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(woman) WE CAN MAKE IT IN NEW YORK.
WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE IT OUT HERE IN THE SAHARA.
STARTING TONIGHT...
(man) OH, MY GOD. LOOK AT THIS. IT'S INSANE.
(woman) YOU GUYS, I'M NOT LOOKING DOWN!
GEE!
DAMN! (grunts) NEW HORSE.
OH, MY. IT'S FREEZING.
WILL BEGIN AN EXPEDITION LIKE NO OTHER...
ACROSS THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF MOROCCO.
THEY'RE FRIENDS...
WE'RE FABULOUS.
WE'RE ALL NEW YORK CITY FIREMEN.
(man) NOBODY DOES. YOU THINK WE EVER RODE A CAMEL BEFORE?
WE'RE MIDWEST GIRLS.
WE ARE MORE THAN JUST SISTERS. WE'RE BEST FRIENDS.
WHO HAVE DECIDED TO COMPETE TOGETHER
WHOO!
(man) WHOO!
(woman) OH, MY GOSH!
AAH!
AND CHARACTER?
(grunts)
FIND OUT TONIGHT.
WELCOME TO...
♪♪♪
13 TEAMS OF ORDINARY AMERICANS
ARE DRIVING ACROSS THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
TO A REMOTE AREA OF THE SAHARA DESERT
FIERCELY GUARDED BY LOCAL WARRIORS.
IT LOOKS LIKE MOUNTAINS OVER THERE, BUT THEY'RE SAND DUNES.
OUR TEAM NAME IS FAB 3. KARI IS MY LITTLE SISTER,
RYAN IS MY EX-BOYFRIEND,
AND WE'RE ALL BEST FRIENDS AND ROOMMATES.
I THINK THAT SOME OF THE OTHER TEAMS WILL UNDERESTIMATE US.
(laughs)
DID Y'ALL SEE THE CAMELS?
MY GOD. IT'S SHOW TIME, BABY.
I DIDN'T COME JUST FOR A SAFARI.
WE'RE THE COUNTRY BOYS.
WE'VE REALLY BEEN TRAINING FOR THIS ALL OUR LIVES.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH MISSISSIPPI WITH A LOT OF SAND.
(squeals) READY!
WE'RE LATIN PERSUASION.
WE DEFINITELY HAVE NOT BEEN CAMPING OR ANYTHING,
BUT WE'RE FROM THE CONCRETE JUNGLE.
WE MAY NOT BE USED TO CLIMBING MOUNTAINS,
BUT WE CLIMB STAIRCASES IN THE SUBWAY.
(laughs)
I'M DRIVING IN MOROCCO.
IT DOESN'T EVEN SEEM REAL.
I CAN BE PRISSY.
THIS IS A COMPETITION. I COULD GET DIRTY,
BUT I NEED MY LIP GLOSS IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. (laughs)
(men shouting indistinctly)
THESE GUYS MAKE AN INTIMIDATING IMAGE, THAT'S FOR SURE.
(bells jingle)
WHOO! I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
THAT'S WHAT'S KINDA SCARY ABOUT IT.
THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT.
(horse neighs)
IT FEELS LIKE GAME DAY. MY PALMS ARE SWEATY. I'M NERVOUS.
WE'RE FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
WE PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOGETHER,
AND THEN WE ALL WENT OFF TO GO PLAY IN THE NFL.
WE'VE BEEN IN THE FOOTBALL ARENA.
NOW WE'RE GOING INTO THE OUTDOOR ARENA.
THAT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR US.
(man) HEY! (speaks Arabic)
OUR TEAM'S NAME IS MOM'S ARMY,
BECAUSE ABB AND I-- WE WERE IN THE ARMY,
AND THIS IS OUR MOM THAT'S WITH US,
OUR STRATEGY FOR WINNING THIS COMPETITION IS
(man chuckles)
SO WHEN WE FIRST REALIZED
THAT THERE WAS A GUY IN THE COMPETITION WHO WAS BLIND,
I FELT LIKE, AWESOME. ONE--ONE DOWN.
AS A BLIND GUY, I'VE BEEN COUNTED OUT SO MANY TIMES.
PEOPLE MAKE ALL THESE ASSUMPTIONS,
ALL THESE STEREOTYPES,
BUT I'VE BEEN TO THE SUMMIT OF A LOT OF PEAKS,
INCLUDING EVEREST.
SO IF THIS COMPETITION
REALLY PLAYS TO OUR SKILL AND EXPERIENCE,
WE'RE GONNA WIN IT FOR SURE.
I'M 69, GONNA BE 70 THIS FALL.
PEOPLE MIGHT THINK I'M GONNA BE KIND OF WEAK BECAUSE OF MY AGE,
BUT TRUST ME, I'M GONNA BE IN THERE WITH THE BEST OF' EM.
I WOULDN'T WANNA RACE AROUND WITH MY GRANDPA.
I WOULDN'T WANNA RACE WITH MY GRANDPA EITHER. NO.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SOME EXTRA WEIGHT TO CARRY.
(singsongy) LATIN PERSUASION.
WE CAN DO IT.
(man) THOSE LATIN GIRLS DON'T HAVE A CHANCE.
LOOK AT THEIR CLOTHES. THEY'RE NOT PREPARED FOR THIS.
THEY LOOK LIKE A DANCE GROUP.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO AND THE SAHARA DESERT.
(all cheering)
(man whistles)
THESE ARE THE BRAVE BERBER WARRIORS.
THEY'VE PROTECTED THIS LAND THROUGHOUT HISTORY.
AND IT'S WITH THEIR BLESSING
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO ENTER THEIR LAND
AND EMBARK ON THE GREATEST ADVENTURE OF YOUR LIVES.
(man) YEAH!
THEY HAVE A SAYING--
"CHOOSE YOUR COMPANIONS BEFORE CHOOSING THE ROAD."
SO I WANT YOU GUYS TO TAKE A SECOND AND LOOK AT EACH OTHER.
LOOK AT YOUR TEAMMATES AND ASK YOURSELF,
"HAVE YOU CHOSEN WISELY?"
BECAUSE IF ONE OF YOU QUITS,
YOUR ENTIRE TEAM IS OUT.
THE RULES ARE SIMPLE.
THE EXPEDITION'S BEEN BROKEN INTO TEN STAGES.
EACH STAGE HAS A SERIES OF CHECKPOINTS.
