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Narrator: The ultimate group
survival challenge is back...

Africa!

I'm here for you!

Narrator: ...With a new vengeance
and a new law of the land...

We're going to banish you.

...in the deadly scrubland of
Mapungubwe, South Africa...

This is one of the
worst locations ever.

...where extreme heat...

I never felt so dehydrated.

...and nature's most
remorseless killers...

Is that what I think it is?

...have forced generations
of indigenous tribes

to survive by one
brutal principle...

There's no room in South
Africa for compassion.

Narrator: ...Banishing the weak.

It seems extreme, but this is
a very extreme environment.

Oh, my God. Ow!

Narrator: And now, to
have any chance to survive,

four teams of Naked
and Afraid all-stars

must adhere to the same rule.

We have to make
an executive decision.

Banishment and exile
are always on the table.

Narrator: For 40
days and 40 nights

in a land where weakness
is the ultimate liability.

It just hurts so bad.

I don't want to tap.

Narrator: They will use their
skills to prove their worth...

- Yeah!
- Got that?

...or risk being cast into the
wild to fend for themselves.

Come tomorrow
morning, you've got to go.

That's [bleep]

In this hour, we will meet
the daring men and women

putting their
lives on the line...

What I care about is the
mission, not your feelings.

Narrator: ...Dig deep into
their strategies and motivation.

Hunting is an absolute priority.

- Beautiful.
- [ Groans ]

...and get an
exclusive sneak peek

of the epic obstacles
in their way...

Aaah!

...as they either
band together...

Give me a hug.

...or be banished
to face Africa alone.

We would like to see you go.

Woman: I'm in a no man's
land. Like there's nothing here.

Welcome to Africa.

Dispersed across 70 square
miles of ancient tribal land,

eight survivalists begin their
challenge in four groups of two.

Primitive man... the
Basarwa were here, right?

Yeah. Like 25,000 years ago.

And they didn't carry
any dead weight.

No, they didn't. They kicked
those guys right to the curb.

I don't wish
banishment on anybody.

I think I'm a little
bit more heartless.

I have no problem
banishing people.

I want everybody
to get through this,

but you know
whether somebody's...

yeah, if somebody's
taking advantage.

Yeah, exactly.

I want to be with people that
want to conquer this challenge,

not skate by.

But they have no idea
that they will be joined

by a second group
of survivalists,

each with a rare opportunity
to prove themselves

after taking on their 21-day
challenges and coming up short.

I have just as much right
to be here as anybody else.

Narrator: First to enter
Africa's deadly interior

is the pair of
Makani and Bulent.

This looks seriously
not cool, but that's okay.

I'm here to be miserable.

Pain actually make
me count my blessings.

My name is Bulent
and people think

I'm just a complete ass [bleep]

What I care about is the
mission, not your feelings.

Narrator: But on Bulent's
first challenge in Colombia,

he failed the mission.

I'm sweating.

I'm dripping.

Bulent: The weather
was hot and super humid.

But my biggest obstacle
on my first challenge

was me not knowing what
the limitations of my body was.

Lower back is really bad.

I did push myself more
than I should have,

and that contributed
to my lower back injury.

Oh! Ugh.

It just shoots down the legs.

I can't do this, not
with this much pain.

I don't want to be here.

Not finishing a
challenge is painful,

but I learned to pace myself
on the physical activity.

I applied it to my
challenge in Mexico,

but Mexico had
its own struggles.

No wonder the Spaniards
couldn't conquer the jungle.

There's nothing to eat in it.

What I've found with the people

that I can't get along
is mostly millennials.

You've never made a fish basket?

I did. I just want
you to explain

why you can't assume that.

Why do I need to explain that?

You don't have to, but you can
continue not catch fish, either.

Just tell me what
you're trying to get at.

I'm asking you a question
because I want to know

what you are thinking.

And finding a solution

where we can meet in
the middle, work together.

That took quite a bit,
but we made it happen.

Ow.

Oh, my gosh.
Bulent, you got this.

Oh, my gosh. A few more steps.

And I got to know, to
taste that sweet victory

of finishing a challenge.

Whoo! That's right.

