07x07 - The Monster

[bunniefuu]

These freshwater
crocs showing up dead,

Seeing 'em like that,

That means there's
a big salt croc.

Jeez.

Every time you get
close to the water,

A level 10 alert.

I wish there was someone here
to hear me scream

If I get attacked
by a crocodile.

They'll chomp you up,
keep rolling you,

And they'll k*ll you dead.

Oh, it smells dead.

Dan?
Damn!

*Bleep*

Narrator: one man...

And one woman...

I'm not leaving!

...alone for 21 days...

What is that?

...with no food...

Oh, god, I'm freezing.

...no clothes...

Aah!

...no water...

Aah! Move!

Do they have the skills
and the will...

Hurts.

...to overcome the most primal
survival challenge

Of their lives...

...naked and afraid?

Dan: it's tough as *bleep*
I'll tell you what.

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Narrator:
queensland, australia,

Home to the world's
most unforgiving landscape.

Dan: everything about australia
wants you dead.

Maria: it looks incredible.

I can't wait to access
the riches of a land

That seems so desolate.

Narrator:
this blistered terrain is home

To some of the world's
deadliest animals --

The eastern brown snake,

Taipan,
the most venomous land snake

In the world,

And aggressive boar
with razor-sharp tusks.

There's one right there.

There's a bunch
of them right there.

Narrator: most feared of all is
the world's deadliest reptile,

The saltwater crocodile.

Their jaws are more powerful
than a great white shark's

And they can reach weights
up to 3,000 pounds

And lengths of 22 feet.

This makes them monsters

Compared to the nine-foot
freshwater crocs

That also inhabit
the billabongs.

Dan: it's the saltwater crocs.

They put the fear in you.

They're very legit.
They're very aggressive.

My name is dan,
I'm 34 years old,

And I'm a commercial fisherman.

I find some kind of sick,
sadistic pleasure in doing this.

I don't know what it is.
Something primitive, I guess.

When I'm not commercial fishing,
I like to bowhunt.

I spearfish.
I love sharing my passion.

Anyone can go to
the grocery store,

But to bring my friends

And family the best food
in this manner

Is the ultimate honor.

Maria: oh, wallabies.

I'm already inspired
by wallabies.

I want power jumping thighs.

My name is maria.

I'm 32.

I am a primatologist
and buddhist.

I've had an interest in

Primitive survival skills
since childhood.

Stories of any
indigenous peoples

And the way that they live
was fascinating to me,

And I really wanted to
have those skills myself.

Ah!

Time to get naked.

Here we go.

I'm entering an environment that
I have never been in before.

I trust that the universe
presented this to me,

So, good or bad,

I know that whatever
is going to come out of this

Is in support
of my highest good.

Okay, woo.

Dan: I just want to get naked!

That's all.

Ha-ha!

Here we go.

I want to do this because
I've been using tools

And all this gear and --
and everything for too long.

This is all about me

Getting in touch
with my primal instincts.

Point of no return,
time to get weird.

Maria: woo. I'm hoping I don't
meet any crocodiles.

Hi.
You must be sharonda

From tinder,
I'm guessing, right?

Is that the one?
Hello.

I'm dan.
I'm maria.

Okay. You're much prettier
than your profile.

When I first saw maria,

I thought that she looked like
a beautiful native princess.

Should we just,
like, take it in?

Huh?
You want to give me a tour?

Huh? Whoo!

Ooh!
All right. Yep.

Okay.
This is it.

Yeah, business time.
Business time.

Let's see.
Hmm.

Kinda looking like head north.
Yeah.

It looks like there's a bunch
of resources out here, so...

Got some structure here for the
fish and yabbies'll be living.

Just want to watch out
for the crocodiles.

The creature out here that
I have the healthiest respect

For are crocodiles.

Crocodiles are dinosaurs.

They eat people.

They're really good at it.

Okay.
Shall we go?

Yes. Fire, shelter.
Let's do this.

Let's do it.
Okay.

Dan: that ground is really hot.

God, this is beautiful.
I know.

And totally looks like where
crocodiles would hang out.

This is it.

This is where those
snakes want to hang out,

In this stuff like this.

They're definitely something
that I've got an eye for.

Have a healthy respect for...

Healthy respect.

Dan: that is *bleep* hot.

Maria:
mind over searing hot ground.

