Original subtitles

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[ POT CLATTERS AGAINST ROCKS ]

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[ FIRE CRACKLES ]

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[ CHORD STRIKES ]

[ GASPS ]*BLEEP*

[ OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS ]

Jen: OH, MY GOD.

*BLEEP*

THE WHOLE THING'S GONNA GO.

OH, MY GOD. WE HAVE TO PUT THIS OUT.

-I NEED TO STOP IT. -HELP!

Man: COMING!

Rachel: YOU GUYS, WE GOT TO STOP THIS ONE BEFORE IT HITS THIS TREE!

*BLEEP* FEEL SO... [ CRIES ]

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Woman: I'M DYING.

Woman #2: UGH! [ GASPS ]

IT'S A LION.[ LION GROWLS ]

[ MAN GROWLS ]

-[ GRUNTS ] -OH, MY GOD.

Man: WHOO!

-I'M SO COLD. -[ GROANS ]

I'M GONNA FINISH!

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

SO I'M PACKING RIGHT NOW.

I ALWAYS FIND IT REALLY FUNNY TO PACK FOR THIS,

ALL I NEED IS THIS MYSELF.

THE 14 DAY FAN CHALLENGE WAS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE,

AND I'M HERE TO TOP THAT.

I'M READY TO GRADUATE AND TAKE ON TWENTY ONE.

WHAT'S UP, AMERICA? LOOK WHAT IS ON TV.

I'M LEARNING FROM SOME 21-DAY EXPERTS RIGHT HERE.

THEY KICKED FLORIDA'S BUTT.

HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE THE CASE WITH ME,

AND MY PARTNER IN BULGARIA.

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LOT OF STEEP TERRAIN.

SEE, WALKING ON TERRAIN LIKE THAT,

THAT IS GONNA ABSOLUTELY, TARE YOUR FEET APART.

AND THAT WILL TAKE YOU OUT OF THIS CHALLENGE QUICK.

WELCOME TO THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS.

Narrator: IN THE RUGGED MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN EUROPE, LIES SERSEMKALE.

THICK PINE FORESTS AND THORN BUSHES

GIVE WAY TO STEEP RAVINES

THAT CREATE THE PERFECT FUNNEL FOR BRUTALLY COLD WINDS.

AS FALL SETS IN,

THE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE MID 40s.

Jen: THIS IS CRAZY. THIS IS HOODIE WEATHER.

THIS ISN'T, HEY, LET'S GO RUN AROUND NAKED FOR 21 DAYS.

I'M CURRENTLY MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE CLOUD NIGHTS,

THAN THE DANGEROUS ANIMALS OUT HERE,

BUT THAT MIGHT CHANGE. [ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: LURKING IN THE WOODS ARE JACKALS, AGGRESSIVE BOAR,

AND PACKS OF EURASIAN GRAY WOLVES

WHO CAN RUN AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 35 MILES PER HOUR

AND ARE ABLE TO TAKE DOWN PREY AS LARGE AS AN ELK.

[ HOWLS ]

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IT'S FASCINATING HOW MANY BUGS OATS ARE OUT HERE RIGHT NOW.

LUCKILY, NONE OF THEM HAVE BIT ME YET.

DEFINITELY NOT IN A JUNGLE THIS TIME.

SO IT'S GONNA BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.

DURING THE 14 DAY FAN CHALLENGE,

MY PARTNER GAVE UP THE MORNING OF DAY THREE.

Man: [ Crying ] WANT TO GO HOME. I WANT TO GET OUT OF THESE WOODS.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

Jen: AND I HAD A COMPLETE ELEVEN DAYS BY MYSELF.

[ SOBS ] I MADE IT.

BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE I HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE OUT HERE.

MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE THAN A FAN NOW.

AND THIS 21 DAY CHALLENGE IS THAT NEXT STEP FOR ME.

I'M HOPING THAT MY PARTNER STICKS AROUND THIS TIME.

SINCE MY LAST CHALLENGE,

I LEARNED A TON, PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL SKILLS,

FIRE, SHELTER BUILDING.

I'VE BEEN WALKING BAREFOOT, GETTING REALLY STRONG,

SO I FEEL LIKE MY BODY IS READY TO TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE.

SO I WAS COLD IN GUYANA AND THAT WAS, HANDS DOWN,

THE HARDEST PART OF THAT CHALLENGE FOR ME.

AND HERE I'M GONNA BE GETTING COLD EVERY SINGLE NIGHT,

AND THAT TERRIFIES ME.

BUT I HAVE THIS DETERMINATION TO NEVER GIVE UP

IN LITERALLY ANYTHING I DO.

SO I'M STOKED THAT I HAVE A FURTHER FINISH LINE.

I'M GONNA MAKE IT 21 DAYS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN STORE FOR ME OUT THERE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

I LOVE A CHALLENGE. I LOVE GOING OUTSIDE OF MY COMFORT ZONE.

I'M REAL BIG INTO NATURE. HIKING.

BUSHCRAFT, HUNTING AND FISHING AND TRAPPING.

FEEL AT HOME HERE. SO I'M POSITIVE I CAN MAKE IT.

I JUST NEED TO REMEMBER WHO I AM,

HOW MUCH I'VE OVERCOME.

I WAS AN ALL-DISTRICT BASKETBALL PLAYER BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL

MY SENIOR YEAR, ME AND ANOTHER GUY

WE ACTUALLY WENT INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE

AND TOOK MONEY FROM THE REGISTER.

YOU KNOW, JUST BEING STUPID KIDS,

JUST ONE STUPID MISTAKE CAN COST YOU SO MUCH.

I ENDED UP BEING LOCKED UP A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS

WHEN I GOT RELEASED.

THAT IS WHEN I STARTED TAKING LONGER HIKING EXCURSIONS,

YOU KNOW, STAYING OFF GRID FOR FIVE, SIX,

SEVEN DAYS AT A TIME. WELCOME TO MY BACK YARD.

THAT'S WHERE MY LOVE AND MY PASSION FOR BUSHCRAFT STARTED.

WHEN YOU TALK SURVIVAL,

ONE OF THE SAYINGS IS IMPROVISE, ADAPT, AND OVERCOME.

YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD TO ADAPT SO MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE

AND OVERCOME SO MANY OBSTACLES.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S EVER BEEN

ANYBODY IN THE HISTORY OF "NAKED AND AFRAID"

THAT IS MORE READY TO TAKE THIS ON THAN ME.

-I GUESS THIS IS GO TIME. -IT'S TIME TO GET NAKED.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS AGAIN.

AMERICA.

THIS IS JUST AS WEIRD AS THE FIRST TIME.

OFF TO MEET MY PARTNER.

Narrator: WITH 14 DAYS UNDER HER BELT,

JEN IS NO STRANGER TO THE DEMANDS OF THE CHALLENGE.

BUT HER FEAR OF THE COLD COULD BE HER UNDOING.

SHE BEGINS WITH THE PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING

SHE EARNED AT THE END OF HER FAN CHALLENGE -- 6.4.

HERE GOES NOTHING.

Narrator: BRANDON IS NO STRANGER TO ADVERSITY,

BUT HE'S UNTESTED IN A PRIMITIVE ENVIRONMENT.

HE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 6.0.

Brandon: HOW ARE YOU? HELLO.

HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD.

EITHER YOU'RE MY PARTNER

OR IT'S YOUR LOST AND IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY.

[ LAUGHS ]UH, [LAUGHS] RIGHT?

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. OKAY.

THIS IS CRAZY. YEAH.

I'M JEN. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

I'M BRANDON. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?I'M FROM WISCONSIN.

HOW ABOUT YOU?ARKANSAS.

OKAY.

SO THIS IS A BIG WEATHER CHANGE FOR US BOTH I THINK, ACTUALLY.

THIS IS A LITTLE SIMILAR TO WISCONSIN,

BUT WE DON'T RUN AROUND THIS NAKED THERE.

YEAH. YEAH. WELL, IT'S LIKE OVER 100 DEGREES

IN ARKANSAS RIGHT NOW. YEAH. WE RUN AROUND NAKED.

[ LAUGHS ]JUST NOT BAREFOOT. [ LAUGHS ]

OKAY. YEAH.

COOL.SO YOU READY TO DO THIS?

I GUESS SO. YEAH. I MEAN, YES.

YEAH. YEAH.WE-- WE'RE HERE.

I KNOW. IT'S CRAZY, RIGHT?

FOR 21 DAYS AT LEAST.21 DAYS.

YEAH. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.COOL.

YOU WANT TO GO SEE WHAT WE BROUGHT?

YEAH.LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.

I BROUGHT MY BUSH KNIFE.COOL!

IT'S GONNA COME IN HANDY. SO WHAT DID YOU BRING?

I BROUGHT A POT, WHICH IS GREAT FOR BOILING WATER.

YES. -AND IN ORDER TO HAVE A CHANCE

TO SURVIVE THE EXTREME COLD OF BULGARIA...

YES!

...THE SURVIVALISTS ARE ALSO GIVEN A FIRESTARTER.

PERFECT. LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A MAP.

SO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.OKAY.

WE MUST BE IN THIS MEADOW RIGHT HERE.

YEAH. OUR TOP PRIORITY WOULD JUST BE TO...

HEAD TO THE WATER?HEAD TO THE WATER.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TO HIKE DOWN RIVER.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SNAKE, WILD BOAR, WOLVES.

I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY DANGEROUS AREA.

SOME THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR.ABSOLUTELY.

SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY HEAD IN.LET'S GO. WATCH YOUR STEP.

Brandon: 'CAUSE THERE ARE THORNS RIGHT HERE.

BE CAREFUL.

THIS IS PRETTY STEEP.

HAVE YOU BEEN WALKING AROUND BAREFOOT AT ALL?

I WALKED AROUND BAREFOOT FOR LIKE THE LAST MONTH.

AWESOME. ME, TOO.I WALKED MOSTLY ON PAVEMENT.

ASPHALT. OH, WOW. LOOK AT THIS.

-DANG! -THAT'S WATER.

[ Laughing ] OH, WOW!

THIS IS CRAZY.

IT'S STEEP, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO

KIND OF FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET DOWN.

LIKE A STRAIGHT, 90 DEGREE DROP. I MEAN, THAT IS INSANE.

SO DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO GET HURT.

DEFINITE WANT TO DO IT SAFELY.

