Original subtitles

[ BIRD SQUAWKING ]

♪

[ WASPS BUZZING ]

Suzanne: GOT TO GET THE LARVAE.

I ABSOLUTELY NEED THIS PROTEIN.

[ BUZZING CONTINUES ]

ALL RIGHT.

[ BLEEP ] THIS IS IT.

♪

OW, OW, OW, OW!

[ SCREAMS ]

♪

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: THIS IS NOT CAMPING IN [BLEEP] YELLOWSTONE.

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

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪

Narrator: DEEP IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL,

THE CLEAR BLUE SONINHO RIVER

CUTS THROUGH A HARSH TERRAIN

OF STEEP CLIFFS AND SCORCHING SAND,

AND ITS SHORELINE IS HOME TO THE REGION'S MOST VICIOUS WILDLIFE.

HIDING ALONG THE RIVERBANK IS THE 400-POUND JAGUAR,

AND ONE OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST VIPERS,

THE FER-DE-LANCE.

ITS VENOM CAN KILL A MAN IN A MATTER OF HOURS.

IN THE TREES ARE SWARMS OF WASPS

THAT STING THEIR VICTIMS REPEATEDLY

AND CAN SEND THEM INTO ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK,

BUT THE EXTREME TEMPERATURES

ARE ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS OUT HERE

DUE TO THE DESERT CLIMATE

THAT CAN SOAR ABOVE 100 DEGREES DURING THE DAY

AND PLUMMET INTO THE LOW 50s AT NIGHT.

♪

[ BIRD CRIES ]

I SAW A COUPLE OF -- LOOKED LIKE TURKEY VULTURES.

DON'T CIRCLE OVER ME. I'M NOT DEAD YET.

MY NAME IS ANTHONY.

I WORK WITH SEARCH AND RESCUE IN LAS VEGAS.

SEARCH AND RESCUE INVOLVES FIRST AID, WILDERNESS FIRST AID,

ACTIVE SEARCHES FOR ANYONE THAT IS LOST.

I'VE BEEN INTO SURVIVAL IN ONE CAPACITY OR ANOTHER

FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS.

I'VE BUILT LEAN-TOS, SMALL SHELTERS,

CATCH SNAKES AND SNAPPING TURTLES.

-HEY. -DADA.

Anthony: HEY, PRINCESS.

I DO HAVE ONE VERY BEAUTIFUL, LITTLE 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL

THAT IS MY HEART OF HEARTS.

WHAT WERE YOU TAKING A PICTURE OF?

YOU.

MY DAUGHTER HAS CHANGED MY LIFE IN EVERY WAY.

SHE DOESN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHAT ALL THIS IS ABOUT.

SHE JUST KNOWS THAT I'M GONNA BE ON TV.

"NUDY RUDY," SHE CALLS IT.

Narrator: ANTHONY'S YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SEARCH AND RESCUE

GIVE HIM AN EDGE IN EXTREME SITUATIONS,

BUT HE HAS NEVER HAD TO APPLY THESE SKILLS

TO HIS OWN SURVIVAL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

HE BEGINS WITH AN INITIAL PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING

OF 7.2.

Suzanne: WE HAVE BEEN ON THE RIVER

FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF ALREADY,

SO I AM DEEP IN PART OF NOWHERE.

MY NAME IS SUZANNE.

I'M A RESEARCHER FROM RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

I GOT MY PhD IN HEALTH-RELATED SCIENCES.

I AM MARRIED. I'M THE MOTHER OF FOUR BOYS.

Man: SAYING GOODBYE TO MOM.

BIG GROUP HUG.

Suzanne: WHEN THEY FOUND OUT I WOULD BE ON THE CHALLENGE,

MY BOYS, THEY'VE ENCOURAGED ME TO TAP OUT

SO THAT I CAN GET BACK HOME, AND I WAS LIKE,

"NO WAY. NO WEENIE MOM HERE."

I WAS RAISED IN A VERY DYSFUNCTIONAL,

TURBULENT HOUSEHOLD.

MY MOTHER DIDN'T TURN ON THE HOT-WATER HEATER,

AND SHE CHOSE TO USE ROADKILL

INSTEAD OF REGULAR FOOD FROM THE STORE,

THEN, I HAD TO RELY ON MYSELF,

WHICH IS WHY I LIVED IN THE WOODS,

FORAGING FOR FOOD, PLAYING WITH FISH AND ANIMALS

AND BUILDING CAMPSITES.

I HOLD MYSELF TO HIGHER STANDARDS

BECAUSE I KNOW HOW STRONG I WAS AS A LITTLE GIRL,

AND NOW I WANT TO KNOW THAT I'M JUST AS STRONG AS A GROWN WOMAN.

Narrator: A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND SELF-TAUGHT SURVIVALIST

SINCE CHILDHOOD, SUZANNE COMES INTO THE CHALLENGE

WITH A SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF SHELTER AND FIRE BUILDING

AND A KEEN AWARENESS OF WHAT HER BODY NEEDS TO SURVIVE.

