Naked and Afraid: Alone (2020): Season 1, Episode 1 - Man Up or Bow Out - full transcript

I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M
SUPPOSED TO *BLEEP* STARVE.

HOLY *BLEEP*

Narrator: THEY SURVIVED IN PAIRS

AND IN GROUPS.

AND NOW, THE BEST OF THE BEST
ARE TAKING ON THEIR

GREATEST CHALLENGE YET --
TO SURVIVE 21 DAYS...

OH *BLEEP*

...WITH NO SUPPORT...

OH, MY GOD!

...NO ONE
TO WATCH THEIR BACK...

-THIS IS MY SHOT.
-...COMPLETELY EXPOSED.



AAH!

I'M TERRIFIED.

Narrator:
"NAKED AND AFRAID ALONE."

FIRST IMPRESSIONS,
I'M DRIVING OUT RIGHT NOW.

IT'S HOT, DRY AS HELL OUT HERE.

NOT A LOT OF WATER.

MY MIND IS RACING REALLY FAST

THAT I'M LIKE TOTALLY LANDING
IN THIS NEW ENVIRONMENT.

MY NAME IS LUKE McLAUGHLIN,
32 YEARS OLD.

I LIVE IN
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR A LIVING, I TEACH
PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL SKILLS.

AND I'VE COMPLETED
A 21-DAY CHALLENGE IN NAMIBIA

AND A 40-DAY CHALLENGE
IN COLOMBIA.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M
DOING THIS TOTALLY ALONE.



AND IT'S REALLY EXCITING
IN THE FACT THAT

I WON'T HAVE ANYONE
GETTING IN MY WAY.

BUT ALSO IT'S A LITTLE SCARY

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE
ANYONE TO RELY ON.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO PUT
MY SKILLS TO THE FULL TEST

TO PROVE THAT I CAN
SURVIVE OUT HERE.

I FEEL NERVOUS
ABOUT BEING ALONE,

BUT I'M EXCITED TO
PLAY IN THIS GIANT SANDBOX.

Narrator: LUKE'S SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING OR SSR WAS ESTABLISHED

BASED ON HOW HE FAIRED ON
HIS PAST CHALLENGES IN THREE

CATEGORIES -- SELF RELIANCE,
MENTAL TOUGHNESS, AND SKILLS.

ON LUKE'S 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN NAMIBIA,

HE STRUGGLED FOR SEVEN DAYS
TO OBTAIN FIRE,

ONE OF HIS STRONGEST
PRIMITIVE SKILLS.

AAH!

Narrator: THIS CAUSED HIM TO
LOSE CONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF.

HOW THE *BLEEP* IS
THAT NOT -- AAH!

BUT HIS PERSEVERANCE
AND LEADERSHIP WON OUT.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH.

ENSURING HIS AND HIS
PARTNER'S SURVIVAL.

WE DID IT.

DURING HIS
40 DAYS IN COLOMBIA,

HE FAILED TO KILL ANY BIG GAME
AND HAD TO SURVIVE ON INSECTS.

Luke: WE GOT ABOUT
SEVEN OF THE CRICKETS

AND ABOUT 200 ANT BITES.

Narrator: BUT HE ULTIMATELY
COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE.

BASED ON ALL OF HIS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS,

HE BEGINS WITH
A SOLO SURVIVAL RATING,

OR SSR, OF 8.2.

THIS IS THE SPOT.

WELL, I GUESS IT'S TIME
TO GET NAKED AGAIN.

FEELS MORE PLEASANT ALREADY.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN
UNDERWEAR SO...ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
LUKE WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE

THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO KEEP HIMSELF ALIVE.

OH, BAG,
HOW I MISSED YOU.

TRUSTEE LITTLE MINI MACHETE.

I GOT MY POT.

THIS IS ESSENTIAL
FOR BOILING WATER.

AND THEN, OH, MY OLD FRIEND.

MY BOW AND ARROWS
AND MY HOMEMADE OSAGE BOW.

I ALSO GOT MY QUIVER HERE,

MY COYOTE QUIVER,
WITH ARROWS IN IT.

TANNED THIS COYOTE MYSELF.

THIS IS LIFE RIGHT HERE.
HUNTING IS THE GAME CHANGER.

MY MAP.

SO I'M BY THE BAOBAB TREE.

WATER'S JUST A LITTLE
SOUTH OF ME.

SO GONNA MAKE MY WAY THAT WAY.

ALL RIGHT.
TIME TO HEAD OUT.

Narrator:
IN ORDER TO SURVIVE IN VHEMBE,

A SEMI-ARID WILDERNESS
IN THE NORTHERNMOST REGION

OF SOUTH AFRICA, LUKE WILL HAVE
TO HUNT THE SAME SUN BAKED

GAME TRAILS AS THE AREA'S
FIERCEST PREDATORS --

LIONS AND LEOPARDS
WHO STALK AND AMBUSH

WEAK OR ABANDONED PREY,

PACKS OF HYENAS SMART ENOUGH
TO LAUNCH COORDINATED ATTACKS...

