Naked and Afraid: Alone (2020): Season 1, Episode 8 - Bugging Out - full transcript
In the darkness of the Belize jungle, all-star survivalist Kim Kelly is hammered by torrential downpours, relentless ticks, and terrifying howler monkeys. Kim quickly spirals into sleep deprivation which puts her adventure at risk.
Kim: I'M ALONE.
MY WHOLE BODY IS SHAKING.
I'M SO SCARED.
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.
WHO'S GONNA FART FIRST?
OH, GOD, NO.
NOT ME.
NAOMI J. KELLY,
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
YOUR MOTHER GOING TO THE JUNGLE
FOR THE THIRD TIME?
ANYTHING COULD REALLY HAPPEN
OUT IN THE WILD
SINCE IT'S
A PRETTY DANGEROUS PLACE.
I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS.
I'M ALSO EXTREMELY EXCITED.
THIS HAS KIND OF BECOME
A SPIRITUAL REHAB FOR MYSELF.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU,
LITTLE MONKEY.
OW.
BUT I'M GONNA DO IT WITH
SO MANY OTHER MONKEYS.
THEY'RE GONNA BE
OBNOXIOUS.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE
SWEET LIKE YOU.
THEY'RE GONNA BE A PAIN
IN MY BUTT.
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SO I'M FINALLY HERE.
AND A PART OF ME
IS JUST ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED.
YOU JUST CAN'T
SHAKE THIS FEAR.
I'M LIKE, LITERALLY SHAKING.
LIKE, YOU TRY AND TAKE
A DEEP BREATH
AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE
YOU'RE NOT GETTING THAT RELIEF
THAT YOU'RE HOPING FOR.
I THINK I'M GONNA HEAD IN.
♪♪
THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT
FROM HOME.
IT IS VERY HOT, VERY HUMID.
IT'S BEEN RAINING ON
AND OFF CONSTANTLY,
AND IT'S FULL OF LIFE.
I DON'T THINK
I'VE EVER WITNESSED
A TRUE TROPICAL RAINFOREST.
I'M SURE THAT THERE'S
SOMETHING AROUND EVERY CORNER.
MY NAME IS KIM KELLY.
I LIVE IN MOAB, UTAH.
I AM A WAITRESS.
I HAVE DONE TWO CHALLENGES
IN THE PAST.
MY FIRST CHALLENGE,
I WAS IN PANAMA.
I'VE ALSO DONE A CHALLENGE
IN AFRICA.
I'M IN BELIZE.
AND I'M GOING TO BE ALONE
FOR 21 DAYS.
Narrator: KIM'S SOLO
SURVIVAL RATING, OR SSR,
WAS ESTABLISHED
BASED ON HOW SHE FARED
ON HER PAST CHALLENGES
IN THREE CATEGORIES --
SELF-RELIANCE,
MENTAL TOUGHNESS, AND SKILLS.
ON KIM'S 21 DAY CHALLENGE
IN PANAMA...
I'M NOT AS TOUGH
AS I THINK I AM.
...HER PARTNER TAPPED OUT
AFTER DAY FOUR...
Kim: IT'S GONNA GET DARK,
AND I'LL BE ALONE,
Narrator: ...LEAVING HER
TO FEND FOR HERSELF
IN A BUG-INFESTED JUNGLE...
Kim: I'M GETTING EATEN ALIVE
BY BUGS.
FEELS LIKE FIBERGLASS
BEING RUBBED INTO YOUR SKIN.
Narrator: ...BUT HER ABILITY
TO PUSH THROUGH
AN ADDITIONAL 17 DAYS ALONE...
I'VE PEED ON MYSELF
AND RUBBED IT ALL OVER
TO KEEP THE BUGS OFF.
Narrator: ...CARRIED HER
TO THE END OF HER CHALLENGE.
OH, MY GOD.
TAKE ME AWAY.
DURING HER 40 DAY
XL CHALLENGE IN AFRICA...
WHAT IS IN MY HEAD?
THAT BETTER NOT BE A TICK.
MY WHOLE SIDE OF MY NECK
IS JUST SWOLLEN.
Narrator: ...SHE BATTLED
A CRIPPLING TICK BITE FEVER...
Man: WOW. YEAH. YOU GOT BIG
SWELLED-UP SPOT
RIGHT BEHIND YOUR EAR
RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: ...AND PERSEVERED.
DON'T EAT THE FRUIT.
BUT AFTER UNKNOWINGLY EATING
CONTAMINATED FRUIT...
NO!
...KIM AND THREE
OTHER SURVIVALISTS
SUFFERED
DEBILITATING ABDOMINAL PAINS
AND WERE FORCED TO END
THEIR CHALLENGE ON DAY 31.
BASED ON HOW SHE FARED
ON HER PAST CHALLENGES,
SHE BEGINS WITH
A SOLO SURVIVAL RATING,
OR SSR, OF 7.8.
Kim: I DON'T FEEL LIKE I GOT
THE CLOSURE
THAT I NEEDED IN AFRICA.
IN THE PAST, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD
A PARTNER ON DAY ONE.
THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE
TO HAVE MY BACK.
SO THIS IS ABOUT OWNING
MY OWN SURVIVAL,
MY OWN DECISIONS.
THIS IS MY REDEMPTION.
THIS IS MY CHANCE
TO BUILD MY CONFIDENCE.
IT'S GONNA ALL BE ME.
♪♪
OKAY.
LOOKS LIKE THIS IS IT.
♪♪
21 DAYS. HERE WE GO.
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I AM ALREADY IN IT.
IT'S RAINING LIKE CRAZY.
OKAY.
♪♪
LITTLE SOMETHING.
HERE WE GO. HERE'S MY BAG.
Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
KIM WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE
THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO HELP HER SURVIVE.
Kim: GOT MY MACHETE.
FIRESTARTER, THAT'S GONNA BE
REALLY HELPFUL.
HAVING A BUG NET
DEFINITELY GIVES ME
THAT COMFORT I NEVER HAD.
IN MY PAST CHALLENGES,
THE BUGS
WOULD NOT LEAVE ME ALONE.
I'M GETTING EATEN ALIVE
BY BUGS.
UGH. STOP EATING ME, PLEASE.
THEY DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
OH, MY GOD.
LOOKS LIKE THIS IS WHERE
I WAS DROPPED OFF.
AND I'M DOWN IN THE CREEK.
AND I DEFINITELY NEED
TO GET TO THESE WATER SOURCES.
THERE'S EXTRACTION.
IT'S QUITE A WAYS.
WELL, I GUESS I JUST NEED
TO KEEP GOING.
FOLLOW THIS CREEK.
Narrator: KIM HAS BEEN DROPPED
INTO A TROPICAL RAINFOREST
IN NORTHERN BELIZE
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE WET SEASON,
WHEN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
CAN DELIVER
ON AVERAGE
AN INCH OF RAIN A DAY.
THE RELENTLESS SHOWERS
WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT
TO STAY WARM.
UNDER THE DENSE CANOPY,
JAGUARS AND PUMAS HIDE IN TREES
TO OBSERVE THEIR PREY,
AND TERRITORIAL HOWLER MONKEYS,
THE LOUDEST OF ALL PRIMATES,
WILL ALSO BE WATCHING HER
FROM ABOVE
AND BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
ANY POTENTIAL THREATS
TO OTHERS OVER
A TWO-MILE DISTANCE.
Kim: MAN, THE SUN IS BRUTAL
ONCE IT'S FINALLY OUT.
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AND IT LOOKS LIKE...
TRAVEL CAN BE
A LITTLE SKETCHY.
THE GROUND IS ALL SORTS OF
DIFFERENT PATTERNS AND COLORS.
I GOT TO REALLY LOOK OUT
FOR SNAKES.
Narrator: VENOMOUS SNAKES,
LIKE THE TOMMY GOFF,
HIDE IN THE UNDERGROWTH
AND WILL KILL WITH ONE STRIKE
IF DISTURBED.
♪♪
Kim: THE JUNGLE
IS REALLY BRUTAL,
BUT HONESTLY,
MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH
THIS ENVIRONMENT IS THE BUGS,
AND THEY ARE JUST EVERYWHERE.
Narrator: THE HUMID ENVIRONMENT
MAKES IT A PERFECT
BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOES,
BOTFLIES, VENOMOUS SPIDERS,
AND MILLIPEDES
ALSO INHABIT
THE BELIZEAN JUNGLE,
AND MORE THAN 18 DIFFERENT
SPECIES OF TICKS
THAT WILL BE LOOKING
FOR WARM-BLOODED MAMMALS
TO BITE AND BURROW
UNDER THEIR SKIN.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE
IS AN OPENING RIGHT OVER HERE.
WOW, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
SO I MADE IT TO THE RIVER.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WATER
HAS JUST BEEN CUTTING AWAY.
SO THIS RIVER
DEFINITELY GETS HUGE.
ALL THE WAY BACK HERE
IS DEBRIS
BROUGHT ON BY THE RIVER.
SO IF I HAD MY SHELTER
BUILT RIGHT HERE,
I WOULD DEFINITELY
BE IN TROUBLE.
BE SWIMMING.
Narrator: DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL,
THE BLADEN RIVER FLUCTUATES
IN DEPTH AND STRENGTH.
OVERFLOODING MERGES
OTHER CHANNELS INTO ONE,
CREATING STRONG CURRENTS THAT
CARRY JAGGED DEBRIS DOWNSTREAM.
Kim: OOH.
WHAT DID I JUST STEP ON?
SO I KNOW THAT
THE SPRING IS CLOSE.
JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE RIVER
WOULD BE FILTERING THROUGH.
I HAVE DECIDED TO BRING
A BUG NET
INSTEAD OF A COOKING POT,
SO I COULD POTENTIALLY BE
IN TROUBLE
WHEN IT COMES
TO STAYING HYDRATED
AND FINDING CLEAN SOURCES
THAT WON'T MAKE ME SICK.
LOVE THESE ROCKS.
SUPER COMFORTING.
