07x12 - Worlds Collide

[bunniefuu]

This is insane.

I can't -- I can't
keep it up, dude.

It's, like,
running down into the fire.

Holy *bleep*
our embers are all dying.

Everything's dying, man.

Stop raining
*bleep*

Narrator: tonight,
in a special 2-hour event...

"Naked and afraid" collides
with "naked and afraid xl."

Yeah!
Here we go.

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!

And now, for the first time...

-Aah!
-Hurts.

...the most primal
challenge on earth...

Melissa: aah! Oh, my god.
*Bleep*

...takes a shocking turn.

-Watch out!
-Aah!

Two survivalists journey deep
into the heart of darkness...

-Oh *bleep*
-you okay?

...and discover
they are not alone...

Oh *bleep*
chance, there's people.

Chance: no way.

Holy *bleep*

...as worlds collide on...

Man: well, I did not
see that coming.

Captions paid for by
discovery communications

The amazon basin -- the largest
ecosystem in the world.

Mysterious and unforgiving,

The rainforest
in eastern ecuador

Is inundated
by 10 feet of rain annually,

Engulfing all dry land.

Rivers become lakes,

Leaving just a few pockets
of high ground

That become islands
surrounded by tangled mangrove

In a vast, flooded wetland.

The amazon is full
of surprises,

As the survivalists
will experience

A staggering twist

That will change
their survival path forever.

Chance, there's people.

Chance:
who the *bleep* is that?

Confidence comes from
your training and experience.

I have a basic skill set
to survive in the jungle.

More or less, it's, can
my body keep up with my mind?

My name is chance davis.

I'm originally
from richmond, virginia,

And I currently live
with two ranger buddies,

And we raise grass-fed angus.

For me,
survival started as a child.

My childhood was a lot
of group homes, foster care.

I had to kind of
fend for myself,

Figure out where
I was going to be living,

What meal was coming from where.

Joining the military
made that very easy.

Grew up
being afraid of the dark,

So I hunted t*rrorists
in the middle of the night

In their backyard.

Most of my adult life
has been spent in the military

And in special operations.

Narrator: chance's
military special-ops training

Should help him adapt

To this unique
jungle environment,

But his skills
have never been tested

With a female team member
on a difficult mission.

He begins with a primitive
survival rating, or psr, of 6.8.

Chance:
when I left the military,

That kind of left me
unfulfilled and purposeless.

I definitely feel like that's
contributed to me being here,

Trying to fill that void,

To be out in the wilderness

With just me and my knife
against the elements.

It makes me feel like a man
when I can do things

That I know other people
are incapable of doing.

This is the most beautiful,
rich place

I've ever seen in my life.

There's so much life here.

But I know it has a million
things that can k*ll you in it.

This is one of the hardest
environments to survive in

On the planet.

My name's melissa.
I'm 27.

I'm from fenton, michigan,
and I'm a park naturalist.

My job entails teaching children
and adults about nature --

Insects, animals, plants.

I do wilderness-survival courses
as well.

Anything involving nature,
I teach it.

People see me
and they just think

I'm this little blonde girl.

But then they get to know
the real melissa,

And they see that
I'm very adventurous,

I'm really daring.

My dad's probably
more excited for me than I am.

But concerned.

She's gonna rock it.

Oh, you're so sweet.

I love you, mom.

Narrator:
melissa is extremely comfortable
in an outdoor environment,

But she has yet
to test her skills

In a true survival situation.

She starts with a psr of 7.0.

Melissa:
this is very dark water.

I cannot see the bottom.

I have no clue what is lurking
beneath that surface.

Narrator: staking their claim
in the dark water

Is the aggressive black caiman,

The giant anaconda,
and the terror of the amazon --

The red-bellied piranha.

Vicious schools
of these carnivores

Are known to strike
in a feeding frenzy,

Stripping their victims
to the bone within minutes.

Okay.

I'm just really nervous about
taking my clothes off.

I...

My whole life, I have battled

With panic attacks
and anxiety attacks.

The past few years,
I've used nature

Kind of as my, um --
my inner peace.

I am doing this
to prove to myself

That I'm a stronger person.

If I can beat
the amazon rainforest,

I know that I have overcome
the person that I once was.

