Naked and Afraid (2013–…): Season 11, Episode 2 - Little Person, Big Challenge - full transcript
Underestimated his whole life, a survivalist with dwarfism tries to prove himself in the Ecuadorian Amazon but struggles against predators and his partner.
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Alex: I HAVE BEEN UNDERESTIMATED
A LOT IN MY LIFE,
AND I'M TIRED OF IT.
SO I'M READY
TO PROVE THEM ALL WRONG.
MY PARTNER COULD BE HOT
AS MATT DAMON,
AND I'M NOT GONNA CARE.
I'M NOT GONNA LOOK
AT HIM DIFFERENTLY.
I'M HOLLY.
I'M ALEX.
NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
I DEFINITELY FEEL
A LITTLE BIT BIG
STANDING NEXT TO MY PARTNER.
I WASN'T EXPECTING TO FEEL
LIKE AN AMAZON IN THE AMAZON.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED,
BUT I'M NOT AVERAGE HEIGHT.
NO, I DID NOTICE.
FIRST TIME
FOR EVERYTHING.
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I'M DYING.
Woman: IT'S A LION.
OH, MY GOD.
Man: WHOO!
I'M SO COLD.
I'M GONNA FINISH!
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO VISIT THE RAINFOREST,
BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME TO DO IT.
JUST IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST
RIVERS I'VE EVER BEEN IN,
AND OUR BOAT'S SINKING.
Narrator: AT THE CONVERGENCE
OF THE EQUATOR,
THE ANDES MOUNTAINS,
AND THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
LIES YASUNI, ECUADOR.
THIS REGION HAS MORE
THAN 100 RIVERS
FLOWING INTO THE AMAZON BASIN
AND RECEIVES MORE THAN 200
INCHES OF RAINFALL EACH YEAR,
SATURATING THE GROUND AND
LEAVING FEW AREAS OF DRY LAND.
THESE WET, WARM, AND MOIST
CONDITIONS
CREATE A BREEDING GROUND
FOR BACTERIA
AND ATTRACT MORE THAN
100,000 SPECIES OF INSECTS,
INCLUDING BLOODSUCKING
MOSQUITOES,
BITING FLIES,
AND THE VICIOUS CONGA ANT,
WHOSE BITE CAUSES
A DAY OF PAIN AND FEVER.
THE ANIMALS OUT HERE,
IT'S A LOT OF PREDATORS --
JAGUARS, BLACK PANTHERS --
ANIMALS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN ME.
I'M A RIVER GUIDE
AND THE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER.
I'M LITERALLY OUTDOORS 24/7
UNLESS I'M SLEEPING.
BEING A SURVIVALIST,
I HAVE TAUGHT FIRE-MAKING SKILLS
AND SHELTER BUILDING.
I DO HAVE A FORM OF DWARFISM.
IT RUNS THROUGH MY FAMILY.
I AM 4'11 3/4",
JUST UNDER 5'.
I GOT, LIKE, BABY HANDS,
LIKE, THEY'RE SUPER TINY,
AND MY SKELETAL SYSTEM
IS A DWARF,
BUT MY MUSCLES AND EVERYTHING
ARE PRETTY NORMAL.
AND I'VE NEVER LET IT HOLD ME
BACK WITH ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE,
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN UNDERESTIMATED
AND BEEN MADE FUN OF AND BULLIED
BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.
I'VE SEEN GUYS TWICE MY SIZE
THAT CAN'T COMPLETE
THIS CHALLENGE,
SO I'M READY TO STICK IT TO 'EM.
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MY NAME'S HOLLY.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME
ON "NAKED AND AFRAID."
MY LAST CHALLENGE WAS
A 14-DAY SUPERFAN EDITION.
Holly: LOOK AT THOSE.
WE'RE EATING.
WE'LL BE EATING SOMETHING.
AND IT TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE
OF HAVING A GOOD PARTNER,
AND THE TEAMWORK
IS REALLY GONNA BE
WHAT GETS YOU THROUGH
THIS CHALLENGE.
GOOD WORK.
I THINK THIS LOCATION IS
A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER
THAN MY FIRST CHALLENGE WAS.
PUSHING MYSELF MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE I'M GROWING,
AND I REALLY THOUGHT
I COULD PUSH MYSELF FURTHER.
SO NOW I'M HERE
TO TEST THAT OUT.
I'M NORMALLY
A PRETTY NATURAL LEADER.
MY BOSS CALLS ME THE BOSS,
AND I SPEAK MY MIND
WHEN I FEEL SOMETHING.
MY SURVIVAL SKILLS
ARE HUNTING, FISHING,
AND I AM PRETTY CONFIDENT
IN MY SHELTER-BUILDING SKILLS.
SO COMING BACK,
I WANT TO PROVE THAT I CAN GO
FROM SUPERFAN TO SURVIVALIST.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HERE.
IT'S TIME TO GET AU NATUREL.
YOU THINK IT'D GET EASIER
AFTER DOING IT ONCE,
BUT IT'S STILL WEIRD.
Alex: MY DWARFISM
HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS.
I TEND TO ALWAYS BE
ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE
OF HOW I INTERACT WITH PEOPLE.
HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE
A PROBLEM OUT HERE.
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Narrator: HOLLY COMES
WITH EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
FROM HER PAST CHALLENGE,
BRINGING A CONFIDENT MIND-SET,
BUT HER TYPE-A PERSONALITY
COULD LEAD TO CONFLICT.
SHE BEGINS WITH THE SAME
PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING
SHE HAD AT THE END
OF HER FAN CHALLENGE -- 6.3.
THIS JUNGLE'S REALLY THICK.
HOPEFULLY MY PARTNER
KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING.
Narrator: ALEX BRINGS A TOUGH
MENTALITY TO THE CHALLENGE,
WHICH COULD HELP HIM
IN THIS INTENSE ENVIRONMENT,
ALONG WITH HIS EXPERTISE
OF THE OUTDOORS.
HE ALSO BEGINS
WITH A PSR OF 6.3.
I HOPE MY PARTNER DOESN'T JUDGE
SOMEBODY FOR HOW THEY LOOK.
HOWEVER, BEING THIS SHORT,
I'VE LEARNED TO ADAPT,
AND THAT IS ONE
OF MY BIGGEST STRENGTHS.
I'M HOLLY.
I'M ALEX.
NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
YOU READY TO DO THIS?
YEAH.
IT'S THE JUNGLE, FOR SURE.
I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN
ON THE SHOW BEFORE.
OH, REALLY?
SO I'VE BEEN ON
THE SUPERFAN EDITION BEFORE.
SWEET. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
OUT HERE.
SO FIRST TIME DOING
THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE.
YOU'LL LEARN A LOT.YEAH, I'M EXCITED.
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU NOTICED,
BUT I'M NOT
AVERAGE HEIGHT.
NO, I DID NOTICE.
FIRST TIME
FOR EVERYTHING, HUH?
LET'S CHECK OUT
OUR BAGS.
Holly: ALEX -- HE'S GOT
A BIG PERSONALITY
FOR SUCH A REALLY SMALL GUY.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAS
ANY SURVIVAL SKILLS,
BUT I'VE GOT GOOD HOPES.
I THINK WE'LL GET ALONG WELL.
SO I GOT A MACHETE.
Narrator: HOLLY AND ALEX HAVE
EACH BROUGHT A PERSONAL ITEM --
A MACHETE AND PARACORD.
THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT
FOR SOME OF
THE SHELTER BUILDING
AND TRAPS AND STUFF.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN
A FIRE STARTER.
THE MAGNESIUM.
THAT'S GONNA DEFINITELY HELP
THE WET ENVIRONMENT.
YEAH, FOR REAL.
100%.
AND THESE ARE MY GLASSES
THAT I'M GONNA NEED OUT HERE.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
I ALSO HAVE A MAP.
IT LOOKS SUPER WET.
YEAH, THIS IS PROBABLY
WHERE WE'RE AT.
I LIKE THIS BIG TREE.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO TRY TO
MAKE A SHELTER THERE FOR SURE.
YEAH,
IT'LL DEFINITELY PUT US
IN SOME WATER WITH
SOME FOOD SOURCES,
MAYBE SOME BAMBOO.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CROSS
THE RIVER TO GET TO IT.
WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE TO
KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR THE CAIMAN
AND THE EELS.
THE PIRANHAS, TOO.
YEAH.
WELL, LET'S GET STARTED.
LET'S DO IT.
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SEEING HOW BIG
SOME OF THESE TREES ARE...
YEAH.
I MAY BE SHORT,
BUT I FEEL LIKE
A REAL SMALL PERSON NOW.
EW.
I DON'T LIKE THIS.
LOOKS A LITTLE SPOOKY
IN HERE.
GOSH, THIS WATER
FREAKS ME OUT.
YEAH, THAT'S FOR SURE.
I LIKE SEEING
WHAT I'M WALKING ON.
I SEE SOME MOVING WATER
TO THE LEFT OF US.
DO YOU?
THAT'S A RIVER.
I GUESS WE SWIM.
LET'S HOPE THERE'S
NO CAIMAN AROUND.
Narrator: THE NAPO RIVER
HOSTS VICIOUS PIRANHA
WHO TRAVEL IN PACKS
AND CAN STRIP A BODY
OF ITS FLESH IN MINUTES,
AS WELL AS BLACK CAIMAN,
THE WORLD'S LARGEST ALLIGATOR,
REACHING UP TO 16 FEET LONG,
WHO WILL DROWN LARGE PREY
AND LET THEM DECAY
BEFORE CONSUMING THEM.
IT'S GONNA SUCK.
OKAY.
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NOT WARM.
WHOO.
OH, BIG TREE.
BIG TREE WITH BIG THORNS.
GOT TO SWIM UPSTREAM.
OH, THAT'S ALL THORNS.
UGH!
*BLEEP*
YOU NEED HELP?
NO.
I GOT IT.
Holly: SUN'S GOING DOWN
PRETTY QUICK.
THERE'S PALMS EVERYWHERE.
WE CAN EASILY
MAKE A SHELTER HERE.
OKAY.
I'M THINKING IF WE CLEAR
THE SECTION OUT RIGHT HERE,
WE CAN MAKE AN EASY
A-FRAME FOR THE NIGHT.
Holly: FOR SURE.
YOU THINKING TRYING
TO USE EXISTING TREES?
YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT.OKAY.
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I FOUND A DIFFERENT
SHELTER LOCATION.
Alex: OKAY.
IT'LL BE EASIER
IN THIS LOW GROUPING OF TREES.
AND IT'S GOT
SOME CANOPY ABOVE IT.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP
SPENDING ENERGY ON THIS
IF WE'RE CHANGING IT.
LOOK AT THIS.
THERE'S A NATURAL CANOPY
ABOVE IT...
IF IT DOES RAIN.
