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Alex: I HAVE BEEN UNDERESTIMATED A LOT IN MY LIFE,

AND I'M TIRED OF IT.

SO I'M READY TO PROVE THEM ALL WRONG.

MY PARTNER COULD BE HOT AS MATT DAMON,

AND I'M NOT GONNA CARE.

I'M NOT GONNA LOOK AT HIM DIFFERENTLY.

I'M HOLLY. I'M ALEX.

NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

I DEFINITELY FEEL A LITTLE BIT BIG

STANDING NEXT TO MY PARTNER.

I WASN'T EXPECTING TO FEEL LIKE AN AMAZON IN THE AMAZON.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED, BUT I'M NOT AVERAGE HEIGHT.

NO, I DID NOTICE.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING.

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I'M DYING.

Woman: IT'S A LION.

OH, MY GOD.

Man: WHOO!

I'M SO COLD.

I'M GONNA FINISH!

Alex: THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.

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I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO VISIT THE RAINFOREST,

BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TO DO IT.

JUST IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST RIVERS I'VE EVER BEEN IN,

AND OUR BOAT'S SINKING.

Narrator: AT THE CONVERGENCE OF THE EQUATOR,

THE ANDES MOUNTAINS, AND THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

LIES YASUNI, ECUADOR.

THIS REGION HAS MORE THAN 100 RIVERS

FLOWING INTO THE AMAZON BASIN

AND RECEIVES MORE THAN 200 INCHES OF RAINFALL EACH YEAR,

SATURATING THE GROUND AND LEAVING FEW AREAS OF DRY LAND.

THESE WET, WARM, AND MOIST CONDITIONS

CREATE A BREEDING GROUND FOR BACTERIA

AND ATTRACT MORE THAN 100,000 SPECIES OF INSECTS,

INCLUDING BLOODSUCKING MOSQUITOES,

BITING FLIES, AND THE VICIOUS CONGA ANT,

WHOSE BITE CAUSES A DAY OF PAIN AND FEVER.

THE ANIMALS OUT HERE, IT'S A LOT OF PREDATORS --

JAGUARS, BLACK PANTHERS -- ANIMALS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN ME.

I'M A RIVER GUIDE AND THE WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER.

I'M LITERALLY OUTDOORS 24/7 UNLESS I'M SLEEPING.

BEING A SURVIVALIST,

I HAVE TAUGHT FIRE-MAKING SKILLS AND SHELTER BUILDING.

I DO HAVE A FORM OF DWARFISM. IT RUNS THROUGH MY FAMILY.

I AM 4'11 3/4", JUST UNDER 5'.

I GOT, LIKE, BABY HANDS, LIKE, THEY'RE SUPER TINY,

AND MY SKELETAL SYSTEM IS A DWARF,

BUT MY MUSCLES AND EVERYTHING ARE PRETTY NORMAL.

AND I'VE NEVER LET IT HOLD ME BACK WITH ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.

THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN UNDERESTIMATED

AND BEEN MADE FUN OF AND BULLIED BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.

I'VE SEEN GUYS TWICE MY SIZE

THAT CAN'T COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE,

SO I'M READY TO STICK IT TO 'EM.

♪♪

MY NAME'S HOLLY.

THIS IS MY SECOND TIME ON "NAKED AND AFRAID."

MY LAST CHALLENGE WAS A 14-DAY SUPERFAN EDITION.

Holly: LOOK AT THOSE. WE'RE EATING.

WE'LL BE EATING SOMETHING.

AND IT TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A GOOD PARTNER,

AND THE TEAMWORK IS REALLY GONNA BE

WHAT GETS YOU THROUGH THIS CHALLENGE.

GOOD WORK.

I THINK THIS LOCATION IS A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER

THAN MY FIRST CHALLENGE WAS.

PUSHING MYSELF MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M GROWING,

AND I REALLY THOUGHT I COULD PUSH MYSELF FURTHER.

SO NOW I'M HERE TO TEST THAT OUT.

I'M NORMALLY A PRETTY NATURAL LEADER.

MY BOSS CALLS ME THE BOSS,

AND I SPEAK MY MIND WHEN I FEEL SOMETHING.

MY SURVIVAL SKILLS ARE HUNTING, FISHING,

AND I AM PRETTY CONFIDENT IN MY SHELTER-BUILDING SKILLS.

SO COMING BACK,

I WANT TO PROVE THAT I CAN GO FROM SUPERFAN TO SURVIVALIST.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HERE.

IT'S TIME TO GET AU NATUREL.

YOU THINK IT'D GET EASIER AFTER DOING IT ONCE,

BUT IT'S STILL WEIRD.

Alex: MY DWARFISM HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS.

I TEND TO ALWAYS BE ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE

OF HOW I INTERACT WITH PEOPLE.

HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE A PROBLEM OUT HERE.

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Narrator: HOLLY COMES WITH EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

FROM HER PAST CHALLENGE, BRINGING A CONFIDENT MIND-SET,

BUT HER TYPE-A PERSONALITY COULD LEAD TO CONFLICT.

SHE BEGINS WITH THE SAME PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING

SHE HAD AT THE END OF HER FAN CHALLENGE -- 6.3.

THIS JUNGLE'S REALLY THICK.

