Naked and Afraid XL (2015–…): Season 5, Episode 7 - Hike Into Hell - full transcript

Narrator: Previously on
"Naked and Afraid XL"...

Jeff: Extraction is
definitely gonna have to be

a multistage migration.

Narrator: After the
three remaining teams

moved deep into
the Palawan jungle...

- Aah!
- Oh, my...

- Charlie!
- How you doing?

Narrator: Charlie discovered
the other two camps

in a nearby cave.

So when did you guys group up?

Well, we're not grouped up.



Jeff: We've got
our own pace going,

and we've got our
own food rations.

We're really trying
to hit that 60, so...

Charlie: There is some tension
between some of the people here.

There's no
question. It's evident.

Narrator: 41 days into
their 60-day challenge...

Aaaaaah!

Narrator: Jeff and
Laura continue

to pull eels out of their
claimed fishing spot.

Yeah, baby!

Yes!

You got to share the space.

We are not here
to give handouts.

Narrator: Forcing their cave mates
to seek other sources of protein.



Yeah. Ooh!

Feeding some hungry girls.

- Did you guys get a snake?
- Yeah.

That'll be a good
little snack, huh?

Narrator: To the north...

Charlie's leadership has
united the team of six...

He's actually being
a father figure to me.

And inspired Russell

to deliver a major
win for the team.

Whoo! Breakfast.

But one fatal step later... ow.

His quest for redemption
has come to a sudden halt.

Russell: Oh, my god.

Narrator: Now, with
19 days remaining...

- There it is, baby!
- Aah!

Ow! God dang!

Narrator: Will anyone
escape this hellish island alive?

Come on. We got to keep pushing.

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- Russ?
- Yeah?

- We love you, man.
- Love y'all, too.

We love you, dude, man.

God bless, Russell!

This is crazy. This is real.

This is absolutely insane.

Man: The rangers who spend
all their lives in these woods

could not immediately
identify this snake.

If it is a venomous
snake, it could've sent

an inordinate amount of
venom into Russell's foot,

and so out of an
abundance of caution,

possibly to save his
life, we're evacuating.

Oh, my god.

And like that, the game changes.

Always got to be careful
where you're stepping.

Man: We're actually bringing
Russell to the base-camp area.

We've arrived in base camp.

We have him on a backboard.

♪

This is crazy.

This is crazy.

♪

Russell: I got bit
by a mock viper...

A snake that looks
like a pit viper,

but it's not as venomous.

I got rushed out, and
I didn't even get to

say goodbye to any of them.

I'm so sad that they
have to do it without me.

We were the six-pack.

It is what it is.

♪

Duck: There's
Charlie right there.

- Hey, Charlie.
- Got some bad news, Charlie.

- What happened?
- Russell's gone.

- What happened?
- Russell got snake-bit.

- Snake bite.
- What?

Duck: Yeah. He gone.

Put him on a stretcher,
and they ripped out of here.

Angela: Yeah. Yeah.

♪

Should've gone out with him.

I should've stayed with the guy.

♪

All Charlie does is blame.

"I should've been with him.
I should've been with him."

Yeah. There's nothing
he could've done,

even if he was with him.

♪

♪

- You frosted, my man?
- What's up, buddy?

Oh, just come check on you.

Charlie: I'm gonna
miss that [bleep] guy.

I hope he's okay.

Oh, me too.

Hey, I love you,
Duck. I really do.

You've become a true
close friend of mine.

I look at you as a son.

Believe it or not, I really
look at you as a son.

You hit me emotionally
when you say stuff like that.

That's why we're
a lot alike, buddy.

Duck: Charlie is a big man,

and I don't mean
tall and weight.

I'm talking about
right here in the heart.

Look at me.

I'm okay.

He's just an overprotective dad

trying to look after his little
flock of chitlings, you know?

And that's what he
does. That's Charlie.

I just making sure
you was frosty.

I'm cool, dude. We're fine.