THE LAST TEAM TO CHECK IN AT THE END OF EACH STAGE
WILL BE ELIMINATED, BUT FOR THE TEAM THAT STICKS TOGETHER
AND CROSSES THE FINISH LINE FIRST,
HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HERE,
WILL WIN $150,000
AND THREE BRAND-NEW FORD EXPLORERS.
(man) WHOO-HOO!
YEAH!
IN ORDER TO CLAIM THAT PRIZE,
YOU'LL CROSS THE DESERT,
YOU'LL CLIMB SNOWCAPPED MOUNTAINS,
YOU WILL PADDLE RAGING RIVERS.
IT WILL TRULY BE AN ADVENTURE LIKE NO OTHER.
THE GATEWAY TO YOUR EXPEDITION
IS ON THE SAND DUNE BEHIND ME.
AND JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR--
THAT FLAG ON THOSE SAND DUNES.
YOU'LL PASS THROUGH THE FLAGS AND LOOK TO THE WEST.
FROM THERE, YOU'LL SEE YOUR FIRST CHECKPOINT--
THE CAMEL OUTPOST, WHERE YOU WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS
(bleep) (bleep).
(laughter)
I'M LOOKING UP AT THE SAND DUNE,
AND I'M LOOKING AT THE FLAGS AT THE TOP.
MY PALMS ARE SWEATY. MY HEART'S BEATING.
THIS THING IS LARGER THAN ANY STADIUM I'VE EVER PLAYED IN.
IT'S ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE FOOTBALL FIELDS HIGH, AND IT'S IN SAND.
WHEN THE HORSEMEN FIRE THEIR WEAPONS,
YOUR EXPEDITION HAS BEGUN.
REMEMBER, BE STRONG, WORK TOGETHER,
AND NEVER GIVE UP.
(woman screams)
(woman) OKAY.
(man) DO IT.
(man) NICE AND EASY.
YEAH.
I KNOW. MINE ARE, TOO.
(man) I'M ALMOST THINKING THAT, IKE. I DON'T KNOW, BROTHER.
COOL.
YEAH.
(Erik) WHEN I'M HIKING, I'M FOLLOWING SOMEONE,
SO I'M LISTENING REALLY CAREFULLY TO THEM.
SOMETIMES A PERSON'S OUT IN FRONT, JINGLING A BELL.
I HAVE THESE TWO LONG TREKKING POLES,
AND I'M USING 'EM, YOU KNOW, IT KINDA GIVES ME MORE STABILITY.
AS A BLIND GUY, IF--IF--SAY I LOSE,
PEOPLE WILL BE LIKE, "OH, HE GAVE IT A SHOT,"
YOU KNOW, THAT'S EXPECTED. BUT I MEAN, IF I WIN,
NOBODY WANTS TO LOSE TO A BLIND GUY.
(laughs)
WE'RE, UH, SECOND.
WE'VE GOT A SISTER AND, UH, TWO GUYS.
THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES IN FRONT,
(Erik) AND THESE GUYS TELL ME THAT THE TWO GUYS AND THE LADY--
THEY HAVE KNEE-HIGH SOCKS ON, AND I JUST THINK,
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN LOSE TO GUYS WITH KNEE-HIGH SOCKS.
IF WE LOSE TO GUYS WITH KNEE-HIGH SOCKS,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO HIDE MY HEAD IN THE SAND.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO MOVE.
IT'S ABOUT TO LEVEL OUT A LITTLE BIT. JUST PUSH.
THE STEREOTYPE OF GAY GUYS IS THAT WE GO CLUBBING,
WE'RE SASSY, WE WEAR WIGS, BUT WE'RE JUST NORMAL GUYS HERE.
WE'RE VERY ATHLETIC, AND IT REALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO
AT ALL.
MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAS DISOWNED ME.
FOR 13 YEARS, I'VE HAD ZERO CONTACT WITH THEM,
SO SINCE MY FAMILY REALLY HASN'T BEEN THERE FOR ME,
I'VE DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW,
FORMED MY OWN FAMILY UNIT WITH THESE TWO OVER HERE.
I LOVE THEM, THEY LOVE ME, YOU KNOW, BEST FRIENDS FOR LIFE.
JUST REALLY TAKE YOUR TIME, GUYS. DON'T RUSH.
(all panting)
JUST STEP BY STEP.
(man) IT'S TOUGH.
IT'S THE HEAT, THE SAND,
THE ELEMENTS.
BRUTAL.
THERE'S A LOT OF TEAMS HERE THAT ARE LOOKING AT US,
'CAUSE THEY SEE US. THEY'RE LIKE,
"WHO ARE THESE FAT THREE GUYS?" AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE.
THEY DON'T KNOW WE'RE FIREMEN. THEY DON'T KNOW--
THE LIFE THAT WE LIVE, THAT WHEN WE GO TO WORK,
IT'S A STRESSFUL AND A PHYSICAL JOB.
WE GREW UP TOGETHER, SINCE WE WERE LITTLE KIDS
IN, UH, LITTLE, UH, DIAPERS, 'CAUSE, UH, OUR PARENTS GREW UP
IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD TOGETHER ALSO.
I, UH, I PROBABLY WISH I WORKED OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I THINK WE'RE IN FRONT.
(man) I'M SLIPPING. I'M SLIPPING.
LOOK AT ALL THE DUNES. HOW COOL IS THIS?
OH, MY GOD.
OH, THIS IS DAY ONE. WHAT'S TO COME?
WHOO!
WE CALL OURSELVES GYPSIES
'CAUSE WE'RE FREE-SPIRITED NOMADIC ADVENTURERS.
LOOK AT THAT VIEW.
WE'VE BEEN TRAINING REALLY HARD, SO PHYSICALLY, WE'RE FIT,
BUT ALSO MENTALLY, WE'RE VERY PREPARED.
I THINK THIS IS THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT
THAT WE CAN REALLY THRIVE AND--AND BE REAL COMPETITORS IN.
(man) THAT'S GOTTA BE IT.
WHOO!
ALL RIGHT, CAMELS!
CAN WE TAKE ANY OF 'EM OR IS, UH...
"TO SURVIVE A JOURNEY ACROSS THE UNFORGIVING DESERT,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THREE CAMELS."
TEAMS WILL NOW BE INTRODUCED TO THE SAHARA DESERT'S
(growls)
KNOWN BY THE LOCALS AS THE SHIPS OF THE DESERT,
TEAMS MUST SELECT THREE CAMELS TO CARRY THEM ACROSS THE SAHARA
TO THE NEXT CHECKPOINT, LOCATED AT THE LONE PALM CAMP.
