08x02 - Texan t*rture

[bunniefuu]

I realized how little
energy I have.

Man: we're not having
a lot of success

Getting protein sources,
getting meat.

*Bleep*

We need to catch some food,
anything.

-Oh, look at this.
-Oh, *bleep*.

Eating would help everything.

Man: it might not
be any good.

Ugh, ugh.

Narrator: one man...

[ Howls ]

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...

[ Screaming ]

...naked and afraid?

Woman: this is what
depression feels like.

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I'm excited.
It's really beautiful out here.

And there's deer
all over, it's awesome.

There's wildlife,
and so I'm really excited

About putting all the stuff

I've learned in my life
to use right now.

My name is mckenzie.
I am 35 years old.

My fiancé and I live
on the big island of hawaii.

I definitely feel like
a lot of outdoor skills,

And I can get very creative
with those skills.

I surf, and I was attacked
by a 12-foot tiger shark.

After that experience,
I quit my job.

It just made me want
to stop doing things

I don't like doing.

There's my favorite board
that I can't ride anymore.

There's my little fire-making
practice station

For my fire saws
and my bow drills

And then some arrows,

Some fun little weapons.

Narrator: a surfer and diver
living in hawaii,

Mckenzie has developed
the ability

To stay calm and focused
under threat.

But her survival skills
on land are untested.

Mckenzie has been given
a primitive survival rating,

Or psr, of 6.7.

I'm ready to get started and get

The really awkward part
over with.

Hopefully, I'll start to feel
more comfortable once it's done

And there's no turning back.

I'm used to being in a bikini.

So there's a certain
level of comfort

Within my own skin.

But I've never done
anything like this.

It's definitely
going to be awkward.

See you on the other side.

Scott: I haven't decided
yet if this is

The coolest thing I've ever done

Or the craziest thing
I've ever done.

This landscape will not
be kind on our feet.

I don't care how much you
prepare your feet for this,

We need some shoes.

My name is scott.

I'm 46 years old.

I recently retired
from the military.

I can certainly use a bow drill.
I've made plenty of shelters.

I've built primitive
type water filters.

I've got plenty of traps
under my sleeve.

The plan is to trap
and to hunt, to thrive,

To do well.
I'm ready to go.

Narrator: scott's
military training

And avid outdoors lifestyle

Are solid preparation
for the challenge.

However, his need to be
in charge could undermine

The teamwork needed to succeed
with a partner.

He has been
assigned a psr of 6.8.

I know I'm going to make it
through this challenge.

I have no doubts
in my mind whatsoever.

It sounds crazy,
but I don't fail very much.

I've been through things
that it would

Just blow must people away.

I spent 3 years in iraq.

The mortars would be
coming down,

And it never affected me.

So what's next?
I think this is it.

Freedom!

Narrator: the challenge
of surviving

In the rocky texas countryside
is like everything in texas --

Big.

This unique desert hosts
a large bounty of animals

That are potential food sources.

But the survivalists must
avoid large packs of wild boar

And several species
of rattlesnake,

Including the western
diamondback,

Which accounts for nearly all of
the venom poisonings in texas.

The hot sun scorches the days,

And the bitter cold nights

Can lead to
hypothermic conditions,

And the legendary
texas storm season

Is in full effect,
with powerful torrential rains

That can suddenly turn
into deadly flash floods.

Hello!

How's it hanging?

I think if
we just remembered

My eyes are up here,
we'll be good to go.

Right, right?

Mckenzie.

Mckenzie?
That's my daughters name!

-Aw, nice.
-I'll be able to remember it.

Cool.
What's your name?

-Scott.
-Scott, nice to meet you.

-You, too. This is crazy right?
-Very. Very crazy.

Oh, my god.
All right.

Here's our bags.
I guess we ought to...

Sweet.
Let's go check it out.

Narrator: the dry heat of texas

Will make hydration
a major issue,

So in addition to a pot
to help them

With water purification,

Each survivalist
is allowed one item.

I brought
my badass kukri.

That is nice.

