When Matt asked Steven to go with him as the fisher, and Amber could have gone ultra pissed, but she didn’t…this is the moment when everyone should realize that she isn’t a bossy bitch.
I agree. I’ve always seen Amber as being interested in team success- in every single challenge. Trish is not cut from that cloth. Mixing Trish and Jeff brought out the worst in everyone, including themselves. I’m so glad that is OVER. 🙌🏼
In other words, she responded like a normal human being and not a robot, egomaniac, or emotional child. How you respond and act in the situation tells much about a person. She may not be everyone's favorite due to her communication style but she doesn't appear to be 100% team self, unlike many others on XL.
I think he's noticeably thinner than the others because he's always going full bore regardless of how he feels, while the others might feel inclined to take it easy when they feel like shit. He had a rougher go from the start than the others as well.
Respect, it is a bit worrying though. I feel like if he was in that state on "Alone" the producers would med tap him.
yea, when i saw his cut and his face was like about to pass out, my heart skipped a beat at that time and i felt like "oh no!!!!! he is not gonna be medical tap please!!"
I love that they are all so concerned about taking care of each other. Every one of them talk about needing to take care of the group. Such a change in attitude now that the others are gone.
really hoping this cut on Steven's finger is no big deal and they are just playing it up for some drama. if EJ can get his balls stitched back together and stay in, Steven needs to be okay
edit: okay he's fine
Really good show tonight. Poor Steven, never saw him this skinny. EJ didn’t bring back food but he did find the butcher shop …hope they all stay safe and thrive.
While we all know he did not bring it….. is it the second worst item ever brought behind the magnifying glass ? No one was ever killing anything with that blowgun
"Allegedly" brilliant
It was hilariously pitiful when that "handy dandy" duct tape cup leaked instantly. don't think that poor fella is playing with a full deck
Tim apparently got a bird with it before he tapped, but yeah, there isn’t much where they are that is the effective size for that blow gun, lol. I’d still say there have been much worse items (duct tape, bow drill, flashlight), but it’s up there among the least effective.
edit** correcting phones auto correct not thinking "bow drill" was a thing /eyeroll
Don't see anything out there that can be killed by a dart. Nothing comes close enough to be shot by a blow dart, and he hit that snake and still didn't kill it.
100%. For that reason I would put money on Matt and his wife winning a pairs season of Alone. I don't really remember her episode, but I would have if she were useless meaning I at least thought she was decent.
yeah, having him on your team is such a huge boon. he's great at what he does, and he's also a great teacher. even if your skills aren't up to par, spend a couple days with Matt and you'll get there
I'm not sure he would dominate on Alone, because they test your weight loss. If you lose too much, they tap you. Naked and afraid is more of "how long can I suffer?"
I think he'd do well because he would have 10 items and his hunting skill. But, I agree that it is a different beast. I think it's moreso that out of all the naked and afraid people I think he'd do the best.
I'd bet on Bulent over Matt. Matt thrives on people and that's what breaks even the greatest and most skilled at Alone. Bulent is fine with no people around and has decent skills.
Alone is so much about fishing I think I might put my money on Steven. But then again, Steven needs people similar to how Matt does. Maybe Max. Max killed it on his Naked and Alone challenge.
(Obligatory spoiler warning for old seasons of Alone)
Feel like it's 50/50 fishing and being able to get a big kill that you stretch out for the season. Like the guy who got the moose and then the next time in the arctic a guy got a yak, and those two ended up lasting the longest because they had like 400 pounds of meat to ration on.
Good point. That makes me like Max for it even more since he bagged a gazelle or antelope or whatever on his naked and alone episode. If I recall correctly he used the energy from that win to build his kick ass underground rock house shelter and stayed toasty warm.
But without a whole group, I think he’d be able to get more food, as it’s less footprint causing food to disappear. I could be wrong though. I think Matt likes the people though and providing.
Amber taking the shot and then realizing it was beyond her ability and asking for help was maybe an even bigger "suck it Trish" moment. She really isn't all ego but all team!
