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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Jamie and Jake' Season 5 Episode 3, 'Rise Above'

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The intense season five of Discovery's Naked and Afraidcontinues in the Amazon Rainforest. Jamie Little and Jake Nodar will strip down naked to see if they can survive the unforgiving humidity and annoying bugs for 21 days.

Jamie Little (Instagram) is a 36-year-old female from Tucson, Arizona. She is a teacher and is quite nervous about being naked on the show and especially with a stranger she has never met before. Jamie thinks being attractive to her partner would be a bonus but is still unsure about what to expect. Her (Twitter) skills include "using bow drills, creating snow shelters and identifying desert plants. She beings with a PSR of 6.0. With some of these skills Jamie might be a little out of her element and it should be interesting to see how she goes about the challenge.

"Jamie grew up in Maryland, embracing nature through the meandering trails from her backyard. She was a Girl Scout and one of her best friends an Eagle Scout, with adventure always calling. This included activities such as backpacking, whitewater canoeing, and rock climbing," according to Discovery.

Jake Nodar (Twitter) is a 36-year-old male from Darnestown, Maryland. He works as a horse trainer but Jake is very comfortable with his own nudity but he is nervous about seeing a woman naked because he hasn't seen one naked in close to 30 years. His skills include, "shelter building and building a fire," both of these skills will be crucial to surviving in the tropical rainforest. Jake has also showed resiliency and strength by coming out in a small town. He begins with a PSR of 7.3.

"From a very young age, you could find Jake outdoors. Despite growing up in Baltimore City, he spent most weekends hiking, camping, and fishing. In middle school, one of his classes was on shelter building, setting a foundation for a future of primitive camping," according to Discovery.

The meeting is pretty awkward and Jamie points out that it's hard not looking at all of him. He joked that he had to remind her to keep her eyes up. They quickly gather themselves and get started on their challenge. They take a look in their bags and they have a magnesium fire starter, a machete and another knife. They take a look at the map and realize they have to search for dry terrain. While they travel, they get to know each other and Jake points out that they will have to be careful of the freshwater predators. Jake sees Piranha in the water and Jamie feels bite but reaches the bank unscathed.

Jamie does comment that Jake is a good looking guy. They come across a pretty large a homey tree. They begin crafting their shelter and Jamie is already struggling with blisters. Jake's first impressions of his partner are pretty positive but there is still a lot of the challenge left. At nightfall, they only manage to get a portion of the shelter built. Jake reveals that he is gay and as they get to know each other some more.

In the morning they haven't gotten much sleep but Jamie says it is a dream being out in the Amazon. Jamie feels more comfortable that Jake is gay and says he is bringing out the fun side in her. Jake and Jamie have the shelter covered but they will need water after losing plenty of it through two days of work. They check a nearby river for water and move back to the camp to get the fire going. Jake has already found a grasshopper to cook once they have fire. Jamie and Jake both struggle with the fire and a storm seems to be right around the corner.

The rain sets in and they realize that they are better off collecting rainwater. They finally get some freshwater and both Jake and Jamie are excited about replenishing lost water. On day three Jamie is not doing well from a combination of cold temperatures, wet conditions and lack of sleep. They are moving around the rainforest when the rain comes back and Jamie's mental stability seems to be falling a bit. Jake drinks as much rain water as he could and is worried that Jamie might have missed out on it.

He checks on Jamie and she says she is freezing, Jake advises her to rest as long as she can. In the night Jamie breaks down and says she is so cold and tired. She says she wants to go as soon as possible. Jake seems to be hanging in there but Jamie is struggling mentally and is breaking down. Jake is trying to improve the shelter so tat Jamie isn't bothered by the rain or the insects. In the evening the rain returns and Jake prays that it doesn't leak. That being said, Jake's roof worked and kept the water out. Jamie was still cold and didn't get much sleep. She naps during the day while Jake is up an active.

He continues to build the shelter and has a pretty upbeat mentality through all he has faced. Jamie is helping but asks what time would be best to take a nap. Jake can't work when Jamie decides to take a nap and struggles with waking her up. He says he sees that Jamie is not holding up her end and overhears her talking about how much the shelter still needs work. He says it all has to change in the morning.

Jamie thanks Jake for bringing in the bedding but he confronts her about not doing anything about her condition. He tells her that she should at least try to make the situation better and Jamie thinks she understands. Jake leaves to continue his work and when Jamie asks if there is anything she can do, Jake says it's all about her mentality. She says she is not a back and forth person and he tells her all wants is for her to decide before 21 days is over. Jamie decides to start doing her part and worrying about the task at hand. Jake notices that Jamie is working hard and he feels much better about her.

Jamie thanks Jake for putting her in place and he thanks her for working and motivating him. They repaired their friendship and Jamie realizes she needs to put in more effort. On day nine, Jake almost walks into a poisonous spider. He says you constantly have to be on your guard and they two need food. Jake is getting weak and finds a tree with nuts around the base and a ton of fat grubs. However, it isn't good enough. Jamie decides to make a fish basket with heart of palm. Jake makes a complex figure-four trap on land.

Now, Jake and Jamie have to get a fire going in order to cook any food they could catch. With one swift motion with the machete and magnesium lighter, Jake manages to get a fire started and it holds up wonderfully. Jake tries hunting at night while Jamie stays behind. He doesn't have much lighting and while he is walking around at night something happens. He was scared by an airborne animal of some sort.

On day 11, Jake finds a palm fruit with a strange substance inside. He decides to take a shot at eating it and realizes it's got the texture of a jelly fish. Jake checks his trap and Jamie checks her fish trap. Neither of them have any luck and they go another night without food. On day 15 Jake and Jamie are still without food. Jake has lost plenty of weight and suffered a couple of blackouts. He is staying hydrated but the lack of protein, fat or vitamins is really getting to him.

They already begin outlining the route for extraction day and decide to build a raft. He doesn't find any bamboo and decides to chop down a tree that is pretty advantageous in his state. His mental state is dipping from a lack of food and he hates feeling disoriented. Jamie is making sure Jake gets more grubs than she does and on day 17 the work continues. Jake decides to retire for the day and Jamie knows that she has to step up to help her partner. She decides to explore for an alternate food source. She runs in to a large army of fire ants and manages to escape. She finds a water apple and rounds some up for Jake.

She presents Jake with the fruit and he is so happy she was able to make Jake smile. Together they work to harvest more fruit and have a feast. On day 20, the team realizes that they need to finish their raft to get to where they need to be. They decide to test out the raft so far by going out in the river. As they move through the water they find ants all over their raft. They also come across a big spider for an evening meal. That night they snack on the spider and the fruit.

It's extraction day and they map out their route once more, hoping that their raft holds up. They get on the raft and remain cautious of all of the predators that lurk in the water. They are stuck but after some determination find themselves free. They continue along the path and find the rescue boat. However, the challenge comes when they have to paddle through the tough current to get to the boat. They manage to make it to the boat and have overcome the Naked and Afraid 21-day challenge. Jamie finishes with a PSR of 6.7 and Jake finishes with a PSR of 8.0.

Discovery's Naked and Afraid manages to fans another solid installment with "Rise Above." The struggle to find food in the Amazon proved to be pretty hard and the environment even tougher. The setting has changed right back to the exotic locations. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Chanelle & Michael' Recap A Vanishing Catfish

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This is one episode of MTV's "Catfish" where the guys seemed to be on a chase for a ghost. Season five continues as Michael seeks help from Nev Schulman and Max Joseph to see if he was being catfished by Chanelle, a woman he met online.

What's interesting about this episode is the fact that Michael's brother happened to peer pressure him into writing to Catfish. Episode six of season five finds Michael, a 21-year-old male from Philly who found love on Instagram in the form of Chanelle, a woman who is also from Philly but moved to North Carolina. Michael also has a son who happens to be one of the best things in his life. Michael believed that Chanelle would be it for him. However, his brother doesn't seem to think that Chanelle is who she says she is.

After Chanelle went off the grid Michael got worried about his friend. They call up Michael and they think he seems much older than 21. Michael was born and raised in West Philadelphia. He tells them that he spoke to Chanelle numerous times and tried to videochat but could not see her face. He says she is very positive despite him losing a couple of childhood friends. He thinks it's possible that something might have happened to her. Schulman and Joseph are given the task to try and help Michael either locate Chanelle or prove that she is not real.

They drive over to Michael's place and try to come up with reasons why Chanelle could have abandoned him. They meet up with Michael and his brother Sid. Sid says he is worried about Michael because it seems too good to be true. Michael says he was able to vent about all of the losses he had in his life. Michael got a DM and he knew what was up when you slide in the DM's. He was expecting Chanelle to come back home to attend Temple but she never did. Michael says he was cut off after awhile and Chanelle hasn't posted anything. Michael feels betrayed and Sid seems like Chanelle was trying to save her own ass.

Michael's email with information states that Chanelle was attending Temple University before she left for North Carolina. He does not have any other social media accounts other than the Instagram account which has the handle nellyville_94. With the information they gathered from Michael, the guys begin their search but everything just comes up empty. It's almost as if she really and truly vanished off the face of the earth. Especially after they they search for missing persons and come up with absolutely nothing. Joseph then tells Schulman that he doesn't believe her name is Chanelle.

They take some of the photos and when they search they second one they find a model named Ashley Trent. So, Chanelle might not be the actual woman in the photo. They search the number and find a Kym from Landsdale, PA. They find Kym and she has a daughter Stacey, who works at Temple. They believe that Stacey might be the one contacting him. However, Stacey appears to have a full family and they notice that all of the photos are being liked by the same people. They find Larrya who happens to be in the nursing program at Temple. Now, they believe that Larrya is the one that Michael was talking to the whole time. They also believe that Larrya might still be in West Philly.

They meet with Michale and Sid and Sid seems to be much more nervous than his brother. They tell Michael what they found with the number and Kym doesn't ring any bells. They then mention Stacey and he doesn't recognize her either. They show him Larrya and her account Larrya_95 and Michael still doesn't recognize her. Sid thinks she might be the one Michael is talking to. They finally reveal that the Chanelle in the photo is actually Ashley Trent the model. Michael is now worried about who it could be. Schulman decides the next step is to call whoever it is Michael is talking to and ask if they could meet up. He gets a voicemail and now it's time to wait.

Michael suggests DM one of the three parties involved. They DM Chanelle, Stacey and Larrya. That evening Schulman tells Joseph he got some new information. It has gotten interesting as Schulman got a text from Chanelle, however, it's not Chanelle's phone. Chanelle says she doesn't want anything to do with the mess and asks them not to call anymore. Schulman and Joseph are puzzled but they are happy they got some kind of contact.

The next day they decide to call Michael to let him know they would be coming by. They got a message from Larrya on the way to Michael's house and they agree to call her about a friend of hers. When they arrive at Michael's they give him the bad news from Chanelle and then follow it up with the good news from Larrya. They still think the number associated with Chanelle might know something. They text Larrya and ask her to give them a call. She replies saying that she can't talk on the phone but she can DM.

Larrya says that Chanelle is one of her best friends why are they asking about her. She confirms that she is okay and that she is in Philly. However, the number is different. Larrya says she is not okay with giving out her best friends number. That explains the message they got from the angry person. They agree to ask Larrya if she would be able to meet up. She chooses FDR Park and they are feeling good about the investigation.

They arrive at FDR Park and they have no idea what they are in store for. They reach a strange area of the park when they see someone walking their way. Larrya comes up and meets everyone like it's the first time she has ever seen them. They explain the situation and Larrya says she is nervous. She tells them that Chanelle is a good friend of hers and she does care about Michael. Larrya says Chanelle has a lot going on and she didn't feel too comfortable talking about Chanelle. All she would say is that she had a lot going on. After continuous prodding, Larrya says she has something to tell them.

Larrya says that Chanelle is with Larrya. They agree to go with her to meet Chanelle and Michael is very nervous. Larrya walks up to the car and Michael says he "definitely knows that b*tch." It's his ex Christina, who obviously knows Michael. She says they dated when they were 16 for about two months but they lost touch. Michael believes that it was a waste of time and he didn't recognize her voice. She says she could have planned things out better and Michael says it's stupid to go through all of that. Michael said if she came on as herself, it might have been better.