OKAY. BUT THE SUN'S
ALREADY STARTING TO SET,
SO LET'S GET TO IT.
Alex: I AM CONCERNED
THAT SINCE HOLLY DID DO
A 14-DAY CHALLENGE BEFORE,
THAT SHE'S GONNA BE
A LITTLE BOSSY LIKE,
"OH, WE NEED TO DO IT THIS WAY
'CAUSE THIS WORKED FOR ME
LAST TIME."
I HOPE SHE LISTENS TO ME AS MUCH
AS I'M GONNA LISTEN TO HER.
Holly: OUR SHELTER STRATEGY
IS TAKING TREES
THAT MY PARTNER
AND I HAVE CUT DOWN,
LASHING THEM
AROUND EXISTING TREES
AND MAKING AN A-FRAME SHELTER.
YOU WANT TO HELP ME
CARRY THIS ONE OVER?
Alex: FINE.
MY NEXT MOVE WAS TRYING
TO FIND STUFF FOR FIRE,
FIND LOGS TO DRY OUT
AND HOPEFULLY
IT'LL JUST START AND STAY.
DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.ALRIGHT.
I THINK FIRE
IS IMPORTANT TONIGHT,
BUT I THINK
THAT A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS
IS PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT IN
CASE IT DOES DOWNPOUR ALL NIGHT.
Alex: I'M JUST TRYING TO GET
A GOOD TINDER BUNDLE
GOING RIGHT NOW.
HOLLY HAS JUST KIND OF
TAKEN OVER THE SHELTER,
SO I'M STARTING TO WORK
ON THE FIRE MAKING AND BUILDING.
I TAUGHT COURSES
ON FIRE BUILDING,
SO I CAN MAKE
A FIRE PRETTY QUICKLY.
WHAT I USED TO DO WITH IT
IS TRY TO SHAVE
THE MAGNESIUM
INTO A QUARTER-SIZED PILE
BECAUSE IF YOU SPREAD IT OUT,
IT'S NOT GONNA IGNITE.
EVERYTHING'S WET OUT HERE.
THIS IS *BLEEP*
TAKING FOREVER.
AW, YOU PIECE OF *BLEEP*
IT SUCKS.
FIRE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
HERE COMES THE RAIN.
END OF DAY ONE,
FIRE HASN'T BEEN STARTED,
AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANY WATER TO DRINK.
IT'S JUST MAKING
FOR A TOUGH FIRST DAY.
THAT WORKS FOR NOW.
HOLY *BLEEP*
I'M SO THIRSTY.
I FOUND A GIGANTIC PIECE
OF BARK OUT THERE.
I'M GONNA TRY
TO COLLECT RAINWATER.
WE DON'T HAVE A CONTAINER OR POT
TO BOIL THE RIVER WATER IN.
Alex: OH *BLEEP* YEAH.
KEEP THAT SIDE HIGHER
SO IT'S KIND OF CUPPED.
OKAY, LOOK HOW FAST
IT'S ALREADY FILLING UP.
I KNOW.
I'M EXCITED.
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Alex: IT'S JUST A DOWNPOUR.
I'M FREEZING.
THIS IS ROUGH.
Holly: I'M HATING LIFE
RIGHT NOW.
THE RAIN HAD FINALLY DIED DOWN.
GETTING ATE ALIVE BY MOSQUITOES
RIGHT NOW.
*BLEEP* BUGS.
THIS IS GONNA BE A ROUGH NIGHT.
IT SUCKS.
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UGH, WHAT THE *BLEEP*
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LAST NIGHT WAS QUITE POSSIBLY
ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE
WORST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE.
I HAVE NEVER GOT
THAT MANY MOSQUITO BITES
IN ONE 12-HOUR SITTING.
YOUR ASS IS SO LUMPY.
THANKS. THAT'S JUST
WHAT A GIRL WANTS TO HEAR.
*BLEEP*
FROM THE BUG BITES.
COME ON.
MY PARTNER JUST TOLD ME
I HAD A LUMPY ASS.
MUST MEAN I'M LOOKING
PRETTY SEXY IN THE JUNGLE HERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
OH, IT'S SO BAD.
WE'VE GOT NO FIRE,
AND WE HAVEN'T HAD WATER YET,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO CHECK
ON THE BARK BOWL.
THERE'S A CRACK SOMEWHERE.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF WATER TO DRINK.
ABOUT ONE SIP EACH.
IT'S SOMETHING.
I'LL TAKE IT.
THAT'S SO GOOD.
THE REST IS YOURS, BUDDY.
WE'LL LET IT
FILL UP TONIGHT.
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OH, GOD,
THIS IS SO NEEDED.
♪♪
Alex: SO TODAY'S MAIN FOCUS
IS THE FIRE.
WE ARE DRYING ALL THE WOOD OUT.
WE SCRAPED ALL THE WET BARK OFF.
COULD LIGHT.
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OOH, THAT STUFF
DRIED FAST.
WE NEED TO GET RID
OF THOSE BUGS.
THROW SOME MAGNESIUM
IN THERE.
Alex: NO, DON'T MOVE IT.
YOU JUST PUSHED ALL THAT...
I WAS GONNA TRY
TO GET THESE OUT.
*BLEEP* DAMN IT.
COME ON.
PUSH THOSE LITTLE ONES
OVER IT.
Alex: I CAME OUT HERE TO PROVE
THAT I DO HAVE SKILLS.
AND THE FACT THAT HOLLY HAS GOT
TO PUT HER COMMENTS IN
ON EVERYTHING
IS REALLY ANNOYING.
KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.
SWEET, WE GOT *BLEEP*
BURNING NOW.
THANK GOODNESS.
FEELS *BLEEP* GREAT
THAT WE'VE MADE FIRE
IN THE RAINFOREST.
Holly: I'M STOKED.
DEFINITELY PUN INTENDED.
♪♪
FIRE.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE FIRE.
MAKES YOU WARM, IT MAKES YOU
COMFORTABLE, AND NO BUGS.
FIRE.
♪♪
♪♪
I'M THIRSTY.
I COULD USE
A LITER OF WATER RIGHT NOW.
DIDN'T RAIN LAST NIGHT.
OUR RAINWATER BARK BOWL
IS EMPTY.
THAT MEANS WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE
TO HAVING NO WATER.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED,
A LITTLE STRESSED OUT.
WATER -- YOU CAN ONLY GO
SO LONG WITHOUT IT.
WE'RE PUSHING THE LIMIT.
Alex:
THERE'S A SPOT ON THE RIVER
THAT WE COULD
PROBABLY GET WATER AT.
LOOKS LIKE
I COULD DIG A WELL.
CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW DEEP
THAT MUD GOES.
IF IT DOESN'T GO VERY DEEP,
I'M GONNA BE DRINKING BACTERIA.
BUT WE'LL SEE.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S FILLING UP WITH WATER.
IT'S ABOUT A FOOT DEEP.
IT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANT
TO SEE.
Narrator: A GYPSY WELL
IS A HOLE IN THE GROUND
NEAR A WATER SOURCE
BELOW THE WATER TABLE,
USUALLY DUG
IN SANDY ENVIRONMENTS
AS MUD CAN CONTAIN BACTERIA.
THE SOIL TRAPS PARTICLES
AS WATER PERCOLATES THROUGH,
NATURALLY FILTERING IT.
Alex: I THINK IT'S SAFE
TO DRINK,
SO I'M GONNA DRINK SOME OF IT.
Holly:
I GET THAT WE'RE BOTH THIRSTY,
BUT BEING IN SUCH
A WET ENVIRONMENT,
I KNOW HOW MUCH BACTERIA
IS IN THIS MUD.
DEFINITELY GOT
A LOT OF SEDIMENTS IN IT.
I LIKE TO BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE INFORMED
BEFORE I DO THINGS
THAT ARE RISKY.
I'M JUST GONNA HOPE
FOR THE BEST.
GOD, IT FEELS BETTER,
THOUGH -- DRINKING.
I'M SO THIRSTY.
YOU CAN GO DRINK
OUT OF THAT WELL.
I'M A LITTLE HESITANT
TO DRINK FROM THE MUD WELL.
I DON'T TRUST IT.
YOU CAN DRINK
YOUR OWN.
HOLLY IS STARTING TO MAKE ME
QUESTION MYSELF AND MY SKILLS.
SO IT'S JUST MAKING ME
SECOND-GUESS MYSELF,
WHICH IS FRUSTRATING.
I DEFINITELY AM SUPER
DEHYDRATED. WE NEED WATER.
MAYBE GO TRY TO FIND
THAT BAMBOO ON THE MAP.
BAMBOO HAS GOT
CLEAN WATER,
WHICH WE CAN
DESPERATELY USE.
Alex: I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHY WASTE ENERGY WHEN THE WELL,
I STILL THINK IS OKAY TO DRINK,
BUT HOLLY DOESN'T
WANT TO DRINK IT.
ON MY LAST CHALLENGE,
I WOULD'VE DIED FOR MY PARTNER.
IN THIS CHALLENGE,
I DON'T REALLY FEEL
THE MUTUAL RESPECT
THAT I THINK IS DESERVED.
Alex: BAMBOO'S A LOT FURTHER
AWAY THAN I THOUGHT.
Narrator: ALEX AND HOLLY HAVE
ONLY HAD A FEW SIPS OF WATER
IN THE PAST 48 HOURS.
THEY WILL NEED TO DRINK
CLOSE TO HALF A GALLON
TO REPLENISH LOST FLUIDS.
A LITTLE MORE OF AN OPENING
RIGHT HERE.
THAT LOOKS LIKE BAMBOO.
YEAH!
Alex: YOU SAID THERE'S WATER
IN THESE?
YEAH, I THINK IT'S LIKE
A LITER PER COMPARTMENT
IF THEY'RE ROUGHLY
THAT BIG.
♪♪
YOU WANT SOME WATER?
THIS WATER IS LIKE HEAVEN
IN YOUR MOUTH.
♪♪
Alex: THAT'S NOT BAD.
Alex: HOLLY WAS RIGHT.
WAY BETTER THAN
MY SEEPING WELL.
IS THIS ONE
EVEN WORTH TAKING
OR SHOULD WE
JUST TAKE THAT ONE?
I WOULD TAKE THEM ALL.
WE CUT THEM,
LET'S USE THEM.
BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN IT.OKAY.
BUT WE CAN USE THEM
AS CUPS.
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE
ANYTHING BEHIND
AND WASTE CALORIES ON.
SO YOU WANT TO WASTE
CALORIES ON...
YEP, THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WANT TO DO.
LET'S TAKE IT ALL BACK.
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT
SURVIVAL PLAN.
Holly: CAN I HELP YOU
WITH THAT ONE
AND WE CAN COME BACK
FOR THIS ONE?
I CAN GET IT.
CAN I SEE THE MACHETE?
BECAUSE THERE'S
A BUNCH OF VINES RIGHT HERE.
