05x01 - Forsaken

[bunniefuu]

Narrator: Coming up on the new
season of "Naked and Afraid"...

Here's to fulfilling a lifelong
dream of surviving in the woods.

This is why I'm alive.

Oh, my goodness.
This was totally worth it.

[ Elephant trumpets ]

Yes.

Whoo!

It's so beautiful!

[ Voice breaking ] This
is the worst possible day

I could ever have.

It's incredibly difficult.

- [ Crying ]
- It really is.

I can do this.

Ugh!

I can do this.

Aah! [Bleep]

[ Woman gasps ]

I just really feel
like I'm about to die.

Oh, the [bleep]
shelter's on fire.

Man: Do not go near the
river under any circumstances.

- Hold on!
- Aah!

Man #2: Hah! Get out of here!

[ Growling ]
- Oh, my gosh.

What the crap?

Aah!

Call the medic.

[ Static hisses ]

Man: Can we get
a medic over here?

We got to go.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

Narrator: One man
and one woman...

- Aah!
- Aah!

Narrator: ...Alone
for 21 days...

Aah!

Cut myself up pretty good here.

Narrator: ...To face the
most primal survival challenge

of their lives.

Mmm. Rat kebabs.

They have no clothes,
no food, no water.

Only their skills...

Ow. God, that [bleep] hurt.

Narrator: ...And
their will to survive...

Whoo-hoo!

Woman: This is kicking my a*s.

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narrator: Off the pacific coast
of Panama lies San Jos island.

Thick jungle growth
supports an ecosystem

ruled by territorial wild
boar, venomous spiders,

10-foot-long boa constrictors,

and swarms of
relentless insects,

like the tiny
chitra, or sand fly.

Extreme ocean
tides flood river inlets,

carrying saltwater
caiman far inland.

Scorching daytime
heat chills after sunset

to bring on freezing nights.

The island looks
green. It looks fertile.

Looks like there's
tons of things

that could be caught and eaten,

tons of material
to build things.

It's looking promising.

My name is Kim.

I'm from Moab,
Utah, and I'm a baker.

I am a wild child.

I do not like authority.

I got expelled from school
seven times in one year.

I got pregnant my
freshman year of college,

and I was not
prepared in the slightest.

But I have no regrets

because she is the best
thing that ever happened to me.

I want to make it through
the 21-day challenge

because I want to prove to
myself I have what it takes

to raise my little girl.

Execute.

"Ah!"

I have lived in the woods,

eating only fish
that I have caught.

I can build a shelter, I can
forage for roots and berries,

and I have caught
small animals with traps.

I recently just started
making fire with a bow drill,

but that's in the
desert of Utah.

I'm completely out of
my element in the tropics.

Narrator: Kim's youthful
enthusiasm for adventure

and fearlessness
could serve her well.

But her lack of formal training
and knowledge of the tropics

could hinder her success.

She has been assigned an
initial primitive survival rating,

or PSR, of 6.2.

It's gonna be hard as
[Bleep] but it's gonna happen.

Gary: I have rarely
felt more alive

than I do right
now at this moment.

I'm, like, giddy right now.

I can't believe how
blessed I am to be here.

My name's Gary Underhill.
I'm from Reno, Nevada.

I'm a retired police officer,

and I'm a
tactical-firearms instructor.

I've been an outdoor
guy since childhood.

Deployed to Afghanistan
with the air force,

got out, had a short
break in service,

went back into the army,
and deployed to Iraq.

I'm a man of faith.

My wife and I have
seven children.

Here it is.

Say bye.

- Bye!
- Bye!

- Here we go.
- Whoo!

Gary: One of the greatest
blessings in my life

was to be a cop.

I miss getting in that
patrol car every day.

I miss going lights and siren.

I realize it's gonna be hard,

but nobody's gonna
be sh**ting at me.

Narrator: Gary benefits
from combat training

and multiple deployments
in harsh conditions.

But overconfidence
and inflexibility

could undermine his success.

Gary begins with a PSR of 7.1.

I expect to find the greatest
adventure of my life right here.

La-di-da!

Hilarious.

Leap of faith.

Here we go.

Oh, my God.

Okay.

Whoa.

