[roaring]
[Heather Smith speaking]
I really don't think I can
do all this... [retching]
...lifting alone.
[Dallas Langston speaking]
[both vomiting]
Oh, we're in serious danger.
Ahhh! Oh, God. Please help me.
[Heather] It's hotter
than a $200 Rolex.
People wanna talk about
this being a k*ll zone.
This is actually the Vietnam
of the animal kingdom.
There are dead
kills all around us.
This is nothing like
I've ever faced before,
and I hope that my partners
are able to have my six
as much as I'm gonna
have to watch theirs.
[Sean McCool] It is hot.
It's one of my concerns, since
coming from Anacortes, Washington
it's currently about 40 degrees.
I expect to be dehydrated
out here, sunburned.
It looks like the
end of the world.
It's definitely gonna
make for a good challenge.
[Dallas] I cannot believe
that I am in Africa right now.
There's no way that I'm
not gonna make it 21 days.
Failing is not an option.
I'm ready to go.
Let's get naked.
I'm gonna use this jacked and
tanned body to make it 21 days
because I can suffer
through anything.
Here comes the
dad bod. Watch out.
This is really weird.
One down.
Why am I doing this challenge?
I'll be honest, I kinda question
my judgement on this one, too,
because I personally
signed up to put myself
into hell for 21 days.
Ooh, this ground is hot.
It's about to get
weird. Let's go.
There's three of us
on this challenge.
- Looking for my partners.
- I'm hoping it's not two dudes.
But if it is, uh, hopefully
they're easy to get along with.
- [Dallas] Oh, [bleep], another guy.
- How's it going?
[Sean] 'Sup, brother,
how you doing?
- I'm Sean.
- My name is Dallas.
- Dallas, nice to meet you, man.
- Yeah, you as well.
- How are you feeling?
- [chuckles] I'm nervous.
- This is awkward as [bleep].
[laughs] - Yeah. [laughs]
- Yeah, I know.
- [both laugh]
You been naked with
other guys before?
Is this a normal thing for you?
-Well, back in prison, -[laughs]
got a little awkward in the
shower from time to time.
- First time, how about you?
- Yeah, same.
Hopefully it just becomes normal
when we stop thinking about it.
Yeah, I'm sure.
I'm anxious to meet
our third partner.
- Yeah, same.
- Hopefully it's not another guy.
[Dallas laughs] Yeah.
Two naked people
in Africa, anyone?
Hi, guys.
- [Sean] Oh, get out.
- [Dallas laughs]
[Sean] We see a
female coming down.
- [Sean] Awesome.
- I'm pretty relieved.
[Dallas] Probably wouldn't be that exciting
to look at two dudes the whole time,
so, yeah. [laughs]
- [Heather] Hi.
- I'm Dallas.
- I'm Heather, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you, too.
And I'm Sean. Nice to meet you.
I would say group hug, but
maybe that's a little weird.
[laughs]
- All right, yeah.
- [Sean] Let's do it.
[Sean] We meet Heather,
and she's just ready to go
and just so excited to meet us.
- Nice to meet you guys.
- Hey, where are you from?
Um, I'm from Louisiana, but
I live in Texas now. And you?
Uh, I live in Washington
state. I grew up all over,
moved around a lot, but Washington
state's where I call home now.
I was a combat engineer
officer in the Marine Corps,
deployed to Iraq two times.
I first started doing
outdoor survival with my dad
as young as I can
remember, five or six years old.
Fire making, I can make cordage,
I'm pretty confident in
my deadfalls and my traps.
I just grew up camping. My dad
is an Eagle Scout, he was military.
He just had a
solution for everything.
No matter what, he knew what
not to tie, how to fix something.
My dad's Willy McCool.
He was the pilot on the
space shuttle Columbia
during its final mission that
broke apart during reentry.
[man on radio] Obviously
a major malfunction.
[Sean] As 22 years old,
I just personally didn't deal
with it well or grieve properly.
So I'm out here to
do this challenge
to really learn about myself
and have some time to reflect.
And just feel close
to my dad again.
- [Dallas] I'm sorry.
- Oh, my gosh. I'm sorry.
[narrator] Sean begins with
a primitive survival rating,
or PSR, of 6.5.
I was wondering how you were gonna
deal with this hot, hot weather up in here.
[Sean] Uh, so far, so good.
- It's Texas to me...
- I'm kind of brown, so it helps a little, I think.
- I noticed that.
- I'm more concerned about, uh, some fair-skinned partners.
- Maybe getting you out of the sun.
- Yeah.
- I'm half-Native, I think I'm gonna be okay.
- Okay, good.
[Heather] Yeah. And you?
Uh, originally I'm
from St. George, Utah,
- but I live in Orange County, California now.
- Oh, nice!
- Oh, nice! Cool Cali guys out here.
- [Dallas] Yeah.
- What do you do?
- I run a solar company.
[Sean] Oh, that's super awesome.
[Dallas] In my youth, I
was always in trouble.
My first felony was
at nine years old.
I committed a forgery when I was,
like, ten. It was pretty messed up.
When I was 16, I was forced
into a wilderness program
for 63 days.
I had to complete a challenge, I
had to learn how to make fire with,
you know, primitive skills.
I've gone through some
pretty, uh, interesting scenarios
with drug addiction and
going to jail and prison.
It was a slow
transition to realize
that I could be happy and
sober at the same time.
That I could be happy
and sober at the same time.
The people that know
me in my life today
would never guess
the life I used to live.
[man on video] Forward, forward!
[Dallas] I craved the suffering of
what I had gone through in the past.
I wanna prove that I'm not soft
after living this cushy life
for the past several years.
[narrator] Dallas begins
with a primitive survival rating
of 6.3.
It's gonna be a lot of
mental, I think, out here.
- [Sean] I think mental is the biggest thing.
- Yeah.
[Heather] Meeting my partners,
they seem very welcoming.
And my first impression,
Dallas seems really nice.
He's a muscular guy,
he takes care of himself.
So, I'm really excited.
- You ready to get started?
- [Heather] Yeah, you guys are my new roommates.
[Heather] Sean
seems pretty laid back.
I think everybody
is relieved right now
at what we have for a team.
I think we need go get this
show on the road, it's hot.
[Sean] It is hot. So, Heather,
what do you do for a living?
- I actually am a professional angler.
- [Sean] Nice.
So I have fishing hooks
- and fishing line.
- [Sean] Oh, heck yeah.
[Heather] Everybody wants
to drink beer and go fishing.
It's not how it is in
the pro fishing world.
It takes a lot of stamina,
It takes a lot of stamina,
physical strength, and
mental strength out of you.
The fish doesn't care
that you're female
in a male-dominated sport.
They don't give a [bleep]. The only
thing they care about is being caught.
And that's my
job, to go out there
and be the hunter on the water.
Check it out.
Skills I'm bringing
in to this challenge,
shelter building,
water filtration, tracking,
trapping, fire-starting.
You see a spider,
what do you say?
- [child] Oh, look, it's food!
- [Heather] All right,
that is gonna be my food source.
I am a single mother.
What am I gonna do with you?
So I definitely carry
myself to a higher standard
'cause I know that they're
gonna follow in my footsteps.
And I'm here because there are no limits
that I won't be able to push after this.
"Tap out" is not in her
vocabulary, I can assure you.
Tapping out's not an option
because there is no honor in failure.
[narrator] Heather begins with
a primitive survival rating of 7.3.
Ah, I got my glasses,
too, so I can see.
- I won't be Helen Keller out there trying to catch fish.
- [Sean] Oh, my gosh. Nice.
[narrator] Dallas has
brought a machete.
It's called a woodsman. I figured
we'll be cutting a lot of wood.
[narrator] And Sean
has brought a fire starter.
The three survivalists have
also been given two pots,
as the temperatures of
this region of South Africa
at this time of year can
reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
And the air is almost
devoid of humidity,
putting them at high
risk of dehydration.
- [Dallas] I've got the map, so let's figure it out.
- [Heather] Let's take a look.
[Dallas] Where are we headed?
- Okay.
- We're here.
[Heather] This is the Limpopo
River and that's a water source,
and we're definitely
gonna need that.
But this area's gonna have a
huge crocodile infestation, so,
guys, we have to keep
our head on a swivel.
[Sean] Also scorpions, snakes,
better watch where we're putting our feet
while we're on the move.
Let's get started, 'cause,
yeah, we're burning daylight.
[Heather] You first, man.
- [Dallas] All righty.
- [all laughing]
[narrator] Dallas, Heather, and Sean have
been dropped into Limpokwena, South Africa,
a barren, sun-blasted bushveld
where a delayed rainy season
is fueling the desperation
to survive, and
every living being
is in a fight to the death
against a punishing environment
and its starving predators.
[roaring]
[narrator] This k*lling field is nestled
against the legendary Limpopo River,
in some parts roaring,
and in others, bone dry.
Where there is water,
crocodiles lie in ambush,
able to hold their breath
for up to two hours.
Their attacks are responsible for
over 300 human deaths per year.
Back on land, leopards
top the food chain,
pouncing at up to
37 miles per hour.
