06x11 - Bad Blood

[bunniefuu]

Angel: let me ask this question.

What if
she goes unstable at me

And tries to, like,
hit me and stuff?

Do I call, like,
the medic or something?

She's a third-degree
black belt.

She seems to have, like,

An anger, bitter streak,

And I think I just
poked at it right now.

Narrator: one man...

...one woman,
exposed and alone.

It's scaring me.

Narrator: at nature's mercy
for 21 days.

Aagh!

There's a bear
outside my shelter.

Narrator: with no food...

I'm so hungry!

...no water...
Angel: hurting real bad.

Narrator: no clothes.

There's an alligator
down here!

Narrator:
do they have the skill...

Fire!

...and the will to survive...

Nicole:
he can run, but he can't hide.

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Angel: I think we got a vulture.

Somebody's hungry.

He's watching out for me.

Maybe I can pretend I'm dead

And get him near me
and then I eat him.

My name's angel.

I live in
santa cruz, california.

I was born in puerto rico,

And I'm a stay-at-home dad
and a survivalist.

I've been a survivalist
ever since I left my house

When I was 16.

Became homeless
for about five years.

Hitchhiked up and down
the united states

And just had
to be self-sufficient.

That just kind of led me

To wanting
to learn everything around me.

That stuff is awesome!

I could eat this
all freakin' day

If I had to.

I'm not only
doing this for myself,

But I'm doing it for my family.

Woman: who taught you
all these things about plants?

Dad!

I want my daughters
to learn self-sufficiency.

I don't want my daughters
to say, "oh, I'm so lost.

I need help!"

No, they're gonna go out
and survive,

'Cause
their dad is a survivalist.

Narrator: angel's ability
to survive on the streets

Has toughened him mentally,

But his biggest challenge
will be adapting

To the physical demands
of a 21-day excursion.

He begins with
a primitive survival rating --

Or psr -- of 7.3.

Nicole:
I am anxious to meet my partner.

You know, I'm always nervous
when I meet new people.

Except this will be
the first time I meet a stranger

When we're completely
stark-a*s naked.

My name is nicole.

I'm from hanover, massachusetts,
and I am a nursing student.

Well, with "naked and afraid"
you got to toughen up your feet.

That's the beauty
about having a garden like this.

Walk around barefoot
as much as you can.

I really started getting into
survival around high school.

What supercharged it
was rotc,

Which is reserve officer
training corps.

It taught me primitive
fire-making, shelter building,

And hunting.

I'm an alpha female
with a fourth-degree black belt

And I think I can handle
almost anything.

Narrator: nicole's rotc training
has equipped her

With a solid foundation
of survival skills,

But whether she can
utilize those skills

Outside of a classroom
environment remains to be seen.

Her psr is set at 5.9.

Nicole: right before I left,
my mother told me,

"You will fail.
You're not gonna make this."

And I want to prove to my mother

That you were wrong about me
for all these years.

I'm gonna show you
what nicole is truly made of.

Guess we're here.
Let's get naked.

I have no problem
with being naked.

And my parents don't know this,

But sometimes in the summertime
when they're not home,

I walk around
in my backyard naked.

See you in 21 days.

The only way you're gonna
get me out of here

Before the 21 days is up
is in a body bag.

Here we go.

Time to go back to eden.

Born in this world naked.

Take me back to my roots.

Kids, I love you.
I'll see you in 21 days.

Oh, *bleep*

Oh! Already you want
to mess with me, huh?

My nightmare partner
would be somebody

That has no faith,
just always complaining.

Nicole: one of my biggest --

Biggest pet peeves is laziness.

I have dealt with lazy people
throughout my life,

And I hope --

Hope to the high heavens

That my partner
is not one of them.

-Hello.
-Hello. How's it going?

I'm guessing
you're my partner.

Yeah.
Fancy meeting you out here.

-Nicole.
-Nicole, angel.

Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you, too.

Angel,
where are you from?

I'm from santa cruz.
How about you?

I'm from boston, mass.