...AND CROCODILES LURKING
JUST BENEATH THE WATER.

♪♪

♪♪

PLENTY OF TRACKS OUT HERE.

SAND IS REALLY, REALLY
GREAT AT PICKING UP TRACKS.

MY DAD TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT
THE OUTDOORS AND HUNTING

WHEN I WAS A KID.

HE PASSED AWAY NOT TOO LONG AGO.

IT'D BE REALLY AMAZING
IF I COULD GET A BIG KILL

WHILE I'M OUT HERE,
BUT THE TRICK IS,

CAN I GET A KILL
WITHOUT GETTING KILLED?

CURIOSITY IS IMPORTANT
TO FOLLOW HERE.

WITH A PARTNER, YOU'RE KIND OF
LEARNING THE LANDSCAPE TOGETHER.

THERE'S SCORPIONS AND THORNS
AND LIONS AND HYENAS,

SO EVERYTHING IS ALL
ABOUT SLOWING DOWN

AND PAYING ATTENTION AND BEING
MINDFUL ENTIRELY BY MYSELF.

♪♪

THIS IS CORK WOOD.

THE LIGHTNESS OF IT MAKES IT
A CANDIDATE FOR FIRE.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT ROTTED.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I'M GONNA USE TONIGHT.

DAYLIGHT LIES...

I MAYBE GOT THREE HOURS,
MAYBE FOUR AT MOST, OF DAYLIGHT.

AND SO THAT'S NOT A LOT OF
TIME TO TRY AND MAKE FIRE

AND GET A GOOD SHELTER BUILT
SO I DON'T GET EATEN TONIGHT.

♪♪

I THINK I MIGHT SEE WATER.

HALLELUJAH.

♪♪

THE WATER LOOKS GREAT.

AND I WANT TO JUST LIKE JUMP IN,
BUT I CAN'T

'CAUSE THERE'S MAYBE
CROCODILES IN THERE.

♪♪

FRESH SLIDES HERE.

♪♪

GET THIS BACK. HOPEFULLY I CAN
GET THAT BOILING TONIGHT.

♪♪

I'M JUST TRYING TO
SCOUT AROUND RIGHT NOW

TO FIND THE RIGHT
LOCATION FOR MY SHELTER.

HM.

♪♪

THERE'S, LIKE, THIS GIANT --

THIS IS JUST A WALL
OF THORNY MESS.

LIKE, TO ME, THAT LOOKS
LIKE A HUNTING BLIND.

I'M LIKE, "YEAH, I WOULD
HUNT FROM THERE."

THIS IS WHERE THE BIG CATS HUNT.

TRYING TO SET UP MY
SHELTER WHERE BIG CATS HUNT

COULD POTENTIALLY
COST ME MY LIFE.

I MEAN, HERE'S A LITTLE
NOOK BETWEEN ROCKS.

I DON'T NEED A LOT OF SPACE
BECAUSE I'M BY MYSELF.

GET MY FIRE GOING HERE,
NICE AND COZY, HIDDEN.

LITERALLY WHEN
I'M MAKING MY SHELTER,

I'M FIGURING OUT
HOW I CAN ALSO HIDE.

THING IS I JUST DON'T
HAVE A LOT OF TIME RIGHT NOW.

AS MUCH AS THORNS SUCK,

THEY CAN BE USEFUL
FOR PROTECTION.

I NEED LOTS OF THORNS.

Narrator: TO PROTECT HIMSELF
FROM NOCTURNAL PREDATORS,

LUKE MUST BUILD A SHELTER,
OR BOMA,

FROM ACACIA TREE BRANCHES
THAT ARE COVERED

WITH RAZOR SHARP THORNS.

THE WORK GETS EASIER
IF I HAD ANOTHER PERSON.

I WISH I HAD SOMEONE
TO HELP ME RIGHT NOW.

THE SUN IS GETTING LOWER.

I KNOW I STILL WANT,
REALLY, REALLY WANT

TO GET A FIRE MADE.

IT'S A LONG SHOT,
BUT JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO.

OH, *BLEEP*

HERE'S WHERE YOU NEED A PARTNER.

OH, WAIT, I'M BY MYSELF.

♪♪

SO MY BOMA'S BUILT.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
EXTRA PROTECTION

FOR LITERALLY MY LIFE.

GOING TO TRY TO GETTING A FIRE
BEFORE THE SUN IS GOING DOWN.

I'M FEELING VERY
RUSHED RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, I'M JUST
RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

♪♪

I NEED FIRE TONIGHT
TO KEEP PREDATORS AWAY.

FOR MY 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN NAMIBIA,

TOOK ME A WEEK TO GET FIRE.