Should've done more squats.

I cannot see a thing.

I have no clue
where I'm stepping.

This is dangerous.

I really hope I don't step
on a poisonous snake.

Guess this is it.

I've already proved myself
in combat.

I'm not really afraid
of the elements,

And definitely not the animals.

Gonna come back
with black caiman chaps,

Maybe even
a -- a jaguar snuggie.

So, if it bleeds, it dies,
and I'm gonna come out on top.

I want to make
this jungle my b*tch.

Melissa: I really hope
my partner's a nice person.

I hope he likes nature
as much as I do.

Oh, hey!
Hey. How are ya?

You must be my partner.

-I am.
-Melissa.

Chance.
Nice to meet you, chance.

Nice to meet you.

I promise I was looking
at your hand.

That's all right.

Just wanted to shake
the right thing.

I bet it's never been
this easy to get a girl

To take her clothes off before,
though, so...

Nope,
no alcohol involved.

Yep, you didn't even
need any tequila

To get this to happen.
None.

But it's cool, 'cause we're
in a natural environment

And this is natural.

I concur.

These must be our bags.
Yeah.

Let's see what we got.

We have a pot, and we got
a magnesium fire-starter.

-Sweet.
-That is awesome.

Okay, I brought fishing line,
and I got a hook here,

So hopefully this will help us
catch some fish out here,

Because there are
a ton of them.

So, what did you bring?

Oh, well, I don't know.

Something about a ranger with
a big blade in the jungle --

I just feel like
it fits me.

Awesome.

Oh, and, here,
we have our map.

I think we're probably
right around this area

With all the snakes
and ants.

We should head up
to higher ground.

Sounds like a plan.

Cool, let's do it!
All right.

Melissa: so, do you have
a family or anything,

Or, like, are you...?
Oh, not really.

My mom, she, uh...

She was never
emotionally there for me.

Do you have a good
relationship with your dad?

Oh, no. Oh.

'Cause he left when
I was 3 months old.

So, he's in jail
for the rest of his life.

I'm sorry.

Being in the military,

That's the closest thing
to family I have now.

That's why it's good for me now,
being with my ranger buddies.

We kind of rely
on each other

And help each other
grow in life.

It takes
a really strong person

To get through
something like that.

My first impression of chance is
he seems like he's really nice.

He looks like he's really nice
and strong, which is awesome.

Hopefully, he'll be able
to open up a little bit more.

I just think he's, like,
a little shy.

Ooh!

Careful, there's
ants' nests all over here.

There are more species
of ants on one tree...

Aah!
...in the amazon jungle

Than in there are in
the entire continent of europe.

Aah!
*Bleep* *bleep*

*Bleep*

We have so many resources.

We have vines.
We have straight sticks.

Building shelter is going to be
really, really, like, easy.

So, this area looks good.

It's -- it's pretty even.

It's high up.

Yeah.
'Cause if it rains,

We don't have to worry
about the area flooding.

It'll just go downhill.

You're gonna find
really quick

That I'm, like,
a.d.d. And indecisive.

That's all right.

I'm glad
that you're, like --

You seem like
you're cool and calm.

Oh, my god, hmm!

She's very attractive.

I'm a sucker for blondes,
but I just got to keep my mind

Focused on the task.

We -- I think you're gonna
want to agree with me

That we're doing
a raised bed.

-Absolutely.
-Okay.

I'll kind of
follow your lead.

It seems like you're
a little bit more savvy in this.

I have experimented with
different types of raised beds,

But I've never built one
for two people.

All these bugs --
it's, uh, testing my willpower.

There's gonna be
ants everywhere.

*Bleep* you, ants.

Can you help me out?
What, what, what?

Just, uh -- just...
Oh, you know what?

Actually, if you smudge them
into your arm...

It helps
with the mosquitos?

-Yeah.
-Sweet.

It's different from combat.

We have technology.
We have clothes.

We have the amenities that make

Being in this kind
of environment a lot easier

Than being completely
vulnerable and exposed.

Wish I had,
like, a blowtorch.

I'd just
*bleep* k*ll 'em all.

Some more cordage.

Okay, this is good.

We got our four posts
established.

We're just gonna latch the crap
out of some of these.