Boston, massachusetts.

Never been there.
Is it pretty?

When it's not snowing
every single day, yeah,

It's pretty.
-Nice, nice.

How are you
with fire-building?

-I'm all right. How about you?
-Pretty good.

Yeah, good, I'm glad
you're good.

That's probably my worst,

But I don't think we'll have
too much trouble with it.

Yeah. We shouldn't have
too much trouble.

-Yeah.

So we're here.

If we find any
of these two creeks

And just follow it down,

We're gonna be golden.
-Oh, absolutely.

Find a little paradise
right in there.

-All right.
-Let's do it.

Well, lead the way.

Narrator: record temperatures
and unprecedented lack of rain

Have led to nicaragua's
worst drought in 32 years.

In search of water,
angel and nicole

Must hike five miles
through dead brush

And thorns
as sharp as broken glass.

Every step, just kind of
watch out, man.

We're in some hostile
freakin' territory,

I tell you that much.
-Absolutely.

The jungle floor
is the perfect hunting ground

For two of nicaragua's
most feared creatures,

The massive red-tailed boa

And a species
of tarantula

The locals call pica caballo,

Or horse-biter,

So called because of its ability

To take down a horse
with its flesh-rotting venom.

The severe drought
has forced the wildlife

Into a cutthroat competition.

Staking claim to the few
remaining water sources

Is the jungle's
fiercest creature --

The caiman,

A deadly ambush predator

Equipped with 500 pounds
of bite force.

Definitely got to watch out
for some rattlesnakes.

I'm not seeing nothing
dangerous right now,

Which is making
me kind of happy.

-Oh, geez!

Hold on! You okay?

I just stepped on a thorn.

Oh!

Like a *bleep* throwing star
right in my foot.

-You get it out?
-Yeah.

-Okay.
-Wow.

I'm bleeding.

These plants are not too
hospitable, I'll tell you what.

Yeah!

How you're feet holding up?
Good?

Yeah, um, I went one year
without shoes.

Damn.
Yeow! God!

Dang it!
-You okay?

Ow! *Bleep* you!

Not you.

You need any help?

Oh.

God.

Please pull that out.

-I'm coming up right now.
-Oh!

Angel: first impressions
of my partner,

Well, I was expecting maybe
a little bit more

Rugged kind of person.

I got your foot.
Don't worry.

-Thanks for that.

Any time.
Just call me, I'll be there.

Nicole: I thought I was prepared
enough with my feet,

But he spent a year
without shoes.

Who needs shoes?

Dude, I need some water.

I'm not kidding.

Well, that almost
looks like a flat,

Like reeds down there.

Yeah, that's a lake.

Holy *bleep*

Angel, that's the lake.

What the heck?

Nicole:
we are *bleep*-u-c-ked.

God,
that water looks awful.

It looks
gnarl-gnarl for water.

I see a dead fish I think.

No,
not a good sign at all.

What are you doing?

Seeing if there's any crocodiles
or anything in there

To piss off,
to make any moves.

There's just tons of dead fish
all over the floor right now.

Not even the buzzards
ate these things.

That just --

It's just
kind of sketchy to me.

Angel: I mean, most of
the things I read, you know,

When you see dead animals
around the water

Say don't drink the water.

I think if anything
makes me tap out,

Poisonous water would be one

Of the only things
I could think of.

I mean --

Or no water.

All right.

Let's get a fire started
so we can start purifying that.

You want to start the fire
and get that going?

Yeah, I can do that.

I'll start working on
a little shelter for tonight.

Nicole: oh.

I feel a little aggravated.

I can't this freakin'
fire started.

It's all this spark

And usually it goes up
like a match, but nope.

-You working on it still?
-Yeah.

You know, I've had success
doing this before at home,

But usually I have a little bit
better of fire-starter

Than this one.

Angel:
I mean, I'm a little worried,

You know, I'm, like, wondering
if she can do it.

I mean, I haven't got
to talk to her as much

To see what her survival,
you know, skills are.

But...