SO I AM WANTING
TO REDEEM MYSELF.

I CAN DO THIS.

TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE.

♪♪

I HAVE AN EMBER.

BIG FATTY, THAT'S GOOD.

THIS POOP, IT'LL JUST SMOLDER
AND LASTS FOREVER.

♪♪

OKAY.

IN NAMIBIA, IT TOOK ME SEVEN
DAYS TO FINALLY GET FIRE,

STAY WARM.

AND NOW BY MYSELF, IT'S UNDER
AN HOUR TO GET A FIRE.

THAT'S ON DAY ONE.

THAT'S A DRASTIC IMPROVEMENT.

I DON'T GIVE MYSELF ENOUGH
CREDIT A LOT OF TIMES,

AND I FEEL PROUD THAT
I DID THIS BY MYSELF.

I GOT THIS, YOU KNOW?

♪♪

♪♪

AND INTO NIGHT ONE.

AND WRAPPED UP
IN A LITTLE THORN BOMA.

THORNS EVERYWHERE.

SO HOPEFULLY
I'LL BE SAFE TONIGHT.

WE'LL FIND OUT.

THIS IS AFRICA AFTER ALL, SO...

♪♪

♪♪

THERE ARE DEFINITELY HYENAS
NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

♪♪

IT'S LIKE, ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

THEY ARE LOOKING RIGHT AT ME.

♪♪

Luke:
HEY, GET OUT OF HERE, GET.

HEY! GET OUT OF HERE!

THEY'RE TURNING AWAY.

GOT MY ATTENTION,
THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.

BUT, UH, THAT'S WHAT
MY BOMA'S FOR,

ALL THORNS ALL AROUND ME,
SHOULDER HEIGHT.

BEING ALONE MAKES
EVERYTHING SCARIER BUT *BLEEP*

♪♪

SUN'S STARTING TO
COME UP ON DAY TWO.

NIGHT ONE WAS, UM, LONG.

I GOT SOME SLEEP

WITH HYENAS AND LIONS
RUNNING AROUND AT NIGHT.

AND, UM, IT'S TIRING.

IT'S LIKE ULTIMATE GNARLINESS.

♪♪

TODAY I'M GONNA DRINK
SOME MORE WATER.

PROBABLY GO DOWN
AND GET ANOTHER REFILL.

I GOT WATER, SHELTER, FIRE,

AND JUST GOT TO
WORK ON THAT FOOD.

ANIMALS ARE COMING IN,
AND SEE IF I CAN'T GET A SHOT.

♪♪

SQUIRREL BY THAT TREE.

♪♪

IT'S A TOUGH SHOT.

SQUIRRELS DO GO UP, UP, UP.

I WISH IT WAS LITTLE BIT LOWER.

♪♪

♪♪

HE'S A CUTE LITTLE BUGGER.

SORRY, FRIEND, YOU'RE
GONNA BE MY DINNER.

THANK YOU, FRIEND, FOR
YOUR LIFE, FOR THE HUNT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I SHOT THAT.

THAT WAS REALLY,
REALLY A HARD SHOT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT.

IF I CAN HIT
A SQUIRREL THIS SIZE,

I THINK I CAN HIT
AN IMPALA'S HEART.

AT LEAST THIS GIVES ME
A LITTLE MORE CONFIDENCE.

♪♪

FABULOUS.

♪♪

EXCITED TO TRY IT OUT.

OH, YEAH.

SQUIRREL HEART AND LUNGS.

SQUIRREL LUNGS ARE
THE BEST SO FAR.

YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW GRATITUDE
UNTIL YOU'RE REALLY DAMN HUNGRY

AND YOU HUNT AN ANIMAL YOURSELF,

COOK IT WITH THE FIRE
YOU MADE YOURSELF.

THAT'S GRATITUDE.

GOOD JOB, LUKE.

THANKS, LUKE.

♪♪

THERE'S SOME WILDEBEEST DUNG.

IT'S FRESH.
THERE'S GAME EVERYWHERE.

HOPEFULLY GET
A BIG GAME, YOU KNOW.

HOPING TO GET AN IMPALA OR KUDU.

I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE LIKE XL,
WHERE I WAS EATING

BUGS AND SMALL THINGS.

ONE TARANTULA.

I'M EATING THOSE BONES.

THAT SUCKS.

♪♪

ALL THE PATH LEAD
TO WATERING HOLE.

IT'S THE HOTTEST
PART OF THE DAY.

THE ANIMALS ARE MOVING.

YOU KNOW, IF I CAN JUST GET
COMFY AND COZY, THEY'RE AROUND.

THEY GOT TO COME DRINK
SOME TIME.

♪♪

♪♪

*BLEEP* DAMN IT.

I THINK THEY SNIFFED ME OUT.

THEIR EYES AND THEIR NOSE
ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN MINE,

AND THEY CAN SEE ME LONG
BEFORE I CAN SEE THEM.

