Original subtitles

Woman: YOU HEAR THAT?

-JEREMY, WHAT IS THAT? -SHH!

OH *BLEEP*!

OH, MY GOD. THAT IS A FACE.

-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

Narrator: ONE MAN...

AND ONE WOMAN...

I'M NOT LEAVING!

...ALONE FOR 21 DAYS...

WHAT IS THAT?

...WITH NO FOOD...

OH, GOD, I'M FREEZING.

...NO CLOTHES...

AAH!

...NO WATER... GAH! MOVE!

DO THEY HAVE THE SKILLS AND THE WILL...

HURTS.

...TO OVERCOME THE MOST PRIMAL SURVIVAL CHALLENGE

OF THEIR LIVES...

...NAKED AND AFRAID.

WHY DOES EVERYTHING OUT HERE WANT TO KILL YOU?

'CAUSE IT'S THE SWAMP.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: LOUISIANA'S ATCHAFALAYA BASIN --

THE LARGEST SWAMP IN THE UNITED STATES.

IT IS THE LAST GREAT WILDERNESSES --

A NETWORK OF SUFFOCATINGLY HUMID BAYOUS,

CYPRESS SWAMPS, AND MARSHES

CRAWLING WITH COTTONMOUTHS,

ALLIGATORS, AND WILD HOGS.

BUT THESE SWAMPS ALSO BEAR THE BURDEN

OF A LONG, DARK HISTORY --

SLAUGHTERED NATIVE TRIBES, BLOODTHIRSTY PIRATES,

AND VICTIMS OF VOODOO CURSES

ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE INHABITED THESE ISOLATED WETLANDS.

TO IGNORE THIS DOMAIN's BRUTAL PAST

IS TO DISRESPECT IT.

TWO BRAVE SURVIVALISTS ARE ABOUT TO TAKE ON

THE MOST INTENSE CHALLENGE

OF THEIR LIVES.

AND WE'RE COMING IN THIS BAYOU.

WE'RE GOING IN REAL DEEP, IN HERE.

LOVE THE SMELL DOWN HERE.

SMELLS LIKE HOME.

MY NAME'S JEREMY. I'M OUT OF MONROE, LOUISIANA.

AND I'M 40 YEARS OLD.

I WAS ON THIS CHALLENGE BEFORE,

IN THE PHILIPPINES,

ON A LITTLE DESERTED ISLAND.

WE HAD A ROUGH GO AT IT THERE.

THERE WAS NO WATER SOURCE.

I MEAN, WE HAD A DIG A 7 FOOT HOLE

TO TRY TO FIND WATER.

DEHYDRATION GOT SERIOUS.

WE ENDED UP LEAVING DAY 13.

AND THEN WE LEFT OUT TOGETHER.

AND I'VE BEEN WANTING EVER SINCE THEN,

JUST TO HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY

TO TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE.

I KNEW COMING BACK, IT WOULD DEFINITELY BE

A HARSH ENVIRONMENT.

I JUST THOUGHT TO MYSELF,

"LORD, DO NOT LET IT BE LOUISIANA."

AND THEN, LO AND BEHOLD...

I'M DOWN AT SOUTH LOUISIANA IN A SWAMP.

NOW, I'VE HEARD STORIES ABOUT THESE SWAMPS,

DOWN HERE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA --

THE DEAD PIRATES, THE VOODOO CURSES, THE RUGARU.

THERE'S NO DOUBT THE NIGHTS ARE GONNA BE CREEPY DOWN HERE.

KNOWING WHAT I'M GETTING INTO,

THIS ONE'S GONNA BE BRUTAL.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GLADLY GOING TO ACCEPT IT.

YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE COMING BACK FOR REDEMPTION --

I WOULDN'T WANT SOMETHING EASY.

Narrator: JEREMY'S LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

SHOULD GIVE HIM AN EDGE IN SURVIVING THE SWAMPS.

HAVING FAILED TO COMPLETE HIS CHALLENGE

IN THE PHILIPPINES,

JEREMY'S PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING

REMAINS UNCHANGED

FROM THE DAY HE TAPPED OUT.

HE BEGINS WITH A 6.1.

MY NAME IS MICHELLE.

I'M 34, AND I'M FROM DENVER, COLORADO.

I SPENT SIX YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE

AS AN AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION TECHNICIAN.

ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT I GOT TO GO TO

IN THE MILITARY WAS S.E.R.E. SCHOOL.

S.E.R.E. STANDS FOR

"SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE, AND ESCAPE."

