Naked and Afraid XL (2015–…): Season 6, Episode 4 - No Calm After the Storm - full transcript
A brutal windstorm punishes the survivalists. A falling out with Bulent leads Makani to banish herself and risk going it alone. Kate finds a new group and the desperate team goes on a hunt that could make or break their challenge.
Narrator: Previously on
"naked and afraid xl"...
Suzanne: There's a leopard.
Narrator: ...Six days into the
40-day banishment challenge...
Gwen: Holy crap.
...The dangers of south africa
loom larger than ever,
they are really, really angry.
Wes: Don't move, don't move.
...As wes and gwen's
first food win...
Aloe plant.
Wes: We're gonna eat today.
...Proved to be toxic...
Tastes like something you'd
scrape off a fish tank.
...And now threatens to end
their challenge.
[ retching ]
can't breathe.
Now, with 33 days left,
can they harness their skills
to prove their worth...
Gwen: Yeah! That a boy!
With my bare hands.
Aah!
Narrator: ...Or will they be
cast into the wild...
Sarah: Tomorrow morning,
we would like to see you go.
We're gonna banish you.
...To fend for themselves.
[ crying ]
seth: This is a death sentence
to be alone out here.
There's something over there.
Oh, [bleep],
it's getting closer.
Oh, [bleep].
[ growling ] [ screams ]
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♪
I managed to throw up
most of the aloe that I ate.
But whatever already started
processing inside me
is doing a number.
Medic: Gwen,
how's your breathing?
Difficult to talk?
Narrator: In addition to nausea
and blurred vision,
the presence of latex
in the aloe leaves
can sometimes trigger
more serious allergic reactions.
[ groans ]
there's no obvious swelling.
I think it's more a numbness.
What you've eaten is...
It's called bitter aloe.
It's extremely concentrated.
There's nothing poisonous in it.
There's nothing dangerous in it.
Lots of water. Lots of water.
Wes: All right.
Man.
All for some aloe.
♪
Narrator: 3 miles to the south,
the constant danger
of crocodiles
has forced jon, sarah,
and ryan to adapt...
Jon: Freshwater clams.
...With small
but welcome results.
This is survival, bitches.
♪
Right now, the goal here
at this tree
is to see if I can pull
some of the fibers
so we can have some...
You know, some simple cordage.
One of the best cordage
materials you'll find out here.
I wouldn't mind trying
to make some snares
so I can catch
some of these hyrax.
The hyrax are a pain in the ass.
They're real elusive,
and they're hard to kill.
A small victory every day
is better than no victory.
I can promise you that,
especially in
the world of survival.
♪
I'm pretty sure these are
little crocodile tracks.
Let's see what's
going on in here.
That right there looks suspect.
Someone has been behind that.
That's big joe.
Narrator: While crocodile spend
most of their time in water,
they sleep in nearby dens,
a habitat of which they are
extremely protective.
Sarah: That's probably a sign
that maybe we shouldn't get
too big for our britches.
Ryan: It's an act of congress
to find a stick around here.
I'm gonna build
what's called a paiute deadfall.
Oh, yeah. This is good.
Something takes the bait.
You have the weight
of the rock up there.
It'll trip it.
It'll come down and smash.
♪
I'm gonna put the food right
there underneath the trigger.
As soon as he brushes
the trigger, it's down.
Seeing just the leaves...
Green on brown.
So give him a little incentive
to come down here.
We'll see what happens.
[ chuckles ]
♪
Narrator: 10 miles to the east,
seth and suzanne's
simmering tensions
were brought to the surface
by a leopard scare.
There's a leopard out there,
and you're going
the wrong direction.
You're panicking, and it's
causing you to act irrationally.
I'm just gonna forget
you said that.
♪
Hey, seth, the sun's up
pretty high already.
Ready to get up and get going?
Get you off and packed,
out for the hunt.
Day 8. He'll be in the blind
most of the day.
I'm gonna finish the boma
and get firewood
and keep the water going.
And I still wanted
to get out there and fish.
Seth: Just give me
a minute, please.
Suzanne: It's not gonna help
to get crabby.
I know, and you're just a lot
more awake than I am right now.
I watched the sun ticking,
and it's making me concerned
that we're losing opportunity.
We only get so many hours.
It's very frustrating
because I'm trying to do
the best I can out here,
and I feel like she's my mother.
I think she's struggling
with the whole lack
of being in charge.
While hunting, how about
firewood and find bait?
Yeah, we need firewood,
for sure.
Find bait?
I heard you.
I know. You didn't respond.
I have looked for bait,
but not much luck.
How about under the rocks
for things like scorpion
and the little
lizard slash skink things?
Yes, yes, yes, and yes again.
Suzanne:
Seth says he's a hunter,
but he hasn't killed anything.
I'm not an expert hunter,
but I can fish.
So as seth goes into the blind
to do some hunting,
I'll be foraging for grub and
worm and beetles and anything
that could be used
for bait to fish.
I'm gonna not have
any more conversation right now.
It's not really productive.
I'll find my own [bleep] bait.
Seth: My partner is
losing confidence in me.
And it's extremely difficult
to be judged by your partner.
No matter what I do,
I'm the ass[bleep].
My motivation out here
is to get my redemption.
And I'm determined
to kill a impala here.
I have to keep on trying.
[ whispering ] I can do this.
I know I can do it.
I've done it before...
[ bird calling ]
...Just not here in africa.
And I'm about to change that.
♪
Antelope, but they're out
of range right now.
♪
[ normal voice ]
it is so hot today.
It's ridiculous.
♪
[ seth snoring ]
♪
♪
Narrator: 2 1/2 miles west,
kate's decision
to banish herself from camp...
Kate: How do I know
what's ahead of me?
Narrator:
...Has left her struggling
in the african wilderness.
I have no energy... no nothing.
I feel so defeated.
If I put it out in the middle,
it might just work.
♪
Fishing is a game of patience.
Sometimes, I run out of that.
[ laughs ]
when I banished myself
from makani and bulent,
I essentially went
to, like, a no-man's-land.
Desolate and quiet and scarce.
It's almost like there's
absolutely no life here
most of the time.
But I chose to go alone.
So it's very hard
'cause I don't have
anyone to rely on.
I just have myself.
I think I'll just...
Let it float out there.
♪
I just have to realize
that everything is temporary.
I can do this. I want this.
♪
Narrator: 3 miles to the north,
kate's former teammates
scored their first meal.
What does that tell to kate?
Suck it.
Narrator: But makani's refusal
to eat it...
Makani: Oh, I can't look.
I don't like who I'm becoming.
Narrator:
...Has bulent questioning
her value to the team.
What is wrong with you?
Here, it's meat.
♪
Makani: Eating meat out here
is very difficult.
I think it just took
a large toll on me, spiritually.
I'm not sure that's the way.
It's tough for me
to go against my religion.
Animals out here...
I just want to be one of them.
♪
[ makani imitating animal call ]
♪
That's my partner being
one with the nature.
She thinks she's an animal.
She's making animal noises
so she can be one with them.
What normal adult
would ever think
they can actually
mimic animal sound
and make that animal believe
you're one of them?
[ spits ]
it's a little bitter, but...
♪
Bulent: In the beginning,
she showed initiative to change,
that she understand she has to
eat for this challenge,
anything that she can find.
But when [bleep] comes to shove,
she literally didn't
taste that fish,
neither the rabbit.
Mother nature doesn't put up
with that crap, neither bulent.
♪
[ birds squawking ]
[ wind blowing ]
seth: I just heard thunder.
[bleep]'s about to get real.
Suzanne: We are getting ready
for the evening.
But the wind is crazy right now.
Narrator: Even in the
extreme heat of dry season,
low-pressure windstorms crash in
from the north,
causing rapid drops in
temperature of over 30 degrees.
