04x10 - Redemption Road

[bunniefuu]

Is there something
in that shallow?

What is that?

Jason: This is huge.
It's got to be a stingray.

Oh [bleep] me!

Aah! [bleep]

oh! [bleep]

narrator: One man
and one woman...

[ animal grunts ] aah!

...Alone for 21 days...

Aah!

Cut myself up pretty good here.

...To face the most
primal survival challenge

of their lives.

Man: Mmm, rat kebabs.

They have no clothes,
no food, no water --

only their skills...

Oh, god, that [bleep] hurts.

...And their will to survive.

Whoo-hoo!

jason: I'm gonna start
running out of luck pretty soon.

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a.K.: The only thing that
I'm really nervous about

is something happening
and me not making it again.

My name is amanda kaye,
but everybody calls me a.K.

This is my second time.

The first time,
I didn't make it.

Get off! Ugh!

Oh, my god.

When I was in peru a
year ago, I lost focus.

There's just no possible way.

[ insects buzzing ]

'cause right now, they're
eating my vajayjay alive.

So now I'm extremely
thankful to have this opportunity

to go back out and try it again.

Narrator: Due to her failure
to complete the challenge

in the peruvian amazon,
a.K.'s primitive survival rating

remains unchanged from
the day she tapped out.

She scores a 4.3.

A.K.: I know I'm gonna
make it the 21 days.

And I know that sounds
c*ck, but if I'm not c*ck,

then I'll let doubt come in,
and I'm not gonna do that.

Jason: I'm hoping that I get
to work with mother nature

and she isn't a
b*tch out for blood.

My name is jason szabo.

I spend a lot of time outdoors

hiking, fishing,
being with nature.

Quitting's not really
an option for me.

I'm basically doing
this for my grandfather.

When I was younger,
probably 7 or 8 years old,

he had a boy scout handbook
that he had from 1945,

and I kind of
thumbed through that.

Being young, taught myself how
to make knots, building shelter.

My grandfather died in 1997,

so that's basically
my motivation.

I'm doing this for
my grandfather.

Narrator: Jason possesses
solid hunting techniques

but also displays something
of a go-it-alone attitude.

His initial psr has
been set at 6.2.

Jason: I have no idea what
I'm gonna have for a partner.

Hopefully, she's
a total kick-a*s.

[ sighs ]

this never gets any easier.

I have thought about if
my partner recognizes me.

I'm sure he'll
probably be thinking,

"why the hell did they
put me with this slacker?"

but ever since I left peru,

I've wanted to go out
there and be able to prove

that I can do it, not
just for everybody

but for myself mainly.

Jason: Leaping around the rocks,

I get a peek of
who my partner is,

and it's a.K.

Previous episode,
made it about four days,

and she left because
bugs were biting her vag*na.

[ grunts ]

I hope she's changed this time.

I really don't need a quitter.

I'm jason.

I'm a.K.

I recognized you before.

You're not worried that
I'm your partner, are you?

[ chuckles ] uh, I, uh...

I'll treat you the same
way I would treat anyone.

We'll work together.

We'll be all right. And
we'll get through this.

Hopefully we can keep
the bugs off your vajayjay,

make it through this.

I'm never gonna live that down.

I do have a partner that failed
after a four-day standpoint

'cause of bugs.

Now we're in the jungle.

Hopefully that's not
gonna be an issue now.

A.K.: I can tell jason has his
doubts about me as a partner.

I just want to prove
to him this time

that I am in it to win it.

I see my machete.

Narrator: Jason and a.K.
Have each been allowed to bring

one survival item

in addition to a flint and
steel to help them start fires.

What you got?

I brought potassium
permanganate.

What are you planning
on doing with it?

You can purify
water, clean wounds.

Potassium permanganate
is a chemical compound

similar to bleach and chlorine

that dissolves in water to
help k*ll harmful bacteria.

We also have a map.

Oh, that's awesome.
There are stingrays.

I hate stingrays.
Freshwater stingrays, crocs.

[ sighs ] yeah,
that's gonna be fun.

You ready to kick some a*s? Yes.

Let's do it. I've got to.

Deep in the surama
region of guyana,

this narrow stretch
of the burro-burro river

serves as the lone life source
of the pacaraima mountain range,

but it also contains large
populations of caiman...