LET'S FIGURE OUT A PATH TO TAKE IT.

SLOW AND STEADY.

GOOD? Jen: YEAH.

WOW THIS GROUND MOVES. [ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, IT DOES.

THIS WILL DEFINITELY SLIDE OUT FROM UNDERNEATH YOUR FEET.

LET'S BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL.

I THINK WE CAN GET DOWN OVER HERE.

CAREFUL. THANK YOU.

OH, WOW. I CAN SEE THE WATER NOW.

YEAH.

EXTREMELY SOFT DIRT.

COME ON DOWN.

YES. WATER.

GOOD JOB! MADE IT.

[ LAUGHS ] MADE IT.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE TIME TO GET WET.

HOO, HOO-HOO-HOO, HOO-HOO HOO-HOO.

AH, IT'S SO COLD.

[ GROANS ]

OH, MY GOD.YOU GOOD, JEN?

YEAH. HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD ICE BATH IN AWHILE.

BRANDON'S AWESOME.

SO FAR, I THINK WE'VE WORKED REALLY WELL TOGETHER.

SEEMS VERY HELPFUL.

YEP, I GOT YOU.

THANKS. YOU BET.

OH, GOOD. OKAY.

IT'S SUCH A RELIEF TO HAVE A GOOD PARTNER.

SO WHAT KIND OF A SURVIVAL BUSHCRAFT AREAS

ARE YOUR STRONGEST?

THIS IS ACTUALLY MY SECOND TIME AROUND.

SO I DID -- SHUT UP!

WELL, I DID THE 14-DAY FAN CHALLENGE.

WHAT? THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME I'M WITH A CERTIFIED BADASS RIGHT NOW?

IF YOU COMPLETE 14 DAYS OUT HERE, THAT'S AWESOME.

I'M TOTALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 21 DAYS HERE WITH HER.

WHO WAS YOUR PARTNER?

HE TAPPED OUT AFTER 48 HOURS, SO...

FORTY-EIGHT? YEAH.

I TRUSTED HIM AND I NEEDED HIM TO BE THERE WITH ME.

BUT ULTIMATELY, HE LEFT.

SO THIS TIME AROUND, I'M REALLY HOPING

FOR A PARTNER TO SEE 21 WITH ME.

WELL, ABSOLUTELY.

I'M GONNA BE HERE FOR THE LONG RIDE.

I'M NOT GONNA BE LIKE HER LAST PARTNER

AND JUST BE DONE AFTER A FEW DAYS.

IF I LIKE THAT, JUST SLAP ME REAL HARD.

YEAH.BE LIKE, "YOU'RE STAYIN'!"

RIGHT?

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WHOA! SLIPPERY ONE.

Brandon: DEFINITELY BE CAREFUL.

[ BOTH GRUNT ]

[ GROANS ]

[ GROANS ] MY FEET HURT.

IT'S THOSE SMALL, LITTLE JAGGED ROCKS THAT GET ME.

I'LL BE GLAD WHEN WE GET OUT OF THESE ROCKS.

FOR ME, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE BEING NAKED

IS NOT HAVING SHOES.[ GRUNTS ]

HERE, YOU KNOW, BEING BAREFOOTED

TO GO A MILE MIGHT TAKE FOUR OR FIVE HOURS.

[ GROANS ]

REALLY ROCKY.

[ SIGHS ]

HOW YOU DOIN'?JUST TRYIN' TO GO SLOW.

'CAUSE I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO HURT MYSELF.

[ GROANS ]

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I'M NOT AS NIMBLE AND AGILE AS YOU. [ LAUGHS ]

I'M JUST TRYING TO STAY ON THE DRY ONES.

WHOA! [ CHUCKLES ]

-ARE YOU OKAY? -I'M GOOD. OH, YEAH, I'M GOOD.

IT'S JUST SO SLIPPERY.

I STILL DON'T SEE ANY GOOD FLAT PLACES TO POST UP.

AND SET UP CAMP.YEAH.

THESE BANKS ARE TOO STEEP.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP GOING UNTIL

WE CAN FIND A PATH UP.

I JUST WANT TO GET SOMEWHERE

BEFORE THE SUN GOES DOWN COMPLETELY. KEEP LOOKING?

I THINK YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

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OH, GOSH. ARE YOU OKAY?

AAH!

THERE'S NOT ANYTHING FLAT.

WE NEED TO KEEP GOING.

-[ GROANS ] -IT'S COLD AGAIN.

Narrator: HEAT LEAVES THE BODY TWENTY FIVE TIMES FASTER IN COLD WATER

THAN IT DOES IN COLD AIR.

PUTTING THE SURVIVALISTS AT EXTREME RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA,

Jen: JUST WANT A FIRE.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

IT'S NOT GONNA BE MUCH LONGER BEFORE THAT SUN GOES DOWN.

YEAH. WE'RE TRAPPED IN THE RIVER.

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AH, I'M SO COLD!

Jen: THE FOREST AND EVERYTHING HERE IS SO DENSE.

IT'S GETTING DARK AND I KNOW THE TEMPERATURE IS GONNA DROP,

SO I'M GETTING REALLY SCARED.

[ BRANCH CRACKS ]

[ GRUNTS ]

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IT'S FREEZING!

Brandon: MY FEET ARE SWOLLEN AND NUMB.

[ SHIVERS ]

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

IF WE CAN'T FIND A SPOT, WE'RE GONNA FREEZE TO DEATH.

[ HOWLS ]*BLEEP*

IT'S SO COLD!

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Jen: IT'S FREEZING.

Brandon: IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S CLEARING UP, UP HERE.

LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SPOT FOR CAMP.

[ WATER SLOSHES ]MM!

BE CAREFUL, WE CAN'T SEE NOTHING.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A CLEARING UP HERE.

SWEET.

-IT'S COLD. -WELL, FIRE FOR SURE.

I CAN MAKE A TINDER BUNDLE LIKE A BIRD'S NEST.

IT'LL HOLD YOUR SHAVINGS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

THIS SEEMS DRY, SO IT COULD PROBABLY HELP START THE FIRE.

Brandon: IT'S SO COLD AND WE'RE SHIVERING UNCONTROLLABLY.

WITHOUT A FIRE, YOU'RE GONNA FREEZE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO TAP OUT JUST BECAUSE OF THE COLD.

[ GROANS ]

[ ANIMAL CALLS ]

WHAT WAS THAT?I HAVE NO IDEA.

OH, MY GOD.

SO HARD IN THE DARK. YOU WANT TO TRY FOR A MINUTE?

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TIRING AND FRUSTRATING.

♪♪

HELL YEAH!

OH, MY GOD, THAT FEELS SO GOOD.

CHECK OUT OUR FIRE.

[ LAUGHS ]

HOW DO YOU FEEL?OH, MAN, THIS IS AMAZING.

I WAS SO COLD.

THIS IS HOW WE ROLL.

[ LAUGHS ]

DUDE, IF WE END UP, LIKE, BLOWING UP THIS WHOLE MEADOW

TO A FOREST FIRE...YEAH. EXACTLY.

YEAH, WE GOT TO WATCH THIS.

NIGHT ONE. PERSEVERANCE.

NEVER GIVE UP. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.

[ ANIMAL CALLS ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

[ ANIMAL CALLS ]

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GET WARM, MAN.

IF WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT FIRE,

I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO NIGHT NUMBER 2.

IT WAS THAT COLD. IT WAS BRUTAL.

I BROUGHT SOME MORE DRY WOOD OVER HERE.

OH, MY GOD. I WAKE UP AND YOU DO ALL THESE AMAZING THINGS.

LOOK AT THIS. I GOT YOU!

[ GROANS ] TEAMMATES.

OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE THE BEST PARTNER IN THE WORLD!

[ LAUGHS ]

I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE PARTNER THAT I DO.

THANK YOU FOR NOT TRYING TO TAP OUT YET.

[ LAUGHS ]

WELL, THANK YOU FOR NOT TRYING TO TAP OUT YET.

YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]

MY EXPERIENCE WOULD'VE BEEN TOTALLY DIFFERENT IN GUYANA

HAD SOMEONE STUCK AROUND. BUT THIS TIME AROUND,

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ENTIRE 21 DAYS WITH BRANDON.

WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO COME BACK AND DO THIS CHALLENGE AGAIN?

I LOVE IT. LIKE, YOU GET SUCH IN A ZONE.

LIKE, IT'S SO COOL.YEAH?

AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO, LIKE, JUST PUSH THROUGH.

Brandon: JEN IS AN AMAZING PARTNER. SHE'S POSITIVE.

SHE HASN'T BEEN NEGATIVE ABOUT ANYTHING YET SO FAR.

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Brandon: WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY FOOD, ANY WATER.

SO IT IS DEFINITELY TIME TO GO GET SOME WATER.

[ GRUNTS ] OUCH!

THERE ARE THORNS EVERYWHERE, RIGHT HERE.

Jen: YEAH.AH, *BLEEP*

IF THEY AIN'T ON THE TREE, THEY'RE FALLING ON THE GROUND.

MM! MM. MM!

OUCH!

Brandon: THE HIKE IN WAS LONG AND BRUTAL ON THE FEET.

SO MY FEET ARE REALLY HURTING TODAY.

MM!

HOW ARE YOU DOING?IT'S BRUTAL.

YOU NEED SHOES?NO. TAKES A LOT OF TIME.

I JUST THINK IT'D BE NICE TO MAKE SHOES AT SOME POINT.

HAVE YOU SEEN ANY GOOD BARK THAT WE COULD PULL

FOR THE CORDAGE?[ SIGHS ]

EVERYTHING'S SO DRY AND BRITTLE HERE.

[ VOCALIZES ]

[ GRUNTS ]

OKAY, NEXT.

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GROANS ]

WANT ME TO GET THE WATER? [ CHUCKLES ]

I CAN GRAB IT.OKAY.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT BRANDON.

HIS FEET HURT AND HE'S STRUGGLING A BIT.

BUT SAME HERE.

BOTH OF OUR FEET HAVE GOT SOME THORNS IN 'EM.

OW, OW, OUCH!

Jen: WATTA! [WATER]

THANK GOD.

[ GROANS LOUDLY ]

LIKE, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT AN EASY CHALLENGE.

WE'RE NOT HERE FOR COMFORT.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HERE TO PUSH THROUGH.

