Original subtitles

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[ HISSES ]

[ HISSING RESUMES ]

*BLEEP*

[ HISSES ]

STOP, STOP.

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Narrator: ONE MAN...

[ TARZAN YELL ]

...ONE WOMAN...

WHOO!

...ALONE FOR 21 DAYS TO FACE THE WRATH...

Woman: STOP RAINING!

...AND FURY

OF THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH.

AAH!

[ ANIMAL GROWLS ]

THEY HAVE NO CLOTHES, NO FOOD, NO WATER.

I WANT WATER.

DO THEY HAVE THE SKILL AND THE WILL...

FIRE!

...TO OVERCOME THE MOST BRUTAL SURVIVAL CHALLENGE

OF THEIR LIVES...

NAKED AND AFRAID?

Man: I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DIE IN THIS *BLEEP*HOLE.

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

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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Narrator: THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

COVERING OVER 2.7 MILLION ACRES

OF COASTAL WETLANDS AND MURKY SWAMPS.

THIS UNUSUALLY RAINY SEASON BRINGS

STORMS OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS.

THEY LEAVE BEHIND AN EERIE WASTELAND

SWARMING WITH BLOOD-SUCKING MOSQUITOES AND CRAWLING

WITH ALLIGATORS AND SIX TYPES OF VENOMOUS SNAKES

INCLUDING THE DEADLY WATER MOCCASIN,

WHICH CAN STALK ITS PREY BOTH ON LAND AND IN THE WATER.

AT NIGHT, THE BAYOU BECOMES A HUNTING GROUND

FOR THE MOUNTAIN LIONS WHOSE ABILITY SEE IN THE DARK

MAKES THEM EVEN MORE THREATENING.

THIS IS THE MISSISSIPPI BAYOU.

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HERE WE GO AGAIN.

I'M GABRIELLE.

I'M FROM WESTMINSTER, MARYLAND.

I'M A LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE AND A FULL-TIME MOM.

MY LITTLE BOY, I LOVE HIM.

HE'S THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE.

I RECENTLY COMPLETED THE 14 DAY FAN CHALLENGE.

I THINK I'M GONNA DIE.

Narrator: AFTER HER PARTNER TAPPED OUT FIVE DAYS

INTO THEIR 14 DAY CHALLENGE, GABRIELLE WAS FORCED

TO SURVIVE THE SOUTH AFRICAN WILD FOR NINE DAYS ON HER OWN.

Gabrielle: I LEARNED THAT I'M A LOT TOUGHER

THAN I EVER GAVE MYSELF CREDIT FOR.

THAT BEING SAID, 21 DAYS IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN 14,

AND THIS IS A MUCH DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT THAN SOUTH AFRICA.

IT'S GONNA PRESENT A WHOLE NEW SET OF CHALLENGES.

I'M JUST ABOUT AS NERVOUS FOR THIS ONE

AS I WAS FOR THE LAST ONE.

Narrator: GABRIELLE'S PROVEN SURVIVAL SKILLS

AND MENTAL TENACITY GIVE HER A STRONG ADVANTAGE

TO TAKE ON THE BAYOU.

SHE BEINGS WITH A PSR OF 6.9.

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WE ARE LITERALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS CHALLENGE STARTED.

I'M BRIAN.

I'M FROM CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

I'M AN EX-MILITARY MAN.

I WAS IN THE ARMY.

I WAS A 74 DELTA, WHICH IS A CHEMICAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST.

I'VE BEEN A SURVIVALIST MY ENTIRE LIFE.

SINCE I WAS A BOY, MY DAD'S ALWAYS HAD ME OUT THERE

CAMPING, FISHING, HUNTING.

YOU KNOW, HONESTLY THIS CHALLENGE TO ME IS SOMETHING

THAT I HAVEN'T FELT IN MY LIFE SINCE I LEFT THE SERVICE.

I NEED TO GET OUT AND DO SOMETHING NOT ONLY TO PROVE

TO MYSELF THAT I STILL GOT IT BUT TO PROVE

TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, TOO, THAT HEY, I'M A SAVAGE.

MY SKILLSET IS MORE OR LESS, I'M GREAT WITH A BLADE.

I CAN MAKE FIRE WITH FIRE STARTERS.

I'VE BEEN USING THOSE SINCE I WAS JUST A LITTLE BOY.

I AM A GREAT SHELTER-BUILDER ALSO.

Narrator: BRIAN TAKES ON THE BAYOU

AS A SKILLED SHELTER-BUILDER AND HUNTER,

BUT HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN PRIMITIVE

SITUATIONS COULD PROVE CHALLENGING.

HE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 6.3.

Brian: I'M EXTREMELY CONFIDENT IN MY ABILITIES.

I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN QUIT.