I'm kind of scared of it,
but its gonna do the job.

That is great.
Yes.

-I have the bow drill.
-Oh, sweet.

-So we'll have fire.
-Perfect.

Looks like I have
one more thing.

The map.

Ah, very good.
Let's see.

We've got the two water
sources, the rivers coming down.

I think we're going to have
to come across...

Okay.

...and then follow down
to here where they meet.

You think we can
make it in one day?

-I'm ready when you are.
-Sweet. Let's go.

Let's do this.

Oh, my goodness.

Can you even believe
we're doing this?

No, I cannot.

Oh, look at that.

I'm already getting
things on my feet.

With as rough as the terrain
and the amount of cactuses,

We're gonna need shoes.

Yeah. I agree.

-Ow. *Bleep*
-shoes.

Like, this is the land
for good shoes for sure.

Ooh, watch out.
There's an anthill right here.

Scott:
oh, a nice one, huh?

Yeah. I don't want to go
anywhere near that.

I don't either.
All right.

We are losing light
quick aren't we?

Check how far that
sun has moved.

-We sure are.
-Ugh.

Mckenzie: the rocks
are k*lling our feet.

I don't think
we're gonna find water

Before the sun goes down.

We got to find
a temporary shelter for tonight.

Hey, look, the wash.

Very nice.
Well...

It'll be easier
to walk on.

And see, this has got to be
our river on the map.

Yeah.

Oh, look.

Oh, nice.

-Nice area.
-Oh, that's cool.

How do you feel
about a place like that?

In there?

Yeah, like to bed
down for the night.

-I think it could work.
-All right. Let's do it.

We got a later start,

So we were only able
to make it halfway

To the water source,
where we want to set up camp.

We still have a long way
to go to get there.

Where we stopped has
an overhead cover,

A little cave going back
into the side of the rock.

So we ought to be safe
from the elements there tonight.

Mckenzie: we've put some leaves
and stuff inside the cave.

And as soon as we get
that fire started

We'll smoke it out a little

And try to get some creepy
crawlies out of there.

And at least it'll be warmer
than just being outside.

We're using the light
of the moon.

We've got a full moon tonight,

And its pretty easy to see.

So we're just
trying to use that.

Right now, scott
is working on a fire.

And I am trying
to make some shoes.

Okay.
Here we are, night one.

-Hi.
-We're in the cave.

-We're in a cave.
-Yep.

Let me scan
around the cave.

Cool.

So, hopefully,

Whoever lived in this
cave won't come back tonight.

We'll record again

If we see a coyote
or something.

All right.
Good night.

Good night.

Mckenzie: first night
with a stranger.

There was definitely
no snuggling or cuddling.

We both have significant others,

And it's an awkward thing.

But I'm really comfortable
around scott.

He's a nice guy.
We really get along.

And we have the same ideas

About pretty much
everything so far.

-t*rture.
-This morning,

We're going to take off
here pretty soon.

And we're hoping to get
to a different location,

Where we might have
a water source

And maybe some more resources.

How's the footwear
holding up?

It's great.

I wrapped mine in
a few of the...

And tie them up?

...the other yucca leaves
just so that...

-To be more stable?
-...it was more secure. Yeah.

Scott: I'm just really,
really impressed by mckenzie.

Last night, I'm making the fire,

And she's over there
weaving sandals.

I mean, I am just
so impressed by her.

Little awkward, yeah,
but, like, less painful.

-Heaven. Heaven.
-[ Laughs ]

Look at this.

Look at these
bighorn sheep up here.

-Oh, wow.
-Oh, there they go.

-Oh, there's one. Two, yeah.
-Two, three.

Cool.

Scott: there are plenty
of protein sources.

They're plentiful.

We're going to have
what we need,

So I'm pretty confident.

Oh, look at this.

Look.

-Oh.
-It's a dead...

Antelope, deer.

-Oh, *bleep*.
-Yeah.

Whoa.

-Oh, yeah, he's far gone.
-Look at that --

Oh, I thought that those
black things were dung.