But this is a whole
different animal.

I seriously have mixed feelings

when it comes to
team atmosphere.

There's always
strength in numbers.

Also weakness in numbers.

More conflict, more dramas,

because it's not a place that
you can just sit on your butt.

It will break you.
It will hurt you.

It will get you killed.

If you're not prepared,
it will end you.

♪

There's a little guy
under this tree over here.

Right underneath the tree.

There's, like, a llama and a...

I don't eat meat, so
I'm not going to subtract

from the team fuel-wise.

I'm only here to add to it.

I'm Makani. I'm a student,
and I live in Venice, California.

I've got my warrior dots on.

Power, peace, and grace.

In my previous challenge,

I was with three people
in a rainforest environment.

Oh, my God. That is new.

Three is an uneven number,

so likely two people will
be closer than one person.

Woman: Sleep situation
is definitely difficult.

There's definitely
something going on there

beyond platonic at this point.

My biggest obstacle was
navigating my partners.

I'm glad that she's out here
having an adventure, you know?

I think that we should
probably have a talk

with her about communication.

Because, as a Buddhist, I'm
vegan and my survival style

is very minimal.

I'm in photosynthetic heaven.

So I more or less
fasted for the 21 days.

Woman: Makani's still sleeping.

We need to figure something
out that's going to work long-term

because I cannot
keep doing this.

I don't know how
much further I can go.

But I'm a peacemaker.

And after the other
partner left, towards the end,

we were able to come
together and make a team.

Here comes some rapids.

Oh, my God.

Hang on.

There's the boat.
- Oh, my God.

Makani: I did complete
the 21-day challenge,

being true to my nature,
and I feel really proud of that.

We did it.
- We did it!

And honestly, on the 21st
day, I felt like I could go longer.

But for a 40-day
challenge like this,

it becomes hugely mental,
and my mental is very strong.

As a Buddhist, they
say that life is suffering.

So I feel like that is
my job to embrace that

when it occurs for myself.

I wouldn't wish anyone to
walk around here on their own.

We have to stick together.

Narrator: But their partnership
will soon be disrupted

by an unexpected visitor
hellbent on proving herself

after falling short on
her 21 day challenge.

I do understand how this
would be a harsh environment

for tribes to want
to banish people

because, I mean, I
would hate to have

to carry the weight of
someone in this heat.

My name is Kate, and I've
been on a 21 day challenge

and I completed 13 out of it.

I am the screamer.

Get me out!

That was me. I screamed
my butt off on the beach.

Hair flip.

I own it.

Narrator: Kate's journey
began with a twist

on a four persons' tribes
challenge in Panama.

I wasn't expecting a female.

I wasn't either.

So for me, I am a survivalist,

so I do have things
to bring to the table.

We're actually going
to set a couple traps

so that we can make
getting a pig possible,

and if you can't be my equal,
at least try to do something

that can help me, and
I'll do my best to help you.

Badass. It's going to work.

But after the merge, we
met with two other guys.

We've got to get a
shelter off the ground.

Seth: Some protein
would be amazing.

Priority is shelter.

I did not like that.

I'm trying to go get some food.

It took a lot for me to
bite my tongue with Seth.

He woke me up three
different times last night,

and he elbow-jabbed me.

He told me to push over.

I mean, if you thought
I was in your way,

wouldn't you say, "hey, Kate,
would you mind scooting over?"

Instead of saying, "I need
you to move out of my way."

How do you think I'm
going to respond to that?

But the biggest obstacles
in my previous challenge

were the bugs.

I forget what it's
like to not itch.

I mean, I got bit in places
I didn't know I could itch at.

I feel like they're
nesting in my body.

They mess with
your head big time.

[ Groaning ]

It's a [bleep] thing to quit
when you only have a week left,

but I needed to,
and I have no shame

in admitting the
fact that I quit.

So I'm back out here again.

I need to prove to
myself, but this is Africa.

This is some frightening
[bleep] out here.

There's things that
want to eat you.

I'm talking big cats, hippos,

like things in the
night that go boom,

and that is a big
pile of elephant dung.

40 days is a long time.

