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In the first incarnation of "Naked and Afraid", it seemed like a series of long endurance tests. Most of the individuals either tapped out or were miserable for the entire 21 day experience.

"Naked and Afraid XL" is different. The 12 survivalists are dropped into a harsh area of Colombia where the daily temperatures routinely reach 105 degrees. They start as 4 teams of three. Although there are hardships--especially at the beginning--they fare fairly well. A local survival expert had predicted that most of them would not last 20 days, let alone the 40 day goal. But at the end of 20 days, only two had tapped out.

What makes this show better is the large number of people involved. Much more is happening and there are a variety of experiences. Some of the most interesting moments come from unexpected interactions between the participants.

Dani, Shane, EJ, and the huntsman Jeff. Those other peoples mission was to just be there, THEY SUCK!!! Bunch of lazy users. EJ was right they are Sheep's.

Love XL, its even better than the normal size naked & afraid. But my only problem is that they keep repeating clips again and again and again and again, and that gets SO ANNOYING. I have to literally sit with a remote, fast forwarding the first 5 minutes, then after every break and the rating stuff. I swear they show some events like 5-6 times!! They clearly have so much footage, this show will be a 10/10 if there were no repetitions.

Maybe the show runners are confused about their target audience - they are trying to get the mass audience with more drama and repetitions of dramatic events, which is alienating the actual audience for shows like these. Forget about the people who will never be regular watchers of the show, focus on your existing dedicated audience and give them better quality - no repetitions, focus more on survival stuff, even if parts of it look a bit like a documentary. Some of the hunt scenes could be longer, you don't need a voiceover all the time, give us a real feel of the situation, etc.

This show is a must watch- very entertaining when they have tribes. Love the all female team gettin it done! The dynamics are perfect for entertainment and love of the outdoors. I can't wait for it to be on each week. Great show

I applaud EJ,Jeff and Dani, they are the greatest. The rest of the 11 are selfish, self centered , egotistical and "legends in their own minds"! Dani left the group because she was treated with NO respect and the women in that group, were all jealous of her and knowing she would not follow in their "foot steps" by being a full fledged JERK! As for the two guys in this group, they are also are "legends in their own minds"! EJ & Jeff shared the (2) Eels they caught with the whole group but when the other group caught the Stingray, they did not even offer EJ or Jeff any of it to repay them for the first time EJ & Jeff shared their Eel with that group.Jeff being a good hearted guy fed them all again with another large Eel. That shows who really "shines" in this whole group! I wish Dani had joined EJ & Jeff as there was only (6) days left in the challenge but being the great woman she is, she did not want to burden EJ or Jeff or bring the other groups "drama" into their camp. My choice for perfection in this XL series are: EJ, Jeff & Dani hands down! Dani, you have nothing to hold your head down about, you were "ganged up on" and if I had been there that would never have happened, your great.

I like it overall but I've noticed in the last season the special emphasis on 'Fisher-WOMAN' and the show really puts as much effort into going woke. It's edited at least lately to make it as gender neutral and beyond politically correct which kind makes you question the actual surviving.

N & A XL is much better than the original N & A. Instead of only 21 days, survivalists have to reach 40, and rather than just 2 people, there are 12.

They begin divided in small groups, but after several days tend to bunch up into one big group.

The show can be viewed from many different perspectives. Nature people will find most interest in the survival aspects and the beauty of the exotic outdoors, people who like reality television drama will like it for the relationships, teams, cliques, and alliances, people who live an active lifestyle and exercise will find it interesting how their bodies physiologically respond to low calories, and people who like contests will be intrigued by who makes it to the end.

Because the environmental conditions are so harsh, many people can't make it to the 40th day and "tap out". The brutal conditions really take their toll on everyone as they severely lose weight and struggle to find any significant amount of food to feed the group. By the 20th-30th day, the survivalists' energy levels are so depleted that they can barely move and to conserve it, they have to stay in one place most of the time.

This is the type of show that lots of people would be embarrassed to admit they like. Some of the drama is staged, and they use lots of stock footage of dangerous wildlife to try to increase the viewers' feelings of danger and suspense. Rumors have gone around that sometimes producers will sneak in a candy bar or drop a fish in their pond to catch for food when they're starving. So there are some weaknesses that people will be quick to point out and you'll notice that aren't fully realistic.

However, this is a guilty pleasure on a bored Sunday night if there ever was one. The nature shots are beautiful, the animal footage will leave you in awe and captivated, and the sense of fear and danger is real. The survivalists really are struggling to make it due to unbearable heat, scarce food, irritability and emotional volatility due to the frustrating situations.

I didn't think season 2 would be as good as season 1, especially after the first episode or two, but after the last episodes 6 & 7, I'm surprised to honestly feel and say that it just passed it. What looked like an easy glide to 40 days for everyone turned into a nightmare that saw 5 people, 3 of the most popular, tap out within 24 hours, and there's still 11 days to go. It was a real surprise how many survivalists who appeared to be the strongest suddenly couldn't make it.

I think the best way to describe this show would be a guilty pleasure with occasional bits of brilliant survival knowledge.

Trish the worthless cast member is back. She was mean in season 8 and barely survived. In season 9 she is back to her old ways of laying around making everyone else take care of her. The other cast members are great and show their survival skills. Great show.

I recently watched Naked and Afraid XL and I was blown away by the intense challenges and incredible survival skills demonstrated by the participants. The show really pushes these experienced survivalists to their limits, and it's fascinating to see how they adapt and overcome obstacles in such extreme conditions. But what I love most about the show is the personal stories and relationships that develop between the participants. It's a true testament to the human spirit and our ability to come together and support each other, even in the most difficult of circumstances. Overall, I highly recommend Naked and Afraid XL to anyone looking for a thrilling and thought-provoking viewing experience.