It's super windy.
Go away!
The wind is nasty.
I think I just saw [bleep]
lightning. Give me a break.
[ groans ]
please just pass by.
♪
[ thunder crashes ]
oh, god.
[bleep] sick of it. [bleep].
♪
[bleep] [bleep] [bleep] wind!
[ crying ]
[ thunder crashes ]
♪
[ sobbing ]
no!
[ screams ]
[ screams ]
[ sobbing ]
♪
[ thunder rumbling ]
♪
[ exhales deeply ]
it's gonna be a tough night.
Lightnings, thunders
every five seconds.
I'm not... I mean,
I'm not gonna push.
Like that.
No, no, no, no. That's pushing.
Yeah, that's how
we're gonna do this.
I'm not pushing all night.
Trust me, I have a little bit of
experience in this situation.
Sometimes, you're so difficult
just because of your attitude.
By golly, damn, gee,
my back hurts, seth.
So knock it off.
It's not just about you.
Just... I don't know.
Suck it up for a minute.
This storm's gonna be brutal.
♪
♪
Last night was complete [bleep].
There was a lot of thunder,
a lot of lightning.
Add the winds on top of that.
It was freezing...
Freezing cold.
I actually think I got ptsd
last night
from my first challenge
in panama
with that crazy
sideways thunderstorm.
[ crying ]
cannot be really happening.
♪
Get me out!
[ screams ]
I just didn't think that
any night could feel
like how I felt in panama,
and last night
definitely felt like panama.
♪
I just feel like I've exhausted
all my internal resources,
and I might actually need, like,
you know, a support system
so I can relate to someone else
instead of getting stuck
in my head.
It's kind of hard when you're
by yourself, you know?
I think I'm done
with this place.
This is my map.
So, I'm right here.
I know there's other people
out here.
I know that they have to be
around water sources
because, well,
we have to drink, right?
Got to be better than
this place.
I think anything is better than
this place at this point.
Narrator: Already 6 miles
from her original camp,
kate will continue to push west
another 4 1/2 miles
to the nearest water source.
I have to be more aware
with each step that I take
because I don't have
anyone to rely on.
I just have myself.
[ groans ]
my mouth is so [bleep] dry.
♪
Whoa.
Look at these lion prints
right here.
Look at my hand right here
next to this one right here.
I may not be among people, but
I'm definitely among wildlife.
[ lion growls ]
♪
♪
Suzanne: Morning of day 9.
We had a little taste
of africa last night
with thunder and lightning
and some good heavy winds.
Gave us an idea of what needs
to be done on the boma.
What about you?
How was last night?
[ breathing shakily ]
seth: Last night was rough.
Last night was, for me,
possibly the roughest night
we've had here so far.
You think you can work on
adding to the sides
and back of the boma
while I get firewood?
Give me a minute here.
Our bodies are very different.
I do have a lot more trouble
with the climate.
Just want to get and go.
Come on.
Yeah, working on it.
Holy crap. Come on.
Suzanne: Ancient tribes would
banish those individuals
that somehow were
a liability to the tribe.
He and I both know that
he's not pulling his weight.
All right. Well, then, come on.
I don't do well with lazy.
I want to share the workload
because it is grueling
to have to do
all of these things on your own.
♪
Last night, we both got under
these thick branches up here.
But we're still getting hit.
I think the number-one thing,
honestly, is to build
a shelter for our fire,
because that's
the number-one thing
that's gonna give us
some source of heat.
I don't care about the fire
that much at all.
Without this fire,
I think we both would have
been goners, for sure, so...
I'm gonna start working on mine.
Okay.
Cool.
Makani: I'm just trying to be
a team player and be helpful,
and I want to be able to
contribute as much as possible.
I'm looking for some
curved sticks
to get this fire shelter going.
♪
So, what I was thinking was
kind of an oven to have, like,
sticks going around.
How is it not gonna fall?
It's the same thing as
holding this and letting it go
and expect not to fall.
How is it not gonna fall?
Well, yeah,
you'd need to dig it in.
I just want to work, honestly.
I just want to work all day,
so if you want to help
with this structure
I'm down to transport
a lot of clay.
So can I help you do that?
Bulent: First, the sentence was,
"would you help me?"
it turned into,
"can I help you with that?"
how did I get responsibility
of this entire...
Your own project?
It makes me angry because if I
keep saying no to everything,
I'm gonna look like the jackass
that doesn't want
to do anything.
I want to help you
make that idea come to life.
No, see, that means I'm the one
who's making the idea.
My mental strength is my
strongest survival tool.
And honestly,
he's wearing on it.
♪
[ elephant trumpets ]
♪
Gwen: He's putting on his
war paint right now.
You got this, man.
Yeah, I'm ready to get it done.
I'm not poisoned anymore.
I'm exhausted from yesterday.
Holy cow, that took
everything out of me
from the poisoning
of the bitter aloe.
Best of luck.
Thank you very much.
Wes went out to hunt.
I'm here at camp.
I'm gonna try to get some
shelter built.
What we need right now is food,
but we only have one bow.
♪
Wes: With the aloe incident,
I've never felt that bad
in my entire life.
I am starving to death,
and all I can focus on
is bringing back food.
♪
Squirrel.
♪
♪
[bleep] squirrels.
♪
Kate: It's too [bleep]
hot out here.
[ sighs ]
I'm fried.
I'm already burnt in a lot of
places, especially my boob.
I feel like it's gonna fall off.
[ groans ] my mouth is
so [bleep] dry.
♪
When it gets hot
and I'm thirsty,
I'm just miserable
and it hurts to walk.
I allow myself to sink
into my head.
Every step is draining.
Oh!
Aah!
[ grunts ]
ooh! [bleep].
Aah!
[ groaning ]
♪
Oh!
Aah!
[ grunts ]
ooh! [bleep].
Aah!
[ groaning ]
more naked people.
Should go find out who it is.
Kate: [ sighs ]
wes!
Wes: Yeah?
We got visitors!
Do we?
Come down to the watering hole!
Visitors at the watering hole?
Gwen: Hi, there. You need help?
Hey, I'm kate.
Hey, kate!
Straight ahead, my dear.
Ow! Aah!
Wes: A new twist has developed.
Mixed feelings, right?
Gwen and I have been
such good partners so far.
You know, we don't need
any drama or anything like that.
But lately,
we've been struggling.
Hey, how are you?
Good. How are you?
I'm wes. I'm kate.
You by yourself? I am.
Holy crap! I have stories.
I got inserted solo.
But then I met people.
And then I banished myself.
Gwen: Did you really? Yes.
Let's go talk at the boma.
Seriously, we got
some chit-chatting to do.
Seeing naked people again
for the first time was like,
"all right, let's do this."
you know, round 2,
I hope you're better.
Let's talk real quick.
[ laughs ]
yeah.
We're used to doing two. Yeah.
So this is little bit outside
of our comfort zone.
I really enjoyed just
me and you, to be honest.
Everybody's gonna have their
strengths and weaknesses
and bring whatever
they have to the table
when they get into a group.
Well, you know what?
As long as she contributes and
brings something to the table.
It's all about
somebody wanting to try.
If they want to give it a try,
we'll give them a shot.
Yeah. We'll see how it rolls.
Just do her thing.
Wes:
From what I can tell about kate,
it looks like she's had a...
[exhales] rough, rough,
rough, long journey.
We got a fishing hole
right down...
We have a fishing hole
that's not far from here.
Good.
We have multiple blinds...
Hunting blinds.
Well, we haven't
snagged crap yet.
Really?
A few lizards, a few
little minnows, but...
Nothing major... Nothing major.
Enough to keep us going.
I know, it's hard, right?
