Naked and Afraid XL (2015–…): Season 5, Episode 4 - The Devil and the South China Sea - full transcript
Ambushed by violent tropical storms, the survivalists are pounded by torrential rain and heavy surf. When one team takes to the open seas they are stalked by territorial sharks. The storms and lack of food brings one survivalist t...
Narrator: Previously on
"Naked and Afraid XL"...
Man: Don't look down.
Whoa! [ Grunts ]
Narrator: 7 days into
the 40-day challenge...
Are those people? Yo!
Narrator: The all-male
redemption team
emerged from the South China
sea in search of resources...
Charlie: We haven't
eaten in seven days.
No [bleep] way.
And joined forces with
Max, Angela, and Nicole
at their cliffside camp.
- Whatever we have...
- Yeah?
- Is yours.
- Yeah.
- Mi casa, su casa.
- Absolutely.
Narrator: For James,
Gabrielle, and Duke,
the innovation and
teamwork has continued.
Duke: I'm taking apart the pot
handle and making a spear tip.
Narrator: But not the results.
It's a waste of time and energy.
Time to formulate
plans for migration.
Narrator: After being denied
an opportunity to merge
with Jeff and Laura...
We thought it was better
if we just stuck as
a two-person duo.
Right.
The embattled all-female team
finally showed signs
of coming together...
Rylie: I just want to make sure
that we're not fighting
about everything,
because I don't like that.
Manu: No, and neither do I.
Narrator: Only to have
the pressures of survival
and a family crisis
force manu to tap out.
Life is too short
to have regrets.
Narrator: And as Jeff and Laura
enter day 27 of their
60-day challenge,
they've made a strategic
decision to go it alone.
But now find themselves caught
in a lightning storm in
the South China sea.
[ Shouts ] [Bleep]
[ Thunder crashes ]
- With 33 days remaining...
- Shark! -Ohh!
Narrator: Will anyone escape
this deadly water world alive?
This is what I
live for right now!
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- we better get back now.
- Yeah, row, row, row.
[ Thunder crashes ]
[ Shouts ]
[Bleep] Aah! Ohh!
[Bleep]
[ Grunts ]
[Bleep]
Laura: I'm a little nervous
that we're not gonna
have a fire anymore.
I haven't seen how our
shelter has done in a storm.
If we don't have a fire, we're
gonna be in real trouble here.
I made a container
out of bamboo,
so that we can
always have dry tinder.
[ Grunts ]
[Bleep]
[ Grunts ]
Laura: [Bleep]
Whoo!
[ Grunts ]
Whoo!
Narrator: A quarter of a
mile down the same beach,
Rylie and Christina
are still trying to solidify
their shelter in the
wake of manu's tap out.
[ Thunder crashing ]
♪
[Bleep]
More rain.
- We need to grab that firewood.
- Okay.
[ Sighs ] [Bleep]
Rylie: It's starting
to come down.
It is. [Bleep]
I'm saddened that
manu left, you know,
because it's just
going to be a lot harder.
[ Thunder crashing ]
Man [bleep] this rain.
I hate it!
[ Groans in frustration ]
Christina: So we just
want it to stop raining
so we can like...
Finish our shelter
and get a fire.
I don't think that's
too much to ask.
We're willing to
continue to be miserable.
We just want to be a
little bit less miserable.
Yeah.
[ Thunder crashes ]
[ Thunder crashes ]
[Bleep]
♪
Narrator: Five
miles to the west,
the resourceful team of
Duke, James, and Gabrielle
have seen their
protein options dwindle.
♪
James: Really tough
trying to live here.
We may have to start thinking
about how to get out of here.
There's no usable fruit,
and the protein is
really, really minimal.
Gabrielle: We're
literally starving.
We can't do this.
Last night was a little rough.
We had a pretty bad
rainstorm come through.
We know that it's
a matter of time
before there's another storm.
So, we figure it's time to move.
Chances are good
that wherever we go
is gonna be more
resource rich than here.
So, we're talking a raft?
Yeah.
I don't think there's
a hike access here.
We should be able to
travel a greater distance.
Yeah.
With less effort I
think, in the water.
In the water, yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, definitely.
James: The group has
made a plan to fashion a raft,
and we're gonna
hit the high seas
and find us a better location.
Duke: We're using several
pieces of driftwood that we found,
and because there's
very little cordage,
we're gonna use
rope from the cast net.
We disassembled it
into individual strands,
and we're gonna
use those strands
to lash the logs and
wood to each other.
Do a loop around, and
then go to the middle.
Great idea, Gabby.
Going out into the open ocean
where there's something
that can kill you,
for us to go out there without
any fear would be stupid,
but I know that our
desire to be successful
in this challenge is greater
than any fear that we have.
It's time to go.
James: Looks like we've got
a sandy beach and palm trees.
There's clearly more resources
than what we have now.
Gabrielle: All
right, let's get going.
Narrator: The survivalists
will head four miles
up the coast around
their rocky peninsula
in hopes of finding a safe
cove with greater resources.
But in these open waters,
they'll be vulnerable to
venomous sea snakes
and highly aggressive
gray reef sharks,
which can grow up to 12 feet.
All right, one, two, three.
James: We do know
there's sharks out here.
Personally saw one
yesterday morning,
but our feet are beat up,
our backs are sore,
our stomachs are empty.
We're ready to go.
Duke: We're gonna be
in the water for a while,
but the last three days, it's
been whitecaps out there,
and that's open ocean.
It's a little daunting.
We have to take a chance,
because we can't survive
for 40 days in razor rock cove.
- Let's get out of here.
- Good riddance.
Narrator: Eight
miles down the coast,
the newly merged group
continues to adapt to life
as a team of six.
♪
- You good, Max?
- No, I'm great.
Charlie: All right, we
can come more to me.
A little fire in the
corner, big fire over there.
Oh, yeah, good call.
This place is really nice.
The sand, I can s... I can walk.
I can sit!
Ahh, no rocks.
I'm not guaranteeing
drips, like I said.
This is not a new tarp.
I'm guaranteeing that
it'll be more comfortable
for all parties involved.
Duck, Russell and I,
we're the redemption guys.
We survived seven
days with eating nothing.
We went through hell, but
now we got shelter and water.
It's getting a lot better.
Things are looking up.
We're gonna do good,
we're gonna finish this.
40 days.
Nicole: Oh, my gosh
Russell, that burn.
Russell: All the way
up to the butt cheek,
that's how burnt I got.
Oh, I can't watch
that. That's gross.
Wow.
So when I say I was burnt...
- Oh, yeah, burned bad.
- I was burned.
Max: It's day eight,
and I feel good.
Now that we got more people
here, we've got more morale.
We've got more hands on deck,
just the go get 'er mentality
that just showed up is huge.
It's night and day difference
from the beginning
of this challenge,
but now that these
guys are here,
we obviously need
to start focusing on
going out there and
really searching for food.
So I'm making a paddle,
in order to paddle the raft
that these guys came in on,
and explore that other
little jetty/cove over there.
