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can't see a thing... till it's right on you.

The ground... cover is so thick.

Venomous snakes they're hard to find.

♪♪

[ Animal screeching ]

Narrator: Deep in the heart of the Amazon jungle,

nine "naked and afraid"

veterans are tackling

an unthinkable survival challenge...

To endure 40 days and 40 nights

in the most remote wilderness on the planet.

- Whoo! - Ah!

To make it out alive,

they must master the environment... [ Gasps ]

Holy [ Bleep ]

and push the limits of human endurance.

- Ah! - [ Screaming ]

Call a medic.

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

The survivors are stunned by unexpected guests.

Oh, my god!

I did not see that coming.

Narrator: As world collide... Holy [ Bleep ]!

On "naked and afraid XL."

Previously, nine survivalists

entered the flooded jungles of Ecuador's Amazon basin.

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

Spread across ten square miles,

they began the challenge divided into three camps.

At Rio Mortal...

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

Lacey: The bugs are [Bleep] horrible.

Narrator: The all-female team

struggled to secure fire

and water in the damp conditions.

Come on, you evil bastard.

Amber: If we don't get water by tomorrow,

then we might be tapping out.

Whoo, fire! Oh, my god.

Narrator: At Laguna Negra... [ Groans ] Cut my foot.

Shannon: Gross!

A freak injury and lack of food...

was too much for one survivalist to overcome.

What?

And at Punta Araña... Ah!

Narrator: The bravado of the all-male trio

was shattered by the shocking loss

of a teammate on day one...

- I just broke my knee. - Seriously?

Ah! First [ Bleep ] day.

Narrator: Leaving the remaining two

to face the Amazon alone.

[ Growling ]

Dude, what the [bleep] was that?

Did you hear that [bleep]?

[ Growling ]

Thing came right up close to [bleep].

[ Growling ]

♪♪

Matt: Either it snuck off or crept off.

That thing came out of nowhere.

Narrator: Six miles to the north, at Laguna Negra,

Fernando and Shannon face

their first night without their teammate.

[ Buzzing ]

Fernado: [ Snoring ]

I'm so [ Bleep ] tired

♪♪

Fernado: I feel like it was warmer the first few days out here.

It's kinda colder.

Yeah.

Shannon: First night without Matt

was cold... very, very difficult to sleep.

And there's like, a bear that lives in my den as well.

If I could not snore... I know... I would.

I know.

Feel free at any time in the night...

No, I'm not even gonna... To punch me in the face.

No, I'm not gonna punch you in the face.

No, punch me in the face.

I love Fernando, but it makes it very difficult for me

'cause I'm a very light sleeper.

Look at you! This is amazing!

Isn't that fun?

Right now, I'm building woven palm blankets

to combat the cold.

I'm pretty lucky to have a partner who's a contractor.

You take shelter-building very seriously.

I love it. [ Laughs ]

I am a stone-Mason contractor.

Doing stonework kinda prepares me

to bust my ass all day out here.

You know, I have a physical job at home,

so I feel like I feel the need to sleep.

It's really hard not to be able to heal your body

because you're not sleeping here.

Cordage... rope of jungle.

Having Matt leave and tap out early

was definitely a blow to our work production

and how much we could accomplish in a day.

So, whether it be helping her get her body heat up

or helping her keep her morale up,

my goal right now is to be a good teammate.

I have added a small little addition to our shelter.

Shanando... it's our two names combined.

Name our house now. [ Laughs ]

That is awesome!

That is perfect. I love it.

You know, it's just the two of us now,

so we really have to rely on each other a lot.

It kinda has a nice ring to it.

Shanando!

Oh my god, I love it!

♪♪

So, last night was a mix of emotions

like a son of a bitch.

Hoo, boy howdy!

- It was an eventful evening. - I know.

I'm surprised I even got to sleep after that.

The dangers of a big cat

coming into camp could be catastrophic.

Never quite seen the likes of this place.

Amazon's no joke.

And when it growls... Unh-unh. Unh-unh.

- Nope. - Unh-unh.

No sir, I was done.

That was intense.

Right now, I can barely keep my eyes open.

