Naked and Afraid XL (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 3 - Human Prey - full transcript

Lot of scat --
there, there, there.

Yeah, this whole
trail is full of tracks.

Phaedra: Oh [bleep]

I don't know. Looks like
somebody got him in the face.

Phaedra: We are
right in the kill-zone

where are of these
animals are -- oh [bleep]

Jake: Are you kidding me?

-Ahh! Oh, no.
-Ahh!

Uh... Holy [bleep]

Narrator: In the
drought-stricken s

a group of "naked
and afraid" veterans



are taking on a unthinkable
survival challenge...

[ Pig squealing ]
Go, go, go, go, go!

...to endure 40
days and 40 nights

in the most savage
wilderness on the planet.

[ Shouts indistinctly ] Hey!

Narrator: To make it out alive,

they must push their limits,

master their
environment... Oh, my god!

...and survive each other.

Woman: I think its gonna
be tremendously difficult.

Narrator: This is
"naked and afraid xl."

after 12 days in the
drought-stricken bush

of South Africa,
multiple failures

and conflicting hunting
styles have caused tension



within the all-male
group at pondo ravine.

[Bleep] It's
extremely frustrating

trying to keep my composure.

I don't need anybody
else's thunder.

I make my own thunder.

Narrator: In tsonga basin, only
Darrin and Kim remain standing.

Darrin: Tick fever literally
knocks you in the dirt

for two straight weeks.

Narrator: But now,
the duo has been th

wow. Yeah, you got big,

swelled up spot behind
your ear right here.

I don't want to go.

Narrator: And in swati valley,

the merging of two groups
wasn't enough to prevent

the fall of one of their own...
-I need a medic.

...as Africa claimed
its second victim,

and any of the remaining
10 could be next.

Darrin: It's like Russian
roulette out here.

Like, eventually, you're
gonna catch the bullet.

How you doing, hon?

Are you still feeling bad?

Kim: Earlier I felt like
I was gonna throw up.

I'm really tired,
that's for sure.

After burrowing into Kim's skin,

the South African bont tick
released infectious bacteria

that spread quickly
through her bloodstream.

As a result, Kim's been
battling tick-bite fever

for two days and
hasn't eaten in a week.

Kim: Last night I just
had this raging headache,

and my neck was just throbbing,

and I can feel the swelling
spreading throughout my head.

I can't keep warm.

Yeah, tick fever's
no joke. It's painful.

Narrator: Without a
significant source of protein,

her immune system
will continue to weaken,

making her
increasingly vulnerable

to other infections and disease.

I have to focus
on water, for sure.

And food, probably.
Don't focus hunting.

You focus on water and
hopefully the two come together.

Okay. I believe in you.

Darrin: Kim needs
food, and she needs me.

She's sick, so I can
help compensate for that.

I'm not just a survivalist.

I'm a person with
indigenous living skills.

I learned to hunt and live off
the land with primitive tools.

My vast experience of
being out in the wilderness

is so far beyond most people
that are just survivalists.

I don't have a shot when
they're staring straight on at me.

Kim: It's nice to have a
partner that you can relate to

and that you look up
to and you appreciate.

My last challenge, my
partner was not very nice at all.

You felt I let you down?

You let us down.

But Darrin's been
really good to me,

although I'm sick
and kind of lazy.

I feel bad about it.

It's just hard to keep up

when your body feels
like it's shutting down.

Darrin: There's
two bucks together.

He knows we're here.

That one's just watching us.

And he's gone.

Narrator: At swati valley,

the combined group
has lost a teammate

and has subsisted
on only a few small fish

over the last week.

It's alarming just how quickly
things can turn out here.

Losing a partner is tough,

but you have to
just keep pushing on,

'cause we're all
starving, we want food,

and got to establish a new plan

and figure out what
kind of food source

we can go after next.

What do you guys
think for today?

I'm just gonna focus on fishing

and trying to get us as
much fish as possible today.

Perfect.

And then, I think after fishing,

maybe getting in with the
net and using it like a sea net

to try to get a bunch of
those five-inch minnows.

I'm surrounded by four women,

which I'm not used to at all.

When I was 20 --

that's when I felt it was
the time to come out as gay,

and it was by far
the most difficult year

that I've ever gone through,

and it's made me who I am today.

I'm a much stronger
person as a result.