Melissa: I feel rain.

Rain's definitely
starting to come,

And it's about to be,
um, a downpour.

Let's get ourselves a bed.

We might not have a roof,
but we'll have a bed.

It's gonna be a long,
wet night.

Feels, like,
a little iffy.

It is totally spli--

Oh *bleep*
aah!

You all right?

It just slid
all the way down here.

Let's do the triangle.
It'll be quicker.

Let's just cut down
one more,

And that way,
it's not gonna --

Those branches,
we'll be able to use those,

And we'll have enough materials
to fill up the whole thing.

She's smart.
She's knowledgeable.

She's been in the wilderness.

But she's very high-energy.

I'm not used to that.

Yeah, these are
gonna feel good.

I haven't seen any ants crawling
on our bed so far,

So that's good.

Melissa: I think we got
a good base for a bed,

At least for the first night,
so that's good.

I'm pretty happy that
we just got up off the ground

And that we're gonna have
some protection from the animals

And, um, the creepy-crawlies
that might be on the ground.

Melissa: how are you
liking them bugs?

*Bleep* love it.

You look like
you're so happy right now.

Yeah, we're having
so much fun.

Damn you *bleep*

Go away, please,
for the love of god.

We've had enough.

I've never been eaten
by mosquitos

This *bleep* bad
in my life.

This is just day one --
night one!

*Bleep* damn it *bleep*
god, they're getting worse.

*Bleep*

Never in my *bleep* life,
never.

They're huge.
*Bleep*

You'd think it'd get better
after a certain point, like...

No, man.

I don't know how I'm gonna
do 12 hours like this.

Right now, we're covering
ourselves in leaves.

Um, it's the only thing that's
keeping the mosquitos away.

Rubbing each other's arms, back,
to keep the mosquitos off.

It just would be
really wonderful

To not be consistently attacked
by bugs.

Aah!
*Bleep*

Melissa: I knew that last night
was probably gonna be

The most miserable night
of my life,

And it was the most miserable
night of my entire life.

Chance: sleep last night?
Next to none.

Bed fell, sat on the ground,
got eaten up,

Mosquitos and ants.

I definitely underestimated
the jungle here.

I spent the night
without shelter,

And I'm okay with that
as long as I have fire.

I really want just fire.

I was just thinking, so,
before we make our fire,

Like, we need to have our roof,
remember, because it rains.

So, it can rain so heavy here,
so we have to have just our roof

To protect our shelter.

I don't even want shelter.

I want to not be eaten
by mosquitos.

And we had shelter,
and that didn't help.

Fire.

Fire.

If I don't get water
in the next few days,

I'll be up *bleep* creek.

Damn it.

Hey.

What's going on?
Are you, um...?

So, i-i felt the tinder
that you were trying to light,

And it was --
it's really wet.

That stuff will never --
it's not gonna ignite.

So, it's got to be
completely dry.

Melissa:
I do teach survival courses,

So it's really frustrating
when you someone doing something

That you don't really think's
gonna work.

We should go back and kind of
build shelter, you know,

Just so we have
something comfy to sleep in.

Chance: honestly, like,
the bugs are not bad at all.

I might, honestly,
try it down here,

See how it is tonight.

Yeah, we can -- then let's go
and move our shelter,

'Cause I agree.

I don't want to be
at that place anymore.

Chance:
I'm working in a group dynamic.

It's difficult for me,
'cause I'm used to either

Being put in charge
and having to make decisions --

And I like that --
or being on my own,

Which, I like that even more.

I do want to just kind of
clear out some of these palms

That are just
laying by the bed.

Seemed like it was attracting
more of those ants.

Is that, like,
important right now?

Her energy being very constantly
have to do something --

I don't usually
work well with that.

I mean, what you said,

I know it's not
your above-ground shelter,

Typically,
but...sunlight.

-Yeah.
-I don't see bugs.

So, we'll test it out.

It's day two --
trial and error.

Perfect.

How you doing down there?

You're gonna fall asleep
sitting up?

Okay.

Melissa:
wherever we go, there seems
to be ants eating us.

Like, tons of, like,
little ants.

When they bite, it's like
a really sudden, like, "ooh!"