So, last time I
paid zero attention

to my mental game, and this
time I am not going to allow myself

to get pushed over the edge.

I'm not going to freak out.

I'll speak my mind, but
no crazy hair flips, Africa.

That ain't happening.

Narrator: On their
previous challenges,

the survivalists were assigned
primitive survival ratings,

or PSRS, that measured
their individual skills

and survival methods.

But for this 40-day
group challenge,

experts have evaluated
their initial PSRS

and assigned the
team a combined rating,

or XLR, that gauges
their progress

and likelihood of success.
- Ugh.

All three survivalists

bring their unique survival
styles to the challenge,

but Bulent and Kate have
also clashed with past partners.

As a result, this
team of opposites

begins with an XLR of 6.5.

And in this harsh environment,

a difference in
survival strategies

pushes this team to its limit.

Africa, this is not a [bleep]
sit around and do [bleep]

Nothing kind of [bleep]
environment, man.

He's been sleeping
since he got here.

For both of you guys wanting to
just work an hour in the morning

then an hour at night, that
ain't going to fly with me.

The plan is to take it easy.

It's not a sprint. It's
40 freaking days.

Apparently Kate
wasn't okay with that,

and I let the department
know about her complaint.

Department who gives
a [bleep] what you think.

Narrator: "Naked
and Afraid XL" returns,

granting 12 Naked
and Afraid veterans

the power to banish the weak

into South Africa's
treacherous outback,

where record heat

and a relentless
seven-year drought

can transform the
strongest survivalist

into a liability
for their tribe.

- When... ready?
- Yeah.

Go.

Ooh. [Bleep]

That's third-degree burns.

Isn't that a wonderful
partner right there?

Takes the water and
goes down there to drink it.

Man: I really need
some water myself.

It's plenty cool
enough to drink,

but I'm going to hike
it up there to Makani.

I just [bleep] spent
all my time up here.

You're not even getting
me a [bleep] straw full?

[Bleep] You.

Makani.

♪

Makani. Can you please
open your eyes for me?

♪

Can you open your
eyes for me, please?

♪

The second team to navigate
this scorched Savannah

is the duo of dawn and Suzanne.

♪

In this environment
I can understand

where you wouldn't
want to have slackers

and you wouldn't want to
have people that are weak,

that are injured.

Like being in the
Canadian military,

it's that mentality of
never leave a man behind.

I'm definitely going
to struggle with that.

My name is dawn. I'm a retired
infantry officer from Canada.

This is for my
deployment to Afghanistan.

I was technically
the first female

qualified infantry officer in
the history of the regiment.

And on my first challenge,
I was in Montserrat.

Ugh!

The terrain that we were
walking on was incredibly rough.

Our feet were wrecked.

Pain is just weakness
leaving the body.

And at that point
I was freshly out

of the Canadian armed forces.

I was actually only retired
a few weeks prior to doing it.

So my motivation for
the 21 day challenge

was to connect with
another human being

in a primitive
survival environment

where there would be
challenges for both of us.

Got one!

- There you go.
- Wow, you are so good.

And that was the
dynamic of our relationship.

Chad just came back.
He hurt his shoulder.

He just fell off the mountain.
It looks pretty serious.

But very early on, on day five,

my partner did
have a medical tap,

and I wasn't prepared for
that like I should have been.

And being alone was
extremely challenging,

but I have done a
significant amount of work

to prepare myself.

I'm prepping for a body
building show right now.

And I flew down to
Denver, Colorado,

and I trained with Matt Wright.

You're going to tie up here.

Leave the extra, tie down here.

And so I do feel now that
I'm more prepared primitively

because people look at
me, they just see blonde hair.

And that's really not who I
am. I'm not just some Barbie.

I'll do everything I
possibly can to show

that I have a lot
to offer the group.

♪

It's interesting when
people talk about girl power,

because you know in
most of the animal kingdom

the female is the lead.
- Yeah.

Because we bring
the ability to be calm...

Absolutely.

...without throwing a
whole lot of testosterone at it

and club something.

My name is Suzanne,

and I survived 21 days
on my challenge in Brazil.

I think I am at the
edge of no return.

And it was really hard
because of the sun.