IT'S A PRETTY TOUGH, INTENSE COURSE,

AND IT'S REALLY KIND OF HELPED ME HONE IN

ON MY SURVIVAL SKILLS,

NOT ONLY MENTALLY, BUT PHYSICALLY.

COMING FROM A MILITARY BACKGROUND,

I GOT TO TRAVEL TO SOME PRETTY REMOTE PLACES

WHERE YOU SEE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE RUNNING WATER,

THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL'S COMING FROM.

DOING THIS CHALLENGE IS REALLY KIND OF A WAY

FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

Narrator: MICHELLE'S ELITE MILITARY TRAINING

SHOULD SERVE HER WELL

IN AN EXTREMELY STRESSFUL SITUATION.

BUT COMING FROM THE COOL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO,

THE OPPRESSIVELY HUMID SWAMPS

WILL TEST HER SURVIVAL SKILLS LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

MICHELLE ALSO EARNS

AN INITIAL PSR OF 6.1.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HERE.

HERE WE GO.

OH, MY GOSH, CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS.

ALL RIGHT. HERE GOES NOTHING.

LET'S GET THIS GOING.

Jeremy: YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THEY GONNA SAY?

LOUISIANA BOY,

HE'S DOWN HERE PLAYING IN HIS BACKYARD.

OF COURSE HE'S GOT IT.

BUT I KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE EXPERIENCE OUT THERE.

IT'S GONNA BE DEFINITELY A TEST.

OH, THIS IS HORRIBLE.

PLEASE BE NO SNAKES. PLEASE BE NO SNAKES.

SO, IN THE MILITARY, WE HAVE THIS SAYING --

"EMBRACE THE SUCK."

YOU JUST GET THROUGH IT AND BLOW PAST IT.

I JUST NEED TO SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP.

OH, MY GOD.

THAT'S SOME COLD STUFF.

HI!

HEY.

HEY.

YOU MUST BE MY NEW NAKED BEST FRIEND.

I AM. I'M MICHELLE.

MY NAME'S JEREMY.

NICE TO MEET YOU, JEREMY.

I'LL TAKE A HUG. I KNOW, RIGHT?

NAKED HUGS.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.

Narrator: JEREMY AND MICHELLE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A POT.

SHE'S ALSO BROUGHT A FIRE STARTER...

-DEFINITELY GOING TO NEED THAT. -AWESOME.

Narrator: ...AND HE HAS A KNIFE.

I GOT A MACHETE.

VERY COOL. YOU GOT THE MAP?

AND I GOT A MAP. PERFECT!

SO, LET'S FIGURE OUT WHERE WE ARE.

I THINK WE'RE HERE AT THIS POINT.

YEAH, WE COME IN THIS WAY.

WHERE DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO GO?

HMM.

I WANNA SAY, PROBABLY, THE HIGHEST GROUND.

WHERE ALL THIS GREEN IS?

-YEAH, RIGHT UP THROUGH HERE. -SOUNDS GOOD.

-IS THAT WHAT YOU THINKING? -LOOKS GOOD TO ME.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY SECOND TIME AROUND DOING THIS.

YEAH, I SAW YOU BEFORE.

ALL RIGHT.

I NEED REDEMPTION. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE NOT LEAVING UNLESS WE'RE LEAVING TOGETHER

ON 21 DAYS.

-I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT. -ME, EITHER.

DEAL?

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS. COME ON.

YOU WANT ME TO LEAD THE WAY, OR YOU?

-YOU LEAD THE WAY. -ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

Michelle: IT'S CRAZY.

EVERYTHING IS JUST WET.

EVERYTHING IS JUST MUD.

THE FACT THAT JEREMY IS FROM HERE,

I THINK, IS A HUGE BONUS,

BUT I AM WORRIED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

HE DID TAP OUT IN HIS FIRST CHALLENGE.

BOY, HAS A LOT OF STUFF BEEN CRAWLING THROUGH THIS.

-WE JUST HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. -YEP.

THIS IS WHERE SNAKES HANG OUT.

THICKER IT GETS,

THE HARDER IT'S GONNA BE JUST TO FIND 'EM.

Narrator: THE LOUISIANA SWAMPS ARE FILLED WITH LEGENDS,

BUT ALSO TEEMING WITH MORE TANGIBLE THREATS.

THE BAYOU IS HOME TO OVER 1 MILLION ALLIGATORS

AND SIX TYPES OF POISONOUS SNAKES,

INCLUDING THE HIGHLY-VENEMOUS COPPERHEAD.