They're beetles.

What kind of predator
could k*ll something this large?

Scott: look.

Oh, *bleep*.

Yeah. Oh, yeah.
He's far gone.

Ew, wow.
Look at that --

Oh, I thought that those
black things were dung.

-Yeah.
-They're beetles.

I wonder...

Sometimes the antlers
are really useful,

But just doesn't
look like it.

Scott: this morning, we're
going to head to a great spot

Where it looks like
two rivers meet.

Should be a lot of animals

Congregating around
that water source.

Hopefully, they'll have
everything we need,

And then we'll
set up camp there.

-These...
-Oh, wow. Good eye.

Mckenzie: whoa, look at that
cave, that goes back there.

It looks kind of big.

That is a huge hive.

They're buzzing me.

Do you hear
running water?

The sound?
I think it might be.

Mckenzie: yep.
I see it.

Oh, nice.

That's got to be
the "y," then.

This is the one branch,
and that's the other branch.

Watch for snakes.

The nice thing
about this location,

We have a pretty decent
water source here.

It looks like there's
plenty of resources.

I think we're going
to be okay.

I think this is
a nice area right here.

What do you think?

Maybe a little rest break
and then get to the shelter.

Okay.

We decided
to build a wickiup.

-Think that's going to work?
-Yeah.

Scott: given the materials
we have,

There's no large leafs,
no big palm,

Nothing like that that we can
thatch and weave together.

So we're doing the wickiup.

We're going to use
red cedar boughs

To insulate it
and to cover it up.

-Waiting on me?
-Yep.

Scott: so far, the teamwork's
going great.

Oh, thank you.

Mckenzie's a machine.

She's pretty much designing it
and putting it up.

But I'm just kind
of bringing stuff.

[ Boar squealing ]

Is that a pig?

Yeah, it is.

We heard some wild boar.
Uh, they're mean.

They're crazy mean,

Especially if they're trying
to protect their young.

That's our big push is
to get our shelter created.

Mckenzie: it's our second night.

I've been practically sitting
in the fire to stay warm.

Um, I'm kind of a wimp
when it comes to cold.

So it doesn't take much.

I am strongly voting
for having a little,

Tiny fire inside
our little wickiup.

That would be really awesome

And keep us warm
all night.

Until later.
Peace.

Scott: last night,
we were really cold.

We decided that we need
to move some

Sort of heat source inside here.

One of the nice things
about these rocks,

They're really a heat sink.

That heat gets into them.

These ones are still warm
from last night.

The fire's been out 3 hours.

And the rocks are still nice
and warm, so some nice heat.

It's day three, and we haven't
had anything to eat yet.

So we're getting really hungry.

And so right now we're going
to try some cactus.

Look at that cactus up there,
the purple flowers.

Oh, that's what
we need right there.

I think that can be
a good breakfast.

They call these prickly pear,
and they are edible.

Have you
tried this before?

-No.
-Ugh.

It's looking
pretty slimy.

Yeah.
I'm sure.

Slimy?

Slimy.

Kind of bitter.

You had better luck
peeling it.

Scott: you take a big old bite.
In your mind,

You think it should be nice
and cool like a melon is.

It just shocks
you that it's warm.

And then the slime hits,
kind of holds your mouth shut,

And it sticks
your lips together.

And it's like
a big mouthful of snot.

-I'm not going to puke from it.
-No.

But I don't know if I'm hungry
enough yet to eat it.

Exactly.

It's slimy and gross.

But it's always nice
to know that that's an option.

The end.

**

All right.
I'll be back.

Okay.
Good luck.

Scott: we tried a cactus today.

We ate it,
but we didn't like it.

So we're going to put up
as many traps as we can

So we can start
eating some meat.

I've got plenty of traps
under my sleeve.

I would be pretty upset

If I wasn't able
to catch anything

While we're out here.

I've set the first of many
snares on a game trail.

They've created a funnel,
so they'll cruise along here.

They'll stick their
neck through there,

And they'll struggle,
and they'll jerk.