I THINK A SHELTER WOULD BE COOL.

MAYBE TOMORROW.

I WAS FINE AFTER WE HAD FIRE LAST NIGHT.

SO, I MEAN, SHELTERS, THERE'S NOT REALLY AS IMPORTANT.

WE'VE GOT TO GET SOME FOOD.MY STOMACH FEELS OKAY.

IT'S HITTING ME PRETTY HARD. THERE'S GOT TO BE WILD EDIBLES.

I DON'T KNOW WHY BRANDON'S LOOKING FOR FOOD RIGHT NOW.

HE SAID HIS HUNGER PANGS ARE KICKING IN,

BUT IT'S ONLY DAY TWO.

HONESTLY, GETTING READY FOR THE NIGHT

SHOULD BE OUR TOP PRIORITY.

AND I CAN'T BUILT THE SHELTER WITHOUT HIM.

I KNOW WE'LL NEED MORE WOOD.

I HOPE TO FIND SOME SORT OF FRUIT, LIKE BERRIES.

I WOULD BE A BIG, HUGE MENTAL BOOST.

I WISH I COULD JUST FIND LIKE A HOT DOG TREE OR A PIZZA TREE.

[ LAUGHS ]

A DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER TREE. HUNGER SUCKS.

♪♪

THERE'S NO FOOD HERE. I LOOKED EVERYWHERE.

THERE'S A BUNCH OF FISH.

-OH, WELL, I SEE THEM NOW. -THERE'S A TON.

MM.

WHAT YOU MAKING OVER HERE, ROCK-STAR?

A LITTLE FISH FUNNEL.

IT COMES OUT, FUNNELS BACK IN,

ALMOST LIKE A HEART SHAPE UP TOP WITHOUT IT CONNECTING.

THAT WAY THE FISH SWIM IN AND THEY CAN'T GET OUT.

NICE.

THIS IS IT'S SO HARD TO DO ON ZERO ENERGY.

MY FEET ARE ABOUT TO GIVE UP ON ME TODAY.

-HUH? -MY FEET.

ARE JUST NOT LETTING ME...

THERE'S A LOT OF FISH OUT HERE.

WE WILL EAT THEM. JUST NOT YET.

[ GRUNTS ]

YOU KNOW, MY BODY'S EXHAUSTED. MY FEET ARE EXHAUSTED.

I'M DEFINITELY SURPRISED AT HOW HARD THIS IS,

YOU KNOW, COMING IN,

YOU HAVE THE MINDSET OF THRIVING.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU, PEOPLE, IT'S HARDER THAN IT SEEMS TO BE.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

DAY TWO. [ SIGHS ]

I'M STRUGGLING.

MY FEET ARE SO SWOLLEN AND HOT.

THORNS, SORES, BLISTERS.

THIS IS JUST DAY TWO. MM.

IS THIS LIKE WHAT YOU EXPECTED AT ALL?

I'D SAY WORSE THAN I EXPECTED, ACTUALLY.

YEAH.LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THIS 21 DAYS?

I FEEL LIKE TAPPING OUT IS LIKE A 100 PERCENT A CHOICE.

AND NOTHING THAT, LIKE, YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE

YOU WOULD GET ANYWHERE NEAR FOR ANY REASON.

HOWEVER, YOU'D HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT TAPPING AT ALL?

BUT YOU'RE NOT AT ALL READY TO LEAVE YET?

IT'S A LITTLE DéJà VU.

WE'RE AT LESS THAN 48 HOURS,

AND MY PARTNER JUST DROPS A BOMB ON ME

THAT HE THINKS HE'S GONNA LEAVE LIKE.

LIKE, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A SHELTER STARTED.

I'M READY TO GO.YOU'RE NOT.

LIKE, YOU'RE NOT AT ALL READY TO LEAVE YET?

WE'RE AT LESS THAN 48 HOURS,

AND, LIKE, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A SHELTER STARTED.

MY PARTNER JUST DROPS A BOMB ON ME

THAT HE THINKS HE'S GONNA LEAVE.

IT KIND OF BLOWS MY MIND THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.

LIKE, I HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD SLEEP ON IT?

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♪♪

I FEEL LIKE I COULD THROW UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF MY PARTNER IS GONNA STAY.

UM...

LIKE *BLEEP* DéJà VU, YOU KNOW?

YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING LIKE THAT,

WE'VE GOT THIS AND YOU WERE NEVER GONNA LEAVE,

AND, LIKE, I'M ONLY HERE AGAIN

TO HAVE A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.

I DIDN'T COME HERE HOPING

THAT I'D GET TO FINISH TWENTY ONE DAYS ALONE.

I'VE ALREADY DONE THIS BY MYSELF.

I WANTED TO BE HERE WITH A PARTNER AND DO THIS TOGETHER

AND HAVE THAT FEELING IN THAT CONNECTION

AND THAT LIFELONG PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS, LIKE, WHAT THIS IS,

BECAUSE YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT.

BUT IT'S LIKE NO ONE GETS IT.

IT HURTS MY HEART KNOWING THAT I'M

I'M LETTING YOU DOWN.

LIKE IT, IT REALLY KILLS ME INSIDE.

I'M GONNA TAP. SO SORRY.

Rachel: YOU 100% SURE?

I'M 100% SURE.

SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR PARTNER AND WE'LL GET OUT OF HERE.

I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA ROCK THIS.

OKAY? HEAD STRONG.

YOU'RE GONNA DO AMAZING.

I KNOW IT.SAFE TRAVELS HOME.

BE WELL.

I FEEL LIKE I GAVE IT MY ALL.

EVEN THOUGH I ONLY EVEN -- THIS IS MORE EXTREME

THAN ANYTHING I'VE EVER DONE.

Jen: I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING THROUGH HIS MIND.

I MEAN, HE SAID THAT THE HARDEST THING IS LEAVING ME.

IT SEEMS LIKE A WEAK MOVE RIGHT NOW.

WOULD YOU GIVE ME ME YOUR BAG, AND YOUR NECKLACE?

GONNA HOLD MY HEAD UP HIGH.

KNOW THAT THAT I GAVE IT MY BEST.

SO LONG, BULGARIA.

Narrator: LASTING BARELY 48 HOURS IN THE FRIGID MOUNTAINS OF BULGARIA.

BRANDON'S PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING PLUMMETS FROM 6.0 TO 2.7.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

IT WAS A THOUSAND TIMES HARDER

THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.

I'LL BE AT HOME ROOTING FOR YOUR JEN.

SERIOUSLY, I HOPE YOU MAKE IT. KICK ASS.

♪♪

Jen: MY PARTNER JUST TAPPED OUT.

I TRIED TO SAY WHAT I COULD,

BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE,

YOU KNOW, GET OUT OF THE WAY I GUESS.

YOU JUST HAVE TO TAP INTO THIS WHOLE OTHER LEVEL OF BEING

THAT I THINK HE GOT NOWHERE NEAR.

I DON'T WANT TO COME OFF AS, LIKE, INSENSITIVE,

BUT, DUDE, YOU'RE LEAVING ME STRANDED.

IT'S HARD TO SUGARCOAT IT.

SO. SEE YA.

WHAT'S HIS NAME? I DON'T KNOW.

JUST GOING TO BRING EVERYTHING UP FIRST.

I KNOW THAT I NEED A SHELTER AT SOME POINT.

BUT IN GUYANA I HAD A PRETTY AWESOME SHELTER.

BUT I ALWAYS ENDED UP DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE FIRE,

EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.

SO I'M GONNA KIND OF MAKE MY OWN LITTLE NEST.

WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS MAKE SOME WALLS

AND THEN FILL IT WITH GRASS AND PADDING.

AND I'LL KIND OF BE MY MATTRESS WITHOUT A PARTNER.

I HAVE TO STAY WARM FROM MY OWN BODY HEAT.

SO I'M THINKING WITH LOTS OF PADDING.

HOPEFULLY I'LL BE NICE AND WARM TONIGHT.

I COMPLETED 14.

I'M HERE FOR 21, BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT MY GAME FACE.

I KNOW THAT I CAN DO THIS.

I'M FIERCELY INDEPENDENT. I CAN DO ANYTHING ON MY OWN.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ALONE.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FEMALES FINISH THIS ON THEIR OWN.

THAT'S WHAT INITIALLY INSPIRED ME TO DO THIS.

HELL, YEAH. NIGHT THREE. WE'VE GOT FIRE.

[ ANIMAL CALLING ]

♪♪

I REALLY HOPE THOSE AREN'T WOLVES.

♪♪

IT IS THE START OF DAY FOUR.

I'M A LITTLE CHILLY, BUT I HAVE GOOD FIRE.

HAD A MATTRESS THAT I SLEPT ON, BUT I WAS STILL GETTING COLD

BECAUSE WITHOUT A PARTNER, ONE SIDE, YOU'RE WARM.

THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR BODY DOES GET COLD.

Narrator: JEN IS BURNING 400 CALORIES PER HOUR, SHIVERING AT NIGHT,

RAPIDLY DEPLETING HER BODY'S ENERGY RESERVES.

I'M ALREADY FEELING IT IN MY STOMACH, KIND OF GRUMBLY,

THAT I'M GOING TO NEED SOME FOOD.

♪♪

HERE'S BRANDON'S TRAP.

HE STARTED IT AND DIDN'T FINISH IT.

BUT THERE'S NOT ONE FISH IN SIGHT.

♪♪

I'M JUST SEEING WHAT KIND OF TREES ARE AROUND.

OH, HERE'S SOME DOG ROSE. THESE ARE EVERYWHERE.

Narrator: NATIVE TO NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE,

DOG ROSE BERRIES ARE HIGH IN VITAMIN C

AND ARE OFTEN USED TO TREAT THE COMMON COLD.

Jen: I MIGHT MAKE MY OWN DOG ROSE TEA

AND TRY AND GET SOME VITAMINS AND MINERALS IN ME

AND JUST SOME FLAVOR.

OH, YEAH.

THE FLAVOR IS REALLY GOOD HERE.

THESE ARE GOOD AFTER THEY'RE BOILED.

MMM, MMM, MMM!

LUCKILY, I DON'T FEEL TOO HUNGRY.

I DID EAT A LOT OF PIZZA BEFORE I LEFT,

SO I THINK THAT HELPED.

