Original subtitles

Tawny: JULIO, THERE IS A BEAR OUTSIDE MY SHELTER.

I'M SO DEFENSELESS RIGHT NOW.

I'M TRYING NOT TO FALL APART RIGHT NOW.

JULIO!

Narrator: ONE MAN...

Narrator: ...ONE WOMAN, EXPOSED AND ALONE

IT'S SCARY.

...AT NATURE'S MERCY FOR 21 DAYS...

AAH!

THERE'S A BEAR OUTSIDE MY SHELTER.

Narrator: ...WITH NO FOOD...

I'M SO COLD.

...NO WATER... I'M HURTING REAL BAD.

Narrator: ...NO CLOTHES.

THERE'S AN ALLIGATOR DOWN HERE.

DO THEY HAVE THE SKILL... FIRE!

...AND THE WILL TO SURVIVE...

Tawny: THE JUNGLE IS OUT TO GET ME.

Woman: NAME SOME OF THE THINGS

YOU'RE GOING TO MISS THE MOST.

FIRST AND FOREMOST,

MY BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFUL... CATS.

YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING THAT! -I LOVE YOU, TOO, HON.

MY -- MY WIFE.

THIS IS MY 6-YEAR-OLD, JAYLYNN.

HI.

JAYLYNN, WHAT DO YOU THINK

ABOUT MOMMY DOING "NAKED AND AFRAID?"

MY MOM'S GONNA KICK BUTT.

WE HOPE SO, DON'T WE?

I WANTED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE OF MY BABIES.

THIS IS TIGRIS.

HI, TIGRIS.

THIS HERE IS CHUPACABRA.

WHOA!

FASCINATING ANIMALS.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, YOU CUTE, LITTLE THING?

-I LOVE YOU. -LOVE YOU.

-BE A GOOD GIRL, OKAY? -YEAH.

MY STOMACH IS JUST DOING FLIP-FLOPS RIGHT NOW.

MY NAME IS TAWNY LYNN.

I'M FROM SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

MY STRENGTHS ARE ANYTHING BASIC SURVIVAL,

BUILDING SHELTERS, SKINNING SMALL GAME,

PRETTY MUCH IMPROVISING WITH WHATEVER'S AROUND ME.

I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE PARENTS GROWING UP.

BOTH OF THEM THREW ME TO THE SIDE.

I WAS HOMELESS AT 16.

THAT WAS A REALLY HARD TIME IN MY LIFE.

THE PERSON THAT I AM NOW IS -- IS THE OPPOSITE.

I MEAN, I JUST DON'T LIVE IN FEAR.

SO, REALISTICALLY, I'VE BEEN TRAINING FOR THIS MY WHOLE LIFE.

MY DAUGHTER'S MY ENTIRE WORLD.

SHE GIVES ME A REASON TO LIVE,

AND THOSE LITTLE EYES ARE GONNA BE WATCHING.

SO I AM DOING THIS FOR HER, ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS GONNA MAKE OR BREAK ME.

Narrator: LEFT ON HER OWN AT AN EARLY AGE,

TAWNY HAS THE STRONG WILL AND SKILLS

TO ENDURE A PUNISHING SURVIVAL CHALLENGE.

BUT WORKING WITH A PARTNER

COULD CRAMP HER INDEPENDENT SPIRIT.

HER INITIAL PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OR PSR, HAS BEEN SET AT 7.2.

I'M FEELING PRETTY NERVOUS, ANXIOUS, UH, EXCITED MOSTLY.

MY NAME IS JULIO CASTANO.

I AM FROM COLOMBIA.

BUT I LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA.

I WOULD DESCRIBE MYSELF AS BEING UPBEAT, POSITIVE,

A LITTLE BIT GOOFY.

THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY I COPE WITH, UH, STRESS.

TIMBER!

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU YELL "TIMBER."

OTHERWISE, IT DOESN'T COUNT.

EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID, MY DAD, UH, INSTILLED IN ME

THAT NECESSITY OF BEING PREPARED FOR THE UNKNOWN.

I THINK PART OF ME IS DOING THIS TO MAKE MY DAD PROUD,

SHOW HIM, UM, YOU KNOW,

THE KIND OF PERSON THAT HE RAISED.

Narrator: JULIO'S PRIMITIVE SKILLS

TESTED IN THE HIGH-INTERMEDIATE RANGE.

BUT IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN

IF HIS LIGHT-HEARTED NATURE WILL CARRY HIM

THROUGH THE MENTAL TRAUMA OF A SURVIVAL SITUATION.

HE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 7.4.

WE'RE GONNA BE ISOLATED FOR THREE WEEKS,

SO ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

TIME TO GO.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO BE NAKED.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE MYSELF EXPOSED LIKE THAT.

AND HAVING TO BE NAKED

IS REALLY TOUGH TO OVERCOME FOR ME.

BUT I'M DOING THIS.

HERE WE GO.

TIME TO GET NAKED.

