Naked and Afraid XL (2015–…): Season 5, Episode 1 - Waterworld - full transcript
Dropped into the South China Sea, 12 elite survivalists try to survive 40 days on land and sea; nearby, two all-star survivalists enter the same challenge looking to survive not just 40 days but an unprecedented 60 days.
\h\h\h\h\h-WOW.
-COME ON, GUYS.
FREAKING EXHAUSTED.
\h\h\hCOME ON.
LET'S DO THIS.
♪
WE'RE GETTING INTO
\hOPEN WATER HERE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ GASPS ]
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?
HEY!
\h-OH [BLEEP]
-HOLY HANNAH.
-HOLY [BLEEP]
\h-HOLY CRAP.
-OH, [BLEEP]
\h\h\h\h-OH!
\h-GO, GO, GO!
-I CAN SEE HIM.
-OH [BLEEP]
\h\h\h-GO!
Man: STILL A METER AND A HALF
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN FRONT OF YOU.
-OH, [BLEEP]
-OH, MY GOD!
Woman: HOLY [BLEEP]
\h\h\h\h-GO! GO, GO, GO!
-LIONS, I CAN HEAR LIONS.
\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AFTER FOUR SEASONS...
BETTER RUN, BETTER HIDE.
Narrator: ...IN SOME OF THE MOST
\hDIFFICULT TERRAINS ON EARTH...
AAH!
GET BACK. GET BACK.
GET BACK. GET BACK.
...THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL
\h\hCHALLENGE RETURNS...
THIS IS UNLIKE ANY PLACE I'VE
EVER SEEN ON THIS CHALLENGE.
Narrator: ...TO PLUNGE INTO
\h\h\hTHE VAST WATER WORLD
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA...
\hWE HAD TO STAY HERE.
WE'D JUST PROBABLY DIE.
Narrator: ...WHERE THOUSANDS OF
\h\hMILES OF SHARK-FILLED OCEAN
COLLIDE WITH THE BARREN COAST
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND DENSE JUNGLE
OF THE PHILIPPINES'
\h\hPALAWAN ISLAND.
HERE 12 "NAKED AND AFRAID"
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hALL-STARS
\h\hWILL BE STRANDED TO SEE
IF THEY HAVE THE SKILLS...
THERE IT IS, BABY!
...TO CONQUER LAND...
Manu: THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE
PAINFUL ON OUR FEET.
...AND SEA...
NOTHING COMES [BLEEP]
\h\h\h\hEASY HERE, MAN.
...FOR 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS.
IT'S A MISERABLE,
MISERABLE PLACE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AND AS THEY BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY,
\h\h\hTHEY HAVE NO IDEA
TWO ELITE SURVIVALISTS
ARE ON THEIR OWN EPIC QUEST...
-WE'RE DOING IT, BABY!
\h\h-THIS IS HAPPENING!
...TO TAKE ON THIS
\h\hISLAND OF HELL
FOR A GROUNDBREAKING 60 DAYS.
YES!
YES!
THANK YOU, MOTHER NATURE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THIS HOUR,
WE'LL MEET THE MEN AND WOMEN
\hPUTTING THEIR SKILLS
TO THE ULTIMATE TEST...
I'M ALL ABOUT PUSHING MYSELF TO
SEE WHAT MY BREAKING POINT IS.
Narrator: ...DIVE INTO THEIR
MOTIVATIONS AND STRATEGIES...
Rylie: I CAN'T GO IN THIS
\h\hCHALLENGE AND ADAPT.
I HAVE TO GO IN IT
\h\hAND ATTACK IT.
WE JUST GOT A VIPER.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOOH!
Narrator: ...AND GET AN
\hEXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK
OF EVERYTHING THIS BRUTAL
LOCATION HAS IN STORE...
[ ALL SHOUTING ]
SHELTER IS FLOODING!
...AS THEY FIGHT
\hFOR SURVIVAL...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-WHOA!
-...COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.
I'D RATHER DIE OUT HERE
\h\h\h\hTHAN GO HOME.
GOT THEM?
PHILIPPINES!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
10 DEGREES NORTH OF THE EQUATOR
BENEATH THE SUN-SCORCHED WATERS
\h\h\h\hOF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\hLURK SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST
FEARED CREATURES OF THE DEEP...
Christina: EVERYTHING OUT HERE
WANTS TO EAT YOU AND KILL YOU.
Narrator: ...WHILE SMALLER
BUT NO LESS DEADLY THREATS
HAUNT THE RAZOR-SHARP CORAL
REEFS AND JAGGED COASTLINE.
\h\h\h\hRISING UP FROM IT ALL,
PALAWAN'S GIANT VOLCANIC CLIFFS
\hAND THICK, DENSE JUNGLE
MAKE MOVEMENT LIMITED...
OH.
...AND EACH SMALL STEP
\h\h\h\h\hA GIANT RISK.
OH, [BLEEP]
SURVIVING THESE VASTLY DIFFERENT
\h\h\h\hENVIRONMENTS FOR 40 DAYS
WILL TAKE A LEVEL OF SKILL
AND DISCIPLINE FEW POSSESS.
HE'S LUNCH.
Narrator: DISPERSED ACROSS
\h50 SQUARE MILES OF OCEAN
ALONG THE ISOLATED WESTERN COAST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF PALAWAN ISLAND,
\hTHE 12 SURVIVALISTS
BEGIN THEIR CHALLENGE
IN FOUR TEAMS OF THREE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHOW Y'ALL FEEL?
LET'S DO IT TO IT.
Narrator: EQUIPPED WITH
\h\hPERSONAL BLADES...
-THAT THING IS BADASS.
\h-[ CLICKING TONGUE ]
...AND LIMITED TOOLS
OF THEIR CHOOSING...
\h-NICE.
-OH, MAN!
THAT'S AWESOME.
...EACH TEAM MUST BAND TOGETHER
TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
YES!
Narrator: FIRST TO ENTER
\h\h\hTHE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IS A TEAM OF "XL" VETERANS,
CHARLIE, RUSSELL, AND DUCK,
EACH HUNGRY FOR REDEMPTION
\hAFTER THEIR PAST FAILURES
IN THE 40-DAY CHALLENGE.
♪
THIS MEANS A LOT, I THINK,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE THREE OF US.
IT MEANS A LOT.
\hYOU KNOW, THE OTHER CHALLENGES,
THE INSERTION, YOU CAN SEE LAND.
\hI DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE WE'RE GOING.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE OCEAN?
HOW COULD IT GET ANY WORSE
\h\h\h\h\hTHAN THIS?
I DON'T THINK IT CAN.
I'M RUSSELL, AND I WAS
IN ECUADOR FOR 32 DAYS.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
IT DOESN'T EAT AT ME
THAT I DIDN'T FINISH.
\h\h\hIT EATS AT ME
HOW I DIDN'T FINISH.
♪
I SHOULD'VE NEVER LEFT
\h\h\h\h\hA MAN BEHIND.
\h\h\h\hI REGRET IT EVERY DAY,
AND IF CHANCE IS WATCHING THIS,
I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M SORRY,
\h\h\hBUT MY BIGGEST REGRET
\h\hFROM THE PREVIOUS CHALLENGE
WAS NOT VOCALIZING MY EMOTIONS
\h\h\h\h\hAND HOW I FELT
IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER.
\h\hYOU WANT TO EAT?
THEN LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY.
YOU'RE JUST VERY COCKY.
JUST SHUT UP AND LISTEN
\h\h\hTO THE EXPERT.
I FORCED NEGATIVITY OUT,
\h\h\hWHICH CAUSED DRAMA.
\h\h\h\h\hOW!
GOD, RUSSELL.
UH-HUH.
THIS TIME I'M GOING TO BE
\h\h\hFAR MORE POSITIVE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
\h\h\h\h\hTO WORK TOGETHER.
SERIOUSLY, MAN,
THIS IS CRAZY.
NO BACKING OUT NOW.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO BACKING OUT.
40 DAYS, HERE WE COME,
\h\h\h\hLIKE IT OR NOT.
♪
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
\h\h\h\hOF NOWHERE.
THIS IS LIKE A DESERT
\h\h\h\hMADE OF WATER.
HOLY GEEZ.
THAT'S JUST TO SCARE US.
\hYEAH, WELL,
IT'S WORKING.
IT'S WORKING.
\h\h\h\h\hCharlie:
MY NAME IS CHARLIE.
\h\h\hMY LAST "XL" CHALLENGE
WAS IN THE AMAZON OF ECUADOR.
I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU UP
\h\h\h\h\hA TREE ON THE FIRST DAY.
YEAH, NEITHER DID I.
FIRST TREE CLIMB.
NOT AS YOUNG AS I THOUGHT I WAS.
\hIT WAS SHORTEST TIME ANYBODY
EVER HAD ON ANY "XL" CHALLENGE.
I WAS THERE FOR 4 HOURS.
\hOH! AH!
AAH! AAH!
[BLEEP]!
THAT AIN'T GOOD.
TO HAVE GOTTEN HURT SO QUICKLY,
\h\h\h\h\h\hIT WAS DEVASTATING.
IT'S THE FIRST THING I FEEL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI FAILED AT,
\h\h\h\h\hAND I HAVE A SCAR THAT
REMINDS ME OF IT EVERY DAMN DAY.
I THINK THAT I GOT TO GET
\h\h\h\h\h\hBACK OUT HERE
AND MAKE THAT SCAR
\h\hMEAN SOMETHING.
I DON'T EVEN
SEE A BEACH.
\h\h\h\h\hIF THE BOAT
AIN'T GETTING THERE,
\h\h\h\h\hHOW THE HELL
ARE WE GETTING THERE?
SWIM, BABY, SWIM.
THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE
\h\h\h\hBECAUSE I'M 57,
THE OLDEST ONE TO DO THIS.
THE HELP OF LUCK AND GOD,
I'LL BE THE OLDEST ONE
\h\h\h\hTO COMPLETE IT.
\h\hI HAVEN'T SWAM
SINCE MY OPERATION.
\h\h\hWE'LL SEE
IF I CAN DO IT.
\hI CAN ONLY HOPE
RUSSELL IS THERE
\h\h\h\h\hWHEN I NEED HIM
TO HELP ME GET THROUGH IT
\h\h\h\h\h\hBECAUSE MY LIFE
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN COMPLETE
WITHOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY,
\h\h\h\hAND I WON'T QUIT.
♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS FLOATING
\hAROUND OUT IN HERE?
\h\h\h\hTHINK THEY
GOT SHARK IN HERE?
\h\h\hOH, HELL YEAH,
THEY GOT SHARK IN HERE.
\h\hDuck: MY NAME IS DUCK,
AND ON MY RECENT CHALLENGE,
I WAS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SOME BIG OLD HOG HOLES IN.
I PUT MYSELF IN THE DANGER ZONE.
AFRICA WAS ONE TOUGH BASTARD.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI HAD A SPEAR,
BUT I COULDN'T KILL NOTHING.
OH, MY GOD.
CRAP.
I HEAR SOMETHING.
DAMN.
ON TOP OF THAT, NIGHTTIME,
\h\hIT WAS EXTREMELY COLD.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
DAMN LIGHTNING EVERYWHERE,
LOOK LIKE IT'D STRIKE YOU
\hIN THE HEAD ANY MINUTE.
BUT THE HARDEST THING IN MY
SOUTH AFRICA CHALLENGE WAS,
I'D SAY, THE MENTAL PART.
\h\h\h\hTRYING TO STAY STRONG
FOR THE TEAM, BUT IT'S TOUGH.
JUST MISSING MY KIDS.
I LOVE MY BABIES, AND I COULDN'T
\h\h\h\hGET THEM OUT OF MY HEAD.
I'M OUT.
\hI TAP.
WAIT.
WHAT?
LOOK, I THOUGHT I DIED
\h\h\h\h\h\hLAST NIGHT.
MAN, DON'T, DUCK.
\hI'VE DONE THIS.
\h\hTHAT [BLEEP]
WILL EAT YOU UP.
YOU THINK YOU MAKING --
-NO, NO, NO.
\h\h-DUCK --
MY KIDS WANT TO
SEE ME SUCCEED,
\h\h\hBUT IT'S GOING
TO BE WAY DIFFERENT.
AFRICA, YOU BARELY SEE
A LITTLE WATER PUDDLE.
THIS HERE AIN'T NOTHING
\h\h\h\h\hBUT WATER.
I'M A BIG CATFISHER BACK HOME,
BUT [BLEEP]DAMN SHARKS
IN THIS THING OUT HERE,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSO, YOU KNOW,
IT AIN'T GOING TO BE EASY,
\hBUT I'M BACK TO SHOW YOU WHAT
I COULD'VE DID THE FIRST TIME.
BUCKLE UP, BUTTERCUP.
WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
ON THEIR PREVIOUS CHALLENGES,
THE SURVIVALISTS WERE ASSIGNED
\h\hPRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATINGS,
OR PSRs, THAT MEASURED
THEIR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS
\hAND SURVIVAL METHODS,
\h\h\h\h\hBUT FOR THIS
40-DAY GROUP CHALLENGE,
EXPERTS HAVE EVALUATED
\h\hTHEIR INITIAL PSRs
AND ASSIGNED THE TEAM
\hA COMBINED RATING,
OR XLR, THAT GAUGES
\h\hTHEIR PROGRESS
AND LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS.
\h\h\h\hWITH 103 DAYS
OF "NAKED AND AFRAID"
SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE
\h\h\hBETWEEN THEM,
\h\h\h\hTHE REDEMPTION TEAM
BRINGS EXCEPTIONAL HUNTING
AND FISHING SKILLS
\h\h\hTO THE TABLE,
\h\hBUT HAS YET TO PROVE
THEY CAN MAKE IT 40 DAYS.
THEY EARN AN INITIAL "XL"
\h\h\h\h\hRATING OF 7.4.
\h\hBUT THIS ROAD TO REDEMPTION
IS THE MOST TREACHEROUS YET...
WE'RE GOING, MEN.
RIGHT OVER THERE.
Narrator: ...AS THESE "XL" VETS
\h\hFACE 3 MILES OF OPEN OCEAN
OR RISK STARVING
ON A BARREN ROCK.
Russell:
GO, BOYS.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE LONG SWIM.
IF THE CURRENTS ARE PULLING US
\h\h\h\hIN THE WRONG DIRECTION,
WE HAVE TO SWIM TWICE AS HARD
\h\hTO GO HALF THE DISTANCE,
AND EVERYTHING IN THE WATER HERE
\h\hIN THE PHILIPPINES HAS TEETH,
\h\h\h\h\hSO IT'S A BAD IDEA,
BUT IT'S THE ONLY ONE WE GOT.
