Original subtitles

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Quince: THESE MOUNTAINS LOOK PRETTY STEEP FROM HERE,

AND IT LOOKS A LOT DARKER AND RAINIER UP THERE.

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IT IS DEFINITELY GETTING A LOT THICKER OUT HERE.

I AM HAVING TO DUCK LIKE CRAZY

SO I DON'T GET WHACKED IN THE HEAD.

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE.

Narrator: THE ATLANTIDA MOUNTAINS OF HONDURAS

CUT THROUGH 270,000 ACRES OF UNEXPLORED RAIN FOREST.

THE RUGGED, ISOLATED TERRAIN IS MADE MORE CHALLENGING

BY THE ABRUPT ELEVATION CHANGE FROM SEA LEVEL TO 8,000 FEET,

CREATING HUGE SHIFTS IN TEMPERATURE.

IN THE DAYTIME, IT CAN BE UPWARDS OF 90 DEGREES

WITH SUFFOCATING HUMIDITY,

PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR HUGE POPULATIONS OF INSECTS.

AT NIGHT, TEMPERATURES CAN PLUMMET BY 20 DEGREES,

AND SUDDEN DOWNPOURS CAN MAKE IT FEEL EVEN COLDER.

NIGHTTIME ALSO BRINGS THE PREDATORY JAGUARS.

EQUIPPED WITH THE BEST NIGHT VISION OF ALL BIG CATS,

THEY ARE AT THEIR DEADLIEST IN THE DARK.

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RIGHT NOW, I AM SO NERVOUS.

I'M SO EXCITED.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE I'M MORE OF.

I AM A LAW-ENFORCEMENT DETECTIVE WITH THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT.

I'M THE ONE THAT GOES, GETS THE BAD GUYS.

I AM ONLY 5'2",

BUT I'M THE FEISTIEST LITTLE BITCH OUT THERE.

I WAS ON THE SWAT TEAM.

I WORKED WITH THE RIFLE SECURITY TEAM,

WHICH I WAS THE ONLY GIRL FOR SIX YEARS.

I WAS REPELLING WITH THESE GUYS.

I WAS JUMPING FROM MOVING BOATS TO MOVING BOATS

BECAUSE I COULD NOT SHOW THESE GUYS THAT I WAS SCARED

BECAUSE IF I DID, I WOULD NEVER LIVE IT DOWN.

THIS CHALLENGE, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.

IT'S, LIKE, THE NEXT STEP FOR ME.

PART OF THE REASON I'M OUT HERE IS FEMALES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT,

A LOT THE TIMES, THE GUYS DON'T THINK

THAT THEY'RE TOUGH ENOUGH TO HANDLE LIKE THE GUYS DO,

AND I WANT TO SHOW THEM THAT I CAN DO THIS.

I'VE BEEN A BADASS PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE,

AND THIS 21 DAYS IS ONLY GOING TO PROVE THAT

TO MYSELF AND EVERYBODY AROUND ME.

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Quince: I FEEL MY ANXIETY GOING UP A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S A PRETTY IMPOSING-LOOKING JUNGLE.

IT'S GETTING REAL.

I'M REALLY OPEN TO ADVENTURE,

AND I HAVE A RICH LIFE EXPERIENCE.

FOR SIX YEARS, I WAS IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AS A MEDIC.

I'M ALSO A DOG MUSHER, AND I TRAVEL WITH MY DOGS

TO THE ALASKAN BUSH FOR MONTHS, LIKE,

BASICALLY LIVING OUT OF A WALL TENT WITH MY DOGS,

SO I'VE HAD PLENTY OF EXPERIENCES

BUILDING FIRE OR SHELTER.

I HAD PRETTY ROUGH CHILDHOOD.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN DIFFERENT.

I DEFINITELY GREW UP JUST KIND OF NOT FITTING IN.

I FOUND REFUGE IN NATURE AND BEING OUTDOORS

BECAUSE HONESTLY,

IT WASN'T ALWAYS SO NICE TO BE AROUND OTHER KIDS.

"BULLYING" ISN'T EVEN THE WORD I WANT TO USE.

IT'S MORE LIKE "TORTURE."

HAVING SURVIVED THAT MAJOR LIFE CHALLENGE

GIVES ME A PRETTY INCREDIBLE RESERVE TO DO THIS CHALLENGE.

I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE ROOTING FOR ME.

I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE AREN'T ROOTING FOR ME.

I WANT TO PROVE

THIS LITTLE GUY WITH THIS UNUSUAL LIFE EXPERIENCE

CAN MAKE IT.

21 DAYS NAKED.

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OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE HERE.

I'M IN THE JUNGLE IN HONDURAS NAKED,

BAREFOOT WITH A STRANGER.

HOPING TO HAVE A PARTNER WHO WOULD BE REALLY OPEN TO ME

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T LOOK LIKE A TYPICAL DUDE,

AND HOPEFULLY SHE'LL UNDERSTAND,

AND IT WON'T BE A BIG DEAL ABOUT ME BEING TRANSGENDER.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE WE GO.

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UGH!

-WE GOT TO GET TO WATER. -ALMOST THERE.

-HEY! -HEY!

Man: I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

-WHOO!