And that'll tighten it around
their neck and strangle them.

So we'll see how it goes.

I've set the second trap
of the night.

Now, the reason
I chose this spot

Was because there's many signs
of animal activities.

There's a little den
right there with animal bedding

That seems kind of fresh.

With any luck,
we'll eat tomorrow.

My feet feel like a*s.

We need the mobility
to find food out here.

So we're going to have
to get some better shoes.

Oh, yeah.
These are sucking.

Since the plants
aren't cutting it,

We've decided to go back
to that deer carcass

To get some hide
for some better shoe material.

Look at how much fur
it's lost already.

It is falling right off.
It might not be any good.

Ugh, ugh.

Oh,
he's a tough bugger.

We cut the carcass,
and the stench is just horrible.

Ew.

It's just thousands
of flies everywhere.

What do you think
k*lled this thing?

There's no real sign
of injury.

Our concern
is what k*lled it.

Rabies, maybe
something like that?

Oh, I found their home.

Ugh.

**

Mckenzie: ugh.

Scott: kind of warm.

We don't know
why that deer died.

The thing was still intact
besides the insects.

So there's some reason
why the other animals

Haven't been after this thing.

Yep.

You can tell, as you
work up into it,

It's not any good
anymore.

Ah, ew.

Gross.

Ew, yeah.

[ Scott grunts ]

-Yeah.
-Ah!

Victory!

I would give you
a high five,

But I'm going to pass
this time, okay?

It was probably one
of the nastiest things

I've ever felt.

And we got to make sure
and stretch it quick.

Good on him for
challenging himself

Like that
and just, like,

Thinking past
the gross part

And just getting it done.

And now we have some
great material for later on.

So it's awesome.

To rack the pelt that we got,

We built this frame here.

And then we're going
to string it in here.

Mckenzie: oh, look.
Something's over there.

What is it?

Scott:
I think it's a deer.

Couple of them, right?

Oh, it's a big old boar.

Oh.

Oh, my god.

Oh, now he's gone.

That was a beast.
That was a beast.

Man, I'd sure like to eat
one of those little pigs.

But the problem with
those boar is they're mean.

I mean, they are crazy mean,
especially those big ones.

**

Um, yeah.
I'm hungry.

That happens after days

Of just eating yucca fruit
and berries and clovers.

But we need to catch some food,

Find some food, anything.

I'm going to check something
out over there real quick.

Over where?

Thought I saw
something move.

Oh.

There's two armadillos
fighting out here.

It's awesome.

They got, like,
so close to us.

But we weren't ready.

I'm waiting for them
to come back because, I mean,

They ran right by us.

*Bleep*

Mckenzie: we're hungry.
We're surrounded by food.

Now the food is running to us,
and we blew it.

I'm hoping to be
more ready the next time

I see an armadillo or anything,

That matter,
that gets close to me.

So I've prepared
this straight

But slightly bendable
stick for a bow.

And I made
this fine cordage.

So I'm going to put
a little notch in here

And try to get
as much bend as I can.

A lot of it has to do
with that cord

And how much
you can pull back

And how fast it's going
to get your air going.

There's certain
measurements.

I'm just doing it
all by chance.

I can help you bend that,
and you can tie it.

-Do you have your notch?
-Mm-hmm.

But don't bend it too much
so that it cracks.

So it cracks,
yeah.

I'm not doubting
cordage skills,

But I'm not used
to yucca cordage, so...

Look at that.
Holy crap.

-All right.
-It looks cool.

It does look cool.
*Bleep*

Damn it.

[ Chuckles ]

Mckenzie:
a bow needs a bow string.

And out here, you make
your bow string from cordage.

I wasn't going
to make cordage today,

But I'm going to have
to make cordage today.

We can forget about
getting any protein today.

**

Over on this tree,
I thought I saw something move.

What is it?

It's a...

It's a rat.

-A rat?
-Yeah.

-Is he alive?
-Yeah. He's looking at me.

Let me grab something
to jab him with.