I've been wanting to explore
that jetty since we got here,
just 'cause I see
coconut trees over there.
I see there's a potential to
get a resource for everybody.
Got the scoop right
there, it's gonna do work.
Charlie: I'll walk
down there with you
help you pull the
raft into the water,
'cause it's heavy.
Angela: I am worried about Max
getting those
coconuts by himself.
This water here, you've got a
lot of riptides and undertows,
and, you know,
there's sharks out there.
There's all kinds
of things out there
that literally put you in a
situation that can kill you.
Here we go. You got it.
You can let go, we got it.
- All you, pal.
- Yep.
Angela: And if you don't have
anybody around, you're screwed.
See you in a little bit.
Be careful, be careful.
Hey, bring back some
coconuts. [ Laughs ]
Coconuts, oh, yeah.
That's the least I'll do.
- Good luck, pal.
- Thank you.
Make it back.
♪
- Whew, wow.
- Come on, guys.
All right, we're coming
up to a shelf about 40 feet.
It looks like it's dropped,
and I can't see the bottom.
We're getting into
open water here.
♪
♪
[Bleep]
Gabrielle: Oh, geez.
Duke: Holy crap! [Bleep]
- I can see him.
- Oh, geez.
Duke: Three meters
in front of you.
Gabrielle: Oh [bleep]
Holy [bleep]
Meter and a half
in front of you.
James: Oh, oh!
- Right there.
- Oh, god!
Gabrielle: Oh
[Bleep] oh, my god!
♪
[Bleep]
- Holy crap.
- Oh, oh!
Duke: A meter and
a half in front of you.
Gabrielle: Oh [bleep]
Oh, my god!
Look out!
Oh, god.
♪
- Can you see it?
- No, it's gone.
Wow [bleep]
A little bit
terrifying, isn't it?
We should keep our eyes peeled.
All right, let's get
the [bleep] outta here.
♪
Jeff: Going fishing today!
Laura: Yesterday we
didn't catch anything,
but today we have a
bunch of hermit crabs,
and this incredible ocean,
such an amazing resource,
and to make it 60 days, we
need to find some protein.
It looks like this thing went
through a storm or something.
Yeah, no kidding, huh?
Laura: We had a
huge storm roll in,
and our boat got
beat up pretty bad,
and so I'm really nervous
because that thing
is ready to fall apart.
It has a giant hole in it, so
you have to constantly bail,
and at any point in time,
that thing could fall apart
and sink to the
bottom of the ocean.
Ready for some fishing?
Hell yeah! Open seas!
[ Both cheering ]
♪
Max: Going to get
coconuts is, by far,
the most aggressive move
I've made during this challenge.
You know, there's
sharks in there.
There's poisonous snakes.
I mean, the most venomous
snake on the planet
is in the water.
You know, it's just that
potential of getting food.
You got to do
what you got to do.
I really want to be able
to provide for my team.
So apparently just...
Coasting along this cape here.
I'm taking my time.
A long swim.
If I get some coconut
in me, it's gon' be a'ight.
♪
♪
Duck: Angela, Nicole, and Max,
they say it's very
little resources here,
but, hey, we find
stuff new every day.
We might've spotted something
they haven't seen yet, you know?
I'm not sure what these are,
but I don't want to
leave 'em behind
just in case they're good.
They're different,
I ain't seen 'em.
But if they're no good,
I'll just throw 'em away,
but if they're good, it
could be a new find.
Something's good about
'em, something's eating 'em.
♪
Charlie: Right in here, Russ.
Check out this fruit.
Hell yeah, dude.
All about it,
bubba, all about it.
Russell: After getting here
and not eating in seven days,
I'm hungry and I want
to get something to eat,
and I'm happy to
eat anything we find.
Narrator: High in
vitamin c and sugar,
each fruit of the dankelon
tree provides about 20 calories,
but the citrus fibers
can affect digestion,
causing severe abdominal cramps.
This is good, dude.
Yeah, good, huh?
I wouldn't go too much, man.
Duck: I've ate that.
- I've ate one of those already.
- How was it?
It tastes like a corona lemon.
He said you're only supposed
to eat one of 'em, though.
Nicole: No, you
cannot eat the seed,
and don't eat too much of it.
Nicole: The fruit
they found is edible,
but you shouldn't eat too
much or it could make you sick.
You don't want to risk that.
That could be
what takes you out,
and I don't want
that for myself,
and I really don't want
that for my partners.
Russell: My survival
game is very simple.
It's like a scavenger mentality.
You know, I have an iron
gut when it comes to this,
and I think that's another
one of my strategies.
That's the ability to eat
what you can get
when you can get it.
- This tastes delicious.
- Anybody check on Max?
We haven't seen him.
He was... he must've been
already around the peak.
We came out and it
wasn't five minutes,
and he was nowhere to be found.
Max, I get kind of concerned
about him out there by himself,
especially being in the
water, anything could happen.
You know, so I just
hope that he's safe.
He may have got a good current,
and it just took his
ass right the hell out.
Well, it's either
that or he drowned,
and I'm thinking, you know.
That raft is not
the most steerable.
Yes.
♪
Laura: We gotta bail some water.
Jeff: All right.
This boat's falling apart.
So we're just drifting.
So there's no way for us
to anchor down out here,
so for the meantime,
we're just gonna float around,
try to catch a couple fish.
It's not easy.
Laura: Dude, you gotta
bail. I can't crack bait anymore
'cause I can't get to the
ground through the water.
- You want the...
- Give me a bailer.
Give me a bailer. No,
no, no, the little one.
The little one? Okay. [ Groans ]
Okay. I might try to tie
another weight to my line.
Narrator: Using
sand crabs as bait
and small rocks as weights,
Jeff and Laura have dropped
multiple hooks in the water,
but an inability to
steady their boat
risks tangling the lines.
Laura: Come on.
Jeff: Gosh, there's
like nothing in here.
Like, it's freaking empty.
♪
I'll be so happy when
we get our shelter done.
Yeah.
All we have to do
today is put this on,
make an awning,
and get our fire done.
We have one
almost built shelter.
We have no fire, but we
have an endless supply
of wet firewood
drying for tonight.
I'm really happy to have
Christina as a partner.
She is a workhorse and
there's only two of us,
and we're by ourselves, but
I think we can make it work.
♪
And that's how you do.
This challenge, I'm definitely
more prepared mentally
than I was on
the last challenge.
So, my goal is stay in there,
stick with it, no matter what.
♪
Gabrielle: This is a
hell of a long swim.
Duke: I see palms. I
can't believe my eyes.
This looks like paradise.
I see some sand.
- That looks so inviting.
- Yes.
Something that's
other than rocks.
[ Laughter ]
Gabrielle: All right, you
guys ready to make this push?
Yeah.
- Yo, we are close.
- Oh, watch it!
- Oh, yeah.
- There it is.
- Yes.
- Whoo!