I'm just tired, I'm hungry, so part of the plan today

was trying to get a small bit of food even though

we don't have the energy to do it.

[ Animal snorting ]

Matt: My bow is kinda an extension of my hand.

I've got my primitive bow here. I actually made this sucker.

I've had a lot of alligators, a lot of snakes.

And if a pig slips up,

I'm gonna stick him with an arrow.

♪♪

Narrator: In the Amazon, wild pigs travel in huge

droves that can number over 100,

and they're fiercely territorial.

Shh, shh, hey.

I am confident that we're gonna have bacon

on the damn fire before long.

Narrator: Three and a half miles southeast in the dense jungle

of Rio Mortal, Lacey, Amber,

and Giovanna continue to struggle

against the elements.

Amber: I'm gonna put this over this side,

'cause we got a lot of drips on our head

a few random drips last night.

But it's cold, I'm not gonna lie.

I just don't like how it's wet all the damn time.

This place, the Amazon,

it's one of the hardest places I've ever been to.

The shelter and the weather...

It is all the time, it's fighting against us.

Every day we have to fix it up.

Every single day we have to do something different to it

to make sure it works, and it's a constant battle.

So, the Amazon is kinda kicking our butt right now.

Lacey: Day five with no protein... we're hurting.

We need sustenance.

My belly is rumbling.

I'm hungry.

Maybe exploring is the key to finding sustenance.

I was military police in the army.

The military has instilled

in me willpower, organizational skills.

So I am mission-minded, and lack of food, protein,

that is really the thing that I worry about the most.

Oh, my gosh.

Ho-ly... crap.

That is the world's largest worm,

and it looks freaking delicious.

Holy crap, that thing is crazy.

Narrator: Feeding on everything from decomposing animals to feces,

some species of earthworm in the Amazon

can grow to five feet long.

Lacey: It's like the size of a snake.

I don't know if the girls will be willing to eat it or not.

We'll see.

- Did you get a grub? - Girl, no.

Amber: If you got a snake, you're amazing.

- What is that? - It's the size of a snake.

[ Coughs ] It's the world's largest worm.

Amber and Giovanna: [ Gasps ]

- Oh, my god! - Oh, my lord!

It might as well be a snake.

Now, I'm just trying to think of...

- How to cook it? - Well...

- Do you have to gut it? - No.

Have you ever eaten a worm?

Lacey: Yeah, I just eat it raw.

But, I'd rather cook this one.

Good find, Lacey!

We needed it.

Oh, it's gross.

Amber: Yeah, it looks really unappetizing to me.

Just take a lick on it.

It's dirt.

[ Spits ] It's full of dirt.

- Look at that. - Oh, my goodness.

- Oh, barf. - It's full of dirt.

It's not... this feels like meat over here already.

Try the head.

♪♪

That looks, like, gross.

Meat! Maybe that's just the pooper.

I just licked his poop.

[ Laughter ]

You ate the ass.

All right. So, here we go.

Lacey: None of it edible... None of it.

If I eat it, it will give like, the [ Bleep ].

That's Ecuador telling me to suck it,

'cause I need a real meal.

So...

- It's so gross. - I can't swallow it.

Matt: Be careful Russell,

there's a black palm in here, man.

All right.

Russell: Black palm, for us, basically

is like barbed wire.

Everywhere you step, you're stepping on needles.

Oh, [ Bleep ].

[ Groaning ]

You did get a shot off on a pig,

and they decide to charge you,

you can't run on black palm.

So you're just basically sealing your own fate.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Bird screeching ]

♪♪

[ Sighs ] Oh, son of a bitch!

My arrow's sitting there, and there's no blood.

My heart just drops out of my body.

It missed him, just a few inches [ Bleep ] damn it.

Russell: You know, hunting for fun at home is one thing,

but hunting for survival... Totally different.

[ Bleep ] Damn it. It was close.

Dude, we could've almost touched it.

They're getting into some thick black palm country.

Yeah. Let's just head back.

All right, I'm following you.

Matt: As a hunter, I am haunted by those epic misses.