Well, I have a fishing line,
and I'm a hunter.
That's cool.
That's our basic...
We have no food.
Kate: To get something to eat,
I had to move a very long
distance to get to a new camp
and at that new camp, they
haven't eaten anything, either.
It sucks.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna try to
put in a lot of effort
into getting my hands
on some meat.
Rest.
There'll be plenty to do.
We got lots to do.
Just take it easy
for a little bit.
♪
Sarah: Is the trap down?
Jon: Want to go check it out?
Yeah.
So, I just happened
to look over and notice
that ryan's trap
has been triggered.
♪
Jon: No.
Sarah: No?
That sucks, too.
That's a heavy-ass rock.
Well...
Ryan: That's probably the
little bastard right there.
Oh, the one up there?
Yeah, he come up here
and tripped it.
Now he's watching us. [ laughs ]
these little hyrax are
escape artists, man.
♪
♪
I'm really excited because
I have wes and gwen as partners.
They welcomed me
with open arms here,
so I'm looking forward to
working with them.
So depleted of energy.
We'll get some protein
and we'll spark back up
and do our thing, right?
Having just two people...
It's tough.
Adding kate to it makes it
easier, makes it better.
More ability to hunt
and gather protein.
There's benefits
to having a tribe.
♪
[ birds chirping ]
got three coming down...
Four. Yeah.
They're coming down the ridge.
Kate: I saw something moving...
A duiker.
Wes is on one tree.
I'm on the other tree.
♪
♪
Kate: I hit something.
Wes: Yeah, good job, buddy.
Thanks, buddy.
Good job.
Wow! This was my first hit
of the challenge.
I mean, I've let a lot of arrows
fly since I've been out here.
Good job.
But this... it was, like,
a perfect shot.
He just went into the rock pile.
He's trackable, then.
Very trackable.
I feel like I've had
a lot of ups and downs
and ups and downs
since I've been out here,
but this is amazing.
♪
Gwen: Up here, guys.
Blood trail.
Wes: Nice!
Blood trail. Yes! Kate: Coming.
First drop of blood...
Drops of blood that I found...
Here.
It's going that way.
Good eye, spotter.
These are fresh.
If we can find this thing,
there'll be a big reward.
Come on, baby, let's get a win.
♪
♪
Makani:
So, I'm gonna get some mud
just to cement these
posts in place.
♪
Bulent?
Bulent?
Bulent: I'm trying to keep my
peace and my mouth shut.
But it is super annoying,
oh, my god,
every time she calls my name.
Okay.
♪
Bulent doesn't seem to care
too much what I feel.
It seems pretty clear to me
that his priority is himself.
And I'm just not okay with that.
Oh, nice.
I brought some mud to help,
like, cement them in place, too.
Okay.
I kind of wanted
to talk about something,
like, that's just been
on my mind lately.
I really don't like
confrontation,
so I've just been trying
to avoid it,
but I feel like
I'm trying to work for us,
and I'm trying to, like,
work for a team.
But this definitely doesn't
feel like a team.
It feels like
one man for himself,
so I can't help but feel
hurt by that.
I'm here to work with someone,
not for someone.
I can banish myself,
and then you'll be
happily ever after
and you don't feel like
you're working for anybody.
I'm fine with that.
Or you'll see if I banish,
you're gonna be alone.
If you banish, you're
gonna find some people.
There's that option, too,
whichever will
float your boat, really.
I'm fine with either one.
I'm not happy with this team.
Okay.
At the end of the day, like,
I don't even want
to work with someone
who, [sniffles] like,
doesn't want to work with me.
So, like, yeah.
Like, I'm good, you know?
Makani: I want to take myself
somewhere where I'm valued.
My chances of survival
are surely better if I leave.
To be honest,
I can't wait to get out of here.
♪
♪
Suzanne: Today, the plan is
for seth to get a kill,
other than the regulars
of boiling
or cooling the water cycle
and firewood.
I'm really focused on the boma.
[ seth snoring ]
♪
[ clears throat ]
♪
Seth: All right, I'm gonna
gather my arrows and head back
for hydration.
♪
Suzanne: Oh, good, you're back
before the water's gone.
No impala yet?
Seth: No.
What's your plan now?
I'm gonna go back down
to the blind.
Are you gonna stay there
the rest of the day?
Unless you need me
to do stuff here.
I mean, you know what all
needs to be done.
If I have to guide every step,
it just makes it like
I have a helper, not a partner.
I'm almost like mother/son,
trying to help him
logically think through
the decision-making
to make a better decision.
You can look at the boma
and decide if it needs anything.
You can have self-initiative.
Okay, I understand that.
But I'm also trying to balance
hunting, which takes time.
But if it's not fruitful,
at what point in time
do we cut our losses
and pause on the hunting
with the bow and arrow?
I'm gonna go hunting.
I'll come back,
and we'll work here.
There you go.
Seth really does not like
doing mundane tasks.
He just wants a glory task,
like, "I got an impala."
seth: All right,
back at it again.
Got to keep trying.
That, to me translates to,
"I'm sitting in the blind
all day long,
as long as I can't every day
till I get an impala."
and I'm like, "that sucks."
[ snoring ]
♪
♪
Wes: I'm not seeing
anything, currently.
Gwen: I'm not, either.
Kate: Me neither.
This thing really
peters out to nothing.
No? All right.
There's like one track in here.
Kate: It's pretty discouraging.
There's literally nothing
I'm bumming myself out
right now, man.
Gwen, you found any sign?
Gwen: No.
Wes: We're tracking
this duiker for 700 yards
and finding blood,
and then it's a little bit
longer before we find blood.
And then there's no more blood.
And it's heartbreaking.
The blood has
basically petered out.
It's pretty much
not bleeding anymore.
We can't find any
blood anymore, anywhere.
We're just...
We're not gonna find him.
Africa has not been kind to me.
I say we head back
and try again tomorrow.
Kate: Yeah, I'm embarrassed
for even [sniffles]
wanting to do this.
I feel like I've given africa
all that I could give it.
And this is my third location,
and it's still
just not working for me.
♪
I can't [bleep] walk.
The ground is too hot.
♪
[ sobs ]
there's no [bleep]
shade anywhere.
I feel like I'm, like, dizzy,
I'm gonna throw up.
It's not good. I don't want
my body to shut down.
Even on my first challenge,
it never got like this.
And that's what's scaring me.
You know, I went out
hunting today,
and I got wicked sunburnt
from head to toe.
I have, like, a blister
on the bottom of my foot
the size of a quarter.
Um...
Everything hurts.
It just hurts to walk.
It hurts to sit.
It hurts to lay down.
I'm sorry I came out to africa.
[ crying ]
narrator: Throughout the
40-day banishment challenge,
each team will receive
an updated xl rating,
or xlr,
which tracks their progress
and likelihood of success.
Despite jon, sarah, and ryan's
innovative efforts,
their small but steady flow
of protein has slowed...
Ryan: There ain't nothing
underneath that rock?
Sarah: No? Jon: No. It sucks.
Narrator: ...Bringing their xlr
down from 6.7 to 6.5.
Seth's insistence on focusing
solely on hunting...
[ seth snoring ]
...Has suzanne frustrated.
Seth really just wants
a glory task,
like, "I got an impala."
that sucks.
Narrator: Their team xlr
continues to drop
from 5.8 to 5.5.
For bulent and makani,
a conflict of styles
has brought dysfunction
to the team.
I'm here to work with someone,
not for someone.
...Leading makani
to a drastic decision.
Makani: To be honest,
I can't wait to get out of here.
Their xlr rating drops
from 6.3 to 5.9.
And kate's return
from self-banishment...
Gwen: Hi, there. You need help?
...Brought an extra hunter
to the team of wes and gwen.