You're my best friend here.

I love you. I
really do love you.

♪

- We all got to pull through now.
- For Russell.

Charlie: This place is
not doing anything for us,

and it's full of vipers.

Yeah.

We gonna have to get together

and as a group go
out to find a new place.

- For sure.
- Yeah.

Charlie: We'll get out
of here in a day or two.

Ready to rock it.

Narrator: One mile South,

two teams continue to
inhabit the same cave,

including Jeff and Laura,

42 days into their
60-day challenge.

Jeff: Here we are still
standing, still fighting.

I think we're gonna prepare
to move closer to extraction.

Narrator: After their first
migrations into the Palawan jungle,

all three teams remain over
nine miles from the coast

where they will
face a final journey

to their extraction point

in the middle of the
South China sea.

Jeff: Right now, I am finishing
up rationing our bananas,

and we're being smart.

We're being calculated.

It's easier to travel
with the green bananas

because they're very firm,

and they're not gonna
squish and get destroyed,

whereas these yellow
ones are very tender.

Laura: Jeff and I...
we're still feeling great.

Our neighbors have
been busting their butt

trying so hard to get an eel,

and things haven't come
together for them yet.

I really want to see each
and every one of them...

On a very personal level,

I want to see them
cross that finish line.

Narrator: In the cave below,

Duke, James,
Rylie, and Gabrielle

face the same journey

but with significantly
less energy.

It'd be great timing for an eel.

Going down to pull
hooks. Shall return.

- Good luck.
- Should we cut through?

- Yeah.
- Cool.

Duke: James and I are
going out to check our lines,

and we're hoping for some eel.

We're really resource-lacking
compared to the other teams,

and we have this hike
that we need to do,

which complicates thing.

We need every
calorie we can get.

We need every morale
boost we can get.

♪

Ah, this one looks pretty still,

but there's still
a chunk of bait.

James: No, nothing on the line.

Bait's all still there,
so I've undone it,

got it free, and thrown it
back out in the water again.

Takes so many
calories to do anything

when you're already at
the bottom of your barrel.

Gosh dang it. I am... ugh.

Russell's gone now.
It's the five of us.

We got to step up.

We're gonna have to step
up and pick up some slack.

We need to put
our best foot forward

and try to utilize the river

and try to get
something in those traps

so we can at least get
some food for this next move.

- Agreed.
- Yeah.

Let's do extra hunting, fishing.

Every resource
we can possibly get.

Charlie: Right now, heading
over to the other camp,

let them know what our plan is,

see if they want to join us.

I feel it's better to travel
through this jungle as a group.

We're all here to help
each other, share the load.

♪

♪

Oh, [bleep].

Oh, no way!

Oh, my god.

I got an eel.

Yes!

Oh, my god. Yes.

Laura: Right now, I
know that the eels we got

in the beginning have
replenished me to the point

where I can afford to miss
out on some fat and protein.

Jeff's gonna lose his mind.

I know that Jeff probably
would never go along with this,

but I feel like we should
share it with our neighbors.

♪

Jeff: Hey! What
are you holding?!

Are you freaking kidding me?

Yeah, I have a little
bit of a proposition.

- Proposition?
- I know.

So I'm thinking... i'm
taking my half of the eel,

and I want to give
it to these guys.

- [ Gasps ] That's so sweet.
- That is so cool.

Then I eat bananas
'cause I feel good

with my protein and fat.

You're low on protein and fat.

You get your half.

They get meat
but only a little bit...

Like, one banana's worth,

so I get a banana from
everyone, and listen,

I'm not giving it to
you as a charity gift.

There's a fee of
one banana each.

[ Laughs ]

Jeff: It's very difficult
to share food resources

with such a large
group of people.

You know, you'd be silly to say,

"you should split meal
nine ways instead of two."

I mean, it's just human
nature. [ Laughs ]

I'm a good guy. I want
to share, but I'm hungry.