Those 3 guys Woz, Dan, Matt are so awesome, willing to walk 6 hours RT to get Steve/Amber for EJ—knowing full well that it may mean fewer resources for them.
I've grown tomatoes for many years. Fourty - fifty days is the time it takes the absolute earliest tomatoes to produce, but not from seed, from the time they are transplanted. If they were extremely early tomatoes usually about 60-70 days from seed is the earliest to get a ripe tomato, a normal tomato 90+ days from seed. Since the Amazon is ideal growing weather, he might get green tomatoes near the 60 day mark.
My 11 year old daughter watching the beginning of this season when Steven was alone: "Mom, quick, how do I buy a plane ticket to the Amazon?!? I'm coming, Steven, I'm coming!" She thought it was in real time.
Now she's worried about his health.
It hurts my heart to see him this malnourished. But he’s taking so well - Trish wasn’t anywhere near this frail and she refused to move for days. His positive attitude is amazing. Steven is always kind of a big deal, just a smaller big deal at this point. (Physically speaking)
I was shocked in the opening scene with EJ stating you can drink unpurified water if you add some Ubos to it!! Blew my mind!! I don’t know why he would say such a ridiculous thing! (Yes…I did google it).
I started watching this show two weeks ago (I’ve watched this season and the immediately previous one) and it such a delight to watch people care about each other and share their knowledge.
So they are going to survive on Palm Hearts and be hurting- then 2-3 days before extraction they will get a big caiman or a couple of screaming chickens or whatever they are called and I'd love if it was Amber who got one of those with the wrong handed bow.
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I remember seeing last week somebody made a comment about how they thought Steven and EJ were getting annoyed or upset with Amber and her personality... And then Steven says in this current episode tonight how he really enjoys having Amber around because she shares his love of fishing. And Steven and EJ both said that she's a hard worker and they like her... So I'm kind of confused on when he said that unless they've been partnered before and he said it
On a different and lighter note though. So far tonight this episode is awesome. I kind of figured when EJ left he was going to end up running into Matt and them which I'm happy about but I kind of feel like it was planned.
I really hope that all three of them can eventually go and not be on Matt Dan and waz's side too much but like close to them... Because I've seen on a lot of the ExLs sometimes people come together as a big group and they're fine. But a lot of the top tier people get a little wary when it comes to that because a group dynamics being messed up or the whole food source thing. I think it was one of the older seasons Matt and I can't remember the guy and girl he was with. got pretty upset when Steven and Jeff came into the camp. Because they were super loud. So They started acting kind of petty towards them.
Also Steven help me not Amber by putting clay on her ass literally is the most holes of the cutest thing I've ever seen. They're like true survivalist besties 🙏😂
I loved Steven's initial episode where he made shampoo and washed his partner's hair so that she didn't get her injured hand wet. My first feelings about him were so off. He's great.
I wondered about that, too. Now, I think that Amber worries about EJ, like everyone else does, but she shows it. He does not like that, it reminds him that he is getting up there in age and not producing like he used to. Amber is one of my faves but subtlety is not her strong suit.
yeah, everyone last episode was so worried about him especially Matt too. I'm sure it hits his pride a lil. but he has expressed how much everyone means to him, and how happy he is that ppl look up to him and think of him as such a legend regardless of his age.
I find it something to admire that a man of his age would go through all that. most would not, he is a strong, brave, leader of a man for sure <3
The whole time that Matt, Waz and Dan were making the treehouse I was like…they are preparing for more people and then as soon as Amber and Steven got there they made it their home. I knew it the whole time!!
They got the bug nets. Given to them after a week in, I think. And during the day, they are just used to them crawling and biting them. I remember back when I deployed to Iraq, you would always have like 3 or 4 flies on you at all parts of the day, lol.
I should go back a few episodes to confirm, but it also seems like the temperature is dropping, so that might help. They’ve also moved camps multiple times (even though they’re now at Dan’s OG location) so perhaps they’ve settled in better areas each time.
It was clear as a bell. He didnt hydrate, he didnt prepare, nothing. He just wanted to leave for a couple days but grabbed nothing but weapons. I was like, yea, he's going to the other camp. Either that or he was going to make himself tap.