HOPEFULLY MY PARTNER KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING.

Narrator: ALEX BRINGS A TOUGH MENTALITY TO THE CHALLENGE,

WHICH COULD HELP HIM IN THIS INTENSE ENVIRONMENT,

ALONG WITH HIS EXPERTISE OF THE OUTDOORS.

HE ALSO BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 6.3.

I HOPE MY PARTNER DOESN'T JUDGE SOMEBODY FOR HOW THEY LOOK.

HOWEVER, BEING THIS SHORT, I'VE LEARNED TO ADAPT,

AND THAT IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST STRENGTHS.

I'M HOLLY. I'M ALEX.

NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

YOU READY TO DO THIS?

YEAH. IT'S THE JUNGLE, FOR SURE.

I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ON THE SHOW BEFORE.

OH, REALLY?

SO I'VE BEEN ON THE SUPERFAN EDITION BEFORE.

SWEET. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME OUT HERE.

SO FIRST TIME DOING THE 21-DAY CHALLENGE.

YOU'LL LEARN A LOT.YEAH, I'M EXCITED.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED,

BUT I'M NOT AVERAGE HEIGHT.

NO, I DID NOTICE.

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING, HUH?

LET'S CHECK OUT OUR BAGS.

Holly: ALEX -- HE'S GOT A BIG PERSONALITY

FOR SUCH A REALLY SMALL GUY.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE HAS ANY SURVIVAL SKILLS,

BUT I'VE GOT GOOD HOPES.

I THINK WE'LL GET ALONG WELL.

SO I GOT A MACHETE.

Narrator: HOLLY AND ALEX HAVE EACH BROUGHT A PERSONAL ITEM --

A MACHETE AND PARACORD.

THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT

FOR SOME OF THE SHELTER BUILDING

AND TRAPS AND STUFF.

AND THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN A FIRE STARTER.

THE MAGNESIUM.

THAT'S GONNA DEFINITELY HELP THE WET ENVIRONMENT.

YEAH, FOR REAL. 100%.

AND THESE ARE MY GLASSES THAT I'M GONNA NEED OUT HERE.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE I ALSO HAVE A MAP.

IT LOOKS SUPER WET.

YEAH, THIS IS PROBABLY WHERE WE'RE AT.

I LIKE THIS BIG TREE.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO TRY TO MAKE A SHELTER THERE FOR SURE.

YEAH, IT'LL DEFINITELY PUT US

IN SOME WATER WITH SOME FOOD SOURCES,

MAYBE SOME BAMBOO.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CROSS THE RIVER TO GET TO IT.

WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT

FOR THE CAIMAN AND THE EELS.

THE PIRANHAS, TOO.

YEAH. WELL, LET'S GET STARTED.

LET'S DO IT.

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SEEING HOW BIG SOME OF THESE TREES ARE...

YEAH. I MAY BE SHORT,

BUT I FEEL LIKE A REAL SMALL PERSON NOW.

EW. I DON'T LIKE THIS.

LOOKS A LITTLE SPOOKY IN HERE.

GOSH, THIS WATER FREAKS ME OUT.

YEAH, THAT'S FOR SURE.

I LIKE SEEING WHAT I'M WALKING ON.

I SEE SOME MOVING WATER TO THE LEFT OF US.

DO YOU?

THAT'S A RIVER.

I GUESS WE SWIM.

LET'S HOPE THERE'S NO CAIMAN AROUND.

Narrator: THE NAPO RIVER HOSTS VICIOUS PIRANHA

WHO TRAVEL IN PACKS

AND CAN STRIP A BODY OF ITS FLESH IN MINUTES,

AS WELL AS BLACK CAIMAN,

THE WORLD'S LARGEST ALLIGATOR, REACHING UP TO 16 FEET LONG,

WHO WILL DROWN LARGE PREY

AND LET THEM DECAY BEFORE CONSUMING THEM.

IT'S GONNA SUCK.

OKAY.

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NOT WARM. WHOO.

OH, BIG TREE.

BIG TREE WITH BIG THORNS.

GOT TO SWIM UPSTREAM.

OH, THAT'S ALL THORNS.

UGH! *BLEEP*

YOU NEED HELP? NO.

I GOT IT.

Holly: SUN'S GOING DOWN PRETTY QUICK.

THERE'S PALMS EVERYWHERE.

WE CAN EASILY MAKE A SHELTER HERE.

OKAY.

I'M THINKING IF WE CLEAR THE SECTION OUT RIGHT HERE,

WE CAN MAKE AN EASY A-FRAME FOR THE NIGHT.

Holly: FOR SURE.

YOU THINKING TRYING TO USE EXISTING TREES?

YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT.OKAY.

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I FOUND A DIFFERENT SHELTER LOCATION.

Alex: OKAY.

IT'LL BE EASIER IN THIS LOW GROUPING OF TREES.

AND IT'S GOT SOME CANOPY ABOVE IT.

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP SPENDING ENERGY ON THIS

IF WE'RE CHANGING IT.

LOOK AT THIS.

THERE'S A NATURAL CANOPY ABOVE IT...

IF IT DOES RAIN.

OKAY. BUT THE SUN'S ALREADY STARTING TO SET,

SO LET'S GET TO IT.

