"shark: mind of a demon" has been described as "more reality show than documentary". it tracks the "problem-plagued" development and deployment of "troy", spanning two years of cousteau's life. on multiple occasions the vessel stops functioning, leaving cousteau stuck at the bottom of the sea. on one such occasion, he is cut off from his support staff and forced to swim to safety in the dark. on another occasion, "troy" crashed and got pinned at the bottom of the sea. after some tense moments, cosuteau's dive team was eventually able to free it. the frequent problems lead to tensions between cousteau and his support team, which included his sister céline cousteau. "i began thinking of fabian pretty derogatory", says one crew member. "i didn't know whether he was trying to ride the laurels of his name."