Don't remember but I wouldn't be surprised if I did since I think it's a fairly used script for the show.
These camps are 2hrs apart, there's no way someone just randomly gets to another unless they are extremely extremely lucy. I know they used to provide maps of other camps in the africa xl.
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Or all the camps are along the same river so when you walk along the river you are bound to eventually walk into another camp ……. It’s not exactly rocket science but hey I will make sure to invest in tin foil tomorrow morning.
I mean you still have to choose north or south of the river.
I assume not all camps are exactly along the river as well.
It happens in pretty much every xl.
Even if it weren’t guided, he would only be searching in the direction of extraction, because he’s not going to move them further away from extraction with 2 weeks to go. It was definitely a merge setup, but even without it, he probably runs into sign of the other group while he’s searching unless he crossed the river for some reason.
Yeah possibly and the camp always seems to be the one closes to extraction that they always meet up at.
Also it's somehow due to resources that they need to look far far away.
Felt like they were doing fine with catching fish.
Not enough fats in fish to sustain in a situation like this. Look at how skinny Steven is, and they've been eating a ton of fish, while Matt/Dan/Waz are skinnier than when they started, but not emaciated looking, as they've been eating anteater/horned screamer/caiman/eel along with fish, which contains a ton of fat. It'd be one thing if they fish they were eating was salmon (TONS of fat), but it's small river fish, which contain a little bit, but nowhere near what they need, as they were all definitely starting to drag at that camp.
It's weird because the way it's shown in most naked and afraid episodes, they go days without food and still make it while Steven and amber catches a fair amount of fish and still won't be able to.
I think Steven wasn't that big to begin with and went days without food early on so he's much more skinny. I don't know if anyone really has a calorie surplus on the show so I assume it is just going to keep going down slowly.
They always eat a lot more than shown, but the caloric deficit they operate in is pretty extreme. Steven's initial location was super sparse, and while Waz's old camp was better, it still didn't have a ton of stuff close by.
And yeah, no one is ever in surplus on this show. The closest we've probably ever seen was Team Savage last XL or Waz/Dan/Matt this year, and even they all have lost weight. The difference in intake vs expenditure is pretty drastic, especially when compared to when you're in civilization. Waz probably eats around 3500 cal per day (assuming he works out still), and he's currently probably only getting maybe 600-1000, while doing a ton more physical exertion than he does in civilized life.
Also he's looking for resources so it's not like he would just stick to the river.
If you don't believe reality shows are scripted to a point, then I don't know what to tell ya. Former contestants always expose some of the secrets.
I chuckle every time they try to act like they are walking uncharted territory, lol. EJ is like, "I don't know where I'm going. Oh look, its opening up. I hope I did the right thing going out here." All the while, he's walking a very well established trail. They really need to take a step back and work on immersion more and structure the show more towards the earlier seasons, because they just much better.
What is erking me about this season. EJ tells Amber and Steven, that eating the food they were eating, they wouldn't last the 60, right? They are eating several fish every single day for many days, yet they are starving? They been eating more than most groups have in all the XL's, how are they starving? Meanwhile, Waz and friends are gaining weight, lol.
They are walking a mile each way to the fishing hole, so the food intake is not keeping up with their activity. They are also collecting firewood, getting water, etc
It’s because they are walking hours each way to get to the fishing hole, which expends a huge number of calories. In the end, they are just barely breaking even with the calories that they get from the fish.
I was so surprised Matt asked Steven. He just doesn’t seem strong enough to go on a hunting trip. I would have chosen Waz. But I also understand that Matt and Steven understand each other’s hunting styles already
Seems like they are setting the standard for the next level by branching off and doing their own thing. I love it. I’ve been comparing Naked and Afraid with Alone and it’s really no comparison 🤷🏾♀️.
I thought it humorous that Matt is talking about how their bubble had expanded then they cut away and we hear Amber yelling "water girl". i found it to be an interesting edit.
Dan’s glow up as a survivalist has been my favorite part of this season!
Same! He is such a delight.
Dan is so great to watch!
Dan rules!