But the greatest danger
here is the African sun,
whose midday rays
can be fatal to anything
that doesn't seek protection.
[Heather] Africa's already
kicking my a*s, and we just started.
[Sean] Wow, even just
20 feet on that ground,
Holy crap, [exhales] whoo!
- [Sean] Oh, my gosh.
- [Heather] Oh, my feet are on fire. Ah!
[Heather] We're gonna
need to make shoes,
- like, immediately.
- [Sean] Yes.
[Sean] My wife was actually
out here two years ago.
- [Dallas] No way.
- [Heather] Oh, really?
- [Sean] Same spot, yeah.
- [Heather] You already knew what to...
[Sean] Well, her advice was,
"Make shoes right away on insertion."
- [Dallas] Yeah.
- [Heather] How'd she do?
- [Heather] Did she make it 21 days?
- [Sean] She made it 4 days.
[Heather] Oh, no... wow.
[Ryan Eacret] This place wants
to tear us to pieces, doesn't it?
[Sherean Rogouski]
Oh! Wow, that...
- [Ryan] You all right?
- This is bad.
[Sherean] I don't see how we're
gonna make it there without...
- [Ryan groans] Without shoes.
- Yeah.
[Sherean] I cannot die out here.
I just wanna go home.
[Sean] But I'm
real proud of her.
[Heather] I would be, too, she
had the courage to come out here.
Ow, ow, ow.
I've got blisters
all over my feet.
Look, they're
already coming off.
[Sean] Yeah, those
blisters are looking bad.
- [Dallas] I'm going to the
water. [laughs] - [Heather] Yeah.
[Heather] At least the mud maybe
can be a coating temporarily on our feet.
[Dallas] Oh, yeah.
[Heather] We're losing daylight,
guys. As great as this feels...
- [Sean] Ooh, that actually did help a lot.
- [Heather] It did help.
- [Sean] Let's take advantage of these cool feet.
- [Heather] Right.
[Sean groans] I don't think there's any
way you can prepare your feet for this.
Hot pavement in Arizona in the
summer, that's what it feels like.
Little farther, guys, there's a good
shade spot, we can take a break,
- find some bark, make some shoes.
- [Heather] Perfect.
Yeah, I'm the short one,
so I've got the little legs
- compared to you guys.
- [Sean] No rush.
[Heather groans]
Looking for a mopane tree,
'cause that's a tree I've read about.
Got some knowledge on for
this area to make some cordage.
Oh, that was dry. Fudge.
[Heather] The wood is falling
apart. Okay, this is not gonna work.
The materials
just aren't working.
The bark is literally just
dissipating in my hands.
The cordage is not the
material that we need,
and I'm like, "What am I doing?
What am I doing right now?"
This is the river
rocks, actually,
-that are frying the [bleep]
out of me, -[Dallas] Okay.
So, I see that's the least
amount of river rocks right there
- and then once we can get it, we can just haul a*s.
- [Dallas] Okay.
[Dallas] Let's get it done.
[Heather] [bleep]. Oh, [bleep]
[Sean] Oh, my gosh.
[Heather] It is so
intensely hot right now.
It's hotter than everything
I ever experienced.
But we have to move forward.
[Dallas exhales] It's miserable.
[bleeping]
[Dallas] Heat really
does a number on you.
- [Heather] Ah, [bleep]! Ow, ow, ow, ow!
- [Sean] Little more.
[Heather breathing heavily]
Is it just me, or did it get
hotter in the last few seconds?
- [Dallas] Yeah.
- [Sean] Gotta keep going.
[Heather] Yeah.
Otherwise we'll die out here.
[Sean] Oh, [bleep]. There are
tons of thorns and it's really hot.
[bleep].
[groans]
[Heather] I can't do this!
[Sean] Don't stop,
don't stop, keep going.
[Heather] I can't
do this, it hurts!
[Dallas] Relief is right
here, Heather. You got it.
You got it. Got it.
[Heather] This is more
painful than childbirth.
- [Dallas] That is intense.
- [Heather] I have no skin left
on my [bleep] feet.
Heather's feet are just ruined,
uh, blisters, layers
under that, blisters,
totally ripped up.
Um, it's not a
good situation, so,
I'm thinking it's not
very smart to continue on
and go all the way to,
you know, our main camp,
which is still a ways out.
If we're not able to get there
today, it's not the end of the world.
I'm thinking we're better off
to split this up into two days
versus one, to preserve
your feet, especially.
Soon as we can find
the next bit of water,
- let's set up and split it up into a two-day deal.
- Read my mind, man.
[Sean] We've come
up with a Plan B.
It's not our ideal
location on the map,
but, um, tomorrow morning we
can get to our final destination.
- [Sean] Let's go.
- [Dallas] Oh, ah!
[Dallas] Ow, oh, oh!
[hissing] Ohhh.
Right there, right
there, right there.
- [Dallas] That was the worst one.
- Oh, my God.
That's not what I wanna hear.
- [Heather] [bleep]!
- [Sean] Yeah, that's the worst part.
- [Dallas] You got it, you got it.
- [breathing heavily] [bleep]!
It's burning!
[gasping]
You got it.
- [gasping]
- Give me your hand.
Oh, [bleep].
- [breathing heavily]
- Good job.
My muscles are literally
spasming., cramping.
I know I need to get
some water in me
because my body
is shutting down.
[Sean grunts]
[Heather] Oh, my God, oh,
my God, oh, my God, Sean.
I... ah.
- So sorry.
- You're good. You're good.
- I'm so sorry.
- You're good, you're good.
[Heather exhales]
My feet are cooked.
[cries]
[Sean groans]
Oh, dude, there's a
water hole right ahead!
[Dallas] Shut the front door.
Oh, God. [gasps]
[groans]
[Sean] Oh, [bleep], that's hot.
Oh, oh, oh, God.
[Dallas] You gotta
press hard on me.
[bleeping]
[bleep]
Oh, it's the weirdest
cramps ever.
Let's fill that pot
- and get a fire, so we can drink.
- [Sean groans]
[Heather] Are you guys
gonna bring it back up here?
[Dallas] Yeah, I'll fill the pot
if you wanna find
a spot to sleep.
- [Heather] A boma?
- [Dallas] Yeah.
[Dallas grunting]
[exhales]
[breathing heavily]
[Heather] Oh, God.
Please help me.
This is a [bleep] nightmare.
[Sean exhaling] Oh, thank God.
I'm going down like a
fat man on a seesaw.
It's not even funny,
like, this is brutal.
[Sean] We got a
fire. Good job, all.
There's a lot of
large predators here,
and we are definitely going
to be on the menu tonight, so,
we need as much
protection as we can.
For shade, we can
For shade, we can
use the back right there.
It's a pretty steep
fall behind the tree.
This will be safe for
us to sleep tonight.
[Dallas] I'm so dehydrated.
My whole body's cramping up.
- [retching]
- [Dallas] Oh, damn.
[retching] [bleep]
Damn it.
I'm just overheated, man.
Oh, I can't... [vomiting]
I'm just hurting from
this extreme heat.
I can feel the effects
of dehydration,
just feeling
nauseated for a while.
[Dallas] Cramping up so
bad. Oh... [breathing heavily]
[Heather] They're going down really bad,
so I've gotta take up the team's slack.
And now I'm hot-footing it
trying to get this boma together
while the boys
are trying to not...
...heatstroke out.
[vomiting]
Yeah, we're in serious danger.
Like, we have to
get this boma built.
I really don't think
I can do all this...
...lifting alone.
[vomiting]
[cawing]
[retching]
We're in serious danger. Like,
we have to get this boma built.
I really don't think
I can do all this...
...lifting alone.
[Sean] We're losing daylight,
we gotta build a boma here soon.
Cramping up so bad. Oh...
[Sean] Take all your
time you need, man.
[narrator] During periods
of intense dehydration,
muscles can go
into painful spasms.
Due to a lack of
water and electrolytes.
[Heather] The
dehydration is so intense
because the heat is so intense.
Sean, how's Dallas?
He said it's muscle cramps.
My whole body's cramping up.
[Sean] I'll get a
fire going up here.
I want to relocate the
fire away from the river
and closer to the boma, so
we can boil some more water
and get some hydration
in us for tonight.
You can see all these trees
are jacked up by elephants,
there's elephants
walking right through here.
That's real concerning.
How close to the fire
is our perimeter going?
[Heather] Right outside of it.
[grunts]
We have an hour
left of daylight.
We have to hurry and get
a boma structure built up.
- We good?
- [Sean] Yeah.
[Dallas] I'm so dehydrated.
[Sean] We're buttoned
down, tightening our boma,
I feel miserable,
but poor Dallas.
He's vomiting, and
once the night hits,
we're stuck here till daybreak.
[vomiting]
[Dallas] I'm wrecked.
It's really, really scary,
because I have to have water.
But I can't keep anything down.
I don't know if I can
make it through this.
[vomiting]
[Heather speaking]
[Dallas whispering]
Cramping so bad.
We have taken the express...
...elevator to hell.
[Dallas vomiting]
[Sean speaking]
Yesterday, that was the
toughest thing I've ever done.
Now we're gonna press on
nice and early
before the sun, uh,
comes up and starts baking us.