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I GUESS THIS IS MY STOP.

ALL RIGHT.

I WAS OBVIOUSLY RAISED IN A TRADITIONAL ROLE

OF YOU'RE A MAN, YOU DO MAN THINGS.

SO HAVING A TRADITIONAL PARTNER WHO WAS RAISED

TO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A WOMAN,

YOU DO WOMAN THINGS, HOW TO COOK AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF,

WOULD BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO ME.

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WOO, THAT'S A LITTLE COLD.

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HERE WE GO AGAIN.

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I'M GETTIN' A LITTLE NERVOUS, NERVOUS TO MEET MY PARTNER.

WHEN MY LAST CHALLENGE, MY PARTNER, JONATHAN,

LEFT ON THE FIFTH MORNING.

THIS TIME AROUND, I'M HOPING TO GET A PARTNER

THAT'S A LITTLE STRONGER IN THE SKILLS DEPARTMENT

AND HAS THE MENTAL TENACITY TO STICK IT OUT.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GOOD. I'M GABBY. NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M BRIAN. NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

AWESOME.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

I'M FROM ABOUT AN HOUR WEST OF CHICAGO.

OH, OKAY.

SO ILLINOIS COUNTRY BOY.

AWESOME.

I'M A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF BALTIMORE CITY.

-OH, SO MARYLAND, RIGHT? -YEAH, MARYLAND.

AWESOME.

GOT A DECENT DAY.

YEAH, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

[ LAUGHS ]YEAH, I KNOW, RIGHT.

LET'S KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT THERE'S NO RAIN.

WE CAN ACTUALLY GET A FIRE GOING.

I THINK WE HAVE THIS.

OH, YEAH, I THINK WE DO, TOO.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

Narrator: GABRIELLE AND BRIAN HAVE EACH EACH BEEN

ALLOWED TO BRING ONE SURVIVAL ITEM.

I BROUGHT MY MACHETE.

PERFECT.

YEAH.

I BROUGHT A POT WITH A LID.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN BOIL SOME WATER OUT HERE. [ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S GONNA BE CRUCIAL.

YEAH. IT'S SO CRUCIAL.

THEY'VE ALSO BEEN GIVEN A FIRE STARTER.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

YEAH, OF COURSE, FIRE STARTER.

YEAH, FOR SURE, THIS IS A MAG BLOCK,

A MAGNESIUM BLOCK FIRE STARTER.

I'M REALLY FAMILIAR WITH THESE.

-EXCELLENT. -I KNOW HOW TO USE 'EM.

THEY WORK REALLY WELL.

THAT'S CRUCIAL RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S SO BIG.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'VE GOT A MAP.

FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING.

OH, YEAH.

AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SET UP CAMP.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE RIGHT HERE.

YEAH.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY MAKE OUR WAY UP THIS WAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF GOOD FOOD SOURCES

AND WATER SOURCES RIGHT HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF POISON IVY, POISON OAK.

I WONDER IF WE SHOULD WALK IN THE WATER.

FIND A SPOT THAT'S NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE WATER

BUT HIGH ENOUGH THAT WE, YOU KNOW,

DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FLOODING.

YEAH, I AGREE.

OKAY.

LET'S GO.

HEADING THIS WAY.

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WATCH OUT FOR THE SNAKES, TOO.

AM I GOIN' TOO FAST?

Gabrielle: NO, YOU'RE FINE.

OH, OKAY, GOOD.

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YOU EVER MADE A PROP SHELTER BEFORE?

ONCE OR TWICE.

YEAH, I USED TO GO IN THE FOREST AS A KID

AND DO IT ALL THE TIME.

I WOULDN'T SAY I'M AN EXPERT AT ANYTHING,

BUT I CONSIDER MYSELF A JACK OF ALL TRADES.

YEAH.

Gabrielle: SO FAR, MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF BRIAN, HE TALKS A LOT.

I HOPE HE'S AS GOOD A SURVIVALIST AS HE SAYS HE IS.

I'M REALLY GOOD AT HUNTING SNAKES AND TURTLES.

ARE YOU?

YEAH, THAT'S LIKE MY --

OH, SO YOU HAVE HUNTED BEFORE.

YEAH, I DID A 14 DAY

NAKED AND AFRAID FAN CHALLENGE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

SO YES, I DO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE HUNTING.

GOOD, THAT'S SO AWESOME.

Brian: MY PARTNER DID TWO WEEKS IN SOUTH AFRICA ON THIS CHALLENGE,

AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL PRETTY GOOD THAT SHE CAN DO THIS.

[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S EXTREMELY VALUABLE.

I'M SO GLAD THEY DIDN'T SEND ME OUT WITH A CITY GIRL.