Man #2: HOLY HELL.

-WE GOT THIS. -YEAH!

GET ME OUT!

Threasa: OH, MY GOD, WE'RE REALLY IN THE JUNGLE NOW.

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I'M HOPING TO MEET MY PARTNER VERY SOON.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF PERSON HE IS.

I'M REALLY HOPING THAT HE'S SOMEONE BIG AND BURLY

AND PHYSICALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DO SOME OF THE THINGS

THAT MAYBE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO.

♪♪

Narrator: AS A LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER,

THREASA HAS AN IMPRESSIVE HISTORY

OF OVERCOMING TOUGH CHALLENGES

AND IS USED TO LEADING TEAMS IN AN URBAN SETTING

BUT HAS NO EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH A PARTNER IN THE WILD.

SHE COMES INTO THE CHALLENGE WITH A PSR OF 6.2.

I HAVE VERY HIGH HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR MY PARTNER.

I HOPE SHE LIKES ME.

♪♪

Narrator: QUINCE HAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN AN ARCTIC CLIMATE,

BUT SURVIVING A RAIN FOREST WILL BE A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE.

HE BEGINS WITH A PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL RATING OF 6.4.

♪♪

HMM.

HELLO. HELLO!

HI. I'M QUINCE.

I'M THREASA.

SO HAPPY TO MEET YOU.

THIS HEAT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING.

WELL, I'M SWEATING LIKE A PIG,

NO PUN INTENDED.

BECAUSE PIGS DON'T SWEAT.

I'M A COP. OH!

THAT'S HARDCORE. OH, MY GOD.

I DON'T WANT A COP PISSED OFF AT ME.

IT'S HOT. IT'S DEFINITELY HOT.

IT IS HOT,

BUT I GUESS IT'S SEMI-GOOD TO BE NAKED, THEN.

I DON'T KNOW. I'M STILL GETTING USED TO THE NAKED PART.

YEAH. SO...

I KNOW. ME, TOO.

I KNOW ONE THING IS, YOU KNOW,

I LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

I HAVE SCARS AND STUFF FROM SURGERY,

AND I AM TRANSGENDER, SO...

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REALLY?

I'VE GOT SURGERIES.

I'M NOT TRANSGENDER,

BUT I'VE GOT SOME SCARS, TOO.

OH, OKAY. BUT IT'S COOL.

AH, WELL, THANK YOU. SO...

Quince: EVEN THOUGH I WAS BORN A GIRL,

I DIDN'T IDENTIFY AS A GIRL, AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF MYSELF

AS A KIND OF OTHER OR AS A KIND OF FREAK.

SO I DID TRANSITION FROM FEMALE TO MALE

ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE YEARS AGO.

I CAN'T WAIT. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT 21 DAYS.

YES.

Threasa: MY PARTNER BEING TRANSGENDER,

IT DEFINITELY MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.

I THINK THAT WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER

AS WELL AS WE WOULD IF HE WAS A BIG, BURLY MAN.

I SEE OUR BAGS OVER THERE. DO YOU WANT TO CHECK THEM OUT?

YEAH.

LET'S CHECK THEM OUT.ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: QUINCE HAS BROUGHT A MACHETE.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS.OH, MY GOD.

THAT'S AWESOME. YEAH.

THREASA HAS BROUGHT A FIRE STARTER,

AND THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN A NET, WHICH THEY CAN USE

FOR PROTECTION FROM BUGS AND FOR FISHING.

AND I GOT THIS FANTASTIC MAP,

SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO KNOW WHERE TO GO.

SO I BELIEVE THIS IS THE TREE THAT WE'RE AT.

YEAH.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S WATER HERE.

WE'VE GOT SOME FISH.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOME PRETTY GOOD RESOURCES FOR US,

SO I THINK THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO.

YEAH. I KNOW.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT COMING DOWN THIS RIDGE.

MM-HMM.

WELL, LET'S GET STARTED.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH.

Narrator: QUINCE AND THREASA WILL BE HIKING THROUGH

A RAIN FOREST TEEMING WITH DEADLY EYELASH VIPER SNAKES

THAT CAN STRIKE IN 90 MILLISECONDS,

FASTER THAN THE BLINK OF AN EYE,

AND SWARMS OF VENOMOUS FIRE ANTS SO AGGRESSIVE

THAT ONE COLONY COULD TAKE DOWN AND KILL A SMALL ANIMAL.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT.

WATCH OUT GOING UP HERE. IT'S REALLY STEEP.

YOU GOT TO CLIMB UP TO GO DOWN, RIGHT?

I KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY.

Quince: IT'S REALLY HARD TO MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH HERE.

IT'S STEEP.

IT'S MUDDY. IT'S SLIPPERY.

♪♪

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO THE RIVER.

I KEEP ON THINKING EACH CORNER THAT WE TURN,

WE'RE GOING TO BE ALMOST THERE.

YEAH, IT'S QUITE A HIKE.

OH, MY GOD.

THE BANK IS SO STEEP AND SLIPPERY.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO CROSSOVERS

JUST TO, LIKE, NOT SLIDE DOWN THE SLOPE.

LISTEN, LISTEN.

