Becky,
From you profile, you are an experienced, well trained diver. From the TV show, the divers are pretty much learning on the fly and obviously safety issues for them are ranked pretty low.
The filming was nice and the only reason I watch the show (I tivo and blank out the commercials with the dramatic topside personal encounters and side stories).
Now I realize you are not there as an instructor / babysitter and don't want to go down that road. But a couple of burning questions pop up.
If they actually get them selves into a serious life threatening situation (not a recreation / manufactured episodes), do you step in to help?
How do you feel in your gut when you see them do something stupid and dangerous?
On the show, most of them look, well, stupid. Is the real or just a case of gold fever lowering a typical persons IQ?
Thanks!