History Series / TheLastPlaceOnEarth

* EatTheDog: Simply part of the exploration of Antarctica. Amundsen can only carry so much dog food and people food, as his dogsled teams race to the Pole, so when the time comes, they start shooting and eating the dogs.
** This is also a case of TruthInTelevision, as Amundsen had planned on killing off the weaker dogs for their meat. Fresh meat is instrumental in fighting off scurvy.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Kathleen Scott is a downplayed version of this--fiery, sexually liberated, independent, likes to swim in the nude--and [[BoldExplorer her husband Robert]] specifically compliments her on it, and notes that he wishes he wasn't to grumpy to be like her. She is a great traveller (for an Edwardian woman), artist, and party girl; wishes she could go with Robert, and tells him in effect, "Be a badass and give me a badass son as well."
** The film leaves out an even wilder theory put forth by Huntford's book on which the film's partially based: he maintains that while the expedition was going on, Kathleen conducted an affair on a trip to Europe...with Fridtjof Nansen. If true it suggests she thought if one badass explorer fell through, she could always try for another son with another badass....

* UpperClassTwit: The series occasionally shades Scott into this. Ironically, the author of the book this was based on pointed up Scott's lack of class (he was an upper middle class officer living and supporting much of his family on his pay, getting the Discovery mission was a result of impressing Patrons like Markham) as one of his problems. He had to pay attention to what the Royal Geographical Society thought, and was very uncomfortable dealing with Meares and Oates. Both quite higher-class than him, if lower ranked, and both technically much more knowledgeable about handling animals.

** Captain Scott, when upon hearing Amundsen's message to him: Beg leave to inform you. Proceeding Antarctic.

* GladIThoughtOfIt: Elizabeth Scott figures out that the only way to get her husband to listen to his advice is to make him think that it was his idea. So since Scott was dismissive of the use of skis, Elizabeth, with help from Nansen, arranges for him to see how fast Gran the Norwegian ski guy is, and for Scott to take Gran along as ski instructor. When he finally picks up on her hints and decides to hire Gran, she says "What a good idea, my clever, clever man," without a hint of irony.

** Scott Leaves his sled engineer, Skelton, back in Enlgand. Because he has absorbed Lt. Evan's expedition and made him second in command and Evans refuses to work with an underling officer who outranks him (in the Navy). None of the sleds last more than a week on the trail.

** Scott Leaves his sled engineer, Skelton, back in Enland. Because he has absorbed Lt. Evan's expedition and made him second in command and Evans refuses to work with an underling officer who outranks him. None of the sleds last more than a week on the trail.

** Scott fires his engineer, Skelton, and instead takes on the less experienced Lt. Evans as chief engineer due solely to the fact that Evans is forking over a £1000 check. This contributes to disaster when Lt. Evans fails to send relief to the polar party.