[Heather] Last night was total hell,
I'm so glad that, uh, you are still here.
I'm, like, legit thinking that
I don't know if I can make it.
- We're gonna make it.
- We're optimistic about, uh...
...some good resources
where we're going.
[Heather] Once we get
there it's gonna be sick,
we're gonna catch fish.
I don't think that I
would've made it
through Day 1 if I did not
have both Dallas and Sean.
Dallas literally
helped carry me.
Now I know I've got somebody
that's got some muscle
to help me with
some heavy lifting.
And Sean seems really cool.
I mean, I just met him, but,
uh, he's a stay at home
dad, so this works out great.
I'm really starting to
see all the good traits
that we can band together
and be successful with.
Wow, we are moving
so much faster today.
- [Dallas] Yeah, I think we have to.
- [Heather] Incredibly faster.
[Dallas] I don't want to fall into
the same scenario as yesterday.
[Heather] Oh, that was scary.
[Dallas] Newfound respect
for those who make it 21 days,
if this is Day 2.
And I am ruined.
[Heather] The sun is rising higher
in the sky, so we have to hurry.
[hoots]
[Dallas] My stomach is cramping
and convulsing.
I thought I was dying
yesterday, like, last night.
Reminded me of
heroin withdrawals.
You could take the pain
away if you just got high.
If there is someone out there
that's dealing with drug addiction,
just know that you
can push forward.
There's a light at
the end of the tunnel.
[Sean] Starting to feel that
heat, but it's not unbearable.
- [Heather] Oh, my gosh, yes!
- [Sean] What are you seeing?
[Heather] Water, fish, and fowl.
[Sean] Wonderful.
[mimicking g*nsh*t]
I see areas for us to fish in.
I mean, this is like,
[mimicking choir]
There is a really
good spot for a boma.
Oh, it's sandy, too.
- Sean!
- Coming up, brother.
[sighs]
Fantastic.
[Dallas] Lot more
comfortable than last night.
[Sean] This is
absolutely amazing.
I think we're gonna take a
little bit of rest, get some water,
and then we'll have the
energy to make the boma.
[Dallas] I can make the
fire if he's grabbing water.
[Sean] So now that we're here,
we still have snakes and
scorpions we need to watch for.
There are a lot of dangerous
things out here, they wanna eat us.
They don't get complacent.
Every single minute of their life,
They are trying
not to get eaten.
And that's the mindset
we need to adopt now.
Our top priority is to fortify the
shelter for our safety at night.
[Dallas grunting]
[Sean] We just drag
this up and plug this gap.
- [Dallas] Oh, that's perfect.
- [Heather] Yeah.
[Dallas] Not today, leopard.
[Sean] This is such a cool tree,
this is like a treehouse, just...
If you look behind,
like, this thing,
we could turn this into
a seat or something,
or hang stuff up here.
This is really cool.
In a weird way,
that horrible Day 1,
I think, has set
us up for success.
- [Heather] Today was so much easier.
- [Sean] It was.
[Sean] After that first
night, this is paradise.
This is amazing.
This is home for
the next three weeks.
Whoo-hoo!
[animal howling]
[animals vocalizing]
It's our first night
in a new boma.
You can hear the
animals coming to life, so,
um, we might expect a
little bit more visitors tonight.
[Dallas] Mmm-hmm.
There is something
outside of the boma.
[Dallas speaking]
[Sean speaking]
[Heather speaking]
[whispering] This
is really creepy.
[hyena sniffing]
There is something
outside of the boma.
[hyena sniffing]
[whispering] Really creepy.
[Heather yelps] Ahh! Oh, my God.
[Sean in normal voice] Maybe he left
something in this tree before we got here.
[Heather] [bleep] off.
Pretty sketchy.
[Heather] Just gotta
keep the home fire burning.
[Dallas] Yup. My whole
stomach is just cramping.
[Dallas] Yup. My whole
stomach is just cramping
and convulsing.
[Heather] Oh, great.
- [Heather] Day 3, guys.
- [Dallas] Yeah.
- [Sean] No kidding.
- [Heather] We made it.
[Heather] I was so freaked out
- hearing the hyenas closer.
- [Dallas] Right.
[Sean] Last night, we were
definitely up listening to lots of hyenas,
so last night was
definitely a little scary.
But, uh, we're
gonna go thrive today.
Yeah, time to fish! Fish on.
I need to get some
food on the table for us.
We haven't had anything to eat,
so I think getting food in
their belly would really help.
Look at all the bait that's
swimming around up there.
There's tons of bait.
[Dallas] Oh, that's gonna be
perfect 'cause I'm desperate for food.
[Sean] Yeah.
[Dallas] I got a lot of hope
this morning catching fish.
I'm used to eating a lot.
I've got a lot of muscle
mass, and it's taxing
if you're not feeding it.
I was freaking
starving this morning.
- [Sean] You get one?
- [Dallas] Got another one.
[Sean] You got one? Awesome.
We are ready and
set up to survive here,
and survive 'cause I
know that there's fish here.
- [Dallas] I got a couple of crickets for bait.
- [Heather] You got crickets?
- [Heather] You ready to catch some fish?
- [Dallas] I am.
[Sean] I'm getting a fire going
so we can boil some more water.
It's just really hard to catch
up, uh, from dehydration.
So that is my top priority,
is cycling water, cycling
water, and pushing water.
But I'm excited because I think we
might catch some fish this morning.
And maybe have a
fish fry for breakfast.
[Dallas] Sean's got
a good fire going.
[Heather] Yeah. He's really
good at making water and fire.
How far out can I get this?
It's not going far.
Take it, take it, take it.
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
No.
It's definitely
something good-sized.
Even got my hook!
- [Heather] Oh, you b*stard.
- [Dallas] Oh, no.
[Heather] Oh, yeah, that's good,
though, it means they're bigger fish.
All right, another
hook, another fish.
We keep going.
I brought five hooks,
so we're at four now.
For a fish to take
this bigger hook,
I'm really curious just to
see what kind of fish this is.
- [Dallas] You want me to try it?
- [Heather] Yeah.
[Heather] This is a
40-pound braid test,
so it should be able
to handle anything.
- [Dallas] Got a little tug.
- [Heather] When it hits it,
pull like you're pulling
its soul of its body.
- [Heather] You got it?
- [Dallas] Fish on.
[Heather] Pull,
pull, pull, pull, pull.
- [Heather] Fantastic!
- [Dallas] Oh, yes.
- [Sean laughs]
- [Heather] Yay!
[Dallas] Yes! [laughs]
[Sean] He pulled in a
fish, we're eating today.
This is absolutely incredible.
I'm sure it's gonna be delicious.
[Heather] He's already hit it.
- [Heather] Did you already hit it?
- [Dallas] Yeah.
[Dallas] I'm waiting
first, for him to...
[Heather] Oh, there we go,
there we go, there we go! Got it?
- [Heather] Big one, big one, big one!
- [Dallas] [bleep] big one!
- [Dallas] Yes! Catfish, baby!
- [Heather] Yes!
- Awesome job.
- [Dallas] Whoo-hoo!
[Heather] Get him. Get
him, get him, get him.
- [Dallas] Oh, that one's big.
- [Heather] That's a big one.
[Dallas] Oh! It's gone and
took the... mother of pearl,
- that was a monster.
- [Heather] And it took the hook.
[Dallas] Damn.
[Heather] These things
are precious right now.
So far, we've lost
several hooks.
So, that's a big problem.
I gotta be really cautious
because we know we're limited.
Can we start cooking
on both rocks?
[Sean] I don't see why not.
We're gonna boil one and the
other one will be like a griddle.
Looking forward to
getting some food in us.
[Heather] We're about to
have some good fish filets.
[Dallas] I can't wait.
Ohhh!
- [Heather] Another one?
- [Dallas] Broke the line. That was the big one again.
[Dallas] Dang it.
So I've got catfish fried up,
then we've got a fish soup.
- [Heather] How is it?
- It's food.
- [Heather] It tastes like victory.
- Yup.
[Dallas] We are
feeling like we got a win.
Fish head soup.
Better than dirt water.
I'm very relieved that Heather
is a professional fisherman.
Now it's pretty clear she's
not only brought the right tool,
but she can actually
use it as well.
So, I'm pretty hopeful
that we'll continue.
So, I'm pretty hopeful
that we'll continue
to be able to catch
fish, but being out here,
it's a lot harder
than I had expected.
Maybe it'll get
a little bit better,
but I'm definitely
feeling like I've gotten
a good dose of suffering
in the last few days.
Not bad at all.
No, not bad.
[Heather] We are
literally feasting.
Teamwork!
[Dallas hiccups]
[Dallas belches]
[Dallas shivers]
[Sean]
Just feeling weird.
[Heather] I'm always
afraid you're gonna puke.
[Dallas] Oh, I'm
starting to feel like
it might be coming.
- [Heather] Really?
- Yeah.
[Heather] No way.
I thought you were better.
[Dallas vomits]
[Heather] Oh, no. Not again.
[Dallas groaning] Oh...
- [Heather] Are you gonna throw up?
