Naked and Afraid: Alone (2020): Season 1, Episode 4 - Blazed and Confused - full transcript

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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...

HOLY *BLEEP*

...WITH NO SUPPORT...

OH, MY GOD!

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

Man: THIS IS MY SHOT.

Narrator:
...COMPLETELY EXPOSED.



IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S GONNA BE ROUGH.

I MEAN, I KNOW
IT'S GONNA BE ROUGH.

IT'S LIKE A GIANT PUZZLE
OUT HERE.

I JUST GOT TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT,
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.

I CAN'T GET COMPLACENT OUT HERE,
BEING ALONE.

JUST CAN'T LET MY GUARD DOWN.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO BE
EXTREMELY ALERT,

EXTREMELY AWARE.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE
IF I'M 98% EXCITED, 2% SCARED

OR 98% SCARED, 2% EXCITED.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
A HEALTHY AMOUNT OF FEAR.

IT'LL KEEP YOU ALIVE BECAUSE
THIS TERRAIN IS A LOT DIFFERENT

THAN MY LAST CHALLENGE
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LAST TIME, I WAS COMPLETELY
SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINS,



SOMETHING THAT
I'M VERY USED TO.

THERE'S NO MOUNTAINS AROUND.

THIS IS FLAT, YOU KNOW,
LOTS OF TALL GRASS.

PREDATORS LOVE TO HUNT AND STALK
THEIR PREY IN THE TALL GRASS.

DAMN.

MY NAME'S RYAN HOLT,
AND I'M FROM ROXBURY, MAINE.

AND I RUN A HOSTEL
AND WILDERNESS GUIDING SERVICE.

I'VE DONE THREE PREVIOUS
CHALLENGES --

IN THE EVERGLADES,

SOUTH AFRICA, AND THE BAHAMAS,

AND I'M BACK NOW
FOR NUMBER FOUR.

Narrator: RYAN'S SOLO
SURVIVAL RATING, OR SSR,

WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON HOW
HE FARED ON HIS PAST CHALLENGES

IN THREE CATEGORIES --

SELF-RELIANCE, MENTAL TOUGHNESS,
AND SKILLS.

ON HIS 21-DAY CHALLENGE
IN THE EVERGLADES,

RYAN'S PARTNER LEFT ON DAY 16.

HE SNARED AN ALLIGATOR
WITH A HANDMADE BOOMSTICK NOOSE,

WHICH HELPED HIM SURVIVE
THE REMAINING 5 DAYS ALONE.

ON HIS 14-DAY CHALLENGE
IN THE BAHAMAS,

RYAN WAS RATTLED...

HOLY *BLEEP*

...WHEN HE CAME WITHIN A FEW
FEET OF A HAMMERHEAD SHARK,

BUT ULTIMATELY
HE SURVIVED TO THE END.

ON RYAN'S 40-DAY CHALLENGE
IN SOUTH AFRICA...

I FEEL LIKE IF I DON'T JUST GO
ON THAT SOLO PART

OF THE JOURNEY
THAT I'M GONNA REGRET IT.

...HE LEFT HIS GROUP
TO GO IT ALONE ON DAY 28.

WOW!
LOOK AT THAT.

HE HAD SUCCESS FINDING FOOD
ON HIS OWN,

BUT THEN ATE
CONTAMINATED FRUIT...

OH, MY GOD!...AND HAD TO BE

EVACUATED THAT SAME NIGHT.

IT HURTS SO BAD.

RYAN BEGINS
HIS "ALONE" CHALLENGE

WITH A SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING OF 8.3.

Ryan: I WOULD SAY THAT
THIS CHALLENGE HERE

IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE
BY FAR.

THIS IS A PERSONAL REDEMPTION.

BECAUSE OF MY LAST CHALLENGE,
I CAME OUT HERE WITH A MIND-SET

THAT I'M NOT GONNA EAT
ANYTHING BESIDES MEAT.

THIS TIME AROUND, I PLAN
ON HUNTING BIG GAME

WITH A PRIMITIVE LONGBOW.

I'M GONNA BE STRONGER
BY THE TIME I LEAVE HERE.

MARK MY WORDS.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW IT'S STARTING TO FEEL
A LITTLE MORE LIKE HOME.

I THINK I SEE SOME OF MY ITEMS
WAITING FOR ME.

Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
RYAN WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE

JUST THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO KEEP HIM ALIVE.

BRAND-NEW CUSTOM KNIFE,

POT HERE TO BOIL WATER,

AND LAST,
BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST,

I'VE GOT MY LONGBOW.

OH, LOOK AT THIS.

INSIDE THE SATCHEL, GOT MY MAP.

IF I CAN GET MYSELF
ON A GAME TRAIL AROUND HERE

AND FIND
WHERE IT STARTS TO FORK,

AND YOU FOLLOW IT LIKE AN ARROW,
IT'LL POINT ME TO WATER,

SO THAT'S WHAT
I'M GONNA BE LOOKING FOR.