Naked and afraid XL is the next level for the contestants as well as the viewers of the regular naked and afraid Survival series.

A Single episode is too short to cover the ordeal of 21 day survival challenge hence Discovery has come up with XL which covers the 40 day survival challenge instead of 21 and is spread across an entire series.

The highlight of the show is that Many veteran survivalists come for a more gruelling challenge or are given a shot at Redemption through XL and it showcases how human nature changes when the same person is pitted in a different group.

Group dynamics plays a major part and each person has to come up with his survival plan for the 40 days. You can see lot of survival plans/fails, and a lot of drama too which is obvious when many people are pitted together and decisions clash.

It's true that the show is edited in such a way that events seem to be more linear and a lot of drama is triggered by the showrunners themselves like asking specific questions intentionally or deliberately picking contestants who are sure to bring in drama. But thats obvious considering this is a reality TV show and not a documentary.

It would be amazing if a crossover with Bear grylls is done someday.

In short this is an amazing survival series if you consider this as a reality TV show which is more real compared to all other current crop of shows.

This show is socialism at it's very best, and that's not saying much for it. You can see how fast lazy people take advantage of the workers, and it happens every season. My husband and I love this show because every time we hear people talking about how much they would love to have a socialist society, we think of how well it works out with just these small groups of people. There are always lazy people ready to take advantage of worker bees, regardless, love the show, watch every episode.

THIS IS ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ITS PUREST DEVELOPMENT. NOW, FOR THIS NEW SHOW FORMAT, THEY CAST FOR A 40 DAY TREK OF NAKED AND RAW SURVIVAL -WITH A NEW GROUP DYNAMIC- AND ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!

SHORT OF COPULATION AND CAMERAS THIS IS AS RAW AS THE SCIENCE OF HUMANITY GETS. THE ICING ON THE CAKE IS THE SERIES ENDING SIT-DOWN TO CONFRONT THOSE WHO SURVIVAL INSTINCTS MAY HAVE CROSSED THE LINE. IT WAS AN INTENSE ENDING TO SAY THE LEAST! 😱👀💪🏽🖤

My husband and I watch the show and we love how you create monsters out of the people who are participates. We always pick out the ones that we love to hate. The number 1 contestant that we loved to hate was Alana (we referred to her as 'Red").

Laura, Luke, Chris, Eva, Alana and especially annoying Danielle we thought were real a**holes in the way that they treated Dani & Shane. They were not leaders. They teamed up on Dani & Shane & Honora and proved that they were a total waste of space, their egos got the better of them and it was really pathetic.

Luke called himself a hippie when he was acting like a real jerk by following in Chris's ways, he was showing no love & he calls himself a counselor?

What they did to Dani was unconscionable.

Great show. Everyone later in the show does a great job at thriving in the amazon. They have great skill sand should be proud of their time on the show... except for trish. She is a horrible person that is filled with negativity. Trish has no skill, leeched off other team members and is lucky to be alive. She spent 5 days making a raised bed and ended up sleeping on a muddy floor. Special shame needs to go to Jeff for being a petty gossip and working with Trish to backstab Amber.

As someone who spends most of their free time in the outdoors, I agree this show's concept is insane. However, the constant editing in of animal clips that are nowhere to actually be seen (at times the clips are of animals not even found in that region) on top of them constantly exploiting the drama is getting a bit old. When you see the outtakes of how they actually get along, eat, etc. You see the potential of how great this show could be. Most of the people on here obviously have solid skills but the "reality tv" approach on editing robs viewers interested in a true survival show.

It would be interesting to see how some of the participants would do on a show like Alone. I would love to see a crossover where they take the top ten from here and do an Alone style contest. Give them clothes and the selection of 10 items and last person standing, wins.

Steven, Jeff, Matt, Laura, EJ, Amber, Melissa, Jake, Luke, Eva...

The normal Naked and Afraid was good to great - XL is awesome. It's been one of the highlights of 2015 - if not THE best TV show of 2015.

This is what I believe to be unscripted and that makes it the best. Better than it's predecessors like Survivor 1-2456, Bear Grylls and mostly all other 'reality' TV.

Naked and afraid is random and thoroughly entertaining. The episode with the electric eel was pure joy to watch, I actually laughed out loud.

The group dynamic, mixes of sexes and stunning environment of Columbia - for 40 days - makes it a must watch.

I'm excited to see what comes next...

(side note, i'd love to see them do an Australian version)

Great show however these so called survival experts are provided with a pot, fire starter, a big knife each, and on top of that can each bring one thing of their own. Granted I wouldn't be able to do this challenge myself, but they're making it more and more easy as the show goes on. It was much more interesting finding out who brought what item and watching them find a way to create the items they didn't.

Wouldn't surprise me if as the show goes on, they're provided with a oven, refrigerator, lodge and all the stuff that goes in them.

Hardly survival if you're given all the tools to survive.

A top 10 for sure. This takes the original series another step by pushing vets past their previous limits, or just letting a tried and true vet flex a bit by going 40 or 60 days. FWIW I am adventurous but would never want to try anything like this, it sounds like pure hell, so the fact that others are willing to, man rockstars.

This season has been great, and probably the most grueling of any, so if you havent seen the show I would recommend starting with the current season, get addicted and work your way back.

Hope they never stop making it. I actually emailed Discovery asking them to never stop too haha. One of our favorites for sure.