♪♪

SO MORNING OF DAY FOUR.

I THOUGHT IT'D BE EASIER TO
GET SHOTS OFF AT THESE IMPALA.

BUT THEY'RE SUPER
JUMPY, REALLY ALERT.

AND SO I'M GONNA HAVE
TO DO A BETTER JOB

OF COVERING UP MY SCENT.

YES, I AM USING WILDEBEEST POOP
AS DEODORANT RIGHT NOW, TOO,

JUST LET YOU KNOW.

MY PIT'S STILL STINK.

I JUST WANTED
TO COVER UP MY SCENT.

HAVE SOMETHING ELSE
OTHER THAN MY B.O.

SCARING AWAY THE IMPALA.

♪♪

♪♪

*BLEEP*

DAMN.

*BLEEP*

♪♪

HOW COULD YOU BE THAT BAD?

PUT IT IN THE *BLEEP* ANIMAL.

♪♪

TODAY I WAS CONFRONTED
WITH MY GREATEST FEAR.

IT'S NOT HYENAS,
IT'S NOT LIONS, IT'S FAILURE.

MAKES ME QUESTION MYSELF.

I FEEL LONELY FOR
MY GIRLFRIEND BACK HOME.

I MISS A LOT.

DIDN'T EAT ANYTHING TODAY.

MY DIGESTION IS
BASICALLY SHUTTING DOWN.

AND JUST FEEL WORN DOWN.

HAD A LOT OF GOOD OPPORTUNITIES,

SAW A LOT OF ANIMALS,
MISSED A LOT OF SHOTS.

SO TOMORROW, I NEED SOME FOOD.

Narrator: THE AVERAGE HUMAN
NEEDS 1500 CALORIES A DAY

TO SURVIVE.

IN THE PAST SEVEN DAYS,
LUKE HAS TAKEN IN A TOTAL

OF ONLY 400.

♪♪

IT'S WINDY TODAY, AND THAT'S NOT
A GOOD SIGN FOR ME

AS A HUNTER BECAUSE
THE WIND JUST KEEPS PUSHING

MY SCENT DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.

AND THE IMPALA PICK IT UP
AND JUST RUN OFF.

I'M GONNA GET UP IN A TREE.

SO THAT'LL GIVE ME
A LITTLE BIT OF ADVANTAGE

IN THAT MY SCENT WILL BE UP,
THEY WON'T SNIFF ME AS EASILY.

IF I FALL, I'M REALLY HURTING.

MAYBE DEAD.

MAYBE, RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S MY BEST SHOT.

YEAH, RIGHT THERE.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

I JUST *BLEEP* HATE
MYSELF RIGHT NOW.

IMPALA CAME EXACTLY WHERE
THEY'RE SUPPOSED

TO *BLEEP* COME.

AND I *BLEEP* UP THE SHOT.

I'M *BLEEP* PUT IN FRONT OF HER.

DAMN IT.

♪♪

HUNT ALL DAY,
DON'T GET ANYTHING.

AND I'M *BLEEP* HUNGRY.

I'M JUST GONNA KEEP FAILING
AND JUST LIKE HATING MYSELF

OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

JUST LIKE, WHAT'S
THE *BLEEP* POINT?

♪♪

Luke: START OF DAY 10.

I JUST GOT TO GET
SOMETHING IN MY BELLY.

GOING TO MY TREE AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO CURL UP IN
A BALL AND QUIT.

IT'D BE SO MUCH
EASIER TO DO THAT.

BUT I'M JUST GONNA
KEEP BATTLING.

I ALSO WANT TO DO
THIS FOR MY DAD.

THIS IS A BIG TRIBUTE TO HIM.

THE DEFINITION OF A WARRIOR
IS NOT HE WHO WINS,

BUT HE WHO FIGHTS.

♪♪

THIS HUNT IS PROBABLY ONE OF
THE MOST CHALLENGING THINGS

I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.

I JUST FEEL LIKE...

LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.

I'M SUPPOSED TO *BLEEP* STARVE.

JUST HUNT AND HUNT
AND HUNT AND HUNT.

THERE'S ONE DEER.
HANG ON.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

OH, *BLEEP*

♪♪

I HOPE I DIDN'T HIT
THE SHOULDER BLADE.

YES, IT'S BROKEN OFF.
THAT A GOOD SIGN.

♪♪

OKAY, I GOT SOME BLOOD HERE.

THERE'S NOTHING WET
HERE BESIDES THE BLOOD.

OH, MY GOD.

I SEE IT.

♪♪

HERE IT IS.

HERE'S WHAT I FINALLY DID.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT I GOT THIS THIS RAM.

THIS IS THE MOST *BLEEP*

MAGICAL THING THAT'S
EVER HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT.

I DON'T KNOW.