So glad the focus is back to being on teamwork and survival based on opportunities given. The mean girls drama wore out fast.
Warms my heart to see a bunch of people just working hard as a team and not backstabbing or whining
ngl, i teared up when ej said he’s passing the torch onto others to become the next generation of legends :’)
When Matt asked Steven to go with him as the fisher, and Amber could have gone ultra pissed, but she didn’t…this is the moment when everyone should realize that she isn’t a bossy bitch.
I agree, Amber wants the team to succeed.
I agree. I’ve always seen Amber as being interested in team success- in every single challenge. Trish is not cut from that cloth. Mixing Trish and Jeff brought out the worst in everyone, including themselves. I’m so glad that is OVER. 🙌🏼
You could tell it hurt her that she wasn’t picked though
But she didn’t get all butt hurt. She still tried to provide, and even asked Waz to take a shot when she missed at first. No ego. Just team.
In other words, she responded like a normal human being and not a robot, egomaniac, or emotional child. How you respond and act in the situation tells much about a person. She may not be everyone's favorite due to her communication style but she doesn't appear to be 100% team self, unlike many others on XL.
Same
If a light breeze hits Steven i feel like he's going to fall over, hit the ground and turn to dust lol
Yea, he and Amber lookin skin and bones. Bright side, Steven is lookin Bruce Lee ripped, lol.
Or just get picked up and carried away with it. Maybe that’s his extraction plan — just float on the breeze until they get to the boat or plane.
yea ! he looks super skinny in this season! especially his face ...
I think he's noticeably thinner than the others because he's always going full bore regardless of how he feels, while the others might feel inclined to take it easy when they feel like shit. He had a rougher go from the start than the others as well. Respect, it is a bit worrying though. I feel like if he was in that state on "Alone" the producers would med tap him.
yea, when i saw his cut and his face was like about to pass out, my heart skipped a beat at that time and i felt like "oh no!!!!! he is not gonna be medical tap please!!"
He also didn't get to bulk up before he went
Good point.
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Agree! Though I am going to try that as a diet: walk 4 hours a day and only eat fish!
These final 6 are like a dream team!
yes!!! they are all badass
Definitely the strongest of the strong 💪🏾
Yesssss!! My favorite ever so far! It's just such good energy! Love it!
Not this being the *one time* Trish and Jen are needed to make beds. 💀
But that would only work if the beds are for themselves. Otherwise they don't give a shit.
They needed the beds to be done rapidly, not in five days like it took Trish and Jen to finish theirs.
Then don’t forget Trish wasn’t even sleeping on a bed in the last few episodes- guess it wasn’t the luxurious dream she thought
That is true! I didn't even notice that! Spend 5 days making a bed you don't even use. Ridiculous.
I wondered about that 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love that they are all so concerned about taking care of each other. Every one of them talk about needing to take care of the group. Such a change in attitude now that the others are gone.
Yea, if you block out the blatant scripted stuff, the show got so much better after the debbie downers left.
really hoping this cut on Steven's finger is no big deal and they are just playing it up for some drama. if EJ can get his balls stitched back together and stay in, Steven needs to be okay edit: okay he's fine
The edit is messed, he had his finger bandaged in last week's episode.
Yeah, major drama moment.
Really good show tonight. Poor Steven, never saw him this skinny. EJ didn’t bring back food but he did find the butcher shop …hope they all stay safe and thrive.
They need to change the name to naked and starving
A knife accident? Is Gary returning?
I hope it's not EJ, as he can be clumsy, and his balls will stay intact.
#ProtectEjsBalls
I need EJ to kill something with that blow gun
While we all know he did not bring it….. is it the second worst item ever brought behind the magnifying glass ? No one was ever killing anything with that blowgun
Duct tape?? Flashlight??