♪♪
IT'S LIKE THERE'S
NO WATER IN THAT.
YOU'RE STRUGGLING ON THIS.
WHY CAN'T WE WORK TOGETHER
AND COME BACK FOR THAT
IF WE NEED MORE CUPS?
BECAUSE CUPS IS NOT
A PRIORITY IN SURVIVAL.
IT IS WHEN WE GET WATER
AND WE CAN BOIL IT.
WE HAVE CUPS WHEN WE GET
THE WATER OUT OF THEM.
OKAY, FINE. WE'LL JUST
TAKE THIS BACK AS A TEAM.
IT'S FINE.
OKAY. SOUNDS SMART.
YEAH. WE'LL DO EVERYTHING
THE WAY YOU WANT TO DO IT.
Holly:
IT'S REALLY HARD TO BE ABLE
TO KNOW WHAT ALEX'S BUTTONS ARE.
I'M A VERY STRONG WOMAN,
AND I DON'T GET TALKED TO
LIKE THAT IN MY REGULAR LIFE.
AND I'M NOT
GONNA DO IT HERE EITHER.
I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP
AT EACH OTHER LIKE THAT.
COMMUNICATION.
WE'RE A TEAM.
YOU'RE AN ADULT.
I'M AN ADULT.
WE CAN TALK LIKE ADULTS.
I DON'T WANT TO DO
EVERYTHING MY WAY.
I WANT TO MAKE
EVERYTHING LOGICAL.
SO YOU'RE TELLING ME
THAT EVERYTHING
THAT I WANT TO DO
IS NOT LOGICAL?
NO, I'M SAYING THE CUPS --
WE'RE NOT HAVING
A JUNGLE JUICE PARTY.
WE DON'T NEED CUPS.
WE CUT IT DOWN, AND WE WASTED
ALL THOSE CALORIES ON IT.
AND NOW WE'RE JUST
GONNA LEAVE IT THERE?
WE CUT IT DOWN
TO GET THE WATER.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY.
I GUESS THAT WHEN YOU'RE READY
TO TALK ABOUT IT...
WHAT ELSE DO YOU
WANT ME TO SAY?!
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
I'M RIGHT.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR "WE'RE
DOING IT YOUR WAY, HOLLY."
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO SIT HERE
AND CONTINUE TALKING
ABOUT *BLEEP* THAT WE JUST
GOT FINISHED TALKING ABOUT?
NO, YOU'RE BLOWING UP.I TOLD YOU HOW I FELT.
AND NOW
YOU'RE GETTING MAD AT ME
BECAUSE I TOLD YOU HOW I FELT.YOU'RE BLOWING UP.
Alex: WHAT ELSE
DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
DO YOU WANT ME TO SIT HERE
AND CONTINUE TALKING
ABOUT *BLEEP*
THAT WE JUST GOT FINISHED
TALKING ABOUT?
THAT'S WHAT ADULTS DO.
THEY CONVERSATE.
THEY WON'T WORK
THROUGH THINGS.
BUT I TOLD YOU
ALL MY POINTS.
AND NOW YOU KEEP
TALKING ABOUT IT.
OKAY. ALRIGHT.
I'LL STOP.
I'LL STOP TALKING ABOUT IT.
OH, BOY.
I JUST SNAPPED AT ALEX,
BUT I DO KNOW PRIORITIES
WHEN IT COMES TO SURVIVAL.
BUT I KNOW THAT
WITHOUT A PARTNER,
I WOULD STRUGGLE EVEN MORE.
I THINK HIS PERSONALITY,
IT COULD BE DUE TO HIS PAST
BEING TREATED BAD
BY OTHER PEOPLE.
SO I WANT TO SEE HIM SUCCEED.
I WANT TO SEE US SUCCEED.
Alex:
I'M GONNA GO FOR A WALK.
I DO HAVE A HARD TIME
HEARING ADVICE FROM OTHERS,
AND THAT SOMETIMES BACKFIRES
AND BITES ME IN THE ASS.
BUT HOLLY IS MY PARTNER.
AND TOGETHER,
WE NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT
TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE
THIS CHALLENGE.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
I'M FEELING VERY WEAK.
Alex: LET'S JUST WALK
AND KEEP OUR EYES OPEN,
SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND SOMETHING
FOR US TO GRAB TO EAT.
I'M REALIZING THAT I CAN BE
A COCKY SON OF A BITCH
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN
UNDERESTIMATED A LOT
IN MY LIFE BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.
AND I DON'T THINK I COULD
SURVIVE WITHOUT HOLLY OUT HERE.
OH *BLEEP*
THERE'S SOME TAGUA FRUIT.
THESE ARE EDIBLE.
Holly: AWESOME.
I CAN'T REACH THAT.
HERE'S A STICK.
JUST GOT TO GET TO 'EM.
Narrator: TAGUA FRUIT
IS A NUT NATIVE TO THE REGION
CONTAINING A SWEET FRUIT JELLY,
WHICH IS A SOURCE
OF WATER AND FIBER.
WE MIGHT HAVE
TO CUT THE TREE.
IT'S FALLING.
JUST PUSH IT.
THERE YOU GO.
MY BACK KIND OF HURTS.
THOSE BETTER BE
*BLEEP* RIPE.
YOU TAKE THE BIGGER ONE.
THAT'S SUPER SWEET.
OH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
TOO BAD THEY DON'T LET
SIPPY CUPS OUT HERE.
MAKE YOU SMILE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN DAYS.
THE TASTE OF THE FRUIT IS ONE
OF THE MOST SATISFYING THINGS
WHEN YOU HAVEN'T HAD
ANYTHING TO EAT.
IT JUST GAVE US A SIGN OF HOPE,
AND IT WAS A WIN FOR TODAY.
GOOD FIND.
HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE SNICKERS
TO OUR HANGRY PROBLEM.
♪♪
Holly: MY BACK IS KILLING ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
MY BACK PAIN
HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.
MY BODY IS SUPER PRONE
TO INFECTION.
IN MY LAST CHALLENGE,
MY HAND GOT INFECTED FROM A CUT.
IT'S PRETTY DEEP.
FEELS LIKE
IT MIGHT HAVE WENT TO THE BONE.
I DID NOT WANT TO TAP
BECAUSE OF THIS.
I'M GONNA TRY
TO JUST TAKE IT EASY.
Alex: NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT'S WRONG YET,
BUT IF HOLLY COULD
JUST NOT MOVE AND REST,
HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD
HELP HER OUT.
OUCH.
♪♪
THERE'S SO MUCH FISH,
LIKE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
HOLLY IS STILL
NOT DOING WELL.
I THINK PROTEIN WOULD HELP
HER FEEL BETTER.
I'M GONNA MAKE
A NATIVE AMERICAN "M" FISH TRAP.
Narrator: TRADITIONALLY, THE
TRAP IS BUILT WITH THICK,
TALL STICKS PLACED CLOSE
TOGETHER IN THE SHAPE OF AN "M"
WITH A WIDE FUNNEL
OPENING AT THE TOP.
FISH SWIM IN AND GET TRAPPED,
UNABLE TO SWIM BACK OUT
THE NARROW SIDE OF THE FUNNEL.
♪♪
I'M REALLY, REALLY
GRATEFUL FOR ALEX.
HE'S REALLY STEPPING UP.
HOPEFULLY I'LL JUST HAVE ANOTHER
DAY OR TWO OF REALLY BAD PAIN,
AND THEN I CAN GET BACK TO IT.
♪♪
Alex: HOW YOU FEELING?
MY BACK PAIN
IS SPREADING.
I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S ACTUALLY WRONG WITH ME.
OTHER THAN THAT,
I'M HUNGRY.
WE'VE HAD NO PROTEIN
SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.
YEP.
IS THAT WHAT I THINK
IT IS RIGHT THERE?
LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THAT SNAIL.
SWEET!
OH, MY GOSH,
THAT THING'S HUGE.
THAT'S PROTEIN.
ALL PROTEIN.
-GEEZ.
Holly: I'M FEELING REALLY
GRATEFUL FOR THIS SNAIL.
LOOKING PRETTY JUICY.
Alex:
HE'S GETTING COOKED.
MMM.
LOOKS DELICIOUS.
PROTEIN.
CHEERS.
MM. DRY.
IT'S PRETTY SLIMY.
THAT DOES NOT TASTE
LIKE CHICKEN.
NO, IT DOESN'T.
THE TEXTURE FEELS LIKE
THE SKIN OF A TURKEY
ON THANKSGIVING DAY.
THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR US.
IT'LL HELP BRING BACK
SOME MORE LIFE IN HOLLY
AND GIVE US MORE ENERGY.
I'M HAPPY.
ME TOO.
♪♪
♪♪
OH, MY BACK IS KILLING ME.
Alex: DON'T OVERWORK
YOURSELF.
OH. IT'S LIKE CRAMPING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
OUCH.
IT'S DAY 15.
I MADE IT PAST
MY 14-DAY MARK, BUT I'M NERVOUS.
I WANT TO MAKE IT TO DAY 21.
Alex:
GOT SOME WATER, HOLLY.
I'M REALLY NOT
DOING WELL TODAY AT ALL.
I'M NAUSEOUS,
I'M LIGHT-HEADED.
MY BACK IS KILLING ME.
Alex: HOLLY'S STILL HURT.
IT WORRIES ME.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS
BY MYSELF.
WHY ARE YOU ONLY
TAKING SIPS?
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
I'M GONNA THROW UP.
Holly: MY BODY
WANTS TO SHUT DOWN.
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LACK
OF NUTRITION OR HYDRATION,
BUT EVERYTHING HURTS.
I JUST NEED A SECOND.
♪♪
♪♪
I'M DOING REALLY BAD TONIGHT.
I HAVE A FEVER, I THINK.
MY BODY IS SUPER HOT,
BUT I'M FREEZING COLD.
I'M STRUGGLING TO BREATHE.
I'M SCARED.
♪♪
LAST NIGHT FELT LIKE
IT WAS A WHOLE WEEK.
I KNOW.
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA
MAKE IT THROUGH.
I NEED YOU OUT HERE,
HOLLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE
TO FINISH IT WITHOUT YOU.
I THINK YOU COULD,
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE YOU.
Holly: I REALLY WANT TO FINISH
THIS 21-DAY CHALLENGE.
THIS NEXT WEEK
KIND OF SEPARATES ME
FROM A SUPERFAN
TO A SURVIVALIST.
I DON'T WANT
TO GO HOME EARLY.
Narrator:
AS HOLLY'S PAIN WORSENS,
PRODUCERS CALL IN THE MEDIC.
I HAVE PAIN.
BACK PAIN,
THIS FRONT PAIN,
AND A HEADACHE.
Christina: OKAY.
YEAH.
OUCH.
OW.