No joke.

Ground gets *bleep* hot.

Some of this was actually,
like, impassable.

Oh, *bleep*.

Those are huge bats!
Yeah, they are.

This is so cool! Ah!

Look at those.

Them as a resource
has really shown us

Where we can eat
other things.

Yep, exactly.

Narrator:
throughout the 21-day challenge,

Dan and maria will be tested
in their ability

To utilize the area's
natural resources.

Dan's extensive hunting
and fishing experience

Gives him a confident edge
in this unfamiliar territory.

But without an arsenal
of hunting gear,

He'll be challenged
in his desire to provide.

Dan has been assigned an initial
primitive survival rating,

Or psr, of 6.9.

With a buddhist background,
maria brings a spiritual belief

That all her needs
will be met.

Her fire-making
and foraging skills

Will complement the team,
but a lack of hunting experience

Could make her overly
dependent on her partner.

Maria begins with a psr of 7.0.

Uh, look at this!

This is great.

We've got this nice,
big limb of the paperbark,

Which seems like it could
fit us nicely underneath

And we could build, um,
sides around it.

It's higher than the water
but it's close to it.

Dan: yeah,
I definitely like the fact,

Essentially we've got
two walls taken care of.

Natural provides.

Dan: my first impressions
of my partner is,

Uh, she seems resourceful.

And she doesn't look at me
like I'm a *bleep*

All the time for the jokes
I make, so, a-plus.

Maria: I'm thirsty.

How you doing
as far as thirst?

I can make
a fire really quickly.

We could boil water.

Yeah, let's do it now.
Okay.

Bone makes a great top piece,

'Cause it's not going to
burn like wood would.

Not the most comfortable grip,
but works really well.

Dan: I'm going to go get
some much-needed water.

Thanks.

Oh, ow.

Maria: whoop.

Yay!

*Bleep*

This is a freshwater croc.

Sign something got to him.

Found half of a dead baby
freshwater croc.

Oh, my god, dude.

Something bigger
than it k*lled it,

Or just lack of food.

You know, this is
a pretty tough environment.

Like, it's not like
everything makes it.

Mm-hmm.

That's concerning.

That's really close to camp.

Maria: ah.

Is that water
ready to drink?

I think it's pretty hot,
still.

I might like it hot.

I'm going to catch a couple
of those fish tomorrow.

Awesome.

I don't have
good hunting skills.

I'll -- I'll show you
everything I know.

Okay. Teach me, and I can
contribute in other ways.

Give a girl a fish,
feed her for a night.

Teach a girl to fish,
feed her for 21 days.

I came back from...
Shh, shh, shh.

I got very little
sleep last night.

Oh, it was just a long,
miserable night.

Dan: I'm looking for eyes.

After seeing that croc
last night at a distance,

I got to have my wits about me
going down to get some water.

There seem to be
a lot of fish in this one,

So it's going to be
pretty inevitable

That we have one in here.

I'm a vegetarian.
I'm a buddhist.

I don't k*ll --
I don't even k*ll mosquitos.

But when you're in
a survival situation,

You do what you need to do.

I need protein.
I need to eat.

I need to be able
to function both for myself

And for my team,
and that's the mode I'm in.

Mmm. Sorry, buddy.

What?

We've got grubs
and grasshoppers.

Dan: good foraging.

I love the fact that I'm
supposed to be the harvester

And she scored us
the first meal.

That's great.

Okay.
The rest are yours.

I'm full, thanks.
You sure?

Yeah.

As far as eating grubs

And grasshoppers goes,
uh, no big thing,

But I know that
there's fish here

And there's other proteins
that I can obtain

And I want --
I need to get the ball rolling.

There's a surprising amount
of fish in here.

I was hoping to get a spot

Where I could maybe push
some fish into,

Build a little dam.

Not so fast!

Up came a sleepy cod.

Kicked himself
right on the bank.

They got spines.

I'm pumped.
I'm super excited.

I'm going to use what we
don't eat from this to harvest

And get the rest of our protein

Based on this little
*bleep* right here.

Day two, b*tches.

I kinda fell in love
right when I saw it

And I really want to keep it.
Can we keep it?

Can we please keep it,
please?

Are you serious?

Oh, yeah.
Ah! Oh, my god!

Decent.
Come on!