I'm gonna find out, I guess.

Nicole: I just want so bad
to have a drink of water.

It makes you miss
your backyard swimming pool.

It really does.

I wish I brought
my glasses out here.

This would have been
a lot easier.

Can you make a fire
with your glasses?

Nicole:
oh, yeah, easily.

Nice.

Oh, look at that.
Maybe this is our fire.

I don't know.

Feels nice and dry.

This is a great find.

See if we can
make this blow up.

Get in here, please.

Sorry.

It's not catching.

Here, you can try.

Here we go.
This is what we need right here.

-All right.
-This is the magic.

Hey!

Finally got fire!

We got fire!

It's starting to bubble
a little bit.

Just give it as much
as we could.

That water
is freaking nasty.

-Yeah.
-That thing's boiling green.

Angel: even with the fire,
my confidence level

On that water
is way, way low.

I haven't seen nothing
wanting to drink this water,

And that scared me.

Like, what am I gonna
be putting into my body?

I'm gonna go ahead
and give it a try.

And if it doesn't work,

Then we're probably gonna get
pulled out of here.

Nicole: how is it?

Actually, that
tastes really good.

It's still a little hot,
so be careful.

Definitely
a little steamy.

Oh, thank you, lord.
-Yeah.

I've never been so happy
for green water.

I actually was thinking
of possibly doing the leaves,

But you beat me
to the punch.

Hey, don't try
to steal my thunder.

I'm gonna just
start getting more wood.

Just never have enough.

Oh, yeah.

Nicole: I honestly think we need
a few more pots of water

Before we even
consider doing anything else.

I have zero energy.

Ants everywhere.

Ants attacking you?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, *bleep* ants, man!

Angel?

I think tomorrow, we're gonna
have to do a raised platform.

These ants are gonna
drive me up the wall.

Angel: day 2.

I haven't got much sleep.

Ants have been
biting me all night.

I mean, this environment,
it's a b*tch.

Is that a dead crocodile,
alligator?

Just to make it a little bit
closer, 'cause I'm sinking.

Oh, it's getting
scary dangerous.

All hail the mighty hunter.
How'd it go?

Didn't really
find too much.

Now we can finally
make our raised platform

And not b*tch about it!

Yay!

Getting off the ground
is definitely key.

The ants,
they keep us up at night.

Angel: to me, the raised bed
is really not a super necessity.

It's easy. All we're gonna do is
make, like, a triangular shape

From that tree
to that one,

This one to this one,
and that one to that one.

Right now, I don't even
care for the shelter.

I could sleep out in the dirt

Like I did when I was homeless
for a while.

Ants climb.
I mean, snakes if they come,

Man,
that will make me happy.

That's a free freakin' meal.

If a snake's gonna
come cuddle with me,

Man, I'll keep it warm
for the night.

But for the morning,
it's breakfast.

Nicole: I do feel like
I'm being ignored a little bit.

It's demoralizing. It really is.

Angel: if I make a mat,
that's all I need.

I don't even need a roof.
It's not gonna rain.

So what I'm trying to make
is a sleeping mat right now.

What the sticks are gonna do,
it's gonna help me make a weave.

I got a whole bunch
of cordage this morning.

It's gonna just give me,
like, little figure eights,

Little fish hooks,
and sandwich it back up.

So it's gonna just go sandwich,
sandwich, sandwich,

Sandwich, sandwich, sandwich,

And then I just tie it off
and it should be a mat.

You sure you don't
need any help?

No, I mean,
I don't need any help.

But if you want to
come learn...

All right, then,
I'll sit here then.

Nicole: I feel as though
I'm not doing as much work

As he would like me to do.

But he's doing the work

Because he knows
I do not have the energy.

Need to go on a water run
before I get too tired.

Yeah.

Angel: it's probably at least
the fifth time,

Maybe sixth time
that I got water today.

I'm not sure
how this became my duty.

Maybe I'm the thirstiest,
the most motivated.

That woman's gonna k*ll me.

Wow.
This is comfortable.

