Naked and Afraid (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Island from Hell - full transcript
Two survivalists Jonathan Klay and Alison Teal are marooned on a Maldivian island for 21 days. The surfer girl and the former Marine clash when sunstroke and starvation threaten their ...
Jonathan: WELCOME TO THE WORST
ISLAND ON THE PLANET.
NO LIVING SPECIES
COULD SURVIVE OUT HERE
MORE THAN A WEEK.
HOLY CRAP!
THERE IS -- AAH!
GET THAT *BLEEP*
Alison:
I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
*BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
DID YOU GET 'EM?
Narrator: TWO STRANGERS.
THERE'S MY PARTNER.
Narrator:
ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN,
BOTH EXPERIENCED SURVIVALISTS,
HAVE CHOSEN TO PUT THEIR SKILLS
TO THE ULTIMATE TEST.
THEY HAVE NO WATER, NO FOOD,
AND NO CLOTHES.
THEIR CHALLENGE IS TO SURVIVE
FOR 21 DAYS...
GOD, WE'RE SO SCREWED.
Narrator:
...KNOWING THAT THE HUMAN BODY
CAN ONLY LIVE THREE DAYS
WITHOUT WATER...
WE NEED WATER. FAST.
...AND BEGINS TO SHUT DOWN
AFTER THREE WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD.
THIS IS THE EVEREST
OF SURVIVAL CHALLENGES.
CAN A MAN AND WOMAN
SURVIVE ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS
NAKED AND AFRAID?
Alison: THIS ISLAND MIGHT LOOK
LIKE A POSTCARD,
BUT THIS IS THE ISLAND
FROM HELL.
Jonathan: BASED OFF MY MILITARY
TRAINING AND SURVIVAL SKILLS,
THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE HARDEST
THINGS I'LL EVER DO.
Alison: MAN, THIS IS INTENSE.
WHEW!
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.
Narrator:
THE MALDIVE ISLANDS --
JUST 40 MILES FROM THE EQUATOR
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
THE TROPICAL CLIMATE
CAN PRODUCE TEMPERATURES
UP TO A STAGGERING 120 DEGREES
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY.
DESTRUCTIVE STORMS CAN BATTER
THE ISLANDS FOR WEEKS
WITH HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS
AND MONSOON RAINS.
THE ISLAND IS RINGED BY JAGGED,
CORAL REEFS --
BEAUTIFUL TO THE EYE,
BUT HAZARDOUS TO THE TOUCH.
AND THE WATERS AROUND THE REEF
ARE PATROLLED
BY DANGEROUS CREATURES,
SUCH AS REEF SHARKS, EELS,
AND STINGRAYS.
JUST LIKE PRIOR TO A MISSION,
I'LL GET A LITTLE ANXIOUS
AND ANXIETY AND NERVOUS
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT.
I FEEL LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.
I'M JONATHAN KLAY.
I'M A FORMER RECON MARINE
AND A SNIPER.
PHYSICALLY, I DESCRIBE MYSELF
AS A WORKOUT MANIAC.
I'VE DONE EIGHT TRIATHLONS.
I'VE DONE FOUR MARATHONS
WITHOUT TRAINING.
I'VE TRAVELED THE WORLD
DOING TOP-SECRET MISSIONS,
SNIPER MISSIONS,
HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSIONS,
DIVE MISSIONS.
IN EVERY COUNTRY I WENT TO,
I HAD TO LIVE IN THE JUNGLE,
SURVIVE IN THE BUSH.
NO MATTER HOW HARD
THIS CHALLENGE IS,
I'M NOT GOING TO QUIT.
Alison: WHOO!
OH, MY GOSH.
AM I REALLY GOING TO HAVE
TO MEET THIS NAKED PERSON?
MY NAME IS ALISON TEAL.
I'M A SURFER, A SURVIVALIST,
AND AN ADVENTURE MODEL.
I WAS THAT SORT OF TARZAN CHILD
RAISED AROUND THE WORLD.
AND WE WENT TO THE MOST REMOTE
AND EXOTIC CORNERS ON THE EARTH
AND LIVED THERE.
NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL GROWING UP
AND BASICALLY LIVED
IN A 6x6-FOOT TENT
IN EVERY COUNTRY
YOU COULD IMAGINE.
I THINK I'M A WEALTH
OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD.
PEOPLE CALL ME
THE WALKING GLOBAL ENCYCLOPEDIA.
I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S KIND OF
A COMING OF AGE ADVENTURE
FOR ME.
I'M GOING TO BE MEETING
SOME MYSTERY MAN
AND THIS IS GONNA BE
REALLY INTERESTING.
Jonathan: I'M ALREADY WORRIED
ABOUT THE HEAT.
IT'S REALLY EARLY RIGHT NOW
IN THE MORNING
AND IT'S ALREADY 100% HUMIDITY.
DEFINITELY, THE HEAT
IS GONNA BE A MAIN FACTOR.
I DON'T WANT TO BURN MYSELF
AND GET BLISTERS ON MY SKIN
ON THE FIRST DAY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE,
BUT I'M SURE
IT'S GOING TO BE TREACHEROUS.
Alison: WHEW! I'M NERVOUS.
I FEEL A LITTLE BIT LOOPY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GOOD
OR A BAD THING, BUT -- AAH!
I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY
ONE OF MY CONCERNS
IS MEETING MY PARTNER,
NAKED IN THE WILD.
MY NICKNAME GROWING UP
WAS "THE NUN."
SO I AM RATHER CONSERVATIVE
IN MY VALUES,
ALTHOUGH I MAY SEEM LIKE
THIS VERY VIVACIOUS SURFER GIRL.
I DON'T TAKE IT OFF MUCH.
OH-HO, IT'S GETTING HOT.
Jonathan: BEING NAKED ON THIS
CHALLENGE IS NOT A PROBLEM.
I'M COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN
IS I BURN EASY,
AND I DON'T WANT
MY PERSONAL PRIVATE PARTS
TO GET FRIED AND BURNED.
Alison: THE GOOD NEWS IS,
IS THAT WE'RE BOTH NAKED IN THIS
TOGETHER,
SO I'M HOPING
THAT HE'S THINKING
THE SAME THING AS ME,
AS "OH, MY GOSH.
AM I REALLY GOING TO HAVE
TO MEET THIS NAKED PERSON?"
HOLY MOLY.
I WOULD SAY ANY PERSON NOWADAYS
BEING THROWN IN A SITUATION
WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO'S NAKED
AND YOU'VE NEVER MET HIM
BEFORE --
YOU'RE GONNA FEEL
SLIGHTLY STRANGE NO MATTER WHAT.
Jonathan: HOPEFULLY, MY PARTNER
IS COMFORTABLE BEING NAKED
AND SHE DON'T MIND
ME STARING AT HER.
Alison: AND THEN -- DAMN.
THERE IS THIS NAKED MAN.
HE'S COMING AT ME,
AND I'M LIKE, "WOW.
THAT'S A NAKED MAN."
HELLO.
ALOHA.
JONATHAN.
ALISON.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
Jonathan: WHEN I SAW ALISON,
I SAW, "OH GOOD.
YOUNG, ATTRACTIVE GIRL,
ALSO, LOOKS LIKE SHE'S IN SHAPE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT, HUH?
I LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
WITH THE PLACE.
IT'S VERY HOT.
Alison: THE FIRST THOUGHTS
THAT RAN THROUGH MY MIND WERE,
"OH, GOD.
THIS GUY'S NAKED AND SO AM I,
AND I DON'T KNOW HIM."
THIS ISN'T WEIRD AT ALL.
BIG DUDE, YOU KNOW,
BUT SUPER FIT
AND I'M LIKE, "OH MY GOSH,
THIS IS LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF A MOVIE."
WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE GET OUT OF THE SUN...
YEAH. I'M ROASTING.
...AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO?
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: ALISON AND JONATHAN
ARE EACH ALLOWED TO BRING
ONE ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL ITEM.
I GOT A HATCHET.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
LOOKS LIKE
A FLINT STARTER.
WHOO! YEP, THAT'S FIRE.
A SMALL CREW WILL CAPTURE
THE 21-DAY JOURNEY
WITH CLEAR INSTRUCTION
NOT TO INTERVENE
UNLESS
THERE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
GOT A DIARY CAM.
OH WOW. OKAY.
IN ADDITION, JONATHAN AND ALISON
ARE GIVEN HANDHELD CAMERAS
TO DOCUMENT
THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE.
STATE YOUR NAME, AGE,
AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM.
NO STATE YOUR NAME, AGE,
AND WHERE YOU FROM.
JONATHAN KLAY,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
ALISON TEAL, THE WORLD.
HAWAII.
OH-HO! TREASURE MAP.
JONATHAN AND ALISON
HAVE BEEN GIVEN A MAP
THAT SHOWS
TWO DIFFERENT ISLANDS --
THE SMALLER ONE THAT THEY ARE ON
AND A SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER ONE
OVER A MILE AWAY
SEPARATED BY A SHARK-INFESTED
CHANNEL WITH STRONG TIDES.
THE LARGER ISLAND, HOWEVER,
PROMISES MORE RESOURCES
AND THEREFORE INCREASES
THEIR CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL.
IF JONATHAN AND ALISON
CAN SURVIVE THE 21-DAY ORDEAL,
THEY CAN SWIM TO THEIR
EXTRACTION POINT ON THE MAP,
WHICH WILL BE THEIR WAY OUT.
SO WHERE ARE WE?
THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
THIS ISLAND
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS.
YEAH,
THIS LOOKS PRETTY DAMN BIG.
Alison: ON THE MAP,
THERE WAS TWO ISLANDS
AND IN BETWEEN THE ISLANDS
WERE SHARKS.
AND WE'RE ON THE ITTY-BITTY ONE
WITH NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES,
AND THERE'S A HUGE, BEAUTIFUL
ONE RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY.
I THOUGHT, "OH, BOY.
WE'RE IN FOR A BIG SWIM.
THIS IS FREAKING NUTS."
Alison:
OKAY, SO MY ONLY CONCERN IS
SPECIES OF SHARKS
OR STINGRAYS OR ANYTHING.
Jonathan:
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT
THE SUN REFLECTING OFF THE WATER
IS HITTING MY SKIN.
I ALREADY BURN EASY.
I DON'T WANT TO WASTE
DAY 1 ON THIS LITTLE ISLAND
THAT HAS NOTHING TO OFFER US.
IF WE STAY HERE,
WE'RE JUST GONNA DIE
OF STARVATION AND LACK OF WATER.
I THINK
IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
WE RISK
THIS SWIM WITH THE SHARKS,
BECAUSE ON THE BIGGER ISLAND,
THERE SHOULD BE MORE OPPORTUNITY
AND RESOURCES TO SURVIVE.
Alison: I LOVE THE OCEAN
AND I LOVE SWIMMING,
BUT SHARKS ARE DEFINITELY
A FEAR IN THAT CHANNEL.
I'M NOT USUALLY AFRAID OF SHARKS
AS A SURFER.
BUT RECENTLY, A 19-FOOT
TIGER SHARK SWAM UNDER ME,
AND SINCE THEN,
I DON'T MESS WITH THE SHARKS.
Jonathan:
THE FEAR OF BEING PULLED
INTO THE DEEP, BLUE YONDER
IS TERRIFYING.
THOSE TIDES ARE STRONG.
THE THOUGHT
OF BEING EATEN BY A SHARK
IS MY WORST NIGHTMARE.
IT MADE ME SWIM FASTER
THAN I EVER THOUGHT I COULD.
GOOD JOB.
NICE!
WE DID IT.
WHOO!
ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS TOUGH.
MAN.
DID A GOOD JOB, THOUGH.
Alison: WHEN I GOT TO THE SHORE
AFTER THE SWIM, I WAS LIKE,
* AH *
WE DID IT!
I THINK IT WAS KIND OF OUR FIRST
BONDING EXPERIENCE.
Jonathan:
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND
THAT SHE'S A TEAM PLAYER
AND ALSO CAN HANG THROUGH
THIS WHOLE CHALLENGE.
Narrator: AS PART OF
THEIR SELECTION PROCESS,
JONATHAN AND ALISON
HAVE UNDERGONE
RIGOROUS PHYSICAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING.
THEIR OVERALL
SURVIVAL ASSESSMENT
HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY EXPERTS
ACCORDING TO THREE CATEGORIES --
SKILL, EXPERIENCE, AND MENTAL.
JONATHAN'S MILITARY BACKGROUND
SCORES HIM HIGHLY,
BUT HIS DIFFICULTIES
WITH SOCIAL SKILLS
COUNT AGAINST HIM.
ALISON HAS A GREAT RANGE
OF SURVIVAL SKILLS
AFTER BEING IMMERSED
IN DIFFERENT CULTURES
AROUND THE WORLD.
BUT HER LACK OF EXPERIENCE
WORKING WITH
HARDCORE MILITARY TYPES
RAISES A QUESTION
OF HOW SHE'LL BE ABLE
TO FUNCTION WITH JONATHAN.
JONATHAN AND ALISON ARE GIVEN
AN OVERALL PRIMITIVE
SURVIVAL RATING, OR PSR.
JONATHAN'S IS SET AT 6.9,
AND ALISON'S COMES IN AT 8.0.
OUR EXPERTS WILL REASSESS
THEIR PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING
AT THE END
OF THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE.
LET'S GET IN THE SHADE.
I'M BURNING UP.
YEAH, I'M ROASTING.
Narrator:
THE DAY JONATHAN AND ALISON
ARRIVED IN THE MALDIVES
COINCIDED WITH THE START OF
AN UNPRECEDENTED HEAT WAVE,
WHERE THEY ARE SEARED
BY RECORD TEMPERATURES.
BURN TIME ON THEIR EXPOSED SKIN
IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES.
THE PAIN FROM SEVERE SUNBURN
IS DEVASTATING.
THE SKIN WILL BOIL,
AND THERE'S A HIGH RISK
OF SEVERE SHOCK
AND EVEN DEATH.
Alison:
WOW. THAT SUN IS INTENSE, DUDE.
YEAH, THAT'S WHY WE GOT
TO GET IN THE SHADE OVER HERE.
Jonathan: IT'S SO HOT,
IT'S MAKING IT
UNBEARABLE TO DEAL WITH.
THIS IS BEYOND WHAT I THOUGHT.
IT'S JUST TOO HOT.
YOUR BACK IS FRIED.
WOW. THAT'S CRAZY.
Alison: YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
THERE'S DIFFERENT SKIN TYPES.
I FEEL LIKE WITH JONATHAN,
IT'S KIND OF PROBABLY A PROCESS
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
LET'S WALK FAST, THOUGH,
'CAUSE I'M BURNING ALREADY.
Jonathan: WHEN I STARTED BURNING
RIGHT AWAY,
I KNEW THAT WE CAN'T BE WASTING
MORE TIME.
THE SUN'S KILLING ME.
I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE SUN.
Alison: SUNBURN IS ALWAYS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS
IN THE TROPICS.
BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE SURVIVING.
WE'RE NOT HERE
ON ISLAND TANNING BEDS.
HE'S TOUGH.
HE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH.
LET'S -- LET'S GET TO THE SHADE
AND THEN LOOK FOR --
I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE SUN,
PLEASE.
I'M REALLY BURNING UP HERE.
Alison: WELL DO YOU WANT TO GET
OUT OF IT RIGHT THIS MINUTE?
NO, LET'S GO AROUND THIS,
ON THE SHADY SIDE
OF THE ISLAND RIGHT HERE.
HOLY CRAP, IT'S HOT.
Alison: AT LEAST
I HAVE MY BOOBS COVERED.
Jonathan: WATER AND SHELTER
ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS,
TO GET OUT OF THE SUN.