Narrator:
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
ARE CAUSED BY MICROBES
SUCH AS BACTERIA
OVERCOMING THE BODY'S DEFENSES
IN THE URINARY TRACT.
HOLLY, I THINK JUST THE RISK
OF IT SPREADING ANY MORE,
I THINK, IS TOO GREAT.
HOLLY, I THINK JUST THE RISK
OF IT SPREADING ANY MORE,
I THINK, IS TOO GREAT.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE
TO MEDICALLY TAP YOU OUT.
IT SUCKS.
SORRY I'M EMOTIONAL.
THIS CHALLENGE MEANT
A LOT TO ME.
YOU BETTER *BLEEP*
DO THIS.
I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.
I'M SORRY.
YOU GOT NOTHING
TO BE SORRY ABOUT, OKAY?
YOU GET HEALTHY.
IT'S EARLIER THAN I WANTED
TO GO HOME,
BUT I STILL CONSIDER MYSELF
A SURVIVALIST.
I TRIED MY BEST
AND THAT'S ALL I COULD DO.
I KNOW THAT I SET MY BAR
PRETTY HIGH FOR MYSELF,
AND I USUALLY REACH IT.
AND THE FACT
THAT I DIDN'T GET TO THIS TIME,
IT SUCKS.
IT'S A HARD THING TO SWALLOW.
Narrator: HOLLY IS REMOVED
FROM THE CHALLENGE
ONLY FIVE DAYS SHORT
OF COMPLETION,
DROPPING HER PSR
FROM 6.3 TO 6.0.
♪♪
Alex: HOLLY JUST GOT
MEDICALLY TAPPED.
WE REALLY DID START
MAKING A CONNECTION.
PRETTY SCARY TO KNOW THAT
I HAVE TO RELY ON MYSELF
FROM HERE ON OUT.
♪♪
♪♪
MY MUSCLES ARE PRETTY WEAK,
SO MAYBE ONE LAST PROTEIN PUSH
FOR EXTRACTION DAY.
I'M GONNA LOOK IN MY TRAP.
*BLEEP*
THE WATER IS ALL GONE.
NOW THAT THE RIVER'S LOWER,
MY FIST TRAP
IS JUST SITTING IN MUD.
THERE'S NO LUCK WITH PROTEIN
FROM THE RIVER.
♪♪
STILL LOOKING FOR FOOD.
I'VE NEVER FELT
THIS WEAK BEFORE.
♪♪
AWESOME. PAPAYA.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
WITH THIS.
NOT RIPE.
IT SUCKS.
♪♪
GROWING UP WITH THE DWARFISM,
PEOPLE THINK THAT MY WHOLE LIFE
IS A SUCKY SITUATION
BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.
I'VE BEEN PICKED ON AND BULLIED
THROUGH MY WHOLE LIFE,
BUT I CAME OUT HERE TO PROVE
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO UNDERESTIMATE ME,
SO I'M GONNA DO IT.
I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO EXTRACTION.
I'M LOOKING FOR ANY OTHER TYPE
OF FRUIT SOURCE
OR, LIKE, SOMETHING TO EAT.
I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK
THIS WAY YET.
I'M EXPLORING NEW AREAS.
OW, THAT'S A SPIKY PLANT.
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING
TO EAT OUT HERE.
NO WAY.
FOUND SOME HEART OF PALM.
♪♪
FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO GET SOME TYPE OF FOOD
IN MY BELLY.
HEART OF PALM IS AMAZING.
IT'S JUST THIS SWEET FLAVOR,
AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT.
OH, THAT WAS NICE.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY
BEFORE EXTRACTION.
IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT THE MAP.
SO I'M RIGHT HERE.
LOOKS LIKE MY FIRST BEND
IS GONNA HAVE SOME ELECTRIC EELS
IN IT.
ON THE MAP,
EXTRACTION LOOKS LIKE
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
TAKE A RAFT TO THE RIVER.
I'M GONNA COME AROUND THAT BEND
WHERE SOME PIRANHAS ARE AT.
LOOKS LIKE ONCE I GET THERE,
GET ACROSS
AND JUST START HIKING.
IT'S ABOUT TIME TO START
JUST BUILDING THE RAFTS
WHILE IT'S NOT RAINING.
I'M CUTTING DOWN BALSA TREES
TO MAKE A RAFT
BECAUSE IT'S VERY BUOYANT WOOD.
WHEW. *BLEEP*
♪♪
I DON'T HAVE
ANY MUSCLES ANYMORE.
MY RAFT STRATEGY
IS GONNA BE FOUR LOGS
TIED SIDE-BY-SIDE
AND ONE LAYER FOR ME
TO KNEEL ON.
I THINK I GOT ENOUGH KNOTS
IN THIS.
WE'LL SEE HOW TOMORROW GOES.
♪♪
IT DEFINITELY WAS A LITTLE
EASIER WHEN HOLLY WAS HERE.
I SHOULD'VE BEEN
A BETTER PARTNER.
I GOT REALLY FRUSTRATED
WHEN SHE LITERALLY --
LIKE EVERYTHING
THAT I WANTED TO DO,
SHE WOULD EITHER FIND
AN EASIER WAY TO DO IT
OR A MORE EFFICIENT WAY.
AND FOR SOME REASON,
THAT PISSED ME OFF
BECAUSE I GUESS THAT IDEA
DIDN'T COME FROM ME.
I GOT TO STOP CARRYING
THIS WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS
OF TRYING
TO PROVE THINGS TO PEOPLE
AND JUST START
DOING THINGS FOR MYSELF.
HEY, HOLLY.
YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH ME,
BUT I'M ALMOST THERE.
MENTALLY,
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.
I HOPE I CAN DO THIS.
MY TEETH FEEL GROSS.
DO WE HAVE
ANY CHARCOAL LEFT?
YEAH. YOU GONNA
BRUSH YOUR TEETH?
IN THEORY, WE JUST
BRUSH IT ON OUR TEETH
AND THEN RINSE IT
WITH CLEAR WATER.
SHOULD BE DOING SOME
CLEANING ACTION.
THIS MIGHT TOP THE WEIRDEST
THINGS THAT I'VE DONE.
THIS DOES NOT TOP
ANYWHERE NEAR
THE WEIRDEST THINGS
I'VE DONE.
WELL, YOU'RE WEIRDER
THAN I AM.
I AM A VERY WEIRD
INDIVIDUAL.
MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE
DRAGON BREATH ANYMORE.
I'LL TELL YOU,
WHEN YOU WAKE UP,
WHOO.
YOUR BREATH IN THE MORNING
IS KICKING.
♪♪
IT'S DAY 21.
IT'S EXTRACTION DAY, BABY.
I'M SO READY
TO GET OUT OF THIS JUNGLE.
BUT I'M SCARED HOW TOUGH
IT'S GONNA BE FOR ME
AND HOW FAR I CAN
REALLY PUSH MYSELF
TO MAKE IT TO EXTRACTION.
*BLEEP*
WHOA.
I NEED TO FOCUS ON
THE LAST THINGS
I NEED TO DO IN CAMP.
THEN I'M OUT OF HERE.
I'M GONNA TURN BAMBOO
INTO A PADDLE.
NOW I HAVE A PADDLE.
AND I'M TAKING THE BAMBOO
WITH ME
THAT HAS SOME WATER LEFT IN IT.
I'M GOOD TO GO.
Narrator: ALEX FACES
A 5-MILE PADDLE UPSTREAM,
PASSING THROUGH PIRANHA,
CAIMAN AND ANACONDA HABITATS
BEFORE HE REACHES A LARGER
TRIBUTARY OF THE AMAZON,
WHERE HE WILL ARRIVE
AT HIS EXTRACTION POINT.
*BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.
♪♪
USING MY RIVER-GUIDE EXPERIENCE,
THE ONLY WAY I SEE
TO GO UPSTREAM
IS GOING FROM STILLWATER
TO STILLWATER
AND TRYING TO STAY OUT
OF THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER
AND THE CURRENT.
WELL, MY RAFT'S FLOATING,
BUT IT'S PRETTY TIRING ALREADY.
NORMALLY WHEN I RAFT-GUIDE,
I HAVE PEOPLE DOING THE PADDLING
FOR ME.
AND I JUST STEER THE BOAT.
I'M HOPING
THIS RAFT WILL MAKE IT.
♪♪
THIS ISN'T EASY IN ANY WAY,
SHAPE OR FORM.
GOT A LOG IN FRONT OF ME.
I GOT TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET OVER IT.
ALL MY MUSCLE MASS IS GONE.
IT HURTS.
♪♪
♪♪
OH *BLEEP*
MY RAFT'S BREAKING.
THE PARACORD SNAPPED.
NOW I'M DOWN TO MY THREE.
*BLEEP*
NOW I HAVE TO STRADDLE
THREE LOGS.
AND HAVING MY FEET
IN THE WATER CONCERNS ME
WITH THINGS IN THE WATER
THAT COULD START ATTACKING ME.
THAT SUCKS.
RIVER ALWAYS WINS.
♪♪
I KNEW EXTRACTION
WOULD BE DIFFICULT,
BUT I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING
THAT I CAN'T DO THINGS
JUST BECAUSE I'M 4'11" TALL.
I KNOW I CAN DO IT.
I THINK THAT'S MY LANDMARK
RIGHT THERE. I'M ALMOST DONE.
♪♪
THERE'S A LOT OF BULL ANTS
AND A LOT OF SCORPIONS.
SO EVERY PLACE I PUT MY FOOT
IS GONNA BE VERY CAUTIOUS.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GET STUNG
BY EITHER OF THOSE.
*BLEEP*
21 DAYS.
21 DAYS IS LONG ENOUGH.
IT'S JUST TOO BAD
HOLLY'S NOT HERE.
OH, LOOK AT THAT RIVER.
LOOK HOW BIG THAT IS.
OH, LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL.
HOLY COW.
WHOO!
WHERE'S MY BOAT AT?
COME GET ME, BABY!
I'M DONE!
I'M DONE.
YES!
OH, MY GOD!
WHOO!
I DID IT!
I DID IT!
I'M NEVER GONNA LET ANYBODY
UNDERESTIMATE ME AGAIN.
AND I GOT TO STOP
UNDERESTIMATING MYSELF.
'CAUSE I JUST SURVIVED
21 DAYS IN THIS JUNGLE,
AND I PROVED THAT TO MYSELF.
I DID THAT!
I DID THAT.
Narrator: ALEX SURVIVED
THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON,
HAVING LOST 22 POUNDS.
HIS DETERMINATION
TO FINISH THE CHALLENGE ALONE
RAISES HIS PSR
FROM 6.3 TO 7.3.
THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL
THAT I CAN FEEL 4'11" TALL
RIGHT NOW.
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD,
BABY.
TODAY IS THE START
OF A NEW ALEX.
WHOO!
GOODBYE, JUNGLE!
