Naked and Afraid XL (2015–…): Season 8, Episode 5 - Mutiny in the Jungle - full transcript

survivor!

Hello?

No way!

Look at this guy!

What's going on, steven?

- Dude!
- Can I join you guys' party?

What?

How are ya?

Holy *bleep*. Look at you!

you just came out of nowhere

Holy *bleep*!



That's awesome.

are you kidding me
right now? *bleep*!

Better late than never, right?

Jeff zausch joins
naked and afraid, team taj!

after three week
in the amazon,

And half of the original
survivalists falling victim
to the merciless jungle,

Three legends
of the xl 60-day challenge

Have arrived on
an unprecedented mission.

Here we are on the amazon,
baby.

got a call
while I was out on my boat

Taking alligator hunters out

They said, "hey, we need yo
in the amazon now,"

So with a drop of a hat,

Here I am to take on
the amazon jungle,



Along with my naked family.

evidently,
people were dropping
like flies out here,

So I'm here to show
that it can be done.

I understand exactly
how badass this place can be.

if anybody can survive
out here,

I know it's me.

I spent 40 days in colombia

On the first-ever xl
challenge.

This is what I live for!

The philippines,
where I survived 60 days.

But also the swamps
of louisiana,

My second 60-day challenge.

oh, my god!

I know what it's like

And it is the greatest feeling
that I've ever felt
in my life,

And if I can help someone else
get to that finish line,

And to feel that feeling
themselves,

I want that for them.

every challenge I've done,

I've been able to conquer,
dominate that environment.

Well, the amazon,
it kicked me out.

It kicked me out fast.

it's spread.
Yeah, it's getting a little wider.

heck, yes,
it's bigger.

The, uh, bacteria
can't be treated.

To make sure I save my foot,
I've gotta go.

Now here I am. I'm back,

And this place has been
on that bucket list.

I need to have
that redemption.

It's gonna be worth it.

deja vu, all over.

Man, it's been eight years
since I've been here
in the amazon jungle.

That's dinner.

hey!

- Hey!
- Whoo!

hey!

took me a while
to get here,

But here I am.
I'm ready to go.

Yeah! Ha, ha!

Whoo! Let's go, amazon.

- who is it?
- it's jeff.

- what is happening?
- don't even *bleep*.

You swimming to us?

oh, my god.

swimming.

- oh, my god!
- wonderful.

is he crawling
over the hyacinth?

we've been here
three weeks,

And nobody's wanted
to really swim
on those hyacinths.

I mean, he's struggling.

He looked like
a naked baby in a tub.

won't you come
over here,

And here's the tree
right here, jeff.

Jeff, take this.

- You ready?
- Yes.

I'm gonna pull you in.

oh, my god.

Oh! So good to see you,
ladies.

- This is insane.
- Welcome to team taj.

Come on in!

You've got blood on your face.

- We just got a caiman!
- Oh, *bleep*!

yeah!

I've never, like, joined up
in a group,

- When they've already been
kicking ass for three weeks.
- Yeah.

Oh, my god, welcome, man.

Oh!

It's really good to see you,
guys.

Nice swim
through the hyacinths.

That was a new technique.

I've never been
in a survival challenge
with three women before,

So this is new.
New territory for me,

And I'm definitely
a minority out here.

there's a lot
of female energy,

So, um, I'm game.

So, you're doing
day one today...

- Mmm-hmm.
- ...Which would mean
you're doing a 40 out here.

- Yeah, yeah. 40.
- Okay. Doing a 40.

Evidently, like,
six people tapped
in the first week.

- Shut up!
- It was bad.

- Everything was bad.
- What?

- People were so sweet.
- There were so many storms,

- So many bugs.
- Yeah.

jeff has been,
in the past, very showboatin

Yeah, baby!

- I couldn't hear you.
- What?

- yes!
- What?

- I couldn't hear what you said.
- Yes!

and not always very nice.

We just wanna stay
our own two-person duo.

We've made our policy.

Neighbors, not roommates.

But this is gonna be
an amazing adventure,

And I'm excited to share
the moments with him

And even learn from him.

He's an experienced
survivalist. He's a legend.

You guys wanna take him
to the shelter

- While I gut
and prepare food?
- Show him around?

- Show me around? Oh, jeez.
- Yeah. Let's go, new guy.

holy crap!

Like, reality sets in.
It's like,

"how is this gonna change us?"

Like, how is the dynamic
gonna change?

Did you guys... You've got
friggin' paths already.

oh, yeah, we've got our ways.

- Yeah?
- Ways around the amazon.

we may have had
our differences, amber and I

But when it gets down to it,

We are strong women,

And we thrive out here.

So, we've got two ponds...

- Oh, no *bleep*.
- ...One here, one here,
and they go way back, yeah.

- Really?
- Yeah, so...

- Have you seen
electric eels in them?
- No.

Very surprised.

We were not anticipating
anybody to come today,

So we'll see what
he can catch,

Out in our ponds
or out on the river,

But it makes me feel
there's no chance in hell
I'm leaving before 40.

- so...
- - well, you can scream as much as you want here,

'cause there's absolutely
no game for you to scare off.

I don't like it when people
tell me to shut up.

No. Neither do I.

- Neither do I!
- Yes!

These girls are doing good.

They look good,
they're energetic,

They're happy,
they're positive,

Which says everything
about what they're doing
out here.

Girls, big question.

- what?
- Neighbors or roommates?

he's gotta be a roommate.

He's gotta be a roommate
in the shelter.

it's up to him,
he's the new guy.

- It's up to you, ladies.
- I mean...

- I came strolling
into your home.
- ...Well, I'm cool with it.

We can squeeze his ass in.

Boom. Good to have you aboard.

Yeah, thank you.
Thank you for accepting me.

come here, man.
Holy...

- Good to see ya.
- Good to see you, dude.

Holy *bleep*. Look at you!

- I'm just here to help out...
- Yeah?

- ...And, uh, go on a journey
with you once more.
- Yeah.

- Dude, it's been a...
- Two cowboys riding the road,
huh?

ej is in the amazon

To have his support,

Talk about a game-changer.

Is there anybody else, or...

Lisa and tim tapped out,
day three or four.

- Oh, god. Really?
- Yeah.

Bugs were too much.

- Yeah.
- Everything was too much.

You know, I've been by myself
for five weeks...

- Yeah.
- ...So I understand that pain,

- And then this place,
I've been here before, so...
- Yeah.

- Good on you
for still being here, dude.
- Dude.

Dude, I... Like, I'm...

I'm loving it. It's rough.

the combo of him and m
together is gonna be
a powerful duo.

I got his back,

And I know he'll have mine,

And I'm looking forward
to seeing what this duo
can do out here.

Have me journey with you,
I'll journey with you,

But if you like doing
your solo deal,

I'll just keep heading south.

Deal. I'll have you with me
always, ej.

-Come on, man.
-That's awesome, brother.
Of course I knew that.

we've been through
a lot together.

We went through louisiana
together,

And to have him out here,

As somebody who
I've survived with,

Somebody who I've cried with
and bled with and sweat with,

That's a blessing.

It is on, amazon.

I cannot believe
you're here, dude.

My mind is totally
freaking blown right now.

Oh, yeah. I had no idea
what I was walking into,

Or who I was gonna see, but...

- That is crazy.
- ...When I seen you poke
your head out,

I was like, "oh, my god,
you gotta be kidding me.
Steven?"

that is freakin' nuts, dude.

- what's up, man?
- what a twist.

how are ya?

- Good to see you.
- Now, who are
you naked people?

- Dan.
- Dan.

- Waz.
- Waz. Nice to meet you, buddy.

Right in. Ah!

- You just came out of nowhere.
- Holy...

- Ha, ha.
- That's awesome.

waz and I
have been out here
killing it.

Water, fire, shelter,

But we've just been talking
about, like,

How we're gonna take this
to the next level.

Like, we needed to up
our hunting skills,

And man, the best hunter
in naked and afraid histo

Just got dropped
on our doorstep.

So grateful for that.

You guys are looking good.

- Yeah, we've been doing
all right.
- Heck, yeah.

- How long have you been
here for?
- I just got here.

- Just got here?
- Yeah.

purely to be of assistance.

This challenge just took on
a whole new level.

- Did you guys start together?
- no.

Oh, really?

- We started in separate groups of three.
- - separate groups.

Out of 12 of you,
six didn't make
the first six days.

- Yeah, that's crazy.
- it's pretty intense.

- Testament to what this place did to us that first week.
- - oh, yeah.

I wasn't completely surprised,

Hearing that so many people
had gone home
in the first week.

- Show me your humble abode,
here.
- Yeah, we'll show you.

- Come on in.
- We'll show you in.

your body has to
acclimatize to the weather
and humidity,

And the bugs might be
the most brutal thing
that I've endured

As a human being
in my 40 years on this earth.

Dang, that's nice!
Nice and watertight.