Knock, knock.

Charlie, what's up, buddy?

I wanted to come
talk to you guys.

- Good to see you, buddy.
- Right here, buddy.

- Yeah.
- How you doing?

Good, man, good.

We got a hell of
a hike coming up.

We haven't gotten to
talk with you guys yet,

but we were thinking about
possibly moving tomorrow.

That's what we're doing.
We're also moving tomorrow.

We'd like to come pick yous up.

- Yeah.
- Oh. That's great.

Is that all right?

We definitely want
to travel as one group.

Safety in numbers.

Yeah, what I'm figuring is,

the hike's gonna be
all different terrain...

Uphill, downhill, crests
possibly, open area, jungle...

- Okay.
- Mud.

It's gonna be difficult.

Jeff: Tomorrow's
gonna be a long trek.

There's gonna be snakes
and all manner of creatures

crawling around, so
we're all gonna join up

and travel together
as one group.

Just as long as
respect is there,

that's all I care about.
Of course. Of course.

We'll work out those details.

This doesn't mean that
we're partnering as one group.

Charlie might not
like it, but, hey,

neighbors can go on
vacation together, right?

♪

♪

Charlie: We're gonna need food

because tomorrow is
gonna be a long day.

♪

Holy...

Look at that sucker.

♪

Russell got hit by a snake,

so I'm kind of
just being careful.

How am I gonna get
this son of a bitch?

One of the most venomous
snakes in the world.

It is dangerous, but it's food.

♪

Oh!

Where'd you go,
you bastard? Aah!

♪

Viper.

♪

Oh, [bleep]!

Where'd you go, you bastard?

♪

Knocked him out,
but he is still alive,

so we got to make sure
that we don't let him get me.

That is a pit viper.

Right there is what gets you...

Sweet fang, extremely venomous.

That, my friends, is
the way you get a viper.

Charlie: You guys
got a fire going?

- Whoo!
- What?!

- Nice!
- Nice job.

I didn't cut his head off yet.

Angela: I was gonna
say, he still has his head.

There's his fangs right there.

Oh, he can still [bleep] you up.

- Oh, he can still hurt you.
- Take his [bleep] head off.

Charlie: Let's
have us some viper.

Sorry, buddy. Thank you.

Look at that venom right there.

- Good job, Charlie.
- I'll finish cleaning it.

You guys get the fire going.

Duck: I'm actually
about to cook and clean.

It's a good thing
they skin easy.

Max, you go ahead
and do your thing, buddy.

- Right on.
- I like mine crispy.

- Yep.
- That's a nice-size one, too.

- That's a great-size one.
- 16-inch?

Look at it sizzling, man.

Drop him.

Max: You start. Take
off what you want.

Angela: This is a
big win for all of us...

A huge boost.

We all needed it.

Max: We had mouthfuls
for the first time

pretty much this whole trip.

That's food. That's sustenance.

So, thankful for the
prayers being answered

when we really need it.

- How is it?
- Delicious.

Well, vipers do taste
good, don't they?

Thank you, jungle,
for that pit viper.

Everybody got
that in their belly,

that protein in their belly.

The jungle provided
it. We needed it.

- To Charlie.
- To Charlie.

- To Charlie.
- And the viper.

- To the viper.
- To the viper.

♪

- Use my skewer.
- Here's the stick.

- Oh.
- Figure it out?

Duke: James, yeah.

Gabrielle: We're having
eel for dinner tonight.

I am so excited.

Early this afternoon, Laura
came back and had an eel

and suggested that we share.

- Yeah.
- Thank you so much.

- Very much appreciate it.
- Yeah, absolutely.

- Enjoy.
- That is super.

Laura: I thought a potluck
dinner would be a great way

to get ready for
the hike tomorrow.

They've been out here over
20 days trying to secure protein.

Duke: Oh, my god.
That smells amazing.

This is kind of a big deal.