Christina explains that she created Chanelle to talk to Michael because she missed him. Michael says he never ignored her so he doesn't see why she couldn't approach him as her. Christina is almost speechless and Michael says it's a total waste of time. She apologizes for bringing it all on and says she wasn't trying to be malicious. She wanted to use Chanelle to get to know what was going on with Michael. She got too comfortable with being Chanelle after Michael began opening up to her. Michael said whatever she was trying didn't work and it just made things worst. Then, Christina revealed that sometimes her friend Stacey would write back to Michael, because Christina used her phone for a bit. Michael is just ready to leave and doesn't want to hear anything. This really is the biggest waste of time in Catfish history.

The guys meet with Christina who says she is glad that they are there. Christina says she wasn't pulling a joke on Michael. She explained that she started to follow his brother Sid, who posted a photo of Michael. She thought about the times she shared with Michael and figured she would reach out to him as Chanelle. She says at the time she was trying to go through depression after having her son. She said she liked talking to Michael because she could escape what she was going through and comfort Michael.

She genuinely cares about him so she was not using him to make herself feel better. Christina thinks she will reach out to him in the future but Joseph doesn't think she should because Michael doesn't want to talk to her. He says if she really cared about him, trying to talk to him would be trying to make herself feel less guilty. Schulman tells her that sometimes the best thing to do is to give the other person the space they need. They urge her to lose something that she wants and she tells them to apologize to Michael and wish him the best on her behalf.

The guys head over to Michael's house and they reveal to him that Christina was in a bad place with her depression. They explained exactly what Christina did and Michael says that it's unfortunate. Michael realizes it wasn't for fun or games and he says he may talk to her in the future for a regular conversation, in order to let her know he isn't upset. The guys tells Michael to text them in the future if he meets another girl on the internet. Michael is concentrating on his son and Christina is putting her efforts into a blog to try and help women with depression.

We can see why MTV and Catfish were keeping this one as such a big secret. This is by far the most shocking episode of Catfish in season five. There was really know telling what Michael was in for however, no one was ready for what happened at the end of this episode. You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Stacey and Lee' Season 5 Episode 4, 'From The Ashes'

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Another week and another team battles the Wilderness is Discovery's Naked and Afraid. Stacey Osorio and Lee Trew will get naked and team up to see if they can survive 21 days in Croatia, Naked and Afraid.

Stacey Osorio (Facebook) is a 35-year-old female from Stites, Idaho and she is looking to see if she can tough it out for 21 days in the nude. She is a single, field data technician and biology student. She begins with a PSR of 6.2. She is into survival and in the competition for her children. Stacey doesn't think spending the time naked is a good idea at first, however, she admits that we are all animals and that we weren't meant to have all of the amenities that we do. She strips down and gets ready to meet her partner. Her skills include, "shelter building, field plant identification, tracking and snare implementation."

"Stacey was born and raised in Southern California. Eventually, too many people and lack of resources drove the desire to move to a new location with more nature. She moved to a town in rural Idaho with a relatively low population and continued her academic pursuits in the biological sciences," according to Discovery.

Lee Trew (Website 1, 2) is a 33-year-old male from Jervis Bay, NSW, Australia. He is married and words as a survival/ReWilding mentor. He begins with a PSR of 7.6. After losing his daughter, he is looking for a way to provide hope for all. He doesn't seem too put off by the idea of being naked but does say that it can be hard meeting someone naked for the first time. He is ready to take on a whole new challenge with a naked stranger. His skills include "primitive bushcraft, physical conditioning, eco-literacy, and self-development."

"Lee is part man, part monkey. A philosopher, gymnast, storyteller, survivalist. (Sort of like a mutant love child of Tarzan, Russell Brand, Bruce Lee and Peter Pan.) Growing up, he always felt a bit like a wild animal. School and home were cages, whereas outdoors was where life really happened," according to Discovery.

The meeting is pretty pleasant but very awkward given the conditions. They both agree that they are looking to stay alive and Lee thinks Stacey is a warrior woman. They have a hand-drill, Stacey brought a Nepalese knife and Lee has a pot. Stacey already thinks her partner is "rad." They gather the map and look towards an area down river for shelter. They begin their trek to an area that will be swarming with hogs and jackals. They mud up to protect themselves from the sun. The extreme heat will cause them to lose a lot of sweat.

They reach a shaded area near water and realize that it's swamp water. Lee is pretty excited about all of the fish jumping around and they decide to set up shelter there. They first have to get a fire going and just when Lee thinks he has got it, the flame does not emit. Lee is taken back and Stacey is concerned about not having fire. Lee is persistent and continues to try his hand-drill technique but it begins blistering his hand. Stacey is not good with a hand-drill and Lee thought it would be his comfort zone, however, his hands are badly blistered.

Lee returns after a short walk and looks to give it another go. Stacey asks Lee if he is okay and Lee says he is but he feels like an idiot for pushing through. They don't know where to go from here. Lee comes with an idea that will help them get through the mosquitoes. He decides that they should skip water and fire and move on to Shelter. Stacey is skeptical about their priorities at the moment and she does not like sleeping underground without fire or water. In the evening, Lee wakes up at the sounds of the jackals. Both Lee and Stacey are pretty creeped out and later on they are attacked by mosquitoes which means little sleep.

In the evening Lee reveals that his 3-year-old daughter that died from cancer. He says she was on a life-support machine and becomes pretty emotional when telling the story. He tells Stacey most of the time he can tell the story and not cry but the conditions they are under makes it hard. Stacey is there to console her partner and they make it through the night. Stacey says she couldn't imagine losing one of her kids.

Lee feels much better the next day. He and Stacey need to get water into their system before severe dehydration sets in. Together, Lee and Stacey make fire using the hand-drill and they now have an upper-hand in the challenge. They enjoy some purified water thanks to their fire and prepare to find food. Lee creates a fish trap to see if they can score food. By day four, Lee decides to check his fish trap and he finds a little guy. He presents Stacey with their tiny meal and the team seems to be looking up. They make a nettle and fish soup with their items, however, things go wrong when the boiling water spills on to Stacey during her nap. She cries out for Lee.

Lee rushes over to Stacey and yells out for a medic. He holds Stacey until they arrive and they tell him that they have to take her. He hugs her incase he doesn't see her again. Lee feels bad about what happened. The medics have to decide if it is safe for her to carry on. Stacey is extremely emotional and in extreme pain. She doesn't want to leave the challenge and Lee doesn't believe they will let Stacey back in. He becomes overcome with emotion. The team doctor tells Stacey she should go to the hospital but Stacey says she wants to stay in the challenge. She is a fighter and she is not ready or willing to give up. She wants to complete this challenge for her kids.

Stacey returns and Lee couldn't be happier to see her. She has to keep her wound from being infected and she should be fine. Night falls and the jackals are out. Their night calls scare Lee and Stacey but they make it to day five. Lee is excited about all of the night antics. Stacey really wants to get some food into her and Lee knows that they need to get food for her to feel better. Stacey is in pain and thinks they need a much larger source of food.

Lee ventures out to they water to check his trap. He checks the trap and something catches his attention. In his trap he finds a substantially big fish. He cuts it open and they realize that it's a fresh fish. They have another meal of nettle and fish stew but this time it is much more substantial. After the meal, Stacey decides to find a way to keep her wound clean. In the evening, her wound begins to hurt pretty bad but she toughs it out to day seven. She uses moss to help her wound that is very serious.

On day eight the pain is too much and she has to call the medics once again. Her wound was infected and the only hope is for her to leave. She is at a huge disadvantage and realizes she has to leave the challenge. She is disappointed and ashamed realizing that she could have made it but can't because of her wound. Lee and Stacey have a final moment where he assures her that she has completed the challenge. He dedicates the rest of the challenge to Stacey. Lee is really struggling with losing his partner but on day nine, Lee is using all of his emotions to get him through the challenge.

By day 12, he hasn't eaten much and he is starting to feel stir-crazy. On day 17 Lee still isn't doing well and by day 18 his body starts tapping into his energy reserves and his emotions are getting the best of him. He sobs alone in Croatia with his partner Stacey to motivate him. It is day 20 and after his big emotional release, Lee realizes that it might be time for him to heal from everything, including his daughter's death. He wants to be a dad again for another child. On extraction day, Lee lets out a howl and reflects around a huge fire. He then sets out for the extraction point on the Danube river.

Lee is facing a risk of developing hypothermia as the temperature dips to 58 degrees fahrenheit. He pushes on and uses deep breathing to get his body temperature up again. He is feeling fearful of what can happen if it gets colder but he can see a clearing up ahead. He has made it to the extraction point, however, he will have to swim to the deeper end in cold and rough water. He begins his swim and the rescue boat is in his sites. He makes his way to the boat and has completely the 21 day challenge Naked and Afraid. He says he would do it all over again with his wife.

Stacey finishes with a PSR of 6.2 and Lee finishes with a PSR of 8.4.

"From The Ashes" is a very fitting titled for this episode. Stacey and Lee really had their work cut out for them in Croatia. It's another exotic location notched in the belt of two fine contestants who were up for the challenge presented to them on Discovery's Naked and Afraid. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Lexi & Ray' Recap Too Many Lexi's to Count

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The fifth season of MTV's "Catfish" is really rolling along with some intense episode. Tonight, Ray is seeking the help of Max Joseph and Nev Schulman to figure out if Lexi has been catfishing him the whole time during their relationship.

On episode seven of season five the guys encounter Ray, a 19-year-old male from Las Vegas, who has been dating Lexi Valenzuela, a girl he met online from Phoenix, Arizona. The relationship has lasted four years and Ray believes that his heart has finally been stolen by someone. However, as most "Catfish" do, Lexi gives him the run around when it comes to seeing each other in person. They haven't video chatted with each other and they live four hours away but still have not met. They are older so driving is no longer an excuse. The relationship has come under serious stress because and now Ray wants answers.

Ray has actually moved from Las Vegas to Chicago. Then he reveals that Lexi is now living in Iowa. He says that it's almost like Lexi is his shadow. Ray says when they got older they began getting into little fights and at some points she would go M.I.A. However, they would start talking again like nothing happened. Ray is starting a new life and he wants Lexi to be a part of it. After talking to Ray, Schulman and Joseph decide that they will in fact try to help Ray out with his problem.

Get ready, Lexi. We won't stop until we connect you with Ray.

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Upon meeting up with Ray, Schulman and Joseph learn some pretty interesting facts about Ray and Lexi's relationship. This includes the fact that Ray sent a full frontal nude photo to Lexi, however, she has not exchanged any with him. Ray says there is no reason why shouldn't know what he looks like naked. Ray also revealed that Lexi has an older sister and a younger sister. The funny part in all of this is their names happen to be Alexia and Lexa. If that isn't the strangest trio of names for siblings you've ever heard then we don't know what is.

Schulman reacts as if Ray should have known better after hearing the names but Ray says he has seen the older sister on Facebook. Lexi sent Ray a message accusing him of messing around when her sister Alexia created profiles to see if he was playing her sister. However, Lexi apologized and came clean about it all. Ray says he is still chasing Lexi because of his feelings and the fact that he is still curious about what she is like in person.

The guys get as much information as they are going to need and set off to get to the bottom of Lexi's identity. It all seems so confusing to Schulman and Joseph that they actually need a pen and notepad. The guys start digging and with a couple of image searched they don't find anything. They do a couple of searches for Alexis Valenzuela and come across one profile that seems a little too young, another that doesn't quite fit, one from Japan and a few Twitter handles that get them nowhere. So instead of using what they don't know to uncover who Lexi could be, the guys use her sister, Alexia as their means of research.

They check out Alexia's page and it looks relatively real to them. They come across a photos of Alexia and a guy name Jesse so natural Schulman and Joseph decide to contact him and see if he can tell them anything about Alexia or "her sisters." They have no real answers that prove that Lexi does or doesn't exist. The guys on "Catfish" are genuinely confused about this one. The guys get a reply from Jesse who says he is available to talk.