You guys are killing it.

we've got
a pretty good system
going down.

we both have
our own bow and arrow sets...

- Oh, you do?
- ...That we don't know how
to use that well.

I know a guy who could
maybe help a little bit
in that department.

- We both got kills.
- Oh, really?

Yeah. Waz got
a six-foot electric eel...

- Yeah.
- ...And I got an ant-eater.

- Well done.
- I mean, we were pretty close.

Yeah, we're probably looking
to increase our range.

Hey, it's not about how far
it was.

- It's about how much
it filled in your stomach.
- Right.

We really wanna thrive
out here.

It's not just survival,
it's about thriving.

Matt's really gonna help us
from a survival perspective

Make it to those 40 days.

then we got
a little fishing dock set up
down there.

yep. Is that
a tomato garden growing?

Ate a bunch of tomato seeds
right before the challenge

And *bleep* them out.

- I'm growing a tomato bed.
- Okay.

I like the creativity.

have you ever made
one of these traps, matt?

- This bird trap right here?
- Yeah.

- No.
- You know, I've been training
it to come to that spot.

You're talking vultures,
right?

Vultures, hawks.

the vulture's not exactly
our ideal bird to eat,

But it's also, like, I mean,
a vulture gets a bad rep,

But you think, you know,
they eat meat.

I did a lot of research
on it too.

Like, scientifically,
really there's no reason
why you can't,

And we eat plenty of things
that eat dead meat.

There's plenty of people
used to actually eat vultures
and the vulture eyeballs,

'cause they thought
vultures can see the future

So, heck, maybe
we just get psychic abilities
if we catch one, huh?

I am hoping that I can test
my skills

By teaching them to become,
essentially,

A better hunter
and a better survivalist.

- Happy to have you out here,
man.
- yeah.

Welcome to the jungle.

How is this coming together?

- is it done?
- yo, it's done.

- start nibbling on it.
- nice.

these girls,
they just caught
their second caiman

In as many days,

And they're on cloud nine
right now.

why don't you
grab a leg and join us?

We have a lot of meat.
This is too much.

No, no, no.
It's all you guys'.

I'm fresh. I don't wanna
eat your meat right now.

they need this meat
much more than I do right no

I'm the fresh cat
in the jungle.

I'm energetic, I'm healthy.

I don't want those girls
to halve that win.
They earned that.

why don't you do bed,
and I'll just do firewood,

'cause I know you said
you were gonna get some,

- And I'll do that.
- - yeah, that'll be great.

Yeah. I'll do
firewood and water with her

And, uh, we're good to go.

I'm doing a little remodeling,

Uh, 'cause I'm moving in.

This might work out good
for everyone,

Because jen and trish,

I hear that they run
on the cold side.

I run hot,

So I don't necessarily need
the fire too close to me her

So hopefully this can be
a good thing for everyone.

I'm collecting
the extra palm fronds

To make jen and I a bed.

Jen gave up her space,

So now jen and I
are moving in together,

And I'm making us
a nice new little bed.

I'm excited
you're here, man.

It's nice having
another fisherman out here...

- mmm-hmm. Oh, gosh.
- ...And a hunter...

- Yeah.
- ...Amongst us with it, so...

- oh, dude. Me too.
- That's all I've done so far,
is...

I'm looking forward
to getting a line in the water
and...

- you should.
It's gonna be great.
-...Joining in the fun.

amber's very confiden

She's kind of taken
a leadership role

With jen and trish,
from what I've noticed.

- This group dynamic
is really good.
- Mmm-hmm.

Um, the skill set
of the group,

Jen, she's learned so much
on her challenges,

Where she is, like,

- Awesome to watch you and wanna learn from you.
- - yeah, mmm-hmm.

and trish is
really good at weaving,
building things.

- oh, that's awesome.
Super-helpful.
-Yeah.

- She can fish too...
- Uh-huh.

...But mainly I've just been
fishing every day
and setting caiman lines...

- Yeah.
- ...And catching food
every day.

- Awesome.
- I know.

- it won't break?
- No.

here, let me see it.

- I'm gonna show you
a little trick I always tell.
- You mean the trees?

- huh?
- Tree beams?

Yeah, so now I do this

And throw it
right at the trunk, and snap.

- and it did.
Thank you.
-Yeah.

dang, beast mode.

I'm gonna have to be careful
not to step on amber's toes.

I don't wanna come in
as a new leader,

But I have completed
every challenge
I've ever undertaken,

So I do know that I have
a lot to offer.

- Thank you. Cool.
- Mmm-hmm.

- gonna build a elevated bed.
- - for sure.

- We'll parallel each other.
- Yeah, I thought maybe,
like, right here.

- That way, I can help
with the fire.
- Yeah.

I've got energy.
I can carry stuff.

I'm a strong guy,

So let's just utilize
my energy while we have it
for both of us.

So, I'm gonna build
a framing system,

And it's gonna be
opposite steven's shelter,

With the fire
right in the middle.

That way, we can both
tend to the fire
in the middle of the night,

Equal-equal.

There's two wide sticks
to start the bottom,

Actually, the foot
of the elevated bed,

And a crossbeam.

I gotta get this set up
for the night.

Even if I don't have a roof,
at least I can have the bed.

I can be up off the ground
and be ready for the night.

Gotta get my mosquito net u
for the evening.

My first night
back in the amazon,

- And I'm hangin' out
with this guy.
- What's goin' on?

I'm grateful
for steven's hospitality.

- In the amazon!
- the amazon jungle.

-I love you, brother.
-Gonna rock this thing out.
Love you too, brother.

so, it's night 21.
Had a wild day,

And this is
my first caiman broth.

So this is
from our second caiman.

We ate a bunch
and boiled the rest up

With a leaf as well,

And so I'm so excited
to try this.

- first caiman broth, baby.
- Smells amazing.

uh, ouch!

We're trying to get jeff
to join in on the party.

- We're gonna force jeff to eat with us.
- - yes.

try this.
Caiman tastes just like an alligator,

But it doesn't have
an aggressive fishy taste
on some parts.

- that's good.
- This is so good. So good.

first night
with camp taj,

And you're eating our caiman.

I'm very happy to be partnered
with a all-women trio.

yay!

Oh, they are kicking ass
and taking names,

And, uh,
there's no other place
I'd rather be.

Aw. Thanks, jeff.

And we did not hold
a knife to him to make him say
that part, okay?

- it's our first night, boys.
- - yeah.

got dan in the back corner.

- Hey, hey!
- got matt over here.

how are you doing?

And I'm in the corner.
I'm right here.

it's a little cramped.

Day 21 down.

- no.
- oh, no.

go right
if you're gonna puke.

oh, no. Uh-oh.

Oh!

are you good, jeff?

Jeff's not feeling good
right now.

I don't know
if the shelter's too hot.

was it our cooking?

oh, guys,
I feel so miserable.

still, huh?

Aw, I'm sorry, man.
That just sucks.

it was bad last nigh

Poor jeff. He got super-sick

And he runs out of the shelter

And pukes up everything

And starts shaking.

I know
exactly how that feels,
and so does jen.

We came in
on day one, puking.

We could barely walk.

It was horrible,

So what this jungle
does to you
is incredibly questionable,

On a daily basis.

Jeff is feeling pretty poor,

But we know we need to go of
on our own

And do what we need to do.

- So, right now, I'm gonna go and set lines and get it done.
- - all right, do it.

So that way, tomorrow morning
we have a fish.

great idea.

Cool. That way, it's done,

And I don't have to worry
about doing it
before the sun goes down.

These stalks are dangerous.

- I know, I'm getting them
out of the way. I'm like...
- I know.

Slice your foot open on those.

Uh-oh.

Oh, my.

That one is ripe as can be.

I'm actually doing really good
at catching these,

Setting the lines
just above the water,

And the caiman
are pulling in the babies,

And they're getting stuck
on the mouth,

And I'm like, "dang,
I'm gonna do this
every night."

If we get a caiman a day?
Shoot.

Let it sit just right
on the water,

And hopefully,

The caiman go for it.

Ooh. Going nuts for that,
right now.

First day, with my brother
and legend...

- What's goin' on? Yeah!
- ...Ej snyder.

we're gonna go
on a little walkabout today

We're gonna cross the river

See if we can't find
some new resources.

Palms, protein, fruit.

It's untapped territory for me
too,

So it'll be a cool adventure
for both of us.

I'm excited to go out
and cross the river,

But that's dangerous
by myself.

It just wasn't worth it,
but having ej here

And to have him have my back,

I feel good.
Changes the whole game, baby

kind of
right here, passageway.

- Gonna have to get through
the stuff over there.
- That grass. Floating grass.

It looks like
there's an opening,

- Maybe right through there,
like some animals make.
- Yeah. Yeah.

- Go through that.
- So there's maybe
a little game trail.

So I'm thinking, uh...

You know, we'll just
huff it through here.

We'll, you know,
belly-crawl through
the grass zone

- And, uh...
- Then get on
that other side.