- [Dallas groans]
[Dallas] I don't think
I have anything left.
I threw up everything earlier.
It's like, ooh, gotta
go slow today.
[Sean] Poor Dallas.
I don't know how
many times he vomited.
Um, if I had a nickel
for every time, though,
I'd be able to fly us
all home first class.
That guy is so freaking tough.
[Dallas] All the food
that I had, all gone,
so it's really, really scary,
because I've got
no food, no calories,
and no water in me.
So, the fish are ready.
We just need crickets.
You'd think this would
be riddled with crickets,
but it's hard to find them.
[Heather sighs]
Now the hunt is on.
I'd really like to get
more protein on the table,
'cause I'm a little
worried about Dallas.
[Dallas] Cricket. [hiccups]
[Heather] He's puking,
and he can't stop.
Sean is Sean.
The water is his
security blanket.
I wish Sean was
doing more things.
It's very frustrating.
[Sean] I definitely
need to focus
on pushing more water.
I feel bad I'm not
able to help out more.
I'm trying to make up for it
[chuckling] by doing
menial tasks around,
but I just need to push water.
We desperately need crickets.
We've gotta eat.
I know that we got water
going, but we have to eat,
and we can't eat
without crickets.
[Sean] Oh, that looks
like it's about to boil.
I know my partner is frustrated,
but I believe the water
is more important,
because I just can't
even mentally function.
Dallas also needs
to push the fluids,
because every night,
he's giving up all
the fluids he took in,
so it's absolutely important,
and someone's gotta do it.
[Dallas] Oh, stomach cramps.
Ooh. The old
light-headedness just hit.
That was fun.
I'm just exhausted.
Every step is a chore.
You stand up, and you
feel a little bit light-headed.
It's just taxing.
It feels like my body
is shutting down.
There's little grub
worms I saw yesterday,
if we flip over wet rocks.
I don't know. We just
gotta find something.
[groaning] Oh...
Ooh.
Pretty intense.
Hey, guys.
Uh, I am done.
I am so sorry, but I don't...
I don't wanna go anymore.
[Heather] You're tapping out?
Yeah.
[Heather] Seriously?
[Dallas] I apologize to
letting you guys down.
I really need you.
Do you know that, right?
I think you'll regret this.
[Heather] I need you, man.
Like, you're really
strong, mentally,
and I know you can make it.
If you can just give
me one more day,
and then, let's go from there.
[Dallas] I'm just wrecked.
[bleep]
[Dallas] I am done.
I really need you.
Do you know that, right?
'Cause somebody making
water every five seconds
isn't gonna cut it for me.
[Dallas grunts]
I need a teammate, man.
Please don't leave me like this.
I'm so sorry, but I don't...
I don't wanna go anymore.
I'm ready to go.
[bleep]
[sighs]
What's going on, Dallas?
I am checked out.
I am tapping out
of this challenge.
Are you sure?
There's nothing I can
do to change your mind?
Nope. I am ready to roll.
[Phil] I'm sorry to hear that.
Please say goodbye
to your partners,
- and we'll get you out of here.
- Okay.
All right.
I wish you guys
both tons of luck.
I know you'll k*ll it.
[Sean] It's super
awesome to meet you.
- Awkward tree hug.
- Yep.
[Sean] It's gonna be a
lot harder without him,
like, just the team,
team dynamic.
This is terrible.
I know. The whole thing
has been really terrible.
[Sean] I'm sad to see him go.
[voice shaking] I mean,
we'd become friends.
I'm genuinely sad.
You left me all alone!
[Dallas] What I feel
the most bad about
is leaving my partners out here.
I can see Heather and
Sean not getting along as well
without me there.
It's a really wussy move,
but I just need
to get out of here.
The old walk of shame.
Figured that I'd be able
to get through this,
because of what
I've gotten through in the past,
making it through jails,
prison, rehab, withdrawals.
I thought, "How bad could it be
to go camping naked
for three weeks?"
But apparently, I was wrong.
[narrator] Dallas
exits the challenge,
after only four days.
His PSR drops
from a 6.3 to a 4.5.
Now it's just us.
We got 17 days left.
[Sean] We got this.
Dude, it's gonna
be hard as hell.
We're downsizing quick, man.
We're going down faster
than Kanye did for
his presidential bid,
and my partner right now,
all he can do is
that water and sleep,
but I need protein.
I need something.
One day at a time.
[animal howls]
I'm trying to see
how active the fish are
in this area compared
to the other area.
This morning,
we're going fishing
in a different location.
Come on.
I'm not really getting
a lot of bites over here.
It's called "fishing,"
not "catching."
That's why it just
takes patience.
- So, I'm gonna head down to that pond.
- [Sean] Okay.
That way, we have
something guaranteed.
Yeah. And I'll
keep cycling water.
We need some food, bad.
Let's go.
I'm gonna be in survival mode,
using the survival
tactics that I have,
and I'm gonna get us
through the 21 days.
My hunger level
is through the roof,
so I wanted to get a
heart of palm to eat.
[grunts]
Palms are so useful in
these kind of situations.
[Sean sighing] Oh, my gosh.
[Heather] It's like
mashed potato consistency
on the inside, and that's
gonna be great for our body,
for those starches.
[Sean] Oh, gosh, yeah.
Oh... With Dallas
gone, that makes our job
a little more
difficult out here,
but this sun is just
kicking my butt.
- It is draining my energy.
- [exhales]
Oh, man.
That's hot.
It's not that I'm lazy.
I just really want to
finish this challenge,
and I need to be
smart and efficient
with not overworking myself,
so that then, the
entire rest of the day,
I'm just lying there worthless
because I've overheated myself.
I just don't want to go
back to the way I was Day 1.
[Heather] Okay.
This is the heart I'm
talking about, right here.
I'm gonna go back
and cut that up.
See how nice that is?
[exhales] We'll have
something to eat.
[Heather grunts]
Sean.
Sean!
- Huh? Yes?
- [Heather] Wake up, baby. Come here.
What's up? What's up?
[Heather] I got
something for you.
[Sean] Yeah?
Yes.
[Sean] You just eat it?
- [bites]
- [chews]
I know!
Oh.
This is amazing.
This is actually one
of the best finds so far.
This, right here, is so soft,
and supple.
Oh, my God.
[Sean] I'm just gonna take
a little lie-down for a minute,
and then, I'll go
and get our water,
find some more wood.
[Heather] That's all he does.
All the time.
[Sean sighs heavily]
[elephant trumpeting]
[Heather]
[trumpeting]
[trumpeting]
[elephants trumpeting]
[trumpeting]
[Sean] Holy smokes.
This is really scary.
Like, it's potential death
versus completing the challenge.
It just became very real.
I'm out here to
complete this challenge,
but going home mangled
or in a body bag...
You know, I got a family.
I just need some time to pass.
I just have a lot on my mind.
I was just thinking
about my dad.
[Heather] Oh, really?
[Sean] He had a
pretty horrific death.
It was hard on the
family, you know?
[Heather] Right.
[Sean] So, I'm
thinking a bit from that,
[voice shaking] and so,
I'm thinking about my kids.
[sniffles]
[Heather] What are you thinking?
I don't want them to have to get
bad news over the phone.
I'm not gonna
tap out. I'm just...
This is really scary.
[Heather] I need you
to be here with me,
And be just as ready
to defend ourselves.
[breathing heavily]
[Sean] We got this.
I just... It is just a lot.
[Heather] "I'm not
tapping out, but..."
"I'm not tapping out, but..."
Stop thinking about it!
He lost his dad, and I feel him.
I know what it's like
to lose somebody,
but I don't want him gone.
I need you here
for 21 days, man.
[trumpets]
[Sean] Hopefully, they're
just moving out there.
[trumpets]
[squeals]
[Heather] I'm hungry,
I want some protein,
We had the heart of
palms, which was amazing.
But I'd like to put some protein
in our bellies this morning.
If you're seeing
minnows... Yeah?
[Heather] ...maybe we
could try to use those,
and use those as bait?
We can try. I'm
all about trying.
They're quick and zippy.
[Heather] I'm having a
problem sourcing bait,
and that's something I
normally don't have to face
in my professional arena,
because I use plastic lures.
[sighs in exasperation]
Well, we've lost a hook.
It's all right. I still
got a hook left.
Our fishing hole
is polluted now.
You can't go over
there and take a bath
in the area you're
gonna fish in.
We had a plan that we
were gonna get minnows,
and instead, you
went directly to where
we were gonna fish
in, and walked in it.
That [bleep] the whole plan.
[Sean] I wasn't on
the same page, then.
- I'm sorry.
- I see that, man.
[Sean] Hey, I'm
sorry about that.
I'll make sure I'm
on the same page
- if I don't understand, okay?
- Yeah.
This isn't me trying
to screw your plan,
or just go off wandering.
I just, uh... I didn't...
I wasn't on the
same page. That's all.
[Heather] He doesn't
even know what he's doing.
His actual skills for
survival are not there,
at all, and it shows.
There's a difference
between being a survivalist
and then, like,
having a breakdown
because you see elephants,
and thinking about
your dad dying.
- Like, you know...
- [Sean] Are you [bleep] serious right now?