Alex: I AM CONCERNED

THAT SINCE HOLLY DID DO A 14-DAY CHALLENGE BEFORE,

THAT SHE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BOSSY LIKE,

"OH, WE NEED TO DO IT THIS WAY

'CAUSE THIS WORKED FOR ME LAST TIME."

I HOPE SHE LISTENS TO ME AS MUCH AS I'M GONNA LISTEN TO HER.

Holly: OUR SHELTER STRATEGY IS TAKING TREES

THAT MY PARTNER AND I HAVE CUT DOWN,

LASHING THEM AROUND EXISTING TREES

AND MAKING AN A-FRAME SHELTER.

YOU WANT TO HELP ME CARRY THIS ONE OVER?

Alex: FINE.

MY NEXT MOVE WAS TRYING TO FIND STUFF FOR FIRE,

FIND LOGS TO DRY OUT

AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL JUST START AND STAY.

DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.ALRIGHT.

I THINK FIRE IS IMPORTANT TONIGHT,

BUT I THINK THAT A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS

IS PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT IN CASE IT DOES DOWNPOUR ALL NIGHT.

Alex: I'M JUST TRYING TO GET

A GOOD TINDER BUNDLE GOING RIGHT NOW.

HOLLY HAS JUST KIND OF TAKEN OVER THE SHELTER,

SO I'M STARTING TO WORK ON THE FIRE MAKING AND BUILDING.

I TAUGHT COURSES ON FIRE BUILDING,

SO I CAN MAKE A FIRE PRETTY QUICKLY.

WHAT I USED TO DO WITH IT

IS TRY TO SHAVE THE MAGNESIUM

INTO A QUARTER-SIZED PILE

BECAUSE IF YOU SPREAD IT OUT, IT'S NOT GONNA IGNITE.

EVERYTHING'S WET OUT HERE.

THIS IS *BLEEP* TAKING FOREVER.

AW, YOU PIECE OF *BLEEP*

IT SUCKS.

FIRE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

HERE COMES THE RAIN.

END OF DAY ONE, FIRE HASN'T BEEN STARTED,

AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY WATER TO DRINK.

IT'S JUST MAKING FOR A TOUGH FIRST DAY.

THAT WORKS FOR NOW.

HOLY *BLEEP*

I'M SO THIRSTY.

I FOUND A GIGANTIC PIECE OF BARK OUT THERE.

I'M GONNA TRY TO COLLECT RAINWATER.

WE DON'T HAVE A CONTAINER OR POT TO BOIL THE RIVER WATER IN.

Alex: OH *BLEEP* YEAH.

KEEP THAT SIDE HIGHER SO IT'S KIND OF CUPPED.

OKAY, LOOK HOW FAST IT'S ALREADY FILLING UP.

I KNOW. I'M EXCITED.

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Alex: IT'S JUST A DOWNPOUR.

I'M FREEZING.

THIS IS ROUGH.

Holly: I'M HATING LIFE RIGHT NOW.

THE RAIN HAD FINALLY DIED DOWN.

GETTING ATE ALIVE BY MOSQUITOES RIGHT NOW.

*BLEEP* BUGS.

THIS IS GONNA BE A ROUGH NIGHT.

IT SUCKS.

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UGH, WHAT THE *BLEEP*

♪♪

LAST NIGHT WAS QUITE POSSIBLY

ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE WORST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE.

I HAVE NEVER GOT THAT MANY MOSQUITO BITES

IN ONE 12-HOUR SITTING.

YOUR ASS IS SO LUMPY.

THANKS. THAT'S JUST WHAT A GIRL WANTS TO HEAR.

*BLEEP*

FROM THE BUG BITES. COME ON.

MY PARTNER JUST TOLD ME I HAD A LUMPY ASS.

MUST MEAN I'M LOOKING PRETTY SEXY IN THE JUNGLE HERE.

LOOK AT THAT.

OH, IT'S SO BAD.

WE'VE GOT NO FIRE, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD WATER YET,

SO WE'RE GONNA GO CHECK ON THE BARK BOWL.

THERE'S A CRACK SOMEWHERE.

THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WATER TO DRINK.

ABOUT ONE SIP EACH.

IT'S SOMETHING. I'LL TAKE IT.

THAT'S SO GOOD.

THE REST IS YOURS, BUDDY.

WE'LL LET IT FILL UP TONIGHT.

♪♪

OH, GOD, THIS IS SO NEEDED.

♪♪

Alex: SO TODAY'S MAIN FOCUS IS THE FIRE.

WE ARE DRYING ALL THE WOOD OUT.

WE SCRAPED ALL THE WET BARK OFF.

COULD LIGHT.

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OOH, THAT STUFF DRIED FAST.

WE NEED TO GET RID OF THOSE BUGS.

THROW SOME MAGNESIUM IN THERE.

Alex: NO, DON'T MOVE IT.

YOU JUST PUSHED ALL THAT...

I WAS GONNA TRY TO GET THESE OUT.

*BLEEP* DAMN IT. COME ON.

PUSH THOSE LITTLE ONES OVER IT.

Alex: I CAME OUT HERE TO PROVE THAT I DO HAVE SKILLS.

AND THE FACT THAT HOLLY HAS GOT TO PUT HER COMMENTS IN

ON EVERYTHING IS REALLY ANNOYING.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

SWEET, WE GOT *BLEEP* BURNING NOW.