Wes: He just went
into the rock pile.
But their hopes of a big kill
were crushed.
We can't find any
blood anymore, anywhere.
Wes: We're not gonna find him.
As a result, their team xlr
drops from 6.6 to 6.2.
And now, kate may be
at her breaking point.
Kate: I'm sorry I came out
to africa.
♪
[ kate crying ]
kate: You know, I'm embarrassed
for even wanting to do this.
Even on my first challenge,
it never got like this.
And that's what's scaring me.
Gwen: What's up, kate?
Wes: Mm.
I'm too sunburnt. I'm hurting.
I'm tired of crying.
I have to listen to my body.
Africa is, like, kicking me out.
I can't stay.
All right.
You know you best.
Mm.
Okay.
Kate: And gwen. Yep.
You're bad ass. Thanks.
Kate: I'll see you
on the other side.
Yep. Good luck, katie.
Wes: South africa will
chew you up and spit you out
if you're not careful.
Maybe it's us, gwen.
We run everybody off.
[ laughs ] I swear to god.
Oh, my goodness. Not on purpose.
Africa is the most
brutal climate
I've ever been
in my entire life.
And I've already
quit one challenge.
I just want to succeed,
and I wasn't succeeding.
I'm just not meant to be there.
I did all that I could.
I just... I don't want
to do it anymore.
♪
♪
Makani: Who knows how far the
journey ahead is going to be.
I just want to prepare
for anything.
I gave it my best shot
with bulent,
but I think it's just time
to expand my horizons
and seek my tribe
because this isn't it.
I want to take myself
somewhere where I'm valued.
This ground feels like
100 degrees,
so, yeah, I can't feel it
at all in these,
which is awesome.
How's the shoes going?
They're good.
Just gave them
a little test run.
♪
They ought to be pretty solid.
Hopefully, where you go,
you'll fit in perfectly fine
and you get everything you can
from this challenge.
Thank you.
I hope so, too.
Drink all the water you need
so you'll minimize
the risk, at least.
Thank you.
Good luck. Thank you.
♪
So, I just left the camp
and bulent,
and now it's time
to find my tribe.
I'm super stoked, super happy.
There's all my
primitive-survival problems
leaving right now...
All of them.
I couldn't be happier.
♪
Makani: Everything, it feels
like, is just aligning
for this journey.
And I'm ready.
I know this journey's
for a purpose.
And I'll find
what I'm looking for.
Bulent: I don't think
she can survive alone.
I wouldn't be surprised
if she was eaten by a lion.
This place will kill you.
♪
♪
Seth: Keeping my ankles
in the water,
which is cooling my blood
up to the rest of my body.
Staying cool
in the hot part of the day.
[ water splashes ]
[bleep]
[bleep]
oh!
Anyway...
Now that I'm sitting down.
This is the most
comfortable spot in south africa
on the challenge
that I've found.
I can keep my ankles and my feet
in the water.
And every once in a while,
I can splash water on my head.
And I think this is
gonna be my spot to sit
when it's really hot out
because you can't really
submerge your body in it
'cause the water's
full of leeches.
[ suzanne sighs ]
♪
[ sighs ]
♪
Suzanne: Where's seth?
[ burps ]
seth is in the water.
♪
Seth, we have to finish this.
Seth: Okay.
Suzanne: I'm pretty much doing
all the work.
That's not acceptable.
Hey, seth.
What's up?
You realize you've been
gone for a long time?
Five hours sitting.
I have to cool myself down.
I have to stay in this.
Can you not cool your body
and then come do something?
But if I can't cool myself down,
you're not gonna have
a partner at all.
I'm asking you to cool your body
and then come
join me in the shade
or go to your own shade
somewhere
and do some of these other tasks
that need to be done.
There's things that can be done.
You're not giving me any credit
for anything that I did do.
I didn't say that
you didn't do anything,
but it would be great to get
over there and finish the boma.
And I'm concerned that you're
gonna settle into a pattern
that works for you,
but that pattern
does not work for me.
That's what I'm saying.
Do you not want me to be here
is what you're saying?
If the only way
you can get through this
is to sit in the water
for five hours at a time,
I'll end up leaving
on my own, then.
Alone out here, I'm [bleep].
I'm flat out.
♪
Narrator: Next time on
"naked and afraid xl"...
Yeah, [bleep],
I'm gonna get you.
Makani: I'm definitely
dehydrated and exhausted.
It's terrifying.
Would you be open
to me joining your tribe?
My challenge is in their hands.
You're not even getting me
a [bleep] straw-full?!
[bleep] you!
Suzanne: I'm done.
[bleep]
fighting a losing battle here.
Medic: Makani, can you open
your eyes for me, please?
♪
♪
Makani: I've been walking it.
I left at first light,
but the sun's getting high,
so I just got to get through
this journey.
♪
My biggest hopes are that
I'll find some friendly faces,
people who want another
team member,
see the value in that,
people I can work together with,
contribute towards.
Narrator: Already malnourished
from her sparse vegan diet,
makani now faces a grueling
3-mile journey southwest
to the nearest water source.
In these temperatures,
she will easily burn
over 300 calories an hour,
putting her at risk of severe
dehydration
and heat exhaustion.
Makani: I was working hard
at my last camp,
but it was not appreciated,
so...
♪
[ whistles ]
[ whistles ] hey!
♪
[ shouts ]
♪
Who's there?
Oh, you're in the blind.
And I'm [bleep] you up.
Come at me. Hurry up.
Get over here.
Alright.
I'm makani.
I'm seth.
I've been trying
to figure out who it was,
if I thought it was my partner.
Your partner? Yeah.
That's already here? Yeah.
Oh.
How's it going? What's up?
Nice to meet you.
Have a seat. Sit down.
Makani: Yeah.
Been traveling for miles.
[ chuckles ]
miles? Yeah.
Looking for other people.
Suzanne.
Okay.
Um, let's go over
and meet with her.
Um...
And I guess we got to
have a talk.
Yeah. With all of us together.
Yeah.
Seth: I'm hesitant about
the situation
because I really don't know
how suzanne might react.
I just hope that it doesn't turn
into drama.
♪
Hey, suzanne?
Yes.
We have company.
We have company?
Hi.
I was thinking you were gonna
say you had an impala.
♪
Hi. I'm suzanne.
Makani. Welcome to our boma.
It's nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
Are you by yourself?
Yeah. I left one behind.
He wanted to stay.
Yeah.
And you went off on your own,
not knowing what you would find.
Yeah, I was looking for a tribe.
Um, I guess I just didn't
feel that way there.
Because it was just two people
or personalities?
Personalities. Yeah.
I think I can understand that.
Can you understand that, seth?
Oh, I can understand that.
[ chuckles ]
would you be open
to me joining your tribe?
♪
I know nothing about you.
Yeah, likewise.
You know, how would you
benefit our tribe?
So, I have fishing line with me
that I brought,
as well as a fire starter.
I've been gathering mopane
and buffalo thorn leaves,
uh, firewood, boiling water.
I've been working as hard
as I can, really hard,
but I honestly just felt like it
wasn't appreciated where I was.
Mm-hmm. Um...
I'm guessing
you might want a moment
to just talk with the...
The tribe? Yeah.
That would be nice.
Yeah. Alright.
- Okay.
- I'll give you a little space.
Okay.
Makani: It's not just open arms,
which I was hoping form,
and it's terrifying.
I feel like my challenge
is in their hands.
If I have to keep going on
looking for a new tribe,
I'm not sure my body can take
the dehydration any longer.
The benefit is,
having another person
helps to share tasks better.
I think that is part of our
problems that we've been having
because we are so
just frickin' all over the place
trying to keep everything done.
But I know nothing about
nowani, so...