The guys call up Jesse and let him know what the situation is. They tell Jesse how they found him and he says he knows her for sure. He says he knows her through Facebook but not on a personal level. He tried to meet her plenty of times but she never wanted to meet up. He also says that she wanted to be referred to as Lexi or Lex. He also reveals that she changed her name multiple times to Lexa as well. So, Lexi is all three sisters and she is using two of the accounts to see if guys are cheating on her. This is nuts.

The guys discuss Ray's situation and arrive at his place to break the news. They tell Ray that they have some stuff to show him. They couldn't find anything on Lexi so they moved on to Alexia. Ray already seems to know what he is in for when he hears about Jesse. They reveal that Jesse and Ray have a similar story. To Jesse she was all three of the sisters. Ray doesn't see any of it making sense and the guys say all of the information points to the fact that they have no idea who he is talking to. Schulman decides to give Lexi a call and she answers.

He explains the situation and tries to test out her trust with her name. She doesn't bite and Schulman reveals that Ray wants to meet her. He asks if she wants to meet Ray but she says she doesn't know if she is ready to meet him. She says she is still trying to get things situated. Schulman says the best thing she can do is deal with the situation so that Ray knows he no longer needs to put his life on hold. He tells her that she should think about Ray and what's best with him and Lexi agrees to meet up for Ray's sake. Lexi confirms that she is in Iowa and Schulman says they will coordinate a meet up.

Schulman returns with the good news that Lexi is willing to meet up. Ray realizes that anything can happen at this point but is up for meeting Lexi. In the morning the guys get a text message from Lexi who says she is scared but she supposes it's time. Later on in the morning they hop on a plane and fly out to Iowa. When they arrive in Des Moines, Ray is very nervous as they are just four minutes away. They come up to the house and the anxiety sets in.

Schulman handles the knocking and a girl answers the door. She says that Lexi is not there because she got nervous and left. She says she is Lexi's sister Lexa, however they aren't blood sisters. Schulman doesn't seem to believe the girl who says Lexi flaked. She adamantly denies being Lexi and offers to tell Lexi that they came by. Schulman leaves it at that and reports the news to Ray. Ray thinks the sisters are real but Schulman says it was weird. He says either they just met her or she's just not there.

Schulman believes that the girl was being super weird but they have no way of knowing if she was actually telling the truth. There are all sorts of conspiracies going on but Schulman and Joseph don't want to let this Catfish get away. Ray gets a call and they all answer. It's Lexi who tells Ray she went out to think and got the message from her sister. She apologizes and says that she won't be back until tomorrow. Ray asks her what time and she hangs up. Schulman realizes it's a different voice and they feel like this could be good news, however, they need to be careful or else they could miss a chance at meeting her.

The next day Ray says he hasn't heard anything back and Joseph tells Schulman he should try calling from his phone. Schulman gets through to Lexi and tells her that Ray is still open to meeting. Lexi says she doesn't want to let him down but decides that today is the day. Schulman makes her promise that she will open the door when he knocks this time. They head out to the house again and Ray has to feel the anxiety once again. They arrive and Schulman knocks on the door again.

The same girl answers and Schulman says hello again. They girl tells Schulman that Lexis isn't there again and asked Lexa to come down and talk to them. Schulman says that she has to in fact be Lexi and she finally admits to it after all of the running around. Ray is shocked to find out that Lexi is actually Marlayna. Ray demands answers after giving Marlayna four years of his time. Marlayna invites them into her house and Ray is holding his hands to his head. She says she didn't do any of it on purpose and she was trying to end it.

Ray says she wasted his time and she revealed she was never going to tell him that she was not Lexi. Ray doesn't see how it's not intentional if she kept the whole story going. Marlayna says she doesn't know what he wants to hear and Joseph detects an attitude in Marlayna. He asks her to drop the attitude and tell her side of the story. She said she made the account when she was 14 because she wasn't happy with who she was. She began crying and revealed she was teased for being black.

She pretended to be someone else to get away from being who she was. She found herself clicking with Ray and finding a comfort zone. She lied about the sisters to make it sound real and admitted to changing her voice on the phone. She actually knows the girls in the profile but they don't know she was using their photos. She says that her feelings for Ray fell off. Schulman says it should have been easier for her to come clean but she says she didn't want to hurt Ray's feelings. Marlayna apologizes to Ray and the guys say that growing up is tough and it's frustrating that the people who are hurt the most end up hurting others. Ray says he hopes Marlayna gets past this and never does it again.

The guys leave Marlayna's house and Ray seems happier. The guys crack a joke about Ray's nudes to break the tension. A couple of months later, Ray hasn't heard from Marlayna. Marlayna says she does think about Ray sometimes and she felt bad for putting him through all of that. Marlayna says she became a better her and said she felt bad about lying to them as well.

The story of Ray and Lexi might have been one of the most confusing episodes of the "Catfish" season thus far. There were far too many names to keep track of but you could never really guess what the outcome of the episode could be. Will people ever learn the signs needed to avoid being "Catfished?"You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Kacie & Aaron' Season 5 Episode 5, All Falls Down

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As Discovery's Naked and Afraid returns, two new contestants, Kacie Cleveland and Aaron Phillips team up and strip down naked to see if they can survive the 21 day challenge in the jungles of Belize.

Kacie Cleveland (Facebook) is a 29-year-old female from Bellingham, Washington. Kacie (Instagram) is married and works as an athletic trainer. She is looking to complete the 21 day Naked and Afraid challenge. As a trainer, Kacie (Twitter) knows how to push herself so the challenge will continue to show just how much Kacie pushes her skills. Her skills include, "fishing and shelter building," however the Naked and Afraid challenge is much more than that. She begins with a PSR of 4.8.

"Kacie grew up camping often with her family. They had contests for who could pack the lightest bag and support themselves off the land with food, water, and shelter. She then took an academic approach to survival, including college courses. She is great at fishing and building shelter from anything," according to Discovery.

Aaron Phillips (Twitter) is a 37-year-old male from Orlando, Florida. He is a multifaceted worker balancing being a stay-at-home dad, business development strategist , writer and outdoor guide. He (Facebook) is looking to complete the 21 day Naked and Afraid challenge and show everyone that anything is possible. His skill-set seems much wider and it includes, "making fire, sourcing water and food and shelter building."He begins with a PSR of 6.6.

"Aaron is a third-generation Florida native. At age five, he and his father joined the YMCA-sponsored Indian Guides (now known as Adventure Guides) and together they learned about Native-American life and survival skills in the southeast United States. Growing up in Florida allowed him the opportunity to experience diverse environments including coastal, freshwater and upland systems," according to Discovery.

The contestants stripped off their clothes and got ready to meet each other. Belize's dangerous environment includes falling trees, snakes, wild boar and jaguars. Aaron jokes that it isn't the first time he will be naked in front of someone he doesn't know. When they finally meet it does not seem awkward and they vow not to let each other quit. They jump right into their bags. With them they have a map, a net and a machete. They also share a fire starter. They have to bushwhack through jaguar territory in order to get to higher ground. They get to know each other as they make their way to their spot.

Aaron feels comfortable while Kacie admits to fearing most animals. They can hear the howler monkeys in the trees above them and decide to keep it moving. They come up on a lagoon and he sees a lot of minnows in the water. They decide to push on a little bit and Kacie is showing just how scare of the snakes she is. Aaron doesn't want to sleep on the ground and finds two trees that could be a potential home. Aaron decides to try to start a fire but it's not working out. They decide to gather material for their shelter and it's coming along well until the machete starts getting jagged. They decide to take a break and work smart, not hard.

At night, Aaron manages to capture a lightening bug and while they have a little fun raving, they hear trees falling around them. On day two, the team is moving through the jungle and spots the tree that broke on their first night. Aaron notices that it could have landed in their camp and that it hasn't funny fallen. They learn that it is dangerous and Kacie is still worried about the snakes. They have found a way to clothe themselves and decide to get some water to replenish what they have lost. Aaron and Kaci decide to drink the flowing water because it seemed clean enough.

Night falls again and they feel an animal peeing on them from the tree. On day three they are back at trying to start a fire which is crucial to helping them purify water and cook enough food. Kacie actually starts the fire and now all that's left is to find food. They use the bug net to to try and catch some tiny minnows for food. Aaron actually wrapped the fish in all spice leaves and roasted them. The fish cooked on the skewers weren't completely cooked but Aaron's method seemed to prove to be very good.

Already the team has had a pretty easy go but Aaron runs into a viper on the way to their watering hole. Aaron decides to take a chance at capturing it and strikes with his staff. He seems to have gotten it but he urges Kacie to walk slow and keep an eye out. Aaron gives her a little lesson on snakes and they decide to take the small snake and use it for bait to catch fish. On day five, the team wanders through the jungle and finds material. They decide to use it to cover up as much as they can.

They go on another fishing adventure but this time it's unsuccessful. They haven't caught anything for awhile but they do run into a heart of palm tree. They can't get through all of it at once but Kacie decides to try to get into it. Aaron believes Kacie might be exerting herself too much. Kacie begins to feel her body shutting down and decides to rest a bit.

On day nine, Aaron says he keeps hearing bees. They immediately think about finding honey and Aaron decides to try and smoke the bees out. He begins cutting at the tree and starts hacking away but he doesn't see any honey. He tries to climb higher to dip a stick into the combs but it is all dry.

The rain rolls in during the dry season and it really comes down. They are nervous about the trees breaking because of the wind and violent storm. The thunder and lightening is relentless and the trees begin falling around them. They decide to get up underneath the shelter and the rain is just relentless. They are happy to have each other in such a dangerous storm. On day 10 they can see debris everywhere.

They attempt to reconstruct their shelter and there is no dry wood for shelter anywhere. Kacie is feeling tired and hungry and she is fighting to keep her spirits up. In the evening they are kept awake by the monkeys peeing on them, throwing berries and howling at night. The next day, Kacie continues to chop away at the heart of palm but she is really pushing herself. Aaron knows that you have to be smarter when it comes to maintaining your energy level. As night falls they battle the bugs.

Aaron appears to have a botfly buried in his skin and he is experiencing discomfort. He is also bleeding which is scaring Kacie. The rain sets in again and continues through days 14 and 15 all the way up to day 17. The team is not getting enough sleep and Aaron is starting to feel the emotions because he really misses his son. Kacie begins preparing herself to carry on by herself. Aaron says he doesn't want to do it any more and that he wants to go home on day 19 but decides to stick it out a couple more days.

Kacie sympathizes with Aaron who says there is nothing to eat. Kacie wants to get to the heart of palm but Aaron thinks it might be too critical. At this point it doesn't matter anymore and they decide to go all out for the palm. They finally conquer the palm and begin chowing down. It's extraction day and they have finally found the monkey that has been peeing on them. They check their map and they must bushwhack through the dangerous jaguar and snake routes they came in on.

They use the bug net to make socks then wrap their feet by cordage. They make their way through the jungle and continuously run into trees and roots. They also run into some big bones which means jaguar territory. They keep going and find themselves to the river and the rescue boat. Aaron finishes with a PSR of 7.4 and Kacie finishes with a PSR of 6.4.

"All Falls Down" is yet another incredible installment of Discovery's Naked and Afraid. Surviving the jungles of Belize is not an easy task and Kacie and Aaron really had the odds stacked against the. That being said they really showed the show by creating clothes to wear. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Joanna & Bo' Recap Haunting Mistakes

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Season five of MTV's "Catfish" continues with one crazy episode. Joanna is calling upon Nev Schulman and Max Joseph to help her connect with the love of her life Bo and to also right a wrong that she committed while they were dating.

Joanna (Instagram) is a 26-year-old female from Southern California who happens to be a model. She is pretty much all over social media and asked Joseph and Schulman to help reconnect her with Bo. Joanna met Bo online and they had the typical Catfish relationship minus meeting up and seeing each other in person. Bo (Facebook) was upset when she found out that Joanna (Twitter 1, 2) had messed around with one of her best friends and put an end to things. Now, Joanna wants to meet up with Bo and hopefully reconnect. Joanna wants the gentle hand to help.