THANK GOODNESS.

FEELS *BLEEP* GREAT

THAT WE'VE MADE FIRE IN THE RAINFOREST.

Holly: I'M STOKED. DEFINITELY PUN INTENDED.

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FIRE.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE FIRE.

MAKES YOU WARM, IT MAKES YOU COMFORTABLE, AND NO BUGS.

FIRE.

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I'M THIRSTY.

I COULD USE A LITER OF WATER RIGHT NOW.

DIDN'T RAIN LAST NIGHT.

OUR RAINWATER BARK BOWL IS EMPTY.

THAT MEANS WE ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO HAVING NO WATER.

I'M A LITTLE WORRIED, A LITTLE STRESSED OUT.

WATER -- YOU CAN ONLY GO SO LONG WITHOUT IT.

WE'RE PUSHING THE LIMIT.

Alex: THERE'S A SPOT ON THE RIVER

THAT WE COULD PROBABLY GET WATER AT.

LOOKS LIKE I COULD DIG A WELL.

CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW DEEP THAT MUD GOES.

IF IT DOESN'T GO VERY DEEP, I'M GONNA BE DRINKING BACTERIA.

BUT WE'LL SEE.

♪♪

LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S FILLING UP WITH WATER.

IT'S ABOUT A FOOT DEEP.

IT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANT TO SEE.

Narrator: A GYPSY WELL

IS A HOLE IN THE GROUND NEAR A WATER SOURCE

BELOW THE WATER TABLE,

USUALLY DUG IN SANDY ENVIRONMENTS

AS MUD CAN CONTAIN BACTERIA.

THE SOIL TRAPS PARTICLES AS WATER PERCOLATES THROUGH,

NATURALLY FILTERING IT.

Alex: I THINK IT'S SAFE TO DRINK,

SO I'M GONNA DRINK SOME OF IT.

Holly: I GET THAT WE'RE BOTH THIRSTY,

BUT BEING IN SUCH A WET ENVIRONMENT,

I KNOW HOW MUCH BACTERIA IS IN THIS MUD.

DEFINITELY GOT A LOT OF SEDIMENTS IN IT.

I LIKE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMED

BEFORE I DO THINGS THAT ARE RISKY.

I'M JUST GONNA HOPE FOR THE BEST.

GOD, IT FEELS BETTER, THOUGH -- DRINKING.

I'M SO THIRSTY.

YOU CAN GO DRINK OUT OF THAT WELL.

I'M A LITTLE HESITANT TO DRINK FROM THE MUD WELL.

I DON'T TRUST IT.

YOU CAN DRINK YOUR OWN.

HOLLY IS STARTING TO MAKE ME QUESTION MYSELF AND MY SKILLS.

SO IT'S JUST MAKING ME SECOND-GUESS MYSELF,

WHICH IS FRUSTRATING.

I DEFINITELY AM SUPER DEHYDRATED. WE NEED WATER.

MAYBE GO TRY TO FIND THAT BAMBOO ON THE MAP.

BAMBOO HAS GOT CLEAN WATER,

WHICH WE CAN DESPERATELY USE.

Alex: I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHY WASTE ENERGY WHEN THE WELL, I STILL THINK IS OKAY TO DRINK,

BUT HOLLY DOESN'T WANT TO DRINK IT.

ON MY LAST CHALLENGE, I WOULD'VE DIED FOR MY PARTNER.

IN THIS CHALLENGE,

I DON'T REALLY FEEL THE MUTUAL RESPECT

THAT I THINK IS DESERVED.

Alex: BAMBOO'S A LOT FURTHER AWAY THAN I THOUGHT.

Narrator: ALEX AND HOLLY HAVE ONLY HAD A FEW SIPS OF WATER

IN THE PAST 48 HOURS.

THEY WILL NEED TO DRINK CLOSE TO HALF A GALLON

TO REPLENISH LOST FLUIDS.

A LITTLE MORE OF AN OPENING RIGHT HERE.

THAT LOOKS LIKE BAMBOO.

YEAH!

Alex: YOU SAID THERE'S WATER IN THESE?

YEAH, I THINK IT'S LIKE A LITER PER COMPARTMENT

IF THEY'RE ROUGHLY THAT BIG.

♪♪

YOU WANT SOME WATER?

THIS WATER IS LIKE HEAVEN IN YOUR MOUTH.

♪♪

Alex: THAT'S NOT BAD.

Alex: HOLLY WAS RIGHT.

WAY BETTER THAN MY SEEPING WELL.

IS THIS ONE EVEN WORTH TAKING

OR SHOULD WE JUST TAKE THAT ONE?

I WOULD TAKE THEM ALL.

WE CUT THEM, LET'S USE THEM.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN IT.OKAY.

BUT WE CAN USE THEM AS CUPS.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYTHING BEHIND

AND WASTE CALORIES ON.

SO YOU WANT TO WASTE CALORIES ON...

YEP, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO.

LET'S TAKE IT ALL BACK.

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT SURVIVAL PLAN.

Holly: CAN I HELP YOU WITH THAT ONE

AND WE CAN COME BACK FOR THIS ONE?

I CAN GET IT.

CAN I SEE THE MACHETE?