THIS DEADLY PIT VIPER USES HEAT-SENSING PITS

ON EACH SIDE OF ITS HEAD

TO DETECT CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE

AS LITTLE AS 1/1000th OF A DEGREE,

WHICH OFTEN INDICATES WARM-BLOODED POTENTIAL PREY.

OH, MY GOSH. YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M GETTING STUCK IN THE MUD.

Michelle: IT'S LOUISIANA SWAMPS. IT'S A LITTLE OVERWHELMING.

EVERYTHING OUT HERE WANTS TO BITE YOU.

IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE ANXIETY TO KNOW THAT

YOU HAVE TO LIVE OUT HERE FOR 20-SOME DAYS.

DO YOU SEE THAT OVER THERE?

YEP.

I'M NOT SCARED OF THEM GATORS, AND I'M NOT SCARED OF SNAKES,

BUT I RESPECT 'EM.

YEAH, RIGHT? EXACTLY.

I'M GONNA JUST SAY IT'S PROBABLY BEST TO GO AROUND IT.

LET'S GO AROUND IT.

OH!

I THINK WE GOT A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE IT GETS DARK HERE.

THAT'S WHY WE GOT TO GET THAT SHELTER BUILT.

THE MAIN THING THAT'S GOT ME FOCUSED RIGHT NOW

IS TRYING TO GET THAT SHELTER DONE

AND THAT FIRE, 'CAUSE I KNOW WHEN THAT SUN GOES DOWN,

THE MOSQUITOS ARE GONNA COME OUT.

OH, MY GOSH.

IT LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER.

YEAH. I'M LIKING IT BETTER ALREADY.

UGH!

OHH! THE MOSQUITOS!

ARE FREAKING AWFUL.

OH, MY GOSH.

AND IT'S A TON OF 'EM. LOOK AT THIS.

I KNOW, I'M GONNA GET EATEN ALIVE.

Michelle: THE MOSQUITOS ARE AWFUL.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

THEY'RE CONSTANTLY, LIKE, BITING AT US.

LOOK AT THAT. GOL-LY!

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING, RIGHT UP IN HERE?

YOU WANT TO MAKE CAMP, LIKE, RIGHT HERE?

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M THINKING.

WORKS FOR ME.

WE DEFINITELY NEED TO GET A FIRE GOING.

FIRE NEEDS TO BE FIRST.

YEAH, I AGREE.

Jeremy: YEAH, THE FIRE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

WE NEED THAT SMOKE TO HELP KEEP THE MOSQUITOS AWAY.

GOD, I'M GLAD THE FIRE IS GOING.

WE'RE GONNA BUILD US A POSTUREPEDIC MATTRESS.

I AM SO GLAD THAT JEREMY'S MY PARTNER.

I MEAN, HE'S FROM LOUISIANA, SO...

COULD NOT HAVE PICKED A BETTER PARTNER, FOR SURE.

-WELL, HERE WE GO. -YEAH.

IT AIN'T MUCH, BUT WE'LL MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S HIGH FIVE. -COME ON, PARTNER.

MICHELLE, SHE'S A CHAMP.

WE ALREADY GOT US SOMETHING TO DRINK.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO GREAT TOGETHER.

I COULD SLEEP IF THEY WEREN'T BUZZING IN MY *BLEEP* EARS.

YEP. I KNOW I COULD, TOO.

THIS IS JUST MISERABLE.

OH, MY GOD. THEY'RE DRIVING ME NUTS!

I HAD NO IDEA...

HOW BAD IT WAS GONNA BE.

THIS IS *BLEEP* HORRIBLE.

UGH, THIS IS REALLY KILLING MY EARS.

*BLEEP*

OH, MY GOSH.

RELENTLESS, INCESSANT MOSQUITOS.

AAH!

AAAAAH!

Michelle: IT WAS A ROUGH NIGHT.

Michelle: LAST NIGHT WAS HORRIBLE.

THE MOSQUITOS WERE OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.

THEY'RE STARTING TO FLARE UP NOW.

BEING IN THE MILITARY, I WENT THROUGH SOME PRETTY ROUGH STUFF,

BUT THIS -- I MEAN, IT'S LIKE,

IF YOU WANT TO TORTURE PRISONERS,

PUT THEM IN A ROOM WITH MOSQUITOS.

WE NEED TO HAVE A "COME TO JESUS" MEETING.

I CAN'T DO ANOTHER NIGHT.

Jeremy: IT IS NOT A PLACE TO BE NAKED AT.

I MEAN, IT PLAYS ON YOUR MIND,

AND THAT'S WHEN JUST GOT TO DIG DOWN.

YOU GOT TO DECIDE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO.