Joanna says that Bo was there for her and is the first girl she really fell in love with instantly. They were both living pretty nearby but Joanna has chickened out a couple of times. It happened like that back a forth for awhile and Bo eventually gave up and broke up with Joanna. Bo went back to dating her ex and Joanna said it seemed to easy. Joanna is still in love with Bo and had a once in a lifetime feeling with Bo. The guys call Joanna up and after chatting with her, they decide to help.

Upon meeting with the guys, Joanna reveals that Bo is what you call a "stud." She shows them some photos of Bo who Joanna says is more her scene. Schulman got down to the actually story where Joanna (Facebook) says she and Bo had an understanding that they really liked each other and would be meeting up soon. The meetings were continuously pushed back because of Joanna and Bo's hectic schedules. Joanna says that they were supposed to meet at a gay club but she didn't want to meet her there for the fist time.

She wasn't sure if she was ready to meet the girl she was in love with. Joanna says she didn't know how to tell her that she was uncomfortable with it, so, she lied to Bo and told her that her son was sick and she couldn't make it. After a couple of months, Joanna told Bo about a shoot she had coming up in Las Vegas. Bo seemed excited about meeting her there and said that she would be able to make it on the Saturday. Bo said her friend would be out there and Joanna offered to meet up with Bo's friend, Ana.

Joanna got Ana's number and invited her to meet up with them. She met up with Ana and began talking about Bo and the type of relationship they have. Things go wrong when Joanna and Ana start partying and ended up cuddling. Joseph says "with Bo's friend Ana" and immediately Joanna is already guilty. Ana told Bo everything that happened and that's when it all went downhill. Joanna needed closing and did not get closure from Bo. However, Ana agreed to meet with Joanna and told her that Bo had gotten together with her ex. Joanna is looking to have a relationship with Bo because she is still in love with her.

After the meeting with Joanna, the guys gather what information they have on Bo and try to figure out who Bo really is. The guys think that Joanna could have met Bo twice. They sit down and revisit the story about Joanna fooling around with Bo's best friend Ana. Bo decides that she is going to get back with her ex after finding out what went on. Using Bo's address, Kik I.D., photos and Ana's phone number the guys get down to the digging. Joseph wants to cross check the images and nothing seems to be coming up.

They are confused and their not sure if the real name is Bo. That is until they look up the address. The address belongs to Ana and the guys think that it could be that Ana and Bo are the same person. They do think it would be hard for Ana to have different photos if it's the same person. Schulman decides to call up Ana and ask her if she would be okay with meeting up. They explain the situation and Ana says she stopped talking to Joanna and Bo. They ask to meet up with them and she agrees to meet up and tell them what she knows.

Joseph says she is either a great liar or she's not lying. They arrive at a nearby place and meet Ana. She says she knows Joanna and she didn't know about Joanna until Bo told her about her. Ana says they hit it off and she was so in the moment when they hooked up. Ana says it was all about Joanna and that Bo had a girl the whole time. The stories get mixed up when she mentions that she and Joanna hooked up on more than one occasion. Ana also shows them a photo of Bo who looks nothing like the photo Joanna has. The Bo that Ana knows is much more girly, however, she does date girls.

The guys are confused and ask Ana if she is Bo and she denies it and has solid proof. The realize that Ana has nothing to lie about. They don't understand why Bo would send a photo of a stud instead of herself. They now have to relay the message to Joanna. They arrive at her place and sit down to talk about everything they found out. Joanna is nervous about everything because she has been waiting for everything for a long time. They told her about the process and their meeting with Ana.

They tell Joanna that Ana said they hooked up again and were being very flirty. Joanna quickly says "hell no" and that it's all bullsh*t. The guys then show Joanna the photos of Bo and she doesn't recognize the girl in the photo at all. Joanna is actually shocked and is a bit emotional. She says it's not something she considered and she needed a moment. She walks out. Joanna returned and they decide that they will contact Bo. Then send her a message and they instantly get a reply asking if she is with Joanna. Bo agrees to meet and says that it has gone on for a really long time and she is ready to get this over with.

They decide to head out and meet Bo at her address. They arrive at the home and Schulman makes his way in to get Bo. Joanna starts freaking out a bit but calms down. The door opens and out comes Ana. Joanna says she doesn't want to believe it and that she wanted to hear it from Ana's mouth. Ana says that it really was her and Joanna just wants to know why. Ana said she was not trying to mess with her emotions and apologizes. Joanna and Ana start arguing and Ana says that Joanna has been lying too. When Joanna gets a bit louder Ana says she has to go. Things get heated when Joanna slaps Ana. Ana comes back out and they almost get into it but the crew separates them. Joanna walks off and says she wants to get out of there.

Schulman tells Joanna to sit in the car for a second and she repeatedly states that she doesn't want to be there. Schulman decides to check in with Ana quickly before they drive off. Joanna tells Joseph that she feels like a fool. Schulman tries to talk to Ana who is extremely upset and says she didn't mean to like her or hurt Joanna in any way. Schulman says he doesn't want things to end like this and they will chill out for the day until they can figure all of it out.

Schulman returns and says that it's not cool that Joanna hit Ana. Joanna doesn't really want to hear it and Schulman says they need to let their adrenaline calm down before they figure all of it out. Schulman and Joseph sit down to discuss their next course of action since this was one of the first times they have had clear physical altercation. The next day the guys meet with Ana and she says she didn't want to face them after she lied to them. She says none of it was to manipulate her and it was amazing when Joanna hit her up.

She says she forgot that it was fake multiple times. Ana says that she didn't intentionally mean to hurt her. She also says that Joanna opened her eyes and helped her stop feeling sorry about herself especially when it came to her family. Ana does love Joanna and wants to be with her. They think Ana should tell Joanna that because it's important that she knows that. The guys drive Ana over to Joanna's place and she is much more cordial. Schulman makes sure they are separated and explains that what happened yesterday doesn't represent the scope of their relationship. Joanna says she is just there to listen.

Schulman moves away and Ana says she didn't do anything on purpose. She says she made a profile with her own photos first but when she used another photo she got more hits. Ana explained that Joanna was unique and she couldn't ignore her because she became her rock. Joanna says she appreciates the truth but she feels like Ana is playing the victim card. Joanna says she didn't mean to be that angry and when Ana begins feeling emotional, Joanna says she just needs some time. Ana had to throw out that she loves Joanna but Joanna says that Ana ruined her chances when she lied about everything.

Joanna says that they will see what happens from now moving forward. Everyone leaves it at that and Joanna denies Ana a hug. Ana is clearly feeling relieved yet hurt. She is hoping to become friends. A couple of months later Joanna says that she has been in touch with Ana who is now in a relationship. Joanna seems like she wants Ana now that she can't have her. Meanwhile, Ana is in a really happy relationship and says she will always have love for Joanna.

Well, it really doesn't get more dramatic than this one. There were plenty of twists that no one saw coming and it's surely going to leave some scars. Why do people keep getting catfished? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below. You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Karen & Matt' Season 5 Episode 5, 'Contamination'

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This time Discovery's Naked and Afraid returns as Karen Coffee and Matt Alexander get naked and ready to survive 21 days in the Philippines forests during typhoon season.

Karen Coffee (Twitter) is a 51-year-old female from North Caroline. Karen (Facebook) is married and happens to be a stay at home mom of two children. She is appearing on the show to fulfill a life-long dream of surviving in the woods, however, she had no idea that she would be naked while doing so. Karen really brings a lot to the table as her skills include, "fishing (spearfishing Included), hunting, navigation, shelter building, palm weaving and wild game preparation for cooking."She will begin with a PSR of 6.3.

"Karen is from a family of 4 and grew up in a loving family environment in Greece, NY. Growing up, her parents were a constant and stable source for her to rely on. She always preferred spending time outdoors with her younger brother, making primitive shelters, looking for bugs to identify, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, getting her SCUBA dive certification, boating, and playing soccer," according to Discovery.

Matt Alexander (Facebook) is a 34-year-old male from Jennings, Louisiana. Matt is sing and works as a self-employed truck driver and also with leather and knife making. He is looking to give the challenge his best shot and brings a sharp set of skills to the table that include hunting and tracking. He will begin with a PSR of 6.6.

"Matt was born and raised in Jennings, LA just west of Lafayette and spent all of his childhood years roaming the woods, hunting and fishing. He's always had a love for the outdoors and learned his skills from trial and error," according to Discovery.

The meeting is not awkward and both contestants are pretty cordial. They both seem eager to get started with their challenge. Karen shared her first thoughts of Matt which were that he was shorter and smaller than she thought her partner would be. They have a shared machete along with a slingshot and a fire starter. Karen is worried about Matt's slingshot and hopes he is as good with it as he says he is. They also have a map and they get ready to start moving, Karen does seem a little worried about her partner.

They start their trek to the back country of the Philippines. They must watch out for venomous snakes, poisonous frogs and wild boars. Matt doesn't seem too open about the equal abilities and opinions between males and females. They start to have some worries when Matt insists on getting bamboo. Karen says Matt isn't the best communicator. Matt believes that Karen is a bit bossy for his easy come easy go attitude. Karen comes over to see Matt in an area with a natural platform. They get to work but when Matt is persistent about the bamboo, he sets out to find some while Karen works on the fire.

Karen says that Matt seems a little indecisive and after some time, Karen isn't sure where Matt is. Matt actually managed to find some bamboo to use for purification and has a hard time finding home, however, he manages to follow the fire. They have fire and bamboo but also a very awkward partnership and an awkward high-five. On night one the team is thankful for what they have. When they try to get some rest, Karen begins to get a severe headache and becomes nauseous. She is already thinking about calling it quits.

The next day Karen is complaining a lot and believes she is a bit overwhelmed. She and Matt both want to get food and water to sustain themselves. They set out to look for food and actually find some bananas high up in a tree. Matt says he couldn't see a woman climbing a tree and volunteers to climb the tree and grab them a bunch of bananas. They are excited to take their bananas and head back to camp. Matt says Karen is making a big deal about her feet hurting but she needs to push through. Karen says she is going to need some shoes.

On day three, Karen says she walked too much the day before. Matt says that it would be much easier doing the challenge on his own because he is doing most of the work. On day four the team misses a chance at some protein when a lizard eludes them. Matt says he needs to make Karen some shoes because he can't stand her whining all of the time. Matt makes Karen some shoes for Karen and Matt asks her not to wear them out.

On day six the team is still surviving on bananas however, they need protein. Karen suggests making a snare-trap. Once again Karen is getting winded easily and Matt is chasing leads on wild chickens. Matt and Karen butt heads when it comes to hunting procedures. Karen wants to set a snare but Matt wants to use his slingshot. They really aren't listening to each other and Matt is confident in his slingshot skills. Matt is feeling aggravated and Karen is feeling as if she has no type of control over the situation.

Matt tries his hands at his slingshot skills aiming at a bird in a tree. He can't seem to get his skills going so he decides to try Karen's idea of setting a snare. On day seven they decide to lay some snare-traps. They walk up a little more and find a skunk hole. They set another snare-trap in front of the skunk hole. On day 12 they aren't getting much sleep and are too cold at night. On day 14 both Karen and Matt are out of commission. Karen agrees to pick up some slack and help Matt if he needs it because she doesn't want to finish the challenge without him.

They check the skunk hole and there is nothing there. Matt is weak and says everything hurts. Karen wants Matt to keep up and asks him to tend to the fire. In the evening they begin to smell a skunk and are hopeful that maybe they have caught one. Karen checks the skunk-trap. She finds a skunk and stabs it but she finds the smell extremely overbearing. She gets over the stink and grabs her skunk. Matt seems somewhat optimistic about cleaning the skunk. The skunk has a lot of particularities in preparation and skinning. They seem to enjoy the cooked skunk but on the more of day 17 Karen wakes up to something crawling on her.