Hot as hell.

I need shade for my
feet. Shade for my feet.

And I was paired with a
partner where our personalities

did not work well together.

Yeah. That's not gonna happen.
That is not gonna happen.

As a very dominant male,

it didn't work well with me
also being a dominant female.

I don't mean to
nag you about it,

but you're getting really red.

And I don't know if
you're drinking very often.

And because of medical issues...

my chest feels really heavy.

1, 2, 3.

My partner left on day four,
so I had 17 days by myself.

There's a wasp nest.

[ Buzzing ]

And honestly, after
that, it was easier for me.

I can do this. I
just got a stingray.

I'm so excited.

But one of the hardest things

that I did on the 21 day
challenge was the extraction.

Ow.

Oh, it's...

But I did it.

Oh, my God.

And nobody can
take it away from me.

Oh, my God.

But since my partner
left on day four,

the 21 day challenge
did not require me

to work well with
another person.

I don't do well with drama.

I just don't.
I'm allergic to it.

I don't like it.

As someone who speaks their mind

and knows what they know,

I am not going to
compromise if I'm not happy.

Narrator: Joining
dawn and Suzanne

is a survivalist hungry to
overcome his past failures.

- Oh, my God.
- What the hell?

All of a sudden I'm thinking...

♪

To make it across the
finish line in this challenge

is going to take a lot of
focus and a lot of teamwork.

This time around, I plan on
being a little bit more social

and working harder to do
what I can to help my tribe

and to make it
happen at all costs.

Narrator: Seth participated in the
first tribes' challenge in Panama.

Ugh!

I'm not going to sugarcoat
it, Panama kicked my ass.

Ugh!

So far I've gotten
needles in my right foot,

needles in my left foot.

I went out for the adventure
and to hunt in Panama.

[ Calling ]

I came into that
challenge thinking

I was going to
be able to kill a pig

and we were going to eat
good, and that did not happen.

But my biggest
obstacles in Panama

would be the social aspect.

Don't put that out,
don't put that on there.

This is dry, bro.

I was partnered with a dude
and we butted heads a lot.

I told you, "don't do that."
And you did it anyway.

Now it's all over the
[bleep] place, dude.

Being in a group can be
challenging for me at times.

And when we merged
with two other people,

I feel like I didn't get
a fair shake with them.

Where's the pot?

Hoping it's not contaminated
from the rain last night.

You know what? I'm sick of
your negative Nancy [bleep] Bro.

We're either going
to make it to 21,

or one of us is going
to make it to jail.

My team, the people that
were supposed to have my back,

exiled me from camp.

Better start making a shelter

because you ain't
staying with us.

And that really got
to me psychologically.

I give up, I tap.

[Bleep] It. I'm out of here.

I had to make the
decision to leave on day 13

because it was just not
going to be survivable.

But there's no suffering that I
can endure on these challenges

that's any greater than
knowing that I failed.

So I've got a little bit of
something to prove on this.

I'm coming into
this with a deficit,

and I feel that some
people are going to feel

I don't deserve to be here,

but I'm going to
prove them wrong.

This is going to be a
dangerous situation.

This is not Panama,
that's for damn sure.

- Got firewood.
- Got one!

Dawn and Suzanne bring solo
survival experience to Africa,

but Seth's difficulty
uniting with past partners

threatens the
stability of his team.

As a result, they begin the
challenge with an XLR of 6.0.

But in the wilds of Africa,

an unwelcome visitor tests
their resolve on night one.

- Is that you?
- No.

There's something
over there for sure.

I can't see that far
with this camera.

I don't know that we were
going to sleep much anyway.

If something were to come in
this... We have nowhere to go.

[ Lion snarling ]

♪

Oh, my God!

Narrator: In the return
of "Naked and Afraid XL,"

12 men and women
will fight for survival

under the blazing African sun.

Woman: Ooh!

For 40 days and 40 nights,

as the threat of banishment
looms over the survivalists...

There's no need
for him to be here.

...the pressure to provide
will be greater than ever.

Woman: I feel so defeated.

Look. I think there's a rabbit.

Oh! Oh, that was close.

Oh, damn! Got one.