If you sleep on the leaves
that are dead,

The ants aren't gonna get ya
because they're distracted.

They just want to get
the leaves, you know?

Oh, my goodness.

Melissa: so, you know what?
*Bleep* you're right.

Let's just take
all these out.

I'm sorry.
No, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I just...

I really just want --
I just want to be warm.

Yeah.
No, you're right.

Chance was fine all night,

And, all of a sudden,
this morning,

He's, like, sitting down, like,

Staring at the ground,
really upset.

Up until now,
on every mundane task

That she feels,
according to textbooks

And her survival training
and experience,

That she was dead-set on her
fresh-vegetation blanket.

And as soon as she put it down,
the trail of ants began.

Can you please
go do the tasks

That you feel that
are important right now,

And I'll continue
gathering firewood?

We're doing
two collective efforts,

But I just need to be
away from you right now,

And I'm asking that
respectfully.

Chance:
my morale is starting to drop.

My agitation's
starting to go up.

And it's gonna make for
a less conducive environment.

I just want to make fire
and the mosquitos off me,

'Cause I'm not gonna be pleasant
if this *bleep* continues.

Melissa:
chance says

That he likes
to be a solo person,

And one of my biggest fears
is, like, being alone.

So, the thought that
he might separate

And go off somewhere else
is scary to me.

I think this is, um --
I think this is copal.

It's a resin that will make
fire burn a lot longer.

It's like a sap from a tree.

Narrator:
resin from the copal tree

Contains a flammable substance
called turpene.

It burns slowly
and can repel mosquitos.

Melissa:
chance is gonna be so happy.
He's gonna be as happy as I am.

You getting ready to
throw stuff on this?

Okay.

Oh, sorry.

That's all we needed.

Wait.
Okay, on the --

If you can start setting
little sticks,

Like I am, that you see.

Yes!

We have fire!
Oh, my gosh!

Aren't you, like, pumped?

Like, seriously,
we have *bleep* fire!

Dude, get that thing
off your face.

We're not gonna --
smile, come on!

We are -- we're gonna
drink tonight!

We're gonna drink
some water!

You seem very relaxed
right now.

Like, we got fire here.

Or we could do this,
too, maybe.

If worst comes to worst,
we could just, like,

Hang it from here, and both
of us hold one of these points

And be really hot for, like,
10 minutes, okay?

You want to try that?

-Sure.
-Okay.

I just don't want the water,
like, falling in.

Can you come help me?

What do want me to do?

Just grab that,
and you want lower this?

That's what I didn't want.

Oh *bleep*

You want to maybe grab some
of the dry wood, or you can...?

What do you want me to do?

I just, like,
want you to help.

Like, you know how
to do this *bleep* right?

Yeah. That's why
I didn't want it to --

Like, then do it.
Just grab *bleep*

Then tell me,
"I don't want to do that."

-All right.
-Like, be overt.

I don't want put the water --
like, speak up.

I don't want put the wa--
you're, like, going

A million miles per hour.

That's why I'm trying
to stay calm.

I just want to, like,
fuel the fire.

-Okay.
-Get some good coals going.

'Cause, like, that's easier
to boil with than flames.

You know what? You're right.
You're right. I'll chill out.

Okay.

I've never really worked
with females,

Especially
in a field environment,

And probably for this reason.

Me getting frustrated
not's gonna help anything.

Fire happens, who cares?

She thinks she did it, cool.

I've done things in my life

That validate
my training and experience.

Like, it's fire.
It's not rocket science.

Chance: right now,
I'm kind of on a walk,

More so to get away
from melissa.

Hoping I find some food.

She's probably out hunting,
like I am.

One turtle, one snake,
one fish, please.

The hunger is real.

I think the biggest thing for me

Isn't so much the starvation,
the hunger.

It's going to be battling
my desire to be alone

Versus the need
to have a good team environment.

Melissa:
when someone needs space,
they need space,

So I'm just gonna
keep my distance

And do my own thing.

A big reason why I went fishing
is 'cause I need him

To be able to eat something

So he gets in a better mood

And, um, maybe so he can start
working with me as a team.

Chance is really --
he's closed off.

He -- he keeps
everything internal.

And he's quiet,
but I know he's hungry.