♪
AH, [BLEEP]
♪
[BLEEP]
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCharlie:
SEE YOU LATER, ROCK ISLAND.
A LONG WAY TO GO, GUYS.
\h\hOOH.
-COME ON.
UGH.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDuke:
THIS WATER ENVIRONMENT IS TRYING
\hTO KILL US EVERY SINGLE SECOND.
Narrator: IN THE RETURN OF
\h\h"NAKED AND AFRAID XL,"
\h12 SURVIVALISTS ARE ABOUT
TO FIND THEMSELVES MAROONED
\h\hIN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
FOR 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS.
\hWE ARE INSANE
FOR BEING HERE.
♪
EXTENDING FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES
\h\h\h\h\h\hBEYOND THE COASTLINE,
\h\h\hTHE WATERS OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hARE HOME TO SOME OF
THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST PREDATORS.
THE AGGRESSIVE GRAY REEF SHARK
HUNTS IN GROUPS AS LARGE AS 20.
WITH ITS FANG-LIKE TEETH,
THE GREAT BARRACUDA CAN SWIM AT
SPEEDS UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR,
\h\h\hAND THE DECEPTIVELY
DEADLY BLUE-RING OCTOPUS
CARRIES ENOUGH VENOM TO KILL
\h\h26 HUMANS WITHIN MINUTES.
FOR THOSE BRAVE ENOUGH
\h\h\h\hTO VENTURE IN,
DANGER LURKS JUST BENEATH
\h\hTHE WATER'S SURFACE.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW,
THERE'S SHARKS IN THERE.
THERE'S POISONOUS SNAKES.
I MEAN, THE MOST VENOMOUS SNAKE
ON THE PLANET IS IN THE WATER.
\hYOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THAT
POTENTIAL OF GETTING FOOD,
GET TO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
\hIF YOU'RE OUT IN THE WATER,
YOU CAN GET A SWELL COME IN,
\hOR YOU HAVE AN UNDERTOW
THAT COULD DRAG YOU OUT.
IT MAY LOOK BEAUTIFUL
\hFOR SNORKELING IN,
BUT IT CAN PULL YOU OUT,
\h\h\h\h\h\hPULL YOU OUT.
\h\h\h\h\hYOU'RE DONE.
GOOD LUCK GETTING BACK.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDuck:
YOU JUST DON'T SWIM A OCEAN.
THERE GOT TO BE SHARKS
\h\h\h\h\h\hOUT THERE.
\hNarrator: THE SECOND TRIO TO
ENTER THE VAST SOUTH CHINA SEA
IS THE TEAM OF DUKE,
JAMES, AND GABRIELLE.
\h\h\h\h\hEVERYTHING IN THIS WATER
CAN KILL YOU, IT SOUNDS LIKE.
THE LOCALS THINK NO ONE
COULD SURVIVE OUT HERE.
I MEAN, WE HAVE OCTOPUSES
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT CAN KILL YOU,
SNAILS THAT CAN KILL YOU.
\h\h\h\h\hGabrielle:
MY NAME IS GABRIELLE.
\h\hMY HISTORY WITH
"NAKED AND AFRAID"
BEGAN WITH 14-DAY SAND CHALLENGE
\hON THE WILD COAST
OF SOUTH AFRICA...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLOOK.
THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.
\h\h-OH, NICE.
-SORRY, BUDDY.
I SPENT 14 DAYS SLEEPING
IN A FREEZING-COLD CAVE.
\hIF I TAP OUT, IT'S GOING
TO BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
\h\h\h\h\hMY PARTNER, JONATHAN,
HE REALLY HATED THE EXPERIENCE.
OH, IT HURTS
\h\h\hSO BAD.
\hIT DEFINITELY PUTS A LOT
OF WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS,
\hAND MY SHOULDERS
ARE BECOMING WEAK.
BUT I COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE
\h\h\hWITH 9 MORE DAYS SOLO,
AND I LEARNED THAT
\hI'M A LOT TOUGHER
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAN I EVER
GAVE MYSELF CREDIT FOR.
THERE'S MY TRUCK.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THEN,
FOR MY 21-DAY CHALLENGE,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI ENDED UP
IN THE MISSISSIPPI BAYOU.
I GOT A FLOOD.
WELCOME TO BAYOU.
\hAND MY PARTNER, BRIAN, WAS A
TALKER, NOT NECESSARILY A DOER.
\hI'M GOING TO COLLECT
SOME ROOFING MATERIAL.
YOU GO AHEAD.
I'M FREAKING EXHAUSTED
\h\h\h\h\hRIGHT NOW.
I GOT YOU.
HE TAPPED OUT 7 DAYS IN.
I HATE THIS PLACE.
THINK I'M THE BLACK WIDOW
\hOF "NAKED AND AFRAID."
NO MAN WANTS TO STAY WITH ME
\h\h\h\h\h\hMORE THAN 7 DAYS.
[BLEEP].
STOP. STOP.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHUS FAR,
I HAVEN'T HAD A PARTNER
COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE WITH ME,
\hAND I'M TIRED OF BEING ALONE.
I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.
WHOO!
A TEAM THAT CAN WORK TOGETHER
\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE COMMON GOOD
WILL PROVE VITAL OUT HERE,
AND MAYBE I'M A GLUTTON
\h\h\h\hFOR PUNISHMENT,
BUT I'VE COMPLETED
\h\hTWO CHALLENGES,
\hAND I'D REALLY LIKE
TO COMPLETE THIS ONE.
\h\hSOUTH CHINA SEA
IS A LONG WAY AWAY
FROM A MISSISSIPPI SWAMP,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW?
\hTHIS IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE.
Duke: IT'S SO LUSH HERE,
BUT WITH ALL THOSE RESOURCES
\h\h\hCOME A LOT MORE RISKS.
\h\h\h\hWE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A LOT MORE AT OUR DISPOSAL
BUT A LOT MORE THREATENING US
\h\h\h\h\h\hAT THE SAME TIME.
\h\hMY NAME IS DUKE,
AND MY LAST CHALLENGE
WAS IN CENTRAL SWAMPS
\h\h\h\h\hOF FLORIDA.
\h\h\hIT WAS BEAUTIFUL
BUT PRETTY TREACHEROUS.
WE HAD A LOT OF MOISTURE THERE
\hFOR ALL THE INSECTS TO THRIVE
AND JUST GO CRAZY ON US.
UGH.
\hOW.
\h\h\hOW.
OH, GOD.
YELLOW JACKETS, MAN.
GETTING STUNG POINT-BLANK
\h\h\hON YOUR UNDER JUNK,
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE LEAST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJOYFUL THINGS
I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED.
IT WAS GNARLY, BUT ALSO WE HAD
\h\h\hA HURRICANE COME THROUGH.
[ WIND HOWLING ]
THE STORM COMPLETELY
\h\hCHANGED THE FISH.
THEY'VE BEEN FLUSHED OUT
\h\h\h\h\h\hOR DISPLACED.
NO FISH.
\h\h\hBECAUSE THE HURRICANE
JUST WIPED EVERYTHING OUT,
\h\h\hWE LEARNED HAVING
IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS
TO CHANGE YOUR APPROACH
\h\h\h\h\hTO SOMETHING.
I THINK THAT'S MORE VALUABLE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE OUT HERE.
IT'S NOT SURVIVAL
\hOF THE FITTEST.
IT'S SURVIVAL OF THOSE MOST
WILLING TO ADAPT TO CHANGE.
\hYES!
-WHOO!
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
\h\h\h\hDuke: HERE IN THE
PHILIPPINES ARCHIPELAGO,
MUCH DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT THAN
\hFLORIDA BECAUSE IT'S FICKLE.
THERE ARE THESE SUDDEN
\h\h\hVIOLENT CHANGES.
SAY YOU GET A SQUALL BLOWING IN,
\h\h\h\hCOULD GET A MINI-TYPHOON
WHERE YOU HAVE AN UNDERTOW
\hTHAT COULD DRAG YOU OUT.
\h\h\hSO RICH, IT'S SO LUSH,
BUT IT'S PRECARIOUS AS HELL.
AND IT'S REALLY HAPPENING!
THIS IS A WHOLE NEW BEAST
\h\h\h\h\hRIGHT HERE.
♪
James: THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS
\h\h\h\hPREDATORS OUT THERE.
I MEAN, THERE ARE SEA SNAKES
\hOUT HERE THAT'LL KILL YOU.
I MEAN, ONE BITE, YOU'RE DEAD.
IT'S NOT OUT OF THE CHALLENGE.
IT'S AT THE GRAVEYARD.
I'M JAMES.
I COMPLETED MY 21 DAYS
\h\h\h\h\hIN NICARAGUA.
I WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE MALE
PARTNER WHO TAPPED AFTER 4 DAYS.
\h\h\h\hDID YOU COME EARLY
TO MAKE CAMP OR SOMETHING?
OH, MY GOD.
\h\h\hAND BEING ABLE
TO FIND FOOD TO FEED
\h\h\hLEAH AND MYSELF,
THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD.
THREE BIG FISH, TWO LITTLE ONES,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCOMPLIMENTS OF JAMES.
THEN THE RAINS START.
\hAND AFTER 2 DAYS,
SHE WAS TELLING ME
SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GO,
AND SHE WOULDN'T BE
\hTALKED OUT OF IT.
I SPENT 19 DAYS ALONE.
DOGGONE.
GET BACK.
\h\hGET.
DIDN'T MAKE IT EASY.
THEN THE FIRST FLOOD HITS.
THEN THE SECOND ONE HIT,
AND IT WASHED ALL THE FISH OUT.
YEAH, WHAT'S THAT?
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
I DON'T FREAKING CARE!
I'M AN ARCHITECT.
\h\h\hI'M ALWAYS TRYING TO TURN
EVERY OBSTACLE INTO A SUCCESS.
NOW THAT OUR DRY CREEK BED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS A STREAM,
SOME OF THE FISH FROM THE LAKE
\hMAY HAVE BEEN GOING IN THERE.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH.
WOW.
ON MY OWN, I SUCCESSFULLY
\hCOMPLETED A CHALLENGE,
AND IT REALLY FELT GOOD.
WHOO-HOO!
\h\h\h\hAFTER DOING THE 21-DAY,
I CAN'T IMAGINE NOT DOING THIS.
\h\h\h\hNOW I'M 51, AND I'M GOING
TO SHOW THAT I CAN COME OUT HERE
\h\h\h\h\hWITH THE 20-SOMETHINGS
AND KICK BUTT JUST LIKE THEY DO,
AND I'LL BE HERE 40 DAYS LATER,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGUARANTEE IT.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF THEIR
\h\h\h\h\hHIGH SURVIVAL IQ
AND THE FLEXIBILITY TO ADAPT
\hTO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES,
THIS GROUP OF SKILLED
\h\h\hPROBLEM-SOLVERS
\h\h\hBEGINS THE CHALLENGE
WITH AN "XL" RATING OF 8.3,
BUT THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\hOFFERS NEW CHALLENGES
AS AN UNSEEN THREAT
\hSTALKS THE BEACH
NEAR THE SURVIVALISTS' CAMP.
ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S SEE --
FIREWOOD, CLEARING ROCKS.
\hOH, SHH.
-WATCH IT.
\hGET OUT OF THE WAY.
LOOK, MONITOR TRACKS.
BIG ONES.
-ALRIGHT.
YEAH.
LOOK.
GOING THIS WAY, THIS IS
WATER MONITOR RIGHT HERE.
\h\h\h\h-LOOK AT THAT.
-THAT'S A BIG ONE, TOO.
THAT'S THE TAIL DRAGGING,
AND THESE ARE THE FEET
RIGHT THERE, BOOM, BOOM.
\h-THAT'S AWESOME.
-4 OR 5 FEET LONG.
THESE LOOK RELATIVELY
\h\h\h\h\hFRESH SO --
\h\h\h\hGabrielle:
IT'S FIREWOOD TIME.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDuke:
YOU HEAR SOMETHING?
[BLEEP]
\h\h\h\h\h\hGabrielle:
WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?
THERE'S SOMETHING UP
\h\h\hHERE BEHIND US.
♪
HOLY [BLEEP]
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGabrielle:
WHILE IT LOOKS LIKE PARADISE,
\h\h\hTHIS PLACE CAN BE HELL.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
\h\h\h\h"NAKED AND AFRAID XL"
STRANDS SIX MEN AND SIX WOMEN
\hIN ONE OF THE MOST PUNISHING
SURVIVAL LOCATIONS ON EARTH...
ANOTHER DAMN WASTELAND.
...THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF PALAWAN...
Rylie: IT'S SO SHARP.
EVERYTHING IS SHARP.
\h\h\h\h\hChristina:
BLEEDING EVERYWHERE.
...FOR 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS.
DURING THE RAINY SEASON, DAILY
\h\hSHOWERS ARE A FACT OF LIFE.
LOOKS LIKE THE CLOUDS
\h\h\hARE ROLLING IN.
UNPREDICTABLE TROPICAL STORMS
\h\h\h\hCAN RAVAGE THE ISLAND
\h\h\hWITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL,
HYPOTHERMIC TEMPERATURE DROPS,
\h\hAND TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS
PUSHING 200 MILES PER HOUR.
WE HAVE A LEAKY SHELTER.
THE WIND JUST CHANGED DIRECTION,
\h\h\hBLOWING MORE RAIN
RIGHT INTO THE SHELTER.
THIS [BLEEP]!
I HATE IT!
DROP THAT [BLEEP].
LET'S GET IN HERE.
NOT DONE, BUT IT'S THE BEST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE CAN DO.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
WHOA!
AAH!
AAH!
Narrator: THE THIRD TEAM
\h\hTO STORM THESE SHORES
IS THE ALL-FEMALE GROUP OF MANU,
\h\h\h\h\h\hRYLIE AND CHRISTINA.
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE,
\h\h\h\hNOT A DROP TO DRINK.
UPSIDE TO THAT --
LESS MOSQUITOES?
UGH.
I'M TRYING TO FIND THE UPSIDE
\hHERE, LOOKING PRETTY DREARY.
Rylie: I'M RYLIE, AND I WAS
\hIN HONDURAS FOR 21 DAYS.
\hSNAKE.
-BIG ONE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYEAH.
THIS JUNGLE IS [BLEEP]
\hTHE CONDITIONS WERE SO WET
THAT EVERYTHING I KNEW ABOUT
MAKING A FIRE AND MAINTAINING
\h\h\hA FIRE WAS CHALLENGED.
IT'S NOT GOING.