BECAUSE THERE'S A BUNCH OF VINES RIGHT HERE.

♪♪

IT'S LIKE THERE'S NO WATER IN THAT.

YOU'RE STRUGGLING ON THIS.

WHY CAN'T WE WORK TOGETHER

AND COME BACK FOR THAT IF WE NEED MORE CUPS?

BECAUSE CUPS IS NOT A PRIORITY IN SURVIVAL.

IT IS WHEN WE GET WATER AND WE CAN BOIL IT.

WE HAVE CUPS WHEN WE GET THE WATER OUT OF THEM.

OKAY, FINE. WE'LL JUST TAKE THIS BACK AS A TEAM.

IT'S FINE.

OKAY. SOUNDS SMART.

YEAH. WE'LL DO EVERYTHING THE WAY YOU WANT TO DO IT.

Holly: IT'S REALLY HARD TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT ALEX'S BUTTONS ARE.

I'M A VERY STRONG WOMAN,

AND I DON'T GET TALKED TO LIKE THAT IN MY REGULAR LIFE.

AND I'M NOT GONNA DO IT HERE EITHER.

I DON'T WANT TO BLOW UP AT EACH OTHER LIKE THAT.

COMMUNICATION. WE'RE A TEAM.

YOU'RE AN ADULT. I'M AN ADULT.

WE CAN TALK LIKE ADULTS.

I DON'T WANT TO DO EVERYTHING MY WAY.

I WANT TO MAKE EVERYTHING LOGICAL.

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT EVERYTHING

THAT I WANT TO DO IS NOT LOGICAL?

NO, I'M SAYING THE CUPS --

WE'RE NOT HAVING A JUNGLE JUICE PARTY.

WE DON'T NEED CUPS.

WE CUT IT DOWN, AND WE WASTED ALL THOSE CALORIES ON IT.

AND NOW WE'RE JUST GONNA LEAVE IT THERE?

WE CUT IT DOWN TO GET THE WATER.

YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY.

I GUESS THAT WHEN YOU'RE READY TO TALK ABOUT IT...

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?!

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR I'M RIGHT.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR "WE'RE DOING IT YOUR WAY, HOLLY."

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT. THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT.

DO YOU WANT ME TO SIT HERE AND CONTINUE TALKING

ABOUT *BLEEP* THAT WE JUST GOT FINISHED TALKING ABOUT?

NO, YOU'RE BLOWING UP.I TOLD YOU HOW I FELT.

AND NOW YOU'RE GETTING MAD AT ME

BECAUSE I TOLD YOU HOW I FELT.YOU'RE BLOWING UP.

Alex: WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

DO YOU WANT ME TO SIT HERE

AND CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT *BLEEP*

THAT WE JUST GOT FINISHED TALKING ABOUT?

THAT'S WHAT ADULTS DO. THEY CONVERSATE.

THEY WON'T WORK THROUGH THINGS.

BUT I TOLD YOU ALL MY POINTS.

AND NOW YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT.

OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'LL STOP.

I'LL STOP TALKING ABOUT IT.

OH, BOY.

I JUST SNAPPED AT ALEX,

BUT I DO KNOW PRIORITIES WHEN IT COMES TO SURVIVAL.

BUT I KNOW THAT WITHOUT A PARTNER,

I WOULD STRUGGLE EVEN MORE.

I THINK HIS PERSONALITY, IT COULD BE DUE TO HIS PAST

BEING TREATED BAD BY OTHER PEOPLE.

SO I WANT TO SEE HIM SUCCEED. I WANT TO SEE US SUCCEED.

Alex: I'M GONNA GO FOR A WALK.

I DO HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING ADVICE FROM OTHERS,

AND THAT SOMETIMES BACKFIRES AND BITES ME IN THE ASS.

BUT HOLLY IS MY PARTNER.

AND TOGETHER, WE NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT

TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE.

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I'M FEELING VERY WEAK.

Alex: LET'S JUST WALK AND KEEP OUR EYES OPEN,

SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND SOMETHING FOR US TO GRAB TO EAT.

I'M REALIZING THAT I CAN BE A COCKY SON OF A BITCH

BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN UNDERESTIMATED A LOT

IN MY LIFE BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.

AND I DON'T THINK I COULD SURVIVE WITHOUT HOLLY OUT HERE.

OH *BLEEP*

THERE'S SOME TAGUA FRUIT.

THESE ARE EDIBLE.

Holly: AWESOME.

I CAN'T REACH THAT.

HERE'S A STICK.

JUST GOT TO GET TO 'EM.

Narrator: TAGUA FRUIT IS A NUT NATIVE TO THE REGION

CONTAINING A SWEET FRUIT JELLY,

WHICH IS A SOURCE OF WATER AND FIBER.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO CUT THE TREE.

IT'S FALLING. JUST PUSH IT.

THERE YOU GO.

MY BACK KIND OF HURTS.

THOSE BETTER BE *BLEEP* RIPE.

YOU TAKE THE BIGGER ONE.

THAT'S SUPER SWEET.

OH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

TOO BAD THEY DON'T LET SIPPY CUPS OUT HERE.

MAKE YOU SMILE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DAYS.

THE TASTE OF THE FRUIT IS ONE OF THE MOST SATISFYING THINGS

WHEN YOU HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TO EAT.

