Original subtitles

I REALIZED HOW LITTLE ENERGY I HAVE.

Man: WE'RE NOT HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS

GETTING PROTEIN SOURCES, GETTING MEAT.

*BLEEP*

WE NEED TO CATCH SOME FOOD, ANYTHING.

-OH, LOOK AT THIS. -OH, *BLEEP*.

EATING WOULD HELP EVERYTHING.

Man: IT MIGHT NOT BE ANY GOOD.

UGH, UGH.

Narrator: ONE MAN...

[ HOWLS ]

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...

AAH! MOVE!

DO THEY HAVE THE SKILLS AND THE WILL...

HURTS.

...TO OVERCOME THE MOST PRIMAL SURVIVAL CHALLENGE

OF THEIR LIVES...

[ SCREAMING ]

...NAKED AND AFRAID?

Woman: THIS IS WHAT DEPRESSION FEELS LIKE.

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I'M EXCITED. IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE.

AND THERE'S DEER ALL OVER, IT'S AWESOME.

THERE'S WILDLIFE, AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED

ABOUT PUTTING ALL THE STUFF

I'VE LEARNED IN MY LIFE TO USE RIGHT NOW.

MY NAME IS McKENZIE. I AM 35 YEARS OLD.

MY FIANCé AND I LIVE ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII.

I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE A LOT OF OUTDOOR SKILLS,

AND I CAN GET VERY CREATIVE WITH THOSE SKILLS.

I SURF, AND I WAS ATTACKED BY A 12-FOOT TIGER SHARK.

AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE, I QUIT MY JOB.

IT JUST MADE ME WANT TO STOP DOING THINGS

I DON'T LIKE DOING.

THERE'S MY FAVORITE BOARD THAT I CAN'T RIDE ANYMORE.

THERE'S MY LITTLE FIRE-MAKING PRACTICE STATION

FOR MY FIRE SAWS AND MY BOW DRILLS

AND THEN SOME ARROWS,

SOME FUN LITTLE WEAPONS.

Narrator: A SURFER AND DIVER LIVING IN HAWAII,

McKENZIE HAS DEVELOPED THE ABILITY

TO STAY CALM AND FOCUSED UNDER THREAT.

BUT HER SURVIVAL SKILLS ON LAND ARE UNTESTED.

McKENZIE HAS BEEN GIVEN A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OR PSR, OF 6.7.

I'M READY TO GET STARTED AND GET

THE REALLY AWKWARD PART OVER WITH.

HOPEFULLY, I'LL START TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE ONCE IT'S DONE

AND THERE'S NO TURNING BACK.

I'M USED TO BEING IN A BIKINI.

SO THERE'S A CERTAIN LEVEL OF COMFORT

WITHIN MY OWN SKIN.

BUT I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE AWKWARD.

SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Scott: I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET IF THIS IS

THE COOLEST THING I'VE EVER DONE

OR THE CRAZIEST THING I'VE EVER DONE.

THIS LANDSCAPE WILL NOT BE KIND ON OUR FEET.

I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU PREPARE YOUR FEET FOR THIS,

WE NEED SOME SHOES.

MY NAME IS SCOTT.

I'M 46 YEARS OLD.

I RECENTLY RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY.

I CAN CERTAINLY USE A BOW DRILL. I'VE MADE PLENTY OF SHELTERS.

I'VE BUILT PRIMITIVE TYPE WATER FILTERS.

I'VE GOT PLENTY OF TRAPS UNDER MY SLEEVE.

THE PLAN IS TO TRAP AND TO HUNT, TO THRIVE,

TO DO WELL. I'M READY TO GO.

Narrator: SCOTT'S MILITARY TRAINING

AND AVID OUTDOORS LIFESTYLE

ARE SOLID PREPARATION FOR THE CHALLENGE.

HOWEVER, HIS NEED TO BE IN CHARGE COULD UNDERMINE

THE TEAMWORK NEEDED TO SUCCEED WITH A PARTNER.

HE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A PSR OF 6.8.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS CHALLENGE.

I HAVE NO DOUBTS IN MY MIND WHATSOEVER.

IT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT I DON'T FAIL VERY MUCH.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH THINGS THAT IT WOULD

JUST BLOW MUST PEOPLE AWAY.

I SPENT 3 YEARS IN IRAQ.

THE MORTARS WOULD BE COMING DOWN,

AND IT NEVER AFFECTED ME.

SO WHAT'S NEXT? I THINK THIS IS IT.

FREEDOM!

Narrator: THE CHALLENGE OF SURVIVING

IN THE ROCKY TEXAS COUNTRYSIDE IS LIKE EVERYTHING IN TEXAS --

BIG.

THIS UNIQUE DESERT HOSTS A LARGE BOUNTY OF ANIMALS

THAT ARE POTENTIAL FOOD SOURCES.

BUT THE SURVIVALISTS MUST AVOID LARGE PACKS OF WILD BOAR

AND SEVERAL SPECIES OF RATTLESNAKE,

INCLUDING THE WESTERN DIAMONDBACK,

WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY ALL OF THE VENOM POISONINGS IN TEXAS.

THE HOT SUN SCORCHES THE DAYS,

AND THE BITTER COLD NIGHTS

CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIC CONDITIONS,

AND THE LEGENDARY TEXAS STORM SEASON

IS IN FULL EFFECT, WITH POWERFUL TORRENTIAL RAINS

THAT CAN SUDDENLY TURN INTO DEADLY FLASH FLOODS.