[ LAUGHS ]

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[ GROWLS ]

Brian: SHH, SHH.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

[ ALLIGATOR GROWLING ]

I DO HEAR IT.

THERE'S A LOT MORE *BLEEP* THAT'LL KILL US

IN THIS WATER THAN THERE IS ON THE LAND.

ONE OF THEM GATORS GETS US AND

WE'RE GONE.YEAH.

*BLEEP*. SOMETHING JUST WENT PAST MY LEG.

YEAH, LET'S HEAD TOWARDS THE SHORE.

LET'S JUST KNOW WE ARE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE OUT HERE.

THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE.

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WE MAY HAVE ABOUT THREE HOURS OF SUN LEFT

BEFORE IT DIPS DOWN PAST THE TREES.

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS CLEARING OVER HERE

WHERE WE CAN SET UP A GOOD SHELTER?

SURE, LET'S BUILD SOMETHING FROM HERE TO HERE.

IF WE PUT JUST A BIG LOG OVER HERE AND THEN CROSS SLATS.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

AND THEN, I MEAN, AS LONG AS WE'RE

OFF THE GROUND, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE FLOODED

IN THE EVENT OF A LOT OF RAIN.

Brian: WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, THE PREDATORS COME OUT.

IF WE DON'T HAVE A FIRE AND A SHELTER BY THEN,

WE'RE GONNA BE IN A WORLD OF HURT.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET STEPPING HERE AND FAST.

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THIS IS PRETTY SOLID.

Gabrielle: YEAH.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

OH, HERE COMES THE RAIN. YOU HEAR IT?

[ SIGHS ]

Brian: I THINK THAT RAIN IS REALLY STARTING TO PICK UP NOW.

THE REALITY IS MOTHER NATURE'S JUST NOT COOPERATING.

I'M GETTING EATEN ALIVE BY MOSQUITOES.

Gabrielle: THESE MOSQUITOES ARE NOT LIKE ANYTHING

I'VE EVER BEEN AROUND BEFORE.

IT IS INSANE.

WE REALLY NEED TO GET A FIRE GOING.

I THINK THE SMOKE WOULD HELP KEEP THEM AWAY.

IF YOU WANT TO WORK ON THE FIRE,

I'LL WORK ON THE SHELTER FOR AWHILE.

OKAY, COOL, I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOME DRY STUFF TO BURN.

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OH, JUST FIZZLED OUT.

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EVERYTHING HERE IS WET.

YEAH.

I'M ANTICIPATING THAT WE'RE GONNA

BE OBVIOUSLY EATEN ALIVE BY BUGS.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT PREDATORS COMING AFTER US BECAUSE THE

FOREST IS GOING TO LITERALLY COME ALIVE AT NIGHT.

Gabrielle: OUR SHELTER IS ABOUT HALFWAY BUILT.

I'M WATCHING MOSQUITOES LAND ON ME LEFT AND RIGHT.

IT'S INSANE.

AND IT'S GONNA SUCK TONIGHT WITHOUT A FIRE.

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[ BRANCH SNAPS ]

I HEARD SOMETHING.

IT CAME FROM OVER THERE TO OUR LEFT.

[ WATER SPLASHES ]

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Brian: OH, LAST NIGHT WAS PRETTY BAD.

I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GATOR.

THESE MOSQUITOES ARE SO DEMORALIZING.

IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY.

THESE THINGS ARE MAKING ME CRAZY.

I SWEAR TO GOD.

[ BUZZES ]

Gabrielle: I'M GONNA WALK AROUND, START COLLECTING

AS MUCH DEAD WOOD AS I CAN FIND.

Gabrielle: SO ALL NIGHT BRIAN DEFINITELY FEELING A LITTLE BIT DOWN.

GETTING A FIRE GOING IS MY PRIORITY.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, IF WE DON'T HAVE A FIRE GOING

IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS, WE'RE BOTH DONE 'CAUSE I DON'T FORESEE

US DRINKING THIS WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT.

♪♪

Brian: HEY, CAN YOU LIKE KEEP 'EM OFF MY BACK?

YEAH, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

THANKS, THEY'RE ALL OVER ME.

IT'S JUST LIKE *BLEEP* HELL.

SERIOUSLY, *BLEEP* YOU.

I'M A PRETTY STRONG PERSON MENTALLY,

BUT THIS STARTING TO GET UNBEARABLE.

♪♪

COME ON.

THERE WE GO.

OH, COME ON, STAY LIT, STAY LIT.

AH, THEY'RE ON ME, ALL OVER ME.

GOD, THEY'RE EATING THE *BLEEP* OUT OF ME.

Gabrielle: I THINK WE MIGHT NEED A BETTER TINDER.

Brian: I THINK WE DO, TOO.

IT'S JUST TOO WET.

YEAH.