Alex: I HAVE BEEN UNDERESTIMATED
A LOT IN MY LIFE,
AND I'M TIRED OF IT.
SO I'M READY
TO PROVE THEM ALL WRONG.
MY PARTNER COULD BE HOT
AS MATT DAMON,
AND I'M NOT GONNA CARE.
I'M NOT GONNA LOOK
AT HIM DIFFERENTLY.
I'M HOLLY.
I'M ALEX.
NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
I DEFINITELY FEEL
A LITTLE BIT BIG
STANDING NEXT TO MY PARTNER.
I WASN'T EXPECTING TO FEEL
LIKE AN AMAZON IN THE AMAZON.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED,
BUT I'M NOT AVERAGE HEIGHT.
NO, I DID NOTICE.
FIRST TIME
FOR EVERYTHING.
♪♪
I'M DYING.
Woman: IT'S A LION.
OH, MY GOD.
Man: WHOO!
I'M SO COLD.
I'M GONNA FINISH!
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO VISIT THE RAINFOREST,
BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS
THE FIRST TIME TO DO IT.
JUST IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST
RIVERS I'VE EVER BEEN IN,
AND OUR BOAT'S SINKING.
Narrator: AT THE CONVERGENCE
OF THE EQUATOR,
THE ANDES MOUNTAINS,
AND THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
LIES YASUNI, ECUADOR.
THIS REGION HAS MORE
THAN 100 RIVERS
FLOWING INTO THE AMAZON BASIN
AND RECEIVES MORE THAN 200
INCHES OF RAINFALL EACH YEAR,
SATURATING THE GROUND AND
LEAVING FEW AREAS OF DRY LAND.
THESE WET, WARM, AND MOIST
CONDITIONS
CREATE A BREEDING GROUND
FOR BACTERIA
AND ATTRACT MORE THAN
100,000 SPECIES OF INSECTS,
INCLUDING BLOODSUCKING
MOSQUITOES,
BITING FLIES,
AND THE VICIOUS CONGA ANT,
WHOSE BITE CAUSES
A DAY OF PAIN AND FEVER.
THE ANIMALS OUT HERE,
IT'S A LOT OF PREDATORS --
JAGUARS, BLACK PANTHERS --
ANIMALS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN ME.
I'M A RIVER GUIDE
AND THE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER.
I'M LITERALLY OUTDOORS 24/7
UNLESS I'M SLEEPING.
BEING A SURVIVALIST,
I HAVE TAUGHT FIRE-MAKING SKILLS
AND SHELTER BUILDING.
I DO HAVE A FORM OF DWARFISM.
IT RUNS THROUGH MY FAMILY.
I AM 4'11 3/4",
JUST UNDER 5'.
I GOT, LIKE, BABY HANDS,
LIKE, THEY'RE SUPER TINY,
AND MY SKELETAL SYSTEM
IS A DWARF,
BUT MY MUSCLES AND EVERYTHING
ARE PRETTY NORMAL.
AND I'VE NEVER LET IT HOLD ME
BACK WITH ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE,
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN UNDERESTIMATED
AND BEEN MADE FUN OF AND BULLIED
BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.
I'VE SEEN GUYS TWICE MY SIZE
THAT CAN'T COMPLETE
THIS CHALLENGE,
SO I'M READY TO STICK IT TO 'EM.
♪♪
MY NAME'S HOLLY.
THIS IS MY SECOND TIME
ON "NAKED AND AFRAID."
MY LAST CHALLENGE WAS
A 14-DAY SUPERFAN EDITION.
Holly: LOOK AT THOSE.
WE'RE EATING.
WE'LL BE EATING SOMETHING.
AND IT TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE
OF HAVING A GOOD PARTNER,
AND THE TEAMWORK
IS REALLY GONNA BE
WHAT GETS YOU THROUGH
THIS CHALLENGE.
GOOD WORK.
I THINK THIS LOCATION IS
A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER
THAN MY FIRST CHALLENGE WAS.
PUSHING MYSELF MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE I'M GROWING,
AND I REALLY THOUGHT
I COULD PUSH MYSELF FURTHER.
SO NOW I'M HERE
TO TEST THAT OUT.
I'M NORMALLY
A PRETTY NATURAL LEADER.
MY BOSS CALLS ME THE BOSS,
AND I SPEAK MY MIND
WHEN I FEEL SOMETHING.
MY SURVIVAL SKILLS
ARE HUNTING, FISHING,
AND I AM PRETTY CONFIDENT
IN MY SHELTER-BUILDING SKILLS.
SO COMING BACK,
I WANT TO PROVE THAT I CAN GO
FROM SUPERFAN TO SURVIVALIST.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HERE.
IT'S TIME TO GET AU NATUREL.
YOU THINK IT'D GET EASIER
AFTER DOING IT ONCE,
BUT IT'S STILL WEIRD.
Alex: MY DWARFISM
HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS.
I TEND TO ALWAYS BE
ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE
OF HOW I INTERACT WITH PEOPLE.
HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE
A PROBLEM OUT HERE.
♪♪
Narrator: HOLLY COMES
WITH EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
FROM HER PAST CHALLENGE,
BRINGING A CONFIDENT MIND-SET,
BUT HER TYPE-A PERSONALITY
COULD LEAD TO CONFLICT.
SHE BEGINS WITH THE SAME
PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING
SHE HAD AT THE END
OF HER FAN CHALLENGE -- 6.3.
THIS JUNGLE'S REALLY THICK.
HOPEFULLY MY PARTNER
KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING.
Narrator: ALEX BRINGS A TOUGH
MENTALITY TO THE CHALLENGE,
WHICH COULD HELP HIM
IN THIS INTENSE ENVIRONMENT,
ALONG WITH HIS EXPERTISE
OF THE OUTDOORS.
HE ALSO BEGINS
WITH A PSR OF 6.3.
I HOPE MY PARTNER DOESN'T JUDGE
SOMEBODY FOR HOW THEY LOOK.
HOWEVER, BEING THIS SHORT,
I'VE LEARNED TO ADAPT,
AND THAT IS ONE
OF MY BIGGEST STRENGTHS.
I'M HOLLY.
I'M ALEX.
NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
YOU READY TO DO THIS?
YEAH.
IT'S THE JUNGLE, FOR SURE.
I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN
ON THE SHOW BEFORE.
OH, REALLY?
SO I'VE BEEN ON
THE SUPERFAN EDITION BEFORE.
SWEET. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
OUT HERE.
SO FIRST TIME DOING
THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE.
YOU'LL LEARN A LOT.YEAH, I'M EXCITED.
I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU NOTICED,
BUT I'M NOT
AVERAGE HEIGHT.
NO, I DID NOTICE.
FIRST TIME
FOR EVERYTHING, HUH?
LET'S CHECK OUT
OUR BAGS.
Holly: ALEX -- HE'S GOT
A BIG PERSONALITY
FOR SUCH A REALLY SMALL GUY.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAS
ANY SURVIVAL SKILLS,
BUT I'VE GOT GOOD HOPES.
I THINK WE'LL GET ALONG WELL.
SO I GOT A MACHETE.
Narrator: HOLLY AND ALEX HAVE
EACH BROUGHT A PERSONAL ITEM --
A MACHETE AND PARACORD.
THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT
FOR SOME OF
THE SHELTER BUILDING
AND TRAPS AND STUFF.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN
A FIRE STARTER.
THE MAGNESIUM.
THAT'S GONNA DEFINITELY HELP
THE WET ENVIRONMENT.
YEAH, FOR REAL.
100%.
AND THESE ARE MY GLASSES
THAT I'M GONNA NEED OUT HERE.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
I ALSO HAVE A MAP.
IT LOOKS SUPER WET.
YEAH, THIS IS PROBABLY
WHERE WE'RE AT.
I LIKE THIS BIG TREE.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO TRY TO
MAKE A SHELTER THERE FOR SURE.
YEAH,
IT'LL DEFINITELY PUT US
IN SOME WATER WITH
SOME FOOD SOURCES,
MAYBE SOME BAMBOO.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CROSS
THE RIVER TO GET TO IT.
WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE TO
KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR THE CAIMAN
AND THE EELS.
THE PIRANHAS, TOO.
YEAH.
WELL, LET'S GET STARTED.
LET'S DO IT.
♪♪
SEEING HOW BIG
SOME OF THESE TREES ARE...
YEAH.
I MAY BE SHORT,
BUT I FEEL LIKE
A REAL SMALL PERSON NOW.
EW.
I DON'T LIKE THIS.
LOOKS A LITTLE SPOOKY
IN HERE.
GOSH, THIS WATER
FREAKS ME OUT.
YEAH, THAT'S FOR SURE.
I LIKE SEEING
WHAT I'M WALKING ON.
I SEE SOME MOVING WATER
TO THE LEFT OF US.
DO YOU?
THAT'S A RIVER.
I GUESS WE SWIM.
LET'S HOPE THERE'S
NO CAIMAN AROUND.
Narrator: THE NAPO RIVER
HOSTS VICIOUS PIRANHA
WHO TRAVEL IN PACKS
AND CAN STRIP A BODY
OF ITS FLESH IN MINUTES,
AS WELL AS BLACK CAIMAN,
THE WORLD'S LARGEST ALLIGATOR,
REACHING UP TO 16 FEET LONG,
WHO WILL DROWN LARGE PREY
AND LET THEM DECAY
BEFORE CONSUMING THEM.
IT'S GONNA SUCK.
OKAY.
♪♪
NOT WARM.
WHOO.
OH, BIG TREE.
BIG TREE WITH BIG THORNS.
GOT TO SWIM UPSTREAM.
OH, THAT'S ALL THORNS.
UGH!
*BLEEP*
YOU NEED HELP?
NO.
I GOT IT.
Holly: SUN'S GOING DOWN
PRETTY QUICK.
THERE'S PALMS EVERYWHERE.
WE CAN EASILY
MAKE A SHELTER HERE.
OKAY.
I'M THINKING IF WE CLEAR
THE SECTION OUT RIGHT HERE,
WE CAN MAKE AN EASY
A-FRAME FOR THE NIGHT.
Holly: FOR SURE.
YOU THINKING TRYING
TO USE EXISTING TREES?
YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT.OKAY.
♪♪
I FOUND A DIFFERENT
SHELTER LOCATION.
Alex: OKAY.
IT'LL BE EASIER
IN THIS LOW GROUPING OF TREES.
AND IT'S GOT
SOME CANOPY ABOVE IT.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP
SPENDING ENERGY ON THIS
IF WE'RE CHANGING IT.
LOOK AT THIS.
THERE'S A NATURAL CANOPY
ABOVE IT...
IF IT DOES RAIN.
OKAY. BUT THE SUN'S
ALREADY STARTING TO SET,
SO LET'S GET TO IT.
