04x12 - Easier Said Than Done

[bunniefuu]

Narrator: Season after season,

dozens of america's
most talented survivalists...

That's dinner.

...Have put their
skills to the test...

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

...Naked and afraid.

[bleep]

damn it!

Yeah, baby! Yeah! Oww!

Narrator: Across the country,
fans of the show responded,

looking for their own chance
to prove they have what it takes.

I'm ready to be
naked and afraid.

Narrator: Nine
finalists were selected.

Please vote for me. I'm
such a fan of the show.

But not so afraid.

I'm already halfway
of being naked.

[ blows ] you can
see I can make fire.

I'll see you on tv.

I just would love the
opportunity to do it.

Let's do this. I'm
here to rock this out.

Narrator: And now,
america's votes are in.

Aah!

I'm gonna be on
"naked and afraid."

I'm gonna be on
"naked and afraid."

gonna be on "naked and afraid."

whoo!

Narrator: One man, one woman

with no primitive
survival experience...

[bleep] no!

Narrator: ...Have
been given the chance

to take on the everest
of survival challenges.

No, no, no, no.

In a special, 14-day episode,

they will have to
fend for themselves

in one of the world's
harshest environments...

I wish I had shoes!

...With no food, no
water, and no clothes.

[ howls ] can either
of them survive...

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there is something big running
around out there right now.

What am I getting myself into?!

I'm kristin young.

I'm from mount gilead, ohio,
and I'm an oncology nurse.

I've been a fan of "naked
and afraid" for forever.

My kids and I actually
watch it together.

"oh, I'm so tired and
sick." it's been two days.

This girl has been here a day,

and she's complaining
about being sick

and her stomach hurting
and being dehydrated.

Even though I'm just a
fan, I think I can make it

because I'm used to
going on very little sleep

with small children,
and I love nature.

You don't like snakes.

You're right. Mommy
doesn't like snakes.

Do you think mommy is
gonna be able to light a fire?

Uh-huh!

I have a fear of being naked

and things coming
towards my private areas

that are not
supposed to be there.

My name's paolo di girolamo.

I'm from stoughton,
massachusetts,

and I'm definitely a fan.

But everything in this show

are things that I like to do on
my own when I go out hiking,

backpacking, camping
-- anything like that.

So, this show right here
is basically the bare-bones,

stripped-down version of what
I'm actually capable of doing.

All right.

This is just something
I know that I can do.

Narrator: One month
before leaving for nicaragua,

kristin and paolo are given

primitive-survival-training
lessons from an expert.

So, the bird hops around,

and then you
capture a live bird.

Keep that going.

Increase your pressure
slightly, little by little.

Not all of a sudden,
just little by little.

They are taught the
basics of fire-making,

shelter construction,
and trap-building.

Definitely the next few weeks,
I'm gonna need the practice,

and I am gonna practice.

But I just want to go
out there and do it now.

Paolo: Coming into this,
I was a little trepidatious.

You know, kind of nervous.

But right now, my confidence
level is through the roof.

I can't believe it.

I just opened up the camera,

and like they said in the
episode, it smells like fire.

[ sniffs ] it's a
strong fire, too.

So, hopefully I'm gonna add
a little bit more smoke to this

once I'm done with it.

My heart is racing

because I just had a nightmare
about going to nicaragua.

Eating a little more extra food,

trying to put on
some more pounds.

Don't worry. I'll still look
good for the camera. I promise.

I am in my basement, testing
out my orange, little fire starter.

Right now, I'm energetic.

I'm excited even though
it's 2:30 in the morning,

and I'm flying to the airport.

I'm ready to go to nicaragua!

Narrator: Deep in the somoto
canyon region of nicaragua,

the thick rainforest is littered
with poisonous plants and trees

that provide cover for 15
different types of pit vipers

and one of the
most lethal species

of coral snake in the world,

making it a daunting challenge
for even highly trained experts.

Paolo: I cannot believe that
I am sitting on a pile of pi

in the back of a pickup
truck in nicaragua right now.

This is insane.

[ laughs ] now I'm
the intro to the show.

I'm proud because I'm here.