ALL RIGHT, SO HOW DO YOU SAY "WHICH CAMEL IS BEST?"
(man) SALAM. IS THIS A GOOD CAMEL? THIS ONE'S GOOD?
SHOULD I GET HIM? THIS GUY'S GOOD.
"YOU MUST SELECT THREE CAMELS FOR YOUR JOURNEY"...
"BEFORE HEADING OFF TO YOUR NEXT CHECKPOINT."
ARE YOU GONNA BE NICE TO ME? PLEASE. PLEASE.
I THINK IT WAS ALWAYS MULES--
THEY SAY YOU'RE STUBBORN AS A MULE.
I MEAN, I THINK IT SHOULD BE "STUBBORN AS A CAMEL,"
'CAUSE THEY'RE THE MOST STUBBORN CREATURES
(growls)
(A.J. inhales sharply) OH.
HE JUST KICKED ME IN THE HEAD.
(camel growls)
THANK YOU.
(A.J.) THANK YOU.
(speaks Arabic)
"YOU MUST SELECT THREE CAMELS"...
"LOCATED AT
THE LONE PALM CAMP."
(woman) YEAH?
SO WE GOTTA GO THAT WAY.
(man) SLOW DOWN, GUYS.
(woman) OH! FINALLY!
THE WORST IS OVER!
WE CONQUERED THE SAND DUNE OF DEATH.
THAT WAS AWFUL.
THAT WAS AWFUL.
"...THE NEXT CHECKPOINT, LOCATED AT THE LONE PALM CAMP."
(growls)
(man) EASY. BUDDY.
(growls)
THIS GUY'S GOT ATTITUDE.
(growls)
(man) NEVER DEALT WITH A CAMEL EVER.
YOU KNOW, FED 'EM IN THE ZOO, AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT.
THEY'RE HUGE AND THEY'RE PRETTY STUBBORN.
TURNS OUT THAT, LIKE, THE MORE YOU TRY TO, LIKE, PULL IT,
THE MORE THEY KINDA, LIKE, TELL YOU, LIKE, NO.
(growling)
YOU SON OF A CAMEL!
COME ON! HOW DO YOU GET ON 'EM?
(man) JUMP ON IT.
COME ON, GUYS.
(man) ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
OH, MY GOSH. THERE'S CAMELS.
I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH.
(men panting)
P--WALK. I'LL GET BEHIND YOU AND PUSH.
I CAN'T EVEN SEE, MAN.
WALK. COME ON. DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.
I CAN'T CARRY THE PACK, MAN.
(speaks indistinctly)
BUT YOU GOTTA GET UP. YOU GOTTA.
AS I GOT HALFWAY UP THE DUNE, THAT'S WHEN IT HIT ME,
AND I'M JUST REALLY LOOKING AT MY TEAMMATES LIKE,
WHAT IN THE HELL HAVE WE GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO?"
GET UP. DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO. COME ON.
(woman) YOU CAN DO THIS, MAI.
UH-OH. CATCHING UP TO THE BIG BOYS.
THE MULE ENDS ARE LAGGING BEHIND.
(man) COME ON, CHAD. GET UP.
I'M SORRY, GUYS. EXCUSE ME.
WE CALL THE COUNTRY DUDES THE MULE ENDS,
AND ON THE WAY UP THE DUNE, WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THEM,
SO THAT WAS--THAT WAS A-A-A GOOD--A GOOD FEELING,
JUST TO PASS THEM.
EXCUSE ME. SORRY.
CHAD.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA LET 'EM WALK BY?
DIG, CHAD. UNH-UNH.
IF YOU STAY HERE, WE'RE DONE. YOU GET IT?
I'M NOT BEING A JERK. I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
WE'VE BEEN SITTING HERE FOR SEVEN MINUTES. COME ON.
(man) WE'RE HALFWAY UP THE DUNE, AND I SEE CHAD ON THE GROUND,
AND I COULD JUST TELL BY HIS BODY LANGUAGE
THAT HE WAS STARTING TO SHUT DOWN.
THERE'S NO WAY IN THE WORLD THAT WE--WE CAN EVEN CONTINUE.
WHAT'S THE VERDICT?
(grunts)
CHAD.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA LET 'EM WALK BY?
I'M ABOUT TO GET UP.
I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.
LET'S GO.
DON'T RUN. JUST WALK.
(exhales deeply)
LET'S GO.
NICK AND JASON--THEY MOTIVATED AND MOTIVATED AND MOTIVATED ME,
AND I MEAN, I-I-I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE ENERGY CAME FROM...
(Chad) BUT WE PUSHED FORWARD.
ME, NICK, AND JASON-- WE'RE REALLY JUST FAMILY.
I MEAN, WE ALL WANT TO SEE EACH OTHER SUCCEED,
WAY TO GO, BROTHER.
WAY TO GO.
LOOK AROUND YOU. YOU DID IT.
HOURS INTO THE EXPEDITION,
THE HEAT IS ON FOR THE FRONT OF THE PACK
AS THEY ENDURE THE SEARING SUN OF THE SAHARA
AND STUBBORN CAMELS IN A FIGHT FOR FIRST PLACE.
MY LEGS ARE STARTING TO CRAMP UP A LITTLE.
AND FOOTBALL ARE IN THE LEAD, BUT NO LIMITS IS CATCHING UP.
(man) COME ON, BUBBA. LET'S GO, MAN.
LET'S GO, MR. TOM TOM. UP THE HILL, COME ON.
COME ON.
(man) YEAH.
(man) ALL RIGHT.
(man) LOOKING GOOD. THAT WAS A GOOD MOVE.
"YOU MUST SELECT THREE CAMELS FOR YOUR JOURNEY"...
(Nick) "BEFORE HEADING OFF TO YOUR NEXT CHECKPOINT,
LOCATED AT THE LONE PALM CAMP."
SO WHAT DO WE DO? WHERE'S OUR MAP?
(Mai) SO WHAT AM I DOING?
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT-- WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
(Raven) YEAH. GO, GO, GO.
WITH THE BOOK BAG?
I'M JUST WONDERING. I NEED TO KNOW INSTRUCTIONS.
OH!
(speaks indistinctly)
(Ruthie) YOU OKAY, MOM? WE LOVE YOU.
(man) WHOA, FELLA!
(Mai) DASHIA, THAT WAS NOT SMART.