By day 19, the team comes together to catch and kill a lizard. When they eat the lizard, they taste a little skunk and the worry begins to set in. Has the lizard eaten some of the old skunk meat? That evening, the team suffers from diarrhea and on day 20 they are barely hanging on. Matt is still having a hard time with gas and diarrhea. Karen is pretty weak as well but optimistic. Matt is scared of having to tap out.

On extraction day, Matt and Karen are ready to go however they have barely any energy. They decide to take the steeper but shorter route. They need to be careful on the hike as a cobra could stop them in their tracks. They have a really hard time moving and Karen's toes begin bleeding. Matt says Karen's attitude changed and she wasn't communicating as well anymore. They continue on and eventually they come to the trunk. They have completed the challenge and Karen finishes with a PSR of 7.2 while Matt finishes with a PSR of 7.2.

"Contamination" was a pretty incredible installation in the Naked and Afraid series. It really showed two different personalities that slowly clashed but for the most part they were ready for the challenge. It almost makes you wonder what's next for this season. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Tyreme & Tomorrow' Recap, Who is Tomorrow?

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Once again MTV's Catfish hands Nev Schulman and Max Joseph a seemingly impossible mission in season five. Tyreme reaches out to the guys to see if Tomorrow has been catfishing him.

Tyreme (Facebook) is a 27-year-old father of two from Virginia. Tyreme has had his life change since meeting Tomorrow online. He is ready to leave everything he knows to be with her but there doesn't seem to be the same type of love being reciprocated on her end. Tomorrow refuses to video chat because her camera is always broken. However, he has spoken to her family on multiple occasions. Tyreme (Instagram) is looking for answers and he is seeking help from Joseph and Schulman in his email. The guys decide to give Tyreme a call and after a little chat they agree to help him with his Catfish problem.

Upon meeting up with Tyreme (Twitter) he tells a story of being diabetic and how the conversation between he and Tomorrow began. Tyreme says he made a post about making pancakes on Facebook and Tomorrow liked it. So, Tyreme messaged her and went on from there. Tyreme found out that Tomorrow was also diabetic and Joseph funnily pointed out that two diabetics bonded over talk of pancakes. He says what really made him fall in love with Tomorrow was her support when his cousin and his grandmother passed away just within a week of each other.

Tyreme reveals that Tomorrow had a friend Letrease but things went downhill when Tomorrow and Tyreme broke up. Tomorrow slept with Letrease's child's father. She got pregnant and had a miscarriage but Tyreme still wanted to be a part of her life. Tyreme seems convinced that Tomorrow is who she says she is. The guys think that Tyreme has a wakeup call coming and that they could be dealing with an entire family catfishing one person.

Tyreme's grandmother died of cancer and his cousin died of diabetes. He had never dealt with loss like that and Tomorrow was there for him. Tyreme says that she was the first person he called when the tragedies struck and he cried on the phone with her. After hearing his story and getting a little more details on the relationship. Schulman and Joseph went off to do some investigating on their own to see what they could com up with.

The guys start by searching the images and after striking out multiple times they get a hit on a profile for an Aryssa, from Kansas City, Missouri. They check out some more photos and realize that it is the girl that is in the photos Tyreme has seen. They immediately begin to think the worst. They then look up Aryssa on Facebook and after putting everything together, they send a message to Aryssa. The message was sent but the guys wanted to do some more digging, they searched the phone number for Tomorrow and came up with a Christ Rothwell.

Joseph remembers that Tyreme said Tomorrow's middle name is Christina but the guys still think there is something super weird going on. They check Facebook for Christ but there is no hits. They look into Letrease and realize that it is a real page however, there are no photos of Tomorrow and Letrease together. They search Christina Rothwell in Latrice's friends and they find a match. They search for Tomorrow and also find her. They do some more digging and find a Shadeija. They begin thinking Tyreme could be talking to Shadeija. Tomorrow is not the girl in the photo and the person catfishing Tyreme has some help.

The guys reach out to Shadeija, Letrease and Christina messages with Christina being the center of it all. They hope for Tyreme's sake, he at least knows some of these people.

Schulman and Joseph head over to Tyreme's to share the information they found. They take a seat and begin to walk him through all of the research. Tyreme doesn't recognize the Christ Rothwell character. They tell Tyreme about Letrease's page and the fact that there is no photo of Letrease and Tomorrow. Tyreme learns that Christina Rothwell is friends with Letrease and so is Shadeija. All of these individuals are connected to the same phone number and Tyreme has no idea who the other girls are.

The guys then show Tyreme the photo of Shadeija's ultrasound. They click on the ultrasound and they happen to be identical. Tyreme is baffled as to why someone would do this and the guys want to know if they are all in on it. No one has returned a message and the guys believe it's because they were caught. They also show Tyreme the profile of Aryssa from Missouri, which means that Tomorrow is not who she says she is. Tyreme seems crushed and lost. He says it's all hitting him at one time and he needs some answers.

They realize they need to make a move because these girls know that they are on their case. Schulman decides to call Tomorrow and reaches a voicemail. Schulman leaves a message and asks for a call back. He proceeds to send a text and they wait for a reply. The guys leave Tyreme's place and he seems very let down by all of it. During their ride home they receive a message from Christina. Christina tells them to come to Dothan and "they" will explain everything.

The guys call Tyreme and tell them exactly what they received. They leave to pick up Tyreme and head out to Dothan. Tyreme gave his daughter the bear instead of bringing it. He says he received a call from Tomorrow at midnight but he did not answer. When they arrive Schulman has a message from Christina asking them to meet her team on a street at noon. Without further delay, the guys hop in the SUV and head to the location. Tyreme doesn't want to hear anymore B.S.

They guys pull up and tell Tyreme that they are all in this together. They enter a porch and knock on the door. Someone answers the door and it happens to be Christina. She says she is nervous and the guys reveal that they don't know what to expect. Christina says she has heard of Tyreme but she has never met him. Christina says she had to respond because she feels responsible for some of it. Christina takes a minute to gather get someone and Letrease comes out.

The girls explained how the fake profile came about and Letrease says that she has asked him if he would date someone like her but he always said he wouldn't. Letrease says that Shadeija is Letrease's baby sister. Latrease says that Tyreme has spoken to her mom but her mother had no idea what was going on. She admitted to the ultrasound being a lie. She says she tried to do it to push him away but he stayed. Tyreme says he doesn't know what to say and has to leave the porch. Letrease tells Schulman that she is in love with Tyreme.

Tyreme is shaky but he is happy because he knows the truth now. He does feel bad about the things he said to Letrease but he says he needs a break. The guys ask Letrease if they could meet up some other time and she agreed. The guys check in with Tyreme the next day and he says he will cherish the conversations they had. They set out to meet up with Letrease who invites them in this time. Letrease wanted to see who her ex was talking to when she created the fake profile, however, he never accepted her friend request.

Letrease says that it really hurts that she had to go through everything because of her looks. Tyreme doesn't have a good reason for why Letrease would be fit for him. He says all of it is overwhelming and Letrease just keeps asking why she is not good enough for him. She says her feelings are real and it was all about the picture. Joseph says that the whole package was not true and it goes both ways. He says she can't trick someone into loving her back but she will meet someone who she can be herself around. The guys asks that Letrease some time so he can adjust.

They leave the room so that Tyreme and Letrease can talk alone. Letrease asks Tyreme why she can't be with him and he says she wants him to say it. Tyreme says he still wants to be Letrease's friend and she can feel free to contact him at any time. He says he will keep their conversations in his heart forever. They eventually hug it out. Two months later Tyreme says he still talks to Letrease almost everyday. He wants to keep the promise to be a friend to Letrease. The guys call Letrease who pretty much says the same thing Tyreme did.

Leave it up to MTV's Catfish to bring the unexpected out. The skills of Schulman and Joseph are continuously put to the test but it's cases like this that show just how necessary they are for those who fall victim to catfishing. You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Lindsay and Matt' Season 5 Episode 7, 'Hell or High Water'

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In this episode of Discovery's Naked and Afraid, Lindsay Boisclair and Matt Wright strip down bare naked to attempt to survive 21 days in the Sai Rung River Valley of Thailand.

Lindsay Boisclair (Twitter) is a 32-year-old single mom from Grand Blanc, Michigan. She works in customer service and happens to be and avid outdoors enthusiast. Lindsay is doing doing this for herself however, she also wants to show other girls that it is possible to be heavy lose weight and do things like this.

She says she will not be the typical girl on the show. She seems very fearless and ready for the challenge. Her skills include, "mental strength, plant identification and having an overall positive attitude."She begins with a PSR of 6.1.

"Lindsay still loves the outdoors as an adult. During the warmer months in Michigan she can be found running, mountain biking, camping, or hiking any chance she gets. At least once a year she takes a mountain biking trip to explore different trails, Copper Harbor, MI; Browns County, IN; North Park, PA; to name a few, (of course Pontiac Lake is still her favorite)," according to Discovery.

Matt Wright (Instagram) is a 32-year-old male from Lakewood, Colordao. He is the owner and operator of an Extreme Instinct LLC. It seems fitting for Naked and Afraid because the company makes custom knives, survival gear and also teaches survival classes.

Matt is engaged and his skills include, "using primitive weapons, starting fires, trapping, hunting, primitive fishing, flint-knapping, basketry, cordage, hide tanning, shelter, water purification, tracking and navigation." By the sound of it it's almost as if Matt could complete the challenge on his own blindfolded because of his special skills. He begins with a PSR of 7.8.

"While other kids played with toys Matt (Facebook) was out submersing himself in nature. Living in the mountains he began to discover his passion for survival and devoted himself to become one with the wild. He enjoyed learning traditional archery and primitive weapons, he even harvested his first bull elk at only 12 years old," according to Discovery.

The meeting doesn't seem awkward at all and both contestants seem pretty excited to get started. Matt hands Lindsay her bag and inside of his bag he has a knife. Meanwhile, Lindsay has brought a tarp because she has a condition called hypothyroidism which means her body doesn't regular heat properly. So, the tarp will come in hand in order to help her control her body temperature.

The two contestants are given a fire started and a map. There are deadly flash floods thats Lindsay and Matt need to be aware of in the Sai Rung River Valley and locals believe the waterfall is cursed. Meanwhile other threats include, pythons, wild boars and tigers. The team decides to head up river. They head out and Lindsay seems reluctant to take help right away but gives in. They get to know each other on the way to their shelter and Lindsay cracks a joke about not being a people's person. Their sarcastic nature matches each other.

They make it through the river and it begins getting dark. They find a flat area near the water and start to find some bamboo to get a shelter started right away. Matt says Lindsay has the big sister vibe and that's okay as long as he is able to hunt. Night falls and they did not get to build their shelter. Matt is disappointed but they decide that there is no way they can go any further at night. On day two, Matt decides he wants to get an early start on hunting. He captures a little lizard for them to eat and naturally Lindsay is reluctant.

Matt has a little fun with the lizard and Lindsay feels bad for the little guy. After the lizard fun they decide to get the shelter going and make sure that it is elevated from the biting insects. They get their platform shelter done and Lindsay is feeling hungry. Matt decides that he will help Lindsay find other food sources for her to eat. He finds some wild figs and they decide to try it together. The think it tastes like nothing but they have some good fun while they chow down on it.

Matt isn't feeling too good and ends up puking and so does Lindsay. The figs really did a number on the two contestants. On day three Matt decides to make a fish trap and Lindsay tries to setting her stomach. She is asking for some quiet time but Matt is not a fan at quiet. Lindsay says she knows Matt is trying to help and she appreciates trying to distract her. At night Lindsay is having trouble with her hunger and health.

Matt decides to find some heart of palm for the next day so that Lindsay could get some energy. He gets a little and Matt is trying to get Lindsay to eat more and gain more nutrients. Lindsay says that she would have assumed that Matt is a macho guy but she really appreciates him trying to take care of her. Matt checks his fish trap to find an eel however, the eel proves to be very elusive and slips Matt.