I FEEL REALLY GRATEFUL,
AND I WANT TO SIT HERE IN

THIS MOMENT FOR SO LONG,
BUT I REALLY WANT TO PROCESS

THIS ANIMAL, TOO, 'CAUSE
LIONS AND HYENAS WANT TO EAT

THIS AS MUCH AS I DO.

IF MY DAD COULD SEE ME NOW.
THIS IS UNREAL.

♪♪

I WISH I HAD
A PARTNER RIGHT NOW.

THAT WOULD MAKE THINGS
A LOT EASIER.

I WOULDN'T EVEN MIND SHARING
WITH A PARTNER RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL OPEN IT UP AND SEE
HOW THE HEART'S LOOKING.

I JUST NICKED THE HEART.

YOU CAN'T GET ANY -- THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR

WHEN WE'RE SHOOTING.

♪♪

SO TONIGHT, I'M JUST GONNA
CONSUME THE BEST PARTS

AND KEEP MY MEAT CLOSE.

GUARD IT WITH MY LIFE.

I WORKED DAMN HARD
FOR THIS MEAT,

AND I AIN'T GIVING IT TO NOBODY.

I'M GONNA BE SLEEPING WITH ABOUT

50 POUNDS OF RAW BLOODY MEAT
NEXT TO ME ALL NIGHT.

SO THAT MEANS I GOT TO
ADD TO MY BOMA.

AS MUCH AS IT SUCKS,
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE

EXTRA PROTECTION FOR
LITERALLY MY LIFE.

OKAY, TODAY ON "COOKING WITH
LUKE NAKED IN THE WILD",

WE'RE GONNA BE COOKING
SOME IMPALA TONIGHT.

WOW! WHAT A TREAT, HUH?

WE'RE JUST LETTING
THAT SLOW ROAST

AND JUST KIND OF MELT INTO
THE FIRE AS I BURN MY HANDS.

TONIGHT WE'RE COOKING
SOME BACK STRIP

AND ALSO SOME HEART.

LOOK AT THAT.
LOOK AT THAT PERFECTION.

NOW I NEED A TOOTHPICK.

OH, WHERE WOULD
I FIND A TOOTHPICK?

MM. OH, MY GOD.

WHERE COULD I POSSIBLY
FIND A SUPER POINTY,

SHARP THORN-LIKE
THING IN AFRICA.

MM, DON'T WORRY,
MY HOUSE IS MADE OF THEM.

THANKS, ACACIA. LOOK AT THAT.

I FEEL LIKE THE MOST
CAVE MAN *BLEEP* EVER.

I FEEL HIGH ON MEAT.

♪♪

MORNING OF DAY 11.

IMPALA ROAST BEEF BREAKFAST.

♪♪

THIS HIDE, NOT GONNA
BE ABLE TO TAN IT,

BUT GONNA LEAVE IT AS RAW HIDE.

IT'LL STILL BE A NICE
LITTLE MAT FOR SLEEPING ON.

TODAY'S JUST PROCESSING
ALL THIS MEAT,

TRYING TO CUT BIG MEAT CHUNKS
INTO LITTLE MEAT CHUNKS,

DRY THEM OUT USING THE FIRE.

JUST GONNA TAKE SOME
SLABS OUT OF THIS,

TRY TO KEEP THEM THIN.

IF I DON'T DO A GOOD JOB,
IT ALL GOES BAD

AND I'M BACK TO SQUARE ONE.

ALL RIGHT, I KIND OF CREATED
A NATURAL CHIMNEY HERE.

Narrator: LUKE IS CURING HIS
MEAT BY USING THE CREVICE

IN A LARGE ROCK TO FUNNEL
SMOKE FROM HIS FIRE

ON TO THE STRIPS OF IMPALA.

COOKING THEM AND DRAWING
OUT ALL BLOOD AND MOISTURE.

IN 8 TO 12 HOURS,
THE JERKY, OR BILTONG,

SHOULD BE SAFE TO EAT
FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS.

BY NO MEANS IS IT
A FAST PROCESS.

IT'S A SLOW PROCESS,
AND I GOT A LOT OF MEAT.

I HAVEN'T EVEN GONE
THROUGH ONE LEG YET,

SO DEFINITELY GONNA LOSE SOME.

FLIES ARE OUT,
AND I'M JUST TRYING TO COOK

AND PROCESS AS MUCH
AS I CAN AS FAST AS I CAN.

SO THIS IS WHAT
I GOT DONE TODAY.

PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF MEAT.

AND TAKING THEM TO MY BOMA.

I MEAN, LOOK THAT.
THAT'S SEALED ON THE OUTSIDE.

I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE
THIS GOING BAD.

♪♪

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE
I DON'T FEEL PARTICULARLY GREAT

ABOUT LEAVING THE LEGS
IN MY BOMA.

RAW MEAT, IT'S WHAT
THE PREDATORS GO FOR,

SO I GOT TO HIDE THEM WELL.