YOU CAN HEAR THAT WATER.

Quince: OH, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

SUPER CLOSE, SUPER CLOSE, SUPER EXCITED.

WHOA.

FINALLY. HOLY COW.

LOOK AT THIS.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?

I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THIS FLOWING WATER.

IT SEEMS LIKE PRETTY CLEAN, CLEAR WATER.

I MEAN, IT'S FAST-MOVING.

WE SHOULD BE OKAY.

FOR A DOG MUSHER WHO'S USED TO ARCTIC

OR SUBARCTIC CONDITIONS,

IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY IN THE JUNGLE,

I'M JUST GOING TO TRUST THE RIVER.

FINGERS CROSSED.

♪♪

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

♪♪

THE REWARD IS DEFINITELY WORTH THE RISK RIGHT NOW.

WHERE DO YOU THINK IS A GOOD PLACE TO MAKE A SHELTER?

I THINK THERE'S THIS KIND OF ROCK BEACH HERE, AND...

YEAH, THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE.

I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AROUND A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I MEAN, WE STILL HAVE SOME DAYLIGHT LEFT.

♪♪

THINK FURTHER UP AROUND THAT BEND?

MAYBE, LIKE, RIGHT THERE,

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A LITTLE BIT FLAT.

YOU WANT TO TRY THAT? YEAH.

♪♪

RIGHT HERE LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A CLEARING.

WHAT IF WE SORT OF CUT THE BRANCHES OFF THAT TREE,

YOU KNOW, AND WE CAN CREATE SOME KIND OF FRAME

SO THAT AT LEAST WE'D HAVE MOSQUITO NETTING

AND HOPEFULLY A ROOF?

I WOULD DO A LEAN-TO.

ALL RIGHT.

Threasa: BECAUSE I'M AN ALPHA FEMALE,

I TAKE ON A LEADERSHIP ROLE.

I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD

IF YOU THINK IT'LL WORK.

Quince: I'VE BEEN AROUND DOGS SO MUCH

THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IN THE CONCEPT OF AN ALPHA.

I THINK IN ANY TEAM ENVIRONMENT, THERE ARE PEOPLE

WHO CAN TAKE LEADERSHIP OR ARE MORE PRONE TO IT,

ESPECIALLY IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES,

AND I'M PRETTY COMFORTABLE BEING A FOLLOWER AT THE MOMENT.

HOPING TO GET THIS LATCH THROUGH SO IT DOESN'T COME UNDONE.

♪♪

OUR LEAN-TO IS SUPER SIMPLE.

WE CREATE A RECTANGLE BY ANCHORING IT TO THE TREES.

WE LAY OUT CROSSBEAMS,

AND THEN COVER IT WITH OVERLAPPING BANANA LEAVES.

LOOKING GOOD.

YOU WANT TO WORK ON FIRE, OR...?

YEAH.

THERE'S TONS OF FIREWOOD IN THIS AREA.

YEAH, JUST GRAB SOME DIFFERENT ONES.

THAT'S COOL.

ALL RIGHT.

MY PARTNER WAS A SURPRISE WHEN I FIRST MET HIM.

I KIND OF EXPECTED A BIG, BURLY MAN, AND I DIDN'T GET THAT.

HOWEVER, I GOT SOMETHING EVEN BETTER.

I'VE GOT SOMEONE WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE,

SOMEBODY WHO'S WILLING TO WORK

AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO FOR THE TEAM.

Quince: I HAVE A LITTLE FIRE NEST HERE

AND A LOT OF MAGNESIUM, BUT IT'S REALLY HUMID.

SO I'M HOPING IT WORKS OUT.

♪♪

WHEW, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

COME ON, BUDDY.

LOOK AT THAT SNAKE.

QUINCE. I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

COME AND LOOK AT THIS.

I THINK IT'S POISONOUS.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO CATCH HIM.

Narrator: THREASA HAS SPOTTED A MUSSURANA SNAKE.

IT ATTACKS BY COILING AROUND ITS PREY.

IT KILLS BY CONSTRICTION.

Threasa: DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE FIRE

AND LEAVE ME THE KNIFE?

I'M GOING TO USE YOUR WALKING STICK

AND SEE IF I CAN TRY TO POKE AT IT.

Threasa: A SNAKE WOULD BE GOOD.

IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY GOOD MEAL IF I CAN GET THIS SNAKE.

IT'S PRETTY LONG.

I'M GOING TO SAY AT LEAST FIVE FEET.

AWESOME PROTEIN.

♪♪

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

OH, OH *BLEEP*

♪♪

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

OH, OH *BLEEP*

Threasa: OH, MY GOD, QUINCE!

DAMN IT.Quince: DID YOU GET HIM?

SORRY, BUDDY. YOU'RE MINE.

YOU ARE MINE.

UGH.

♪♪

OH, YEAH.

♪♪

NICE.

OH, MY GOD.

♪♪

OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS A HUGE ADRENALINE RUSH.

APPARENTLY, HE WANTED TO GIVE ME ONE LAST HUG.

♪♪

MY SNAKE IS ALL COOKED.

AT LEAST, I'M PRAYING IT IS.

AND LET'S SEE HOW IT TASTES.

