Since the outcome was pretty obvious, the drama came from personality conflicts. I'm sure in a situation like that, there would be plenty. But much of it seemed pretty silly to me. If I was in that situation, knowing I was about to die of thirst, that no rescue was coming, and that I couldn't walk to safety, I'd be enthusiastic about building the makeshift plane. Even if there was just a tiny chance it could succeed, it would be all the chance I had. The constant skepticism by pilot Towns just got annoying when the only other option was to sit there and die. So what if they died ... at least the would have died trying.