I hope my partner
is as ready as I am,

but if my partner can't cut
it, I'm not gonna carry her.

I'll motivate her.

I'll motivate the
[Bleep] out of her.

Well, well.

Kim: Hi.

Gary.

- Kim.
- Kim.

- Yeah.
- Come here.

Let's get it over
and out of the way.

How you doing?
- Doing good.

How are you?
- Good.

You ready?
- Yeah. I'm ready.

Narrator: In addition
to lightweight rope ca

Kim and Gary have each
been allowed one survival item.

I brought my battle-ax.

Ooh.

I can dig with this,
cut with it, crush with it.

This is gonna serve us well.

I have...

My bow drill that I made.

Sweet.

It's got bone, paracord,
and cedarwood.

[ Chuckling ] Ah, excellent.

And then I have the map.

Awesome.

- So, let's see here.
- Take a look.

Looks like we are in the water.

So, we got to come up
here, take like a dog-leg right,

and then kind of
check for this...

we want to look for
this first way point.

That's like that "t"
intersection right there.

- Yeah.
- All right.

Let's go.

So, what do you do?

I'm a baker.

- Oh, cool.
- Yeah. What about you?

Well, I'm a retired
police officer,

and I own my own business now.

I'm a tactical and
defensive firearms instructor.

How long were you there for?

I was on the job
for almost 26 years.

- Holy cow.
- Yeah.

Kim: I generally just
don't like law enforcement.

If he overexerts
his authority on me,

totally not gonna do that.

Shelter, fire, and
water are a priority.

I think if we can
...I don't know

if I'd be real comfortable
drinking this straight...

No.

...'cause, you know, we
don't know what's upstream.

Make sure we can see the
bottom when we're near the water.

Yeah, for sure.

Waist-deep or deeper,

there's definitely a croc.

Look at this guy.

Oh, right on. Oh, check it out.

There's plenty of space.

Oh, it's level.

So, if we use that...

These leaves will
make great bedding, too.

Oh, yeah, for sure.

I think this is our plan "a."

What do you think?
- This is prime.

I like it.
- You liking it?

- Yeah. Shall we get to work?
- All right. Pound it.

- Boom.
- There you go.

We can make some
sort of a modified lean-to.

Yeah.

That'll give us some
shelter in case it rains.

Kim: How are you feeling?

Gary: Good.

How old are you?

You ready?

I'm ready.

53.

- Really?
- Really.

Wow, you're like
three times my age.

You probably know
so much more than I do.

[ Laughs ]

I'm like a naive little baby.

Oh, I doubt that.

She seems pretty cool.

I'm thinking this is gonna
...this is gonna click.

[ Chuckles ]

Here you go.

Tell me that's a coincidence.

That's a stick.

It may look like just a stick.

All right. What
does it mean to you?

[ Sighs ] Not to me.

To me, it's a sign of my lord.

I've come out here
relying on faith.

It's what keeps
my family together.

It's what holds my
marriage together.

You know, the two most
important things in the world to me.

My partner's a religious cop.

Couldn't really get
worse than that.

We've got water right there.

We've just got to find
a way to process it.

Do you think we should
get working on fire?

- Yeah.
- Cool.

Narrator: As the sun
sets, the need for fire rises.

Its light repels predators like
boa constrictors and spiders,

while its warmth shields against
chilly nighttime temperatures

in the 60s.

I'm not competent with a bow
drill, so I'm counting on her.

Come on.

[ Sniffs ]

Come on.

[ Sniffs ]

Why?

[ Exhales sharply ]

[Bleep]

Oh, let's see.

It's still smoking, so
there a chance it's...

Um...

Nope, I think that was
just burning the wood.

So, I've only done this twice.

Okay.

So it might not work out.

You bring a bow drill
that you've used twice?

Yeah, it's frustrating.

And I'm feeling the
effects of dehydration.

I'd hack off a limb for
a fire starter right now.

[Bleep]

Kim: If we don't get fire,
we're going to be really cold.

We're going to be
swarmed with bugs.

We've been going all day.

Why don't we rest?

Do fire tomorrow.

We'll just have to make do.

All right.

I got to try to lay
down, though.

Oh, God.

And I got a stick
right here, too,

that I can't do anything about.