He's a big boy.
He needs his food.

So at least he's going out
and trying to -- trying to hunt.

Chance: I see a *bleep* snake
climbing up the tree.

Want some snake
for breakfast?

Melissa: absolutely.

See it moving?
It's about to get away.

I mean, I'll grab it
and cut its head.

All right.
I think it's just, like, a boa.

Are you sure it's a boa?

No, I'm not sure.

I'm really not too familiar
with the snakes out here.

Sorry, little guy.

Badass chick you are.

Cheers on that one.

This'll be a good meal.

You are
the *bleep* champion.

Chance: I have pride issues
with the fact

That I wanted to come out here

And be the beast of the jungle

And take care of the woman,

And here she is providing me
with the food.

Chance: you did amazing today,
if I hadn't already told ya.

Thanks, chance.

I've never been so excited
to eat something before.

Oh, my gosh.
It's so good.

Chance:
I don't like being vulnerable.

It just doesn't
feel good as a man

Knowing that I could do more
and should do more.

I'm really sorry about
last night and this morning.

I'm just, like,
frustrated with myself

For not being able
to catch food.

I'm, uh, internally
having that conflict,

And it's not fair that
I'm coming off as grumpy

And mean outwardly
towards you.

Like, all the women
I ever was vulnerable with...

Made me regret it,

Starting with my mom
to my ex-wife to girlfriends.

It's just tough.

I-i mean,
I know you're not them,

And so it's not fair
to have that judgement

Based on the actions
of other people.

It's just, like,
I guess, a learning curve.

I know it's hard for you,

Because you've been through
so much in your life

That you are emotionally,
sometimes, kind of closed off,

Because you haven't had parents
that most of us had.

I don't like
talking about it.

But thank you.
That means a lot.

I appreciate that.

About to make a big mess
looking for this fire rod.

What's she doing?

-What's going on?
-What are you doing?

Um, do you know
where the fire starter is?

Yeah, you left it on the tree,
it fell in the fire last night.

Let me know
if you see it.

I'll be --
I'll keep looking, though.

The fire's been
our saving grace.

If we didn't have fire,
it would suck.

We will get attacked by, like,
a million mosquitos.

We will not be able
to boil water.

Um, our fire is just
so important to us.

I can't have this fire
going out.

I still cannot find

The piece that detached
from our fire starter.

We have no clue where it is.

Yeah, I don't know
where you put it.

I mean, I didn't put it.
It fell off.

It just sucks, 'cause I'm,
like, looking for something

That's like this,

And there are so many things
that look like that around here.

We both have that
in the back of our mind

That we might have to put up
with 10 days without fire.

Come on!

There you go.

Dig the moat.

Damn it.

Maybe use our bodies
to shield it.

This is the most rain
I've ever seen in my life.

Stop, already.
Please, stop already.

*Bleep*

We're gonna
save this fire.

Melissa: still feel
a lot of rain on my back.

It's, like, running down
into the fire.

*Bleep*

*Bleep*

There's a giant *bleep* root.

It's gonna
backlog the water.

Holy *bleep*
this is insane!

-Wow.
-I can't...

What?

I know, it's just insane!
I can't --

I can't keep it up, dude!

Our embers are all dying!

Everything's dying, man.

Stop raining *bleep*

It's looking good.

So, we think we might
still have a fire.

It's running a lot
on resin right now.

It would be very devastating
for us to lose our fire.

Chance, you want to come look
at this, uh, extraction map?

Looks like
a really long way.

Looking at this, like,
we're gonna have to cover

A lot of ground.

So, we go up north,
hit the apex, get to the lagoon.

Looks like extraction's
down here by the south,

So we can break that up,
probably, into a two-day trip.

We cannot do this
in a single day.

We need a two-day extraction.

I think we really need
to build a raft.

Our raft has got to be really
durable to last this trip.

I agree.

We need to start
building our raft now.

We need to test it out now.

And we need to get out of here
by day 20.

Chance: any of these
look good to you?

That one and then this one,
right here.

All right.

Today, what I want to do
is begin construction

Of the -- the raft
and figure out any flaws,

If there needs to be
any modifications.

So, I'll start cutting.

You can get
a bunch of vines.