...Flesh-eating piranha...

And large freshwater stingrays.

Even near the end
of rainy season,

intense storms and
sudden flash-flooding

of the entire river
basin are possible.

While above, the
surrounding jungle canopy

is dense with poisonous
trees and vines,

which can be
deadly to the touch.

The ground's alive, so...

[ chuckles ]

ah.

Jason: I'm coming in
here with confidence.

I've learned a lot.

I've taught myself a lot,
and there's lots of stuff

that I've done hands-on
in the mountains.

All that knowledge,

I'll be able to put
into play out here.

Ow.

Are your feet getting cut up?

Yeah.

There's little mini
thorns left and right.

Ah!

Oh! You okay?

Yeah.

Oof.

[ sighs ]

I see an opening.
Hopefully that's the river.

Oof!

And that's slick.

You okay? Yeah.

I think our advantages here --

we're right next to
water, life will be easier.

I just want to get
the shelter done

'cause I don't want
to sleep on the ground.

A.K.: I think we
have both agreed

that we're going
to stay down here.

Jason: I kind of like
the spot that we're at.

I think that we're
in good shape,

and I think we might just
make, like, a tepee-style setup.

20 more days, we can
make this spot so sweet.

Word.

[ sighs ] I need some water.

Narrator: Just a few crystals
of the potassium compound

are powerful enough to
neutralize two pints of water,

but can burn and irritate eyes
and skin if handled incorrectly.

You want me to
take the first sip

so if I die, you won't drink it.

Yeah, have at it.

It's a little gritty.

Taste a little
chemical in there.

I taste all the bamboo.

A.K.: Right now,
I'm feeling great.

I'm not even
thinking about peru.

Don't care about peru.

It's in the past.

I am going to make it
all the way to day 21.

Mark my words or kiss my a*s.

That's pretty awesome.

Jason: I think we
have a good spot.

I'm here to win it, so...

A.K. Gets a chance
at redemption,

and I have no problem
helping her make that happen.

[ frogs croaking ]

a.K.: My eyes are burning,
so it's hard to open them.

We're on day 2. A.K.
Had some type of irritant.

We have no idea
what it was, exactly.

All I know is
that, the last time,

she had to tap out.

You're tapping out
of "naked and afraid"?

Yes. I am. I want to
go home to my family.

I have no idea what caused it.

I just can't open my eyes.

And it sucks.

A.K.: [ voice breaking ] I
have a family and a husband

I have to get back home to.

We're on day 2. A.K.
Had some type of irritant.

We have no idea
what it was, exactly.

She might have got it from
the potassium permanganate.

I don't know.

Sure it's just not
sweat in your eyes?

It's not sweat.

I've had sweat in my eye.

I feel bad for what
happened to a.K.,

but my grandfather
embedded this motto in me,

basically saying that
nobody's gonna do

anything for you in
this life for you but you.

I think I'm gonna wander down

and see if I can spot anything.

Being out here on this island,

the river is definitely gonna
be our main source for food.

I hope I catch a stingray.

Narrator: Masters of camouflage,

guyana's abundant population
of freshwater stingrays

can grow to three
feet in diameter,

and use their long, barbed tails

to inflict a lethal
poison when threatened.

Jason: I think my best option

is to stay in the
sunlight in the shallow

and wait for them to come to me.

I want to do something. I
feel like doing something.

That was a weird sensation.

The ground just undulated.

You could feel it flap.

I just can't open my eyes.

It's like a different
form of fishing.

As opposed to casting
a line out and reeling

and playing your odds that way,

you kind of just sit and stalk.

And then you just
see that little circular --

oh! [bleep]

I just stepped on one.

It definitely moved
under my foot.

I'm glad I didn't get stung.

[ sighs ] wow.

Whew.

It sucks because
it really hurts.

It is an unnerving feeling --

being barefoot,
stepping on a stingray.

Oh! [bleep] not again!

Ah! [bleep]

now I'm gonna be freaked
out from every little thing.

Nothing?

Nothing.

Wandering back and
forth looking for stingrays,

stepped on a couple.

Really glad I didn't
get stung out there.

How's your eyes?

It's like it's not getting
better, it's getting worse.