Get a free hand.

Yeah, huh?
Whoo!

Maria: I am so stoked that
my incredibly talented,

Skillful partner
has speared a big,

Fat fish for us on day two.

Dan: on like donkey kong.

Mmm.

Thank you, mother earth.

Thank you, guy who
actually caught the fish.

I already thanked you.

We're doing really well.

Dan: what're you doing?
Maria.

Going down with the croc,
like, in the dark?

No more going down to
that *bleep* water at night.

There's something
called intuition, and...

A crocodile don't give a *bleep*
about your intuition.

I have a refined intuition.

My intuition gave me
the green light,

Go ahead, it's fine.

Okay. I'm just telling you
right now,

The next time you go down to
the water at night,

I'm going to tackle
your skinny a*s

And I'm going to tie you up with
the last little bit

Of cordage we've got
and you're going to cry

And you're not going to like it,
so just don't go down there.

Whatever.
I will not go down there

Unless there's an emergency.

Dan: I think maria is an
exceptionally intuitive person,

But an interaction with a croc
would not be good.

I mean, it would just
take a second, one --

One little chomp.

Do you want a snack?

Yep, we got stuff in here.

Dan: the fish yesterday
was really nice,

But my whole concern
is how efficiently

Am I going to obtain
our next batch of protein?

Maria: termites.
Inoffensively delicious,

Packed with protein.

They're my new best friends.

It's going to take hours
to get any kind of...

But it's consistent.
There's tons here.

Yeah.
Those are great.

Nature provides.

I got a fish trap to build,
so...

Okay. That's what I'm --
that's where I'm at.

Go for it.

You going to sit here
and do this for a bit?

I am.
Okay.

Dan: I commend maria
on her patience,

Getting -- getting all of
them out like that,

But I'd rather spend three hours
figuring out a way

To get them in 15 minutes

Than spend three hours
just getting them.

Maria: not as exciting
as a big catch,

But the little things
that add up.

Dan is the hunter.

I'm not a hunter,
but I'm very creative

And I'm definitely motivated

To do what I can
to secure more food.

I am cutting out bits of my hair

And folding them in half
and doing a quick reverse wrap,

And this makes it much stronger
and much easier to work with.

And these are the threads
that I'm using

To make my fish net.

I'm going to need a lot,

But I'm down to make
the sacrifice.

It's definitely going to
take some time,

But I think it's going to
be an effort that's --

That's worth it.

I'm not a fan
of the tediousness.

That's just me.
I don't mind.

See my potential yabby trap?
All right!

Yeah, it's a good one.

I found a hollow log
on the bank.

I'm going to get it
to where these yabbies

Want to swim in here.

Now, when I say yabby,

That's just the australian
version of a crayfish.

I'm going to block off
either end of this.

I took a cocoon or nest
or whatever full of green ants.

I shoved 'em in there for bait.

They are biting
the living *bleep* out of me.

Ow!

Ah, whoa, time to get
these off my *bleep*.

I don't have time for it.
The pressure's on,

But it's all about efficiency
and it's all about positivity.

Come on, yabbies.

Maria: I just got a whiff
of something dead.

Dan: it's probably one of us.

I don't think we're
quite that far gone yet.

Quite that bad?

I'm going to go
check it out.

Okay.

Not quite sure what that was.

This is the second
freshwater croc I've found.

This one's missing his tail.

He's been chomped up.

The only other thing
that could k*ll that

Is a big saltwater crocodile.

This watering hole is, like,
four yards from our camp.

I really don't want to have

Any interaction
with them at all.

They'll chomp you up,
keep rolling you.

They're *bleep* dinosaurs.

Dan: physically,
not having this food, the --

This is the toughest thing
I've ever done.

Now these billabongs
are sketchy to fish in

'Cause we're contending with
a massive saltwater croc.

But we still need to
eat something.

Moment of truth.

Come on, baby.

I hope I can get
some food for us.

Oh, I really hope I can.

*Bleep*
where'd it go?

Where did it go?

Ah! *Bleep*!

Maria:
what happened this morning?

Seeing him getting frustrated,
not being able to do the things

That you know you can do,
that takes it out of a person.

Dan:
I need some bait for my trap,

And mr. Freshwater gator

Told me he would
give me a hand with that.

To get the fish,
you need bait,

And the bait is
so scarce here, you know?