- Yeah, actually.
- [Sean] Get the [bleep] outta here, man!
I'm not getting the
[bleep] out of anywhere!
And don't ever speak
to me like that again.
- Ever.
- You're gonna bring up my dad?
[sighs]
[Heather] I have a
feeling this is how
the next two weeks are gonna go,
And I will [bleep]
just walk off.
[Heather] There's a difference
between being a survivalist
and then, like,
having a breakdown
because you see elephants,
and thinking about
your dad dying.
- Like, you know, like...
- [Sean] Are you [bleep] serious right now?
You're gonna bring up my dad?
[sighs]
You just ruined a potential
dinner for both of us.
We have personality
issues and differences,
but we're gonna get
through this together...
- [sighs]
- [Sean] ...as a team.
- [sighs] - [Sean] I'm
gonna boil some water,
and I'm your partner,
and you're my partner.
[Heather] We're
also going to develop.
[Heather] We're
also going to develop
your hunting and fishing skills,
so you're a pro by the
time you leave here.
That sounds good to me.
But we're not gonna
bring my dad up again.
[Heather] I'm
sorry I flipped out.
I just was freaking out,
because at this point,
we need proteins,
and I'm like...
[Sean] I got you.
I'm here with you
for 21 days, okay?
[Heather] Yeah.
We've just gotta
stick to a plan, man.
I'm not trying to boss
you around, I'm really not.
I'm trying to teach you,
'cause you will be a
badass fisherman and hunter
- if you just listen, you know what I mean?
- [Sean] Yeah.
[Heather] Just don't take
baths in our fishing spots.
Time to get some firewood.
Heather blamed me
for not catching dinner.
You know, I just had a
lot of stuff on my mind.
My dad is not something
I talk about with people,
or I share, and
unfortunately, I did, yesterday,
and then, uh, that was
just thrown right back at me,
that was just thrown
right back at me,
which is so [bleep] up,
but now, I can tell
she's remorseful,
'cause she apologized
for flipping out,
but it was just
mind-boggling to me.
[Heather] I did
apologize to Sean.
I wasn't trying to take away
from the impact
of losing someone.
I was mad about other things,
so I will respect his loss,
and I will respect the fact
that I know he's went
through immense pain.
Yay! A porcupine quill.
If I could get ahold
of a porcupine,
we would be eating that.
They taste amazing.
Ow. Ow. Ow.
I'm gonna go boot
out another palm tree,
to make shoes for myself,
because I'm going out
and doing everything for us.
What I'm about to boot
out right now is gonna be
great cordage.
Cool.
I'm really thankful for that.
My feet hurt, bad.
These palms have the
best cordage, you know?
Booting up a palm,
I realized how good
this cordage was here,
compared to everything else...
[Sean] Let's cordage it up.
[Heather] ...and so,
now we can make shoes,
so I started
shredding it, and then,
I started making a bunch
of small, little
lengths of cordage.
Make it super long,
make it super thick.
I totally picture it. I got you.
Heather's cranking
out these shoes,
but I came in
here without shoes,
so I know I can
make it without shoes.
I'll just be whipping
cordage together,
because I just want to be a
better help for my teammate,
make us closer and
stronger as a team.
If it's real thick, are we good?
[Heather] Yeah!
It's gotta be thick,
and it's gotta be something
that's gonna keep us
separated from the heat,
and because there's
so many thorns,
so what I've done is
taken the small pieces of
cordage to make a circle,
over and over and over
again, and lash them together.
We'll put it through right here.
This goes on the bottom,
This goes on the bottom,
crisscross,
come around,
boom.
And we will be mobile!
Instead of being stuck
in here from midday
to two and a half
hours before sunset.
[Sean] This morning,
I do want to work
on my deadfalls,
something I wish I'd
got done a week ago...
All around here, there's
lots of birds on the ground.
...so I'm kicking myself
in the tail a little bit
for not having the energy
these past few days,
but today, I'm trying to
push myself a little more,
a little more out in the sun.
Right here.
I just want to catch some food.
It'll make my partner happy,
and that'll make the team happy.
[Heather] These shoes are
pretty important
to me right now,
because I want to go
start exploring other areas,
see if we can find
other food sources.
[Sean] Check it out.
I'm gonna put a lot
of bait down in here,
maybe on the top
side of this rock,
so when it climbs
on this trigger stick...
[clicks tongue] Got it.
And hopefully, I get
some protein out of this.
[Heather] Okay, so we've
got an animal k*ll here.
It's pretty much been
devoured from a lot of the part,
but there's meat
still left on here,
that I can scrape off to
make some sort of bait ba*ls.
Catfish love things
that are rancid,
so hey, maybe this is a gift.
Look what I found!
- Oh, [bleep].
- [Heather] A fresh k*ll.
And I'm gonna use
this meat right here,
then make some
little bait ba*ls,
for catfish.
[fake retches]
That's gnarly.
Let's go see how this works.
[Heather sighs]
I haven't caught
anything since Day 3,
so we need this food
badly. Like, we need protein.
[Sean] Come on,
Heather. Catch a fish.
[Heather] You want
to come try with me?
You can hold the reel.
[Sean] Yeah.
[Heather] Can you let
some line out for me?
[Sean] Yeah.
[Heather]
Something's biting on it.
[Sean whispering] Get it, girl.
[Heather] Hope you're
not taking my bait.
Oh.
All right!
Hey, hey, hey!
Good job.
And I liked the way you
jerked as far as you could,
- it's the way to go about it.
- Man, I wasn't gonna waste any time.
[Heather] We
caught a great fish.
This is such a big
win, and so amazing,
To have a much needed meal.
[Sean] I liked that catfish
the way you cooked
it the other day.
[Heather] Well, let's
go ahead and gut him,
and then, maybe, if we have to,
we can make a soup head with it,
so we can get more
nutrients in our body.
I gotta wash all this off.
It's all covered in sand.
[Sean] Yeah.
[whispering] Nice job, man.
No! No!
He just got... No! Oh, God!
You're [bleep] kidding me.
[Heather] I gotta
wash all this off.
It's all covered in sand.
[Sean] Yeah.
[whispering] Nice job, man.
[in normal voice]
Let's finish that with...
No! No! He just got...
You're [bleep] kidding me.
[Sean] You're good.
[Heather] That was
absolutely my fault.
You're good. We're hungry.
[Heather] We are hungry.
Things are going bad
for me, and now I feel like
I'm literally on the hot grease.
All right. There we go.
[Sean] Heather is a
professional fisherman.
That was a really dumb mistake,
and it's a dumb mistake
that cost us protein
that we really, really
could have used.
Next time, no mercy.
- I'm just gonna hack that [bleep].
- [Heather] I know.
I should have
hacked him right then.
[Sean] If I let a
live catfish go, uh,
how do you think she
would have reacted?
[chuckling] There would have
been some yelling and screaming.
I'm trying to be
the bigger person,
but it's wearing on me.
[Heather] I'm down
to my last hook,
so we gotta make this work.
Take it, take it, take it.
One, two, three.
And they took the hook.
[bleep]
I took a meal, a
much needed meal,
out of my partner's mouth,
and now I don't
have any more hooks.
That's so disappointing.
- But at least we know they bite on this bait.
- Yeah.
[Heather] Can't
always catch them,
that's why it's
called "fishing."
[Sean] Uh, the big
struggle right now
is just biting my tongue
and being a gentleman,
'cause I don't want to
say something I'll regret,
and let my emotions
take control.
[Heather] I'm not
gonna give up on fishing
just 'cause I ran out of hooks.
I'm just gonna figure
out another way to do it.
[birds screeching]
[bellowing]
[Sean] I'm headed out to
go check the deadfall trap,
and we'll see if it
caught anything.
- Hey, yo!
- We've got a winner.
Trap looks disturbed.
I don't care if it's
rodent meat, bird.
We're about to
get more food in us.
Nothing.
Damn it.
I'll set it back up.
[Heather sighs]
[Heather] I just need
some food, man.
My body is just
really coming down.
I'm taking in less
calories in the last week
than a human should
take in in one day.
I was supposed to
come out here and thrive,
and it's a real blow to the ego
to feel myself get
humbled like this.
I'm missing my kids.
I miss them bad. I
miss their little faces.
I miss everything about them.
I just wanna...
I just wanna hold them,
but I'm not gonna give up.
I want to come
home with the honor
of making it to Day 21.
[Heather sighs]
We are at Day 11 right now.
If we can get some
crabs, some fish,
or something of that sort,
I'd really like to get
more protein on the table.
You know?
Okay, I'm gonna
put a fish trap down.
- [Sean] All right. Be safe.
- All right. Thanks.
I just need to cool off.
I need to find an acacia
thorn before I go down.
Where is it found?
All right, let's
go set a fish trap.
I've lost my hooks, a
little down about that,
but I'm being positive
and push through.
I am not gonna sit
back and be complacent.
I'm doing this.
[grunts]
There are some primitive
things that I can do.
Here's a primitive J
hook, using some acacias.
That's how quick you
can make one real quick.
There's a crocodile
right there, moving.
See that? It's about
three meters long.