Narrator:
LIONS, HYENAS, AND LEOPARDS

ARE ALL FACTORY PREDATORS
WHO CAN SNIFF OUT

FRESH BLOOD MOLECULES
IN THE AIR

FROM A MILE AWAY.

SEE, I THINK THERE'S
A LITTLE CRACK IN THE ROCKS.

I CAN JAM THEM DOWN IN THERE,

COVER IT UP WITH ACACIA
AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF ROCKS.

ANIMALS DON'T REALLY
MESS WITH THE ACACIA,

SO IF SOMETHING GETS THIS
WITHOUT OPPOSABLE THUMBS,

I'LL BE VERY IMPRESSED.

THERE'S AN ACACIA TREE,

WHICH IS JUST FULL
OF GNARLY THORNS.

WHAT I'M THINKING IS I'M GONNA
TRY TO PUT THE OTHER LEGS

IN THE TREE HIGH UP SO THAT
AN ANIMAL CAN'T GET IT.

BUT THEN I CAN GET IT WITH
A STICK BECAUSE I'M A SMART APE.

♪♪

WHAT?

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♪♪

RIGHT OUTSIDE MY BOMA.

♪♪

♪♪

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♪♪

TWO BIG CRITTERS
RIGHT OUTSIDE MY BOMA,

AND THEN THEY RAN OFF, AND THAT
SCARED THE *BLEEP* OUT OF ME.

THIS IS AFRICA.
*BLEEP* IS REAL.

♪♪

YEAH, LAST NIGHT SUCKED.

COULDN'T REALLY GET TO SLEEP.

I HEARD SOME BIG ANIMALS NEARBY
PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE NIGHT.

I'M HOPING THAT THE MEAT
I STORED IS STILL INTACT.

THE TRICKY PART
OF BEING ALONE IS

THERE'S A HIGHER RISK
FOR PREDATORS COMING IN.

HUMANS DIDN'T SURVIVE
BY THEMSELVES.

HUNTER GATHERERS
NEVER DID THIS ALONE.

SOMEONE GOT THEIR
FACE DOWN IN THERE.

AFRICA DOESN'T PLAY AROUND.

HOPEFULLY THE OTHER TWO
LEGS ARE IN THAT TREE.

*BLEEP*

UM...

♪♪

AND NOW THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

50 YARDS FROM MY SHELTER,

SOMETHING BIG CAME UP
AND TOOK THE MEAT,

TOOK MY HARD WORK.

THAT COULD BE A LEOPARD.

THAT SUCKS.
THAT WAS A LOT OF MEAT.

THAT WAS LIKE PROBABLY
30 POUNDS OF MEAT GONE NOW.

I AM DOWN TO JERKY
ALL OF A SUDDEN.

I'M JUST IN TROUBLE.

♪♪

OKAY, SO I STARTED
CHECKING MY JERKY

AND MAKING SURE IT WAS GOOD
AND DRY AND STILL PRESERVED,

AND I'M FINDING THE THICKER
CHUNKS THAT WEREN'T FULLY DRY,

THERE'S MOLD, AND THEN
I EVEN OPENED UP ONE

AND FOUND THIS.

YEAH, THAT'S -- THOSE ARE
MAGGOTS IN MY MEAT, SO...

THAT'S NOT GOOD TO EAT ANYMORE.

SO I'M LOSING A GOOD
PORTION OF MY JERKY HERE.

SHOULD'VE DRIED
THEM OUT ANOTHER DAY.

Narrator: LUKE MANAGED TO EAT
JUST FOUR POUNDS

OF HIS 50-POUND KILL,
LESS THAN 4,000 CALORIES.

UNLESS HE FINDS MORE FOOD,
IT WILL TAKE LESS THAN TWO DAYS

FOR HIM TO BURN
ALL OF THAT ENERGY

AND BECOME AN EVEN
MORE VULNERABLE PREY

TO THE AREA'S PREDATORS.

I DON'T WANT TO GET
SICK EATING MY FOOD,

BUT I'M JUST WORRIED
THAT I'M GONNA BE HUNGRY

ON DAY 20.

DAMN IT.

LEOPARD STEALS MY MEAT.

SEEMS LIKE THAT'S WHAT AFRICA'S
DOING TO ME,

IS JUST TAKING FROM ME,
SO I GET IT, I'LL PLAY ALONG.

BACK TO NATURE.

♪♪

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO HUNT
A WHOLE NOTHER IMPALA.

COULD GO LOOK FOR SOME BIRDS.

I THINK A GUINEA FOWL
WOULD BE NICE

SOMETIME IN THIS LAST WEEK.

KIND OF BECOME
AN OPPORTUNIST HUNTER,

AND WHATEVER PRESENTS ITSELF
I'LL PROBABLY GO FOR

JUST TO GET SOME FRESH MEAT,
JUST TO GET ME THROUGH TO 21.