Well, I've got a
little bit of room.

All right.

Oh, I'm getting
stabbed right in the a*s.

- Really?
- Yeah.

And it's poking up
out of the ground, too.

Okay.
- Oh, my God.

This actually isn't too bad.

[ Insects chirping ]

[ Rustling ]

I can't see.

What do you think's
moving out there?

Well, it's time
for nighty-night.

Sorry.

Mm-hmm.

[ Twigs snapping ]

[ Insects chirping ]

[ Stick pounding ]

Gary: It was rough last night.

Oh, God!

My top priority for today is
water... in the next hour or so.

I got to get water,

but fire-making without
a flint-and-steel fire tool

is not my forte.

You know, Kim
brings her bow drill,

but for the
practicality of it...

We're hurting as a result.

It's definitely
spinning a lot better.

Mm-hmm.

You see any smoke?

Not yet.

Kim: I've gotten fire twice.

That was easy.

That was in the desert,
not in a humid jungle.

I was so close. Damn it.

Gary: Without fire,
we can't process water,

so I need to make a real
critical choice right now.

And that is drink the
water out of this creek

and risk getting ill or...

I don't know. I don't know.

I'm gonna have to
go get some water.

Thinking so?

Yeah.

Going down there
to drink that water

feels a little like walking
to the executioner.

All right, here we go.

You're turning green!

[ Chuckles ] I'm just kidding.

You look so much better.

I feel... I feel 100%
better right now.

Kim: It looks like we're
going to be fine with water,

but without fire, we're
gonna freeze tonight.

Come on.

Did that just break?

No.

Gary: We haven't
been able to get fire.

This is day two,
and I honestly...

I don't have any hope
that we're going to.

Ah [bleep]

Piece of [bleep]

The bow drill was
a wrong choice.

She admits she's
inexperienced in it,

and this changes the game.

So close.

[ Wind gusting ]

It is just friggin' cold,

not to mention it's
just so uncomfortable.

I just... every joint in my
body just aches right now.

This is friggin' horrible.

Why don't we cuddle so
that we can stay warm?

I think we're gonna be fine.

The sun's starting to come up.

This has been an
absolutely horrible night.

The wind blew all night long.

And it came in waves, like
the tide, and it was just...

every time you shiver,
you're burning calories,

which I don't have any left.

So, I had some time, you
know, to, like, collect my thoughts,

and I think that we should
talk about a few things.

Okay.

Last night was a lot
worse than the night before.

I mean, it was a lot colder.

There was nothing I could do.

Last night, the whole
being cold thing,

I asked you if you
wanted to cuddle,

and you just didn't seem like
you wanted to at all, you know?

But we need that sacrifice.

And I think we both know
that it's not gonna go anywhere.

There's no like
...it is what it is.

Being that close with
somebody that is not my wife

is very unnatural for me.

I have a core set
of values that I just...

I can't turn my back on.

So, if we're soaking wet,
and I, like, need arms...

not crotch, just arms
...you can't do that?

I don't expect
you to understand.

What I do expect you to
do is accept and respect it.

You have no say when
it comes to my values,

absolutely right.
- Yes, I understand that.

Basically you're saying my
comfort at night is my problem.

No. You can't do this on
your own for the next 18 days.

I cannot do this on my
own for the next 18 days.

We need each other.

And I'll tell you right now...

I will not walk away from you

because I've never,
ever left a man behind.

We never left
anybody behind in Iraq.

We never left anybody
behind in Afghanistan.

And I'm not about
to do that to you now.

However, let's get
it all out in the open.

You brought a bow drill.

And when I first saw the
bow drill, I'm like, "oh, yeah.

She's got a skill
set with a bow drill."

And what did you tell me?
You've used it twice, right?

Yeah.

Risking our survival
is dangerous.

So is not cuddling.

You felt I let you down.

You let us down

by bringing a skill set
here that is minimal.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Crying ] Okay.

[ Sighs ]

Her lack of experience
with a bow drill

is affecting us both.

She has nothing
to bring to the table.

[ Sniffles ]

Kim: We all have our
skills and our talents.

[ Breathes deeply ]

We choose whether
things work or not.

[ Breathes deeply ]

I can do this.