Yeah!

Hell, yeah!

♪

[ Arrow thwacks ]

And bam! Right over there.

Aaah!

That's right! Whoo!

Narrator: Third to venture
deep into the African wilderness

is the team of Wes and Gwen.

♪

One of my concerns is snakes.

Like, snakes don't scare me,
but I'm not familiar with them.

I'm used to looking in
bushes for grizzly bears,

not on the ground for snakes

because there's
no snakes in Alaska.

My name is Gwen.

I am grizzly Gwen,

give me a knife, I
will conquer the world.

I completed my 21
day challenge in Mexico,

so I went from super
cold environment

to a insanely
hellish environment.

The heat in Mexico was ungodly.

- How you feeling?
- I need water.

Yep. Sun's starting
to get there, huh?

Yep, it is.

So, you were pouring buckets
of sweat no matter what you did.

But the low point in
my previous challenge

was when I cut the
end of my toe off.

I'm disappointed
that that happened

because it definitely
sets me back

and it throws a
loop for my partner,

who has to pick up the slack.

They don't like people
that want to sit around

and let others do all the work,

so just doing
local bush crafting

and keeping the fire
going, that really sucked.

But I tried to do
whatever I could

to get the mission completed.

Hey, the bottom
side of that tree.

Just sitting there. I'm
gonna try to stab him.

[ Groans ]

Yeah, I got you, you
little son of a biscuit.

Thought it would
taste more delicious

but it really was
pretty disgusting.

Definitely burnt.

Based on my experience as
a survivalist, a homesteader,

a police officer,
a mother of five...

I can go on and on...

I learned you have to be
able to adapt and overcome.

Got through the
challenge together.

Great job. I'm proud of you.

Yeah, you too.

It was amazing and awesome,
but I couldn't contribute.

So, heading out onto
this 40 day challenge,

I want to prove to
others what I can do.

I always accomplish my goals,

but this is a hard,
hard environment,

and if you haven't
been doing your part

and pulling your weight,
banishment's on the table.

♪

Wes: I've been
hunting my whole life.

If we can find a water source,

our chances at harvesting
a decent-size animal

is going to be very good.

I'm excited about that.

I would like some
red meat on this trip.

I'm Wes Harper, and my
previous challenge, I was in Brazil.

The environment
was pretty rough.

Oh, ow, damn it. Nope. Damn it.

Okay.

Stung on the damn... John Henry.

But I am a hunter,
and I don't like to fail.

There's a lizard
on this rock here.

[ Grunts ]

I mean, I've done everything
but hit this little bugger.

The biggest obstacle I had
was bringing back some food.

Oh, my God.

Come here, quick.

Oh, my God. I can't
believe you just did that.

It felt so good to actually
have some real success

with procuring food,

because I want to
help my teammates.

I want to provide.

Sorry, Jesse. I'm
lagging behind, babe.

My legs are not doing well.

But at the end of my
challenge, I was really depleted.

I was done.

- I hear something.
- Yeah, I do too.

There it is.

Whoo!

Oh!

That was a great moment for me.

But Africa is a
different ball game.

This country is so rough
that only the strong survive.

I mean, everybody
just has to contribute.

Otherwise, it's time for
them to go out on their own.

Do some soul searching.

Maybe it's time for
them to go home.

Narrator: Joining Wes and Gwen
is a season three survivalist...

- Hello!
- ...Whose 21 day challenge

was short-lived, but
made a lasting impression.

- Hey!
- Oh, boy.

Gwen: Third-Wheeler, here.
We were not expecting a third.

I've always been
told I'm like a [bleep]

Either I'm a pleasant surprise,

or I make everything
awkward and uncomfortable.

- Good to know.
- Well, the second one right now.

- Ah, you'll get used to it.
- Yes, very.

♪

This whole banishment
thing is [bleep]

It's not going to
happen in my group.

If somebody is not
pulling their weight,

then you go hang
a boot in their ass

and make sure they
start pulling their weight.

My name is Joshua,
and it's been 5 1/2 years

since my past
challenge in Nicaragua.

♪

What'd you bring?

Duct tape. This is a
redneck's multitool.