BUILDING ONE BIG SHELTER,
WE CAN BOTH FIT ON ONE BED
THAT'S ELEVATED OFF THE GROUND
SO WE CAN USE EACH OTHER AS BODY
HEAT TO KEEP EACH OTHER WARM.
IF NOT, WE'RE BOTH GONNA HAVE
HYPOTHERMIA OR FREEZE.
YOU ARE SO BURNED.
Alison: I WOULD SAY
MY MAIN CONCERN RIGHT NOW
IS THAT JONATHAN
IS EXTREMELY SUNBURNED
AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OUT HERE
THAT ACTS AS NATURAL SUNSCREEN.
I AM *BLEEP* BEAT.
YEAH.
HAVE YOU BEEN
REALLY SUNBURNED?
YEAH, ONCE.
IT BLISTERED.
DID IT?
PARTS OF ME THAT NEVER BEEN --
SEEN SUN BEFORE,
THAT'S WHAT HURTS.
Jonathan: THE BURN
DOESN'T MESS UP MY MORALE.
I MEAN, IT DOES PUT
A DAMPER ON THINGS.
IT'S NOT SLOWING ME DOWN.
IT'S NOT HAMPERING
MY ACHIEVEABILTY
TO GATHER FOOD
OR LOOK FOR SHELTER OR ANYTHING.
I'M JUST PROBABLY GOING TO FEEL
IT TONIGHT WHEN I LAY DOWN.
I NEED TO REST
FOR LIKE 30 MINUTES.
YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW.
YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD.
Alison:
I'M JUST MAKING THINGS
'CAUSE I KNOW
WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM.
I'M LIKE MacGyver.
I CAN WEAVE
A HAT OR MAKE A BLANKET
JUST USING
THE ELEMENTS OF THE ISLAND.
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS
THAT I'VE DONE EVER SINCE
I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
I'M BURNT AND MISERABLE.
I CAN'T MOVE.
I CAN'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
IT HURTS
ALL UP AND DOWN MY BODY.
Narrator: JONATHAN'S BURNS
ARE GROWING MORE SEVERE
WITH EACH PASSING MINUTE.
REDNESS OF THE SKIN,
IF UNTREATED,
WILL LEAD TO SWELLING,
BLISTERING, AND SEVERE PAIN.
Jonathan:
THE BURN I HAVE RIGHT NOW
IS CURRENTLY ALL OVER MY BODY.
I'M LIKE REALLY FREAKING HAVING
SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
THE FEW DAYS I'LL SPEND HERE
CAN AFFECT THE REST OF MY LIFE.
IF IT WAS COOLER,
I'D PROBABLY BE ABLE
TO MOVE AROUND
AND BE MOBILE AND...
AND NOT HATE LIFE.
I'M HATING LIFE, WONDERING WHY
I'M PUTTING MYSELF THROUGH THIS.
THIS IS --
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE *BLEEP*
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT,
LIKE, IN THIS *BLEEP* HEAT
EVERY DAY FOR 20 MORE DAYS.
I'M BURNING MYSELF TO DEATH.
MY SKIN CAN'T TAKE THIS *BLEEP*
OH, MY GOD.
I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE NO MORE.
I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.
I CAN'T TAKE
ANOTHER DAY IN THIS HEAT.
Alison:
I'M NOT DRINKING THAT.
I THINK IT'S FINE.
IT TASTES FINE TO ME.
THIS SUCKS.
I HATE IT HERE.
THIS IS LITERALLY
THE ISLAND FROM HELL.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
PARTS OF ME THAT NEVER BEEN --
SEEN SUN BEFORE,
THAT'S WHAT HURTS.
Narrator:
JONATHAN AND ALISON HAVE SPENT
THE LAST 30 HOURS
NAKED AND ISOLATED
ON A REMOTE MALDIVIAN ISLAND.
TEMPERATURES ARE OPPRESSIVE
AS THE MALDIVES EXPERIENCED
AN UNPRECEDENTED HEAT WAVE.
BUT JONATHAN'S
MILITARY BACKGROUND
COULD NOT PREPARE HIM
FOR THE DEVASTATING EFFECT
OF THE SUN'S ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
ON HIS EXPOSED BODY...
I'M BURNT AND MISERABLE.
...LEAVING ALISON
TO PICK UP THE SLACK,
USING HER EXPERIENCE TO CRAFT
ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL ITEMS.
YOU COULD FLIP IT
AND CARRY THINGS IN IT.
THE TEAM IS IN TROUBLE ALREADY
WITH ONE MAN DOWN
AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF ALISON FACING
THE REMAINING 20 DAYS ALONE.
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T DO IT NO MORE.
I MIGHT HAVE TO CALL IT QUITS.
I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT.
I'M ALREADY BREAKING DOWN.
IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE
THAT I CAN'T HANDLE
THIS SURVIVAL CHALLENGE.
BEING A RECON MARINE
OR SURVIVAL EXPERT
DOESN'T MATTER.
NO MATTER
WHAT YOUR EXPERTISES ARE,
THE SUN WILL BEAT YOU DOWN.
I-I DON'T WANT TO DO IT NO MORE.
Narrator: IF JONATHAN QUITS, HE
WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ISLAND
AND FLOWN HOME IMMEDIATELY,
LEAVING HIS PARTNER ALISON ALONE
TO CONTINUE THE REMAINING
18 DAYS WITHOUT HIM.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
I DON'T KNOW IF JONATHAN'S
GONNA LEAVE OR NOT.
THAT WOULD LEAVE ME HERE ALONE.
I JUST HAVE TO BE REALLY STRONG.
LAST NIGHT WAS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE MOST MISERABLE NIGHTS
I'VE HAD.
NO SLEEP,
MY SUNBURN'S HURTING ME
EVERY TIME I LAY DOWN
OR TURN OVER.
Alison:
THE SUNBURN THAT JONATHAN HAS
IS 90 MILLION TIMES WORSE
THAN THE WORST SUNBURN
I'VE EVER HAD,
AND I'VE BEEN REALLY SUNBURNED.
OKAY, LET ME TRY THIS.
GROWING UP IN HAWAII,
I LEARNED LOTS OF USEFUL SKILLS
THAT PEOPLE WHO GREW UP
IN OTHER KINDS OF PLACES
PROBABLY WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
SO YOU ONLY WANT
THE WHITE BERRIES.
THE WHITE BERRIES
HELP WITH SUNBURN.
JUST MASH 'EM.
I'M MASHING THE SEEDS UP
TO MAKE THE JUICE
TO RUB ON MY BURN.
THESE ARE CALLED NAUPAKA
WHERE I'M FROM.
GEEZ.
LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE ALMOST
BURNT BY A FIRE.
Narrator:
AS THE DAY PASSES,
JONATHAN'S CONDITION
DOES NOT IMPROVE.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M IN
REALLY EXCRUCIATING PAIN.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S GETTING WORSE.
Jonathan: THIS BURN IS MESSING
WITH MY MIND
'CAUSE IT'S JUST MAKING ME
WANT TO JUST GIVE UP
AND THROW IN THE TOWEL
AND JUST GO HOME.
OH, MY GOD.
OKAY.
Alison: I'M DEFINITELY
STARTING TO GET SCARED NOW
BECAUSE IT'S ONLY DAY 3,
AND HE'S COMPLETELY DOWN,
CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
I'M TRYING
TO KIND OF PROCESS ALL THIS.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I'M GONNA GO GET
SOME COCONUTS.
Jonathan: ALL RIGHT.
IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE
A CHALLENGE ON ME.
THINGS ARE GOING TO GET
REALLY HECTIC AROUND HERE
IF HE IS NOT ABLE
TO SNAP INTO GEAR.
I CAN'T TAKE THIS.
WHOO!
I GOT MYSELF A PURSE, RIGHT?
THAT'LL BE PERFECT.
Narrator: IT'S NOT UNCOMMON
FOR COASTAL CURRENTS TO WASH
ALL KINDS OF DEBRIS ASHORE.
THIS IS THE FIND OF THE DAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MY SIZE.
BEACH TRASH IS KEY.
YOU KNOW, ONE MAN'S TRASH,
ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE.
I ACTUALLY FOUND HIM
A PAIR OF UNDERWEAR.
WE NEED HYDRATION.
COCONUTS ARE ONE OF THE BEST
HYDRATION IN THE WORLD.
I THINK SHOULD GO FOR THE ONES
I KNOW ARE CLOSE TO THE GROUND
FIRST.
Narrator: LACK OF FRESH WATER
ON THE MALDIVE ISLANDS
CAN MAKE SURVIVAL
EXTREMELY PERILOUS.
AND WHILE COCONUTS CAN PROVIDE
A SOURCE OF WATER,
OVERCONSUMPTION OF RIPE COCONUTS
CAN HAVE A DIURETIC EFFECT
ON THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
AND THIS CAN LEAD
TO DEHYDRATION.
THE BAMBOO STICKS
JUST ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH.
I'M JUST GONNA CLIMB MYSELF
UP THERE.
Jonathan: I'M IRRITATED
THAT ALISON IS FIXATED
ON THESE LITTLE, GIRLY BASKETS
AND THINGS
INSTEAD OF GOING OUT
AND LOOKING FOR FRESH WATER,
WHICH IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED.
INSTEAD,
SHE'S OBSESSED WITH COCONUTS.
PERSONALLY, I CAN CARE LESS
ABOUT THE FRICKING COCONUTS.
I THINK FRESH WATER'S
MORE IMPORTANT.
OH, WATER.
OH, THERE'S FIRE ANTS
EVERYWHERE.
UGH. FIRE ANTS.
WHAT'S UP, YO?
WHAT'S UP?
YOU WERE GONE
FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW.
WHAT THE HELL
YOU GOT ON YOU?
WHAT?
ALL THAT
FOR THREE COCONUTS?
NO, NOT THREE COCONUTS.
I BROUGHT
ABOUT 24 TO 30 COCONUTS,
BUT I COULDN'T
CARRY THEM ALL.
WHERE ARE THEY AT?
I JUST WANTED
TO GET YOU A COUPLE BACK
SO YOU COULD DRINK THEM.
I'M LITERALLY DOING
24/7 TASKS ALL DAY LONG --
WEAVING BASKETS, WEAVING HATS,
AND GATHERING COCONUTS
AND REBUILDING OUR SHELTER.
AND I'LL GET BACK TO CAMP
AND JONATHAN JUST
KIND OF POO-POOS WHAT I'M DOING.
I'M LIKE, "WELL, AT LEAST
I'M NOT SLEEPING IN THE SHACK
ALL DAY."
YOU KNOW, FOUR GOOD CHUGS
OUT OF EACH OF THEM.
IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.
YEAH, BUT IT'S ONLY TWO SIPS
OF EACH *BLEEP* COCONUT.
OH, MY GOD.
Alison: EVERY DAY, WHEN JONATHAN
JUST LIES THERE,
I FEEL A COMBINATION
OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM
AND FRUSTRATION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN PULL OFF
SURVIVAL FOR THE BOTH OF US.
BECAUSE OF JONATHAN'S INJURY,
WE'VE BASICALLY
BEEN BARELY SURVIVING.
HE'S WORTHLESS.
EVERYTHING'S KIND OF
ON MY SHOULDERS RIGHT NOW.
SO WHEN HE GETS BETTER,
I HOPE HE CAN FISH,
MAKE A SPEAR,
OR AT LEAST TAKE MY DIRECTION.
AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT
IS A BIG, STRONG MILITARY MAN
BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO BY
A LITTLE, HAWAIIAN HULA DANCER.
HMM.
BEING A GIRL,
I HAVE WOKEN UP THIS MORNING
WITH THE WORST CRAMPS EVER.
AND I'M JUST TRYING
TO KEEP MY SPIRITS UP.
I FEEL LIKE
IF MY SPIRITS GET DOWN,
THEN I'M GOING TO LET
MY CRAMPS TAKE OVER
AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
I MIGHT NOT EVEN MAKE IT.
Narrator: WITH ALISON HIT BADLY
BY MENSTRUAL CRAMPS,
SHE'S UNABLE TO GATHER COCONUTS.
THE RESPONSIBILITY NOW FALLS
ON JONATHAN TO FINALLY STEP UP.
Jonathan: ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T
SLEEP THAT WELL LAST NIGHT
AND I'M STILL FEELING A LOT
OF PAIN THROUGH MY SUNBURN,
I REALIZE THAT I CAN MOVE AROUND
AND GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED,
BUT AS
LONG AS NOTHING TOUCHES ME.
I WOUND UP DIGGING FOR WATER
'CAUSE COCONUTS
ARE NOT GONNA DO IT.
Narrator: WELL WATER
CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
ON THE MALDIVE ISLANDS.
THE COUNTRY'S FRESHWATER TABLE
EXTENDS BELOW THE SEA LEVEL
AND IS VULNERABLE TO
CONTAMINATION FROM THE SEAWATER.
SALTWATER POISONING
CAN PRODUCE FATAL SEIZURE
AND HEART ARRHYTHMIA.
Jonathan: WE GOT TO FIND AN AREA
WHERE IT'S GREEN AND PLUSH,
THAT'S WHERE
THE WATER IS UNDER THE GROUND.
I ALMOST GAVE UP AND QUIT.
DEHYDRATION AND THE SUNBURN
WERE MESSING WITH MY MIND.
BUT TODAY, I FEEL GOOD,
MENTALLY.
TIME TO START DIGGING.
JONATHAN'S GOING TO TRY
TO DIG A WELL
BECAUSE WE NEED WATER.
SINCE JONATHAN GOT SUNBURN
ON THE FIRST DAY,
HE'S REALLY BEEN
OUT OF THE CHALLENGE HERE.
SO IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD FOR ME
TO TELL WHAT SKILLS HE HAS
OR DOESN'T HAVE.
WE JUST NEED WATER -- BIG TIME.
IT'S BEEN DAYS
SINCE WE'VE HAD FRESH WATER,
AND OUR STOMACHS ARE FEELING IT.
PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO DIG
FOR OUR WATER,
AND THAT'S A HUGE EXERTION
OF ENERGY.
Jonathan:
THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT
THAN DIGGING A WATER HOLE.
I CAN GO ANOTHER THREE,
FOUR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
THAT'S OKAY.
BUT I NEED REAL WATER.
I CAN'T TAKE COCONUTS ANYMORE.
COME ON, WATER.
WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M GETTING TOO DEEP.
Alison:
I'VE NEVER
HAD ILLNESSES THAT TAKE ME DOWN,
BUT WHEN I GET CRAMPS
FROM MY PERIOD,
THE LAST TIME I GOT IT,
I PASSED OUT
AND ENDED UP IN THE ER.
IT'S STARTING
TO GET HOT, EVEN IN THE SHADE.
MY SUNBURN
IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.
MY LEGS AND MY CROTCH AREA
ARE STILL IN PAIN.
IF I DON'T TOUCH WATER TODAY
AND WE DON'T HAVE CLEAN WATER
TO DRINK IN THE MORNING,
WE'RE SCREWED.
Alison: TO DEAL WITH THIS
IN THE WILDERNESS WITH NOTHING
IS REALLY INTENSE FOR ME
RIGHT NOW.
MY BODY, AS A FEMALE, RIGHT NOW
JUST...NEEDS SOME TIME.
Jonathan: AS LONG AS I GET
THIS FINISHED BEFORE SUNDOWN,
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.
I'M LOSING DEPTH IN MY ARM
TO REACH DOWN THERE.
MAN, I'M OUT OF SHAPE.
RUNNING OUT OF ENERGY.
NO WATER.
NO WATER YET.
I HAD TO WORK MY ASS OFF.
HOW MUCH DEEPER DID YOU GO?
I COULDN'T FIT
MY BODY IN THERE.
RIGHT. WE NEED WATER.
WE HAVE NOTHING.
I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH YOU.