SHE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 6.7.

♪

I GUESS THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF.

I'M VERY CONFIDENT THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO SURVIVE 21 DAYS

BECAUSE IT'S JUST 21 DAYS.

IT'S JUST BUGS, AND I'M SMARTER THAN ALL OF THAT.

♪

AND WE'RE OFF.

I'M ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.

I BROUGHT ALONG HER -- [CHUCKLES]

HER GIFT.

SHE LIKES TO LEAVE GIFTS IN MY BOOTS.

FOR HER, I HAVE TO DO THIS.

I WANT HER TO KNOW YOU CAN GO OFF,

STEP OUT OF THE BOX AND SUCCEED AT THINGS,

AND THEY MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON, A STRONGER PERSON.

SEE YOU IN 21 DAYS, KINSEY. LOVE YOU.

I'M EITHER GOING 21 OR I'M LEAVING ON A STRETCHER.

♪

IT IS HOT AS HELL.

I WONDER IF MY PARTNER'S FEET ARE BURNING

AS BAD AS MY FEET ARE RIGHT THIS SECOND.

HEY! HEY.

I HAD TO BUST MY ASS AND GET TO YOU.

YOU'RE THE PARTNER. YEP.

HOW ARE YOU? -I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD. READY TO DO THIS?

-I AM. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? -GREAT. SUZANNE.

-ANTHONY. -ANTHONY, NICE TO MEET YOU.

-NICE TO MEET YOU. -OKAY.

OH, NICE.

Narrator: SUZANNE AND ANTHONY HAVE EACH BROUGHT ONE SURVIVAL ITEM.

WELL, I BROUGHT A KNIFE.

OH, EXCELLENT. YEAH.

I HAVE OUR BUG NET TO KEEP US SAFE AT NIGHT.

FANTASTIC.

THEY'VE ALSO BEEN GIVEN A FIRE STARTER.

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY OUT HERE.

YES, IT IS.

-AND I HAVE THE MAP. -PERFECT.

AND WHAT DO YOU SAY WE HEAD ON TO THAT SMALL ISLAND --

AND THEN JUST TAKE IT FROM THERE.

LET'S GO.

♪

MY GOAL IS OUT TO THAT FURTHEST EDGE THAT WE CAN WALK.

AND ONCE THE CURRENT EITHER STARTS TO PULL US

OR WE GO PAST CHEST LEVEL,

WE'LL JUMP IN AND LET THE CURRENT CARRY US.

YEP.

DON'T FORGET THERE'S ANACONDA IN HERE.

IF I SEE A SNAKE, IT'S GONNA BE DINNER.

THE CURRENT IS GETTING A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT HERE.

YEAH.

♪

GET TO THE BANK.

♪

♪

KEEP MOVING. ALL RIGHT.

OH, GOOD LORD.

♪

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GO UP THERE AND GET A BETTER VIEW.

YEAH, WORKS FOR ME.

♪

WHAT'S YOUR BACKGROUND AS FAR AS SURVIVAL STUFF?

-I'VE BEEN CAMPING BEFORE. -[ LAUGHS ]

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE BACKWOODS OF MISSOURI.

OKAY.

SO, BY DOING A BIT OF CAMPING,

I KIND OF MEAN I KIND OF LIVED CAMPING.

-LIVED IN THE BACKWOODS. -NO, I JUST -- YEAH.

Anthony: I'M FEELING LIKE I'M OUT HERE IN ONE OF THE HARSHEST ENVIRONMENTS

THAT I'M EVER GONNA TRY AND MAKE IT THROUGH,

AND I'M WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S A WEEKEND CAMPER.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SEARCH AND RESCUE.

OH, COOL.

Suzanne: MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF MY PARTNER

IS I THINK HE'S USED TO BEING IN CHARGE,

WHICH IS FINE AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T TRY TO DIMINISH MY ROLE

OR TRY TO ASSUME THAT HE'S IN CHARGE OF ME

BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY A TEAM THING.

THAT SUN IS REALLY STARTING TO GET HOT.

HOT AS HELL. OOH, HOT, HOT, HOT!

PROBABLY MY BIGGEST WORRY RIGHT NOW IS THE SUN.

I CAN BURN VERY EASILY.

I NEED SHADE FOR MY FEET, SHADE FOR MY FEET.

HOW MUCH FURTHER YOU WANT TO GO?

I LIKE TO MAKE A DECISION AND --

I LIKE TO NOT STOP ON THE HOT SAND.

[ LAUGHS ] I BET YOU DON'T.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A DESTINATION HERE

AND WE'RE NOT JUST... YEAH.

...WALKING TO TEST MY TOLERANCE OF HEAT.

LET'S GET YOU MAYBE OVER HERE INTO...

IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT MORE SHADED.

OH, BIG PALM FRONDS.