♪
James: It was a relief
just to hit the ground,
and it was a nice feeling
to know that we
made it to the beach.
It really, really
boosted the morale.
Gabrielle: We just
swam all the way
from razor rock cove to
this beautiful, sandy beach.
This place looks like heaven
compared to the hell
we've been living in.
How 'bout this
feeling underfoot, huh?
That's pretty nice.
Duke: Are y'all shoulders sore?
My everything's jello.
Hey, look at this
setup. What is this?
Hello?! Anybody home?!
♪
How about this
feeling underfoot, huh?
Hey, look at this setup.
Gabrielle: What is this?
Oh, crap, they got
all kinds of bananas.
Somebody's having a
better time than we were.
[Bleep]
Dang, man. And the fire's going.
It's still warm.
Duke: God, is the jungle
just empty of bananas now?
[ Laughing ]
Look, they have their ripe ones,
their not so ripe ones ripening,
and sleeping mats made of palm.
James: They've
gotta still be there.
They would not
leave that much fruit.
They're still here somewhere.
- Hello, anybody home?
- Hello?
Banana people?
Guys, I feel a little
bit like goldilocks.
- We're in here.
- I know, right?
[ Laughing ]
Dude, let's just help ourselves,
check out the place.
I think we should welcome
ourselves to a couple bananas.
I mean, I think they
could spare a few.
Hook it up.
Anybody's who's not gonna
share these is no friend of mine.
[ Laughing ]
Can we just hug right now?
Oh.
Nice family hug.
All we needed to do
was raid someone else's
camp the whole time.
[ Laughing ]
Oh, my gosh.
We could've swam
way... [ groaning ]
[ Laughing ]
Oh, oh, that's so heavenly,
unbelievably sweet.
That's definitely the
best banana I've ever had.
- Oh, my gosh.
- [ Laughing ]
Seriously, I think ever.
That has got to be
the best banana ever.
It is, I don't know whether
it's actually that good,
or whether we're just starving.
Laura: Dude, it's so bad.
Oh, I got a bite.
Jeff: A bite?
Oh, I got a fish, yeah!
Bring it in. Get
in the boat, fast.
Yeah! Yes!
Yeah!
Yes!
We're fishing.
We're fishing, baby!
Yeah. Yes?
Yeah! Oh, yeah!
He's so beautiful. Wow!
He's gonna taste so good.
I think I have one. Yes.
Yes! Yes!
Yeah.
Even swimming around
the bottom of the boat.
Jeff: I live for this and
my partner lives for this.
We are gonna kick this challenge
in the balls every single day.
We're gonna take it.
Look at her, she's pretty good.
Yes!
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Laura: Oh, that's not good.
I don't even care!
Let it rain, baby! [ Laughs ]
Careful what you wish for.
Oh, come on.
Mother nature loves it.
♪
Nicole: I wonder
how Max is doing.
I know. Like, looking out there,
looking to see if
he's coming back.
Yeah. Let's hope he's okay.
It's never smart to go out
and do something by yourself,
'cause you don't know
what's gonna happen.
You know, Max going into
the ocean, swimming around
to get those coconuts
could be very dangerous.
It could be life or death,
so that's why I'm
worried about him.
I think that's Max.
Offshore, that spot right there.
That's Max.
- Max is back.
- Hey!
- You made it.
- Yeah!
- Wow!
- Holy [bleep] dude.
Charlie: You got coconuts!
He actually found
coconuts bigger than mine.
Look how beautiful this is.
Max: Yeah, man,
let's crack one open
and all take it
together right now.
Oh [bleep]
I can't believe it. The
guy got 10 coconuts.
Holy [bleep]
Hell yeah.
Nicole: Oh, hello.
Oh, that's
disgustingly beautiful.
Angela: We probably, in a week,
have not taken in
more than 300 calories.
One coconut at 100 calories
apiece, three cups of juice,
is 300 calories in one serving.
That's a huge score,
that's a huge deal.
Russell: Give that to Charlie.
I'm gonna take that right there.
It tastes beautiful, Charlie.
It tastes like coconut, pal.
- Paradise.
- A little bit of heaven.
That is awesome.
This could not have been
possible without you guys.
I couldn't have
gotten over there,
I wouldn't have gotten
over there without the raft.
I would've came
back with one just like,
"hey, here's one coconut."
- Floating on it.
- Really.
Max: Yeah, we're all in it
to help each
other out right now.
That was good. Thank you, Max.
Angela: Max, you're
awesome. Thank you.
You did it. Thank you, buddy.
Max: I appreciate
everyone here, seriously.
Well, we appreciate you.
Together, it really did.
Oh, man, that was a push.
Christina: I'm gonna go get
the rest of these palm leaves.
- I'm coming.
- Awesome.
Christina: I'm really
struggling today
because I haven't had
any energy whatsoever,
like the entire day.
My back, my lower
back's hurting.
My pee is not right.
I'm struggling.
I don't know if I'm sick,
but the lack of sleep
or the lack of food is
really taking a toll on me.
[Bleep]
Oh, I feel nauseous.
Rylie: Take it easy.
My stomach, man.
I just need to
rest for a minute.
Rylie: I don't know
what's wrong with her.
Her stomach is always hurting,
and she's in a
lot of discomfort.
I feel so extremely bad
that I cannot help
you right now.
No, take the day off, rest.
You need to.
You're, like, having
a lot of problems.
I'm worried 'cause I really
don't want her to leave,
'cause she's the
positive part of the team,
but she's also an incredibly
hard worker, and it's awesome
because I did spend almost
half of my last challenge alone.
I'm really hoping that whatever
it is passes pretty soon,
'cause we have a long way to go.
♪
♪
The mountains look exactly
like they did yesterday
before the storm.
Maybe we should go in.
I think we need to go in.
♪
Paddle right.
This might be a big storm. Yeah.
It looks mean,
doesn't it? It does.
♪
♪
What the heck?
♪
Just in time.
I need to tie it off, Laura.
I'll grab all that, go
check on the fire.
All right.
♪
What the [bleep]
What the [bleep] is that?
Oh, my god.
Hey! What's going on?
- Hi.
- That's Laura, isn't it?
How's it going?
Oh, my gosh, hey.
[ Laughing ]
You probably don't know
who I am, I'm James.
James, so good to
meet you, James.
I heard good things about you.
I gotta apologize.
We took six bananas.
I mean, we want
to chop firewood.
I felt really bad, we
found part of the...
Don't even feel
bad, don't worry.
Don't worry whatsoever.
Tell us what you need.
Seriously, just get
firewood for the storm.
They come in real hard.
I'll see you soon!
[Bleep]
Yeah, eat a bunch of bananas.
- Whoo!
- Oh, my gosh.
- We got some fish, boss!
- Oh, man, come here.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
Yeah, we just saw
Laura as she went by.
- Oh, yeah.
- Look at all those!
- That is sweet!
- Wow!
Our first 21 days, we were
touching them out there.
- Yeah.
- What?
We are doing 60 days, baby.