The question I
get asked most is,

"hey, aren't you duct tape boy?"

And I'm just going down
and doing straight strips.

Oh, my goodness.

I stand by that choice fully,

and I cannot think
of a single item

that has as many
purposes as duct tape.

And by day three, I had
shelter, freshwater source,

and enough food that
lasted days on end.

Oh, you've got to be kidding me.

And that was my doing,
and I'm damn proud of that.

But the biggest obstacles
I had were my health,

because I had
gastrointestinal issues.

[ Retching ]

I was vomiting profusely.

I was getting extremely
dehydrated very fast.

- You're going home?
- Yeah. I can't keep it up.

I'm sorry to let
you down like this,

but I am severely dehydrated.
I'm tapping out now.

So, I lasted five days.

Sorry to anyone I let down.

I've tried to forget the moment
when I tapped so, so many times,

but it kind of sticks with me.

♪

Based on my previous challenge,

it's possible that
future teammates

would have some
misconceptions about me.

The biggest one
being that I'm a quitter,

which it couldn't be
further from the truth.

I'm not the same
man I was back then.

I've gone through
hell, lived through hell,

done things I thought I'd
never be able to accomplish.

And I'm here to
prove I can do it,

and you can watch
me do it and say,

"oops, you were wrong"
or shut your damn mouth.

Either way, I'm doing it.

I'm feeling pretty much in the
weakest condition of my life.

Thank you, lord.

Narrator: Wes and Gwen
bring unwavering persistence,

which propelled them
through their first challenges.

But Joshua's physical
struggles caused him

to leave Nicaragua on day five.

Therefore, this team begins
the challenge with an XLR of 6.7.

While most of the dangers
in Africa are larger than life...

They know we're here.
[ Elephant trumpets ]

...others are much
more unexpected,

as Wes and Gwen will learn

after harvesting a unique
species of aloe plant.

We're going to eat today.

That's just a tad
bit on the bitter side.

Tastes like like
something you'd scrape off

a fish tank.

Yeah.

[ Both vomiting ]

♪

[ Elephant trumpets ]

Narrator: On "Naked
and Afraid XL,"

12 survivalists follow
the same traditions

as the ancient tribes
who came before them...

We can't have people ride on
coattails to get to the 40 day.

Narrator: ...Banishing the
weak to fend for themselves

among nature's most
ruthless predators.

There's an elephant right there.

Where?

They're coming right toward us.

Wes: Don't move, don't move.

Holy crap.

[ Snarling ]

[ Animal shrieks ]

[ Hyena laughing ]

I don't know what to do.

Go away!

♪

The final group to
enter the challenge

is the team of Jon and Sarah.

- I enjoy challenging myself.
- Yeah.

I like being aware of
how far I can push myself

before I reach the point when,
you know, I say that's enough.

And so far I haven't reached it.

My name is Sarah, and I'm a
homesteader and taxidermist.

Which one of you
wants this, huh?

And my previous
challenge was in Ecuador.

Man: Oh, my God.

In Ecuador, I never expected
to be in a group of three people

and it just made things
a little more difficult.

I think we might
just need to find

a spot tonight, like up there.

There's a spot down
here that's a bit more open.

Are you okay with that?
- Pbht!

Ecuador was wet.
We had a lot of storms.

We had a lot of
moisture in the air.

The forest is already
teaching us lessons

about better planning
and better foresight.

But a major low point
in my previous challenge

is probably losing
my first partner, David.

The swelling has caused
an allergic reaction,

to having all of these insects
bites that are on your leg.

I'm going to go ahead
and have to pull you out.

He was a very
upbeat, positive person,

whereas Makani, not so much.

So realizing that I was
going to have to face the rest

of the challenge with somebody
whose survival strategy

was almost the exact opposite
of my own frankly sucked.

Her entire survival strategy

was to pretty much do
nothing to conserve energy.

But whenever somebody tells
me that I can't do something,

I tell them, watch me.

Oh, my God.

[ Both cheering ]

♪

In the jungle,
it's very different

from what we're
facing here in Africa.

The heat is immense.

I mean, it is just
blazing down on us.

There's really no
way to get out of that.