HOPEFULLY, THAT LEOPARD
DOESN'T COME BACK.

♪♪

BACK TO HUNTIN'.

Narrator: 15 DAYS
OF ISOLATION HAS CHANGED

LUKE'S BRAIN CHEMISTRY,
INCREASING THE PRODUCTION

OF A NEUROCHEMICAL THAT
MAKES HUMANS MORE ALERT,

BUT THE BUILDUP
OF THAT CHEMICAL,

KNOWN AS TACHYKININ,
ALSO CAUSES DEPRESSION

AND INCREASED IRRITABILITY.

Luke: DAMN IT.

♪♪

RIGHT NOW I FEEL
REALLY DEFEATED.

MY SHOT'S JUST NOT QUITE WORKING
WITH THESE SMALL CRITTERS.

AND ANYTHING LEGIT, THE HARDEST
THING ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS

THAT I DON'T HAVE
ANYONE TO TALK TO.

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE *BLEEP*
I'M GOING THROUGH.

NO ONE KNOWS.

SO YOU'VE BEEN PUT IN
THIS HUNGER SITUATION

AND THIS MUCH STRESS,
SURVIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA

WITH LIONS AND HYENAS
ALL AROUND ME.

YEAH, I JUST FEEL
REALLY DISHEARTENED.

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♪♪

♪♪

IT'S MY DAD'S BIRTHDAY TODAY.

WHO DIED, HE DIED ABOUT
A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND...

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.
I KNOW I'M EMOTIONAL NOW,

BEING HUNGRY AGAIN, AND...

JUST THINKING ABOUT
HIM A LOT TODAY.

HUNTING WAS A BIG
THING FOR MY DAD.

THESE ANTLERS I HAVE TATTOOED
ON MY NECK HERE ARE THE...

THEY WERE THE LARGEST BUCK
HE EVER GOT WITH HIS BOW.

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AND THAT WAS THE WAY WE BONDED.

IF MY DAD WAS HERE RIGHT NOW,
I THINK HE WOULD JUST TELL ME

TO GET BACK UP IN
THE TREE AND KEEP HUNTING,

NOT MUCH ELSE TO DO.

♪♪

♪♪

ONE ANIMAL CAN GET ME THROUGH.

BEST CHANCE FOR ME TO GET
THROUGH THIS IS TO TRUST MYSELF.

I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS.

♪♪

♪♪

Luke: JUST GETTING COZY
AROUND THE FIRE,

AND MY NEW FAVORITE
THING FOR NIGHTTIMES

IS CUDDLING WITH MY COYOTE FUR.

COYOTE'S ALWAYS BEEN SPECIAL.

IT'S FUN TO HAVE
A LITTLE NORTH AMERICAN ANIMAL

HERE IN AFRICA,
AND IT'S JUST LIKE

A COMFORT THING, IT'S LIKE,
BASIC HUMAN NEED TO LIKE,

NEED SOMETHING TO HOLD ON TO,
WHETHER IT BE A PILLOW

OR A BLANKET OR A PERSON
OR A DOG OR WHATEVER.

SEE THIS, JUST DO A LITTLE --
JUST DO A LITTLE CUDDLE.

OH, YEAH, LOOK AT THAT,
THAT'S PROVOCATIVE.

I AM A PROVOCATEUR.

♪♪

HE WENT DIRECTLY FOR THE COVER.

♪♪

♪♪

I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS ANIMAL.

I'M SO HAPPY AND ALSO SAD.

JUST ENOUGH FOOD TO
GET ME THROUGH DAY 21.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIFE, FRIEND.

TO BE ABLE TO STAND IN
A TREE, CRAFT A BOW,

CAST AN ARROW,
AND KILL ONE OF THE MOST

SKITTISH ANIMALS
IN, LIKE, THE WORLD,

IS, LIKE, ASTOUNDING.

THAT'S MY MEAL FOR TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO GET THIS AWAY
FROM WHERE I'M SLEEPING

AS FAR AS I CAN.

I'M SURE THE HYENAS,
AND I'M SURE THE LION,

AND I'M SURE THE LEOPARD
ARE ALL GONNA BE BACK TONIGHT.

IF I GOT TO PAY OFF
THE ANIMALS WITH SOME FLESH,

I'LL DO THAT.

IF THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT
EATING ME,

I'LL TAKE THAT, I'LL PAY THAT.

♪♪

DAY 20, I'M JUST WRAPPING UP,

REALIZING IT'S THE LAST
NIGHT I'M GONNA SPEND HERE.

RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST FEELING
LIKE KING OF THIS DOMAIN,

BUT A LONELY KING.

I WISH I HAD MORE PEOPLE
TO SHARE THIS WITH.

THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PARTS OF THE PAST CHALLENGES,

WAS BEING ABLE TO
SHARE MY BOUNTY

AND MY SUCCESSES WITH PEOPLE.