- Cheers.
- Cheers, guys.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Jeff: I would not accept
handouts if they were given to me,

and we are here
to get to day 60.

To put that in jeopardy
in order to help others

that are doing a
40-day challenge...

That's silly.

It's silly.

- So tasty.
- Very, very good.

- Laura with the big heart.
- Yes, very, very kind, Laura.

- That was amazing.
- That was really nice.

♪

♪

Little bit of an upset stomach,

but I'm thinking
that's gonna go away

as soon as it starts digesting.

Got some water, little
bit of sleep tonight.

Gonna be ready to
go in the morning.

♪

Charlie: Ow! [Bleep]!

Something got me.

I was just lying
down. I wasn't moving.

Duck: I don't see
no centipede in here.

- Right there.
- Uh-huh.

Charlie: Something
bit me or stung me.

It felt like a centipede, and I
don't know what happened,

but it [bleep] hurts.

Oooh.

♪

♪

I'm in pain.

The sting I got last
night is killing me.

I got no sleep last night.

Might have been a centipede.

Narrator: Luckily for Charlie,

it wasn't one of Palawan's
deadly centipedes,

but the pain can
linger for days.

I'm feeling 57 today.

I don't feel 20 anymore today.

Holy [bleep].

All right. Let's head out

and meet up with the other team.

- All right.
- Oh, yeah.

♪

What the heck?

My stomach's really
upset right now.

Haven't gone to the
bathroom in six days or so.

James: We're starting
our journey this morning,

and I'm waking up
with stomach pains.

I'm absolutely
worried about the hike.

- Ah, good morning.
- Morning.

- Good morning.
- What's up there, guys?

- Morning, sir.
- Good morning.

- Yeah.
- You got the map?

Jeff: Yeah. We are
at this cave here.

Extraction is to the southwest.

Now, right in the middle,
we have another cave.

That might be a
five-, six-mile hike

just in itself.

Narrator: Still nine
miles from the coast,

the teams have
targeted a jungle area

just over five miles away
where they hope to make camp

and gather resources before
the next trek to the shoreline.

Gabrielle: Looking at the map,
it looks really a long distance,

especially when you're emaciated

and sleep-deprived
and everything else.

Jeff: All right. I'm
gonna take it slow.

Watch your feet, everybody.

- Slow down.
- We got a long journey.

Duke: Watch out.
It's poke-y here.

It's super thorny right there.

- Super thorny.
- Right where?

- Ooh.
- Everywhere.

- Ooh, [bleep] Me.
- You all right?

Laura: Oh, yeah, thorns
everywhere right here.

- Oh. Oh.
- Ow.

- Oh, oh, oh.
- God. Ouch!

- Yeah, there's ants over there.
- Ugh!

♪

Charlie: My plan for this
big move is to carry the water.

This is gonna be heavy.

But I know what I can do.

57-year-old marine,
man... I don't give up.

- So we got to go five mile-ish.
- Yeah.

- At this pace...
- I know.

It's gonna take us
about five hours.

- It's a snail's pace.
- Yep.

Jeff: I think you're
about right... five hours.

♪

Jeff: Even though
there's safety in numbers,

this is not ideal to
be going this slow.

I'm not slowing down.

I'm gonna continue
to go at my pace.

This hike is insane.

Laura: Can you guys keep us
posted about the pace in the back?

Ah! Oh, yeah.

Jeff: At some point, we're
gonna need to pick up the pace...

Yeah.

And kind of just get into a zone

so we can just push through.

James, are you all right?

- Hold on one second, guys!
- Hold on! Slow it down.

- Wait.
- Lost a couple?

Halting.

Oh, easy, James.

- Hold on, you guys.
- Oh, geez.

♪

- Hold on one second, guys!
- Halting.

Angela: James,
are you all right?

Duke: James is
having a little trouble.

This is maybe three
hours into the hike.

We're not even close, and
we know we have to keep

at a good pace if
we want to make it

with enough daylight
to build shelter.