You know, like, there were
other guys that I beat out.

This is huge. It really is.

This is gonna be a very
validating experience for me,

to show that, yeah,
I belong out here.

I'm a real survivalist.

Narrator: Despite a significant
amount of outdoor adventure exp

paolo is completely untested

in extreme conditions
for long durations.

He's been given

an initial primitive
survival rating of 4.2.

I don't want this
to be a fluff piece.

That's not what I'm about.

Kristin: I still can't
believe this is happening.

Mentally -- 100%, I am prepared.

I'm definitely gonna have
the strength of positivity.

But experience-wise,
we're gonna go for...40%.

[ cows moo ]

oh, my god.

Okay, maybe 50%.

40% to 50% prepared,
experience-wise.

Narrator: Kristin's
nursing background

and fitness as a
marathon runner is a plus,

but her overall lack of
primitive survival experience

sets her psr in the
novice range at 3.6.

Kristin: I have no clue
who I'm gonna meet up with.

Actually, I'm really
anxious to meet them,

and I really hope we get along.

All right.

Well, at least I can't get
arrested for being naked.

Have to go with that.

Here goes nothing.

[ chuckles ] whew!

Kristin: So, I'm not
very comfortable

because I don't really want
anyone seeing my booty.

[ chuckles ] sorry, mom and dad.

[ laughs ]

hello.

Not awkward at
all. No, not at all.

Hi. I'm kristin. How
you doing? Paolo.

Kristin, it's nice to meet
you. Nice to meet you, paolo.

So, uh... This is different.

Yeah. I know you
from your video.

Yeah, so, the video was
a really interesting way

to go about to almost
meet everybody

that I could
potentially be with.

Mm-hmm, and nerve-wracking,
'cause then you had to

think about who you're
gonna end up with.

[ chuckles ] exactly.

[ exhales sharply ] um...

So, do you want to see what
we got and go from there?

Yeah. All right, great.

Narrator: In addition
to a basic machete,

each were allowed one
personal survival item.

Kristin chose a fire starter.

What did you bring?
I brought fishing line.

Fishing line. Yeah.

Interesting.

It's braided, 30-pound test.

So, I mean, it should
be really, really strong.

And it means we won't
have to spend a lot of time

making too much cordage.

If we decided to, you know,
move to somewhere else

or need to reuse this,

it's not gonna snap like
vines and stuff might.

Okay. I've fished before.

Yeah, that's about
all I've I used it for,

though, is fishing, so... Okay.

It'll be good to try it with
something else, you know?

Perfect. Be a little creative.

So, do you have a
map? Do I have a map?

Uh...I do. Perfect.

We're here.

There's a big tree. Mm-hmm.

And it looks like we
have a path up above it

that's gonna lead
us out to water.

So, yeah, what do you
say we roll in that direction?

Yeah, let's head
towards the water.

All right, cool.

So, what made you
want to apply to this?

It's my favorite show. Yeah?

What kind of stuff have
you done to, like, get ready?

Well, I'm from ohio,
and it's snowing.

Yep.

So I wasn't really able
to do much outside.

Kristin seems to have, you know,

like, energy and
everything like that.

But I don't know
what her skill sets are,

I don't know where
her mind-set is,

and that's a big concern.

You want to take the lead?

Sure. Cool.

So, I think these might
be the poisonous plants.

Oh, great. So we just walked
into the valley of death?

Yeah. [ chuckles ] no touching.

Wonderful.

It's just basically a small
forest of poisonous trees

that bees are
flying around into.

[ laughs ] this
goes up really high.

Yeah.

I wish I had shoes!

Oh [bleep]

I wasn't expecting
to be put in a place

that is quite this,
you know, unfriendly.

Ah. Ooh.

Stepped on something.

It's a little prickly with some
of these plants down here.

Not dead yet.

It's pretty steep, so
let's just be careful.

Really steep.

Kristin: The insertion hike --

way tougher than I
thought it was gonna be.

You don't see that much on tv of
how much they've been walking.

There's a lot more to it.

All right.

Oh! Think I see a waterfall.

It's beautiful.

It's gorgeous here.

It's really breezy.