[ Breathes deeply ]

I can do this.

[ Snoring ]

[ Blowing ]

[ Blowing ]

[ Snoring continues ]

[ Blowing ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

[ Blowing ]

Okay.

Okay.

No, no, no.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Oh [bleep]

Come on.

Don't give up.

Yes.

Come on.

Well, I'll be damned.

Right?

Are you freakin' kidding me?

Do you forgive me?

God, I don't need
to forgive you. What?

- Yay!
- You did it.

Oh, my gosh.

This is huge.

This is a gigantic hurdle.

I'm pretty proud of you.

Thank you.

Right here.

Pshooh!

Gigantic victory.

These are burning fast.

We need to collect a
whole lot of wood in a hurry.

We cannot lose this fire,

or we're gonna be right
back where we started.

Oh, son of a b*tch,
that's some hard wood.

[ Sighs ]

I'm not a 24-year-old
rookie cop anymore,

chasing guys for blocks
and blocks until I caught them.

I mean, those
days are behind me.

For the first time in my life,
I'm feeling every bit my age.

[ Sighing ]

You okay?

Yeah, just winded.

Oh, it's almost there.

We might have to take
turns here in a second.

[ Sighs ]

You feeling like you
could use a break?

Yeah.

I'm... I'm hitting a wall.

Kim: Okay.

[ Static hisses ]

Man: Let's get a
medic over here.

Man #2: We got to go.

[ Speaking Spanish ]

[ Static hisses ]

Man: Let's get a
medic over here.

- We got to go.
- [ Speaking Spanish ]

Kim: I'm pretty
worried for Gary.

I mean, we may not have
been seeing eye to eye on things,

but I don't want him
to go out like this.

Narrator: After determining
that his low blood pressure

could lead to cardiac arrest,
medics advise that Gary

should not complete
the remaining 17 days

of the challenge.

I'm confronting the
fact that I'm not as tough

as I think I am...

As I say I am.

[ Crying ]

[ Sniffles ]

Kim: Gary said that he had
never left any man behind,

but here we are.

Here I am, left in
the jungle by myself.

[ Voice breaking ]
It's gonna get dark.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Sniffles ] And I'll be alone.

[ Crying ] It's gonna
be really [bleep] hard,

and you guys are gonna
think I'm a big, fat crybaby,

and that's okay.

[ Sniffles ] But
I'm gonna do it.

I'm not quitting.

It is officially my first
night all by myself,

and I'm getting
eaten alive by bugs.

They're, like, worse than
they have ever been, I swear.

Uh! Stop eating me, please.

Like, mosquitoes aren't
[Bleep] compared to these guys.

Oh, my God.

[ Insects chirping ]

They don't give a
[Bleep] how I feel.

The shelter isn't protecting
me from the bugs.

It's keeping them inside.

Oh, man, nature is a b*tch.

First night by myself was hell.

I knocked down my shelter

because it allows me
to have a clean slate.

I don't really have
to think about Gary.

Just laying there
in the same place

kind of, like, kept me
in the same mind-set,

and I wanted to escape it.

But now I kind of want
to kick myself in the butt

because that gives me more work.

I've been here for five days.

I'm hungry. I'm weak.

I've got to get
something to eat.

Oh.

This looks like a coconut.

Whew. You are heavy and stinky.

Yeah. Oh, my God.

A lot of work for nothing.

I'm really, really bummed.

Expend a bunch of energy.

Finally got it opened, taste
it, and it tastes like [bleep]

I feel defeated.

I feel fed up.

I feel pretty over it.

I'm really hoping
that there's a coconut

that isn't rotten this time.

That looks like a palm tree.

I don't know if it's a
coconut one, though.

Oh, my God!

Palm tree!

There's a coconut right by me.

How heavy are you?

Oh, my goodness gracious.

Three's a good number.

[ Coconut cracks ]

[ Gasps ] Dang it.

[ Chuckles ]

So, when I cracked it open,

I spill a lot of the coconut
water just all over me,

and I manage to
save a little pool.

And I wasn't gonna
let that pool go away.

Mmm. That is so good.

Ah. [ Sniffs ]

I drank coconut crotch
water, and I loved it.

Oh, yeah.

This is amazing.