Regardless of what
kind of challenge I face,

I know I can get through that,
because of that experience.

Phaedra: I really want to
get some fish for the group.

Everybody seems kind of
bummed and concerned.

I mean, I should at
least bring something in

so that it brings
up the mood again.

I'm so worried, 'cause
there's so much stuff

to snag on down here.

Come on.

Stacey: My body is
dying for food right now.

Like, I feel so
depleted of energy.

How's it going?
-Nothing.

[Bleep]

Jake: We're all
lagging big time today.

We just can't push
our bodies at all.

We're at that point
where we need protein.

Fishing has been
unsuccessful today,

so we're gonna get some
water, take a little rest,

and hope for the
best this afternoon.

-Tawny?
-How are you?

Stacey: Hey, how
are you feeling?

I don't feel good.

My head hurts so bad.

It just feels like the
worst flu I've ever had.

I'm pretty sure that I
have tick-bite fever.

Stacey: Tawny -- it seems
that she has tick fever,

and every single one of us
are looking at each other like,

"well, how come
we haven't gotten it?"

'Cause we have hundreds
of ticks on us daily.

We have all been bit
multiple, multiple times.

So we're all just like,
"when are we gonna get it?"

[ Animal calls ]

Jake: Oh [bleep]

Phaedra: Are you okay?

I thought I put my
hand on a Thorn,

but it turns out it's not.

It's a scorpion.

-Where is it?
-Uh-oh.

-Oh, dear god.
-Oh, my god.

Are you -- do you see it?

Is that it? Do you see it?

Holy [bleep] it's gone.

No, it isn't. We
need more light.

It's under there.

Do you see him?

Dude, he's gone.
Oh, my god, you guys.

I think tonight is going to be
a really [bleep] night's sleep.

Angel: Big old bags
under them eyes now.

Seems like my face
has shrunk a little bit.

That's 'cause of lack of sleep.

There's no sleep in Africa.

If we just took a
bunch more like this,

or even more sticks,

and jammed them down
so it's all coming out to here,

put those in, and
we'd have, like,

this entire one third of
the thing all [bleep] shade.

Think in about 30 minutes it's
gonna start getting hot again.

Yep.

Best part of the day's over.

You know, Ryan -- I don't know

if just the military
in him and stuff,

but, you know, he is driven

and he's got the blinders on,

and it's just it's kind of
hard to work with sometimes,

when you have somebody
that has such direct vision.

I'm just gonna head
down and work on the blind

for like a half-hour and
then probably sit in there.

Hopefully, another warthog
or some babies will show up.

Maybe I'll get lucky.

Ryan: Unmotivated
people don't motivate me.

Initiative is not
a lot to ask for.

As a leader and as a warrior,

I would love to turn
them around for the better.

I think the wind is
still in my favor today.

I'm definitely upwind
from the direction

of where most of the
animals come from,

which is a really good thing.

Oh, yeah, they're right there.

[ Animals calling ]

And they're gone.

If they didn't see me,

they didn't smell me, I'm
gonna be in here all day.

There's a good chance that
there's a lot more to come.

A monitor lizard right
down here in the mud.

Holy [bleep]

He's coming this way.

It's pretty big.

I've never seen
one like this before.

Guys, bring your machete!

A monitor lizard right
down here in the mud.

Yeah!

Whoo-hoo!

Hey, guys! Bring your machete!

-"Bring the machete?"
-Go, go.

Wow!

The last thing I
expected to catch,

but...
-Brought my spear.

...hey, it's red meat.

Whoo.

Oh, my god! You
got him holding it?

Net worked amazing, dude!
He was just wrapped up.

-Ah [bleep]
-Done.

Yeah! Hell yeah!

Oh, nile monitor, huh?

Dude, I saw him coming
from the other end.

I'm like, "this dude's thirsty.
He's coming to drink this."

No way! Wow.

Sorry, not sorry. Thank
you for your sacrifice.

Thank you so much
for your sacrifice.

You'll make us stronger.

Ryan -- he had a game plan,
and it was his little project.

You know, I'm a seasoned hunter,

so I need to kind of
just go do it myself, too.

-Hell yeah.
-Way to fricking' go, brother.

One of the traits of the
warrior is to provide for others,

and there's a lot of things
that I have to offer to teach.

