Here's what I don't get *Spoilers*

I know, like when they find that other camp,
Were those people out there the whole 50 days, too?
That seems like a waste.

Some of the 'roleplay' kinda broke the fourth wall for me too, but then again neither of us have been in a post-apocalyptic scenario and have had to live with that 'reality' for so long. I wonder if the subjects immersed themselves so much in their plight that even the stuff that was obviously acted out seemed real to them.

A lot of their reactions sure looked genuine, another example: When George was taken out of the experiment people acted as if he was dead, although of course he wasn't. And there were numerous scenarios where they brandished weapons against what everyone ought to know were hired actors / stunt men. To them though, they were the enemy, coming to steal their food or otherwise make their lives miserable, so the reaction was warranted. Season 2 even brings more and heavier confrontation with the 'actors'.

I find the psychological part very interesting, and I wonder how it seemed like to the colonists. Guess we won't really find out unless we participate ourselves.

I facepalmed several times wondering this. These people know they are on a television show, yet they think the producers are going to allow them to starve to death, send in people that would physcially harm them, or allow George to wander off to his death? You can say whatever you want about the stress of the situation, but for a person not to remember that none of this is real is completely beyond me.