I CAN SEE THIS LITTLE CHANNEL
THAT'S DEFINITELY MOVING.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEING FED
THROUGH ALL OF THIS ROCK,
SO IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME
THAT IT'S GOOD TO DRINK.
OH, WOW,
THAT TASTES REALLY GOOD.
OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST FOUND
MY WATER SOURCE.
SO NOW I GOT TO FIGURE OUT
HOW I'M GONNA GET
THIS CLOSE TO MY CAMP
AND WHERE I WANT TO CAMP.
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SURE IS GETTING DARK.
I REALLY NEED TO FIND TREES,
IDEALLY,
THAT CAN HOLD ME UP
AND KEEP ME OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
HERE IS A SITE.
POTENTIALLY.
WE'VE GOT THREE TREES.
WITH ALL OF THE PALM FRONDS
ABOVE ME,
IT'LL HELP BREAK
A LOT OF THE RAIN.
THIS IS A GOOD SPOT
FOR MY SHELTER.
TIME TO BUILD.
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RIGHT NOW, I AM TRYING
TO BUILD A PLATFORM.
I REALLY SHOULD BE
GETTING OFF THE GROUND.
I'M BUILDING MY PLATFORM
USING "Y" STICKS
AS WELL AS PALM FRONDS.
I ALSO USED VINE,
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE PORTAGE.
IT'S SIMILAR TO ROPE.
SPIDERS, SNAKES, THORNS,
POISONOUS PLANTS.
SO MANY THINGS.
I JUST KNOW THAT
IT'LL BE A VERY TERRIFYING NIGHT
IF I AM STUCK ON THE GROUND.
I'M LEARNING WITH
THIS CHALLENGE THAT BEING ALONE
CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT,
BUT ALSO IT MAKES
SOME OF THE WORK EASY.
I DON'T HAVE TO REALLY PLAN
FOR A TWO-PERSON SHELTER.
IT KIND OF MAKES ME ABLE
TO BE A MINIMALIST.
HOWEVER, YOU KNOW,
SOME SUPPORT IS ALWAYS WELCOME,
I THINK.
I HAVE NO HOPE OF BUILDING
A FIRE THIS EVENING.
JUST THESE ENDLESS WAVES
OF RAIN JUST COMING DOWN
AND SOAKING EVERYTHING.
AND I DON'T FORESEE IT
STOPPING.
TO BUILD THE FIRE,
I'D HAVE TO GET OUT OF MY BED
TO FEED IT ALL NIGHT,
AND THE WOOD I GOT
DOESN'T REALLY BURN WELL.
THAT MIGHT BE
TOO MUCH WORK FOR THE BENEFITS
THAT I MAY GET OUT OF IT.
HOPEFULLY NO ONE
WAS PLANNING ON BARBECUING.
THE ONE THING THAT'S NICE
ABOUT THE RAIN
IS THAT THERE'S NO BUGS.
BUT AS SOON AS IT STOPS,
THEY'RE JUST READY TO EAT AGAIN.
MM. JUST STANDING HERE,
I CAN FEEL THEM.
*BLEEP* BASTARDS.
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THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
I'VE SPENT NIGHT ONE
BY MYSELF.
TERRIFIED.
YEAH.
I AM *BLEEP*
♪♪
OH *BLEEP*
♪♪
GETTING WET.
♪♪
GETTING WET IS ONE
OF THE QUICKEST WAYS
TO BEING EXTREMELY COLD.
OH, MY FACE.
AHH!
WATER ALL OVER MY FACE,
LIKE THE CHINESE TORTURE
WITH A LITTLE DROPLET
LANDING ON YOUR FOREHEAD.
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UGH.
♪♪
♪♪
I SWEAR TO GOD
THERE WAS SOMETHING
CRAWLING AROUND JUST NOW.
♪♪
OH, GOD.
OH *BLEEP*
♪♪
♪♪
I SWEAR TO GOD
THERE WAS SOMETHING
CRAWLING AROUND JUST NOW.
♪♪
OH, GOD.
OH *BLEEP*
♪♪
GO AWAY.
♪♪
THAT FREAKED ME OUT.
♪♪
OH, GOD.
LAST NIGHT WAS
ABSOLUTELY TRAUMATIZING.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SLEEP.
I WAS RAINED ON
FOR FOUR HOURS,
AND THEN AFTER THAT,
MY BED WAS JUST SOAKING WET
FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
AND I KEPT HEARING
SOMETHING MOVING AROUND
IN THE TREES AND ON THE GROUND,
PRETTY CLOSE, ACTUALLY.
I BASICALLY JUST SAT ALL NIGHT.
Narrator: AFTER 24 HOURS
WITH NO SLEEP,
KIM IS IN THE EARLY STAGES
OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION.
WHILE SHE IS AWAKE,
PARTS OF HER BRAIN
ARE DOZING OFF,
AFFECTING
HER DECISION-MAKING ABILITIES
AND HER HAND-EYE COORDINATION.
Kim: IT'S REALLY HARD
TO NOT FREAK OUT
WHEN YOU'RE ALL ALONE,
YOU'RE STUCK THERE,
AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE
THAT CAN, YOU KNOW,
TRY AND KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP
OR EVEN SHARE
THE BURDEN WITH YOU.
AND IT WEARS YOU OUT
REALLY QUICKLY.
PRETTY DEHYDRATED.
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING
REALLY WANTING SOME WATER,
AND SO NOW I'M GONNA HEAD
DOWN TO THE RIVER AND HYDRATE.
OH, WOW.
THIS IS NOW FLOODED.
OF COURSE.
THIS IS SO MUCH BIGGER.
HOLY COW.
IT'S LIKE UP TO THE BANK NOW.
MY SPRING IS GONE.
Narrator: THE RIVER HAS RISEN
FOUR FEET OVERNIGHT,
WASHING AWAY KIM'S WATER SOURCE
AND LIMITING HER ACCESS
TO OTHER PARTS OF THE JUNGLE.
THIS WATER DOES NOT LOOK
AS CLEAN
NOW THAT IT'S BEING FLOODED.
I AM EXTREMELY THIRSTY
AND I NEED WATER,
SO NOW I'M GONNA HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO...
DRINK IT WITHOUT A SPRING.
I NEED
A DIFFERENT WATER SOURCE,
ESPECIALLY FOR TODAY.
I HAVE THIS VINE HERE.
IT IS A WATER VINE.
Narrator: THE LIANA TREE IS
COMMON IN TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
AND PRODUCES VINES
WITH DRINKABLE WATER.
TO HARVEST THE WATER,
KIM WILL NEED TO MAKE
AN UPPERCUT FIRST
TO PREVENT THE WATER FROM BEING
ABSORBED BACK UP IN THE TREE.
SHE CAN THEN MAKE A LOWER CUT
AND DRINK FROM
THE FRESHLY SEVERED SECTION.
Kim: THE TRICK IS YOU HAVE
TO CUT IT CORRECTLY.
♪♪
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING FOR ME.
*BLEEP*
I AM EXTREMELY THIRSTY.
GOOD GOD.
BEING ALONE IN THE JUNGLE
IS VERY DIFFICULT.
BUT I SWEAR, MENTAL
IS THE BIGGEST THING OUT HERE.
IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE,
IT'S PAINFUL,
AND YOU GOT TO KEEP REMINDING
YOURSELF WHY YOU'RE DOING IT.
♪♪
COME ON.
*BLEEP*
OKAY.
AH.
MM-HMM.
♪♪
IT'S LIKE
A NATURAL WATER BOTTLE.
LUCKILY, I DID FIND
SOME FRESH WATER.
SO NOW I CAN FOCUS ON OTHER
THINGS, LIKE GETTING FOOD
AND BUILDING MY SHELTER.
♪♪
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HERE COMES THE RAIN.
IT MEANS THE RIVER
IS ONLY GONNA GO UP.
MY MAIN FOCUS IS TO JUST
FINISH MY SHELTER,
AT LEAST WHERE I DON'T
GET RAINED ON ALL NIGHT LONG.
I COULD HAVE ALL THE WATER
IN THE WORLD,
BUT IF I'M SITTING OUT
IN THE RAIN EVERY NIGHT,
PROBABLY NOT GONNA DO SO WELL.
SO I'M REALLY HOPING TO GET
A GOOD RAIN PROTECTION
ON MY SHELTER
AS WELL AS A BIGGER BED.
THINKING ALL THESE PALM FRONDS
THAT ARE ON THE GROUND
I MIGHT JUST THROW ON
TOP OF MY SHELTER,
GRAB SOME REALLY BIG
PALM FRONDS
AND JUST STACK THEM
AROUND THE WALL.
HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS.
THE SHELTER COULD EITHER MAKE
OR BREAK MY EXPERIENCE.
♪♪
I TRIED TO USE THE BATHROOM.
I DECIDED TO JUST DO
A LITTLE INSPECTION
AND I FOUND THIS LITTLE GUY.
THE TICKS IN AFRICA ARE BIG,
SO THEY'RE KIND OF HARD
TO MISS...
THERE'S A TICK ON YOUR LEG.
...WHEREAS THE TICKS HERE
ARE MICROSCOPIC,
SO THEY'RE VERY EASY
TO LOOK OVER.
I'VE BEEN FINDING THEM
ON MY CROTCH,
AS WELL AS IN
BETWEEN MY FINGERS,
SO, I MEAN,
THEY COULD BE ANYWHERE STILL.
JUST KIND OF HAVING THEIR WAY,
AND THERE'S NO WAY
FOR ME TO KNOW FOR SURE
'CAUSE I DON'T REALLY
HAVE A PARTNER TO LOOK.
KIND OF A THING TO LOOK OUT FOR
AND BE WORRIED ABOUT.
I'LL JUST ADD THAT TO THE LIST.
I'VE BEEN SICK WITH BUGS
IN AFRICA,
SO I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
CAN'T KEEP WARM.
TICK FEVER'S NO JOKE.
IT IS PAINFUL.
