Expedition X - Truth is their destination

[SVNBob]

New episodes started last night.  And this first one was a pseudo-revisit.  Phil and Jess went to Romania/Transylvania to investigate the Hoia Baciu, the "most haunted forest in the world".  And a location that Josh visited with his old show; one where one of his crew, Evan, was attacked.

Lots of interesting things happening with the equipment.  And during the GPR check of the Rotunda, I came to the same conclusion Phil did just before he said it.  Then again, there was a little prompting in that direction with the local experts that Jessica was talking to.

[rmontro]

On 2/9/2024 at 1:50 AM, SVNBob said:

Lots of interesting things happening with the equipment.  And during the GPR check of the Rotunda, I came to the same conclusion Phil did just before he said it.

Refresh my memory, what was the conclusion Phil came to?

[SVNBob]

That the ground was a graveyard.  And Josh said in the closing VO that the GPR crew continued checking and found even more voids in the same regularly spaced pattern and at the same depth, adding further weight to that conclusion.

[rmontro]

17 hours ago, SVNBob said:

That the ground was a graveyard.  And Josh said in the closing VO that the GPR crew continued checking and found even more voids in the same regularly spaced pattern and at the same depth, adding further weight to that conclusion.

Okay, that's what I thought you were talking about.  That's pretty creepy and freaky though.  I wonder if there's a logical explanation as to why things wouldn't grow there?

[iRarelyWatchTV36]

Discovery network of channels has started showing ads for the new season (8) premiere, which starts on August 14.

Maybe I am mistaken, but the woman does not look like Jessica Chobot.

Is it really someone different, and if so, why?

[pezgirl7]

14 hours ago, iRarelyWatchTV36 said:

Discovery network of channels has started showing ads for the new season (8) premiere, which starts on August 14.

Maybe I am mistaken, but the woman does not look like Jessica Chobot.

Is it really someone different, and if so, why?

Not sure why, but it seems they’ve replaced Jessica. I’d be more upset if they replaced Phil. Jess was a little too willing to believe in anything.

From http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2024/07/25/expedition-x-and-expedition-bigfoot-return-with-all-new-seasons-beginning-wednesday-august-14-at-9pm-et-pt-on-discovery-channel-527112/20240725discovery01/

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Journey into the unexplained when brand new seasons of EXPEDITION X and EXPEDITION BIGFOOT return to Discovery Channel on Wednesday, August 14 beginning at 9PM ET/PT, bringing viewers a night full of mysterious adventures, curious tales and strange encounters.

EXPEDITION X kicks off the action at 9PM ET/PT, as adventurer Josh Gates and his team of investigators dive into the stranger side of the unknown, seeking the truth behind the world's eeriest supernatural mysteries. This season welcomes new host Heather Amaro to the team, a third-generation paranormal researcher who has spent decades investigating mysterious phenomena. Together with scientist Phil Torres, they delve far beyond the unknown and on a spine-tingling expedition into the unexplained.

In the season opener, Josh Gates joins Torres and Amaro in West Virginia for a two-part investigation at one of the most haunted buildings in America: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, a sprawling abandoned psychiatric hospital with a tragic history and countless reports of paranormal activity. During the chilling investigation, they discover shocking secrets from the asylum's sinister past and battle frightening forces beyond our understanding.

This season, Torres and Amaro tackle the depths of Scotland's Loch Ness to examine new evidence of the legendary sea creature; hit the haunted streets of Savannah, Georgia, where they brazenly spend the night among hostile spirits; investigate frightening accounts of a mysterious seven-foot monster known as the skunk ape who prowls the Florida Everglades; go deep into the woods of Michigan to hunt for a blood-hungry beast that is believed to be part of a shocking government cover-up; and more.

 

[SVNBob]

On 7/26/2024 at 12:24 AM, pezgirl7 said:

Not sure why, but it seems they’ve replaced Jessica.

She, her husband Blair Herter, and their son do live in the Netherlands now, so that might be a factor.  And she may just be wanting to focus on family for a while.

She does mention on her new-ish podcast that she will not be returning for the upcoming season, but doesn't say why yet.  (Around 4:10 in the video below.)  It also kinda sounds like she's done with mainstream entertainment for a while, but does not discount ever returning.

Also in the video, she tells a BTS story about the filming in Utah near SkinWalker Ranch with more details about the incident that was shown.  That starts near 47:25 in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95d2wzIm7Iw