Alex: I AM CONCERNED
THAT SINCE HOLLY DID DO
A 14-DAY CHALLENGE BEFORE,
THAT SHE'S GONNA BE
A LITTLE BOSSY LIKE,
"OH, WE NEED TO DO IT THIS WAY
'CAUSE THIS WORKED FOR ME
LAST TIME."
I HOPE SHE LISTENS TO ME AS MUCH
AS I'M GONNA LISTEN TO HER.
Holly: OUR SHELTER STRATEGY
IS TAKING TREES
THAT MY PARTNER
AND I HAVE CUT DOWN,
LASHING THEM
AROUND EXISTING TREES
AND MAKING AN A-FRAME SHELTER.
YOU WANT TO HELP ME
CARRY THIS ONE OVER?
Alex: FINE.
MY NEXT MOVE WAS TRYING
TO FIND STUFF FOR FIRE,
FIND LOGS TO DRY OUT
AND HOPEFULLY
IT'LL JUST START AND STAY.
DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.ALRIGHT.
I THINK FIRE
IS IMPORTANT TONIGHT,
BUT I THINK
THAT A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS
IS PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT IN
CASE IT DOES DOWNPOUR ALL NIGHT.
Alex: I'M JUST TRYING TO GET
A GOOD TINDER BUNDLE
GOING RIGHT NOW.
HOLLY HAS JUST KIND OF
TAKEN OVER THE SHELTER,
SO I'M STARTING TO WORK
ON THE FIRE MAKING AND BUILDING.
I TAUGHT COURSES
ON FIRE BUILDING,
SO I CAN MAKE
A FIRE PRETTY QUICKLY.
WHAT I USED TO DO WITH IT
IS TRY TO SHAVE
THE MAGNESIUM
INTO A QUARTER-SIZED PILE
BECAUSE IF YOU SPREAD IT OUT,
IT'S NOT GONNA IGNITE.
EVERYTHING'S WET OUT HERE.
THIS IS *BLEEP*
TAKING FOREVER.
AW, YOU PIECE OF *BLEEP*
IT SUCKS.
FIRE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
HERE COMES THE RAIN.
END OF DAY ONE,
FIRE HASN'T BEEN STARTED,
AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANY WATER TO DRINK.
IT'S JUST MAKING
FOR A TOUGH FIRST DAY.
THAT WORKS FOR NOW.
HOLY *BLEEP*
I'M SO THIRSTY.
I FOUND A GIGANTIC PIECE
OF BARK OUT THERE.
I'M GONNA TRY
TO COLLECT RAINWATER.
WE DON'T HAVE A CONTAINER OR POT
TO BOIL THE RIVER WATER IN.
Alex: OH *BLEEP* YEAH.
KEEP THAT SIDE HIGHER
SO IT'S KIND OF CUPPED.
OKAY, LOOK HOW FAST
IT'S ALREADY FILLING UP.
I KNOW.
I'M EXCITED.
♪♪
Alex: IT'S JUST A DOWNPOUR.
I'M FREEZING.
THIS IS ROUGH.
Holly: I'M HATING LIFE
RIGHT NOW.
THE RAIN HAD FINALLY DIED DOWN.
GETTING ATE ALIVE BY MOSQUITOES
RIGHT NOW.
*BLEEP* BUGS.
THIS IS GONNA BE A ROUGH NIGHT.
IT SUCKS.
♪♪
UGH, WHAT THE *BLEEP*
♪♪
LAST NIGHT WAS QUITE POSSIBLY
ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE
WORST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE.
I HAVE NEVER GOT
THAT MANY MOSQUITO BITES
IN ONE 12-HOUR SITTING.
YOUR ASS IS SO LUMPY.
THANKS. THAT'S JUST
WHAT A GIRL WANTS TO HEAR.
*BLEEP*
FROM THE BUG BITES.
COME ON.
MY PARTNER JUST TOLD ME
I HAD A LUMPY ASS.
MUST MEAN I'M LOOKING
PRETTY SEXY IN THE JUNGLE HERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
OH, IT'S SO BAD.
WE'VE GOT NO FIRE,
AND WE HAVEN'T HAD WATER YET,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO CHECK
ON THE BARK BOWL.
THERE'S A CRACK SOMEWHERE.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF WATER TO DRINK.
ABOUT ONE SIP EACH.
IT'S SOMETHING.
I'LL TAKE IT.
THAT'S SO GOOD.
THE REST IS YOURS, BUDDY.
WE'LL LET IT
FILL UP TONIGHT.
♪♪
OH, GOD,
THIS IS SO NEEDED.
♪♪
Alex: SO TODAY'S MAIN FOCUS
IS THE FIRE.
WE ARE DRYING ALL THE WOOD OUT.
WE SCRAPED ALL THE WET BARK OFF.
COULD LIGHT.
♪♪
OOH, THAT STUFF
DRIED FAST.
WE NEED TO GET RID
OF THOSE BUGS.
THROW SOME MAGNESIUM
IN THERE.
Alex: NO, DON'T MOVE IT.
YOU JUST PUSHED ALL THAT...
I WAS GONNA TRY
TO GET THESE OUT.
*BLEEP* DAMN IT.
COME ON.
PUSH THOSE LITTLE ONES
OVER IT.
Alex: I CAME OUT HERE TO PROVE
THAT I DO HAVE SKILLS.
AND THE FACT THAT HOLLY HAS GOT
TO PUT HER COMMENTS IN
ON EVERYTHING
IS REALLY ANNOYING.
KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.
SWEET, WE GOT *BLEEP*
BURNING NOW.
THANK GOODNESS.
FEELS *BLEEP* GREAT
THAT WE'VE MADE FIRE
IN THE RAINFOREST.
Holly: I'M STOKED.
DEFINITELY PUN INTENDED.
♪♪
FIRE.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE FIRE.
MAKES YOU WARM, IT MAKES YOU
COMFORTABLE, AND NO BUGS.
FIRE.
♪♪
♪♪
I'M THIRSTY.
I COULD USE
A LITER OF WATER RIGHT NOW.
DIDN'T RAIN LAST NIGHT.
OUR RAINWATER BARK BOWL
IS EMPTY.
THAT MEANS WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE
TO HAVING NO WATER.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED,
A LITTLE STRESSED OUT.
WATER -- YOU CAN ONLY GO
SO LONG WITHOUT IT.
WE'RE PUSHING THE LIMIT.
Alex:
THERE'S A SPOT ON THE RIVER
THAT WE COULD
PROBABLY GET WATER AT.
LOOKS LIKE
I COULD DIG A WELL.
CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW DEEP
THAT MUD GOES.
IF IT DOESN'T GO VERY DEEP,
I'M GONNA BE DRINKING BACTERIA.
BUT WE'LL SEE.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S FILLING UP WITH WATER.
IT'S ABOUT A FOOT DEEP.
IT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANT
TO SEE.
Narrator: A GYPSY WELL
IS A HOLE IN THE GROUND
NEAR A WATER SOURCE
BELOW THE WATER TABLE,
USUALLY DUG
IN SANDY ENVIRONMENTS
AS MUD CAN CONTAIN BACTERIA.
THE SOIL TRAPS PARTICLES
AS WATER PERCOLATES THROUGH,
NATURALLY FILTERING IT.
Alex: I THINK IT'S SAFE
TO DRINK,
SO I'M GONNA DRINK SOME OF IT.
Holly:
I GET THAT WE'RE BOTH THIRSTY,
BUT BEING IN SUCH
A WET ENVIRONMENT,
I KNOW HOW MUCH BACTERIA
IS IN THIS MUD.
DEFINITELY GOT
A LOT OF SEDIMENTS IN IT.
I LIKE TO BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE INFORMED
BEFORE I DO THINGS
THAT ARE RISKY.
I'M JUST GONNA HOPE
FOR THE BEST.
GOD, IT FEELS BETTER,
THOUGH -- DRINKING.
I'M SO THIRSTY.
YOU CAN GO DRINK
OUT OF THAT WELL.
I'M A LITTLE HESITANT
TO DRINK FROM THE MUD WELL.
I DON'T TRUST IT.
YOU CAN DRINK
YOUR OWN.
HOLLY IS STARTING TO MAKE ME
QUESTION MYSELF AND MY SKILLS.
SO IT'S JUST MAKING ME
SECOND-GUESS MYSELF,
WHICH IS FRUSTRATING.
I DEFINITELY AM SUPER
DEHYDRATED. WE NEED WATER.
MAYBE GO TRY TO FIND
THAT BAMBOO ON THE MAP.
BAMBOO HAS GOT
CLEAN WATER,
WHICH WE CAN
DESPERATELY USE.
Alex: I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHY WASTE ENERGY WHEN THE WELL,
I STILL THINK IS OKAY TO DRINK,
BUT HOLLY DOESN'T
WANT TO DRINK IT.
ON MY LAST CHALLENGE,
I WOULD'VE DIED FOR MY PARTNER.
IN THIS CHALLENGE,
I DON'T REALLY FEEL
THE MUTUAL RESPECT
THAT I THINK IS DESERVED.
Alex: BAMBOO'S A LOT FURTHER
AWAY THAN I THOUGHT.
Narrator: ALEX AND HOLLY HAVE
ONLY HAD A FEW SIPS OF WATER
IN THE PAST 48 HOURS.
THEY WILL NEED TO DRINK
CLOSE TO HALF A GALLON
TO REPLENISH LOST FLUIDS.
A LITTLE MORE OF AN OPENING
RIGHT HERE.
THAT LOOKS LIKE BAMBOO.
YEAH!
Alex: YOU SAID THERE'S WATER
IN THESE?
YEAH, I THINK IT'S LIKE
A LITER PER COMPARTMENT
IF THEY'RE ROUGHLY
THAT BIG.
♪♪
YOU WANT SOME WATER?
THIS WATER IS LIKE HEAVEN
IN YOUR MOUTH.
♪♪
Alex: THAT'S NOT BAD.
Alex: HOLLY WAS RIGHT.
WAY BETTER THAN
MY SEEPING WELL.
IS THIS ONE
EVEN WORTH TAKING
OR SHOULD WE
JUST TAKE THAT ONE?
I WOULD TAKE THEM ALL.
WE CUT THEM,
LET'S USE THEM.
BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN IT.OKAY.
BUT WE CAN USE THEM
AS CUPS.
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE
ANYTHING BEHIND
AND WASTE CALORIES ON.
SO YOU WANT TO WASTE
CALORIES ON...
YEP, THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WANT TO DO.
LET'S TAKE IT ALL BACK.
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT
SURVIVAL PLAN.
Holly: CAN I HELP YOU
WITH THAT ONE
AND WE CAN COME BACK
FOR THIS ONE?
I CAN GET IT.
CAN I SEE THE MACHETE?
BECAUSE THERE'S
A BUNCH OF VINES RIGHT HERE.
♪♪
IT'S LIKE THERE'S
NO WATER IN THAT.
