Original subtitles

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Larry: IT'S VERY HOT AND MUGGY OUT HERE.

IT'S HORRIBLE.

WORSE THAN I THOUGHT.

AHHHH! OH.

SOMETHING'S GOING ON NOT RIGHT -- CHEST PAIN.

I CAN'T TALK.

Larry: THE PAIN'S GETTING PRETTY BAD NOW.

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AH.

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Narrator: ONE MAN...

...ONE WOMAN...

WHOO!

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

Woman: STOP RAINING!

...AND FURY

OF THE MOST HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH.

AAH!

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?

Ava: I NEED TO EAT REALLY SOON.

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

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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Narrator: UNDER A BLAZING CARIBBEAN SUN

IN THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF MEXICO

LIES IN THE INHOSPITABLE MAYAN JUNGLE OF THE YUCATáN.

NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SURVIVE HERE

SINCE THE ANCIENT MAYA DISAPPEARED

OVER 1,000 YEARS AGO.

THE HEAT IS OPPRESSIVE, REACHING 100 DEGREES,

AND THE THICK VEGETATION

PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT HUNTING GROUND

FOR ONE OF THE LARGEST CATS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE --

THE FEROCIOUS JAGUAR.

THIS DEADLY PREDATOR USUALLY ATTACKS

FROM ITS PREY'S BLIND SPOT,

AND ITS POWERFUL BITE CAN PIERCE DIRECTLY THROUGH

THE BONES OF A LARGE SKULL.

BENEATH THE CANOPY, THE GROUND IS RAZOR-SHARP LIMESTONE

AND CONCEALS THOUSANDS OF DEEP SINKHOLES, OR CENOTES.

MANY CENOTES ARE SHELTERED BY LIMESTONE CAVES,

WHICH ARE BREEDING GROUNDS

FOR LEGIONS OF DISEASE-INFESTED BATS.

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Larry: I'M FEELING REAL NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

THE WEATHER HERE IS VERY, VERY HUMID.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST TAKING

ALL THE WATER OUT OF YOU AT ONCE.

MY NAME IS LARRY, I'M FROM KENTUCKY, AND I'M A PARAMEDIC.

I'VE BEEN A SURVIVALIST FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

YOU KNOW, AS A KID GROWING UP IN EASTERN KENTUCKY,

YOU KNOW, WE USED TO GO UP IN THE HILLS.

WE'D HUNT FOR POSSUMS BECAUSE WE WAS POOR, YOU KNOW,

DIDN'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO DO.

WE LEARNED HOW TO BUILD FIRES, SHELTERS.

THAT WAS JUST HOW I LIVED.

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FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS GO STRAIGHT TO WATER

'CAUSE I CAN SEE I'M GONNA NEED A LOT OF IT OUT HERE.

I'M A BIG GUY.

THE REAL REASON I'M DOING THIS CHALLENGE IS BECAUSE

I'VE GOT DAUGHTERS AT HOME AND MY SON,

AND I WANT TO SHOW THEM

THAT IF THEY PUT THEIR MIND TO SOMETHING,

THAT THEY CAN FINISH IT,

THAT THEY CAN DO IT NO MATTER WHAT.

Narrator: LARRY'S FIRE-MAKING AND TRAPPING SKILLS

GIVE HIM AN EDGE,

BUT HIS NEED TO SUSTAIN A HIGH-CALORIC DIET

COULD PROVE CHALLENGING IN THIS HARSH TERRAIN.

HE BEGINS WITH A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING OF 6.8.

110% I'M GONNA MAKE IT,

AND I'LL PUSH MY PARTNER, TOO, IF I HAVE TO,

'CAUSE SHE'S GONNA BE COMING OUT RIGHT WITH ME.

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Ava: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT'S SINKING IN

THAT WE HAVE NOTHING

BUT WHAT'S IN THE JUNGLE TO SUPPORT US,

AND I'M NERVOUS AND EXCITED ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

I'M AVA FROM SEATTLE, AND I'M A FASHION PRODUCER

AND A WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST.

WHEN PEOPLE SEE ME, THEY MAY THINK THAT I AM

A FASHION DIVA, BUT WHEN THEY GET TO KNOW ME,

THEY ALWAYS REALIZE THAT I HAVE THIS OTHER SIDE OF ME

THAT'S OBSESSED WITH NATURE AND LOVES BEING OUTDOORS.

I GREW UP WITH A SURVIVALIST.

MY FATHER IS A TEACHER IN SURVIVAL TRAINING,

SO I'VE BEEN AROUND SURVIVAL SKILLS

AND SURVIVAL TRAINING MY ENTIRE LIFE.

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I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE MOST FAR-OFF THING

FROM WHAT I DO IN MY DAY-TO-DAY LIFE NOW,

THAT BEING ABLE TO DO THIS REALLY PROVES TO MYSELF

THAT I CAN DO ANYTHING.