HELLO!

HOW'S IT HANGING?

I THINK IF WE JUST REMEMBERED

MY EYES ARE UP HERE, WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.

RIGHT, RIGHT?

McKENZIE.

McKENZIE? THAT'S MY DAUGHTERS NAME!

-AW, NICE. -I'LL BE ABLE TO REMEMBER IT.

COOL. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

-SCOTT. -SCOTT, NICE TO MEET YOU.

-YOU, TOO. THIS IS CRAZY RIGHT? -VERY. VERY CRAZY.

OH, MY GOD. ALL RIGHT.

HERE'S OUR BAGS. I GUESS WE OUGHT TO...

SWEET. LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.

Narrator: THE DRY HEAT OF TEXAS

WILL MAKE HYDRATION A MAJOR ISSUE,

SO IN ADDITION TO A POT TO HELP THEM

WITH WATER PURIFICATION,

EACH SURVIVALIST IS ALLOWED ONE ITEM.

I BROUGHT MY BADASS KUKRI.

THAT IS NICE.

I'M KIND OF SCARED OF IT, BUT ITS GONNA DO THE JOB.

THAT IS GREAT. YES.

-I HAVE THE BOW DRILL. -OH, SWEET.

-SO WE'LL HAVE FIRE. -PERFECT.

LOOKS LIKE I HAVE ONE MORE THING.

THE MAP.

AH, VERY GOOD. LET'S SEE.

WE'VE GOT THE TWO WATER SOURCES, THE RIVERS COMING DOWN.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME ACROSS...

OKAY.

...AND THEN FOLLOW DOWN TO HERE WHERE THEY MEET.

YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE IT IN ONE DAY?

-I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE. -SWEET. LET'S GO.

LET'S DO THIS.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE WE'RE DOING THIS?

NO, I CANNOT.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

I'M ALREADY GETTING THINGS ON MY FEET.

WITH AS ROUGH AS THE TERRAIN AND THE AMOUNT OF CACTUSES,

WE'RE GONNA NEED SHOES.

YEAH. I AGREE.

-OW. *BLEEP* -SHOES.

LIKE, THIS IS THE LAND FOR GOOD SHOES FOR SURE.

OOH, WATCH OUT. THERE'S AN ANTHILL RIGHT HERE.

Scott: OH, A NICE ONE, HUH?

YEAH. I DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE NEAR THAT.

I DON'T EITHER. ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE LOSING LIGHT QUICK AREN'T WE?

CHECK HOW FAR THAT SUN HAS MOVED.

-WE SURE ARE. -UGH.

McKenzie: THE ROCKS ARE KILLING OUR FEET.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA FIND WATER

BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN.

WE GOT TO FIND A TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR TONIGHT.

HEY, LOOK, THE WASH.

VERY NICE. WELL...

IT'LL BE EASIER TO WALK ON.

AND SEE, THIS HAS GOT TO BE OUR RIVER ON THE MAP.

YEAH.

OH, LOOK.

OH, NICE.

-NICE AREA. -OH, THAT'S COOL.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT A PLACE LIKE THAT?

IN THERE?

YEAH, LIKE TO BED DOWN FOR THE NIGHT.

-I THINK IT COULD WORK. -ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

WE GOT A LATER START,

SO WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO MAKE IT HALFWAY

TO THE WATER SOURCE, WHERE WE WANT TO SET UP CAMP.

WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO GET THERE.

WHERE WE STOPPED HAS AN OVERHEAD COVER,

A LITTLE CAVE GOING BACK INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROCK.

SO WE OUGHT TO BE SAFE FROM THE ELEMENTS THERE TONIGHT.

McKenzie: WE'VE PUT SOME LEAVES AND STUFF INSIDE THE CAVE.

AND AS SOON AS WE GET THAT FIRE STARTED

WE'LL SMOKE IT OUT A LITTLE

AND TRY TO GET SOME CREEPY CRAWLIES OUT OF THERE.

AND AT LEAST IT'LL BE WARMER THAN JUST BEING OUTSIDE.

WE'RE USING THE LIGHT OF THE MOON.

WE'VE GOT A FULL MOON TONIGHT,

AND ITS PRETTY EASY TO SEE.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO USE THAT.

RIGHT NOW, SCOTT IS WORKING ON A FIRE.

AND I AM TRYING TO MAKE SOME SHOES.

OKAY. HERE WE ARE, NIGHT ONE.

-HI. -WE'RE IN THE CAVE.

-WE'RE IN A CAVE. -YEP.

LET ME SCAN AROUND THE CAVE.

COOL.

SO, HOPEFULLY,

WHOEVER LIVED IN THIS CAVE WON'T COME BACK TONIGHT.

WE'LL RECORD AGAIN

IF WE SEE A COYOTE OR SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

McKenzie: FIRST NIGHT WITH A STRANGER.

THERE WAS DEFINITELY NO SNUGGLING OR CUDDLING.

WE BOTH HAVE SIGNIFICANT OTHERS,

AND IT'S AN AWKWARD THING.

BUT I'M REALLY COMFORTABLE AROUND SCOTT.

HE'S A NICE GUY. WE REALLY GET ALONG.

AND WE HAVE THE SAME IDEAS

ABOUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING SO FAR.

-TORTURE. -THIS MORNING,

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OFF HERE PRETTY SOON.

AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION,

WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE A WATER SOURCE

AND MAYBE SOME MORE RESOURCES.

HOW'S THE FOOTWEAR HOLDING UP?

IT'S GREAT.

I WRAPPED MINE IN A FEW OF THE...

AND TIE THEM UP?

...THE OTHER YUCCA LEAVES JUST SO THAT...

-TO BE MORE STABLE? -...IT WAS MORE SECURE. YEAH.

Scott: I'M JUST REALLY, REALLY IMPRESSED BY McKENZIE.

LAST NIGHT, I'M MAKING THE FIRE,

AND SHE'S OVER THERE WEAVING SANDALS.

I MEAN, I AM JUST SO IMPRESSED BY HER.

LITTLE AWKWARD, YEAH, BUT, LIKE, LESS PAINFUL.

-HEAVEN. HEAVEN. -[ LAUGHS ]

LOOK AT THIS.

LOOK AT THESE BIGHORN SHEEP UP HERE.

-OH, WOW. -OH, THERE THEY GO.

-OH, THERE'S ONE. TWO, YEAH. -TWO, THREE.

COOL.

Scott: THERE ARE PLENTY OF PROTEIN SOURCES.

THEY'RE PLENTIFUL.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WHAT WE NEED,

SO I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT.

OH, LOOK AT THIS.

LOOK.

-OH. -IT'S A DEAD...

ANTELOPE, DEER.

-OH, *BLEEP*. -YEAH.

WHOA.

-OH, YEAH, HE'S FAR GONE. -LOOK AT THAT --

OH, I THOUGHT THAT THOSE BLACK THINGS WERE DUNG.

THEY'RE BEETLES.

WHAT KIND OF PREDATOR COULD KILL SOMETHING THIS LARGE?

Scott: LOOK.

OH, *BLEEP*.

YEAH. OH, YEAH. HE'S FAR GONE.

EW, WOW. LOOK AT THAT --

OH, I THOUGHT THAT THOSE BLACK THINGS WERE DUNG.

-YEAH. -THEY'RE BEETLES.

I WONDER...

SOMETIMES THE ANTLERS ARE REALLY USEFUL,

BUT JUST DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT.

Scott: THIS MORNING, WE'RE GOING TO HEAD TO A GREAT SPOT

WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE TWO RIVERS MEET.

SHOULD BE A LOT OF ANIMALS

CONGREGATING AROUND THAT WATER SOURCE.

HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED,

AND THEN WE'LL SET UP CAMP THERE.

-THESE... -OH, WOW. GOOD EYE.

McKenzie: WHOA, LOOK AT THAT CAVE, THAT GOES BACK THERE.

IT LOOKS KIND OF BIG.

THAT IS A HUGE HIVE.

THEY'RE BUZZING ME.

DO YOU HEAR RUNNING WATER?

THE SOUND? I THINK IT MIGHT BE.

McKenzie: YEP. I SEE IT.

OH, NICE.

THAT'S GOT TO BE THE "Y," THEN.

THIS IS THE ONE BRANCH, AND THAT'S THE OTHER BRANCH.

WATCH FOR SNAKES.

THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS LOCATION,

WE HAVE A PRETTY DECENT WATER SOURCE HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S PLENTY OF RESOURCES.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.

I THINK THIS IS A NICE AREA RIGHT HERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

MAYBE A LITTLE REST BREAK AND THEN GET TO THE SHELTER.

OKAY.

WE DECIDED TO BUILD A WICKIUP.

-THINK THAT'S GOING TO WORK? -YEAH.

Scott: GIVEN THE MATERIALS WE HAVE,

THERE'S NO LARGE LEAFS, NO BIG PALM,

NOTHING LIKE THAT THAT WE CAN THATCH AND WEAVE TOGETHER.

SO WE'RE DOING THE WICKIUP.

WE'RE GOING TO USE RED CEDAR BOUGHS

TO INSULATE IT AND TO COVER IT UP.

-WAITING ON ME? -YEP.

Scott: SO FAR, THE TEAMWORK'S GOING GREAT.

OH, THANK YOU.

McKENZIE'S A MACHINE.

SHE'S PRETTY MUCH DESIGNING IT AND PUTTING IT UP.

BUT I'M JUST KIND OF BRINGING STUFF.

[ BOAR SQUEALING ]

IS THAT A PIG?

YEAH, IT IS.

WE HEARD SOME WILD BOAR. UH, THEY'RE MEAN.

THEY'RE CRAZY MEAN,

ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR YOUNG.

THAT'S OUR BIG PUSH IS TO GET OUR SHELTER CREATED.

McKenzie: IT'S OUR SECOND NIGHT.

I'VE BEEN PRACTICALLY SITTING IN THE FIRE TO STAY WARM.

UM, I'M KIND OF A WIMP WHEN IT COMES TO COLD.

SO IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH.

I AM STRONGLY VOTING FOR HAVING A LITTLE,

TINY FIRE INSIDE OUR LITTLE WICKIUP.

THAT WOULD BE REALLY AWESOME

AND KEEP US WARM ALL NIGHT.

UNTIL LATER. PEACE.

Scott: LAST NIGHT, WE WERE REALLY COLD.

WE DECIDED THAT WE NEED TO MOVE SOME

SORT OF HEAT SOURCE INSIDE HERE.

ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT THESE ROCKS,

THEY'RE REALLY A HEAT SINK.

THAT HEAT GETS INTO THEM.