So that, right there, will
hopefully turn things around

and set a new precedent

for where things are
gonna go out here.

-Oh, hey, there, tenderloin!
-Yeah. Yeah.

Angel: Here -- I'm gonna
cut it off so I don't take all of it.

I mean, just start
pulling all the way down,

and you could cut it up and --

it tastes really,
really, really delicious.

And the he cooked like
that, the smoke cook,

you could really taste
the barbecue flavor to it.

-Yeah.
-Amazing.

Steven: That charcoal action.

Angel: I think the hardest
thing about being out here

is not being able to
share these moments

with the ones that I really love

and it just pains me sometimes.

Three naked dudes --
the middle of South Africa...

-And there we were.
-...Survivalists.

How the hell did you
guys get to this point?

I don't know. I was
more -- after the military it

was more about a
way of life for me.

To live, you know, off the land

and closer to nature
and put all that [bleep]

Behind me from my
time in the service.

And it seems like a lot of
veterans tend to go that route.

What about you?

I think my whole psyche
-- it's all about survival.

As a kid, I was out in
the streets with my mom,

you know, living in shelters.

And I just remember
thinking, you know,

"I need to grow up to survive."

Angel's a great guy. He's
got a really unique life story.

He brings the more mellow
sort of energy into the group,

which is completely
contrasting from Steven's.

There's a lot of -- my
self-sufficiency, too,

I think comes from not
having a father in my life,

not having a good
teacher or a protector.

-Well, now you're a father.
-Yeah, well,

that's my greatest
challenge in life.

I have to be the
father. I have to --

for all those memories that
I have not having a father,

or not having love, not
having a birthday gift,

not having a camping trip --

and my biggest
fear is not to give

that to my girls, you know?

I heard that.

You got to be the
father you didn't have.

Angel: I've gone through
a lot of crap and pain,

and every day I learn something.

Every day I feel
like I'm stronger.

My one goal out here is to be
a role model for my daughters

and leave Africa a
new, stronger angel.

We just had an awesome meal.

It's been a good day.

But I still wish I was
home with y'all, loving y'all.

Thanks for your prayers,
thanks for your love,

thanks for all the positive
thoughts in our way.

You guys are awesome.

Loving you and missing
you guys -- one love.

Narrator: At tsonga basin,

nine days without food
further stresses Kim's ability

to withstand tick-bite fever.

Kim: I'm still not
feeling very good.

My neck really hurts.

It's stiff and it's burning.

I have a really bad headache.

The more I move,
the worse it gets.

I got to get some food.

I got to get something
that's gonna actually help

with my energy,
with my recovery.

So, I'm making a fish basket.

Plan is to open up
these bundles using rings

and slowly get bigger and
then towards the end make a lip

so that the fish will come in,

but they won't be able to
swim backwards to get out.

Hopefully it works out.

Darrin: If only I had a rifle.

That'd be a perfect
shot with a rifle.

I haven't had any success
hunting and foraging.

I just want to be
able to show Kim

that I have a lot to offer.

This is just blasting me.

Like, I might just have to
turn around here real soon.

God, I'm getting sick. I
feel like I'm gonna vomit.

Hey. Did it go well?

I started to get really
dizzy and vomity.

Oh, you did?

Figured I better come chill out.

I don't want to pass out.

Yikes. So, you
didn't get anything?

My stomach hurts a lot.

I am depending on
Darrin for hunting,

which is really kind of hard.

I was already telling myself
not to expect anything,

but I am bummed.

We should probably get some
firewood before it gets too hot

before we waste
all of our energy.

Oh [bleep]

Gnarly.

I don't know if that's
good news or not.

A leopard probably killed it.

God, that's really scary.
That's so close to our camp.

When you find a kill
that close to your shelter,

everything becomes very real.

Narrator: African
leopards stalk silently,

keeping a low
profile in tall grass

until close enough
to launch an attack.

Everybody's so hungry,
but I really feel like maybe

we should go back and
get some more people,

'cause I don't really feel
safe walking up on that.

Phaedra: We are
right in the kill zone

where all these
animals are feeding,

and that's just
no joke out here.

I don't want to be
right up on its kill.

This is high grass, and anything
can be waiting for us out here.

Phaedra: You guys,
come over here!

I think we need
Spears, too, okay?

Holy [bleep]

Oh, my [bleep] god
are you kidding me?