Whoo!
Duke: Wow, I didn't realize
we'd run into someone
who was out here on
a 60-day challenge.
I mean, it gives
you a lot of respect
for who they are
and their skill.
Making it through some
really harsh conditions.
Jeff: We were so
happy to have neighbors,
but we thought it was better
if we just stuck as
a two-person duo
just because we're
trying to get to that 60.
James: We just have to
catch up with you guys later.
- See you in a little while.
- All right.
- Here's your stuff.
- Thank you, brother.
Oh, man, you guys...
It's so good to see you!
Gabrielle: Nice to see you.
Bless you! Bless you, sir!
Whoo!
Jeff: I have
partnered with Laura,
and I am loyal to her.
And everything I have,
I will share with her.
I'm not ready to do
that for an entire group.
Neighbors, not roommates.
That's how I want to keep it.
This 60 day, it's me
and Laura to the end.
♪
James: Wow, that wind.
On most previous
"Naked and Afraid XL's,"
the groups merge,
and honestly I've never
thought of anything but merging.
But now the clock's ticking,
and we need to make
a waterproof shelter
to get through the night
and keep us warm and dry.
This is good.
I mean, I'd rather have
the rain during the day.
We can see how it's flooding.
Duke: Yes, there it is.
So I'm thinking that's
something to avoid.
How's that base
look? The start point.
Is that a good spot for
you? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jeff and Laura
have their own plan
and there's no need to
force camps to go together.
If we're happy
living separately,
then let's continue that.
We live here now.
This is it. This is
where we're living.
It's gonna be our new house.
It's a little drippy at
the moment, but...
Got a little work to do.
This is gonna be our new home!
♪
Narrator: At the far
end of the same beach,
Christina's health
rapidly declines.
Her heart is racing.
She can't catch her breath.
She feels really weak
and dizzy and out of it.
So, we called a medic
because this is
incredibly concerning.
Narrator: Christina's
blood pressure
reading of 95
over 70 is very low
and could be reflective of a
much more serious condition,
such as dehydration,
malnutrition,
or severe infection.
It's decided she must be
moved to the medic camp
for further testing overnight.
Rylie: I don't know what's
wrong with Christina.
I just... I hope she's
okay. I'm really worried.
Okay.
Narrator: If she
can't be stabilized
or her symptoms worsen,
the risk to Christina's health
could force her to
leave the challenge.
Christina: I'm not
tapping. There is no way.
♪
♪
Russell: Got up this morning
before everybody else did
and decided, "get up
and go look for food."
We've got a whole
bunch of coconuts,
but my survival
skill is scavenging.
I'm really good at it.
I think everybody else
overlooks finding the little stuff.
They feel like it takes too
much energy to get them.
But I'm willing to use
that energy to get them.
What you trying to do there?
Trying to find something
other than low-hanging fruit.
Some of this higher
stuff like up here.
Trying to find the good ones.
Just hoping the
branch doesn't break.
Got 'em. Boom.
Boom, boom.
Ready to drop them?
Right on, right
on. Now let's eat.
You're only supposed
to eat one of them.
See, got to go for
the high ones, man.
I think this is my
new favorite fruit.
Too much for me.
Russell: This one all green,
this one's got brown on it.
Makes it riper. Not ripe.
It's got an acid in there
that will make your
stomach start burning.
But once it's ripe, it's good.
Worth the climb.
♪
Hello.
Need to check.
Christina: You know,
I am feeling better.
Narrator: Keeping
Christina overnight
appears to have
stabilized her vitals.
But not all the news
regarding her condition is good.
Christina, the medical
staff has concluded
that you do have an infection...
A urinary tract infection.
Your infection is not something
we treat medically
properly out here.
If you were inside
and sleeping and eating
and not getting
ravaged by sand fleas,
it might be a different story.
It is an infection,
and we have to take
infections very seriously, so...
♪
Narrator: Throughout
the 40-day challenge,
each camp will receive
a shared "Naked and
Afraid XL" rating or XLR,
which tracks their progress
and likelihood of success.
Look how beautiful this is.
After Max's triumphant
return with coconuts
and the discovery
of the dankelon fruit...
Russell: I think this is
my new favorite fruit.
Narrator: The merged
team of six improves
their XL rating from 7.4 to 7.7.
For James, Gabrielle and Duke,
a dangerous journey led to
the promise of better resources.
This place looks like heaven.
Narrator: But the elements
are already working
against them.
Their XLR remains at 7.8.
30 days into their
60-day challenge,
Jeff and Laura's fishing
efforts have finally paid off.
What the [bleep] is that?
Narrator: But the arrival of
a third team on the beach...
We took six bananas.
Could mean competition
for their resources.
Their XLR rises from 8.9 to 9.0.
While at the far end
of the same beach,
Christina and Rylie braved
multiple storms without a fire.
But now Christina has learned
that she must
leave the challenge,
plunging the team XLR to 4.7.
♪
Your infection is not something
we treat medically
properly out here.
It is an infection
and we have to
take infections
very seriously, so...
♪
Sure.
Christina: I understand
that my health comes first,
but I'm really sad
to leave so early.
And I know it's only 11 days,
but it's been one of
the toughest challenges.
What's really amazing
is it's the 11th day
and I'm still mentally
positive and happy.
And, you know, when
I did my last challenge
and on 11th day, I was
completely just mental,
like going crazy,
but I did push myself
way too hard and
I shouldn't have.
I'm going to miss Rylie.
Like, I feel bad that she's
already lost one partner,
and now she's losing two.
But it's hard for me to
even, like, move around.
Everything is hurting right now.
And I wish all the other
survivalists the best of luck.
♪
Rylie: Christina
just left. She tapped.
She became my friend,
so I'll miss her, but...
Survivalism is so
hard by yourself.
I thought for sure I wasn't
gonna have to deal with that
because I had two really
strong good partners.
And now we're on day 11.
You know, it's not even halfway,
and I'm completely
by myself again.
I'm just trying to process that
because this is really tough.
♪
♪
- I'm happy.
- I'm happy, too.
Max: Everyone here is
looking out for each other.
Angela: And that's the
most important thing.
Russell's been eating
those fruits off the tree
that are very acidic.
Which we all had them,
but he's had many,
many, many of them.
[Bleep]
Russ!
I can't breathe.
- Medic!
- We need a medic!
[ Gasping ]
I won't let you leave,
I promise. Okay?
That's it. Come on down.
Lie down.
[ Gasping ]
Charlie: Easy, Russ, easy.
We're here with
you, buddy, be easy.
Narrator: Next time on
"Naked and Afraid XL"...
Charlie: We have
to get off this beach.
There's got to be some
place with more food.
We know what awaits us
in there and it's not pretty.
- Viper!
- [Bleep]
- Hold on, hold on, hold on.
- Whoa!
- [ Screams ]
- Think we found home.
- Whoo.
- Yeah.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[ Grunting ]
Charlie: My own team doesn't
get off their ass to help me.