I'M JUST SAYING WE'RE GONNA
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MORNING
RIGHT WHEN THE SUN COMES UP,
OKAY?
YOU DO WHAT'S IMPORTANT,
I'LL DO WHAT'S IMPORTANT,
AND WE'LL SURVIVE.
Alison: IT'S DAY 7,
AND MY CRAMPS
ARE STILL HURTING LIKE HELL.
JONATHAN'S TRYING
TO GET THE WATER GOING.
HOPE WE GET WATER SOON.
Jonathan: I'M IN A BAD MOOD.
IT'S FRUSTRATING 'CAUSE
I'M WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD
TO DIG AND DIG AND DIG
WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ENERGY.
I'M DRIPPING MORE SWEAT
THAN I'VE BEEN DRINKING
AND I GOT TO KEEP DIGGING
THE HOLE WIDER AND DEEPER.
I'M GETTING PISSED.
NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT
THAN WATER RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING
ELSE EXCEPT FINDING WATER.
THAT'S JUST MY SOLE PURPOSE
IN LIFE RIGHT NOW.
WITHOUT WATER,
WE'RE NOT GONNA SURVIVE.
Narrator:
ALISON AND JONATHAN
HAVE BEEN SURVIVING TOGETHER
ON THE MALDIVE ISLANDS
FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
BEFORE THEY EMBARKED
ON THIS CHALLENGE,
THEY WERE ASSESSED
BY A SURVIVAL EXPERT
AND EACH GIVEN
A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,
OR PSR.
THEIR PSR CHANGES
ACCORDING TO HOW THEY'RE COPING
WITH THE CONDITIONS.
THEY'LL BE REASSESSED
AT THE END OF THE 21 DAYS.
AN INCREDIBLY PAINFUL SUNBURN
IMMOBILIZED JONATHAN
FOR THREE DAYS...
I CAN'T TAKE THIS.
...LEAVING ALISON
TOTALLY IN CHARGE
AND RESPONSIBLE FOR
ALL OF THEIR FOOD, WATER,
AND OVERALL WELFARE.
Alison: EVERY DAY
WHEN JONATHAN JUST LIES THERE,
I FEEL A COMBINATION
OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM
AND FRUSTRATION.
IT'S ONLY TWO SIPS
OF EACH *BLEEP* COCONUT.
OH, MY GOD.
Narrator:
THE TABLES HAVE TURNED
AS ALISON HAS COME DOWN WITH
DEBILITATING MENSTRUAL CRAMPS.
Alison:
WHEN I GET CRAMPS,
THE LAST TIME I GOT IT,
I PASSED OUT
AND ENDED UP IN THE ER.
Narrator: JONATHAN,
DESPERATE TO PROVE HIS WORTH,
HAS BEEN DIGGING A WELL
FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS,
CONSUMED WITH BREAKING THROUGH
THE BEDROCK TO THE WATER TABLE
SO THAT THEY CAN GET
FRESH WATER.
NO WATER YET?
NO.
I STILL THINK I NEED TO GO
ANOTHER FOOT TO TWO FEET DEEPER.
Jonathan: I AM SO EXHAUSTED.
I'M GETTING PISSED BECAUSE
I WANT TO FIND WATER.
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND,
TODAY, I GOT TO COMMIT,
EVEN IF IT'S BOTH SHIFTS --
THE MORNING SHIFT
AND EVENING SHIFT --
TO KEEP DIGGING FOR WATER.
Narrator: JONATHAN IS LOSING
MORE FLUIDS THAN HE IS DRINKING.
HE IS TAKING A DESPERATE GAMBLE
THAT DEHYDRATION
WILL NOT IMMOBILIZE HIM
BEFORE HE BREAKS THROUGH
TO THE WATER TABLE.
Jonathan:
I BUSTED THROUGH
THE INCH OR TWO INCHES
OF SHEET ROCK.
IT'S GIVING ME A HARD TIME.
WHOO-HOO! WATER!
FINALLY,
NO MORE FREAKING COCONUTS!
Alison: WOW!
HOLY MOLY!
YOU ARE A MAN IN A HOLE.
WOW!
WATER!
I'M NOT DRINKING THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING
THAT WE HAVE WATER.
Jonathan:
I'M GONNA DRINK IT, DUDE.
I DON'T CARE.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
I DON'T KNOW, MY NUMBER-ONE
SAFETY IN THE WORLD
IS NOT DRINKING WATER THAT
I'M NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE ABOUT.
Alison: I'VE TRAVELED THE WORLD
SINCE BIRTH,
AND THE NUMBER-ONE THING
YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO
IS DRINK BAD WATER.
IT'S LIKE MILK.
IT JUST HAS OXYGEN
IN IT, MAYBE, OR SAND.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY
NO BUGS IN IT.
I BELIEVE
THAT UNLESS YOU CAN BOIL
OR PUT IODINE
OR FILTER YOUR WATER,
YOU SHOULD NEVER TRUST IT.
I THINK IT'S FINE.
IT TASTES FINE TO ME.
ANOTHER REASON
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A DOCTOR.
I'M JUST REALLY CAREFUL.
I THINK WHEN YOU GET
INTO A SURVIVAL SITUATION,
YOU GET SO THIRSTY
THAT YOU JUST WILL DRINK
ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND,
AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA.
IF YOU DRINK BAD WATER,
YOU CAN DIE.
I'M DOWN
TO DRINK THE WHOLE THING.
QUIT BEING A WUSS.
Jonathan: I THINK ALISON
IS BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS.
PLUS, SHE'S COCONUT CRAZY.
ALL SHE WANTS IS COCONUTS.
SO IT'S HER CHOICE.
IF SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE
BEING A BABY
AND BEING ALL BOURGIE,
SCREW HER.
Alison:
I FEEL LIKE UP TILL NOW,
AND IT COULD BE
DUE TO HIS SUN POISONING,
THAT I DON'T FEEL THAT
I CAN TRUST JONATHAN'S OPINION
ON SURVIVAL STANDARDS OR TACTICS
THAT WE SHOULD USE.
Jonathan:
IT BOTHERS ME THAT WE'RE
NOT WORKING AS A TEAM.
I HAVE TO CONVINCE HER
WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND WHAT'S NOT,
AND I DON'T
WANT TO DO THAT NO MORE.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
IF SHE STILL WANTS
TO BE STUBBORN
AND BE A LITTLE KID ABOUT IT,
FINE.
I WILL JUST DO MY OWN THING
TILL THE CHALLENGE IS OVER.
I GOT SOME UNDIES.
DAMN, THEY'RE TIGHT.
BUT IT'S COOL THAT ALISON
WAS ABLE TO FIND THEM FOR ME.
HEY, JONATHAN!
Jonathan: YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
OW!
I JUST WALKED OUTSIDE OF OUR HUT
AND I STEPPED RIGHT IN POOP.
AND I WAS LIKE,
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?
AND THERE'S JUST COMPLETE
BUZZING FLIES ALL OVER IT
AND I WAS LIKE,
"WOW, THERE'S A DOG ON THE --
THERE'S NO DOG ON THIS ISLAND."
AND THEN I WAS LIKE, "OH."
Jonathan:
I HAVE NOW DIARRHEA.
I'M FEELING VERY WEAK,
SO I'M RUNNING --
RUNNING DOWN LOW.
THIS WATER THAT'S BEEN
SITTING IN THE WELL
HAS PROBABLY BEEN SITTING THERE
FOR YEARS.
AND SO IT'S VERY DIRTY,
CONTAMINATED WATER
AND NOW
I'M PAYING THE PRICE FOR IT.
MADE ME HAVE NO CONTROL
OF MY BLADDER,
MY DEFECATION OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T WANT TO TRY AND LIKE
EMBARRASS YOU, BUT I DON'T --
EMBARRASS ME?
YOU'RE NOT GONNA EMBARRASS ME.
I WANT YOU TO SPEAK YOUR MIND.
OKAY, WELL I JUST --
I WOULD NEVER, EVER GO
TO THE BATHROOM NEAR A SHELTER,
AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S SOMETHING --
THAT'S -- IF YOU HAVE DIARRHEA,
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
YOU JUST GOT TO DROP TROU
RIGHT THERE.
BUT THEN
DO YOU JUST LEAVE IT?
NO, I BURIED IT WITH COCONUTS
AND ALL THAT STUFF.
I STEPPED IN IT.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU GO BACK THAT FAR.
IT WAS RIGHT BEHIND
OUR SHELTER.
NO, IT'S 30 FEET.
ANYWAY,
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I-I'LL MAN UP AND APOLOGIZE,
OKAY?
I APPRECIATE IT.
THAT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
Alison: THERE IS AN EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT RULE IN SURVIVAL,
THAT YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM
A CERTAIN DISTANCE
AWAY FROM YOUR FORT
AND A CERTAIN DEPTH
IN THE GROUND.
YOU DON'T GO POOP
TEN FEET FROM YOUR SHELTER
AND LEAVE IT UNCOVERED.
Jonathan: SHE WAS RIGHT.
ILL GIVE HER CREDIT ON THAT.
SHE WAS RIGHT,
MAYBE IT IS MY FAULT,
BUT BYGONES BE BYGONES,
LET'S MOVE ON.
Alison: THAT WATER HE DRANK
GAVE HIM DIARRHEA.
IF JONATHAN CAN MAKE
THAT KIND OF A RASH DECISION,
IT REALLY MAKES ME QUESTION
OUR ROLES HERE
AND HOW MUCH I CAN TRUST HIM.
MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW,
EXPLORE SOME OTHER OPTIONS
OF WAYS TO GET SOME FOOD.
YOU TELL ME HOW, I'LL DO IT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO?
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO STAY AWAY
FROM BEING, LIKE, RINGLEADER
JUST 'CAUSE --
WELL, YOU'RE THE ONE
WITH ALL THE ANSWERS,
LET'S SEE.
AM I?
THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE.
WELL MAYBE THERE'S A TALK
WE NEED TO HAVE
BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER,
'CAUSE I'M KIND OF FEELING
LIKE --
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M TRYING TO TREAD LIGHTLY
'CAUSE I'M TRYING
TO RESPECT YOU AS A MAN
AND YOUR DECISIONS
THAT YOU, YOU KNOW NEED TO MAKE
AND TO HELP,
BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE
I DON'T KNOW, YOU'RE JUST
CONDESCENDING TOWARDS ME.
CONDESCENDING?
YOU MUST BE CRAZY.
I'M NOT DOING NOTHING.
Jonathan:
I DON'T LIKE TO POINT FINGERS
AND PLAY THIS *BLEEP* GAME.
WERE NOT GOING TO SEE EYE-TO-EYE
ON EVERYTHING,
BUT I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
IF I EVER SEE HER AGAIN OR NOT.
RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE.
YOU ARE VERY GOOD --
I'M KEEPING US BOTH ALIVE.
YOU'VE -- I KNOW.
HOW?
YOU'RE NOT
KEEPING US BOTH ALIVE.
WERE KEEPING EACH OTHER
ALIVE.
YOU KEEP BRAGGING AND BRAGGING
EVERY DAY.
YOU ACT LIKE
YOU'RE MISS KNOW-IT-ALL,
AND I GIVE YOU THAT RESPECT.
YOU DO KNOW A LOT.
DO I?
YEAH,
YOU COME OFF THAT WAY.
Alison:
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR ME
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'VE HAD TO
NOT ONLY KIND OF BE A LEADER,
BUT TO ALSO BE A TEACHER.
I'M JUST SAYING,
IF I HADN'T HAVE BEEN HERE,
WOULD YOU STILL BE HERE?
WHY IS THAT --
THAT'S A STUPID QUESTION.
IF YOU WEREN'T HERE,
WOULD I SURVIVE WITH--
OF COURSE I COULD SURVIVE.
SHE DOESN'T REALIZE
MY DEFINITION OF SURVIVAL
IS SOMEBODY SHOOTING AT ME
AND ME SHOOTING BACK
AND SURVIVING AFTER THAT.
Alison: SO THIS IS A CHALLENGE
FOR ME RIGHT NOW
TO DO WHAT I THINK IS SMART.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
JUST AS MUCH OF
A SURVIVAL EXPERT AS I AM.
NO, I'M NOT.
I TOLD YOU STRAIGHT UP FROM
THE BEGINNING, I'M A CITY BOY.
I'M IN THE MILITARY.
THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHY AM I HERE?
'CAUSE I HAVE
MY MILITARY TRAINING
AND SURVIVAL SKILLS
FROM THE MILITARY.
BUT THEN YOU LIED THAT --
I DIDN'T LIE ABOUT NOTHING.
Jonathan:
HER DEFINITION OF SURVIVAL
AND MY DEFINITION OF SURVIVAL
ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS,
AND SHE NEEDS TO PUT THAT
*BLEEP* BEHIND HER AND MOVE ON.
HE DOESN'T HAVE THE SKILLS
TO BE OUT HERE.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
JUST AS MUCH OF SURVIVAL EXPERT
AS I AM.
NO, I'M NOT.
I TOLD YOU STRAIGHT UP FROM
THE BEGINNING, I'M A CITY BOY.
Narrator:
AFTER SURVIVING 12 DAYS
ON THE MALDIVES ISLANDS
WITH RECORD TEMPERATURES
INTO THE 120s,
JONATHAN AND ALISON'S
RELATIONSHIP IS
AT AN ALL-TIME LOW.
I DON'T WANT
TO OVERWHELM YOU,
BUT SOMETIMES
I'M JUST TALKING OUT.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
OVERWHELM ME.
YOU'RE OVERWHELMING
YOURSELF.
TRY MY BEST TO WAKE UP
IN THE MORNING
AND PUT ONE FOOT
IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.
HE MAY NOT BE
MY IDEAL PARTNER HERE,
BUT AT LEAST HE'S SOMEONE.
Narrator: JONATHAN IGNORED
ALISON'S WARNINGS
ABOUT DRINKING
BAD WELL WATER...
Jonathan: WE'RE NOT GONNA SEE
EYE TO EYE ON EVERYTHING,
BUT I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
IF I EVER SEE HER AGAIN OR NOT.
RIGHT NOW
WE'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE.
Narrator: ...AND, AS A RESULT,
IS STRICKEN
WITH SICKNESS AND DIARRHEA.
Alison:
I DON'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE,
BUT I'D RATHER HE LEAVE
THAN BE HERE
AND BE A BURDEN ON ME
IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING
I'M TRYING TO DO TO SURVIVE.
Narrator: NOW REDUCED TO A DIET
OF COCONUTS AND NONI LEAVES,
THEY'RE DESPERATE
FOR A SOURCE OF PROTEIN.
LET'S JUST GET DOWN
TO THE CORAL REEF AT THE END
AND START LOOKING
FOR EELS AND FISH.
Alison: WE'RE SO HUNGRY
FOR SOMETHING OTHER
THAN A COCONUT.
Jonathan: WE'RE BOTH STARVING.
COCONUTS ARE
NOT DOING IT NO MORE.
AND PLUS I DON'T WANT
TO GET SICK BY HAVING ANY MORE.
WE NEED TO GET SOME PROTEIN
AND ENERGY IN US.
Alison: WE HAVE NO FOOD.
Jonathan: WE BOTH NEED TO FOCUS
ON PROTEIN
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA
KEEP US GOING.
I CAN PROBABLY GO DOWN
WHERE THE REEF IS POPPING
OUT OF THE WATER A LITTLE BIT
AND TRY MY NOOSE,
AND YOU CAN GO
WHEREVER YOU WANT.
Alison: I JUST CAN'T STRESS
ENOUGH HOW LITTLE SEA LIFE
THERE REALLY IS ON THIS ISLAND.
Narrator: INCREASING LOCAL WATER
TEMPERATURES HAVE KILLED OFF
MUCH OF THE CORAL,
CAUSING THE FISH POPULATION
TO DECLINE.