I DON'T HAVE THAT NOW.

OH, THAT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
MMM!

HI. I'M LUKE.

6'1". I'M A VIRGO.

I'M LOOKING FOR A PERSON
WHO'D LIKE TO COME OVER,

WANTS TO SHARE MY MEAT WITH ME.

IF YOU'RE THAT PERSON
WHO'S NOT SQUEAMISH,

SEND ME SOME SMOKE SIGNALS.

MAYBE I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

I DO WANT TO SEE MY FAMILY,
MY LOVED ONES,

GIRLFRIEND AND MY DOG.

I'M READY TO JUST
FEEL HUMAN TOUCH.

AS SOON AS THAT SUN
STARTS LIGHTING UP,

BOOKIN' IT OUT OF HERE,

AND HOPEFULLY THE EXTRACTION'S
NOT TOO BAD.

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LOOKING AT THE MAP,
THAT'S EAST, THAT'S NORTH.

WE'RE GONNA HIT SOME
MOUNTAINS, IT LOOKS LIKE,

SOME HILLS AT LEAST,
SO THAT'S THE PLAN.

THANKS, FIRE.

I LOVE YOU, AND I HATE YOU
AT THE SAME TIME.

IT'S BEEN REAL.

Narrator: LUKE'S ROUTE TO
EXTRACTION CUTS STRAIGHT

THROUGH FOUR MILES OF
LEOPARD COUNTRY, ALONE,

EXPOSED, AND OPEN TO ATTACK.

THEN LUKE MUST
NAVIGATE A TWO-MILE HIKE

OVER THE VHEMBE FOOTHILLS
WITHOUT PROVOKING TROOPS

OF TERRITORIAL BABOONS.

WHEN THREATENED, MALES
FLASH THEIR FRONT TEETH

BEFORE CHARGING.

THEIR BITE CAN EASILY
BREAK BONES OR KILL.

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♪♪

Luke: TRYING TO KEEP MY HEAD
ON A SWIVEL,

LOOK OUT FOR PREDATORS.

TRACKING THROUGH TERRITORY
I'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH.

NO IDEA WHAT'S
AROUND THE CORNER.

JUST ME, WALKING,
AND SO IT FEELS VULNERABLE

TO BE ALONE AND BE COMPROMISED
BECAUSE I'M BY MYSELF.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, SO I'M
SEEING THE HILLS.

THE BABOONS ARE OVER THERE,

BUT I GOT TO GET THROUGH
THOSE TO GET TO EXTRACTION.

♪♪

BABOONS, COUPLE TREES OVER,
SPOTTED ME OR SMELLED ME.

THEY SENT OUT AN ALARM.

BABOONS ARE SUPER SMART.

I'M GONNA GIVE THOSE
BABOONS PLENTY OF SPACE

SO THEY KNOW THAT I'M
NOT A THREAT AT ALL.

♪♪

YOU CAN HEAR THE QUIET,

SO I'M PRETTY SURE
THEY'VE SETTLED DOWN NOW.

♪♪

NOT A BAD VIEW.

I'M ONE STEP CLOSER
TO HUMAN CONTACT.

HARD TO DESCRIBE
WHAT I'M FEELING.

SAD, ANGER.

JOY.

WHOA!

THAT'S MY WHIP.

YOU GUYS WANT TO PICK UP
THE NAKED GUY?

TAG.

MADE IT.

I FEEL PROUD OF MYSELF.

I WASN'T READY FOR THE ALONE
ASPECT TO BE THAT MUCH HARDER,

AND TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
THIS THING AND, LIKE,

LOOK BACK IS ASTOUNDING.

NORTH CAROLINA, PLEASE.

DON'T HAVE THE WORDS, NOR WILL
I PROBABLY HAVE WORDS EVER

FOR WHAT THIS
EXPERIENCE WAS LIKE.

CHALLENGING, HORRIBLE,
AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL,

AND I'M ALSO EXCITED TO
GET OUT OF HERE.

THAT'S ALSO TRUE.

Narrator:
LUKE LOST A TOTAL OF 22 POUNDS

DURING THE CHALLENGE, BUT HE
OVERCAME CRUSHING SELF-DOUBT

AND EXCELLED AS A HUNTER.

HIS SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING RISES TO 9.8.

GET TO SEE THE COUNTRYSIDE,
I GET A CUSHION.

I'VE PUSHED MYSELF TO
MY EDGE AND MY LIMIT.

DOING THIS CHALLENGE BY
MYSELF WITH LIONS AND HYENAS

AND LEOPARDS FEELS
LIKE A MONUMENTAL TASK,

AND COMING OUT OF IT,
IT'S LIKE,

"YEP, I COULD DO THAT,
AND I'M MORE POWERFUL

THAN I GIVE MYSELF CREDIT FOR."

I'M A BAD *BLEEP*

AND I LOVE YOU, POPS.