YOUR BODY FEELS
LIKE IT'S SHUTTING DOWN.
I FELT LIKE
I WAS GONNA THROW UP.
Man: IT'D SUCK TO HAVE
TO GO HOME
BECAUSE OF A TICK BITE.
Narrator: TICKS BURROW
INTO THE SKIN
AND LEAVE BEHIND BACTERIA
THAT CAN MAKE ITS WAY
INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
AND CAUSE FEVER, PARALYSIS,
AND EVEN LYME DISEASE.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF
A TOLERANCE FOR THEM.
♪♪
WHAT A DAY.
YEAH, NOT BAD, HUH?
ALL SCREENED.
HOPEFULLY GET
SOME MUCH NEEDED SHUTEYE.
TOMORROW, I'M GONNA GET
SOME FIRING GOING.
DRIVE AWAY SOME OF THESE BUGS.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT BEING
IN THE JUNGLE IS IT'S SO THICK,
IT GETS DARK SO QUICKLY.
AND YOU CAN NEVER TELL
WHEN IT'S GONNA RAIN,
IT JUST SHOWS UP
ALL OF A SUDDEN.
ANYTHING CAN CHANGE
AT ANY SECOND.
MORE DRAMATICALLY THAN
I'M USED TO.
♪♪
I CAN HEAR THUNDER COMING.
AND THE HOWLER MONKEYS
ARE SOUNDING
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
GOT TO KEEP ROLLING WITH IT.
STAY HAPPY.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A LITTLE PITY PARTY
FOR A MINUTE.
♪♪
♪♪
*BLEEP*
♪♪
I'M SO *BLEEP* COLD.
Narrator: WATER CAUSES
BODY TEMPERATURE TO DROP
FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN AIR,
FORCING THE BODY TO BURN
EVEN MORE ENERGY AND CALORIES
IN ORDER TO REGULATE HEAT.
I JUST WANT IT TO STOP RAINING.
♪♪
♪♪
I GUESS IT'S LIKE,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU WANT THE RAIN
TO KEEP THE BUGS AWAY
OR YOU WANT DRYNESS
AND TO BE EATEN ALIVE?
DAMN IT, TICK.
*BLEEP* OFF, PLEASE.
*BLEEP* *BLEEP*
MY BODY IS COVERED IN TICKS,
ALL DIFFERENT SIZES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS BUG NET
DOES NOT STOP THEM.
I JUST DON'T SEE SLEEP
IN MY FUTURE.
OH, STOP EATING ME, PLEASE.
♪♪
Kim: I THINK I GOT
AN HOUR OF SLEEP.
IT'S REALLY HARD
TO SLEEP IN THE RAIN
BECAUSE IT'S INSTANTLY CHILLING,
AND I HAVE HAD AT LEAST NINE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUG BITE ME
AND THEY ALL HURT.
YOU FEEL BUGS CLIMBING
AND BITING ALL YOUR BODY,
AND THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
REALLY DIFFICULT.
AND WITHOUT SLEEP,
IT JUST MAKES IT EVEN WORSE.
Narrator: KIM HAS ONLY HAD
ONE HOUR OF SLEEP
IN THE PAST 48 HOURS.
HER BRAIN NOW REMAINS
IN A SLEEP-LIKE STATE,
MAKING HER DISORIENTED.
AS HER BRAIN CELLS
BECOME INCREASINGLY SLUGGISH,
HER REFLEXES AND ALERTNESS
ARE BEING FURTHER COMPROMISED.
♪♪
SO I'M GETTING PRETTY HUNGRY.
MY STOMACH GROWLED
ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT.
AND THIS MORNING,
IT'S ALREADY GETTING PRETTY BAD.
I STARTED, LIKE, DREAMING
ABOUT FOOD.
THIS IS A WAREE PALM.
SOMETIMES, THEY HAVE
A LITTLE FLOWER,
AND IF YOU SLICE THAT OPEN,
THEN IT'LL GIVE YOU
A FRUIT THAT'S SIMILAR
TO, LIKE, BABY CORN.
THE THORNS ON THE WAREE PALM
ARE PRETTY HEINOUS.
I'M PRETTY HUNGRY,
SO I'M GONNA
HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M TRYING
TO HARVEST THE PALM ITSELF.
IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS TO BE
IN SURVIVAL MODE
WITH LACK OF SLEEP
BECAUSE YOUR BODY
DOESN'T OPERATE AS SMOOTHLY
AND YOU DON'T THINK RIGHT
AND EVERYTHING'S A LITTLE
MORE FUZZY THAN IT SHOULD BE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SWINGING
AROUND A MACHETE,
AND COULD EASILY
CUT YOUR FINGER OFF.
♪♪
OH, GOD. THAT HURTS.
THIS WHOLE ENTIRE TREE
HAS THORNS ON IT.
♪♪
♪♪
MM.
IT'S PRETTY TASTELESS AND DRY.
I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE THING
IS WORTH EATING, REALLY.
I WOULD SAY THAT'S MORE
OF A NECESSITY IF IT COMES DIRE.
I DON'T THINK I'LL BE CHOPPING
THOSE DOWN EVERY DAY,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOOK
ELSEWHERE FOR A FOOD SOURCE.
♪♪
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER
WITNESSED RAIN LIKE THIS
BEFORE IN MY LIFE,
WHERE IT'S JUST, LIKE,
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR LIKE CRAZY
AND THEN IT'S DRY,
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
FOR HOW LONG.
COULD CHANGE
WITHIN LIKE 10 MINUTES.
AND RIGHT NOW,
THE RIVER'S NOT TOO CRAZY,
BUT IN TWO AND A HALF WEEKS,
IT'S GOING TO BE RAGING.
I WANT TO GO ACROSS THE RIVER
BECAUSE I MAY
FIND MORE RESOURCES,
MAYBE EVEN BETTER
WATER AND FOOD.
SO MY OBJECTIVE RIGHT NOW
IS TO BUILD A FLOTATION DEVICE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
LONGER I WILL HAVE ENERGY,
SO IT WOULD BE SMART
TO DO IT NOW.
♪♪
GATHERED A BUNCH
OF TALL LOOKING TREES,
SHAVED OFF THEIR LEAVES.
I DECIDED TO USE
THE BARK AS PORTAGE.
IT'S THICK.
FRESH, SO IT'S NOT
CRACKING AT ALL.
AND BASICALLY, I'M JUST DOING
THE SAME TIE
THAT I WAS DOING ON MY SHELTER.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW THAT THIS THING IS,
FOR THE MOST PART, FINISHED,
I'M GONNA DRAG IT ON DOWN
AND SEE IF I CAN'T GET IT
TO FLOAT.
HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T FALL APART.
IT IS STILL PRETTY GREEN.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO TEST IT OUT
AND SEE HOW DOES.
♪♪
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OH *BLEEP*
DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK VERY WELL.
SO OBVIOUSLY THE BOARD
IS NOT FLOATING,
SO HOPEFULLY IF I DRY IT OUT,
IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY ME.
♪♪
SINCE IT HAS BEEN DRY TODAY,
I WANT TO TRY
AND GET FIRE ROLLING.
WELL,
I NEED TO GRAB FIREWOOD,
AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME
SITTING RIGHT ALONG THE BANK
IN THE SUN, WHICH IS IDEAL
BECAUSE IT'S TO DRY OUT.
A BENEFIT TO HAVING FIRE
IS NOTHING'S
GONNA WANT TO COME NEAR ME,
HOPEFULLY THE BUGS AS WELL,
AND HELP KEEP WARM AT NIGHT.
MAYBE I'LL ACTUALLY GET
SOME SLEEP.
I AM *BLEEP* KILLING MYSELF.
I FEEL STRONG ENOUGH
TO DO IT ALONE PHYSICALLY.
IT'S JUST MY MENTAL GAME WAXES
AND WANES.
SOME DAYS I'M HAVING
A REALLY GOOD TIME
AND I THINK
EVERYTHING'S BEAUTIFUL.
WHEE.
THAT IS SO COOL.
AND THEN OTHER TIMES, I'M LIKE,
"WHY THE *BLEEP*
AM I DOING THIS?"
BUT I'VE GOT REALLY GOOD
ABOUT KEEPING MY HOPES UP.
I HOPE THIS WORKS.
I HAVEN'T USED THIS FIRESTARTER.
I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE HARD,
BUT IT PROBABLY
WILL BE.
IN PANAMA, I REALLY STRUGGLED
TO GET THE FIRE.
YOU CHOOSE
WHETHER THINGS WORK OR NOT.
I CAN DO THIS.
I CAN DO THIS.
♪♪
WELL, I'LL BE DAMNED.
YAY!GET IT!
WHAT IS THAT NOISE?
A MONKEY?
IT'S SO WEIRD.
♪♪
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THE MONKEYS
ARE KIND OF GETTING
A LITTLE TOO CURIOUS ABOUT ME,
AND I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT.
♪♪
YES.
PLEASE. NO, NO, NO, NO.
OH, MY GOSH.
YEAH!
THERE IT IS.
I'M PRETTY PROUD. LOOKS COOL.
HOORAY!
I DEFINITELY NEED TO BUILD IT
A TINY LITTLE SHELTER
SO THAT
IF THE RAIN DECIDES TO COME,
I ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO AT
LEAST SAVE COALS FOR TOMORROW.
I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN 38, 40 HOURS,
BUT I HOPE WITH THE FIRE,
I SLEEP BETTER TONIGHT.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE'S A MONKEY CRAWLING AROUND
RIGHT BY MY HOUSE.
IT'S FREAKING ME
THE *BLEEP* OUT.
JUMPING FROM TREE TO TREE
AND GETTING EXTREMELY CLOSE
AND SHAKING MY SHELTER.
THIS IS TERRIFYING.
HOWLER MONKEYS ARE CAPABLE
OF BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE,
AND MY FEAR IS
THAT THEY'LL START
THROWING BRANCHES ON MY SHELTER
AND BREAK IT
OR HURT ME.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE'S A MONKEY CRAWLING AROUND
RIGHT BY MY HOUSE.