YOU KNOW, I HAD SUCH DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS

WHEN I CAME OUT HERE.

I DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE MOSQUITOS,

THE BUGS, THE FLYING INSECTS THAT...

YOU KNOW, HAUNT LOUISIANA.

I'LL TOSS THESE SMALLER ONES,

'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT GONNA WORK RIGHT THERE.

WE NEED TO REDEFINE OUR SHELTER,

BECAUSE LAST NIGHT DID NOT WORK.

SO, WE STARTED OUT WITH A RAISED-PLATFORM SHELTER,

WHICH IS IDEAL AND WHAT WE WANT.

BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF WORK

TO KEEP THE MOSQUITOS OUT.

SO, WE DECIDED TO GO WITH A DEBRIS SHELTER

BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN MAKE

THAT A LITTLE MORE AIR-TIGHT

SO BUGS CANNOT GET IN.

Jeremy: THE BIGGEST THING IS FIGHTING THESE MOSQUITOS.

WE CAN'T GO THROUGH ANOTHER NIGHT LIKE LAST NIGHT.

I'VE NEVER SEEN IT WHERE MOSQUITOS ARE

JUST THIS DETERMINED TO GET TO YOU.

WE REALLY GOT TO MAKE SURE THIS THING IS BUTT-CHEEK-TIGHT.

TONIGHT'S GONNA BE BETTER.

IT BETTER BE.

IT CANNOT GET ANY WORSE.

I'M GETTING HUNGRY NOW.

I'M PRETTY HUNGRY, MYSELF.

YEAH.

MY STRATEGY IS, WE JUST KEEP PUSHING ON,

TRY TO GET SOME FISH BASKETS MADE.

I THINK IT'D CHEER HER UP.

I'M STARTING TO GET MOUNDS OF MOSQUITO BITES

ON MY ANKLES.

MY ANKLE IS ON FIRE.

THERE'S FISH OUT THERE. I WANT SOMETHING TO EAT.

THAT'D DEFINITELY BE A HUGE MORALE BOOST RIGHT THERE.

IS IT MUD?

MM-HMM.

I WANT TO GET IT PRESSED DOWN, IN THE MUD.

I DON'T WANNA LOSE IT.

*BLEEP* THERE'S GATORS.

HOPEFULLY, WE'LL CATCH SOME FISH.

MOSQUITOS.

OH, THEY'RE, LIKE, EVERYWHERE.

*BLEEP*

UGH.

OH *BLEEP*.

STOP IT. OH, MY...

*BLEEP*

WHAT IS THAT?

MOSQUITOS. GOD, I HATE YOU.

LAST NIGHT WAS A ROUGH NIGHT.

WE...

DID NOT GET ANY SLEEP.

I MEAN, YOU JUST...

HAVE A CONSTANT BUZZING SOUND

IN YOUR EAR.

LIKE, IT'S CONSTANT. IT DOESN'T GO AWAY.

EVERY TIME YOU GET BIT BY ONE,

IT FEELS LIKE A NEEDLE...

IS BEING STUCK INTO YOUR SKIN.

IT'S AWFUL.

Michelle: THE SHELTER IS USELESS.

THAT'S A LOT OF RAIN.

IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG THREE DAYS.

BETWEEN MOSQUITOS AND THE RAIN...

AND THE MUD,

MY HEAD'S NOT IN THE GAME.

I JUST --

I'M AT MY THRESHOLD.

LIKE, I'M JUST AT MY LIMIT.

Jeremy: MY MAIN CONCERN IS MY PARTNER.

I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING HER.

YOU ALL RIGHT IN THERE?

THIS JUST SUCKS.

THIS SHELTER'S FLOODED.

LIKE, WHERE ARE WE GONNA SLEEP?

IT'S JUST...

I DON'T THINK I CAN DO A NIGHT

OF NO SHELTER, MOSQUITOS, AND MUD, AND --

I JUST CAN'T DO IT.

I JUST -- "EMBRACE THE SUCK" IS AT MY LIMIT.

I JUST... I DON'T THINK I CAN DO IT.

I KNOW, AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO.

YOU NEED TO STAY HERE, DON'T GIVE UP.

I WANT IT.

AND THAT'S, LIKE,

WHEN ALL OF YOUR DEMONS COME OUT.

AND IT HAS JUST ATE ME UP EVER SINCE.

MY THRESHOLD IS JUST... I JUST -- I'M DONE.

YOU'RE SURE THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

I FEEL BAD LEAVING YOU.

IT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION.