I can't even explain.

I kicked a*s today.

I got food, shelter.

I did it all by myself.

Suck it, Gary.

[ Insects chirping ]

[ Animal grunting ]

[ Grunting continues ]

Oh [bleep]

Go away.

Go! Get out of here!

Kim: Three pigs looking at me,

and it looked like
they were crouching,

getting ready to sneak in on me.

And that scared
the [bleep] out of me.

I didn't sleep very well.

The pigs made me
pretty uneasy last night.

I was terrified of them,

and then I started
thinking about the idea

of having really tasty,
salty goodness in my mouth.

I'm making a snare trap.

I'm using a 10-foot-tall branch,

and I have some
paracord tied to the top.

Pull the branch down,
secure it with a trigger,

and put the noose
next to the trigger

so that when they
cross over the string

that sets off the trigger,
the tree will bounce up...

...and wrap its noose around
the animal's neck or foot.

[ Insects chirping ]

All right. I'm gonna
go check my trap.

Huh.

Something ate all my bait
and didn't even set my trap.

[ Sighs ]

All right.

Hopefully I get some
food by tomorrow.

Narrator: Kim's
traps attract animals,

who freely go for the bait.

But over five days and nights,
she doesn't net a single catch.

Kim: Damn it. My
big trap's still down.

But something is
definitely coming along

and eating all the bait.

[ Sighs ]

I feel so defeated.

I'm really, really hungry.

I'll bet Naomi's at
daycare right now

eating some cute little snack.

And I would k*ll
to have some of it.

[ Voice breaking ] I
miss her so much.

I just want to hug my daughter.

[ Sniffles ]

Every time I'm
crying, she always...

She always rubs my
back and cheers me up.

"What's wrong, mommy?"

And it's just like,
"you're so [bleep] cute.

How am I supposed to be upset?"

[ Sniffles ]

It's hard to be strong,
but I think this experience

will help me provide a
better life for my daughter.

Since my traps aren't
bringing in anything,

I've got to find something,
anything, anywhere.

Oh, my God.

There's, like, a little
baby gator over there.

This would make
a really good meal.

Narrator: Even a
juvenile caiman's bite

is extremely dangerous.

Getting stuck between its jaws

is like a 200-pound man
standing on your wrist.

[ Grunts ] That's not
going in you at all.

Don't you dare go anywhere.

[ Breathes deeply ]

[ Exhales sharply, sniffles ]

I'm sorry.

I feel really bad.

That was such a brutal k*ll.

I'm happy 'cause I have food.

[ Grunts ]

[ Sniffles ]

I've never k*lled
anything prior to this.

And that's the sad
part about survival...

you got to get your hands dirty.

[ Sniffles ]

I came here to become
a stronger person.

I feel more powerful knowing
that I'm able to cry like a baby

and still get the prize.

[ Groans ] He is heavy.

That's a lot of meat.

I have a lot more
than I can eat today,

so I'm gonna smoke the
rest of the meat overnight,

basically make jerky.

Hopefully have dried
meat for the rest of the trip.

Grillin' time!

Oh, my God.

That is so [bleep] good.

Mmm.

My body is completely
starved of protein.

And I can feel it
like... it's so weird.

I can feel it, like, already
being broken down in my body.

I'm really thankful
for this animal.

[ Insects chirping ]

The chitras are at
their peak tonight

because it's a full moon.

It feels like fiberglass
being rubbed into your skin,

every inch of your body,
and it just constantly stings.

I will do anything to get
away from those bugs.

I went ahead and did something
a little out of the ordinary.

I peed on myself,

and I used the liquid
with the soot of the fire

and rubbed it all over
me to keep the bugs off.

I have pee on my face,

but that's okay 'cause
I'm out in the [bleep] wild.

I can do whatever I want.

[ Pigs squealing ]

[Bleep] Me. Oh.

The pigs are at the trap.

The pigs are at the trap.

The pigs are at
the [bleep] trap.

Oh [bleep]

[ Grunts ]

Doodle-loodle-loo

oh, my God.

It's a little piggy.

[ Pig squealing ]

That would be a
pretty good meal.

[ Squeals ]

Narrator: When Kim began her
21-day survival test in Panama,

she and her partner

were each given a primitive
survival rating, or PSR.