God, that smells awful.

That smells awful and delicious.

Are you seriously
thinking of possible food?

This guy looks fresh.

Look at that -- rigor
mortis hasn't even set in.

-Yeah, I think we should --
-try it.

Narrator: In temperatures
over 90 degrees,

the exposed inyala meat

could begin to spoil
in less than an hour,

so it must be cooked quickly.

I don't know -- looks like
somebody got him in the face.

Something got him, and then
whatever got him was spooked,

and he couldn't finish his meal.

Are you guys concerned
about maybe, like,

we're taking some
other animal's meal?

I don't [bleep]
care. Let him come,

we'll kill that bitch, too.
-Bring it on.

Phaedra: When I came
up on it, I was afraid.

The idea of stealing
food from a leopard

does not seem safe to me,

but we didn't really
have a choice.

We need to be productive,

and without food
we're not able to do that.

I think if we boil it, I
think we'll be okay.

-Yeah.
-He looks pretty good.

Okay, I want a
grilled steak so bad.

Well, let's move him.

How about we drag
him down by the water

over on the other side?

Jake: I'd like to be
somewhere open enough

where we can see anything coming

and not next to all these reeds.

Okay.

-We each want to take a leg?
-Yeah.

Let's see how
heavy this [bleep] is.

Phaedra: Just drag
him by his back legs.

Alyssa: Thank you, leopard.

Jake: Having a good,
strong animal hide

that we can wear as shoes
would be huge out here,

so the hide is definitely
a really, really great find.

This is huge for us. I
mean, today was definitely,

by far, our day
of lowest energy,

but this is a lot of meat,

and it should get us
through a couple of days,

and we're gonna be
feeling awesome in no time.

Oh, my god.

You look perfect.

Oh, my god, I love red
meat. That meat's so red.

Phaedra: It is, isn't it?

This is gonna be so
good. Look at that.

Ah, red meat. It looks so good.

Okay, you ready?

-Yuck.
-Ugh.

-It is so rancid.
-Mm.

-Ew.
-Ugh.

Ugh, that was too big of a bite.

We just started
on our first course.

It's got a weird
dead-animal flavor to it,

but I'm not gonna
complain. I feel like,

with our energy waning a bit,

being able to have
a meal like this

and several more
meals from it is huge.

Tawny: It's funny that
we're, like, starving

but it's so hard to eat this.

Yep.

This is the most horrific
thing I've ever eaten,

but bottom line is it's food.

We're all starving,
so it's like,

"let me eat another half pound."

[ Laughter ]

Jake: I think it's gonna be
a complete recharge for us.

I feel like tomorrow
we're gonna feel awesome

and feeling thankful.

I feel sad that the leopard
lost the meal, happy for us.

Woman: It does taste
a little bit like diarrhea.

Jake: Ew!

Woman #2: How do you
know what diarrhea tastes like?

[ Laughter ]

I feel like we're
pretty damn lucky

that we were able to
come across that kill,

but things just
don't die out here.

It was killed really close
to our shelter by a leopard,

and it's definitely a scary
feeling, that's for sure.

Phaedra: We just
have to be extra safe.

I think we're
always on our toes,

but, you know, with a
big old pot full of meat

that we stole from them,

I think we'll be
sleeping lightly.

[ Leopard snarls ]

It is the end of day 13,

and we're all in our
boma for the night,

made sure the door
was good and secure.

A couple minutes ago,
we had something --

not sure if it was a leopard --

uh, but he was definitely
heading at our camp.

We have a big old pot
of boiling meat in here,

which is a little nerve-racking.

We've been trying to contain
the smell as much as possible.

That being said, we're
gonna be vigilant tonight.

We're gonna be sleeping
with one eye open.

So I'm gonna make sure my spear

and knife are very close by.

[ Leopard snarls ]

All right, let's go. Let's
make the best of this.

Up bright and early
again with the sunrise.

This morning I'm gonna
go scope out this area

looking for warthog dens.

You know, come sunrise,

we pretty much have
three hours from that time

until it's unbearably hot

and there's really not much
else we can do for the day.

So if, you know, one
sleeps, you know,

decides to sleep in,

you know, during
those three hours,

they're sleeping through 75%

of the most productive
time of the day.

Shh. Look. Wildebeests.

I wish I had noticed them first.