THIS IS REALLY PROTECTED, COMPLETELY IN THE SHADE.

PERFECT. WE CAN MAKE THE BED THIS HIGH.

Anthony: I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GREAT SHELTER AREA.

SO WE JUST NEED TO CLEAR THIS OUT, SO...

HERE WE GO.

♪

I GOT FIREWOOD.

AWESOME.

AWESOME?

HOW ABOUT, "YAY," 'CAUSE THIS WAS HEAVY.

WATCH OUT.

THAT WORKS.

DID YOU CHECK THIS TREE FOR BEES?

-NOPE. -THAT MIGHT BE A BEE NEST.

Suzanne: I AM CLIMBING UP HERE BECAUSE...

I SEE A BIG ONE OVER THERE.

♪

OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW!

-WASPS? -OW, OW!

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE SHOULD HAVE OUR SHELTER THERE.

Anthony: YOU GOT WASPS OR...

I DON'T KNOW. THEY STING.

OW, [ BLEEP ]

OW, AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE IN MY HAIR.

YEAH, THOSE LOOKS LIKE WASPS.

ALL RIGHT, SO WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

[ SIGHS ]

GREAT PART ABOUT THIS IS WE WERE GONNA GET AWAY FROM THE SUN.

WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS,

SO WE REALLY HAVE TO PRIORITIZE, OR IT'S GONNA BE DARK.

I THINK WE'RE BETTER OFF BY THE WATER.

Anthony: SO, WE THOUGHT WE FOUND A SHELTER OUT IN THE WOODS.

IT'S SHADED, BUT...

AND THEY RAN US OUT OF OUR HOME.

SO, WALKING DOWN TO LOOK AT THE LAGOON, IT IS VERY EXPOSED.

MAYBE HERE.

SO, THAT HAS HURT US,

AND WE SPENT HALF THE TIME

WE NEEDED TO BUILD A SHELTER WORKING FROM THERE,

AND NOW WE'RE WORKING BACKWARDS,

SO, YEAH, THAT'S A KICK IN THE ASS.

♪

OH, YOU GOT IT GOING.

AWESOME.

WE'RE GONNA BUILD A BASIC LEAN-TO, BUT I'M FEARFUL.

THE WILDLIFE IS AN ISSUE AS FAR AS BEING ON THE GROUND,

AND WE ARE NEAR WATER.

THAT'S WHERE THE ANIMALS KIND OF COME TO DRINK AND TO HUNT,

BUT WE'RE LOSING SUNLIGHT,

AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN

JUST TO GET US THROUGH TO TOMORROW

SO WE CAN REASSESS WHAT WE'RE GONNA TO DO.

♪

[BLEEP]

[ SIGHS ]

SUZANNA.

Suzanne: ANTHONY.

GET OVER HERE.

I THINK IT'S A FER-DE-LANCE.

-IF IT IS A FER-DE-LANCE... -OOH, [BLEEP].

...AND IF I GO AFTER HIM, HE'S GONNA COME AFTER ME.

Suzanne: OH, MY GOD. IT IS TOTALLY A FER-DE-LANCE.

WHOO! OKAY.

YOU'RE GONNA PIN HIM DOWN.

DO NOT GET BIT.

OKAY?

THAT WASN'T --

OH, MY GOD. HOLY CRAP.

IT'S CURLED UP IN THE CENTER.

ANTHONY, THEY HAVE A LONG STRIKE.

[ HISSES ]

♪

♪

Suzanne: OH, MY GOD. IT IS A FER-DE-LANCE.

WHOO! DO NOT GET BIT.

OH, MY GOD.

[ HISSES ]

OH, MY GOD. DO NOT LET GO OF HIM.

OH, MY GOD. HOLD HIM.

I NEED THAT HATCHET.

DO NOT LET HIM UP.

Anthony: CUT THAT.

OH, YEAH. IT'S OFF.

YAY!

OH, MY GOD.

WHOO-HOO!

SNAKE, IT'S WHAT'S FOR DINNER.

AWESOME.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

Suzanne: YAY!

Anthony: I LIKE MY STEAK RARE, BUT I LIKE MY SNAKES WELL DONE.

FER-DE-LANCE, IT'S NOT JUST ANY SNAKE.

Both: CHEERS.

♪

OH, MY GOD.

IT'S SO COLD, BUT...

Suzanne: WE'RE IN WINTERTIME HERE,

12 1/2 HOURS OF DARK,

12 1/2 HOURS OF COLD.

Anthony: I'M FREEZING MY ASS OFF.

♪

♪

[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]

♪

Anthony: THE TEMPERATURES DROP CRAZY OUT HERE AT NIGHT.

I THINK I GOT, LIKE, 5 MINUTES OF SLEEP, MAYBE 7...

-MM-HMM. ...SPREAD OUT.

YEP, 2 MINUTES HERE, 2 MINUTES THERE.

YEAH, IT WAS COLD, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BUGS

WHILE WE WERE SLEEPING... -THAT'S TRUE.