Narrator: THANKS TO THE TRAINING SHE RECEIVED

AT HER FATHER'S SCHOOL,

AVA COMES INTO THE CHALLENGE WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION

IN PLANT IDENTIFICATION AND WEAVING,

BUT HER LACK OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE HUNTING AND TRAPPING

COULD MAKE HER OVERLY DEPENDENT ON HER PARTNER.

AVA'S INITIAL PSR IS 6.3.

OKAY.

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

IT'S TIME TO GET NAKED AND WILD IN THE JUNGLE.

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SEE YA.

Ava: AND THAT'S IT.

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Larry: YOU KNOW, I'M A KENTUCKY BOY.

THIS IS THE JUNGLE. THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

IT'S VERY DENSE OUT HERE.

THE ROCKS ARE UNBEARABLE ON YOUR FEET.

THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GASH THEM EVERY TIME.

IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LEAVES OVER TOP OF THEM,

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY COULD WALK OUT HERE.

I DON'T CARE HOW TOUGH YOUR FEET ARE.

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HELLO. HEY.

WHOO! I JUST FELL IN A HOLE.

-THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. -THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

SO LET'S TRY TO AVOID THOSE. AVA.

LARRY. NICE TO MEET YOU.

CHEERS.

IT'S VERY HOT AND MUGGY OUT HERE.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM? -SEATTLE.

-SEATTLE? -MOST RECENTLY, YEAH.

-KENTUCKY. -AWESOME.

-HILLBILLY, SO... -SO YOU'RE READY FOR THIS?

-OH, YEAH, I'M PERFECT. -YOU'RE TRAINED FOR IT?

-I'M GOOD. -OKAY.

I'M GREAT, AND PLUS I'M A PARAMEDIC...

-OH, GREAT. -...SO IF YOU GET HURT I'M GOOD.

SO MY THING IS THAT WE SHOULD GET

AS MUCH FIREWOOD AS POSSIBLE

AND START A FIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

AND KEEP DRY. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING.

-ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. -IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.

FIRE, THEN SHELTER. -FIRE, THEN SHELTER.

-THEN WE'LL GET WATER. -THAT'S PERFECT.

I'M ASSUMING THIS IS YOUR BAG.

OH, YEAH, THAT'S MINE. HERE'S YOURS.

Narrator: IN ADDITION TO BEING GIVEN A STOWAWAY POT,

LARRY AND AVA WERE EACH ALLOWED TO BRING ONE SURVIVAL ITEM.

-I BROUGHT A MACHETE. -THAT'S AWESOME.

-YEAH. IT'S DOUBLE-SIDED. -IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.

-I GOT A FIRE-STARTER. -PERFECT. WE'RE GONNA NEED THAT.

IT'S GONNA BE SO DAMP OUT HERE.

RIGHT. SO HERE'S MY MAP.

LOOKS LIKE...

OKAY, WE'RE RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S WHERE WE ARE? IN THE CLEARING?

LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY KIND OF WATER AROUND

IS THE CENOTES, AND SO I THINK IF WE WALK

KIND OF MORE TO THE LEFT STRAIGHT,

WE SHOULD RUN INTO THAT ONE.

I AGREE. LET'S SHOOT FOR THAT ONE, CHECK IT OUT,

AND WE'LL GO TO THE SECOND ONE,

AND WE'LL CHOOSE THE BEST ONE. OKAY?

-THAT'S COOL. -ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

LET'S DO IT.

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WHOO! SHARP ROCKS.

-OHH. -SORRY. HERE.

Larry: IT'S LIKE WALKING ON LAVA ROCK.

230 POUNDS DOESN'T DO TOO GOOD ON ROCKS.

YEAH.

Larry: ME STRONG LIKE BEAR BUT...

Ava:

...FEET LIKE BABY.

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HOLD UP, AVA.

WATCH THAT HOLE -- BIG, OLD HOLE.

OH, I SEE IT. WOW. THAT'S REALLY DEEP.

IT'S LIKE FREAKIN' RAZOR BLADES

ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH THERE.

Ava: THAT'S LIKE A JAGUAR TRAP RIGHT THERE.

THEY DON'T NEED TO HUNT.

THEY JUST SIT AROUND

AND WAIT FOR YOU TO FALL IN THE HOLE.

WAIT FOR DUMMIES TO FALL INTO THE HOLE.

LET'S TRY TO NOT FEED THE JAGUARS THIS TIME.

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HERE, HOLD UP A SECOND.

LET ME CATCH UP WITH YOU.

Ava: I'M ANNOYED THAT THIS PROCESS IS TAKING A LITTLE LONGER

THAN I THOUGHT IT MIGHT.

KEEP HAVING TO WAIT AND KEEP UP WITH HIM,

AND I HOPE THAT HIS FEET GET TOUGHER.

OTHERWISE, IT'LL SLOW US DOWN A LITTLE MORE THAN

I LIKE TO BE SLOWED DOWN.