[ clears throat ]

I am concerned on
what's going on with a.K.

But I hope that her
willpower's in tact,

and this is something
that she wants to complete.

[ clears throat ]

how are you feeling?

Um, a lot better.

A.K.: Today, my
eyes are doing better,

but I am more nervous
about the unknown

and what might happen.

I think we might need to make
a second shelter, just in case.

We might need it.

The reason I'm
worried about this is,

when I was in peru,
it was pouring rain.

I wasn't prepared.

Just trust me, once
I get one more --

I don't care.
Just go for it. Go.

Well, if you quit debating --

you're talking.
You're wasting time.

What the [bleep]

I know you don't
think it's an issue,

but rainy season's coming.

I thought rainy
season just ended.

Mnh-mnh.

Rainy season is beginning.

And when it's in
full swing, you know,

this whole place is flooded.

If it does rain on the mountain,

it's gonna be a matter of
no time before this is gone.

So we need, you
know, a backup location.

Yeah, I'm just trying to
make smart decisions

on how to utilize
the energy we have,

and what we're gonna
have going forward.

As opposed to overexerting
ourselves for nothing, you know?

But if we don't
do it and it rains,

then we'll be choking on water.

Jason: I don't know. If
it happens, it happens.

But I don't really think
that going out to build

an extra shelter right
now is the best idea.

And, plus, I've just personally
been kind of avoiding the canopy

due to the fact that there are
lots of nasty things up there

that can put you
down real quick.

Food. I just want to eat.

That would be nice.

A.K.: Jason wants to hunt.

As long as we have
food, I could care less

how we got it or who got it.

Jason: Main goal of the day
is just finding some food to eat.

Had a close encounter
with a stingray.

Didn't take it out.

So, today I plan on
rectifying that situation

and getting some decent protein.

A.K.: Just want to clear an area

so I can build a small
secondary backup.

That way, if it does flood and
we have to run somewhere,

we'll have somewhere to
go and sleep off the ground

up in the jungle.

It might end up
being a waste of time,

which I hope it is.

But if it's not, we'll
be glad we have it.

I'm just not seeing them.

If I get at the right angle,
I can see pretty far in.

But as of right now,

all I've been doing is
listening to my stomach growl

walking up and down the river.

A.K.: I am a mom of three,

so doing everything
comes natural.

So I'm gonna work and do my best
no matter how much we disagree.

It doesn't matter.

How'd it go?

Not even a sighting.

Seriously?

Yeah.

Well, that stinks.

Indeed. [ sighs ]

[ sighs ]

fun.

[ frogs croaking ]

a.K.: I went to bed
last night itching,

and as the night went
on, it got worse and worse.

And my whole body
is covered in a rash.

My skin is on fire and
itching, and it really sucks.

I'm upset 'cause
it's uncomfortable.

And I'm even more upset

because I know there's
things I have to get done,

and I can't do it because
all I'm sitting here doing

is trying not to scratch.

Jason: A.K.'s in rough shape.

She's got a reaction,

some type of a
rash from something,

working up in the canopy.

I just hope that she
doesn't quit again.

It's just itching.

My arms and my
scalp are still itching.

Jason: There are
lots of nasty things

that can put you
down real quick,

and then you
could be out of here.

It could be over just like that.

A.K.: I don't want to quit.

But the jungle is nothing
to play around with.

I know what's best for
me. If I want out, I'll tap out.

Jason: A.K.'s in rough shape.

She's got a reaction,
some type of a rash

from something.

We don't know the jungle at all,

so we don't know what
she could possibly have

any type of
allergic reaction to.

I'm not, like, the
"I told you so" type.

I just know that
most of the dangers

are gonna be under that canopy.

It's just itching.

My arms and my
scalp are still itching.

Narrator: Another
night offers no relief

[ clears throat ]

you all right?

I still hurt, but I'm
handling it better.

Nice.

I still have my rash,
but it's not quite as bad.

It still itches, but not
like it did yesterday.

I just had to take the pain.

And once it started to subside,

I'd done enough
sitting on my butt,

I had to get up and help,
and it was driving my crazy

just sitting there
doing nothing.

Now I'm gonna give
it everything I have.

Found a crab.

Narrator: Over several days,
jason and a.K. Are forced

to survive on nothing more
than the occasional small crab

that jason encounters
along the riverbed.