OKAY, AND THE SOLO JOURNEY
BEGINS.

LET'S GO FIND WATER.

Narrator:
RYAN WILL BE VENTURING OUT

INTO THE SEMIARID
LIMPOPO REGION OF SOUTH AFRICA,

ALSO KNOWN AS THE "GREAT NORTH,"

WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN REACH

A STIFLING
104 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

IN THIS EXTREME HEAT,

HE COULD SWEAT UP TO
1 QUART OF WATER AN HOUR

AND QUICKLY SUFFER
FROM DEHYDRATION.

BEING ALONE, RYAN WILL ALSO BE

AN EASY TARGET
FOR THE MOST LETHAL

AND OPPORTUNISTIC
PREDATORS IN THE WORLD --

SPOTTED HYENAS,
WHO WILL AMBUSH ANY ANIMAL

THAT STRAYS FROM THE PACK

AND CAN CHASE THEIR PREY

AT SPEEDS
OF UP TO 37 MILES PER HOUR;

LEOPARDS, WHO SEE SEVEN TIMES
BETTER IN THE DARK THAN HUMANS

AND CAN POUNCE UNDETECTED
FROM THE TREES TO MAKE A KILL.

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Ryan:
I'M NOT OUT HERE TO SURVIVE.

I'M NOT OUT HERE TO CRAWL
TILL THE END ON DAY 21.

I'M OUT HERE TO THRIVE.

THIS IS THICK.

I DON'T LIKE THIS AT ALL.

LOTS OF ANIMAL TRACKS ALREADY.

THESE ARE SOME BIG PRINTS.

BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER,

I'M GONNA PUT ONE
IN THE CHAMBER.

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IT'S HOT.

AND I'VE BEEN WALKING
FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.

I'D LOVE TO FIND A WATER SOURCE
SOON 'CAUSE IT'S HOT.

THE SUN IS JUST BEATING
DOWN ON ME.

IT REALLY JUST DRAINS ME.

I'LL PROBABLY LOSE ALL THE WATER
I HAVE IN MY BODY

RIGHT NOW,
SO THAT COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM.

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WE'VE GOT TWO GAME PATHS
HERE MERGING TOGETHER,

KIND OF CREATING AN ARROW.

AN ARROW THAT POINTS TO WATER.

THE FURTHER I MAKE IT DOWN
THIS WASHED-OUT, DRIED-UP RIVER,

AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
THROUGH THESE TREES,

I SEE A LITTLE BIT
OF A REFLECTION.

OH, YEAH, THIS IS WATER.

LOOKS LIKE A SWAMP.

BEEN WALKING
FOR A COUPLE HOURS NOW,

AND I JUST CAME UP
ON THIS HUGE BODY OF WATER.

IT'S PRETTY SWAMPY.

SO FAR, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING
BESIDES WATER BIRDS.

BUT FOOD IS THE LAST THING
I NEED RIGHT NOW.

AS YOU CAN SEE,
I'M SWEATING A LITTLE BIT.

THE MINUTE I STOP SWEATING,
THAT BECOMES A REAL ISSUE.

THAT MEANS I HAVE NO WATER
LEFT TO SWEAT OUT.

SO I THINK I NEED FIRE,
WATER, SHELTER, THEN FOOD.

THAT'S A GOOD THORN TREE
RIGHT THERE.

I THINK I FOUND A WINNER.

I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE
A GOOD PLACE TO CALL HOME.

CHANGED MY MIND-SET.

I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA START
WITH FIRE FIRST.

ONLY GOT A COUPLE HOURS
LEFT BEFORE SUNSET,

AND I MUST HAVE PROTECTION
FROM PREDATORS BEFORE NIGHTFALL.

I'M BY MYSELF, SO I DON'T
HAVE TO BUILD A BIG BOMA.

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THORNS, YOU HATE THEM,
BUT YOU NEED THEM.

THE FIRE AND ALL THESE THORN
TREES ARE THE ONLY PROTECTION

I'M GONNA HAVE
AT NIGHTTIME OUT HERE ALONE

AGAINST THE BIG CATS.

JUST LEAVE THAT RIGHT THERE.

I'M ALREADY STARTING TO FEEL
THE EARLY ONSET STAGES

OF DEHYDRATION.

Narrator:
ALONG WITH EXCESSIVE THIRST,

FATIGUE AND DRY MOUTH

ARE SOME OF THE EARLY
SYMPTOMS OF DEHYDRATION.

DEHYDRATION'S
PUTTING ME IN CHECK.

THERE'S NOT A SINGLE
WATER SOURCE OUT HERE

THAT YOU CAN DRINK CONFIDENTLY.

WITHOUT BOILING IT,
YOU'RE GONNA GET SICK.

AFTER GETTING SICK ON MY LAST
CHALLENGE IN SOUTH AFRICA,

THAT'S THE LAST THING
I WANT TO HAPPEN.