The fact that he's hurting
and sitting down right now

makes me think it's really bad.

James: I'm feeling
my absolute worst,

but I don't want to fall behind.

I don't want to be a
weak link in the group.

That's kind of a worry of mine.

I need to keep going.

- Moving.
- All right. Let's go.

- We moving?
- We're moving?

- We're moving.
- Yep.

Charlie: James, would you like
us to help you with any bags?

No, sir. Thank you, sir.

I have my load, and
I plan on carrying it.

I respect that.

Moving out!

Very, very sharp rocks.

Laura: Sharp and slippery.

- Perfect combination. Love it.
- Yes.

♪

Charlie: I'm tired.

I've expended a ton of
energy, but I'm still a marine,

albeit an old one,
but I'm still a marine,

and I don't give up.

- Ugh, overloaded.
- You're fine.

Keep pushing. You got it.

A tough journey.

Ugh.

Jeff: Very sharp in the trail.

Duke: Ugh! Roots
on all over the ground.

Be vigilant.

I'm feeling 57 now, guys.

Angela: And James' stomach,

so I just want to make sure
we're not pushing them too hard.

Jeff: Shocking to me,
a majority of them said

that now is the
time to slow down.

That scares me because

we need to get a
shelter before the sunset.

- Let's go.
- All right.

Jeff: I'm going hard.

I'm pushing hard, and
I will not let off the gas.

Jeff: How's everyone
doing back there?

- Awesome!
- Let us know when you're ready!

Yeah, can we go?

Noticing Charlie throwing the
pot down every chance he gets.

He's bending over to let
his bag rest on the ground.

Every time the group
slows down, he's stopping.

- Taking a break, Charlie?
- I'm good.

James: Stomach pains are gone,
but I'm concerned about Charlie.

- Halt!
- Halt!

Charlie: What's going on?

Can you [bleep] share
your weight, please?

Oh, no.

I'm gonna get pissed off at you.

- You'll get over it.
- That's [bleep].

Come on. You'll get over it.

Won't even share
the [bleep] water.

Stubborn old marine, Laura!

Nobody can ever say
I don't carry my weight.

Whoopsie Daisy.

James: Oh, got a little
bit of a climb in the rocks.

Oop! Ow. Gosh dog.

I hit the toes.

♪

- Halt!
- Taking a little break.

Jeff: Charlie's hit a wall,
and the light is fading.

We can't just keep moving.
He needs to stop now.

Oh, my gosh.

- Holy [bleep].
- I see a cave.

- See a cave?
- Yeah. Oh, yeah.

- This needs to be our shelter.
- It's probably a good idea.

- Yeah.
- It's getting dark.

And in order to get a shelter,

we have to find it asap.

Duke: Max, that
looks good down there.

- Yep.
- Hope you don't mind,

but I'm not gonna search
for firewood right away.

There's a breeze
coming through here.

It's gonna be a little...

It's gonna be
temporary for a night.

We might have to
hunker down over this way

if it's not too wet.

Charlie: I came in with
what I started carrying.

I'm ending with what
I started carrying.

Let's go.

We're all moving this way, guys.

I'm coming.

Agh! Ugh.

Oh, [bleep].

- Oh, god.
- You all right, buddy?

Yeah, I'm great.

Laura: Let's make our way.

Rylie: Need any help, Charlie?

I need you to go ahead and
go in front so I don't fall on you.

- Got you. Got you.
- Thank you.

We don't have time to sit
around, so we got to get to it.

Soon as I got here,
I really just ran out

and started grabbing
firewood while we still had light.

♪

[ Exhaling rapidly ]

- How you doing?
- I'm...

Freezing, buddy, shivering.

James: Yeah, I'm
concerned about Charlie.

He's feeling cold.

Narrator: Severe dehydration
and heat stroke can disrupt

the human body's
ability to function,

causing it to shake
uncontrollably.