...Check out that other side
over there.

Trees on that side
definitely look
way, way taller.

Caiman crawl?

- Caiman crawl!
- Caiman crawl, baby.

We have to check out
as much as we can
on the environment around us,

And if it means
I gotta cross a caiman,
piranha-infested river,

We're gonna do that.
We're gonna get the job done

And fingers crossed we find
something worthwhile.

when you're crossing
a river like this,

Especially in the amazon,

You don't know
what's underneath.

There's caiman,

There's anaconda,
there's piranhas

Can basically grab your leg
and pull you under,

And you won't even...
You know, no one will ever
see you again.

- You all right, brother?
- yep.

- Okay?
- Yeah.

- There you go.
- Ha, ha. Whoo.

- That was no joke, huh?
- No.

It looked like
it was an easy swim.

Half of it is
across that grass.

Spider-infested,
caiman, carnivore grassland.

that was legit.

day 22, man.

How's it feel
to be a day further
than you've ever been?

Oh, I just got...
I just can't stand
this hair in my eyes.

your hair still is
remarkably short.

- You wanna do some improvements today?
- - yeah.

I know, it was like...

At one point in time,
I woke up,

And you were using my feet
as a footrest.

Yeah, that was fun.

so, right now,
our shelter's a little tight

Last night, the bed was made
for a little person,

And that little person
was kaila, I believe,

So it was a little bit hard
to fit up there,

But to alleviate that,

We're actually expanding
the front of the shelter
a little bit,

With a simple a-frame.

Waz and I
will get this thicker one.

These two are not some,
you know, amateur squad.

This is the varsity squad.

Oh, look at that. How lovely!

dan has the ambition
to go out and do things

That some normal person
would just not have the drive
to do.

So, we're, like, making
a mosquito breeding ground
here.

This kind of stuff fills in
the ground really well.

you know, waz is
a strong guy.

He's kinda going at it
in a strong-man way.

They're taking
the challenge on,
kinda like myself,

Where they... They enjoy it.

The amount of energy
I've been exerting lately
is pretty extreme,

Compared to
the amount of calories
I've been taking in.

whoo, that's high up.

Matt wright, that's
his specialty, is getting fo
for you out here,

Which is exactly what
I was hoping for.

what I just did now
is I just lashed on
these poles up on top.

These are gonna create
the verticals going up.

The horizontal tie's gonna be
the actual palm itself.

- Looks like all of it.
- Yeah, that's good.

and, as we layer thos
from down to up,

It's gonna create
a pretty watertight shelter.

guys, once side down.

- Ooh, yeah.
- Nice.

uh, this is looking
pretty good, guys.

we're working hard
as a group effectively.

We're communicating well,

Growing as a team,
learning from each other.

This is more ambitious
than I thought.

I'm feeling good
and ready to take on
a couple of new tasks.

Ideally, ones that involve
getting us more food.

I feel like
I clocked in a while ago.

been working a little hard.

it's been a pretty full day.

- looks like there's some higher ground up ahead.
- - sure does.

- oh. Oh, boy.
- You all right?

- yeah.
- black palm.

Watch out. Black palm,
right here.

- Black palm to your left.
- jeez.

Black palm everywhere.

It is black palm hell.

that's the jungle, baby.

black palms are very thin.

They're not very useful
for anything,

Other than
really irritating you,

'cause they've got
these huge needles,

As long as your finger,

That will go through anythin

You know, I'm already gettin
some in my feet,

And it's not good.

These things could lead
to infection,

And that'll take you
out of this challenge
very quickly.

oh, uh-oh.

Ah, steve, I was so hopeful.

tons of black palm.

ugh. Rough.

I really thought maybe
there was something
really, really great

Waiting over here,

But we don't know
until we get out and explore,
right?

black palm is
the freaking devil.

Okay, bud ants, yes.

Wonderful. Keep moving.

survival is
all about not focusing
on one food source,

But trying to find
as many as possible
to sustain yourself,

So any sort of fruits, carbs
edible plants...

this is a land of desolation.

we might just have
to cowboy up
and head back to camp.

okay.

Nothing useful,

No sight or sound of game
anywhere,

And there's no good
shelter-building materials
anywhere.

You know, if it was me,

When the other two
people left,

I might have lasted
maybe a week,

And I would've decided,
"hey, I'm outta here.

I'm gonna go find
greener pastures."

but, now we know.

I mean, it's just black pal
and reeds that try
to kill you.

that's death valley
over there.

- how are you doing?
- how are you feeling?

- hey, dude.
- - you're looking a little gray.

I mean, I'm miserable.

I know.
You look miserable.

With the pain in my stomach
right now...

- The pain in your stomach?
- ...There's no way
I could sleep, yeah.

well, just know
we're here for you.

- We have some stuff
we gotta do today.
- Yeah.

we gotta get
some palm today for the roof.

- We got you.
- Yeah.

- Love you guys.
- Team taj.

You're safe.

We will take care of you.

good luck, ladies.

with jeff's nause
continuing,

Medics arrive
to evaluate his condition.

Last night, I puked
a whole bunch before bed...

...And I've been puking
all day today.

no.

little bit
of dizziness, yeah.

Um, they killed a caiman
yesterday.

could I have got
caiman-something?

Mmm.

right.

yeah.

Mmm-hmm.

All right, thank you.
Thank you.

this is why
I always say

The number one thing
that worries me the most is
the things I cannot see.

The micro-organisms,
the viruses,

The fungi and bacteria.

It's those things
that can take you out,

No matter how mentally stron
or how great of a survivalis
you are.

yeah, it'd be good
to reinforce the shelter
a little bit.

jen, you and I need
more cushion for our bed, too.

so we need bed, roof, door.

we're working
on our shelter again today,

Because the palm
always dries up,

And every single day
we feel a breeze

And we just wanna make sure
that we're ready
for another dry night.

Sorry. I'm talking about that.

Damn thing's come down
like a guillotine.

it would be nice
to have jeff out here.

I know he's sick,
but I'm like,

- "poor guy."
he didn't even have a chance.
-no.

this is, like,
horrible.

Amazon sucked him
right up, chewed him up
and spit him out, first night.

- seeing him down this low is unlike him.
- - it's weird, right?

- it's concerning.
- yeah. Yeah,
- it's concerning.

I'm concerned about jeff,
for sure.

I know he's
a strong survivalist,

And to see him, like,
straight up on his back
the second he gets here,

It worries me, for sure.

We'll let him sleep
for a while,

See if he can sleep it off.

I mean, hopefully
he can rally,

Because, you know.

If he's not able
to facilitate us
and it just gets worse,

- And he's not eating food...
- I mean, I...

Three days of that,
he ain't gonna survive
out here.

I'll help carry him
as much as possible,

But if it's gonna get to
the point where it may hinde
our success, I mean...

If his health
does not improve,

It's a concern of ours
as a group.

Like, what's this gonna do
to us?

I'm sure he knows
his body enough to know

That if it gets to a point
where he becomes a burden,

Hopefully he'll respect us
and the challenge enough
to call it.

- yeah.
- I agree.

In the meantime,
we have to be real vigilant

On keeping ourselves healthy
and hydrated and fed.

We have to work extra hard,

So we don't get sick.

it is day three for m

And I'm out on a hunt
right now.

I was hoping today
to find some potential area
to ambush prey.

easing through,
listen to the sounds
of the wild.

It's tough to hunt in a place
that's had a human footprint
in it

For the last three weeks.

The only way you can hunt
is to...

To never stop.

Keep up the hunt,
keep up every day.

Something will happen.

So, right here,

I'm gonna set up
a blind in this spot.

I think a lot
of our low-lying animals
are just not living here,

They're living in trees,

So if you don't have wings,

Or you don't have claws
to climb trees

I don't think you'll make I
in this environment.

My best bet is gonna
definitely be hunting birds

Blind's set up.

And now it's kinda
full of ants.

I tell you, this place
is gonna be a tough hunt.

matt left
probably before, I guess,
7:00 a.M. This morning.

He's been gone
a couple of hours, but...

every chance
he comes back with breakfast,
right?

oh, that'd be amazing.

Waz and I are finishing up
the shelter extension.

Gonna put it on its side,

And flip, like,
either this side down,
or this side down.

Waz is taking turns
helping me break the leaves
in half,

Stack 'em together.
I'm tying 'em all together,

And we're working
like a well-oiled machine
right now.

hold on one second.

wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait.

ready? One, two...

We're getting this done
quickly, and not only quickl

We're getting it done well.

- Looks solid.
- Oh, yeah, that is good.

That's perfect.

hey!

I was getting ready to send
a search party out for you.

- What did you see?
- Nothing I could shoot
with an arrow,

But it was eerily quiet.

It's, of course, a letdown
when he came back
empty-handed...

might have a fish
on the line right here.

...But we can hunt,
and catch a couple more fish

hey, what you got
there?

just a little fishy.
Whee!

I came down,
and I saw it splashing around,
and...