YOU'VE GOT TO KIND OF SCRAPE THE MEAT OFF WITH YOUR TEETH.

THERE'S THESE LITTLE VERTEBRAE BONES.

IT TASTES LIKE A WEIRD VERSION OF CHICKEN.

FOOD ON DAY ONE.

WAY TO GO, PARTNER.

Threasa: OH, MY GOD.

OH, GOD.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO FEEL LIKE THIS ANYMORE.

WELL, I JUST WOKE UP AND HAD THE WORST DIARRHEA EVER.

DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF OUR SHELTER,

SO WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT, I GOT SOME CLEANING TO DO.

♪♪

♪♪

DAY TWO, AND I WOKE UP FEELING TERRIBLE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FROM THE SNAKE OR NOT.

I'VE DRANK SOME WATER, BUT SO HAS MY PARTNER.

AND QUINCE WAS EATING THE SNAKE LAST NIGHT, AND HE'S NOT SICK.

SO I REALLY THINK MY STOMACH IS JUST NOT ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

MY STOMACH HURTS SO BAD,

AND THEN WHEN I HAD TO GO, I HAD TO GO.

IT'S JUST BODIES.

WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT OUR BODIES.

Threasa: YEAH, BUT --THEY DO WHAT THEY DO.

IT'S JUST, LIKE, LOSING CONTROL, YOU KNOW?

THIS IS REALLY NOT MAKING ME FEEL GOOD.

IT'S NOT MAKING ME FEEL STRONG,

AND IT DEFINITELY DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A BADASS.

HOPING I CAN PUSH THROUGH IT.

HOPING.

♪♪

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO TRY AND GET GOING ON ANOTHER FIRE,

BUT I THINK IT'S BETTER TO DO IT NOT HERE.

I AGREE.

Quince: LAST NIGHT, THE FIRE WENT OUT

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH DRY FIREWOOD.

NOW WITH ALL THE EXCREMENT AND FLIES,

TO ME, THAT KIND OF FORCES A MOVE SOMEWHERE.

I HAD WANTED TO BUILD A SHELTER IN THIS AREA YESTERDAY

BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A GOOD AREA FOR FIRE-BUILDING.

IT'S A NICE, OPEN BEACH.

♪♪

HOW DID I TURN INTO SUCH A WIMP?

I CAN'T LET DIARRHEA TAKE ME DOWN.

WHAT THE *BLEEP*

I'M BEING A HUGE BABY.

HUGE BABY.

Quince: I'VE CROSSED THE RIVER TO GET WOOD

BECAUSE I THINK THE MORNING SUN HITS THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER,

SO THE WOOD ON THIS SIDE IS JUST A LOT DRIER.

BUT IT'S REALLY HUMID, SO I'M HOPING IT WORKS OUT.

OKAY.

OOH, YEAH.

NOW I'M JUST BUILDING THIS FIRE UP,

ADDING SOME THICKER AND HARDER TYPE WOOD

SO YOU CAN TRY AND BUILD UP COALS

AND ACTUALLY GET A FIRE I CAN MOVE SOMEWHERE.

HOWEVER, IF IT RAINED RIGHT HERE,

THERE'S NO PROTECTION FOR THIS FIRE.

♪♪

ACTUALLY, THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

RIGHT HERE, IT LOOKS PRETTY DRY,

LIKE IT DOESN'T GET WET WHEN IT RAINS.

YOU GOT FIRE.

IT'S A VERY MODEST FIRE RIGHT NOW, BUT...

BUT IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING.

RIGHT.

Threasa: I FEEL BAD THAT QUINCE IS DOING ALL THE WORK.

IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO SIT BACK AND WATCH MY PARTNER DO EVERYTHING.

Threasa: I'M EXHAUSTED.

I HAVEN'T DONE CRAP TODAY.

Quince: YOU'VE CRAPPED A LOT.

OH, YEAH, YEAH.

YES, I HAVE.

♪♪

FIRE IS ROARING.

IT SEEMS LIKE THAT NICHE STAYS FAIRLY DRY

EVEN WITH RAIN.

WE BOTH NEED TO WORK TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING.

OH, YEAH. I CAN'T BE COLD.

NOBODY LIKES BEING COLD.

HOPEFULLY, THE RAIN HERE DOESN'T LAST VERY LONG.

LET'S HOPE.

♪♪

I HAD MAYBE TWO HOURS OF SLEEP LAST NIGHT,

AND I'M JUST WORN OUT.

AND BEING COLD DURING THE NIGHT JUST KNOCKS YOU DOWN COMPLETELY.

IF IT REALLY DOWNPOURS ON US, THE SKY OPENS UP,

THEN WE'RE SCREWED,

SO I REALLY DO WANT TO GET WORKING ON THE ROOF...

YEAH....AND AT LEAST GET THAT DONE.

♪♪

WE ARE GOING TO CUT DOWN THIS PALM TREE

FROM UP ABOVE OUR SHELTER.

IT'S GOT TONS OF LEAVES

THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE FOR OUR SHELTER.

Narrator: QUINCE AND THREASA ARE GOING AFTER

A LANCETILLA PALM TREE,

WHICH ONLY GROWS IN THE SHADED CANOPY

OF THE JUNGLE RIDGE ABOVE THEIR SHELTER.