IT JUST GAVE US A SIGN OF HOPE, AND IT WAS A WIN FOR TODAY.

GOOD FIND.

HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE SNICKERS TO OUR HANGRY PROBLEM.

♪♪

Holly: MY BACK IS KILLING ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY.

MY BACK PAIN HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY.

MY BODY IS SUPER PRONE TO INFECTION.

IN MY LAST CHALLENGE, MY HAND GOT INFECTED FROM A CUT.

IT'S PRETTY DEEP.

FEELS LIKE IT MIGHT HAVE WENT TO THE BONE.

I DID NOT WANT TO TAP BECAUSE OF THIS.

I'M GONNA TRY TO JUST TAKE IT EASY.

Alex: NOT REALLY SURE WHAT'S WRONG YET,

BUT IF HOLLY COULD JUST NOT MOVE AND REST,

HOPEFULLY THAT WOULD HELP HER OUT.

OUCH.

♪♪

THERE'S SO MUCH FISH, LIKE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

HOLLY IS STILL NOT DOING WELL.

I THINK PROTEIN WOULD HELP HER FEEL BETTER.

I'M GONNA MAKE A NATIVE AMERICAN "M" FISH TRAP.

Narrator: TRADITIONALLY, THE TRAP IS BUILT WITH THICK,

TALL STICKS PLACED CLOSE TOGETHER IN THE SHAPE OF AN "M"

WITH A WIDE FUNNEL OPENING AT THE TOP.

FISH SWIM IN AND GET TRAPPED, UNABLE TO SWIM BACK OUT

THE NARROW SIDE OF THE FUNNEL.

♪♪

I'M REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ALEX.

HE'S REALLY STEPPING UP.

HOPEFULLY I'LL JUST HAVE ANOTHER DAY OR TWO OF REALLY BAD PAIN,

AND THEN I CAN GET BACK TO IT.

♪♪

Alex: HOW YOU FEELING?

MY BACK PAIN IS SPREADING.

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY WRONG WITH ME.

OTHER THAN THAT, I'M HUNGRY.

WE'VE HAD NO PROTEIN SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.

YEP.

IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS RIGHT THERE?

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT SNAIL.

SWEET!

OH, MY GOSH, THAT THING'S HUGE.

THAT'S PROTEIN.

ALL PROTEIN. -GEEZ.

Holly: I'M FEELING REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS SNAIL.

LOOKING PRETTY JUICY.

Alex: HE'S GETTING COOKED.

MMM. LOOKS DELICIOUS.

PROTEIN. CHEERS.

MM. DRY.

IT'S PRETTY SLIMY.

THAT DOES NOT TASTE LIKE CHICKEN.

NO, IT DOESN'T.

THE TEXTURE FEELS LIKE THE SKIN OF A TURKEY

ON THANKSGIVING DAY.

THIS IS A HUGE WIN FOR US.

IT'LL HELP BRING BACK SOME MORE LIFE IN HOLLY

AND GIVE US MORE ENERGY.

I'M HAPPY.

ME TOO.

♪♪

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OH, MY BACK IS KILLING ME.

Alex: DON'T OVERWORK YOURSELF.

OH. IT'S LIKE CRAMPING.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

OUCH.

IT'S DAY 15.

I MADE IT PAST MY 14-DAY MARK, BUT I'M NERVOUS.

I WANT TO MAKE IT TO DAY 21.

Alex: GOT SOME WATER, HOLLY.

I'M REALLY NOT DOING WELL TODAY AT ALL.

I'M NAUSEOUS, I'M LIGHT-HEADED.

MY BACK IS KILLING ME.

Alex: HOLLY'S STILL HURT.

IT WORRIES ME.

I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS BY MYSELF.

WHY ARE YOU ONLY TAKING SIPS?

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA THROW UP.

Holly: MY BODY WANTS TO SHUT DOWN.

DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LACK OF NUTRITION OR HYDRATION,

BUT EVERYTHING HURTS.

I JUST NEED A SECOND.

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♪♪

I'M DOING REALLY BAD TONIGHT.

I HAVE A FEVER, I THINK.

MY BODY IS SUPER HOT, BUT I'M FREEZING COLD.

I'M STRUGGLING TO BREATHE. I'M SCARED.

♪♪

LAST NIGHT FELT LIKE IT WAS A WHOLE WEEK.

I KNOW.

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH.

I NEED YOU OUT HERE, HOLLY.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ABLE TO FINISH IT WITHOUT YOU.

I THINK YOU COULD,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU.

Holly: I REALLY WANT TO FINISH THIS 21-DAY CHALLENGE.

THIS NEXT WEEK KIND OF SEPARATES ME

FROM A SUPERFAN TO A SURVIVALIST.

I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME EARLY.

Narrator: AS HOLLY'S PAIN WORSENS,

PRODUCERS CALL IN THE MEDIC.

I HAVE PAIN.

BACK PAIN, THIS FRONT PAIN,

AND A HEADACHE.

Christina: OKAY.

YEAH.

OUCH.

OW.

Narrator: URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

ARE CAUSED BY MICROBES SUCH AS BACTERIA

OVERCOMING THE BODY'S DEFENSES IN THE URINARY TRACT.