YOU'RE STRUGGLING ON THIS.
WHY CAN'T WE WORK TOGETHER
AND COME BACK FOR THAT
IF WE NEED MORE CUPS?
BECAUSE CUPS IS NOT
A PRIORITY IN SURVIVAL.
IT IS WHEN WE GET WATER
AND WE CAN BOIL IT.
WE HAVE CUPS WHEN WE GET
THE WATER OUT OF THEM.
OKAY, FINE. WE'LL JUST
TAKE THIS BACK AS A TEAM.
IT'S FINE.
OKAY. SOUNDS SMART.
YEAH. WE'LL DO EVERYTHING
THE WAY YOU WANT TO DO IT.
Holly:
IT'S REALLY HARD TO BE ABLE
TO KNOW WHAT ALEX'S BUTTONS ARE.
I'M A VERY STRONG WOMAN,
AND I DON'T GET TALKED TO
LIKE THAT IN MY REGULAR LIFE.
AND I'M NOT
GONNA DO IT HERE EITHER.
I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP
AT EACH OTHER LIKE THAT.
COMMUNICATION.
WE'RE A TEAM.
YOU'RE AN ADULT.
I'M AN ADULT.
WE CAN TALK LIKE ADULTS.
I DON'T WANT TO DO
EVERYTHING MY WAY.
I WANT TO MAKE
EVERYTHING LOGICAL.
SO YOU'RE TELLING ME
THAT EVERYTHING
THAT I WANT TO DO
IS NOT LOGICAL?
NO, I'M SAYING THE CUPS --
WE'RE NOT HAVING
A JUNGLE JUICE PARTY.
WE DON'T NEED CUPS.
WE CUT IT DOWN, AND WE WASTED
ALL THOSE CALORIES ON IT.
AND NOW WE'RE JUST
GONNA LEAVE IT THERE?
WE CUT IT DOWN
TO GET THE WATER.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY.
I GUESS THAT WHEN YOU'RE READY
TO TALK ABOUT IT...
WHAT ELSE DO YOU
WANT ME TO SAY?!
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
I'M RIGHT.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR "WE'RE
DOING IT YOUR WAY, HOLLY."
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.
DO YOU WANT ME TO SIT HERE
AND CONTINUE TALKING
ABOUT *BLEEP* THAT WE JUST
GOT FINISHED TALKING ABOUT?
NO, YOU'RE BLOWING UP.I TOLD YOU HOW I FELT.
AND NOW
YOU'RE GETTING MAD AT ME
BECAUSE I TOLD YOU HOW I FELT.YOU'RE BLOWING UP.
Alex: WHAT ELSE
DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
DO YOU WANT ME TO SIT HERE
AND CONTINUE TALKING
ABOUT *BLEEP*
THAT WE JUST GOT FINISHED
TALKING ABOUT?
THAT'S WHAT ADULTS DO.
THEY CONVERSATE.
THEY WON'T WORK
THROUGH THINGS.
BUT I TOLD YOU
ALL MY POINTS.
AND NOW YOU KEEP
TALKING ABOUT IT.
OKAY. ALRIGHT.
I'LL STOP.
I'LL STOP TALKING ABOUT IT.
OH, BOY.
I JUST SNAPPED AT ALEX,
BUT I DO KNOW PRIORITIES
WHEN IT COMES TO SURVIVAL.
BUT I KNOW THAT
WITHOUT A PARTNER,
I WOULD STRUGGLE EVEN MORE.
I THINK HIS PERSONALITY,
IT COULD BE DUE TO HIS PAST
BEING TREATED BAD
BY OTHER PEOPLE.
SO I WANT TO SEE HIM SUCCEED.
I WANT TO SEE US SUCCEED.
Alex:
I'M GONNA GO FOR A WALK.
I DO HAVE A HARD TIME
HEARING ADVICE FROM OTHERS,
AND THAT SOMETIMES BACKFIRES
AND BITES ME IN THE ASS.
BUT HOLLY IS MY PARTNER.
AND TOGETHER,
WE NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT
TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE
THIS CHALLENGE.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
I'M FEELING VERY WEAK.
Alex: LET'S JUST WALK
AND KEEP OUR EYES OPEN,
SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND SOMETHING
FOR US TO GRAB TO EAT.
I'M REALIZING THAT I CAN BE
A COCKY SON OF A BITCH
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN
UNDERESTIMATED A LOT
IN MY LIFE BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.
AND I DON'T THINK I COULD
SURVIVE WITHOUT HOLLY OUT HERE.
OH *BLEEP*
THERE'S SOME TAGUA FRUIT.
THESE ARE EDIBLE.
Holly: AWESOME.
I CAN'T REACH THAT.
HERE'S A STICK.
JUST GOT TO GET TO 'EM.
Narrator: TAGUA FRUIT
IS A NUT NATIVE TO THE REGION
CONTAINING A SWEET FRUIT JELLY,
WHICH IS A SOURCE
OF WATER AND FIBER.
WE MIGHT HAVE
TO CUT THE TREE.
IT'S FALLING.
JUST PUSH IT.
THERE YOU GO.
MY BACK KIND OF HURTS.
THOSE BETTER BE
*BLEEP* RIPE.
YOU TAKE THE BIGGER ONE.
THAT'S SUPER SWEET.
OH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
TOO BAD THEY DON'T LET
SIPPY CUPS OUT HERE.
MAKE YOU SMILE FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN DAYS.
THE TASTE OF THE FRUIT IS ONE
OF THE MOST SATISFYING THINGS
WHEN YOU HAVEN'T HAD
ANYTHING TO EAT.
IT JUST GAVE US A SIGN OF HOPE,
AND IT WAS A WIN FOR TODAY.
GOOD FIND.
HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE SNICKERS
TO OUR HANGRY PROBLEM.
♪♪
Holly: MY BACK IS KILLING ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
MY BACK PAIN
HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.
MY BODY IS SUPER PRONE
TO INFECTION.
IN MY LAST CHALLENGE,
MY HAND GOT INFECTED FROM A CUT.
IT'S PRETTY DEEP.
FEELS LIKE
IT MIGHT HAVE WENT TO THE BONE.
I DID NOT WANT TO TAP
BECAUSE OF THIS.
I'M GONNA TRY
TO JUST TAKE IT EASY.
Alex: NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT'S WRONG YET,
BUT IF HOLLY COULD
JUST NOT MOVE AND REST,
HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD
HELP HER OUT.
OUCH.
♪♪
THERE'S SO MUCH FISH,
LIKE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
HOLLY IS STILL
NOT DOING WELL.
I THINK PROTEIN WOULD HELP
HER FEEL BETTER.
I'M GONNA MAKE
A NATIVE AMERICAN "M" FISH TRAP.
Narrator: TRADITIONALLY, THE
TRAP IS BUILT WITH THICK,
TALL STICKS PLACED CLOSE
TOGETHER IN THE SHAPE OF AN "M"
WITH A WIDE FUNNEL
OPENING AT THE TOP.
FISH SWIM IN AND GET TRAPPED,
UNABLE TO SWIM BACK OUT
THE NARROW SIDE OF THE FUNNEL.
♪♪
I'M REALLY, REALLY
GRATEFUL FOR ALEX.
HE'S REALLY STEPPING UP.
HOPEFULLY I'LL JUST HAVE ANOTHER
DAY OR TWO OF REALLY BAD PAIN,
AND THEN I CAN GET BACK TO IT.
♪♪
Alex: HOW YOU FEELING?
MY BACK PAIN
IS SPREADING.
I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S ACTUALLY WRONG WITH ME.
OTHER THAN THAT,
I'M HUNGRY.
WE'VE HAD NO PROTEIN
SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.
YEP.
IS THAT WHAT I THINK
IT IS RIGHT THERE?
LOOK AT THE SIZE
OF THAT SNAIL.
SWEET!
OH, MY GOSH,
THAT THING'S HUGE.
THAT'S PROTEIN.
ALL PROTEIN.
-GEEZ.
Holly: I'M FEELING REALLY
GRATEFUL FOR THIS SNAIL.
LOOKING PRETTY JUICY.
Alex:
HE'S GETTING COOKED.
MMM.
LOOKS DELICIOUS.
PROTEIN.
CHEERS.
MM. DRY.
IT'S PRETTY SLIMY.
THAT DOES NOT TASTE
LIKE CHICKEN.
NO, IT DOESN'T.
THE TEXTURE FEELS LIKE
THE SKIN OF A TURKEY
ON THANKSGIVING DAY.
THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR US.
IT'LL HELP BRING BACK
SOME MORE LIFE IN HOLLY
AND GIVE US MORE ENERGY.
I'M HAPPY.
ME TOO.
♪♪
♪♪
OH, MY BACK IS KILLING ME.
Alex: DON'T OVERWORK
YOURSELF.
OH. IT'S LIKE CRAMPING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
OUCH.
IT'S DAY 15.
I MADE IT PAST
MY 14-DAY MARK, BUT I'M NERVOUS.
I WANT TO MAKE IT TO DAY 21.
Alex:
GOT SOME WATER, HOLLY.
I'M REALLY NOT
DOING WELL TODAY AT ALL.
I'M NAUSEOUS,
I'M LIGHT-HEADED.
MY BACK IS KILLING ME.
Alex: HOLLY'S STILL HURT.
IT WORRIES ME.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS
BY MYSELF.
WHY ARE YOU ONLY
TAKING SIPS?
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
I'M GONNA THROW UP.
Holly: MY BODY
WANTS TO SHUT DOWN.
DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LACK
OF NUTRITION OR HYDRATION,
BUT EVERYTHING HURTS.
I JUST NEED A SECOND.
♪♪
♪♪
I'M DOING REALLY BAD TONIGHT.
I HAVE A FEVER, I THINK.
MY BODY IS SUPER HOT,
BUT I'M FREEZING COLD.
I'M STRUGGLING TO BREATHE.
I'M SCARED.
♪♪
LAST NIGHT FELT LIKE
IT WAS A WHOLE WEEK.
I KNOW.
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA
MAKE IT THROUGH.
I NEED YOU OUT HERE,
HOLLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE
TO FINISH IT WITHOUT YOU.
I THINK YOU COULD,
BUT I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE YOU.
Holly: I REALLY WANT TO FINISH
THIS 21-DAY CHALLENGE.
THIS NEXT WEEK
KIND OF SEPARATES ME
FROM A SUPERFAN
TO A SURVIVALIST.
I DON'T WANT
TO GO HOME EARLY.
Narrator:
AS HOLLY'S PAIN WORSENS,
PRODUCERS CALL IN THE MEDIC.
I HAVE PAIN.
BACK PAIN,
THIS FRONT PAIN,
AND A HEADACHE.
Christina: OKAY.
YEAH.
OUCH.
OW.
Narrator:
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS
ARE CAUSED BY MICROBES
SUCH AS BACTERIA
OVERCOMING THE BODY'S DEFENSES
IN THE URINARY TRACT.