I WAS FREEZING EVERY NIGHT.
I COULDN'T SLEEP.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
IT WAS REALLY TRYING ON ME
\hMENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,
AND 9 DAYS INTO THE CHALLENGE,
MY PARTNER DECIDED IT WAS
\hJUST TOO MUCH AND LEFT.
I'M TAPPING OUT, OKAY?
SO I DID ABOUT 11 FULL DAYS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBY MYSELF.
IN MY REGULAR LIFE, I'M A LONER,
\h\hSO I FIGURED BEING BY MYSELF
MEANT I COULD MAKE SURE
THINGS WERE DONE RIGHT.
OFF TO LOOK FOR GRUBS.
\h\hBUT I REALIZED THAT,
ON A SURVIVAL STANDPOINT,
BEING ALONE IS HUGELY CRIPPLING
\hBECAUSE NOT HAVING A PARTNER
\h\hMEANT I DIDN'T HAVE
AN EXTRA PAIR OF HANDS.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE EXTRA ENERGY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO BURN.
\hOH, MY GOD.
I FOUND ONE.
YEAH.
AND EVERY NIGHT THAT
\h\h\hI STAYED AWAKE
SHIVERING I HAD TO TELL MYSELF,
\h"ALL THIS SUFFERING, ALL THIS
HOPING AND FIGHTING
\h\hFOR EVERY INCH,
IT'S ALL GOING TO MEAN NOTHING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIF YOU GIVE UP,"
AND THAT'S WHAT MADE ME
\h\h\h\h\hPUSH FORWARD.
YES.
YES.
I FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT
\hWITH THIS CHALLENGE.
I KNOW THAT I CAN BE TOUGHER
\h\h\h\hTHAN MY ENVIRONMENT.
\h\h\h\hI CAN LAST LONGER
THAN PEOPLE EXPECT I CAN.
WORKING IN A GROUP
\h\hDYNAMIC THOUGH,
\h\hI THINK I WILL
STRUGGLE WITH THAT,
\hBUT I WILL SEE
HOW FAR I CAN GO
\h\h\h\h\h\hBECAUSE SO FAR
I'VE BEEN DOING ALL RIGHT.
\h\h\hTHIS SEA IS
CHOPPY LIKE THIS.
-CAN'T SWIM AROUND IT.
\h\h\h-YOU CANNOT SWIM.
YOU CANNOT RISK BEING SMASHED
UP AGAINST THE ROCKS.
I GOT YOU.
MY NAME IS MANU,
\hAND 5 YEARS AGO
I WAS IN PANAMA.
WE HAVE A WATERFALL.
OH!
Manu: WE STARTED OFF WITH TWO,
\h\h\hAND THEN WE BECAME FOUR,
SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE
\hWITH GROUP SURVIVAL.
\hWE HAVE ALL DAY
TO DO A SHELTER.
I FEEL THAT WE DO NOT HAVE
TIME TO REST AND TAKE A NAP.
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY
TAKE A NAP AS WELL,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMAKE YOU
A LITTLE BIT HAPPIER.
BUT TOWARDS THE END
\hOF THE CHALLENGE
I STARTED FEELING THIS INTENSE
\hPAIN COMING THROUGH MY BODY.
MM, MY HEAD.
\h\h\hBUT IT WAS THE WILL
THAT I WAS ALMOST THERE,
\hAND NOTHING WAS
GOING TO STOP ME,
AND I JUST STUCK AT IT,
\h\h\hAND I PERSEVERED.
\h\h\h-SERIOUSLY, MANU?
-YEAH. [BLEEP] SERIOUS.
\h\h\hAND IT WAS THE BEST
LEARNING LIFE EXPERIENCE
I'LL EVER HAVE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
BUT AFTER THE PANAMA CHALLENGE,
\h\hI WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
HEMORRHAGIC DENGUE FEVER,
AND NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
\h\hSURVIVE THROUGH IT.
I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.
I THEN HAD TO FACE ALMOST A YEAR
\h\h\hOF INTENSE PHYSICAL THERAPY
BECAUSE I HAD LOST
MY ABILITY TO WALK,
\hBUT I'M A SURVIVOR,
AND I'M HERE TO PROVE
THAT YOU CAN OVERCOME ANYTHING
\h\hIF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT.
THIS IS THE CHINA SEA.
IT'S NO JOKE.
THIS IS A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.
YOU'VE GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT UNDERCURRENT
\h\h\hAND BEING EXPOSED
TO THE TORRENTIAL RAIN,
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FIND
\h\h\hTHAT INTERNAL STRENGTH
TO BE ABLE TO OVERCOME IT.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hChristina:
\hOH, YEAH, THIS PLACE HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO GET REALLY NASTY.
YOU CAN JUST TELL.
WELL, AREN'T WE
\hBLOODY LUCKY?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING...
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
...EXCEPT FOR ROCKY BEACH.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA,
\h\hAND THE LAST TIME
I WAS ON "NAKED AND AFRAID,"
I WAS IN THE MEXICAN JUNGLE.
\hFOUR YEARS AGO I CONSIDERED
MYSELF A REALLY TOUGH CHICK.
ALL THE WAY FOR 21 DAYS.
BUT I WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF
\h\h\hA STUPID, TOUGH CHICK
BECAUSE I WASN'T THINKING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hABOUT FLEAS
\h\hTHAT ACTUALLY
CAME UP AT NIGHT.
\h\h\h\h\h\hOW.
[BLEEP]DAMN IT.
THORNS WERE EVERYWHERE.
OH, [BLEEP]
\hMAN, ANOTHER THORN
JUST WENT IN MY FOOT.
[BLEEP]
\h\h\hBUT THE WORST PART WAS THE
HUNGER PAINS, WHICH IS CONSTANT.
IT'S JUST, I'M HUNGRY.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI JUST
REALLY WANT TO LEAVE.
WOULD YOU WANT ME
\hTO LEAVE HERE?
NO.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO.
\h\h\h\hI WAS DONE, BUT THEN I
COMPLETELY CHANGED MY ATTITUDE.
IT'S TERMITES NEST.
THIS IS A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING.
\h\h\hI MENTALLY MADE MYSELF
STAY IN THERE, STICK WITH IT.
I'M BECOMING A JUNGLE QUEEN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR SURE.
\h\h\hAND IT WAS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS
\h\h\hTHAT I'VE HAD
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
LICK MY [BLEEP] JUNGLE.
THIS TIME I'M MORE HUMBLE
\h\hABOUT THE SITUATION,
AND I RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT
\h\h\h\h\hTHAT I'M GOING INTO
A LOT MORE THAN I DID BEFORE,
BUT THERE IS A LOT OF WATER,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND IT'S FUNNY
BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED
\h\h\h\h\hOF THE OCEAN
\h\hBECAUSE THERE'S
A LOT OF BIG THINGS
THAT COULD EAT ME ANYTIME.
WOW.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE
TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hABOUT IT
AND DO MY BEST NOT TO FOCUS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE FEAR
THAT I HAVE OF BEING
\h\h\h\hIN THE OCEAN.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF THEIR
\h\h\h\hEXCEPTIONAL DISPLAY
OF INNER STRENGTH UNDER THE MOST
\h\h\h\h\hEXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES,
THESE FIERCELY INDEPENDENT WOMEN
\h\h\hJOIN FORCES WITH AN INITIAL
"XL" RATING OF 7.3.
BUT ON THIS INHOSPITABLE BEACH,
THE SURVIVALISTS WILL STRUGGLE
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO FIND PROTECTION
FROM THE PHILIPPINES' RUTHLESS
\h\h\h\h\hTROPICAL ENVIRONMENT.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hManu:
THE SUN IS INTENSE.
THESE ROCKS, AH.
Christina: THE LOCATION THAT
\h\hWE'RE AT, IT'S NOT GOOD.
THE SUN IS SCORCHING.
IT'S LIKE WALKING ON
\h\h\h\hA HOT STOVE,
SO WE HAVE 3 HOURS
\h\hIN THE MORNING,
AND AFTER THAT WE HAVE
TO STAY IN OUR SHELTER.
OH.
Rylie: REPORTING LIVE FROM
THE DEVIL'S ASS[BLEEP].
\h\hTHE DEVIL'S ASS[BLEEP]
FRICKIN' PERFECT FOR HERE.
IT'S [BLEEP] POETIC.
♪
\h\hManu: CHRISTINA,
WHAT'S ON YOUR BACK?
\h\h\h\h\h\hAAH!
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
OH, MY GOD!
\h\h\hAAH!
\h\hSUN IS TOO HIGH,
AND WE'D BURN IN THAT SEA.
\h\h\hDUDE, THIS PLACE
IS [BLEEP] MISERABLE.
Narrator: ON THE FIFTH SEASON
\h\hOF "NAKED AND AFRAID XL,"
12 SURVIVALISTS WILL TAKE ON
\hA SUN-SCORCHED WATER WORLD,
AND WHILE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\h\hPROVIDES ENDLESS DANGERS,
\h\h\hTHE SURVIVALISTS
WILL FIND NO SAFE HAVEN
\h\h\h\h\hIN PALAWAN ISLAND'S
MERCILESS JUNGLE INTERIOR...
IT'S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL
\hSTARVATION SO FAR.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
\h\h...A DENSE FOREST CANOPY
DOTTED WITH BACKFILLED CAVES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND INFESTED
WITH VENOMOUS CENTIPEDES...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOW!
SOMETHING GOT ME.
I WAS JUST LAYING DOWN.
\h\h\h\h\hI WASN'T MOVING.
...PLUS SOME OF THE DEADLIEST
\h\h\h\hSNAKES ON THE PLANET,
INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINE
\h\h\h\h\hSPITTING COBRA,
WHICH CAN BLIND ITS VICTIM
\h\h\h\h\hFROM 9 FEET AWAY.
FOR THE SURVIVALISTS, TRAVERSING
\h\h\h\h\hTHESE TROPICAL JUNGLES
MEANS FACING A CHALLENGE-ENDING
THREAT WITH EVERY SINGLE STEP.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hChristina:
YOU SEE THAT VIPER RIGHT THERE?
HE'S NOT HAPPY.
OH, BABY.
\h\hOKAY.
HOLD ON, BUDDY.
HOLD ON.
YOU ARE MINE.
-YOU GOT BIT BY A VIPER?
\h\h\h\h\h\h-OH, MY GOD.
-OH, MY GOD.
\h\h-[BLEEP]
♪
OH, MY GOD.
\h\h\h\hTHE FINAL GROUP
TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE
\hIS THE MIXED-GENDER TEAM
OF ANGELA, MAX, AND NICOLE.
THAT'S ONE NASTY CLIFF.
Max: YEAH.
LOOKS LIKE PARADISE.
\h\hIT'S BEAUTIFUL BUT DANGEROUS.
I'M ANGELA, AND RECENTLY
\hI WAS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SOUTH AFRICA WAS VERY INTENSE.
THIS IS FRESH AND LOOK STRAIGHT
\h\h\hUP RIGHT TO MY SHOULDER.
\h\hAND BECAUSE MY PARTNER
DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE STARTER,
ULTIMATELY IT TOOK 7 DAYS
\h\h\h\hTO GET THAT FIRE.
I SEE AN EMBER!
BIG OLD FIRE.
FIRE!
ALSO, WE WERE GETTING FOOD,
BUT IT JUST WAS NOT A LOT.
AND HE THREW IT IN THE FIRE.
YEAH, WE BUTTED HEADS.
\h\hYOU DON'T THROW FOOD OUT IN A
SURVIVAL SITUATION PERIOD EVER.
I'M A VEGETARIAN,
\h\h\h\h\h\hDUDE.
\hI DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
IF YOU'RE A VEGETARIAN.
YOU'RE NOT.
FOOD IS FOOD.
I WAS A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR 18 YEARS,
AND I DON'T GIVE UP.
I ALWAYS PUSH THROUGH.
HOLY [BLEEP]
HE WENT TOWARDS MY FISH TRAP.
\h\h\hGOING TO HAVE
A FISH FRY TONIGHT.
I DEALT WITH EVERYTHING
THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.
ALMOST THERE.
AND I COMPLETED THE 21-DAY
CHALLENGE THERE BY MYSELF.
\h\hWHOO!
I DID IT!
I'M NOT A PRIDEFUL PERSON,
BUT I'M PROUD OF MYSELF
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THAT.
I'M GOING HOME.
WHOO!
\h\h\h\h\hTHE PHILIPPINES
ARE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT
THAN SOUTH AFRICA.
OUT HERE ONE WRONG STEP
\h\h\h\hCAN ABSOLUTELY END
YOUR CHALLENGE IMMEDIATELY.
\h\h\hBETWEEN THE SNAKES
AND THE MONITOR LIZARDS,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHERE'S A LOT
OF DANGEROUS STUFF OUT THERE.
\hWE REALLY NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION ALL THE TIME
BECAUSE JUST LIKE IN A COMBAT
SITUATION, COMPLACENCY KILLS.
HERE IT LITERALLY
\hCOULD KILL YOU.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S TAKING ME
\h\h\h\h\h\hOUT OF THIS CHALLENGE
UNLESS I AM FORCED TO BE,
\h\h\hSO NO MATTER WHAT,
I'M GOING TO BE HERE
\h\h\hWITH YOU GUYS.
AMEN.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
THIS IS MY THIRD CHALLENGE
\hIN UNDER A YEAR...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-WOW.
-...THE TRIFECTA, GOING FOR IT.
MY NAME IS MAX.
\hI STARTED ON THE 14-DAY
FAN CHALLENGE IN PANAMA.
I HAD PRACTICED LIKE I WAS
\h\h\hGOING TO THE 21-DAY,
\h\h\hSO I WAS READY
TO TACKLE IT HEAD-ON.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
I WASN'T REALLY EXPECTING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMY PARTNER
TO BE SO CHALLENGING FOR ME.
SOMETIMES, IT JUST FEELS LIKE
YOU CAME INTO THIS WITH,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE,
NO SKILLS FOR THIS.
HEY.
I'VE LEARNED THAT MOST THINGS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDON'T WORK OUT
WHEN YOU TRY TO ATTACK THEM
IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT,
\hBUT WE CAME TOGETHER,
AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN.
WE DID IT TOGETHER.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE DID IT TOGETHER.
MY SECOND CHALLENGE
WAS ALSO IN PANAMA.
INITIALLY I STARTED OUT
\hWITH A DUDE PARTNER.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES.
OH, WE HAVE FIRE!
WHOO!
\hBUT THEN WE MET UP
WITH TWO OTHER LADIES
HALFWAY THROUGH THE CHALLENGE
\h\h\h\h\hAND BECAME A TRIBE.