I NEEDED TO PUT THE BAGS FIRST, AND THEN YOU GET ON THE CAMEL.
(Raven) BUT JUST-- JUST PUT YOUR CA--
OKAY, LISTEN, THESE ARE ANIMALS. THEY SENSE OUR TENSION.
YIPPEE-KI-YAY! WE'RE CAMEL RIDING. (laughs)
(Mai) I'M GOING THE OTHER WAY. I CAN'T GO UNDER THE CAMEL.
I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN.
CHILL OUT AND LEARN TO TALK TO ME.
LEARN TO TALK TO ME. LEARN TO TALK TO ME.
(Mai) WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK TOGETHER.
AND ME, TOO.
(speaks indistinctly)
YOU TO ME LIKE THAT AGAIN, WE'RE GOING HOME, SO YOU
(Mai) OKAY.
LEARN TO TALK. LEARN TO TALK. LEARN TO TALK.
(Raven) MAI DEFINITELY NEEDS TO GET RID OF THE RUFFLES.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S SITTING UP ON THE CAMEL LIKE A PRINCESS.
THIS IS NOT A BEAUTY PAGEANT. THIS IS A COMPETITION.
SHE DOESN'T WORK WELL WITH OTHERS, YOU KNOW,
AND SHE DOESN'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE, AND WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, DO THINGS THAT WE DON'T NORMALLY DO,
SO I HOPE SHE PULLS IT TOGETHER 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE.
CRAZY. CRAZY. GOD.
WE'RE FOLLOWING OTHER PEOPLE WITH CAMELS.
(grunts)
LATIN PERSUASION'S LACK OF TEAMWORK
HAS PUT THEM IN LAST PLACE.
MEANWHILE, LEAD TEAMS CONTINUE TO SURGE AHEAD.
NO LIMITS AND FAB 3 ARRIVE FIRST AT THE LONE PALM CAMP,
WHERE THEIR TEAMWORK AND ABILITY TO THINK CLEARLY
WILL BE PUT TO THE TEST AT THEIR FIRST CHALLENGE.
(man) THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
"FIND THE WATER THE LOCAL WAY"...
"TO COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE, YOU MUST GATHER
ONE FULL J-JUG OF WATER BEFORE LEAVING THIS CHECKPOINT."
WHERE'S THE WATER SOURCE? THAT'S WHAT I WANNA KNOW.
WHERE'S A BERBER DUDE?
(wind whistling)
(man) "FIND WATER THE LOCAL WAY."
BUT THE WATER COULD BE HIDDEN. WHAT ARE THESE STAKES?
I'M THINKING, WHERE IN THE WORLD WOULD WE FIND WATER?
I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD CUT OPEN THE--THE HUMP OF THE CAMEL
(grunts)
NO, NO, NO.
WE'RE ALL PRETTY FRUSTRATED,
I THINK 'CAUSE WE'RE JUST EXHAUSTED.
OUR BRAINS WEREN'T EVEN WORKING AT THE TIME, WE'RE DEHYDRATED,
WE'VE BEEN IN THE DESERT FOR MILES AND MILES, HOURS.
"FIND WATER THE LOCAL WAY."
THE WATER HAS TO BE OVER THERE, THOUGH.
(man) DOES IT GIVE ANY HINTS-- DOES IT GIVE ANY HINTS IN THERE?
NO WATER IN THAT ONE.
OKAY, LISTEN. COME HERE.
(speaks indistinctly)
IN THE DESERT, WHERE'S WATER?
WE'RE ALL PRETTY FRUSTRATED,
I THINK BECAUSE WE WERE JUST EXHAUSTED.
NOBODY WAS FIGURING IT OUT. THE ONLY THING
THAT I COULD THINK TO DO WAS START DIGGING.
ALL THE MATERIALS WE NEED ARE HERE.
(man) LET'S GET SOME WATER.
(A.J.) IT'S GETTING WET DOWN HERE.
SAND'S ALWAYS WET. (speaks indistinctly)
(A.J.) RYAN, COME ON. JUST DIG.
I WAS LIKE, ARE YOU SERIOUS?
THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA GET WATER
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SAHARA DESERT UNDER SAND.
♪♪♪
"WHEN YOU HAVE GATHERED ONE FULL JUG OF WATER,
YOU MAY HEAD TO YOUR NEXT CHECKPOINT."
(Erik) OUR CHALLENGE WAS TO FIND WATER,
BUT WE HAD NO IDEA HOW TO FIND WATER IN THE BERBER TRADITION.
BRING THIS, MAN. COME ON.
(man) ALL RIGHT.
(A.J.) COME ON. GUYS, WE NEED SOMETHING TO DIG.
I KNOW THERE'S WATER UNDERNEATH THE SAND,
SO I JUST STARTED DIGGING.
IT'S GETTING WET DOWN HERE.
SAND'S ALWAYS WET. (speaks indistinctly)
RYAN THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY, SO HE WOULDN'T DIG. KARI WOULDN'T DIG.
SHE HAD HER HANDS ON HER HIPS.
AND EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT ME LIKE I'M A MANIAC.
GET THE SAND UNDER.
(man) YEAH.
(man) YOU GUYS WANT US TO DIG OR YOU GUYS WANT US...
FAB 3 HAD ACTUALLY STARTED TO DIG IN THIS TENT AREA,
AND, YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOKED AT IT, WE'RE LIKE,
IS THIS THE LOCAL WAY, THOUGH?
WOULDN'T THEY USE A WELL? I MEAN... OH, IT'S GETTING WET.
(man) YOU GUYS WANT US TO TAKE A SPELL?
(man) YOU WANNA GET IN HERE?
(man) YEAH, I'M READY.
"WHEN YOU'VE GATHERED ONE FULL JUG OF WATER,
KEEP DIGGING.
DON'T STOP. IT'S LIKE BEING AT THE BEACH.
UH, WE'RE THE FISHERMEN,
AND WE'RE FROM A LITTLE TOWN NAMED GLOUCESTER
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BOSTON, AND, UM,
(chuckles)
SO THIS IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT ELEMENT THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO.
(man) LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT RIGHT NOW.
(man laughs)
YEAH!
(man speaks indistinctly)
(Kari) A.J. DEFINITELY BLOWS MY MIND--HOW HE FIGURES THINGS OUT.
I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER TEAM WOULD HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT.
(man) HOW ABOUT I AT LEAST REFILL YOUR BOTTLES
HEY, LET'S GET IN THERE. SOMEBODY GET IN THERE.