And right now, I'm dealing with like,

you know, this heartache of knowing

that opportunity was as good as it gets

and didn't get to, you know, capitalize on it.

They're not gonna win.

At some point, there's gonna be a pig on this

[ bleep ] Damn fire. Damn well.

Because now, that pissed me off.

Now you're pissed.

So, pig?

You can run.

Eventually, you're gonna be in our belly.

♪♪

Lacey: I'm collecting palm fronds

for our alphabet fish trap.

Lack of food and protein... It's getting to us.

So we're gonna head down the river, set some traps,

and hopefully we'll have fish soup for dinner.

- Is that enough? - I think so.

A lot of the resources

that we're using are up by our shelter.

And we're having to carry down all of the things

that we need for the stationary fish trap down to the water.

♪♪

It's scary out here.

Yeah, kinda spooky.

Amber: The water is very intimidating.

It's dark, you can't see that well.

It could be a stingray, it could be an electric eel.

I mean, we're not sure what's in there.

We're gonna make a simple like,

"m" fish trap, try to get some piranha.

Amber: What it is is you build out a box right here,

and on the inside you make it go

in like the shape letter of an "m."

And then from that point, the fish go in

and they can't get out.

Yeah, it kinda confuses them.

They just stare at the walls and sit there.

Damn!

Lacey: Whoa, what is that?

[ Splashing ]

Okay.

Giovanna: I really have no idea.

Lacey: The water... It is dangerous,

but we have to get this [ Bleep ] done.

All right, let's finish this.

Protein, today's the day.

♪♪

You wanna send me some, I'll do the other side?

We need so much more than this.

I know. It's discouraging.

How's it going, guys?

Um, we need more sticks.

That's all we got?

We're gonna have to cut more.

Yep, or we can just head back home.

We have no traps out, though.

We don't have anything.

Yeah, that really sucks.

If we were to not finish our fish trap

for two more days,

and then it takes three days to catch a fish,

I mean, by then you're gonna be like, beyond starving.

I just really wanted a fish trap done.

That was the goal. It was.

I see them, I hear them, and it's pissing me off.

Nighttime is when the fish come in,

so I just wanna have one trap in today.

I think that was all of our goal, hun.

I know. Just remember that.

Amber: But, it is frustrating that we didn't get it done,

but we have to be really careful with our energy.

We'll go a couple more days without fish if we have to.

Is it that we're not pushing ourselves,

or is that we're being... You know what I mean?

Like, I could probably go, go, go.

Giovanna: Lacey's very strong-willed,

and she's all about action and getting things done.

And you know, I don't wanna lie around

in the dirt for 40 days either.

Yeah.

- Well... - I don't know.

I don't wanna start a fight. I don't wanna go lone ranger.

We are a tribe, and we have a long ways to go.

So I'm trying to hold this team together,

but I'm extremely frustrated.

♪♪

Russell: We have went hunting.

We didn't get anything.

Just tired, damn tired.

We need to get some protein in us

if we want another hunt like that.

I hope and I pray that mother earth allows me

another opportunity to harvest one of these pigs.

I'm at the point now that I could really use it.

[ Thunder crashing ]

It's raining really hard.

Suddenly, the rain just came pouring down.

There's pretty kicking thunder

and lightening out there right now.

[ Thunder crashes ]

[ Coughs ]

It is freezing cold. The rain is intense,

and I'm so sick right now with a cold.

[ Thunder crashes ]

Giovanna: Whoa! Holy [bleep]!

♪♪

[ Bleep ] You Amazon!

♪♪

[ Coughs ]

[ Sneezes ] I feel really bad.

It's like, hard to even blow the fire.

I feel like it's just like I have no breath.

Mm-hmm. [ Clears throat ]

Lacey: It got mad crazy cold last night.

It was impossible to stay warm,

and we're getting sick and we need food

or we are not gonna last.

Giovanna: Ecuador's just not giving it up, man.

I think the biggest problem we have is just this damn shelter.

After the storm it got knocked down,

so I think we're gonna have to fix it up.

I don't think our shelter is, like, as bad as like,

you feel it is I guess. We need a little more thatching.