...AND THAT WAS GOOD.

SO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING

THAT WORKS BETTER THAN THIS

AND SOMETHING WARMER THAN THIS

IF WE'RE GONNA GET BY.

I KNOW IT'S DRY SEASON.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY RAIN.

THE SHELTER IS JUST NOT IMPORTANT TO ME.

OKAY.

ALL WE NEED IS SOME FIREWOOD, AND WE'LL BE BETTER,

AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO EAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME FISH TRAPS AND WORRY ABOUT FOOD.

WELL, WE JUST GOT A SNAKE LAST NIGHT TO EAT,

SO MY PLAN IS SHELTER ABSOLUTELY FIRST.

Suzanne: IN ORDER TO PRIORITIZE TASKS,

BOTH TEAM MEMBERS NEED TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE, AND...

CURRENTLY WE'RE NOT.

MIGHT AS WELL WALK DOWN TO THAT CORNER,

THERE'S ACTUALLY WORKABLE TREES FOR SHELTER ON THAT SIDE.

SO, YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A WALK?

YOU'RE GONNA LOOK,

BUT I'M STILL GONNA CALL THIS HOME

UNLESS CONVINCED OTHERWISE.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE BACK.

OKAY.

♪

Anthony: YOU KNOW WHAT SUCKS ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW

IS DURING THE DAY, WHEN WE'RE WANTING TO SLEEP,

AT THE HOTTEST POINT OF THE DAY, WE'RE GONNA BE BAKING

'CAUSE THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO SHADE.

A GOOD SHELTER IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE SO, BUT I DO.

SHE'S VERY INDEPENDENT.

Suzanne: I BELIEVE THAT HE THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE

A REALLY AWESOME SHELTER, AND THE CONCEPT

THAT WE'RE SLEEPING ON THE GROUND

IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HIM

EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS FINE, SO...

Anthony: THAT SUN IS REALLY GETTING HOT.

I'M AN IRISH KID. I'M GONNA BURN TWICE AS FAST.

♪

Suzanne: BECAUSE IT'S SO PRISTINE AND I KNOW THERE'S NO HUMANS AROUND,

THERE'S NO BIG LIVESTOCK AROUND,

AND IT'S RUNNING THROUGH ALL THESE ROCKS,

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT.

IT'S REALLY HOT, BUT THIS IS A COOL SPOT.

I'LL MAKE A FISH BASKET AND THEN A CAP THAT GOES IN IT

SO THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO IN AND, FOR WHATEVER REASON,

THEY DON'T SWIM BACKWARDS BACK OUT.

THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING.

I WANT TO KNOW THAT ANTHONY IS MAKING GOOD DECISIONS

BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THROUGH TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

♪

Anthony: DOWN HERE, THERE'S A BIG FLAT GREEN PATCH

IN BETWEEN THREE TREES,

CLOSE TO THE WATER, OUT OF THE SUN,

BUT IT'S NOT VERY PRETTY.

SUZANNA LIKES PRETTY.

SHE'S GONNA HATE IT.

♪

-HOW LONG OF A HIKE IS THIS? -NOT LONG.

THIS IS A LOT FURTHER FROM THE WATER THAN I THOUGHT.

♪

ARE WE ALMOST THERE?

NO.

SO FAR, YOU HAVE NOT CONVINCED ME ON THIS SPOT.

AH, WE ARE HERE.

♪

[ INSECTS BUZZING ]

THIS FLAT CLEARING TAKES US OFF THE BEACH.

IT'S SHADED SO WE'RE NOT BAKING.

I CAN USE THE TREES.

IF I CLEAR ALL THIS, IT'S A WHOLE LOT OF OPEN SPACE.

OKAY. YEAH.

I ACTUALLY PREFER WHERE WE WERE.

I FEEL LIKE THERE'S GONNA BE MORE BUG PROBLEM HERE

FROM ALL THESE BUGS THAT ARE AROUND US RIGHT NOW.

[ BUZZING CONTINUES ] HMM...

Anthony: SUZANNA, SHE'S HEADSTRONG.

I KNEW SHE WASN'T GONNA BE A FAN OF THIS PLACE.

IT IS THE SMARTER OPTION.

YEAH, BUT WHAT DO I KNOW?

♪

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

♪

♪

NOW WE'RE OUT OF FIREWOOD.

[BLEEP]

♪

Anthony: HERE'S THE POINT, AND I STILL HAVE

A [BLEEP] UP SHELTER SLEEPING ON A COLD GROUND.

DO I KNOW GROUND IS CONDUCTIVE

AND TAKING ALL OF MY [BLEEP] BODY HEAT?

YEAH, 'CAUSE I'M ACTUALLY WARMER NOW THAN I WAS LAYING DOWN.

WE'VE GOT TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.

RIGHT NOW, THIS IS [BLEEP] AMATEUR HOUR.