YEP,
HE'S EATING MY CRAB LEG.
THAT IS
THE FIRST FISH I'VE SEEN.
IT LOOKS LIKE
SOME SORT OF EEL.
WE'RE SO HUNGRY FOR PROTEIN,
CATCHING THIS EEL IS GONNA BE
A MATTER
OF LIFE OR DEATH TO US.
OH, MY GOSH.
THE NUMBER-ONE RULE I WAS TAUGHT
AS A CHILD GROWING UP
IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT IS
STAY AWAY FROM THE EELS.
Narrator:
EELS ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE.
THEY SHELTER
IN THE CREVICES OF THE CORAL,
WAITING IN THE SHADOWS
TO AMBUSH THEIR PREY.
THEY POSSESS STRONG JAWS
AND SHARP TEETH
AND ARE KNOWN TO ATTACK HUMANS
IF THEY FEEL THREATENED.
Jonathan:
IT LOOKS LIKE ALISON'S GOT
HER EYES ON SOMETHING.
WHATEVER I SEE,
I'M GONNA KILL.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS HUNGRY.
Alison: JUST RUNNING ON THIS
STUFF IS SUPER CHALLENGING.
IT'S, LIKE, RAZOR SHARP.
PROBABLY THE SHARPEST CORAL
I'VE EVER WALKED ON.
SHARP-ASS CORAL, DUDE.
DUDE THIS STUFF IS LIKE
RAZORS.
IT'S NOT WORTH
CUTTING OUR FEET OVER FOR.
WHERE IS THAT THING?
THIS ISN'T WORTH
CUTTING MY FEET OVER.
HOLY CRAP! THERE IT IS!
*BLEEP*
AAH! I CUT MY FOOT.
GET THAT *BLEEP*
I GOT IT, I GOT IT,
I GOT IT.
COME *BLEEP*
*BLEEP* *BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
GET HIM?
MM.
ARE YOU OKAY?
I GOT HIM.
GOT MYSELF TOO.
HE TRIED TO BITE ME.
CHOP HIS HEAD OFF.
DON'T YOU DARE
FRICKING GO AWAY.
YOU'RE MY DINNER.
ON RAZOR SHARP CORAL,
THAT'S A LOT HARDER
THAN YOU'D THINK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I THINK YOU GOT ME,
BUT THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I'M SORRY
I HAD TO DO THAT.
OH,
I DON'T LIKE KILLING THINGS.
I REALLY DON'T' LIKE
KILLING THINGS.
I'M SO SORRY.
Jonathan: WE'RE MORE THAN
HALFWAY THROUGH THE CHALLENGE.
DURING THIS PROCESS,
ALL THE WEIGHTS BEEN PUT
ON ALISON'S SHOULDERS.
MY TEAMMATE STEPPED IT UP,
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HER.
THANK YOU, EEL.
AFTER SHE KILLED THAT EEL,
I LOOKED DEEP INSIDE MYSELF
AND RECOGNIZED
THAT EVEN SOMEONE
WITH A STRONG
MILITARY BACKGROUND,
I'M THE ONE WHO'S BEEN PLAYING
A SUBORDINATE ROLE HERE.
ALISON IS THE ONE WHO
REALLY DESERVES ALL THE CREDIT.
SHOULD WE JUST
PUT HIM ON?
YEAH.
HERE, READY?
IT'S COOKING
FAST.
I HAVE
A LOT OF RESPECT FOR HER.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE OUT HERE.
Alison:
I CAN FEEL THE PROTEIN JUST
FLOWING THROUGH MY BODY.
I'M FEELING REALLY FRUSTRATED
BY MY INJURIES
AND OVERALL REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN MYSELF.
AND THAT'S NOT WHO I AM.
THIS MORNING,
I'M GONNA TRY TO GO FISHING.
MY CHANCE TO HUNT FOR MYSELF IS
A GOOD CHANCE TO PROVE TO HER
THAT I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN.
I'M READY TO RISK
DANGEROUS WATERS TO DO IT.
AND I'LL COME BACK
WITH SOME TREASURES.
I'M LOOKING FOR CLAMS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT CHANCE
FOR TO PROVE TO HER
THAT I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN,
THAT I'M A GOOD PARTNER.
AND I FIND A HUGE CLAM.
IT TAKES PATIENCE
AND A LITTLE SKILL
AND A LOT OF ENERGY
TO CHISEL IT OUT,
BUT I MANAGED TO GET IT.
Alison:
YEAH, WHOO-HOO!
Alison: THAT WAS
EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE.
I'M THINKING
I'M PRETTY EXCITED
BECAUSE JONATHAN JUST PULLED
THIS CLAM OUT
WITH HIS BARE HANDS.
THAT WAS
THE BEST THING SO FAR.
THERE ARE
VERY, VERY RARE MOMENTS
WHEN SUPER-HUMAN POWER
POPS INTO PLAY
DURING A SURVIVAL CHALLENGE,
AND WHEN JONATHAN GOT THAT CLAM,
THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS.
I THINK
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HUG.
AHH.
OW. SUNBURN.
SORRY, SORRY.
OH, MY GOSH.
Jonathan:
FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'M FEELING
LIKE I'M REALLY CONTRIBUTING.
AND BY CATCHING THAT CLAM,
I REALLY IMPROVED
THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN ME AND ALISON.
COULDN'T ASK
FOR A BETTER PARTNER.
SHE'S AWESOME.
END UP PROBABLY BECOMING
BEST FRIENDS.
WE HAVE A CLAM,
AND I'M HAPPY AS A CLAM.
I'M JUST EXCITED
TO BE WORKING AS A TEAM.
IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD.
I THINK WE'RE FINALLY MESHING,
AND NOT THAT I WANT
TO STAY HERE LONGER,
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY COOL
TO SEE US COMING TOGETHER.
HOLY COW.
NOW, THIS ISLAND MIGHT LOOK LIKE
A POSTCARD,
BUT THIS IS LITERALLY
THE ISLAND FROM HELL.
THIS SUCKS.
I HATE IT HERE.
Jonathan:
WE POPPED OPEN A COCONUT,
AND I'M ACTUALLY VERY HAPPY
THAT SHE KNEW HOW TO DO IT.
SHE TAUGHT ME
HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY,
'CAUSE I WOULD'VE KEPT HITTING
THE BACK END OF THE COCONUT.
OH, THAT'S PRIMO.
MMM-MMM-MMM-MMM.
IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING,
ACTUALLY,
BECAUSE THE WATER'S
A LAXATIVE,
BUT THE MEAT IS A...
IS A BULK, YOU KNOW?
SO IT'S SUCH
A SMART FRUIT.
IT KNOWS.
LOVELY.
WELL DONE. WELL DONE.
I REALLY
DON'T LIKE KILLING THINGS.
I'M SO SORRY.
Narrator: ALISON AND JONATHAN
HAVE NOW BEEN SURVIVING
ON THE MALDIVES ISLANDS
FOR OVER 18 DAYS.
I GOT CUT.
TOGETHER, THEY'RE BRAVING
THE TOUGH CONDITIONS
OF THE ISLAND --
OVER-100-DEGREE HEAT,
LACK OF WATER,
AND DANGEROUS FISH
ON THE REEF.
Alison:
HE TRIED TO BITE ME.
THROUGH ALL THEIR ADVERSITY,
THEY'VE FOUGHT PAST
THEIR PERSONAL DIFFERENCES
AND HAVE COME TOGETHER
AS A TEAM.
I THINK
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HUG.
OW. SUNBURN.
SORRY, SORRY.
WHOA, LIGHTNING!
THAT'S CLOSE.
Alison:
THERE'S A STORM COMING.
SEE THESE LEAVES BEHIND ME?
THE COCOAS.
Narrator: AFTER SURVIVING WEEKS
IN PUNISHING CONDITIONS,
THEY FACE ANOTHER THREAT
AS A POWERFUL
AND DANGEROUS STORM APPROACHES.
UNPROTECTED AND VULNERABLE,
JONATHAN AND ALISON HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THE FORCE OF NATURE
AT ITS MOST VIOLENT.
Alison: HOLY COW.
OH, I JUST LITERALLY RAN
ALMOST ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE ISLAND
'CAUSE I SAW
THIS HUGE STORM COMING IN.
HOLY COW.
Jonathan: NOW WE'RE GONNA BE
MORE MISERABLE,
MORE COLD, AND MORE HUNGRY
AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO ENERGY
TO GET THE *BLEEP*
OFF THIS ISLAND.
WE HAVE TWO MORE DAYS LEFT,
AND WE STILL HAVE TO SWIM OUT
TO A MAJOR CHANNEL.
NOW WE'RE FINALLY EXCITED
TO BE ABLE TO FINISH OFF STRONG,
AND IT'S HARD.
IT'S REALLY COLD.
Jonathan: SHE'S FREEZING.
SHE'S TINIER THAN I AM,
YOU KNOW,
AND I'M COLD RIGHT NOW, TOO.
IF I'M BITCHING IT'S COLD,
THEN IT'S COLD,
BECAUSE I USUALLY DON'T BITCH.
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE LEFT
TO KEEP WARM IS OUR BODY HEAT
AND JUST STAY
INSIDE THE SHELTER.
I JUST PRAY
IT'S GONNA HOLD UP.
THIS IS JUST LIKE
PUTTING SALT IN THE WOUND.
NOW WE JUST GOT TO SIT
THROUGH IT AND KILL TIME
AND WAIT AND WAIT AND WAIT
AND NOT THINK ABOUT FOOD
AND NOT THINK ABOUT HUNGER.
THE NIGHT BRINGS
ONE OF THE WORST STORMS
THE MALDIVES HAVE EXPERIENCED
IN YEARS
WITH WINDS
OF UP TO 70 MILES PER HOUR.
GOSH.
FREEZING.
WE'RE EXPERIENCING
A REALLY, REALLY BIG STORM
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S LIKE 4:00
IN THE MORNING,
AND IT HASN'T STOPPED
ALL NIGHT.
THIS IS THE FIRST STORM
I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN
GENUINELY SCARED THAT WE'RE
GONNA LOSE OUR SHELTER.
I SERIOUSLY THINK THESE ARE
LIKE 70-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.
NO, I'M SERIOUS.
I THINK
IT'S GONNA BLOW AWAY.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
OOH.
THE STORM NOW HEADS
INTO ITS THIRD DAY
AND GROWS
INCREASINGLY VIOLENT.
THIS IS THE WILDEST STORM
WE'VE HAD YET.
YOU LOSE MOST OF YOUR BODY HEAT
THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
SO I'M TRYING TO PUT
EVERYTHING I CAN FIND
OVER MY HEAD.
Jonathan: I'D RATHER SAVE
MY ENERGY OR THE LAST DAY,
WHICH IS TOMORROW,
TO BUILD THAT RAFT
AND GET OFF
THIS ISLAND.
WE CAN MAKE A RAFT.
I SAW PLENTY OF WASHED-UP
WATER BOTTLES
WE CAN STUFF INSIDE
HER BAIT TRAP,
AND IT'LL DEFINITELY HOLD
BOTH OF US UP.
Alison: IF IT'S ROUGH LIKE THIS,
WE AREN'T GONNA BE ABLE
TO SWIM OUT
TO OUR PICK-UP SPOT.
I FEEL LIKE
THE ISLAND'S ABOUT TO BLOW AWAY.
THIS THING HELD UP,
THANK GOD.
YAY!
YAY!
WE ARE GONNA EAT TODAY,
FINALLY.
WE'RE OUT
OF STARVATION CAMP.
WE ARE GONNA
GET OFF THIS ISLAND
AND HAVE OUR COOKIES.
CHOCOLATE.
Alison: IT'S DAY 21.
THE SUN FINALLY CAME OUT,
AND I CAN'T STOP SMILING.
OKAY, SO,
WE ARE RIGHT HERE.
WHILE THE BOAT SHOULD BE
GOING THIS DIRECTION.
WE JUST GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE ANOTHER STORM HITS.
THE LAST THREE NIGHTS HERE
WERE EXTREMELY BRUTAL.
WE WEREN'T SURE
WE WERE GONNA MAKE IT.
Jonathan: IT'S PERFECT.
Jonathan: WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING OFF THIS ISLAND.
Alison: OW.
GEEZ. OW.
WHY'D YOU PULL IT OUT?
HEY, I THINK
I SEE THE BOAT.
WHERE?
RIGHT THERE.
HI!
HI!
Alison:
I CAME INTO THIS CHALLENGE
WANTING A SORT OF COMING-OF-AGE
EXPERIENCE
AND I THINK
I GOT THAT AND EVEN MORE.
Jonathan: IT FEELS SO GOOD
TO FINALLY GET PICKED UP
BY THE RESCUE BOAT AND BE DONE
WITH THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE.
I FEEL SO RELIEVED
THAT'S FINALLY OVER.
WITHOUT ALISON,
THIS TRIP WOULD'VE BEEN
EVEN MORE MISERABLE.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT
AND ADMIRATION FOR HER,
AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANY OTHER WOMAN OUT THERE
THAT I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE
THAT HAS THE TALENT AND SKILLS
THAT SHE HAS.
Alison: THANK YOU, JONATHAN,
FOR BEING MY PARTNER HERE.
BYE-BYE!
THIS CHALLENGE IS
THE MOST DIFFICULT THING
I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.
PUT HER THERE.
MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU.
LOT OF RESPECT.
MAINLY, WHAT I'M SITTING HERE
THINKING IS,
"HOW THE HECK WILL I EVER
EXPLAIN HOW BRUTALLY CHALLENGING
"AND RIDICULOUSLY EXHAUSTING
AND INCREDIBLY AMAZING
THIS EXPERIENCE REALLY WAS?"
Narrator: AFTER 21 DAYS,
JONATHAN AND ALISON HAVE
GONE THROUGH A MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION
LIKE NO OTHER.
JONATHAN LOST
A TOTAL OF 18 POUNDS
AND ALISON, 14 POUNDS.
JONATHAN IS
BACK IN LOS ANGELES,
TRAINING FOR TRIATHLONS
AND WORKING AS A BODYGUARD.
AND ALISON RETURNED TO HAWAII
TO BE WITH FAMILY
AND IS PLANNING
HER NEXT ADVENTURE.
SURVIVAL EXPERTS REVIEWED
JONATHAN AND ALISON
IN TERMS OF THEIR SKILL,
EXPERIENCE, AND MENTAL APPROACH
AND REASSESSED THEM BOTH
ACCORDING TO HOW THEY COPED
WITH THEIR SITUATION.
JONATHAN SHOWED
IMMENSE MENTAL STRENGTH
GETTING THROUGH HIS INJURIES.
BUT THIS CHALLENGE WAS
WAY BEYOND
ANYTHING HE HAD
EVER EXPERIENCED.
ALISON'S TREMENDOUS KNOWLEDGE
OF PLANT LIFE
HELPED KEEP THEM BOTH ALIVE
WHEN OTHERWISE
THEY WOULD'VE FAILED.
TEAMWORK LET THEM BOTH DOWN
AT THE START.
BUT REALIZING
THEIR SURVIVAL DEPENDED
ON THEM WORKING TOGETHER
ULTIMATELY SAVED THEM.
OVERALL THEIR PSRs IMPROVED.
JONATHAN'S PSR IS NOW 7.2,
WHILE ALISON GETS AN 8.4.
THIS EXPERIENCE PROVES
THAT JONATHAN AND ALISON
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO SURVIVE NAKED AND AFRAID.
YOU HAVE TO BE
A HARDCORE SURVIVALIST
TO FINISH OUT HERE ON YOUR OWN.
THIS IS NO JOKE.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
ISLAND ON THE PLANET.
NO LIVING SPECIES
COULD SURVIVE OUT HERE
MORE THAN A WEEK.
HOLY CRAP!