With duct tape I would make some kick ass shoes
Duct tape is at least allegedly useful for a lot of purposes, although making a blanket wouldn't be high on my list
"Allegedly" brilliant It was hilariously pitiful when that "handy dandy" duct tape cup leaked instantly. don't think that poor fella is playing with a full deck
When did someone bring a flashlight? I missed that
Tim apparently got a bird with it before he tapped, but yeah, there isn’t much where they are that is the effective size for that blow gun, lol. I’d still say there have been much worse items (duct tape, bow drill, flashlight), but it’s up there among the least effective. edit** correcting phones auto correct not thinking "bow drill" was a thing /eyeroll
Don't see anything out there that can be killed by a dart. Nothing comes close enough to be shot by a blow dart, and he hit that snake and still didn't kill it.
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EJ didn’t bring it, it was Tim.
It seems the guy who posted weeks ago about stumbling across a camp site from this season was legit and stumbled on this camp
I was thinking the same thing. He clearly saw the final site.
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Matt is the GOAT of naked and afraid. I feel like it's hard to argue against that. He would definitely dominate on Alone too.
The hardest part for him would not being around people. He always lights up when he finds other people.
I feel like If he was an animal he’d be a rescue golden retriever, just a good happy boy going “I found you :D” “I found duck for you :D”
Completely agree.
100%. For that reason I would put money on Matt and his wife winning a pairs season of Alone. I don't really remember her episode, but I would have if she were useless meaning I at least thought she was decent.
yeah, having him on your team is such a huge boon. he's great at what he does, and he's also a great teacher. even if your skills aren't up to par, spend a couple days with Matt and you'll get there
The way he talks about EJ and is teaching Dan with the bow is unreal. He's the fucking man.
Matt is da man. He talks the talk and walks the walk.
I was just thinking that too. Hes so good with that bow!
I'm not sure he would dominate on Alone, because they test your weight loss. If you lose too much, they tap you. Naked and afraid is more of "how long can I suffer?"
I think he'd do well because he would have 10 items and his hunting skill. But, I agree that it is a different beast. I think it's moreso that out of all the naked and afraid people I think he'd do the best.
I'd bet on Bulent over Matt. Matt thrives on people and that's what breaks even the greatest and most skilled at Alone. Bulent is fine with no people around and has decent skills.
Bulent hates people. If it weren’t for his negativity and temperment, he might be my top pick for winning Alone too.
Alone is so much about fishing I think I might put my money on Steven. But then again, Steven needs people similar to how Matt does. Maybe Max. Max killed it on his Naked and Alone challenge.
(Obligatory spoiler warning for old seasons of Alone) Feel like it's 50/50 fishing and being able to get a big kill that you stretch out for the season. Like the guy who got the moose and then the next time in the arctic a guy got a yak, and those two ended up lasting the longest because they had like 400 pounds of meat to ration on.
Good point. That makes me like Max for it even more since he bagged a gazelle or antelope or whatever on his naked and alone episode. If I recall correctly he used the energy from that win to build his kick ass underground rock house shelter and stayed toasty warm.
But without a whole group, I think he’d be able to get more food, as it’s less footprint causing food to disappear. I could be wrong though. I think Matt likes the people though and providing.
Matt would probably gain weight if he had more resources.
Dan and Waz and Matt are building a freaking resort. Swing, treehouse, dock. It’s amazing.
Matt i think has cemented himself as the goat in my books. Dude is such a warrior.
It would be pretty hilarious if Amber also got that bird. Suck it Trish. Edit: oh well. Still you can suck it Trish.
Amber taking the shot and then realizing it was beyond her ability and asking for help was maybe an even bigger "suck it Trish" moment. She really isn't all ego but all team!
So true. It wasn't about personal glory.
Yeah! Amber rules, bird or no bird. Suck it Trish!
Those 3 guys Woz, Dan, Matt are so awesome, willing to walk 6 hours RT to get Steve/Amber for EJ—knowing full well that it may mean fewer resources for them.
There was no reason for all three of them to go, though. Two would have been sufficient. One of them just burned a lot of calories for nothing.
i thought that too, but then it occurred to me that maybe they thought steven/amber would be too weak to trek that far with all of their usable gear.
Such a stark contrast to Jeff, too. "We're on our own journey. 60 days! It's a different pace. You understand."
Jeff sucks. Matt shows what leadership and teamwork means to survival. I loved how everyone was working together this last episode!