Uh-huh.

Nice. That's a good size.

I'll check the other ones.

And you know what
you're doing, but those things
are *bleep* vicious, matt.

yeah.

the fishing is slowing down

I don't know if it's just
that little spot.

and all that fat
in there is fantastic.

dude, look at all those eggs.

It seems to be this season
there are lots of pregnant
females getting around.

I don't know if these fish
are territorial,

Especially 'cause they seem
to be breeding right now

And bringing a lot
of pregnant females.

For whatever reason,
it's drying up.

you gotta love
these eggs and fat.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

That is sensational.

since I'm here
fairly fresh into the system

I'm not gonna feast,

Because when you add me
to the mix,

You know, that's three people,

And one fish
between three guys

Is not very much.

Those fried fish eggs is,
like... It's just the skin
off a kfc.

It's like, "mmm!"

the three of us shared it.

We had a little bit each.
It was just nice
to have something

To put in your mouth, chew on,

And have a little bit of food
in your stomach.

- we used to be catching, like, four of these a day.
- - wow.

That's what we need, dude,
you know.

These longer challenges,
you need to get out there

- And get those food sources...
- Mmm-hmm.

- ...Regularly...
- Secure it.

...So you don't drop behind.

You know,
I was looking at those birds,
those lily walkers.

- Yeah.
- - there's a lot of them hanging out around that area

- yeah.
- Maybe we go down there and check it out...

- yeah.
- ...Pick 'em off.

Noticed these small birds
walking along
the top of the lilies,

And I'm thinking, "hey,
we got that blow-dart gun.

What have we got to lose?"

Never used one before.

It was an item
tim brought here,

And if it gets me some dinner,
tim, I owe you a beer.

They might only be
a few chicken nuggets,

But right about now,
that'd be...

Right. Pretty delicious.

- Chicken-nugget good.
- Yeah.

I mean, the good thing
about the jungle is

We really don't have...
It's not like africa,

Where we have to set up, like,
a super-blind.

- There's so much cover
all over the place...
- Yeah.

...You know? Like, especially
around that bog marsh.

It's that thick.

I might go one direction,

- Maybe you go in another,
see what you can find.
- Yeah.

Sounds good.

- Divide and conquer is
the best way for us as a duo.
- Sounds like a plan to me.

- Get some food
in our fricking bellies.
- Yep.

When you're in a big group,
a tribe, it's easy.

You have a lot of hands
to do a lot of things,

But when it's only two peopl

You know, if we split up,

We have
twice the amount of chances
to get something,

So "split up" seems to be
the way to go right now.

Oh, ho, ho!

Check it out.

This is a type
of oyster mushroom,

And they're edible.

This is just incredible.

This is just
an incredible amount of food.

This is a bounty
that I can't even imagine.

I mean, it's insane.

Let's go get a bird.

these birds
are called lily walkers,

'cause they always walk
on top of the lilies.

I don't know
what their real name is,

But all I know is
they'd be better in my belly

Ready?

Probably, these darts are go
up to about ten feet at best

I think any further than tha

It starts to lose
its velocity,

And it'll start to drop
very quickly,

So I think
we're gonna have to get
very close

To anything we're trying
to hit with this thing.

Oh!

Damn it!

That close.

Oh, I got close
to hitting this bird, man,

And that's just motivating m
to keep trying when I see hi

I'm gonna get him,
one of these days.

Just a matter of time
before I get him.

- Hey, buddy.
- - what's going on, buddy?

- Any luck?
- That was close.

we lucked out.
We got a little stash of shrooms here.

wow.

got some
fresh mushroom soup here.

that's good, though.

so at least we'll have
something hearty and warm

In our bellies tonight.

Long day, huh, buddy?

- Real long day.
- Yeah. Long day, tiring day.

Uh, we lucked out.
We got a little stash
of shrooms here,

Nice and boiled up.

At least we get
something warm and hearty
in our bellies.

- Um...
- We've been pushing it.

We have.

So, what I do,
I kinda grab one, like this...

- Yeah.
- ...And just eat the caps.

- Ooh, that's good.
- Right?

Thank you for sharing.

Hey, dude, absolutely.
We're a team.

Oh, man.

- Isn't that good?
- What an amazon delight.

- Cheers, buddy.
- It's hot.

not bad.

my stomach started
growling all night.

good, then we'll ge
some food in your belly.

gonna go check
fishing lines, and, um...

Get you. You're gonna be
feeding us before we know it,
jeff.

yes, ma'am.

amber set
real stinky lines last night

So we're just gonna go see
what we've got.

Hopefully something,
because jeff is starting
to feel better,

And honestly, if we could pu
some substance in his belly
this morning,

That would be huge.

this is where I caught
the other caiman,

The last one,

And the line is
down over here.

It's not on the other side.

It looks like it's
in the water, so...

Hopefully I get
at least one fish.

there's something
on here, moving.

It's something.

I think it might be
a little fish, and actually...

- wait.
- wait. I see it.

I see it. I see it.
Actually, you know what?

- what is it?
- - I'm gonna let you get this one,

Because this is something
that I want you to experience.

I'm gonna hold the line,

And I'm going to let you
grab that caiman.

oh, my god!

When you put your hand
over him,

Don't just go like that.

Go grab him by the neck
and pull him up.

- Can you do that?
- Yeah.

- All right. Go.
- Right.

do it really fast.
One, two, three,

Go! oh! Oh, god.

Grab him by the neck
and pull him up.

- Can you do that?
- Yeah.

- All right. Go. Now.
- Right.

do it really fast.
One, two,

Three, go!

oh! Oh, god.
Okay, okay.

- yay!
-Up a little bit, yeah?
Higher.

- jen!
- That's awesome, amber.

Nice caiman, dude.

- Oh, my god, I'm so proud
of you. High five.
- Oh, my god. Thanks, amber.

- We got a caiman!
- I know.

I feel good about it, man.

what's that I hear?

- We got a baby caiman!
- We got a caiman!

course you did.

Oh, jen, whatever.

check this out.

- Hey, you. What's up?
- High five. High five!

- Three caiman, baby.
- High five.

jen deserves that caiman.

I've caught two already.

I feel good about who I am
and what I bring to the table.

- One caiman, baby!
- Yeah, baby.

Pulled this guy
right out of the water.

Jen's first time
pulling a caiman
out of the water.

- She was a rock star,
I'm so proud of her.
- I feel good. I feel good.

And now
we're eating caiman...

...And we're gonna
go show jeff.

oh, jeffrey!

I like the sound
of those voices.

put your hands out.
Close your eyes.
Put your hands out.

- say good morning to your new pet.
- Oh, hell, yes!

holy *bleep*
amen!

So I'll go process him.

- And if you wanna get a little fire going.
- - awesome.

What do you think about
having an outdoor fire?

yeah, we can
do an outdoor fire.

I can build a barbecue grill
over the fire?

Um, I'm sorry,
that sounds amazing. Yeah.

And we can just
put him on the grill.

That way, we don't have to
hold the shish kebabs
and whatnot.

Deal.

This is new for me.
Normally, I'm the one
providing the food.

But here,
I'm the one being fed.

And I'm praying and hoping
to keep the caiman meat down.

I'm putting in four y-sticks
for the four corners.

That's what's
gonna be the support
of the entire barbecue grill.

And then I'm gonna
create cross beams
that go across the top.

And that's where
you lay your meat.

It'll be the quickest,
easiest way to cook
that whole caiman.

We shouldn't have to
hold skewers and, you know,
monitor the cooking too much.

We can kinda relax
and let it cook by itself.

- it's good
to see you up, jeff.
- Awesome. Ugh.

- Yeah, you look a lot better.
- Do I?

yeah.

what a great morning.
You're feeling better and we got food.

yeah.

I'll sit here and kinda see...
See if anything happens.

Yesterday I could see
the horned screamers
in the section of the river

And as I get to the blind,

I can actually see the birds
land back in the same spot
they were.

It's obviously
their little spot to hang out.

dang it.

I just had a shot
at one of these
horned screamers.

Unfortunately, I don't think
it was a good shot.

I think it just went through
mainly feathers.

So to hit a bird,
what you see of the bird
is not the whole target.

It's covered in feathers.
The actual body's
much smaller.

So a big bird may only have
a kill zone the size of, lik
a small ball.

And because of that,
you have to be super precise
on that arrow.

First arrow.
I don't think I spooked him
too bad.

Second shot...

dang it.
It was close.

That was real close.

I really wanted to
have the opportunity

To show my partners
how to truly hunt,

And this was
a little disheartening.

this is a nice
little part of the jungle.

it's amazing how many
different types of palms
there are in one area.

dan and I are going o
a bit of an exploration

Seeing what resources
are available to us.

Whether it be if there's
any fruit for us,
any other animals.

And sort of just see
what's available.

- this is a thick jungle.
- it is dense, huh?

As far as roles in our group

Matt's been definitely
starting to do
a lot of the hunting.