SO RIGHT NOW MY BODY IS EATING ITS OWN PIZZA,

WHICH IS KIND OF LOVELY TO THINK ABOUT.

'CAUSE PIZZA'S SO GREAT.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY I'M DOING FINE, TO BE HONEST.

UGH! [ LAUGHS ]

SKY IS REALLY PRETTY TONIGHT.

I WANT DAYLIGHT FOREVER.

AND I WANT IT TO SAY THIS TEMPERATURE.

♪♪

[ ANIMAL CALLS ]

♪♪

MM, IT'S COLD. IT'S COLD.

[ GROANS ]

♪♪

SINCE I HAVE SO MANY ROCKS, AND THEY GET VERY WARM,

I'VE PUT TWO IN MY BAG

AND I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF SET MY BAG ON MY FEET,

LAY ON THEM, YOU KNOW, PUT THEM ON TOP OF ME

AND WE'LL SEE IF THIS HELPS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

♪♪

*BLEEP*

*BLEEP*

UGH.

♪♪

OOH!

[ GROANS ]

I'M TRYING TO HEAT MY BODY [SNIFFLES] IN SO MANY WAYS.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A PARTNER ANYMORE.

*BLEEP*

*BLEEP*

[CRYING]

♪♪

[ CRYING ]

Jen: SO LAST NIGHT SUCKED.

IT WAS PROBABLY THE COLDEST IT'S BEEN.

BURNT SOME OF MY BED. [ CHUCKLES ]

SO I'M LIKE, *BLEEP* IT.

[LAUGHS]

AND I'M NOT GONNA LIE, THE COLD, RAINY NIGHTS

IN GUYANA GAVE ME PTSD FOR A WHILE AFTER THAT CHALLENGE.

AND I CAME OUT HERE KNOWING THAT IT WAS GONNA BE COLD.

BUT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEONE TO TAKE TURNS DOING THE FIRE,

IT'S LIKE NO SLEEP AT ALL. MY BODY'S NOT HANDLING THIS.

SO, I MEAN, I COULD MAKE A SHELTER

THAT'S MORE ENCLOSED THAT KEEPS THE FIRE HEAT IN.

BUT I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE ENERGY TO PUT INTO IT.

I WISH I HAD A PARTNER STILL HERE

WHO COULD LIKE HELP MAKE THE SHELTER,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP.

I'M MAKING SOME MODIFICATIONS ON MY CAMP TONIGHT.

I'M GONNA BUILD A TRENCH FIRE ON ONE SIDE OF MY BED.

SO I HAVE TWO FIRES ALONG BOTH SIDES OF ME.

AND I'M HOPING THAT HAVING FIRES ON BOTH SIDES WILL HELP ME OUT.

Narrator: BUILDING AN ELONGATED FIRE ON ONE SIDE

AND HER FIRE PIT ON THE OTHER

WILL ALLOW THE HEAT TO REACH MORE OF JEN'S BODY,

WHILE THE TRENCHES SHOULD PROTECT THE FLAMES

FROM THE WIND.

Jen: RUNNING OUT OF WOOD ISN'T REALLY AN OPTION OUT HERE.

HOPING THIS NEW FIRE PIT WORKS AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.

I'M HOPING THAT I CAN CONTAIN IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

AND THAT I DON'T CATCH ANYTHING ELSE ON FIRE,

LIKE THIS WHOLE MEADOW.

GONNA BE TOASTY!

♪♪

♪♪

I MADE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT.

MUCH WARMER, SLEPT A TON MORE,

HAD TO PUT OUT A COUPLE EARLY FOREST FIRES.

MINOR, BUT YEAH, THIS WAS DEFINITELY MY BEST NIGHT HERE.

I'M FEELING A LITTLE WEAK.

I COULD DEFINITELY USE SOME FOOD.

GETTING COLD AND SHIVERING TAKES UP A LOT OF ENERGY.

I WOULD LOVE TO TRADE OUT ONE OF MY SURVIVAL ITEMS

FOR A JAR OF PEANUT BUTTER.

IF I MAKE A SPEAR, I'LL HAVE A GOOD SHOT AT GETTING SOME FISH.

PEW!

I JUST WANT TO EAT FOOD.

I'M DEFINITELY MOVING A LITTLE SLOW.

I FEEL DIZZY. AND ALMOST FALL OVER.

MY LEGS JUST BUCKLE OUT.

OW!

ALL THESE THINGS ARE INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING.

IT'S HARD OUT HERE.

IT'S JUST HARD TO GET THROUGH.

THERE'S SOME LARGE FISH OVER THERE.

OH, THAT'S A HUGE FISH.

MIGHT BE A TON OF TRIAL AND ERROR.

OH, THEY'RE SO FAST. FISHING'S REALLY HARD.

♪♪

JUST FOUND SOME NETTLES.

I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY TASTE LIKE SPINACH.

SO THIS I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY ITCHY.

NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW TO GET THESE OFF.

THE NETTLES BURN WHEN YOU TOUCH THEM.

AND THEN IT'LL LEAVE KIND OF A REACTION ON YOUR SKIN

AND YOU'LL KEEP ITCHING FOR A WHILE.

BUT IF YOU JUST CUT OFF THE LEAVES,

YOU CAN BOIL THEM IN WATER AND MAKE A TEA

OR A SOUP OR EAT THEM.

SEE I'M ALREADY, I'M ALREADY HURT.

♪♪

♪♪

I THINK I'M JUST GONNA PUT THIS ALL IN THERE,

LIKE, LIKE IT'S SPINACH. AND LET IT BOIL DOWN.

*BLEEP*

♪♪

I'M GONNA TRY SOME OF THESE NETTLES.

JUST GONNA TO TRY ONE.

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NOT BAD.

ACTUALLY, THAT'S KIND OF BAD.

*BLEEP*

♪♪

IT WAS A LITTLE COLD LAST NIGHT.

STILL STOKING THE FIRE, EVEN THOUGH THE SUN'S UP.

IT'S ALL I CAN DO.

SMOKE IS MY LEAST FAVORITE THING TO INHALE.

♪♪

♪♪

[ GASPS ]*BLEEP*

THE WHOLE THING'S GONNA GO.

♪♪

♪♪

[ SNIFFLES ]

EVERYTHING CAUGHT FIRE.

I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT USING A ROCK AND A STICK.

BUT, LIKE I COULD HAVE BEEN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT.

I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.

Man: SEE A BIG FIRE. HELLO.

OH, MY GOD!

[ LAUGHS ]

THE WHOLE THING'S GONNA GO.

♪♪

[ CRYING, SNIFFLES ]

SEE A BIG FIRE. HELLO.

OH, MY GOD!

THERE'S SOMEONE HERE.HEY!

HOW'S IT GOING?

OH, MY GOD! HI, HOW ARE YOU?

I NEED A HUG RIGHT NOW.OKAY. YOU GOT ONE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A BIT.

DID YOU JUST GET HERE?YEAH.

COOL. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?BRANDON.

BRANDON. OH, MY GOD. BRANDON.

[ LAUGHS ] I HAD ANOTHER PARTNER.

HIS NAME IS BRANDON. THIS IS NUTS.

YOU AIN'T GONNA BE ALONE ANYMORE.

I'M REALLY SURPRISED AND JUST THROWN OFF.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

Brandon: I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR HER. AND SHE NEEDS HELP.

I'M JUST GLAD I'M HERE NOW TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HER AND...

WHERE ARE YOU FROM? ARKANSAS.

OH, MY GOD. WHY?!

I'M KIDDING. THAT'S GREAT. [ LAUGHS ]

MM. LET ME GUESS, HE WAS FROM ARKANSAS?

HE WAS FROM ARKANSAS. I HOPE YOU'RE A BETTER BRANDON.

HE GAVE UP AFTER 48 HOURS. YOU WILLBE THE BETTER ONE.

I'VE BEEN LET DOWN BY A COUPLE TOO MANY SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN.

SO HOPEFULLY THE THIRD ONE'S A CHARM.

THIS IS MY SECOND.OH, REALLY?

MY FIRST CHALLENGE, I WAS DOWN IN MEXICO ON A SMALL ISLAND.

OH, MY GOD.I MADE IT 14 DAYS

ON MY FIRST 21 ADVENTURE. I HAD TO TAP.

SO WAS IT A MED TAP? OR DID YOU--?

NO, NO, I CHOSE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET BACK OUT FOR A REDEMPTION.

Narrator: AFTER JEN'S FIRST PARTNER QUIT THE CHALLENGE,

BRANDON WAS GIVEN ANOTHER SHOT TO REDEEM HIMSELF.

AND I DESERVE ANOTHER SHOT AND REDEMPTION.

I TAPPED ON DAY 14, MY FIRST TIME IN MEXICO,

IT'S BEEN RAINING FOR FOUR DAYS STRAIGHT.

Woman: OUR FIRE WENT OUT.

I'VE NEVER PUT MY BODY THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.

I THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

YEAH, I WANT TO TAP.MM-HMM.

WE TAPPED TOGETHER BECAUSE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY,

I WAS JUST BEAT DOWN AT THAT POINT.

I REGRETTED THAT DECISION THE MOMENT I STEPPED IN THAT BOAT.

I REMEMBER JUST LOOKING OFF AND JUST THINKING TO MYSELF,

WHAT DID I DO? I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST QUIT.

I GOT TO RIGHT THAT WRONG. I HAVE TO. I HAVE TO MAKE IT.

SINCE THEN, I HAVE MADE IT MY MISSION

TO BECOME A BETTER SURVIVALIST.

MY HUNTING SKILLS HAVE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED

AND I CAN FISH REALLY GOOD.

Boy: OH, DANG, LOOK AT THAT BABY! MY DAD CAUGHT THAT BARE HANDED.

I KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

I WOULD NEVER LEAVE A PARTNER BEHIND.

WE START SOMETHING, WE'LL FINISH IT.

I WILL NOT, WILL NOT LET Y'ALL DOWN.

GUESS I SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHAT I WISH FOR.

Narrator: BRANDON'S EXPERIENCE OF DEALING WITH HYPOTHERMIA IN MEXICO

SHOULD GIVE HIM THE KNOWLEDGE AND MENTAL PREPAREDNESS

TO DEAL WITH THE COLD IN BULGARIA.

*BLEEP* GETTING REAL.