THESE ONES ARE STILL WARM FROM LAST NIGHT.

THE FIRE'S BEEN OUT 3 HOURS.

AND THE ROCKS ARE STILL NICE AND WARM, SO SOME NICE HEAT.

IT'S DAY THREE, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TO EAT YET.

SO WE'RE GETTING REALLY HUNGRY.

AND SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO TRY SOME CACTUS.

LOOK AT THAT CACTUS UP THERE, THE PURPLE FLOWERS.

OH, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED RIGHT THERE.

I THINK THAT CAN BE A GOOD BREAKFAST.

THEY CALL THESE PRICKLY PEAR, AND THEY ARE EDIBLE.

HAVE YOU TRIED THIS BEFORE?

-NO. -UGH.

IT'S LOOKING PRETTY SLIMY.

YEAH. I'M SURE.

SLIMY?

SLIMY.

KIND OF BITTER.

YOU HAD BETTER LUCK PEELING IT.

Scott: YOU TAKE A BIG OLD BITE. IN YOUR MIND,

YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE NICE AND COOL LIKE A MELON IS.

IT JUST SHOCKS YOU THAT IT'S WARM.

AND THEN THE SLIME HITS, KIND OF HOLDS YOUR MOUTH SHUT,

AND IT STICKS YOUR LIPS TOGETHER.

AND IT'S LIKE A BIG MOUTHFUL OF SNOT.

-I'M NOT GOING TO PUKE FROM IT. -NO.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'M HUNGRY ENOUGH YET TO EAT IT.

EXACTLY.

IT'S SLIMY AND GROSS.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO KNOW THAT THAT'S AN OPTION.

THE END.

**

ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE BACK.

OKAY. GOOD LUCK.

Scott: WE TRIED A CACTUS TODAY.

WE ATE IT, BUT WE DIDN'T LIKE IT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT UP AS MANY TRAPS AS WE CAN

SO WE CAN START EATING SOME MEAT.

I'VE GOT PLENTY OF TRAPS UNDER MY SLEEVE.

I WOULD BE PRETTY UPSET

IF I WASN'T ABLE TO CATCH ANYTHING

WHILE WE'RE OUT HERE.

I'VE SET THE FIRST OF MANY SNARES ON A GAME TRAIL.

THEY'VE CREATED A FUNNEL, SO THEY'LL CRUISE ALONG HERE.

THEY'LL STICK THEIR NECK THROUGH THERE,

AND THEY'LL STRUGGLE, AND THEY'LL JERK.

AND THAT'LL TIGHTEN IT AROUND THEIR NECK AND STRANGLE THEM.

SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

I'VE SET THE SECOND TRAP OF THE NIGHT.

NOW, THE REASON I CHOSE THIS SPOT

WAS BECAUSE THERE'S MANY SIGNS OF ANIMAL ACTIVITIES.

THERE'S A LITTLE DEN RIGHT THERE WITH ANIMAL BEDDING

THAT SEEMS KIND OF FRESH.

WITH ANY LUCK, WE'LL EAT TOMORROW.

MY FEET FEEL LIKE ASS.

WE NEED THE MOBILITY TO FIND FOOD OUT HERE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOME BETTER SHOES.

OH, YEAH. THESE ARE SUCKING.

SINCE THE PLANTS AREN'T CUTTING IT,

WE'VE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO THAT DEER CARCASS

TO GET SOME HIDE FOR SOME BETTER SHOE MATERIAL.

LOOK AT HOW MUCH FUR IT'S LOST ALREADY.

IT IS FALLING RIGHT OFF. IT MIGHT NOT BE ANY GOOD.

UGH, UGH.

OH, HE'S A TOUGH BUGGER.

WE CUT THE CARCASS, AND THE STENCH IS JUST HORRIBLE.

EW.

IT'S JUST THOUSANDS OF FLIES EVERYWHERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK KILLED THIS THING?

THERE'S NO REAL SIGN OF INJURY.

OUR CONCERN IS WHAT KILLED IT.

RABIES, MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

OH, I FOUND THEIR HOME.

UGH.

**

McKenzie: UGH.

Scott: KIND OF WARM.

WE DON'T KNOW WHY THAT DEER DIED.

THE THING WAS STILL INTACT BESIDES THE INSECTS.

SO THERE'S SOME REASON WHY THE OTHER ANIMALS

HAVEN'T BEEN AFTER THIS THING.

YEP.

YOU CAN TELL, AS YOU WORK UP INTO IT,

IT'S NOT ANY GOOD ANYMORE.

AH, EW.

GROSS.

EW, YEAH.

[ SCOTT GRUNTS ]

-YEAH. -AH!

VICTORY!

I WOULD GIVE YOU A HIGH FIVE,

BUT I'M GOING TO PASS THIS TIME, OKAY?

IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE NASTIEST THINGS

I'VE EVER FELT.

AND WE GOT TO MAKE SURE AND STRETCH IT QUICK.

GOOD ON HIM FOR CHALLENGING HIMSELF

LIKE THAT AND JUST, LIKE,

THINKING PAST THE GROSS PART

AND JUST GETTING IT DONE.

AND NOW WE HAVE SOME GREAT MATERIAL FOR LATER ON.

SO IT'S AWESOME.

TO RACK THE PELT THAT WE GOT,

WE BUILT THIS FRAME HERE.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO STRING IT IN HERE.

McKenzie: OH, LOOK. SOMETHING'S OVER THERE.