Paolo: Well, here's
proof of the crabs.

[ gasps ] we found a crab.

It's dead.

Oh, a dead crab.

At least we know they're here.

Wonder how long it's been dead.

Too long.

Ew, it's kind of gooey looking.

Yeah. Oh, it feel apart.

This is a lot of hills to
be going up and down.

I know. Um...

Do we want to look
around over there?

Yes. There's a big tree.

I figure, if we could
find one with the roots,

we could use, like, half
that as part of our shelter.

I love that idea.

That's not bad.

You could tuck in there,
I could tuck in there.

You want to call this
home for tonight, at least?

Yeah.

Narrator: The waterfall can be a
steady source of water and food.

But by setting up
camp too close to it,

kristin and paolo
increase the risk

of encountering predators
on their way to drink and hunt.

Kristin: Well, right
now, I still feel like

I'm just naked in the middle
of nowhere with nowhere to go.

So, once the shelter's built

and we have some kind
of something to go to,

[ chuckles ] I think
I'll feel a lot better.

Do you want me to
get the, um...Bayonet?

Yes...

Paolo: I did hear
her call it a bayonet,

and I think that I let it slide

only because it's one
of those things where

if I call her out and be like,
"no, no, no, it's a machete,"

she's gonna be like,
"all right, you're a [bleep]"

so, how are we gonna
get the wood to stay

from falling down
straight on us tonight?

What do you think?

Probably the safest way
is gonna be to make a shelf

with that fishing line.

So, if we just wrap it around,
'cause of the way that tree

fans out so much, it'll
leave almost a little shelf.

I have noticed a
few certain things.

Paolo kind of likes
to play the expert.

Maybe it'll start getting on my
nerves in another couple days,

and if it does,
I'll let him know.

Okay, your fishing
line idea better work.

Hey, hey.

Never really used
fishing line like this before.

Where's the knife? We'll
make a notch in the tree.

Right there. That good?

Probably do one on every side.

Yeah.

Cool.

Sun's kind of
starting to go down.

Just taking a little
longer... Than I expected.

Paolo: Those banana-looking
fronds, they're very soft,

and they're bowing much
more than we expected them to.

Think we should
get some more wood.

I agree.

I'm really not happy
with the shelter right now.

It's basically a pile of sticks,
and I'm not happy with that.

Kristin: I think
it just gets weird

when you're like,
"okay, time for bed.

Let's go in our
little hut together.

Oh, wait, nice to meet you.

Goodnight?"

what do you
figure? Just chill out?

Yeah, I think
it's chill-out time.

So, we're in our shelter
here, and it's just getting dark.

And I think we had a
pretty good first day.

Paolo made a pillow.

Look, there's paolo's pillow.

[ both chuckle ]

and we're just gonna
try to go to sleep.

Good night.

[ leaves rustling ]

[bleep]

so, we just had
our first experience

with an unknown
animal in the rainforest.

Whatever it was, it sounded,
you know, like a fair size.

Definitely had four
feet, 'cause it was like...

[ whimpers ]

worst-case scenario, just
keep the machete by our side.

And with any luck,
it will wind up --

[ leaves rustling ]
he's still out there.

There is something big running
around out there right now.

[ birds chirping ]

so, right now, I'm
making a spear.

Last night, we had a couple
animals walk around our camp.

And honestly, I don't
know what they were.

I would just like to
have, for peace of mind,

in the event that we
need to defend ourselves.

So, I'm trying to leave some
bark on this side right here

so that it doesn't, you
know, snap off or anything...

Like that. Yeah.

[ chuckles ] kristin:
I was, like, on alert.

I was like, "did you hear
that?! Did you hear that?!"

we need fire.
Yeah, let's do that

'cause I'm not really in
the mood to have an animal

come and sniff around on us.

Yeah, also we can go get water.

Paolo: So, what we're gonna do

is we're gonna turn this
little area into a fire pit.

Getting good smoke
already. That's good.

Paolo: Wait, wait, wait, pause.

So, I've seen that
break on other episodes

'cause people are
pushing down like that.

Oh.

So, see how it clicked
back into place?