♪

[ WOOD CHOPPING ]

♪

WE'VE GOT TO GET A LOT OF FIREWOOD,

SO, TODAY, IT'S GOT TO BE FIREWOOD, FIREWOOD, FIREWOOD

SO WE'RE NOT SEARCHING IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT

FOR WAYS TO STAY WARM.

♪

YOUR BACK IS DIRECTLY IN THE SUN.

I CAN TELL THE SUN IS GETTING REALLY HOT.

AGREED.

THIS IS A HEAP OF FIREWOOD,

SO THIS IS A COUPLE NIGHTS' FIRE.

WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS SON OF A BITCH.

ARE YOU PRETTY DEAD SET ON GETTING THAT ONE?

[ SIGHS ] [BLEEP] ME.

I CAN'T STRESS HOW IMPORTANT FIREWOOD IS GONNA BE.

OKAY, WELL,...

I'LL GATHER SOME OF THE FALLEN LOGS.

OKAY.

Suzanne: I'M REALLY CONCERNED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE ALREADY HAS SUNBURN,

AND HE WANTS TO BRING

THIS REALLY LARGE LOG BACK FOR FIREWOOD,

BUT I THINK PUTTING HIMSELF IN THE SUN

AND RISKING FURTHER SUNBURN.

AT THE SAME TIME, HE'S EXERTING

A LOT OF ENERGY TO CUT THROUGH IT.

I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THAT THING IS GONNA GET CUT

IN ANY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

I'VE GOT TO GET THROUGH THIS.

♪

[ WOOD CHOPPING ]

♪

I WISH IT WASN'T SO HARD.

I DO A LOT OF STUPID THINGS, BUT IT'S CALCULATED RISK.

IN MY MIND, THERE IS NO QUITTING THIS.

THIS HAS TO BE DONE.

♪

I AM GETTING TIRED.

♪

BREAK, YOU SON OF A BITCH.

SO FAR THROUGH THIS THING, IT'S JUST NOT GIVING ANY SLACK.

♪

I THINK NOW IT'S ANTHONY VERSUS DEAD TREE.

MAN, IT SUCKS TO CUT.

I'M GONNA START GETTING TIRED.

I'M FRYING MYSELF.

♪

♪

[ WOOD CHOPPING ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

♪

I NEED THIS.

[ SIGHS ]

THE REASON I'M WILLING TO BURN THESE CALORIES

TRYING TO DO THIS IS THIS IS A HEAP OF FIREWOOD.

IF YOU PUT OUT BIG EFFORT, YOU GET BIG REWARD.

COME ON, FIREWOOD.

♪

[ WOOD SNAPS ]

YAY.

MAYBE I WON'T BE FREEZING MY ASS OFF TONIGHT NOW.

WE GOT FIREWOOD.

OH, THAT'S [BLEEP] HEAVY.

ALL RIGHT.

PARTNER HAS GOT TO BURN SOME CALORIES.

MY PARTNER HAD BETTER BE HAPPY. SHE BETTER TAKE THIS SERIOUS,

AND HOPEFULLY SHE UNDERSTANDS

THE IMPORTANCE OF ME BUSTING MY ASS.

-YOU'RE BACK. YAY. -YEAH.

I NEED TO MOVE DOUBLE-TIME... -WHAT?

...TO DRAG A VERY HEAVY LOG BACK.

OKAY.

♪

MY GOAL IS, LET'S GET ONE BACK FOR TONIGHT,

AND SOMETIME TOMORROW, THE OTHER ONE CAN COME BACK.

SO YOU'RE SAYING TAKE THE HEAVIER PIECE BACK.

YEAH, THE HEAVIER PIECE IS GOING BACK NOW,

BUT IT'S HEAVY.

IT'S REALLY -- IT'S A FIREMAN'S CARRY.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA TRY THEM.

ALL RIGHT.

♪

OKAY, HANG ON A MINUTE.

READY?

YEAH, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. THAT IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

IT'S TOO HEAVY FOR ME.

I KNOW YOU WANT THIS LOG REALLY BAD.

I'M JUST -- I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT.

ANTHONY.

♪

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

♪

♪

♪

♪

Suzanne: LAST NIGHT, ANTHONY JUST GOT REAL FRUSTRATED,

AND I REALIZE THAT HE'S TIRED AND SUNBURNT,

AND I THINK THE SUNBURN IS MAKING HIM FEEL

EVEN MORE COLD AT NIGHT.

I DON'T MEAN TO NAG YOU ABOUT IT,

BUT YOU'RE GETTING REALLY RED,

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE DRINKING VERY OFTEN.

♪

I AM, LIKE, CRAZY TIRED.

I'VE PUT OUT SO MUCH ENERGY,

SO I DEFINITELY NEED PROTEIN.

I USUALLY EAT A LOT, PROBABLY 3,000 CALORIES A DAY,

DOWN TO NONE.