Yeah.
It's gonna be all right.

Been walking around maybe
for two hours now,

And really found
nothing close to good.

Nicole:
I really wish I could be out
on a hunt with angel right now.

But, you know, someone
has to stay behind at camp

And keep the fire going,
tend to the water.

And if something does come
into camp that we can k*ll,

Why not k*ll it
on the home base?

Oh *bleep*

Oh!

Hey, warrior princess!

Nicole: yes?

Do you want to k*ll something
for me and gut it?

What?

Holy crap, dude!

It's a giant iguana.
All right, here you go.

Just chop his head off.

Follow through.

Come on. You're
a fourth-degree black belt.

Easy, pal.

I've never come across an animal
whose skin is so tough.

Ugh!
-There you go, savage beast.

So I better find
another dwelling place.

That could be me next.

I'm a savage beast.
I'm not jeffrey dahmer.

Every day,
you're getting crazier.

Okay.

Ew! Golly!

What's going on?

I have no idea.

Angel: I thought it would be
a lot easier to skin

And get that sucker clean.

I mean, I don't know
her skill set.

It's not like...

Super high.

So, yeah, grab a little piece
of that if you could.

It's hot as heck, but...

-Yeah.
-Oh, yeah, that's --

Oh, this is
white, flaky meat.

-Yeah.
-Oh, my god.

I could just feel this
coursing through my body.

Oh, yeah.
Tastes just like --

Kind of like
a fishy chicken.

Oh, man.

Feels good
to feel normal.

Oh!

Well, today, I woke up
not feeling so great

Down below deck.

Angel: how you doing?

It's just all liquid.

No matter what, I don't want
to get pulled out of here.

Especially to prove
to the people

Who told me before I left,
"you're gonna fail."

You never had
to prove nobody to nothing,

As long as you prove something
to yourself,

You know?
-Yeah.

Or else you're not
doing stuff for yourself,

You're doing it
for somebody else.

Yeah, you don't know
my mom, though.

Well, move out.

That's what I did
with my mom.

Did it when I was 16.
-Whoo! Geez!

Are you all right?
What happened?

Ow, god!

Oh, my gosh, I got stung
by a scorpion!

-Oh *bleep* get up!
-Oh *bleep*

Son of a b*tch.

-Whoo! Geez!
-Are you all right?

Angel: what happened?

Nicole: oh, my gosh,
I got stung by a scorpion!

I don't think
it's gonna k*ll you.

Oh,
right on the shoulder.

It's supposed to be like
a bee sting in a sense.

Bee sting?

That's like a bee sting
on crystal meth, dude!

This is why I want
to get off the ground.

Nicole: I do not think
that would have happened

If the platform
was built off the ground.

I've been on his case
for the last week.

I'm gonna
burn this one for you.

Please, do.

Oh,
my lips are going numb.

Is that normal?

My lips to go numb?

Just a scorpion bite.

Happens all the time.

Angel:
that's a beautiful sunrise.

Very beautiful.

I wish my little girl
and wife could see it now.

I think it's one
of the hardest things

About being out here.

I mean, I really miss my family,

The love of my life.

Ugh.

She really sacrificed
for me to try to live out

A survival dream,

Which has turned out
to be a survival nightmare.

I see signs of fish
in this lake a lot.

It's a lot of bubbles,
and you can see, like,

The trails of something going...

Working on a fish trap.

Wonder if I could have got away
with three spokes.

Sometimes I try with four,
and it seems to work.

No, like, do the math.

You can't weave it.

You have to go
up and in and out.

-Oh, excuse me.
-Yeah.

Never mind.
The last time I did a four,

It was an epic fail.

Yeah, the math is wrong.

It takes a lot of craftsmanship
to build this trap,

And I don't even
think she understands

How it even works.

I'm not trying to be mean
or nothing,

I'm just stating
that, hey, this --

That's what I see it.

That's definitely not good.

Yeah, this thing's drying out.

Oh, boy, we need to move quick.