I'M HOPING THAT MY PARTNER HAS EITHER A HUSBAND

OR A BOYFRIEND 'CAUSE

THAT WOULD MAKE THINGS A LITTLE LESS AWKWARD.

WE'RE HERE JUST TO SURVIVE.

SO NO FUNNY BUSINESS.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS IT.

Tawny: I DON'T OPEN UP TO PEOPLE.

I DON'T TRUST PEOPLE BECAUSE, IN THE PAST,

I'VE BEEN LET DOWN BY ANYONE THAT I'VE GOTTEN CLOSE TO.

COMING OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA REMAIN GUARDED

BECAUSE THAT'S WHO I AM.

SO DOING THINGS AS A TEAM -- THAT'S GONNA BE TOUGH ON ME.

I'M GONNA GO FIND THIS GUY.

HELLO, NAKED STRANGER!

THERE'S MY PARTNER!

HEY, HOW DO YOU DO?

-HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? -GOOD.

-IT'S SO GOOD TO MEET YOU! -GOOD TO MEET YOU, TOO.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

-I'M JULIO. -I'M TAWNY.

-TAWNY, NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

VERY EXCITING, BEING HERE WITH YOU.

-YEAH. -UH, FI-- LIKE,

RELIEVED AFTER FINALLY MEETING YOU.

I KNOW. THAT WAS, LIKE,

THE ANTICIPATION FOR ME. -I KNOW.

LIKE, I WANT TO SEE WHO THIS GUY IS.

I KNOW. HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT IT?

-I AM NERVOUS AS HELL. -YOU ARE? I AM TOO.

AND HOT. -YEAH.

NERVOUS AND HOT, THIRSTY ALREADY.

-YES. -21 DAYS, RIGHT?

-21 DAYS. -NOT A SINGLE DAY LESS.

-WE'RE GONNA ROCK IT OUT. -YES.

-FOR SURE. -YES, WE WILL.

BRO FIST!

Narrator: TAWNY AND JULIO HAVE BEEN DROPPED

INTO THE SWELTERING SWAMPS

OF CENTRAL FLORIDA'S SEMINOLE FOREST.

OVER TWO CENTURIES AGO, THE SEMINOLE INDIAN TRIBE

SETTLED IN THIS DAUNTING WILDERNESS.

THEIR NEIGHBORS WERE MASSIVE 12-FOOT ALLIGATORS,

THE DEADLY DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE,

THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD,

AND 500-POUND BLACK BEARS

THAT FEROCIOUSLY ATTACK ANYTHING THAT THREATENS THEIR DOMAIN.

THE RAINY SEASON HAS BEGUN.

AND STIFLING HUMIDITY HAS SPIKED

THE POPULATION OF HUGE MOSQUITOES

20 TIMES THE SIZE OF A TYPICAL MOSQUITO.

AND THE FOREST IS CRAWLING WITH VENOMOUS SPIDERS,

INCLUDING THE GOLDEN SILK ORB-WEAVER,

WHICH QUICKLY STRIKES WITH A PAINFULLY TOXIC BITE.

SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW

IF I SEE SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T STEP ON.

I'M GONNA TRY NOT TO SCREAM IN YOUR FACE

IF A SPIDER JUMPS ON ME.

SO I TAKE IT YOU DON'T LIKE SPIDERS?

THAT'S, LIKE, MY THING.

Tawny: THE SPIDERS ARE LITERALLY IN YOUR FACE, LIKE, EVERY TURN.

AND I'M TERRIFIED OF SPIDERS.

I ACTUALLY... I HAVE FIVE TARANTULAS.

-LIKE, THEY'RE YOUR PETS? -YEAH!

I HAVE LITTLE AQUARIUMS. YEAH, BUT SOMETHING...

-AAH! -WHAT WAS THAT?

I JUST HAD A SPIDER CRAWL ON MY LEG.

WHAT KIND OF WHACK JOB OWNS TARANTULAS?

SOUNDS LIKE HE PICKS 'EM UP AND PLAYS WITH 'EM AND STUFF.

SO, I'M GONNA HAVE HIM WALK IN FRONT OF ME

SO HE CAN PICK UP AND PLAY WITH WHATEVER'S OUT HERE 'CAUSE

I, UH, NO. NOT FOR ME.

SAY HI.

I'M OVER HERE LIKE, "NOPE."

I WANT TO SMASH IT.

I WILL SMASH IT.

SUCH BEAUTIFUL COLOR DESIGN.

HOLY CRAP!

CHIHUAHUAS. I'M AFRAID OF, LIKE, SMALL DOGS.

FOR REAL.

SO EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN FEAR.

THEY REALLY CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT THAT.

OOH!

DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

I DO.

AH!

THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT.

WE SEE THE STREAM.

WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE WATER FOR TONIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? DO YOU WANT TO CROSS?

JUST, YOU KNOW, BE CAREFUL OF WHERE YOU STEP.