THERE IS -- AAH!
GET THAT *BLEEP*
Alison:
I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
*BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
DID YOU GET 'EM?
Narrator: TWO STRANGERS.
THERE'S MY PARTNER.
Narrator:
ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN,
BOTH EXPERIENCED SURVIVALISTS,
HAVE CHOSEN TO PUT THEIR SKILLS
TO THE ULTIMATE TEST.
THEY HAVE NO WATER, NO FOOD,
AND NO CLOTHES.
THEIR CHALLENGE IS TO SURVIVE
FOR 21 DAYS...
GOD, WE'RE SO SCREWED.
Narrator:
...KNOWING THAT THE HUMAN BODY
CAN ONLY LIVE THREE DAYS
WITHOUT WATER...
WE NEED WATER. FAST.
...AND BEGINS TO SHUT DOWN
AFTER THREE WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD.
THIS IS THE EVEREST
OF SURVIVAL CHALLENGES.
CAN A MAN AND WOMAN
SURVIVE ALONE IN THE WILDERNESS
NAKED AND AFRAID?
Alison: THIS ISLAND MIGHT LOOK
LIKE A POSTCARD,
BUT THIS IS THE ISLAND
FROM HELL.
Jonathan: BASED OFF MY MILITARY
TRAINING AND SURVIVAL SKILLS,
THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE HARDEST
THINGS I'LL EVER DO.
Alison: MAN, THIS IS INTENSE.
WHEW!
I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.
Narrator:
THE MALDIVE ISLANDS --
JUST 40 MILES FROM THE EQUATOR
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
THE TROPICAL CLIMATE
CAN PRODUCE TEMPERATURES
UP TO A STAGGERING 120 DEGREES
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY.
DESTRUCTIVE STORMS CAN BATTER
THE ISLANDS FOR WEEKS
WITH HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS
AND MONSOON RAINS.
THE ISLAND IS RINGED BY JAGGED,
CORAL REEFS --
BEAUTIFUL TO THE EYE,
BUT HAZARDOUS TO THE TOUCH.
AND THE WATERS AROUND THE REEF
ARE PATROLLED
BY DANGEROUS CREATURES,
SUCH AS REEF SHARKS, EELS,
AND STINGRAYS.
JUST LIKE PRIOR TO A MISSION,
I'LL GET A LITTLE ANXIOUS
AND ANXIETY AND NERVOUS
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT.
I FEEL LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.
I'M JONATHAN KLAY.
I'M A FORMER RECON MARINE
AND A SNIPER.
PHYSICALLY, I DESCRIBE MYSELF
AS A WORKOUT MANIAC.
I'VE DONE EIGHT TRIATHLONS.
I'VE DONE FOUR MARATHONS
WITHOUT TRAINING.
I'VE TRAVELED THE WORLD
DOING TOP-SECRET MISSIONS,
SNIPER MISSIONS,
HOSTAGE RECOVERY MISSIONS,
DIVE MISSIONS.
IN EVERY COUNTRY I WENT TO,
I HAD TO LIVE IN THE JUNGLE,
SURVIVE IN THE BUSH.
NO MATTER HOW HARD
THIS CHALLENGE IS,
I'M NOT GOING TO QUIT.
Alison: WHOO!
OH, MY GOSH.
AM I REALLY GOING TO HAVE
TO MEET THIS NAKED PERSON?
MY NAME IS ALISON TEAL.
I'M A SURFER, A SURVIVALIST,
AND AN ADVENTURE MODEL.
I WAS THAT SORT OF TARZAN CHILD
RAISED AROUND THE WORLD.
AND WE WENT TO THE MOST REMOTE
AND EXOTIC CORNERS ON THE EARTH
AND LIVED THERE.
NEVER WENT TO SCHOOL GROWING UP
AND BASICALLY LIVED
IN A 6x6-FOOT TENT
IN EVERY COUNTRY
YOU COULD IMAGINE.
I THINK I'M A WEALTH
OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD.
PEOPLE CALL ME
THE WALKING GLOBAL ENCYCLOPEDIA.
I WOULD SAY THAT IT'S KIND OF
A COMING OF AGE ADVENTURE
FOR ME.
I'M GOING TO BE MEETING
SOME MYSTERY MAN
AND THIS IS GONNA BE
REALLY INTERESTING.
Jonathan: I'M ALREADY WORRIED
ABOUT THE HEAT.
IT'S REALLY EARLY RIGHT NOW
IN THE MORNING
AND IT'S ALREADY 100% HUMIDITY.
DEFINITELY, THE HEAT
IS GONNA BE A MAIN FACTOR.
I DON'T WANT TO BURN MYSELF
AND GET BLISTERS ON MY SKIN
ON THE FIRST DAY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE,
BUT I'M SURE
IT'S GOING TO BE TREACHEROUS.
Alison: WHEW! I'M NERVOUS.
I FEEL A LITTLE BIT LOOPY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GOOD
OR A BAD THING, BUT -- AAH!
I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY
ONE OF MY CONCERNS
IS MEETING MY PARTNER,
NAKED IN THE WILD.
MY NICKNAME GROWING UP
WAS "THE NUN."
SO I AM RATHER CONSERVATIVE
IN MY VALUES,
ALTHOUGH I MAY SEEM LIKE
THIS VERY VIVACIOUS SURFER GIRL.
I DON'T TAKE IT OFF MUCH.
OH-HO, IT'S GETTING HOT.
Jonathan: BEING NAKED ON THIS
CHALLENGE IS NOT A PROBLEM.
I'M COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN
IS I BURN EASY,
AND I DON'T WANT
MY PERSONAL PRIVATE PARTS
TO GET FRIED AND BURNED.
Alison: THE GOOD NEWS IS,
IS THAT WE'RE BOTH NAKED IN THIS
TOGETHER,
SO I'M HOPING
THAT HE'S THINKING
THE SAME THING AS ME,
AS "OH, MY GOSH.
AM I REALLY GOING TO HAVE
TO MEET THIS NAKED PERSON?"
HOLY MOLY.
I WOULD SAY ANY PERSON NOWADAYS
BEING THROWN IN A SITUATION
WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO'S NAKED
AND YOU'VE NEVER MET HIM
BEFORE --
YOU'RE GONNA FEEL
SLIGHTLY STRANGE NO MATTER WHAT.
Jonathan: HOPEFULLY, MY PARTNER
IS COMFORTABLE BEING NAKED
AND SHE DON'T MIND
ME STARING AT HER.
Alison: AND THEN -- DAMN.
THERE IS THIS NAKED MAN.
HE'S COMING AT ME,
AND I'M LIKE, "WOW.
THAT'S A NAKED MAN."
HELLO.
ALOHA.
JONATHAN.
ALISON.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
Jonathan: WHEN I SAW ALISON,
I SAW, "OH GOOD.
YOUNG, ATTRACTIVE GIRL,
ALSO, LOOKS LIKE SHE'S IN SHAPE.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL OUT, HUH?
I LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
WITH THE PLACE.
IT'S VERY HOT.
Alison: THE FIRST THOUGHTS
THAT RAN THROUGH MY MIND WERE,
"OH, GOD.
THIS GUY'S NAKED AND SO AM I,
AND I DON'T KNOW HIM."
THIS ISN'T WEIRD AT ALL.
BIG DUDE, YOU KNOW,
BUT SUPER FIT
AND I'M LIKE, "OH MY GOSH,
THIS IS LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF A MOVIE."
WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE GET OUT OF THE SUN...
YEAH. I'M ROASTING.
...AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER
AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO?
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: ALISON AND JONATHAN
ARE EACH ALLOWED TO BRING
ONE ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL ITEM.
I GOT A HATCHET.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
LOOKS LIKE
A FLINT STARTER.
WHOO! YEP, THAT'S FIRE.
A SMALL CREW WILL CAPTURE
THE 21-DAY JOURNEY
WITH CLEAR INSTRUCTION
NOT TO INTERVENE
UNLESS
THERE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
GOT A DIARY CAM.
OH WOW. OKAY.
IN ADDITION, JONATHAN AND ALISON
ARE GIVEN HANDHELD CAMERAS
TO DOCUMENT
THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE.
STATE YOUR NAME, AGE,
AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM.
NO STATE YOUR NAME, AGE,
AND WHERE YOU FROM.
JONATHAN KLAY,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
ALISON TEAL, THE WORLD.
HAWAII.
OH-HO! TREASURE MAP.
JONATHAN AND ALISON
HAVE BEEN GIVEN A MAP
THAT SHOWS
TWO DIFFERENT ISLANDS --
THE SMALLER ONE THAT THEY ARE ON
AND A SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER ONE
OVER A MILE AWAY
SEPARATED BY A SHARK-INFESTED
CHANNEL WITH STRONG TIDES.
THE LARGER ISLAND, HOWEVER,
PROMISES MORE RESOURCES
AND THEREFORE INCREASES
THEIR CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL.
IF JONATHAN AND ALISON
CAN SURVIVE THE 21-DAY ORDEAL,
THEY CAN SWIM TO THEIR
EXTRACTION POINT ON THE MAP,
WHICH WILL BE THEIR WAY OUT.
SO WHERE ARE WE?
THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
THIS ISLAND
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS.
YEAH,
THIS LOOKS PRETTY DAMN BIG.
Alison: ON THE MAP,
THERE WAS TWO ISLANDS
AND IN BETWEEN THE ISLANDS
WERE SHARKS.
AND WE'RE ON THE ITTY-BITTY ONE
WITH NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES,
AND THERE'S A HUGE, BEAUTIFUL
ONE RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY.
I THOUGHT, "OH, BOY.
WE'RE IN FOR A BIG SWIM.
THIS IS FREAKING NUTS."
Alison:
OKAY, SO MY ONLY CONCERN IS
SPECIES OF SHARKS
OR STINGRAYS OR ANYTHING.
Jonathan:
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT
THE SUN REFLECTING OFF THE WATER
IS HITTING MY SKIN.
I ALREADY BURN EASY.
I DON'T WANT TO WASTE
DAY 1 ON THIS LITTLE ISLAND
THAT HAS NOTHING TO OFFER US.
IF WE STAY HERE,
WE'RE JUST GONNA DIE
OF STARVATION AND LACK OF WATER.
I THINK
IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
WE RISK
THIS SWIM WITH THE SHARKS,
BECAUSE ON THE BIGGER ISLAND,
THERE SHOULD BE MORE OPPORTUNITY
AND RESOURCES TO SURVIVE.
Alison: I LOVE THE OCEAN
AND I LOVE SWIMMING,
BUT SHARKS ARE DEFINITELY
A FEAR IN THAT CHANNEL.
I'M NOT USUALLY AFRAID OF SHARKS
AS A SURFER.
BUT RECENTLY, A 19-FOOT
TIGER SHARK SWAM UNDER ME,
AND SINCE THEN,
I DON'T MESS WITH THE SHARKS.
Jonathan:
THE FEAR OF BEING PULLED
INTO THE DEEP, BLUE YONDER
IS TERRIFYING.
THOSE TIDES ARE STRONG.
THE THOUGHT
OF BEING EATEN BY A SHARK
IS MY WORST NIGHTMARE.
IT MADE ME SWIM FASTER
THAN I EVER THOUGHT I COULD.
GOOD JOB.
NICE!
WE DID IT.
WHOO!
ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS TOUGH.
MAN.
DID A GOOD JOB, THOUGH.
Alison: WHEN I GOT TO THE SHORE
AFTER THE SWIM, I WAS LIKE,
* AH *
WE DID IT!
I THINK IT WAS KIND OF OUR FIRST
BONDING EXPERIENCE.
Jonathan:
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND
THAT SHE'S A TEAM PLAYER
AND ALSO CAN HANG THROUGH
THIS WHOLE CHALLENGE.
Narrator: AS PART OF
THEIR SELECTION PROCESS,
JONATHAN AND ALISON
HAVE UNDERGONE
RIGOROUS PHYSICAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING.
THEIR OVERALL
SURVIVAL ASSESSMENT
HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY EXPERTS
ACCORDING TO THREE CATEGORIES --
SKILL, EXPERIENCE, AND MENTAL.
JONATHAN'S MILITARY BACKGROUND
SCORES HIM HIGHLY,
BUT HIS DIFFICULTIES
WITH SOCIAL SKILLS
COUNT AGAINST HIM.
ALISON HAS A GREAT RANGE
OF SURVIVAL SKILLS
AFTER BEING IMMERSED
IN DIFFERENT CULTURES
AROUND THE WORLD.
BUT HER LACK OF EXPERIENCE
WORKING WITH
HARDCORE MILITARY TYPES
RAISES A QUESTION
OF HOW SHE'LL BE ABLE
TO FUNCTION WITH JONATHAN.
JONATHAN AND ALISON ARE GIVEN
AN OVERALL PRIMITIVE
SURVIVAL RATING, OR PSR.
JONATHAN'S IS SET AT 6.9,
AND ALISON'S COMES IN AT 8.0.
OUR EXPERTS WILL REASSESS
THEIR PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING
AT THE END
OF THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE.
LET'S GET IN THE SHADE.
I'M BURNING UP.
YEAH, I'M ROASTING.
Narrator:
THE DAY JONATHAN AND ALISON
ARRIVED IN THE MALDIVES
COINCIDED WITH THE START OF
AN UNPRECEDENTED HEAT WAVE,
WHERE THEY ARE SEARED
BY RECORD TEMPERATURES.
BURN TIME ON THEIR EXPOSED SKIN
IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES.
THE PAIN FROM SEVERE SUNBURN
IS DEVASTATING.
THE SKIN WILL BOIL,
AND THERE'S A HIGH RISK
OF SEVERE SHOCK
AND EVEN DEATH.
Alison:
WOW. THAT SUN IS INTENSE, DUDE.
YEAH, THAT'S WHY WE GOT
TO GET IN THE SHADE OVER HERE.
Jonathan: IT'S SO HOT,
IT'S MAKING IT
UNBEARABLE TO DEAL WITH.
THIS IS BEYOND WHAT I THOUGHT.
IT'S JUST TOO HOT.
YOUR BACK IS FRIED.
WOW. THAT'S CRAZY.
Alison: YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
THERE'S DIFFERENT SKIN TYPES.
I FEEL LIKE WITH JONATHAN,
IT'S KIND OF PROBABLY A PROCESS
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
LET'S WALK FAST, THOUGH,
'CAUSE I'M BURNING ALREADY.
Jonathan: WHEN I STARTED BURNING
RIGHT AWAY,
I KNEW THAT WE CAN'T BE WASTING
MORE TIME.
THE SUN'S KILLING ME.
I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE SUN.
Alison: SUNBURN IS ALWAYS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS
IN THE TROPICS.
BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE SURVIVING.
WE'RE NOT HERE
ON ISLAND TANNING BEDS.
HE'S TOUGH.
HE'LL MAKE IT THROUGH.
LET'S -- LET'S GET TO THE SHADE
AND THEN LOOK FOR --
I NEED TO GET OUT OF THE SUN,
PLEASE.
I'M REALLY BURNING UP HERE.
Alison: WELL DO YOU WANT TO GET
OUT OF IT RIGHT THIS MINUTE?
NO, LET'S GO AROUND THIS,
ON THE SHADY SIDE
OF THE ISLAND RIGHT HERE.
HOLY CRAP, IT'S HOT.
Alison: AT LEAST
I HAVE MY BOOBS COVERED.
Jonathan: WATER AND SHELTER
ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS,
TO GET OUT OF THE SUN.
BUILDING ONE BIG SHELTER,
WE CAN BOTH FIT ON ONE BED
THAT'S ELEVATED OFF THE GROUND
SO WE CAN USE EACH OTHER AS BODY
HEAT TO KEEP EACH OTHER WARM.