Man, if I'm not careful,
I'm gonna end up being
lunch for that crocodile.
This is very scary,
because I'm out here
doing all this
stuff all by myself,
and this is a prime example
of when you really need
your partner with you,
because somebody
needs to watch my back.
All he can do is build
shelter and boil water.
There's always an excuse.
I'm so mad, and
I'm so frustrated.
It's basically a trigger snare.
I'm gonna take a Y
branch, put that down,
and then, I'm gonna
bend over a tree
attached to the
trigger mechanism.
Whenever something bites on it,
automatically it'll fly up
in the air with the branch.
Boom, you set the
hook on the fish.
Absolutely putrid.
So, we'll throw this out
with the primitive hook,
into the water with
this rancid meat.
We'll come back and
check this in the morning.
Let's get out of here
before the ticktock comes
up and gets me on the bank.
[Sean] I didn't come out here
to just kind of lie around
and conserve energy.
I had to adjust my
strategy once I got out here.
I've been pushing more fluids,
and that hydration has
just been night and day,
really helping me out,
and I feel a lot better.
I want to explore other places
that we haven't explored yet.
I mean, you patrol
a bigger area,
you're going to
come across stuff,
but you have to be
there in the first place.
I want to look for materials,
I want to look for a nest,
I want to look for something
that fell out of a tree,
um, fresh figs that haven't been
already cleaned by the monkeys.
I see fresh scat, from
probably a baboon,
maybe a monkey,
so [sighs] once they get
ripe, they come and take it.
Oh, I see some
ripe ones up there.
[exhales]
Oh, there's a ton!
But I gotta climb
pretty high up in the tree
to get those figs, so I'll fall.
It's not just gonna hurt,
but it's probably gonna
fracture something,
or multiple things,
but with any reward,
you gotta take a risk.
[exhales]
[exhales]
I don't know about this.
[grunts]
[grunts]
Oops.
This is higher than I realized.
[breathing heavily]
[exhales]
Oh, yeah.
[grunts]
Holy crap.
[bleeping]
[Sean] Argh.
[exhales]
[breathing heavily]
[bleeping]
[grunts]
[Sean] When I look
down, it is a vertical drop.
Oops.
There's a very
real risk of falling.
[exhales]
[exhales]
[breathing heavily]
[exhales]
[sighing in exhaustion]
[breathing heavily] Oh, sh**t.
That was super intense.
Almost fell out of the tree.
[breathing heavily]
Look at all these figs.
I hope Heather appreciates it.
It's not the protein we
want, but this is a big win,
just adding another
thing to our menu out here.
[exhales]
How's it going?
[Heather] Good. How are you?
[Sean] I climbed a tree.
Oh, yeah?
Baboons got pretty
much all the ripe figs.
I got some almost ripe ones.
How many figs do you have?
- Uh, I'm not sure.
- What's your head count on your figs?
What's your inventory?
Let me ask you that.
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight,
nine, ten, eleven.
Cool. Can I get half of those?
[Sean] You can have
more than half, yeah.
No, no, no. I don't want
to take more than half.
It's really frustrating,
'cause I need some protein,
and I became a vegan.
Not by choice.
[Sean] My partner is
incapable of saying anything
without throwing in a jab.
I'm working my tail off
to get her water,
to get her stuff.
I didn't do anything to
her, I never wronged her.
It's just a negative,
toxic cloud.
Bitter as heck.
They weren't in season yet.
[Heather] Let's go
check the fish trap.
I'm in a survival situation.
I'm gonna need protein, and I need
somebody that can walk up to a bird
and snap its neck and not cry.
So I'm doing this
without anyone's help.
The fish trap has
not been triggered.
We still got a
line in the water.
No fish on it.
There's a warthog
crossing the river.
That's a big boy.
Unfortunately, we don't have
the materials to hunt and k*ll.
I've been trying to ignore Heather's
snide, underhanded comments.
She's taking for granted
my time and my energy.
These have some orange in 'em.
Getting food for her,
getting water for her...
I'm just trying to take the high
road and be a positive person,
um, and not let someone so negative
just bring me down to their level.
[Heather] I'm gonna look in
these isolated ponds first...
...and see as they're
shriveling up if I can find...
...some little fish in there.
There's a bubble
coming from that one.
And it's a pretty active hole.
It really kills me I didn't come
here earlier with my hooks.
I don't want to get in the
water because it's super murky.
I know there's crocodiles here,
so it's never safe
to enter the water.
These fish are trapped in it.
I've heard the local fishermen
use a poisonous tree here
called the Tamboti
to catch fish.
They put branches in small
ponds and a toxin in the bark
stuns the fish, making
them float to the surface.
This would be the perfect
place to try Tamboti sap
to see if it will
zap the fish for us.
Now I just need to find
a Tamboti tree out here.
[Heather] Yo.
- What's up?
- [Sean] How was it?
[Heather] I found
some isolated ponds...
- [Sean] Oh, nice.
- [Heather] ...that have a ton of fish activity.
That would be the perfect
place to try that Tamboti sap
to zap the fish for us.
[Sean] Cool.
[Heather] The water's
really murky over there, too...
- [Sean] Oh.
- ...in those holes.
[Sean] How deep was it?
- The water's murky.
- [Sean] Mmm-hmm.
So you can't tell.
[Sean] Well, there's murky water here
and you put a stick in it, I don't know.
I can't get out there.
[Sean] I just don't
know. I wasn't there, so...
Well, I can't get out there.
I mean, if it's murky,
I can't get out 20 feet.
[Sean] Okay.
[Sean] You know, every
time I ask you a question
you give me some attitude.
[Heather] I mean, I just
told you I couldn't see it.
And you said, "Well,
we use a stick."
I... I couldn't get out there.
That's the answer. I
really couldn't get out there.
I can't go out 20 feet
in murky feet of water...
- in the water.
- [Sean] I didn't know it was 20 feet,
I haven't been out there.
It's just your
answers are always
so... just condescending
and aggressive.
- It's not necessary.
- It's not condescending and aggressive,
I think you're just a
hypersensitive person, period.
You cried when we saw elephants.
Are you seriously going there?
[Heather] Yeah, I mean
I'm not afraid of these things.
Heather, I am done putting
my energy into feeding you
and giving you water only for
you to [bleep] on me every day.
You talk [bleep] about me.
- No, no...
- [Heather] Don't worry about it.
- Then you care of yourself, I'll take care of myself.
- You talk...
- [Heather] That's how we'll handle it.
- That sounds good.
- [Heather] Cool.
- We are on the same page.
[Heather] Perfect.
[Sean] This was just the straw
that broke the camel's back.
I had to finally speak up,
because it's every single day
that she talks down to
me, and it's so demeaning.
When I'm doing this
to try to support her.
I don't disrespect her
and talk to her like that.
All I want is the
same treatment.
[Heather] In order to respect his
opinion, I'd have to respect him.
You can't blow up like that when
you don't bring anything to the table.
What do I bring to the
table? The whole [bleep] table.
[Sean] I finally told Heather I'm tired
of spending my time and my energy
getting water and
getting food for her,
Then she gives
me [bleep] for it.
It's just so disrespectful.
I just have a big weight
lifted off my chest.
But I still have
to live with her,
literally feet apart and
be a roommate with her.
[Heather] Sean told me
that we're on our own,
that he's no longer
gonna get me water.
You know, whatever.
My heritage is Native
American and white.
In the Cherokee tribes,
going and getting water
was given to pre-adolescents or
elderly people that couldn't function well.
Just saying.
[Sean] This is, uh, one of the first
big storms coming in during the day.
We haven't had
any heavy rain yet,
but, uh, it is the start
of the rainy season,
so we'll see what's
about to happen.
I love it when the wind
gets crazy like this!
I, for one, am super
excited about all this wind.
This honestly feels like home,
I feel like it's hurricane
weather again,
We're running around prepping.
I'm getting wood.
[Sean] The
weather, the way it is,
firewood's absolutely critical and I'm
gonna start gathering as much as I can
to keep those embers
going through the night,
but for my own fire.
[Heather] Looks like
the storm stopped.
All that fuss for nothing.
Now if we could find
some of that Tamboti
to try to get some
fish, that would be ideal.
You know, Sean's not
gonna help me do anything.
I'm pretty much
on my own anyway,
so he made that call.
If you're not giving me water,
I'm not giving you anything, bro.
You're gonna figure
it out on your own.
So I found it. This is Tamboti.
Ah!
Tamboti.
That white sap right there?
This is the bad boy
I've been looking for.
I'm gonna cut some of
these branches down,
drag 'em over to
that isolated pond,
drop 'em in there, and
hopefully the next day
we're having fish.
[Sean] I've been cranking
out some deadfall traps.
I wanna catch some
protein for myself.
[Heather] I'm just waiting on
the knife to go cut that Tamboti.
I was trying to get that
done early in the morning
before it gets hot.
I've had this plan for days.
[Sean] I didn't realize you
needed to take the knife with you,
I didn't realize you
were waiting for it now,
so I'll make the rest
of this this afternoon.
You can go beat the heat.
[Heather] Okay,
cool. Great, thanks.