♪♪

WHOO-HOO, YOU'RE GETTING THERE.

♪♪

OH, YEAH, PAUL BUNYAN OF THE JUNGLE!

THAT'S A GOOD START TO OUR SHELTER.

AH, YOU MOTHER!

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, THEY'RE JUST THESE, WHATEVER THESE ANTS ARE.

OW, OW, OW *BLEEP*

OW, I'M JUST GETTING BITTEN UP LIKE CRAZY.

OW! THESE LITTLE NUT SACKS.

THEY'RE NASTY LITTLE SONS OF GUNS.

THEY DON'T GIVE UP.

QUINCE AND THREASA ARE BEING ATTACKED BY TOXIC FIRE ANTS.

UNLIKE OTHER INSECTS THAT STING ONLY ONCE,

FIRE ANTS CAN STING MULTIPLE TIMES.

LET'S JUST HURRY UP AND DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

OW, OW! AH!

BE CAREFUL COMING DOWN.

YEAH.

I'LL COLLECT THE FRUIT THAT'S UP HERE.

THERE'S ALSO LOTS OF PRETTY AWESOME LANCETILLA NUTS.

THAT'S GOING TO BE NICE.

I'M GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN AND WASH IT OFF AND STORE IT.

I THINK IT'S REALLY RIPE.

OH, MY GOD.

I DON'T WANT TO GET WET.

QUINCE. YEAH.

CAN YOU COME DOWN HERE AND HELP ME

SO WE CAN GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE RAIN COMES?

ALL RIGHT. OH *BLEEP*

I JUST WANT TO GET THIS DONE.

I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE GET THIS DONE.

ALL RIGHT.

I WANT TO HAVE A ROOF SO WE'RE DRY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO LET'S GO THIS WAY.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO SLOW.

BUT I CAN'T BE COLD, AND LAST NIGHT, I WAS FREEZING.

I WAS SHIVERING, BUT IT'S BREAKING ME DOWN SO BAD,

FREEZING EVERY NIGHT.

♪♪

MAKE SURE YOU PULL THE MIDDLE SUPER TIGHT.

HOW'S THAT?

THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S PERFECT.

♪♪

*BLEEP*

QUINCE.

YEAH. IT'S RAINING NOW.

THE FIRE WENT OUT.

OH, BOY.

OUR SHELTER IS LEAKING.

*BLEEP* HOLY *BLEEP*

I CAN'T GET WARM.

OH, MY GOD. I'M COLD.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

GOD, THIS SUCKS.

♪♪

SO IT'S THE MORNING OF DAY FOUR, AND LAST NIGHT WAS VERY HARD.

I'M JUST PHYSICALLY AND JUST EMOTIONALLY EXHAUSTED.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE I CAN TAKE OF THIS.

♪♪

QUINCE, I KNOW I'M TIRED,

BUT IT'S BEEN HELL FROM THE START.

AND I THINK IT'S A FACTOR OF EVERYTHING.

IT REALLY IS, BUT I HAVE NOTHING LEFT.

WOW.

GOSH.

I MEAN, WE JUST GOT OUR SHELTER,

AND MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO

TO IMPROVE BEDDING AND STUFF.

IT'S NOT THAT.

I JUST...

IT'S EVERYTHING.

I'M GIVING IT MY BEST. I JUST CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

I'M TAPPING OUT. I'M DONE.

WELL, I'VE HAD SOME REALLY TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES OUT HERE --

STOMACH ISSUES, THE PAIN, LACK OF SLEEP,

AND I WAS FREEZING.

I JUST...

I FEEL LIKE I'VE HIT A WALL MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.

I JUST DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE LEFT TO GIVE.

I'M SORRY THAT I'M LEAVING MY PARTNER ALONE.

SORRY.

ONE MORE HUG?COME ON, GIVE ME A HUG.

TAKE CARE.

Quince: STRUGGLED WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS --

DIARRHEA, BEING COLD ALL NIGHT AND SHIVERING.

I'M A DOG MUSHER,

AND I'VE LEARNED TO GAIN CONFIDENCE WITH THE COLD.

BUT WHEN SOMEBODY IS NOT USED TO IT, YOU KNOW, THEY PANIC.

Narrator: AFTER ONLY FOUR DAYS, THREASA LEAVES THE CHALLENGE.

HER PSR DROPS FROM A 6.2 TO A 4.9.

I CAME IN HERE THINKING THAT I COULD COMPLETE 21 DAYS.

MAYBE I'M NOT AS STRONG OF A PERSON AS I THOUGHT.

♪♪

Quince: YOU KNOW, WITH ME BEING OUT HERE ON MY OWN,

FOOD MAY BE BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT NOW

THAN IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE COLD NIGHTS

WHERE I DON'T HAVE THE CALORIES TO BURN SHIVERING,

SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO SOME MORE GROCERY SHOPPING TODAY.

BUSH GROCERIES FOR ALL YOUR GROCERY NEEDS...

HOLY COW.

MY FAVORITE, PENE DE PERRO, OR PENIS OF THE DOG.