I START SEARCHING AROUND FOR LIGHTER PINE.

IT'S A TREE THAT LIGHTS EVEN WHEN IT'S A LITTLE BIT WET.

I THINK THERE'S A BIG PINE TREE OVER HERE

THAT I THOUGHT WAS LIGHTER PINE.

YOU CAN REALLY SMELL IT.

Narrator: LIGHTER PINE, ALSO KNOWN AS FAT WOOD

IS A TYPE OF PINE TREE THAT CONTAINS A HIGH CONTENT OF

FLAMMABLE OIL MAKING IT IDEA FOR STARTING FIRES.

THIS MIGHT BE THE KEY TO GETTING OUR FIRE STARTED.

DO YOU MIND IF I TRY TO START A FIRE REALLY FAST WITH THIS?

Brian: NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT A SHOT?

Gabrielle: OKAY.

♪♪

OKAY, THAT'S LIT.

I'M HAPPY.

Brian: I'M FEELING VERY HAPPY, TOO.

YAY, THIS IS HUGE FOR US.

IT'S HUGE FOR OUR SURVIVAL OUT HERE.

FIRE!

WE'RE ABLE TO GET POTS BOILING, AND TRY AND GET OURSELVES

HYDRATED FOR A DAY OF HUNTING TOMORROW.

♪♪

Brian: I'M PRETTY HUNGRY. I'M NOT GONNA LIE.

I USUALLY EAT A LOT, I'D SAY AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE MEALS A DAY.

BUT NOW THAT WE'VE GOT FIRE, TODAY'S THE DAY

WE GOTTA GO OUT AND HUNT SOMETHING DOWN AND TAKE IT OUT.

JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR GATORS AND SNAKES.

I WILL.

OH, THAT WATER'S FREEZING.

IT FEELS GOOD ON MY MOSQUITO BITES.

LET'S NOT TALK.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

AND LET'S TRY AND KEEP OUR FOOT SOUNDS TO A MINIMUM, OKAY?

OKAY.

♪♪

TRY TO DO YOUR BEST NOT TO SPLASH ANYTHING

IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING ON THE SHORE.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING.

♪♪

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GABS, CAN'T SEE YA.

WHERE DID YOU GO, GABS?

YOU'RE TOO LOUD.

WE'RE NEVER GONNA SEE ANYTHING.

I KNOW.

I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN SWAMPS.

SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT STREAM.

I KNOW HOW TO BE QUIET.

BRIAN HAS NOT ONLY A LOUD VOICE, BUT HIS FOOTSTEPS

ARE REALLY LOUD, SO IF THERE IS A SNAKE LAYING

ON THE BANK OR A TURTLE LAYING ON THE BANK,

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THERE BY THE TIME WE WALK UP TO IT.

WE MADE IT PRETTY FAR DOWN,

AND WE REALLY HAVEN'T FOUND MUCH.

YEAH, DO YOU WANT TO HEAD BACK

AND ME KEEP WALKING FOR A LITTLE WHILE?

I'LL PROBABLY HEAD BACK AND WORK

ON THE SHELTER A LITTLE BIT.

WE KNOW THERE'S NOTHING ON THIS SIDE.

YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD.

DIVIDE AND CONQUER.

HE CAN WORK ON THE SHELTER FOR AWHILE.

I CAN GATHER FOR AWHILE.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE WHILE.

SURE.

♪♪

I'M PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY IN THE TREES HERE

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING ANYTHING

IN THE WATER OR ON THE BANKS.

I REALLY WANT TO EAT.

♪♪

IF I CAN GET MY HANDS ON 'EM, I CAN CATCH THEM.

♪♪

[ HISSES ]

♪♪

COME HERE.

COME HERE.

COME HERE.

COME HERE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BITE ME, OKAY?

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

[ HISSES ]

♪♪

*BLEEP*

[ HISSES AND SNAPS ]

STOP.

STOP.

STOP.

SORRY BUDDY.

I'M SORRY.

[ HISSES ]

♪♪

♪♪

I'M SORRY BUDDY.

THANK YOU.

I WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A WRECK.

I COULD FEEL MY LEGS AND MY HANDS SHAKING.

Narrator: ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T VENOMOUS,

A BITE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI WATER SNAKE CAN CAUSE

DANGEROUS INFECTIONS BECAUSE OF THE BACTERIA IN ITS FANGS.

♪♪

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

Brian: I'M *BLEEP* STARVING.

IS THAT A SNAKE?

THAT'S A SNAKE.

OH, GOD, I SWEAR TO GOD.

I COULD KISS YOU RIGHT NOW.

PLEASE DON'T. [ LAUGHS ]

I WON'T. I PROMISE.

THAT THING LOOKS SO TASTY.

GOOD, I HOPE IT TASTES GOOD.