Concerned about his condition,
the medics are rushed in.

- Hey, Charlie?
- Hey.

I'll be fine. I just
got to warm up.

I got to dry off and warm up.

Ah, [bleep].

I walked that whole
thing carrying everything.

Nobody can say
[Bleep]. I did it.

All I need is 10 more
minutes, and I'll be fine.

I'm just cold.
You guys chill out.

Chill out. I'm okay.

Oh, boy. Oh, oh, oh.

Everything is incredibly hectic
because we are in the cave.

We are battling losing light.

Charlie is not doing well,
so he's with the medics.

We're trying to
get a fire going.

Everybody's grabbing wood.

Everyone's trying to grab places

to settle down for the night.

It is a madhouse.

[ Wailing ]

[Bleep]. We're
right here, Charlie.

Nobody's going anywhere.

I'm here, brother. I'm here.

James: Charlie's down,
started hyperventilating

because his oxygen levels
were going down dramatically.

He started getting cold.

[ Indistinct talking ]

[ Pumping ]

♪

♪

[ Indistinct talking ]

David: Charlie, the medics
would feel more comfortable

if they could observe
you all night in bush camp.

I need to get you somewhere

where they can
watch you overnight

that's not in the
middle of a cave floor.

I'm gonna walk.

Here you go. You ready?

One, two, three...

- Watch that crack.
- Watch the crack.

- Yeah, watch that crack.
- Move that blanket out of there.

Don't be sorry.

- I'm sorry, man.
- No man left behind around here.

Don't even worry about it.

Duck: Old Charlie...
He just kept coming.

I've been with
Charlie since day one,

and, of course, they had me
and Max bring him to medicamp.

That's twice I had to do that,

friends I've had to bring to
medicamp, but that's all right.

Both of them returned.

One of them returned.

I don't know about Charlie
yet, but I know he'll return,

no doubt about it.

I just didn't stop.

I wouldn't stop.

Duck: If everybody wanted to
just go ahead and then go on

and have the next camp
set up time we got there,

I'd stay back right
here by myself

and wait on him, you know?

We ride and die together.

Jason: Charlie's delirious.

Just the fact that
he's disoriented,

and he has a fever...

That, to us, is equivalent
to severe dehydration.

Narrator: Tachycardia is
a heart-rhythm abnormality

in which the heart beats more
than 100 times per minute.

If Charlie's heart
rate doesn't normalize,

he could be at risk
of cardiac arrest

and will have to be evacuated.

We just need to observe
him really, really closely.

♪

[ Bird caws ]

Duke: Last night,
Charlie hit a wall,

and it's not looking
good for Charlie.

We have no idea, like,
what state he's in right now.

He wasn't looking hot.

Laura: I mean, he pushed
himself to the point of,

like, near death just mentally.

He pushed himself to the limit.

That's the marine in him.

He's the man who will
have everyone's back,

even if it means his downfall.

Max: I respect the
[Bleep] out of him.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

If Charlie had to tap,
that would be catastrophic.

It'd be a disaster to him,
and it'd be a disaster to us.

He feels obligated to get
us across the finish line,

so that would just smash him.

♪

I'm not gonna be a hero anymore.

You know, the best way
to be a hero for these guys

is to be in the game,

take care of myself so
I can take care of them.

Narrator: Charlie has
been cleared by medics

to continue the challenge.

His heart rate has returned
to a normal beating pattern

of about 60 beats per minute,

but he'll be monitored closely.

So I'm gonna be
there for my guys.

- Charlie?
- Yeah, it's me!

- Ah! Whoo-hoo-hoo!
- Yay!

That sounds like Charlie.

I still got to take it easy
for a couple of days!

- You better.
- Yeah!

Guys, I really missed you.

- We missed you.
- Missed you, man.

That's the face I remember, man.

That's the face I
remember. Yeah.

I'm sorry I left yous in
the middle of the night.