HOLLY, I THINK JUST THE RISK OF IT SPREADING ANY MORE,

I THINK, IS TOO GREAT.

HOLLY, I THINK JUST THE RISK OF IT SPREADING ANY MORE,

I THINK, IS TOO GREAT.

WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO MEDICALLY TAP YOU OUT.

IT SUCKS.

SORRY I'M EMOTIONAL.

THIS CHALLENGE MEANT A LOT TO ME.

YOU BETTER *BLEEP* DO THIS.

I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.

I'M SORRY.

YOU GOT NOTHING TO BE SORRY ABOUT, OKAY?

YOU GET HEALTHY.

IT'S EARLIER THAN I WANTED TO GO HOME,

BUT I STILL CONSIDER MYSELF A SURVIVALIST.

I TRIED MY BEST AND THAT'S ALL I COULD DO.

I KNOW THAT I SET MY BAR PRETTY HIGH FOR MYSELF,

AND I USUALLY REACH IT.

AND THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T GET TO THIS TIME,

IT SUCKS.

IT'S A HARD THING TO SWALLOW.

Narrator: HOLLY IS REMOVED FROM THE CHALLENGE

ONLY FIVE DAYS SHORT OF COMPLETION,

DROPPING HER PSR FROM 6.3 TO 6.0.

♪♪

Alex: HOLLY JUST GOT MEDICALLY TAPPED.

WE REALLY DID START MAKING A CONNECTION.

PRETTY SCARY TO KNOW THAT

I HAVE TO RELY ON MYSELF FROM HERE ON OUT.

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♪♪

MY MUSCLES ARE PRETTY WEAK,

SO MAYBE ONE LAST PROTEIN PUSH FOR EXTRACTION DAY.

I'M GONNA LOOK IN MY TRAP.

*BLEEP*

THE WATER IS ALL GONE.

NOW THAT THE RIVER'S LOWER,

MY FIST TRAP IS JUST SITTING IN MUD.

THERE'S NO LUCK WITH PROTEIN FROM THE RIVER.

♪♪

STILL LOOKING FOR FOOD.

I'VE NEVER FELT THIS WEAK BEFORE.

♪♪

AWESOME. PAPAYA.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THIS.

NOT RIPE.

IT SUCKS.

♪♪

GROWING UP WITH THE DWARFISM, PEOPLE THINK THAT MY WHOLE LIFE

IS A SUCKY SITUATION BECAUSE OF MY HEIGHT.

I'VE BEEN PICKED ON AND BULLIED THROUGH MY WHOLE LIFE,

BUT I CAME OUT HERE TO PROVE

THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO UNDERESTIMATE ME,

SO I'M GONNA DO IT.

I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO EXTRACTION.

I'M LOOKING FOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF FRUIT SOURCE

OR, LIKE, SOMETHING TO EAT.

I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK THIS WAY YET.

I'M EXPLORING NEW AREAS.

OW, THAT'S A SPIKY PLANT.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING TO EAT OUT HERE.

NO WAY. FOUND SOME HEART OF PALM.

♪♪

FEELS REALLY GOOD

TO GET SOME TYPE OF FOOD IN MY BELLY.

HEART OF PALM IS AMAZING.

IT'S JUST THIS SWEET FLAVOR, AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT.

OH, THAT WAS NICE.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY BEFORE EXTRACTION.

IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT THE MAP.

SO I'M RIGHT HERE.

LOOKS LIKE MY FIRST BEND

IS GONNA HAVE SOME ELECTRIC EELS IN IT.

ON THE MAP, EXTRACTION LOOKS LIKE

I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE A RAFT TO THE RIVER.

I'M GONNA COME AROUND THAT BEND WHERE SOME PIRANHAS ARE AT.

LOOKS LIKE ONCE I GET THERE,

GET ACROSS AND JUST START HIKING.

IT'S ABOUT TIME TO START JUST BUILDING THE RAFTS

WHILE IT'S NOT RAINING.

I'M CUTTING DOWN BALSA TREES TO MAKE A RAFT

BECAUSE IT'S VERY BUOYANT WOOD.

WHEW. *BLEEP*

♪♪

I DON'T HAVE ANY MUSCLES ANYMORE.

MY RAFT STRATEGY IS GONNA BE FOUR LOGS

TIED SIDE-BY-SIDE

AND ONE LAYER FOR ME TO KNEEL ON.

I THINK I GOT ENOUGH KNOTS IN THIS.

WE'LL SEE HOW TOMORROW GOES.

♪♪

IT DEFINITELY WAS A LITTLE EASIER WHEN HOLLY WAS HERE.

I SHOULD'VE BEEN A BETTER PARTNER.

I GOT REALLY FRUSTRATED WHEN SHE LITERALLY --

LIKE EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED TO DO,

SHE WOULD EITHER FIND AN EASIER WAY TO DO IT

OR A MORE EFFICIENT WAY.

AND FOR SOME REASON, THAT PISSED ME OFF

BECAUSE I GUESS THAT IDEA DIDN'T COME FROM ME.

I GOT TO STOP CARRYING THIS WEIGHT ON MY SHOULDERS

OF TRYING TO PROVE THINGS TO PEOPLE

AND JUST START DOING THINGS FOR MYSELF.

HEY, HOLLY. YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH ME,

BUT I'M ALMOST THERE.