I think we lost at least a foot

Since we've been here.

It's almost a do or die.

I mean, if we don't move,

It's cutting
our survival chances.

But it looks like there is
a body of water down lower.

It's not gonna be an easy trek.

It's pretty far off.

It's gonna take everything
we have inside to do it,

But if it's awesome,
if it's -- the water's clear,

If there's even a way
to jump in the water...

-Oh, that would be --
-we're leaving this

Broken-down palace.

All right, ready?

-Yep.
-Let's go.

Can't wait to go
to our new home.

Nicole:
I know that there's something
better out there for us,

And we're gonna go and find it.

You're gonna set
the pace, right?

-Yep.
-All right.

Ooh, watch your step
going through here.

Watch out for snakes.

Oh! *Bleep*

Thorns!

Am I slowing you down?

-A little.
-Sorry.

That's not your fault.

Oh, man,
it is hot as heck.

I'm just hanging out
in the shade,

Waiting for you to get
past the hot spots for me.

It's really hot
and I'm very sensitive to heat.

I almost died of heat stroke.

If we were walking
anywhere but the woods,

I've got
a really long stride.

Damn it. You're hitting me
in the back of the heel

With your staff.
-Sorry.

All right, I think I'm
just gonna pass you up

And then have you just
catch up to me.

Fine.

I'm not trying to be mean
or nothing, but --

-I know you're not.
-It's hot.

And, of course, he runs ahead,
and he has the water.

*Bleep*

I mean, what more
does he want me to do?

I mean, I can't just
sprout wings

And keep pace with him.

I'm an extreme athlete.

I've been trained
to pace myself.

I can't go out g*ns blazing,
otherwise I'm gonna get hurt.

I am not a maverick.

Mavericks get people k*lled.

Look what happened to goose.

Oh, my god.

Hold on, hold on.
Let me get there.

I didn't even think
there was this much water

In this whole country.

Oh, it's so beautiful.

The water's actually moving.

It's not just
a little green pond.

Just amazing.

I might be
dipping myself in.

Find a little shallow spot

Where an alligator can't
come close to me, I can see it.

So I think that big old hump
over there is a giant gator.

We have caimans out here.

These are big animals.

They are fast,
and they are mean.

Angel:
I want to go for a swim now.

I'll do it real quick
so I don't die.

You thinking of it
or you gonna stay?

Don't insult me.
I'm going in.

Just be careful, okay?

Oh, my god!
-It's all green.

Can't see under it.

Not every day
you get to skinny dip

In a caiman-infested lake.

-Uh-oh.
-Could be coming for me.

Oh, I can see him.
I can see his shadow.

You don't want to get
out of the water,

But if you don't
get out of the water,

You're gonna end up
someone's lunch.

Oh,
I've been born again.

Whoo!
-Me, too.

Freakin' new man.

-New woman.
-Oh!

I'm gonna start
digging the fire pit.

I'm just dying of thirst.

Oh. Wow.

Water's definitely not as nasty
as it was at the last place.

Not nasty looking,
at least.

Gonna throw some more stuff
in there,

Really get that thing
to flash boil.

Mmm.

You want to hang out over there,
where our new home's gonna be?

Probably cooler
over there.

Start clearing up the floor.
Start working it to be smooth.

No, I'll wait for you.

I mean, we're a team.

Oh, that's amazing.

Yeah.

You know, I think worst-case
scenario for shelter,

If it just starts
down-pouring on us

Is just the regular lean-to

That we had at the last place.
-Yeah. Start it.

Yeah, you said you know how
to build shelter, so any time --

Of course I know
how to build shelters.

Yeah, then nobody's been
holding you back.

You could have done it
at any time you want.

-I know.
-If you wanted shelter.

But I also wanted to see
what you were made of, too.

-Yeah?
-See your ideas as well.

I don't
need a shelter here.

I mean, I love the rain,
I love the air.

Nicole:
I want a damn shelter.

I understand he was homeless
for an extended period of time.

But I was not.

Hie!