(man) I GOT THE BOTTLE RIGHT HERE.
(man) FAB 3, THE GYPSIES, AND NO LIMITS--THEY ALL ARRIVED
AROUND THE SAME TIME AS US, AND THEY STARTED DIGGING A HOLE.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO DIG OUR OWN, SO WE'RE LIKE,
(man) IS IT ACTUALLY GETTING THE DIRT OUT OR IS IT...
IS THAT CLOSE?
(A.J.) AS WE WERE DIGGING, THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS CAME UP,
AND THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE FIGURED OUT THIS CHALLENGE.
THERE'S A LOT OF MUSCLE THERE, BUT GENERALLY, WE FOUND,
THAT WHEN YOU FIND A LOT OF MUSCLE,
THERE'S NOT A LOT UP HERE TO BACK IT UP.
IT WAS JUST FRUSTRATING THAT THEY WOULD COME IN
(man) LET'S GO.
FAB 3 IS THE FIRST TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE.
HAVING COLLECTED A FULL JUG OF WATER FOR THEIR THIRSTY CAMELS,
THEY'LL LEAVE THEIR CAMELS
AND THE HEAT OF THE DESERT BEHIND
AND TRAVERSE THE ROCKY TERRAIN TO THE TOP OF TODRA MOUNTAIN,
WHERE THEY WILL FIND THEIR NEXT CHECKPOINT.
(all panting)
YOU GOT IT? ALL RIGHT, ERIK, LET'S GO.
WE WERE VERY LUCKY WE GOT TO THE WATER CHALLENGE
AFTER OTHER TEAMS DID BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAD THE HOLES DUG.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD'VE FIGURED IT OUT THAT QUICKLY.
OKAY, ARE WE COMPLETE?
MIDDLE TEAMS ARE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE WATER
ALL RIGHT.
(woman) IT'S FULL? THAT'S IT.
DIG IT OUT, CHAD. DIG IT OUT.
LOOKING GOOD, GUYS. GET IT OFF THE TOP.
(all speaking at once)
(Dashia) MAI, CAN YOU PLEASE REALLY BE QUIET?
TALK TO GOD. CAN YOU--MAI, CAN YOU TALK TO GOD RIGHT NOW?
(Mai) MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME.
PUT THE CAMELS DOWN.
YEAH. KEEP FIGHTING.
(Dashia) ANYWAY...
"FIND WATER THE LOCAL WAY."
SO WHERE DO WE GET THE WATER?
GET A JUG. YOU NEED SOMETHING TO PUT WATER IN.
YEAH.
(woman) LOOK, WELL, THERE'S WATER IN HERE.
GO AHEAD.
STAND THERE AND LOOK PRETTY.
THAT'S WHAT SHE'S GOOD AT.
GIVE THIS GIRL SOME BRAINS TODAY, PLEASE.
YOU CAN'T CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
IT'S NOT FAIR THAT ME AND DASHIA ARE DOING EVERYTHING.
YOU JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE THEN?
WE'RE IN THE SAHARA DESERT. THERE'S SAND EVERYWHERE, YO!
(speaks Arabic)
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW TO COMPROMISE AT ALL. IT'S CALLED TEAMWORK, MAI.
THIS POINT, LIKE, I STOP BEING ANGRY,
AND I START GETTING REALLY EMOTIONAL.
IF WE DO WANT TO STAY IN--IN THIS EXPEDITION,
(sighs) YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY BEING DIFFICULT,
SO, I MEAN, YOU NEED TO TALK AND COMMUNICATE
OR SOMETHING SO WE CAN KICK EVERYBODY'S *** HERE,
'CAUSE WE CAN.
♪♪♪
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS EXPEDITION
IS IF YOU START LISTENING TO US AND START WORKING WITH US.
YOUR EGO NEEDS TO GO OUT THE WINDOW.
YOUR FASHION STATEMENT NEEDS TO GO OUT THE WINDOW,
*** HOSE OUT THE WINDOW, RUFFLES OUT THE WINDOW.
YOU KNOW, WE WANNA WIN THIS. WE CAN.
OH.
SO WHO HAS A COMPASS AND A G.P.S.?
(Raven) LET'S JUST PICK UP THE PACE.
JUST KEEP MY EYE ON THE PRIZE.
WE'RE DOING GREAT.
HAVING SPENT HALF THE DAY
RACING THROUGH THE GRUELING HEAT OF THE DESERT,
TEAMS WILL FACE THEIR FEARS AS THEY TRAVERSE
THE TREACHEROUS AND ROCKY TERRAIN
TO THE TOP OF THE TODRA MOUNTAIN.
TEAMS HAVE BROKEN INTO THREE CLEARLY DEFINED GROUPS--
FAB 3, GYPSIES, FOOTBALL PLAYERS, AND NO LIMITS
ARE IN THE LEAD...
(Akbar) I'M OUT OF MY ELEMENT,
BUT I HAVE TO JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
IT'S JUST KINDA LIKE THE FOOTBALL MENTALITY,
(groans)
THE MIDDLE STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP--THE FISHERMEN,
THE COPS, TEAM KANSAS, NEW YORK FIREMEN,
WE'VE NEVER DONE ANY OF THIS STUFF,
SO WE'RE DOING FINE RIGHT NOW. AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE
OF OUR FIREMEN TRAINING THAT FIREMEN ALWAYS KEEP
OH, QUICK, MOM. THEY'RE RIGHT BEHIND US.
WHILE THE BACK OF THE PACK IS STRUGGLING
AND HAVE FALLEN AN HOUR BEHIND THE LEAD--MOM'S ARMY,
COUNTRY BOYS, GRANDPA'S WARRIORS,
AND LATIN PERSUASION.
WE ARE CATCHING UP.
(woman) OKAY, GRANDPA IS 69,
MY DAD'S 49, AND I'M 23, AND I'M THE WEAK LINK,
BUT WE'RE STILL CONTENDERS.
WE ALWAYS MAKE IT. IT MIGHT TAKE US A WHILE, BUT WE'LL MAKE IT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THEY ARE.
WE CAN TAKE 'EM IN A CHALLENGE.
OKAY. GOOD GOD.
(Ryan) "EXPEDITION IMPOSSIBLE" IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL.
IT'S SUCH ROUGH TERRAIN, AND IT CHANGES EVERY FIVE MINUTES.