And then I'll just
bring 'em over there.

Yeah, that's fine.

I've never really built a raft
in the rainforest.

It's really gonna be
trial and error.

This is a two-day extraction,

So I wanted to get it done
early in the challenge.

That way, I can perfect it.

I'm really thinking about
cutting down another tree

And adding maybe
one or two more.

Mm-hmm.

So, I just kind of want
to get these latched
and see how it looks.

I say
we just go with that.

Mm-hmm.

Melissa:
I'm pretty damn hungry.

A fish would sound
so good right now.

I'm gonna try night fishing.

And night fishing
involves taking, um, a torch

And walking up
to the riverbed at night

While the fish are sleeping.

You can have your spear
or you can have a knife,

And then you just hack at 'em.

But you got to bait 'em first
with termites.

Termites.

I'm excited.
Aren't you?

Yeah. Do you want
to have a hack at it?

This is easy.

Holy *bleep*

I think me and chance together
are gonna make this work,

And we're gonna bring home
some dinner tonight.

We want to put 'em in the water,
bait the fish, come back later,

And, then,
that's when we attack.

There's a really cool method
that we can use out here

To make a torch.

All you need
is a palm-tree trunk.

We split it.

And then you put some clay,
pack the clay in,

And then we can make
an awesome torch.

Stick the resin right there.

This leaf, and wrap it around.

Secure it
with some good cordage.

I really hope this works.

There he is.

No.
Damn it.

*Bleep*

Do you want your knife?

Chance: yeah.

Here you go.

Oh, right there's one.
I see him.

I see him, okay.

Wait, can I try to catch it,
please?

Please, please,
can I please try?

*Bleep*
I think my blade's too dull.

I had him.

*Bleep*

Chance: like, I didn't want
to leave feeling defeated.

In the beginning,
like, the pride,

I was able to swallow it.

But, like, it's embarrassing
as *bleep* to me.

It's like, what the *bleep*
did I come here for?

Melissa: okay, so, do you think
I should build a shelter

For our firewood?

Chance: it's up to you.

It's frustrating for me
that my partner is,

In my opinion,
carrying the team's weight.

She's brought food.

She initially had
the fire going.

She built the badass shelter.

And for me, as a man --
and especially as a ranger --

I want to feel like
I'm contributing to the team.

And I'm not feeling that way
right now.

I'm going to cut down
another tree

That's gonna
provide buoyancy

And put it under the raft
to reinforce it.

Thank you.

Do you need help?

Nope, I don't need help.
I'm good.

My sole purpose is
to finish constructing a raft

To get us out of here.

That's what I feel
I'm suited best to do.

A lot of buoyancy properties
in this tree.

You can tell by the ridges --

Supposed to hold water inside,
similar to bamboo.

I was trying to angle it

To where it didn't fall
on any trees,

But there's enough
low-laying ones

That it didn't really matter
either way.

So, I'm gonna have to cut it

To at least
where it gets on the ground,

And start making the sections.

It's gonna be heavy.

It's at least a 200-pound log.

Oh, watch out!
Aah!

Narrator: over 15 days,
the amazon rainforest

Has tested the resolve
of melissa and chance.

While melissa has shown great
skill worthy of her 7.0 psr,

She has fallen victim
to her insecurities.

But when her partner needed her,
she was able to pull through.

Badass chick you are.

Beginning
with a lower psr of 6.8,

Chance has struggled
with both the environment

And his partner.

Now, before their final psrs
can be assessed,

He and melissa
have to work together

And navigate
the mangrove-tangled waterways

In a two-day extraction

Where the amazon holds
a staggering new twist.

Oh, watch out!
Aah!

*Bleep*

The whole fort's
gonna catch on fire

If this doesn't
get up right now!

Could you hold this
real quick?

I'm coming.

What do you need me to do?

I don't know, just...
I don't know.

I don't know what the *bleep*
I need you to do.

I just need this out of here.

If you think it was
on purpose, it wasn't.

No, I know
it wasn't on purpose.

I apologize.

No, it's all right.

Melissa:
I'm not mad at chance.

I'm just mad at the situation.

I put a lot of time
into that shelter.

It was, you know, kind of like
one of those moments

That could've took me
out of this.

