Expedition Overland Alaska vs South America which is better?

Expedition Overland Alaska vs South America which is better?

I know the South America episodes are not yet finished but I have already seen a few people complain that the new series is not like the Alaska series.  I've read that some people are upset that there isn't as much "wheeling" and that there isn't as much raw content in the new South America series.  Some have even said that all they are doing is driving around, lol.  Let us first look at the two different series.

Alaska-

The Alaska series was the first time I had see the Expedition Overland guys.  I was immediately blown away by the filming, editing, and the excitement of the Alaska series.  We followed the guys as the decided to explore Alaska.  They didn't really know what they would find and we loved it.  Would the roads/trails even be driveable?  We watched them struggle with the conditions.  The weather, the roads, the fuel, and unknown.  We witnessed them complete the Dalton Highway, and we were there with them as the failed to complete the Mackenzie Trail.  We saw the highs and lows of the Alaska Expedition.  Alaska was raw and in your face.  A place were not many people live the open spaces are so big messing up was life or death.  Most of us had never seen anything like the Alaska Expedition.   

South America-

The South America Expedition is not even finished yet and so far has been full of beautiful scenery.  The XO team showed us what it takes to have vehicles shipped to a different country.  They have had guns pointed at them and they have taken us to the "death road", watching the drop offs made my hands sweat.  They have met new more people on this trip than any other so far.  We have seen their struggles with getting fuel as international travelers.  Each day we see the sights along and just off the Pan American Highway that they have carefully picked and planned.  They are showing us what to expect if we decide to follow their path.  So far we have seen the longest tunnel in the side of a mountain, the deadliest road in the world, the largest salt flat in the world, mummies, and a crazy steep road in a town I have ever seen.  I watched this team give a ride to an elderly couple that didn't speak English.  We are not even near finished watching this series and I am still looking forward to what adventures are ahead on the South America Expedition. 

Comparing the two Expeditions-

Alaska was wild and new.  We were unsure if they could complete everything they set out to accomplish and we watched them come up short.  Alaska was the biggest adventure they had done and we could see how unsure they were at times.  The South America Expedition is different than the Alaska Expedition because we are watching years of experience at work.  This is no longer and group of guys that sit around and decide hey lets go to "fill in the blank" get in some trucks and go.  This is a group where each person has a job, each mission has a plan, and each episode has hours and hours of editing magic into them after they get back.  South America is not wild in the sense of how Alaska is wild.  South America has been explored by many many other overlanders and people have lived there for centuries.  The two are completely different but the goal is the same.  To go explore places you have never been.  I have bought into the XO team and look forward to what they do each time they go out.  I understand that each place they travel will be different and I appreciate that they do not try to make it all see the same.  Each place will not have the same struggles but believe me they do have their own struggles.  We are watching a team grow and become more and more experienced.  Do not let the fact that they are learning and getting better each time make you think any of this is easy.  If it was we would take off and go drive around South America.  Each Expedition is so completely different I'm not sure I can really do a side by side comparison.  I like both for different reasons.  Alaska's raw wildness and South America's complicated beauty. 

To the guys and gals of Expedition Overland keep GOING ALL OVER.