IT'S NOT LIKE, "OKAY, I'M DONE." YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YOU'VE BEEN -- YOU'VE BEEN FIGHTING IT, OKAY?

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

FRIENDS FOR LIFE.

YEP. GOOD.

THE LAST THING I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD DO

WAS QUIT ON DAY 3.

I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD DEFINITELY STICK IT OUT

TO 21 DAYS, LIKE, I WAS VERY CONFIDENT IN THAT.

AND THAT CONFIDENCE JUST GOT,

BASICALLY, EATEN BY MOSQUITOS.

AND I WANTED TO DO THIS CHALLENGE

BECAUSE I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND

HOW PEOPLE GET THROUGH SUCH DIFFICULT THINGS IN LIFE.

I NEVER COULD REALLY UNDERSTAND IT UNTIL NOW.

THE HARDEST PART WAS LEAVING JEREMY BEHIND,

'CAUSE I KNOW THAT...

HE REALLY WANTS TO MAKE IT TO THE 21 DAYS.

BUT I JUST COULDN'T DO IT.

I JUST -- I HAD REACHED MY LIMIT.

Jeremy: I'M FIXIN' TO BE ALONE IN A SWAMP.

AND I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AT ALL.

MY PLAN IS...

JUST DIG MY HEELS DOWN DEEP AND PUSH.

WHAT THE *BLEEP*?

I NEVER WOULD'VE THOUGHT

COMING INTO THIS,

THAT I'D HAVE BEEN OUT HERE ALONE.

WHAT, 18 MORE DAYS LEFT?

THAT'S JUST ALL ON ME.

NEVER WOULD'VE THOUGHT.

MAN, THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE.

THERE'S THAT SOUND AGAIN.

WHAT IS THAT?

YOU KNOW, I'M OUT HERE COMPLETELY ALONE.

I CAN'T RELY ON NOBODY.

I'M JUST KEEPING MYSELF FOCUSED

ON OTHER THINGS THAT I NEED TO DO.

RIGHT NOW, I NEED FOOD.

*BLEEP*

AND I LOST MY FISH BASKET.

I BET YOU GATORS TOOK THAT OFF.

ONE'S RIGHT UP IN THERE.

HMPH.

IT TOOK IT AWAY.

I GUESS THERE WON'T BE NO FISH TONIGHT

BY THE WAY IT SEEMS TO BE ROLLING OUT HERE --

CONSTANT SETBACKS.

WELL, LOSING MY BASKET SEEMS ABOUT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO I'M AGGRAVATED THAT I LOST MY FISH BASKET,

AGGRAVATED I LOST MY PARTNER.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE OUT HERE ALONE.

ONE OF MY WORST FEARS.

IT STARTS WEIGHING HEAVY ON YOUR MIND.

GET READY TO FACE THAT NIGHT ALONE.

GOD!

OH!

IT JUST BIT ME.

MOSQUITOS.

UGH! *BLEEP*

*BLEEP*

I MEAN, IT'S NOT EASY OUT HERE.

IT GETS COLD.

IT'S WET.

THAT'S A LOT OF RAIN.

GONNA LOSE THE FIRE.

THESE STRANGE NOISES AT NIGHT --

I'M GOING NUTS OUT HERE BY MYSELF.

AND HERE IT IS -- MY REDEMPTION OUT HERE.

BUT I MEAN, IT'S JUST --

ABOUT HAD ALL I COULD TAKE OF IT, YOU KNOW?

MAYBE THE EASIEST THING TO DO

IS TAP OUT.

THAT'S IT.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

HI-OH!

HELLO!

IS THAT MY PARTNER?!

WELL, HEY! I WASN'T EXPECTING COMPANY!

HEY! HOW YOU DOING? GIVE ME A HUG?

OH, MY GOD! I NEEDED COMPANY.

I DON'T SMELL SO GOOD.

I'VE BEEN OUT HERE FIVE DAYS.

REALLY? THIS IS MY FIRST DAY.

I'VE BEEN OUT HERE FIVE.

Narrator: AFTER JEREMY'S FIRST PARTNER, MICHELLE,

FELL VICTIM TO THE HARSH SWAMPS

ONLY THREE DAYS IN,

ANOTHER SURVIVALIST WAS BROUGHT IN TO JOIN HIM.

YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SAME FEELING

LIKE WHEN YOU JUMP OUT OF A PLANE --

YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO REALLY BE NERVOUS, SO...

IT'S HAPPENING. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WHOOP THAT ASS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.

MY NAME IS MELANIE.

I'M 29 YEARS OLD,

AND I AM FROM PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

I DID FOUR YEARS IN THE NAVY.