THAT'S WHAT THE LOCALS CALL IT.

♪♪

THESE ARE EDIBLE AND HAVE A LOT OF VITAMINS.

♪♪

TASTES A LITTLE LIKE POMEGRANATE.

IT'S A NICE WAY TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF VITAMINS,

FIBER, A CALORIE OR TWO.

♪♪

PENE DE PERRO, PENIS OF THE DOG,

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY CALL IT THAT.

♪♪

NOW THAT THREASA IS GONE, I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH CONCERN

ABOUT BEING LONELY OUT HERE FOR 15 1/2 DAYS.

GROWING UP, NATURE WAS A PLACE I FOUND PEACE,

YOU KNOW, GETTING AWAY FROM SOCIETY

AND PEOPLE'S JUDGMENT, SO I'M COMFORTABLE OUT HERE.

♪♪

I JUST NEED TO TAKE CARE OF MY BASIC NEEDS --

WARMTH, HYDRATION, FOOD WHEN I NEED IT,

WHICH IS GOING TO BE HARD

BECAUSE NOW ALL THE CHORES ARE ON ME.

OH, IT'S SLIPPERY HERE.

♪♪

AH *BLEEP*

AH.

♪♪

MY TOE.

OH.

YOU THINK THAT A STUPID LITTLE TOE WOULDN'T BE,

LIKE, DEBILITATING, BUT IT HAS ME PRETTY HUMBLED.

AND IT REALLY HURTS TO HAVE PRESSURE ON IT.

AH.

OH.

Narrator: WITH QUINCE IN CONSIDERABLE PAIN,

THE PRODUCERS, CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY,

CALL IN THE MEDIC.

Quince: I HOPE THIS ISN'T THE *BLEEP* THING THAT GETS ME.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

WHEN I TAKE A STEP...Man: MM-HMM.

...EVEN JUST ANY PRESSURE IN THE AREA,

EVEN IF I DON'T HIT THE TOE ON ANYTHING, IT REALLY HURTS.

EVEN IF I PUT WEIGHT ON THE BALL OF MY FOOT, IT REALLY...

MM-HMM. AH.

AH.

AH, AH, AH, AH.

WOW.

WELL, UNLESS THINGS TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORST,

I'D LIKE TO KEEP GOING.

SO YOU HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL,

SO KEEP IT AT REST FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS.

YEAH.

I NEED TO MAKE SURE TO REST AND ELEVATE MY FOOT.

♪♪

I HAVE NO BACKUP.

WHAT IF PREDATORS WANT TO COME TO CAMP?

THERE'S NOBODY HERE TO HELP ME ANYMORE.

♪♪

WELL, NIGHT ONE ON MY OWN, FIRE, I CAN STRETCH OUT,

AND THEN MOST IMPORTANTLY, GOT SOME PEACE.

♪♪

WHAT IS THAT?

I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMETHING.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S LIKE SOMETHING'S PURRING.

IT'S A JAGUAR.

OH *BLEEP*

HOLY *BLEEP*

♪♪

Quince: IT'S A JAGUAR. OH *BLEEP*

HOLY *BLEEP*

I THINK IT'S GONE.

HOLY *BLEEP*

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LAST NIGHT WAS ROUGH.

THAT JAGUAR IS NO JOKE.

THOSE THINGS CAN KILL, AND THEY'RE VERY TERRITORIAL.

IF I DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE FOR A LITTLE PROTECTION,

I'D BE IN TROUBLE.

UGH.

I'M LIKE A SITTING DUCK OUT HERE.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M GETTING AWAY FROM A JAGUAR

WITH THIS BROKEN TOE.

I HAVE LOTS OF LANCETILLA NUTS I COLLECTED EARLIER.

BOY, AM I GLAD I DID.

THESE WILL PROBABLY BE MY STAPLE.

Narrator: THE OIL FROM THE LANCETILLA NUT

IS VERY HIGH IN FAT, AND IT PROVIDES QUINCE WITH

A GOOD SUPPLY OF PROTEIN AND CARBS TO KEEP HIS ENERGY UP.

MMM, IT'S A PRETTY SAVORY NUT, NOT TOO SWEET,

BUT IT JUST BRINGS OUT A COCONUT-Y MACADAMIA FLAVOR.

REALLY NICE.

I WANT TO START CONSERVING WOOD,

BUT A LOG LIKE THIS CAN, YOU KNOW,

TWO OF THESE EASILY, I CAN GET THROUGH THE NIGHT.

I NEED THE FIRE IN ORDER TO KEEP AWAY PREDATORS.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO MEET ANOTHER JAGUAR OUT HERE.

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IT'S POURING.

IT'S THE LAST THING I NEED RIGHT NOW.

ANYWHERE YOU SEE LIGHT COME THROUGH THE ROOF,

RAIN WILL COME THROUGH THE ROOF.

YEP. DROP, DROP, DROP.

COULD BE THE REST OF THE NIGHT FOR ME.

WE'LL SEE.

I HOPE IT CLEARS UP.

WHEW, IS IT COMING DOWN NOW.

UNREAL.

AH!

THAT NICHE IN THE ROCK, IT STAYS DRY,

BUT IF WE HAVE THREE DAYS OF RAIN,

CHECK BACK WITH ME.