THINGS JUST GOT
SO MUCH BETTER.
BUT THE CHALLENGE WAS HARD
\h\h\h\h\hTO SAY THE LEAST.
[ GASPS ] UGH!
[BLEEP] DONE FOR REAL.
I'M SICK OF YOUR NEGATIVE
\h\h\hNANCY [BLEEP], THOUGH.
WE'RE EITHER GOING TO
\h\h\hMAKE IT TO 21,
OR ONE OF US IS GOING
\hTO MAKE IT TO JAIL.
GET ME OUT!
BY DAY 13, EVERYONE TAPPED OUT,
\hAND I JUST THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
\h\h"I GOT 8 MORE DAYS TO PUSH,
JUST GOT TO EMBRACE THE SUCK."
IT'S FREAKING COLD.
AND IT MADE IT TO WHERE
\h\h\h\hI JUST BELIEVE
\hI CAN PERSEVERE
THROUGH ANYTHING.
YES!
\hTHE IDEA OF DOING
A 40-DAY CHALLENGE,
IT'S HARD TO EVEN FATHOM.
TAKE IT 1 DAY AT A TIME,
\h\hTHAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO LOOK
\h\h\h\h\hAT THE 40.
WE'RE HERE TO TAKE IT 1 DAY AT
A TIME AND THEN MAKE IT TO 40.
\hNOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THIS HARSH ENVIRONMENT,
\h\h\hI HAVE TO DEAL
WITH 11 OTHER PEOPLE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT [BLEEP]
SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME,
BUT THAT'S ALSO
WHAT PUSHES ME,
\h\hAND THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME
THE BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH
AND KEEPS ME COMING BACK.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM
\h\h\h\hAN ULTIMATE SURVIVOR.
MY FIRST CHALLENGE, IT WAS
\h\hDROUGHT CENTRAL THERE.
\h\h\h\h-REALLY?
-OH, MAN, THIS IS
\hVERY DIFFERENT.
I'M NICOLE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI COMPLETED MY
21-DAY CHALLENGE IN NICARAGUA.
UGH.
IT WAS NO PICNIC.
[BLEEP] THROWING STAR
\h\hRIGHT IN MY FOOT.
\hCONSIDERING THE DROUGHT,
THE HEAT WOULD JUST SUCK UP
ALL OF OUR WATER RESOURCES.
Angel: WHAT THE HECK?
MAKES YOU MISS YOUR BACKYARD
SWIMMING POOL, REALLY DOES.
I HAD AN AMAZING PARTNER,
BUT WE REALLY DIDN'T
\hMESH WELL TOGETHER.
YOU PROBABLY GREW UP
\h\h\h\h\hWITH A MAID
OR SOMETHING THAT GOT EVERYTHING
\h\h\h\h\h\hDONE FOR YOU OR SOMETHING.
OH!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI DON'T --
THAT WAS BELOW THE BELT!
\hWHAT HE JUST SAID TO ME
WAS BEYOND DISRESPECTFUL,
\h\h\hAND I AM NOT GOING TO
TOLERATE [BLEEP] LIKE THAT.
\hLIKE, I'VE DEALT WITH A LOT
OF CONFRONTATION IN MY LIFE,
\hAND WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME
THAT I CAN'T DO SOMETHING,
\h\h\h\hIT'S MY DUTY
TO PROVE THEM WRONG.
OH, MY GOD.
OOH, HE'S IN STRIKE MODE.
YEAH, BABY.
GO! [BLEEP].
OH, YEAH.
ANGEL, HAVE A SURPRISE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR YOU!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNICE.
LOOK AT THAT SUCKER.
WITHOUT THAT SNAKE, I DON'T
\h\hTHINK EITHER ONE OF US
\h\h\hWOULD'VE MADE IT
THROUGH THE CHALLENGE.
\h\h\h\h\hYEAH, BABY!
WHOO!
OH, MY GOD.
WE MADE IT.
-HECK YEAH!
\h\h\h-AH!
HOPEFULLY MY TEAMMATES
\h\hAND I CAN GET ALONG
DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES
NO MATTER HOW OPPRESSIVE
\h\h\hTHE SITUATIONS GET
BECAUSE THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWAS ONE THING,
BUT THIS IS 40 DAYS.
OH, MY GOSH.
AND BEING ON THIS TINY ISLAND
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE PHILIPPINES
SURROUNDED BY THOUSANDS
OF MILES OF OPEN OCEAN
IS TRULY FRIGHTENING.
LET GO! LET GO!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
EXCELLENT FORAGING SKILLS,
\h\h\hAND THE ABILITY
TO SECURE PROTEIN...
WILL SERVE THIS TEAM WELL
\h\h\hIN THE PHILIPPINES,
\h\hBUT THEIR DIFFICULTY DEALING
WITH PAST PARTNERS IS A CONCERN.
\hTHEY BEGIN THE CHALLENGE
WITH AN "XL" RATING OF 6.8.
AS THE SURVIVALISTS
\h\hWILL DISCOVER,
\h\h\h\hTHE SEA CAN BE
A BOUNTY OF RESOURCES.
Max: I'M GOING TO GO SNORKEL
\h\h\h\h\h\hAROUND THAT JETTY
AND HOPEFULLY FIND SOME FISH.
Narrator: BUT EVERYTHING COMES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH A PRICE.
♪
♪
OH, [BLEEP]
♪
Narrator: AS FOUR TEAMS PREPARE
\hTO TAKE ON THE PHILIPPINES...
THERE'S NOTHING OUT HERE.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
\h\h\h\hIN THE OCEAN?
...THEY HAVE NO IDEA THAT,
DEEP IN THE PALAWAN JUNGLE,
\hTWO OTHER SURVIVALISTS
ARE ALREADY THERE AS PART
OF AN UNPRECEDENTED
\h60-DAY CHALLENGE.
60 DAYS IN THE PHILIPPINE
\h\h\h\h\h\hRAIN FOREST, BABY!
REALLY DENSE, REALLY THICK,
\h\h\hGOING TO BE INTENSE.
ELITE "XL" VETERANS
\h\hLAURA AND JEFF
WILL ENTER THE JUNGLE 20 DAYS
BEFORE THE "XL" CHALLENGE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBEGINS.
IT WOULD BE HARD ENOUGH
\h\h\h\h\hSURVIVING 60 DAYS
\h\hIN A FREAKING
DEPARTMENT STORE.
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS
GOING TO BE INSANE.
JEFF EARNED HIS SURVIVAL STRIPES
\h\h\h\h\h\hCOMPLETING CHALLENGES
IN THE BARRENS SAVANNAS
\h\h\hOF MADAGASCAR...
JEFF, SNAKE.
...AND ON "NAKED AND AFRAID XL"
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCOLOMBIA.
AAH!
I'VE LEARNED THAT
\hWHEN YOU'RE OUT
IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION
\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE THIS,
\hYOU HAVE TO GO OUT
INTO THE ENVIRONMENT
AND DOMINATE MOTHER NATURE.
PUSHING TO 60 DAYS IS BEYOND
\h\h\h\hWHAT I KNOW I CAN DO
AND INTO THE UNKNOWN.
Narrator: LAURA'S SURVIVAL
EXPERIENCE IS UNPARALLELED,
COMPLETING FOUR SEPARATE
\hCHALLENGES IN PANAMA...
I GOT A LOBSTER.
...THE AMAZON,
\h\h\hA 40-DAY CHALLENGE
WITH JEFF IN COLOMBIA...
LIFE IS GOOD.
...AND NAKED IN ALASKA.
UGH, GOT HIM!
\h\hBEING OUT HERE 60 DAYS,
IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJeff:
\h\hWE ARE ATTEMPTING SOMETHING
THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
IT'S LITERALLY GOING TO BE
\h\h\h\h\h\hHELL ON EARTH.
UGH.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IF THEY COMPLETE THE FIRST
20 DAYS OF THEIR JOURNEY...
Laura: I JUST GOT BIT BY THIS
\h\h\h\h\h10-INCH CENTIPEDE.
Narrator: ...JEFF AND LAURA WILL
\h\h\hJOIN THE OTHER SURVIVALISTS
\h\h\h\hTO EMBARK TOGETHER
ON ANOTHER 40 DAYS OF HELL.
WE HAVE BEEN HIT BY ONE OF THE
\hWORST RAIN STORMS IMAGINABLE.
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS NOT
A VERY FRIENDLY JUNGLE.
OH, NO WAY!
\h\h\hYES.
James: IT'S BEEN 35 YEARS
SINCE I'VE TOUCHED A BOW,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT I'M DOING
THE "XL" PHILIPPINE STYLE.
\h\h\h\hEXCITED ABOUT GOING,
SO I'M GETTING MY FEET READY.
THAT LIME WILL TEAR AWAY AT THE
SKIN, MAKE THEM NICE AND HARD.
\h\hWORKING WITH YOUR HANDS,
PACKING, SMACKING, CHOPPING,
\hJUST TRYING TO GET
YOUR HANDS CALLOUSED
AND READY FOR THE CHALLENGE
\h\h\hIS JUST AS IMPORTANT
AS GETTING YOUR FEET READY.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER THROWN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS CAST NET
WITH CLOTHES ON BEFORE.
FIRST CAST OF THE DAY,
\h\h\h\h\h\hGOT ME ONE.
\h\h\h\hCARLY WANTED TO SHOW ME
SOME STRETCHES TO GET ME READY
FOR THE PHILIPPINE TRIP.
AH. OKAY.
I DID IT.
LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN.
\h\h\h\h\h\hSISTER IS GIVING ME
THE PEP TALK BEFORE I HEAD OUT.
YOU'RE SUCH A BADASS.
YOU'RE SO PREPARED.
\h\h\h\h[Whispering]
SHE LOVES ME SO MUCH.
\h\h\h\hDRIVING TO THE AIRPORT,
AND IT'S STARTING TO FEEL REAL.
-BYE, PARENTS.
\h\h\h\h\h-BYE.
\h\h\h\h\h-BYE.
THEY'RE LIKE, "GOOD RIDDANCE."
I'VE BEEN PUTTING ON WEIGHT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR 6 WEEKS.
LET'S SEE IF I'M LEGAL.
\h\h\h\h\hWoman:
OH, MY GOODNESS.
201 POUNDS.
\h\hGOODBYE, TEXAS.
SEE YOU IN 40 DAYS.
PHILIPPINES, CAN'T WAIT
\hTO BE WITH EVERYBODY.
\h\hI JUST CLEARED CUSTOMS,
AND I'M IN THE PHILIPPINES
\h\hSO READY TO GET
THIS PARTY STARTED.
IT'S DEFINITELY GETTING REAL.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU CAN FEEL
IT'S NICE AND HOT AND MUGGY.
\h'TWAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE INSERTION,
JUST LAYING IN MY BED,
THINKING ABOUT THE JUNGLE
\hAND THE 40 DAYS AHEAD.
I AM SO READY FOR THIS.
\h\h\hTHIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE ONE.
LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
\h\h\h-WHOO!
-HERE WE GO.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.
LET'S DO THIS.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WITH NO MORE TIME TO PREPARE,
THESE "NAKED AND AFRAID"
\h\hVETERAN SURVIVALISTS
\h\h\h\h\hARE ABOUT TO ENTER
THE CHALLENGE OF A LIFETIME.
\h\h\h\h\hRussell:
IT'S SO UNINVITING.
I MEAN, JUST LOOKING AT
IT'S GIVING ME CHILLS.
THERE'S NO BEACH.
GOD, WHERE IS THE SILVER
\hLINING ON THIS ONE?
IT'S A WATER WORLD.
\h\hIT'S DESOLATE.
\h\h\hIT'S SALT WATER,
SO YOU CAN'T DRINK IT,
\h\h\hAND IT'S SAND,
AND YOU CAN'T EAT IT.
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS WHERE YOU GO
IF YOU'RE EXILED, I THINK.
Manu: WE'RE GOING TO
LEAVE YOU HERE TO DIE.
\h\hYEAH, JUST GOOD LUCK.
FIGURE IT OUT OR DON'T.
IF I WASN'T NERVOUS, THERE'S
\h\h\h\hSOMETHING WRONG WITH ME.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMax:
THIS IS TYPHOON SEASON.
IT COULD BE BEAUTIFUL 1 SECOND
AND COULD BE POURING DOWN
\h\hRAIN THE NEXT SECOND.
YOU READY?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNOT GOING BACK NOW.
Charlie: I'M HERE, MAN.
\h\h\h\h\hI WANT THIS.
I'M READY.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDuck:
SAYING SOMETHING AND DOING
SOMETHING ARE TWO
DIFFERENT THINGS.
DAMN IT, I'M HERE TO DO IT.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRussell:
NOW WE GOT TO PROVE OURSELVES.
YEAH, WE GOT TO PROVE OURSELVES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO EACH OTHER, TOO.
YES, SIR.
I'M ABLE TO COME BACK OUT HERE
AND FIX SOMETHING THAT I BROKE.
\h\hTHIS RIGHT HERE IS
GOING TO BE MY HEALING.
THIS IS MY REDEMPTION.
40 DAYS, LET'S GO.
Narrator: THIS SEASON ON
"NAKED AND AFRAID XL"...
Laura: THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\h\h\hLOOKS LIKE PARADISE.
\h-YES!
-YEAH!
THIS PLACE IS MAJOR RECIPE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR DISASTER.
-OH, [BLEEP]
\h\h\h-SHARK!
UGH!
Jeff: AAH!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[BLEEP]!
DAMN [BLEEP] THIS RAIN!
RELENTLESS.
AAH!
WE'VE GOT TO GET THE [BLEEP]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOUT OF HERE.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRussell:
IF THE DEVIL OWNED PROPERTY,
HE WOULD RENT HELL OUT
\h\h\h\hAND LIVE HERE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJeff:
THIS IS A BIG-BOY CHALLENGE.
YES!
AND PEOPLE BETTER START TO PUT
\h\h\h\hTHEIR BIG-BOY PANTS ON.
THERE IT IS, BABY!
\h\h\hTHERE IT IS.
\h\h\hNEVER KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO FIND.
-CHARLIE, YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-HOW?
\h\h\h\hBECAUSE I DO
ALL THE [BLEEP] WORK?
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS
\h\hGOING TO DO?
THIS IS CRAZY!
\h\hGO, GO, GO!
\h-GO!
-SHARK!
HOLY CRAP.
-COME ON, GUYS.
FREAKING EXHAUSTED.
\h\h\hCOME ON.
LET'S DO THIS.