But, um, waz and I already h
big stomach-filling wins -

With the anteater
and electric eel -

But we need something
a little more constant.

We need to get some
serious food in our bellies

If we wanna make it through
the whole challenge.

Hey, waz, I found a few fruit.

- Some fruits?
- I think they're good too.

I'll load 'em up.
Chupa-ha. Chupa-ha-ha-ha-ha.

We are hurting
for the nutrients right now

And I see
this chupachupa fruit.

It tastes, like, kinda, like
mango-ey and tasty.

this'll be good
to help keep
our calorie deficit

A little bit more manageable
by stopping for fruit breaks.

got a mountain of fruit.

all right.
Let's go back.

Oh, look at this guys.

yeah,
looks really good.

Oh, my gosh,
it's caramelized, smoke, man.

I am really
excited about this.

- mmm-hmm.
- Like, really excited.

the hard thing about...

It just takes longer
smoking it.

It can take a couple...
It can take like an hour
or two.

I'm just, like,
ready to eat.

the smoking's beautiful, man.
The glaze is just on point.

- Jen's getting hangry.
- - she's getting hangry, she's, like...

I'm just,
like, it's just sitting there
looking at me.

- And I'm like, "so?"
- aw.

Everything will be warm.
Everything's gonna be done.
We're gonna get it.

- Thanks for starting the fire out here, jeff.
- - yeah, sure.

Believe me,
I am fricking eager
to start pitching in.

Here we are
bringing him water.

Now here we are
bringing him food, and he's
still feeling terrible.

He just mustered up
every ounce of energy
that he could

To put this smoker together.

I'm glad I did that,
but just doing that
kinda...

Made me a little bit
nauseous again.

My three, all-female trio, er,
they've been
incredibly generous

And basically taken care of me
the first few days.

I can't wait to pay back
everything that the girls
have given me to this point.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

- cheers, guys.
- cheers.

cheers!

Mmm.

mmm.
It's like a chicken wing, it doesn't suck.

There's another crispy part...

- we're saving
the bones?
- Uh-huh. We're gonna boil 'em.

Okay.

the caiman
tastes great.

I know if I wasn't sick,
it would taste
a whole lot better.

But more than anything,
I know I need these nutrients
in my body.

So I've been able to keep down
what I've eaten so far,
and I'm crossing my fingers.

Thank you, guys, again
for this meal.

- You're welcome.
- you're welcome.

- happy to share it.
- Like, I was going downhill.

yeah.

this is
the best I've felt
since the moment I got here

yay.

so I'm headed out
on a walkabout north.

Gonna try and
find some bait.

Keep my eyes open
for any opportunities.

And I have heard
these turkeys calling.

So I'm taking
the blow dart gun with me

Just in case I have
an opportunity to take a shot
at one of these birds.

I'm gonna stay
on this game trail here.

See where it leads.

If we can get
one of these turkeys,

Man, it's so huge
we could roast half of it,
put the other half in the pot.

We feast off that thing
a couple of days easy.

oh, what's that
over there?

Ooh-ooh-whoo.

Ask and you shall receive.

That's those turkeys up there.

The problem is
I'm not a monkey,

So I can't get to them
up there.

So I need to look for when
they go down to the water
where they feed.

That's where I need to find...

Hopefully, I'll hear 'em
near the water.

While I'm out here
on the hunt for turkeys,

I'll gather
some early firewood.

Whoa! Check this out.

That's a monkey frog.
That one secretes poison.

This is the same type of frog
that the native amazonians use

To put on their darts
and their spears.

So they hit animals,
the animals go down.

the skin secretio
of the waxy monkey tree fro

Contains levels of uric acid
so potent,

Less than five milligrams
is enough to kill a human.

If we can get the poison
off of its back,

We can put it
on our blow darts.

Man, we'll be able to eat
any bird we want.
Whatever we want.

I've gotta make a few items
before I start
messing with that frog.

I've gotta have them ready
because I can't be
handling the frog

And trying to do this
at once. So...

All right.

I don't need the whole tree,
I just need a piece of it.

Okay.

Gotta get it flat
and then make a stick

That I can get the poison
off of the frog.

This is gonna be the palette
that's gonna hold the poison.

Let's see.
And I just gotta
make a scraper.

Very gentle with this guy.

This is serious stuff.

You don't wanna get this stu
anywheres on you.

If I was to touch it
then touch my eye
or my lips for any reason,

I'm down.

It will mess you up.

that's a monkey frog!

Here we go.

we're all right.

Yeah, that's it.
You're a little bit
stressed out.

There we go.

That's what I'm looking for.

This is going to be
a game changer for steven
and I with this blow gun.

If I get the poison
on the dart,

Once I hit that turkey
with the dart

It's gonna take less than
probably a minute

For it to start
feeling the effects
and go down.

Especially if it gets franti

And then once it goes down,
it's not waking up
for a good hour or two.

Got everything
I need off this guy.

I can't eat him
'cause he's poisonous.
That would be no good.

So I'm just gonna take
this beautiful creature

And put him back
where I found him.

Well, that's a good score.

I'll take that
as a good omen that today's
gonna be a good day.

hey, welcome back.
What did you see?

- there's life out there, but , no bird.
- That's rough.

Matt tried to hunt,
but came back
with absolutely nothing.

horned screamer
got the best of me.

I' don't think matt's
going to get frustrated,
it's part of hunting.

It's obvious when you
come to a new environment,

There's all the new things
you gotta learn.

Your body has to acclimatize,
your bow has to acclimatize.

You've gotta take a few shots.

You've gotta learn
and get your sights in
and all that sort of stuff.

It's not a frustrated thing,
it's just hunting.

help yourselves to these, guys.
I don't know how long they last.

I'll try one of these out.

it seems like just the tips that are going.
The rest are good.

mmm. They're good.

- it's like recess at school.
- - I agree.

dan and waz,
I gotta give them
a lot of credit.

They're continuing
to try things
that provide us food.

Ooh, that's juicy.

But if I can't bring
other protein into
our survival situation,

Then I wouldn't be
trying hard enough.

I think I just
ate a maggot.

oh, yeah,
I've got some in here as well.

I guess you could
just eat those maggots
if you really...

- yeah.
- - oh, you don't even mess around.

You get right up in there.

I'm still comfortable
eating the rest.

Ooh, bugs!

these are really good.

I kinda have
an idea for that tree
for our raft.

I know you're
tall enough for it.

- oh, it's that lean-in guy right there?
- Mm-hm.

I won't overwork you,
I just need a couple of hits.

Today we're gonna finish
lady taj raft.

- wiggle, wiggle,
wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.
- Oh! Jeff's getting it, okay.

- Get it, jeff!
- Argh!

whoo-hoo!

Yee-ha-ha!

a week and a half ag
we started working on the ra

And also a dock set up.

amber,
get outta there!

- oh, it's going, it's going!
- - whoo!

in your face, amazon!

our idea's that
the raft will act as
a floating platform

That will allow us to fish
in the deeper water.

- are you ready?
- yep.

one, two three.

One, two, three.

I think this last one's
really buoyant,

And it's about the same size
as this one so I think
that's gonna be huge.

- This is the last log.
- This is it.

The last tie.

This is lady taj,
and now we're
floating completely.

I know. It looks good.

I think it will be challenging
to get out on the water here.

Check the weight distribution
really quick.

I mean, it totally floats.
It's perfect.

- right, youse ready?
- yep.

hold on.

nice.

I can lay on my belly
and just start cutting

- As you guys push, if you want?
- - okay.

nope, you can't be
on this log, jen,

You have to be
on this one and this one.
You're the middle balance.

Trish, you've got to
put your foot on that log.

I need to take a break for a second.
My foot was getting a cramp.

that's why we have to
have your foot on that.

your balance
has to be on the back.

I know.
I just took it off, like, two seconds before you saw.

and your other foot
has to be on the third one.

I'm sorry, trish,
I know you don't wanna do it.

I had to move my feet

Because I was getting
a cramp standing there.

- And I understand...
- I'm just letting you know...

- I understand, but...
- That this is why we do it.

- I understand.
- The log is showing
in the rear.

- Mm, it's not really showing.
- We have to have you closer
to the rear.

it's no different
than it was when my foot
was on the other one.

right when
we were thinking

That amber and I
put our differences aside,

After some time passes,
she gets more comfortable
and starts her crap again.

She's just trying to be
in charge of everything.

- This is a waste of time.
- No, it isn't!

I think that
our accomplishment is huge

That we were
able to build a raft.

And even if it's
just us coming out this far,
I think it's awesome.

no, I just meant
right at this moment.

I mean, I don't know
what we're waiting for.

well, then let's
go home and we can
tell jeff about our adventure.

- yeah.
- - all that hard work we did, at least

We have an opportunity
now to expand the fishing.

you're actually cold?

oh, god.
I think I might still be sick.

- oh.
- - because I just feel my body covered in sweat.