WHAT IS IT?

Scott: I THINK IT'S A DEER.

COUPLE OF THEM, RIGHT?

OH, IT'S A BIG OLD BOAR.

OH.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, NOW HE'S GONE.

THAT WAS A BEAST. THAT WAS A BEAST.

MAN, I'D SURE LIKE TO EAT ONE OF THOSE LITTLE PIGS.

BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THOSE BOAR IS THEY'RE MEAN.

I MEAN, THEY ARE CRAZY MEAN, ESPECIALLY THOSE BIG ONES.

**

UM, YEAH. I'M HUNGRY.

THAT HAPPENS AFTER DAYS

OF JUST EATING YUCCA FRUIT AND BERRIES AND CLOVERS.

BUT WE NEED TO CATCH SOME FOOD,

FIND SOME FOOD, ANYTHING.

I'M GOING TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT OVER THERE REAL QUICK.

OVER WHERE?

THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING MOVE.

OH.

THERE'S TWO ARMADILLOS FIGHTING OUT HERE.

IT'S AWESOME.

THEY GOT, LIKE, SO CLOSE TO US.

BUT WE WEREN'T READY.

I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO COME BACK BECAUSE, I MEAN,

THEY RAN RIGHT BY US.

*BLEEP*

McKenzie: WE'RE HUNGRY. WE'RE SURROUNDED BY FOOD.

NOW THE FOOD IS RUNNING TO US, AND WE BLEW IT.

I'M HOPING TO BE MORE READY THE NEXT TIME

I SEE AN ARMADILLO OR ANYTHING,

THAT MATTER, THAT GETS CLOSE TO ME.

SO I'VE PREPARED THIS STRAIGHT

BUT SLIGHTLY BENDABLE STICK FOR A BOW.

AND I MADE THIS FINE CORDAGE.

SO I'M GOING TO PUT A LITTLE NOTCH IN HERE

AND TRY TO GET AS MUCH BEND AS I CAN.

A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THAT CORD

AND HOW MUCH YOU CAN PULL BACK

AND HOW FAST IT'S GOING TO GET YOUR AIR GOING.

THERE'S CERTAIN MEASUREMENTS.

I'M JUST DOING IT ALL BY CHANCE.

I CAN HELP YOU BEND THAT, AND YOU CAN TIE IT.

-DO YOU HAVE YOUR NOTCH? -MM-HMM.

BUT DON'T BEND IT TOO MUCH SO THAT IT CRACKS.

SO IT CRACKS, YEAH.

I'M NOT DOUBTING CORDAGE SKILLS,

BUT I'M NOT USED TO YUCCA CORDAGE, SO...

LOOK AT THAT. HOLY CRAP.

-ALL RIGHT. -IT LOOKS COOL.

IT DOES LOOK COOL. *BLEEP*

DAMN IT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

McKenzie: A BOW NEEDS A BOW STRING.

AND OUT HERE, YOU MAKE YOUR BOW STRING FROM CORDAGE.

I WASN'T GOING TO MAKE CORDAGE TODAY,

BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CORDAGE TODAY.

WE CAN FORGET ABOUT GETTING ANY PROTEIN TODAY.

**

OVER ON THIS TREE, I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING MOVE.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A...

IT'S A RAT.

-A RAT? -YEAH.

-IS HE ALIVE? -YEAH. HE'S LOOKING AT ME.

LET ME GRAB SOMETHING TO JAB HIM WITH.

YEAH. HE'S GOING TO BE HARD TO KILL.

I CAN'T FIT THE KNIFE IN THERE.

WE MAY HAVE TO WIDEN THAT HOLE

OR MAYBE TRY TO PINCER HIM OUT.

I HAVE AN IDEA.

OH, MAN. THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD.

I'M SORRY, LITTLE GUY.

OH, HE'S...

-DID YOU GET HIM? -NO.

MAYBE IF WE WAIT?

I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE CUTTING A WHOLE TREE DOWN

JUST TO GET THE LITTLE MOUSE.

-NO. NO. -ALL RIGHT.

Scott: WE'RE NOT HAVING A LOT OF SUCCESS

GETTING PROTEIN SOURCES, GETTING MEAT.

I'M PRETTY FRUSTRATED BY THAT.

McKenzie: WE HAVE SHELTER, FIRE, SHADE, THIS GREAT STREAM.

ANIMALS ARE ALL AROUND US.

YET WE'RE STARVING.

OH, LOOK AT THAT BIG OLD TOAD.

OH, YES.

-SCORE. -THAT WAS AWESOME.

WOW.

OH, HE'S A FATTY.

SORRY, BUDDY. THANK YOU.

WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW.

OUR ENERGY IS SUPER LOW.

IT'S ALL ABOUT SEIZING THE MOMENT OUT HERE.

WHENEVER YOU SEE SOMETHING, JUST GOT TO GO FOR IT.

Scott: YOU THINK HE'S DONE?

PROBABLY.

THAT WAS A NICE MORALE BOOSTER TODAY.

NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MEAT, BUT IT HELPS.

EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS.

TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.

SURE DOES.

GETTING COLD?

FREEZING, MISERABLE.

McKenzie: WHEN I GOT UP THIS MORNING,

IT DEFINITELY LOOKED PRETTY DARK AND OMINOUS.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, NOW,

HOW WE'RE GOING TO SURE UP OUR HOOCH

TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE WATERPROOF.