I GOT TO PUKE.

NO,
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

I'D BETTER GET MY FIRE
GOING FAST.

I'M STILL A GOOD HOUR AWAY
FROM HAVING FRESH WATER.

TAKE THIS APART.

AND THAT'S IF I GET FIRE
ON THE FIRST TRY.

MY SPINDLE, FIREBOARD,
AND COAL CATCHER.

I'M READY TO GO.

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MAN, I AM THIRSTY.

DEHYDRATION'S MY KRYPTONITE.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER FELT
THIS WEAK

IN THE BEGINNING OF
A CHALLENGE FROM LACK OF WATER.

I GOT AN EMBER!

OH *BLEEP* YES!

PHEW!

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FIRE IS EVERYTHING,
INCLUDING MORALE.

I'M ALREADY FEELING MORE
HYDRATED JUST KNOWING

THAT I'M ABOUT TO DRINK
WATER WITHIN THE HOUR.

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WATER'S ON.

PHEW!

GOOD THING I GOT IT
WHEN I DID

'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW
HOW MUCH MORE I HAD IN ME.

BEING SOLO OUT HERE MEANS
I ONLY HAVE TO PROVIDE FOR ONE,

BUT EXPENDING THE ENERGY OF ONE
REALLY DRAINS IT OUT OF YOU.

I WOULDN'T BE THIS EXHAUSTED
RIGHT NOW IF I HAD A PARTNER.

OH, YEAH.
THAT BOILS QUICK.

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AHH!

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YEAH, I THINK THIS
EMPTY STOMACH...

I'M JUST POUNDING
THIS HOT BROWN WATER.

IT'S NOT SITTING WELL IN HERE.

OH, THIS IS NOT GOOD.

OH *BLEEP*

AH, MAN.

STARTING TO FEEL, LIKE, SHAKY.

OH, THIS IS NOT GOOD.

MY MOUTH'S SALIVATING.

OH, GOD, I'M GONNA BE SICK.

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*BLEEP* DAMN IT.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

I KNOW AFTER BOILING THE WATER,
IT'S DEFINITELY SAFE TO DRINK,

BUT WHATEVER IS IN THERE
IS NOT SITTING WELL WITH ME.

I'VE DEHYDRATED SO MUCH FASTER
NOW THAT I THREW UP.

THAT SHELTER'S
NOT GONNA BUILD ITSELF.

I'VE STILL GOT TO FINISH IT.

I'VE GOT TO RALLY.

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PHEW!

I AM BEAT.

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW.

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I JUST WOKE UP.

FIGURED I'D LET YOU KNOW
THAT I'M NOT DEAD,

BUT THAT DEHYDRATION SUCKED.

UNBELIEVABLE HOW LACK OF WATER
CAN BE A GAME-CHANGER.

I THINK I WAS ON THE VERGE
OF NEEDING A SALINE BAG.

HOPEFULLY I'LL STILL BE HERE
IN THE MORNING.

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There's something
right outside my boma.

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I'VE BEEN MAKING SOME NOISE
IN HERE.

IT'S NOT SCARED.

I CAN STILL HEAR IT.

GET OUT OF HERE!

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I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

DAY 1 KICKED MY ASS.

I AM BEAT.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TIME IT IS.

I'VE NEVER FELT THIS LOW
ON ENERGY.

I'VE NEVER SPENT THIS MUCH TIME
IN THE BOMA.

AND I'M JUST FRUSTRATED
WITH MY PHYSICAL STATE.

WHAT I'M FEELING RIGHT NOW
IS SURELY NOT WHAT I FELT

WHEN I ATE
THAT DAMN FRUIT,

BUT IT DEFINITELY MAKES ME
QUESTION, YOU KNOW, THINGS.

AND THE ONLY THING
I'M SCARED ABOUT

IS NOT MAKING IT TO DAY 21.

AND THAT'S HARD FOR ME TO ADMIT.

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GOOD MORNING.

DAY 3.

AND I'M NOT MISERABLE ANYMORE.

DON'T FEEL TERRIBLE.

FIRST 2 DAYS HAVE BEEN KIND
OF ROUGH DUE TO THE DEHYDRATION,

BUT MY BODY AND MY STOMACH'S
GETTING USED TO

ALL THAT POO-POO WATER,
AND I'M STARTING TO SETTLE IN.

AND I'M STILL LOOKING FORWARD
TO KICKING ASS OUT HERE

AND KICK OFF DAY 3
WITH NEW ENERGY.

I'M TAKING OFF ON MY MORNING
WALK NICE AND EARLY

BEFORE IT GETS TOO HOT,

AND LOOK FOR A SPOT TO BUILD
A BLIND FOR THE BIG GAME,

SO THAT'S THE GAME PLAN TODAY.

NOW, IF I DON'T EAT
SOMETHING TODAY,

IT'LL BE DAY 3 WITHOUT ANY FOOD,
AND THAT WILL BE THE LONGEST

I'VE EVER GONE ON A CHALLENGE

WITHOUT PUTTING SOME SORT
OF SUBSISTENCE IN MY STOMACH.