I'm so glad you're
feeling better.

- Duck, my man.
- Oh, brother. Brother!

I'm hugging everybody, and
everybody's really emotional.

I see all these
guys as my family.

I'm gonna tell you something.

- Mm-hmm.
- There is no three groups.

There's one group,
and I appreciate it.

- Yeah, Charlie.
- I really do appreciate it.

- Yeah, Charlie.
- All of you, thank you.

That's exactly right.

Rylie: And speaking of that, I
don't think any of us have a problem

bunkering down for an extra day.

- No.
- No.

[ Sniffles ]

♪

I wasn't leaving you, buddy.

Nope.

♪

I'm sorry you guys had
to stay here another day.

Hey, I think we
all needed to rest.

I was so out of it,
guys, but I'm back.

You back to where you were?

You feel like you're at 90?

I'm at about... I'm about 85%,

which is better than
some people's 100.

100%.

Rylie: Having Charlie
back is such a relief.

Realistically and logistically,
this place is resource-poor.

We need water and
much better shelter.

Shall we take a look
at the map, guys?

- Yeah, let's do that.
- So we're here now.

Jeff: This is where we
want to be to build our raft,

but that's the same
distance, nearly.

I don't think we're
ready for that right now,

so I say we maybe go one-third
of the way, rehydrate here,

recover our strength,
set up a shelter for a good,

I don't know, four or five days
before we move to the beach.

Duck: I'm glad Charlie's back.

He's got some good, sweet
bubbles under [laughs] his eyes,

and we're just ready to get
him across that finish line.

Jeff: Let's do it.

Extra muddy this morning.

Narrator: After a
grueling four-mile trek,

the survivalists must
continue migrating

through the Palawan jungle

to an area with
fruitful resources,

where they will stay
before making a final push

to the coast for extraction.

♪

- This last push.
- Yep.

Max: We got to finish strong.

It's not how you start.
It's how you finish.

Duck: That's right.

Duck: Hopefully
Charlie can pull through

'cause he wants
it... he wants it bad.

Oh, god.

Agh!

One mile knocked out,
Charlie, a few more to go.

Ah, Duck, you're a
good guy, brother.

You look out for me pretty well.

- I appreciate it.
- Oh, anytime.

It's just how I am,
how I was raised.

Max: I think we're all mentally
and physically exhausted

from what transpired
yesterday, but at the same time,

I think everybody here
has a more family mentality.

Charlie, you okay?

Jeff: There's safety in
numbers traveling together,

but when we get
to our next location,

I don't want Laura and I
to rely on anybody else.

All right. Moving on.

Wow. Check this out.

Looks like it clears up here.

- Right.
- Ah, it's opening.

- Nice.
- Whoo-hoo-hoo!

- Sun's coming through.
- Oh, yeah!

- Charlie, great job.
- Thank you, Max.

Wait. Listen.

- I hear running water.
- I hear water.

Yeah, I see a good water source.

It's definitely running,
looks very clear.

It's coming straight out
of the ground right here.

Yeah, this is great
shelter building.

I'm down to stay here.

I think this makes more
sense for the group.

Should we become one group?

Jeff: At least for Laura and I,

we'd like to remain
our own separate team.

Rylie: Jeff and Laura... they
have their own challenge.

They have their own timeline,

but the fact that they're
doing their own thing,

I don't care for it at all.

Jeff: I want to remain with
Laura as a two-person team.

We've got a good thing going,
and we need to keep it that way.

♪

I'm gonna take it slow.
Watch your feet, everybody.

Narrator: Throughout
the 40-day challenge,

each team will receive a shared

"Naked and Afraid
XL" rating, or XLR,

which tracks their progress
and likelihood of success.

And after setting off together

on the next leg of their
migration to the coast...

This hike is insane.

All three teams now
face an unknown future.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Narrator: Rylie, James,
Duke, and Gabrielle

have been strengthened
by the protein

Laura chose to share with them.