Lindsay is out gathering water and finding other sources of plant food for herself. Matt goes hunting an finds himself a nice sized snake for dinner which he successfully kills. He has to coach Lindsay to get her back to their camp and she says she needs to drink more water. Matt chows down on the snake but Lindsay is finding it to be pretty hard to eat. Matt tries to get her to eat it but Lindsay is really combative. Matt says what they are in is as serious as it can get and she needs nutrients.

On day seven Matt has some fun hanging from the vines and has a ton of energy after the snake meal. Lindsay is not getting any better because of her choice to not eat meat. Meanwhile, Matt is eating everything he can find. On day 11 Matt is getting started on some traps and they set one near camp. Things get serious when a storm rolls in. There is a downpour and Matt and Lindsay are very cold at night. After eight inches of rainfall, the team has no choice but to stay in their shelter.

On day 14 the rain is still going and intensifies. The river has risen and the chance for a deadly flash flood is increasing big time. Matt knows the river can be dangerous and the camp is starting to flood. By day 15 14 inches of rain has fallen and the river is extremely high. They are now cut off from the production team and if anything goes wrong they would be beyond rescue.

The team realizes that they are not in a good position and they know that they are cut off from anyone. They continue to ride through the thunderstorms and by day 16 there is already 16 inches of rain. If they were seriously injured, they would not be able to receive help. The temperature is dropping and on day 17, they are losing plenty of calories from shivering. Both Matt and Lindsay are very hungry and they realize they should have increased their caloric intake.

On day 19 the rain has subsided and blue skies are here. Matt is going to take advantage of the weather and go hunting for food. Lindsay is still in the shelter and she is really week. Matt strikes out with a frog and Lindsay decides to make a woven blanket so they aren't shivery as much at night. Matt is looking for his fish trap but he can't seem to find it anymore. His fish trap is gone.

In the evening the trap goes off and under it they find a rat. They need to be careful how they cook the rat because they can carry deadly diseases. Matt says Lindsay has to eat a part of the rat. Matt forces Lindsay to get some protein in her body and she finally gives in. She overcame the challenge as she realizes she really doesn't have a choice. Matt is impressed with his partner.

It's not extraction day and the team gets ready to take their trek down to the bridge. Matt thinks they should build a raft to use on the river after their trek. After creating the raft they bid farewell to the camp and take a painful never-ending trek. They reach the riskiest part in dealing with the river and they are holding on. However, something happens and they lose the raft. Matt regains it and they find the bridge and ditch the raft. They reach the truck and have completed their challenge.

Matt finishes with a PSR of 8.7 and Lindsay finishes with a PSR of 6.5. They both survived the Naked and Afraid 21-day challenge.

"Hell of High Water" was one of the most challenging episodes in Discovery's Naked and Afraid season thus far. The contestants were reminded of their families as they faced some pretty intense downpours. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Kayla & Courtney' Recap, The Craziest Catfish Episode to Air

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There is a pretty intense dose of the supernatural world in MTV's Catfish as Nev Schulman and Max Joseph try to help Kayla figure out if her dead father has been contacting a woman named Courtney.

The episode has really been kept under wraps for the most part but from the video reactions of both Nev Schulman and Max Joseph it seems like a very intense episode. Courtney claims to be a medium who has been receiving messages from Kayla's father, who happened to have passed away 14 years ago. Kayla is 18 and she and her boyfriend have a son.

In the previews, Joseph says that it really is the craziest episode yet and he hopes that Courtney is telling the truth because he will be extremely pissed if that's not the case. Meanwhile, Schulman says he has seen a lot of strange and sad things make the show, however, he thinks that Kayla's situation is the most devastating, heartbreaking and messed up stories he has ever heard.

He says Kayla (Instagram) is finally growing up and starting a family and just when she was moving on, a woman comes into her life and stirs everything back up. Part of him wants the whole thing to be real but a big part of him is scared that it could all end very badly.

Kayla (Facebook) wants to know if Courtney is telling the truth or if she is being catfished in a manner that does not involve being in a relationship. She has had a great friendship with Courtney over the past couple of years after Courtney says Kayla's dad wants to be a part of her life. However, Courtney refuses to meet with Kayla in person. Immediately Schulman shoots down the contact from beyond.

The guys call up Kayla and tell her that they are fascinated with her story. Kayla reveals that her father had a mental breakdown and killed her mother. While he was in prison, her father had another breakdown and committed suicide. Kayla got the message out of the blue from Courtney who said her father was contacting her. Courtney knew little details about her dad and Kayla says no one on the Earth should knows what she knows.

Her grandmother was the one who encouraged Kayla to contact her. Her grandmother gave Kayla a couple of questions and Courtney had specific answers that fit everything about her father. However, Kayla's aunt does not believe Courtney. Kayla says she has never sent Courtney anything, however, Courtney has sent her things such as a gift card. Kayla's story is very unique and quite heartbreaking which is why the guys decided that they were going to take on this investigation.

The guys head out to meet up with Kayla and Joseph says that he has never come across who actually has the gift. So Courtney is either a fraud or a real medium. They arrive at Kayla's aunt Shannon's house. Schulman says he knows the situation is part of a more tragic story and Joseph says they want to respect the story. Kayla reveals her dad stabbed their mother 27 times and put her and her in a car. There was a police chase and the car was spun out to stop him.

Shannon says she remembers seeing Kayla and Shannon also revealed that her father had mental issues. She says Kayla's father had a schizo side but also a very loving side. Kayla fully forgave his father for what he did. Kayla says when her father took his life it was very hard for her family. Kayla didn't have her mom or dad on the mother's and father's day lunches. She becomes very emotional thinking about not ever going to have parents.

Kayla says she is excited when Courtney messages her and she wants to believe her. Kayla wants to believe that maybe she can be reunited with her family when she passes on. Shannon does not believe Courtney because the entire situation was so publicized, there was all sorts of information out there. Shannon's pastor says that psychics are the devil in disguise.

The guys see Courtney's profile and both Kayla and Shannon believe she is very pretty. Shannon believes the photos were used to create a fake profile. Meanwhile, the guys read the first message from Courtney. Courtney also says that Kayla's mother is with her all of the time. Courtney says she does not advertise her abilities or use it to make money. The guys are puzzled and they realize they have to figure out who Courtney is, find her then figure out if she is real. Joseph says he understands Kayla and Shannon's point of views but he doesn't know which one is right.

They guys tell Kayla that they will check back in after they do their research. Shannon calls Schulman out to talk to him in person and tells him that Kayla wants a perfect picture for her parents. She believes this person is painting that picture and trying to get Kayla excited. The family has kept all of the bad things about Kayla's parents away from her. Shannon doesn't want to drudge up anything they have been trying to hold back from her. Inside Kayla tells Joseph that she didn't know her mother was pregnant when she died and she is expecting to uncover more.

The guys head out and they are both surprised at how wild it is. Schulman tells Joseph what he discussed with Shannon and Schulman says he is worried for Kayla because this could be the makings of something very terrible. The guys head to a local coffee house to start the investigation. They look up an article from the Kayla's parents murders and suicide. They found out that her dad's death was public but they just wanted to see what else they can find and see articles of clothing that could give the teams away.

They search Courtney and find a number and profile that seems normal. She is friends with a lot of family members and has photos and comments that look like a real profile. They decide to message Eric, someone who interacts with Courtney a lot on social media. The guys want to now why Courtney is doing this and believe that maybe she could have dated Frankie in the past. There are so many motives that could be there and the story just keeps getting weirder.

The guys meet with Kayla, her boyfriend and her son. Schulman says it's going to be hard for them to prove that Courtney is a medium. The tell Shannon and Kayla about their own searches that give possible details that Courtney knows about Kayla's father. They feel that the Facebook page feels real but they aren't sure if that is the person she is really talking to. They talk about the message they got from Eric. Eric is actually Erica and she claims to be close to Courtney.

They receive a call from Erica almost immediately and Schulman tells her what is going on. Erica knows that Courtney and Kayla are connected through Frankie who is a unique member of the family. Erica reveals that she knows why Kayla would want to know. Erica believes that Courtney has the abilities and claims that Frankie has been in her house and been around a lot. Erica says they would come over and that they have felt Frankie's present a lot. Erica's story is very eerie and she says she has had someone blow on her cheek.

Erica says Courtney mentioned Frankie to her five years ago. The guys want to make sure that Erica understands the circumstances or what she is saying. Erica says that Courtney would never do anything to hurt anyone. Joseph speaks from the skeptic's point of view and says he wants to believe this but logic does bode well for it.

They hang up and Kayla says there are two things that bother her. She says Courtney could be a fraud or she just can't understand why God would take her parents away from her. She is extremely emotional and questions why she can't talk to her parents. Kayla says if Courtney is lying this would be really messed up. Shannon is shocked and doesn't understand why Frankie would attach to someone he doesn't know. Schulman says it seems unlikely that she is lying however, Courtney could just be an incredibly persuasive person. No one knows what to believe and they decided they have to find Courtney and talk to her so they can hear it's real from the source.

Schulman calls Courtney and she feels hurt that Kayla would feel like Courtney might have other motives. Schulman says the last piece of the puzzle would be to sit down with her because Courtney is the last piece of her parents. Courtney is reluctant but agrees to meet Kayla and see her in person. Schulman returns and tells Shannon and Kayla that Courtney wants to meet her. Kayla is ready to get the answers and take her first airplane ride.

The day has arrived for Kayla and Courtney to meet and they have a time and a place. Kayla says she wants to believe her and give all of her trust but the guys think they need to go into it not believing it too much. Kayla will be taking the trip alone and the rest of the family will meet with Courtney at a different time. They try to prepare Kayla but they are stumped. They pull up at the park and wait for Courtney to arrive.

They run into a raccoon who acts a little strange. He is standing up and staring at them and backs away when Joseph gets closer. A car pulls up and a woman who looks like Courtney begins walking up to them. She comes up and it happens to be Courtney in the flesh. The first thing she says is that she has her dads eyes.

Schulman and Joseph look puzzled and Kayla asks if Courtney is telling the truth. Courtney says of course she is and she would never make something up that could be potentially hurtful. She says she knows the situation is so strange and she realized that something good had to come out of all of this. She wanted to provide Kayla with closure. Kayla says there is so much she wants to talk to her about and Courtney seconded that.

Courtney explains to the guys why Frankie reached out to her and how much he struggled with the fact that his daughters forgave him. He doesn't believe that he deserves that. Courtney denies ever having any contact with Frankie while he was alive or hearing about the story. She tells the story of the time she was first approached by Frankie. She woke up opened her eyes and saw that there was a figure at the side of her bed. She says she could sense he was confused and could only think he needs help.

Courtney admits to looking Frankie up after learning more from him. Courtney started wondering if she might have a condition and she did see a doctor that cleared her from any mental illness. Kayla says she wants to believe it so bad but it's really hard for her to cope with all of it at once. She doesn't understand all of it and says that mentally it's crazy. Joseph explains their doubts about Courtney. Courtney says she never met up with Kayla because she didn't want to face scrutiny from Kayla or her family.

They decide to take a break and both of the guys seem to buy it. She sold them on it and neither one of the guys believes that Courtney is lying. Kayla approaches the guys about what Shannon may have pull Schulman aside about. Kayla says that if Courtney can tell her something that only her family knows and she doesn't, then and only then will she believe Courtney.

The guys leave Courtney and Kayla to talk and Kayla says her heart and her mind wants her to believe Courtney but she can't yet. Courtney says she didn't want to come into contact because she was skeptical and didn't want to look like an idiot. Kayla asks Courtney to tell her things that she might not have told her before. Courtney says her dad had a lot of animosity towards her mother because her mother made some difficult life choices.

Courtney says that Kayla's mom worked as a stripper and that her dad was abused. She says that her dad was locked in a basement of some sort. Kayla got overwhelmed and left to talk to Schulman and Joseph. She tells them everything Courtney told her and Kayla believes that unless Shannon is talking to Courtney, then Courtney is telling the truth. They decide to walk back over and try to make sense of everything. Schulman says that Kayla is overwhelmed, thanks Courtney for meeting and tells Courtney that they brought Shannon. Courtney agrees to talk to Frankie again and meet the rest of the family tomorrow.