ALLIGATORS -- THEY MIGHT JUST END OUR TRIP.

AND...OOH! OH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT ALL THIS.

OOH! IT'S COLD.

Narrator: FLORIDA IS HOME TO SOME OF THE LARGEST,

MOST AGGRESSIVE ALLIGATORS IN THE UNITED STATES.

THEY KILL TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE EACH YEAR AS SHARKS.

Tawny: I DON'T FEEL SAFE BEING IN THIS WATER.

Narrator: GATORS GRAB THEIR PREY

AND SPIN WILDLY ALONG THEIR BODY LENGTH,

KNOWN AS A DEATH ROLL,

IMMOBILIZING AND DROWNING THEIR VICTIMS.

THERE YOU GO. YOU'RE WELCOME.

DO YOU SEE THAT THING COMING OUT OF THE WATER?

IS THAT A HEAD OF SOMETHING?

-I THINK IT'S A STICK. -OH.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? TO, UH...

I THINK OUT -- OUT HERE IS GOOD.

Julio: SO NOW THAT WE FIND THE WATER,

WE HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND START WORKING ON A SHELTER.

OKAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS AREA?

ALL RIGHT. UH, I LIKE THIS AREA.

YEAH? THIS IS IT.

LET'S MOVE IN.

GONNA GET SOME PALM FRONDS THAT WE GONNA USE FOR ROOFING.

REALLY NEED TO LASH THIS.

WE FOUND A SPOT THAT WE WANT TO BUILD OUR SHELTER.

JULIO AND I ARE REALLY COMING TOGETHER

AND WORKING AS A TEAM.

HE QUICKLY GOT A FIRE GOING,

AND WE'VE GOT OUR PROTECTION FOR THE NIGHT.

Julio: WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Tawny: I THINK WE HAVE A SHELTER.

DO YOU THINK IT'S GOOD?

I THINK IT'S MORE THAN GOOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S A SHELTER.

IT'LL KEEP US DRY. NICE JOB.

-YAY! -GO TEAM.

YES.

WHAT?

THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO TAWNY JUST SAW, YOU SAID, A COUPLE OF...

-I THINK I SAW EYES. -...GLOWING EYES.

UM...THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING OUT THERE.

Tawny: I'M, LIKE, FIGHTING THE URGE

TO THROW UP RIGHT NOW.

Tawny: LAST NIGHT WAS SO MISERABLE.

WE HAD A LITTLE BIGFOOT VISIT RIGHT NEXT TO OUR CAMP.

SO THAT SCARED THE LIVING *BLEEP* OUT OF ME.

AND I WOKE UP JULIO

AND MADE HIM SIT THERE AND BE SCARED WITH ME.

Julio: THIS AREA'S ACTUALLY KNOWN FOR HOUSING BLACK BEARS.

BLACK BEARS ARE OF VERY DECENT SIZE.

IF ONE COMES CHARGING AT YOU,

AND HE OR SHE WANTS TO ATTACK YOU, THEN...

HOPEFULLY, IT WON'T COME TO THAT.

IT'S THE SECOND DAY.

SO FAR, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING

TO EAT OUT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA START LOOKING FOR, UH, GAME TRAILS.

THAT'S GONNA BE OUR PLAN FOR TODAY.

OOH, OOH, OOH!

THAT'S DEFINITELY A RATTLER.

OOH, OOH, OOH! THAT'S DEFINITELY A RATTLER.

I'M SO SORRY.

I'M SORRY, BUDDY.

AH.

I HATE KILLING THINGS.

*BLEEP*

GOT TO KILL IT AS SOON AS I CAN.

I DON'T WANT IT TO SUFFER TOO MUCH.

I'M SORRY.

WELL, AT LEAST WE GOT SOME FOOD.

HEY, TAWNY!

I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

OH, MY GOD!

-YEAH. -YOU'RE SO AWESOME.

SO, YEAH, WE HAVE LUNCH RIGHT HERE.

GOOD JOB.

-FIST! -FIST!

I DON'T TRUST PEOPLE BECAUSE I'VE NEVER TRUSTED

IN ANYONE THAT HASN'T LET ME DOWN.

SO BEING AROUND SOMEONE LIKE JULIO THAT'S SO KINDHEARTED...

I DIDN'T EXPECT ANYONE TO TAKE CARE OF ME OUT HERE.

AND HE'S GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO DO THAT.

SO IT'S GONNA SUCK OUT HERE.

BUT AT LEAST I'M WITH SOMEONE AWESOME.

I'M SUPER HAPPY RIGHT NOW. -I KNOW, RIGHT?

I'VE NEVER TRIED SNAKE BEFORE, SO...

NO, ME EITHER.

YOU WANT ME TO PULL DOWN WHILE YOU PULL UP?

-YES, YOU DO THE HONORS. -PULL IT BACK.

YEAH, PULL IT BACK.

THAT'S THE GUTS.

THERE YOU GO. -WHOA!

