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Fernando: Just a couple fish tonight, we'll be set.

Here's the water's edge.

I cannot see, like, 2 inches down.

- Ah! - You okay?

Shannon: You think about the dangers out here...

Caiman, snakes.

Everything comes out at night.

This is one of the scariest things

I've actually done in my life, is right here tonight.

- Okay, I felt some there. - I know.

[ Whispering ] We can hear a caiman somewhere around us.

[ Gasps ]

Ow! Aaah!

Narrator: Ecuador's Amazon basin...

One of the most remote places on earth.

2,000 square miles of swamp

stretches to an endless horizon.

Colossal storms punish the landscape

with up to 15 feet of rain each year,

leaving this primeval forest permanently submerged.

Here 100,000 species of insect ravage the forest floor.

Now nine "naked and afraid" veterans

will put their lives on the line... aah!

Oh, my god, those are claw marks.

- That's a Jaguar. - Holy [bleep]

And attempt the impossible.

Oh [bleep] cut my foot.

Ohh.

To survive this rotting hell...

Shannon: The bugs are killing us. They're swarming.

Narrator: For 40 days and 40 nights.

On "naked and afraid,"

they've already endured 21 days of agony.

Now they enter deep into

a nightmarish heart of darkness.

Matt W.: Dude, what the [bleep] was that? Something's out there.

- They're... ow! - [ Gasps ]

Narrator: To make it out alive,

they must master the environment... [ gasps ]

Holy [bleep]

And push the limits of human endurance.

- [ Gasps ] - Aah! [Bleep] Call a medic.

Then, for the first time ever... what is that?

The survivalists are stunned

by unexpected guests... oh, my god.

I did not see that coming.

Narrator: As worlds collide... holy [bleep]

Narrator: On "naked and afraid XL."

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Russell: This place right here is... this is off the grid.

We're in Jurassic park right now.

It is. It is, yo.

Lacey: Oh, my god.

That tree is, like, sitting in the middle of nowhere.

This is, like, flooded.

It's amazing.

Fernando: From what I see right now,

we may have to build a treehouse.

It kind of looks like man isn't supposed to live here.

And we get to do it for 40 days.

- [ Laughs ] - We're so lucky.

Narrator: A 40-day challenge unfolds

in a vast no-man's land

flooded by runoff from the Andes mountains.

This time, nine survivalists

will start in three groups of three.

Each trio will be marooned

at a separate camp along the caiman river.

Here only a few limited areas

of precious high ground exist

behind a dense tangle of mangrove swamp.

Amber: If we don't feel fear out here,

then you're just crazy and dumb

because everything out here wants to eat you.

Matt a.: This is a swamp.

Gonna have snakes and everything else in it.

Caimans, electric eels [Bleep] like that, you know?

Matt W.: Those piranhas, man, the teeth on those things.

- It's nasty. - Like, one bite,

and now you've got just an open hole.

- Exactly. - They're everywhere, too.

I mean, every square inch of this water

would have a chance of piranha.

Narrator: Just south of the equator lies Punta Araña,

where a team of three men debarks

in steep, slippery terrain,

overrun by 47 different kinds of ants

and deadly predators

such as the Brazilian wandering spider,

the most venomous arachnid on earth.

This is one challenge where we're gonna have to rely...

Whether we like each other or not...

We got to rely on each other.

Matt W.: Let's make the Amazon our bitch, huh?

To some people, this is a game.

To me, it's more than that.

When I did my first "naked and afraid" challenge,

at the time, I was the oldest to do it.

- Yeah! - Yeah!

I'm the oldest now, for sure.

I'm starting to think, what the frick is wrong with me?

Maybe I don't like getting old.

Why do you climb the mountain?

Why do you jump out of airplanes?

Test yourself.

The only thing I’m afraid of is not finishing.

Anything else that comes along, I'll deal with.

I have a feeling we're home.

I think we may be walking from here.

- You ready? - Born ready. - Do it, dude.

Narrator: Six miles north at Laguna Negra,

two men and one woman go ashore in a dank marsh

infested with piranha,

whose razor-sharp teeth rapidly strip flesh

from their prey.

Fernando: You can't even see

three or four inches down in this water.

This reminds me of back home in the swamps.

Matt a.: You know, a few of these survivors live in the city,

but this isn't a weekend hobby for me.

This is basically how I live.

I grew up around here in the swamps.

I have a little goat. She comes everywhere with me.

You know, I don't really look at it toward survival.