I THINK THIS TREE RIGHT HERE

LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL SPOT
FOR A BLIND.

THERE'S JUST *BLEEP* EVERYWHERE.

IMPALA, WILDEBEEST.

IT'S WHERE THEY ALL HANG OUT.

YEAH, LET'S GET TO WORK.

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LOOKING GOOD.

RIGHT TO MY RIGHT,
TWO FEMALE KUDU CAME IN...

DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME,
MAYBE 40 METERS.

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I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE
TAKEN A SHOT.

MY ADRENALINE WAS SKYROCKETING.

DAY 4.
BACK IN THE BLIND.

I'M JUST HOPING FOR ONE
TO COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER

AND GIVE ME THAT
PERFECT OPPORTUNITY.

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OH, YEAH.

THAT'S A BIG BUCK.

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THERE'S REALLY NO SENSE
IN HAVING A GROUND BLIND HERE.

ALL THE ANIMALS SENSE SOMETHING
HARMFUL IS IN THE AREA,

SOMETHING'S OUT OF PLACE,

AND THEY DON'T STICK AROUND VERY
LONG TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS.

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AH! I'M HUNGRY.

NOTHING TODAY.
NO GAME.

YOU KNOW, DAY 4 WITHOUT FOOD --

THE LONGEST I'VE EVER GONE
ON ANY CHALLENGE

WITHOUT PUTTING A BITE
OF FOOD IN MY MOUTH.

MY BODY IS STARTING
TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.

STARTING TO LOSE A BUNCH OF FAT.

IF YOU EVER WANT TO GET
READY FOR SUMMER,

I SUGGEST TRYING
THE "NAKED AND AFRAID" DIET.

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SUPER-LATE AT NIGHT.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT HOUR IT IS.

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GET OUT OF HERE!

GET A LEOPARD 6, 7 FEET AWAY
FROM YOU,

SNIFFING AROUND...

NO ONE'S
GONNA HEAR ME SCREAM.

I'M ALL ALONE.

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OKAY, I MADE IT THROUGH NIGHT 4.

I AM FEELING TIRED.

Narrator:
AN AVERAGE HUMAN LOSES 1 POUND
FOR EVERY 3,500 CALORIES BURNED.

FOUR DAYS WITHOUT FOOD
AND A BOUT OF DEHYDRATION

HAVE LEFT RYAN 7 POUNDS
LIGHTER AND WEAKER.

Ryan: I DON'T HAVE ANY CALORIES
TO BURN.

I DO NOTICE MY ENERGY LEVELS
DROP QUICKLY.

THERE'S JUST NOTHING LEFT
IN THE TANK.

NOTHING THERE.

I WISH THERE WAS A TREE THAT
I COULD GET UP IN AROUND HERE.

GROUND BLINDS JUST DON'T
WORK HERE.

NOW, IF I CAN GET UP OFF
THE GROUND,

ABOVE THE WIND,
ABOVE THE SCENT,

I THINK THAT'S MY BEST BET
TO GET SOME BIG GAME.

AND THIS END OF THE LAKE
HAS GOT SOME BIG TREES.

OH, THIS IS GONNA TAKE
SOME EFFORT.

LUCKILY, I'M GOOD
AT CLIMBING TREES.

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OH, HELL YEAH.

BIG GAME
WANTS TO COME HERE TO DRINK.

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And now this huge giraffe
just came out of nowhere.

I'm 15 feet up in my tree blind,

and that giraffe stands
over 15 feet tall.

And it's looking eye level
with me.

Oh, my God.

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Look at that.

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Wow!

That was an experience
of a lifetime.

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*BLEEP*

GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

JUST MISSED.

I MEAN, IT WENT RIGHT
INTO THE GROUP,

AND IT DIDN'T MAKE
CONTACT, SO...

THIS IS *BLEEP* EXHAUSTING,
BEING IN A TREE.

I'M DONE.

*BLEEP*

AAH!

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I'M DONE.

AAH!

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ONE OF THE BRANCHES BROKE,
AND MY BACK SLAMMED

RIGHT INTO ONE OF THE TREES
THAT HAD A BROKEN BRANCH ON IT,

LIKE, A SPIKED PIECE OF WOOD,
AND IT REALLY MESSED ME UP.

AH, HELL.

DAY 5. NO FOOD YET.

COMING HOME EMPTY-HANDED
CAN DISCOURAGE YOU.

WHEW, MAN! I'M HUNGRY.

IN MY PAST CHALLENGES,
I'VE ALWAYS FIGURED OUT

HOW TO GET PROTEIN.

I SPEARED A MONITOR LIZARD
MY LAST TIME IN SOUTH AFRICA.

YEAH! WHOO!

AND I ALSO NABBED SOME CATFISH
WHEN I WAS IN THE EVERGLADES.