BUT I THINK IF IT RAINS, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET WET.

I THINK SOMETHING HAS BEEN SLEEPING IN HERE.

YEAH. THAT'S A NICE DEN,

REAL NICE DEN.

IF WE WERE ANY SMARTER, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'D DO, RIGHT?

WE'D MOVE RIGHT HERE. SO WHEN IT STARTS RAINING,

WE CAN SLEEP IN THERE IN THAT CAVE,

HAVE A NICE FIRE THERE TO KEEP US WARM

WHILE WE WAIT IT OUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE READY TO IMPLEMENT PLAN B,

USING THIS CAVE DOWN BY THIS SPRING

AS A TEMPORARY SHELTER IN CASE IT REALLY STARTED TO POUR

BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO RISK GETTING HYPOTHERMIA.

[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]

McKenzie: THERE'S THIS HUGE, DARK CLOUD COMING THIS WAY.

SO...YEAH.

IT'S ALREADY SUPER COLD AT NIGHT.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO

IF IT GETS WET, TOO.

IT'S REALLY BAD OFF THIS WAY. IT'S GETTING READY TO POUR.

HOPEFULLY, IT'LL JUST BE A QUICK THUNDERSTORM,

AND WE'LL GET OVER IT.

IF IT LASTS AND LASTS AND LASTS,

WE'RE GOING TO BE PRETTY MISERABLE.

IT IS RAINING.

AND THE SHELTER IS REALLY NOT DOING MUCH GOOD.

WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE FIRE STOKED AND SEE IF THAT HELPS.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN RIDE IT OUT.

THIS SHOULD BE GREAT. [ CHUCKLES ]

PUT A BIG LOG ON THE FIRE.

AND IT CAN LAST.

McKenzie: OH, NO.

ALL THAT DEBRIS I PILED UP ON THE SIDE,

I'M SURE IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.

Scott: IF WE GET TOO WET,

I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT HYPOTHERMIA.

SUCKS THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ROLLING IN.

SO IF IT GETS REALLY BAD HERE,

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER TO THAT CAVE.

McKenzie: *BLEEP* JUST GOT REAL.

WE NEED TO GO. THE RAIN IS COMING,

AND WE COULD GET HYPOTHERMIA.

Scott: THIS SHELTER ISN'T GOING TO HOLD UP.

WE NEED TO LEAVE.

McKenzie: YEAH. I GUESS SO.

*BLEEP*

McKenzie: YEAH, I KNOW.

Scott: OH, I GUESS WITH THE LIGHTNING,

IT'S MUCH TOUGHER.

OUCH, THERE'S STICKERS RIGHT THERE, SO...

AH. OH.

-OH. -BE CAREFUL.

OH, GOD.

McKenzie: I KNOW.

Scott: OH, I GUESS WITH THE LIGHTNING,

IT'S MUCH TOUGHER.

OUCH, THERE'S STICKERS RIGHT THERE, SO...

AH. OH.

-OH. -BE CAREFUL.

OH, GOD.

I REALLY, REALLY CANNOT BELIEVE WE MADE IT.

SO, WE, UH, ARE IN THE CAVE, SOAKING WET.

WE DIDN'T EVEN PUT ON OUR SHOES. WE DIDN'T EVEN BRING OUR SHOES.

WE JUST BAILED.

BUT LUCKILY IT'S REALLY DRY IN THE CAVE.

IT'S NOT WARM YET.

BUT WE'RE BUILDING UP THE FIRE.

AND IN FACT,

THIS MIGHT BE EVEN MORE COMFORTABLE THAN OUR SHELTER.

I KNOW. IT'S COLD.

OH, MY GOD. IT'S SO COMING DOWN.

OH, MY GOD.

I'M GLAD WE DIDN'T WAIT ANOTHER SECOND.

MY GOD.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

WE MADE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT IN OUR CAVE.

WE WERE UP ALL NIGHT WITH OUR STORM ESCAPADE.

IT WAS COLD, AND IT WAS SCARY.

Scott: REAL, REAL WINDY AND REAL, REAL RAINY.

McKenzie: THE RAIN HAS SUBSIDED.

I'M HUNGRY.

I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF YUCCA THIS MORNING.

BUT THERE'S JUST SO FEW CALORIES IN THAT.

I'M DEFINITELY FEELING IT. I GET LIGHT-HEADED

WHEN I STAND UP MOST OF THE TIME.

Scott: IF I CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO CATCH A PIG,

WE'D BE EATING GREAT.

TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON TRAPS.

I CHECK THEM EVERY MORNING, CHECK THEM EVERY NIGHT.

AND SO FAR, I MEAN, I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A NIBBLE.

WELL, IT'S TRIGGERED.

BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE I GOT ANYTHING.

I THINK IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE STORM THAT TRIGGERED IT

BECAUSE MY BAIT IS STILL ON THERE.

SO I DON'T KNOW

IF I'M GOING TO GET ANY ACTION AT ALL ON ANY OF MY TRAPS.

BUT WE'LL SEE.

HOW ARE THE TRAPS?

THEY'RE STILL THERE AND EMPTY.

McKenzie: EATING WOULD HELP EVERYTHING.

I FEEL LOOPY.

I'M DEFINITELY HUNGRY.

I'M JUST TRYING TO FOCUS ON TODAY

RATHER THAN COUNT DOWN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

Scott: COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SLIME.

OH, THEY SLIP RIGHT OFF. SHOOP!