HOLLY, I THINK JUST THE RISK
OF IT SPREADING ANY MORE,
I THINK, IS TOO GREAT.
HOLLY, I THINK JUST THE RISK
OF IT SPREADING ANY MORE,
I THINK, IS TOO GREAT.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE
TO MEDICALLY TAP YOU OUT.
IT SUCKS.
SORRY I'M EMOTIONAL.
THIS CHALLENGE MEANT
A LOT TO ME.
YOU BETTER *BLEEP*
DO THIS.
I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.
I'M SORRY.
YOU GOT NOTHING
TO BE SORRY ABOUT, OKAY?
YOU GET HEALTHY.
IT'S EARLIER THAN I WANTED
TO GO HOME,
BUT I STILL CONSIDER MYSELF
A SURVIVALIST.
I TRIED MY BEST
AND THAT'S ALL I COULD DO.
I KNOW THAT I SET MY BAR
PRETTY HIGH FOR MYSELF,
AND I USUALLY REACH IT.
AND THE FACT
THAT I DIDN'T GET TO THIS TIME,
IT SUCKS.
IT'S A HARD THING TO SWALLOW.
Narrator: HOLLY IS REMOVED
FROM THE CHALLENGE
ONLY FIVE DAYS SHORT
OF COMPLETION,
DROPPING HER PSR
FROM 6.3 TO 6.0.
♪♪
Alex: HOLLY JUST GOT
MEDICALLY TAPPED.
WE REALLY DID START
MAKING A CONNECTION.
PRETTY SCARY TO KNOW THAT
I HAVE TO RELY ON MYSELF
FROM HERE ON OUT.
♪♪
♪♪
MY MUSCLES ARE PRETTY WEAK,
SO MAYBE ONE LAST PROTEIN PUSH
FOR EXTRACTION DAY.
I'M GONNA LOOK IN MY TRAP.
*BLEEP*
THE WATER IS ALL GONE.
NOW THAT THE RIVER'S LOWER,
MY FIST TRAP
IS JUST SITTING IN MUD.
THERE'S NO LUCK WITH PROTEIN
FROM THE RIVER.
♪♪
STILL LOOKING FOR FOOD.
I'VE NEVER FELT
THIS WEAK BEFORE.
♪♪
AWESOME. PAPAYA.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
WITH THIS.
NOT RIPE.
IT SUCKS.
♪♪
GROWING UP WITH THE DWARFISM,
PEOPLE THINK THAT MY WHOLE LIFE
IS A SUCKY SITUATION
BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.
I'VE BEEN PICKED ON AND BULLIED
THROUGH MY WHOLE LIFE,
BUT I CAME OUT HERE TO PROVE
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO UNDERESTIMATE ME,
SO I'M GONNA DO IT.
I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO EXTRACTION.
I'M LOOKING FOR ANY OTHER TYPE
OF FRUIT SOURCE
OR, LIKE, SOMETHING TO EAT.
I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK
THIS WAY YET.
I'M EXPLORING NEW AREAS.
OW, THAT'S A SPIKY PLANT.
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING
TO EAT OUT HERE.
NO WAY.
FOUND SOME HEART OF PALM.
♪♪
FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO GET SOME TYPE OF FOOD
IN MY BELLY.
HEART OF PALM IS AMAZING.
IT'S JUST THIS SWEET FLAVOR,
AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT.
OH, THAT WAS NICE.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY
BEFORE EXTRACTION.
IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT THE MAP.
SO I'M RIGHT HERE.
LOOKS LIKE MY FIRST BEND
IS GONNA HAVE SOME ELECTRIC EELS
IN IT.
ON THE MAP,
EXTRACTION LOOKS LIKE
I'M GONNA HAVE TO
TAKE A RAFT TO THE RIVER.
I'M GONNA COME AROUND THAT BEND
WHERE SOME PIRANHAS ARE AT.
LOOKS LIKE ONCE I GET THERE,
GET ACROSS
AND JUST START HIKING.
IT'S ABOUT TIME TO START
JUST BUILDING THE RAFTS
WHILE IT'S NOT RAINING.
I'M CUTTING DOWN BALSA TREES
TO MAKE A RAFT
BECAUSE IT'S VERY BUOYANT WOOD.
WHEW. *BLEEP*
♪♪
I DON'T HAVE
ANY MUSCLES ANYMORE.
MY RAFT STRATEGY
IS GONNA BE FOUR LOGS
TIED SIDE-BY-SIDE
AND ONE LAYER FOR ME
TO KNEEL ON.
I THINK I GOT ENOUGH KNOTS
IN THIS.
WE'LL SEE HOW TOMORROW GOES.
♪♪
IT DEFINITELY WAS A LITTLE
EASIER WHEN HOLLY WAS HERE.
I SHOULD'VE BEEN
A BETTER PARTNER.
I GOT REALLY FRUSTRATED
WHEN SHE LITERALLY --
LIKE EVERYTHING
THAT I WANTED TO DO,
SHE WOULD EITHER FIND
AN EASIER WAY TO DO IT
OR A MORE EFFICIENT WAY.
AND FOR SOME REASON,
THAT PISSED ME OFF
BECAUSE I GUESS THAT IDEA
DIDN'T COME FROM ME.
I GOT TO STOP CARRYING
THIS WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS
OF TRYING
TO PROVE THINGS TO PEOPLE
AND JUST START
DOING THINGS FOR MYSELF.
HEY, HOLLY.
YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH ME,
BUT I'M ALMOST THERE.
MENTALLY,
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.
I HOPE I CAN DO THIS.
MY TEETH FEEL GROSS.
DO WE HAVE
ANY CHARCOAL LEFT?
YEAH. YOU GONNA
BRUSH YOUR TEETH?
IN THEORY, WE JUST
BRUSH IT ON OUR TEETH
AND THEN RINSE IT
WITH CLEAR WATER.
SHOULD BE DOING SOME
CLEANING ACTION.
THIS MIGHT TOP THE WEIRDEST
THINGS THAT I'VE DONE.
THIS DOES NOT TOP
ANYWHERE NEAR
THE WEIRDEST THINGS
I'VE DONE.
WELL, YOU'RE WEIRDER
THAN I AM.
I AM A VERY WEIRD
INDIVIDUAL.
MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE
DRAGON BREATH ANYMORE.
I'LL TELL YOU,
WHEN YOU WAKE UP,
WHOO.
YOUR BREATH IN THE MORNING
IS KICKING.
♪♪
IT'S DAY 21.
IT'S EXTRACTION DAY, BABY.
I'M SO READY
TO GET OUT OF THIS JUNGLE.
BUT I'M SCARED HOW TOUGH
IT'S GONNA BE FOR ME
AND HOW FAR I CAN
REALLY PUSH MYSELF
TO MAKE IT TO EXTRACTION.
*BLEEP*
WHOA.
I NEED TO FOCUS ON
THE LAST THINGS
I NEED TO DO IN CAMP.
THEN I'M OUT OF HERE.
I'M GONNA TURN BAMBOO
INTO A PADDLE.
NOW I HAVE A PADDLE.
AND I'M TAKING THE BAMBOO
WITH ME
THAT HAS SOME WATER LEFT IN IT.
I'M GOOD TO GO.
Narrator: ALEX FACES
A 5-MILE PADDLE UPSTREAM,
PASSING THROUGH PIRANHA,
CAIMAN AND ANACONDA HABITATS
BEFORE HE REACHES A LARGER
TRIBUTARY OF THE AMAZON,
WHERE HE WILL ARRIVE
AT HIS EXTRACTION POINT.
*BLEEP*
*BLEEP*
THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.
♪♪
USING MY RIVER-GUIDE EXPERIENCE,
THE ONLY WAY I SEE
TO GO UPSTREAM
IS GOING FROM STILLWATER
TO STILLWATER
AND TRYING TO STAY OUT
OF THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER
AND THE CURRENT.
WELL, MY RAFT'S FLOATING,
BUT IT'S PRETTY TIRING ALREADY.
NORMALLY WHEN I RAFT-GUIDE,
I HAVE PEOPLE DOING THE PADDLING
FOR ME.
AND I JUST STEER THE BOAT.
I'M HOPING
THIS RAFT WILL MAKE IT.
♪♪
THIS ISN'T EASY IN ANY WAY,
SHAPE OR FORM.
GOT A LOG IN FRONT OF ME.
I GOT TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GET OVER IT.
ALL MY MUSCLE MASS IS GONE.
IT HURTS.
♪♪
♪♪
OH *BLEEP*
MY RAFT'S BREAKING.
THE PARACORD SNAPPED.
NOW I'M DOWN TO MY THREE.
*BLEEP*
NOW I HAVE TO STRADDLE
THREE LOGS.
AND HAVING MY FEET
IN THE WATER CONCERNS ME
WITH THINGS IN THE WATER
THAT COULD START ATTACKING ME.
THAT SUCKS.
RIVER ALWAYS WINS.
♪♪
I KNEW EXTRACTION
WOULD BE DIFFICULT,
BUT I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING
THAT I CAN'T DO THINGS
JUST BECAUSE I'M 4'11" TALL.
I KNOW I CAN DO IT.
I THINK THAT'S MY LANDMARK
RIGHT THERE. I'M ALMOST DONE.
♪♪
THERE'S A LOT OF BULL ANTS
AND A LOT OF SCORPIONS.
SO EVERY PLACE I PUT MY FOOT
IS GONNA BE VERY CAUTIOUS.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GET STUNG
BY EITHER OF THOSE.
*BLEEP*
21 DAYS.
21 DAYS IS LONG ENOUGH.
IT'S JUST TOO BAD
HOLLY'S NOT HERE.
OH, LOOK AT THAT RIVER.
LOOK HOW BIG THAT IS.
OH, LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL.
HOLY COW.
WHOO!
WHERE'S MY BOAT AT?
COME GET ME, BABY!
I'M DONE!
I'M DONE.
YES!
OH, MY GOD!
WHOO!
I DID IT!
I DID IT!
I'M NEVER GONNA LET ANYBODY
UNDERESTIMATE ME AGAIN.
AND I GOT TO STOP
UNDERESTIMATING MYSELF.
'CAUSE I JUST SURVIVED
21 DAYS IN THIS JUNGLE,
AND I PROVED THAT TO MYSELF.
I DID THAT!
I DID THAT.
Narrator: ALEX SURVIVED
THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON,
HAVING LOST 22 POUNDS.
HIS DETERMINATION
TO FINISH THE CHALLENGE ALONE
RAISES HIS PSR
FROM 6.3 TO 7.3.
THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL
THAT I CAN FEEL 4'11" TALL
RIGHT NOW.
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD,
BABY.
TODAY IS THE START
OF A NEW ALEX.
WHOO!
GOODBYE, JUNGLE!