Narrator: UNCHANGED FROM THE DAY HE TAPPED OUT,

HIS PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING REMAINS AT 6.1.

I'M HERE. I'M NOT LEAVING.I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE BACK.

Jen: I'M WORRIED THAT HE TAPPED BEFORE, BUT,

I KNOW THAT HE'S COMING IN TO PROVE SOMETHING.

SO I'M HOPING THAT HE BROUGHT HIS GAME FACE.

WHAT'S YOUR BACKGROUND?

SO I'VE COMPLETED THE 14-DAY FAN CHALLENGE.

MY PARTNER IN THAT CHALLENGE ALSO LEFT AFTER 48 HOURS.

THE FACT THAT EVERY PARTNER JEN'S HAD SO FAR IS TAPPED OUT.

I DON'T GET THAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY.

BUT I'LL BREAK THAT CURSE.DO YOU HAVE AN ITEM?

OH, YEAH, I DO HAVE AN ITEM. I HAVE...

COOL. ...PARACORD!

I GOT A BUNCH OF IT, SO.YEAH.

WE CAN BUILD A NEW SHELTER.OKAY.

YOU BURNT IT DOWN BEFORE I GOT TO MOVE IN?

THIS IS MY HOME. IT'S NOW ON FIRE.

SURPRISE!

YOU SINGLE HANDEDLY DESTROYED BULGARIA.

RIGHT. IF I DID THAT...THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD.

SO YOU JUST BEEN SLEEPING OUT THERE?

YEAH. OUT IN THE OPEN.JUST IN THE OPEN.

SO THIS IS MY LIVING ROOM.

I HAVE TWO FIREPLACES AND A SKYLIGHT.

I'M SURE THAT CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD.

I WONDER WHAT HE THINKS OF ME? [ LAUGHS ]

BUT HERE I AM. THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WE CAN TAKE THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, WITH PARACORD,

YOU CAN USE IT TO BUILD THE SHELTER.

BUT I THINK WE'LL BE ALRIGHT TONIGHT.

I THINK WITH FEW CHANGES THIS COULD ACTUALLY BE A REALLY,

REALLY NICE SPOT.

WE'LL GET IT DONE.YEAH, TOTALLY.

WE PROBABLY HAVE, LIKE, 45 MINUTES UNTIL IT GETS DARK.

OKAY.WE SHOULD GATHER FIREWOOD.

OKAY. FOR NOW, I GUESS WE CAN JUST RIDE THIS OUT.

MM-HMM.

♪♪

♪♪

OH, MY GOD, WHAT A GAME CHANGER, OF A DAY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

FIRST NIGHT WASN'T THAT BAD.

FIRST NIGHT WAS SOLID.YEAH.

GOT A NEW EYE ON THE PRIZE.MM-HMM.

Jen: I HAVE SUCH A NEW ENERGY WITH BRANDON HERE.

I FEEL WAY BETTER, JUST LIKE A NEW PERSON TODAY.

-OOH, THAT BREEZE. -YEAH.

Brandon: SHELTER'S PRIORITY TODAY.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BLOCK THE WIND.

SO WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS IT'S TAKING TWO

DECENT-SIZED LOGS, AND FOR THE ROOF,

WE'LL JUST LAY *BLEEP* ON TOP.

I LIKE HIS ENERGY AND HIS FOCUS AND HIS READINESS.

THIS IS WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED IS A PARTNER HERE

TO WORK TOGETHER WITH AND TO CONQUER THIS WITH.

YOU WANT TO SEARCH ALONG THE RIVER?

YES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

♪♪

I GOT TO FIND THE RIGHT WOOD AROUND HERE.

YOU GOT TO WORK WITH WHAT YOU GOT TO WORK WITH SO.

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SMOKE?

♪♪

Jen: OH, MY GOD. THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S AT OUR CAMP.

♪♪

OH, MY GOD!

THERE'S FIRE EVERYWHERE!

[ CRIES ]

-WE'RE GONNA MAKE A SHELTER! -YEAH.

Narrator: OVER THE LAST EIGHT DAYS,

JEN HAS FACED THE LOSS OF HER PARTNER...

LIKE *BLEEP* DéJà VU HERE.

...BATTLED THE FIERCE BULGARIAN COLD...

...AND FOUGHT MULTIPLE BRUSH FIRES.

OH, MY GOD! Brandon: HELLO.

Narrator: THEN A SURPRISE ON DAY SEVEN...

THERE'S SOMEONE HERE.HEY!

...A FORMER "NAKED AND AFRAID" SURVIVALIST

WHO ABANDONED HIS FIRST CHALLENGE ON DAY 14...

-YEAH, I WANNA TAP. -MM-HMM.

...WAS BROUGHT IN TO REDEEM HIMSELF

AND HELP JEN COMPLETE HER 21 DAYS.

WELCOME TO MY HOME.

NOW, THE NEW PAIR OF SURVIVALISTS

ARE SEARCHING THE RIVER AREA FOR BUILDING MATERIALS.

OH, MY GOD, THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S AT OUR CAMP.

HOLY *BLEEP*

THERE'S FIRE EVERYWHERE.

[ CRIES ]

Brandon: WHAT THE *BLEEP* DO WE DO NOW?

OH, MY GOD, WE HAVE TO PUT THIS OUT!

-HELP! -COMING!

*BLEEP* HUGE! OH, MY GOD.

SON OF A BITCH.

Rachel: BE CAREFUL!

YOU GUYS OKAY?YEAH.

*BLEEP*

-CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. -HERE'S A SATELLITE PHONE.

YOU GUYS, WE GOT TO STOP THIS ONE BEFORE IT HITS THIS TREE!

HELP ME!

THIS TREE GOES UP.

THIS ONE I'M WORRIED ABOUT, THIS IS GONNA GO UP LIKE A *BLEEP*.

FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HELP.

YOU STAY OUT OF THERE.

PULL BACK, OKAY?

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET HURT.

OUR FIRE WAS OUT. THERE WAS NOTHING.

-IT JUST SPREAD SO FAST. -THERE WAS NOTHING.

THE SECOND WE SAW IT. IT WAS CONTAIN--

IT WAS LIKE A REASONABLE-- -WE WERE ON THE BACKSIDE...

AND IT JUST BLEW UP.

THIS IS DAY TWO FOR ME.

I JUST GOT HERE.

Rachel: ARE YOU OKAY?

Brandon: WE'VE GOT TO GET ACROSS THE RIVER.

Jen: COME ON, BRANDON. LET'S JUST GET ACROSS THE RIVER.

[ Crying ] OH, MY GOD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.

[ CRIES ]

I JUST HOPE IT STOPS.

♪♪

DOWN HERE, DOWN HERE.

Rachel: IT'S TAKEN ABOUT TWO HOURS,

BUT THE CREW HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE.

BUT EVERYTHING IS STILL VERY HOT AND SMOLDERING.

♪♪

[ SPEAKING BULGARIAN ]

-LOOKS LIKE THE FIRE'S OUT. -YEAH. LET'S SEE WHAT'S LEFT.

Brandon: IF THERE'S ANYTHING LEFT AT ALL.

[ CHUCKLES ] WOW.THIS IS INSANITY.

Narrator: THE FIRE IS NO LONGER A THREAT,

BUT THE MEADOW WHERE THEY SET UP CAMP

HAS BEEN CHARRED ACROSS AN AREA THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD.

IT LOOKS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.YEAH, SCORCHED.

COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.OH, MY GOD.

Brandon: THE FIRE DOES NOT DETER ME AT ALL

FROM COMPLETING THE CHALLENGE JUST SET US BACK A LITTLE BIT,

BUT IT'S NOTHING WE CAN'T GET PAST.

STILL GOT NOT 19 MORE DAYS TO GO.

I MEAN, IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE THAN WHAT IT'S ALREADY BEEN.

WHAT DO YOU SEE OVER THERE?

WELL, MAYBE WE CAN MOVE OUR SHELTER BACK IN HERE.

RIGHT.

WE ALREADY HAVE SOME NATURAL SHADE.

YEAH.

THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE WIND

JUST CAME THROUGH AND SPARKED IT UP REAL QUICK

AND IT CAUGHT ALLTHE GRASS ON FIRE.

SO NOW I'M THINKING, "LET'S PLAY IT SAFE."

♪♪

WE CAN MOVE OUR FIRES AND OUR ROCKS OVER HERE.

WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE WIND BREAKAGE.

THE NEW PLAN IS TO MOVE OUR SHELTER OUT OF THE OPEN AREA.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE SAFER NOW

THAT EVERYTHING'S BASICALLY BURNED.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO REBUILD OUR HOME,

ADD SOME WALLS AND CONTAIN EVERYTHING A LITTLE BETTER.

WE NEED TO GET UP AT LEAST ONE WALL BEFORE WE GO TO BED.

CHOPPING THE WOOD,

IT TAKES A LOT OF PHYSICAL EXERTION OUT OF YOU.

Jen: BRANDON'S AWESOME FOR CUTTING THE WOOD.

THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL.

WE HAD SOME GOOD TEAMWORK WITH OUR SHELTER.

♪♪

SEE HOW I GOT THIS LIKE THIS.

DO THE SAME THING ON THE OTHER SIDE.

SWEET!

NICE WE HAVE PARACORD.

THEN ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS STACK THE *BLEEP* TOP OF IT.

KINDA LIKE THIS. IT FEELS COZY AND LIKE WE'RE ENCLOSED.

IT'S GOOD. IT'S HOMEY.

WE STARTED OUR FIRES. IT WAS AN EXCITING DAY.

OH, *BLEEP* YEAH.

WE'VE GOT OUR CUTE LITTLE SHELTER GOING ON. LOOKS GOOD.

DUDE, CHECK OUT THIS VIEW. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

WE'RE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE. SO PUSH THROUGH.

WE'RE HERE. YAY!YEAH.

BULGARIA'S BEEN A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

AND DEFINITELY ONE WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA REMEMBER.

KILLIN' IT. WINNING.

[ ANIMAL CALLS ]

[ CALLING CONTINUES ]

[ HOWLING ]

A WOLF!

♪♪

YOU'RE ON DAY NINE, IT'S ONLY DAY THREE FOR ME SO.

DUDE, PARTNER'S STUCK AROUND THE LONGEST OUT OF ANYONE.

THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.I'VE BEAT TO TWO GUYS ALREADY.

YEAH. YEP.

♪♪

Jen: I'VE NEVER HAD A PARTNER LAST THIS FAR

INTO THE CHALLENGE WITH ME,

SO HAVING BRANDON HERE HAS BEEN REALLY NICE JUST FOR MY SANITY.

HE'S GOT MY BACK AND WE CAN SPLIT THE TASKS

AND GET THINGS DONE TOGETHER.

I'M REALLY THINKING ABOUT FOOD QUITE A BIT.

GETTING TOUGH, GETTING A LITTLE SKINNY.

I STILL FEEL STRONG. CHECK OUT THIS PIPE.

HOW ARE YOU ON FOOD?

I'VE GOT A SUPPLY OF FAT I CAN LIVE OFF FOR DAYS.

I'M MUCH MORE WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

♪♪

OH, WAIT OH! OH, YEAH.

SO I JUST FOUND A BLACKBERRY TREE.

BUT IF THEY'RE RED, THEY'RE NOT RIPE YET.

AND THESE ARE ALL PRIMARILY RED. THE RED. BUT I DON'T CARE.

OH, YEAH.

THEY'RE NOT VERY RIPE. WHATEVER.I DON'T CARE.

WHAT YOU THINK?

BETTER THAN NOTHIN'.

OH.

OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR!

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

♪♪

IT'S CRAZY HOW MANY LEAVES ARE ALREADY FALLING.

Brandon: YOU CAN SEE THE TREES ARE STARTING TO TURN.

YEAH, IT'S NOT SUMMER ANYMORE AND WE'RE FEELING IT.

AND THAT'S GETTING COLDER. THE DAYS ARE GETTING SHORTER.

WISH IT DIDN'T GET AS COLD AT NIGHT.

Jen: YOU CAN FEEL THE TEMPERATURE CHANGING.

YOU KNOW, IT'S FALL RIGHT NOW

AND EVERYTHING'S JUST GETTING COLDER EVERY DAY.

♪♪

BETTER GET READY FOR THE NIGHT AGAIN.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I'M GONNA REST FOR A SECOND.

Brandon: IT'S ONLY MY DAY THREE AND I'M VERY TIRED ALREADY.

I'VE GOT I'VE REALLY GOT TO PACE MYSELF.

I DON'T WANT TO JUST JUMP FULL AHEAD

AND WEAR MYSELF OUT TOO QUICK.

SO I'M JUST GATHERING WOOD AND CARRYING TONS OF LOGS

UP THE HILL.

OUCH, THIS GUY MEANS BUSINESS.

[ GASPS ]

WHOO! THIS IS A WORKOUT.

THIS CHALLENGE, YOU'RE ALWAYS TACKLING SOMETHING

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE GONNA FALL BEHIND.

YOU HAVETO GATHER FIREWOOD. YOU HAVETO BOIL WATER.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO IMPROVE YOUR SITUATION

OR YOU'RE JUST GONNA START TO STRUGGLE EVEN MORE.

♪♪

[ GRUNTS ]BRANDON'S TIRED.

I MEAN, THE FIRST FEW DAYS I WAS HERE, I SLEPT A LOT.

SO I THINK HE'S RESTING QUITE A BIT.

I'M IMPRESSED. YOU CAN FALL ASLEEP THIS EARLY.

THAT'S THE GOAL -- GET TO SLEEP EARLY,

BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'LL BE UP LATER.

Jen: HERE'S THE WOOD WE HAVE FOR TONIGHT SO FAR.

EVERY TIME I GATHER WOOD, I STILL THINK IT'S NOT ENOUGH.

NIGHTS FREAK ME OUT. SO I'M HOPING TONIGHT'S GOOD.

[ SIGHS ]

♪♪

[ BRANDON SHIVERS ]

Jen: MM-HMM.

[ JEN GROANS ]

[ GROANS, SHIVERS ]

YOU OKAY?

Jen: I CAN'T FEEL MY FEET.

OH, MY *BLEEP* FEET.

IF YOU STAND UP, YOU IMMEDIATELY KIND OF BUCKLE OVER.

[ SHIVERING ]

THERE'S A LOT OF SMOKE YOU'RE INHALING.

[ COUGHS ]

YOU'RE FREEZING, JUST TRYING TO STAY WARM.

IT'S TOUGH.

[ CRIES, SNIFFLES ]

Brandon: LAST NIGHT WAS COLD,

IT WAS THE COLDEST NIGHT SO FAR

THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH OUT HERE.

Jen: I DON'T THINK I SLEPT AT ALL LAST NIGHT.

SO AT NIGHT, I SHIVER LIKE CRAZY.

SO I'M SHAKE...AND BAKE.

AND THIS GUY WARMS ME UP.

HERE'S A HEATER.SHE, LIKE, DOESN'T SHIVER.

SHE, LIKE, CONVULSES. LIKE, IT'S JUST UNSETTLING.

SO THEN I'LL JUST TAKE THESE ARMS,

PULLED HER IN AND SHE WARMS BACK UP.

I'M THANKFUL FOR HIM, VERY MUCH.

Brandon: WE MADE IT THROUGH. I'M NOT GONNA LET HER GET COLD.

IF I CAN FIX THAT, I'LL FIX IT.

SHE NEEDS THIS SO I GOT HER BACK.

I'M STILL NOT BEEN HIT BY HUNGER YET,

BUT JEN'S ENERGY LEVEL IS PRETTY LOW RIGHT NOW.

I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR HER.

WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY

TO GET HER MORE PROTEIN AND MORE FOOD ENERGY IN HER.

ONE OF THE KEYS TO MAKING A REALLY GOOD SPEAR TO FISH WITH

IS YOU DON'T WANT JUST ONE POINT.

YOU WANT IT TO HAVE MULTIPLE POINTS.

SO RIGHT NOW I'M SPLITTING THE WOOD,

TO GIVE IT MORE, PRETTY MUCH JUST,

YOU KNOW, MORE SURFACE AREA.

A FISH WOULD BE AWESOME.

A FISH WOULD BE AWESOME IT WOULD BE A BIG BOOST.

I JUST WANT TO FIND ANOTHER BLACKBERRY TREE.

OOH.

OH, MAN.

I'M MOVING LIKE A SLOTH.

I'M VERY LOW ENERGY.

I MEAN, MY CIRCULATION'S *BLEEP*.

Narrator: OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS,

JEN HAS BEEN BURNING OVER 4000 CALORIES PER NIGHT, SHIVERING.

SHE'S LOSING MORE THAN A POUND PER DAY.

BECAUSE OF THE COLD, HER BODY IS ALSO REDUCING BLOOD FLOW

TO HER EXTREMITIES TO HELP KEEP HER VITAL ORGANS WARM.

MY FEET ARE NUMB THROUGH THE ENTIRE NIGHT

AND INTO A PART OF THE MORNING, AND THAT'S NOT NORMAL.

SO I GET WORRIED PHYSICALLY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW

WHAT I'M ACTUALLY DOING TO MY BODY.

*BLEEP*

♪♪

♪♪

Brandon: OH, I SEE A BUNCH OF FISH.

I'M JUST TRYING TO STAY STILL ENOUGH TO SEE HOW CLOSE

I CAN GET THE FISH TO ME.

SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS PUSH THEM UP IN THE SHALLOW WATER.

GET EM UP IN THE SHALLOWS

TROUT RIGHT HERE.

DAMN IT.

OH, MY GOD. MORE BLACKBERRIES.

THIS IS WHAT I'M LIVING OFF OF FOR 21 DAYS.

EVEN THEN, THEY DON'T SEEM COMPLETELY RIPE.

THERE'S STILL A DECENT FLAVOR AND SOME NUTRIENTS IN 'EM.

Narrator: ONE BLACKBERRY PROVIDES BARELY 3 CALORIES.

TO STOP LOSING WEIGHT, JEN WOULD HAVE TO CONSUME

MORE THAN 1,300 OF THEM A DAY.

[ BELCHES ] EXCUSE ME.

HOW'S IT GOING?IT'S GOING.

TRYING TO SPEAR SOME FISH?YEAH.

WHOA, THERE'S SOME BIG FISH HERE.

YEAH, *BLEEP*.

I'M ABOUT TO CATCH SOMETHING.

♪♪

*BLEEP* NOPE.

I WAS CLOSE, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TRY SOME DIFFERENT.

*BLEEP*

SPEARING, I FEEL LIKE YOU'D HAVE TO BE REALLY QUICK,

HAVE INCREDIBLE AIM AND A VERY SHARP SPEAR.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO THINK OF MYSELF AS PROFESSIONAL.

RIGHT THERE IS THAT TRAP THAT BRANDON STARTED.

IS THAT WHAT THIS THING IS?

YOU YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AND SEE, LIKE, IF YOU CAN MODIFY IT?

YEAH. HE WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LITTLE ENTRANCE IN A FUNNEL.

SO THEY'LL COME UP IN THAT AREA

AND THEN NOT BE ABLE TO COME BACK OUT.

REALISTICALLY, YOU'D WANT IT, LIKE AN "M"

AND HAVE THE OPENING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE M.

I THINK THAT WOULD JUST LIKE BOOST EVERYTHING, LIKE,

OH MY GOD, WE GOT TO FISH SOMEHOW.

BRANDON'S GONNA FINISH WHAT BRANDON STARTED.

SORT OF SOME OF MY STRENGTHS AND SURVIVAL ARE,

I THINK MYSELF AS BEING PRETTY CLEVER AND ADAPTIVE.

I'M GONNA LEAVE THESE FISH ALONE THE REST OF THE DAY.

COME BACK IN THE MORNING, AND SEE WHAT I GOT IN HERE.

YEAH, I'M JUST GONNA SIT DOWN.

WHOA.

Jen: I KNOW THAT BRANDON HAS SOME IDEAS ON LIKE TRAPS

AND FISHING, WHICH I DON'T.

AND WE'LL SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN COME UP WITH.

I JUST WANT TO EAT SOMETHING.

THERE'S A LOT OF NETTLES RIGHT HERE.

I NEED NUTRIENTS.

I'M GONNA TRY THE NETTLES ONE MORE TIME.

OW, THESE ARE SO SPIKY.

OW! OH, METALS.

MY FINGERS ARE STINGING RIGHT NOW.