Personally, I can't help
but feel compassion
for somebody in that situation.
I have no data at all
with which to base any opinion.
I already have one partner
not pulling his weight.
The last thing I want
is another one.
"naked and afraid xl"...
Suzanne: There's a leopard.
Narrator: ...Six days into the
40-day banishment challenge...
Gwen: Holy crap.
...The dangers of south africa
loom larger than ever,
they are really, really angry.
Wes: Don't move, don't move.
...As wes and gwen's
first food win...
Aloe plant.
Wes: We're gonna eat today.
...Proved to be toxic...
Tastes like something you'd
scrape off a fish tank.
...And now threatens to end
their challenge.
[ retching ]
can't breathe.
Now, with 33 days left,
can they harness their skills
to prove their worth...
Gwen: Yeah! That a boy!
With my bare hands.
Aah!
Narrator: ...Or will they be
cast into the wild...
Sarah: Tomorrow morning,
we would like to see you go.
We're gonna banish you.
...To fend for themselves.
[ crying ]
seth: This is a death sentence
to be alone out here.
There's something over there.
Oh, [bleep],
it's getting closer.
Oh, [bleep].
[ growling ] [ screams ]
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♪
I managed to throw up
most of the aloe that I ate.
But whatever already started
processing inside me
is doing a number.
Medic: Gwen,
how's your breathing?
Difficult to talk?
Narrator: In addition to nausea
and blurred vision,
the presence of latex
in the aloe leaves
can sometimes trigger
more serious allergic reactions.
[ groans ]
there's no obvious swelling.
I think it's more a numbness.
What you've eaten is...
It's called bitter aloe.
It's extremely concentrated.
There's nothing poisonous in it.
There's nothing dangerous in it.
Lots of water. Lots of water.
Wes: All right.
Man.
All for some aloe.
♪
Narrator: 3 miles to the south,
the constant danger
of crocodiles
has forced jon, sarah,
and ryan to adapt...
Jon: Freshwater clams.
...With small
but welcome results.
This is survival, bitches.
♪
Right now, the goal here
at this tree
is to see if I can pull
some of the fibers
so we can have some...
You know, some simple cordage.
One of the best cordage
materials you'll find out here.
I wouldn't mind trying
to make some snares
so I can catch
some of these hyrax.
The hyrax are a pain in the ass.
They're real elusive,
and they're hard to kill.
A small victory every day
is better than no victory.
I can promise you that,
especially in
the world of survival.
♪
I'm pretty sure these are
little crocodile tracks.
Let's see what's
going on in here.
That right there looks suspect.
Someone has been behind that.
That's big joe.
Narrator: While crocodile spend
most of their time in water,
they sleep in nearby dens,
a habitat of which they are
extremely protective.
Sarah: That's probably a sign
that maybe we shouldn't get
too big for our britches.
Ryan: It's an act of congress
to find a stick around here.
I'm gonna build
what's called a paiute deadfall.
Oh, yeah. This is good.
Something takes the bait.
You have the weight
of the rock up there.
It'll trip it.
It'll come down and smash.
♪
I'm gonna put the food right
there underneath the trigger.
As soon as he brushes
the trigger, it's down.
Seeing just the leaves...
Green on brown.
So give him a little incentive
to come down here.
We'll see what happens.
[ chuckles ]
♪
Narrator: 10 miles to the east,
seth and suzanne's
simmering tensions
were brought to the surface
by a leopard scare.
There's a leopard out there,
and you're going
the wrong direction.
You're panicking, and it's
causing you to act irrationally.
I'm just gonna forget
you said that.
♪
Hey, seth, the sun's up
pretty high already.
Ready to get up and get going?
Get you off and packed,
out for the hunt.
Day 8. He'll be in the blind
most of the day.
I'm gonna finish the boma
and get firewood
and keep the water going.
And I still wanted
to get out there and fish.
Seth: Just give me
a minute, please.
Suzanne: It's not gonna help
to get crabby.
I know, and you're just a lot
more awake than I am right now.
I watched the sun ticking,
and it's making me concerned
that we're losing opportunity.
We only get so many hours.
It's very frustrating
because I'm trying to do
the best I can out here,
and I feel like she's my mother.
I think she's struggling
with the whole lack
of being in charge.
While hunting, how about
firewood and find bait?
Yeah, we need firewood,
for sure.
Find bait?
I heard you.
I know. You didn't respond.
I have looked for bait,
but not much luck.
How about under the rocks
for things like scorpion
and the little
lizard slash skink things?
Yes, yes, yes, and yes again.
Suzanne:
Seth says he's a hunter,
but he hasn't killed anything.
I'm not an expert hunter,
but I can fish.
So as seth goes into the blind
to do some hunting,
I'll be foraging for grub and
worm and beetles and anything
that could be used
for bait to fish.
I'm gonna not have
any more conversation right now.
It's not really productive.
I'll find my own [bleep] bait.
Seth: My partner is
losing confidence in me.
And it's extremely difficult
to be judged by your partner.
No matter what I do,
I'm the ass[bleep].
My motivation out here
is to get my redemption.
And I'm determined
to kill a impala here.
I have to keep on trying.
[ whispering ] I can do this.
I know I can do it.
I've done it before...
[ bird calling ]
...Just not here in africa.
And I'm about to change that.
♪
Antelope, but they're out
of range right now.
♪
[ normal voice ]
it is so hot today.
It's ridiculous.
♪
[ seth snoring ]
♪
♪
Narrator: 2 1/2 miles west,
kate's decision
to banish herself from camp...
Kate: How do I know
what's ahead of me?
Narrator:
...Has left her struggling
in the african wilderness.
I have no energy... no nothing.
I feel so defeated.
If I put it out in the middle,
it might just work.
♪
Fishing is a game of patience.
Sometimes, I run out of that.
[ laughs ]
when I banished myself
from makani and bulent,
I essentially went
to, like, a no-man's-land.
Desolate and quiet and scarce.
It's almost like there's
absolutely no life here
most of the time.
But I chose to go alone.
So it's very hard
'cause I don't have
anyone to rely on.
I just have myself.
I think I'll just...
Let it float out there.
♪
I just have to realize
that everything is temporary.
I can do this. I want this.
♪
Narrator: 3 miles to the north,
kate's former teammates
scored their first meal.
What does that tell to kate?
Suck it.
Narrator: But makani's refusal
to eat it...
Makani: Oh, I can't look.
I don't like who I'm becoming.
Narrator:
...Has bulent questioning
her value to the team.
What is wrong with you?
Here, it's meat.
♪
Makani: Eating meat out here
is very difficult.
I think it just took
a large toll on me, spiritually.
I'm not sure that's the way.
It's tough for me
to go against my religion.
Animals out here...
I just want to be one of them.
♪
[ makani imitating animal call ]
♪
That's my partner being
one with the nature.
She thinks she's an animal.
She's making animal noises
so she can be one with them.
What normal adult
would ever think
they can actually
mimic animal sound
and make that animal believe
you're one of them?
[ spits ]
it's a little bitter, but...
♪
Bulent: In the beginning,
she showed initiative to change,
that she understand she has to
eat for this challenge,
anything that she can find.
But when [bleep] comes to shove,
she literally didn't
taste that fish,
neither the rabbit.
Mother nature doesn't put up
with that crap, neither bulent.
♪
[ birds squawking ]
[ wind blowing ]
seth: I just heard thunder.
[bleep]'s about to get real.
Suzanne: We are getting ready
for the evening.
But the wind is crazy right now.
Narrator: Even in the
extreme heat of dry season,
low-pressure windstorms crash in
from the north,
causing rapid drops in
temperature of over 30 degrees.
It's super windy.
Go away!
The wind is nasty.
I think I just saw [bleep]
lightning. Give me a break.