HA HA!

YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO ADD
SOMETHING TO MY BODY.

GOT TO START SMALL SOMETIMES.

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I'M GOING INTO NIGHT 8.

GOT BIG PLANS FOR TOMORROW.

IN THE MORNING, I'M GONNA
HEAD DOWN TO THE NORTH SIDE

OF THE LAKE, WHERE THE OTHER
GIANT THORN TREE IS,

AND THAT'S WHERE THE GEESE ARE.

I MEAN, GEESE AREN'T PREDATORS.

IAM.

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Narrator: AFTER 8 DAYS ALONE
ADAPTING TO HIS ENVIRONMENT,

RYAN'S SENSES ARE SHARPER,
BUT NO FOOD MEANS HE'S LOSING

AN AVERAGE OF A POUND A DAY,
COMPROMISING HIS MOTOR SKILLS,

INCLUDING HIS BALANCE
AND COORDINATION.

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OH, HELL!

DAMN IT.

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*BLEEP*

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GOT TO GET SOMETHING.

WOW.

THESE ARROWS SKIP
WHEN THEY HIT THE WATER.

AS LONG AS MY ALIGNMENT IS GOOD,

I CAN HIT THE GOOSE
JUST BY SKIPPING THE ARROW.

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MISSED THAT ONE BY,
LIKE, AN INCH.

I'M GETTING CLOSER.

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YES!

YES!

WHOO!

WHOO!

YA-HOO!

AHH!

OOOW!

I'M SO GRATEFUL.

THE UNIVERSE IS SO GOOD.

JUST NEVER GIVE UP,
KEEP PUSHING FORWARD,

AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED.

DID I SAY IT WAS GONNA BE
A BEAUTIFUL DAY OR WHAT?

NOW LET'S GO EAT THIS GUY.

THE SACRED HEART...

RIGHT THERE.

I'LL TAKE A BITE OF THAT HEART
FIRST IN HONOR OF THIS DUCK.

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MMM. MMM!

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT IS *BLEEP* BEAUTIFUL.

TASTES EVEN BETTER
WHEN YOU JUST MAKE

ALL THE NOISE YOU CAN WITH IT.

OOH!

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT'S MY FINAL BITE.

I'M REALLY GONNA ENJOY THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SLEEP
AFTER THAT,

BUT I'M JUST GONNA LAY HERE
WITH A BIG-ASS SMILE ON MY FACE.

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TODAY, I'M JUST LETTING
MY BODY HEAL A LITTLE BIT.

AFTER HUNTING GEESE,

COLLECTING FIREWOOD,
CLIMBING TREES,

I THINK I'VE GOT A DOZEN NEW
CUTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY BLEEDING.

IT STARTS TO TAKE A TOLL.

AH, MAN, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

MY FEET ARE MY WHEELS.

WITHOUT THOSE,
I CAN'T DO ANYTHING,

AND THERE'S NO WAY
I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO DAY 21

LAYING DORMANT ON THE GROUND.

I JUST NEED TO TAKE A DAY
TO LET MY BODY HEAL.

MAYBE I'LL MAKE A NECKLACE OUT
OF THESE DUCK FEATHERS

FROM ALL THE ROASTED DUCK
THAT I HAD.

FOR MY FIRST PROJECT HERE,
FEATHER NECKLACE.

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*BLEEP*

TOO HIGH.
RIGHT OVER THEIR BACK.

I NEED TO AIM, LIKE,
10 INCHES LOWER THAN NORMAL.

THAT GUY SHOULD HAVE
BEEN DINNER.

SUPER-FRUSTRATING, THAT ONE.

MM!

THAT WAS JUST SUCH
A *BLEEP* BEAUTIFUL IMPALA.

AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
THE CLIMAX TO MY CHALLENGE.

IT'S STILL WEIGHING DOWN ON ME.

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE
A WORKER ANT WITHOUT MY COLONY.

I'M JUST BY MYSELF, SO...

ONE ANT
CAN STILL GET A LOT DONE,

BUT IT CAN BE REALLY
OVERWHELMING,

AND IT COULD PUT ME DOWN.

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IT IS THE END OF DAY 14.

TODAY

TODAY REALLY GOT ME DOWN.

I'M MORE FRUSTRATED WITH MYSELF
FOR LETTING MYSELF

GET FRUSTRATED
ABOUT THE SITUATION

BECAUSE I DID LEARN
SOMETHING FROM IT ALL,

BUT I SHOULD KNOW BETTER TO LET
THINGS WEIGH ON ME LIKE THAT.

BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHAT 14 DAYS
OF BEING OUT HERE

DOES TO YOU...ALONE.

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IF SOMETHING COMES INTO THAT
WATER SOURCE IN FRONT OF ME,

MARK MY WORDS --
I WILL BE HAVING BREAKFAST,

LUNCH, AND DINNER
FOR THE NEXT 6 DAYS.