Everyone is highly convinced and they will have to sleep on it before meeting with Courtney the next day. The next day comes and both Shannon and Kayla get ready to head over to Courtney's house. They arrive at the house and Courtney is just as warm and welcoming. Schulman starts things off by talking about yesterday. Courtney says she was more reserved yesterday and didn't want to break down.

Joseph asks Courtney if she was able to speak to Frankie last night and that he believes that Shannon didn't like him and was a bossy bitch. Shannon says that sounds like something Frankie would say and Shannon says she still feels anger towards Frankie for taking his wife's life. Shannon is mad at the mental illness now more than she is Frankie. Courtney says that Frankie torments the foster mom because she didn't help him. Only Kayla and Shannon knew that Frankie slept with his Foster mom. Kayla reveals that she and her family was contacted by the foster mom who says she was seeing him and smiling alcohol and cigarette smoke.

Courtney says Frankie is there but he won't come out into the area. She says Frankie knows exactly what is going on. Schulman and Joseph look a little rattled and decides to have a chat in the car as the family and Courtney chatted. Shannon says it's amazing that Courtney knows that Frankie slept with his foster mom. Then she begins to feel funny as Frankie enters the room according to Courtney.

Kayla makes sure she forgives her father, her father tells her that he loves her and he is proud of her. Shannon asks if Frankie came to see her and if it's good or bad. Courtney says he didn't visit to see her but he doesn't hate her anymore. Shannon asks if her family could come around. The guys return and both Shannon and Kayla are shocked and thankful. Courtney is thankful that they were able to meet and thinks they will finally give Frankie the closure he needed. Everyone believes Courtney and everyone has gotten some closure.

The only way to describe this episode of MTV's Catfish is shocking. It breaks the mold of typical episodes of the show and really added a ton of suspense. You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Paris & Tara' Recap an Old Flame is Lit

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After last week's episode of MTV's Catfish, it's hard to think that the show could even top that one. This time, Paris is seeking help from Nev Schulman and Max Joseph to see if she is being catfished by Tara, a girl she met online.

Paris is a 25-year-old female who lives outside of Chicago. She met Tara in a chat room four years ago and fell in love. She was crazy about Tara and started to suggest that they meet up. However, Tara had an accident before they could meet up and it scared Paris. Schulman and Joseph read that Paris tried to meet up after it but there were always excuses.

She decided to move on but two years later, Tara found her again. Paris was suspicious about her resurfacing and decided to do her own investigation. She did an image search on Tara's photo and it came up matched to a profile of Dana (Facebook) from New Jersey. Paris is puzzled and wants answers.

The guys decide to contact Paris to learn more about the situation and see if they can help her get down to the bottom of this mystery. They Skype Paris who says she works as a license massage therapist. Paris was using a chatroom to meet people and they exchanged voice messages. Schulman says she already knows that Tara might not be the woman in the photos she sent.

Paris says that they can find the answer is she can't and the truth will come out. Paris is hoping the outcome will be what it was supposed to be when she was talking to Tara. The guys decide to head out to Chi-Town. They arrive at her house and are greeted warmly.

Paris rehashes the story of her and Tara. She says it was really intense and they talked almost everyday. After so many times of trying to meet, Tara got into a car accident. Tara made the excuses that she had a brain injury. Paris genuinely loves Tara and says she shared things with Tara she wouldn't tell other people. Paris said she also told her about coming out.

Paris also brought up another person who was in the chatroom Nicole, who she dated but broke up with. She also dated another girl Mary from the chatroom and she moved with Paris and even brought he son. Paris said when Mary got there she didn't have a plan and it was a big mess. It ended with Paris saying there was too much responsibility and Mary got a bit nutty on her.

Paris says Mary is not is her life anymore and she doesn't know where she is. She did say that Mary tried to get Tara not to talk to her and paint a bad picture of her. Schulman says she already knows Tara is lying and asks her to present some photos. They narrow the subjects down to Mary and Nicole. Paris says it got intense with Nicole but she met with someone in massage school and Nicole got jealous. Nicole got pretty violent and intense as well.

Schulman says that Paris has had girlfriends that have gone bonkers on her trying to get back at her. He also says that Paris is still keeping an open mind because she still has love for Tara. Back in the car, Joseph says Paris doesn't seem like the person that would whip up drama like this.

The guys find themselves a quiet place to begin their investigation and rehash the problem at hand. They open the email which has a couple of photos, an account from Yahoo and phone numbers. She also gave them information for Mary and Nicole as well. They want to know if Tara is one of the exes or someone different.

The guys send Dana a message to alert her that her photos might be used by someone. They find an app number with the first number but the second number trips them up a bit when they get Mary's number mixed up. They don't get much on Nicole but sent her a message on social media. The know that Mary and Tara have connected but find out that Mary is married. They decide to reach out to Mary.

They get a message from Dana who says that the whole thing is strange. She video chats with the guys who explain the situation. Dana (Twitter) is shocked but she doesn't think that anyone has a grudge against her and has no friends in Chicago. They tells her that if anything comes up give them a call. They realize that it is not Dana.

They decide to see who doesn't get back to them. The next day, they get an anonymous call and when they answer it's Mary. Mary can't believe she is talking to Schulman and says she is confused. Schulman says they are trying to help Paris and Mary immediately knows who they are. Mary says Paris is not the angel they think she is. She says she really hurt her.

Mary says she has seen Tara and contacted her once warned her not to get into a relationship with Paris. Mary says that Paris is very manipulative and that Paris actually catfished people in the chatroom. Mary says it wouldn't surprise her if Paris was coming up with a scheme. Mary says she doesn't have time for any of that and the guys thank her for her cooperation. The guys think they might be getting played. The victim is now the suspect.

The guys get ready to meet with Paris and ask her if she is sending them on a thrill ride to find her victim. They meet with her and tell her if there is anything she wants to tell them before they get into it she should. Paris says she doesn't know anything else and that everything she gave them is where she is at.

The guys decide to sit down with Paris and give her the rundown. They talk about the conversation with Mary and what she said about her. They reveal that Mary said that Paris was catfishing people while they were dating and Paris admits to it. She says she did it when she younger. She started out catfishing and says it still bothers her to this day and she can't apologize enough to the people she messed with.

The guys are confused and they aren't sure whether or not Paris is trying to come out and find someone she has been catfishing. Schulman says this situation doesn't come up often because she has been on both sides. Schulman says only Tara can answer and they need to call her and see if they can get her to meet up.

Schulman calls Tara and lets her know that they are in Chicago with Paris. Schulman tells her what is going on and Tara admits that she is not the woman in the photo. Schulman says Paris just wants to finally be together with Tara. Tara says she does want to meet her but she isn't sure Paris will accept her for her. Tara asks to call Schulman back in two minutes.

Inside, Paris receives a text from Tara that says if she wants to meet her she has to tell her she loves her. Joseph goes outside to tell Schulman what happened and Schulman is shocked. Tara sent another message to Paris asking if she ever loved her. Tara then calls back and says she will agree to meet. She does not live in Chicago, she lives in Syracuse.

Paris doesn't know anyone from Syracuse and Paris says it doesn't sound like Nicole or anyone she knows. The next day, the guys pickup Paris to head out to Syracuse. They arrive in Syracuse and near the house. They pull up to the house and step out of the vehicle. Schulman walks up to the door and gives it a knock.

They wait for a little while and they get a message asking them to come around the back because she doesn't want the nosey neighbors to see. They knock on the back door and someone opens it. Judging from Paris' reaction, she is not happy.

Tara comes out and when she sees her Tara says hey babe, thought you never could love her. Tara comes out and it's actually Mary. Mary is married with kids and admits that it was all just revenge. Mary asks if they know what Paris has done to her. They hash out what happened when Mary came with all of her baggage. Mary asks Paris to tell her where she put her. Paris says that Mary put her in a women's homeless shelter.

Paris says the first night Mary stayed with her mother but her mother wouldn't let them stay anymore. Mary says she left and met her wife in South Carolina. Schulman wants to know why Mary would plot revenge and she isn't feeling anything. Mary says that her wife was in on it as well. Mary says she is done with all of it and walks away from them. Paris says Mary is a sad excuse for a person.

The next day the guys ask to meet with Mary without Paris to get her side of the story. They are invited in and Mary apologizes for the way things got started. Mary says Paris devastated her life because she left her whole life behind for her. Mary says it was understood that they would all live together in the house. She says she was dropped off and everything changed.

Schulman says that Mary was young and may have bitten off more than she could chew. Mary says she didn't get the love and affection she wanted from Paris. Schulman asks why she was catfishing her and Mary says she was doing something to hurt her the way Parish hurt her. Mary says things changed and she liked having communication with Paris. Mary said this was her last lie in her life and she wants it to be gone. Schulman suggests they sit down and get their feelings out before everything ends.

Paris is angry and frustrated that she was played but still agrees to meet up. They arrive at Mary's again and she invites them all in. Mary says she found Dana through her cousin's Facebook. Mary said she used multiple messengers to talk to her. Mary apologizes and Schulman asks Mary to say what she needed to say.

Mary reads a statement to Paris which admits that she was wrong but overtime it got to compassion and concern. Mary says she was there for her and the true and genuine care was her. She realizes that Parish was there for her and finally felt like she gained the love and respect she deserved.

Parish apologizes for any wrongdoing that she may have caused. Mary says Paris was young and she should have realized that she was making a mistake. Mary says it wasn't fair to either of them but leaves the door of communication open. They both hug it out as Mary becomes emotional. Paris says she won't dwell on negative stuff that has already happened. They are both ready to move on.

They leave Mary's house and all the answers have been revealed. A couple of months later the guys called Paris who says she talked to Mary. They met up with her wife and their son. They aren't going to talk anymore but they did get closure. Mary is good and says that she got her closure and they will both live their lives.

Once again MTV's Catfish doesn't fail to amaze us when it comes to the lengths that people go to sometimes. Schulman and Joseph always have their work cut out for them. Hopefully others out there can learn from these people. You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Alyssa & Vince' Recap, the Catfish Stalker

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This season on MTV's Catfish, fans have seen some pretty new extremes for catfishers. In this episode, Nev Schulman and Max Joseph have the task of trying to help Vince get rid of his Catfish stalker Alyssa.

Schulman and Joseph receive a message from Vince (Facebook) who explains that Alyssa is responsible for breaking up his relationship with his ex-girlfriend. It looks like there is a destructive Catfish at work. The guys call up Vince who has just gone through a breakup. They ask him to explain his current predicament.

Vince says he and Alyssa started talking in 2013 and everything was fine for about six months. He tells Schulman and Joseph that Alyssa became controlling and when he tried to visit her she kept making excuses. Vince says Alyssa claims she lives in Indiana which is a three hour drive from Ohio. After Alyssa and Vince broke up he started talking to Liz (Facebook), his current ex.

Vince and Liz were dating for about a year and a half and he is still madly in love with her. Alyssa started contacting him and telling him that she still loved him and wants to be with him. Vince says he was giving her the hint and said he had a girlfriend. He says that Alyssa started harassing him, calling him at odd hours in the night. Schulman asks why Vince didn't get a new number and he says that he did but Alyssa got it somehow.

Joseph realizes thats Alyssa is basically stalking Vince. He says the harassment continued and because Alyssa was still in the picture, Liz felt like she could trust him and that is what broke them up. Later on in the show the guys sit down with Liz and hear her side of the story. The Vince and see if they can get him back together with Liz.

They decide to head out to Ohio to meet with Vince. They arrive and Vince gives them a little more information on how Liz broke up with him. He says Liz believed he was going behind her back and being unfaithful. Vince wants to fix the relationship with Liz because he really loves her. Schulman asks Vince to go over the story once again.

