The first season they couldn't be hurt, but the second season they dropped all the Phd's and Engineers. Season 2 picked up a bunch of carpenters and poor people to beat the piss out of. Don't get me wrong, season 2 is better, but it getting bear sprayed every other day would suuuuuuucckkk!
Tough times don't last. Tough people do.
Just as well, probably. If John Cohn from season 1 had been there when guys showed up with bear spray and net guns, he'd have likely shot the SOBs with home-made air rifles, flamethrowers or cryo-blasters! :)
shareJust watched John C's talk about lessons from the colony
http://slideslive.com/ibmczechrepublic/32031632
According to him the bad guys were allowed to hit them, although they were forbidden to hit on the head.