♪
WE'RE GETTING INTO
\hOPEN WATER HERE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ GASPS ]
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?
HEY!
\h-OH [BLEEP]
-HOLY HANNAH.
-HOLY [BLEEP]
\h-HOLY CRAP.
-OH, [BLEEP]
\h\h\h\h-OH!
\h-GO, GO, GO!
-I CAN SEE HIM.
-OH [BLEEP]
\h\h\h-GO!
Man: STILL A METER AND A HALF
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN FRONT OF YOU.
-OH, [BLEEP]
-OH, MY GOD!
Woman: HOLY [BLEEP]
\h\h\h\h-GO! GO, GO, GO!
-LIONS, I CAN HEAR LIONS.
\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AFTER FOUR SEASONS...
BETTER RUN, BETTER HIDE.
Narrator: ...IN SOME OF THE MOST
\hDIFFICULT TERRAINS ON EARTH...
AAH!
GET BACK. GET BACK.
GET BACK. GET BACK.
...THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL
\h\hCHALLENGE RETURNS...
THIS IS UNLIKE ANY PLACE I'VE
EVER SEEN ON THIS CHALLENGE.
Narrator: ...TO PLUNGE INTO
\h\h\hTHE VAST WATER WORLD
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA...
\hWE HAD TO STAY HERE.
WE'D JUST PROBABLY DIE.
Narrator: ...WHERE THOUSANDS OF
\h\hMILES OF SHARK-FILLED OCEAN
COLLIDE WITH THE BARREN COAST
\h\h\h\h\h\hAND DENSE JUNGLE
OF THE PHILIPPINES'
\h\hPALAWAN ISLAND.
HERE 12 "NAKED AND AFRAID"
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hALL-STARS
\h\hWILL BE STRANDED TO SEE
IF THEY HAVE THE SKILLS...
THERE IT IS, BABY!
...TO CONQUER LAND...
Manu: THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE
PAINFUL ON OUR FEET.
...AND SEA...
NOTHING COMES [BLEEP]
\h\h\h\hEASY HERE, MAN.
...FOR 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS.
IT'S A MISERABLE,
MISERABLE PLACE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
AND AS THEY BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY,
\h\h\hTHEY HAVE NO IDEA
TWO ELITE SURVIVALISTS
ARE ON THEIR OWN EPIC QUEST...
-WE'RE DOING IT, BABY!
\h\h-THIS IS HAPPENING!
...TO TAKE ON THIS
\h\hISLAND OF HELL
FOR A GROUNDBREAKING 60 DAYS.
YES!
YES!
THANK YOU, MOTHER NATURE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THIS HOUR,
WE'LL MEET THE MEN AND WOMEN
\hPUTTING THEIR SKILLS
TO THE ULTIMATE TEST...
I'M ALL ABOUT PUSHING MYSELF TO
SEE WHAT MY BREAKING POINT IS.
Narrator: ...DIVE INTO THEIR
MOTIVATIONS AND STRATEGIES...
Rylie: I CAN'T GO IN THIS
\h\hCHALLENGE AND ADAPT.
I HAVE TO GO IN IT
\h\hAND ATTACK IT.
WE JUST GOT A VIPER.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOOH!
Narrator: ...AND GET AN
\hEXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK
OF EVERYTHING THIS BRUTAL
LOCATION HAS IN STORE...
[ ALL SHOUTING ]
SHELTER IS FLOODING!
...AS THEY FIGHT
\hFOR SURVIVAL...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-WHOA!
-...COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.
I'D RATHER DIE OUT HERE
\h\h\h\hTHAN GO HOME.
GOT THEM?
PHILIPPINES!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
10 DEGREES NORTH OF THE EQUATOR
BENEATH THE SUN-SCORCHED WATERS
\h\h\h\hOF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\hLURK SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST
FEARED CREATURES OF THE DEEP...
Christina: EVERYTHING OUT HERE
WANTS TO EAT YOU AND KILL YOU.
Narrator: ...WHILE SMALLER
BUT NO LESS DEADLY THREATS
HAUNT THE RAZOR-SHARP CORAL
REEFS AND JAGGED COASTLINE.
\h\h\h\hRISING UP FROM IT ALL,
PALAWAN'S GIANT VOLCANIC CLIFFS
\hAND THICK, DENSE JUNGLE
MAKE MOVEMENT LIMITED...
OH.
...AND EACH SMALL STEP
\h\h\h\h\hA GIANT RISK.
OH, [BLEEP]
SURVIVING THESE VASTLY DIFFERENT
\h\h\h\hENVIRONMENTS FOR 40 DAYS
WILL TAKE A LEVEL OF SKILL
AND DISCIPLINE FEW POSSESS.
HE'S LUNCH.
Narrator: DISPERSED ACROSS
\h50 SQUARE MILES OF OCEAN
ALONG THE ISOLATED WESTERN COAST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF PALAWAN ISLAND,
\hTHE 12 SURVIVALISTS
BEGIN THEIR CHALLENGE
IN FOUR TEAMS OF THREE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHOW Y'ALL FEEL?
LET'S DO IT TO IT.
Narrator: EQUIPPED WITH
\h\hPERSONAL BLADES...
-THAT THING IS BADASS.
\h-[ CLICKING TONGUE ]
...AND LIMITED TOOLS
OF THEIR CHOOSING...
\h-NICE.
-OH, MAN!
THAT'S AWESOME.
...EACH TEAM MUST BAND TOGETHER
TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF SUCCESS.
YES!
Narrator: FIRST TO ENTER
\h\h\hTHE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IS A TEAM OF "XL" VETERANS,
CHARLIE, RUSSELL, AND DUCK,
EACH HUNGRY FOR REDEMPTION
\hAFTER THEIR PAST FAILURES
IN THE 40-DAY CHALLENGE.
♪
THIS MEANS A LOT, I THINK,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE THREE OF US.
IT MEANS A LOT.
\hYOU KNOW, THE OTHER CHALLENGES,
THE INSERTION, YOU CAN SEE LAND.
\hI DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE WE'RE GOING.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE OCEAN?
HOW COULD IT GET ANY WORSE
\h\h\h\h\hTHAN THIS?
I DON'T THINK IT CAN.
I'M RUSSELL, AND I WAS
IN ECUADOR FOR 32 DAYS.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
IT DOESN'T EAT AT ME
THAT I DIDN'T FINISH.
\h\h\hIT EATS AT ME
HOW I DIDN'T FINISH.
♪
I SHOULD'VE NEVER LEFT
\h\h\h\h\hA MAN BEHIND.
\h\h\h\hI REGRET IT EVERY DAY,
AND IF CHANCE IS WATCHING THIS,
I'D LIKE TO SAY I'M SORRY,
\h\h\hBUT MY BIGGEST REGRET
\h\hFROM THE PREVIOUS CHALLENGE
WAS NOT VOCALIZING MY EMOTIONS
\h\h\h\h\hAND HOW I FELT
IN A CONSTRUCTIVE MANNER.
\h\hYOU WANT TO EAT?
THEN LISTEN TO WHAT I SAY.
YOU'RE JUST VERY COCKY.
JUST SHUT UP AND LISTEN
\h\h\hTO THE EXPERT.
I FORCED NEGATIVITY OUT,
\h\h\hWHICH CAUSED DRAMA.
\h\h\h\h\hOW!
GOD, RUSSELL.
UH-HUH.
THIS TIME I'M GOING TO BE
\h\h\hFAR MORE POSITIVE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
\h\h\h\h\hTO WORK TOGETHER.
SERIOUSLY, MAN,
THIS IS CRAZY.
NO BACKING OUT NOW.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO BACKING OUT.
40 DAYS, HERE WE COME,
\h\h\h\hLIKE IT OR NOT.
♪
WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
\h\h\h\hOF NOWHERE.
THIS IS LIKE A DESERT
\h\h\h\hMADE OF WATER.
HOLY GEEZ.
THAT'S JUST TO SCARE US.
\hYEAH, WELL,
IT'S WORKING.
IT'S WORKING.
\h\h\h\h\hCharlie:
MY NAME IS CHARLIE.
\h\h\hMY LAST "XL" CHALLENGE
WAS IN THE AMAZON OF ECUADOR.
I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU UP
\h\h\h\h\hA TREE ON THE FIRST DAY.
YEAH, NEITHER DID I.
FIRST TREE CLIMB.
NOT AS YOUNG AS I THOUGHT I WAS.
\hIT WAS SHORTEST TIME ANYBODY
EVER HAD ON ANY "XL" CHALLENGE.
I WAS THERE FOR 4 HOURS.
\hOH! AH!
AAH! AAH!
[BLEEP]!
THAT AIN'T GOOD.
TO HAVE GOTTEN HURT SO QUICKLY,
\h\h\h\h\h\hIT WAS DEVASTATING.
IT'S THE FIRST THING I FEEL
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI FAILED AT,
\h\h\h\h\hAND I HAVE A SCAR THAT
REMINDS ME OF IT EVERY DAMN DAY.
I THINK THAT I GOT TO GET
\h\h\h\h\h\hBACK OUT HERE
AND MAKE THAT SCAR
\h\hMEAN SOMETHING.
I DON'T EVEN
SEE A BEACH.
\h\h\h\h\hIF THE BOAT
AIN'T GETTING THERE,
\h\h\h\h\hHOW THE HELL
ARE WE GETTING THERE?
SWIM, BABY, SWIM.
THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE
\h\h\h\hBECAUSE I'M 57,
THE OLDEST ONE TO DO THIS.
THE HELP OF LUCK AND GOD,
I'LL BE THE OLDEST ONE
\h\h\h\hTO COMPLETE IT.
\h\hI HAVEN'T SWAM
SINCE MY OPERATION.
\h\h\hWE'LL SEE
IF I CAN DO IT.
\hI CAN ONLY HOPE
RUSSELL IS THERE
\h\h\h\h\hWHEN I NEED HIM
TO HELP ME GET THROUGH IT
\h\h\h\h\h\hBECAUSE MY LIFE
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN COMPLETE
WITHOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY,
\h\h\h\hAND I WON'T QUIT.
♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS FLOATING
\hAROUND OUT IN HERE?
\h\h\h\hTHINK THEY
GOT SHARK IN HERE?
\h\h\hOH, HELL YEAH,
THEY GOT SHARK IN HERE.
\h\hDuck: MY NAME IS DUCK,
AND ON MY RECENT CHALLENGE,
I WAS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SOME BIG OLD HOG HOLES IN.
I PUT MYSELF IN THE DANGER ZONE.
AFRICA WAS ONE TOUGH BASTARD.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI HAD A SPEAR,
BUT I COULDN'T KILL NOTHING.
OH, MY GOD.
CRAP.
I HEAR SOMETHING.
DAMN.
ON TOP OF THAT, NIGHTTIME,
\h\hIT WAS EXTREMELY COLD.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
DAMN LIGHTNING EVERYWHERE,
LOOK LIKE IT'D STRIKE YOU
\hIN THE HEAD ANY MINUTE.
BUT THE HARDEST THING IN MY
SOUTH AFRICA CHALLENGE WAS,
I'D SAY, THE MENTAL PART.
\h\h\h\hTRYING TO STAY STRONG
FOR THE TEAM, BUT IT'S TOUGH.
JUST MISSING MY KIDS.
I LOVE MY BABIES, AND I COULDN'T
\h\h\h\hGET THEM OUT OF MY HEAD.
I'M OUT.
\hI TAP.
WAIT.
WHAT?
LOOK, I THOUGHT I DIED
\h\h\h\h\h\hLAST NIGHT.
MAN, DON'T, DUCK.
\hI'VE DONE THIS.
\h\hTHAT [BLEEP]
WILL EAT YOU UP.
YOU THINK YOU MAKING --
-NO, NO, NO.
\h\h-DUCK --
MY KIDS WANT TO
SEE ME SUCCEED,
\h\h\hBUT IT'S GOING
TO BE WAY DIFFERENT.
AFRICA, YOU BARELY SEE
A LITTLE WATER PUDDLE.
THIS HERE AIN'T NOTHING
\h\h\h\h\hBUT WATER.
I'M A BIG CATFISHER BACK HOME,
BUT [BLEEP]DAMN SHARKS
IN THIS THING OUT HERE,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSO, YOU KNOW,
IT AIN'T GOING TO BE EASY,
\hBUT I'M BACK TO SHOW YOU WHAT
I COULD'VE DID THE FIRST TIME.
BUCKLE UP, BUTTERCUP.
WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
ON THEIR PREVIOUS CHALLENGES,
THE SURVIVALISTS WERE ASSIGNED
\h\hPRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATINGS,
OR PSRs, THAT MEASURED
THEIR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS
\hAND SURVIVAL METHODS,
\h\h\h\h\hBUT FOR THIS
40-DAY GROUP CHALLENGE,
EXPERTS HAVE EVALUATED
\h\hTHEIR INITIAL PSRs
AND ASSIGNED THE TEAM
\hA COMBINED RATING,
OR XLR, THAT GAUGES
\h\hTHEIR PROGRESS
AND LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS.
\h\h\h\hWITH 103 DAYS
OF "NAKED AND AFRAID"
SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE
\h\h\hBETWEEN THEM,
\h\h\h\hTHE REDEMPTION TEAM
BRINGS EXCEPTIONAL HUNTING
AND FISHING SKILLS
\h\h\hTO THE TABLE,
\h\hBUT HAS YET TO PROVE
THEY CAN MAKE IT 40 DAYS.
THEY EARN AN INITIAL "XL"
\h\h\h\h\hRATING OF 7.4.
\h\hBUT THIS ROAD TO REDEMPTION
IS THE MOST TREACHEROUS YET...
WE'RE GOING, MEN.
RIGHT OVER THERE.
Narrator: ...AS THESE "XL" VETS
\h\hFACE 3 MILES OF OPEN OCEAN
OR RISK STARVING
ON A BARREN ROCK.
Russell:
GO, BOYS.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE LONG SWIM.
IF THE CURRENTS ARE PULLING US
\h\h\h\hIN THE WRONG DIRECTION,
WE HAVE TO SWIM TWICE AS HARD
\h\hTO GO HALF THE DISTANCE,
AND EVERYTHING IN THE WATER HERE
\h\hIN THE PHILIPPINES HAS TEETH,
\h\h\h\h\hSO IT'S A BAD IDEA,
BUT IT'S THE ONLY ONE WE GOT.
♪
AH, [BLEEP]
♪
[BLEEP]
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCharlie:
SEE YOU LATER, ROCK ISLAND.
A LONG WAY TO GO, GUYS.
\h\hOOH.
-COME ON.