That's probably gonna take 15 minutes.

Amber: And the biggest thing is enclosing

this open area by putting a beam there.

That's a great idea, and it's very innovative.

I just don't think that trumps getting protein.

You see what I mean?

They want to just stay up here and fix our shelter

and la-Dee-da-Dee about.

And I think that's a huge mistake.

I mean, I don't wanna build the shelter all day,

but I think that this is more important.

I really do. Yeah, I understand that.

I just completely disagree.

Amber: I know Lacey's a go-getter, but I think

that we should slow down our pace tremendously.

We haven't had one day of resting.

We haven't, and we have been go, go, go.

What if we did have that one day of relaxation,

and then just kill it from there?

Our tribe is talking, talking, talking, talking.

And there's no action, action, action.

Nothing is getting done.

I'm honestly not feeling very well.

I feel like I should just like, chill today and not do too much.

♪♪

The water... it's spooky.

It's creepy, and I don't see anything good to eat.

The Amazon keeps giving me the big ol' middle finger.

This is 100 percent an environment

where you need to fish at night.

I think we really do need to utilize our fish Spears at night

when the fish will be coming in,

'cause the piranha and the vampire fish,

they come in to shore at night

to catch the minnows to eat.

So logically, that would be our best bet.

But it is dangerous.

♪♪

Shannon: You know, there's definitely a lot to do today

and it sucks not sleeping at night

'cause you don't wanna do what you need to do.

Losing sleep is hard

because you wanna get a lot more done,

and when you're just tired and your body's tired and you're...

Everything's just... It's harder.

Wow, look at that.

This is a great find.

This could be either protein, or this could be bait.

Shannon is a very skilled survivalist.

I mean, she survived 21 days in Trinidad.

But I know if she has some doubts

if she really can suffer this long for 40 days.

Yeah, this is good.

This is a good thing in survival.

[ Chuckles ]

I'm gonna go show my partner and see what she thinks.

She's having a hard time keeping her morale up.

You know, day after day of not sleeping at night

is really getting to her.

Shannon, you're gonna love this.

They're small and little,

but here's a little pile of them.

I feel like it's my responsibility

as a teammate to do whatever I can to help her in any way.

I kinda covered them with some dirt to keep them alive.

I need her here.

She's a good person and she's a good worker,

and life without Shannon

would be extremely difficult here in the Amazon.

I told myself that whenever it got like,

just like, brutal hard, I would just, like, smile.

No.

And it kinda feels good. Just smile.

No.

Try it. Give me a smile.

Fernado: [ Chuckles ]

You can't.

That's not bad, you got halfway there.

♪♪

Yeah. All right, dude.

Russell: Matt's talking about wanting

to get out early and go hunt.

I do know that multiple people

make for a poor hunt 'cause it's just louder.

So I'm just gonna let him go on his own.

All right brother, well, be safe, dude.

Yep, will do.

All right, gonna [Bleep] get food.

Said it yesterday that I had faith in his abilities,

and he missed.

Now, I really hope and pray that he gets something.

'Cause I tell you what, I'm hungry.

Hunger drives some of the most powerful things

on earth, so right now, I'm hungry.

And for the pigs, that's dangerous.

♪♪

I'm not gonna lie. My spirits have been crushed.

I see good things coming to us. I really do.

I don't wanna just sit here and eat

every now and then and waste away.

I'm hungry.

Lacey: Honestly, all I’m thinking about is night fishing.

Amber: That makes me nervous.

Amber: When you go fishing at nighttime,

it's incredibly dangerous.

A lot of stuff we can't see.

You are just like, full-throttle all the time, which is amazing.

And it's awesome to watch you work.

I'd like to stay this way, but I can't without more food.

Exactly. Like, at this point,

I'm gonna have to go full-on

conservation mode after tomorrow.

Lacey: We need fish, or we are not gonna last.

This is like make it or break it right here.

We need protein.

I have a lot of fat reserves.

I honestly think that... I don't, though.

It's better to be dry and get protein tomorrow.

I don't agree at all.

My personal experience... Day seven,

we need protein to give us that energy boost.