IF I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE THIS HARD,
WE PROBABLY WOULD'VE TRAINED, YOU KNOW, TWICE AS HARD
THIS CLIMB IS KICKING MY BUTT.
SO MANY LOOSE ROCKS UP HERE.
THE INCLINE IS MASSIVE.
(man sighs)
"TIME TO FACE YOUR FEARS"...
"THE ONLY WAY TO GET DOWN FROM THIS POINT
IS STRAIGHT DOWN 30 STORIES." OH, GOD.
(Kari) OH, MY GOD.
WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN.
TEAMS WILL NOW STRAP IN AND RAPPEL
MORE THAN 300 FEET DOWN THE FACE OF THE TODRA GORGE,
ONE OF THE HIGHEST RAPPELS IN NORTHERN AFRICA.
ONCE THE ENTIRE TEAM HAS REACHED THE GROUND,
THEY MUST FOLLOW THE DRY RIVERBED
TO THEIR NEXT CHECKPOINT AT THE CENTER OF SNAKE VALLEY.
♪♪♪
WE ARE ABOUT TO RAPPEL
DOWN A CLIFF THAT I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT YET FROM UP HERE.
(Kari) I'M SO NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.
WHEN WE GOT TO THE RAPPEL,
I STARTED CRYING AT THE TOP.
IT WAS JUST INTENSE. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
YOU CAN DO THIS.
IT'S JUST ONE STEP AT A TIME. GO SLOW AS YOU NEED TO GO.
(man) THE RAPPEL WAS AMAZING. IT'S THE BIGGEST THING
I'VE EVER DONE, AND I JUST ZIPPED THROUGH IT.
I WISH I HAD TAKEN MY TIME TO LOOK AROUND
'CAUSE I WAS JUST CRUISING DOWN IT.
BUT WE KNEW WE HAD TO PICK IT UP A BIT.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
(sighs) I'M NERVOUS, BUT I GOT THIS. JUST HAVE TO DO IT.
(exhales deeply)
IT WAS TERRIFYING, BUT I KNEW THAT WAS
MY MOMENT WHERE I HAD TO JUST DEAL WITH IT FOR MY TEAM,
SO I JUST HAD TO PRETTY MUCH SUCK IT UP,
AND I ACTUALLY FLEW DOWN. IT'S JUST THAT FEELING
WHEN YOU'RE STARTING-- YOU HAVE TO GET OVER IT.
IT'S ALL MENTAL. IT REALLY IS.
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY BELIEVE THAT UNTIL WE FINISHED.
IT'S COMPLETELY MENTAL.
THE GYPSIES JUST WENT RIGHT AHEAD OF US,
BUT WE'RE GONNA CATCH UP.
♪♪♪
I'M ABOUT TO PLUMMET OFF THIS CLIFF,
WHICH I DON'T EVEN WANNA LOOK DOWN,
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.
I DON'T HAVE A FEAR OF HEIGHT
AS MUCH AS I HAVE A FEAR OF GOING BACKWARDS
DOWN SOMETHING THAT HIGH.
OH, BOY. OKAY. COME ON, AK.
I WAS FEELING A LITTLE SICK,
AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN AND YOU CAN'T SEE
THE BOTTOM, YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING,
NOW I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE. THAT'S SCARY.
OH! I'M TWISTING. DAMN IT.
OH, MAN, I'M NOT PREPARED FOR THIS ONE.
WHILE AKBAR STRUGGLES...
GERONIMO!
ERIK, THE BLIND COMPETITOR FROM NO LIMITS,
USES HIS CLIMBING EXPERTISE
TO CONQUER THE RAPPEL WITH EASE.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAR OF A RAPPEL IT IS.
I'M NOT AFRAID ON A RAPPEL,
BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE WHERE I'M LANDING.
BUT I THINK A LOT OF TEAMS WERE REALLY SCARED
LOOKING DOWN FROM THAT RAPPEL. I MEAN, IT WAS HUGE.
I COULD HEAR THE SPACE ALL AROUND ME.
(exhales deeply)
♪♪♪
YEAH!
"TO REVEAL THE LOCATION OF THE FINISH LINE,
YOU MUST WATCH THE SNAKE CHARMER ROUTINE."
AFTER ARRIVING AT SNAKE VALLEY, THE TEAMS MUST EXPERIENCE
A TRADITIONAL MOROCCAN SNAKE CHARMER ROUTINE.
THEY MUST CAREFULLY COUNT THE NUMBER OF SNAKES REVEALED.
ONCE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE
THE CORRECT NUMBER OF SNAKES, TEAMS MUST CHOOSE
A BOX WITH THAT EXACT NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE OUTSIDE.
♪♪♪
(snakes hissing)
(John) GUYS, THE SNAKES ARE REAL!
OH, MY GOD.
GO GET PERSPECTIVE FROM OVER THERE.
GO GET PERSPECTIVE FROM OVER THERE.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
9, 10, 11.
YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
11.
NOW THAT THEY'VE MADE THEIR CHOICE, TEAMS THAT ARE CORRECT
WILL TREK 5 GRUELING MILES
OVER ROCKY TERRAIN TO THE FINISH.
IF TEAMS HAVE CHOSEN INCORRECTLY, THEY'LL BE SENT
30 MINUTES OFF-COURSE UNTIL THEY REACH A "WRONG WAY" SIGN--
A MISTAKE THAT COULD COST THEM THE RACE.
♪♪♪
(Ricky) TWO SNAKES POPPED OUT, AND THEY WERE OVER HERE
TRYING TO BITE THE GUY, GOING AT HIS FACE.
IT'S PRETTY SCARY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU LOOK BACK,
AND NOW THERE'S MORE SNAKES OUT THERE. YOU CAN'T TELL
(Kari) THERE'S 5. 6 AND 5. 11.
(Kari) YEP, THERE'S 11, SO...
THAT'S 11. GO. RIGHT THERE.
"FOLLOW YOUR WAY SO WE CAN SPOT THE FINISH. DON'T BE LAST."
LET'S GO, GUYS. COME ON, EVERYBODY.
WE BOTH GOT 11, SO I'M FEELING PRETTY CONFIDENT.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST WHOEVER GETS THERE FIRST.
OKAY, CHECKPOINT.
"FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE STONE WALL,
COUNT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SNAKES SHOWN."
YEAH, I'M--I'M-- I'M LEADING THIS EFFORT.
♪♪♪
(man) GO, GO, GO. TEN. TEN.