Yeah. He's going
to be hard to k*ll.

I can't fit
the knife in there.

We may have
to widen that hole

Or maybe try
to pincer him out.

I have an idea.

Oh, man.
That's going to be hard.

I'm sorry, little guy.

Oh, he's...

-Did you get him?
-No.

Maybe if we wait?

I don't really feel like
cutting a whole tree down

Just to get
the little mouse.

-No. No.
-All right.

Scott: we're not having
a lot of success

Getting protein sources,
getting meat.

I'm pretty frustrated by that.

Mckenzie: we have shelter, fire,
shade, this great stream.

Animals are all around us.

Yet we're starving.

Oh, look at that
big old toad.

Oh, yes.

-Score.
-That was awesome.

Wow.

Oh, he's a fatty.

Sorry, buddy.
Thank you.

We just have
to take advantage

Of these opportunities,
especially right now.

Our energy
is super low.

It's all about seizing
the moment out here.

Whenever you see something,
just got to go for it.

Scott:
you think he's done?

Probably.

That was a nice
morale booster today.

Not a whole lot of meat,
but it helps.

Every little bit counts.

Tastes like chicken.

Sure does.

Getting cold?

Freezing, miserable.

Mckenzie: when I got up
this morning,

It definitely looked
pretty dark and ominous.

And we're talking about, now,

How we're going
to sure up our hooch

To make it
a little more waterproof.

But I think if it rains,
we're just going to get wet.

I think something has been
sleeping in here.

Yeah.
That's a nice den,

Real nice den.

If we were any smarter,
you know what we'd do, right?

We'd move right here.
So when it starts raining,

We can sleep in there
in that cave,

Have a nice fire there
to keep us warm

While we wait it out.

You know what?

We need to make sure we're
ready to implement plan b,

Using this cave down
by this spring

As a temporary shelter in case
it really started to pour

Because we can't afford
to risk getting hypothermia.

[ Thunder rumbling ]

Mckenzie: there's this huge,
dark cloud coming this way.

So...yeah.

It's already
super cold at night.

I'm not really sure
what we're going to do

If it gets wet, too.

It's really bad off this way.
It's getting ready to pour.

Hopefully, it'll just be
a quick thunderstorm,

And we'll get over it.

If it lasts and lasts and lasts,

We're going to be
pretty miserable.

It is raining.

And the shelter is
really not doing much good.

We're going to keep the fire
stoked and see if that helps.

Hopefully we can ride it out.

This should be great.
[ Chuckles ]

Put a big log on the fire.

And it can last.

Mckenzie: oh, no.

All that debris I
piled up on the side,

I'm sure it doesn't do anything.

Scott: if we get too wet,

I'm really worried
about hypothermia.

Sucks that the thunderstorms
are rolling in.

So if it gets really bad here,

We're going to move
over to that cave.

Mckenzie: *bleep* just got real.

We need to go.
The rain is coming,

And we could get hypothermia.

Scott: this shelter isn't
going to hold up.

We need to leave.

Mckenzie: yeah. I guess so.

*Bleep*

Mckenzie: yeah, I know.

Scott: oh, I guess
with the lightning,

It's much tougher.

Ouch, there's stickers
right there, so...

Ah. Oh.

-Oh.
-Be careful.

Oh, god.

Mckenzie: I know.

Scott: oh, I guess with
the lightning,

It's much tougher.

Ouch, there's stickers
right there, so...

Ah. Oh.

-Oh.
-Be careful.

Oh, god.

I really, really cannot
believe we made it.

So, we, uh, are in the cave,
soaking wet.

We didn't even put on our shoes.
We didn't even bring our shoes.

We just bailed.

But luckily it's really
dry in the cave.

It's not warm yet.

But we're building
up the fire.

And in fact,

This might be even more
comfortable than our shelter.

I know.
It's cold.

Oh, my god.
It's so coming down.

Oh, my god.

I'm glad we didn't wait
another second.

My god.

Holy *bleep*.

We made it through
the night in our cave.