Max: Oh, here we go.
What are you guys gonna do?
Let's see what the
[bleep] happens.
[Bleep] [Bleep]
"Naked and Afraid XL"...
Man: Don't look down.
Whoa! [ Grunts ]
Narrator: 7 days into
the 40-day challenge...
Are those people? Yo!
Narrator: The all-male
redemption team
emerged from the South China
sea in search of resources...
Charlie: We haven't
eaten in seven days.
No [bleep] way.
And joined forces with
Max, Angela, and Nicole
at their cliffside camp.
- Whatever we have...
- Yeah?
- Is yours.
- Yeah.
- Mi casa, su casa.
- Absolutely.
Narrator: For James,
Gabrielle, and Duke,
the innovation and
teamwork has continued.
Duke: I'm taking apart the pot
handle and making a spear tip.
Narrator: But not the results.
It's a waste of time and energy.
Time to formulate
plans for migration.
Narrator: After being denied
an opportunity to merge
with Jeff and Laura...
We thought it was better
if we just stuck as
a two-person duo.
Right.
The embattled all-female team
finally showed signs
of coming together...
Rylie: I just want to make sure
that we're not fighting
about everything,
because I don't like that.
Manu: No, and neither do I.
Narrator: Only to have
the pressures of survival
and a family crisis
force manu to tap out.
Life is too short
to have regrets.
Narrator: And as Jeff and Laura
enter day 27 of their
60-day challenge,
they've made a strategic
decision to go it alone.
But now find themselves caught
in a lightning storm in
the South China sea.
[ Shouts ] [Bleep]
[ Thunder crashes ]
- With 33 days remaining...
- Shark! -Ohh!
Narrator: Will anyone escape
this deadly water world alive?
This is what I
live for right now!
captions paid for by
discovery communications
- we better get back now.
- Yeah, row, row, row.
[ Thunder crashes ]
[ Shouts ]
[Bleep] Aah! Ohh!
[Bleep]
[ Grunts ]
[Bleep]
Laura: I'm a little nervous
that we're not gonna
have a fire anymore.
I haven't seen how our
shelter has done in a storm.
If we don't have a fire, we're
gonna be in real trouble here.
I made a container
out of bamboo,
so that we can
always have dry tinder.
[ Grunts ]
[Bleep]
[ Grunts ]
Laura: [Bleep]
Whoo!
[ Grunts ]
Whoo!
Narrator: A quarter of a
mile down the same beach,
Rylie and Christina
are still trying to solidify
their shelter in the
wake of manu's tap out.
[ Thunder crashing ]
♪
[Bleep]
More rain.
- We need to grab that firewood.
- Okay.
[ Sighs ] [Bleep]
Rylie: It's starting
to come down.
It is. [Bleep]
I'm saddened that
manu left, you know,
because it's just
going to be a lot harder.
[ Thunder crashing ]
Man [bleep] this rain.
I hate it!
[ Groans in frustration ]
Christina: So we just
want it to stop raining
so we can like...
Finish our shelter
and get a fire.
I don't think that's
too much to ask.
We're willing to
continue to be miserable.
We just want to be a
little bit less miserable.
Yeah.
[ Thunder crashes ]
[ Thunder crashes ]
[Bleep]
♪
Narrator: Five
miles to the west,
the resourceful team of
Duke, James, and Gabrielle
have seen their
protein options dwindle.
♪
James: Really tough
trying to live here.
We may have to start thinking
about how to get out of here.
There's no usable fruit,
and the protein is
really, really minimal.
Gabrielle: We're
literally starving.
We can't do this.
Last night was a little rough.
We had a pretty bad
rainstorm come through.
We know that it's
a matter of time
before there's another storm.
So, we figure it's time to move.
Chances are good
that wherever we go
is gonna be more
resource rich than here.
So, we're talking a raft?
Yeah.
I don't think there's
a hike access here.
We should be able to
travel a greater distance.
Yeah.
With less effort I
think, in the water.
In the water, yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, definitely.
James: The group has
made a plan to fashion a raft,
and we're gonna
hit the high seas
and find us a better location.
Duke: We're using several
pieces of driftwood that we found,
and because there's
very little cordage,
we're gonna use
rope from the cast net.
We disassembled it
into individual strands,
and we're gonna
use those strands
to lash the logs and
wood to each other.
Do a loop around, and
then go to the middle.
Great idea, Gabby.
Going out into the open ocean
where there's something
that can kill you,
for us to go out there without
any fear would be stupid,
but I know that our
desire to be successful
in this challenge is greater
than any fear that we have.
It's time to go.
James: Looks like we've got
a sandy beach and palm trees.
There's clearly more resources
than what we have now.
Gabrielle: All
right, let's get going.
Narrator: The survivalists
will head four miles
up the coast around
their rocky peninsula
in hopes of finding a safe
cove with greater resources.
But in these open waters,
they'll be vulnerable to
venomous sea snakes
and highly aggressive
gray reef sharks,
which can grow up to 12 feet.
All right, one, two, three.
James: We do know
there's sharks out here.
Personally saw one
yesterday morning,
but our feet are beat up,
our backs are sore,
our stomachs are empty.
We're ready to go.
Duke: We're gonna be
in the water for a while,
but the last three days, it's
been whitecaps out there,
and that's open ocean.
It's a little daunting.
We have to take a chance,
because we can't survive
for 40 days in razor rock cove.
- Let's get out of here.
- Good riddance.
Narrator: Eight
miles down the coast,
the newly merged group
continues to adapt to life
as a team of six.
♪
- You good, Max?
- No, I'm great.
Charlie: All right, we
can come more to me.
A little fire in the
corner, big fire over there.
Oh, yeah, good call.
This place is really nice.
The sand, I can s... I can walk.
I can sit!
Ahh, no rocks.
I'm not guaranteeing
drips, like I said.
This is not a new tarp.
I'm guaranteeing that
it'll be more comfortable
for all parties involved.
Duck, Russell and I,
we're the redemption guys.
We survived seven
days with eating nothing.
We went through hell, but
now we got shelter and water.
It's getting a lot better.
Things are looking up.
We're gonna do good,
we're gonna finish this.
40 days.
Nicole: Oh, my gosh
Russell, that burn.
Russell: All the way
up to the butt cheek,
that's how burnt I got.
Oh, I can't watch
that. That's gross.
Wow.
So when I say I was burnt...
- Oh, yeah, burned bad.
- I was burned.
Max: It's day eight,
and I feel good.
Now that we got more people
here, we've got more morale.
We've got more hands on deck,
just the go get 'er mentality
that just showed up is huge.
It's night and day difference
from the beginning
of this challenge,
but now that these
guys are here,
we obviously need
to start focusing on
going out there and
really searching for food.
So I'm making a paddle,
in order to paddle the raft
that these guys came in on,
and explore that other
little jetty/cove over there.
I've been wanting to explore
that jetty since we got here,
just 'cause I see
coconut trees over there.