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Come on, baby.

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*BLEEP*

OH, MY GOSH.

THEY'RE NOT RUNNING OFF.

I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER SHOT.

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GOOD HIT!
*BLEEP* YEAH!

I'M, LIKE, SHAKING FROM THAT.

YEAH, THAT'S FRESH HAIR.

IT'S IMPALA HAIR.
BLOOD ALL RIGHT HERE.

JUST CAME RIGHT THROUGH HERE.

OH, I THINK THAT'S IT!

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THAT MAKES ME SO MUCH HAPPIER.

THIS IS AMAZING.

DAY 15. I'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS SINCE DAY 1.

THAT WAS A BULL'S-EYE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

MAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW.

I REALLY DO HONOR THIS ANIMAL.

MY INTENTIONS FOR GETTING
THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE

WAS TO SUSTAIN MY OWN LIFE

AND TO PASS THAT THRESHOLD
OF SURVIVING

INTO THE HIGHEST LEVEL
OF WHAT IT MEANS TO THRIVE.

THAT'S THE LIVER.

I'D SAY IT'S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER
THAN THE DUCK LIVER, HUH?

WHO NEEDS FOIE GRAS?

LAST, BUT VERY NOT LEAST,

THIS IMPALA HEART.

AND, IN HONOR OF THIS ANIMAL
AND SOUTH AFRICA,

THIS HEART GOES TO THE HUNTER.

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ABSOLUTELY THANKFUL
FOR THIS ANIMAL.

I'VE LIVED A LIFETIME
IN ONE DAY TODAY.

I'M SPEECHLESS, MAN.

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YOU KNOW,
THIS MEAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH

TO GET ME TO EXTRACTION DAY
AND BEYOND.

I'VE GOT TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT THIS IS STILL

A VERY WILD
AND DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT.

I'VE GOT A TON OF MEAT AND BLOOD
IN THE AREA,

WHICH IS GOING TO BRING IN
BIGGER PREDATORS.

WHATEVER MEAT I DON'T
CONSUME TONIGHT,

I HAVE TO PUT IT UP IN A TREE
AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE.

HELL YEAH.

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MMM. YOU HEAR THAT?

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL HEART.

IT'S ABOUT TO REPLENISH
MY HEART,

AND CHEF'S GOING TO ENJOY

THE FRUITS OF HIS LABOR,

COMMITMENT, PERSISTENCE.

THE FIRST COOKED HEART STEAKS

RIGHT HERE.

IT'S GONNA TAKE ME AWHILE
TO EAT THIS.

MMM.

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OHHH.

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IT'S DAY 16.
FEELING GOOD.

I COULD HAVE SWORN I HEARD
SOMETHING DOWN HERE LAST NIGHT.

YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN CARCASS
IS STILL UP THERE,

BUT TWO OF THE LEGS ARE GONE.

THE HINDQUARTER LEG
AND ONE FRONT LEG ARE GONE.

NO FLIES, BUT THE ANTS
DEFINITELY FOUND THEIR WAY.

AH, IT'S ALL FRESH, THOUGH,
STILL.

THIS IS AMAZING.

SO THE PLAN WORKED,
WRAPPING IT IN THE HIDE,

SO I'M GONNA BE EATING STEAKS
FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS

AND PROBABLY BILTONG
FOR THE LAST DAY

AND BILTONG SNACKS
ALL THE WAY TO EXTRACTION.

THE BEST PRESERVATION YOU CAN DO
FOR YOUR MEAT OUT HERE --

JUST LET THE SUN DRY IT OUT
AND MAKE MY JERKY FOR ME,

ALSO KNOWN AS BILTONG.

NOW I'LL PUT ALL THE MEAT ON
STICKS, ALL THE WAY DOWN THIS.

AND THIS MEAT LOOKS SO GOOD RAW.

IT LOOKS LIKE SUSHI.

THERE WE GO.
THAT'S A GOOD STRIP.

Narrator:
TO MAKE BILTONG, OR JERKY,

RYAN WILL HAVE TO DRY THE MEAT
FOR AROUND 8 HOURS IN THE SUN

UNTIL ALL THE MOISTURE
IS REMOVED SO IT CAN'T SPOIL.

Ryan: I'M GONNA HAVE TO KEEP
THE REST OF IT AWAY

FROM ANY PREDATORS.

I MIGHT BURY IT.

GOT NICE SOFT, COLD MUD
TO WORK WITH HERE.

A DECENT ELEPHANT
FOOTPRINT HERE.

THAT IS COLD DOWN THERE.

THAT MUD IS COLD.

AND IF IT'S PROTECTED
BY THE ANIMAL SKIN,

THEN I COULD BURY IT,
PUT SOME MORE CLAY ON TOP OF IT.

IT'LL STAY COLD.

IT'LL STAY ABSOLUTELY PRESERVED.

WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT'S THERE.

PRETTY HUMBLE GUY,
BUT THIS IS *BLEEP* BRILLIANT.