So, make sure that we're
pushing, like, straight down.

Kristin: Oh, yeah.

Yep, yep.

Come on, come on.

No. No.

No!

[bleep]

yeah.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Damn.

Paolo seems really frustrated.

I think it's, like, a guy thing.

[ chuckles ] "me
have to build fire."

[ coughs ]

[bleep]

nothing about this
whatsoever is easy right now.

[ grunts ]

all I'm doing is
burning my thumb.

I can't believe
that fire didn't go.

I can. Yeah?

It's not supposed to be easy.

At this point,
I'm scary thirsty.

Like, my body feels,
like, sick dehydrated.

Let's see if the
waterfall is clean.

Oh, god, it feels good.

Oh, so good.

Kristin: Does it look clear?

It's clear, it's cool.

I think I'm gonna try
some that's cascading off.

Kristin: He's pretty risky.

He's like, "I'm gonna
try that right now."

I'm like, "okay."

I feel like I'm a
lot more hesitant.

I think it comes from
watching other shows.

It tastes wonderful.

There's no funny flavors
to it or anything like that.

So, I tell you what --

I think I'll stick with
what I just tried,

and if by, you know, the
end of the day or tomorrow

I don't feel great,
then it's my own fault.

Think it's better to
be safe than sorry.

I guess we'll just
see what happens.

If he doesn't feel
sick this evening,

I might be drinking some
ice-cold waterfall water.

I found a frog. You did?

Yeah. Where?

He's right here.

They have toxins on
their skin, you know.

[ gasps ] no, you little [bleep]

what if it's poisonous?

It's not brightly colored.

Looks just like a
regular little peeper.

Like we could cook it? Yeah.

Paolo: This is huge 'cause
even though it's a small frog,

it's gonna be something
for kristin and I

to actually put --

no!

[bleep]

[ groans ]

I have no idea where
that damn frog went.

You can't really see.

Is he in there?

No.

Okay.

I'm pretty upset about
the loss of the frog.

It's one less
opportunity for us to eat.

[bleep] it.

Sorry I'm moving in slow motion.

No, that's the way
we should move.

This is like, I feel
dizzy and sick.

Oh, you think it might
just be hunger right now?

Oh, I bet it's just that I
haven't drank any water.

Okay.

We have to get water tomorrow.

I'm so thirsty.

Almost want to just go
and drink from the waterfall.

Paolo: I drank probably
a cup or so of water,

and I have experienced zero
negative side-effects right now.

All right, I'm gonna
keep a close eye.

You sure you're all right?

Perfectly fine.

Okay.

I think water has to happen.

I just peed, and it
was, like, neon orange.

Kristin: I've got to
drink something.

Paolo's not sick yet.

Kristin: Kind of to the point
where it's not a choice anymore.

If I get sick, that's just a
risk we're gonna have to take.

Narrator: Some waterborne
diseases, such as cholera,

can take up to five
days to affect the body.

So, the risk of drinking
from the waterfall is still high.

This might be a really bad idea.

[ laughs ] famous last words.

[ slurps ]

tastes pretty good. Yeah.

[ laughs ]

ahh.

I really hope we're
not regretting this.

Thanks for trying it
first. That was awesome.

[ chuckles ] I gotcha.

Paolo: We didn't accomplish
fire yet, which sucks.

It's still a little
breezy in here,

there's no two ways about that.

So, we need to
get that fire going

'cause otherwise, we're
just gonna shiver and shake.

Kristin: I'm cold. I
woke up shivering.

Without fire, it's
just gonna wind up

turning into a dangerous game
of catch-up more than anything.

Kristin: All those
other girls and guys

from past "naked
and afraid" episodes

who complained
about being cold --

dude, kudos to you guys,

because it really is freaking
cold with no clothes on,

and I am taking back
all the crap that I said.

It's kind of freaking
me out that I'm shivering

in the middle of the day.

This is really hard.

And anybody who watches it
on tv that thinks they can do it,

just tell yourself
it's really hard.

You want to show them my back?

Paolo: I mean, that's
just a little view of it.

I'm saying that as a fan.

It's really hard.