I've tried throwing
a spear at 'em.

Oh, you little prick.
Damn it!

I made a hook outta bone
and maria's hair.

Oh, he robbed me.

And there he goes, taking it.

Haven't had much luck
with the fish trap.

This is unbelievably
more frustrating and difficult

Than if I had my gear here.

There he is right there,
you little *bleep* prick.

Feeling a little
discouraged with...

With the harvesting I've done.

Just getting...

Getting the australian beatdown.

Maria: oh, man.

I'm definitely comfortable

Knowing that there might be
a saltwater crocodile in here.

And stepping through deeper,

Shadowy areas
where I can't quite see.

Coming face-to-face
with a crocodile,

That would be horrifying.

There are some good-sized
fish over here.

This is my fishing net.

If we could get a bunch
of protein today,

That'll just put us
in such great shape.

Maria: yes, yes, yes.

Oh!
Where'd he go?

Went right through
that hole right there.

No! ba*ls.

I've got one!

All right.
He's tiny.

But he's protein.
Oh, here's... Ah, damn.

That was a fat one.

Dan: my opinion on this
is that it's not worth

The energy expenditure
right now.

It's getting us fish.

Not enough fish.

Some fish is better
than no fish, man.

Not if we sit in
the sunlight for three hours.

Well, I'm not hot,
so I'm fine to do this.

Dan's approach is
all or nothing.

That's absolutely
not my approach.

Dude.
Look at you.

Small amounts
of food consistently,

That's going to do
a lot for us,

And it's much more realistic...

Than all or nothing.

Dan: I thoroughly enjoy
being the provider.

I like bringing the meat
to the table

And I like doing my part,

But I feel like she is
providing more than I am,

So... That's --
that's pretty frustrating.

I just feel like
if I do a little bit,

Then you do, like,
a little bit more.

And then if I do
a little bit,

You, like,
do a little bit more.

So it makes it, like...

And you're just
wearing yourself out.

It's totally
not my perspective.

I'm completely following
my internal drive,

And I want to bring
as much as I can to us.

It's not --
I'm not keeping track.

Right, okay.
He doesn't believe that

I'm not keeping tabs
on all of the effort

That we've individually exerted.

My assumption is that
we are both doing our best

To bring our best,
to be our best.

Dan: I've decided today

That we haven't even locked
down the fish thing,

Which really makes me irritated.

That's kinda my gig.

So, *bleep* it.
I need to k*ll a pig.

I'm just going to dig
a hole big enough

For a piglet to fall into

And not be able to get out.

Then I got myself a piglet.

Digging deep!

Just like crab season
right now.

Pick it up, lay it down!

Run it.

Maria: getting a pig
would be amazing

And I would certainly
happily trade a bunch of

Small fish for
something much bigger,

But that takes a lot,
uh, and there's no guarantee.

Dan: it's kind of
a last-ditch effort.

Even if I burn myself out
and I got to tap out,

I'd rather die trying.

Maria: I've got dinner for us.

Look at that.

Ten fishies.
Ten of 'em?

That's a good gig.

And they just all came
right into that bark thing.

*Bleep* good job.

It's all going
according to plan.

Just have to sit there.

I doubted that method,
you know.

I doubted that it would
produce like it did.

I mean, I don't got the patience
for that, you know?

I'm more of a "one big fish
at a time" type of thing,

But that seems to work.

Maria: nature provides.

It's true.

Dan: well, here I am at
my piggly-wiggly trap,

Morning after I set it.

Nothing.

So hard to harvest these animals
around here, you know?

But I just need to put
that aside and focus

On what I can do
and not what I can't do.

Got to start small.

Having maria get those
10 fish was good motivation.

It was really good.

I'm going to kick it up
a notch and --

And try to get some more,
you know, try to --

Try to do my part, you know?

I -- I just got to keep
a close eye out.

With a saltwater croc
somewhere around,

They're good at hiding.

Uh, there seem to be
a pretty good

Little population
of snails right here.

Grab these up for maria.

I don't eat the snails.
I can't.

Uh, they *bleep* my
throat up or something.

But she seems to do
fine with 'em

And there's quite a few of 'em.

Snails pale to a pig,
but it gratifies me

More than anything to be able
to provide for my partner.

It gives me purpose,
and when I can't,

It kinda *bleep* devastates me.