I just look at it as another day in the woods.

Shannon: Here it is.

- You guys ready? - Let's go.

Narrator: Three miles to the southeast at Rio Mortal,

an all-female trio arrives at a murky inlet

teeming with caiman

and the largest snake in the world, the anaconda,

which can grow up to 30 feet long

and weigh over 500 pounds.

It's like the beginning of a horror movie.

Giovanna: During my first challenge, I couldn't stay out here

for the full 21 days that I was supposed to.

Producer: The circumstances of this challenge

have made it impossible for us to let you go on.

Obviously, 40 days is a lot longer than 21,

but I mean, I'm just somebody

who's, like, bold enough to actually try it.

And maybe that in itself is a strength.

The bugs are already bad.

Amber: Wow, I'm seeing all kinds

of things scatter as I'm walking.

Oh, my god.

Coming out here to the Amazon,

this is one of the most scariest environments

I've ever been in.

There's a couple of snakes out here that will attack you.

They just don't sit there and take a step back.

They will jump at your face and bite you.

Charlie: Black palm right in front of me, men.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

Matt W.: Black palm is a son of a bitch.

It's growing like weeds down here.

Just to think about going out there butt naked

running through black palm is terrifying.

Shannon: Well, it's really thick jungle we're going into.

Yeah, this is gonna be... fun.

Fernando: A good friend of mine,

a fellow firefighter, always says,

"Ferny, you could eat a [bleep] sandwich

and say how good the bread is."

I think that helps in a survival situation

because that's all you really have in the end,

is your mental state of mind.

Okay.

[ Laughter ]

All right.

Well, this is good.

There's our bags.

Narrator: Each trio is supplied with a cast-iron pot.

That is a big pot.

In addition, each survivalist

has picked out a particular blade.

I brought my trusty kukri.

I have a bug net.

Narrator: And to do battle with the menacing Amazon jungle,

all challengers carry unique survival tools.

Matt W.: I got my long bow.

- Yeah. - I actually made this sucker.

Charlie: Will it work in an environment like this?

- Oh, yeah. - Oh, and one more item.

- Ooh. Look at that. - I have the map.

We should definitely explore the high ground first.

And these large trees we're gonna need for our shelter.

All right, sounds good. Heading east?

Yep, let's go.

Day 1.

See ya later, clothes.

♪♪

Amber: Oh, god, something bit my ass so hard.

The bugs are [bleep] horrible.

- Aah! - What's wrong?

That's black palm there.

Ow. [Bleep] Hurts.

Man, those things are so scary-looking.

This is like reality setting in, guys.

Yeah.

This challenge is third time is the charm.

I had to tap out on day 16 in the everglades

due to parasites.

My boob hurts so bad.

When I was in Africa, I was the first girl

to break a boob on TV.

I'm gonna be that person

with a hole in her boob that had to leave.

It breaks my heart knowing I didn't complete.

I have the drive inside of me and the skills,

and I want to go kick butt.

- Whoop. Whoa. Oh, no. - You okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine. - Okay.

Lacey: I worry especially because I'm with two females.

I have zero friends that are girls.

I get along better with males in general

just because they tend to not be as sensitive and have, like...

Like, feelings, like, all the time.

Ow [bleep]

Ow, ow, they're everywhere. Hurry, hurry, hurry.

So, I'm gonna try to, like, stay open-minded.

As open-minded as I can.

I really hope it gets easier.

Ow, you son of a bitch.

Freaking wasp. Damn it.

- Something trying to eat us. - Yeah.

Russell: Oh, ants right here. Cutter ants.

Watch your foot right there, Matt.

Matt W.: Ow, ow, ow.

First time I've ever seen leafcutter ants.

- Really? - In real life.

Being in a rainforest,

there's probably more bug variety

than any place in the United States combined.

So without a doubt, I'm gonna be elevated.

Hey, guys. Let's get a game plan.

I'm thinking individual. I don't know how you guys feel.

Matt W.: You want to just branch off?

We'll each start our own shelter kind of scenario?

Russell: I'm thinking that.

Yeah, we're not gonna snuggle together, so...

I hate being cold, but I'm still a man.

That ain't [bleep] happening.

Timber.

How you doing back there, Matt?

Doing good. How you guys doing?

All right, pal.

Matt W.: Charlie is... he feels like one of my military buddies.

You know, he's a go-getter.

He's marine corps through and through.

- [Bleep] - You all right, brother?

Yeah.