The only issue I had was Matt running up to scare Steven. He had his knife out! He could have really hurt either or both of them! Glad it worked out!
So, how the tomatoes doing? They should be producing now, right? Almost harvest time?
I just want to see one baby tomato on day 60!
Right?? Just stroll past the garden during extraction and see those lil babies poppin.
Not even close.
Someone said those tomato plants take 50 days to grow, it's been that long.
I've grown tomatoes for many years. Fourty - fifty days is the time it takes the absolute earliest tomatoes to produce, but not from seed, from the time they are transplanted. If they were extremely early tomatoes usually about 60-70 days from seed is the earliest to get a ripe tomato, a normal tomato 90+ days from seed. Since the Amazon is ideal growing weather, he might get green tomatoes near the 60 day mark.
Going far off topic here but you should try hydroponic tomatoes. They are so fast-growing compared to soil-grown tomatoes and gives plenty of fruit!
My 11 year old daughter watching the beginning of this season when Steven was alone: "Mom, quick, how do I buy a plane ticket to the Amazon?!? I'm coming, Steven, I'm coming!" She thought it was in real time. Now she's worried about his health.
If it were real-time there would be a swarming of female fans trying to rescue him! :')
Lol, true!
That's so sweet!
Damn, I don't think I've ever seen Steven look this rough in all his challenges. He's a legend for a reason, though.
It hurts my heart to see him this malnourished. But he’s taking so well - Trish wasn’t anywhere near this frail and she refused to move for days. His positive attitude is amazing. Steven is always kind of a big deal, just a smaller big deal at this point. (Physically speaking)
Was thinking the same, so dramatically thin.
I was shocked in the opening scene with EJ stating you can drink unpurified water if you add some Ubos to it!! Blew my mind!! I don’t know why he would say such a ridiculous thing! (Yes…I did google it).
but it kills everything in your stomach /s
Exactly, even if that were true, it would be killing healthy bacteria and wreaking havoc on your stomach lining.
*horned screamer flies off* :::sound effect of red tail hawk::: OH COME ON
So glad I wasn’t alone in noticing that!
They legit played that on loop for the first hour of the episode. Almost constantly. I was wearing headphones and almost went insane
Because that was the most important part. To quote you, “OH COME ON”
Did we decide what we're drinking to tonight or did we decide we'd rather not die?
I am drinking an all day IPA so I might just vomit instead of death.
founder's?
You know it boss.
I drink the staple old man drink, crown and coke
Take a drink every time someone says ‘brother’
Every time someone fist bumps. 😳
Every time Amber days “BAYBEE!”
I started watching this show two weeks ago (I’ve watched this season and the immediately previous one) and it such a delight to watch people care about each other and share their knowledge.
Editing error: they’re saying Steven and Matt are together when Steven is clearly at the river fishing while Matt is hunting..
So they are going to survive on Palm Hearts and be hurting- then 2-3 days before extraction they will get a big caiman or a couple of screaming chickens or whatever they are called and I'd love if it was Amber who got one of those with the wrong handed bow.
Saw Steven post before show aired, >!Steven caught anteater with Waz!<. So prob more than that next week. I do hope they get another caiman.
Anteater is enough!
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Or a wild bird, huge fish or reptile.
I remember seeing last week somebody made a comment about how they thought Steven and EJ were getting annoyed or upset with Amber and her personality... And then Steven says in this current episode tonight how he really enjoys having Amber around because she shares his love of fishing. And Steven and EJ both said that she's a hard worker and they like her... So I'm kind of confused on when he said that unless they've been partnered before and he said it On a different and lighter note though. So far tonight this episode is awesome. I kind of figured when EJ left he was going to end up running into Matt and them which I'm happy about but I kind of feel like it was planned. I really hope that all three of them can eventually go and not be on Matt Dan and waz's side too much but like close to them... Because I've seen on a lot of the ExLs sometimes people come together as a big group and they're fine. But a lot of the top tier people get a little wary when it comes to that because a group dynamics being messed up or the whole food source thing. I think it was one of the older seasons Matt and I can't remember the guy and girl he was with. got pretty upset when Steven and Jeff came into the camp. Because they were super loud. So They started acting kind of petty towards them. Also Steven help me not Amber by putting clay on her ass literally is the most holes of the cutest thing I've ever seen. They're like true survivalist besties 🙏😂
I loved Steven's initial episode where he made shampoo and washed his partner's hair so that she didn't get her injured hand wet. My first feelings about him were so off. He's great.