I think we should
try to start the fire.

Yeah, that's what
I was thinking, too.

Today, we are much
more organized.

We have a proper setup.

We have all of
our fuels in line.

We should have a pretty
significantly sized fire.

Paolo: Oh, yes.
Wait, wait, wait.

Once the embers start,
they dissipate so quickly,

and I have no idea why.

Yes, go, go, go, go,
go, go, go. Go, go.

Open up, open up.

You want some more
tinder? Yeah, yeah.

[ blowing lightly ]

whoo!

All right, let's slow
down for one second.

Want to put a big piece on?

No, not yet. Keep
everything to the side.

Kristin: I think it was
definitely a team effort,

though I might have rolled
my eyes a couple times at him.

[ chuckles ]

high-five.

Yay.

We just made fire.

[ sighs ] damn, that feels good.

It's warm.

This is the first time
I've really been warm

since getting here,
which is amazing.

I'm gonna walk up, try and see

if I can't find maybe
some lizards or something.

Okay.

Now we're in it.

Like, the game is on now.

So, I'm just kind
of digging around,

hoping to find crabs coming
out from underneath rocks.

Now I'm just kind of, like,

check some of the
pockets, like right there.

There's one right there.

I am now in a somewhat
epic battle with a crab.

[ grunts ]

yeah, he backed
in there way too far.

Hold on a second.

[bleep] oh [bleep]

holy [bleep]

narrator: Away from
camp without his machete,

paolo has stumbled upon

one of the most dangerous
snakes in central america.

Paolo: How are you not
dead yet? You just don't stop.

No, no, no, no, no.

[bleep]

[bleep] [bleep]

[bleep] that
thing's long. Paolo:

That's about 3 feet long.

I didn't bring the machete.

I got to bash its head.

Otherwise, it's just
gonna get away from me,

and this could be dangerous.

No, no, no, no, no.

[bleep]

[ grunts ]

son of a b*tch.

Holy [bleep] this is intense.

[ groans ]

okay. Okay.

Okay.

[ sighs ]

okay.

It's over.

[ panting ] and now we have a
very big portion of snake meat.

That's as long as my arm.

Kristin: What the
heck? We got dinner.

Are you kidding me?
That's poisonous.

Yeah, but I cut its head off.

Wait, right where
we were walking?

In that area, yeah.

They're little,
though. So, like...

They can still k*ll you.

Yeah, they can still
k*ll you. You're right.

You know, I went off on my own,

and I happen to
find a coral snake,

so I made the
decision to get it.

Hey, food's food,
and we need it.

You didn't even have the knife!

Yeah.

You sure it didn't bite you?

Well, that makes me feel better.

Wait, is there still
poisonous stuff on that part?

No.

Kristin: I still can't
believe he brought back

this huge-a*s poisonous snake.

And he k*lled it on his own.

That was a huge,
huge risk he took,

but in the long run, I
mean, it worked out.

I don't want this to
turn into the anaconda

that was in tanzania.

Remember?

Oh, no. They dried it out.

They couldn't even eat it.

Dude, they turn it
into a rock, yeah.

That would be so upsetting.

That's why I'm
super, like, careful

with this little guy right now.

You want to hold
that for a second?

Hold on, let's keep it
high, just 'cause it's so thin.

That's the only thing about
snake -- there's no fat on it.

We've both seen on past
"naked and afraid" episodes

where they burnt
the snake to a crisp

and then couldn't even eat it,

so I don't really need
paolo telling me how to do it.

Can't believe I'm gonna
eat a poisonous snake.

It's not poisonous anymore.

Failure is my biggest fear.

We're not failing anywhere.

So, I'm not scared at all.

So, I'm just naked, not afraid.

[ laughs ]

that was in your
60-second video.

No, it wasn't. Yes, it was.

Nah. I remember that part.

It just makes sense. Okay.

[ laughs ]

paolo: You know, so far,
we've been able to eat.

But it's been by luck, and
I'd much rather us be able

to plan out, you know,
our opportunities for meals

rather than just
happen upon them.

We're gonna try to make
a couple box traps today.

Hopefully get a bird or two.