[ groans ]
please just pass by.
♪
[ thunder crashes ]
oh, god.
[bleep] sick of it. [bleep].
♪
[bleep] [bleep] [bleep] wind!
[ crying ]
[ thunder crashes ]
♪
[ sobbing ]
no!
[ screams ]
[ screams ]
[ sobbing ]
♪
[ thunder rumbling ]
♪
[ exhales deeply ]
it's gonna be a tough night.
Lightnings, thunders
every five seconds.
I'm not... I mean,
I'm not gonna push.
Like that.
No, no, no, no. That's pushing.
Yeah, that's how
we're gonna do this.
I'm not pushing all night.
Trust me, I have a little bit of
experience in this situation.
Sometimes, you're so difficult
just because of your attitude.
By golly, damn, gee,
my back hurts, seth.
So knock it off.
It's not just about you.
Just... I don't know.
Suck it up for a minute.
This storm's gonna be brutal.
♪
♪
Last night was complete [bleep].
There was a lot of thunder,
a lot of lightning.
Add the winds on top of that.
It was freezing...
Freezing cold.
I actually think I got ptsd
last night
from my first challenge
in panama
with that crazy
sideways thunderstorm.
[ crying ]
cannot be really happening.
♪
Get me out!
[ screams ]
I just didn't think that
any night could feel
like how I felt in panama,
and last night
definitely felt like panama.
♪
I just feel like I've exhausted
all my internal resources,
and I might actually need, like,
you know, a support system
so I can relate to someone else
instead of getting stuck
in my head.
It's kind of hard when you're
by yourself, you know?
I think I'm done
with this place.
This is my map.
So, I'm right here.
I know there's other people
out here.
I know that they have to be
around water sources
because, well,
we have to drink, right?
Got to be better than
this place.
I think anything is better than
this place at this point.
Narrator: Already 6 miles
from her original camp,
kate will continue to push west
another 4 1/2 miles
to the nearest water source.
I have to be more aware
with each step that I take
because I don't have
anyone to rely on.
I just have myself.
[ groans ]
my mouth is so [bleep] dry.
♪
Whoa.
Look at these lion prints
right here.
Look at my hand right here
next to this one right here.
I may not be among people, but
I'm definitely among wildlife.
[ lion growls ]
♪
♪
Suzanne: Morning of day 9.
We had a little taste
of africa last night
with thunder and lightning
and some good heavy winds.
Gave us an idea of what needs
to be done on the boma.
What about you?
How was last night?
[ breathing shakily ]
seth: Last night was rough.
Last night was, for me,
possibly the roughest night
we've had here so far.
You think you can work on
adding to the sides
and back of the boma
while I get firewood?
Give me a minute here.
Our bodies are very different.
I do have a lot more trouble
with the climate.
Just want to get and go.
Come on.
Yeah, working on it.
Holy crap. Come on.
Suzanne: Ancient tribes would
banish those individuals
that somehow were
a liability to the tribe.
He and I both know that
he's not pulling his weight.
All right. Well, then, come on.
I don't do well with lazy.
I want to share the workload
because it is grueling
to have to do
all of these things on your own.
♪
Last night, we both got under
these thick branches up here.
But we're still getting hit.
I think the number-one thing,
honestly, is to build
a shelter for our fire,
because that's
the number-one thing
that's gonna give us
some source of heat.
I don't care about the fire
that much at all.
Without this fire,
I think we both would have
been goners, for sure, so...
I'm gonna start working on mine.
Okay.
Cool.
Makani: I'm just trying to be
a team player and be helpful,
and I want to be able to
contribute as much as possible.
I'm looking for some
curved sticks
to get this fire shelter going.
♪
So, what I was thinking was
kind of an oven to have, like,
sticks going around.
How is it not gonna fall?
It's the same thing as
holding this and letting it go
and expect not to fall.
How is it not gonna fall?
Well, yeah,
you'd need to dig it in.
I just want to work, honestly.
I just want to work all day,
so if you want to help
with this structure
I'm down to transport
a lot of clay.
So can I help you do that?
Bulent: First, the sentence was,
"would you help me?"
it turned into,
"can I help you with that?"
how did I get responsibility
of this entire...
Your own project?
It makes me angry because if I
keep saying no to everything,
I'm gonna look like the jackass
that doesn't want
to do anything.
I want to help you
make that idea come to life.
No, see, that means I'm the one
who's making the idea.
My mental strength is my
strongest survival tool.
And honestly,
he's wearing on it.
♪
[ elephant trumpets ]
♪
Gwen: He's putting on his
war paint right now.
You got this, man.
Yeah, I'm ready to get it done.
I'm not poisoned anymore.
I'm exhausted from yesterday.
Holy cow, that took
everything out of me
from the poisoning
of the bitter aloe.
Best of luck.
Thank you very much.
Wes went out to hunt.
I'm here at camp.
I'm gonna try to get some
shelter built.
What we need right now is food,
but we only have one bow.
♪
Wes: With the aloe incident,
I've never felt that bad
in my entire life.
I am starving to death,
and all I can focus on
is bringing back food.
♪
Squirrel.
♪
♪
[bleep] squirrels.
♪
Kate: It's too [bleep]
hot out here.
[ sighs ]
I'm fried.
I'm already burnt in a lot of
places, especially my boob.
I feel like it's gonna fall off.
[ groans ] my mouth is
so [bleep] dry.
♪
When it gets hot
and I'm thirsty,
I'm just miserable
and it hurts to walk.
I allow myself to sink
into my head.
Every step is draining.
Oh!
Aah!
[ grunts ]
ooh! [bleep].
Aah!
[ groaning ]
♪
Oh!
Aah!
[ grunts ]
ooh! [bleep].
Aah!
[ groaning ]
more naked people.
Should go find out who it is.
Kate: [ sighs ]
wes!
Wes: Yeah?
We got visitors!
Do we?
Come down to the watering hole!
Visitors at the watering hole?
Gwen: Hi, there. You need help?
Hey, I'm kate.
Hey, kate!
Straight ahead, my dear.
Ow! Aah!
Wes: A new twist has developed.
Mixed feelings, right?
Gwen and I have been
such good partners so far.
You know, we don't need
any drama or anything like that.
But lately,
we've been struggling.
Hey, how are you?
Good. How are you?
I'm wes. I'm kate.
You by yourself? I am.
Holy crap! I have stories.
I got inserted solo.
But then I met people.
And then I banished myself.
Gwen: Did you really? Yes.
Let's go talk at the boma.
Seriously, we got
some chit-chatting to do.
Seeing naked people again
for the first time was like,
"all right, let's do this."
you know, round 2,
I hope you're better.
Let's talk real quick.
[ laughs ]
yeah.
We're used to doing two. Yeah.
So this is little bit outside
of our comfort zone.
I really enjoyed just
me and you, to be honest.
Everybody's gonna have their
strengths and weaknesses
and bring whatever
they have to the table
when they get into a group.
Well, you know what?
As long as she contributes and
brings something to the table.
It's all about
somebody wanting to try.
If they want to give it a try,
we'll give them a shot.
Yeah. We'll see how it rolls.
Just do her thing.
Wes:
From what I can tell about kate,
it looks like she's had a...
[exhales] rough, rough,
rough, long journey.
We got a fishing hole
right down...
We have a fishing hole
that's not far from here.
Good.
We have multiple blinds...
Hunting blinds.
Well, we haven't
snagged crap yet.
Really?
A few lizards, a few
little minnows, but...
Nothing major... Nothing major.
Enough to keep us going.
I know, it's hard, right?
Well, I have a fishing line,
and I'm a hunter.
That's cool.
That's our basic...
We have no food.
Kate: To get something to eat,
I had to move a very long
distance to get to a new camp
and at that new camp, they
haven't eaten anything, either.