[sighing]
[Sean] Knife's by the exit.
[Heather] Okay, thank you.
[grunting]
[Sean] It's just like this
with everything with her.
You can't talk to her, you
can't engage in conversation
without her interrupting you.
So rude, so inconsiderate, but
I'm stuck in this boma with her.
[inhaling]
Just trapped.
I spent the first
half of my challenge
trying my best to support her.
I'm out here to
ground with nature
and she's ruined it for me.
So, I'm strongly
considering moving out.
[Heather] Oh, wow.
Look at all the sap
that comes out of it.
If I can find a... a new
boma that's suitable today,
I'll be out of here
before she gets back.
[blowing softly]
[Sean] I spent the first
half of my challenge
trying my best to support her,
but I'm stuck in
this boma with her.
Just trapped.
So, if I can find a... a new
boma that's suitable today,
I'll be out of here
before she gets back.
[Heather] This is Tamboti.
The sap coming out
here, it's dangerous.
If it gets into your eyes, it
could cause you to go blind.
I'm not feeling
so good right now.
I have a really bad headache
and I feel like I'm about to pass out.
I don't think I want to
touch this stuff anymore.
I'm gonna lay down for a minute.
I don't feel good at all.
As soon as I started
throwing away this stuff,
I feel seriously disoriented.
It was weird. I almost
started walking that way.
- Hey.
- [Sean] Hey, what's up?
[Heather] I'm not
feeling good at all.
I don't know what's wrong.
[Sean] You think
from the Tamboti, or...
I just feel all disoriented
and I feel like I'mma pass out.
It could just be exhaustion.
- It could be.
- I have... yeah.
I mean, I have a
serious headache.
- I hope you feel better.
- [Heather] Thanks.
[Sean] I'm not gonna ditch
her if she's potentially sick.
I'm just gonna
rest for a minute.
[Sean] Everything she's
describing right now
is exactly how I felt
my first week out here,
after that brutal insertion.
She needs to rest,
she needs to hydrate,
she needs food.
All the things that I needed
she [bleep] on me for.
Yeah, karma.
It'll come and get ya.
[Sean] Unfortunately, this
morning, Heather's still sick.
And of course I'm
never gonna be happy
when someone is sick regardless
of how they've treated me.
We're going to give up on
the Tamboti plan just to be safe.
I'm gonna go see
if I can catch a fish,
catch some protein for us.
I made some cordage.
I also made a good,
strong fishing line.
I carved out a little,
uh, primitive gorge hook.
Tie it off in the
middle like this...
...slide it up like this.
Your bait's on here
when the fish bites it...
...and it pulls it down.
It turns like this in its mouth.
I just need some bait.
I just caught a praying mantis.
[whispering] There's
so many fish in here.
Swimming right over it.
I see them eating
stuff off the surface.
They just swam
right by this thing.
They're just swimming around it.
Unfortunately, I'm not
having much luck fishing.
All right.
I'm gonna call this.
I'm gonna go put that
praying mantis up on my, uh,
deadfall trap just to
add some bait to it.
[Heather] My body is
just really coming down.
Maybe similar to
how Sean was feeling.
His was acclimation,
whereas mine is the fatigue
and maybe the Tamboti tree.
Maybe I've been too
harsh to Sean about it,
and maybe I've been
taking Sean for granted.
Thank you for the water.
I really appreciate you.
[Sean] You're very welcome.
I'll get you a refill
whenever you need it.
[Heather] There's a
lot that's on my mind.
Africa's been a beast.
Definitely the hardest challenge
I've ever faced in my life.
I'm ready to see my kids,
just hug 'em, and tell them how
much they really mean to me.
And I regret any time I've
ever told them that I was busy.
And I'm not gonna take any of
those moments for granted anymore.
[Heather] I feel
a lot better today,
but Africa's changing me.
I'm becoming more humble.
Just putting one foot
in front of the other
seems to be an accomplishment.
Miss Overachiever's gonna have to
cut that list down to one thing a day,
so I can continue, uh,
without falling flat on my face.
I'm trying to pace myself.
And I'm trying to
get things done,
but at the same time my
body's just, like, telling me,
"Girl, stop."
[Heather] Ooh, ooh!
Look at the elephants.
They're right across the...
[whispering] Sean, Sean!
- [Sean] Hmm?
- Sean, get up!
- Look at the elephants right across the tree.
- Oh, I see 'em!
[Heather] Wow...
[Sean] Oh, it's a bunch.
[quietly] This is
freakin' awesome.
What a spectacular view.
[Sean] So cool.
[Heather] Can you just imagine
that thing charging at us?
I have imagined it.
- [Heather chuckling] Oh!
- You might recall.
Terrified.
[Sean chuckling softly]
[Heather] This is a little
connection bonding moment
with my partner right now.
I'm glad that I have
him here with me.
- [Sean] Look at the little baby coming up from behind.
- [Heather] I know, look!
[excitedly] Look,
look, look, look, look!
- Look, she's copying her daddy!
- I know.
And that's what
that elephant's about.
That's what that herd is.
They don't know anything
but to protect their family.
They protect their
children fiercely...
...as any parent should.
And...
I'm days away from
seeing my babies.
But I'm gonna be just
like those elephants.
I just wanna kiss my babies.
[Sean] I know Heather's been
thinking a lot about her little girls
as we get closer to the end.
I miss them like I
miss water on my lips.
Oh!
[Sean] And my kids and
my family are on my mind,
and I'm realizing Heather's
my family out here.
We've got each other's backs,
and we're taking care of each other,
and I feel bad for ever thinking
that I would leave her behind.
[whispering] So cool.
[Heather whispering]
They're beautiful.
I love this.
[Heather] I'm gonna
check my fish trap.
I definitely need
some carbs in me
and get a little bit of energy.
[Sean] I'm gonna keep
water cycling, cycling, cycling.
[Heather] Cool, thanks!
Keep the home
boma fires burning.
[Sean chuckling softly]
I don't know what
happened. It's weird.
I just feel close
to Heather now.
After those elephants,
the toxic cloud of negativity
is pretty much gone.
All that bitterness and pettiness I had
been harboring these past few days,
I don't know what
happened, but it's been lifted.
[Heather] Sean and I are
working really well together.
I didn't realize
until right now.
We just have
different survival styles,
But it doesn't mean
we're enemies.
It just means we
have different opinions.
Hmm...
It did get triggered, and
something actually ate...
...the hook, and the bait.
But... you just keep trying.
It's trial and error.
My traps aren't working.
Sean's deadfall isn't either.
So I need to go get
me some heart of palm
so I can put some sort of
carbs and something in me
that's gonna give me
a little bit of a boost.
Winner winner, chicken dinner.
[mumbling] Oh, fantastic.
He looks a little peeved.
There's a hippo staring at me.
And he is not happy
that I am banging away
at a palm tree.
Look buddy, I'm not
trying to... [hippo sputtering]
Oh yeah, now he's making noise.
I need this resource, bad.
Let's see what he does.
If he goes underwater,
I may have to back up.
The palm tree is
hanging over the edge.
I mean, one false slip,
I'm falling in this water.
They're fast, they
go 40 miles an hour.
Super territorial.
Oh, [bleep].
Yikes.
I'm having to...
...quickly get out of the area.
Now you see what
I'm dealing with.
It seems the crocodiles
are the big threat.
No way.
Those hippos can actually
chomp a crocodile in half.
It's not worth me getting
a heart of palm right now.
That's scary.
I can see him again.
I'm doing it anyway.
Whoo!
Hungry Hungry Hippo
wasn't taking me down today.
- Look, look, look.
- [Sean] Awesome!
Hey, you want
some heart of palm?
[quietly] Oh, yeah. Thank you.
[Heather] Check that out.
So good.
- [Sean] I really appreciate the offer.
- [Heather] You're welcome.
[Sean] It's a super
cool peace offering.
Heather just spent a
lot of time and energy
booting out a palm.
I know that took
a lot for her to do.
Um, that's a real
big thing of her,
because I know
she really needed it,
and she really earned it.
[Heather] I'm
gonna eat in the dirt.
I don't care, dirt don't hurt.
[Sean exhaling]
- [Heather] Oh, my God! It's cold.
- [Sean] Oh, man.
Uh-oh.
[thunder rumbling]
Holy [bleep]!
[Heather] I mean, the
skies look pretty dark.
[Sean] All around, I'm
looking 360, it's all the same.
[Heather] Yeah.
It is pouring down rain,
and it has started
raining in here.
And I am soaked, covered in mud,
trying my hardest to keep
my fire from going out.
[softly] It's still raining.
It's still cold, it still sucks.
There's no way to
get out of the rain.
[Heather] I didn't come
this far to just come this far.
But gosh!
What a nightmare!
[Sean] The rain and
the wind all combined
can absolutely take
us out of this challenge.
[Heather] I'm
freezing, I'm shaking,
I'm afraid I'm gonna
go into hypothermia.
I'm miserable.
Absolutely miserable.
I hope that the whole
night's not gonna be like this.
This is truly awful.
Oh God, please help me.
[Heather] Another glorious
day here in South Africa.
Come on down to Limpopo River.