(Erik) I COULDN'T SEE ANY SNAKES.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE WHERE I'M JUST TOTALLY AT A LOSS.
I'M AT A DEFICIT. I MEAN, I HAVE TO TRUST MY TEAM HERE,
(man) OKAY, LET'S GO. LET'S SEE IF WE GOT THE RIGHT ONE.
AND HOPEFULLY, WE MADE THE RIGHT CALL HERE.
♪♪♪
IS THIS TIGHT ENOUGH?
AND WHERE'S MY-- WHERE'S MY BRAKE ROPE?
YOUR BRAKE--WE HAVEN'T HOOKED IT ON YET, MOM.
MY MOM HAS NEVER DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND SHE JUST--
I DON'T KNOW, SHE JUST HAD TROUBLE GETTING HERSELF, LIKE,
INTO THE MINDSET OF DOING THIS.
I KNOW. DON'T LOOK OVER.
MOM IS GETTING NERVOUS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE DOES.
SHE GOES OVER THE SIDE, AND, LIKE,
NOW I'M SCARED.
I DON'T WANT TO LET GO 'CAUSE I'M HELD DOWN
BY HEAVY STRING FLAPS.
OH.
OH, GOD.
MY ARM.
I CAN'T EVEN LEAN BACK.
AAH!
UGH. OH, MY ARM.
COME ON, MOM.
I GOT REALLY UPSET
BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMED LIKE MY MOM WAS STRUGGLING,
LIKE, IT WAS JUST SO HARD FOR HER.
(crying) I'M FEELING REALLY CONCERNED. (sniffles)
I CAN'T WATCH THIS.
I'M THINKING IF MY MOM DOESN'T DO THIS, WE'RE DONE.
THAT'S IT.
♪♪♪
AAH!
(crying) I CAN'T WATCH THIS.
I GOT THIS. GET IT OUT YOUR MIND.
UGH. OH, GOD.
GO FOR IT.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
WHEN MY MOM WENT OVER THE EDGE,
I WAS JUST REALLY CONCERNED FOR HER.
I DIDN'T WANT HER TO HEAR ME CRYING,
COME ON, MOM.
YOU GOT IT. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
FOR MY MOM,
DOING THIS EXPEDITION MUST BE EXTREMELY STRESSFUL,
TO BE DOING THIS WITH YOUR TWO DAUGHTERS,
BUT SHE'S AMAZING, AND I WAS PROUD OF MY MOM FOR DOING IT.
YOUR MOM IS AWESOME BECAUSE MY MOM WOULD TELL ME TO GO TO HELL
IF I TOLD HER TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. (laughs)
(laughs)
NO.
THE RAPPEL WAS DEFINITELY MY BIGGEST WORRY
IN THIS WHOLE EXPEDITION BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED OF HEIGHTS.
BUT WE STILL HAVE THE YELLOW TEAM BEHIND US,
AND I REALIZE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO WASTE TO BE SCARED.
GOT THIS, BABY.
YOU WOULD'VE THOUGHT I'VE DONE THIS A MILLION TIMES.
I LOOKED LIKE I WAS AN ACTION STAR.
GETTING OVER THAT FEAR AND CONQUERING IT
WAS REALLY JUST SUCH A JOY IN ITSELF.
MY TEAMMATE'S HERE, AND WE'RE GONNA KICK BUTT.
(bleep)
(Samantha) COME ON, GRANDPA.
(man) WATCH OUT.
THE LEAD TEAMS--GYPSIES, FAB 3, AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS--
HAVE FINISHED THE SNAKE CHALLENGE
AND PICKED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN BOX 11.
(man) I DON'T SEE (bleep).
(panting)
OH, BOY. WRONG WAY.
ALL RIGHT, WRONG WAY.
(Erik) THE CONSEQUENCES
FOR COUNTING THE SNAKES WRONG WAS HORRIBLE.
IT LED YOU IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
FOR, LIKE, 25 MINUTES, 30 MINUTES.
WE DIDN'T GET THE RIGHT BOX. SORRY, ERIK.
SO AT THAT POINT, WE KNEW WE WERE HOSED.
(bells jingle)
♪♪♪
NICE WORK, GUYS.
WHEN WE DIDN'T SEE THE OTHER TEAMS,
THAT'S WHEN WE REALIZED THAT WE NAILED IT.
I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW HAPPY WE WERE.
GYPSIES, YOU ARE THE WINNERS OF STAGE ONE OF YOUR EXPEDITION.
YEAH!
EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM IS CONTRIBUTING EQUALLY,
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I THINK WE'RE SO STRONG.
FAB 3, YOU'RE IN SECOND PLACE.
(A.J.) TWO GAY DUDES AND A GIRL--
I MEAN, TO COME SECOND IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER FELT THIS PROUD.
IT'S JUST... (sniffles) IT'S INDESCRIBABLE.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS...
YOU'RE IN THIRD PLACE.
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A LOT HARDER
THAN PLAYING PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL,
BECAUSE FOOTBALL PLAYERS DO NOT TRAIN FOR ENDURANCE.
FOOTBALL FIELD AND OUT HERE IN MOROCCO--TOTALLY DIFFERENT,
BUT I THINK WE'RE OFF TO A GOOD START.
THANKS.
WHEW.
♪♪♪
THIS WAY. ALL RIGHT, ANOTHER TEAM ROLLING IN RIGHT NOW.
(man) WE GOT BACK DOWN FROM THE "WRONG WAY" SIGN.
THE CALI GIRLS, THE FISHERMEN,
THE KANSAS GIRLS, AND THE COUNTRY BOYS--
THEY'RE ALL WITH US.
IF WE WANT TO KEEP OUR POSITION,
WE'VE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME,
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GO HOME.
♪♪♪
(man) LET'S GO.
SO WE COUNTED AGAIN. IT WAS 11 SNAKES. IT WASN'T 10.
SO SECOND TIME AROUND, WE COUNTED RIGHT.
AH, WE SCREWED UP.
(man) YES, THAT WAS 11 RIGHT THERE.
(man) 11? YOU GOT 11?
(man) LET'S DO IT. I WANNA EAT DINNER. I'M HUNGRY.
(woman) COUNT THEM.
WE'RE STILL BEING POSITIVE AND LOOKING FORWARD
AND GOING, SO I'M REALLY PUTTING IN ALL MY FAITH
AND HOPE, UH, THAT WE'RE NOT LAST.
(Raven) SO LET'S GO. OKAY, COME ON.