I didn't expect to see you up a tree on the first day.

Neither did I.

First tree climb... not as young as I thought I was.

I'm always afraid that there will be a point

where I can't make it.

And that's not an option. That would kill me.

You know, I think age

doesn't have anything to do with it, brother,

'cause you were out here doing it

when a lot of young kids tapped.

I'm-a tell you... I tried to take my walking cane.

They said it was another item.

[ Laughs ]

Russell: I fit in with an Alpha group pretty well

because I'm a bit of an [bleep]

Glad you got the opportunity to see my nice-looking ass.

[ Laughs ]

I think with three males,

there's not gonna be so much drama.

I feel very confident in our ability

to get through this.

[ Thunder rumbling ]

Raining now. Ain't that a kick in the ass.

Matt W.: Welcome to the Amazon.

It's gonna be a fun 40 days, boys.

- Brrr! Holy [bleep] balls. - Yeah.

I think it's gonna do this every day right around now.

Fernando: This feels very familiar

to my 21-day challenge in Malaysia.

This water, my mouth.

This... it's all coming back to me.

You all right?

Shannon is definitely a badass.

You have, like, the look... like the rain,

the machete, 1,000-yard stare.

She's a stonemason by trade,

and so she has no problem chopping,

doing some heavy lifting. It's pretty awesome.

Matt a.: We got to get a fire going.

The mosquitos are starting to come out.

Shannon: I'll do it.

With all the bugs and the ants and everything,

if we don't get fire tonight,

then we're gonna be miserable.

Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

Ugh! Terrible.

I hate not moving around. This sucks.

Fernando: Come on, Shannon. You got this.

Ugh! [Bleep]

Hey, Fernando, you can do this for a second

'cause I'm getting bit like crazy.

Ohh! Whoa.

I'm okay. I'm okay.

I'm a professional. Nobody worry.

Matt a.: Oh [bleep] cut my foot.

- Really? - Yep.

- Gross. - You okay?

Shannon: What happened to it?

Dropped my knife on my foot.

- Your knife? - [Bleep]

There's blood everywhere.

Oh, mother[Bleep]

Russell: You know what, guys?

It feels really good to have partners

that actually know how to start fires.

Charlie: Uh, there's no fire yet, Russell.

You might want to hold off till we get one started there, Russ.

Oh, no, dude. We'll get one.

Expectations are pretty high there.

Oh, come on, brother.

I have faith in you.

We're gonna need a lot of firewood, guys.

This stuff's gonna burn fairly quick.

We need more firewood.

Just looking for dry wood now.

Be careful on that path, brother.

It's all slippery.

With a little bit of rain, this terrain gets muddy

and more treacherous.

Aah! Ohh!

You [bleep]

That ain't good.

- You all right? - Aah, aah!

What's up, bud? You all right?

- I just broke my knee. - Seriously?

Aaah [bleep]

Aah!

Aah! Ohh!

What's up, bud? You all right?

- I just broke my knee. - Seriously?

- Ohh! - Call a medic.

And I'm in an ant pile. [Bleep] Me.

- Ohh! - Medic!

- Aah, aah! - Hold on, bud.

We're coming down.

Aah!

Holy sheep, dude.

Yeah, that's not good.

Aaah!

I'm okay.

Holy [bleep]

Can I stay in with a dislocated knee?

Are you gonna put it back into place?

I ripped my tendons.

I don't want to leave on the first freaking day.

Dude, we don't want you to leave, brother.

Wait a minute. No, I ain't going on that.

Take that and use it as a raft or a life board or a surfboard.

I ain't going anywhere. I want to go that way.

On a scale of 1 to 10 in pain,

it's a zero. It doesn't hurt.

I want to go back to work.

Woman: It needs to be immobilized.

Well, Mr. Charlie, what the doctor's saying here,

it looks like you may have ruptured one of your ligaments

or one of your tendons in your knee.

We don't think we can in good conscience

medically let you continue the challenge.

And we're gonna have to get you back to the United States

for possibly surgery.

I can't leave these two guys.

Hey, man. No matter what, tough [bleep]

All right, brother, I got you.

Marines don't quit.

But I can't walk.

This ain't a tap-out.

I ain't tapping out.

The first [bleep] day.

- I'm sorry, guys. - It's all right.

Matt W.: You're not leaving us.

Your knee is dragging you off, so...

- Yeah. I'm walking out. - You need any help?

No... no, I'm good.

Thank you, men. Be careful, all right?