THIS IS MY REWARD.
HERE, LET ME SHOW YOU.

THIS IS ALL BILTONG.

IT'S ABOUT 5 POUNDS
OF DRIED MEAT.

I KNOW IT'S A RISKY MOVE,

BUT I'M CHANCING KEEPING
THE MEAT INSIDE MY SHELTER.

I'M GONNA KEEP THAT FIRE
ROARING, BUT, MAN,

I AM FULL AND TIRED.

I GOT TO LAY DOWN.

♪♪

OH *BLEEP*

*BLEEP* HELL!

OH *BLEEP*

NO, NO, NO!

OH, MY GOD!

♪♪

I AM PUMPED UP.

LITERALLY PUMPED UP.

I SPENT THE LAST HOUR
DOING MY WORKOUT ROUTINE.

BUSHCRAFT BODY BUILDING.

MY BODY COULD USE A LITTLE
CONDITIONING BEFORE EXTRACTION.

BEEN DOING 100 PUSH-UPS
AND 100 SIT-UPS EVERY DAY

SINCE I GOT THAT IMPALA.

HOLD THAT LAST ONE.

15.

BILTONG STRONG RIGHT HERE,
ALL THE WAY.

♪♪

♪♪

Ryan: OH, MY GOD!

*BLEEP*

OH *BLEEP*

OH *BLEEP* HELL.

♪♪

MORNING. DAY 18.

LAST NIGHT,
IT WAS KIND OF SCARY.

MY BED HERE JUST WENT UP
IN FLAMES,

RIGHT IN BETWEEN MY HEAD
AND THE FIRE.

THIS GRASS IS REAL FLAMMABLE,
AND I KEEP MY FIRE CLOSE,

SO I GOT TO BE
MORE VIGILANT ABOUT THAT.

IF I HAD HAD A PARTNER,
WE COULD HAVE TAKEN TURNS

WATCHING THIS FIRE.

REALLY, I MEAN, IT WOKE ME UP,

BUT ALL THAT MATTERS IS THAT
THIS IS STILL INTACT.

EXTRACTION'S COMING.
IT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

LET'S GO SEE WHAT I CAN COME UP
WITH FOR SOME FOOTWEAR.

THERE'S ONE.

AHH! NEW SHOES!

I'M GONNA USE THE REST
OF THIS IMPALA HIDE

TO MAKE ME A HAT.

KEEP THE SUN OFF OF MY HEAD,
MY SHOULDERS,

ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA HELP
WITH MY DEHYDRATION ISSUE.

NOW I NEED TO SHAPE THE BRIM.

I NEED TO BUILD A MOLD,
SORT OF LIFT UP EACH SIDE.

IT HAS TO DRY IN PLACE
LIKE THIS,

AND THEN THE BRIM OF THE HAT

WILL HAVE A NICE
LITTLE TWIST IN IT.

IT'S GONNA BE STYLING ALL
THE WAY TO EXTRACTION, HUH?

♪♪

MORNING. DAY 21.

I LOVE YOU.

STILL GOT TO MAKE IT
TO EXTRACTION.

IT'S GONNA BE A LONG HAUL.

DAY 21.
LET'S DO THIS.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE MAP HERE.

HERE'S MY WATER SOURCE,
WHERE I'VE BEEN LIVING.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
A DRIED-OUT RIVERBED HERE.

I SEE SOME BONES ON THE WAY
TO EXTRACTION.

SOME OF THIS AREA IS A LOT
MORE DENSE THAN I'M USED TO.

LIONS, LEOPARDS,
PACKS OF HYENAS --

I GOT TO BE READY FOR ANY
OF THESE PREDATORS OUT THERE.

Narrator: RYAN WILL BE EMBARKING
ON HIS LONGEST JOURNEY YET --

5 MILES ACROSS THORN-STREWN
GRASSLANDS

CAMOUFLAGING
DEADLY PREDATORS.

Ryan: THERE ARE JUST THORNS
EVERYWHERE.

EVERY STEP I'M TAKING
IS VERY SLOW,

AND I'M REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW
THAT I MADE A PAIR OF SHOES.

Narrator: HE'LL ALSO BE EXPOSED
TO THE SUFFOCATING HEAT

AND WILL BE IN DANGER

OF EXPERIENCING DEHYDRATION
ONCE AGAIN.

Ryan: I HYDRATED LAST NIGHT.

I HOPE IT'S ENOUGH TO CARRY ME
THROUGH ON THIS LONG TREK.

OUT HERE, THIS IS
THE TALLEST GRASS

I'VE SEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN OUT
HERE, AND IT DOES NOT SIT WELL.

NOT ONLY DO PREDATORS STALK
AND PREY IN THIS AREA,

BUT, ALSO, THE VENOMOUS SNAKES
THAT ARE OUT HERE --

SPITTING COBRAS
AND BLACK MAMBAS.

THEY HANG OUT IN THE GRASS, TOO.