I LEARNED BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS THERE.

I DO, WHAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT CALL, EXTREME HIKING.

I'M ALWAYS OUTDOORS.

I'M A VERY REAL PERSON.

I LIKE WHEN YOU COME TO ME FACE-TO-FACE.

IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, YOU SAY IT,

ESPECIALLY IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

I WANT TO COMPLETE THE 21 DAYS

BECAUSE IT WOULD CULMINATE EVERYTHING

THAT I'VE LEARNED IN SURVIVAL.

I CONSIDER MYSELF ONE OF THE MOST

MENTALLY-TOUGH PEOPLE THAT I KNOW.

THIS WOULD VALIDATE THOSE FEELINGS

AND SOLIDIFY WHAT I'M MADE OF.

Narrator: MELANIE IS DRIVEN TO SUCCEED.

HOWEVER, HER DIRECT, NO-NONSENSE STYLE

COULD CLASH WITH A PARTNER AS EASY-GOING AS JEREMY.

MELANIE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 7.2

I GOT LEFT OUT HERE,

AND IT'S BEEN THE PAST COUPLE NIGHTS ROUGH BY YOURSELF.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I STARTED FIVE DAYS AGO,

HAD A PARTNER OUT HERE.

SHE CHECKED OUT ON DAY 3.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HIS PARTNER LEFT HIM SO EARLY.

JEREMY, I WILL NEVER DO THAT TO YOU.

WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.

YOU'RE MY JUNGLE HUSBAND, I'M YOUR JUNGLE WIFE.

THERE MIGHT NOT BE A RING ON THIS FINGER...

BUT WE'RE MARRIED.

SO, I'M DOING 21, STARTING TODAY,

AND YOU'RE DOING 25?

-YEAH. -WELL GUESS WHAT?

I GOT YOU, BOO. ALL RIGHT.

THIS HERE? WE'RE WINNING.

-WE'RE DOING IT. -WE GOT IT. WE ARE.

COME ON.

WE'RE MAKING IT.

Melanie: THIS IS ANOTHER WOMAN'S HOME.

I'M GONNA NEED MY OWN.

NEED YOUR OWN MATTRESS?

I SURE DO, I TELL YOU WHAT.

WELL, WE'LL GET IT.

Narrator: MELANIE IS BEGINNING HER 21 DAY CHALLENGE

ON JEREMY'S DAY 5.

IF HE INTENDS TO WALK OUT WITH HER,

HE'LL NEED TO STAY IN THE SWAMPS FOR A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS.

Jeremy: YOU KNOW, MICHELLE,

SHE JUST KIND OF BURNED OUT OF IT.

MELANIE SHOWS UP, SHE WANTS TO GET OUT HERE,

WANTS TO KICK ASS, GET SOME STUFF DONE.

SHE WANTS TO BE IN THIS MOMENT, RIGHT HERE.

OH, WELL, IT'S LIKE FLUFFING A PILLOW.

SHE WANTS TO SEE HER 21 DAYS.

-OH *BLEEP*. -PUT 'ER THERE.

YES.

-WE GOT THIS. -WE DO GOT THIS.

Jeremy: I DON'T KNOW.

THEY GOING TO PLAY ON YOUR MIND.

AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, WHEN THIS THING GOES OUT...

I AM SCARED OF WHAT'S GONNA COME.

Melanie: YEAH.

JEREMY, DO YOU BELIEVE IN, LIKE, DEMONS AND SPIRITS?

YES I DO.

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF INCUBUS?

I'VE HEARD OF HIM.

WELL...

I WAS LAYING IN BED ONE NIGHT.

SOMETHING GRABBED MY WRIST,

AND THEN I FEEL THIS HEAVY WEIGHT ON TOP OF ME.

I WAS SCARED AS *BLEEP*. AND I TRIED TO MOVE,

AND IT DIDN'T LET ME MOVE.

AND, LIKE, I LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER,

AND ALL I SAW WAS A DARK FIGURE.

LONG STORY SHORT,

I DID SEX WITH THIS INCUBUS SPIRIT.

THE LEGEND IS THAT, IF YOU HAVE SEX WITH INCUBUS,

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, LIKE, PRAY TO HAVE IT NOT COME BACK.

SO I HAD TO PRAY TO HAVE IT NOT COME BACK.

SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY I'M CRAZY, BUT IT REALLY HAPPENED.

I'VE NEVER HAD SEX WITH A DEMON.

I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.

*BLEEP*

Melanie: THERE'S SOMETHING OVER THERE.