HOWLER MONKEYS ARE CAPABLE
OF BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE,
AND MY FEAR IS THAT
THEY'LL START THROWING BRANCHES
ON MY SHELTER
AND BREAK IT
OR HURT ME.
SCARED THE *BLEEP*
OUT OF ME.
*BLEEP*
♪♪
SOUNDS LIKE A DINOSAUR.
GONNA RIP MY LIMBS OFF.
♪♪
I WISH I HAD SOME SLEEP.
♪♪
Narrator: AFTER 72 HOURS WITH
ONLY FIVE HOURS OF SLEEP,
KIM'S BASIC COGNITIVE ABILITIES
HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DETERIORATED.
SHE'S NOW INCREASINGLY PRONE
TO IRRITATION,
DEPRESSION, AND MOOD SWINGS,
AND COULD BEGIN TO HALLUCINATE.
Kim: THIS SUCKS.
I AM TERRIFIED.
ONE MORE HOUR OF DARKNESS.
♪♪
HAD A PRETTY ROUGH NIGHT.
I'VE SLEPT FIVE HOURS
IN THE PAST FOUR DAYS.
I'M FEELING KIND OF LOW,
SO I'M GONNA TRY AND CHANGE
THAT BY GOING EXPLORING
AND JUST SEEING
WHAT I CAN LEARN TODAY
AND HOPEFULLY
TURN THINGS AROUND.
I CAN'T SAY I'VE EVER FISHED
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
OH, THERE'S SOME FISH,
BUT THEY'RE SO LITTLE.
FOOD IS STARTING TO BECOME
A PRIORITY FOR ME,
AND I HAVE DECIDED
THAT I WILL TRY SOME FISHING.
SO I LAID DOWN MY NET,
AND THE GOAL
WAS TO SCARE HIM ONTO THAT
AND JUST KIND OF RELAX
FOR A SECOND
AND THEN PULL UP ON THE FLAP.
I THINK THEY'RE SMARTER THAN ME.
THE NIGHTS ARE
ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO, LIKE,
SLIP INTO THAT MINDSET
OF MISSING HOME.
BETTER TO BE AS ACTIVE
AS POSSIBLE.
GET IN THE NET.
IT KIND OF KEEPS MY MIND
OFF OF THE UNCOMFORTABLE STUFF.
SO I CAUGHT, LIKE,
FOUR LITTLE BABY FISH.
THERE'S ONE.
I FEEL LIKE HE'S SAFE TO EAT
WHOLE, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF LIKE SARDINES.
AND I DON'T REALLY THINK
IT'S WORTH
STARTING A FIRE
FOR THIS LITTLE THING.
SO...
♪♪
SEE HIM, HE'S SO CUTE.
HMM, THE SMALLER ONE
TASTES FINE.
BUTTERY EVEN, AND CRUNCHY.
VERY PRETTY.
OOH.
♪♪
HE'S ACTUALLY GOOD, TOO.
I GUESS THEY'RE ALL A WILD CARD.
SO MY FISHING EXPEDITION
WAS PRETTY FUN.
I FEEL A LOT MORE ENERGETIC.
I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING ALL DAY
AND SEE WHAT I COME UP WITH.
♪♪
FREAKIN' FLIES IN MY CROTCH.
I HATE THAT FEELING.
I HOPE THEY'RE NOT, LIKE,
LAYING MAGGOTS.
THAT'D BE SO GROSS.
I CAN ALWAYS FEEL
LITTLE FLIES IN MY VAGINA,
LIKE MOVING AROUND,
CONSTANTLY, EATING AND PUKING,
WHATEVER FLIES DO.
I'M GONNA DUNK MYSELF
IN THE WATER
JUST TO COOL OFF
AND MAYBE GET A FRESH MIND.
I KEEP FINDING TICKS
IN MY VAGINA AS WELL.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL DISGUSTING.
YOU FEEL VIOLATED ALL THE TIME.
♪♪
♪♪
OH, COME ON. GET OFF OF ME.
I HAVE TICKS CRAWLING
ALL OVER MY ENTIRE BODY.
THEY'RE SO MINISCULE.
WHENEVER I TRY
TO SCRAPE THEM OFF,
THEY JUST LODGE THEMSELVES
INTO ME.
*BLEEP* I HATE BUGS, DUDE.
♪♪
THERE'S TICKS CRAWLING
ALL OVER ME.
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA RAIN SOON.
I CAN STILL HEAR
A MONKEY OUT THERE,
MAYBE EVEN A FEW OF THEM.
THIS IS HARD.
♪♪
♪♪
IT'S CHILLIER TODAY.
TONIGHT.
MY WHOLE BODY
IS BEGGING FOR A BREAK.
MY WHOLE BODY IS SORE.
Narrator: KIM HAS ONLY HAD
SIX AND A HALF HOURS OF SLEEP
IN THE PAST FOUR DAYS.
NOW, SEVERELY SLEEP DEPRIVED,
THE NEURONS IN HER BRAIN
ARE NOT FIRING OR TRANSMITTING
AS QUICKLY AS THEY SHOULD,
MAKING IT HARD FOR HER
TO TRANSLATE VISUAL INPUT
OR RETAIN INFORMATION.
Kim: I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON
AND IF I'M OKAY.
I'M LOSING MY MIND.
♪♪
I NEED SLEEP.
I'M JUST SO *BLEEP* SICK
OF THIS *BLEEP*
HITTING A WALL HARD.
♪♪
Kim: GOD, EVERYTHING'S
JUST SO ITCHY.
OH, YEAH, I'M, LIKE, ITCHING OFF
ALL THE SCABS.
UGH, THIS BUG NET IS STICKING
TO MY BUTT.
IT HURTS SO BAD.
I'VE CHECKED LIKE
A MILLION TIMES TO MAKE SURE
THAT MY BUG NET
IS TOTALLY SECURED.
*BLEEP* IT'S WIDE OPEN.
LOVE ITCHING MY LEG.
THAT FEELS SO GOOD.
JUST CAN'T GET AWAY
FROM THE BUGS OUT HERE.
OW. *BLEEP*
♪♪
Kim: I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON
AND IF I'M OKAY.
Narrator: AFTER FOUR NIGHTS
OF RAIN AND COLD,
KIM'S BODY HAS BEEN BURNING
ENERGY TRYING TO STAY WARM,
AND SHE IS NOW
SEVERELY SLEEP DEPRIVED.
AS SHE BECOMES MORE DEPLETED,
HER BRAIN CONTINUES
TO PRODUCE LESS OF THE CHEMICALS
THAT REGULATE MOOD AND MEMORY.
AND AS HER BRAIN CELLS
BECOME MORE SLUGGISH,
SHE'S EXPERIENCING MORE
AND MORE COGNITIVE LAPSES.
I'M LOSING MY MIND.
TIRED.
I NEED SLEEP.
I'M JUST SO SICK OF THIS.
I'M HITTING A WALL HARD.
♪♪
YOU KNOW, MY PAST
TWO CHALLENGERS,
I WAS IN A VERY...
CONFUSED TIME IN MY LIFE.
LEAP OF FAITH.
FIRST TIME, I GENUINELY
WAS VERY CURIOUS AND EXCITED
AND FULFILLED ME SO MUCH.
OH, MY GOD.
I DID IT!
WHOO-HOO!
OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
AND THE SECOND TIME,
I JUST FELT ROBBED.
AND THIS TIME,
IT JUST FEELS SO WRONG.
I HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT WISHED ME LUCK
AND SAID THEY'D PRAY FOR ME
AND SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT WERE LOOKING UP TO ME.
AND I JUST HATE
TO THINK THAT I LET THEM DOWN.
♪♪
I'M SO SORRY.
♪♪
♪♪
I'M SO TIRED.
BRYAN?
Bryan: YO.
HEY, I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
YEAH?
I'M OVER IT.
YOU WANT TO COME OUT
AND TALK TO ME?
SURE.
♪♪
LAST NIGHT WAS HORRENDOUS.
I REALLY CAN'T STAND THE BUGS.
I CAN'T STAND BEING COLD,
AND I'M NOT SPENDING
ANOTHER NIGHT IN THAT SHELTER.
SO I'M TAPPING OUT.
TAPPING OUT FOR SURE?FOR SURE.
OKAY.
CAM TO CAM,
KIM'S TAPPING OUT.
♪♪
COPY THAT.
Narrator: DURING HER FOUR DAYS
IN BELIZE,
KIM LOST
A TOTAL OF 10 POUNDS.
THE INSECTS, SOLITUDE,
AND LONG NIGHTS WITH NO SLEEP
BROKE HER 17 DAYS
BEFORE THE END OF HER CHALLENGE,
LOWERING HER SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING TO 6.5.
I THINK I HAD
DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS
COMING INTO THIS CHALLENGE.
I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT IT WOULD BE THIS INTENSE.
EVEN BEFORE GOING
INTO THE CHALLENGE,
I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND.
I'M ALONE,
AND THAT'S EXTREMELY HARD.
I THINK THAT'S WHY I WANTED
TO STAY BUSY ALL THE TIME
'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO THINK
ABOUT BEING ALONE...
AND WAITING, AND THAT'S WHY
THE NIGHT'S SO HARD,
BECAUSE I'M JUST STUCK IN
THIS LITTLE BED WITH NO SLEEP.
♪♪
BUT I TRIED.
AND I HAD A GOOD TIME,
AND I HAD REALLY BAD TIMES,
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S
WHAT ADVENTURE IS, YOU KNOW?
♪♪
SO I'M GONNA
LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I BELIEVE I MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION FOR ME...
...AND HOPEFULLY THE WORLD
CAN RESPECT THAT.
MY WHOLE BODY IS SHAKING.
I'M SO SCARED.
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.
WHO'S GONNA FART FIRST?
OH, GOD, NO.
NOT ME.
NAOMI J. KELLY,
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
YOUR MOTHER GOING TO THE JUNGLE
FOR THE THIRD TIME?