Gary's departure on
day four left Kim alone

to face maddening
chitras, increasing hunger,

and dangerous predators.

Her trapping skills seem
to finally be paying off,

but she still faces a
brutal extraction ahead.

If she can go the distance,
her PSR will be re-evaluated.

[ Squealing ]

Pork would be really tasty.

I mean, who doesn't like bacon?

So, if I'm able to...

[ Pig squeals ]

You're terrified. I can tell.

So am I.

Go on. You're free.

I'm two days before extraction.

I have a bellyful of caiman.

I'm gonna survive,

and I'm glad the
little piggy is, too.

All right, go.

Get out of here.

I was able to make a responsible
decision, an adult decision.

That makes me feel good, to be a
good role model for my daughter.

She would be very
proud of me today.

Day 21! Whoo!

Yeah!

I'm so [bleep]
pumped, it's stupid.

I can't wait to go home.

I can't wait to see Naomi
as soon as possible.

All right, time to
gather my things.

I'm a little worried
about the walk.

I'm exhausted.

I feel like I'm definitely
on my last legs.

And I really have no
desire to carry this thing,

but I feel like it would
be the right thing to do.

So...

No man left behind.

All right.

Let's see the map.

So, it looks like I'm
going up the river,

farther into the jungle,
to my extraction point.

Narrator: Kim must head east

through dense vegetation
and steep terrain

teeming with boas
and venomous spiders.

The extreme temperatures
and sweltering humidity

make it feel like
triple-digit heat.

Kim's challenge will end only

after she finds her
extraction point,

where a vehicle will
carry her to safety.

Kim: I am so tired.

I am going deeper
into the jungle today,

and that kind of
makes me nervous

'cause I don't really know
what animals I could run into

or what the terrain's even like.

It's going to be really
hard, but I'm not giving up.

Oh [bleep]

[ Grunts ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

Mnh. Climbing up
is not very easy.

[ Grunting ]

Holy God.

This is kicking my a*s.

Walking up this hill,
everything's sharp and dry,

and it's cutting into me.

I can feel my feet just burning.

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunts ]

This grass just slices you open.

Ugh. This is sick.

Oh [bleep]

[ Grunts ]

Looks like I got to go
down and then right back up.

Awesome.

That hill really
took it out of me.

[ Sighs ]

[ Grunts ]

Oh, God.

Holy [bleep]

That is a big-a*s snake.

That's a boa.

I think I can walk around him.

[ Grunts ] Oh [bleep]

Come on, Kim. Oh, my God.

That snake can k*ll you.

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

[ Grunts ]

Mm! Phew!

Oh, my God.

[ Vehicle approaching ]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

This nightmare is over.

[ Sighs ]

I kicked a*s.

I made it 17 days by myself.

Take me away. Oh, my God.

I did a lot more
than I thought I could.

I pushed my body farther
than I thought I could.

I think the girl that came
in here was playful, unsure.

Now the new me will
know that I have power

and I don't have to
give it to anyone else.

I would say I definitely found
a new sense of self-reliance,

and I think that that
will be very powerful

as a single young mother.

This challenge has taught me

to be that fierce mama
that Naomi needs.

Yes! I love you, Nai!

I did it! Whoo-hoo!

Narrator: During three
weeks on San Jos island,

off the coast of Panama,
Kim lost a total of 23 pounds.

Kim displayed
ingenuity and resilience

in building shelter, securing
food, and overcoming loneliness

during more than two
weeks by herself in the jungle.

As a result, her PSR
rises from 6.2 to 7.0.

Despite withdrawing from
the challenge on day 4,

Gary lost 8 pounds.

Though bringing a
strong mental game,

Gary couldn't muster
the physical capacity

to last the full duration
of the challenge.

This drops his
PSR from 7.1 to 5.3,

proving once again
how difficult it is

to survive Naked and Afraid.

Kim: I drank coconut
crotch water, and I loved it.

- Mommy! Mommy!
- Hi, baby.

Oh, I love you so much.

I love you.

I love you.

I have so much to
teach you and tell you.

And you look so grown-up,
and I'm so grown-up.

I went to school, too.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

That makes me so happy.