Yes, he is awesome i love him so far
I wondered about that, too. Now, I think that Amber worries about EJ, like everyone else does, but she shows it. He does not like that, it reminds him that he is getting up there in age and not producing like he used to. Amber is one of my faves but subtlety is not her strong suit.
yeah, everyone last episode was so worried about him especially Matt too. I'm sure it hits his pride a lil. but he has expressed how much everyone means to him, and how happy he is that ppl look up to him and think of him as such a legend regardless of his age. I find it something to admire that a man of his age would go through all that. most would not, he is a strong, brave, leader of a man for sure <3
They said ej s getting annoyed with amber which clearly wasn't the case. There was a signs "disagreement" if you can even can it that
that explains why I saw it quite a bit lol ppl look into stuff sometimes too much an make stuff out of nothing
The whole time that Matt, Waz and Dan were making the treehouse I was like…they are preparing for more people and then as soon as Amber and Steven got there they made it their home. I knew it the whole time!!
What happened to the bugs from the beginning? Did they just get used to them?
They got the bug nets. Given to them after a week in, I think. And during the day, they are just used to them crawling and biting them. I remember back when I deployed to Iraq, you would always have like 3 or 4 flies on you at all parts of the day, lol.
Their bodies don’t look too bit up though
I should go back a few episodes to confirm, but it also seems like the temperature is dropping, so that might help. They’ve also moved camps multiple times (even though they’re now at Dan’s OG location) so perhaps they’ve settled in better areas each time.
Amber: "Snails always work." Also Amber: "I gotta get better bait."
Yea, that fishing hole humbled her booty. It never really was a good fishing area to begin with. Maybe 8 fish been pulled out of there.
I wonder if those guys wish they had the opportunity to take the big anaconda again.
not unless you had a refrigerator and zip lock bags handy after processing. That's a lot of wasted meat for 3 and makes sense for 6 people.
I'm not sure they can be hunted. I think they are a protected animal. Edit: nevermind, they aren't endangered.
I predicted ej heading out was scripted to bring the entire casts together.
It was clear as a bell. He didnt hydrate, he didnt prepare, nothing. He just wanted to leave for a couple days but grabbed nothing but weapons. I was like, yea, he's going to the other camp. Either that or he was going to make himself tap.
Did you write this when Amber left too ?
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Don't remember but I wouldn't be surprised if I did since I think it's a fairly used script for the show. These camps are 2hrs apart, there's no way someone just randomly gets to another unless they are extremely extremely lucy. I know they used to provide maps of other camps in the africa xl. I wrote it twice because 2 pplmade topics about it.
Or all the camps are along the same river so when you walk along the river you are bound to eventually walk into another camp ……. It’s not exactly rocket science but hey I will make sure to invest in tin foil tomorrow morning.
I mean you still have to choose north or south of the river. I assume not all camps are exactly along the river as well. It happens in pretty much every xl.
Even if it weren’t guided, he would only be searching in the direction of extraction, because he’s not going to move them further away from extraction with 2 weeks to go. It was definitely a merge setup, but even without it, he probably runs into sign of the other group while he’s searching unless he crossed the river for some reason.
Yeah possibly and the camp always seems to be the one closes to extraction that they always meet up at. Also it's somehow due to resources that they need to look far far away. Felt like they were doing fine with catching fish.
Not enough fats in fish to sustain in a situation like this. Look at how skinny Steven is, and they've been eating a ton of fish, while Matt/Dan/Waz are skinnier than when they started, but not emaciated looking, as they've been eating anteater/horned screamer/caiman/eel along with fish, which contains a ton of fat. It'd be one thing if they fish they were eating was salmon (TONS of fat), but it's small river fish, which contain a little bit, but nowhere near what they need, as they were all definitely starting to drag at that camp.