It's almost like
I'm in a steam room.

isn't it?

I know, I was feeling okay.
I was so optimistic.

god, it's miserable.

My stomach feels like
there's an anaconda inside
just swimming around.

,
*bleep*, *bleep*.

*bleep*

jeff,
would you like us
to call the medic?

jeff?

jeff,
would you like us
to call the medic?

I know.

amazon initiation.

you know,
I haven't had any protein
for more than a week.

I'm gonna take it easy
for a little bit.

maybe we can find some bait.
Catch a couple of fish.

Yeah, that'd be nice
to get some bait too.

I gotta stay health

Um, if I don't,
I'm gonna
make a mistake

And it's gonna
take me out of the challenge.

And...

I don't get out
of the challenges.

I'm definitely
gonna bring my knife.

my trusty knife.

I'm gonna bring
the blow dart gun,

And bring that
into the jungle
and get dinner.

That's what I'm after.

the focus
is protein today.

Steven's on a different pace

He's on a 60-day pace, so..

If he needs to rest longer
that's fine. I'm here.
Fresh blood.

It's a jungle on steroids.
It will keep slowly
picking away at you.

If you don't play
these cards right,
60 days may be a tall tale.

Whoa!

turkeys.

They go down
to the water
where they feed.

So that blow dart
isn't heavy enough to
take down the bird itself.

It's too big.

But putting the poison
on the tip of it,
that's the equalizer.

Once that dart
hits that turkey,
it's just a matter of minutes.

It's down.
It's not getting up.

And I can go get it
and prepare it
for an early thanksgiving.

Oh, *bleep*!

Damn, he's going too high.

It's up in the tree.

A blow dart gun
can only be effective
at about 50 feet.

Damn, he's right up there
on the tree.

These birds
are just too far away.

I don't wanna waste
any of these darts.

Ooh. Just out of range.

I'm feeling
a lot better today.

I'm still nauseous
to my stomach,

But I'm actually able
to do some work today

So I wanna participate
by building on to the shelte

'cause as a shelter ages,

It dries out
and holes form in the roof
as the leaves shrink.

So I'm just trying
to add to it and do my part

he's trying to
do something
with that dumb door.

I know, I was wondering,
should we just take it
all the way off

And make a new one?

it was quite
stumbled through.

I'm thinking about
weaving the door.

We're going to
start from scratch,
maybe make it a little wider

And hopefully it'll work
for the next few weeks.

hey, jeff,
can I borrow you for, like,
five minutes

- To go to the fishing area
route real quick?
- Yeah, yeah.

you haven't
even got a chance
to see the real taj area.

I really haven't
seen anything yet. Yeah.

- no.
- Show me around.

no problem.
Come on.

I see jeff as an ally.
He has a ton of experience.

The key here is you can
literally just stand there
and don't move

And you're going to see
the sun hit the water

And there's, like,
these 20 fish that come up.

They're about two inches
from the water.

And if you toss it one inch
in front of that pod,
you get a fish.

I have
the most experience
in the jungle environment

Between us two.

But his ideas, you know,
really do bring some light
that we haven't seen before.

That's where I caught
two caiman
in between the two logs.

momma's got to be
around here somewhere.

That's what we're thinking.

- But you've never seen them
during the day?
- No, not during the day.

amber has
a few lines set up,

But I see a lot
of missed opportunity.

I know there's got to be
electric eels in this water

Also, I think there's
a different fish species

We could possibly be getting

Instead of just
the small-type fish
on the surface.

this means a lot to me
because I can't tell the girls
what to do.

- Right.
- I have to ask them
how they're feeling,

- What they wanna do.
- Yeah.

- You know, the girls will
only do what they wanna do.
- Okay.

So it's kinda nice being able
to have somebody
with the same mindset as me.

I think you're gonna have to
figure out a way
to do something with trish

To kinda do like
a bonding with her,

'cause she's very hard
to warm up to.

-That'll all come naturally.
Yeah, I'm not worried.
-Okay.

Yeah.

I'm just
talking from experience.

My dynamic with amber
has been a cordial one,

But I know I'm entering
a very fragile situation.

We've gotta go this way.
We're going the wrong way.

I feel like amber
needs to be in charge.

- can you grab that?
- Mmm. Gotcha.

That just doesn't
work out here.

- well, thank you for showing me your fishing areas.
- Sure.

It would be kinda
prideful of me
to start fishing

First day I'm feeling better.

I feel like there's
more priority steps
that I can take

Like working on the shelter
improving little things
around the camp.

But when I do get to it,
this is prime
electric eel habitat.

- mind if I bring this over to you, matt?
- No, come on over.

- this is really good wood.
- Do you want some grubs?

it's always been
a bit of a superstition,

Start eating bugs
right off the bat.

- Mmm-hmm.
- Start little, the bigger
things start coming.

-Protein pills of sorts.
Do you want to try a couple?
-Sure.

- When in rome, right?
- Yep.

matt has done
seven challenges now.

He knows what you have to d
to get to the end.

Little tic tacs.

So I'm trying to exploit
every protein score I can.

- Maybe you can taste
just a little bit of...
- A little oaky...

- Mmm-hmm.
- ...Finish.

Yeah, an oaky finish
that really smooths
the palate.

That said, I would really love
some cheesecake.

I just want, like,
a fried crab wonton.

Mmm. All of these things
would lift my heart up.

I'm *bleep* hungry.

something just
came up to the surface
and went back down.

Hey, matt!

There's a caiman.

- It's over here on the left.
- it's right there.

oh.

right there.

oh, *bleep*.

there's a caiman.
It's over here on the left.

oh, *bleep*.

It looked like
a really good shot...

man!

Ooh, my god.

- yeah.
- damn it!

thought we might
have had something
right there.

Unfortunately, no caiman.

matt's
an excellent shot.

He's the best of the best,
and he's having trouble.

It makes you a little nervous

On how you're gonna keep
securing protein out here,
of course.

I took a shot at it,

But trying to hit a little
ping-pong ball at 30 yards
is pretty tricky.

But that is a sign
that they're there.

You start looking for
that small detail.

That might just be
a bigger caiman.

Never a wasted try.

part of hunting.

If you get frustrated,
that's gonna impact
your future chances.

But the fishing
is slowing down.

I don't know
if it's just that little spo

It's been slim pickings
for the last few days.

We've only had, like,
one out of two fish.
Which obviously's not enough.

- No. We should be able to...
- fishing dock
right here.

It would be nice
to be able to just, you know,

Walk out
and get over the water.

access to
the deeper water,

There's a very
strong possibility
we'd get a good feed.

Thinking about
maybe starting it...

Basically, if the grass
continued along,
at its normal thing,

It does get deeper
towards the middle.

So I imagine that's
a bit of a highway

- For some of the bigger fish.
- yeah.

Building a bridge out to that,
I think, is pretty essential.

out here,
if we can get over the water

We're gonna do
a lot more success.

And because of that,
it's time to build a bridge
going to a dock.

Just like the platforms
I've built in the amazon
back in ecuador.

And also like
the bridge I built
in louisiana swamps.

We stick them in the ground.
We'll bend them forward
like this.

- the support posts.
- All we have to do is build three or four of these

Going out to the platform.

- Probably ten feet
by five feet.
- Yeah. About ten feet.

So to create this platform
out on the the water,

The first thing we have to do
is actually make a structure
for the walkway.

It's two branches coming dow
fork pulled together.

And that actually
creates a structure

That does not
sink into the mud.

Then we're gonna need
60-something small sticks
to make the platform.

the amount of calories
it takes to do
something like this is huge.

Yep, it takes a lot of work
to get that food rolling,
but...

Man, I think if we do it all
it's gonna roll around.

yeah, we're moving
in the right direction.

this is definitely
worth it.

All right,
let's gather materials
and then we'll get to it.

let's do it.

- So this is one of
the bog marshes down here.
- Mmm.

- Do you wanna check that out
real quick?
- Lead the way, my friend.

We're going to spend the day
trying to get evidence
of caiman.

Definitely get you
a protein meal, for sure, man.

Yeah, I need one.

steven is
more broke down.

I mean, he's been out here
for a few weeks
and it wears on you.

I mean, usually you'd see
trails through the high grass.
There's caiman in here.

And when I was doing
the baby caiman call
at the main river...

- Right.
- ...You could hear 'em
call back.

I haven't heard a call back
in two weeks.

Wow.

- oh, *bleep*!
- What?

- Right there, jumped in.
- Jumped in?

Yeah. See this vine hanging?

- Straight up there,
in front of that.
- Yeah.

- I heard the splash.
- Yeah, that's where he went.

a couple
of dwarf caiman splashes.

Problem is it's so thick
and they're so small,
you can't even see them.

So by the time they splash,
they're gone.

This area right here...

...Screw this place.

If we don't get anything soo
we really have to move out.

We need a kill soon.
And then when
we get that in us,

I'm gonna be insistent
that we get the hell
out of here.