SO TASTY, HONESTLY I PASSED OUT.

I BOILED SOME WATER, AND I PASSED THE *BLEEP* OUT.

YEAH, WE GOTTA WORK ON THAT.

I JUST GOT BACK, AND BRIAN HAS

LITERALLY ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING.

HONESTLY, I'M PRETTY DISAPPOINTED RIGHT NOW.

♪♪

I DON'T THINK HE REALIZES HOW HARD THAT WAS TO CATCH

OR HOW HARD I WORKED FOR THAT.

I'M GLAD I BROUGHT SOMETHING BACK THOUGH.

HOPEFULLY, IT'LL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED PROTEIN FOR BOTH OF US.

♪♪

PERFECT MID-WELL.

MM-HMM.

IT'S SUCH A BOOSTER.

I KIND OF HAVE MIXED EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.

I WANT TO BE OUT THERE HELPING HER HUNT.

I'M A GREAT OUTDOORSMAN, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

WITHOUT ALL MY GEAR, WITHOUT MY GUNS,

SHE MAKES ME LOOK REALLY BAD.

SHE'S AN ABSOLUTE SAVAGE.

♪♪

[ GROWLS ]

BRIAN, GET UP.

WHAT?

I HEARD A NOISE STRAIGHT OUT HERE.

IT WAS LOUD.

[ GROWLS ]

[ IMITATING MONKEY NOISES ]

[ GROWLS ]

THERE IT IS.

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

[ YELLS ]

[ GROWLS, SNARLS ]

I HEAR IT.

IT'S WALKING UP ON US.

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

[ GROWLS ]

[ YELLS ]

OH, MY GOD.

[ GROWLS ]

Brian: [ YELLS ]

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SLEEP WE'RE GONNA GET TONIGHT.

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Brian: I ONLY GOT MAYBE THREE OR FOUR HOURS OF SLEEP.

THERE WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING IN THE BUSHES AROUND US.

I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THOSE PANTHERS

OR ONE OF THOSE BIG CATS.

I GOT A LITTLE WORRIED.

BEING OUT HERE AND BEING SLEEP DEPRIVED, IT'S REALLY HARD.

WHOA, WHOA, THINK WE GOT ENOUGH?

YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH.

[ LAUGHS ]

I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO SAY THAT.

I'M GONNA COLLECT SOME ROOFING MATERIAL.

IF IT DECIDES TO RAIN AND WATER STARTS LEAKING THROUGH

THE ROOF OF OUR SHELTER, WE'RE GONNA BE SLEEPING IN MUD.

YOU GO AHEAD.

I'M FREAKING EXHAUSTED RIGHT NOW.

I GOT YA.

Gabrielle: SOME PEOPLE ARE TALKERS, AND SOME PEOPLE ARE DOERS.

AND I HOPE THAT HE STARTS DOIN' A LITTLE BIT MORE,

YOU KNOW, AND BACKS UP ALL THESE THINGS HE SAYS HE CAN DO.

♪♪

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NOTHING ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE HAS BEEN EASY FOR ME.

NOTHING.

THIS IS VERY TRYING, VERY HARSH ENVIRONMENT.

MY CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN SHAKEN.

THIS IS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.

♪♪

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WHAT'S WRONG, BRIAN?

[ GROANS ] TALK TO ME.

I'M JUST NOT FEELING GREAT.

MY WHOLE BODY HURTS.

I GOT LIKE A MASSIVE HEADACHE RIGHT NOW.

EVERY MUSCLE IN MY BODY IS JUST SORE AS HELL.

I'M JUST EXHAUSTED, LIKE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY.

WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN EATING PRETTY GOOD OUT HERE.

LIKE, THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN I ATE FOR 14 DAYS IN AFRICA.

YEAH?

I NEED A PARTNER THAT'S ABLE TO FUNCTION OUT HERE.

OTHERWISE, I'M DOIN' ALL THE WORK.

AND I'M HUNTING, AND I'M BRINGING FOOD BACK.

I KNOW.

AND I'M SPLITTING IT WITH SOMEONE

ELSE WHO'S NOT DOING ANYTHING.

I KNOW. I GET THAT.

THAT'S WHY I FEEL BAD.

SURE.

Gabrielle: I'VE HAD A PARTNER IN A VERY SIMILAR POSITION TO BRIAN

WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN'T MOVE ANOTHER STEP.

THEY CAN'T GO ON ANOTHER MINUTE OUT HERE, AND THAT'S REALLY

THE IMPRESSION THAT I'M GETTING FROM BRIAN.

I'M GONNA TRY AND BE AS SUPPORTIVE AS I CAN

TO TRY AND HELP HIM OUT.

HOWEVER, IT'S A MENTAL THING.