[ sighs ] a little nourishment.

Mm-hmm.

Jason: We're both pretty hungry.

Got to focus on
getting some food

and not focus on
the hunger factor.

Aah!

That was pretty cool.

Narrator: Despite the
lack of serious protein,

a.K. Continues to work
on her secondary shelter

while jason, desperate for a
more sustainable food source,

patrols the riverbed
for the elusive stingrays.

[ sighs ]

I totally missed an
opportunity right there.

A.K.: I'm doing this by myself,

and it takes a lot out of you.

Jason: When it
comes to survival,

we both have
different approaches.

A.K.'s spending
a lot of her time

up in that canopy

working on something that's
gonna be totally unnecessary,

and I'm just doing
what I need to do

to get food in our bellies.

Nothing?

Nothing.

A.K.: Jason is adamant
on getting a stingray,

but hasn't caught anything yet.

Secondary shelter, he
thinks it's a waste of time.

Call me crazy, but
I don't give a [bleep]

[ frogs croaking ]

[ rustling ]

[bleep]

aah! Mother[bleep]

so, as of yesterday,

I thought the bottom of
my foot was gonna be fine.

But I ended up looking
at my foot today,

and now that burn is
excruciatingly painful.

Hey, jason.

Hm?

I'm gonna run,

go get some bamboo
for that shelter.

Do you want to come?

Jason: No.

Okay.

All right. I'm gonna go do that.

Awesome.

I think the backup
shelter is totally crazy,

but that's her thing.

She can do what she wants.

A.K.: With this
amount of palm fronds,

I should be able to
make a pretty good roof.

But I don't have that
much energy, so...

Jason: In the 14 days,

I've probably gone
stingray hunting 20 times,

sometimes a couple
times a day at least.

Haven't had much luck.

Burnt the hell out of
the underside of my foot,

so kind of k*lling me.

Okay. I want to go this way.

I'm just working on
the secondary shelter,

and I look over.

Jason is down in
the river taking a nap.

Jason: Feeling frustrated.

My partner doesn't
want to hunt with me,

but she sure likes to eat.

She would rather focus
on making a shelter

that we're not gonna be needing

than something that
could put food in front of us.

So, yeah. Kind of
getting annoyed, fed up.

It's not bad for somebody
that's exhausted and no food.

All right.

Our work ethics are
different. It doesn't matter.

I'm gonna work, and
do whatever I need to do.

Huh?

Can you scoot over some?

Not really.

Like [chuckles] you have
two more feet than I have.

Well, then, you're just
gonna have to deal with it.

[ sighs ] really?

Quit touching me, please.

[bleep] do some work maybe you

instead of lay around.

Really?

I go and do some
work and I'm fine.

You do some work? Yeah.

I've done more than you have.

Making a [bleep]
little [bleep] shelter.

[bleep] yeah, sweet.

The [bleep] does that
have to do with survival?

Why are you out here?

[bleep] shelter. And
you get your own

shut the [bleep] up.
You have no survival --

you're [bleep] clueless.
You have no survival skills.

Don't [bleep] touch me.

Well, then, scoot over.

Get your [bleep]
oily a*s off of me.

Aw.

[ clears throat ]

jason: We had a little
bit of a spat last night.

It's just, when you're
tired and hungry,

no matter who you're with,

you're still gonna end
up annoying each other

or riding each other's backs.

A.K.: We were both
tired, both hungry.

It was in the
middle of the night.

But just suck it
up and deal with it.

We're two grown adults.

And if I have to do whatever
it takes to keep the peace,

I'll do it.

Jason: Yeah, little bit of
food's gonna feel really good.

Mm-hmm.

Jason: We're not
extremely talkative,

but we're hungry all
the time, basically.

There's no other way around it.

We're kind of withering
away without enough meat.

I'll just try to
comb the shallows,

if you want to
rock the shoreline

and put an eye out, see
if you spot movement.

Someone to help would be great.

A.K.: I can do it.

We need to catch a stingray.

I've been trying since day 1.

Haven't had much luck.

First day, when I
stepped on a few of them,

was about the
most I've seen them.

A.K. Is gonna scope
out from the shoreline,

see what she can see while
I'm in there with the spear.