You said this
is the first one
you've seen in...

- Weeks. Two weeks.
- Damn.

right, here we'll go
about that far apart.

- okay.
- Just try to jam it in as far as it'll go.

all right,
here it's about shoulder deep.

Just to the start of the silt.

- This far enough out?
- I'd say it should be good.

This is a big job
we're undertaking.

Not only is
matt's guidance helpful,
as he's made this before,

But this is not
a two-person job.

Waz and I alone
would not be able
to do this.

I'm just envisioning
this, like, big electric eel

Just nudging me
in the shoulder.

whacking it
by accident?

I don't want 600 volts
near the water.

There's lots of things
that can hurt us
in this water.

We'll just try and keep
our movements small.

We're not trying
to splash around too much.

And hopefully just none of us
get bitten or shocked
or anything like that.

The splashing's going to bring
some electric eels over.
I hope it's not a big one.

I'm a skinny
little bitch
compared to these guys.

It's a little bit daunting
to have never taken on
a project this big

When I feel this weak
in a challenge.

it's real easy
to overwork yourself.

We have to make sure
that he doesn't put himself

Behind the eight ball
of survival.

just take your time.

you good?

Front door 2.0
of the taj maison

Is looking real good.

Door 2.0. It's crucial to...

In our shelter
for keeping away the bugs,

Keeping away the rain,
keeping the warmth in
if it does get cool.

So it is awesome.

what's your
energy level at?

I feel good now.
I'm just hot as *bleep*
with this fire.

I'm trying to get
this pot boiled.

- If you wanna switch me...
- Why don't you let me...

If you wanna boil this pot,
I can go chop a tree.

we're gonna get jen
to do this while I go fish.

- hey, ladies.
- yeah.

Can I get one of you guys
to finish boiling this pot
'cause he's dying sweating.

Yeah, just keep it going.
As soon as we're up,
we'll go stoke it.

no,
we need somebody to watch it.

You guys are busy, so I'll
just put the pot on here

- And get it set.
- Yeah, that's what I mean.

- yeah, yeah.
- Get it so it's, like, working

And then in a few minutes
we'll come and check it.

yeah, I don't want to
pull you away from your door.

Thank you.

Mmm. Interesting. Yeah.

cool, dude.
I'm going to go fishing.
It's my golden hour soon.

Cool.

- Door's looking awesome.
- Oh, yeah, baby.

- yeah, it looks great.
- Looking nice.

- let's put it up.
- - let's see what we're looking at here.

- Oh, yeah, baby.
- That looks really good.

- It swings nicely.
- Yeah, it does swing nicely.

Like, we can put it
attached to that.

Check it out.
How smooth is that?

Let's get it tied up,
make sure that *bleep* works.

I think it's perfect.

They don't want to boil water
and I don't know why.

I'm like,
"that is our lifeline."

Like, can one of you guys
do this?

Oh, great, now we have to
stop our project.

Does it take two
to put a door on
or build a door? No.

Like, give me a break.

Cool, one fish down.

I just need somebody
to boil water

While I go get food
for dinner.

I think that makes me
a good person, right?

I didn't feel like
being pulled from projects.

I wanted to
finish a project today.

- You know, I was like, "what?"
- yeah, yeah.

Right.

well, the weave
is a two person job, I think,

To get it done.

So, do you guys ever feel like
amber kind of puts you to work

And then goes and fishes
all day?

I don't...
I do what I want to do.

- right, good for you.
- Trish does what trish wants to do.

- good for you.
- Yeah, I don't take orders.

- It didn't
take me long to see...
- I take suggestions. Yeah.

- See what's going on here.
- I read it on your face.

It's a shame.

I think she's taken
the mentor thing
a little too far.

- just a smidgen.
- Right.

We all know
what needs to be done...

right,
everyone does, yeah.

And that's the thing,
but, like, the delegation,

Like, you know, the parenting
and the boss *bleep*, no.

We're all our own bosses
out here.

that's true.

I mean,
when you're sitting here

Working on a project
all morning

And "hey, stop.
Go boil the water
that I've just been *bleep*."

- ooh.
- Mmm-hmm.

really? Do tell.

- Really?
- yeah.

No, we don't.

- yeah, yeah.
- Next time, say that.

- Like, it's that simple.
- Yeah, right

And in the middle
of a project.

Right now, if I asked her
to boil a pot of water

While she's fishing
during golden hour,

I don't think
that would go over very well.

I've walked into
kind of a hornet's nest here.

You know, amber, she...
She wants to be
the queen bee.

With the girls,
she orders them around.

Makes me want to
take them under my wing

And show them
that they're powerful

And smart and they're
great survivalists.

They need that.

She likes to be
the one to fish.
All right, go fish.

I went over
the first time fishing

And I pulled up three fish
in, like, two minutes.

I was like,
"okay, there you go.
I can fish. Bye."

We'll manage it,
but it's tricky.

No, it's yeah... Exactly.

and that's what
we've been doing.

I'm not gonna be
bossed around...

- Yeah.
- ...And told what to do.

'cause then I don't want to
do it, you know?

Jeff has been such
a breath of fresh air here.

The way he speaks
is not a condescending way.

It's more of a teamwork,
collaboration way

And an understanding way.

That's important so you can
make it another day.

I feel like amber
likes to take control

Of any situation
she can get her hands on.

- mmm.
- Mmm. Okay.

and I'm just
not one to be controlled.

that's awesome. Good.

ready?

One, two...

Oh, yeah. We got this.

Put it up on our shoulders.

- Yeah.
- you're shouldered.

okay.

Oh, I hate this part.

I gotta drop it.

Okay.

my body is starting
to get zapped today.

I'm really starting to feel
the weakness

And the weight loss
and all of these things.

- Whoa.
- hold on.

But a fishing dock
will vastly help us improve
our protein income,

Which is exactly
what we need.

this dock is hopefull
gonna create the calories

To get these guys
back on track

To making it the 40 days.

hey, matt. Bird.

Oh, you son of a...

we could
catch that bird,
potentially, right there.

- cormor?
- Cocky sucker.

We're sitting here working
on this dock and bridge

And all of a sudden

A cormorant
comes and lands in the water

Side eyes me.

This is, like, a 60-yard sho
at a bird with a neck

The size of almost
barely bigger than a pencil.

Okay, here we go.

nope. Argh.

I have hunted
all over the planet

And if you work hard enough
you should be able to
get an opportunity

If you're
anywhere in the world.

But as of right now,

Of all the places
I've ever been in the world

This one might be
the most difficult to hunt.

Just going to have to
keep working.

This place
is just so desolate.

Normally if you're just
kicking over an old log

You'll find a worm or...
I'd love to get a grub.

At this point,
I'll take whatever I can get.

We just need to
get that first fish,
then we'll have more bait.

you know,
I haven't had any protein
in, like, almost ten days

And that's no good,
I'm starting to feel it.

I don't want to
get too skinny yet.

I mean,
still got some definition.

My shoulders
are looking a little skinny

But I got to
catch some fish today

And to catch fish
I gotta get bait.

Ugh.

Found a big old gross spider

Got the abdomen on there.

While its juicy guts
flowing out,

I'm gonna do
a last-ditch effort
while the sun's going down

To try and get us some food.

As a fisherman,
I need these fish

More than any time I've ever
needed them in my life.

Dang it.
It fell off the line.

Damn it.

Got him.

*bleep*

I am losing fish after fish

These fish are just too smal
to get a good enough bite.

Ugh.

Dang it.

How're you doing, buddy?

Dude, thanks for your effort.

I lost more fish fishing today
than I have ever lost

In the history
of my fishing career.

Jacked up my foot.

- Brutal.
- I saw one
little grasshopper.

- He was gone.
- Yeah.

When even bait
is this scarce...

We don't get something
by tomorrow, man,

We might think about
greener pastures.

I say even if
we get something,
we got to move.

I say tomorrow we mobilize,
figure out a game plan
and get going

'cause it's a death sentence
if we stay here.

- I agree.
- So...

What a day. God dang.

how are the holes
looking in there, ladies?

they are looking
pretty good, jeff.

- Shall I just write "taj"?
- Yeah, t-a-j.

- Yeah.
- J? Or "taj maison"?

- Do "taj maison".
- "taj maison."

Yeah, the regular t-a-j.

We just finished
putting in the door

And jen and I
are working on a little sign

For the front of the door.

Nope.

Oh, a catfish.

Got three fish.

I'm gonna call it and go
make a stew for everybody
to give them something.

Let me see if I can
give the fish to the girls

To clean and stuff.

- Jen? Trish?
- what's up?

I have
three fish in my bag.

Can one of you guys
go clean the fish
for the boil?

yeah, as soon
as we're done here,
we will.

where do you
want me to put them?

are their heads on?

Yeah, they're still
in my bag.

I just need to give them
to somebody so I can go...

yeah,
just wrap them in a leaf
and put them to the side.

I got to be honest,

I'm just a little frustrated
right now.