It sucks.
Tomorrow, I'm gonna try to
put in a lot of effort
into getting my hands
on some meat.
Rest.
There'll be plenty to do.
We got lots to do.
Just take it easy
for a little bit.
♪
Sarah: Is the trap down?
Jon: Want to go check it out?
Yeah.
So, I just happened
to look over and notice
that ryan's trap
has been triggered.
♪
Jon: No.
Sarah: No?
That sucks, too.
That's a heavy-ass rock.
Well...
Ryan: That's probably the
little bastard right there.
Oh, the one up there?
Yeah, he come up here
and tripped it.
Now he's watching us. [ laughs ]
these little hyrax are
escape artists, man.
♪
♪
I'm really excited because
I have wes and gwen as partners.
They welcomed me
with open arms here,
so I'm looking forward to
working with them.
So depleted of energy.
We'll get some protein
and we'll spark back up
and do our thing, right?
Having just two people...
It's tough.
Adding kate to it makes it
easier, makes it better.
More ability to hunt
and gather protein.
There's benefits
to having a tribe.
♪
[ birds chirping ]
got three coming down...
Four. Yeah.
They're coming down the ridge.
Kate: I saw something moving...
A duiker.
Wes is on one tree.
I'm on the other tree.
♪
♪
Kate: I hit something.
Wes: Yeah, good job, buddy.
Thanks, buddy.
Good job.
Wow! This was my first hit
of the challenge.
I mean, I've let a lot of arrows
fly since I've been out here.
Good job.
But this... it was, like,
a perfect shot.
He just went into the rock pile.
He's trackable, then.
Very trackable.
I feel like I've had
a lot of ups and downs
and ups and downs
since I've been out here,
but this is amazing.
♪
Gwen: Up here, guys.
Blood trail.
Wes: Nice!
Blood trail. Yes! Kate: Coming.
First drop of blood...
Drops of blood that I found...
Here.
It's going that way.
Good eye, spotter.
These are fresh.
If we can find this thing,
there'll be a big reward.
Come on, baby, let's get a win.
♪
♪
Makani:
So, I'm gonna get some mud
just to cement these
posts in place.
♪
Bulent?
Bulent?
Bulent: I'm trying to keep my
peace and my mouth shut.
But it is super annoying,
oh, my god,
every time she calls my name.
Okay.
♪
Bulent doesn't seem to care
too much what I feel.
It seems pretty clear to me
that his priority is himself.
And I'm just not okay with that.
Oh, nice.
I brought some mud to help,
like, cement them in place, too.
Okay.
I kind of wanted
to talk about something,
like, that's just been
on my mind lately.
I really don't like
confrontation,
so I've just been trying
to avoid it,
but I feel like
I'm trying to work for us,
and I'm trying to, like,
work for a team.
But this definitely doesn't
feel like a team.
It feels like
one man for himself,
so I can't help but feel
hurt by that.
I'm here to work with someone,
not for someone.
I can banish myself,
and then you'll be
happily ever after
and you don't feel like
you're working for anybody.
I'm fine with that.
Or you'll see if I banish,
you're gonna be alone.
If you banish, you're
gonna find some people.
There's that option, too,
whichever will
float your boat, really.
I'm fine with either one.
I'm not happy with this team.
Okay.
At the end of the day, like,
I don't even want
to work with someone
who, [sniffles] like,
doesn't want to work with me.
So, like, yeah.
Like, I'm good, you know?
Makani: I want to take myself
somewhere where I'm valued.
My chances of survival
are surely better if I leave.
To be honest,
I can't wait to get out of here.
♪
♪
Suzanne: Today, the plan is
for seth to get a kill,
other than the regulars
of boiling
or cooling the water cycle
and firewood.
I'm really focused on the boma.
[ seth snoring ]
♪
[ clears throat ]
♪
Seth: All right, I'm gonna
gather my arrows and head back
for hydration.
♪
Suzanne: Oh, good, you're back
before the water's gone.
No impala yet?
Seth: No.
What's your plan now?
I'm gonna go back down
to the blind.
Are you gonna stay there
the rest of the day?
Unless you need me
to do stuff here.
I mean, you know what all
needs to be done.
If I have to guide every step,
it just makes it like
I have a helper, not a partner.
I'm almost like mother/son,
trying to help him
logically think through
the decision-making
to make a better decision.
You can look at the boma
and decide if it needs anything.
You can have self-initiative.
Okay, I understand that.
But I'm also trying to balance
hunting, which takes time.
But if it's not fruitful,
at what point in time
do we cut our losses
and pause on the hunting
with the bow and arrow?
I'm gonna go hunting.
I'll come back,
and we'll work here.
There you go.
Seth really does not like
doing mundane tasks.
He just wants a glory task,
like, "I got an impala."
seth: All right,
back at it again.
Got to keep trying.
That, to me translates to,
"I'm sitting in the blind
all day long,
as long as I can't every day
till I get an impala."
and I'm like, "that sucks."
[ snoring ]
♪
♪
Wes: I'm not seeing
anything, currently.
Gwen: I'm not, either.
Kate: Me neither.
This thing really
peters out to nothing.
No? All right.
There's like one track in here.
Kate: It's pretty discouraging.
There's literally nothing
I'm bumming myself out
right now, man.
Gwen, you found any sign?
Gwen: No.
Wes: We're tracking
this duiker for 700 yards
and finding blood,
and then it's a little bit
longer before we find blood.
And then there's no more blood.
And it's heartbreaking.
The blood has
basically petered out.
It's pretty much
not bleeding anymore.
We can't find any
blood anymore, anywhere.
We're just...
We're not gonna find him.
Africa has not been kind to me.
I say we head back
and try again tomorrow.
Kate: Yeah, I'm embarrassed
for even [sniffles]
wanting to do this.
I feel like I've given africa
all that I could give it.
And this is my third location,
and it's still
just not working for me.
♪
I can't [bleep] walk.
The ground is too hot.
♪
[ sobs ]
there's no [bleep]
shade anywhere.
I feel like I'm, like, dizzy,
I'm gonna throw up.
It's not good. I don't want
my body to shut down.
Even on my first challenge,
it never got like this.
And that's what's scaring me.
You know, I went out
hunting today,
and I got wicked sunburnt
from head to toe.
I have, like, a blister
on the bottom of my foot
the size of a quarter.
Um...
Everything hurts.
It just hurts to walk.
It hurts to sit.
It hurts to lay down.
I'm sorry I came out to africa.
[ crying ]
narrator: Throughout the
40-day banishment challenge,
each team will receive
an updated xl rating,
or xlr,
which tracks their progress
and likelihood of success.
Despite jon, sarah, and ryan's
innovative efforts,
their small but steady flow
of protein has slowed...
Ryan: There ain't nothing
underneath that rock?
Sarah: No? Jon: No. It sucks.
Narrator: ...Bringing their xlr
down from 6.7 to 6.5.
Seth's insistence on focusing
solely on hunting...
[ seth snoring ]
...Has suzanne frustrated.
Seth really just wants
a glory task,
like, "I got an impala."
that sucks.
Narrator: Their team xlr
continues to drop
from 5.8 to 5.5.
For bulent and makani,
a conflict of styles
has brought dysfunction
to the team.
I'm here to work with someone,
not for someone.
...Leading makani
to a drastic decision.
Makani: To be honest,
I can't wait to get out of here.
Their xlr rating drops
from 6.3 to 5.9.
And kate's return
from self-banishment...
Gwen: Hi, there. You need help?
...Brought an extra hunter
to the team of wes and gwen.
Wes: He just went
into the rock pile.
But their hopes of a big kill
were crushed.
We can't find any
blood anymore, anywhere.
Wes: We're not gonna find him.