I could've stalked up on them.

Well, these guys know I'm here.

My partners, you
know, like to sleep in.

If it was the three
of us up here,

we might be able to
come up with some tactics.

You know, I put the
time and the effort

and the energy into
doing these things

and exploring and, you
know, if I'm capable of doing it,

so are they.

There's just a few things
that I want to bring up

because it's kind of --

at this point, it's kind of
like a Thorn in my foot,

and it's just been festering.

You know, the three of us,
we're all badasses, you know.

We're totally
kicking ass out here,

but it seems like once
all the basics were met,

there hasn't been any
motivation or any initiative

to want to do more
than the basics.

This, to me, is, you
know, not a shelter.

This is a -- this is
kind of like a fort.

It's kind of like
a hangout spot.

If you're gonna sit there
and just complain about it,

instead of maybe
collaborating this from the get-go

and we work together
as a team to get it done,

then we can do that.

But don't sit there and be like,

"you know, we should've
put this shade up a week ago."

I'm up every morning at
[bleep] 5:00 ready to go.

You guys literally
sleep away 75% --

you go to bed at
6:00 in the afternoon.

-No, I -- [ Laughs ]
-And the -- yeah, you do.

You go to bed at 6:00.

As soon as the sun
goes down, you pass out.

-'Cause I don't sleep --
-and I'm really --

honestly, if you'd stop
laughing in my face,

I'd appreciate it,
'cause it is pretty rude.

Because I don't sleep
eight hours out of the day.

Okay, listen, man,

I'm telling you, this is
how my body works.

When my body tells me
I need to rest out here,

I need to rest out here.

It's not laziness.

Is that cool?
-If that's the way

you want to work
as a team, then yeah.

No, that's the way you want it.

You don't want
to work as a team.

You want to delegate it.

And there you
go, laughing again.

I don't understand what
funny about this whole --

'cause it doesn't
make any sense.

You're spitting
out your opinions

and you're laughing at
my opinions to my face.

You understand that?

It's a pretty [bleep]
up thing in my mind.

Because I can't -- I
cannot come from a place

of understanding of
what you're talking about.

'Cause you're not
allowing yourself to.

Aw, come on. There's no need
to be fighting on it, you know.

What we're trying to
do is resolve everything

and we just have to try
to, you know, do our best.

That's all we can do, you know?

That's all we can do.

Angel -- he's peace and love.

He's the best middleman
we could have right here.

Ryan -- you know, I earned
the right to be out here

just as much as he did.

And don't laugh in my face.

That is -- if we were in a
bar or anywhere back home,

I'd have knocked
his [bleep] teeth out.

Oh, hey, at least
the trap's still there.

Yeah. That's a good sign.

Narrator: Desperate for
protein to aid in Kim's recovery,

Darrin checks their fish
basket for a fresh catch.

Hmm.

We really haven't
eaten anything,

and I still have tick fever.

I wonder how far I
can go without food.

It's a trap.

I mean, okay, and if it
doesn't work you leave it set.

You know, it's the
best we can do.

We'll just wait, you know.
We'll just keep checking it.

Don't be bummed.

And yeah, I am bummed.

Kim: I spent a lot
of time on that trap.

That's trapping.

Very hungry.

It's crazy when your primary
needs aren't being met.

You just start to -- you start
to go downhill pretty quickly.

Darrin: You know, I don't
have the energy to go hunt,

but I have to hunt.

I'm gonna hold up for Kim.

In survival situations, I
always rely on small game.

And I haven't found one sign
of a rodent since I've been here.

Tracking down big game,

that's, you know,
really detrimental

to my survival strategies
I normally rely on.

[ Groans ]

You know, I got to draw
twice without them noticing me.

You know, you get the
draw back on the bow,

and that's a lot of movement.

You know, it's just I got to
wait until they're so close.

Should we change
our strategy, or...

I would make an atlatl, but
I'm more accurate with a bow.

And it takes more
room to throw an atlatl

'cause you got to be standing.

You can't -- I can't
be crouched with one.

I'm not that good.

Kim: I mean, it's really
hard to get anything

when there's only two of you,

and one of you
is inept at hunting,

and the other one's sick.

This could easily turn into
a life-threatening situation.

Pretty much standing
on a warthog game trail,

and I've seen them come through
here half a dozen times a day.