UGH.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDuke:
THIS WATER ENVIRONMENT IS TRYING
\hTO KILL US EVERY SINGLE SECOND.
Narrator: IN THE RETURN OF
\h\h"NAKED AND AFRAID XL,"
\h12 SURVIVALISTS ARE ABOUT
TO FIND THEMSELVES MAROONED
\h\hIN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
FOR 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS.
\hWE ARE INSANE
FOR BEING HERE.
♪
EXTENDING FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES
\h\h\h\h\h\hBEYOND THE COASTLINE,
\h\h\hTHE WATERS OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hARE HOME TO SOME OF
THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST PREDATORS.
THE AGGRESSIVE GRAY REEF SHARK
HUNTS IN GROUPS AS LARGE AS 20.
WITH ITS FANG-LIKE TEETH,
THE GREAT BARRACUDA CAN SWIM AT
SPEEDS UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR,
\h\h\hAND THE DECEPTIVELY
DEADLY BLUE-RING OCTOPUS
CARRIES ENOUGH VENOM TO KILL
\h\h26 HUMANS WITHIN MINUTES.
FOR THOSE BRAVE ENOUGH
\h\h\h\hTO VENTURE IN,
DANGER LURKS JUST BENEATH
\h\hTHE WATER'S SURFACE.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW,
THERE'S SHARKS IN THERE.
THERE'S POISONOUS SNAKES.
I MEAN, THE MOST VENOMOUS SNAKE
ON THE PLANET IS IN THE WATER.
\hYOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THAT
POTENTIAL OF GETTING FOOD,
GET TO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
\hIF YOU'RE OUT IN THE WATER,
YOU CAN GET A SWELL COME IN,
\hOR YOU HAVE AN UNDERTOW
THAT COULD DRAG YOU OUT.
IT MAY LOOK BEAUTIFUL
\hFOR SNORKELING IN,
BUT IT CAN PULL YOU OUT,
\h\h\h\h\h\hPULL YOU OUT.
\h\h\h\h\hYOU'RE DONE.
GOOD LUCK GETTING BACK.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDuck:
YOU JUST DON'T SWIM A OCEAN.
THERE GOT TO BE SHARKS
\h\h\h\h\h\hOUT THERE.
\hNarrator: THE SECOND TRIO TO
ENTER THE VAST SOUTH CHINA SEA
IS THE TEAM OF DUKE,
JAMES, AND GABRIELLE.
\h\h\h\h\hEVERYTHING IN THIS WATER
CAN KILL YOU, IT SOUNDS LIKE.
THE LOCALS THINK NO ONE
COULD SURVIVE OUT HERE.
I MEAN, WE HAVE OCTOPUSES
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT CAN KILL YOU,
SNAILS THAT CAN KILL YOU.
\h\h\h\h\hGabrielle:
MY NAME IS GABRIELLE.
\h\hMY HISTORY WITH
"NAKED AND AFRAID"
BEGAN WITH 14-DAY SAND CHALLENGE
\hON THE WILD COAST
OF SOUTH AFRICA...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLOOK.
THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.
\h\h-OH, NICE.
-SORRY, BUDDY.
I SPENT 14 DAYS SLEEPING
IN A FREEZING-COLD CAVE.
\hIF I TAP OUT, IT'S GOING
TO BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
\h\h\h\h\hMY PARTNER, JONATHAN,
HE REALLY HATED THE EXPERIENCE.
OH, IT HURTS
\h\h\hSO BAD.
\hIT DEFINITELY PUTS A LOT
OF WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS,
\hAND MY SHOULDERS
ARE BECOMING WEAK.
BUT I COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE
\h\h\hWITH 9 MORE DAYS SOLO,
AND I LEARNED THAT
\hI'M A LOT TOUGHER
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAN I EVER
GAVE MYSELF CREDIT FOR.
THERE'S MY TRUCK.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THEN,
FOR MY 21-DAY CHALLENGE,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI ENDED UP
IN THE MISSISSIPPI BAYOU.
I GOT A FLOOD.
WELCOME TO BAYOU.
\hAND MY PARTNER, BRIAN, WAS A
TALKER, NOT NECESSARILY A DOER.
\hI'M GOING TO COLLECT
SOME ROOFING MATERIAL.
YOU GO AHEAD.
I'M FREAKING EXHAUSTED
\h\h\h\h\hRIGHT NOW.
I GOT YOU.
HE TAPPED OUT 7 DAYS IN.
I HATE THIS PLACE.
THINK I'M THE BLACK WIDOW
\hOF "NAKED AND AFRAID."
NO MAN WANTS TO STAY WITH ME
\h\h\h\h\h\hMORE THAN 7 DAYS.
[BLEEP].
STOP. STOP.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHUS FAR,
I HAVEN'T HAD A PARTNER
COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE WITH ME,
\hAND I'M TIRED OF BEING ALONE.
I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.
WHOO!
A TEAM THAT CAN WORK TOGETHER
\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE COMMON GOOD
WILL PROVE VITAL OUT HERE,
AND MAYBE I'M A GLUTTON
\h\h\h\hFOR PUNISHMENT,
BUT I'VE COMPLETED
\h\hTWO CHALLENGES,
\hAND I'D REALLY LIKE
TO COMPLETE THIS ONE.
\h\hSOUTH CHINA SEA
IS A LONG WAY AWAY
FROM A MISSISSIPPI SWAMP,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW?
\hTHIS IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE.
Duke: IT'S SO LUSH HERE,
BUT WITH ALL THOSE RESOURCES
\h\h\hCOME A LOT MORE RISKS.
\h\h\h\hWE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A LOT MORE AT OUR DISPOSAL
BUT A LOT MORE THREATENING US
\h\h\h\h\h\hAT THE SAME TIME.
\h\hMY NAME IS DUKE,
AND MY LAST CHALLENGE
WAS IN CENTRAL SWAMPS
\h\h\h\h\hOF FLORIDA.
\h\h\hIT WAS BEAUTIFUL
BUT PRETTY TREACHEROUS.
WE HAD A LOT OF MOISTURE THERE
\hFOR ALL THE INSECTS TO THRIVE
AND JUST GO CRAZY ON US.
UGH.
\hOW.
\h\h\hOW.
OH, GOD.
YELLOW JACKETS, MAN.
GETTING STUNG POINT-BLANK
\h\h\hON YOUR UNDER JUNK,
IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE LEAST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJOYFUL THINGS
I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED.
IT WAS GNARLY, BUT ALSO WE HAD
\h\h\hA HURRICANE COME THROUGH.
[ WIND HOWLING ]
THE STORM COMPLETELY
\h\hCHANGED THE FISH.
THEY'VE BEEN FLUSHED OUT
\h\h\h\h\h\hOR DISPLACED.
NO FISH.
\h\h\hBECAUSE THE HURRICANE
JUST WIPED EVERYTHING OUT,
\h\h\hWE LEARNED HAVING
IMPROVISATIONAL SKILLS
TO CHANGE YOUR APPROACH
\h\h\h\h\hTO SOMETHING.
I THINK THAT'S MORE VALUABLE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE OUT HERE.
IT'S NOT SURVIVAL
\hOF THE FITTEST.
IT'S SURVIVAL OF THOSE MOST
WILLING TO ADAPT TO CHANGE.
\hYES!
-WHOO!
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
\h\h\h\hDuke: HERE IN THE
PHILIPPINES ARCHIPELAGO,
MUCH DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT THAN
\hFLORIDA BECAUSE IT'S FICKLE.
THERE ARE THESE SUDDEN
\h\h\hVIOLENT CHANGES.
SAY YOU GET A SQUALL BLOWING IN,
\h\h\h\hCOULD GET A MINI-TYPHOON
WHERE YOU HAVE AN UNDERTOW
\hTHAT COULD DRAG YOU OUT.
\h\h\hSO RICH, IT'S SO LUSH,
BUT IT'S PRECARIOUS AS HELL.
AND IT'S REALLY HAPPENING!
THIS IS A WHOLE NEW BEAST
\h\h\h\h\hRIGHT HERE.
♪
James: THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS
\h\h\h\hPREDATORS OUT THERE.
I MEAN, THERE ARE SEA SNAKES
\hOUT HERE THAT'LL KILL YOU.
I MEAN, ONE BITE, YOU'RE DEAD.
IT'S NOT OUT OF THE CHALLENGE.
IT'S AT THE GRAVEYARD.
I'M JAMES.
I COMPLETED MY 21 DAYS
\h\h\h\h\hIN NICARAGUA.
I WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE MALE
PARTNER WHO TAPPED AFTER 4 DAYS.
\h\h\h\hDID YOU COME EARLY
TO MAKE CAMP OR SOMETHING?
OH, MY GOD.
\h\h\hAND BEING ABLE
TO FIND FOOD TO FEED
\h\h\hLEAH AND MYSELF,
THAT MADE ME FEEL GOOD.
THREE BIG FISH, TWO LITTLE ONES,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCOMPLIMENTS OF JAMES.
THEN THE RAINS START.
\hAND AFTER 2 DAYS,
SHE WAS TELLING ME
SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GO,
AND SHE WOULDN'T BE
\hTALKED OUT OF IT.
I SPENT 19 DAYS ALONE.
DOGGONE.
GET BACK.
\h\hGET.
DIDN'T MAKE IT EASY.
THEN THE FIRST FLOOD HITS.
THEN THE SECOND ONE HIT,
AND IT WASHED ALL THE FISH OUT.
YEAH, WHAT'S THAT?
[ THUNDER CRASHING ]
I DON'T FREAKING CARE!
I'M AN ARCHITECT.
\h\h\hI'M ALWAYS TRYING TO TURN
EVERY OBSTACLE INTO A SUCCESS.
NOW THAT OUR DRY CREEK BED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS A STREAM,
SOME OF THE FISH FROM THE LAKE
\hMAY HAVE BEEN GOING IN THERE.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH.
WOW.
ON MY OWN, I SUCCESSFULLY
\hCOMPLETED A CHALLENGE,
AND IT REALLY FELT GOOD.
WHOO-HOO!
\h\h\h\hAFTER DOING THE 21-DAY,
I CAN'T IMAGINE NOT DOING THIS.
\h\h\h\hNOW I'M 51, AND I'M GOING
TO SHOW THAT I CAN COME OUT HERE
\h\h\h\h\hWITH THE 20-SOMETHINGS
AND KICK BUTT JUST LIKE THEY DO,
AND I'LL BE HERE 40 DAYS LATER,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGUARANTEE IT.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF THEIR
\h\h\h\h\hHIGH SURVIVAL IQ
AND THE FLEXIBILITY TO ADAPT
\hTO CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES,
THIS GROUP OF SKILLED
\h\h\hPROBLEM-SOLVERS
\h\h\hBEGINS THE CHALLENGE
WITH AN "XL" RATING OF 8.3,
BUT THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\hOFFERS NEW CHALLENGES
AS AN UNSEEN THREAT
\hSTALKS THE BEACH
NEAR THE SURVIVALISTS' CAMP.
ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S SEE --
FIREWOOD, CLEARING ROCKS.
\hOH, SHH.
-WATCH IT.
\hGET OUT OF THE WAY.
LOOK, MONITOR TRACKS.
BIG ONES.
-ALRIGHT.
YEAH.
LOOK.
GOING THIS WAY, THIS IS
WATER MONITOR RIGHT HERE.
\h\h\h\h-LOOK AT THAT.
-THAT'S A BIG ONE, TOO.
THAT'S THE TAIL DRAGGING,
AND THESE ARE THE FEET
RIGHT THERE, BOOM, BOOM.
\h-THAT'S AWESOME.
-4 OR 5 FEET LONG.
THESE LOOK RELATIVELY
\h\h\h\h\hFRESH SO --
\h\h\h\hGabrielle:
IT'S FIREWOOD TIME.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDuke:
YOU HEAR SOMETHING?
[BLEEP]
\h\h\h\h\h\hGabrielle:
WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?
THERE'S SOMETHING UP
\h\h\hHERE BEHIND US.
♪
HOLY [BLEEP]
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGabrielle:
WHILE IT LOOKS LIKE PARADISE,
\h\h\hTHIS PLACE CAN BE HELL.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
\h\h\h\h"NAKED AND AFRAID XL"
STRANDS SIX MEN AND SIX WOMEN
\hIN ONE OF THE MOST PUNISHING
SURVIVAL LOCATIONS ON EARTH...
ANOTHER DAMN WASTELAND.
...THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF PALAWAN...
Rylie: IT'S SO SHARP.
EVERYTHING IS SHARP.
\h\h\h\h\hChristina:
BLEEDING EVERYWHERE.
...FOR 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS.
DURING THE RAINY SEASON, DAILY
\h\hSHOWERS ARE A FACT OF LIFE.
LOOKS LIKE THE CLOUDS
\h\h\hARE ROLLING IN.
UNPREDICTABLE TROPICAL STORMS
\h\h\h\hCAN RAVAGE THE ISLAND
\h\h\hWITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL,
HYPOTHERMIC TEMPERATURE DROPS,
\h\hAND TYPHOON-FORCE WINDS
PUSHING 200 MILES PER HOUR.
WE HAVE A LEAKY SHELTER.
THE WIND JUST CHANGED DIRECTION,
\h\h\hBLOWING MORE RAIN
RIGHT INTO THE SHELTER.
THIS [BLEEP]!
I HATE IT!
DROP THAT [BLEEP].
LET'S GET IN HERE.
NOT DONE, BUT IT'S THE BEST
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE CAN DO.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
WHOA!
AAH!
AAH!
Narrator: THE THIRD TEAM
\h\hTO STORM THESE SHORES
IS THE ALL-FEMALE GROUP OF MANU,
\h\h\h\h\h\hRYLIE AND CHRISTINA.
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE,
\h\h\h\hNOT A DROP TO DRINK.
UPSIDE TO THAT --
LESS MOSQUITOES?
UGH.
I'M TRYING TO FIND THE UPSIDE
\hHERE, LOOKING PRETTY DREARY.
Rylie: I'M RYLIE, AND I WAS
\hIN HONDURAS FOR 21 DAYS.
\hSNAKE.
-BIG ONE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYEAH.
THIS JUNGLE IS [BLEEP]
\hTHE CONDITIONS WERE SO WET
THAT EVERYTHING I KNEW ABOUT
MAKING A FIRE AND MAINTAINING
\h\h\hA FIRE WAS CHALLENGED.
IT'S NOT GOING.
I WAS FREEZING EVERY NIGHT.
I COULDN'T SLEEP.