DAY THIRTEEN.

FEELING PRETTY WEAK, PRETTY TIRED.

SO TODAY, MY PLANS

ARE I'M GOING TO GO CHECK THE TRAPS.

THIS ONE WAS DEFINITELY KNOCKED OVER BY SOMETHING.

I THINK THE HOGS COME THROUGH, AND THEY JUST KICK IT OVER.

THERE'S NO WAY THIS WOULD HOLD A HOG.

THEY'RE PROBABLY ALL KNOCKED OVER LIKE THAT.

YEAH. SEE? THIS ONE'S PULLED TO THE SIDE,

PROBABLY SAME THING.

ALL RIGHT. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.

*BLEEP*

HAVEN'T BEEN HAVING ANY LUCKS WITH TRAPS.

WELL, I'VE LEARNED A LOT. I'VE LEARNED, FIRST OF ALL,

YOU CAN GO A HECK OF A LOT LONGER

WITHOUT EATING THAN WHAT YOU THINK.

I'VE LEARNED MY TRAPS SUCK.

THAT'S SOMETHING I LEARNED.

McKenzie: I DON'T WANT TO BE A PESSIMIST,

BUT I'M NOT TERRIBLY CONFIDENT

THAT THE TRAPS ARE GOING TO WORK.

I JUST RESTRUNG MY BOW.

AND I'M GOING TO SIT WHERE I SAW RABBITS BEFORE

AND SEE IF I SEE ANYTHING PASSING THROUGH.

THIS GUY RIGHT HERE, THIS WAS THE FIRST ONE I PUT,

AND IT'S VIOLENTLY UNPRODUCTIVE.

McKenzie: I WAS REALLY QUIET, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

AND I BASICALLY HAVE GIVEN UP ON THE BOW AND ARROW.

Scott: THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THESE ANIMALS.

I TELL YOU, I'M KIND OF GIVING UP ON MY TRAPS.

I'M REALLY MISSING MY FAMILY,

MISSING MY WIFE AND MISSING MY KIDS.

AND I'M LOOKING UP HERE AT THE STARS

LIKE I TOLD MY WIFE I'D DO EVERY NIGHT.

SHE CAN LOOK UP AT THE SAME STARS,

AND SO AT LEAST WE'RE CONNECTED THAT WAY.

THIS IS THE LONGEST WE'VE GONE,

IN PROBABLY 25 YEARS,

OF NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

I THINK THIS LAST 2 WEEKS OF NOT SLEEPING OR EATING

ARE JUST FINALLY CATCHING UP.

AND IT'S LIKE, "BAH."

I REALIZED HOW LITTLE ENERGY I HAVE.

I IMAGINE...

THIS IS WHAT DEPRESSION FEELS LIKE.

THIS IS DEFINITELY THE LONGEST

I'VE GONE WITHOUT TALKING TO MY FIANCé.

AND IT'S REALLY HARD.

AND I HOPE HE'S PROUD OF ME.

I HOPE HE'S PROUD OF ME WHEN I COMPLETE THIS.

Narrator: BEFORE STARTING THEIR 21-DAY CHALLENGE,

SCOTT AND McKENZIE WERE EACH ASSIGNED

A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING, OR PSR.

AMID A BOUNTY OF WILD ANIMALS,

McKENZIE'S WEAPONS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED,

AND SCOTT'S TRAPS HAVE FAILED.

IF THEY CAN NET SOME PROTEIN,

THEY'LL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF REACHING

THE END OF THE CHALLENGE,

AT WHICH TIME, THEIR PSRs WILL BE REEVALUATED.

McKenzie: ENERGY IS LOW. MOTIVATION IS LOW.

HAVING PATIENCE AT THIS STAGE IS VERY DIFFICULT.

I AM SUPER HUNGRY.

I DON'T WANT TO USE TOO MUCH ENERGY

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE IT.

NO WAY.

OH, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

OH.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

OH, WOW.

HEY, BUDDY.

YEAH.

IT'S THAT DAY.

SO MUCH PROTEIN.

AND JUST LIKE THAT, *BLEEP* TURNS AROUND.

HEY, SCOTT.

Scott: AW, SHUT UP. HOW AWESOME IS THAT?

-YES. -NICE.

WE'RE EATING TURTLE TONIGHT. I THINK THIS IS A GAME CHANGER.

IT JUST REALLY FLIPPED EVERYTHING AROUND.

IT WAS JUST A 180-DEGREE TURN.

I'M NOT SAYING I'M 100%,

BUT, MAN, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.

THAT TEXTURE'S LIKE A TOUGHER CHICKEN.

OH, YUM.

THIS IS GREAT.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FINISH STRONG.

SO GOOD.

THANK YOU, MR. TURTLE.

MM.

MISSUS.

DAY 21.

Scott: I THINK ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PARTS

OF THIS ADVENTURE HERE IS GOING TO BE THE EXTRACTION.

Narrator: SCOTT AND McKENZIE WILL HIKE THROUGH THORNY BRUSH,

TRYING TO AVOID STARTLING RATTLESNAKES AND WILD BOAR.

THEY MUST TRUDGE THROUGH A MURKY TEXAS BAYOU,

FLOODED BY RECENT RAINS,

WHERE UNDERWATER VINES

CAN LATCH ON AND PULL THEM UNDER.