LET ME JUST EAT THIS LITTLE PORTION.

AND THEN I'LL PASS IT TO YOU.

Tawny: THE ACTUAL SUSTENANCE

THAT YOU GET FROM A RATTLESNAKE ISN'T A LOT.

I MEAN, IT WOULD HAVE BE, LIKE, PYTHON-SIZED

TO ACTUALLY GET SOME GOOD MEAT.

JUST LITTLE, TINY BITES

'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO BITE INTO THE --

THE GUTS OR THE BONES,

FOR THAT MATTER.

THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD.

RIGHT? I'M SURPRISED.

BUT IT'S -- IT'S A SMALL VICTORY FOR US.

MM-HMM.

Julio: IT'S GETTING PRETTY DARK OUTSIDE.

IT'S PROBABLY GONNA RAIN A LOT.

WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO GATHER FIREWOOD

AND TRY TO KEEP IT DRY, UM, MAYBE WORK ON NEW SHELTER.

WE NEED TO FIX THIS BEFORE WE EVEN TRY TO STAY IN IT.

YEAH.

CAN YOU GRAB THE LEAVES FROM UP THERE

AND LASH 'EM AROUND THAT TREE?

YEP.

PERFECT.

-GOT IT. -ALL RIGHT.

Tawny: THE SHELTER IS FIXED.

BUT THE RAIN'S COMING DOWN PRETTY HARD.

AND THE FIRE'S OUT.

SO WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT RELIT.

Tawny: OKAY, IS ALL OF THIS WET?

OR IS THERE ANYTHING DRY UNDERNEATH IT?

THAT'S SOAKED.

I MEAN, WE'RE -- IT'S NOT GONNA LIGHT NOW.

YESTERDAY, IT GOT COLD, AND WE HAD FIRE.

SO, WITH NO FIRE TODAY, IT'S GONNA GET EXTRA COLD.

Narrator: JULIO AND TAWNY ARE BURNING VITAL FAT RESERVES

TO MAINTAIN THEIR CORE TEMPERATURE.

SHIVERING MUSCLES BURN FOUR TIMES AS MANY CALORIES

AS A WARM, RESTING BODY.

WITHOUT FIRE, THEIR DECLINE WILL ACCELERATE RAPIDLY.

THE NIGHTS ARE SO MISERABLE.

YEAH, MISERY COMES OUT DURING THE NIGHT.

THE BITES ARE JUST MULTIPLYING ON ME.

YEAH.

Julio: WE GOT A FIRE GOING BUT SPENT A TERRIBLE NIGHT.

SLEEPING IN THE GROUND IS REALLY HARD.

UM, WE PROBABLY GOT MAYBE AN HOUR

OR TWO OF SLEEP IF THAT.

THERE WAS A VOICE IN MY HEAD JUST TELLING ME,

"IS THIS REALLY WORTH IT?

AH, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE HELL DID I SIGN UP FOR?"

IT'S JUST HARD TO KEEP THAT VOICE DOWN.

TOTALLY EXHAUSTED.

MY BODY FEELS WEAK.

NEED TO TRY TO GET SOME FOOD IN MY SYSTEM.

THE REALITY IS, WE NEED TO FIND

WHATEVER IS MOVING ON THE GROUND AND KILL IT AND EAT IT.

Julio: THERE'S A LIZARD HERE.

REALLY TINY LIZARD. PROBABLY HAS, LIKE,

HALF A GRAM OF ACTUAL MEAT

THAT YOU CAN EAT,

BUT...RIGHT, FERNANDO?

KIND OF LIKE THIS GUY.

UH, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO KILL HIM.

I'VE KILLED ANIMALS BEFORE,

BUT IT'S JUST...

I MEAN, I'LL DO IT TO SURVIVE.

BEING OUT HERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU PREPARE FOR.

BUT YOU REALLY CANNOT 100% KNOW

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU, PSYCHOLOGICALLY.

IT JUST GETS TO YOU.

THANK YOU, LITTLE GUY.

YOU'RE GONNA JUST BITE THE WHOLE THING

IN HALF, RIGHT?

THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO PUKE.

MINE WAS GOOD.

JUST SAYING.

OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU GONNA PUKE?

NO, IT'S DOWN.

Tawny: I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT JULIO.

HE'S NOT HIMSELF.

HE'S BEEN QUIET ALL MORNING.

AND I AM LEGITIMATELY CONCERNED.

YOU OKAY?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

COME, SIT DOWN. LET'S TALK.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

I KNOW.

Narrator: DURING THE FIRST FOUR DAYS OF THEIR CHALLENGE,

JULIO AND TAWNY

HAVE ONLY CONSUMED A TOTAL OF 200 CALORIES BETWEEN THEM --

A DIET TOO LOW IN ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

CAN CAUSE SUDDEN MOOD SWINGS AND DEPRESSION.

AS A RESULT, JULIO'S MENTAL STATE IS QUICKLY DETERIORATING.