ROCKS, THORNS.

ROCKS, THORNS.

I THINK WE'RE -- WE GOT TO BE ALMOST THERE.

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND LOOK.

DO YOU MIND IF I RUN UP, JUST IN CASE?

GO AHEAD. JUST KEEP IN SHOUTING --

WHERE YOU CAN SHOUT AT ME.

ALL RIGHT.

Larry: MY PARTNER -- AWESOME.

WE NEED TO FIND THE WATER SOURCE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR.

AHHHH. CUTS.

I CAN ALREADY TELL THE FIRST DEHYDRATION'S COMING ON.

I'M STARTING TO GET LEG CRAMPS.

I GUESS IT KIND OF HELPS AND KIND OF SUCKS

THAT YOU'RE A PARAMEDIC 'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

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I'M MAKING HIM SOME SHOES SO HE CAN KEEP UP WITH ME.

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LET'S SEE IF WRAPPING THIS WORKS.

WOULD THAT MAKE SENSE, IF IT COULD STAY LIKE THAT?

YES.

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HOLD ON. LET ME DO ONE MORE THING.

YOU GOT IT.

SHE USES HER HAIR FOR MY FEET.

THAT IS A PARTNER --

USING HER HAIR FOR MY FEET.

HOW'S THAT?

OH, YEAH, THAT'S SO MUCH BETTER.

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AHHHH.

HERE'S SOMETHING, LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.

THAT'S DEFINITELY THE BIGGER CENOTE.

WHOO-HOO! -YAY!

-THERE'S WATER THERE.

I'M SO THIRSTY.

WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO DRINK THAT WATER

STRAIGHT OUT OF THERE.

NO.

THE SUN IS CURRENTLY SETTING,

AND WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR SHELTER OR FIRE BUILT.

I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO FINDING A PLACE

THAT WE WANT TO BE.

-OH, THAT FEELS SO... -WE'RE LUCKY.

IT'S DARK, AND WE FOUND A PLACE

WITH NATURAL SHELTER. WE'RE REALLY LUCKY.

Larry: IT FEEL SO MUCH BETTER RIGHT HERE.

Ava: WE HAVE WATER, AND THE THING IS

IT NEEDS TO BE BOILED.

NOW WE JUST GOT TO TRY AND MAKE A FIRE.

WELL, LET'S GET OUR MATERIALS TOGETHER, YEAH.

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Ava: LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP.

-I CAN'T SEE NOTHING. -CAN'T SEE ANYTHING?

NO.

IT'S DAY ONE.

WE'RE STILL HOPING TO GET A FIRE STARTED.

IT LOOKS KIND OF BLEAK.

IT'S GETTING VERY, VERY DARK IN HERE.

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IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

IT'S KIND OF DAMP A LITTLE BIT, FEELS LIKE.

DEFINITELY DAMP.

WELL, THE OTHER TACTIC IS THAT

WE JUST SLEEP AND WAKE UP IN THE MORNING.

I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO.

IT'S GONNA BE DARK AS HELL DOWN HERE.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT IDEAL,

BUT WE'LL MAKE THE BEST OF IT.

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Ava: YOU HEAR THAT GROWLING?

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING BIG.

Larry: I HEAR THAT.

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Ava: I DIDN'T SLEEP VERY WELL LAST NIGHT.

KEPT WAKING UP 'CAUSE YOU HEAR LOTS OF STUFF AT NIGHT.

YOU HEAR BATS. YOU HEAR A LOT OF ANIMALS.

I WANT A FIRE, SO I'M GETTING AS MUCH DRY STUFF AS I CAN.

FIRST NIGHT -- KIND OF CRAZY.

I'M GONNA TRY TO DRINK AT LEAST A GALLON OF WATER TODAY.

WE REALLY NEED TO GET THAT FIRE GOING

SO WE CAN RE-HYDRATE AND PROTECT US FROM PREDATORS.

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BURN THAT, TOO.

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AHHHH. OH.

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Ava: LARRY? HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE NEED A MEDIC!

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YES.

IT'S LIKE SOMEONE'S PUSHING ON MY CHEST RIGHT NOW.

LIKE, MY HEART STOPS FOR A SECOND,

THEN IT STARTS BACK UP.

THE ONLY THING THAT SCARES ME IS MOST OF THE TIME

WHEN YOU WAKE UP WITH CHEST PAIN,

IT COULD BE A SIGN OF A HEART ATTACK.

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YOU KNOW, I WANT TO FINISH THIS CHALLENGE.

THAT'S WHAT I CAME HERE FOR,

BUT I GOT FIVE KIDS AT HOME,

AND I CAN'T SIT HERE AND HAVE A HEART ATTACK AND DIE.

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IT'S REALLY SAD, TOO, FOR ME, SO...

IT KILLS ME TO LEAVE YOU OUT HERE.

AHHHH.

I FEEL SO BAD.