IF NOT, WE'RE BOTH GONNA HAVE
HYPOTHERMIA OR FREEZE.
YOU ARE SO BURNED.
Alison: I WOULD SAY
MY MAIN CONCERN RIGHT NOW
IS THAT JONATHAN
IS EXTREMELY SUNBURNED
AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OUT HERE
THAT ACTS AS NATURAL SUNSCREEN.
I AM *BLEEP* BEAT.
YEAH.
HAVE YOU BEEN
REALLY SUNBURNED?
YEAH, ONCE.
IT BLISTERED.
DID IT?
PARTS OF ME THAT NEVER BEEN --
SEEN SUN BEFORE,
THAT'S WHAT HURTS.
Jonathan: THE BURN
DOESN'T MESS UP MY MORALE.
I MEAN, IT DOES PUT
A DAMPER ON THINGS.
IT'S NOT SLOWING ME DOWN.
IT'S NOT HAMPERING
MY ACHIEVEABILTY
TO GATHER FOOD
OR LOOK FOR SHELTER OR ANYTHING.
I'M JUST PROBABLY GOING TO FEEL
IT TONIGHT WHEN I LAY DOWN.
I NEED TO REST
FOR LIKE 30 MINUTES.
YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW.
YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD.
Alison:
I'M JUST MAKING THINGS
'CAUSE I KNOW
WE'RE GOING TO NEED THEM.
I'M LIKE MacGyver.
I CAN WEAVE
A HAT OR MAKE A BLANKET
JUST USING
THE ELEMENTS OF THE ISLAND.
THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS
THAT I'VE DONE EVER SINCE
I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
I'M BURNT AND MISERABLE.
I CAN'T MOVE.
I CAN'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
IT HURTS
ALL UP AND DOWN MY BODY.
Narrator: JONATHAN'S BURNS
ARE GROWING MORE SEVERE
WITH EACH PASSING MINUTE.
REDNESS OF THE SKIN,
IF UNTREATED,
WILL LEAD TO SWELLING,
BLISTERING, AND SEVERE PAIN.
Jonathan:
THE BURN I HAVE RIGHT NOW
IS CURRENTLY ALL OVER MY BODY.
I'M LIKE REALLY FREAKING HAVING
SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
THE FEW DAYS I'LL SPEND HERE
CAN AFFECT THE REST OF MY LIFE.
IF IT WAS COOLER,
I'D PROBABLY BE ABLE
TO MOVE AROUND
AND BE MOBILE AND...
AND NOT HATE LIFE.
I'M HATING LIFE, WONDERING WHY
I'M PUTTING MYSELF THROUGH THIS.
THIS IS --
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE *BLEEP*
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT,
LIKE, IN THIS *BLEEP* HEAT
EVERY DAY FOR 20 MORE DAYS.
I'M BURNING MYSELF TO DEATH.
MY SKIN CAN'T TAKE THIS *BLEEP*
OH, MY GOD.
I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE NO MORE.
I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.
I CAN'T TAKE
ANOTHER DAY IN THIS HEAT.
Alison:
I'M NOT DRINKING THAT.
I THINK IT'S FINE.
IT TASTES FINE TO ME.
THIS SUCKS.
I HATE IT HERE.
THIS IS LITERALLY
THE ISLAND FROM HELL.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
PARTS OF ME THAT NEVER BEEN --
SEEN SUN BEFORE,
THAT'S WHAT HURTS.
Narrator:
JONATHAN AND ALISON HAVE SPENT
THE LAST 30 HOURS
NAKED AND ISOLATED
ON A REMOTE MALDIVIAN ISLAND.
TEMPERATURES ARE OPPRESSIVE
AS THE MALDIVES EXPERIENCED
AN UNPRECEDENTED HEAT WAVE.
BUT JONATHAN'S
MILITARY BACKGROUND
COULD NOT PREPARE HIM
FOR THE DEVASTATING EFFECT
OF THE SUN'S ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
ON HIS EXPOSED BODY...
I'M BURNT AND MISERABLE.
...LEAVING ALISON
TO PICK UP THE SLACK,
USING HER EXPERIENCE TO CRAFT
ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL ITEMS.
YOU COULD FLIP IT
AND CARRY THINGS IN IT.
THE TEAM IS IN TROUBLE ALREADY
WITH ONE MAN DOWN
AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF ALISON FACING
THE REMAINING 20 DAYS ALONE.
OH, MY GOD.
I CAN'T DO IT NO MORE.
I MIGHT HAVE TO CALL IT QUITS.
I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT.
I'M ALREADY BREAKING DOWN.
IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE
THAT I CAN'T HANDLE
THIS SURVIVAL CHALLENGE.
BEING A RECON MARINE
OR SURVIVAL EXPERT
DOESN'T MATTER.
NO MATTER
WHAT YOUR EXPERTISES ARE,
THE SUN WILL BEAT YOU DOWN.
I-I DON'T WANT TO DO IT NO MORE.
Narrator: IF JONATHAN QUITS, HE
WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE ISLAND
AND FLOWN HOME IMMEDIATELY,
LEAVING HIS PARTNER ALISON ALONE
TO CONTINUE THE REMAINING
18 DAYS WITHOUT HIM.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
I DON'T KNOW IF JONATHAN'S
GONNA LEAVE OR NOT.
THAT WOULD LEAVE ME HERE ALONE.
I JUST HAVE TO BE REALLY STRONG.
LAST NIGHT WAS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE MOST MISERABLE NIGHTS
I'VE HAD.
NO SLEEP,
MY SUNBURN'S HURTING ME
EVERY TIME I LAY DOWN
OR TURN OVER.
Alison:
THE SUNBURN THAT JONATHAN HAS
IS 90 MILLION TIMES WORSE
THAN THE WORST SUNBURN
I'VE EVER HAD,
AND I'VE BEEN REALLY SUNBURNED.
OKAY, LET ME TRY THIS.
GROWING UP IN HAWAII,
I LEARNED LOTS OF USEFUL SKILLS
THAT PEOPLE WHO GREW UP
IN OTHER KINDS OF PLACES
PROBABLY WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT.
SO YOU ONLY WANT
THE WHITE BERRIES.
THE WHITE BERRIES
HELP WITH SUNBURN.
JUST MASH 'EM.
I'M MASHING THE SEEDS UP
TO MAKE THE JUICE
TO RUB ON MY BURN.
THESE ARE CALLED NAUPAKA
WHERE I'M FROM.
GEEZ.
LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE ALMOST
BURNT BY A FIRE.
Narrator:
AS THE DAY PASSES,
JONATHAN'S CONDITION
DOES NOT IMPROVE.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M IN
REALLY EXCRUCIATING PAIN.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S GETTING WORSE.
Jonathan: THIS BURN IS MESSING
WITH MY MIND
'CAUSE IT'S JUST MAKING ME
WANT TO JUST GIVE UP
AND THROW IN THE TOWEL
AND JUST GO HOME.
OH, MY GOD.
OKAY.
Alison: I'M DEFINITELY
STARTING TO GET SCARED NOW
BECAUSE IT'S ONLY DAY 3,
AND HE'S COMPLETELY DOWN,
CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
I'M TRYING
TO KIND OF PROCESS ALL THIS.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I'M GONNA GO GET
SOME COCONUTS.
Jonathan: ALL RIGHT.
IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE
A CHALLENGE ON ME.
THINGS ARE GOING TO GET
REALLY HECTIC AROUND HERE
IF HE IS NOT ABLE
TO SNAP INTO GEAR.
I CAN'T TAKE THIS.
WHOO!
I GOT MYSELF A PURSE, RIGHT?
THAT'LL BE PERFECT.
Narrator: IT'S NOT UNCOMMON
FOR COASTAL CURRENTS TO WASH
ALL KINDS OF DEBRIS ASHORE.
THIS IS THE FIND OF THE DAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MY SIZE.
BEACH TRASH IS KEY.
YOU KNOW, ONE MAN'S TRASH,
ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE.
I ACTUALLY FOUND HIM
A PAIR OF UNDERWEAR.
WE NEED HYDRATION.
COCONUTS ARE ONE OF THE BEST
HYDRATION IN THE WORLD.
I THINK SHOULD GO FOR THE ONES
I KNOW ARE CLOSE TO THE GROUND
FIRST.
Narrator: LACK OF FRESH WATER
ON THE MALDIVE ISLANDS
CAN MAKE SURVIVAL
EXTREMELY PERILOUS.
AND WHILE COCONUTS CAN PROVIDE
A SOURCE OF WATER,
OVERCONSUMPTION OF RIPE COCONUTS
CAN HAVE A DIURETIC EFFECT
ON THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
AND THIS CAN LEAD
TO DEHYDRATION.
THE BAMBOO STICKS
JUST ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH.
I'M JUST GONNA CLIMB MYSELF
UP THERE.
Jonathan: I'M IRRITATED
THAT ALISON IS FIXATED
ON THESE LITTLE, GIRLY BASKETS
AND THINGS
INSTEAD OF GOING OUT
AND LOOKING FOR FRESH WATER,
WHICH IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED.
INSTEAD,
SHE'S OBSESSED WITH COCONUTS.
PERSONALLY, I CAN CARE LESS
ABOUT THE FRICKING COCONUTS.
I THINK FRESH WATER'S
MORE IMPORTANT.
OH, WATER.
OH, THERE'S FIRE ANTS
EVERYWHERE.
UGH. FIRE ANTS.
WHAT'S UP, YO?
WHAT'S UP?
YOU WERE GONE
FOR A LONG TIME.
I KNOW.
WHAT THE HELL
YOU GOT ON YOU?
WHAT?
ALL THAT
FOR THREE COCONUTS?
NO, NOT THREE COCONUTS.
I BROUGHT
ABOUT 24 TO 30 COCONUTS,
BUT I COULDN'T
CARRY THEM ALL.
WHERE ARE THEY AT?
I JUST WANTED
TO GET YOU A COUPLE BACK
SO YOU COULD DRINK THEM.
I'M LITERALLY DOING
24/7 TASKS ALL DAY LONG --
WEAVING BASKETS, WEAVING HATS,
AND GATHERING COCONUTS
AND REBUILDING OUR SHELTER.
AND I'LL GET BACK TO CAMP
AND JONATHAN JUST
KIND OF POO-POOS WHAT I'M DOING.
I'M LIKE, "WELL, AT LEAST
I'M NOT SLEEPING IN THE SHACK
ALL DAY."
YOU KNOW, FOUR GOOD CHUGS
OUT OF EACH OF THEM.
IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.
YEAH, BUT IT'S ONLY TWO SIPS
OF EACH *BLEEP* COCONUT.
OH, MY GOD.
Alison: EVERY DAY, WHEN JONATHAN
JUST LIES THERE,
I FEEL A COMBINATION
OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM
AND FRUSTRATION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN PULL OFF
SURVIVAL FOR THE BOTH OF US.
BECAUSE OF JONATHAN'S INJURY,
WE'VE BASICALLY
BEEN BARELY SURVIVING.
HE'S WORTHLESS.
EVERYTHING'S KIND OF
ON MY SHOULDERS RIGHT NOW.
SO WHEN HE GETS BETTER,
I HOPE HE CAN FISH,
MAKE A SPEAR,
OR AT LEAST TAKE MY DIRECTION.
AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT
IS A BIG, STRONG MILITARY MAN
BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO BY
A LITTLE, HAWAIIAN HULA DANCER.
HMM.
BEING A GIRL,
I HAVE WOKEN UP THIS MORNING
WITH THE WORST CRAMPS EVER.
AND I'M JUST TRYING
TO KEEP MY SPIRITS UP.
I FEEL LIKE
IF MY SPIRITS GET DOWN,
THEN I'M GOING TO LET
MY CRAMPS TAKE OVER
AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
I MIGHT NOT EVEN MAKE IT.
Narrator: WITH ALISON HIT BADLY
BY MENSTRUAL CRAMPS,
SHE'S UNABLE TO GATHER COCONUTS.
THE RESPONSIBILITY NOW FALLS
ON JONATHAN TO FINALLY STEP UP.
Jonathan: ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T
SLEEP THAT WELL LAST NIGHT
AND I'M STILL FEELING A LOT
OF PAIN THROUGH MY SUNBURN,
I REALIZE THAT I CAN MOVE AROUND
AND GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED,
BUT AS
LONG AS NOTHING TOUCHES ME.
I WOUND UP DIGGING FOR WATER
'CAUSE COCONUTS
ARE NOT GONNA DO IT.
Narrator: WELL WATER
CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
ON THE MALDIVE ISLANDS.
THE COUNTRY'S FRESHWATER TABLE
EXTENDS BELOW THE SEA LEVEL
AND IS VULNERABLE TO
CONTAMINATION FROM THE SEAWATER.
SALTWATER POISONING
CAN PRODUCE FATAL SEIZURE
AND HEART ARRHYTHMIA.
Jonathan: WE GOT TO FIND AN AREA
WHERE IT'S GREEN AND PLUSH,
THAT'S WHERE
THE WATER IS UNDER THE GROUND.
I ALMOST GAVE UP AND QUIT.
DEHYDRATION AND THE SUNBURN
WERE MESSING WITH MY MIND.
BUT TODAY, I FEEL GOOD,
MENTALLY.
TIME TO START DIGGING.
JONATHAN'S GOING TO TRY
TO DIG A WELL
BECAUSE WE NEED WATER.
SINCE JONATHAN GOT SUNBURN
ON THE FIRST DAY,
HE'S REALLY BEEN
OUT OF THE CHALLENGE HERE.
SO IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD FOR ME
TO TELL WHAT SKILLS HE HAS
OR DOESN'T HAVE.
WE JUST NEED WATER -- BIG TIME.
IT'S BEEN DAYS
SINCE WE'VE HAD FRESH WATER,
AND OUR STOMACHS ARE FEELING IT.
PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO DIG
FOR OUR WATER,
AND THAT'S A HUGE EXERTION
OF ENERGY.
Jonathan:
THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT
THAN DIGGING A WATER HOLE.
I CAN GO ANOTHER THREE,
FOUR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
THAT'S OKAY.
BUT I NEED REAL WATER.
I CAN'T TAKE COCONUTS ANYMORE.
COME ON, WATER.
WHERE ARE YOU?
I'M GETTING TOO DEEP.
Alison:
I'VE NEVER
HAD ILLNESSES THAT TAKE ME DOWN,
BUT WHEN I GET CRAMPS
FROM MY PERIOD,
THE LAST TIME I GOT IT,
I PASSED OUT
AND ENDED UP IN THE ER.
IT'S STARTING
TO GET HOT, EVEN IN THE SHADE.
MY SUNBURN
IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.
MY LEGS AND MY CROTCH AREA
ARE STILL IN PAIN.
IF I DON'T TOUCH WATER TODAY
AND WE DON'T HAVE CLEAN WATER
TO DRINK IN THE MORNING,
WE'RE SCREWED.
Alison: TO DEAL WITH THIS
IN THE WILDERNESS WITH NOTHING
IS REALLY INTENSE FOR ME
RIGHT NOW.
MY BODY, AS A FEMALE, RIGHT NOW
JUST...NEEDS SOME TIME.
Jonathan: AS LONG AS I GET
THIS FINISHED BEFORE SUNDOWN,
THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.
I'M LOSING DEPTH IN MY ARM
TO REACH DOWN THERE.
MAN, I'M OUT OF SHAPE.
RUNNING OUT OF ENERGY.
NO WATER.
NO WATER YET.
I HAD TO WORK MY ASS OFF.
HOW MUCH DEEPER DID YOU GO?
I COULDN'T FIT
MY BODY IN THERE.
RIGHT. WE NEED WATER.
WE HAVE NOTHING.
I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH YOU.
I'M JUST SAYING WE'RE GONNA
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MORNING
RIGHT WHEN THE SUN COMES UP,
OKAY?