Using my 100-pound-test
fishing line,

I created a 700-pound-test line

which is capable of
holding something real big.

And, hopefully, when
he's trotting along,

his head will go through here

and this noose will cinch
down right around its neck.

So far, I've been
the provider for --

for all the energy,
for all the food,

for all the catfish,
the monitor lizard.

I've been, you know,
getting up at 5:30

and being, you know,

that leader, sort
of, of the team.

So, I know I'm
gonna get a big game.

Given time, it's gonna happen.

Finally in a blind by myself.

Oh, man.

This is my dream right here.

There's only so much

you can take of being
around people, you know?

I've done my best to help Ryan.

You know, he's trying
to be Superman out here,

and, you know, he's got
1,000 skills, but so do I.

I don't know. I'm done bitching.

I just needed to
get that off my chest.

God willing,

something will get close enough
to where I can get a shot off.

Put some food on
the table for all of us.

Angel: Pretty
broken down lately.

It's just hard. I mean,
doing night watches --

it's taxing on the body.

[ Animals calling ]

The tension out here really
makes me wish I was home

where I have peace
with my daughters.

Like a huge tree being
hacked, you know,

just a little bit
more by a huge ax.

And I feel like I'm that tree,

just being hacked,
little by little.

[ Calling continues ]

It's a weird freakin'
sound out there.

There's another one
over there, surrounding us.

Can you guys hear that?

[ Calling continues ]

The past couple nights,

something big has
been around our camp.

Ryan: I don't know
what the hell that was,

but they're 10 yards,
15 yards in front of us.

Angel: The dangers
of this place are real,

and it just doesn't seem like
a smart idea to be out here.

How you doing?

Tawny: I'm very nauseous,

but my fever did break
in the middle of the night,

so that's probably a good sign.
-That's good.

Jake: Tawny seems
stable at this point.

She's still not 100%.
That's very clear.

And I am really concerned.

For someone who came out here

with industrial-strength
eyelash extensions,

that girl is tough as hell.

I really want to
see her fight this

and just kick it in the ass

and be able to make
it to day 40 with us.

So, I don't know how you
guys are feeling about scouting.

I'm feeling like after
yesterday's food,

I'm definitely charged up.

You know, I think if
we could add a couple

more people to this group.

Plus, if their place
isn't that great,

they'll be happy that
we brought them here.

Yeah, that's true.

Nighttime out here is
incredibly dangerous.

I mean, we're in the
middle of nowhere.

We have leopards and lions
and whatnot around our camp.

There's a feeling
of safety in numbers.

So, at this point, I feel like
scouting for other people

is the most important
thing right now.

We're right here.

We're talking about
hiking straight that way.

If there are people on
these little ponds all around...

I mean, I feel like, for me,

any new people are going
to be great new people.

Yeah. And there's
a lot more we can do

if we have a bigger group.

-Yeah.
-That's true.

So, Alyssa and phaedra,

are you guys ready
to tackle this hike?

-Yeah.
-Absolutely.

Let's do it. Let's
get a move on.

It's starting to get light out.

-Yeah, good idea.
-Starting too late.

Stacey: Tawny is
not feeling well still,

and I don't want her to
have to spend the whole day

alone in the shelter,

so I am deciding to stay
with her just for some support.

Happy trails. Be safe.

Jake: All right,
see you guys soon.

Jake: Feel like it would
be good to find a place

with a little more
of a clearing,

and then try to drop
down a little lower.

Should we drop down there?

I think that's like what
we've been looking for.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Just go down a little lower.

Yeah.

Alyssa: We know that
the animals come here.

A lot of scat --
there, there, there.

Jake: Yep.

Yeah, this whole
trail is full of tracks.

That doesn't look good.

Phaedra: This is very active.

There's another trail up here.

[ Roars ]

[ Screams ]

Oh [bleep] are you kidding me?

Oh, no. Ahh!

Holy [bleep]

Narrator: On this
40-day survival quest,

all groups receive a
"naked and afraid xl" rating,

or xlr,

which tracks their
progress, skill, and teamwork.

At pondo ravine,
dissension plagues

the all-male team's efforts.

If we were at a bar or
anywhere back home,

I'd have knocked
his [bleep] teeth out.

Narrator: Their
score drops to 6.5.