I'M GONNA DIG DOWN DEEP AND PULL OUT EVERYTHING I'VE GOT.

♪♪

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Brian: SO, YOU KNOW, ME AND GABBY TALKED ABOUT THE WORK,

AND I NEVER WANT TO BE A BURDEN.

I MEAN, I WANT HER TO FEEL LIKE SHE HAS A GOOD PARTNER.

I'M READY TO PUT IN SOME WORK,

AND I'M READY TO BUST MY HUMP ON THIS SHELTER.

I'M BUILDING UP THE SHELTER A LITTLE MORE

SO OUR ROOF IS A LITTLE MORE WATERPROOF.

SO THAT WAY, WHEN IT DOES START RAINING, WE WANT TO MAKE

SURE THAT WE PROTECT OURSELVES FROM THE ELEMENTS.

♪♪

IT'S MORE WATER RESISTANT, BUT WITHOUT ANY SIDES

ON OUR SHELTER, WE'RE GONNA BE WET NO MATTER WHAT.

IT'S REALLY COMING TOGETHER.

GABBY, I'M SORRY.

I FEEL LIKE I WASTED A LOT OF TIME BITCHING

ABOUT *BLEEP* THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WELL, MAYBE IT TAKES A BREAKDOWN LIKE THAT

TO REALIZE THAT YOU'RE NOT APPROACHING THIS THE RIGHT WAY.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

YEAH.

Gabrielle: I THINK HE'S STARTING TO GET IT.

HE WAS VERY APOLOGETIC FOR HIS SLACKING, BASICALLY.

HE DID A GOOD JOB BUILDING THE SHELTER.

IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

♪♪

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

*BLEEP*

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

♪♪

THIS IS LIKE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR.

YEAH.

MY BACK IS SOAKING WET, AND IT JUST STARTED.

♪♪

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

♪♪

Gabrielle: ALL NIGHT BRIAN WAS MISERABLE.

EVERYTHING WAS NEGATIVE.

Brian: I DON'T WANT TO QUIT.

THAT STORM THAT CAME THROUGH, THAT ROLLED THROUGH

JUST KNOCKED ME FLAT OUT.

LIKE I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T DO ANYMORE GOOD HERE.

I'M ONLY DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD TO US.

THAT'S NOT FAIR TO YOU AND YOUR CHALLENGE, YOU KNOW.

RIGHT.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

Narrator: PRODUCERS ARE NOTIFIED

THAT BRIAN WANTS TO QUIT THE CHALLENGE.

Brian: THIS PLACE HAS GOT ME BROKEN DOWN, MAN.

I FEEL LIKE I JUST CAN'T GO ON ANYMORE.

I KNOW MY LIMIT, AND THIS IS IT.

I'M DONE.

Man: OKAY.

I'M SO SORRY.

GOOD LUCK IN EVERYTHING YOU DO.

Brian: THIS WAS THE HARDEST DECISION I HAD EVER MADE IN MY LIFE.

BRUTAL ENVIRONMENT WE WERE IN.

MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, IT'S JUST DRAINING.

THIS PLACE IS HELL.

Narrator: THE BAYOU TAKES A MENTAL TOLL ON BRIAN

CAUSING HIM TO TAP OUT ONLY

ONE WEEK INTO HIS 21 DAY CHALLENGE.

HIS PSR DROPS FROM 6.3 TO A 5.0.

♪♪

I HAVE 14 DAYS TO GO.

THIS IS LIKE STARTING A FAN EPISODE ALL BY MYSELF.

THIS ISN'T GONNA BE EASY.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

I GOT A FLOOD.

I HAVE A STREAM RUNNING RIGHT THROUGH MY CAMPSITE.

*BLEEP* AND THE FIRE'S OUT.

THIS DAY JUST WENT FROM BAD TO WORSE.

IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE WITHOUT A FIRE TONIGHT.

WELCOME TO THE BAYOU.

♪♪

[ SHIVERING ]

♪♪

[ MOSQUITOES BUZZING ]

Gabrielle: I SURVIVED NIGHT SEVEN

WITHOUT A FIRE AND WITHOUT A PARTNER.

IT WAS A LITTLE COLD.

FIRST ON MY PRIORITY LIST TODAY,

IS GETTING A FIRE STARTED.

IT IS THESE PIECES.

I'M FRUSTRATED.

I'VE HAD VERY LITTLE SLEEP.

SCRATCHING MYSELF RAW

BECAUSE I'M BEING ATTACKED BY MOSQUITOES.

UGH.

THE ONLY WAY I'VE FOUND OF KEEPING MOSQUITOES AWAY

IS BY HAVING A FIRE.

WITHOUT FIRE, IT'S NOT WORTH GOING ON A HUNTING TRIP.

EVERYTHING'S SOAKING WET.