Narrator: ONLY TWO DAYS IN,

LARRY IS SUFFERING FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION

AND AN IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT

AND IS REMOVED FROM THE CHALLENGE,

DROPPING HIS PSR

FROM 6.8 TO 4.2.

BECAUSE LARRY TAPPED OUT WITHIN THE FIRST 48 HOURS,

AVA IS INFORMED THAT A PLAN IS IN THE WORKS

TO BRING IN A NEW PARTNER.

OKAY.

Ava: LOSING MY PARTNER IS DEVASTATING.

THE GAME JUST CHANGED ENTIRELY.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT,

AND I JUST HOPE I GET ANOTHER PARTNER SOON.

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I'M ALONE.

THERE'S NO ONE TO CHECK IN WITH. THERE'S NO ONE TO TALK TO.

IT'S GONNA BE INTERESTING,

BUT I THINK MOST OF THE MIND-SET ONCE YOU GET OUT HERE

IS JUST, "WHAT CAN I DO TO SURVIVE?"

SO I NEED WATER, I NEED FOOD,

AND I KNOW THAT THE ANSWER TO THOSE THINGS IS TO GET A FIRE.

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DAMN.

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HELLO?

BEING OUT HERE BY MYSELF --

IT'S SUPER DARK OUT, SO IT'S SCARY AS *BLEEP*.

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SUPER, SUPER, SUPER TIRED.

I COULDN'T SLEEP VERY WELL LAST NIGHT 'CAUSE I HAD NO FIRE.

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AND NOW I'M JUST GATHERING THINGS,

WHETHER IT'S PLANTS THAT I CAN EAT OR FIREWOOD.

THIS PLACE IS SO HOT AND HUMID, AND I NEED WATER BADLY.

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Ava: I JUST HOPE I GET ANOTHER PARTNER SOON.

MY BRAIN IS JUST SO DRIED OUT FROM NOT DRINKING WATER.

Narrator: SINCE THE HUMAN BODY CAN LOSE

UP TO THREE LITERS OF WATER PER HOUR,

IN HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENTS LIKE THIS ONE,

OBTAINING WATER IS NOW PARAMOUNT TO AVA'S SURVIVAL.

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Ava: I'VE NEVER BEEN SO DEHYDRATED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

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WHOA.

I CAN'T TALK.

Wow.

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I JUST BLANKED --

LIKE COMPLETELY BLACKED OUT FOR A SECOND.

AND THEN I WOKE UP, LIKE, SHAKING.

MY WHOLE BODY, LIKE, HAS THAT FEELING THAT WHEN YOU'RE --

WHEN A PART OF YOUR BODY IS, UM...

...LIKE WHEN IT GOES TO SLEEP AND IT'S COMING,

AND YOU CAN, LIKE, START TO FEEL IT AGAIN.

MY WHOLE BODY FEELS LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW.

MY LIPS, MY HEAD --

EVERYTHING'S, LIKE, SHAKING BACK INTO FEELING.

AND IT'S A SHOCK

'CAUSE IT'S SUPER SHOCKING TO FEEL LIKE THAT.

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HELLO?

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HOLY *BLEEP*.

-I SEE A NAKED PERSON. -OH, MY GOSH.

YOU MUST BE A SECOND PARTNER.

-THE SECOND ONE, HUH? -WHAT?!

I LOOK UP, AND I JUST SEE THIS SUPER BUFF GUY

WHO IS ALSO NAKED, AND I'M ASSUMING LIKE,

"OH, THAT'S MY NEW PARTNER."

HEY. -HI. I'M STEVE.

-AVA. CHEERS. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU'RE REALLY KICKING ASS. LET ME GIVE YOU A HUG.

SO WHAT DAY IS THIS FOR YOU, BY THE WAY?

-THIS IS DAY THREE. -OH, OKAY.

Narrator: LIKE AVA, STEVEN WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE

HIS OWN 21-DAY CHALLENGE,

AND AVA CAN COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE WITH HIM.

-SO THIS IS HOME? -THIS IS HOME.

Steven: MY PARTNER, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND,

HAS BEEN OUT HERE ALREADY FOR A FEW DAYS,

KICKING IT AND HOLDING IT DOWN ON HER OWN,

SO HOPEFULLY I CAN HELP PICK UP SOME OF THE SLACK.

MY NAME IS STEVE.

I'M A SCUBA INSTRUCTOR AND A PERSONAL TRAINER

FROM ORLANDO.

I WOULD DESCRIBE MYSELF AS AN ADVENTUROUS,

OUTGOING, OUTDOORSY PERSON.

AND I'M FROM THE MARINE CORPS. OUR SKIN IS THICK.

Narrator: AN ATHLETIC FORMER MARINE AND SKILLED HUNTER,

AVA'S NEW PARTNER HAS WHAT IT TAKES

TO HELP PROVIDE FOR THE TEAM,

BUT THE UNFAMILIAR TERRAIN COULD HINDER HIS EFFORTS.