ANYTHING COULD REALLY HAPPEN
OUT IN THE WILD
SINCE IT'S
A PRETTY DANGEROUS PLACE.
I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS.
I'M ALSO EXTREMELY EXCITED.
THIS HAS KIND OF BECOME
A SPIRITUAL REHAB FOR MYSELF.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU,
LITTLE MONKEY.
OW.
BUT I'M GONNA DO IT WITH
SO MANY OTHER MONKEYS.
THEY'RE GONNA BE
OBNOXIOUS.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE
SWEET LIKE YOU.
THEY'RE GONNA BE A PAIN
IN MY BUTT.
♪♪
SO I'M FINALLY HERE.
AND A PART OF ME
IS JUST ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED.
YOU JUST CAN'T
SHAKE THIS FEAR.
I'M LIKE, LITERALLY SHAKING.
LIKE, YOU TRY AND TAKE
A DEEP BREATH
AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE
YOU'RE NOT GETTING THAT RELIEF
THAT YOU'RE HOPING FOR.
I THINK I'M GONNA HEAD IN.
♪♪
THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT
FROM HOME.
IT IS VERY HOT, VERY HUMID.
IT'S BEEN RAINING ON
AND OFF CONSTANTLY,
AND IT'S FULL OF LIFE.
I DON'T THINK
I'VE EVER WITNESSED
A TRUE TROPICAL RAINFOREST.
I'M SURE THAT THERE'S
SOMETHING AROUND EVERY CORNER.
MY NAME IS KIM KELLY.
I LIVE IN MOAB, UTAH.
I AM A WAITRESS.
I HAVE DONE TWO CHALLENGES
IN THE PAST.
MY FIRST CHALLENGE,
I WAS IN PANAMA.
I'VE ALSO DONE A CHALLENGE
IN AFRICA.
I'M IN BELIZE.
AND I'M GOING TO BE ALONE
FOR 21 DAYS.
Narrator: KIM'S SOLO
SURVIVAL RATING, OR SSR,
WAS ESTABLISHED
BASED ON HOW SHE FARED
ON HER PAST CHALLENGES
IN THREE CATEGORIES --
SELF-RELIANCE,
MENTAL TOUGHNESS, AND SKILLS.
ON KIM'S 21 DAY CHALLENGE
IN PANAMA...
I'M NOT AS TOUGH
AS I THINK I AM.
...HER PARTNER TAPPED OUT
AFTER DAY FOUR...
Kim: IT'S GONNA GET DARK,
AND I'LL BE ALONE,
Narrator: ...LEAVING HER
TO FEND FOR HERSELF
IN A BUG-INFESTED JUNGLE...
Kim: I'M GETTING EATEN ALIVE
BY BUGS.
FEELS LIKE FIBERGLASS
BEING RUBBED INTO YOUR SKIN.
Narrator: ...BUT HER ABILITY
TO PUSH THROUGH
AN ADDITIONAL 17 DAYS ALONE...
I'VE PEED ON MYSELF
AND RUBBED IT ALL OVER
TO KEEP THE BUGS OFF.
Narrator: ...CARRIED HER
TO THE END OF HER CHALLENGE.
OH, MY GOD.
TAKE ME AWAY.
DURING HER 40 DAY
XL CHALLENGE IN AFRICA...
WHAT IS IN MY HEAD?
THAT BETTER NOT BE A TICK.
MY WHOLE SIDE OF MY NECK
IS JUST SWOLLEN.
Narrator: ...SHE BATTLED
A CRIPPLING TICK BITE FEVER...
Man: WOW. YEAH. YOU GOT BIG
SWELLED-UP SPOT
RIGHT BEHIND YOUR EAR
RIGHT HERE.
Narrator: ...AND PERSEVERED.
DON'T EAT THE FRUIT.
BUT AFTER UNKNOWINGLY EATING
CONTAMINATED FRUIT...
NO!
...KIM AND THREE
OTHER SURVIVALISTS
SUFFERED
DEBILITATING ABDOMINAL PAINS
AND WERE FORCED TO END
THEIR CHALLENGE ON DAY 31.
BASED ON HOW SHE FARED
ON HER PAST CHALLENGES,
SHE BEGINS WITH
A SOLO SURVIVAL RATING,
OR SSR, OF 7.8.
Kim: I DON'T FEEL LIKE I GOT
THE CLOSURE
THAT I NEEDED IN AFRICA.
IN THE PAST, I HAVE ALWAYS HAD
A PARTNER ON DAY ONE.
THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE
TO HAVE MY BACK.
SO THIS IS ABOUT OWNING
MY OWN SURVIVAL,
MY OWN DECISIONS.
THIS IS MY REDEMPTION.
THIS IS MY CHANCE
TO BUILD MY CONFIDENCE.
IT'S GONNA ALL BE ME.
♪♪
OKAY.
LOOKS LIKE THIS IS IT.
♪♪
21 DAYS. HERE WE GO.
♪♪
I AM ALREADY IN IT.
IT'S RAINING LIKE CRAZY.
OKAY.
♪♪
LITTLE SOMETHING.
HERE WE GO. HERE'S MY BAG.
Narrator: FOR THIS CHALLENGE,
KIM WAS ALLOWED TO CHOOSE
THREE ESSENTIAL ITEMS
TO HELP HER SURVIVE.
Kim: GOT MY MACHETE.
FIRESTARTER, THAT'S GONNA BE
REALLY HELPFUL.
HAVING A BUG NET
DEFINITELY GIVES ME
THAT COMFORT I NEVER HAD.
IN MY PAST CHALLENGES,
THE BUGS
WOULD NOT LEAVE ME ALONE.
I'M GETTING EATEN ALIVE
BY BUGS.
UGH. STOP EATING ME, PLEASE.
THEY DON'T GIVE A *BLEEP*
OH, MY GOD.
LOOKS LIKE THIS IS WHERE
I WAS DROPPED OFF.
AND I'M DOWN IN THE CREEK.
AND I DEFINITELY NEED
TO GET TO THESE WATER SOURCES.
THERE'S EXTRACTION.
IT'S QUITE A WAYS.
WELL, I GUESS I JUST NEED
TO KEEP GOING.
FOLLOW THIS CREEK.
Narrator: KIM HAS BEEN DROPPED
INTO A TROPICAL RAINFOREST
IN NORTHERN BELIZE
AT THE HEIGHT OF THE WET SEASON,
WHEN TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS
CAN DELIVER
ON AVERAGE
AN INCH OF RAIN A DAY.
THE RELENTLESS SHOWERS
WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT
TO STAY WARM.
UNDER THE DENSE CANOPY,
JAGUARS AND PUMAS HIDE IN TREES
TO OBSERVE THEIR PREY,
AND TERRITORIAL HOWLER MONKEYS,
THE LOUDEST OF ALL PRIMATES,
WILL ALSO BE WATCHING HER
FROM ABOVE
AND BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
ANY POTENTIAL THREATS
TO OTHERS OVER
A TWO-MILE DISTANCE.
Kim: MAN, THE SUN IS BRUTAL
ONCE IT'S FINALLY OUT.
♪♪
AND IT LOOKS LIKE...
TRAVEL CAN BE
A LITTLE SKETCHY.
THE GROUND IS ALL SORTS OF
DIFFERENT PATTERNS AND COLORS.
I GOT TO REALLY LOOK OUT
FOR SNAKES.
Narrator: VENOMOUS SNAKES,
LIKE THE TOMMY GOFF,
HIDE IN THE UNDERGROWTH
AND WILL KILL WITH ONE STRIKE
IF DISTURBED.
♪♪
Kim: THE JUNGLE
IS REALLY BRUTAL,
BUT HONESTLY,
MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH
THIS ENVIRONMENT IS THE BUGS,
AND THEY ARE JUST EVERYWHERE.
Narrator: THE HUMID ENVIRONMENT
MAKES IT A PERFECT
BREEDING GROUND FOR MOSQUITOES,
BOTFLIES, VENOMOUS SPIDERS,
AND MILLIPEDES
ALSO INHABIT
THE BELIZEAN JUNGLE,
AND MORE THAN 18 DIFFERENT
SPECIES OF TICKS
THAT WILL BE LOOKING
FOR WARM-BLOODED MAMMALS
TO BITE AND BURROW
UNDER THEIR SKIN.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE
IS AN OPENING RIGHT OVER HERE.
WOW, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
SO I MADE IT TO THE RIVER.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WATER
HAS JUST BEEN CUTTING AWAY.
SO THIS RIVER
DEFINITELY GETS HUGE.
ALL THE WAY BACK HERE
IS DEBRIS
BROUGHT ON BY THE RIVER.
SO IF I HAD MY SHELTER
BUILT RIGHT HERE,
I WOULD DEFINITELY
BE IN TROUBLE.
BE SWIMMING.
Narrator: DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL,
THE BLADEN RIVER FLUCTUATES
IN DEPTH AND STRENGTH.
OVERFLOODING MERGES
OTHER CHANNELS INTO ONE,
CREATING STRONG CURRENTS THAT
CARRY JAGGED DEBRIS DOWNSTREAM.
Kim: OOH.
WHAT DID I JUST STEP ON?
SO I KNOW THAT
THE SPRING IS CLOSE.
JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE RIVER
WOULD BE FILTERING THROUGH.
I HAVE DECIDED TO BRING
A BUG NET
INSTEAD OF A COOKING POT,
SO I COULD POTENTIALLY BE
IN TROUBLE
WHEN IT COMES
TO STAYING HYDRATED
AND FINDING CLEAN SOURCES
THAT WON'T MAKE ME SICK.
LOVE THESE ROCKS.
SUPER COMFORTING.
I CAN SEE THIS LITTLE CHANNEL
THAT'S DEFINITELY MOVING.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEING FED
THROUGH ALL OF THIS ROCK,
SO IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME
THAT IT'S GOOD TO DRINK.
OH, WOW,
THAT TASTES REALLY GOOD.
OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST FOUND
MY WATER SOURCE.
SO NOW I GOT TO FIGURE OUT
HOW I'M GONNA GET
THIS CLOSE TO MY CAMP
AND WHERE I WANT TO CAMP.
♪♪
SURE IS GETTING DARK.
I REALLY NEED TO FIND TREES,
IDEALLY,
THAT CAN HOLD ME UP
AND KEEP ME OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
HERE IS A SITE.
POTENTIALLY.
WE'VE GOT THREE TREES.
WITH ALL OF THE PALM FRONDS
ABOVE ME,
IT'LL HELP BREAK
A LOT OF THE RAIN.
THIS IS A GOOD SPOT
FOR MY SHELTER.
TIME TO BUILD.
♪♪
RIGHT NOW, I AM TRYING
TO BUILD A PLATFORM.
I REALLY SHOULD BE
GETTING OFF THE GROUND.
I'M BUILDING MY PLATFORM
USING "Y" STICKS
AS WELL AS PALM FRONDS.
I ALSO USED VINE,
WHICH IS INCREDIBLE PORTAGE.
IT'S SIMILAR TO ROPE.
SPIDERS, SNAKES, THORNS,
POISONOUS PLANTS.
SO MANY THINGS.
I JUST KNOW THAT
IT'LL BE A VERY TERRIFYING NIGHT
IF I AM STUCK ON THE GROUND.
I'M LEARNING WITH
THIS CHALLENGE THAT BEING ALONE
CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT,
BUT ALSO IT MAKES
SOME OF THE WORK EASY.
I DON'T HAVE TO REALLY PLAN
FOR A TWO-PERSON SHELTER.
IT KIND OF MAKES ME ABLE
TO BE A MINIMALIST.
HOWEVER, YOU KNOW,
SOME SUPPORT IS ALWAYS WELCOME,
I THINK.
I HAVE NO HOPE OF BUILDING
A FIRE THIS EVENING.
JUST THESE ENDLESS WAVES
OF RAIN JUST COMING DOWN
AND SOAKING EVERYTHING.
AND I DON'T FORESEE IT
STOPPING.
TO BUILD THE FIRE,
I'D HAVE TO GET OUT OF MY BED
TO FEED IT ALL NIGHT,
AND THE WOOD I GOT
DOESN'T REALLY BURN WELL.
THAT MIGHT BE
TOO MUCH WORK FOR THE BENEFITS
THAT I MAY GET OUT OF IT.
HOPEFULLY NO ONE
WAS PLANNING ON BARBECUING.
THE ONE THING THAT'S NICE
ABOUT THE RAIN
IS THAT THERE'S NO BUGS.
BUT AS SOON AS IT STOPS,
THEY'RE JUST READY TO EAT AGAIN.
MM. JUST STANDING HERE,
I CAN FEEL THEM.
*BLEEP* BASTARDS.
♪♪
♪♪
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
I'VE SPENT NIGHT ONE
BY MYSELF.
TERRIFIED.
YEAH.
I AM *BLEEP*
♪♪
OH *BLEEP*
♪♪
GETTING WET.
♪♪
GETTING WET IS ONE
OF THE QUICKEST WAYS
TO BEING EXTREMELY COLD.
OH, MY FACE.
AHH!
WATER ALL OVER MY FACE,
LIKE THE CHINESE TORTURE
WITH A LITTLE DROPLET
LANDING ON YOUR FOREHEAD.
♪♪
UGH.
♪♪
♪♪
I SWEAR TO GOD
THERE WAS SOMETHING
CRAWLING AROUND JUST NOW.
♪♪
OH, GOD.
OH *BLEEP*
♪♪
♪♪
I SWEAR TO GOD
THERE WAS SOMETHING
CRAWLING AROUND JUST NOW.
♪♪
OH, GOD.
OH *BLEEP*
♪♪
GO AWAY.
♪♪
THAT FREAKED ME OUT.
♪♪
OH, GOD.
LAST NIGHT WAS
ABSOLUTELY TRAUMATIZING.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SLEEP.
I WAS RAINED ON
FOR FOUR HOURS,
AND THEN AFTER THAT,
MY BED WAS JUST SOAKING WET
FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
AND I KEPT HEARING
SOMETHING MOVING AROUND
IN THE TREES AND ON THE GROUND,
PRETTY CLOSE, ACTUALLY.
I BASICALLY JUST SAT ALL NIGHT.
Narrator: AFTER 24 HOURS
WITH NO SLEEP,
KIM IS IN THE EARLY STAGES
OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION.
WHILE SHE IS AWAKE,
PARTS OF HER BRAIN
ARE DOZING OFF,
AFFECTING
HER DECISION-MAKING ABILITIES
AND HER HAND-EYE COORDINATION.
Kim: IT'S REALLY HARD
TO NOT FREAK OUT
WHEN YOU'RE ALL ALONE,
YOU'RE STUCK THERE,
AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE
THAT CAN, YOU KNOW,
TRY AND KEEP YOUR SPIRITS UP
OR EVEN SHARE
THE BURDEN WITH YOU.
AND IT WEARS YOU OUT
REALLY QUICKLY.
PRETTY DEHYDRATED.
I WOKE UP THIS MORNING
REALLY WANTING SOME WATER,
AND SO NOW I'M GONNA HEAD
DOWN TO THE RIVER AND HYDRATE.
OH, WOW.
THIS IS NOW FLOODED.
OF COURSE.
THIS IS SO MUCH BIGGER.
HOLY COW.
IT'S LIKE UP TO THE BANK NOW.
MY SPRING IS GONE.
Narrator: THE RIVER HAS RISEN
FOUR FEET OVERNIGHT,
WASHING AWAY KIM'S WATER SOURCE
AND LIMITING HER ACCESS
TO OTHER PARTS OF THE JUNGLE.
THIS WATER DOES NOT LOOK
AS CLEAN
NOW THAT IT'S BEING FLOODED.
I AM EXTREMELY THIRSTY
AND I NEED WATER,
SO NOW I'M GONNA HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO...
DRINK IT WITHOUT A SPRING.
I NEED
A DIFFERENT WATER SOURCE,
ESPECIALLY FOR TODAY.
I HAVE THIS VINE HERE.
IT IS A WATER VINE.
Narrator: THE LIANA TREE IS
COMMON IN TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
AND PRODUCES VINES
WITH DRINKABLE WATER.
TO HARVEST THE WATER,
KIM WILL NEED TO MAKE
AN UPPERCUT FIRST
TO PREVENT THE WATER FROM BEING
ABSORBED BACK UP IN THE TREE.
SHE CAN THEN MAKE A LOWER CUT
AND DRINK FROM
THE FRESHLY SEVERED SECTION.
Kim: THE TRICK IS YOU HAVE
TO CUT IT CORRECTLY.
♪♪
THIS IS NOT HAPPENING FOR ME.
*BLEEP*
I AM EXTREMELY THIRSTY.
GOOD GOD.
BEING ALONE IN THE JUNGLE
IS VERY DIFFICULT.
BUT I SWEAR, MENTAL
IS THE BIGGEST THING OUT HERE.
IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE,
IT'S PAINFUL,
AND YOU GOT TO KEEP REMINDING
YOURSELF WHY YOU'RE DOING IT.
♪♪
COME ON.
*BLEEP*
OKAY.
AH.
MM-HMM.
♪♪
IT'S LIKE
A NATURAL WATER BOTTLE.
LUCKILY, I DID FIND
SOME FRESH WATER.
SO NOW I CAN FOCUS ON OTHER
THINGS, LIKE GETTING FOOD
AND BUILDING MY SHELTER.
♪♪
♪♪
HERE COMES THE RAIN.
IT MEANS THE RIVER
IS ONLY GONNA GO UP.
MY MAIN FOCUS IS TO JUST
FINISH MY SHELTER,
AT LEAST WHERE I DON'T
GET RAINED ON ALL NIGHT LONG.
I COULD HAVE ALL THE WATER
IN THE WORLD,
BUT IF I'M SITTING OUT
IN THE RAIN EVERY NIGHT,
PROBABLY NOT GONNA DO SO WELL.
SO I'M REALLY HOPING TO GET
A GOOD RAIN PROTECTION
ON MY SHELTER
AS WELL AS A BIGGER BED.
THINKING ALL THESE PALM FRONDS
THAT ARE ON THE GROUND
I MIGHT JUST THROW ON
TOP OF MY SHELTER,
GRAB SOME REALLY BIG
PALM FRONDS
AND JUST STACK THEM
AROUND THE WALL.
HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS.
THE SHELTER COULD EITHER MAKE
OR BREAK MY EXPERIENCE.
♪♪
I TRIED TO USE THE BATHROOM.
I DECIDED TO JUST DO
A LITTLE INSPECTION
AND I FOUND THIS LITTLE GUY.
THE TICKS IN AFRICA ARE BIG,
SO THEY'RE KIND OF HARD
TO MISS...
THERE'S A TICK ON YOUR LEG.
...WHEREAS THE TICKS HERE
ARE MICROSCOPIC,
SO THEY'RE VERY EASY
TO LOOK OVER.
I'VE BEEN FINDING THEM
ON MY CROTCH,
AS WELL AS IN
BETWEEN MY FINGERS,
SO, I MEAN,
THEY COULD BE ANYWHERE STILL.
JUST KIND OF HAVING THEIR WAY,
AND THERE'S NO WAY
FOR ME TO KNOW FOR SURE
'CAUSE I DON'T REALLY
HAVE A PARTNER TO LOOK.
KIND OF A THING TO LOOK OUT FOR
AND BE WORRIED ABOUT.
I'LL JUST ADD THAT TO THE LIST.
I'VE BEEN SICK WITH BUGS
IN AFRICA,
SO I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
CAN'T KEEP WARM.
TICK FEVER'S NO JOKE.
IT IS PAINFUL.
YOUR BODY FEELS
LIKE IT'S SHUTTING DOWN.
I FELT LIKE
I WAS GONNA THROW UP.