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

I DON'T KNOW. I JUST HEARD SOMETHING.

SOMETHING WAS JUST WALKING AROUND OVER THERE.

THEN IT LEFT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW.

THIS PLACE IS FULL OF, JUST...

HISTORY.

OH, MY GOD.

THESE BUGS.

MAN, I'M TIRED OF MOSQUITOS.

THERE'S LIKE 10 OF THEM ON MY ASS.

IT'S GOING ON SIX DAYS NOW,

AND I'VE GOT TO GET ME SOMETHING TO EAT.

Jeremy: THE FARTHER I GET INTO THE SWAMP,

THE MORE CONCERNED I GET.

THE MOST DEADLIEST AREA AROUND HERE IS IN THE SWAMP.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

I KNOW THE MOST FOOD IS OUT THERE.

WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIG FOOD SOURCE

IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY.

I DO NOT LIKE IT WHEN I CAN'T SEE WHERE I'M GOING.

LOOK OUT FOR SNAKES.

OH *BLEEP*. *BLEEP* IS *BLEEP* CREEPY.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

THE SLUDGE IS WHERE ALL THE SNAKES HIDE.

YEP.

I'M FROM THE CITY, I'M FROM PHILADELPHIA.

YOU DON'T SEE TOO MANY SNAKES CRAWLING AROUND THE STREETS.

SO EVERYTHING OUT HERE IS BRAND NEW.

*BLEEP* *BLEEP*

OH! THERE'S A POISONOUS SNAKE.

THAT'S A COPPERHEAD.

OH *BLEEP*.

Narrator: COPPERHEAD SNAKES BITE MORE PEOPLE ANNUALLY

THAN ANY OTHER SNAKE

IN THE UNITED STATES.

THAT SUCKER THERE WILL LAY YOU OUT.

-IT'S A BABY ONE. -MM-HMM.

Narrator: JUVENILE SNAKES CAN BE MORE DANGEROUS

BECAUSE, UNLIKE ADULTS,

THEY RELEASE ALL THEIR VENOM AT ONCE.

GIVE ME THE MACHETE.

YOU GOT HIM?

Jeremy: WE GOT HIM.

YES, YOU GOT HIM.

YES.

SO, WE GOT TO GET RID OF HIS HEAD?

YEP.

THE COPPERHEAD SNAKE'S SEVERED HEAD CAN STILL BITE

UP TO AN HOUR AFTER DECAPITATION.

THAT LITTLE DUDE...

WILL PUT YOU OUT.

WHY DOES EVERYTHING OUT HERE WANT TO KILL YOU?

'CAUSE IT'S THE SWAMP.

Melanie: THAT'S ALL THE MEAT?

Jeremy: YEAH, IT AIN'T MUCH.

I'M EATING THE BONES, TOO.

OH, MY GOD, THAT'S *BLEEP* DELICIOUS.

AWESOME JOB, DUDE. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

IT WAS BOTH OF US.

A LOT MORE FISH OUT THERE, IT SEEMS LIKE.

I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT THE ACTION.

I MEAN, THEY ALL THROUGH HERE.

YEAH.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S OUT THERE, MEL.

THAT BUBBLE RIGHT THERE, COME UP?

THAT COULD BE A GATOR.

Narrator: ALLIGATORS CAN SLOW DOWN THEIR HEART RATE,

ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN UNDERWATER

FOR UP TO 24 HOURS.

THIS ENABLES THEM TO AMBUSH THEIR PREY

AND SPIRAL INTO A DEATH ROLL

UNTIL THEIR VICTIM DROWNS.

SO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WALK OUT THERE.

YOU'RE GONNA BOG DOWN.

IT MIGHT BE WORTH IT TO CUT DOWN THAT TREE.

WE COULD USE THIS TREE AS A PIER

TO GET A LITTLE FARTHER OUT THERE.

YEAH, YOU START CUTTING, I'LL WALK...

TRY TO FIND STUFF. -ALL RIGHT.

YOU FEEL SAFER UP THERE, ON DRY LAND?

YEAH.

JUST WATCH AROUND THEM TREES FOR SNAKES.

AAH!

IT'S GETTING THERE.

I'M COMING FOR YOU, SUCKERS.

ALL RIGHT, SO, I'M ALMOST FINISHED

LATCHING THIS FISH TRAP TOGETHER.

YOU WANT ME TO JUST TAKE IT OUT TO THE TREE?

YEAH, IF YOU DON'T MIND. I'M GOING TO GET THE FIREWOOD.

IF I DON'T COME BACK,

I'M JUST PROBABLY DEAD BY GATORS.

