Episode
Naked and Afraid XL: The Devil and the South China Sea
Overview
Ambushed by tropical storms, the survivalists are pounded by torrential rain and heavy surf; survivalists are stalked by sharks after taking to the open seas; one survivalist reaches his or her breaking point due to the storms and lack of food.
Details
- Series
- Naked and Afraid XL
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2020-10-18
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Devil and the South China Sea is Episode 4 in Season 5 of Naked and Afraid XL. It aired on 2020-10-18. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 3: Surviving With Sharks
With resources dwindling, the survivalists venture into the shark-infested waters of the South China Sea searching for a much-needed meal.
Episode 5: Belly of the Beast
Since the open sea is too dangerous to navigate, survivalists trek through a jungle filled with venomous centipedes, vipers and monitor lizards.
More episodes from this season
Episode 2: Waterworld
12 elite survivalists are dropped into the brutal South China Sea where they must survive 40 days on land and sea. Plus, 2 All-Star survivalists enter the same challenge looking to survive not just 40 but an unprecedented 60 days.
Episode 6: No Hand-Outs
A survivalist on a hunting expedition is bitten by a snake and requires an emergency medical evacuation; tensions arise between teams as hunting grounds get territorial; one group scores protein while their neighbors are on the brink of starvation.
Episode 1: Not a Drop To Drink
12 elite survivalists enter an unprecedented 40-day XL challenge. In the ocean off the coast of the Philippines, they must survive a shark-infested ocean and then face the dense Philippine jungle crawling with deadly snakes and monitor lizards.
Episode 7: Hike Into Hell
A grueling five-mile hike into the snake-filled jungles of the Palawan island tests the three remaining teams of survivalists; the one-day journey turns into two days of chaos, and one survivalist must be medically evacuated from the challenge.
Episode 8: Jeff's Worst Nightmare
The group is devastated when two critical survivalists leave the challenge; with just 10 days left before extraction, Jeff is forced to change his survival strategy, but a medical emergency puts him on the verge of a tap out.
Episode 9: Apex Predators
With just 10 days left before extraction, Jeff is forced to change his survival strategy but a medical emergency quickly has him on the brink of a tap out.
Episode 10: Goodbye Cruel Waterworld
Season finale. Medics closely monitor Jeff's high fever and prepare his evacuation. The others scramble for a 5-mile extraction journey through shark-infested waters. A survivalist pushes too hard leading to a medical emergency on the open sea.
Episode 11: Den of Vipers
Jeff is called out for his "no hand-outs" survival strategy but refuses to back down. Through a free-wheeling discussion, new interviews, and never-before-seen footage, it's a new look into how the survivalists survived land, sea and each other.