Hopefully working together
on a hunt is gonna help us out.

My hunger has overcome my fear.

I will get in that water
and stab a stingray.

Just keep scoping from the side.

Let me know what you see.

All right.

I don't see anything.
I'll move on.

Are you gonna go to
the muddy area or...?

It keeps looking
where I got visibility.

If we can get protein, we're
gonna be in good shape,

and I know that's
gonna help keep us

from going at
each other's throats.

They're not gonna be
around there, are they?

They could be anywhere.

The last time that
I stepped on one,

it was this shallow.

Is there something
in that shallow area?

Like, straight in front
of you, that dark spot?

What is that?

Just stay still.

This is huge. It's
got to be a stingray.

No way. This is way too big.

All right, we got him.

I got him.

Get back. I don't know
where his stinger is.

Be careful.

[ sighs ]

all right.

There was the tail.

Ahh, we got dinner, yo.

Whoo! High five.

Oh! Oh!

Redo.

[ laughs ]

I'm too tired to
even high-five right.

All right.

I'll figure out if I
can get him cleaned.

A.K.: Need to build a
good rack for cooking,

and a higher rack for smoking.

This can last us the
rest of the time here

as long as we cook it correctly.

Jason: So, I'm not entirely
sure how to clean a stingray,

being I've never done it,

but I'm pretty sure that
the meat is in the wing flaps.

The center part is
gonna be bones and ribs.

And then some of those edges,

there's not gonna
be any meat there.

It's not gonna be edible.

So, I'm just kind of round
about guessing what I need to do,

and hopefully I don't
butcher it too bad.

That is a lot of meat.

You want me to
throw it on there?

Yay!

Narrator: By adding
an upper shelf fu

the remainder of the
meat can be cooked slowly,

preserving it for the
duration of the challenge.

I am about to freaking die.

I've been waiting all day.

This is a lot of food.

Jason: A.K. And I, as a team,

we did everything
that we needed to do.

Cheers?

To the stingray.

Awesome.

That's pretty good.

Uh-huh.

I thought stingray was
gonna taste like a*s.

I'm definitely thankful that
that stingray crossed our path.

All our hard work has paid off.

We get to nibble
away at the meat.

Mmm.

I think we're gonna
get our bellies pretty full

from this dude.

All I know, it's a
[bleep] awesome day.

Enough meat to last us.

Oh, this is by far the
best night that we've had.

I have a pretty awesome
sense of accomplishment,

and proud of my
partner, as well.

She came in clutch and
helped me out today, so...

No complaints here.

A.K.: The stuff that
smoked overnight is done.

Narrator: A.K. And jason
use the stingray wisely,

preserving more than 25
pounds of the protein-rich meat

to replenish the huge
amount of calories

they've lost over the
course of the challenge.

A.K.: You know, we
need to be able to eat

as much as we can so we
can be ready and prepared

for extraction day.

Oh, my god.

It is pretty good.

Jason: Yeah, things
are just much different.

And getting that stingray
and having all that meat,

it's definitely helped us

kind of float by and
get to take it easy.

It kind of turns
survival into a vacation.

[ thunder rumbles ]

uh-oh. I think I felt rain.

It's been thundering
on the mountain

pretty much all morning.

That is rain.

Ah [bleep]

[ sighs ]

jason: We need to
get to higher ground.

Oh, my god.

We got to get out of here.

Oh [bleep] this is bad.

[bleep]

[ thunder rumbling ]

a.K.: Oh [bleep] this is bad.

Jason: A.K., come up.

Narrator: 18 days ago,
a.K. And jason entered

the surama river
region of guyana

with primitive survival
ratings of 4.3 and 6.2.

A.K. Has overcome several

physical setbacks to
remain in the challenge

and keep her hopes
of redemption alive.

After jason's many
failed solo attempts,

they worked together to secure
enough stingray meat to last

the remainder of the 21 days.

Unless a sudden
torrential rainstorm

wipes them out first.

[ thunder rumbling ]

a.K.: Oh [bleep]

narrator: Intense rains
and sudden flooding

have forced a.K. And jason

to leave their preserved
stingray meat behind

and take refuge in a.K.'s
backup canopy shelter.

Giving the fire a
little bit of cover, here.