FINALLY, THEIR FEET WILL BE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE TEST,

AS THEY MUST ENDURE A PUNISHING TREK UP

A STEEP, ROCKY HILL TO THE EXTRACTION POINT.

Scott: ONE THING WE LEARNED FROM THE FIRST MINUTE

WE HIT THE GROUND IS WE GOT TO HAVE SHOES.

McKENZIE STARTED MAKING HER SHOES OUT OF HIDE.

SHOULD BE GOOD. IT'S NOT PRETTY,

BUT I THINK IT'LL WORK.

THAT MIGHT BE IT.

STRAIGHT UP THE RIO.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO GET OUT OF HERE SAFELY.

LOOK OUT FOR SNAKES.

YEAH, SNAKES IN THE GRASS.

WE JUST HAVE A HARD DAY AHEAD OF US,

BUT A HARD DAY

HEADING TOWARDS EVERYTHING WE WANT.

Scott: NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DIG DEEP,

AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH.

WHEN YOU'VE BEEN BEATING THE CRAP

OUT OF YOURSELF LIKE THIS FOR 3 WEEKS,

THEN YOU GOT TO DIG. IT'S HARD TO DIG.

IT'S REALLY HARD.

LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS NOT AT ALL WHAT I WAS EXPECTING HERE.

I JUST DIDN'T EXPECT THIS FROM TEXAS.

-THIS SEEMS LIKE... -NOT AT ALL.

...LOUISIANA.

THIS STUFF IS JUST...

I MEAN, HOLY CRAP.

THAT'S WEIRD.

SWIMMING THROUGH CARPET.

WE HAVE TO SWIM THROUGH THIS MORASS, THROUGH THIS...

IT'S LIKE THESE LITTLE TINY VINES

THAT WRAP ALL AROUND YOUR BODY AS YOU'RE TRYING TO SWIM.

IT FEELS LIKE ARMS ARE TRYING TO PULL YOU UNDER.

OOH, IT'S HARD TO SWIM IN THIS STUFF.

WRAPS AROUND YOUR LEGS.

I THINK MAYBE IF WE KIND OF CRAWL ALONG

THE TOP OF THIS CRAP...

CAN YOU PUT YOUR FEET DOWN?

-HUH? -CAN YOU PUT YOUR FEET DOWN?

-NOPE. -OKAY.

CAN'T TOUCH.

McKenzie: I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UNDER THERE.

THERE COULD BE SNAKES UNDER THERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE COULD BE ALLIGATORS UNDER THERE.

WE CAN'T TOUCH THE BOTTOM,

AND WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT THESE VINES

DON'T GRAB US AND PULL US UNDER.

-HOW YOU DOING? -MM-HMM.

OH, MY GOD. THIS IS JUST TERRIBLE.

JUST GETTING IT IS REALLY WEARING ME OUT.

Scott: I NEED A REST.

-OH. JUNK. -OKAY.

HERE WE GO.

LIKE A PHOENIX RISING OUT OF THE ASHES.

IT'S REALLY SLIPPERY.

I SUSPECT THAT'S OUR EXTRACTION POINT AHEAD.

UP ON THE TOP OF THAT HILL?

WAY AHEAD. YEP.

OH, BOY.

THAT'S A WAYS.

I'M KIND OF...

-KIND OF WOOZY? -...KIND OF DIZZY.

YEAH. THAT TOOK A LOT OUT OF ME.

*BLEEP*

McKenzie: HOW YOU DOING? LIGHT-HEADED AT ALL?

-WINDED. -MM-HMM.

ALMOST LIKE WE'RE AT A HIGHER ALTITUDE OR SOMETHING.

YEAH. THAT IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.

WHOA, *BLEEP*.

WE GOT TO GET ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.

YEAH.

THIS IS ROUGH.

JUST TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

I'M JUST PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.

OH.

OH.

GOSH.

-OH, OH. -WHOO.

HEY. [ WHISTLES ]

-WHOO. -HO. HA.

NICE.

McKenzie: I'M GRATEFUL FOR HAVING FELT

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GO WITHOUT FOR SO LONG.

WE'RE SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING EVERYONE SHOULD EXPERIENCE.

ENDURING WHAT I JUST ENDURED

BRING ME BACK TO GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION.

AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO LOSE THAT.

OH.

I THINK LIFE IS ABOUT FINDING THOSE LIMITS

AND THEN PUSHING PAST THEM.

AH.

THAT'S DEFINITELY THE BIGGEST THING I'LL TAKE AWAY.

-WHOO. -WHOO.

-AH. -OH, YEAH.

Narrator: 21 DAYS IN TEXAS

CAUSED McKENZIE TO LOSE 20 POUNDS.

FASHIONING WEAPONS, NETS AND SHOES,

SHE DISPLAYED A SINGLE-MINDED DETERMINATION

TO OVERCOME HUNGER DESPITE ABUNDANT FOOD SOURCES

JUST OUT OF REACH.

HER PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING, OR PSR,

RISES FROM 6.7 TO 7.6.

SCOTT LOST A TOTAL OF 30 POUNDS DURING THE CHALLENGE.

HE COMBINED GOOD HUMOR AND ENTHUSIASM

WHILE UNDERTAKING EVERY TASK,

NO MATTER HOW DISGUSTING.

SCOTT'S PSR RISES FROM 6.8 TO 7.5,

PROVING THAT IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES,

YOU CAN SURVIVE NAKED AND AFRAID.

McKenzie: DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS, Y'ALL.