I'M SO WORRIED ABOUT NOT GETTING A FIRE STARTED.

THERE'S NO SUN,

NOTHINGS GETTIN' DRY.

OH, COME ON BUGS, GET OFF ME.

*BLEEP*

[ MOANING ]

[ GROANING ]

OH GOD, I'M DONE.

I CANNOT PUT INTO WORDS

HOW ABSOLUTELY DEMORALIZING

AND STRESSFUL IT IS,

TO BE ATTACKED BY MOSQUITOES 24 HOURS A DAY.

IT SUCKS THE LIFE OUT OF YOU, LITERALLY.

I CAN'T THINK, I CAN'T FOCUS, I CAN'T LOOK AROUND,

I CAN'T OBSERVE PROPERLY.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

[ FROGS CROAKING ]

I'M LAYIN' HERE FEELING PRETTY HOMESICK.

I MISS MY LITTLE BOY SO MUCH.

I HOPE SOMEDAY HE

LOOKS BACK AND THINKS,

"WOW, MY MOM WAS A TOUGH GIRL, SHE WAS A TOUGH CHICK,

SHE CAN DO ANYTHING."

I MISS HIM, GOD I MISS HIM.

[ MOSQUITOES BUZZING ]

I HATE IT HERE.

MOSQUITOES ARE MAKING ME CRAZY.

I GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S A SPOT ON TOP OF THE HILL

WHERE THE SUN ACTUALLY COMES THROUGH THE CANOPY.

ANYWHERE WHERE THERE'S SUNSHINE KEEPS THE MOSQUITOES AWAY.

I'M THINKING ABOUT BRINGING MY BED UP HERE

AND MAKING THIS MY CAMP.

I'M CUTTING THE LASHES AND REMOVING THE CANOPY.

THERE'S A LOT OF ADVANTAGES TO MOVING MY SHELTER

TO THE TOP OF THE HILL.

ONE IS THE SUN, THE SUN HITS HERE.

THERE'S NO MUSTY, STINKY SHELTER

WITH THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FIRE.

AHH.

GET OUT OF HERE BUGS.

I'VE DEFINITELY DONE A LOT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY,

BUT HAVEN'T HAD ANY FOOD YET.

NOW THAT THE SUN'S OUT,

I'M GONNA DRY MY TINDER AND HOPEFULLY

GET MY FIRE STARTED.

COME ON SUNSHINE, HELP ME OUT, BUDDY.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY THIS WHOLE TIME,

BUT THINGS WERE JUST SO, SO DAMP.

DEFINITELY NICE TO FEEL THE WARMTH OF THE FIRE,

AND KNOW THAT I CAN DO IT.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I AM ACTUALLY A SURVIVALIST.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT I CAN DO THIS.

[ THUNDER ]

IT SOUNDS LIKE A TREMENDOUS STORM,

I THINK I HAVE A LOT OF RAIN COMING THIS WAY.

IT FEELS LIKE THE BAYOU'S CONTROLLED BY AN EVIL WITCH

THAT JUST WATCHES WHAT I DO

AND MOCKS ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

[ THUNDER ]

[ RAIN FALLING ]

THERE SHE GOES.

MY FIRE'S OUT.

KISS MY ASS, BAYOU.

[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]

♪♪

IT'S BEEN DAYS SINCE I'VE HAD ANY FOOD OR FIRE,

AND THE ONLY WATER I HAVE TO DRINK IS RAIN WATER.

I COULD REALLY USE ONE SMALL VICTORY.

I'M TIRED OF BEING WET.

MY FEET NEVER DRYING OUT,

MY HAIR NEVER DRYING OUT.

I FEEL LIKE THE BAYOU IS BEATING ME UP,

LIKE THE BAYOU IS WINNING.

THIS PLACE IS LITERALLY KILLING ME.

[ MOANING ]

OH, MY GOD.

I HATE THIS PLACE.

[ MOANING ]

THIS IS TERRIBLE.

THE TEMPERATURES GONNA DROP

AND I'M SOAKED.

I DON'T SEE AN END IN SIGHT HERE.

♪♪

OH.

OW, OW.

OH GOD.

THESE MOSQUITOES ARE SO TERRIBLE.

I GOT A MOSQUITO BITE

RIGHT IN THE CREVICE OF MY ASS CHEEK WHERE IT MEETS MY LEG.

AH.

THAT'S VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU,

YOUR SENSITIVE AREAS GET ANY BITES YET?

NOT REALLY.

AH, HE'S BITING MY EYE!

I'M JUST GLAD THE ONLY PLACE THEY HAVEN'T BITTEN ME YET

IS MY JOHNSON.

THAT'S GOOD.

I KNOW, THAT'S REASSURING.