Being out here,
with her especially,

It's been a lot
of life reflections.

All my past relationships
have been unsuccessful,

And so I kind of adopted this
me-against-the-world mentality,

And with some people
I don't need to be like that,

And it's detrimental when I do.

Look,
I'm starting to realize,

And I guess being here
makes it easier to realize this,

But, like...
Oh, don't cry.

It's stupid.
The stuff that I was --

I just,
I don't have a lot of experience

Working together
with people.

I'm just used
to doing it on my own.

Yeah.

If there's something
that you feel like I can do

To help out as a team,
just let me know,

Whether it's gathering firewood,
gathering berries, whatever.

Me being a lone ranger

Is not helping
the situation at all.

She wants nothing else
than to be part of the team,

And to be equally -- if not
more -- contributing than me.

And I've never -- I've never
really experienced that.

I definitely trust melissa.

Thank you for saying sorry.
That means a lot.

My whole life,
I'm always go, go, go,

And I'm always going in, like,
a million different directions.

I can never focus my mind
on one thing.

Hot diggity-dog!

We got a little one.

Being out here
has brought a peace of mind.

I have finally taken the time to
just breathe and to slow down.

I've never been able
to do that before.

Hey, chance.
Hey.

How are you?

I'm good.

Oh *bleep*

The fish were not
biting that much.

No worries.

But...it's all good,

'Cause I still got us lunch.

Isn't he beautiful?
Look at him.

Look at his coloring.

Thank you
for catching this.

No problem.

I am just so proud of us.

It's been
an incredible journey.

And the biggest
growth for me

Is knowing that it's okay
to depend on somebody else.

It's exactly
what needed to happen.

And it wouldn't
have happened

Without being
with a partner like you.

That means a lot.

It is extremely hard for chance

Not to be the one providing
most of the food.

It was kind of like
this turning point

Where he saw me as,
like, an equal.

You helped me also become
a lot tougher emotionally.

In this past week, it's like
we've developed more like

A brother-and-sister bond.

I hope that after this,
you consider me

Kind of like a part
of your family, you know?

Absolutely.

Today is day one of extraction.

I'm really tired,
but really excited.

I came in here to prove
that I was strong.

And learning how
to get along with chance

Has changed me so much
for the better.

I've found something
so happy within me

That I've never found before,

And it's put me at peace
with all of my demons

That I've carried
on my shoulders my whole life.

I have never
been happier with myself.

I've never been --
I've never been so proud

Of the person I am
until I came out here.

I feel hydrated.
I feel adequately nourished.

I feel like my body's
holding up strong.

My morale is high.

Uh, we're getting ready for
the first part of extraction,

And I feel good.

You ready?

Narrator: on day one
of their two-day journey,

Melissa and chance will have
to paddle seven miles

Through the amazon basin.

Their untested homemade raft
will be their only protection

Against the black caimans,
anacondas,

And vicious red-bellied piranhas
lurking beneath the surface.

Even further ahead, the amazon
holds a new surprise for them.

Yeah!
Here we go.

Chance: watch your oar.
Watch your oar.

Not good.

It's getting really shallow.

And I can't see it now.

Um, to my right.

So, go left?

Well, I just was making you
aware, but you --

All right,
if you're in the front

And you see something,

Just tell me a direction --
left of right.

-Absolutely.
-It's easier that way.

So close to that clear...

Ah.

You got to row
a little bit more.

I can't.

Yeah, this is, like,
one of the hardest things

I've ever done
in my life.

I feel so weak because
that paddle is so heavy.

We took a right-hand turn,

And we'll just have
to keep skirting right

Until we see open area.

Okay.

You okay?

-Aw *bleep*
-okay.

Oh.

Oh.

I pinched --
my knee is pinched.

All right, let me know
what I can do.

Let me know
what I can do to...

I'll push it this way.
-No, don't do anything.

I'll try and squeeze
it out somehow.

Oh *bleep*

Okay, good.

Dear caiman,
please don't be hungry.

Dear piranha,
please don't be hungry.

*Bleep*

Oh.

Oh *bleep*

Chance.

Chance.

Chance, there's people.

Chance: no way.
This can't be.

Holy *bleep*

Hello!