[breathy female
voice] Lim-po-po!
[Heather] Enjoy a nice
holiday butt-naked on the river,
infested with
crocodiles and hippos.
If that's not enough
action for you,
just wait till leopards come
out and rip up your neighbors
as they shriek and cry.
- And you know what I love?
- [Sean] What?
[Heather] When we go down
to the spa and we get in water
with baboon feces.
That's how we wash off!
[Heather] And you know what
else we do with that water?
[Sean] We drink it.
[Heather] That's the kind
of adventure waiting for you
down here in Limpopo.
- Come on down!
- So hot.
[breathy female
voice] Lim-po-po!
[Sean speaking]
[Heather speaking]
I've had to keep
these coals going...
...so I can have something and not
have hypothermia 'cause it's so cold.
And just when you think
it couldn't get any worse,
the fire has actually
burned through my bag.
I'm miserable.
Absolutely miserable.
[animals chirping loudly]
[Heather] I can't
even make this up.
But the rain has stopped and...
[animals chirping loudly]
We've been here for three weeks.
It's never been like this.
The night before we're leaving,
every single animal is
going crazy right now.
It sounds like a car
alarm's going off.
I'm assuming maybe
the rain's caused this.
I'm still leaving
in the morning.
[Heather] It's the
morning of Day 21.
I'm getting ready to
get up out of the biatch!
It's extraction morning.
I did not sleep last night.
It was, uh, a beast of a night.
That was apocalyptic.
Africa... there's no telling
what she's gonna deliver.
[Sean groaning]
I'm ready to go. How about you?
[Heather] I am ready
to get out of here.
[Sean] We wanna go quick,
but we also want to go slow
and steady so we're safe.
- You know what I mean?
- [Heather] All right, sounds good.
There is a part
of me, obviously,
that is terrified that today
will end up somehow...
...like insertion.
[Sean] I know I've
lost a lot of weight,
definitely know
I'm malnourished,
and so I am feeling the fatigue.
I just do not want a
repeat of that insertion.
[sighing]
Aw, the sun's coming out.
- [Heather] Okay.
- [Sean] This is a sign.
Here, let's take a look at the
map, figure out where we're going.
Okay.
- Okay.
- Okay, we're right around here, correct?
[Heather] Right.
Extraction... that
hill right over there.
Extraction... that
hill right over there
looks to be about where
extraction's gonna be.
So that's a good landmark
for us to start heading towards.
[narrator] Heather and
Sean must dig deep,
walking five miles to
their extraction point,
avoiding herds of elephants.
The bulls weigh upwards
of 14,000 pounds,
and protective mothers
will trample anything
that seems a
threat to their calves.
The pair must escape the
rain-slicked ravines of the Limpopo.
Then, after a mile in the
open and thorny bush,
they'll face a rocky climb to a
plateau patrolled by leopards
and crawling with
venomous scorpions.
Upon ascending,
the pair must trek on
until they reach a dirt road
where they will be rescued.
[Heather] Let's go ahead
and cross over there,
where it's the easiest
to get up, you know?
[Sean] Yeah, no, sounds good.
[Heather] I'm a little
sketched right now.
You see that up in the sky?
[Sean] Clouds are
moving pretty quick.
[Heather] We came in on
the hottest day possible,
and we're leaving
when it's super cold.
Ironic.
[Sean] Yeah, this is
slippery, so careful.
- [Heather] Watch for scorpions and snakes.
- [Sean] Yeah.
[Heather] Oh, and it's so
cold. That wind is blowing.
[both] Crazy.
- Careful, this is slippery.
- Okay.
My heels are slipping a little.
You got it.
Take your time, slippery rocks!
[Heather] I am looking around at
every single step I'm taking right now,
because my shoes that I've
made are not for wet weather,
and they're just
barely hanging on.
Ah! [bleep].
- [Sean] You okay?
- [Heather] [bleep]. Ow, ow.
[Sean] Got it?
[Heather softly] Yeah.
[Sean] All right, yeah. Take
your time. Slow and steady.
[Heather] Yeah.
[Sean] All right,
this looks slipper...
Ooh, Oh, [bleep].
[Heather] You okay?
[Sean] Yeah, no, I
just wasn't expecting it.
[Heather] Oof.
[Sean] There we go.
Look at these prints.
What is that?
[Heather] Leopard prints.
[Sean] Gotta keep
our head on a swivel.
We can't get so focused
on our final destination.
[Heather] We have to
be extremely cautious.
[Sean] Getting
into thorn country.
[Heather] No man's land.
[Sean] Man, there is
no path through here.
Yeah, I'll go first.
- [Sean] All right.
- [Heather] Since you don't have shoes on.
Ow.
Here's a knob berry, be careful.
[Sean] Oh, I see it. Thank you.
[Heather] And then you're about
to get into some acacias really bad.
[Sean] All right, thanks.
[Heather] What is that?
[Sean] I don't... I don't know.
[Heather] Just be cautious.
[Heather] I am exhausted.
We've been walking
what seems like forever.
[Sean] Now we
gotta start climbing.
A lot of rocks...
[Heather] Ow! That rock I
just stepped on is really loose.
[Sean] All right.
This is really steep.
[Sean] The concern of snakes,
scorpions, things like that,
it's a bigger threat here.
[Heather] I do feel the
burn in my legs. Do you?
[Sean] Yeah, feeling it.
[Heather] Definitely
an African StairMaster.
[Sean] Oh, my gosh.
Look at this view.
[quietly] Oh, wow.
You see that lush, green
strip where the riverbed is?
All the trees?
[Heather] That's our home,
- or was.
- [Sean] I know. Feeling nostalgic.
[Heather] We had our
own little treehouse.
[Sean] And it kept us safe.
It's a weird feeling to, uh,
spend so much time
somewhere, even though it was,
you know, miserable,
hot, cold, raining, naked.
It's so pretty. All around, 360.
[Heather] It is beautiful.
[Sean] I am gonna miss it.
It's just one of those things
I can't describe to anyone
except for two other
people, Heather and Dallas.
- [Heather] You ready?
- [Sean] I'm ready, let's go.
We're almost there.
[Sean softly] All right.
[Heather] My legs are
tired. How about you?
[Sean] They're feeling fatigued,
but ah, we're getting close.
I can feel it.
It's starting to
level out up ahead.
[Heather] Is it?
[Sean] Keep your eyes
peeled for some sort
of obvious sign of
an extraction point.
Oh, my God. This is opening up.
I think this may be it.
Oh, my God. Is that a road?
It is a road!
- Oh!
- [Sean] It is?
[Heather] Ah! Yes!
Yes!
Oh, my God. I'm gonna cry.
[Sean] Oh, my goodness.
Oh, my God!
I can't even believe
this is happening.
I feel like I'm literally
in a dream right now.
[Sean] You can't prepare
yourself for the emotions that come.
It's sad to leave this place, but now I've
got my family and my home on my mind.
We're family now.
Yeah.
[Sean] Dallas, brother,
if you would've held
out one more day, man,
I know you could've made it.
[Heather] You would've
loved this, Dallas.
[Sean] If Dallas had stayed,
it would've been different.
He and Heather
had clicked a little,
so I think it would've
been easier.
Obviously, we went
our little separate ways,
but somehow we
came back together.
[Heather] I couldn't be happier that
we're walking out of here together.
Sean and I have definitely
grown as partners.
I regret a couple of
ways that I talked to Sean.
I'm very blunt and honest,
and maybe I could've been
a little bit gentler with him.
But we still were somehow...
we came together as a team.
It was a... a pull, a tug,
sometimes a push and a shove.
- Yeah.
- But... we needed each other.
And now, we're both
gonna go see our families.
Coming out here, it has
changed me emotionally,
it has changed me physically.
It's made me realize
the importance of family.
It made me realize that I
don't have to be 100 percent,
or actually, 200 percent
career-driven all the time.
Maybe it's time I actually
stop and smell the roses.
[narrator] Over the
course of the 21 days,
Heather lost 10 pounds.
Her PSR rises from 7.3 to 7.7.
[Sean] Sherean, my
wife, who tapped on Day 4,
the best advice she gave
me... "Just wait another day."
If you can do one more day, you
never know what will present itself.
Being able to take that
advice really, really helped me
to ground myself with nature, have a
spiritual experience with the Earth Mother,
and, uh, just to process grief.
And now I feel super
close to the Earth,
which made me
feel close to my dad.
[narrator] Over the
course of the 21 days,
Sean lost 35 pounds.
His PSR rises from 6.5 to 6.9.
[Sean] The fact that
I made it out here,
I know my dad would be proud,
but the thing he'd
be proudest of
is just that I did my best to be a
gentleman and take the high road,
and that's more important
than making it 21 days.
Your honor, your
integrity, your character,
that's really what's important.
I love you, Dad.
[Heather] Oh, man.
It's been awesome.
I love it! It's been real!
- It's been awesome.
- It's been real!
Whoo!
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15x06 - Sucker Punched in South Africa
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Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists who meet for the first time naked and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness for 21 days.
Each episode chronicles the lives of two survivalists who meet for the first time naked and are given the task of surviving a stay in the wilderness for 21 days.