DON'T THINK LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, GO OUT THERE AS COMFORTABLE AS YOU FEEL.

IT'S KIND OF TERRIFYING.

Melanie: WE'RE STARVING, AND WE NEED FOOD,

AND IF WE WERE TO CATCH SOMETHING IN THE FISH TRAP,

THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.

OH, MY GOD. THAT WOULD BE PHENOMENAL.

Melanie: OH, MY GOD.

I FEEL VERY VULNERABLE OUT HERE...

...'CAUSE THERE ARE ALLIGATORS AND SNAKES.

THIS IS *BLEEP* SCARY.

AT LEAST ON LAND, YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S THERE.

OH, GOD.

OH, GOD.

*BLEEP*

THAT'S A SNAKE.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

GOD, *BLEEP*.

I HAVE NOTHING...

TO FIGHT OFF A SNAKE.

Narrator: WHEN JEREMY BEGAN HIS SURVIVAL REDEMPTION

IN THE SWAMPS OF LOUISIANA WITH MICHELLE,

THEY WERE EACH GIVEN AN INITIAL PSR.

THIS IS AWFUL.

BUT THE BRUTAL ONSLAUGHT OF MOSQUITOS

PROVED TO BE OVERWHELMING,

CAUSING MICHELLE TO TAP OUT ON DAY 3...

I FEEL BAD LEAVING YOU.

...DROPPING HER PSR TO 4.4.

MELANIE JOINED JEREMY ON HIS DAY 5.

IF HE STAYS UNTIL THE END OF HER CHALLENGE,

HE WILL HAVE SURVIVED FOR A RECORD 25 DAYS.

TOGETHER, THEY HAVE SPENT SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

TERRORIZED BY A STRANGE SOUND.

NOW A PETRIFIED MELANIE FACES A PREDATOR

THAT COULD TAKE HER OUT,

AND THE SWAMP COULD BE CLAIMING ITS SECOND VICTIM.

*BLEEP*

THAT'S A SNAKE.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

GOD!

I HAVE NOTHING...

TO FIGHT OFF A SNAKE.

THAT WAS SO SCARY.

I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING,

AND THERE'S A *BLEEP* SNAKE IN THERE.

AND MY HANDS WERE FULL.

I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.

BUT I HAD TO GET IT OUT.

THAT THING DIDN'T EVEN SINK.

I JUST HOPE THERE'S A FISH IN THERE TOMORROW.

WE NEED FOOD.

IT'S SCARY.

WHAT'S WRONG?

*BLEEP* TERRIFIED.

AND THERE WAS A SNAKE IN THERE.

IT'S SCARY.

I HAD NO WAY TO DEFEND MYSELF IF I FELL.

I'M SCARED.

I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A SITUATION WHERE SOMETHING COULD KILL ME.

OUT HERE, IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE

YOU'RE THE PREY.

WE HAVE TO TAKE RISKS TO GET WHAT WE NEED,

AND THAT WAS, WITHOUT A DOUBT,

THE MOST DANGEROUS RISK I'VE EVER TAKEN.

I'LL GO OUT THERE AND HANG ALL THE FISH BASKETS FROM NOW ON.

WELL, I MEAN, I'LL DO IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GO ALONE.

Jeremy: SHE'S UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT GETTING OUT IN THAT WATER.

YOU CAN TELL IT RATTLED HER CAGE A LITTLE BIT,

BEING OUT THERE.

SHE DON'T HAVE TO PROVE HERSELF.

I THINK SHE'S AN AWESOME PARTNER.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HER.

I'VE LOST ONE, I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS ONE.

WE GOT THIS.

I'M STILL SHAKING.

Melanie: JEREMY, THERE IT IS AGAIN.

I'M HOPING FOR A FISH TODAY.

I THINK RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST FINDING THE FOOD THAT WE NEED.

WE NEED THAT BIG MEAL.

JEREMY, PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

THERE'S GATORS OUT THERE.

OH, GOD.

ANYTHING?

NOTHING.

-YOU ALL RIGHT? -YEP.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S HEAD BACK TO CAMP.

IT'S STILL THERE.

WHAT THE *BLEEP* IS THAT?

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

JEREMY, WHAT IS THAT?

Narrator: NEXT TIME...

AS JEREMY AND MELANIE'S SURVIVAL CHALLENGE CONTINUES.

Melanie: I HEARD SOMETHING CREEPING THROUGH THE WOODS.

IT'S STALKING US.

JEREMY, WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S NEXT TO THE TREE.

OH, MY GOD, THAT IS A FACE.