I MIGHT BE DEAD.

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THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAVE BEEN RAINY.

IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I WANT TO GET UP AND DO THINGS,

AND I KNOW I CAN'T.

I NEED TO REST THIS FOOT BECAUSE IF THIS TOE GETS WORSE,

I'M OUT OF THE CHALLENGE, AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

SHELTER IS VERY DEFINITELY FLOODED.

JUST TRYING TO KEEP SOME EMBERS GOING

SO I CAN KEEP A FIRE GOING.

I'M GOING TO GRAB SOME WARM ROCKS FROM THE FIRE

AND JUST TRY TO WAIT OUT THE STORM.

I PLACE THE ROCK BY THE FIRE SO IT'S WARM.

THEN WHEN IT'S WARM ENOUGH, I BRING IT OVER BY ME,

AND I TRANSFER SOME OF THAT HEAT ENERGY.

IT'S A GOOD AMOUNT OF THERMAL MASS.

THEY TEND TO LAST A WHILE,

GOES A LONG WAY TO KEEP AWAY HYPOTHERMIA.

WOW, FANTASTIC DAY TO BE IN HONDURAS.

THE SUN CAME OUT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

MY FOOT IS NOT GOING TO HEAL VERY WELL

IF IT'S SOAKING WET ALL THE TIME,

SO I WANT TO MAKE SHOES TO TRY AND PROTECT MY FOOT.

I THINK THAT I WILL JUST CUT THIS PIECE OF LEATHER IN HALF

AND MAKE ONE FOR EACH FOOT AND MAYBE EVEN START BY

JUST WRAPPING CORD AROUND THE LEATHER

EACH TIME I PUT THEM ON.

I CAN WALK AGAIN.

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SNAKE BONES.

AND I'VE CONSUMED WELL UNDER 2,000 CALORIES.

I HAVE BEEN EATING NUTS AND STUFF,

BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

MY SURVIVAL STRATEGY IS TO BE REALLY CREATIVE,

FINDING WHAT FOOD I CAN FIND OUT HERE.

MY DOGS EAT PLENTY OF BONES,

AND I THINK THEY GET A LOT OF CALCIUM THAT WAY.

SO JUST TRYING TO TAKE A CUE FROM THEM

AND EAT SOME SNAKE VERTEBRAE

SO I DON'T GET DEPLETED OF CALCIUM.

OH, YEAH, BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS.

IT'S A LIKE A TUMS,

BUT IF YOU REALLY HAD TO CHEW A TUMS FOR LIKE A HALF-HOUR.

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IT'S DAY 17.

VERY SLIPPERY.

AT THIS POINT, MY TOE IS VERY MUCH ON THE MEND,

AND I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT THE INFECTION.

BUT I'M GETTING ANXIOUS ABOUT EXTRACTION COMING UP.

IT'S A PRETTY TREACHEROUS ROUTE

BACK UP THAT MOUNTAIN WE CAME DOWN,

SO I KNOW I NEED TO REST THIS FOOT.

I'M GOING TO NEED ENERGY.

THAT HIKE IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.

MAYBE I'LL CHECK OUT THE FISH POOLS QUICK

TO SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

OH.

EVERY CROSSING OF THIS RIVER IS TREACHEROUS.

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AH.

AH, AH, AH, AH, AH.

AH.

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Quince: I'M STARTING TO HAVE WEIRD DREAMS ABOUT FOOD.

I DREAMT THAT BARACK OBAMA WAS AT A FUNCTION

AND GOT SOME ICE CREAM, BUT HE SENT IT BACK

BECAUSE IT WAS THE LOW-CALORIE VERSION,

AND THEY BROUGHT BACK

THE HIGH-FAT VERSION OF THE ICE CREAM.

IT WAS, LIKE, A CHERRY PRALINE.

I'M HUNGRY.

I COULD EAT SOME CHICKEN KIEV,

MAYBE A LITTLE BREAKFAST BURRITO, FRENCH FRIES.

I'D REALLY LIKE SOME FRENCH FRIES.

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AH, AH, AH, AH.

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MY TOE GOT REINJURED.

I DIDN'T WANT MY TOE TO BE INFLAMED AND THROBBY AGAIN

RIGHT BEFORE EXTRACTION.

IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF AND SURVIVE OUT HERE,

THERE ARE TASKS I NEED TO DO.

I HAVE TO TRY AND GO OUT AND COLLECT FOOD.

I DON'T HAVE A PARTNER.

IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN JUST TAKE A DAY OFF WORK AND CALL IN SICK.

AH.

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IT'S DAY 97, DAY 123, WHATEVER IT IS.

I THINK IT'S DAY 19.

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OW.

MY TOE SWELLED UP AGAIN, SO I GOT TO TAKE IT EASY.

PLUS I HAVEN'T SLEPT.

I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING STUPID.

I'M HUNGRY, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO FISHING.

IT'S TOO SLIPPERY.

HOPEFULLY, I CAN PICK SOME FRUIT FROM A TREE RIGHT NEARBY.

OW.I HOPE.

I HOPE.

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I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT SHOES.

I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

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OH, WOW.