Suzanne: I'M ACTUALLY A LITTLE CONCERNED

THAT HE'S NOT TAKING WATER BREAKS.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE SWEATING OUT AND LOSING A LOT OF OUR FLUIDS,

SO I HOPE HE DOESN'T GET OVERHEATED.

HE'S NOT IN THE BEST PLACE RIGHT NOW.

HE'S DIFFERENT THAN THE ANTHONY I KNEW ON DAY 1.

♪

[ BIRD CRIES ]

♪

THIS IS NOT SMART. I PROBABLY SHOULD BE LYING DOWN RIGHT NOW.

I NEED A SNAKE. I NEED A FISH.

I JUST WANT TO FIND SOMETHING,

SOMETHING TO EAT, ANYTHING.

♪

SO DEHYDRATED.

♪

[ SIGHS ]

HEARTBEATS ARE IRREGULAR NOW.

I CAN FEEL IT IN THE WAY THAT I BREATHE.

CHEST FEELS REALLY HEAVY.

♪

NOW, IT'S TOUGH OUT HERE, AND MY DAUGHTER NEEDS TO KNOW

THAT YOU PUSH THROUGH ADVERSITY. YOU KEEP GOING,

SO I KEEP GOING.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

Suzanne: ANTHONY. [ BLEEP ]

STAY THERE. NO, STAY THERE. STAY THERE.

STAY THERE. STAY THERE. -[ GROANS ]

NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE YOU PASS OUT

'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA LAND ON ROCKS.

NOW, LAY DOWN. HERE. LAY DOWN.

[ ANTHONY GROANS ] WHOA!

SO I NEED YOU TO NOT MOVE, OKAY?

HURRY.

DON'T MOVE. -[ GROANS ]

-[ SCREAMS ] -OH, MY GOD!

♪

Suzanne: HURRY.

NO, STAY THERE. STAY THERE. STAY THERE.

NOW, LAY DOWN. -[ GROANS ]

♪

[ MUMBLES ]

Narrator: AFTER DAYS OF WORKING

IN THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT WITH LIMITED WATER,

ANTHONY SUFFERS FROM A SECOND-DEGREE SUNBURN

AND IS SO SEVERELY DEHYDRATED,

THE MEDICS CANNOT GET AN IV INTO HIS COLLAPSING VEINS.

HE IS EVACUATED TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

-ONE, TWO... -STAY DOWN.

-...THREE. -OKAY.

♪

[ MEDICS SPEAKING IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

♪

♪

Narrator: FORCED TO TAP OUT ON DAY 4,

ANTHONY'S PSR DROPS FROM 7.2 TO 5.8,

LEAVING HIS PARTNER TO SURVIVE THE NEXT 17 DAYS ALONE.

Suzanne: I'M REALLY SAD THAT ANTHONY LEFT

BECAUSE I WAS HOPING TO HAVE A PARTNER.

WE COULD SHARE SOME OF THESE TRIALS TOGETHER.

TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH SOMEBODY,

I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, SO...

NOW IT'S JUST LIKE WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

I HAVE TO RELY UPON MYSELF IF I'M GONNA MAKE IT.

[ GROWLING IN DISTANCE ]

[ Whispering ] IT'S TOO DARK FOR ME TO SEE,

AND I KEEP HEARING NOISES,

AND I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT THAT FAR FROM ME,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

♪

[ Normal voice ] I GUESS THIS IS THE "AFRAID" PART OF THE CHALLENGE.

♪

[ GROWLING ] OH!

♪

[ Whispering ] I JUST HEARD A NOISE BEHIND MY SHELTER.

[ Normal voice ] BUT IT FREAKS ME OUT EACH TIME IT HAPPENS.

♪

♪

I CERTAINLY FELT ALONE LAST NIGHT, AND IT WAS SCARY, TOO.

NOW I DON'T HAVE A PARTNER.

I'M THE ONLY ONE OUT HERE,

AND FOOD IS MY TOP PRIORITY,

IN PARTICULAR PROTEIN.

IF I WANT TO EAT, I HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT MYSELF.

♪

[ BIRD CRIES ]

♪

I SEE PROTEIN.

THERE'S A WASP NEST

WITH, OF COURSE, WASPS ON IT.

[ BUZZING ] GOT TO GET THE LARVAE.

Narrator: IF SUZANNE CAN GET TO IT,

A HANDFUL OF WASP LARVAE

WILL PROVIDE 200 CALORIES OF DESPERATELY-NEEDED PROTEIN.

NOPE, THIS IS IT.

♪

AND THE NEST IS DOWN.

THEY DIDN'T GO TO THE NEST.

THEY KIND OF WENT RIGHT BACK TO WHERE THE NEST WAS

AND KIND OF MADE A BIG BALL.

DARE I REACH IN? [ CHUCKLES ]

THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.

OH.

AH!

I HIT A WASP NEST AND NO STINGS.

THAT WAS EPIC.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY HELPING.

LIKE, I DID IT. I KNOCKED IT DOWN.