No matter how
uncomfortable I get...

I just wish that was in
the mud or something.

I'm like an animal.

I'm just disgusting.
[ Chuckles ]

My name's Jon. I'm a dirt bag.

I am just a degenerate
punk from the suburbs.

[ Punk rock music plays ]

And my previous challenge
was in the Philippines.

Some people are hunters.
Some people are gatherers.

I am absolutely a scavenger.

Yo.

I'm an opportunist. I
take what's around me.

Oh, my goodness, so green.

I don't think those
are going to be edible.

I made these banana
patties and I seared them

on a nice, flat, hot rock.

It was the most amount
of food we had found

the entire time we were there,
but they really made us sick.

♪

And my partner, she did
get a lot sicker than I did.

- Oh, my God. You all right?
- Yeah, I'm done.

You feel warm.

Jess just took a face plant.

Extraction's tomorrow.
If Jess starts to falter,

I'm just going to
have to push her.

But I want to redefine what
it means to be a dirt bag.

I am not going to be that
guy that's going to steal

your wallet while
you're in the bathroom.

It sucks. Let's just do it.

I'm the guy that doesn't
shower and eats bugs

and [bleep] talks
a lot of [Bleep]

You got to keep
going. We're all wiped.

We're not gonna
get there sitting here.

Unless you want
to tap on day 21.

But in the end I will drag
you across the finish line

to make sure you still
get the bragging rights

that you deserve.

Awesome. We
actually did it. Come on.

I think we really
crushed through it

and I'd walked out a new man.

One of the best days of my
life. I'm ready to do it again.

But this is a totally
different beast

than I've ever come across.

I've never been around
wildlife like this before.

My anxiety level
is through the roof.

There's going to be
stuff going to the water

that wants to kill you.

There's going to be stuff
coming from the water

that wants to kill you.

[ Creature squawking ]

I don't know what
[bleep] that is,

but that could
probably bite you.

But part of loving the
suck is loving being scared.

And I am absolutely
[Bleep] terrified.

I just love being in the [bleep]

I can't help it. I love
being [bleep] miserable.

Joining Sarah and
Jon is a survivalist

who has already
taken on South Africa

and succumbed to
its brutal dangers.

[ Whistles ] Hey.

♪

Another human.

Well, okay.

[ Laughs ]

♪

Ryan: Whoo, bringing back
memories from last time.

It's one of the most hostile
environments on this planet.

I felt this place before.
This place hurts.

My name is Ryan.

I'm a wilderness
survival instructor.

Africa... it kind of
kicked my butt last time.

[ Gasps ] Aah!

- You okay?
- I've got a thorn.

And I started calling the
place the house of pain

because everything
wants to cut you to pieces

or kill you out here.

But a lifetime of doing
primitive survival skills

was very handy.

That tree's got
bark. We got shoes.

Woman: All right, let's go.

I was able to make a good
situation out of a bad one.

[ Laughs ] Oh, it's so nice.

Hunting out here
in Africa is survival...

Got us a bow.

...especially when
there's predators

lurking all over the place.

Holy [bleep]

[ Animal wailing ]

My last partner, we
got along really well.

But Africa just got to
be too much, I guess.

It drug her down.

[ Sighs ]

You all right?

- I just want to go home.
- Okay.

When my partner tapped,
I still had crocodiles.

I still had lions, leopards,
everything around camp,

but I was there
by myself suffering.

[ Rattling ]

It really takes a toll on
you, mentally and physically.

It's too much.
Monsters are real here.

And I believe that I made the
right choice at that moment.

You got to have
some help out here.

To do it alone is...
it's very difficult.

But tapping out
early, it bothered me.

So this time I'm mentally

and physically ready
for this challenge.

Narrator: Sarah and Jon both
showed a high level of adaptability

in completing their
first challenges.

And despite his early exit,
Ryan brings an array of skills

and experience
surviving in this location.

As a result, they begin their
challenge with an XLR of 6.7.

But in South Africa, they'll be
competing with deadly neighbors

for every precious resource.

I'm getting something
on the end of this.

[ Sighs ]

[Bleep]

Oh, my gosh. That was a croc.