They look delicious.

Got to eat my snails.

But it's just not
as delicious as fish sticks.

I'm not feeling good.

It's burning in my stomach
and my tongue's tingling.

Think I should make
myself throw up?

Uh, I don't think --
I don't know.

Are you feeling
like you should?

I'd say drink some water,

Try to dilute whatever,
you know?

Think I need to get this
out of my body.

Will you help me
get over there?

Yeah.

Gimme your hand.

It might take me out.

You'll be okay.

You're going to be okay.

Dan: it makes me feel ill,
seeing her like that.

I was trying to provide for her

By getting her those snails,
you know?

It's a --
it's a shame that --

That this happened.

Maybe I should drink
some tea tree.

Narrator: for many generations,

Aborigines have been using tea
tree leaves as an antiseptic

And to treat symptoms
of illness.

Maria: possibility that
it might take me out,

Definitely not what I wanted.

Dan: it's still pretty hot.

Dan: I -- I hope that
she can pull through

And we can we can
walk outta here together.

That'd be --
that'd be the ultimate --

My -- my ultimate goal.

*Bleep* getting real crazy.

We got one more week,
which didn't seem like much,

And now it seems like
an eternity, kinda.

Maria: I'm really weak,
the weakest I've been.

I feel so terrible.
It's just --

It's what happens
when you're out here.

It's *bleep* tough, man.

Maria: ant water.

Their little green butts
give you a little booster.

They're a little
spicy lime.

They're unbelievably good.

Maria: took a long time.

I think I'm about
90 percent better now.

There's nothing
like getting sick

To make you miss home,

Miss your own bed.

Dan: this challenge would be

Quite difficult
without a partner.

Thank you, green ants.

Maria's awesome, man.

She's stronger than I am,
you know,

As far as her mental state.

She's very -- very zen,
and -- and that helps a lot.

Was that a good mixture?

I think I smashed 'em up
better this time.

It's delish.

Dan: a sow and six piglets
came into the camp.

I was real close to 'em.

Almost got the dive on one,
but not quite, though.

Maybe one of those dumb
piglets might've went

And checked out my pitfall,
stumbled in there.

No dice.

I'm hungrier than I've ever
been in my entire life.

Everything I
think about is food.

Every thought that I have,
every smell that I smell

Smells like something
I want to eat.

I just -- that's all --

That's the only thing
driving me right now.

Dan: mother *bleep*.

How is it out there?

It's hot.
Okay.

It's damn hot.

Narrator:
facing some of the hottest
temperatures on record,

Dan and maria struggle to endure
the oppressive conditions.

Maria: I'm just so exhausted.

Flex my muscles and they're
just not hard.

I just feel like
I'm made of *bleep*

Water balloons
full of yogurt.

Narrator: the team must battle
through draining heat

In order to replenish
much-needed calories

For their extraction.

Maria: okay.

I feel weak.

I hope I'm not hungry
like this again.

Dan:
it's hard to remember things

When you --
when your brain doesn't --

Doesn't have proper nutrition
to -- to function.

You just, I mean...

Every hunt that
I come up empty-handed,

I fall behind in the --

In my caloric intake.

The heat and the lack of food,

I am just, like, like on a --

On a whole new level of,
uh, of lethargic and --

And -- and energy
and brain power.

It's tough as *bleep*,
I'll tell you what.

This is -- this is legit.

You see how that --
the ripples are long?

Every time you get
close to the water here,

About level 10 alert.

I can feel the weakness
in my body.

I'd love it
if today was day 20.

But it's day 19.

Dan: yeah!
Woo-hoo!

Did you get the big one?

Yeah! Yeah!

Redemption!

Get myself
a prawny prawn.

Oh, my god!

Oh, my god,
there's so much meat in there.

Ooh!

Ah, I knew you were
going to get him.

Me too.
As a harvester,

As a provider,
this makes me so happy.

It does so much more
for me than --

Than than just the protein
that I get to walk outta here.

It -- it -- it fills my soul.

Oh, my god,
he's so beautiful.

Oh.

Maria:
we definitely struggled at times
with communication styles

And our unique stubbornnesses,

But it all comes back
to the fact

That we really care
about each other

And we want to
support each other,

And that's what it takes

To get through
something like this.

Right on.