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
IT WAS REALLY TRYING ON ME
\hMENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,
AND 9 DAYS INTO THE CHALLENGE,
MY PARTNER DECIDED IT WAS
\hJUST TOO MUCH AND LEFT.
I'M TAPPING OUT, OKAY?
SO I DID ABOUT 11 FULL DAYS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBY MYSELF.
IN MY REGULAR LIFE, I'M A LONER,
\h\hSO I FIGURED BEING BY MYSELF
MEANT I COULD MAKE SURE
THINGS WERE DONE RIGHT.
OFF TO LOOK FOR GRUBS.
\h\hBUT I REALIZED THAT,
ON A SURVIVAL STANDPOINT,
BEING ALONE IS HUGELY CRIPPLING
\hBECAUSE NOT HAVING A PARTNER
\h\hMEANT I DIDN'T HAVE
AN EXTRA PAIR OF HANDS.
I DIDN'T HAVE THE EXTRA ENERGY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO BURN.
\hOH, MY GOD.
I FOUND ONE.
YEAH.
AND EVERY NIGHT THAT
\h\h\hI STAYED AWAKE
SHIVERING I HAD TO TELL MYSELF,
\h"ALL THIS SUFFERING, ALL THIS
HOPING AND FIGHTING
\h\hFOR EVERY INCH,
IT'S ALL GOING TO MEAN NOTHING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIF YOU GIVE UP,"
AND THAT'S WHAT MADE ME
\h\h\h\h\hPUSH FORWARD.
YES.
YES.
I FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT
\hWITH THIS CHALLENGE.
I KNOW THAT I CAN BE TOUGHER
\h\h\h\hTHAN MY ENVIRONMENT.
\h\h\h\hI CAN LAST LONGER
THAN PEOPLE EXPECT I CAN.
WORKING IN A GROUP
\h\hDYNAMIC THOUGH,
\h\hI THINK I WILL
STRUGGLE WITH THAT,
\hBUT I WILL SEE
HOW FAR I CAN GO
\h\h\h\h\h\hBECAUSE SO FAR
I'VE BEEN DOING ALL RIGHT.
\h\h\hTHIS SEA IS
CHOPPY LIKE THIS.
-CAN'T SWIM AROUND IT.
\h\h\h-YOU CANNOT SWIM.
YOU CANNOT RISK BEING SMASHED
UP AGAINST THE ROCKS.
I GOT YOU.
MY NAME IS MANU,
\hAND 5 YEARS AGO
I WAS IN PANAMA.
WE HAVE A WATERFALL.
OH!
Manu: WE STARTED OFF WITH TWO,
\h\h\hAND THEN WE BECAME FOUR,
SO I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE
\hWITH GROUP SURVIVAL.
\hWE HAVE ALL DAY
TO DO A SHELTER.
I FEEL THAT WE DO NOT HAVE
TIME TO REST AND TAKE A NAP.
YOU SHOULD PROBABLY
TAKE A NAP AS WELL,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMAKE YOU
A LITTLE BIT HAPPIER.
BUT TOWARDS THE END
\hOF THE CHALLENGE
I STARTED FEELING THIS INTENSE
\hPAIN COMING THROUGH MY BODY.
MM, MY HEAD.
\h\h\hBUT IT WAS THE WILL
THAT I WAS ALMOST THERE,
\hAND NOTHING WAS
GOING TO STOP ME,
AND I JUST STUCK AT IT,
\h\h\hAND I PERSEVERED.
\h\h\h-SERIOUSLY, MANU?
-YEAH. [BLEEP] SERIOUS.
\h\h\hAND IT WAS THE BEST
LEARNING LIFE EXPERIENCE
I'LL EVER HAVE.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
BUT AFTER THE PANAMA CHALLENGE,
\h\hI WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
HEMORRHAGIC DENGUE FEVER,
AND NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE
\h\hSURVIVE THROUGH IT.
I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.
I THEN HAD TO FACE ALMOST A YEAR
\h\h\hOF INTENSE PHYSICAL THERAPY
BECAUSE I HAD LOST
MY ABILITY TO WALK,
\hBUT I'M A SURVIVOR,
AND I'M HERE TO PROVE
THAT YOU CAN OVERCOME ANYTHING
\h\hIF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT.
THIS IS THE CHINA SEA.
IT'S NO JOKE.
THIS IS A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.
YOU'VE GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT UNDERCURRENT
\h\h\hAND BEING EXPOSED
TO THE TORRENTIAL RAIN,
SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FIND
\h\h\hTHAT INTERNAL STRENGTH
TO BE ABLE TO OVERCOME IT.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hChristina:
\hOH, YEAH, THIS PLACE HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO GET REALLY NASTY.
YOU CAN JUST TELL.
WELL, AREN'T WE
\hBLOODY LUCKY?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING...
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
...EXCEPT FOR ROCKY BEACH.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINA,
\h\hAND THE LAST TIME
I WAS ON "NAKED AND AFRAID,"
I WAS IN THE MEXICAN JUNGLE.
\hFOUR YEARS AGO I CONSIDERED
MYSELF A REALLY TOUGH CHICK.
ALL THE WAY FOR 21 DAYS.
BUT I WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF
\h\h\hA STUPID, TOUGH CHICK
BECAUSE I WASN'T THINKING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hABOUT FLEAS
\h\hTHAT ACTUALLY
CAME UP AT NIGHT.
\h\h\h\h\h\hOW.
[BLEEP]DAMN IT.
THORNS WERE EVERYWHERE.
OH, [BLEEP]
\hMAN, ANOTHER THORN
JUST WENT IN MY FOOT.
[BLEEP]
\h\h\hBUT THE WORST PART WAS THE
HUNGER PAINS, WHICH IS CONSTANT.
IT'S JUST, I'M HUNGRY.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI JUST
REALLY WANT TO LEAVE.
WOULD YOU WANT ME
\hTO LEAVE HERE?
NO.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNO.
\h\h\h\hI WAS DONE, BUT THEN I
COMPLETELY CHANGED MY ATTITUDE.
IT'S TERMITES NEST.
THIS IS A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING.
\h\h\hI MENTALLY MADE MYSELF
STAY IN THERE, STICK WITH IT.
I'M BECOMING A JUNGLE QUEEN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR SURE.
\h\h\hAND IT WAS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE BEST FEELINGS
\h\h\hTHAT I'VE HAD
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
LICK MY [BLEEP] JUNGLE.
THIS TIME I'M MORE HUMBLE
\h\hABOUT THE SITUATION,
AND I RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT
\h\h\h\h\hTHAT I'M GOING INTO
A LOT MORE THAN I DID BEFORE,
BUT THERE IS A LOT OF WATER,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND IT'S FUNNY
BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED
\h\h\h\h\hOF THE OCEAN
\h\hBECAUSE THERE'S
A LOT OF BIG THINGS
THAT COULD EAT ME ANYTIME.
WOW.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE
TO KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hABOUT IT
AND DO MY BEST NOT TO FOCUS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE FEAR
THAT I HAVE OF BEING
\h\h\h\hIN THE OCEAN.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF THEIR
\h\h\h\hEXCEPTIONAL DISPLAY
OF INNER STRENGTH UNDER THE MOST
\h\h\h\h\hEXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES,
THESE FIERCELY INDEPENDENT WOMEN
\h\h\hJOIN FORCES WITH AN INITIAL
"XL" RATING OF 7.3.
BUT ON THIS INHOSPITABLE BEACH,
THE SURVIVALISTS WILL STRUGGLE
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO FIND PROTECTION
FROM THE PHILIPPINES' RUTHLESS
\h\h\h\h\hTROPICAL ENVIRONMENT.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hManu:
THE SUN IS INTENSE.
THESE ROCKS, AH.
Christina: THE LOCATION THAT
\h\hWE'RE AT, IT'S NOT GOOD.
THE SUN IS SCORCHING.
IT'S LIKE WALKING ON
\h\h\h\hA HOT STOVE,
SO WE HAVE 3 HOURS
\h\hIN THE MORNING,
AND AFTER THAT WE HAVE
TO STAY IN OUR SHELTER.
OH.
Rylie: REPORTING LIVE FROM
THE DEVIL'S ASS[BLEEP].
\h\hTHE DEVIL'S ASS[BLEEP]
FRICKIN' PERFECT FOR HERE.
IT'S [BLEEP] POETIC.
♪
\h\hManu: CHRISTINA,
WHAT'S ON YOUR BACK?
\h\h\h\h\h\hAAH!
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
OH, MY GOD!
\h\h\hAAH!
\h\hSUN IS TOO HIGH,
AND WE'D BURN IN THAT SEA.
\h\h\hDUDE, THIS PLACE
IS [BLEEP] MISERABLE.
Narrator: ON THE FIFTH SEASON
\h\hOF "NAKED AND AFRAID XL,"
12 SURVIVALISTS WILL TAKE ON
\hA SUN-SCORCHED WATER WORLD,
AND WHILE THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\h\hPROVIDES ENDLESS DANGERS,
\h\h\hTHE SURVIVALISTS
WILL FIND NO SAFE HAVEN
\h\h\h\h\hIN PALAWAN ISLAND'S
MERCILESS JUNGLE INTERIOR...
IT'S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL
\hSTARVATION SO FAR.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
\h\h...A DENSE FOREST CANOPY
DOTTED WITH BACKFILLED CAVES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND INFESTED
WITH VENOMOUS CENTIPEDES...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOW!
SOMETHING GOT ME.
I WAS JUST LAYING DOWN.
\h\h\h\h\hI WASN'T MOVING.
...PLUS SOME OF THE DEADLIEST
\h\h\h\hSNAKES ON THE PLANET,
INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINE
\h\h\h\h\hSPITTING COBRA,
WHICH CAN BLIND ITS VICTIM
\h\h\h\h\hFROM 9 FEET AWAY.
FOR THE SURVIVALISTS, TRAVERSING
\h\h\h\h\hTHESE TROPICAL JUNGLES
MEANS FACING A CHALLENGE-ENDING
THREAT WITH EVERY SINGLE STEP.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hChristina:
YOU SEE THAT VIPER RIGHT THERE?
HE'S NOT HAPPY.
OH, BABY.
\h\hOKAY.
HOLD ON, BUDDY.
HOLD ON.
YOU ARE MINE.
-YOU GOT BIT BY A VIPER?
\h\h\h\h\h\h-OH, MY GOD.
-OH, MY GOD.
\h\h-[BLEEP]
♪
OH, MY GOD.
\h\h\h\hTHE FINAL GROUP
TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE
\hIS THE MIXED-GENDER TEAM
OF ANGELA, MAX, AND NICOLE.
THAT'S ONE NASTY CLIFF.
Max: YEAH.
LOOKS LIKE PARADISE.
\h\hIT'S BEAUTIFUL BUT DANGEROUS.
I'M ANGELA, AND RECENTLY
\hI WAS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SOUTH AFRICA WAS VERY INTENSE.
THIS IS FRESH AND LOOK STRAIGHT
\h\h\hUP RIGHT TO MY SHOULDER.
\h\hAND BECAUSE MY PARTNER
DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE STARTER,
ULTIMATELY IT TOOK 7 DAYS
\h\h\h\hTO GET THAT FIRE.
I SEE AN EMBER!
BIG OLD FIRE.
FIRE!
ALSO, WE WERE GETTING FOOD,
BUT IT JUST WAS NOT A LOT.
AND HE THREW IT IN THE FIRE.
YEAH, WE BUTTED HEADS.
\h\hYOU DON'T THROW FOOD OUT IN A
SURVIVAL SITUATION PERIOD EVER.
I'M A VEGETARIAN,
\h\h\h\h\h\hDUDE.
\hI DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
IF YOU'RE A VEGETARIAN.
YOU'RE NOT.
FOOD IS FOOD.
I WAS A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR 18 YEARS,
AND I DON'T GIVE UP.
I ALWAYS PUSH THROUGH.
HOLY [BLEEP]
HE WENT TOWARDS MY FISH TRAP.
\h\h\hGOING TO HAVE
A FISH FRY TONIGHT.
I DEALT WITH EVERYTHING
THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.
ALMOST THERE.
AND I COMPLETED THE 21-DAY
CHALLENGE THERE BY MYSELF.
\h\hWHOO!
I DID IT!
I'M NOT A PRIDEFUL PERSON,
BUT I'M PROUD OF MYSELF
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THAT.
I'M GOING HOME.
WHOO!
\h\h\h\h\hTHE PHILIPPINES
ARE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT
THAN SOUTH AFRICA.
OUT HERE ONE WRONG STEP
\h\h\h\hCAN ABSOLUTELY END
YOUR CHALLENGE IMMEDIATELY.
\h\h\hBETWEEN THE SNAKES
AND THE MONITOR LIZARDS,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHERE'S A LOT
OF DANGEROUS STUFF OUT THERE.
\hWE REALLY NEED TO PAY
ATTENTION ALL THE TIME
BECAUSE JUST LIKE IN A COMBAT
SITUATION, COMPLACENCY KILLS.
HERE IT LITERALLY
\hCOULD KILL YOU.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S TAKING ME
\h\h\h\h\h\hOUT OF THIS CHALLENGE
UNLESS I AM FORCED TO BE,
\h\h\hSO NO MATTER WHAT,
I'M GOING TO BE HERE
\h\h\hWITH YOU GUYS.
AMEN.
HERE WE GO AGAIN.
THIS IS MY THIRD CHALLENGE
\hIN UNDER A YEAR...
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-WOW.
-...THE TRIFECTA, GOING FOR IT.
MY NAME IS MAX.
\hI STARTED ON THE 14-DAY
FAN CHALLENGE IN PANAMA.
I HAD PRACTICED LIKE I WAS
\h\h\hGOING TO THE 21-DAY,
\h\h\hSO I WAS READY
TO TACKLE IT HEAD-ON.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
I WASN'T REALLY EXPECTING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMY PARTNER
TO BE SO CHALLENGING FOR ME.
SOMETIMES, IT JUST FEELS LIKE
YOU CAME INTO THIS WITH,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE,
NO SKILLS FOR THIS.
HEY.
I'VE LEARNED THAT MOST THINGS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDON'T WORK OUT
WHEN YOU TRY TO ATTACK THEM
IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT,
\hBUT WE CAME TOGETHER,
AND WE MADE IT HAPPEN.
WE DID IT TOGETHER.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE DID IT TOGETHER.
MY SECOND CHALLENGE
WAS ALSO IN PANAMA.
INITIALLY I STARTED OUT
\hWITH A DUDE PARTNER.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYES.
OH, WE HAVE FIRE!
WHOO!