I GOT IT. I HARVESTED IT,

AND NOW I'M GONNA EAT THEM.

♪

MMM.

I'M GONNA TAKE MY TIME AND ENJOY THIS.

♪

THIS MORNING, I FINISHED MY FISH BASKET.

PROTEIN IS VITAL TO ME.

I REALLY WANT TO GET A FISH.

I CAN TASTE FISH.

I HOPE IT WORKS.

WE'LL SEE.

♪

ALL RIGHT.

THIS WATER IS SO COLD.

AND...NO FISH.

WHAT TO DO?

♪

I SHOULD BE SMARTER THAN THE FISH,

SO I MADE A FISHING NET.

IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL

AND I'D PLAY IN THE CREEK AND USE MY T-SHIRT

AND JUST HOLD THE T-SHIRT OUT AND WAIT FOR THEM TO SWIM OVER.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. COME ON, I NEED THIS.

AND I'M REALLY DESPERATE FOR PROTEIN.

♪

BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING FOR IT.

THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK EITHER.

I'M BACK TO SQUARE ONE AGAIN.

DAGNABBIT.

♪

IT IS HARD TO NOT EAT ON A REGULAR BASIS

AND TO ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE MORNING

AND A COUPLE OF HOURS IN THE EVENING

TO TRY TO LEARN SKILLS FOR AN ENVIRONMENT

THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.

I COULD FISH IN MISSOURI. THAT'S NO BIG DEAL.

IT'S JUST -- IT'S DIFFERENT HERE.

IT'S HARDER.

♪

♪

THERE'S A FISH IN HERE!

HOW AWESOME IS THAT?

YAY! OH, I'M SO EXCITED I COULD CRY.

IT DIED IN HERE.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, SMELLING PRETTY RIPE.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.

I THINK THAT WAS JUST MY FAULT

FOR PLACING IT WHERE IT WAS GONNA BE DIRECT SUN

DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY,

SO I THINK I BAKED THE FISH IN THE FISH BASKET.

I AM NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO EAT THIS FISH,

WHICH IS A CRYING SHAME.

YEAH.

♪

I KNOW I HAVEN'T HAD THE NOURISHMENT THAT I NEED,

AND I PURPOSELY STUDIED ABOUT STARVATION

SO THAT I COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT MY BODY WOULD GO THROUGH.

♪

IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN YOU'RE HERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M STRONG ENOUGH

TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE CHALLENGE.

♪

[ INSECTS CHIRPING, TOAD CROAKING ]

♪

[ Whispering ] IT'S RIGHT BEHIND MY SHELTER.

[ CROAKING CONTINUES ]

[ CROAKING STOPS ]

I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW

AND SO PROUD OF MYSELF

BECAUSE I GOT THIS HUGE SOURCE OF PROTEIN,

AND I DID IT BY MYSELF, AND THIS WILL BE THE MOST PROTEIN

I'VE HAD IN TWO WEEKS, SO...

I GOT IT. I CAN DO IT.

♪

OH, NO.

THIS PART OF MY LIP AND THAT PART OF MY TONGUE, KIND OF NUMB.

Narrator: CANE TOADS EXCRETE A MILKY WHITE TOXIN

FROM THEIR POISON GLANDS THAT CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS,

EVEN FATAL, TO HUMANS.

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME I JUST GOT POISONED.

♪

♪

Suzanne: TODAY IS MY LUCKY DAY.

THESE ONLY BLOOM FOR 24 HOURS.

I WANT TO SAY THE NAME IS SOMETHING LIKE UMBUSU,

BUT I REMEMBER I GAVE IT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NAME,

AND IT HAD MORE TO DO WITH ANATOMY.

[ INSECTS BUZZING ]

PENISES. YEP, THAT.

♪

TASTES LIKE CUCUMBERS, AND NOT THE BIG ONES EITHER.

AND WHEN IT'S HANGING, I MEAN, LIKE THAT...

THAT'S WHY I REMEMBER IT 'CAUSE IT LOOKS FUNNY.

♪

THIS IS A POISONOUS TOAD.

I COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY ILL

BECAUSE I KILLED SOMETHING AND I WANTED PROTEIN.

LET ME JUST GO GET RID OF THIS GUY.

[ BIRDS CALLING ]

AND THAT'S TWICE NOW WHERE I HAD SOURCES OF PROTEIN

THAT I COULDN'T EAT.

I'M LUCKY MY LIP IS OKAY.

♪

♪

I REALLY NEED TO CATCH SOMETHING

'CAUSE I GOT TO HAVE FOOD FOR EXTRACTION.

♪

I HOPE THAT'S NOT A ROCK.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK THAT'S A STINGRAY.

OH, MY GOD.

THAT COULD BE DINNER.

I'VE GOT TO GET THAT.

Narrator: HIDING IN THE SHALLOWS,

STINGRAYS DEFEND THEMSELVES USING A VENOMOUS SERRATED TAIL.