As a result, their team xlr
drops from 6.6 to 6.2.
And now, kate may be
at her breaking point.
Kate: I'm sorry I came out
to africa.
♪
[ kate crying ]
kate: You know, I'm embarrassed
for even wanting to do this.
Even on my first challenge,
it never got like this.
And that's what's scaring me.
Gwen: What's up, kate?
Wes: Mm.
I'm too sunburnt. I'm hurting.
I'm tired of crying.
I have to listen to my body.
Africa is, like, kicking me out.
I can't stay.
All right.
You know you best.
Mm.
Okay.
Kate: And gwen. Yep.
You're bad ass. Thanks.
Kate: I'll see you
on the other side.
Yep. Good luck, katie.
Wes: South africa will
chew you up and spit you out
if you're not careful.
Maybe it's us, gwen.
We run everybody off.
[ laughs ] I swear to god.
Oh, my goodness. Not on purpose.
Africa is the most
brutal climate
I've ever been
in my entire life.
And I've already
quit one challenge.
I just want to succeed,
and I wasn't succeeding.
I'm just not meant to be there.
I did all that I could.
I just... I don't want
to do it anymore.
♪
♪
Makani: Who knows how far the
journey ahead is going to be.
I just want to prepare
for anything.
I gave it my best shot
with bulent,
but I think it's just time
to expand my horizons
and seek my tribe
because this isn't it.
I want to take myself
somewhere where I'm valued.
This ground feels like
100 degrees,
so, yeah, I can't feel it
at all in these,
which is awesome.
How's the shoes going?
They're good.
Just gave them
a little test run.
♪
They ought to be pretty solid.
Hopefully, where you go,
you'll fit in perfectly fine
and you get everything you can
from this challenge.
Thank you.
I hope so, too.
Drink all the water you need
so you'll minimize
the risk, at least.
Thank you.
Good luck. Thank you.
♪
So, I just left the camp
and bulent,
and now it's time
to find my tribe.
I'm super stoked, super happy.
There's all my
primitive-survival problems
leaving right now...
All of them.
I couldn't be happier.
♪
Makani: Everything, it feels
like, is just aligning
for this journey.
And I'm ready.
I know this journey's
for a purpose.
And I'll find
what I'm looking for.
Bulent: I don't think
she can survive alone.
I wouldn't be surprised
if she was eaten by a lion.
This place will kill you.
♪
♪
Seth: Keeping my ankles
in the water,
which is cooling my blood
up to the rest of my body.
Staying cool
in the hot part of the day.
[ water splashes ]
[bleep]
[bleep]
oh!
Anyway...
Now that I'm sitting down.
This is the most
comfortable spot in south africa
on the challenge
that I've found.
I can keep my ankles and my feet
in the water.
And every once in a while,
I can splash water on my head.
And I think this is
gonna be my spot to sit
when it's really hot out
because you can't really
submerge your body in it
'cause the water's
full of leeches.
[ suzanne sighs ]
♪
[ sighs ]
♪
Suzanne: Where's seth?
[ burps ]
seth is in the water.
♪
Seth, we have to finish this.
Seth: Okay.
Suzanne: I'm pretty much doing
all the work.
That's not acceptable.
Hey, seth.
What's up?
You realize you've been
gone for a long time?
Five hours sitting.
I have to cool myself down.
I have to stay in this.
Can you not cool your body
and then come do something?
But if I can't cool myself down,
you're not gonna have
a partner at all.
I'm asking you to cool your body
and then come
join me in the shade
or go to your own shade
somewhere
and do some of these other tasks
that need to be done.
There's things that can be done.
You're not giving me any credit
for anything that I did do.
I didn't say that
you didn't do anything,
but it would be great to get
over there and finish the boma.
And I'm concerned that you're
gonna settle into a pattern
that works for you,
but that pattern
does not work for me.
That's what I'm saying.
Do you not want me to be here
is what you're saying?
If the only way
you can get through this
is to sit in the water
for five hours at a time,
I'll end up leaving
on my own, then.
Alone out here, I'm [bleep].
I'm flat out.
♪
Narrator: Next time on
"naked and afraid xl"...
Yeah, [bleep],
I'm gonna get you.
Makani: I'm definitely
dehydrated and exhausted.
It's terrifying.
Would you be open
to me joining your tribe?
My challenge is in their hands.
You're not even getting me
a [bleep] straw-full?!
[bleep] you!
Suzanne: I'm done.
[bleep]
fighting a losing battle here.
Medic: Makani, can you open
your eyes for me, please?
♪
♪
Makani: I've been walking it.
I left at first light,
but the sun's getting high,
so I just got to get through
this journey.
♪
My biggest hopes are that
I'll find some friendly faces,
people who want another
team member,
see the value in that,
people I can work together with,
contribute towards.
Narrator: Already malnourished
from her sparse vegan diet,
makani now faces a grueling
3-mile journey southwest
to the nearest water source.
In these temperatures,
she will easily burn
over 300 calories an hour,
putting her at risk of severe
dehydration
and heat exhaustion.
Makani: I was working hard
at my last camp,
but it was not appreciated,
so...
♪
[ whistles ]
[ whistles ] hey!
♪
[ shouts ]
♪
Who's there?
Oh, you're in the blind.
And I'm [bleep] you up.
Come at me. Hurry up.
Get over here.
Alright.
I'm makani.
I'm seth.
I've been trying
to figure out who it was,
if I thought it was my partner.
Your partner? Yeah.
That's already here? Yeah.
Oh.
How's it going? What's up?
Nice to meet you.
Have a seat. Sit down.
Makani: Yeah.
Been traveling for miles.
[ chuckles ]
miles? Yeah.
Looking for other people.
Suzanne.
Okay.
Um, let's go over
and meet with her.
Um...
And I guess we got to
have a talk.
Yeah. With all of us together.
Yeah.
Seth: I'm hesitant about
the situation
because I really don't know
how suzanne might react.
I just hope that it doesn't turn
into drama.
♪
Hey, suzanne?
Yes.
We have company.
We have company?
Hi.
I was thinking you were gonna
say you had an impala.
♪
Hi. I'm suzanne.
Makani. Welcome to our boma.
It's nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
Are you by yourself?
Yeah. I left one behind.
He wanted to stay.
Yeah.
And you went off on your own,
not knowing what you would find.
Yeah, I was looking for a tribe.
Um, I guess I just didn't
feel that way there.
Because it was just two people
or personalities?
Personalities. Yeah.
I think I can understand that.
Can you understand that, seth?
Oh, I can understand that.
[ chuckles ]
would you be open
to me joining your tribe?
♪
I know nothing about you.
Yeah, likewise.
You know, how would you
benefit our tribe?
So, I have fishing line with me
that I brought,
as well as a fire starter.
I've been gathering mopane
and buffalo thorn leaves,
uh, firewood, boiling water.
I've been working as hard
as I can, really hard,
but I honestly just felt like it
wasn't appreciated where I was.
Mm-hmm. Um...
I'm guessing
you might want a moment
to just talk with the...
The tribe? Yeah.
That would be nice.
Yeah. Alright.
- Okay.
- I'll give you a little space.
Okay.
Makani: It's not just open arms,
which I was hoping form,
and it's terrifying.
I feel like my challenge
is in their hands.
If I have to keep going on
looking for a new tribe,
I'm not sure my body can take
the dehydration any longer.
The benefit is,
having another person
helps to share tasks better.
I think that is part of our
problems that we've been having
because we are so
just frickin' all over the place
trying to keep everything done.
But I know nothing about
nowani, so...
Personally, I can't help
but feel compassion
for somebody in that situation.
I have no data at all
with which to base any opinion.
I already have one partner
not pulling his weight.
The last thing I want
is another one.