\hBUT THEN WE MET UP
WITH TWO OTHER LADIES
HALFWAY THROUGH THE CHALLENGE
\h\h\h\h\hAND BECAME A TRIBE.
THINGS JUST GOT
SO MUCH BETTER.
BUT THE CHALLENGE WAS HARD
\h\h\h\h\hTO SAY THE LEAST.
[ GASPS ] UGH!
[BLEEP] DONE FOR REAL.
I'M SICK OF YOUR NEGATIVE
\h\h\hNANCY [BLEEP], THOUGH.
WE'RE EITHER GOING TO
\h\h\hMAKE IT TO 21,
OR ONE OF US IS GOING
\hTO MAKE IT TO JAIL.
GET ME OUT!
BY DAY 13, EVERYONE TAPPED OUT,
\hAND I JUST THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
\h\h"I GOT 8 MORE DAYS TO PUSH,
JUST GOT TO EMBRACE THE SUCK."
IT'S FREAKING COLD.
AND IT MADE IT TO WHERE
\h\h\h\hI JUST BELIEVE
\hI CAN PERSEVERE
THROUGH ANYTHING.
YES!
\hTHE IDEA OF DOING
A 40-DAY CHALLENGE,
IT'S HARD TO EVEN FATHOM.
TAKE IT 1 DAY AT A TIME,
\h\hTHAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.
ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO LOOK
\h\h\h\h\hAT THE 40.
WE'RE HERE TO TAKE IT 1 DAY AT
A TIME AND THEN MAKE IT TO 40.
\hNOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THIS HARSH ENVIRONMENT,
\h\h\hI HAVE TO DEAL
WITH 11 OTHER PEOPLE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT [BLEEP]
SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME,
BUT THAT'S ALSO
WHAT PUSHES ME,
\h\hAND THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME
THE BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH
AND KEEPS ME COMING BACK.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM
\h\h\h\hAN ULTIMATE SURVIVOR.
MY FIRST CHALLENGE, IT WAS
\h\hDROUGHT CENTRAL THERE.
\h\h\h\h-REALLY?
-OH, MAN, THIS IS
\hVERY DIFFERENT.
I'M NICOLE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI COMPLETED MY
21-DAY CHALLENGE IN NICARAGUA.
UGH.
IT WAS NO PICNIC.
[BLEEP] THROWING STAR
\h\hRIGHT IN MY FOOT.
\hCONSIDERING THE DROUGHT,
THE HEAT WOULD JUST SUCK UP
ALL OF OUR WATER RESOURCES.
Angel: WHAT THE HECK?
MAKES YOU MISS YOUR BACKYARD
SWIMMING POOL, REALLY DOES.
I HAD AN AMAZING PARTNER,
BUT WE REALLY DIDN'T
\hMESH WELL TOGETHER.
YOU PROBABLY GREW UP
\h\h\h\h\hWITH A MAID
OR SOMETHING THAT GOT EVERYTHING
\h\h\h\h\h\hDONE FOR YOU OR SOMETHING.
OH!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI DON'T --
THAT WAS BELOW THE BELT!
\hWHAT HE JUST SAID TO ME
WAS BEYOND DISRESPECTFUL,
\h\h\hAND I AM NOT GOING TO
TOLERATE [BLEEP] LIKE THAT.
\hLIKE, I'VE DEALT WITH A LOT
OF CONFRONTATION IN MY LIFE,
\hAND WHEN SOMEONE TELLS ME
THAT I CAN'T DO SOMETHING,
\h\h\h\hIT'S MY DUTY
TO PROVE THEM WRONG.
OH, MY GOD.
OOH, HE'S IN STRIKE MODE.
YEAH, BABY.
GO! [BLEEP].
OH, YEAH.
ANGEL, HAVE A SURPRISE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR YOU!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNICE.
LOOK AT THAT SUCKER.
WITHOUT THAT SNAKE, I DON'T
\h\hTHINK EITHER ONE OF US
\h\h\hWOULD'VE MADE IT
THROUGH THE CHALLENGE.
\h\h\h\h\hYEAH, BABY!
WHOO!
OH, MY GOD.
WE MADE IT.
-HECK YEAH!
\h\h\h-AH!
HOPEFULLY MY TEAMMATES
\h\hAND I CAN GET ALONG
DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES
NO MATTER HOW OPPRESSIVE
\h\h\hTHE SITUATIONS GET
BECAUSE THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWAS ONE THING,
BUT THIS IS 40 DAYS.
OH, MY GOSH.
AND BEING ON THIS TINY ISLAND
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE PHILIPPINES
SURROUNDED BY THOUSANDS
OF MILES OF OPEN OCEAN
IS TRULY FRIGHTENING.
LET GO! LET GO!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
EXCELLENT FORAGING SKILLS,
\h\h\hAND THE ABILITY
TO SECURE PROTEIN...
WILL SERVE THIS TEAM WELL
\h\h\hIN THE PHILIPPINES,
\h\hBUT THEIR DIFFICULTY DEALING
WITH PAST PARTNERS IS A CONCERN.
\hTHEY BEGIN THE CHALLENGE
WITH AN "XL" RATING OF 6.8.
AS THE SURVIVALISTS
\h\hWILL DISCOVER,
\h\h\h\hTHE SEA CAN BE
A BOUNTY OF RESOURCES.
Max: I'M GOING TO GO SNORKEL
\h\h\h\h\h\hAROUND THAT JETTY
AND HOPEFULLY FIND SOME FISH.
Narrator: BUT EVERYTHING COMES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH A PRICE.
♪
♪
OH, [BLEEP]
♪
Narrator: AS FOUR TEAMS PREPARE
\hTO TAKE ON THE PHILIPPINES...
THERE'S NOTHING OUT HERE.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE
\h\h\h\hIN THE OCEAN?
...THEY HAVE NO IDEA THAT,
DEEP IN THE PALAWAN JUNGLE,
\hTWO OTHER SURVIVALISTS
ARE ALREADY THERE AS PART
OF AN UNPRECEDENTED
\h60-DAY CHALLENGE.
60 DAYS IN THE PHILIPPINE
\h\h\h\h\h\hRAIN FOREST, BABY!
REALLY DENSE, REALLY THICK,
\h\h\hGOING TO BE INTENSE.
ELITE "XL" VETERANS
\h\hLAURA AND JEFF
WILL ENTER THE JUNGLE 20 DAYS
BEFORE THE "XL" CHALLENGE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBEGINS.
IT WOULD BE HARD ENOUGH
\h\h\h\h\hSURVIVING 60 DAYS
\h\hIN A FREAKING
DEPARTMENT STORE.
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS
GOING TO BE INSANE.
JEFF EARNED HIS SURVIVAL STRIPES
\h\h\h\h\h\hCOMPLETING CHALLENGES
IN THE BARRENS SAVANNAS
\h\h\hOF MADAGASCAR...
JEFF, SNAKE.
...AND ON "NAKED AND AFRAID XL"
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCOLOMBIA.
AAH!
I'VE LEARNED THAT
\hWHEN YOU'RE OUT
IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION
\h\h\h\h\h\hLIKE THIS,
\hYOU HAVE TO GO OUT
INTO THE ENVIRONMENT
AND DOMINATE MOTHER NATURE.
PUSHING TO 60 DAYS IS BEYOND
\h\h\h\hWHAT I KNOW I CAN DO
AND INTO THE UNKNOWN.
Narrator: LAURA'S SURVIVAL
EXPERIENCE IS UNPARALLELED,
COMPLETING FOUR SEPARATE
\hCHALLENGES IN PANAMA...
I GOT A LOBSTER.
...THE AMAZON,
\h\h\hA 40-DAY CHALLENGE
WITH JEFF IN COLOMBIA...
LIFE IS GOOD.
...AND NAKED IN ALASKA.
UGH, GOT HIM!
\h\hBEING OUT HERE 60 DAYS,
IT'S A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJeff:
\h\hWE ARE ATTEMPTING SOMETHING
THAT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.
IT'S LITERALLY GOING TO BE
\h\h\h\h\h\hHELL ON EARTH.
UGH.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
IF THEY COMPLETE THE FIRST
20 DAYS OF THEIR JOURNEY...
Laura: I JUST GOT BIT BY THIS
\h\h\h\h\h10-INCH CENTIPEDE.
Narrator: ...JEFF AND LAURA WILL
\h\h\hJOIN THE OTHER SURVIVALISTS
\h\h\h\hTO EMBARK TOGETHER
ON ANOTHER 40 DAYS OF HELL.
WE HAVE BEEN HIT BY ONE OF THE
\hWORST RAIN STORMS IMAGINABLE.
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS NOT
A VERY FRIENDLY JUNGLE.
OH, NO WAY!
\h\h\hYES.
James: IT'S BEEN 35 YEARS
SINCE I'VE TOUCHED A BOW,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT I'M DOING
THE "XL" PHILIPPINE STYLE.
\h\h\h\hEXCITED ABOUT GOING,
SO I'M GETTING MY FEET READY.
THAT LIME WILL TEAR AWAY AT THE
SKIN, MAKE THEM NICE AND HARD.
\h\hWORKING WITH YOUR HANDS,
PACKING, SMACKING, CHOPPING,
\hJUST TRYING TO GET
YOUR HANDS CALLOUSED
AND READY FOR THE CHALLENGE
\h\h\hIS JUST AS IMPORTANT
AS GETTING YOUR FEET READY.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER THROWN
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS CAST NET
WITH CLOTHES ON BEFORE.
FIRST CAST OF THE DAY,
\h\h\h\h\h\hGOT ME ONE.
\h\h\h\hCARLY WANTED TO SHOW ME
SOME STRETCHES TO GET ME READY
FOR THE PHILIPPINE TRIP.
AH. OKAY.
I DID IT.
LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN.
\h\h\h\h\h\hSISTER IS GIVING ME
THE PEP TALK BEFORE I HEAD OUT.
YOU'RE SUCH A BADASS.
YOU'RE SO PREPARED.
\h\h\h\h[Whispering]
SHE LOVES ME SO MUCH.
\h\h\h\hDRIVING TO THE AIRPORT,
AND IT'S STARTING TO FEEL REAL.
-BYE, PARENTS.
\h\h\h\h\h-BYE.
\h\h\h\h\h-BYE.
THEY'RE LIKE, "GOOD RIDDANCE."
I'VE BEEN PUTTING ON WEIGHT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR 6 WEEKS.
LET'S SEE IF I'M LEGAL.
\h\h\h\h\hWoman:
OH, MY GOODNESS.
201 POUNDS.
\h\hGOODBYE, TEXAS.
SEE YOU IN 40 DAYS.
PHILIPPINES, CAN'T WAIT
\hTO BE WITH EVERYBODY.
\h\hI JUST CLEARED CUSTOMS,
AND I'M IN THE PHILIPPINES
\h\hSO READY TO GET
THIS PARTY STARTED.
IT'S DEFINITELY GETTING REAL.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYOU CAN FEEL
IT'S NICE AND HOT AND MUGGY.
\h'TWAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE INSERTION,
JUST LAYING IN MY BED,
THINKING ABOUT THE JUNGLE
\hAND THE 40 DAYS AHEAD.
I AM SO READY FOR THIS.
\h\h\hTHIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE ONE.
LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
\h\h\h-WHOO!
-HERE WE GO.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.
LET'S DO THIS.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WITH NO MORE TIME TO PREPARE,
THESE "NAKED AND AFRAID"
\h\hVETERAN SURVIVALISTS
\h\h\h\h\hARE ABOUT TO ENTER
THE CHALLENGE OF A LIFETIME.
\h\h\h\h\hRussell:
IT'S SO UNINVITING.
I MEAN, JUST LOOKING AT
IT'S GIVING ME CHILLS.
THERE'S NO BEACH.
GOD, WHERE IS THE SILVER
\hLINING ON THIS ONE?
IT'S A WATER WORLD.
\h\hIT'S DESOLATE.
\h\h\hIT'S SALT WATER,
SO YOU CAN'T DRINK IT,
\h\h\hAND IT'S SAND,
AND YOU CAN'T EAT IT.
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS WHERE YOU GO
IF YOU'RE EXILED, I THINK.
Manu: WE'RE GOING TO
LEAVE YOU HERE TO DIE.
\h\hYEAH, JUST GOOD LUCK.
FIGURE IT OUT OR DON'T.
IF I WASN'T NERVOUS, THERE'S
\h\h\h\hSOMETHING WRONG WITH ME.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMax:
THIS IS TYPHOON SEASON.
IT COULD BE BEAUTIFUL 1 SECOND
AND COULD BE POURING DOWN
\h\hRAIN THE NEXT SECOND.
YOU READY?
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNOT GOING BACK NOW.
Charlie: I'M HERE, MAN.
\h\h\h\h\hI WANT THIS.
I'M READY.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDuck:
SAYING SOMETHING AND DOING
SOMETHING ARE TWO
DIFFERENT THINGS.
DAMN IT, I'M HERE TO DO IT.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRussell:
NOW WE GOT TO PROVE OURSELVES.
YEAH, WE GOT TO PROVE OURSELVES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO EACH OTHER, TOO.
YES, SIR.
I'M ABLE TO COME BACK OUT HERE
AND FIX SOMETHING THAT I BROKE.
\h\hTHIS RIGHT HERE IS
GOING TO BE MY HEALING.
THIS IS MY REDEMPTION.
40 DAYS, LET'S GO.
Narrator: THIS SEASON ON
"NAKED AND AFRAID XL"...
Laura: THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
\h\h\hLOOKS LIKE PARADISE.
\h-YES!
-YEAH!
THIS PLACE IS MAJOR RECIPE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR DISASTER.
-OH, [BLEEP]
\h\h\h-SHARK!
UGH!
Jeff: AAH!
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[BLEEP]!
DAMN [BLEEP] THIS RAIN!
RELENTLESS.
AAH!
WE'VE GOT TO GET THE [BLEEP]
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOUT OF HERE.
♪
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRussell:
IF THE DEVIL OWNED PROPERTY,
HE WOULD RENT HELL OUT
\h\h\h\hAND LIVE HERE.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJeff:
THIS IS A BIG-BOY CHALLENGE.
YES!
AND PEOPLE BETTER START TO PUT
\h\h\h\hTHEIR BIG-BOY PANTS ON.
THERE IT IS, BABY!
\h\h\hTHERE IT IS.
\h\h\hNEVER KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO FIND.
-CHARLIE, YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h-HOW?
\h\h\h\hBECAUSE I DO
ALL THE [BLEEP] WORK?
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS
\h\hGOING TO DO?
THIS IS CRAZY!
\h\hGO, GO, GO!
\h-GO!
-SHARK!
HOLY CRAP.