I SAY YET, 'CAUSE, STILL GOT 17 MORE DAYS OF THIS *BLEEP*.

WE HAVE BLUE SKIES AND A NICE SUNRISE.

MENTALLY, I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD.

JUST KNOWING THAT I'LL BE ON MY WAY HOME

TO SEE MY LITTLE BOY IS HUGE.

I CAN'T EVEN PUT INTO WORDS HOW EXCITED I AM.

NOW THAT THE SUN'S OUT,

I NEED SOMETHING TO CARRY ME THROUGH

THE EXTRACTION HIKE TOMORROW.

I NEED IT, IT'S BEEN DAYS SINCE I'VE EATEN ANYTHING.

♪♪

[ GASPS ]

WHOA, PERFECT WILD GRAPES.

THE STORM PROBABLY BROUGHT THEM DOWN.

THIS IS AWESOME,

GREAT SOURCE OF SUGAR,

I'M GONNA EAT A HANDFUL TODAY

AND SAVE THE REST FOR TOMORROW MORNING

FOR EXTRACTION TIME.

THESE THINGS ARE DELICIOUS.

♪♪

[ SIGHS ]

DAY 21, I'M GETTIN' OUTTA HERE.

OHH!

I'M CAMPING SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE SOME PRETTY DENSE FOREST

TO TRACK THROUGH TO GET OUT TO THE RIVER.

Narrator: GABRIELLE WILL HAVE TO WALK 2 MILES

THROUGH THE SNAKE AND GATOR INFESTED BAYOU,

WHERE THE RECENT STORMS

HAVE CAUSED THE WATER LEVELS TO RISE 3 FEET,

AND THE WATER TEMPERATURE TO DROP TO A MERE 54 DEGREES.

AFTER CROSSING THE SWAMP,

SHE WILL HAVE TO MAKE HER WAY

TO A TRIBUTARY OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

Gabrielle: THERE'S A LOT OF DANGERS I HAVEN'T ENCOUNTERED,

THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS I HAVEN'T EXPLORED.

THERE'S A LOT OF RISKS INVOLVED IN THIS.

OH MY GOD,

LOOK HOW DEEP THAT BAYOU IS.

THIS IS INSANE.

IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW MUCH THE BAYOU HAS COME UP.

I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF ENERGY

AND THIS IS GONNA BE A HELL OF A EXTRACTION.

♪♪

♪♪

AW MAN, OOH.

♪♪

THIS WATER HERE IS FREEZING COLD.

♪♪

THE BOTTOM OF THIS IS COVERED IN FALLEN TREES

CYPRESS KNEES, PLANTS,

AND IT JUST HAS RANDOM DROP OFFS.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT BE STEPPIN' INTO A DITCH.

♪♪

♪♪

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

THE BIG BLACK SNAKE.

♪♪

OH GOD, HELP ME OUT.

MY FEET ARE KILLING ME.

I AM EXHAUSTED.

♪♪

THE TREES ARE STARTING TO OPEN UP,

THIS COULD BE IT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THERE IT IS!

♪♪

HERE COMES MY BOAT!

♪♪

I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.

WHOO!

I MADE IT.

SO GLAD TO BE DONE.

I'M DEFINITELY FEELIN' THAT EUPHORIA.

AS SOON AS I GOT IN THAT BOAT,

IT MADE ME WANNA BURST INTO TEARS.

IT WAS JUST THAT SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT.

IT'S AMAZING TO COMPLETE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MY LITTLE BOY TOMORROW.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

I CAN'T WAIT.

MY LITTLE BOY IS GONNA BE SUPER EXCITED.

THAT'S THE HARDEST PART ABOUT BEING OUT HERE,

IS BEING AWAY FROM THAT LITTLE GUY.

MOMMY'S COMING HOME, BUDDY. [ LAUGHS ]

THE BAYOU REAFFIRMED THAT THE MENTAL

IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE PHYSICAL,

WHEN IT COMES TO SURVIVAL.

I DID SURVIVE THE 21 DAYS,

AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I'M A BADASS.

I FEEL LIKE I'M

A REAL SURVIVALIST.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I MADE IT.

THIS IS AWESOME.

WHOO!

SCREW YOU, BAYOU.

Narrator: GABRIELLE SURVIVED 21 GRUELING DAYS

IN THE SWAMPY WETLANDS OF THE MISSISSIPPI BAYOU.

SHE LOST A TOTAL OF 26 POUNDS,

AND BATTLED TORRENTIAL RAIN STORMS

AND UNRELENTING MOSQUITOES.

HER MENTAL TENACITY

AND PERSEVERANCE TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE,

RAISES HER PSR FROM A 6.9

TO AN 8.3,

PROVING ONCE AGAIN,

GABRIELLE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE,

NAKED AND AFRAID.