Great work, man.

Pretty good.
Way to provide.

Smells funny over here.

Oh, it smells dead.

Oh, *bleep*.

Narrator: for the past
20 days in australia,

Dan and maria
have endured sickness...

Scorching heat...

Dan: that is *bleep* hot.
And their own differences.

Maria: there's something
called intuition.

Narrator: now,
on the eve of extraction,

The survivalists face
a grueling trek through

Record temperatures
and deadly billabongs,

One of which could harbor
a dangerous saltwater crocodile.

Their psrs will be reevaluated

Once they've completed
the challenge.

Maria: oh, it smells dead.

Oh, *bleep*.

That's the third dead
crocodile we have found.

Jeez.

Can you smell it from there?

Dan: yeah.

Maria: it's a safe assumption
that there's

A saltwater crocodile
moving through here.

This wasn't here yesterday.

Could have been
last night.

Hopefully it's going to leave
us alone for extraction.

It is afternoon, day 20,

Last night out here.

Tonight is really about
getting as hydrated

As we can for tomorrow.

Yay!

Dan: let's take
a look at that map.

There's going to be snakes,

And then, of course,
we haven't explored up here.

You know,
there's a good chance

That that big saltwater
crocodile lives up here.

There's going to be
a lot of heat.

I figure we've got
about four hours

Before it's
too hot to move.

You know?

It's going to be hard
and it's going to really suck.

Dan: god,
my mouth is already dry.

Me, too.

It's definitely
hot in the sun.

Let's try to steer
clear of this little spot.

Think there's
crocodiles in there?

Yeah, definitely.

They're good at hiding.

So let's get out of here.

Going this way, right?

I thought we were
going to go this way.

How come?

'Cause this isn't
a very good trail at all.

Let me look at the map.

I mean...
This is the flatter side.

This is the flat over here.

We're going to be
in the sun on that side.

If we walk on this side,

We're going to have
the benefit of shade.

Look at this.
This is fine to travel.

Let's just walk.
We're wasting time.

Dan: okay, girl.
We're not going back from here.

You've just got
that fire in your eye

That I can't even begin
to say anything to.

Dan, you're k*lling me.

I love you and you're
*bleep* k*lling me.

I don't want to waste time.
I want to keep pushing.

The ground is getting hot.

We're losing our shade.

And we don't know
how far we have to go.

Dan: it is hot right there.

Maria: I'm thirsty.

This is hard.

Dan: pacing yourself when you're
this low energy is everything.

My legs are starting
to cramp now.

You have to move
with the least amount

Of energy as possible.

I'm running out of steam.
I think I just need to rest.

I feel sick right now.

Drink some water.

Maria: it's really stunning
how quickly you get dehydrated.

I'm getting anxious 'cause
the sun's getting higher

And we're getting closer
to that point

In which we can't continue.

We humans really
need our water.

Oh, god.

I hope it's not this steep
the whole way,

Up and down like this.

Oh, I see a body of water.

I have a feeling we're getting
close to that magic x.

Oh, god.
This is it.

We're here.

Maria: I don't have
anything left.

Look over there.

Woo! Yeah!

I think maria's the strongest
girl I've ever met.

I think she's so intelligent.

I couldn't have had
a better partner.

Yoo!

I really learned I'm not the man
without my gear, you know?

But I also learned it doesn't
matter what's in front of me,

I will succeed no matter what.

Woo!
Yeah! Yes!

Ah!

Maria: me choosing to do this,
it was totally a leap of faith,

Trusting in something bigger.

I now know that I can survive
no matter what.

My needs will be met.

I can count on myself.

That's right, baby!

We did it!
Woo!

Narrator:
during the course of 21 days,

Dan struggled to hunt down food
in northern australia,

Resulting in a loss
of 24 pounds.

But his persistence
eventually paid off,

Landing valuable protein

That helped carry
the team to victory.

Redemption!

His psr increases
from a 6.9 to an 8.1.

Maria pushed her body
beyond its physical limits

And in the process,
lost 22 pounds.

But her perseverance
helped sustain the team

Through the heart
of the challenge...

Nature provides.

Increasing her psr from a 7.0
to an 8.3

And proving they both have
what it takes to survive

One of the deadliest places
on earth naked and afraid.

Dan: bring on the snacks, baby!

Maria: yes!