Julio: THIS PLACE IS JUST MESSING WITH MY HEAD

IN A H-- HUGE WAY.

AS HUMAN BEINGS, YOU KNOW,

WE'RE NOT USED TO THIS KIND OF ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S ONLY BEEN FOUR DAYS.

IT'S A HEAVY THOUGHT.

Tawny: POOR GUY.

HE'S HAVING A ROUGH MORNING.

IT'S HARD TO, LIKE, KEEP THAT LITTLE VOICE QUIET

THAT TELLS YOU, YOU KNOW,

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?"

FEELING PRETTY WEAK.

I FIGURED I WOULD TRY TO FIND SOME FOOD DOWN HERE.

MAYBE SOMETHING JULIO CAN EAT

THAT WILL MAKE HIM FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

GET SOME FUEL IN OUR SYSTEMS.

WE REALLY NEED IT TODAY.

I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD TAKE THE POT WITH ME.

AND I'M GONNA CATCH SOME SARDINES.

I'M GONNA CATCH, UM,

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, A BUNCH OF 'EM

AND MAKE SOME LITTLE SARDINE KABOBS

OR SOMETHING.

IT'S NOT MUCH, BUT,

IF YOU GET 15 TO 20 OF 'EM AND ROAST 'EM ON A STICK,

AN OKAY MEAL.

*BLEEP* OH, MY GOD!

JULIO!

*BLEEP* OH, MY GOD!

JULIO!

THERE'S AN ALLIGATOR DOWN HERE.

IT'S, LIKE, 8 FEET, DUDE.

Julio: ON MY WAY!

ALL YOU CAN SEE IS HIS HEAD.

LOOK AT THE EYE.

HOLY *BLEEP* THAT THING IS HUGE.

IT'S EASILY 7 OR 8 FEET.

I -- I CAN'T FISH HERE.

IT'S -- IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK.

I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT LUCKY RIGHT NOW.

I NEED SOME ENERGY.

I NEED SOME PROTEIN.

SWALLOW IT LIKE A PILL.

Julio: THINK I'M GOOD FOR NOW.

-OKAY. -I MEAN,

I HAVEN'T BEEN HUNGRY SINCE DAY ONE.

IT'S, LIKE, DAY FIVE.

YOU SHOULD REALLY TRY TO BE EATING.

I KNOW. I JUST...

IT TRULY MAKES ME, LIKE...

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY WHEN...

I CAN FEEL IT.

I'M HAVING HUNGER PAINS LIKE CRAZY.

I DON'T.

I'M SURPRISED BY MY BODY, IN A GOOD WAY.

I MEAN I, LIKE, HAVEN'T FELT...

WELL, I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO BE HUNGRY.

I -- I -- I PROMISE.

I AM NOT FEELING HUNGRY AT ALL.

OH. I ENVY YOU IN THAT CASE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'M WORKING TO FIND FOOD FOR US,

TO HELP US GET THROUGH THIS CHALLENGE.

AND HE'S REFUSING TO EAT IT.

AND MAKES UP SOME STORY ABOUT I'M NOT HUNGRY.

YOU KNOW, I'M STARVING. I KNOW THAT HE'S HUNGRY.

I WANT HIM TO BE HERE WITH ME THROUGH THE END OF THIS.

I'M WORRIED THAT HE'S NOT GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THIS CHALLENGE

IF HE CONTINUES TO ACT THIS WAY.

HE'S SLEEPING LIKE A DAMN BABY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DOES IT.

THE TOUGHEST PART ABOUT THIS IS NOT KNOWING

IF HE'S GONNA BREAK DOWN.

AND I JUST CAUGHT THIS LITTLE BAD BOY.

SO NOT MUCH. BUT, AGAIN,

IT'S ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

FINDING WHAT YOU CAN AND IMPROVISING

AND GETTING A MEAL OUT OF WHATEVER THE HELL YOU CAN.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'RE MAKING IT OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: JULIO'S REFUSAL TO EAT PROTEIN,

WHICH WOULD IMPROVE HIS PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STATE,

IS SINKING HIM DEEPER INTO DEPRESSION.

Julio: IT'S SO HARD TO CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS.

WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE?

I DON'T BELONG HERE.

Tawny: HOW YOU FEELING?

LIKE WHAT?

CONFUSION?

MY MIND IS, UH, IS STARTING TO,

LIKE, BRING UP THIS --

THE REALLY DARK SIDE

THAT I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THAT DARK.

AND IT'S, UH, IT'S REALLY SCARY.

I'M SCARED OF MYSELF.

Tawny: THAT'S HOW IT HAS TO GO.

JUST GOT TO KEEP, YOU KNOW,

KEEP TRYING TO FIND WHAT YOU CAN.

THIS PLACE IS MESSING ME UP.

I'M JUST HAVING THESE HORRIBLE VISIONS

AND THESE HORRIBLE THOUGHTS.

IT'S SURVIVAL.