And we'll get it, it's just... Will we, though?

If we don't do anything, will we?

We will. That's how I feel.

We're gonna get minnows when we...

I feel like right now, our group is all talk.

♪♪

And that sounds harsh, but that's what I feel like.

That was really harsh, actually.

I don't think you should ever say that again.

I think that was kind of a [bleep] move.

♪♪

I feel like right now, our group is all talk.

And that sounds harsh, but that's what I feel like.

That was really harsh, actually.

I don't think you should ever say that again.

Amber: I think that was kind of a [bleep] move.

I feel like sometimes the way things get done with her,

with Lacey, is bullying.

And it's weird. You wouldn't think

it would come from this cute little petite girl,

but it does.

What I meant by "all talk" is that we have great ideas.

We are smart and we have great plans,

but we just are lacking the energy to do it,

- you know what I mean? - It's hard.

Like, your mind says all these great ideas,

and you're body's like, "no."

Yeah. So, that's what I meant by that.

- I didn't mean like... - Oh, okay.

I think we took that a little wrong, or I did, maybe.

If our shelter is water-tight, then I'm all for going.

But I just don't forsee that all happen today.

I know, I don't... I mean... [ Sighs ]

Lacey: I can't do this night expedition by myself.

The risk is too large.

Bit it's majority rules, so crossed fingers

that I have one tribal member behind me

and therefore the plan will still go forward as needed.

I mean, it's up to you, Gio. What do you think, love?

Giovanna: I think it depends on what happens today.

Yeah, if it did...

Thunderstorms coming in like yesterday,

how bad we heard them, that makes me

a little apprehensive on doing this.

Lacey's very strong-willed.

I know that she has a ton of great ideas.

But I think that I'm a little more cautious in my approach.

But in the end, being on a united front

is extremely important in working

through these challenges.

Why don't we just try it out and see how it goes down there.

If it sucks down there for us and we're being miserable

and we're being ate up by bugs and the fire isn't working,

then we'll just do it another night.

Sure you're okay with that, love?

- Yeah. - Okay.

Lacey: We really needed that push.

We really needed a kick in the ass,

and I was there with my boots on ready to go.

♪♪

Russell: Matt left pretty early this morning before sunup.

I don't know what his game plan is as of now,

'cause it feels like he's been out easily seven hours.

Could be even more.

♪♪

[ Bird screeching ]

Holy [ Bleep ].

That's a lot of blood.

It passed right through it.

There he is.

[ Sighs ]

I don't know if I've ever killed anything that meant this much.

[ Sniffles ]

It's not just about the hunt right now.

It's about our, essentially, gift...

Gift from nature to, you know, aide in our survival.

♪♪

I've killed a lot of animals in my life.

[ Grunts ]

Right now, is seriously one

of the most emotional kills I've ever had.

Thank you for this gift.

It will not go to waste.

♪ When you see me coming better run, ♪

♪ better hide 'cause I will hunt you down ♪

♪ and I'll eat you alive ♪

Holy sheep [ Bleep ]!

[ Laughs ] Hey, Russell.

How do you spell bacon?

Uh... [ Bleep ] Yeah, dude!

Look at this beautiful buddy here, man.

- Yeah! - Hoo!

Holy [bleep], dude!

How long did it take you to get that?

You've been gone forever.

Long enough. Hoo!

Freaking gorgeous, man.

She is.

To have a pig, we're not surviving now.

We're thriving.

Good job. Proud of you.

- We're gonna feast like kings. - Like kings.

Let's get her down to the river, dude.

Yep.

♪♪

Right now, we gotta make a fire

in our smoker so we can get all our meat smoking.

But as long as it's smoking,

- the bugs will stay away. - Yep.

So, look at that fat right there.

That's just pure goodness.

All right, lets give her a go.

Wow, that's awesome.

Mmm.

Can't even tell if it's cooked all the way,

and I really don't care.

That is so fresh. It's fatty.

I can feel the fat on my hands.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, buddy. Good job, bro.

I would say we're freaking living like kings...

Kings of the Amazon.

I am king of the Amazon!

♪♪