I see there's a potential to
get a resource for everybody.
Got the scoop right
there, it's gonna do work.
Charlie: I'll walk
down there with you
help you pull the
raft into the water,
'cause it's heavy.
Angela: I am worried about Max
getting those
coconuts by himself.
This water here, you've got a
lot of riptides and undertows,
and, you know,
there's sharks out there.
There's all kinds
of things out there
that literally put you in a
situation that can kill you.
Here we go. You got it.
You can let go, we got it.
- All you, pal.
- Yep.
Angela: And if you don't have
anybody around, you're screwed.
See you in a little bit.
Be careful, be careful.
Hey, bring back some
coconuts. [ Laughs ]
Coconuts, oh, yeah.
That's the least I'll do.
- Good luck, pal.
- Thank you.
Make it back.
♪
- Whew, wow.
- Come on, guys.
All right, we're coming
up to a shelf about 40 feet.
It looks like it's dropped,
and I can't see the bottom.
We're getting into
open water here.
♪
♪
[Bleep]
Gabrielle: Oh, geez.
Duke: Holy crap! [Bleep]
- I can see him.
- Oh, geez.
Duke: Three meters
in front of you.
Gabrielle: Oh [bleep]
Holy [bleep]
Meter and a half
in front of you.
James: Oh, oh!
- Right there.
- Oh, god!
Gabrielle: Oh
[Bleep] oh, my god!
♪
[Bleep]
- Holy crap.
- Oh, oh!
Duke: A meter and
a half in front of you.
Gabrielle: Oh [bleep]
Oh, my god!
Look out!
Oh, god.
♪
- Can you see it?
- No, it's gone.
Wow [bleep]
A little bit
terrifying, isn't it?
We should keep our eyes peeled.
All right, let's get
the [bleep] outta here.
♪
Jeff: Going fishing today!
Laura: Yesterday we
didn't catch anything,
but today we have a
bunch of hermit crabs,
and this incredible ocean,
such an amazing resource,
and to make it 60 days, we
need to find some protein.
It looks like this thing went
through a storm or something.
Yeah, no kidding, huh?
Laura: We had a
huge storm roll in,
and our boat got
beat up pretty bad,
and so I'm really nervous
because that thing
is ready to fall apart.
It has a giant hole in it, so
you have to constantly bail,
and at any point in time,
that thing could fall apart
and sink to the
bottom of the ocean.
Ready for some fishing?
Hell yeah! Open seas!
[ Both cheering ]
♪
Max: Going to get
coconuts is, by far,
the most aggressive move
I've made during this challenge.
You know, there's
sharks in there.
There's poisonous snakes.
I mean, the most venomous
snake on the planet
is in the water.
You know, it's just that
potential of getting food.
You got to do
what you got to do.
I really want to be able
to provide for my team.
So apparently just...
Coasting along this cape here.
I'm taking my time.
A long swim.
If I get some coconut
in me, it's gon' be a'ight.
♪
♪
Duck: Angela, Nicole, and Max,
they say it's very
little resources here,
but, hey, we find
stuff new every day.
We might've spotted something
they haven't seen yet, you know?
I'm not sure what these are,
but I don't want to
leave 'em behind
just in case they're good.
They're different,
I ain't seen 'em.
But if they're no good,
I'll just throw 'em away,
but if they're good, it
could be a new find.
Something's good about
'em, something's eating 'em.
♪
Charlie: Right in here, Russ.
Check out this fruit.
Hell yeah, dude.
All about it,
bubba, all about it.
Russell: After getting here
and not eating in seven days,
I'm hungry and I want
to get something to eat,
and I'm happy to
eat anything we find.
Narrator: High in
vitamin c and sugar,
each fruit of the dankelon
tree provides about 20 calories,
but the citrus fibers
can affect digestion,
causing severe abdominal cramps.
This is good, dude.
Yeah, good, huh?
I wouldn't go too much, man.
Duck: I've ate that.
- I've ate one of those already.
- How was it?
It tastes like a corona lemon.
He said you're only supposed
to eat one of 'em, though.
Nicole: No, you
cannot eat the seed,
and don't eat too much of it.
Nicole: The fruit
they found is edible,
but you shouldn't eat too
much or it could make you sick.
You don't want to risk that.
That could be
what takes you out,
and I don't want
that for myself,
and I really don't want
that for my partners.
Russell: My survival
game is very simple.
It's like a scavenger mentality.
You know, I have an iron
gut when it comes to this,
and I think that's another
one of my strategies.
That's the ability to eat
what you can get
when you can get it.
- This tastes delicious.
- Anybody check on Max?
We haven't seen him.
He was... he must've been
already around the peak.
We came out and it
wasn't five minutes,
and he was nowhere to be found.
Max, I get kind of concerned
about him out there by himself,
especially being in the
water, anything could happen.
You know, so I just
hope that he's safe.
He may have got a good current,
and it just took his
ass right the hell out.
Well, it's either
that or he drowned,
and I'm thinking, you know.
That raft is not
the most steerable.
Yes.
♪
Laura: We gotta bail some water.
Jeff: All right.
This boat's falling apart.
So we're just drifting.
So there's no way for us
to anchor down out here,
so for the meantime,
we're just gonna float around,
try to catch a couple fish.
It's not easy.
Laura: Dude, you gotta
bail. I can't crack bait anymore
'cause I can't get to the
ground through the water.
- You want the...
- Give me a bailer.
Give me a bailer. No,
no, no, the little one.
The little one? Okay. [ Groans ]
Okay. I might try to tie
another weight to my line.
Narrator: Using
sand crabs as bait
and small rocks as weights,
Jeff and Laura have dropped
multiple hooks in the water,
but an inability to
steady their boat
risks tangling the lines.
Laura: Come on.
Jeff: Gosh, there's
like nothing in here.
Like, it's freaking empty.
♪
I'll be so happy when
we get our shelter done.
Yeah.
All we have to do
today is put this on,
make an awning,
and get our fire done.
We have one
almost built shelter.
We have no fire, but we
have an endless supply
of wet firewood
drying for tonight.
I'm really happy to have
Christina as a partner.
She is a workhorse and
there's only two of us,
and we're by ourselves, but
I think we can make it work.
♪
And that's how you do.
This challenge, I'm definitely
more prepared mentally
than I was on
the last challenge.
So, my goal is stay in there,
stick with it, no matter what.
♪
Gabrielle: This is a
hell of a long swim.
Duke: I see palms. I
can't believe my eyes.
This looks like paradise.
I see some sand.
- That looks so inviting.
- Yes.
Something that's
other than rocks.
[ Laughter ]
Gabrielle: All right, you
guys ready to make this push?
Yeah.
- Yo, we are close.
- Oh, watch it!
- Oh, yeah.
- There it is.
- Yes.
- Whoo!
♪
James: It was a relief
just to hit the ground,
and it was a nice feeling
to know that we
made it to the beach.
It really, really
boosted the morale.
Gabrielle: We just
swam all the way
from razor rock cove to
this beautiful, sandy beach.