HE BEGINS WITH AN INITIAL PSR OF 7.2.

Ava: ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHAT DID YOU BRING WITH YOU?

I BROUGHT A BIG, OLD MESH TARP.

AWESOME.

I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE PURPOSES FOR THIS,

EVEN IF THERE WAS BUGS

OR HELP IN MAKING THE SHELTER.

SO THAT WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL.

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SO WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU HAD SOME WATER?

48 HOURS AGO.

HOLY HOT HELL.

WELL, THERE'S TONS OF WATER.

THE THING IS IT NEEDS TO BE BOILED.

SO RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING ON GETTING A FIRE.

Steven: THE FACT THAT MY PARTNER HAS BEEN TWO DAYS ALREADY

WITHOUT WATER IS PRETTY HARD-CORE.

SO IT'S PRIMARY RIGHT NOW TO GET A FIRE

SO WE CAN GET SOME WATER, ESPECIALLY FOR HER.

GOT SOME DRY LEAVES.

USUALLY THEY'RE GOOD FOR A QUICK SPARK.

YEAH, BABY. -OH, HELL, YEAH.

-I SEE IT. RIGHT THERE. -IS IT?

-IT'S THERE. -GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.

Ava: PERFECT. IT'S GOOD.

KEEP THE LITTLE HEAT HIGH.

Steven: LOOKS LIKE WE GOT IT GOING,

SO, YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

-BURN, BABY, BURN! -ALL RIGHT.

-WHOO! -ROARING.

ROARING.

I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE FIRE.

I'M REALLY GRATEFUL THAT HE'S HERE.

HE IS KEEPING ME GOING, HE'S ENERGETIC,

AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO HAVE HIM HERE.

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I AM SUPER, SUPER, SUPER, SUPER THRILLED THAT WE HAVE WATER.

TODAY IT'S ABOUT STOCKING UP ON THAT FIREWOOD

AND GETTING OUR FIRE REALLY ORGANIZED

SO IT'S SUSTAINABLE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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LET THAT FIRE BE, GIRL.

DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO FISH?

JUST TIME MANAGEMENT? NO?

I WANT TO FOCUS.

THIS FIRE IS EVERYTHING.

JUST WORRIED THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FLAME.

WE SHOULD DO ONE MORE FIREWOOD RUN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK RIGHT NOW SHE HAS BLINDERS ON

BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN WITHOUT FIRE FOR SO LONG.

FIREWOOD IS A NECESSITY, BUT SO IS FOOD.

WHILE HUNGER IS NOT EXTREME RIGHT NOW,

IF YOU DON'T EAT ANYTHING,

THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET VERY FAR.

SO WHILE I STILL HAVE ENERGY,

I WANT TO FIND FOOD WHILE WE DO HAVE THE FIRE.

OOH.

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WANT TO GRAB THOSE GUYS?

PERFECT.

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Steven: LOOK WHAT I FOUND HERE.

GOT A NICE LITTLE SNAKE RIGHT HERE.

-REALLY? -YEAH.

WE CAN KEEP HIM IN THE POT.

Narrator: THE BLUNT-HEADED TREESNAKE'S THIN BODY

WILL AMOUNT TO NO MORE THAN 42 CALORIES.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT DINNER IN A POT.

BOOM.

LET'S WORK ON GETTING IT COOKED.

HE FOUND A SNAKE, SO THAT WAS SUPER EXCITING.

I HADN'T SEEN ANY SNAKES UP UNTIL THAT POINT.

SORRY, BUDDY.

I REALLY HATE DOING THIS LIKE THIS,

BUT THERE'S THAT.

NOT MUCH TO HIM.

I THINK THIS IS ALL YOU, MY DEAR.

Ava: IS THERE ANY WAY TO DE-GUT IT,

OR YOU JUST EAT THE WHOLE THING?

I THINK WE SHOULD JUST DO HIM STRAIGHT UP.

-STICK HIM ON A STICK? -YEAH, AND PULL THE SKIN OFF.

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THIS IS A SNAKE THAT MY PARTNER CAUGHT.

IT'S GONNA BE MY FIRST PROTEIN IN FIVE DAYS,

AND I'M REALLY PUMPED TO EAT IT.

MMM.

TASTES GOOD, ACTUALLY.

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Steven: AVA HAD BEEN HERE WITHOUT EATING,

SO I LET HER EAT THE SNAKE.

IT WAS ABOUT A MORSEL FOR HER, SO I NEED PROTEIN.

THAT'S MY GOAL,

SO I THINK I'M GONNA TRY TO SHIMMY A FISHING POLE

AND CATCH US SOME CATFISH.

THEY SEEM TO BE PRETTY ACTIVE RIGHT HERE.

SO WHAT I GOT ON HERE -- IT'S REALLY CRUDE.