[ Sighs ]

♪

[ Splashing ]

- Okay. That was big.
- Yeah, that was big.

Sarah: What the
[bleep] was that?

That's pretty
[Bleep] terrifying.

Oh, God, it's right there.

- What the [bleep] was that?
- Hey, hey. Get!

- Get!
- Where's the spear?

Go on, get!

[Bleep]

♪

Go on, get!

♪

Narrator: Dropped into the savage
backcountry of South Africa...

- Oh, my gosh.
- A treasure.

Each survivalist has brought
a personal blade for protection.

Mm-hmm.

I got my 21 days
hashed out on there.

But for the first
time, they'll choose

from an assortment of
additional survival tools as a team.

This is crazy.

- Oh, I see this.
- Nets.

That's a good plan.

I don't see how we can get
away not having a fire starter.

You good with that?
Put that to the side?

- Yeah. This is excellent.
- Cool.

Oh, man.
- Let's take the bow and arrow.

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't
mind having a bow and arrow.

No.

Giant-ass roll of duct tape.
Something familiar to me.

New challenge. Same item.

Totally different
guy out here doing it.

Bam! "XL," baby.

I'm going. Training starts now.

I'm getting close to the date

and so just getting
in some light exercise.

I know that it
might rain at night,

and I might be
really cold and wet.

That's why I take cold showers.

Ooh.

This surrounding area,
that's where I'll be in my mind

when things are bad.

A sharp enough knife
should shave your arm.

It shaves enough.

This right here is
a handmade bolas.

And I'm going to throw this
in the air to get a flying bird.

Got it.

Woman: Wes is completing
his final preparation.

♪

You got to work on the tan.

I know, I'm leaving. I'm
leaving. I'll see you later.

Ryan: Tell them how much
you're going to miss me.

Tell them how much
you're going to miss me.

Obviously she's
going to miss me a lot.

[ Belches ]

Last time I was really
more excited than anything,

didn't know what
was in store for me,

but...
- You've been to Africa now.

I've been to Africa
now. The place hurts.

South Africa, here I come.

Ain't no turning back now.

We are currently
descending to land in Africa.

Today is the morning
of the challenge.

And I'm so excited.

I think I'm actually kind
of getting chills here.

Super excited.

With love, joy.

The anticipation is
absolutely killing me.

I just need to get
this thing started.

Africa, here I come.

Here we go.

Let the suffering commence.

Get me in!

Narrator: With no
more time to prepare,

the survivalists are about

to enter the biggest
"XL" challenge yet...

Predators are
very real out here.

Dangerous place.
There's so many things

in Africa that can kill you.

Even the strongest humans
are still prey out here.

Narrator: ...Where only
the mightiest succeed...

If we have to
make the tough call,

we're just going to
make the tough call.

...and the weak will be
banished to fend for themselves.

If you don't have
a good skill set,

not the time for
me to teach you.

This isn't kindergarten.

And at that point, it is
time for them to go home.

I don't expect to carry
anybody out here.

If somebody doesn't
pull their weight

then they are using up resources

and they're not bringing
anything to the table.

Everybody can get
along one way or another.

I think I'm a little
bit more heartless.

I have no problem.
Banishing people.

This challenge is
completely different.

The weakest, the injured,
the ill, they're the first to go.

How do you feel about
kicking people out?

If I had a partner who
did not pull her weight,

there's no other way around it.

Banishment is absolutely
a death sentence out here.

I don't know how
I'm going to do it.

If I have to literally carry
[Bleep] across my shoulders,

that's what's getting done.

Africa!

♪

Narrator: This season on
"Naked and Afraid XL"...

Gwen: If you're not doing
your part, pulling your weight...

Bam!

...you're not going to
be in a team very long.

It's terrifying. I feel like my
challenge is in their hands.

You're not even giving
me a [bleep] straw full?

He's out, I want him gone.

I'm just going to banish myself.

Good riddance.

All my primitive survival
problems leaving right now.

All of them.

Oh, my God, ow!

I'm in a no man's land.

Woman: I'm worried
it might be heatstroke.

I can't breathe.

I don't do pity.

Africa!