I MEAN, THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

AND YOU HAVE TO EAT TO SURVIVE.

YOU OKAY?

WHAT? YEAH.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THIS CLEAN A LITTLE BIT.

YOU BEEN SNIFFLING A LOT.

I GOT THE SNIFFLES. I'M GOOD.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

UH, NOT REALLY.

WELL, YOU KIND OF HESITATED, SO ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH.

EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES AFFECTS ME.

IF HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH HIMSELF AWAY FROM ME...

I NEED THIS TO IMPROVE.

I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

CAN YOU AND I TALK?

YEAH.

I KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT IN A GOOD PLACE RIGHT NOW.

LIKE, I CAN JUST, I, YOU KNOW, I CAN FEEL IT.

AND IT -- IT WORRIES ME

BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL I HAVE OUT HERE,

YOU KNOW? AND YOU'RE MY PARTNER.

AND WE HAVE TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS TOGETHER, YOU KNOW?

AND I CAN'T FORCE YOU TO EAT.

I CAN'T FORCE YOU TO, UH, TO OPEN UP.

I MEAN, THAT'S COMPLETELY YOUR DECISION.

BUT I'M -- I'M -- I'M GETTING WORRIED.

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

LIKE, YOU GOT TO TALK TO ME.

I'M SURPRISED, LIKE, HOW RAPIDLY

I DETERIORATED IN JUST FIVE DAYS.

I'M JUST HAVING, LIKE, DOUBTS OF,

LIKE, WHO I AM AS A PERSON.

IT'S -- IT'S A -- A REALLY CONFUSING FEELING.

IT'S LIKE THESE REALLY BAD THOUGHTS

COME TO ME, OF ME DOING REALLY BAD THINGS

TO PEOPLE AND TO MYSELF.

WELL, I MEAN, WE'VE ALL GOT OUR SKELETONS.

BUT HURTING OTHER PEOPLE

AND HURTING YOURSELF, THAT'S...

AND IT'S -- IT'S REALLY SCARING ME.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE WORST POSSIBLE THING

THAT COULD'VE COME OUT OF HIS MOUTH, THAT HE WANTS

TO HURT PEOPLE AND HIMSELF.

HE CAN'T BE HERE.

AND I'M NOT SAFE WITH HIM.

Narrator: SUCCUMBING TO THE EXTREME STRESS OF THE CHALLENGE,

JULIO HAS REACHED HIS BREAKING POINT.

CONCERNED FOR HIS AND TAWNY'S SAFETY,

PRODUCERS DECIDE TO TAKE JULIO OUT ON DAY 5.

I FEEL REALLY GUILTY THAT I, UH,

LEFT, UH, TAWNY DOWN.

AND, YOU KNOW, SHE WAS REALLY POLITE ABOUT IT.

BUT I COULD TELL, IN HER EYES,

THE DISAPPOINTMENT

AND EVEN ANGER.

AND I DON'T BLAME HER.

IF SHE TRULY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN MY HEAD,

SHE WOULD BE LIKE, "YES. YOU NEED TO LEAVE."

Tawny: THIS WOULD BE, PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW,

THE SEVENTH OR EIGHTH TIME SOMEONE'S ABANDONED ME.

I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S A NORMAL GESTURE IN MY LIFE.

SO, AS FAR AS BEING HERE, I MEAN,

I GREW UP ON MY OWN.

SO I CAN BE HERE ON MY OWN.

I'M JUST PISSED AT HIM.

I MEAN, MY LIFE WAS DESTROYED BY PEOPLE LIKE HIM.

SO...

YEAH.

THEY HAVE TO TAKE ME OUT OF HERE ON A GURNEY.

I AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

Tawny: MY PARTNER JUST LEFT.

UM, I -- I DON'T EVEN HAVE WORDS RIGHT NOW.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THE THINGS THAT HE SAID.

IT TERRIFIES ME THAT I WAS SLEEPING UNDER THE SAME SHELTER

AS HIM.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN INDEPENDENT, STRONG WOMAN.

AND I'LL BE FINE. I'LL BE FINE.

I'M GETTING MAULED, BEING MAULED BY BUGS.

OH, I ITCH SO BAD!

THIS WHOLE JUNGLE, MAN, IT'S OUT TO GET ME.

THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE WITH BUGS.

I'VE GOT PROBABLY ABOUT 100 BITES JUST RIGHT HERE.

AND THEY ALL GO DOWN MY BACK AND SIDE.

THE BITES JUST KEEP INCREASING.

I MEAN, THERE'S REALLY NOWHERE

ON MY BODY THAT ISN'T COVERED WITH BUGS.

I HAVE WELL OVER 1,000 BITES.

THIS IS THE SCARIEST *BLEEP* I'VE EVER SEEN.

I'M REALLY HOPING THAT IT STARTS TO HEAL BEFORE I GO HOME.

I'M GONNA FREAK SOME PEOPLE OUT.