This place looks like heaven
compared to the hell
we've been living in.
How 'bout this
feeling underfoot, huh?
That's pretty nice.
Duke: Are y'all shoulders sore?
My everything's jello.
Hey, look at this
setup. What is this?
Hello?! Anybody home?!
♪
How about this
feeling underfoot, huh?
Hey, look at this setup.
Gabrielle: What is this?
Oh, crap, they got
all kinds of bananas.
Somebody's having a
better time than we were.
[Bleep]
Dang, man. And the fire's going.
It's still warm.
Duke: God, is the jungle
just empty of bananas now?
[ Laughing ]
Look, they have their ripe ones,
their not so ripe ones ripening,
and sleeping mats made of palm.
James: They've
gotta still be there.
They would not
leave that much fruit.
They're still here somewhere.
- Hello, anybody home?
- Hello?
Banana people?
Guys, I feel a little
bit like goldilocks.
- We're in here.
- I know, right?
[ Laughing ]
Dude, let's just help ourselves,
check out the place.
I think we should welcome
ourselves to a couple bananas.
I mean, I think they
could spare a few.
Hook it up.
Anybody's who's not gonna
share these is no friend of mine.
[ Laughing ]
Can we just hug right now?
Oh.
Nice family hug.
All we needed to do
was raid someone else's
camp the whole time.
[ Laughing ]
Oh, my gosh.
We could've swam
way... [ groaning ]
[ Laughing ]
Oh, oh, that's so heavenly,
unbelievably sweet.
That's definitely the
best banana I've ever had.
- Oh, my gosh.
- [ Laughing ]
Seriously, I think ever.
That has got to be
the best banana ever.
It is, I don't know whether
it's actually that good,
or whether we're just starving.
Laura: Dude, it's so bad.
Oh, I got a bite.
Jeff: A bite?
Oh, I got a fish, yeah!
Bring it in. Get
in the boat, fast.
Yeah! Yes!
Yeah!
Yes!
We're fishing.
We're fishing, baby!
Yeah. Yes?
Yeah! Oh, yeah!
He's so beautiful. Wow!
He's gonna taste so good.
I think I have one. Yes.
Yes! Yes!
Yeah.
Even swimming around
the bottom of the boat.
Jeff: I live for this and
my partner lives for this.
We are gonna kick this challenge
in the balls every single day.
We're gonna take it.
Look at her, she's pretty good.
Yes!
[ Thunder rumbles ]
Laura: Oh, that's not good.
I don't even care!
Let it rain, baby! [ Laughs ]
Careful what you wish for.
Oh, come on.
Mother nature loves it.
♪
Nicole: I wonder
how Max is doing.
I know. Like, looking out there,
looking to see if
he's coming back.
Yeah. Let's hope he's okay.
It's never smart to go out
and do something by yourself,
'cause you don't know
what's gonna happen.
You know, Max going into
the ocean, swimming around
to get those coconuts
could be very dangerous.
It could be life or death,
so that's why I'm
worried about him.
I think that's Max.
Offshore, that spot right there.
That's Max.
- Max is back.
- Hey!
- You made it.
- Yeah!
- Wow!
- Holy [bleep] dude.
Charlie: You got coconuts!
He actually found
coconuts bigger than mine.
Look how beautiful this is.
Max: Yeah, man,
let's crack one open
and all take it
together right now.
Oh [bleep]
I can't believe it. The
guy got 10 coconuts.
Holy [bleep]
Hell yeah.
Nicole: Oh, hello.
Oh, that's
disgustingly beautiful.
Angela: We probably, in a week,
have not taken in
more than 300 calories.
One coconut at 100 calories
apiece, three cups of juice,
is 300 calories in one serving.
That's a huge score,
that's a huge deal.
Russell: Give that to Charlie.
I'm gonna take that right there.
It tastes beautiful, Charlie.
It tastes like coconut, pal.
- Paradise.
- A little bit of heaven.
That is awesome.
This could not have been
possible without you guys.
I couldn't have
gotten over there,
I wouldn't have gotten
over there without the raft.
I would've came
back with one just like,
"hey, here's one coconut."
- Floating on it.
- Really.
Max: Yeah, we're all in it
to help each
other out right now.
That was good. Thank you, Max.
Angela: Max, you're
awesome. Thank you.
You did it. Thank you, buddy.
Max: I appreciate
everyone here, seriously.
Well, we appreciate you.
Together, it really did.
Oh, man, that was a push.
Christina: I'm gonna go get
the rest of these palm leaves.
- I'm coming.
- Awesome.
Christina: I'm really
struggling today
because I haven't had
any energy whatsoever,
like the entire day.
My back, my lower
back's hurting.
My pee is not right.
I'm struggling.
I don't know if I'm sick,
but the lack of sleep
or the lack of food is
really taking a toll on me.
[Bleep]
Oh, I feel nauseous.
Rylie: Take it easy.
My stomach, man.
I just need to
rest for a minute.
Rylie: I don't know
what's wrong with her.
Her stomach is always hurting,
and she's in a
lot of discomfort.
I feel so extremely bad
that I cannot help
you right now.
No, take the day off, rest.
You need to.
You're, like, having
a lot of problems.
I'm worried 'cause I really
don't want her to leave,
'cause she's the
positive part of the team,
but she's also an incredibly
hard worker, and it's awesome
because I did spend almost
half of my last challenge alone.
I'm really hoping that whatever
it is passes pretty soon,
'cause we have a long way to go.
♪
♪
The mountains look exactly
like they did yesterday
before the storm.
Maybe we should go in.
I think we need to go in.
♪
Paddle right.
This might be a big storm. Yeah.
It looks mean,
doesn't it? It does.
♪
♪
What the heck?
♪
Just in time.
I need to tie it off, Laura.
I'll grab all that, go
check on the fire.
All right.
♪
What the [bleep]
What the [bleep] is that?
Oh, my god.
Hey! What's going on?
- Hi.
- That's Laura, isn't it?
How's it going?
Oh, my gosh, hey.
[ Laughing ]
You probably don't know
who I am, I'm James.
James, so good to
meet you, James.
I heard good things about you.
I gotta apologize.
We took six bananas.
I mean, we want
to chop firewood.
I felt really bad, we
found part of the...
Don't even feel
bad, don't worry.
Don't worry whatsoever.
Tell us what you need.
Seriously, just get
firewood for the storm.
They come in real hard.
I'll see you soon!
[Bleep]
Yeah, eat a bunch of bananas.
- Whoo!
- Oh, my gosh.
- We got some fish, boss!
- Oh, man, come here.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
Yeah, we just saw
Laura as she went by.
- Oh, yeah.
- Look at all those!
- That is sweet!
- Wow!
Our first 21 days, we were
touching them out there.
- Yeah.
- What?
We are doing 60 days, baby.
Whoo!
Duke: Wow, I didn't realize
we'd run into someone
who was out here on
a 60-day challenge.