We were up all night
with our storm escapade.

It was cold,
and it was scary.

Scott: real, real windy
and real, real rainy.

Mckenzie: the rain has subsided.

I'm hungry.

I had a little bit
of yucca this morning.

But there's just
so few calories in that.

I'm definitely feeling it.
I get light-headed

When I stand up
most of the time.

Scott: if I can figure out
a way to catch a pig,

We'd be eating great.

Today, we're going
to focus on traps.

I check them every morning,
check them every night.

And so far, I mean,
I haven't even had a nibble.

Well, it's triggered.

But it doesn't look
like I got anything.

I think it must have been
the storm that triggered it

Because my bait
is still on there.

So I don't know

If I'm going to get any action
at all on any of my traps.

But we'll see.

How are the traps?

They're still there
and empty.

Mckenzie: eating would
help everything.

I feel loopy.

I'm definitely hungry.

I'm just trying
to focus on today

Rather than count down
or anything like that.

Scott:
copious amounts of slime.

Oh, they slip right off.
Shoop!

Day thirteen.

Feeling pretty weak,
pretty tired.

So today, my plans

Are I'm going
to go check the traps.

This one was definitely
knocked over by something.

I think the hogs come through,
and they just kick it over.

There's no way
this would hold a hog.

They're probably all knocked
over like that.

Yeah. See?
This one's pulled to the side,

Probably same thing.

All right.
Here's another one.

*Bleep*

Haven't been having
any lucks with traps.

Well, I've learned a lot.
I've learned, first of all,

You can go a heck
of a lot longer

Without eating
than what you think.

I've learned my traps suck.

That's something I learned.

Mckenzie: I don't want
to be a pessimist,

But I'm not terribly confident

That the traps
are going to work.

I just restrung my bow.

And I'm going to sit
where I saw rabbits before

And see if I see anything
passing through.

This guy right here,
this was the first one I put,

And it's violently unproductive.

Mckenzie: I was really quiet,
but I didn't see anything.

And I basically have given up
on the bow and arrow.

Scott: there's so many different
options for these animals.

I tell you, I'm kind of
giving up on my traps.

I'm really missing my family,

Missing my wife
and missing my kids.

And I'm looking up
here at the stars

Like I told my wife
I'd do every night.

She can look up
at the same stars,

And so at least
we're connected that way.

This is the longest we've gone,

In probably 25 years,

Of not talking to each other.

I think this last 2 weeks
of not sleeping or eating

Are just finally
catching up.

And it's like, "bah."

I realized how little
energy I have.

I imagine...

This is what
depression feels like.

This is definitely the longest

I've gone
without talking to my fiancé.

And it's really hard.

And I hope he's proud of me.

I hope he's proud of me
when I complete this.

Narrator: before starting their
21-day challenge,

Scott and mckenzie
were each assigned

A primitive survival
rating, or psr.

Amid a bounty of wild animals,

Mckenzie's weapons
have malfunctioned,

And scott's traps have failed.

If they can net some protein,

They'll have a better chance
of reaching

The end of the challenge,

At which time,
their psrs will be reevaluated.

Mckenzie: energy is low.
Motivation is low.

Having patience at this stage
is very difficult.

I am super hungry.

I don't want to use
too much energy

Because I don't have it.

No way.

Oh, are you kidding me?

Oh.

Holy *bleep*.

Oh, wow.

Hey, buddy.

Yeah.

It's that day.

So much protein.

And just like that,
*bleep* turns around.

Hey, scott.

Scott: aw, shut up.
How awesome is that?

-Yes.
-Nice.

We're eating turtle tonight.
I think this is a game changer.

It just really flipped
everything around.

It was just a 180-degree turn.

I'm not saying I'm 100%,

But, man, I feel
so much better.

That texture's like
a tougher chicken.

Oh, yum.

This is great.

Now we're going to be
able to finish strong.

So good.

Thank you, mr. Turtle.

Mm.

Missus.

Day 21.

Scott: I think one of
the toughest parts

Of this adventure here
is going to be the extraction.