IT'S TWO THORNS. ONE HAS MY GRUB ON IT,

AND THEY'RE JUST TIED TO A VINE,

AND I USED SOME OF THE VINE TO WRAP AROUND A ROCK

SO IT'LL PUT THE WEIGHT JUST BELOW THE SURFACE,

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL CATCH SOMETHING WITH THAT.

THEY ARE A-GGRESS-IVE.

THE BAIT FELL OFF.

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OHHH.

HE GOT IT RIGHT OFF OF THE HOOK.

SON OF A BITCH.

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WELL, I'M GONNA LEAVE THAT HERE FOR NOW...

...AND TRY SOMETHING NEW.

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THERE WE GO.

WE GOT PLENTY OF WOOD.

I THINK THIS WILL LAST US ONE NIGHT,

SO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY --

I DO. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY --

NO. THIS HAS GOT TO LAST US

MORE THAN ONE NIGHT, MY DEAR.

Steven: HER METHOD IS GONNA RUN US OUT OF WOOD IN NO TIME.

THE MATERIAL'S BEING BURNT UP AIMLESSLY.

Steven: ULTIMATELY, THIS SHOULD LAST US

WAY MORE THAN ONE NIGHT

BECAUSE WE HAVE WOOD OVER THERE.

WE HAVE WOOD RIGHT HERE.

I THINK WE SHOULD GET THREE TIMES AS MUCH OF THIS,

WHICH IS TOTALLY POSSIBLE TODAY.

Steven: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CHOP DOWN THIS WHOLE *BLEEP* FOREST

TO SUSTAIN THE FIRES THAT SHE WANTS.

THAT'S JUST NOT DOABLE, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT FOOD.

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Ava: LAST NIGHT I HAD A LOT OF TIME TO THINK.

I WANT TO SAY SORRY FOR BURNING SO MUCH WOOD.

DEFINITELY MY FIRE PTSD HAS GOTTEN ME.

I'M LIKE, "JUST PUT IT ON."

SO I WILL COLLECT SOME MORE FIREWOOD TODAY,

BUT I'LL TRY TO BE MORE CONSERVATIVE WITH IT.

Steven: ALL THAT WE NEED IS THOSE COALS.

AS LONG AS WE'RE MAKING COALS,

WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE FIRE.

GOT IT.

I THINK I WAS JUST SO BURNT OUT

FROM TRYING TO GET FIRE FOR ALMOST THREE DAYS

THAT MY HEART JUST IS LIKE, "NO, DON'T LET IT GO OUT.

IT'S MY LIFE SOURCE."

SO I'M GONNA TRY TO BACK OFF A LITTLE BIT,

CONSERVE MORE ENERGY, ANYWAY.

♪♪

WE GOT TO GET THROUGH IT.

-THANK YOU. -FOR WHAT?

ALL THE THINGS. EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

SHE'S A SWEET GIRL. I KNOW SHE IS.

AND I KNOW SHE MEANS WELL.

AND LET'S KEEP PUSHING ON

IN ORDER TO FIND THE SUSTENANCE OR NUTRIENTS

THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE IT TO DAY 21.

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ARE YOU FEELING OKAY?

YOU OKAY?

YEP, JUST GOT A BREAK EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

STANDING UP, HUH?

GETS LIGHTHEADED REAL QUICK.

Ava: DEFINITELY NOTICE SOME PHYSICAL CHANGES --

UM, CONSISTENTLY A LITTLE BIT LIGHTHEADED.

MY WHOLE BODY STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY,

AND THE BLOOD DRAINS FROM MY HEAD,

AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT A SMALL DEAL,

SO I'M GONNA GO GET SOME ROOTS

SO I CAN GIVE MYSELF SOME ENERGY,

AND I JUST HOPE THAT IT GOES AWAY

'CAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY NOT, LIKE, A SAFE THING

TO WALK AROUND THE FIRE AND, LIKE, ALMOST PASS OUT.

NOT MUCH.

Narrator: SINCE SHE BEGAN THE CHALLENGE 12 DAYS AGO,

AVA HAS EXPENDED 200 TIMES MORE CALORIES

THAN SHE'S TAKEN IN.

THESE STARCHY TUBERS ARE RICH IN IRON AND POTASSIUM,

BUT WILL ONLY PROVIDE 35 CALORIES.

Steven:

AHH.

THEY TASTE LIKE DESPERATION.

MM. THEY TASTE LIKE SURVIVING TO ME.

YES.

♪♪

Steven: BEEN TRYING TO THINK OF A FEW IDEAS

TO GET SOME LARGER SOURCES OF PROTEIN.

THERE'S ANOTHER CENOTE NEARBY

THAT I CAME ACROSS ON ONE OF MY TREKS THROUGH THE WOODS.

PROTEIN IS PROTEIN.

WANT TRY A BAT OR TWO?

THINK A NET OUT OF MY MESH TARP

WILL BE ONE OF THE BEST METHODS

OF ATTAINING ONE.