Narrator:
LETHAL AND HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE,

BLACK MAMBAS CAN GROW UP
TO 14 FEET LONG.

AND THEY CAN MOVE AT A SPEED
OF 12 MILES PER HOUR.

Ryan: I AM, LIKE, EYE LEVEL
WITH THIS GRASS,

AND I DON'T SEE IT
OPENING UP ANY TIME SOON.

*BLEEP* THIS GRASS.

♪♪

IT'S STARTING TO GET HOT.

THE SUN'S COMING UP.

I CAN ALREADY FEEL IT.

AS I WALK OUT HERE,
IT'S GONNA BE A LOT HOTTER.

I WON'T LAST LONG.
NOT IN THIS HEAT.

THE LAST PLACE I WANT TO BE --
IN HERE.

QUITE THICK, HUH?

HOPEFULLY IT OPENS UP HERE SOON.

TALLER THAN ME.

THE ADRENALINE RUSHING
THROUGH MY VEINS

BECAUSE OF HOW TALL
THIS GRASS IS AROUND ME.

I'M STILL NOT OUT OF IT YET.

AH, MAN.

GOING THROUGH ALL THAT
TALL GRASS,

I REALLY FEEL LIKE
I CAN'T BREATHE.

*BLEEP*

THIS BOW IS GETTING HEAVY.

DOESN'T SEEM LIKE I'M DOING
A WHOLE LOT OF WORK,

BUT WHEN YOU'RE SORT OF, LIKE,

WALKING THAT SLOWLY
THROUGH TALL GRASS,

AND YOUR HEART RATE'S GOING
THAT FAST FOR THAT LONG,

WHEN YOU GET A SECOND
TO BREATHE, YOU'RE TIRED.

YOU JUST FEEL TIRED.

PHEW! IT FEELS LIKE A...

FINALLY, I THINK IT OPENS UP.

I'M ALONE.
I MEAN, I'M CLEARLY ALONE.

MAN, THIS IS A TREK.

YEAH, IT FEELS LIKE I SHOULD
HAVE BEEN THERE BY NOW.

WOW, THAT IS GNARLY.

I'M SEEING MORE AND MORE BONES
IN THIS DRIED-OUT RIVERBED.

OH, DAMN!

THAT'S A LEG.

THAT'S A FRESH KILL.

CLOSE BY.

I'M GETTING THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.

NOTHING IS GONNA STOP ME
FROM FINISHING THIS WALK.

*BLEEP*

THEY JUST SCARED
THE *BLEEP* OUT OF ME.

I'M STILL ALIVE!

THERE'S A PARADISE OF
A WATER SOURCE STRAIGHT AHEAD,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT
AT THE END OF IT IS MY "X."

FROM HERE, EXTRACTION
IS REAL CLOSE BY.

I CAN FEEL THE END REALLY
NEARBY, AND I'M, LIKE, HESITANT.

I KIND OF WANT IT,
BUT I KIND OF DON'T.

LEAVING IT
FEELS LIKE YOU'RE LEAVING

A LITTLE PIECE OF YOU BEHIND,
BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

LIFE IS GOOD BACK HOME.

LOTS TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

AND I'M BRINGING A WHOLE
NEW ENERGY BACK WITH ME.

♪♪

OH, BOY!

LOOKS LIKE THAT'S MY RIDE.

I HAD A REALLY AMAZING CHALLENGE
OUT HERE.

IT WAS THE MOST POWERFUL
ONE I'VE BEEN THROUGH.

ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER HAD.

AND I DON'T
WANT TO GET ON THAT.

I KNOW I HAVE TO,
BUT MY TRANSFORMATION

WAS SO HUGE OUT HERE.

YOU KNOW, THAT CLIMACTIC BATTLE
BETWEEN JUST MERE SURVIVING

AND THRIVING, AND I THRIVED.

THIS WAS AN EPIC REDEMPTION.

TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT HERE,
BACK TO SOUTH AFRICA,

AND KICK IT OFF ALONE,
FINISH ALONE,

AND DO EVERYTHING
IN BETWEEN BY MYSELF

REALLY OPENED MY EYES
TO WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF.

Narrator: RYAN LOST A TOTAL OF
17 POUNDS DURING THE CHALLENGE.

HE FOUGHT HIS WAY BACK
FROM DEBILITATING DEHYDRATION

AND THRIVED ON BIG GAME.

HIS SOLO SURVIVAL RATING
RISES TO 9.8.

I PUSHED MY LIMITS MUCH FURTHER
THAN I EVER THOUGHT.

NONE OF THOSE VICTORIES,
ALL OF THE --

THE HARVEST, THE IMPALA --

NONE OF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
AS SWEET

WITHOUT THE TRIALS AND ERRORS,

THE STRUGGLES
IN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS.

OW-OOOOOWWW!

21 DAYS! ALONE!

I LIVED OUT HERE MORE THAN
MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN A LIFETIME.