YOU DO WHAT'S IMPORTANT,
I'LL DO WHAT'S IMPORTANT,
AND WE'LL SURVIVE.
Alison: IT'S DAY 7,
AND MY CRAMPS
ARE STILL HURTING LIKE HELL.
JONATHAN'S TRYING
TO GET THE WATER GOING.
HOPE WE GET WATER SOON.
Jonathan: I'M IN A BAD MOOD.
IT'S FRUSTRATING 'CAUSE
I'M WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD
TO DIG AND DIG AND DIG
WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ENERGY.
I'M DRIPPING MORE SWEAT
THAN I'VE BEEN DRINKING
AND I GOT TO KEEP DIGGING
THE HOLE WIDER AND DEEPER.
I'M GETTING PISSED.
NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT
THAN WATER RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING
ELSE EXCEPT FINDING WATER.
THAT'S JUST MY SOLE PURPOSE
IN LIFE RIGHT NOW.
WITHOUT WATER,
WE'RE NOT GONNA SURVIVE.
Narrator:
ALISON AND JONATHAN
HAVE BEEN SURVIVING TOGETHER
ON THE MALDIVE ISLANDS
FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.
BEFORE THEY EMBARKED
ON THIS CHALLENGE,
THEY WERE ASSESSED
BY A SURVIVAL EXPERT
AND EACH GIVEN
A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,
OR PSR.
THEIR PSR CHANGES
ACCORDING TO HOW THEY'RE COPING
WITH THE CONDITIONS.
THEY'LL BE REASSESSED
AT THE END OF THE 21 DAYS.
AN INCREDIBLY PAINFUL SUNBURN
IMMOBILIZED JONATHAN
FOR THREE DAYS...
I CAN'T TAKE THIS.
...LEAVING ALISON
TOTALLY IN CHARGE
AND RESPONSIBLE FOR
ALL OF THEIR FOOD, WATER,
AND OVERALL WELFARE.
Alison: EVERY DAY
WHEN JONATHAN JUST LIES THERE,
I FEEL A COMBINATION
OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM
AND FRUSTRATION.
IT'S ONLY TWO SIPS
OF EACH *BLEEP* COCONUT.
OH, MY GOD.
Narrator:
THE TABLES HAVE TURNED
AS ALISON HAS COME DOWN WITH
DEBILITATING MENSTRUAL CRAMPS.
Alison:
WHEN I GET CRAMPS,
THE LAST TIME I GOT IT,
I PASSED OUT
AND ENDED UP IN THE ER.
Narrator: JONATHAN,
DESPERATE TO PROVE HIS WORTH,
HAS BEEN DIGGING A WELL
FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS,
CONSUMED WITH BREAKING THROUGH
THE BEDROCK TO THE WATER TABLE
SO THAT THEY CAN GET
FRESH WATER.
NO WATER YET?
NO.
I STILL THINK I NEED TO GO
ANOTHER FOOT TO TWO FEET DEEPER.
Jonathan: I AM SO EXHAUSTED.
I'M GETTING PISSED BECAUSE
I WANT TO FIND WATER.
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND,
TODAY, I GOT TO COMMIT,
EVEN IF IT'S BOTH SHIFTS --
THE MORNING SHIFT
AND EVENING SHIFT --
TO KEEP DIGGING FOR WATER.
Narrator: JONATHAN IS LOSING
MORE FLUIDS THAN HE IS DRINKING.
HE IS TAKING A DESPERATE GAMBLE
THAT DEHYDRATION
WILL NOT IMMOBILIZE HIM
BEFORE HE BREAKS THROUGH
TO THE WATER TABLE.
Jonathan:
I BUSTED THROUGH
THE INCH OR TWO INCHES
OF SHEET ROCK.
IT'S GIVING ME A HARD TIME.
WHOO-HOO! WATER!
FINALLY,
NO MORE FREAKING COCONUTS!
Alison: WOW!
HOLY MOLY!
YOU ARE A MAN IN A HOLE.
WOW!
WATER!
I'M NOT DRINKING THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING
THAT WE HAVE WATER.
Jonathan:
I'M GONNA DRINK IT, DUDE.
I DON'T CARE.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
I DON'T KNOW, MY NUMBER-ONE
SAFETY IN THE WORLD
IS NOT DRINKING WATER THAT
I'M NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE ABOUT.
Alison: I'VE TRAVELED THE WORLD
SINCE BIRTH,
AND THE NUMBER-ONE THING
YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO
IS DRINK BAD WATER.
IT'S LIKE MILK.
IT JUST HAS OXYGEN
IN IT, MAYBE, OR SAND.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY
NO BUGS IN IT.
I BELIEVE
THAT UNLESS YOU CAN BOIL
OR PUT IODINE
OR FILTER YOUR WATER,
YOU SHOULD NEVER TRUST IT.
I THINK IT'S FINE.
IT TASTES FINE TO ME.
ANOTHER REASON
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A DOCTOR.
I'M JUST REALLY CAREFUL.
I THINK WHEN YOU GET
INTO A SURVIVAL SITUATION,
YOU GET SO THIRSTY
THAT YOU JUST WILL DRINK
ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND,
AND THAT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA.
IF YOU DRINK BAD WATER,
YOU CAN DIE.
I'M DOWN
TO DRINK THE WHOLE THING.
QUIT BEING A WUSS.
Jonathan: I THINK ALISON
IS BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS.
PLUS, SHE'S COCONUT CRAZY.
ALL SHE WANTS IS COCONUTS.
SO IT'S HER CHOICE.
IF SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE
BEING A BABY
AND BEING ALL BOURGIE,
SCREW HER.
Alison:
I FEEL LIKE UP TILL NOW,
AND IT COULD BE
DUE TO HIS SUN POISONING,
THAT I DON'T FEEL THAT
I CAN TRUST JONATHAN'S OPINION
ON SURVIVAL STANDARDS OR TACTICS
THAT WE SHOULD USE.
Jonathan:
IT BOTHERS ME THAT WE'RE
NOT WORKING AS A TEAM.
I HAVE TO CONVINCE HER
WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND WHAT'S NOT,
AND I DON'T
WANT TO DO THAT NO MORE.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
IF SHE STILL WANTS
TO BE STUBBORN
AND BE A LITTLE KID ABOUT IT,
FINE.
I WILL JUST DO MY OWN THING
TILL THE CHALLENGE IS OVER.
I GOT SOME UNDIES.
DAMN, THEY'RE TIGHT.
BUT IT'S COOL THAT ALISON
WAS ABLE TO FIND THEM FOR ME.
HEY, JONATHAN!
Jonathan: YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
OW!
I JUST WALKED OUTSIDE OF OUR HUT
AND I STEPPED RIGHT IN POOP.
AND I WAS LIKE,
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?
AND THERE'S JUST COMPLETE
BUZZING FLIES ALL OVER IT
AND I WAS LIKE,
"WOW, THERE'S A DOG ON THE --
THERE'S NO DOG ON THIS ISLAND."
AND THEN I WAS LIKE, "OH."
Jonathan:
I HAVE NOW DIARRHEA.
I'M FEELING VERY WEAK,
SO I'M RUNNING --
RUNNING DOWN LOW.
THIS WATER THAT'S BEEN
SITTING IN THE WELL
HAS PROBABLY BEEN SITTING THERE
FOR YEARS.
AND SO IT'S VERY DIRTY,
CONTAMINATED WATER
AND NOW
I'M PAYING THE PRICE FOR IT.
MADE ME HAVE NO CONTROL
OF MY BLADDER,
MY DEFECATION OR WHATEVER.
I DON'T WANT TO TRY AND LIKE
EMBARRASS YOU, BUT I DON'T --
EMBARRASS ME?
YOU'RE NOT GONNA EMBARRASS ME.
I WANT YOU TO SPEAK YOUR MIND.
OKAY, WELL I JUST --
I WOULD NEVER, EVER GO
TO THE BATHROOM NEAR A SHELTER,
AND I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S SOMETHING --
THAT'S -- IF YOU HAVE DIARRHEA,
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
YOU JUST GOT TO DROP TROU
RIGHT THERE.
BUT THEN
DO YOU JUST LEAVE IT?
NO, I BURIED IT WITH COCONUTS
AND ALL THAT STUFF.
I STEPPED IN IT.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU GO BACK THAT FAR.
IT WAS RIGHT BEHIND
OUR SHELTER.
NO, IT'S 30 FEET.
ANYWAY,
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I-I'LL MAN UP AND APOLOGIZE,
OKAY?
I APPRECIATE IT.
THAT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
Alison: THERE IS AN EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT RULE IN SURVIVAL,
THAT YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM
A CERTAIN DISTANCE
AWAY FROM YOUR FORT
AND A CERTAIN DEPTH
IN THE GROUND.
YOU DON'T GO POOP
TEN FEET FROM YOUR SHELTER
AND LEAVE IT UNCOVERED.
Jonathan: SHE WAS RIGHT.
ILL GIVE HER CREDIT ON THAT.
SHE WAS RIGHT,
MAYBE IT IS MY FAULT,
BUT BYGONES BE BYGONES,
LET'S MOVE ON.
Alison: THAT WATER HE DRANK
GAVE HIM DIARRHEA.
IF JONATHAN CAN MAKE
THAT KIND OF A RASH DECISION,
IT REALLY MAKES ME QUESTION
OUR ROLES HERE
AND HOW MUCH I CAN TRUST HIM.
MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW,
EXPLORE SOME OTHER OPTIONS
OF WAYS TO GET SOME FOOD.
YOU TELL ME HOW, I'LL DO IT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO?
I MEAN, I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO STAY AWAY
FROM BEING, LIKE, RINGLEADER
JUST 'CAUSE --
WELL, YOU'RE THE ONE
WITH ALL THE ANSWERS,
LET'S SEE.
AM I?
THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE.
WELL MAYBE THERE'S A TALK
WE NEED TO HAVE
BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER,
'CAUSE I'M KIND OF FEELING
LIKE --
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M TRYING TO TREAD LIGHTLY
'CAUSE I'M TRYING
TO RESPECT YOU AS A MAN
AND YOUR DECISIONS
THAT YOU, YOU KNOW NEED TO MAKE
AND TO HELP,
BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE
I DON'T KNOW, YOU'RE JUST
CONDESCENDING TOWARDS ME.
CONDESCENDING?
YOU MUST BE CRAZY.
I'M NOT DOING NOTHING.
Jonathan:
I DON'T LIKE TO POINT FINGERS
AND PLAY THIS *BLEEP* GAME.
WERE NOT GOING TO SEE EYE-TO-EYE
ON EVERYTHING,
BUT I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
IF I EVER SEE HER AGAIN OR NOT.
RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE.
YOU ARE VERY GOOD --
I'M KEEPING US BOTH ALIVE.
YOU'VE -- I KNOW.
HOW?
YOU'RE NOT
KEEPING US BOTH ALIVE.
WERE KEEPING EACH OTHER
ALIVE.
YOU KEEP BRAGGING AND BRAGGING
EVERY DAY.
YOU ACT LIKE
YOU'RE MISS KNOW-IT-ALL,
AND I GIVE YOU THAT RESPECT.
YOU DO KNOW A LOT.
DO I?
YEAH,
YOU COME OFF THAT WAY.
Alison:
IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR ME
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'VE HAD TO
NOT ONLY KIND OF BE A LEADER,
BUT TO ALSO BE A TEACHER.
I'M JUST SAYING,
IF I HADN'T HAVE BEEN HERE,
WOULD YOU STILL BE HERE?
WHY IS THAT --
THAT'S A STUPID QUESTION.
IF YOU WEREN'T HERE,
WOULD I SURVIVE WITH--
OF COURSE I COULD SURVIVE.
SHE DOESN'T REALIZE
MY DEFINITION OF SURVIVAL
IS SOMEBODY SHOOTING AT ME
AND ME SHOOTING BACK
AND SURVIVING AFTER THAT.
Alison: SO THIS IS A CHALLENGE
FOR ME RIGHT NOW
TO DO WHAT I THINK IS SMART.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
JUST AS MUCH OF
A SURVIVAL EXPERT AS I AM.
NO, I'M NOT.
I TOLD YOU STRAIGHT UP FROM
THE BEGINNING, I'M A CITY BOY.
I'M IN THE MILITARY.
THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHY AM I HERE?
'CAUSE I HAVE
MY MILITARY TRAINING
AND SURVIVAL SKILLS
FROM THE MILITARY.
BUT THEN YOU LIED THAT --
I DIDN'T LIE ABOUT NOTHING.
Jonathan:
HER DEFINITION OF SURVIVAL
AND MY DEFINITION OF SURVIVAL
ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS,
AND SHE NEEDS TO PUT THAT
*BLEEP* BEHIND HER AND MOVE ON.
HE DOESN'T HAVE THE SKILLS
TO BE OUT HERE.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
JUST AS MUCH OF SURVIVAL EXPERT
AS I AM.
NO, I'M NOT.
I TOLD YOU STRAIGHT UP FROM
THE BEGINNING, I'M A CITY BOY.
Narrator:
AFTER SURVIVING 12 DAYS
ON THE MALDIVES ISLANDS
WITH RECORD TEMPERATURES
INTO THE 120s,
JONATHAN AND ALISON'S
RELATIONSHIP IS
AT AN ALL-TIME LOW.
I DON'T WANT
TO OVERWHELM YOU,
BUT SOMETIMES
I'M JUST TALKING OUT.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
OVERWHELM ME.
YOU'RE OVERWHELMING
YOURSELF.
TRY MY BEST TO WAKE UP
IN THE MORNING
AND PUT ONE FOOT
IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.
HE MAY NOT BE
MY IDEAL PARTNER HERE,
BUT AT LEAST HE'S SOMEONE.
Narrator: JONATHAN IGNORED
ALISON'S WARNINGS
ABOUT DRINKING
BAD WELL WATER...
Jonathan: WE'RE NOT GONNA SEE
EYE TO EYE ON EVERYTHING,
BUT I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
I DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
IF I EVER SEE HER AGAIN OR NOT.
RIGHT NOW
WE'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE.
Narrator: ...AND, AS A RESULT,
IS STRICKEN
WITH SICKNESS AND DIARRHEA.
Alison:
I DON'T WANT HIM TO LEAVE,
BUT I'D RATHER HE LEAVE
THAN BE HERE
AND BE A BURDEN ON ME
IN ADDITION TO EVERYTHING
I'M TRYING TO DO TO SURVIVE.
Narrator: NOW REDUCED TO A DIET
OF COCONUTS AND NONI LEAVES,
THEY'RE DESPERATE
FOR A SOURCE OF PROTEIN.
LET'S JUST GET DOWN
TO THE CORAL REEF AT THE END
AND START LOOKING
FOR EELS AND FISH.
Alison: WE'RE SO HUNGRY
FOR SOMETHING OTHER
THAN A COCONUT.
Jonathan: WE'RE BOTH STARVING.
COCONUTS ARE
NOT DOING IT NO MORE.
AND PLUS I DON'T WANT
TO GET SICK BY HAVING ANY MORE.
WE NEED TO GET SOME PROTEIN
AND ENERGY IN US.
Alison: WE HAVE NO FOOD.
Jonathan: WE BOTH NEED TO FOCUS
ON PROTEIN
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA
KEEP US GOING.
I CAN PROBABLY GO DOWN
WHERE THE REEF IS POPPING
OUT OF THE WATER A LITTLE BIT
AND TRY MY NOOSE,
AND YOU CAN GO
WHEREVER YOU WANT.
Alison: I JUST CAN'T STRESS
ENOUGH HOW LITTLE SEA LIFE
THERE REALLY IS ON THIS ISLAND.
Narrator: INCREASING LOCAL WATER
TEMPERATURES HAVE KILLED OFF
MUCH OF THE CORAL,
CAUSING THE FISH POPULATION
TO DECLINE.