ALL RIGHT, 11.
WE'VE GOT CONFIDENCE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
(Samantha) WE KNOW LATIN PERSUASION--
SO THEY'RE NOT TOO FAR AHEAD OF US.
WE STILL HAVE TO GO UP A HILL,
AND WE KNOW YOUR HEEL'S NOT DOING GOOD.
(Raven) WE'RE STILL IN THIS.
(Mai) THEY ARE? YOU SEE THEM?
♪♪♪
AS THE SUN SETS OVER THE MOROCCAN DESERT...
FINALLY!
NICE WORK!
TEAM KANSAS,
THE FISHERMEN, NO LIMITS,
AND COUNTRY BOYS FINALLY CROSS THE FINISH LINE.
(Nick) THAT'S WHAT TEAMS DO, MAN.
THEY'RE FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE NEW YORK FIREMEN.
(man) HEY, MAN. WE FINISHED. THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
(man) TO BE ABLE TO FINISH FEELS GREAT.
I MEAN, IT'S AN AWESOME FEELING.
I MEAN, THE TERRAIN IS MISERABLE, IT'S UNFORGIVING,
AND JUST TO MAKE IT TO THE END WAS, UH, AN AWESOME ACHIEVEMENT.
CALIFORNIA GIRLS,
THE COPS, AND MOM'S ARMY CHECK IN.
OH!
OH!
NOW ONLY TWO TEAMS REMAIN--
(woman) WELL, WE WANNA CROSS TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE.
THE FURTHER DOWN WE GO, THE STEEPER THIS GETS.
IN A FINAL RACE TO THE FINISH LINE.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HECK OF A LOT EASIER IN DAYLIGHT.
(Samantha) I THINK I MIGHT PUKE.
(Raven) I FEEL LIKE THROWING UP.
MY BODY'S JUST, LIKE, NOT FEELING GOOD.
(Dashia) WELL, WE'RE ALMOST THERE,
WE'RE JUST EXHAUSTED.
I AM FEELING LIKE I WANNA DIE.
WE'RE STILL GOING, BUT WE'RE SHUTTING DOWN.
WE'RE SHUTTING DOWN PHYSICALLY. WE KNOW WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
(Dashia) WE DON'T WANT THEM TO PASS US.
(Raven retches)
THIS IS NASTY.
(sniffles and sighs)
STAGE ONE OF THE EXPEDITION HAS COME DOWN
TO THE FINAL TWO TEAMS LEFT ON THE COURSE--
ARE YOU OKAY, RAVEN?
NO, BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT, AND WE'RE NOT COMING IN LAST.
OH, MY GOD.
NOW THAT DARKNESS HAS FALLEN, THE TERRAIN BECOMES
OW! OW!
YOU KNOW, HIKING THIS IN THE DARK IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU REALLY DO NOT WANNA DO. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS,
BUT WE HAD TO KEEP GOING BECAUSE WE WERE NOT READY TO GO HOME.
♪♪♪
(Raven) COME ON. WE GOTTA BEAT--BEAT THE GRANDPAS.
WE COULD EASILY BE OUT OF THIS TODAY
(Mai) WELL, WE'RE MOVING IT. WE'RE MOVING IT.
(Samantha) GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT, DAD.
THOSE BRIGHT LIGHTS OVER THERE-- IT COULD BE THE FINISH LINE.
GOING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, I CAN SEE THE LIGHTS, THE FLAGS
WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE FINISH LINE,
BUT I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE LAST OR NEXT TO LAST.
COULDN'T REALLY SEE WHERE THE LATINA GIRLS WERE,
(Mai) COME ON, THE FINISH LINE'S RIGHT THERE.
OH, MY GOD. WE'RE HERE.
OH, MY GOD. IS THIS IT?
(Samantha) WE'RE HERE, YEAH.
COME ON! YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
GREAT JOB.
GRANDPA'S WARRIORS, YOU'RE IN 12th PLACE.
YOUR EXPEDITION CONTINUES.
IT FEELS GREAT KNOWING THAT WE'RE NOT LAST
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE MORE DAY, ANOTHER GREAT EXPEDITION.
(***) TERRIFIC.
GREAT JOB, GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS.
FINISH STRONG, GIRLS. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. COME ON.
GREAT JOB!
COME ON!
LATIN PERSUASION,
YOU'RE THE LAST TEAM TO COME ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.
YOUR EXPEDITION IS OVER,
AND YOU'RE GOING HOME.
OKAY.
THAT'S OKAY.
THIS WAS A BIG, BIG, BIG THING YOU GUYS TOOK ON.
IT'S A NEW EXPERIENCE, A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME THING
THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD THINK TO--ABOUT DOING.
(Raven) NONE OF THIS IS FAMILIAR TO US.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE FROM NEW YORK. YOU KNOW, WE'RE USED TO SUBWAYS
AND SKYSCRAPERS, SO BEING OUT HERE, WE WERE TOTALLY THROWN
OUT OF OUR ELEMENT, AND, YOU KNOW, WE DID THE BEST WE COULD,
(Mai) MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I-I STILL-- I FEEL VERY ACCOMPLISHED.
(speaks indistinctly)
IT'S VERY REMOTE, IT'S OBVIOUSLY VERY DARK.
I CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF HERE TONIGHT,
SO YOU'LL BE EVACUATED IN THE MORNING.
GO GET SOME REST.
♪♪♪
BEING THE FIRST TEAM ELIMINATED IS DISAPPOINTING,
BUT I'M NOT SAD. I MEAN, THIS WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.
WHAT WE'VE DONE IN JUST THE FIRST EXPEDITION
(whirring)
BEING ABLE TO SAY THAT I RODE A CAMEL
THROUGH THE SAHARA DESERT
AND RAPPELLED OFF A 30-STORY CLIFF IN AFRICA--
NOBODY CAN SAY THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T WIN, BUT WE DIDN'T QUIT EITHER.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME REALLY PROUD, DEFINITELY.
SEEING THE LATINA GIRLS FLY AWAY IN THE HELICOPTER,
I REALIZE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN US.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE IT A HARDER DRIVE
TO STAY IN THE GAME.
(Chad) WATCHING THAT CHOPPER LEAVE,
IT WAS A REALITY CHECK FOR ME.
IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT WHO'S THE STRONGEST.
IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT WHO'S THE FASTEST.
IT'S MORE A MENTAL THING.
IT'S WHO WANTS TO REALLY WIN THIS THING.
♪♪♪