I mean, it gives
you a lot of respect
for who they are
and their skill.
Making it through some
really harsh conditions.
Jeff: We were so
happy to have neighbors,
but we thought it was better
if we just stuck as
a two-person duo
just because we're
trying to get to that 60.
James: We just have to
catch up with you guys later.
- See you in a little while.
- All right.
- Here's your stuff.
- Thank you, brother.
Oh, man, you guys...
It's so good to see you!
Gabrielle: Nice to see you.
Bless you! Bless you, sir!
Whoo!
Jeff: I have
partnered with Laura,
and I am loyal to her.
And everything I have,
I will share with her.
I'm not ready to do
that for an entire group.
Neighbors, not roommates.
That's how I want to keep it.
This 60 day, it's me
and Laura to the end.
♪
James: Wow, that wind.
On most previous
"Naked and Afraid XL's,"
the groups merge,
and honestly I've never
thought of anything but merging.
But now the clock's ticking,
and we need to make
a waterproof shelter
to get through the night
and keep us warm and dry.
This is good.
I mean, I'd rather have
the rain during the day.
We can see how it's flooding.
Duke: Yes, there it is.
So I'm thinking that's
something to avoid.
How's that base
look? The start point.
Is that a good spot for
you? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jeff and Laura
have their own plan
and there's no need to
force camps to go together.
If we're happy
living separately,
then let's continue that.
We live here now.
This is it. This is
where we're living.
It's gonna be our new house.
It's a little drippy at
the moment, but...
Got a little work to do.
This is gonna be our new home!
♪
Narrator: At the far
end of the same beach,
Christina's health
rapidly declines.
Her heart is racing.
She can't catch her breath.
She feels really weak
and dizzy and out of it.
So, we called a medic
because this is
incredibly concerning.
Narrator: Christina's
blood pressure
reading of 95
over 70 is very low
and could be reflective of a
much more serious condition,
such as dehydration,
malnutrition,
or severe infection.
It's decided she must be
moved to the medic camp
for further testing overnight.
Rylie: I don't know what's
wrong with Christina.
I just... I hope she's
okay. I'm really worried.
Okay.
Narrator: If she
can't be stabilized
or her symptoms worsen,
the risk to Christina's health
could force her to
leave the challenge.
Christina: I'm not
tapping. There is no way.
♪
♪
Russell: Got up this morning
before everybody else did
and decided, "get up
and go look for food."
We've got a whole
bunch of coconuts,
but my survival
skill is scavenging.
I'm really good at it.
I think everybody else
overlooks finding the little stuff.
They feel like it takes too
much energy to get them.
But I'm willing to use
that energy to get them.
What you trying to do there?
Trying to find something
other than low-hanging fruit.
Some of this higher
stuff like up here.
Trying to find the good ones.
Just hoping the
branch doesn't break.
Got 'em. Boom.
Boom, boom.
Ready to drop them?
Right on, right
on. Now let's eat.
You're only supposed
to eat one of them.
See, got to go for
the high ones, man.
I think this is my
new favorite fruit.
Too much for me.
Russell: This one all green,
this one's got brown on it.
Makes it riper. Not ripe.
It's got an acid in there
that will make your
stomach start burning.
But once it's ripe, it's good.
Worth the climb.
♪
Hello.
Need to check.
Christina: You know,
I am feeling better.
Narrator: Keeping
Christina overnight
appears to have
stabilized her vitals.
But not all the news
regarding her condition is good.
Christina, the medical
staff has concluded
that you do have an infection...
A urinary tract infection.
Your infection is not something
we treat medically
properly out here.
If you were inside
and sleeping and eating
and not getting
ravaged by sand fleas,
it might be a different story.
It is an infection,
and we have to take
infections very seriously, so...
♪
Narrator: Throughout
the 40-day challenge,
each camp will receive
a shared "Naked and
Afraid XL" rating or XLR,
which tracks their progress
and likelihood of success.
Look how beautiful this is.
After Max's triumphant
return with coconuts
and the discovery
of the dankelon fruit...
Russell: I think this is
my new favorite fruit.
Narrator: The merged
team of six improves
their XL rating from 7.4 to 7.7.
For James, Gabrielle and Duke,
a dangerous journey led to
the promise of better resources.
This place looks like heaven.
Narrator: But the elements
are already working
against them.
Their XLR remains at 7.8.
30 days into their
60-day challenge,
Jeff and Laura's fishing
efforts have finally paid off.
What the [bleep] is that?
Narrator: But the arrival of
a third team on the beach...
We took six bananas.
Could mean competition
for their resources.
Their XLR rises from 8.9 to 9.0.
While at the far end
of the same beach,
Christina and Rylie braved
multiple storms without a fire.
But now Christina has learned
that she must
leave the challenge,
plunging the team XLR to 4.7.
♪
Your infection is not something
we treat medically
properly out here.
It is an infection
and we have to
take infections
very seriously, so...
♪
Sure.
Christina: I understand
that my health comes first,
but I'm really sad
to leave so early.
And I know it's only 11 days,
but it's been one of
the toughest challenges.
What's really amazing
is it's the 11th day
and I'm still mentally
positive and happy.
And, you know, when
I did my last challenge
and on 11th day, I was
completely just mental,
like going crazy,
but I did push myself
way too hard and
I shouldn't have.
I'm going to miss Rylie.
Like, I feel bad that she's
already lost one partner,
and now she's losing two.
But it's hard for me to
even, like, move around.
Everything is hurting right now.
And I wish all the other
survivalists the best of luck.
♪
Rylie: Christina
just left. She tapped.
She became my friend,
so I'll miss her, but...
Survivalism is so
hard by yourself.
I thought for sure I wasn't
gonna have to deal with that
because I had two really
strong good partners.
And now we're on day 11.
You know, it's not even halfway,
and I'm completely
by myself again.
I'm just trying to process that
because this is really tough.
♪
♪
- I'm happy.
- I'm happy, too.
Max: Everyone here is
looking out for each other.
Angela: And that's the
most important thing.
Russell's been eating
those fruits off the tree
that are very acidic.
Which we all had them,
but he's had many,
many, many of them.
[Bleep]
Russ!
I can't breathe.
- Medic!
- We need a medic!
[ Gasping ]
I won't let you leave,
I promise. Okay?
That's it. Come on down.
Lie down.
[ Gasping ]
Charlie: Easy, Russ, easy.
We're here with
you, buddy, be easy.
Narrator: Next time on
"Naked and Afraid XL"...
Charlie: We have
to get off this beach.
There's got to be some
place with more food.
We know what awaits us
in there and it's not pretty.
- Viper!
- [Bleep]
- Hold on, hold on, hold on.
- Whoa!
- [ Screams ]
- Think we found home.
- Whoo.
- Yeah.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[ Grunting ]
Charlie: My own team doesn't
get off their ass to help me.
Max: Oh, here we go.
What are you guys gonna do?
Let's see what the
[bleep] happens.
[Bleep] [Bleep]