IT CAN SLICE THROUGH FLESH IN SECONDS,

CAUSING EXCRUCIATING PAIN.

OH, MY GOD. I KNOW I CAN DO THIS.

PLEASE DON'T MOVE. PLEASE DON'T MOVE.

LET ME GET YOU.

♪

OH! I HOPE I GOT IT.

OH, MY GOD. I THINK I GOT IT.

♪

[ SIGHS ]

[ Voice breaking ] I JUST GOT A STINGRAY,

WHICH IS A WHOLE LOT OF PROTEIN.

I'M SO EXCITED.

♪

GOSH, HE'S HUGE.

I'VE GOT TO KILL HIM. [ SNIFFLES ]

I'M SORRY.

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

I THINK THE EDGES ARE DONE.

MY MOUTH IS WATERING. [ CHUCKLES ]

I DON'T HAVE A FORK OR KNIFE, SO...

I'M JUST DIGGING IN.

♪

MMM, MMM.

MMM...

I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE HOW GOOD THIS IS.

IT'S A SMOKED FISH THAT IS MORE DENSE THAN SALMON

BUT NOT DENSE LIKE TUNA.

Narrator: SUZANNE WILL GAIN 500 CALORIES FROM THIS STINGRAY

AND POTASSIUM FOR HER DEPLETED MUSCLES.

Suzanne: THIS HUGE CHUNK OF PROTEIN

IS JUST GONNA MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR EXTRACTION.

I REALLY HOPE THERE'S NO JAGUARS

THAT ARE HUNGRY FOR STINGRAY TONIGHT.

♪

EARLY MORNING, DAY 21. OOH!

TIME TO GET THROUGH EXTRACTION.

I KNOW I'M HERE, AND I HAVE TO GET THERE.

I HAVE THIS LONG WALK.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE EXTRACTION.

I DID NOT COME THIS FAR TO NOT MAKE IT THROUGH IT.

♪

Narrator: SUZANNE WILL HAVE TO ENDURE A 5-MILE JOURNEY BAREFOOT

OVER 130-DEGREE SAND TO REACH A DIRT ROAD

NEXT TO THIS GIANT TABLE MOUNTAIN.

SHE'LL ALSO HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR THE HIGHLY POISONOUS

BRAZILIAN YELLOW SCORPION.

ONLY HALF AN INCH LONG, IT BLENDS INTO THE LANDSCAPE,

AND ITS VENOM LEADS TO ORGAN FAILURE AND DEATH.

♪

Suzanne: OOH, GOODNESS.

MY FEET ARE ALREADY GETTING HOT,

AND THAT'S REALLY STARTING TO CONCERN ME.

OW! OOH, OOH!

THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO, AND IT'S NOT GONNA GET COOLER.

OW!

WHAT?

OW!

OW, OW.

OH, I GOT TO FIX THIS.

OW!

MY HEELS ARE BURNING JUST SITTING HERE.

SO, I JUST USE THIS

RIGHT THERE, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PADDING,

JUST A LITTLE BIT, JUST ENOUGH TO GET ME THROUGH.

COME ON.

♪

♪

OW, OW, OW, OW.

OW!

OH, MY GOSH.

OH.

OW.

♪

I SWEAR THAT MOUNTAIN KEEPS MOVING.

♪

♪

IT CANNOT POSSIBLY BE THAT MUCH FURTHER.

[ BIRD CRIES ]

OH, DON'T CIRCLE FOR ME. I'M NOT DEAD.

HEAT, THORNS,

HEAT, THORNS, AND A DIRT ROAD.

OH, MY GOD.

♪

OH! OH, MY GOD.

I DID IT!

OH! OW, OW, OW, OW.

YES!

OH, MY GOD.

IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD

PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY TO DO THIS.

[ Sighing ] OH, MY GOD.

I WANTED TO SEE HOW HARD CAN I PUSH MYSELF.

WOULD I GET TO A BREAKING POINT?

BUT, HEY, I DID IT!

I AM SO HAPPY

AND SO PROUD OF MYSELF,

AND NOBODY CAN TAKE THIS FROM ME.

♪

THAT WAS AWESOME.

Narrator: SUZANNE SURVIVED 21 DAYS IN BRAZIL'S SONINHO RIVER VALLEY,

17 OF THEM ON HER OWN.

SHE LOST A TOTAL OF 23 POUNDS

AND BATTLED UNFORGIVING TEMPERATURES,

LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS, AND STARVATION.

I PROBABLY LOOK LIKE A WALKING SKELETON.

BUT HER RESOLVE PAID OFF, AND SHE SUCCEEDED IN CATCHING FOOD.

[ Voice breaking ] I JUST GOT A STINGRAY.

Narrator: BY COMPLETING THE CHALLENGE,

HER PSR RISES FROM 6.7

TO 7.7,

PROVING THAT A SHARP MIND AND TENACITY

CAN BE THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL TOOLS

TO MAKE IT NAKED AND AFRAID.