YEP,
HE'S EATING MY CRAB LEG.
THAT IS
THE FIRST FISH I'VE SEEN.
IT LOOKS LIKE
SOME SORT OF EEL.
WE'RE SO HUNGRY FOR PROTEIN,
CATCHING THIS EEL IS GONNA BE
A MATTER
OF LIFE OR DEATH TO US.
OH, MY GOSH.
THE NUMBER-ONE RULE I WAS TAUGHT
AS A CHILD GROWING UP
IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT IS
STAY AWAY FROM THE EELS.
Narrator:
EELS ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE.
THEY SHELTER
IN THE CREVICES OF THE CORAL,
WAITING IN THE SHADOWS
TO AMBUSH THEIR PREY.
THEY POSSESS STRONG JAWS
AND SHARP TEETH
AND ARE KNOWN TO ATTACK HUMANS
IF THEY FEEL THREATENED.
Jonathan:
IT LOOKS LIKE ALISON'S GOT
HER EYES ON SOMETHING.
WHATEVER I SEE,
I'M GONNA KILL.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS HUNGRY.
Alison: JUST RUNNING ON THIS
STUFF IS SUPER CHALLENGING.
IT'S, LIKE, RAZOR SHARP.
PROBABLY THE SHARPEST CORAL
I'VE EVER WALKED ON.
SHARP-ASS CORAL, DUDE.
DUDE THIS STUFF IS LIKE
RAZORS.
IT'S NOT WORTH
CUTTING OUR FEET OVER FOR.
WHERE IS THAT THING?
THIS ISN'T WORTH
CUTTING MY FEET OVER.
HOLY CRAP! THERE IT IS!
*BLEEP*
AAH! I CUT MY FOOT.
GET THAT *BLEEP*
I GOT IT, I GOT IT,
I GOT IT.
COME *BLEEP*
*BLEEP* *BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
GET HIM?
MM.
ARE YOU OKAY?
I GOT HIM.
GOT MYSELF TOO.
HE TRIED TO BITE ME.
CHOP HIS HEAD OFF.
DON'T YOU DARE
FRICKING GO AWAY.
YOU'RE MY DINNER.
ON RAZOR SHARP CORAL,
THAT'S A LOT HARDER
THAN YOU'D THINK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I THINK YOU GOT ME,
BUT THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I'M SORRY
I HAD TO DO THAT.
OH,
I DON'T LIKE KILLING THINGS.
I REALLY DON'T' LIKE
KILLING THINGS.
I'M SO SORRY.
Jonathan: WE'RE MORE THAN
HALFWAY THROUGH THE CHALLENGE.
DURING THIS PROCESS,
ALL THE WEIGHTS BEEN PUT
ON ALISON'S SHOULDERS.
MY TEAMMATE STEPPED IT UP,
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HER.
THANK YOU, EEL.
AFTER SHE KILLED THAT EEL,
I LOOKED DEEP INSIDE MYSELF
AND RECOGNIZED
THAT EVEN SOMEONE
WITH A STRONG
MILITARY BACKGROUND,
I'M THE ONE WHO'S BEEN PLAYING
A SUBORDINATE ROLE HERE.
ALISON IS THE ONE WHO
REALLY DESERVES ALL THE CREDIT.
SHOULD WE JUST
PUT HIM ON?
YEAH.
HERE, READY?
IT'S COOKING
FAST.
I HAVE
A LOT OF RESPECT FOR HER.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE OUT HERE.
Alison:
I CAN FEEL THE PROTEIN JUST
FLOWING THROUGH MY BODY.
I'M FEELING REALLY FRUSTRATED
BY MY INJURIES
AND OVERALL REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN MYSELF.
AND THAT'S NOT WHO I AM.
THIS MORNING,
I'M GONNA TRY TO GO FISHING.
MY CHANCE TO HUNT FOR MYSELF IS
A GOOD CHANCE TO PROVE TO HER
THAT I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN.
I'M READY TO RISK
DANGEROUS WATERS TO DO IT.
AND I'LL COME BACK
WITH SOME TREASURES.
I'M LOOKING FOR CLAMS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT CHANCE
FOR TO PROVE TO HER
THAT I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN,
THAT I'M A GOOD PARTNER.
AND I FIND A HUGE CLAM.
IT TAKES PATIENCE
AND A LITTLE SKILL
AND A LOT OF ENERGY
TO CHISEL IT OUT,
BUT I MANAGED TO GET IT.
Alison:
YEAH, WHOO-HOO!
Alison: THAT WAS
EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE.
I'M THINKING
I'M PRETTY EXCITED
BECAUSE JONATHAN JUST PULLED
THIS CLAM OUT
WITH HIS BARE HANDS.
THAT WAS
THE BEST THING SO FAR.
THERE ARE
VERY, VERY RARE MOMENTS
WHEN SUPER-HUMAN POWER
POPS INTO PLAY
DURING A SURVIVAL CHALLENGE,
AND WHEN JONATHAN GOT THAT CLAM,
THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS.
I THINK
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HUG.
AHH.
OW. SUNBURN.
SORRY, SORRY.
OH, MY GOSH.
Jonathan:
FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'M FEELING
LIKE I'M REALLY CONTRIBUTING.
AND BY CATCHING THAT CLAM,
I REALLY IMPROVED
THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN ME AND ALISON.
COULDN'T ASK
FOR A BETTER PARTNER.
SHE'S AWESOME.
END UP PROBABLY BECOMING
BEST FRIENDS.
WE HAVE A CLAM,
AND I'M HAPPY AS A CLAM.
I'M JUST EXCITED
TO BE WORKING AS A TEAM.
IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD.
I THINK WE'RE FINALLY MESHING,
AND NOT THAT I WANT
TO STAY HERE LONGER,
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY COOL
TO SEE US COMING TOGETHER.
HOLY COW.
NOW, THIS ISLAND MIGHT LOOK LIKE
A POSTCARD,
BUT THIS IS LITERALLY
THE ISLAND FROM HELL.
THIS SUCKS.
I HATE IT HERE.
Jonathan:
WE POPPED OPEN A COCONUT,
AND I'M ACTUALLY VERY HAPPY
THAT SHE KNEW HOW TO DO IT.
SHE TAUGHT ME
HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY,
'CAUSE I WOULD'VE KEPT HITTING
THE BACK END OF THE COCONUT.
OH, THAT'S PRIMO.
MMM-MMM-MMM-MMM.
IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING,
ACTUALLY,
BECAUSE THE WATER'S
A LAXATIVE,
BUT THE MEAT IS A...
IS A BULK, YOU KNOW?
SO IT'S SUCH
A SMART FRUIT.
IT KNOWS.
LOVELY.
WELL DONE. WELL DONE.
I REALLY
DON'T LIKE KILLING THINGS.
I'M SO SORRY.
Narrator: ALISON AND JONATHAN
HAVE NOW BEEN SURVIVING
ON THE MALDIVES ISLANDS
FOR OVER 18 DAYS.
I GOT CUT.
TOGETHER, THEY'RE BRAVING
THE TOUGH CONDITIONS
OF THE ISLAND --
OVER-100-DEGREE HEAT,
LACK OF WATER,
AND DANGEROUS FISH
ON THE REEF.
Alison:
HE TRIED TO BITE ME.
THROUGH ALL THEIR ADVERSITY,
THEY'VE FOUGHT PAST
THEIR PERSONAL DIFFERENCES
AND HAVE COME TOGETHER
AS A TEAM.
I THINK
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HUG.
OW. SUNBURN.
SORRY, SORRY.
WHOA, LIGHTNING!
THAT'S CLOSE.
Alison:
THERE'S A STORM COMING.
SEE THESE LEAVES BEHIND ME?
THE COCOAS.
Narrator: AFTER SURVIVING WEEKS
IN PUNISHING CONDITIONS,
THEY FACE ANOTHER THREAT
AS A POWERFUL
AND DANGEROUS STORM APPROACHES.
UNPROTECTED AND VULNERABLE,
JONATHAN AND ALISON HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THE FORCE OF NATURE
AT ITS MOST VIOLENT.
Alison: HOLY COW.
OH, I JUST LITERALLY RAN
ALMOST ALL THE WAY
AROUND THE ISLAND
'CAUSE I SAW
THIS HUGE STORM COMING IN.
HOLY COW.
Jonathan: NOW WE'RE GONNA BE
MORE MISERABLE,
MORE COLD, AND MORE HUNGRY
AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO ENERGY
TO GET THE *BLEEP*
OFF THIS ISLAND.
WE HAVE TWO MORE DAYS LEFT,
AND WE STILL HAVE TO SWIM OUT
TO A MAJOR CHANNEL.
NOW WE'RE FINALLY EXCITED
TO BE ABLE TO FINISH OFF STRONG,
AND IT'S HARD.
IT'S REALLY COLD.
Jonathan: SHE'S FREEZING.
SHE'S TINIER THAN I AM,
YOU KNOW,
AND I'M COLD RIGHT NOW, TOO.
IF I'M BITCHING IT'S COLD,
THEN IT'S COLD,
BECAUSE I USUALLY DON'T BITCH.
THE ONLY THING WE HAVE LEFT
TO KEEP WARM IS OUR BODY HEAT
AND JUST STAY
INSIDE THE SHELTER.
I JUST PRAY
IT'S GONNA HOLD UP.
THIS IS JUST LIKE
PUTTING SALT IN THE WOUND.
NOW WE JUST GOT TO SIT
THROUGH IT AND KILL TIME
AND WAIT AND WAIT AND WAIT
AND NOT THINK ABOUT FOOD
AND NOT THINK ABOUT HUNGER.
THE NIGHT BRINGS
ONE OF THE WORST STORMS
THE MALDIVES HAVE EXPERIENCED
IN YEARS
WITH WINDS
OF UP TO 70 MILES PER HOUR.
GOSH.
FREEZING.
WE'RE EXPERIENCING
A REALLY, REALLY BIG STORM
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S LIKE 4:00
IN THE MORNING,
AND IT HASN'T STOPPED
ALL NIGHT.
THIS IS THE FIRST STORM
I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN
GENUINELY SCARED THAT WE'RE
GONNA LOSE OUR SHELTER.
I SERIOUSLY THINK THESE ARE
LIKE 70-MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.
NO, I'M SERIOUS.
I THINK
IT'S GONNA BLOW AWAY.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
OOH.
THE STORM NOW HEADS
INTO ITS THIRD DAY
AND GROWS
INCREASINGLY VIOLENT.
THIS IS THE WILDEST STORM
WE'VE HAD YET.
YOU LOSE MOST OF YOUR BODY HEAT
THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
SO I'M TRYING TO PUT
EVERYTHING I CAN FIND
OVER MY HEAD.
Jonathan: I'D RATHER SAVE
MY ENERGY OR THE LAST DAY,
WHICH IS TOMORROW,
TO BUILD THAT RAFT
AND GET OFF
THIS ISLAND.
WE CAN MAKE A RAFT.
I SAW PLENTY OF WASHED-UP
WATER BOTTLES
WE CAN STUFF INSIDE
HER BAIT TRAP,
AND IT'LL DEFINITELY HOLD
BOTH OF US UP.
Alison: IF IT'S ROUGH LIKE THIS,
WE AREN'T GONNA BE ABLE
TO SWIM OUT
TO OUR PICK-UP SPOT.
I FEEL LIKE
THE ISLAND'S ABOUT TO BLOW AWAY.
THIS THING HELD UP,
THANK GOD.
YAY!
YAY!
WE ARE GONNA EAT TODAY,
FINALLY.
WE'RE OUT
OF STARVATION CAMP.
WE ARE GONNA
GET OFF THIS ISLAND
AND HAVE OUR COOKIES.
CHOCOLATE.
Alison: IT'S DAY 21.
THE SUN FINALLY CAME OUT,
AND I CAN'T STOP SMILING.
OKAY, SO,
WE ARE RIGHT HERE.
WHILE THE BOAT SHOULD BE
GOING THIS DIRECTION.
WE JUST GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE ANOTHER STORM HITS.
THE LAST THREE NIGHTS HERE
WERE EXTREMELY BRUTAL.
WE WEREN'T SURE
WE WERE GONNA MAKE IT.
Jonathan: IT'S PERFECT.
Jonathan: WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING OFF THIS ISLAND.
Alison: OW.
GEEZ. OW.
WHY'D YOU PULL IT OUT?
HEY, I THINK
I SEE THE BOAT.
WHERE?
RIGHT THERE.
HI!
HI!
Alison:
I CAME INTO THIS CHALLENGE
WANTING A SORT OF COMING-OF-AGE
EXPERIENCE
AND I THINK
I GOT THAT AND EVEN MORE.
Jonathan: IT FEELS SO GOOD
TO FINALLY GET PICKED UP
BY THE RESCUE BOAT AND BE DONE
WITH THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE.
I FEEL SO RELIEVED
THAT'S FINALLY OVER.
WITHOUT ALISON,
THIS TRIP WOULD'VE BEEN
EVEN MORE MISERABLE.
I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT
AND ADMIRATION FOR HER,
AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANY OTHER WOMAN OUT THERE
THAT I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE
THAT HAS THE TALENT AND SKILLS
THAT SHE HAS.
Alison: THANK YOU, JONATHAN,
FOR BEING MY PARTNER HERE.
BYE-BYE!
THIS CHALLENGE IS
THE MOST DIFFICULT THING
I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.
PUT HER THERE.
MY HAT'S OFF TO YOU.
LOT OF RESPECT.
MAINLY, WHAT I'M SITTING HERE
THINKING IS,
"HOW THE HECK WILL I EVER
EXPLAIN HOW BRUTALLY CHALLENGING
"AND RIDICULOUSLY EXHAUSTING
AND INCREDIBLY AMAZING
THIS EXPERIENCE REALLY WAS?"
Narrator: AFTER 21 DAYS,
JONATHAN AND ALISON HAVE
GONE THROUGH A MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION
LIKE NO OTHER.
JONATHAN LOST
A TOTAL OF 18 POUNDS
AND ALISON, 14 POUNDS.
JONATHAN IS
BACK IN LOS ANGELES,
TRAINING FOR TRIATHLONS
AND WORKING AS A BODYGUARD.
AND ALISON RETURNED TO HAWAII
TO BE WITH FAMILY
AND IS PLANNING
HER NEXT ADVENTURE.
SURVIVAL EXPERTS REVIEWED
JONATHAN AND ALISON
IN TERMS OF THEIR SKILL,
EXPERIENCE, AND MENTAL APPROACH
AND REASSESSED THEM BOTH
ACCORDING TO HOW THEY COPED
WITH THEIR SITUATION.
JONATHAN SHOWED
IMMENSE MENTAL STRENGTH
GETTING THROUGH HIS INJURIES.
BUT THIS CHALLENGE WAS
WAY BEYOND
ANYTHING HE HAD
EVER EXPERIENCED.
ALISON'S TREMENDOUS KNOWLEDGE
OF PLANT LIFE
HELPED KEEP THEM BOTH ALIVE
WHEN OTHERWISE
THEY WOULD'VE FAILED.
TEAMWORK LET THEM BOTH DOWN
AT THE START.
BUT REALIZING
THEIR SURVIVAL DEPENDED
ON THEM WORKING TOGETHER
ULTIMATELY SAVED THEM.
OVERALL THEIR PSRs IMPROVED.
JONATHAN'S PSR IS NOW 7.2,
WHILE ALISON GETS AN 8.4.
THIS EXPERIENCE PROVES
THAT JONATHAN AND ALISON
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO SURVIVE NAKED AND AFRAID.
YOU HAVE TO BE
A HARDCORE SURVIVALIST
TO FINISH OUT HERE ON YOUR OWN.
THIS IS NO JOKE.
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