After losing Clarence
to heat stroke,

the xlr for the combined team

at swati valley
falls slightly to 7.7.

Meanwhile, at tsonga basin,

illness and bad luck have
bedeviled Kim and Darrin,

leaving them with an xlr of 5.9.

For more information
on "naked and afraid xl,"

[ Roars ]

Alyssa: [ Screams ]

Oh [bleep]

Jake: Are you kidding me?

Holy [bleep]

Holy [bleep]

That's crazy. That
thing was so close.

-I know.
-Like he was stalking us.

Think he's after us
'cause we took his kill.

God, I can't believe we had
a leopard that close to us,

you guys.
-You could hear it running.

Fast [bleep] too.

Phaedra: As we're hiking down,

we're just paying
attention to the ground,

making sure we don't get thorns
and watching out for snakes,

but we came across a
leopard, and it was very scary.

We need to be more aware that

there's bigger things
out there watching us.

Africa -- it's really
taken a toll on me.

I say by far the night

is the scariest part
of this journey here.

A lot things to be afraid of.

The possibilities of danger
are real out here, you know?

And I got a beautiful family.

I got a wife and two
beautiful daughters,

and I just don't
want to risk my life.

Feel like I'm letting
my family down,

especially my little girl.

Here I am, half the
world from them.

Not being there for
her, it's a struggle for me.

It's something I'm really
having a hard time getting over.

Angel: Hey, you
guys got a minute?

I just want to let you
guys know where I'm at.

I had a really deep
kind of revelation of...

I feel like this is not
my true challenge in life.

My true challenge
in life is to be

the most awesome
dad in the world --

the dad that I never had.

So, it's my little girl's
birthday on the 18th,

and every night,

I tell her that she means
more than all the world.

And here I am, across
the world from her.

Yeah.

My vainglory of
being the ultimate

fricking xl warrior
with the warriors,

I mean, it means
a lot to me, yeah,

but I could take that,
wrap it in a present,

and say, "here, you mean more."

Yeah.

And that's what
I want her to see.

Dude, you just gave
me goose bumps.

I'm done. I'm out of here.

Wow. I did not expect that.

Yeah.

All right, brother.

I support you every way, dude.

I appreciate it. I'm sorry if...

Dude, you don't
have to apologize.

...i let you guys down.

You got to look out
for your little ones

and what you believe
in and what you feel.

Yeah.

I hate to see you go, 'cause
I know you have it in you,

but I understand your reasoning.

My hardest challenge
through all the things

I've been through is
to be a great father.

-Yeah.
-All right, man.

I'm gonna have
to let that sink in.

Yeah.

It's definitely a
bit of a shock.

I was not expecting, you know,

that to come out of his mouth.

Steven: Yeah, angel,
man, tapping out.

It was sad. It was awakening.

It changes the whole game.

-All right, man.
-All right, buddy.

-Goodbye, man. One love, guys.
-Good luck, bro.

Ryan: His reasons,
you know, are legitimate.

I don't have children.

With this amount of
danger, if I was a father,

I probably wouldn't have
even got on the plane

to come here, so, you
know, more power to him.

I wish him the best of luck.

My little girl,

she means more than
the whole world to me.

So, she means more than Africa,

more than any challenge.

And I'm-a prove it.

This is a little
something we can follow.

I like that.

Steven: With angel gone,
it's a whole different game.

You know, there's not gonna
be a middleman, anymore.

There might be more drama.

With just me and Steven,

I have a feeling
it's gonna suck.

I'm wanting more people
for him to connect with

and for me to connect with,

so it's just not the two of us.

All big thorns.

Just wondering how dark
this experience may get.

I wish that we had more
people here to help us.

There'd be strength in numbers
when it comes to hunting.

I've actually been thinking
about whether or not

I'm actually gonna
make it at this rate.

We should be quiet.
Maybe we can hear voices.

Hello!

Hello!

Hello!

Narrator: Next time on
"naked and afraid xl"...

[ Retches ]

Alyssa: I haven't
gotten tick fever yet.

Jake: It looks like it's
working its way through.

Three on my penis.
One on my eye.

There's a lot of
lions in the den now.

Here's a piece of advice --

you really should
be covering your feet

and your hands in mud and stuff.

-Bitch, please.
-Way too many chiefs.

We got a snare. Snare!

Snare! Do you have your knife?

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