Why don't we just
stick with something

That's really simple,
'cause I love doing the a-frame.

-Yeah.
-That's my coup de grace.

I'll be delighted
if you go for it.

I mean, if you start on it,
then I'll definitely help you.

But you'll say something,
and you never start on it.

Show me how to do it.

We need to work
as a team.

Like, I'm not gonna
do it for you.

That's what I'm trying to say.
-I wasn't asking you to.

That's what I feel like.

I'm not here to build
*bleep* for nobody.

You probably grew up
with a maid or something.

You got everything done
for you or something.

h*!
That was below the belt.

I'm feeling 'cause you're just
pushing me all the time.

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

Why you can't do nothing
for yourself.

You know what?
I am so sick and *bleep*

Tired of people seeing me
as a spoiled little rich girl.

You have no idea
the *bleep*

That I've had to put up with
in my life.

I mean, holy crap!

A maid?!

A maid, really?

Well, that did not go good.

But it needed to be done, so...

I just don't want
to be pushed around.

It's personalities like that
that turn me into

A *bleep* monster.

Let me ask this question.

What if she goes unstable at me

And tries to, like,
hit me and stuff?

Do I call, like,
the medic or something?

She's a third-degree black belt.

She seems to have, like,

An anger, bitter streak,

And I think I just
poked at it right now.

What he just said to me
was beyond disrespectful.

And I am not gonna
tolerate bull-*bleep* like that.

He can run, but he can't hide.

Nicole: it took
every ounce of energy that I had

Not to haul off
and coldcock him.

I've never had a maid.

And even if I did,

I would never treat her the way
that he just treated me.

Sorry for the low blow there,
you know.

Well, I'm just
pretty frustrated.

But a lot of things
that were in the dark

Are now into the light.

And it's good or bad,

Sometimes you just
have to bring it out

And just progress.

Angel:
got no time for silly strife

Or bickering about stupidity,
really.

I mean, my main focus
is surviving out here.

I mean, I could definitely
use some protein.

Just exhaustion
is really kicking in.

Sometimes when I get up,
I get dizzy spells.

It's always been a dream
to get a caiman.

And I think I'll be successful
with the figure-four trap

With spikes
for the alligators on there.

Spikes need to come
over here, so...

It gets tripped.

Beautiful.

That's a freakin' deadly trap
if I ever seen one.

How neat would it be if I got me
a shish-kebabed gator

To wake up to?

I got to check
the trap over here.

Oh, look, there we go.

That's something
moving right there.

Look at that.
I looks pretty big, too.

Must be I injured it.

The spikes didn't get it,
unfortunately.

But the rock probably
knocked it in the head.

I haven't seen it
like that before,

So maybe I pissed one off
with this trap I made.

Knocked him in the head
and he started going crazy.

That turtle's peeking
his head out, too.

Maybe a couple turtles
are gonna be dinner tonight.

Nicole:
we need something at this point.

It's been over a week
since we've had any protein.

I want meat.

I'm ready to k*ll.

Keep your eyes
peeled for caiman.

Angel:
this water is murky, stinky.

It could be
really dangerous.

So every step has to be
a cautious step.

Hey!

Angel: get him?

-Got him!
-Yeah!

Whoo!

Uh-huh!

I didn't get in this freakin'
nasty-a*s water for no reason.

I'm really stoked that we worked
as a good team and we got one.

Do you want to wash him off
a little bit more

While we got water here,
or...

I can if you want.

Oh, he's getting mad.
He's clawing at me.

Ow!

Damn it!

Get in here and help me,
please.

I got him stuck in the mud.

Oh, oh, oh, no!

Oh, my god, I knew
that was gonna happen.

I'm so sorry.

How discouraging was that?

*Bleep*

I can't believe that
*bleep* happened.

Nicole:
I knew it was a bad idea anyway,

But I just did it because,
you know, he's my partner.

God, I'm a *bleep* moron.

Angel: now I'm gonna have to
go to the camp

And watch a whole bunch of
moping, finger-pointing, and...