SO I'VE CUT A PIECE OF THE TARP OUT

THAT I CAN USE TO ROLL UP

AND INSERT A VINE IN TO HOOP IT,

AND I'M GONNA TIE OFF THE SIDES,

TIE OFF THE BOTTOM,

AND MAKE A NICE LITTLE NET WITH A NICE LITTLE POLE.

BEFORE I MAKE A MECCA TO THE BAT CAVE,

UM...

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT EATING THESE?

FEELS A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING --

THE SAME KIND OF BAT THAT GIVES YOU NERVE DAMAGE.

I'M THINKING WE STAY AWAY FROM THE SPINE

AND THE BRAINS,

COOK IT WELL THROUGH AND THROUGH.

I'D BE WILLING TO TRY.

GO AND GETTING SOME SHOES HERE.

THESE LIMESTONE ROCKS ARE NO JOKE.

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IT'S VERY DARK.

LIGHT IS SO LIMITED.

I CAN'T EVEN TELL IF IT DROPS OFF

AND JUST FALLS TO *BLEEP* HELL.

I'M GONNA TOSS THIS LOG IN THERE TO SEE IF THAT WILL

STIR THEM UP.

♪♪

IT'S GOT AN EERIE FEEL,

PUNGENT SMELL.

PHEW.

HOPE MY HANDS AREN'T COVERED IN BAT *BLEEP*.

Narrator: WHILE SOME BATS ARE SAFE TO EAT AFTER COOKING,

MOST CAN TRANSMIT AN INSIDIOUS DISEASE

CALLED HISTOPLASMOSIS.

FOUND IN AIRBORNE SPORES FROM BAT DROPPINGS,

IT CAN LEAD TO NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

AND EVEN DEATH.

Steven: SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S HUNDREDS OF THEM

SOMEWHERE FLYING.

WHOA!

YOU CAN'T SEE *BLEEP*.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

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IT'S HARD TO...

ISOLATE JUST ONE.

JUST NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO JUST SNATCH THEM OUT OF THE AIR.

YEAH, THIS IS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THAN I WAS EXPECTING.

I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT I THINK MY BAT TRIP

IS A WASH.

THE DILEMMA REMAINING IS WE STILL HAVE NO PROTEIN.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO GO BACK EMPTY-HANDED.

NO BATS. -NO BATS?

NO BATS.

GEEZ.

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WANT TO SIT DOWN?

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IF YOU'RE FEELING LIGHTHEADED,

STANDING BY THE FIRE IS PROBABLY

NOT THE PLACE YOU WANT TO BE.

COME ON OVER HERE AND HAVE A SEAT OR SOMETHING.

I WILL AS SOON AS I CAN MOVE.

Steven: IF SHE DOESN'T GET ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT,

I GOT A FEELING SHE'S GONNA BE DOING HARM

TO HER BODY IN THE LONG RUN,

SO I'M GONNA SUPPORT HER AS BEST I CAN

AND HELP HER SEE HER WAY THROUGH THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE.

♪♪

YOU OKAY?

AHHHH.

*BLEEP*

YEAH, I CAN FEEL MY ENERGY LEVEL GOING DOWN.

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THAT'S A FROG.

♪♪

OH, MY GOD.

IT SECRETED SOME KIND OF WHITE, MILKY POISON.

MEANS "DON'T TOUCH THIS."

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS OUT HERE

THAT HAVE AN AWESOME DEFENSE MECHANISM

THAT I'M JUST NOT READY TO RIVAL WITH YET.

GLAD I DIDN'T TRY TO TOUCH HIM.

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♪♪

AHHHH.

*BLEEP*

AH, *BLEEP*.

OH, MY GOD.

*BLEEP*

SHE STOOD UP, AND SHE RESTED HER ARMS ON THE CEILING.

YOU KNOW, I WATCHED MY BUDDY JUST COLLAPSE

LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES,

AND SHE FELL TOWARDS THE FIRE, WHICH REALLY SCARED ME.

HOPEFULLY IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE CAN STAY HERE

AND WE CAN FIND A BETTER SOURCE OF PROTEIN.

♪♪

I HAVE A GENUINE CONCERN AND CARE FOR AVA.

IT'S YOUR ONLY BUDDY OUT HERE. IT'S YOUR ONLY FRIEND.

THAT'S YOUR ONLY SUPPORT, YOUR ONLY CONFIDANT.

Ava: JUST FEEL LIKE WE KNOW EACH OTHER

A LOT BETTER THAN I WOULD HAVE EVER KNOWN SOMEONE

IN THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

Steven: OUR BOND IS DEFINITELY STRONG.

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT LAST NIGHT --

IF SHE WASN'T ABLE TO STAY, I'D MISS HER.

I KNOW MY PARTNER NEEDS NUTRIENTS,

AND I'M GONNA GET OUT AND SCOUT AROUND

AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.