- Very much appreciate it.
- Yeah, absolutely.

- Enjoy.
- That is super.

But the difficult trek has
slowed one of their teammates.

Jeff: Oh, easy, James.

Their XL rating
falls from 7.8 to 7.4.

Day one of the two-day trek

pushed Charlie's
body to the brink.

Although cleared to continue,

his health remains
a major concern.

I'm not gonna be a hero anymore.

Narrator: Their group
XLR falls from 8.3 to 7.5,

and 45 days into their
60-day challenge...

I'm not slowing down.

Narrator: Jeff and
Laura remain strong.

Yes!

But Jeff's insistence
on remaining separate

from the group threatens
to increase tensions.

Their XLR falls
slightly from 9.6 to 9.2.

♪

At least for Laura and I,

we'd like to remain
our own separate team.

Laura: Jeff and I work
so well together as a team,

but, ultimately, I feel like
we're all out here together,

and I don't want there
to be any kind of division,

but I know Jeff
will not consider us

coming together as a group.

I just want everybody
to be happy, you know?

Yeah, me too, me too. Yeah.

Jeff: This is by far
the best solution,

to split up into separate groups
and build separate shelters.

If we tried to build one
shelter that would fit 11 people,

it wouldn't fit
them comfortably,

and it wouldn't fit them dryly.

Laura: Regardless, I
think we should get started

'cause the hours are
passing, and we got a lot to do.

♪

Max: This actually looks
like not a bad location

for a shelter, truthfully.

It's got some good trees.

- Oh, this is great.
- Yeah, you good with this?

This is home.

I'll work on the frame first.

Okay.

Watch it.

Cool.

[ Sighs ]

All right, here's one.

Thank you, ma'am.

I don't have the energy I had.

Oh, [bleep].

Ooh, [bleep].

Rylie: We are thatching the roof
with banana leaves and more shingle.

I'm gathering a
bunch of this bamboo

because it's very flammable.

I'm making it into kindling
and some at least small twigs

so we can get our fire going.

[ Groaning ]

Oh.

I'm gonna sit for a minute.

Oh, [bleep].

[ Sighs ]

I can't move.

[ Exhales ]

I have not fully recovered.

Holy [bleep].

♪

Trying to bring my
heart rate down.

Narrator: Medics have been
monitoring Charlie's heart rate,

and with concerns
of a possible relapse,

they are brought in again
to evaluate his condition.

- Hey. How you doing?
- How are you doing?

Charlie: I'm doing fantastic.

No. I didn't work very much.

I... 123, 127.

Oh, [bleep] Me.

Nicole: He's been doing
everything that you guys told him.

We've been
taking it really easy.

Ugh!

God. Please let me stay, please.

Paul: Charlie, the
most important thing

is your health and well-being.

Average resting heart rate
is between 60 and 72 beats,

and your heart rate
still has not decreased,

and that concerns us, okay?

Let me stay, please.

- Charlie.
- Please.

Charlie: I won't do
anything. I won't do anything.

I'll just sit in the
shelter for a week.

I won't do a thing.

These guys can help,
and all I'll do is get up,

take a piss and
[Bleep], and that's it.

- Charlie.
- Please.

Charlie: I'm a tough [bleep].

Please!

Charlie, listen, buddy.

We cannot in good
conscience let you continue

in this challenge right now

because of the risk to yourself

and your health and well-being.

[Bleep] Devastating, man.

I worked so freaking hard.

There's no way in hell I'm
getting carried out of here.

♪

Narrator: Next time on
"Naked and Afraid XL"...

I gave Charlie my word,
and that means a lot to me,

and we need to come together
and finish together as a team.

I feel weak and light-headed.

- Oh, she's moving!
- Cracking.

- Here we go! Here we go!
- Cracking.

I'm gonna make it, okay?

- Here we go!
- Watch out!

- Here we go!
- Here she comes!

- Timber!
- Timber!