Narrator: scott and mckenzie
will hike through thorny brush,

Trying to avoid startling
rattlesnakes and wild boar.

They must trudge through
a murky texas bayou,

Flooded by recent rains,

Where underwater vines

Can latch on
and pull them under.

Finally, their feet will be
given the ultimate test,

As they must endure
a punishing trek up

A steep, rocky hill
to the extraction point.

Scott: one thing we learned
from the first minute

We hit the ground
is we got to have shoes.

Mckenzie started making
her shoes out of hide.

Should be good.
It's not pretty,

But I think it'll work.

That might be it.

Straight up the rio.

I'm really excited
to get out of here safely.

Look out for snakes.

Yeah, snakes
in the grass.

We just have a hard day
ahead of us,

But a hard day

Heading towards
everything we want.

Scott: now we're going
to have to dig deep,

And that's not something
that I'm unfamiliar with.

When you've been
beating the crap

Out of yourself
like this for 3 weeks,

Then you got to dig.
It's hard to dig.

It's really hard.

Look at this.

This is not at all
what I was expecting here.

I just didn't expect
this from texas.

-This seems like...
-Not at all.

...louisiana.

This stuff is just...

I mean, holy crap.

That's weird.

Swimming through carpet.

We have to swim through
this morass, through this...

It's like these
little tiny vines

That wrap all around your body
as you're trying to swim.

It feels like arms are
trying to pull you under.

Ooh, it's hard to swim
in this stuff.

Wraps around your legs.

I think maybe if we
kind of crawl along

The top of this crap...

Can you put
your feet down?

-Huh?
-Can you put your feet down?

-Nope.
-Okay.

Can't touch.

Mckenzie: I don't know
what's under there.

There could be
snakes under there.

It looks like there could
be alligators under there.

We can't touch the bottom,

And we're just hoping
that these vines

Don't grab us
and pull us under.

-How you doing?
-Mm-hmm.

Oh, my god.
This is just terrible.

Just getting it is
really wearing me out.

Scott: I need a rest.

-Oh. Junk.
-Okay.

Here we go.

Like a phoenix rising
out of the ashes.

It's really slippery.

I suspect that's
our extraction point ahead.

Up on the top
of that hill?

Way ahead.
Yep.

Oh, boy.

That's a ways.

I'm kind of...

-Kind of woozy?
-...kind of dizzy.

Yeah. That took a lot
out of me.

*Bleep*

Mckenzie: how you doing?
Light-headed at all?

-Winded.
-Mm-hmm.

Almost like we're at
a higher altitude or something.

Yeah.
That is what it feels like.

Whoa, *bleep*.

We got to get all
the way to the top.

Yeah.

This is rough.

Just try not
to think about it.

I'm just putting one foot
in front of the other.

Oh.

Oh.

Gosh.

-Oh, oh.
-Whoo.

Hey. [ Whistles ]

-Whoo.
-h*. Ha.

Nice.

Mckenzie: I'm grateful
for having felt

What it's like to go
without for so long.

We're so happy
to see you.

I think it's something
everyone should experience.

Enduring what I just endured

Bring me back to gratitude
and appreciation.

And I don't ever want
to lose that.

Oh.

I think life is about
finding those limits

And then pushing past them.

Ah.

That's definitely the biggest
thing I'll take away.

-Whoo.
-Whoo.

-Ah.
-Oh, yeah.

Narrator: 21 days in texas

Caused mckenzie
to lose 20 pounds.

Fashioning weapons,
nets and shoes,

She displayed
a single-minded determination

To overcome hunger
despite abundant food sources

Just out of reach.

Her primitive survival rating,
or psr,

Rises from 6.7 to 7.6.

Scott lost a total of 30 pounds
during the challenge.

He combined good humor
and enthusiasm

While undertaking every task,

No matter how disgusting.

Scott's psr rises
from 6.8 to 7.5,

Proving that if you
have what it takes,

You can survive
naked and afraid.

Mckenzie:
don't mess with texas, y'all.