She's just grabbing
some thatching for the roof.

Yeah, this is the
first significant rain

that we've seen the
entire time out here.

Could raise the water
level down lower quite a bit,

so I'm kind of anxious to see

what the sand
area's gonna look like.

Well done with the
quick roof thatching.

Yeah. I'm glad you decided, too.

Narrator: Intense storms
continue throughout the night.

A.K.: Holy crap.

Oh, man.

It is raining hard.

Hopefully the sun
comes back out,

starts evaporating
some of this [bleep]

we just need to hope
that the beach dries out.

[ sighs ] south
american bus stop.

[ chuckles ]

[ sighs ] oh.

Narrator: 2 1/2 days
after the storm first began,

the waters have receded
to their previous levels,

and it is finally safe
for a.K. And jason

to descend from the canopy.

Jason.

The shelter is trashed,
and all our meat is gone.

Wow.

Jason: Now we just
have one more thing to do.

Just got to build a raft,

and we'll be able to
float our way out of here.

We don't really have the
time to build a proper raft

for our extraction, so
we're just gonna build

something that we can
both hold onto down the river.

And hopefully it's
something that can protect us

if we run into a caiman
or an electric eel.

Few more lashes of bark,

and then the raft
should be in good shape.

Narrator: Surrounded by
densely overgrown jungle,

a.K. And jason's
only viable route

to their extraction
point is by water.

Using their raft

for both floatation and
protection from predators,

they'll have to
navigate over five miles

of ever-changing river
conditions to reach safety.

A.K.: Between
here and extraction,

I don't know what's
gonna happen.

Remember to shuffle.

Big-a*s stingrays
could be out here.

Be careful of debris.

Jason: According to that map,

there's a lot of
deadly-looking creatures.

Holy cow. Then
it gets really deep.

Oh, oh, oh!

Anything that comes
across our path,

we're gonna have to
float by without disturbing.

[ grunts ]

are you swimming or...?

Yeah, I can't touch the ground.

[ caiman growls ]

[ groans ]

I just kicked straight
down on a tree.

Narrator: A few hours
into their journey,

the depth of the river
decreases to only two feet,

forcing a.K. And
jason to drag the raft

through shallow
waters and sharp rocks.

Oh! [bleep]

a.K.: Our feet are torn
up from the tree limbs

and all the rocks that
you stab your feet on.

[ groans ]

even the smallest cut
bleeding in the water is not good.

[ sighs ]

jason: Trying to
walk over rocks,

all you're doing
is cutting your feet.

Take another step...

Aah!

...Cut our feet some more.

[ groans ]

just a great day for a stroll

through some
sharp-a*s, jagged rocks.

[ bird cries ]

[ mimics bird cry ]

amanda: How much
further can it be?

Jason: This is ridiculous.

[bleep] hate this riv--

you okay?

Feet are eaten up.

Oh, I think that's our way out!

Hey!

Ah!

Yes!

Amanda: When I
tapped out in peru,

I was disappointed in myself.

Oh, my god.

You can do it. Only...

[ groans ] ah, god.

This time, not
only did I survive,

I thrived.

I am definitely a
stronger person.

Get me out of here.

Jason: 21 days is completed.
It's kind of mind-blowing.

[ groans ]

do something that
just beats you raw,

and you're happy to be alive.

Yes!

At first, I had my
doubts about a.K.

[ sighs ]

but teamwork is what
made us get through this.

She had the gusto to
keep pushing through.

And even with
everything that happened,

we worked well as a
team, we put our minds to it,

and we did it.

My grandfather would be proud.

A.K.: It took me two
tries, but I finally did it.

I kicked guyana's a*s.

Narrator: After
working separately

a.K. And jason eventually
embraced a team approach,

allowing jason to secure a
massive amount of protein.

A.K.: Cheers?

To the stingray.

As a result, he lost a
total of only eight pounds,

and his psr increased
from a 6.2 to a 7.1.

On her second attempt
to complete the challenge,

a.K. Overcame serious
physical setbacks.

And in the end,

her insistence on
building a backup shelter

proved essential
to their success.

Well done.

She lost just five pounds,

and her psr
increased dramatically,

from 4.3 to 6.8,

proving finally that
she and her partner

can survive naked and afraid.

Yay!