MENTALLY, IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH.

I HOPE I CAN DO THIS.

MY TEETH FEEL GROSS.

DO WE HAVE ANY CHARCOAL LEFT?

YEAH. YOU GONNA BRUSH YOUR TEETH?

IN THEORY, WE JUST BRUSH IT ON OUR TEETH

AND THEN RINSE IT WITH CLEAR WATER.

SHOULD BE DOING SOME CLEANING ACTION.

THIS MIGHT TOP THE WEIRDEST THINGS THAT I'VE DONE.

THIS DOES NOT TOP ANYWHERE NEAR

THE WEIRDEST THINGS I'VE DONE.

WELL, YOU'RE WEIRDER THAN I AM.

I AM A VERY WEIRD INDIVIDUAL.

MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE DRAGON BREATH ANYMORE.

I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN YOU WAKE UP,

WHOO.

YOUR BREATH IN THE MORNING IS KICKING.

♪♪

IT'S DAY 21. IT'S EXTRACTION DAY, BABY.

I'M SO READY TO GET OUT OF THIS JUNGLE.

BUT I'M SCARED HOW TOUGH IT'S GONNA BE FOR ME

AND HOW FAR I CAN REALLY PUSH MYSELF

TO MAKE IT TO EXTRACTION.

*BLEEP*

WHOA.

I NEED TO FOCUS ON

THE LAST THINGS I NEED TO DO IN CAMP.

THEN I'M OUT OF HERE.

I'M GONNA TURN BAMBOO INTO A PADDLE.

NOW I HAVE A PADDLE.

AND I'M TAKING THE BAMBOO WITH ME

THAT HAS SOME WATER LEFT IN IT.

I'M GOOD TO GO.

Narrator: ALEX FACES A 5-MILE PADDLE UPSTREAM,

PASSING THROUGH PIRANHA, CAIMAN AND ANACONDA HABITATS

BEFORE HE REACHES A LARGER TRIBUTARY OF THE AMAZON,

WHERE HE WILL ARRIVE AT HIS EXTRACTION POINT.

*BLEEP*

*BLEEP*

THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW.

♪♪

USING MY RIVER-GUIDE EXPERIENCE,

THE ONLY WAY I SEE TO GO UPSTREAM

IS GOING FROM STILLWATER TO STILLWATER

AND TRYING TO STAY OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER

AND THE CURRENT.

WELL, MY RAFT'S FLOATING,

BUT IT'S PRETTY TIRING ALREADY.

NORMALLY WHEN I RAFT-GUIDE,

I HAVE PEOPLE DOING THE PADDLING FOR ME.

AND I JUST STEER THE BOAT.

I'M HOPING THIS RAFT WILL MAKE IT.

♪♪

THIS ISN'T EASY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

GOT A LOG IN FRONT OF ME.

I GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET OVER IT.

ALL MY MUSCLE MASS IS GONE.

IT HURTS.

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♪♪

OH *BLEEP*

MY RAFT'S BREAKING.

THE PARACORD SNAPPED.

NOW I'M DOWN TO MY THREE.

*BLEEP*

NOW I HAVE TO STRADDLE THREE LOGS.

AND HAVING MY FEET IN THE WATER CONCERNS ME

WITH THINGS IN THE WATER THAT COULD START ATTACKING ME.

THAT SUCKS.

RIVER ALWAYS WINS.

♪♪

I KNEW EXTRACTION WOULD BE DIFFICULT,

BUT I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE SAYING THAT I CAN'T DO THINGS

JUST BECAUSE I'M 4'11" TALL.

I KNOW I CAN DO IT.

I THINK THAT'S MY LANDMARK RIGHT THERE. I'M ALMOST DONE.

♪♪

THERE'S A LOT OF BULL ANTS AND A LOT OF SCORPIONS.

SO EVERY PLACE I PUT MY FOOT IS GONNA BE VERY CAUTIOUS.

I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GET STUNG BY EITHER OF THOSE.

*BLEEP*

21 DAYS. 21 DAYS IS LONG ENOUGH.

IT'S JUST TOO BAD HOLLY'S NOT HERE.

OH, LOOK AT THAT RIVER.

LOOK HOW BIG THAT IS.

OH, LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL.

HOLY COW.

WHOO!

WHERE'S MY BOAT AT?

COME GET ME, BABY! I'M DONE!

I'M DONE.

YES!

OH, MY GOD!

WHOO!

I DID IT!

I DID IT!

I'M NEVER GONNA LET ANYBODY UNDERESTIMATE ME AGAIN.

AND I GOT TO STOP UNDERESTIMATING MYSELF.

'CAUSE I JUST SURVIVED 21 DAYS IN THIS JUNGLE,

AND I PROVED THAT TO MYSELF.

I DID THAT!

I DID THAT.

Narrator: ALEX SURVIVED THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON,

HAVING LOST 22 POUNDS.

HIS DETERMINATION TO FINISH THE CHALLENGE ALONE

RAISES HIS PSR FROM 6.3 TO 7.3.

THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL

THAT I CAN FEEL 4'11" TALL RIGHT NOW.

I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD, BABY.

TODAY IS THE START OF A NEW ALEX.

WHOO!

GOODBYE, JUNGLE!