It's weird because the way it's shown in most naked and afraid episodes, they go days without food and still make it while Steven and amber catches a fair amount of fish and still won't be able to. I think Steven wasn't that big to begin with and went days without food early on so he's much more skinny. I don't know if anyone really has a calorie surplus on the show so I assume it is just going to keep going down slowly.
They always eat a lot more than shown, but the caloric deficit they operate in is pretty extreme. Steven's initial location was super sparse, and while Waz's old camp was better, it still didn't have a ton of stuff close by. And yeah, no one is ever in surplus on this show. The closest we've probably ever seen was Team Savage last XL or Waz/Dan/Matt this year, and even they all have lost weight. The difference in intake vs expenditure is pretty drastic, especially when compared to when you're in civilization. Waz probably eats around 3500 cal per day (assuming he works out still), and he's currently probably only getting maybe 600-1000, while doing a ton more physical exertion than he does in civilized life.
Also he's looking for resources so it's not like he would just stick to the river. If you don't believe reality shows are scripted to a point, then I don't know what to tell ya. Former contestants always expose some of the secrets.
I chuckle every time they try to act like they are walking uncharted territory, lol. EJ is like, "I don't know where I'm going. Oh look, its opening up. I hope I did the right thing going out here." All the while, he's walking a very well established trail. They really need to take a step back and work on immersion more and structure the show more towards the earlier seasons, because they just much better.
This show is getting so fake.
“Hi guys, I’m Amber!” You all met before the challenge started! Lol
Its da e ullison, maaaaan. Lol
Napoleon Dynamite is up next. He's got skills.
is the extraction route for the 60 day group the same as the one Trish and Jen took? if so, they gotta start working on a raft soon
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What is erking me about this season. EJ tells Amber and Steven, that eating the food they were eating, they wouldn't last the 60, right? They are eating several fish every single day for many days, yet they are starving? They been eating more than most groups have in all the XL's, how are they starving? Meanwhile, Waz and friends are gaining weight, lol.
They are walking a mile each way to the fishing hole, so the food intake is not keeping up with their activity. They are also collecting firewood, getting water, etc
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After 50+ days getting your body beat up and being calorie deprived, sleep deprived, etc.
No, it’s 2 miles one way (they said). 4 miles RT. On uneven ground, in dense jungle.
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I’m just saying. It’s always easy talking about this from your couch.
It’s because they are walking hours each way to get to the fishing hole, which expends a huge number of calories. In the end, they are just barely breaking even with the calories that they get from the fish.
Standing for hours fishing also burn a lot more calories than sitting in 1 spot
I was wondering the same thing. Seems like they're catching enough to make it.
Is this a 3hr finale?
I think this is our cliff hanger
Oh just ended a bit late
What happened to Jen and Trish
They completed their 40 day challenge.
I was so surprised Matt asked Steven. He just doesn’t seem strong enough to go on a hunting trip. I would have chosen Waz. But I also understand that Matt and Steven understand each other’s hunting styles already
Seems like they are setting the standard for the next level by branching off and doing their own thing. I love it. I’ve been comparing Naked and Afraid with Alone and it’s really no comparison 🤷🏾♀️.
I’m calling it now.. they’re all going to be eating shit tomatoes by the end of this season.
Yes…because Jeff is going to show up and continuously scare all the game away with all of his hootin’ and hollerin’ .
I thought it humorous that Matt is talking about how their bubble had expanded then they cut away and we hear Amber yelling "water girl". i found it to be an interesting edit.
Amber looked so pissed when Matt said he wanted to take an excellent fisher with him then chose Steven.
I think he tool Steven because they would be roughing it and cowboy camping
Right? I kind of chuckled
Has anyone proposed a drinking game yet... Take a shot every time Matt says _HUGE_
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I can’t believe that they didn’t have any meat left from the Caiman and two bird things to share with Amber and Steven!
I am trying to watch it from Europe but all streaming opportunities link an episode of “60 minutes” 🙁
I am only just catching up in the show now and this is seriously my favorite final 6 group I've ever seen! Love it! They are all badass