ONCE THESE BOIL DOWN, THOUGH, THEY'LL BE GOOD FOR YOU.

THROW THESE IN, THAT SHOULD BE A GOOD AMOUNT, ACTUALLY.

THANKS A TON. BOIL THAT UP.

LISTEN, DOG ROSE JUST TO GIVE IT AN ADDITIONAL FLAVOR.

HONESTLY, I REALLY WANT SOME REAL FOOD LIKE

I'M GONNA MAKE SOME NETTLE SOUP.

DO I REALLY WANT NETTLE SOUP? [ LAUGHS ]

DO YOUREALLY WANT NETTLE SOUP? [ LAUGHS ]

ALRIGHT. HERE WE GO. SOUP.

YOU KNOW, I JUST GNAW I'M A LITTLE BERRIES

AND BOIL THINGS UP AND CALL THEM TEA AND SOUP.

FISHING'S REALLY HARD AND IT'S HARD OUT HERE.

THIS IS THIS IS WHAT THE CHALLENGE IS.

IT'S JUST HARD TO GET THROUGH.

I MIGHT CRY IF BRANDON COMES UP WITH A FISH.

ANY LUCK?NO. GOT CLOSE.

I'VE GOT SOME PRETTY SOUP ON THE FIRE.

AM I SUPPOSED TO EAT THE LEAVES?YOU CAN EAT LEAVES.

SEE HOW DARK IT GETS?

INDEED GOT DARK.

I'M HUNGRY.

YOU CAN STILL SEE THE LITTLE SPIKES ON THERE, THOUGH.

I WONDER IF THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BOIL OFF OR DOWN A LITTLE MORE?

I DON'T KNOW. HERE, I'LL EAT IT.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

MY FIRST TIME HAVING NETTLE.

♪♪

Jen: I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY'RE LIKE SPINACH

AND THEY WEREN'T THAT GREAT.

BUT I ATE 'EM ANYWAY.

[ SIGHS ] LIKE PAPER. IT TASTES LIKE PAPER.

NO, IT DOESN'T TASTE ANYTHING SPINACH AT ALL.

I MEAN, I DISSOLVED AS SOON AS IT WENT IN MY MOUTH.

TO ME IT TASTED LIKE WET, OLD PAPER.

YOU LIKE PAPER, APPARENTLY.

I'M HUNGRY.THEN YOU LIKE PAPER.

PAPER.[ BOTH LAUGH ]

MNH-MNH.HOT, WILTY, PAPER.

I'LL TAKE ANY BITE OF FOOD THAT I CAN GET.

THESE ARE NASTY.I NEED SOMETHING.

I DO NOT CARE FOR THE NETTLE SOUP.

HOPEFULLY FISH TOMORROW.

REALLY WANT A FISH.

I REALLY WANT ONE OF THOSE FISHES.

♪♪

Jen: TO BE HONEST, BRANDON'S SLEEPING QUITE A BIT.

LIKE, FIVE TO EIGHT, I WANT TO WORK THOSE ENTIRE THREE HOURS

AND HE'S TYPICALLY SNOOZING EARLY BY THEN.

AND THAT'S A LITTLE CHALLENGING

BECAUSE I FEEL TIRED AND THE LAST TWO NIGHTS

I'VE GOTTEN ALMOST ALL THE FIREWOOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

I'M *BLEEP* FREEZING ALREADY.

MM-HMM.

♪♪

I'M FREEZING. EVERY MORNING, WE'RE FREEZING.

Brandon: OOH, WAS THE WORST NIGHT WE'VE HAD SO FAR.

LIKE, HURT YOUR BONES COLD.

I'M STILL TRYING TO FEEL MY FEET.

FEET ARE BUNDLED UP WITH A HOT ROCK IN 'EM.

I CAN'T BE BY THIS. [ SIGHS ]

DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO.

Narrator: OH, THE LONG, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS HUDDLING IN THE COLD

ARE AFFECTING JEN'S COGNITIVE ABILITIES

AND THE CONSTANT SHIVERING IS ALSO DAMAGING HER MUSCLE TISSUE,

CAUSING HER INCREASING PAIN.

[ SNIFFLES, CRYING ]

HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?

[ SNIFFLING ]

WHAT'S WRONG?

ARE YOU JUST TIRED?

MY LEGS HURT. [ SNIFFLES ]

I JUST FALL OVER.

AND I'M SO HUNGRY.

[ BREATHES SHAKILY ]

♪♪

[ SNIFFLES ]

IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER THAT WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE.

I'M SO HUNGRY!

YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

JEN, DID NOT TAKE LAST NIGHT VERY WELL.

SHE'S NOT HOLDING UP, I MEAN,

SHE HAS NOTHING TO LOSE, NO WEIGHT TO LOSE.

IT'S JUST LIKE IT'S CONSUMING HER SOUL.

WE GOT THIS. WE GOT IT.

♪♪

OKAY.

I'M GONNA DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO BE A TEAM PLAYER WITH HER.

I JUST GONNA KEEP REMINDING MYSELF WHY I'M HERE.

IT'S IT'S THAT WILL TO FINISH.

AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE NOW.

I'M GONNA GO CHECK THE FISH TRAP.

IT WOULD JUST BE A BIG BOOST, IF I COULD GET HER ONE FISH.

I'M TRYING TO BE A GREAT PARTNER.

OOH!

ALRIGHT THEN.

Jen: THIS CHALLENGE FEELS WAY HARDER THAN GUYANA.

I FEEL DIZZY.

AND I'M JUST NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.

♪♪

[ GROANS ]

I DON'T THINK THAT TRIP'S GONNA WORK.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? AS LONG AS ONE OF US

CAN STAY POSITIVE AND FOCUSED, IT WILL DRIVE THE OTHER ONE.

Brandon: HEY, HOW ABOUT IF I CALLED US SOMETHING TO EAT?

WOULD THAT BOOST YOUR MORALE A LITTLE BIT?

PROBABLY.

SO GETTING US A MEAL FOR THE NIGHT.

MM-HMM.

♪♪

♪♪

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

[ LAUGHS ]

JEN, WILL YOU BE MY BULGARIAN BRIDE?

PUT HIM IN MY BAG, YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]

THANK GOD THAT CRAB SHOWED UP.

I COULDN'T LET HIM GO.

HE PINCHES HARD.

WE GOT THIS, OKAY?

I CAN'T LET SOMEBODY TAP, BECAUSE I DID THAT.

AND I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE AFTERWARDS.

THERE YOU GO.

GOT IT FOR YOU, IT'S ALL YOURS.

YOU NEED IT WAY MORE THAN I DO.

ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW.

FEELING ANY BETTER,

NOW THAT YOU'RE EATING SOMETHING REAL?

WOW. OH, MY GOD.

IT'S A SMALL PORTION OF FOOD, BUT ANYTHING HELPS.

I FEEL BETTER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

IT'S A GAME CHANGER.

I WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH YOU

AND FIND WAYS TO MOTIVATE YOU AND GET YOU THROUGH THIS.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

IT MEANS A LOT.I'M NOT QUITTING ON YOU.

YOU'RE THE BEST PARTNER I'VE EVER HAD.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

♪♪

THE WEATHER HERE IS DEFINITELY CHANGING AND NOT FOR THE BEST.

WITH HOW COLD IT'S BEEN GETTING EVERY NIGHT.

I'D SAY WE JUST STACK THE ROCKS UP.

MAKE, LIKE BRICK WALLS?YEAH. USE THE MUD AS MORTAR.

SO I'M JUST GONNA START, PRETTY MUCH RIGHT HERE.

Narrator: JEN AND BRANDON ARE BUILDING A SHORT STONE ENCLOSURE

AROUND THEIR SHELTER,

USING MUD AND ROCKS TO CREATE A BARRIER AGAINST THE WIND.

WELL, I WORK ON OUR GREAT WALL.

HEY, I'M GONNA START ON THESE ROCKS.

ONCE WE GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF.

WE'LL GET SOME SLEEP. WE WILL.

IT WILL FIX ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAVE OUT HERE.

THE ELEMENTS, THE TEMPERATURE.

ROCK WALL!

ROCKS ROCK.

MY JOB RIGHT NOW IS MAKING MUD.

BULGARIAN CONCRETE.

MAYBE YOU JUST PLOP IT.

WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE FIRE

WILL ACTUALLY DRY IT OUT.

AND THE ROOT FIBERS AND ALL THE GRASS

THAT'S IN THIS WILL HELP SEAL IT IT TOGETHER, EVEN BETTER.

COOL.

FEELIN' BETTER?

JUST SLOW, BUT BETTER. IT'S HARD.

MAKING A BADASS SHELTER, IT'S LIKE A CASTLE.

LITERALLY THE CASTLE WITH STONE WALLS AND ALL.

OH, MAN. SUN IS JUST GOING DOWN A LITTLE.

♪♪

YOU THINK THAT'S ENOUGH?

WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH STONES FOR RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.IT SHOULD DO SOMETHING.

SHOULD HOLD A LITTLE BIT OF HEAT IN.

I'M GONNA GO GATHER A BUNCH OF FIREWOOD.

OKAY.

OOH, THAT'LL BURN, AWHILE.

I THINK BRANDON'S GOT HIS GAME FACE ON.

I'M THANKFUL FOR MY PARTNER.

Jen: NICE PIECE OF WOOD.

I REALLY WANT TO SLEEP TONIGHT. I HAVEN'T SLEPT IN TWO NIGHTS.

TONIGHT'S GONNA BE BETTER THAN LAST NIGHT.

IT'S GONNA BE.

IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY WINDY.

MM.

♪♪

IT'S COLD AGAIN.

[ GROANS ]

THE WALLS AREN'T REALLY HELPING ME.

♪♪

[ GROANS ]

*BLEEP*

Narrator: JEN'S BODY, ALREADY STRIPPED OF FAT RESERVES AND LOW IN MUSCLE,

IS FURTHER REDUCING THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO HER EXTREMITIES

TO KEEP HER VITAL ORGANS WARM

AND PREVENT THEM FROM SHUTTING DOWN.

AND THE DIPPING TEMPERATURES ARE CAUSING HER MUSCLES

TO CONTINUALLY CONTRACT TO RETAIN HEAT,

CAUSING HER INCREASING PAIN.

*BLEEP* COLD!

LIKE, IT'S FREEZING.

SO COLD!