Man: IT'D SUCK TO HAVE
TO GO HOME
BECAUSE OF A TICK BITE.
Narrator: TICKS BURROW
INTO THE SKIN
AND LEAVE BEHIND BACTERIA
THAT CAN MAKE ITS WAY
INTO THE BLOODSTREAM
AND CAUSE FEVER, PARALYSIS,
AND EVEN LYME DISEASE.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF
A TOLERANCE FOR THEM.
♪♪
WHAT A DAY.
YEAH, NOT BAD, HUH?
ALL SCREENED.
HOPEFULLY GET
SOME MUCH NEEDED SHUTEYE.
TOMORROW, I'M GONNA GET
SOME FIRING GOING.
DRIVE AWAY SOME OF THESE BUGS.
THAT'S THE THING ABOUT BEING
IN THE JUNGLE IS IT'S SO THICK,
IT GETS DARK SO QUICKLY.
AND YOU CAN NEVER TELL
WHEN IT'S GONNA RAIN,
IT JUST SHOWS UP
ALL OF A SUDDEN.
ANYTHING CAN CHANGE
AT ANY SECOND.
MORE DRAMATICALLY THAN
I'M USED TO.
♪♪
I CAN HEAR THUNDER COMING.
AND THE HOWLER MONKEYS
ARE SOUNDING
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
GOT TO KEEP ROLLING WITH IT.
STAY HAPPY.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A LITTLE PITY PARTY
FOR A MINUTE.
♪♪
♪♪
*BLEEP*
♪♪
I'M SO *BLEEP* COLD.
Narrator: WATER CAUSES
BODY TEMPERATURE TO DROP
FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN AIR,
FORCING THE BODY TO BURN
EVEN MORE ENERGY AND CALORIES
IN ORDER TO REGULATE HEAT.
I JUST WANT IT TO STOP RAINING.
♪♪
♪♪
I GUESS IT'S LIKE,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
YOU WANT THE RAIN
TO KEEP THE BUGS AWAY
OR YOU WANT DRYNESS
AND TO BE EATEN ALIVE?
DAMN IT, TICK.
*BLEEP* OFF, PLEASE.
*BLEEP* *BLEEP*
MY BODY IS COVERED IN TICKS,
ALL DIFFERENT SIZES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS BUG NET
DOES NOT STOP THEM.
I JUST DON'T SEE SLEEP
IN MY FUTURE.
OH, STOP EATING ME, PLEASE.
♪♪
Kim: I THINK I GOT
AN HOUR OF SLEEP.
IT'S REALLY HARD
TO SLEEP IN THE RAIN
BECAUSE IT'S INSTANTLY CHILLING,
AND I HAVE HAD AT LEAST NINE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUG BITE ME
AND THEY ALL HURT.
YOU FEEL BUGS CLIMBING
AND BITING ALL YOUR BODY,
AND THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
REALLY DIFFICULT.
AND WITHOUT SLEEP,
IT JUST MAKES IT EVEN WORSE.
Narrator: KIM HAS ONLY HAD
ONE HOUR OF SLEEP
IN THE PAST 48 HOURS.
HER BRAIN NOW REMAINS
IN A SLEEP-LIKE STATE,
MAKING HER DISORIENTED.
AS HER BRAIN CELLS
BECOME INCREASINGLY SLUGGISH,
HER REFLEXES AND ALERTNESS
ARE BEING FURTHER COMPROMISED.
♪♪
SO I'M GETTING PRETTY HUNGRY.
MY STOMACH GROWLED
ALL NIGHT LAST NIGHT.
AND THIS MORNING,
IT'S ALREADY GETTING PRETTY BAD.
I STARTED, LIKE, DREAMING
ABOUT FOOD.
THIS IS A WAREE PALM.
SOMETIMES, THEY HAVE
A LITTLE FLOWER,
AND IF YOU SLICE THAT OPEN,
THEN IT'LL GIVE YOU
A FRUIT THAT'S SIMILAR
TO, LIKE, BABY CORN.
THE THORNS ON THE WAREE PALM
ARE PRETTY HEINOUS.
I'M PRETTY HUNGRY,
SO I'M GONNA
HAVE TO BE REALLY CAREFUL,
ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M TRYING
TO HARVEST THE PALM ITSELF.
IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS TO BE
IN SURVIVAL MODE
WITH LACK OF SLEEP
BECAUSE YOUR BODY
DOESN'T OPERATE AS SMOOTHLY
AND YOU DON'T THINK RIGHT
AND EVERYTHING'S A LITTLE
MORE FUZZY THAN IT SHOULD BE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE SWINGING
AROUND A MACHETE,
AND COULD EASILY
CUT YOUR FINGER OFF.
♪♪
OH, GOD. THAT HURTS.
THIS WHOLE ENTIRE TREE
HAS THORNS ON IT.
♪♪
♪♪
MM.
IT'S PRETTY TASTELESS AND DRY.
I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE THING
IS WORTH EATING, REALLY.
I WOULD SAY THAT'S MORE
OF A NECESSITY IF IT COMES DIRE.
I DON'T THINK I'LL BE CHOPPING
THOSE DOWN EVERY DAY,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO LOOK
ELSEWHERE FOR A FOOD SOURCE.
♪♪
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER
WITNESSED RAIN LIKE THIS
BEFORE IN MY LIFE,
WHERE IT'S JUST, LIKE,
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR LIKE CRAZY
AND THEN IT'S DRY,
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
FOR HOW LONG.
COULD CHANGE
WITHIN LIKE 10 MINUTES.
AND RIGHT NOW,
THE RIVER'S NOT TOO CRAZY,
BUT IN TWO AND A HALF WEEKS,
IT'S GOING TO BE RAGING.
I WANT TO GO ACROSS THE RIVER
BECAUSE I MAY
FIND MORE RESOURCES,
MAYBE EVEN BETTER
WATER AND FOOD.
SO MY OBJECTIVE RIGHT NOW
IS TO BUILD A FLOTATION DEVICE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
LONGER I WILL HAVE ENERGY,
SO IT WOULD BE SMART
TO DO IT NOW.
♪♪
GATHERED A BUNCH
OF TALL LOOKING TREES,
SHAVED OFF THEIR LEAVES.
I DECIDED TO USE
THE BARK AS PORTAGE.
IT'S THICK.
FRESH, SO IT'S NOT
CRACKING AT ALL.
AND BASICALLY, I'M JUST DOING
THE SAME TIE
THAT I WAS DOING ON MY SHELTER.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW THAT THIS THING IS,
FOR THE MOST PART, FINISHED,
I'M GONNA DRAG IT ON DOWN
AND SEE IF I CAN'T GET IT
TO FLOAT.
HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T FALL APART.
IT IS STILL PRETTY GREEN.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO TEST IT OUT
AND SEE HOW DOES.
♪♪
♪♪
OH *BLEEP*
DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK VERY WELL.
SO OBVIOUSLY THE BOARD
IS NOT FLOATING,
SO HOPEFULLY IF I DRY IT OUT,
IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY ME.
♪♪
SINCE IT HAS BEEN DRY TODAY,
I WANT TO TRY
AND GET FIRE ROLLING.
WELL,
I NEED TO GRAB FIREWOOD,
AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME
SITTING RIGHT ALONG THE BANK
IN THE SUN, WHICH IS IDEAL
BECAUSE IT'S TO DRY OUT.
A BENEFIT TO HAVING FIRE
IS NOTHING'S
GONNA WANT TO COME NEAR ME,
HOPEFULLY THE BUGS AS WELL,
AND HELP KEEP WARM AT NIGHT.
MAYBE I'LL ACTUALLY GET
SOME SLEEP.
I AM *BLEEP* KILLING MYSELF.
I FEEL STRONG ENOUGH
TO DO IT ALONE PHYSICALLY.
IT'S JUST MY MENTAL GAME WAXES
AND WANES.
SOME DAYS I'M HAVING
A REALLY GOOD TIME
AND I THINK
EVERYTHING'S BEAUTIFUL.
WHEE.
THAT IS SO COOL.
AND THEN OTHER TIMES, I'M LIKE,
"WHY THE *BLEEP*
AM I DOING THIS?"
BUT I'VE GOT REALLY GOOD
ABOUT KEEPING MY HOPES UP.
I HOPE THIS WORKS.
I HAVEN'T USED THIS FIRESTARTER.
I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE HARD,
BUT IT PROBABLY
WILL BE.
IN PANAMA, I REALLY STRUGGLED
TO GET THE FIRE.
YOU CHOOSE
WHETHER THINGS WORK OR NOT.
I CAN DO THIS.
I CAN DO THIS.
♪♪
WELL, I'LL BE DAMNED.
YAY!GET IT!
WHAT IS THAT NOISE?
A MONKEY?
IT'S SO WEIRD.
♪♪
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THE MONKEYS
ARE KIND OF GETTING
A LITTLE TOO CURIOUS ABOUT ME,
AND I DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT.
♪♪
YES.
PLEASE. NO, NO, NO, NO.
OH, MY GOSH.
YEAH!
THERE IT IS.
I'M PRETTY PROUD. LOOKS COOL.
HOORAY!
I DEFINITELY NEED TO BUILD IT
A TINY LITTLE SHELTER
SO THAT
IF THE RAIN DECIDES TO COME,
I ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO AT
LEAST SAVE COALS FOR TOMORROW.
I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN 38, 40 HOURS,
BUT I HOPE WITH THE FIRE,
I SLEEP BETTER TONIGHT.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE'S A MONKEY CRAWLING AROUND
RIGHT BY MY HOUSE.
IT'S FREAKING ME
THE *BLEEP* OUT.
JUMPING FROM TREE TO TREE
AND GETTING EXTREMELY CLOSE
AND SHAKING MY SHELTER.
THIS IS TERRIFYING.
HOWLER MONKEYS ARE CAPABLE
OF BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE,
AND MY FEAR IS
THAT THEY'LL START
THROWING BRANCHES ON MY SHELTER
AND BREAK IT
OR HURT ME.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE'S A MONKEY CRAWLING AROUND
RIGHT BY MY HOUSE.
