jane to stockpile salmon for the upcoming winter. Shane & Kelli break ground on their cabin.
#20 - Fear and Floating
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2015
Spring arrives on the homestead. Included: Atz and Atz Lee attempt to tame wild stallions at the head of the bay; at the same time, Otto, Eivin, Charlotte and Jane must innovate to protect their calves and overcome threats to their herd.
#21 - Extreme Seasons
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/26/2014
The Kilchers adapt to the seasons; rescuing calves; swarms of mosquitoes; Otto tries to live down his fisherman's curse.
#22 - Loaded for Bear
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2014
Atz Lee and Jane venture out in a risky hunt for black bear, but instead come face to face with a massive grizzly. Using the constructor, Otto and Eivin race the tide to transport and introduce two new bulls into the family herd at the head of the bay.
#23 - A Very Kilcher Christmas
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/2015
The Kilchers create homemade gifts for their loved ones; Otto has an explosive gift for Charlotte; Jane builds a musical present for Atz Lee; Eivin constructs a dual-use vehicle.
#24 - Olden Days, Olden Ways
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2015
The Kilchers pay tribute to the family's dearly departed patriarch and matriarch, Yule and Ruth, by preparing a feast using strictly old-fashioned methods.
#25 - Fall Bear Fall
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/2015
With bear season nearly over, the pressure is on Jane & Atz Lee as they set out for their last hunt of the year. While searching for berries, Atz Sr. & Bonnie encounter a black bear of their own. Otto & Charlotte transport precious cargo.