It is what it is, you know?

It's hard to survive,
it's hard to get food,

You know, so...

I think we both
are at fault for that.

Don't you be
pointing fingers.

You know,
you could have said no.

I just think, you know,
we both should have gone

By our better judgment.

I thought
you had a good grip.

See, I knew you were gonna
come blame me.

So did i.

I'm not blaming you, but,
you know, it's a common mistake.

But I feel kind of insulted

That your say
that it's my fault.

I do not.
I shouldn't have said that.

-Yeah.
-That was wrong.

Yeah.
It's not cool at all.

You want me to tap out,
make it easier for you?

Angel:
no. I mean, what --

Would it be easy to tap out
or just lay down?

It doesn't matter to me.
It's still the same.

If you were by yourself,
you'd be out on the second day.

Just admit where you're at,
and then you can grow.

Humble yourself
and you will be exalted.

Nicole:
he told me that I couldn't
survive out here by myself.

And...

You know,
maybe he's right about that.

You know, just looking back
at what I've been

Doing the last week
and a half,

I just feel like I've let
so many people down.

I -- I mean,
I know I can do this, it's --

I guess my skill sets
weren't strong enough.

I came into this challenge
knowing that I was ready.

But once I got into it,
I realized that I was not.

I know I've been kind of
a backseat partner,

And I want to say
that I'm sorry.

I didn't want all the work
to fall on you.

And I'm willing to make up
for that as best I can

With what little time
that we have.

Well, thank you.
I appreciate that.

And I'm not, you know,

I'm not trying
to push you or nothing.

I know
how overwhelming it is.

Anything I've said,
I'm not saying to put you down.

I'm trying to lift you up
and show you, you know,

That, hey, yeah,
I know you can do it.

But I think some of the most
trying and hardest moments

Are just around the corner.

And we need to push --
push that.

I'm sorry,

And I want to put
my best foot forward

With what little time
I have left.

And I want to prove to angel
that I am the strong person

That I told him that I am.

Because she's in there.

I just got to
bring her back out.

Nice, nicole!

Angel:
the past couple days, nicole
has really surprised me --

From where she started to now.

Helping out with water runs.

Nicole:
I got a nice full bucket for us.

Angel: oh, thank you.

Getting wood.

She's really becoming a champ.

Sweet!

Look at that score.
That's a fatty!

She might not be the survivalist
that she thought she was,

But each day, I can see
her growing and yearning

To be the best she can.

Ooh.

Now, that is a snakeskin.

Let's see here.

A snake this size

Is definitely gonna
provide angel and I

A lot more meat
than the turtle would.

Oh, my god!

Is that what I think it is?

It's a boa.

Yeah, baby.

Ooh, he's in strike mode.

*Bleep*

-Oh!

Narrator: starting
with primitive survival ratings

Of 7.3 and 5.9...

What the heck?

...angel and nicole
struggled early on to find water

And secure protein in the midst

Of nicaragua's worst drought
in 32 years.

Nicole shut down

After becoming overwhelmed
by the harsh environment.

Would it be easy to tap out
or just lay down?

It doesn't matter to me.

After
an intense confrontation,

Nicole began to redeem herself.

But her ultimate redemption

Will be to help
secure enough protein

To provide her and angel

With the energy needed
for a difficult extraction.

Is that
what I think it is?

Their psrs
will be re-evaluated

If and when
they complete the challenge.

*Bleep*

Nicole: oh, my god.

Is that what I think it is?

That's a boa.

Ooh, he's in strike mode.

*Bleep*

Oh, he's fighting me.

Oh, yeah.
He's fighting me good.

Just because
I got his head pinned

Doesn't mean
he still can't bite me.

Oh, yeah.

That's a meal.

Angel,
I have a surprise for you.

Nice.
Look at that sucker.

What a specimen.
What a beauty.

This...

Is muscle...
-Yeah.

...and goodness.

There we go. That's the kind of
run I'm looking for.

Pull! Pull, pull, pull,
pull, pull, pull!