Today's focused on huntin'.

[ chuckles ]

[ gasps ]

ugh.

Stupid fishing line.

Sorry, paolo.

Not a fan right
now at the moment.

Hey, can you hold this? Yeah.

Guess there's more than 30
pounds of pressure on these.

Starting over.

Paolo: I brought fishing
line because of all the uses

that I thought we
would have for it.

Was it the best thing
to use for the bird traps?

No, not really --
little bit too thin.

But for her to, you know,
just, like, sit there and go,

"ugh, the fishing line sucks,"

I'm just like, "all right, then
shut up and don't use it."

you know what I mean?

You're gonna try
the fishing line?

Just gonna give it a
roll, see what happens.

Mm-hmm.

Paolo and I have totally
different ideas in our head.

He came in just wanting
to hunt and k*ll everything.

I came in wanting to
enjoy the experience.

I don't think he understands,
at all, the whole idea of,

you know, just...Enjoying it.

Good morning, waterfall.

So pretty.

I love listening to
the water at night.

I'm gonna have
to fix my trigger.

I don't like it right now.

It's a little too
easy right now.

Of all the things I
think I've tried here,

so far, this bird trap
might be the most difficult.

In concept, it's just
straightforward --

you stack sticks under pressure.

But I'm doing something --

[bleep] wow.

This is crazy.

Kristin: We are deep in the thick
of it in the jungle of nicaragua h

it's really pretty down here,
and the birds are chirping.

[ birds chirping ]

the sun is going in and out.

There's a few clouds,
but... It's really pretty.

Paolo: My whole thing's
starting to get loose.

You can tell right there.

So, I'm just gonna
start from the beginning.

It'll get done right.

[ groans ]

[bleep]

paolo: You know,
unless kristin wakes up

and comes over here soon,

I'm gonna have to carry
all this wood back by myself

because we need it.

It seems like her
energy levels in general

and here focus is down.

And frankly, I don't want to
do all that labor by myself.

This is a team effort,
so it's something

that I'm probably gonna have
to bring up with her pretty soon.

Kristin: It's day seven.

I guess I'm doing okay.

I'm starting to
miss my family...

...A lot. [ chuckles ]

I feel as though she's
having a really hard time

letting go of the idea that,
you know, we're not home.

We're not, like, doing
a backpacking trip,

a little camping trip.

You know, this is all very real.

Kristin: There's paolo.

He's down in the creek.

See anything good, paolo?

Here, crabby crabby crabs

did you find a big one?

Not big, but it's a crab.

Ow! Ohhh.

Show me. Let me see.

Oh, okay.

Guess who sees another crab

ooh, look at the little fella.

Aww.

Paolo: She needs to kind of
get her head in the game more.

If that's gonna be her
attitude for the most part,

then that means I'm gonna
have to do a lot of things solo,

and if I'm gonna do a lot of
things solo, then it means,

you know, things could
potentially start falling apart.

I just want to make
sure that, you know, like,

as we continue with
this that, you know,

you keep your eyes and ears
open as well to any, you know,

food that might come around.

Oh, of course. Definitely.

'cause if you're gonna
stand in the middle of the river

on a rock and be like,
"here, crabby crabby,"

and I'm actually
in the mud, like,

scooping underneath rocks

and stuff like that
trying to find them,

then it's a little bit
more, like, fun for you.

It is fun.

This is, like, the
awesome-est experience ever.

All right, then,
in that case, like,

how about I eat all the food I
catch for the next, you know,

like, six days,
and then you don't.

Like, that's the
point I'm making.

I just want to make
sure that, you know,

we're both equally trying
to put food on the table.

Yes, yes.

That's all. It's just
something I wanted to say.

Good to know.

Kristin: I think our bodies are
really catching up to the fact

that, like, we're not getting
enough calories at all.

I thought about what
paolo talked to me about,

and since he's been
helping out so much

with all the, like, food stuff,
like, I want to help more.

Trying to get some
straight sticks so that

I can make another box
trap and surprise paolo.

[ chuckles ]

paolo wants me to pull my
weight around a little bit more, too,

so figure I can help.