I AM GONNA LOOK FOR SOME FOOD.

I JUST FEEL LIKE A ZOMBIE FLOATING RIGHT NOW.

I'M SEEING A LOT OF FISH.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GETTING IN THAT WATER

WHERE THE GATORS ARE HANGING OUT.

OH, MY GOD! I THINK THAT OTTER

JUST DROPPED A FISH ON THE BANK.

THERE'S A FISH UP HERE.

THAT IS FRICKING LUCKY.

THANKS, BUDDY!

HE'S PISSED.

THAT IS SOME GOOD EATS RIGHT THERE.

I'M SO EXCITED!

YES, I GOT YOUR FISH.

SORRY, NOT SORRY.

THIS WILL BE THE MOST FOOD I'VE EATEN ALL WEEK.

EATING A FISH THAT WAS JUST PREVIOUSLY

BEING EATEN BY AN OTTER IS A LITTLE WEIRD.

BUT, AT THIS POINT, THIS IS THE LUCKIEST DAY

I'VE HAD OUT HERE SO FAR.

I MIGHT BE THE HAPPIEST DAMN GIRL IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

THIS MEAL ALONE IS MORE MEAT

THAT ALL OF THE LITTLE MEALS I'VE HAD OUT HERE COMBINED.

SO GOOD.

AND IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT A BETTER TIME.

TRYING TO PATCH UP SOME HOLES IN MY SHELTER.

DIDN'T EXPECT THIS THUNDERSTORM TO COME.

I'M GONNA FREEZE.

THE CONDITIONS ARE MISERABLE.

I'M LAYING IN MUD PUDDLES, BASICALLY.

Narrator: AFTER SEVEN DAYS OF ISOLATION,

THE LONELINESS IS BEGINNING TO TAKE A TOLL ON TAWNY.

I MISS MY DAUGHTER SO MUCH.

SO MUCH!

SHE'S THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE.

MWAH! SEE YOU SOON, MY LOVE!

TODAY, I'M GOING TO GATHER SOME MORE FIREWOOD.

UM, BEYOND THAT,

I NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING FOR FOOD.

WHOA!

PRETTY SURE THAT'S A FRESH PILE OF BEAR POOP RIGHT THERE.

DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT TO BE COMING ACROSS BEARS IN FLORIDA.

HE'S CLOSE.

AT THIS POINT, I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT AT THE TOP

OF THE FOOD CHAIN.

I AM ALONE, AND THERE'S A BEAR STALKING ME.

I DON'T HAVE ADVANCED WEAPONS TO TAKE DOWN A BEAR.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT THING IS.

BUT, IF HE PICKS UP MY SCENT, I'M SCREWED.

*BLEEP*

THERE IS A *BLEEP* BEAR OUTSIDE MY SHELTER.

I'M TRYING NOT TO *BLEEP* FALL APART RIGHT NOW.

GOD, JUST GET ME OUT OF HERE.

IT'S NOT BEEN A VERY GOOD DAY FOR ME.

THIS BEAR IS REALLY CLOSE BY.

I'M TOTALLY ALONE.

I'M REALLY STRUGGLING.

MY BODY IS JUST FEELING SUPER WEAK.

I, UH, FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA COLLAPSE.

*BLEEP* ME.

*BLEEP*

OH, NO.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! OH *BLEEP*

I CAN'T BELIEVE I SET MY ENTIRE SHELTER ON FIRE.

I HAVE NO WORDS RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: BEFORE TAWNY BEGAN HER SURVIVAL QUEST

IN THE SEMINOLE SWAMPS OF FLORIDA,

SHE AND HER PARTNER

WERE EACH GIVEN A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING,

OR PSR.

SINCE THE STRESS OF THE CHALLENGE

CAUSED JULIO TO BE TAKEN OUT ON DAY 5,

HIS FINAL PSR WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY.

ABANDONED AND ALONE, TAWNY HAS SOLDIERED ON

IN SPITE OF EXTREME FATIGUE AND A PROWLING BEAST.

GOD, JUST GET ME OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: NOW, WITH HER SHELTER REDUCED TO SMOLDERING ASH,

TAWNY IS RAPIDLY LOSING HOPE

THAT SHE WILL MAKE IT TO EXTRACTION DAY,

AT WHICH TIME HER PSR WILL BE REEVALUATED.

Tawny: LAST NIGHT WAS TERRIBLE.

I DIDN'T SLEEP AT ALL.

YESTERDAY, I SET MY ENTIRE SHELTER ON FIRE.

I DON'T WANT TO PUT OUT THE ENERGY TO BUILD A NEW SHELTER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A BEAR.

I'M NOT GONNA PUT MYSELF AT RISK.

I GOT TO BUILD SOMETHING.

I WANT MY DAUGHTER TO SEE THE STRUGGLES

THAT I FACED AND,

IN SPITE OF THAT, CONTINUED ON.

I JUST WANT HER TO SEE WHAT A WOMAN IS CAPABLE OF.

THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK.

YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS GOOD.

THERE'S NO HOLES.

I THINK I'M IN GOOD SHAPE.

IT'S DAY 21.

I'M AT THE END.

I'M GETTING READY TO GET OUT OF HERE.

I'M PRETTY NERVOUS ABOUT MY ENERGY LEVELS.

I HAVEN'T HAD A REAL MEAL IN TWO WEEKS.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW,

I HAVE A REALLY LONG WALK OUT OF HERE.

AND SO IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH DAY.

LET'S SEE WHAT I HAVE AHEAD OF ME.

Narrator: USING THE RIVER AS A VISUAL GUIDE,

TAWNY FACES A SLOW TREK THROUGH DENSE VEGETATION,

PACKED WITH POISONOUS SNAKES AND SUBMERGED ALLIGATORS.

SHE'LL NEED TO REACH THIS CLEARING 3 MILES SOUTH,

WHERE SHE'LL BE PICKED UP BY THE EXTRACTION VEHICLE.

Tawny: MY PLAN FOR THIS EXTRACTION --

FOLLOW THE RIVER OUT OF HERE BUT NOT TOO CLOSE.

I DIDN'T MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO DAY 21

TO GET ATTACKED BY A GATOR...

...OR EATEN BY A DAMN BEAR.

ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON.

ONE THING ABOUT THIS EXTRACTION --

THE RIVER SNAKES SO OFTEN

THAT IT'S MAKING THE TRIP LONGER

BECAUSE I HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT SNAKE

OR I'LL GET LOST.

SO, RIGHT NOW, MY ENERGY LEVEL'S DRAINING PRETTY FAST.

IT'S HARD 'CAUSE I'M TRYING TO PREDICT

WHERE THE WATER'S GOING.

OH *BLEEP*

I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE RIVER SO CLOSE,

AND, OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT THE *BLEEP* RIVER.

I AM TOTALLY LOST.

THIS IS KILLING ME.

IT'S SO MUCH HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FURTHER I HAVE TO GO.

RIGHT NOW, I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN.

BUT I JUST GOT TO GET THROUGH THIS

BECAUSE QUITTING'S NOT AN OPTION.

OKAY. I CAN DO THIS.

OKAY, WE'RE BACK ON TRACK.

I'M TOTALLY IN GATOR LAND RIGHT NOW.

OH *BLEEP* THIS IS A NIGHTMARE.

SO MUCH FOR NOT GOING IN THE WATER.

I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO CROSS HERE

AND VEER BACK OVER RIGHT.

DAMN IT! THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANTED TO HAPPEN.

WHAT THE *BLEEP* WAS THAT?

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER.

BAD IDEA.

MAN, THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH JOURNEY.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MY BODY'S MOVING RIGHT NOW.

FEELS LIKE MY LEGS ARE JUST MOVING WITHOUT ME.

OH, MY GOD, IT'S A CLEARING.

WOO! OH, MY GOD.

I MADE IT.

21 DAYS. IT'S ALL OVER.

I FEEL LIKE I JUST CONQUERED THE WORLD.

I'VE CLEARLY UNDERESTIMATED MY ABILITIES MY ENTIRE LIFE.

AND THE FACT THAT I DID THIS ALONE,

I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN WHAT THAT HAS DONE TO MY SELF-IMAGE

AND -- AND VALUE.

I CAN'T WAIT TO TALK TO MY DAUGHTER.

YEAH! WOO!

I WANT TO TEACH MY DAUGHTER WHAT IT MEANS

TO BE A STRONG, INDEPENDENT WOMAN

AND TO NOT HAVE TO RELY ON ANYBODY ELSE

SO THAT SHE GROWS UP ALWAYS KNOWING

THAT SHE'S CAPABLE OF ANYTHING SHE WANTS OUT OF LIFE.

I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

FLORIDA, I WILL NOT MISS YOU.

WOO!

Narrator: SURVIVING THREE WEEKS IN FLORIDA'S SEMINOLE FOREST

LEFT TAWNY BRUISED, BATTERED

AND 21 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN WHEN SHE BEGAN.

AFTER BEING FORCED TO TAP OUT, HER PARTNER, JULIO,

RETURNED TO HIS HOME IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA,

WHERE HE'S DOING MUCH BETTER.

BECAUSE OF HIS EARLY DEPARTURE, HIS FINAL PSR DROPS TO 4.1.

COMPLETELY ON HER OWN FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS,

TAWNY SHOWED AMAZING RESILIENCE AND DIDN'T LET FEARFUL NIGHT,

HUNGER AND CATASTROPHE STOP HER FROM ACHIEVING HER GOAL.

THIS EARNS TAWNY A FINAL PSR OF 7.9

AND A PLACE IN THE SELECT CORPS OF SURVIVALISTS

WHO NOT ONLY TOOK ON THE EVEREST OF CHALLENGES

BUT CRUSHED IT.

OH! HI!

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