HOWLER MONKEYS ARE CAPABLE
OF BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE,
AND MY FEAR IS THAT
THEY'LL START THROWING BRANCHES
ON MY SHELTER
AND BREAK IT
OR HURT ME.
SCARED THE *BLEEP*
OUT OF ME.
*BLEEP*
♪♪
SOUNDS LIKE A DINOSAUR.
GONNA RIP MY LIMBS OFF.
♪♪
I WISH I HAD SOME SLEEP.
♪♪
Narrator: AFTER 72 HOURS WITH
ONLY FIVE HOURS OF SLEEP,
KIM'S BASIC COGNITIVE ABILITIES
HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DETERIORATED.
SHE'S NOW INCREASINGLY PRONE
TO IRRITATION,
DEPRESSION, AND MOOD SWINGS,
AND COULD BEGIN TO HALLUCINATE.
Kim: THIS SUCKS.
I AM TERRIFIED.
ONE MORE HOUR OF DARKNESS.
♪♪
HAD A PRETTY ROUGH NIGHT.
I'VE SLEPT FIVE HOURS
IN THE PAST FOUR DAYS.
I'M FEELING KIND OF LOW,
SO I'M GONNA TRY AND CHANGE
THAT BY GOING EXPLORING
AND JUST SEEING
WHAT I CAN LEARN TODAY
AND HOPEFULLY
TURN THINGS AROUND.
I CAN'T SAY I'VE EVER FISHED
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
OH, THERE'S SOME FISH,
BUT THEY'RE SO LITTLE.
FOOD IS STARTING TO BECOME
A PRIORITY FOR ME,
AND I HAVE DECIDED
THAT I WILL TRY SOME FISHING.
SO I LAID DOWN MY NET,
AND THE GOAL
WAS TO SCARE HIM ONTO THAT
AND JUST KIND OF RELAX
FOR A SECOND
AND THEN PULL UP ON THE FLAP.
I THINK THEY'RE SMARTER THAN ME.
THE NIGHTS ARE
ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO, LIKE,
SLIP INTO THAT MINDSET
OF MISSING HOME.
BETTER TO BE AS ACTIVE
AS POSSIBLE.
GET IN THE NET.
IT KIND OF KEEPS MY MIND
OFF OF THE UNCOMFORTABLE STUFF.
SO I CAUGHT, LIKE,
FOUR LITTLE BABY FISH.
THERE'S ONE.
I FEEL LIKE HE'S SAFE TO EAT
WHOLE, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF LIKE SARDINES.
AND I DON'T REALLY THINK
IT'S WORTH
STARTING A FIRE
FOR THIS LITTLE THING.
SO...
♪♪
SEE HIM, HE'S SO CUTE.
HMM, THE SMALLER ONE
TASTES FINE.
BUTTERY EVEN, AND CRUNCHY.
VERY PRETTY.
OOH.
♪♪
HE'S ACTUALLY GOOD, TOO.
I GUESS THEY'RE ALL A WILD CARD.
SO MY FISHING EXPEDITION
WAS PRETTY FUN.
I FEEL A LOT MORE ENERGETIC.
I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING ALL DAY
AND SEE WHAT I COME UP WITH.
♪♪
FREAKIN' FLIES IN MY CROTCH.
I HATE THAT FEELING.
I HOPE THEY'RE NOT, LIKE,
LAYING MAGGOTS.
THAT'D BE SO GROSS.
I CAN ALWAYS FEEL
LITTLE FLIES IN MY VAGINA,
LIKE MOVING AROUND,
CONSTANTLY, EATING AND PUKING,
WHATEVER FLIES DO.
I'M GONNA DUNK MYSELF
IN THE WATER
JUST TO COOL OFF
AND MAYBE GET A FRESH MIND.
I KEEP FINDING TICKS
IN MY VAGINA AS WELL.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL DISGUSTING.
YOU FEEL VIOLATED ALL THE TIME.
♪♪
♪♪
OH, COME ON. GET OFF OF ME.
I HAVE TICKS CRAWLING
ALL OVER MY ENTIRE BODY.
THEY'RE SO MINISCULE.
WHENEVER I TRY
TO SCRAPE THEM OFF,
THEY JUST LODGE THEMSELVES
INTO ME.
*BLEEP* I HATE BUGS, DUDE.
♪♪
THERE'S TICKS CRAWLING
ALL OVER ME.
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA RAIN SOON.
I CAN STILL HEAR
A MONKEY OUT THERE,
MAYBE EVEN A FEW OF THEM.
THIS IS HARD.
♪♪
♪♪
IT'S CHILLIER TODAY.
TONIGHT.
MY WHOLE BODY
IS BEGGING FOR A BREAK.
MY WHOLE BODY IS SORE.
Narrator: KIM HAS ONLY HAD
SIX AND A HALF HOURS OF SLEEP
IN THE PAST FOUR DAYS.
NOW, SEVERELY SLEEP DEPRIVED,
THE NEURONS IN HER BRAIN
ARE NOT FIRING OR TRANSMITTING
AS QUICKLY AS THEY SHOULD,
MAKING IT HARD FOR HER
TO TRANSLATE VISUAL INPUT
OR RETAIN INFORMATION.
Kim: I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON
AND IF I'M OKAY.
I'M LOSING MY MIND.
♪♪
I NEED SLEEP.
I'M JUST SO *BLEEP* SICK
OF THIS *BLEEP*
HITTING A WALL HARD.
♪♪
Kim: GOD, EVERYTHING'S
JUST SO ITCHY.
OH, YEAH, I'M, LIKE, ITCHING OFF
ALL THE SCABS.
UGH, THIS BUG NET IS STICKING
TO MY BUTT.
IT HURTS SO BAD.
I'VE CHECKED LIKE
A MILLION TIMES TO MAKE SURE
THAT MY BUG NET
IS TOTALLY SECURED.
*BLEEP* IT'S WIDE OPEN.
LOVE ITCHING MY LEG.
THAT FEELS SO GOOD.
JUST CAN'T GET AWAY
FROM THE BUGS OUT HERE.
OW. *BLEEP*
♪♪
Kim: I DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON
AND IF I'M OKAY.
Narrator: AFTER FOUR NIGHTS
OF RAIN AND COLD,
KIM'S BODY HAS BEEN BURNING
ENERGY TRYING TO STAY WARM,
AND SHE IS NOW
SEVERELY SLEEP DEPRIVED.
AS SHE BECOMES MORE DEPLETED,
HER BRAIN CONTINUES
TO PRODUCE LESS OF THE CHEMICALS
THAT REGULATE MOOD AND MEMORY.
AND AS HER BRAIN CELLS
BECOME MORE SLUGGISH,
SHE'S EXPERIENCING MORE
AND MORE COGNITIVE LAPSES.
I'M LOSING MY MIND.
TIRED.
I NEED SLEEP.
I'M JUST SO SICK OF THIS.
I'M HITTING A WALL HARD.
♪♪
YOU KNOW, MY PAST
TWO CHALLENGERS,
I WAS IN A VERY...
CONFUSED TIME IN MY LIFE.
LEAP OF FAITH.
FIRST TIME, I GENUINELY
WAS VERY CURIOUS AND EXCITED
AND FULFILLED ME SO MUCH.
OH, MY GOD.
I DID IT!
WHOO-HOO!
OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
AND THE SECOND TIME,
I JUST FELT ROBBED.
AND THIS TIME,
IT JUST FEELS SO WRONG.
I HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT WISHED ME LUCK
AND SAID THEY'D PRAY FOR ME
AND SO MANY PEOPLE
THAT WERE LOOKING UP TO ME.
AND I JUST HATE
TO THINK THAT I LET THEM DOWN.
♪♪
I'M SO SORRY.
♪♪
♪♪
I'M SO TIRED.
BRYAN?
Bryan: YO.
HEY, I DON'T WANT
TO DO THIS ANYMORE.
YEAH?
I'M OVER IT.
YOU WANT TO COME OUT
AND TALK TO ME?
SURE.
♪♪
LAST NIGHT WAS HORRENDOUS.
I REALLY CAN'T STAND THE BUGS.
I CAN'T STAND BEING COLD,
AND I'M NOT SPENDING
ANOTHER NIGHT IN THAT SHELTER.
SO I'M TAPPING OUT.
TAPPING OUT FOR SURE?FOR SURE.
OKAY.
CAM TO CAM,
KIM'S TAPPING OUT.
♪♪
COPY THAT.
Narrator: DURING HER FOUR DAYS
IN BELIZE,
KIM LOST
A TOTAL OF 10 POUNDS.
THE INSECTS, SOLITUDE,
AND LONG NIGHTS WITH NO SLEEP
BROKE HER 17 DAYS
BEFORE THE END OF HER CHALLENGE,
LOWERING HER SOLO SURVIVAL
RATING TO 6.5.
I THINK I HAD
DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS
COMING INTO THIS CHALLENGE.
I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE
THAT IT WOULD BE THIS INTENSE.
EVEN BEFORE GOING
INTO THE CHALLENGE,
I WAS SCARED OUT OF MY MIND.
I'M ALONE,
AND THAT'S EXTREMELY HARD.
I THINK THAT'S WHY I WANTED
TO STAY BUSY ALL THE TIME
'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO THINK
ABOUT BEING ALONE...
AND WAITING, AND THAT'S WHY
THE NIGHT'S SO HARD,
BECAUSE I'M JUST STUCK IN
THIS LITTLE BED WITH NO SLEEP.
♪♪
BUT I TRIED.
AND I HAD A GOOD TIME,
AND I HAD REALLY BAD TIMES,
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S
WHAT ADVENTURE IS, YOU KNOW?
♪♪
SO I'M GONNA
LEAVE IT AT THAT.
I BELIEVE I MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION FOR ME...
...AND HOPEFULLY THE WORLD
CAN RESPECT THAT.