♪♪

IT'S TOUGH.

HOPEFULLY I CAN COME ACROSS SOME REAL PROTEIN.

DON'T WANT MY PARTNER TO KEEP DROPPING

AND HAVING SPELLS WHERE SHE'S FALLING OUT.

I DON'T LIKE IT. IT'S AWFUL TO LOOK AT.

SO MANY CREVICES.

IT WOULD BE A GREAT HOLE FOR RODENTS...

SNAKES...

'POSSUM.

♪♪

NOT SURE.

I'VE RUN RINGS AROUND THIS JUNGLE,

SEEING THE SAME STUFF AND FINDING NOTHING.

HOLY *BLEEP*.

♪♪

THAT'S THE TENT.

THAT'S INTERESTING.

♪♪

Steven: I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE THE TURNING POINT

FOR US GOING HOME,

BUT I'M DESPERATE.

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COME ON.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING I FOUND.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: AS DAY BREAKS ON DAY 17,

MEDICS CALL IN THE PRODUCTION TEAM

FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING.

JUST GO AHEAD AND TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL GO IN AND NOTIFY THEM,

AND I WILL PULL THEM OUT OF THE CHALLENGE.

♪♪

Steven: WHAT'S UP?

HEY, GUYS.

THE MEDIC TOLD ME THAT STEVEN

TRIED TO STEAL FOOD FROM THE TENT LAST NIGHT.

YOU KNEW THE RULES, AND YOU BROKE THEM.

YOU'RE BEING EXTRACTED,

AND THAT'S GONNA BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

I'M SORRY, BUT YOUR CHALLENGE IS OVER.

WOW.

IT'S A NO-TOLERANCE POLICY,

SO WE GOT TO PULL YOU GUYS.

♪♪

Steven: GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

MY PARTNER WAS REALLY HUNGRY,

AND ULTIMATELY WHAT I DID WAS JUST FOR HER.

I'VE REALLY GROWN TO CARE FOR HER,

AND IT SUCKS TO SEE SOMEONE YOU CARE FOR FALL OVER.

I APOLOGIZE THAT THIS IS AFFECTING YOU, TOO, SO...

NO, I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY

FOR GOING ALONG WITH THAT TRIP

THAT I KNEW I SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE ON.

Ava: STEVEN HAS, EVERY SINGLE DAY,

PROVIDED SUPPORT THAT IS SO MUCH MORE

THAN I PROBABLY COULD HAVE GIVEN MYSELF,

AND HONESTLY, HE HAS CARED FOR ME

IN WAYS THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD ANYONE CARE FOR ME

IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

THAT DEFINITELY MAKES ME, LIKE, ADMIRE AND APPRECIATE HIM.

ONCE I WAS IN THE ACT OF GOING FORWARD

AND LOOKING FOR THE FOOD, IT WAS LIKE SWITCH.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS LIKE OBJECTIVE --

FIND AND ACQUIRE.

THAT WAS IT.

AT THAT TIME, IT WAS NO THOUGHT OF

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN IF I GOT CAUGHT.

ALWAYS SOMETHING, STEVE.

CAN NEVER JUST BE THE HERO.

YOU CAN NEVER JUST BE THE GOOD GUY.

I DON'T THINK I WAS THINKING CLEARLY

BASED ON MY LACK OF FOOD, LACK OF NOURISHMENT,

AND I THINK IT DID DEFINITELY AFFECT MY MENTAL CHOICES,

SO BIGGEST APOLOGIES, MOST SINCEREST TO EVERYONE.

GAME OVER.

Ava: I WOULD DO THIS AGAIN

IF I WAS GIVEN THE CHANCE,

BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW,

YOU MAKE SOME MISTAKES, AND THEY'RE IRREVERSIBLE, SO...

THAT'S TOTALLY...

TOTALLY MAKES SENSE TO ME.

♪♪

Narrator: SURVIVING 17 DAYS

IN THE MAYAN JUNGLE OF THE YUCATáN,

AVA LOST A TOTAL OF 25 POUNDS.

SHE BATTLED SEVERE DEHYDRATION AND HUNGER,

PUSHING HER TO MAKE A DECISION

WHICH ULTIMATELY COST HER THE CHALLENGE.

DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF.

AVA'S PSR DROPS FROM 6.3 TO 4.5.

STEVEN CAME JUST A WEEK SHY OF COMPLETING THE CHALLENGE

AND LOST 20 POUNDS.

DESPERATE TO KEEP HIS PARTNER IN THE GAME,

HE MADE A DISASTROUS DECISION

AND ULTIMATELY SUFFERED THE SAME FATE AS AVA.

HIS PSR DROPS FROM A 7.2 TO A 5.4.

THE SURVIVALISTS ENTERED THE CHALLENGE

WITH HOPES OF CONQUERING THE MAYAN JUNGLE

BUT DIDN'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE

NAKED AND AFRAID.