Feel like I got
the hang of it now,

and this one will
work even better.

Kristin: Here, paolo.
I made you a present.

Ooh. Nice.

Hopefully it catches a bird.

Oh, nice job. Looks really good.

Thanks.

It's huge. Thank you.

Oh, wow.

That spider.

Look how long his legs are.

That's massive.

How crazy is that?

That's the biggest
spider I've ever seen.

He stays over there,
I'll stay over there,

and I think we'll be okay. Yeah.

Whole lot of jungle for
the both of us, right, buddy?

Yeah, I'm not getting
near that thing.

I don't do well with spiders.

Kristin: Um, think it's day 11.

Energy is definitely
running low.

I think it's really just
hitting me, the lack of food,

the lack of...Everything.

If you look, like, all
around here, there's --

there's little spikes that
have already been eaten.

I'm hoping that the birds
are what are eating these,

so I'm taking them down.

I'm gonna put them in our traps.

Hopefully, somebody gets hungry.

Paolo: See that lizard again.

The stick I had was much
weaker than I thought, and it broke.

[ exhales deeply ]

just used a lot of
energy... To do nothing.

And food just got away.

I'm feeling pretty
low... To be honest.

Doesn't really feel like I
have any fat to run off of.

So, like, my body's just
using muscle and stuff.

And that means it's just
starting to wear me down.

I haven't had a bowel
movement in, I think, a week now.

We're basically in a starvation
survival mode right now.

This is definitely
towing the danger zone.

Let's do this.

[ gasps ]

[ crashes ] oh, my god.

Narrator: Selected from
hundreds of online fan application,

kristin and paolo are
struggling to survive

their special, 14-day challenge
in the jungles of nicaragua.

Kristin began to lose focus
on her survival responsibilities.

Kristin: Here,
crabby crabby crabs

narrator: And paolo took
a huge risk in his decision

to k*ll a highly poisonous coral
snake armed with only a stick.

Paolo: No, no, no, no.

Narrator: Since then,
they've had very little success

in securing any other
significant amount of protein

and grow increasingly
weaker by the day.

Their psr scores
will be reevaluated

at the end of their two-week
challenge if they make it.

Paolo: I haven't had
a bowel movement

I could potentially put
myself into a starvation coma.

Let's do this.

[ gasps ]

[ crashes ] oh, my god.

You all right?

Um...Yeah, that was weird.

What happened?

I don't know.

I just kind of lost my
balance for a second.

So, you didn't black out?

I don't know. I mean, like --

you were really, like,

kind of deer in the
headlights for a second there.

Yeah, no. I'm not
gonna say that I wasn't.

My bad.

Just sit there for a minute.

That really freaks me out.

We're gonna be on
a cliff side tomorrow.

Narrator: Less than 24 hours

from a difficult extraction
journey up the mountain,

kristin and paolo have
had no significant protein

since the meat of a
small crab five days ago.

Right is absolutely the most
fatigued that I have ever felt.

When they talk about this
show and the ups and the downs,

this is a marked low point.

At this point, it's
not even hunger.

I haven't felt this way the
entire time we've been here.

Paolo: Holy [bleep]

check it out.

There's a bird in
the trap, kristin.

Kristin: Oh, my
god! Holy [bleep]

I can't believe it worked.

I'm gonna stab it in the head.

Okay.

Just get your hand on it,
and then I'm gonna k*ll it.

There you go. Right
in between my thumbs.

Right here? Yep. Down hard.

There you go. Good.
Congratulations. That's huge.

It worked. Got it.

Oh, my god. This
is actually a meal.

Oh!

Dude, you did so good.

That's huge.

[ chuckles ] I k*lled something.

Paolo: To see that
she had taken initiative

and gone out of her way to
better our chances of survival

in getting food into our
bellies, it meant a lot to me.

We're having wings
for dinner, baby.

This is our thanksgiving dinner

right before our
big trek tomorrow.

Chef paolo, how's
it coming along?

This is looking
delicious right now.

Oh, it smells delicious.

Today's been a good day, huh?

I'm elated right now.

Mmm.

[ laughs ]

it's good.

Oh, my gosh.