YEAH.

LOOK AT ALL THESE CACAO.

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Narrator: CACAO IS A FRUIT WITH BITTER-TASTING SEEDS

THAT WHEN COMBINED WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF SUGAR

IS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHOCOLATE.

IT'S HIGH IN CAFFEINE AND ACTS AS A STIMULANT,

SO IT SHOULD GIVE QUINCE A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST OF ENERGY.

GOT A COUPLE.

HOPEFULLY THE RIPEST ARE FALLING.

I TRAVELED QUITE A BIT TO GET THIS CACAO,

SO I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH THIS SCORE TODAY.

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WHEN WE THINK OF CACAO, WE USUALLY THINK OF CHOCOLATE,

BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS.

IT'S LIKE A FRUIT, LITTLE SEEDS.

THE SEEDS ARE ALMOST LIKE WET, TANGY RAISINS.

I DO FEEL MY ENERGY BOOST, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

MY TOE IS JUST -- IT HURTS.

IT'S TIME TO REST WITH IT ELEVATED FOR A WHILE.

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NIGHT 20 IS FINALLY HERE.

TOTALLY REVELING IN GRATITUDE FOR THE DRYNESS,

BUT I NEED TO SLEEP FOR THE EXTRACTION HIKE.

HAVEN'T SLEPT IN A WHILE.

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I CANNOT SLEEP.

AMPED UP.

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JUST RACING THOUGHTS.

I THINK IT WAS THIS CACAO.

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DAY 21, EXTRACTION DAY, I DIDN'T SLEEP MUCH AT ALL.

I TOSSED AND TURNED.

I'M EXHAUSTED.

I'M OVER HERE RIGHT NOW, SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CLIMB UP

OVER THIS RIDGE BACK DOWN TO ANOTHER RIVER

AND CROSS IT IN ORDER TO GET TO EXTRACTION.

ALL RIGHT. THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.

Narrator: SEVERELY SLEEP-DEPRIVED,

QUINCE WILL HIKE 4 MILES IN 90-DEGREE HEAT

THROUGH THE STEEP AND ROCKY JUNGLE TERRAIN.

HIS REINJURED TOE MAKES HIM ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE

TO VENOMOUS FER-DE-LANCE SNAKES...

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...AND DEADLY JAGUARS

THAT ARE CONSTANTLY ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WOUNDED PREY.

AFTER DESCENDING A 200-FOOT RIDGE,

HE WILL HAVE TO SWIM ACROSS A DEEP RIVER

TO MEET HIS EXTRACTION VEHICLE.

Quince: WHEW.

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OW.

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UH-OH.

I DON'T LOVE THESE TRACKS.

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THAT'S A BIG JAGUAR.

MORE SIGN HERE.

WITH A BROKEN TOE,

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO MEET A JAGUAR OUT HERE

BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE A MACHETE AND A POINTY STICK.

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WHEW, BETTER BE THE TOP.

I THINK IT IS.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK UPHILL IS SO HARD,

DOWNHILL HAS ITS OWN CHALLENGES.

SO MANY THORNS AND ROCKS, EVERYTHING IS REALLY SLIPPERY.

I HOPE MY TOE CAN HOLD OUT.

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OH, MAN. I SEE THE RIVER DOWN THERE.

UGH, THERE'S JUST NO GOOD WAY AROUND IT.

I THINK I MAY HAVE TO GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THIS DEEP POOL,

AND IT'S VERY DAUNTING TO ME BECAUSE I'M NOT A GREAT SWIMMER.

WHEN I WAS A KID, THEY TOLD ME, "JUST JUMP IN THE WATER.

YOU'LL FLOAT TO THE TOP," AND I JUMPED IN THE WATER.

AND THEY ENDED UP PULLING ME OUT OF THE LAKE WITH A HOOK.

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I CAN FEEL MY HEART RACING JUST LOOKING AT IT.

OH, BOY.

OH, IT'S MIND OVER MATTER.

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OH, MY GOD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT.

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OH, I THINK IT'S A ROAD.

OH, YEAH.

NEVER HAVE I BEEN HAPPIER TO SEE A JANKY

*BLEEP* BOX PICKUP IN MY LIFE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

COMPLETING THIS CHALLENGE,

THAT GIVES ME A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF STRENGTH.

THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER WITH A PARTNER,

BUT I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED.

CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FINALLY GETTING OUT OF THE JUNGLE,

21 DAYS.

I THINK TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE,

IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY BEING TRANSGENDER.

YEAH.

I WANT TO SHOW OTHER PEOPLE THAT I CAN DO THIS

BECAUSE I BELIEVE WHAT'S UNDERNEATH MY CLOTHES

DOESN'T MATTER.

WE ALL JUST ARE WHO WE ARE, AND I'M JUST A BADASS.

Narrator: QUINCE LOST 35 POUNDS AND SURVIVED 21 DAYS

IN THE HONDURAN JUNGLE, 17 OF THEM ALONE.

HIS PSR RISES FROM 6.4 TO 7.0.

Quince: THIS WILL BE SOMETHING I TAKE WITH ME

WHEREVER I GO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,

21 DAYS NAKED AND AFRAID.

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