Thank you for dying
to be my dinner,

Slash breakfast, slash protein
for the rest of this challenge.

Mmm!

And it's cooked perfectly.

Angel: it's definitely one of
the most important meals

That we had out here.

It will give us extra nutrients
and protein

We're gonna need to get
out of here for extraction day.

It was hard.
-And we are an awesome team.

That's right.
We did it.

We did it.

This is day 21,

The last day I'm here.

This sunrise is incredible.

I'm so super excited.

Just the joy that I feel
to get back home

To those that I love.

I'm ready to march.

Right over here,
there's a couple dry creek beds.

We're gonna follow it up.

You can see there's gonna
be some dangers.

The snakes are out
right now, also.

Yeah.

As we're getting closer
to the extraction,

It's definitely gonna be
an uphill battle to get there.

It's gonna be a giant hike.
Let's do this.

All right.
Let's do it.

This is actually
really good snake territory

For them to hide under.
-Oh, yeah.

Snakes, spiders.

Let's get out
of this little spot.

Watch your step
going through here.

Whoa, wait a minute,
wait a minute, wait a minute.

Whoa!
Hey, that thing's huge.

Okay. I don't know
if I want to go this way.

-Um...
-No, let's not go this way.

All right, yeah.

Oh, thank you.
-You're welcome.

Nicole: it's all thorns
going through there.

Angel: yeah,
and there's like a ton.

Let's try to make it
without no thorn injuries.

That just --
oh, *bleep*!

-Oh!
-What, what, what?

Got one, a little tiny one
stuck in there right now.

How come you broke off
instead of coming out?

You need my help at all?

My body is starting
to melt down.

And if I can't walk,
in this heat,

It's just -- it's --
it'll k*ll me.

Pull me out the nicest thorn
that you can find

So I can use it
to pull the other thorn out.

All right.

-Oh.
-Yeah, that's it.

That little freakin' b*stard
hurt so much.

All right.
I can walk again.

Oh, my god.
How much higher?

Geez!

This, like,
just keeps on going.

Oh *bleep*
I'm going delirious.

Now this is
a whole new level...

-Ow, ow!
-...of freaking crazy.

Oh!

Just a little more.
We got this.

Oh, my gosh.
Do you see the road?

Oh, yeah. Look at that!

-Oh, my god, we did it!
-Yeah!

-Yeah, baby!
-Whoo!

Oh, my god. We made it.

Look at this hill
we freakin' conquered.

Yeah!

Let's get the heck out of here.
Come on.

Let's go.

High five, partner.

Yeah.

Let's go home.

There's nothing easy
about this challenge.

Even the ride home's hard.

If somebody told me they wanted
to take on this challenge,

I'd discourage them unless
they know what they're doing.

This ain't no joke.
This ain't no game.

But this is a life-changing
experience for whoever does it.

Pow!
-Oh, yeah, baby.

Nicole: when I came out here,

And when I saw
angel's skill sets,

I realized that my skill sets
weren't as strong

As I had hoped
that they would be.

Angel has taught me
much about myself.

I feel wiser,

And this experience
has absolutely changed my life

For the better.

-We did it.
-We did.

Mom, guess what.

Your little girl just
survived 21 days

Butt-a*s naked in the middle
of the wilderness.

We're going home!

Whoo-hoo!

Narrator: 21 days in nicaragua
caused nicole to lose 20 pounds.

After leaning on her partner
for most of the challenge...

That woman's gonna k*ll me.

...nicole proved that it's never
too late for redemption.

Oh, yeah.

As a result, nicole's
primitive survival rating --

Or psr -- has risen from 5.9
to 6.1.

Angel lost a total of 33 pounds
during the challenge.

Despite being paired with
a highly-dependant partner...

Ugh.

...angel displayed
a tireless work ethic

And an unmatched ingenuity.

His psr increases from 7.3
to 8.1.

The law of the jungle means
that only the strongest survive.

With patience and skill,
angel and nicole

Proved that they could overcome
naked and afraid.