Good, huh?

This is so good.

It's psychologically and
physically satisfied me

in so many ways.

[ howling ]

kristin: I feel uplifted.

I feel like we
can totally do this.

And we're gonna prove to
america that fans have what it takes.

Hey, paolo? Yeah?

Thanks for being
such a good partner.

You're welcome. It's been great.

It feels like christmas morning.

Today is extraction.

And yeah, I'm just
ready for action.

Narrator: Kristin and
paolo's extraction point

sits along the highest
ridge of the mountain,

a gain of over 500 feet in
elevation from their camp.

To reach it, they'll
have to navigate

a series of severe
inclines and declines

in time to meet the rescue team.

Paolo: All right, chica.

We have to go up there.

[bleep]

all the way up there.

[ sighs ]

I don't think we're
gonna scale this wall.

[ laughs ]

your armpits smell so bad.

I'm trying not to
get whiffs of them.

Told you, man.
They're, like, potent.

Yep.

Look how high we're getting.

Wow. Wow!

Dude, we're starting to
come up on that ridge.

Be careful. It
goes straight down.

[bleep] yeah.

Kristin: This hike is insane.

It isn't even a hike. It's
like climbing straight up.

You trip once, and
you could just roll

all the way down the
mountain. That's pretty scary.

Hmm. How you feeling?

I'm getting tired. Yeah.

All right.

Paolo: Kristin's energy
level waned pretty quickly.

And that makes me nervous

simply because of how
dangerous the hike actually is.

We have to grab onto roots.

We have to have
our walking sticks.

We have to, like, inchworm up.

You want to breathe? Yeah.

Yeah, go for it.

[ burps ] sorry.

I just want to get through it.

Gonna stop at these rocks here.

Sorry I have to break so often.

Paolo: I am genuinely concerned
for her safety and wellbeing.

What if I do have to
carry her out of the valley?

Do I have enough energy

to physically carry a
125-pound woman?

Okay, let's do it.

[ paolo gasps ] open sky.

Oh, my god. I think
we're gonna be there.

We better be.

[ laughs ] we're at
the top of the ridge.

Kristin, the truck.

It's our truck!

Oh, god.

Oh, my god.
Everything's tired. Hola.

Kristin: The emotions
going through

like, I have to process
the fact that I did it.

That's it. We're done.

I feel happy, satisfied, and
accomplished, and exhausted.

We're on the top of a -- I know.

Look at how high up we are.

Dude, I'm so proud of us.

Now I can watch that show
as a member of that group

and go, "I know
exactly how they feel."

oh, my god. We're
naked-and-afraiders now.

[ sighs ] that's it.

14 days was definitely harder

than I ever, ever
would have expected.

You have to really want it.

I don't think just any person

could come out
and do this at all.

Bye, nicaragua. It's been fun.

Narrator: Although limited
to only 14 days in nicaragua,

paolo lost 35 pounds.

Despite early frictions,
his stubborn determination

was key in getting both he and
his partner through to the end.

As a result, his final psr
rises from a 4.2 to a 5.1.

Significant lack of
food for over two weeks

caused kristin to lose
a total of 11 pounds.

Her early lack of
focus was a detriment,

but her persistence
and innovation

in baiting the bird trap led to

the final source of protein
they needed to succeed.

Her final psr also
increases from a 3.6 to a 4.4.

Together, they
rose to the challenge

and proved they have what
it takes to survive 14 days...

I cannot wait to see my family.

Hi.

Hi, baby girl.

[ laughs ]

[ voice breaking ] I
missed you so much.

I almost feel like
-- like a superhero.

[ laughs ] like, adventure-man.

Did you miss me? You did?

Aww.

I'm absolutely planning more
outdoor survival adventures.

I have a couple in
the works right now,

hopefully involving
total world travel.

This is the best sandwich
I've ever had in my life.

If the producers called
me up and said, "hey, paolo,

do you want to give, you
know, 21 days a shot?"

I'd be like, "yeah. Let
me pack my bags."

but the beauty
about this show is

I don't really have to
pack anything for my bags.

Oh, I love sandwiches.

Mmm.

Mmm.