I went out and got dinner
for everybody

And the girls are inside
our shelter making a sign.

If somebody goes and gets them
dinner and hands it to them

They're like
"we'll do it later."

You're just ungrateful.
I don't like that.

Hey, guys. Here is dinner.

Three fish
for a fish boil tonight.

sweet! That's awesome.

And one's a catfish.
The heads are cut off
and cleaned out.

I just need somebody
to descale it,

So who would
be able to do this?

- I'll do it.
- Thank you.

All right, you guys,
I'll see you in a little bit.

I was hot as *bleep*
already from
all my work

So I figured when amber
kind of, you know,

Offered to the girls

Which one of them
would like to do the scaling

I figured I would
save them

And take a little dip
at the same time, so...

Keeping the peace.

The greatest leaders
are the ones that step up

And do the jobs
that nobody else wants to do.

That's how you know
a true leader.

When I do get better,
I'm not going to hold back.

You know, sometimes
you've just got to

Rip that band-aid off, baby,

And I think that band-aid
is amber.

This is going to feel good,
getting this done.

Oh. Oh, yeah, it will.

Hold your arms out.

Yeah,
that's less than ten feet.

- Yeah, this is as wide
as ten feet.
- Okay.

So, ten feet should be solid.

Wider the better, really.
Doesn't matter
if it's too wide.

It's coming down.

Somebody lash one side first.

You know, doesn't have to be
a ton of lashing,
just a little bit.

Yeah.

oh, boy.

let me know
if you need help.

When I get myself going
out here,

Sometimes it's hard
to turn myself off.

I'm gonna
take a one-minute break.

So, I don't want to
burn myself out.

Might have to step back
because I don't know

What my body is going to do.

you good?

listen to your body.

This is a long, long challen
and if you work too hard
just one day of it

You may not have enough
fuel in the tank to make it
the last day.

That's the kind of things
that get you,

That takes people out.

here we are
in the amazon, baby.

Yeah!

the xls,
or "xl success metric,"

Tracks each group's
likely percentage

Of reaching their 40
and 60-day goals.

Can I join
you guys' party?

Jeff zausch joins team taj!

and with the arrival
of three xl legends

Hey, buddy.

- Look at you.
- I'm just here to help out.

the fates
of the remaining teams
look to take a radical turn

After 17 days alone...

You all right, brother?

...Steven teamed up
with fellow legend ej

To tackle new areas
of the jungle,

Talk about a game changer.

But near misses...

...And lack of resources...

I haven'
heard a call back
in two weeks.

...Are forcing their hand.

It's a death sentence
if we stay here.

I agree.
Screw this place.

still,
the addition of ej

Raises steven's chances
of reaching day 60
from 39% to 52%.

Glad to see you guys.
This is good stuff.

and for dan
and waz, the arrival
of matt and his bow...

okay, here we go.

...Looked to strengthen
a weakness in their team.

but the amazon
has yet to cooperate.

oh, *bleep*!

damn it!

This place is going to be
a tough hunt.

and now dan's bod
may be reaching its limit.

I've never
taken on a project this big
when I feel this weak.

that's
the kind of things
that take people out.

despite
matt's presence,

Dan's struggles
bring their team xls down

From 61% to 48%.

- High five! Jen!
- That's awesome!

We got a caiman!

after joining
the all-female team

At the height
of their success...

These girls are doing good.

...A sudden illness...

...Has jeff on the sidelines

Amazon chewed him up
and spit him out,
first night.

but as old tensions return..

Can one of you guys
go clean the fish?

Yeah, as soon as
we're done here we will.

...A new team dynamic
is emerging.

I think she's taken
the mentor thing
a little too far.

- just a smidgen.
- Right?

as a result
their xl success metric
drops from 65% to 51%.

you know,
sometimes you've just got t

Rip that band-aid off, baby,

And I think that band-aid
is amber.

What's up, brother?
Good morning.

Good morning.

It's move day.
Oh, I can't imagine
how you're feeling.

We're leaving this place.
We have to.

There's no if, ands or buts
about it.

We're scraping at dirt.
You can't eat dirt.

- where are we at?
- - so, we're, like, in this zone.

right.

I'm thinking
we go all the way down here.

- right.
- - maybe cross at this next narrow point...

- mmm-hmm.
- ...And it looks like

There's some higher ground
up here.

Palms, typically,
are on higher ground

So where there's palms
usually there's more
fruit trees...

- okay.
- ...But, I mean,

It's resources
that we don't have, so...

- That makes sense, man.
- Let's do it, bro.

- Let's kill it.
- Cool.

there's no sustainability here.
There's no survival here.

There's slow, slow, death.

it's gonna be
a long trek.

It's hot
so I'm designing a hat

To keep my head cool
with this stinking sun.

- My battle helmet.
- nice.

going to be
a long day.

We got to get out
before the sun gets too high,

Gets too hot
and with long days

It means a lot of calories
expended.

- You got your knife?
- Got my knife right here.

okay,
I think that's about it.

Locked and loaded, baby.

- Crazy.
- I bet you're excited,

But I know it's
bittersweet, too.

It is, man. It is.

Moving is always
time-consuming.

It's exhausting
and it's the jungle,

So you don't move quickly
through the jungle.

There's no telling
how far south we got to go

- Before we hit...
- something decent.

Yeah, you know?

Steven's a tough kid.
He just kind of endures.

But he's pushing
himself so hard
that it's getting dangerous

I'm worried about him.

just got to
keep going.

- Slow and steady.
- all right.

all right.

Not feeling too good today,
but it's hard to rest

When you know
you're getting weaker

And you need to
put protein in your body.

You could always be doing mo
to source protein.

Can't go getting weaker now.

thanks.

Might be a fish on it.

oh, yeah.
That's sturdied it up nice.

yeah, it's solid.

- Hey, guys.
- we got fish?

- Look.
- you just get an eel?

- Yeah.
- Whoo!

attaboy!

This little electric eel
just shocked me,

But it's definitely
going to be worth it.

Oh, wait till you
taste this eel.

yeah,
it's gonna be good.

Check it out!

Dan checks the lines and bam,
there's a electric eel on it.

It's not a huge eel,
but that is a true gift
from amazon.

- Heck yeah!
- There's still a few
little tasty scallops in that.

- Yeah.
- for sure.

- Oh, yeah.
- for sure.

That's the amazon's
way of saying

They appreciate our dock.

It's a reward for...

- Reward for some
work right there.
- It's a good bait.

this came
exactly when I was needing I

- it's very nice.
- Mmm.

- You just kiss that eel?
- Yep, I love it.

Even if it's not
a whole heap of meat,

Just getting that fat
in my belly

- Is just going to be...
- Mmm-hmm.

Matt, you've never
tried this, huh?

No, I've never got an eel.

not only have we
not had protein like this
in a while,

But matt's never had these

So it's nice to be able to
provide matt wright

Something to eat
that he's never had.

Like, all of this
is just gooey fat.

I can taste it already.
Yeah, I'm excited about this.

this eel is a huge wi

Dan can actually rebound
from losing weight

And those calories
are setting us right back,

You know, where we started
before all the work.

gets that smoky flavor
in there.

Melts once it's in your mouth
like a bit of a scallop.

- Good, right?
- So good.

mmm-hmm.

It's like gelatin,
but it tastes like fish,

Which doesn't
sound appetizing
probably to anyone at home,

But it is amazing.

It is amazing.
I feel like people
would pay hundreds of dollars

For this at a restaurant.

The fat that's coming off
of this thing

Is exactly what I needed.

chock full of calories
for sure.

oh, for sure.
You can feel it.

mmm-hmm.

There ain't nothing wrong
with that.

that's good.

- You doing okay, buddy?
- Yeah, dude, how're you
feeling?

I'm doing all right.

it's the heat of the da
we're both very tired.

It's been a week since we've
put any protein
in our bellies.

Watch out
for all these thorns, buddy.

*bleep*

It's not easy.
We're having to
exert a lot of energy

To move through this jungle

you all right?

Found a thorn.

Slipped over that log,
right on top of it.

Great.

if you try to
push yourself too hard,

You start feeling weak

And once you start feeling
dehydrated

Is when you make mistakes.

Step into holes,
you can break your leg.

You can hurt yourself.

- Ow.
- You all right, dude?

- Okay?
- I've had enough of that.

- You see what I see?
- palm trees.

yeah.

It looks like
it kind of opens up
back there, too, so...

It's full up there,
it's full down there.

This looks like
the best spot here.

- Yeah.
- Got a little open zone.

- Let's get ready to do it.
- Cool.

these are tough swims.
Doesn't look very far.

It's about a little bit les
than a football field,

But when you're talking
getting in water

That has anacondas,
piranha, caiman in it

And then you gotta deal wit
all the water vegetation.

I hope
steven doesn't pass out.

holy crap.

What a freaking
muddy swamp mess.

almost there,
buddy.

you all right, buddy?

Oh, my god.