[ HIGH-PITCHED ] IT'S SO COLD!

[ WHIMPERING ]

♪♪

♪♪

YOU OKAY?

BECAUSE YOU JUST HAD TO MOVE YOUR OWN ARM

WITH YOUR OTHER ARM.

EVERYTHING HURTS.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T EVEN LIFT ROCKS ANYMORE.

LIKE MY BODY IS JUST FAILING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE I CAN'T EVEN STAND UP THROUGH THE DAY.

I FEEL LIKE I'M CONTINUOUSLY BREAKING DOWN

AND JUST NOT SEEING THE UP.

LIKE, WHEN WE EAT SMALL BITES OF FOOD,

I DON'T EVEN FEEL BETTER.

LIKE I WANTED TO COME OUT HERE AND LIKE TOP MY LAST CHALLENGE,

BUT THEY'RE SO DIFFERENT.

[ SNIFFLES ] LIKE...

THEY'RE INCOMPARABLE.

LIKE, MY BODY DOESN'T FEEL HOW IT DID IN THE OTHER ONE.

LIKE MY BODY'S...

AND I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

I THOUGHT I COULD DO 21, BUT JUST EVERYDAY

I JUST DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE IT.

[ Crying ] I WANNA GO HOME.

♪♪

Rachel: I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO TAP?

REALLY? -YEAH. I'M SURE.

SURE? 100 PERCENT?

SAY YOUR GOOD BYES.

[ CRIES ]

♪♪

I WILL.

YOU CAN DO IT. I'M SO SORRY I'M LEAVING.

IT'S OKAY. YOU'VE GOT THIS.

GET YOUR 21.

[ INHALES, EXHALES SHARPLY ]

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, BRANDON.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[ CRIES ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT.

BYE BRANDON. BYE.

Brandon: I'VE BEEN THERE, I KNOW THAT FEELING.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

AND IT WAS LIKE WATCHING MYSELF AGAIN.

Jen: THE NIGHTS GOT ME.

LIKE I JUST GET GOOSE BUMPS FROM BEING OUT HERE

NAKED IN THE COLD.

AND I AM GOING HOME.

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE THE ONE LEAVING MY PARTNER,

BUT THIS IS THE END FOR ME.

Narrator: AFTER 13 DAYS IN THE BALKAN MOUNTAINS,

INCLUDING FOUR DAYS ALL ALONE,

JEN'S FIGHT WITH THE CHILLING NIGHTS ENDS IN DEFEAT,

DESPITE A STRONG MENTAL ATTITUDE AND A DETERMINED SPIRIT.

HER PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING DROPS FROM A 6.4 TO A 5.6.

Jen: BULGARIA'S IS A BEAST. AND IT GOT ME.

♪♪

♪♪

Brandon: SO IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GONNA BE ON MY OWN.

13 DAYS BY MYSELF.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A HARDER CHALLENGE THAN MY FIRST ONE.

MAYBE EVEN MORE SO NOW THAT I'M ALONE.

I NEED TO GET FIREWOOD EVERYDAY BY MYSELF,

THEN AT NIGHT, I NEED TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING BY MYSELF ALSO.

IT'S A LITTLE DAUNTING, YOU KNOW.

I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THAT, BUT I CAN DO IT.

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE NOW.

WISH WE HADN'T BURNED EVERYTHING DOWN,

I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME GREENER STUFF CLOSER.

I CAME INTO THIS CHALLENGE WITH ONE GOAL

AND THAT GOAL WAS TO GET MY REDEMPTION AND GET MY 21.

THERE IS NO QUIT. THERE'S NO TAPPING.

I GOT THIS.

TWO WEEKS AIN'T NOTHING.

LET'S DO THIS.

♪♪

♪♪

IT'S NIGHT, I'M BY MYSELF. IT'S FREAKING GETTING COLDER.

GOT TO BE A SPECIAL PERSON, TO WANT TO DO THIS.

YOU GOT TO BE A SPECIAL PERSON.

IT IS DARK.

I MEAN *BLEEP*

KEEP HEARING STUFF, KEEP HEARING SOMETHING MOVE ALONG.

WHAT THE HELL?

I WISH SHE HADN'T LEFT.

WITHOUT A PARTNER. IT'S A SCARY.

[ ANIMALS CALLING ]*BLEEP*

♪♪

WE'RE REALLY LOVING OUR DIRTY LOOKS.

WE DO LOOK LIKE *BLEEP*.NO, IT'S PRETTY GREAT.

I'M A NATURAL BLOND, IN CASE Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW.

I JOKE, THIS IS WHEN I FILL IN MY EYEBROWS THE MOST.

I HAVE I DON'T DO THAT. HAVE ONE EYEBROW.

WOW, DO I HAVE EYEBROWS RIGHT NOW?

I HAVE ONE.YEAH. YOUR UNIBROW IS INSANE.

♪♪

HEY, YOU GOT RID OF YOUR UNIBROW!

YEAH.

I LOVE OUR DIRTY FACE, I THINK IT LOOKS COOL.

ME TOO.

♪♪

FIRST, NIGHT OUT HERE ALONE, SUCKED.

DAY EIGHT.

IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY WINDY.

IT'S CLOUDY, SO I HAVE A FEELING I'M GONNA HAVE RAIN TONIGHT.

MY FIRST TIME AND DOWN IN MEXICO...

I TAPPED ON DAY 14, BECAUSE THE STORM HIT

AND THEN HYPOTHERMIA.

I KNEW AFTER I TAPPED THAT I COULD HAVE FINISHED.

ALL I HAD TO DO WAS

JUST RIDE OUT THAT STORM A LITTLE BIT LONGER. THAT'S THAT I'M GONNA DO.

THIS TIME, I'M GONNA BE PREPARED. STAY PREPARED.

STAY READY.

♪♪

THAT IS A COLD BREEZE.

A LOT OF WORK TO DO ON THE SHELTER.

WALLS.

I GOTTA CLOSE IN THIS WHOLE AREA. THIS WHOLE SO FRONT END.

♪♪

I USE THE MAIN PART OF THE TREES FOR FIREWOOD.

THE BRANCHES, I CAN PRETTY MUCH JUST WEAVE 'EM

IN AND OUT OF THE HOLES

AND PLACE 'EM WHERE OUR I NEED 'EM TO BE.

IT'S STARTING TO RAIN. SO I NEED TO GET

AS MUCH OF THESE GAPS FILLED IN AS POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW,

SO I'M JUST LOOKING FOR BRANCHES WITH A LOT OF LEAVES ON IT.

Narrator: WITH THE TEMPERATURE ALREADY IN THE 50s,

EVEN MILD, SPORADIC RAIN PUTS BRANDON

AT RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

IF HIS CORE BODY TEMPERATURE

DOESN'T REMAIN ABOVE NINETY FIVE DEGREES.

HE COULD BECOME HYPOTHERMIC IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.

THE ONLY THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO KEEP DRY IS TO

KEEP PILIN' AND PILIN' MORE AND MORE ON

AND GET MORE LAYERS ON.

AND MAKE IT HARDER FOR THE RAIN TO REACH IT.

OOH, THAT RAIN IS COLD!

IF SHE LEFT BECAUSE SHE KNEW THIS WAS COMIN',

THAT'S PRETTY SELFISH OF HER NOT TO TELL ME

OR GIVE ME A HEADS UP.

I'M NOT GONNA MISS OUT ON MY GOAL.

I CAME HERE WITH A MISSION AND A PURPOSE.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DO.

GOT TO GET THOSE WALLS DONE.

JUST GET MORE ROCKS IN PLACE.

JUST HOPE THE SUN COMES OUT.

GET 'EM SITUATED.

[ SHIVERS ] IT'S COLD.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A HARDER CHALLENGE THAN MY FIRST.

I AM A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT MY FIREWOOD GETTING WET.

♪♪

♪♪

OH, *BLEEP*

UNBELIEVABLY COLD.

THIS IS ALL THE FIRE I GOT GOING RIGHT NOW.

'CAUSE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

OH, MY GOD, THAT WATER IS SO COLD.

THAT RAIN IS FREEZING.

I CANNOT LET THIS GO OUT.

♪♪

[ RUMBLING CONTINUES ]

MY FIRE'S ABOUT TO GO OUT.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

♪♪

I RUN THE RISK OF FREEZING TO DEATH

AND GOING HYPOTHERMIC.

*BLEEP*

I TAPPED THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE THE STORM HIT

AND IT WAS FREEZING.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN.

[ THUNDER CRASHES ]

I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.

♪♪

[ CRYING ]

♪♪

OH, MY GOD.

[ SNIFFLES, SIGHS ]

SO I'M DONE.

I JUST WANT -- DONE.

♪♪

[ SNIFFLES ]

I HAD MADE IT MY LIFE'S MISSION AFTER MY FIRST CHALLENGE

TO GET BACK ON HERE AND GET A REDEMPTION.

BUTI'VE NEVER BEEN THAT COLD.

THIS COLD HURT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO MY BONES.

AND I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT TO BE LIKE THIS.

I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT TO KICK MY ASS

AS FAST AND AS HARD AS IT DID.

I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO GO.

YEAH, I AM. I TAP.

FOR SURE? FOR SURE.

OKAY. COME ON.

♪♪

Narrator: BRANDON'S DESIRE TO FINALLY COMPLETE

ALL 21 DAYS OF THE CHALLENGE

CANNOT PUSH HIM THROUGH THE NEAR-FREEZING NIGHTS.

AFTER NINE DAYS IN THE WOODS OF BULGARIA,

HE CHOOSES TO ABANDON THE CHALLENGE

FOR THE SECOND TIME.

HE EXITS SERSEMKALE ELEVEN POUNDS LIGHTER

AND HIS PSR PLUMMETS FROM A SIX POINT ONE TO A THREE POINT TWO.

Brandon: BOTH MEXICO AND BULGARIA DID BREAK ME.

I SAID IT A THOUSAND TIMES.

I WANT MY 21, BUT JUST NOT IN THE CARDS FOR ME.

I DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT 21 DAYS.

SO, I TAPPED AGAIN.

I TRIED. I DID TRY.

NO REDEMPTION, NO MORE SECOND CHANCES, NONE OF THIS.

I AM OFFICIALLY WIPING MY HANDS CLEAN

OF "NAKED AND AFRAID" AND GOING HOME.