Vince forgave Alyssa the first time she decided not to meet up. However, the second time, Alyssa's mom passed away from breast cancer. He says Alyssa was also diagnosed with cancer. He says Liz's cousin Miranda was helping to keep him updated. Vince started to break things off when Alyssa started controlling who he talked to on Facebook.

Vince lost Liz because Alyssa was relentless in trying to get to Vince. He shows the guys some photos and they say they would like to talk to Liz and also have all of the information he has on Alyssa.

The guys sit down to do their investigation and rehash the story thus far. The guys call Liz first but they get her voicemail. They leave her a message and start with Alyssa's Facebook page. They get a lead when Alyssa is wearing a Sacramento sweatshirt. They also see a photo of Alyssa lying next to a grave.

They search the photos and realize that Alyssa is married and someone might be using her profile. They also see Alyssa's message about self harming to the public and ask to reach out. They find Miranda easily as the phone number for Alyssa belongs to her. The real Alyssa calls in to say that she isn't surprised by this and her photos have been used before. Alyssa denies knowing anyone in Cincinnati and denies knowing Miranda.

They guys ask Alyssa if she is still dealing with self-harm, however, Alyssa says when she met her husband, he showed her that it is not the way. The guys get a message from Liz and she tells them she can meet at a coffee shop in the morning. They believe that whoever Vince is talking to is Miranda.

When the guys meet with Liz tells them that she an Vince were friends first but Alyssa wouldn’t get out of his life. Liz says that Alyssa was always in the relationship like a third person. She didn’t understand why Alyssa was still in the relationship and would see explicit text message that were being sent to Vince.

Liz then says that Alyssa’s cousin Miranda got involved and started asking her how her relationship with Vince was going. Liz says she ended that conversation right there. She then revealed that the entire time she was dating Vince, she had no idea that he had never met Alyssa and that Vince lied to her the entire time.

Liz says that Vince told he that he actually met with Alyssa and that he went to her aunt's house. Liz says she loves Vince she is just disappointed. Schulman says there is a stigma with people being ashamed of talking about a relationship with someone online. He says Vince must be hurt more than he is leading on and Liz shouldn't write him off.

The guys head over to Vince's house next and are trying to get to the bottom of this story to heal Vince and Liz of the pain they are going through. They arrive at his house and tells Vince what they learned. Vince admits that it was true that Liz had no idea that Alyssa and him had never really met. Vince says he was embarrassed and he should not have lied.

Next, the guys go over the evidence that they have found. Vince had never looked closely at the photo of Alyssa at the gravesite. He has never heard of the real Alyssa who is actually married. They tell Vince that he is not talking to Alyssa. They show him the video of Alyssa revealing that her photos have been used before. Vince needs to take a break when he is overcome with emotions.

Vince is visited by Schulman who tells him not to feel bad that someone lied to him. Vince says he really wants to know who the person really is. They go back inside and show Vince the evidence that leads back to Miranda. Vince says he would like to confront Miranda and find out why she lied to him. Schulman elects to give Miranda a call but when she answers, she answers as Alyssa.

Schulman tells Miranda he is with Catfish, trying to help Vince. Schulman tells Miranda that he knows she is not Alyssa meanwhile, inside, Vince is feeling stupid. Miranda asks if he broke up with his girlfriend and doesn't understand why he needs to see her if he is still with Liza. Vince looks a little strange inside when he says he now knows he never had a shot with Alyssa. Miranda does in fact agree to meet them.

Vince says he can't wait to meet Miranda and tell her she sits on a throne of lies. When they arrive Miranda sends him a message and tells him they can meet her in the morning. The guys all prepare themselves to meet Miranda. They hop in the van and make their way towards the house.

They arrive at the house and jump out to finally confront Miranda. The entire place is boarded up and Schulman goes up to knock on the door. The windows are all blacked out but Miranda answers the door and comes out to meet Vince. Vince has a weird smile on his face when Miranda walks out. He asks her why she led him on and she says it was hard to talk to someone as herself. She says she didn't do any of this to hurt him.

Vince says she also hurt Liz. Miranda says that she felt bad and that's why she agreed to meet. Miranda did not have cancer and her mother did not pass away from cancer. Miranda says she tried to break into the relationship between Vince and Liz because Vince is not innocent. Miranda has text messages from Vince that are explicit and they were sent while he was dating Liz.

Vince has now been caught in his own lie and says whatever. Joseph says it's not whatever and the guys tells him not to pretend that he is holier than any other guy. Joseph feels strongly about it and Vince says he is making him look like an a**hole. Joseph says Vince was looking for something on the side.

The guys decide to go back to the hotel and Vince is not happy with the way he was portrayed. Vince says he understands he messed up. Joseph says if he really loves someone, he shouldn't do anything to compromise that.

The guys call Vince the next day to chat and Vince says he slept on what happened. He says he is man enough to admit he made some mistakes. Vince says he admitted his mistake to Liz who doesn't want him in her life anymore. He does not want to be present talking to Miranda because it wouldn't be worth it to him at all. They say their final goodbyes.

The guys head over to talk to Miranda for a bit. Joseph says they want to know her full story with all of Vince aside. Miranda says going through school she was picked on a lot for being fat. She says she was talking to another guy who cried when he found out she was lying to him. She says she doesn't mean to hurt anybody. Schulman pushes back a little to help Miranda identify the problem.

They want her to find an alternative way to make herself happy because she will continue to do it. Miranda breaks down and says that nobody cares to see what it's like. Miranda says in her head she is reading the messages as someone she is not and it makes her feel better. She says it is so bad, she contacted a guy in Miami from Snapchat for plastic surgery.

Schulman moves over to sit with Miranda and tells her she shouldn't trust a sketchy guy in Miami. He says she shouldn't try to change herself because someone will love her for who she is. They tell her about Alyssa's story to add a little perspective. They tell Miranda that everyone sees themselves differently and that Miranda is becoming the people that teased her. Miranda vows to change her ways.

The guys reach out to Miranda who is done with catfishing. The show could not contact Vince. However, they call Liz who says she has cut Vince off. She is talking to somebody else already.

MTV's Catfish continues to show just how deep some people go in order to ruin the lives of others. There were also some pretty intense twists that we didn't really see coming. You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Laura & Nicklas' Season 5 Episode 9, 'Melt Down Under'

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This week Discovery's Naked and Afraid returns with Laura Thompson-Nelson and Nicklas Lautakoski getting naked to take on the Australian Outback with its intensely freezing temperatures to see if they can survive the 21-day challenge.

Laura Thompson-Nelson (Facebook) is a 47-year-old female from McAllen, Texas. She is married and works as a service auditor. Laura (Twitter) says she has done a lot of crazy things in her day, however, being naked in the Outback is the craziest thing she has ever done. She will begin the challenge with a PSR of 6.1. Her skills include "shelter building, cordage making, water collection and purification, her team work mentality and fire making."

"She has lived all over the United States including Virginia, California, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and New York. She has also lived briefly in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, and Panama during her four year enlistment in the USAF. Living in such a variety of environments has resulted in Laura's most valued survival skill - adaptability," according to Discovery.

Nicklas Lautakoski (Facebook) is a 30-year-old male from Stockholm, Sweden. He (Website) is engaged and works as a professional adventurer, mountain guide, and lecturer. He will begin the challenge with a PSR of 7.3. Nicklas (Instagram) is not afraid of being naked at all and seems pretty excited for the challenge that awaits him and his partner. His skills include a "positive attitude, endurance and mental toughness."

"As a young boy, he was very shy and introverted. He was far from athletic, and failed at athletics in school year after year. Finally in his early twenties, he read a book about the Swedish adventurer Goran Kropp, who bicycled from Sweden to Mount Everest and climbed the mountain without oxygen. It changed his life completely," according to Discovery.

The meeting is pretty normal and they seem to get along just fine. Nicklas asks Laura what she does and she says she is a housewife. He joked that he is a houseman but revealed he works as an adventure guide. They hit it off and Nicklas likes Laura's sense of humor.

After meeting each other the team ventures off to their packs to find out what they brought. They have a fire starter and a knife along with a pot for cooking. They check their map and locate the perfect place to build a camp. It seems as if they are really getting along really well despite the harsh terrain under their feet. They come up on some possible kangaroo bones and decide to use them as tools.

The team continues to venture off to their spot and finds a bit of water. They decided to make this spot their shelter and quickly begin working on a fire. The fire starting doesn't go well as a team. So Nicklas works on the shelter and Laura works on a fire. When the rain sets in, they both switch gears to the shelter and hope to make it through the cold and wet night. The evening is tough as the rain continues.

On day two Laura says that the first night was hell. Both Nicklas and Laura shivered all night and did not get much sleep. They get together and try to improve their shelter and then start a fire. Laura suggests starting over but Nicklas was to lower the shelter. Laura insists on starting over but communication seems to turn into confusion. Nicklas says he thinks one of them should work on the shelter while Laura works on the fire.

Laura feels dismissed at times but agrees to make it work. The rain sets in again and Laura has to race agains time in order to get a fire started before the rain sets in. They fail to start a fire again and their shelter is leaking a lot of water. Nicklas and Laura are at risk in hypothermia from the cold temperature and water. They huddle together for body warmth and Laura says she is starving.

Things get pretty bad for Nicklas and Laura and Nicklas begins to grow emotional and cry. Laura tells him to hold on to her as they struggle though the storm. They are freezing and failing to get sleep. On day three, they wake up to flooded areas. Nicklas says that he hit a weak point in the evening. He starts exercising to keep his blood circulating. They must trying to stay positive as sleep deprivation and starvation could affect you a lot in these challenges.

Nicklas is trying to start the fire but Laura is trying to give her opinions. Nicklas says he has to control himself from screaming shut up. He tells her he needs to focus and asks Laura to respect his need of focusing. Laura says they are a team but Nicklas asks her to respect his process. Laura thinks Nicklas is being counterproductive but he finally gets the fire going. Laura says it's great but wished it was more of a team effort. Nicklas apologizes for upsetting her earlier.

On day four, Laura is emotional and frustrated. She isn't getting sleep and says all Nicklas wants him to do is get bedding and make cordage. She said she wanted to go into the challenge and make a friend. On day five, Laura spots a kangaroo and hopes it will be her friend because all she wanted was a friend in the outback.

Over the next few days the two survive on a few crawfish but Laura is fading mentally. Nicklas asks Laura to listen to herself and control her feelings. Laura says next time she has an outbreak, she will give him a warning. She says she can completely flip the switch and go off easily. They aren't getting along at all and Laura is actually struggling to walk around because she keeps slipping.

During the day Laura asks Nicklas to hand her the knife that is right behind him. Nicklas denies her because he has he is resting. Laura says she says one day she is going to kill Nicklas. Nicklas says he does not feel safe with a woman who is threatening to kill him. Nicklas wants to split up and Laura says she went from liking him to hating him in six days.

Nicklas wants to know what they should do from now going forward. Laura says it's not fair for them to have to make two shelters and have an uneven amount of tools. She calls for them to keep their distance in the camp. However, Nicklas says he feels threatened and he will split up. Nicklas says he will take a piece of coal or the knife and leave her with nothing. Laura douses the fire with water. She says he will not leave her out there with nothing.

She then throws all of the coal in the water and is getting pretty sick. She calls for the medic because she is not feeling well. She puts all of the fires out and the producers are forced to intervene when she begins acting rash. The producers ask her to tap out of the challenge and Laura blames her partner completely. Nicklas managed to preserve some coal for his fire. Meanwhile, Laura is trying to make sure there is no coal left. She says Nicklas is selfish and vindictive.

Nicklas says he sees Laura waling off with the crew and he is relieved but saddened. He says he wanted to complete the challenge with his partner. Laura says no matter what there are just people that you won't be able to get along with which is why there are so many problems in the world.

Nicklas takes the little coal he has and tries to go back to camp to find more but the old fire is out completely. Nicklas does get his fire going and burns Laura's walking stick as a symbol of freedom. He believes Laura was trying to create a hell for him. That evening, the rain sets in and Nicklas stays strong. For breakfast, Nicklas has water but realizes he needs to eat. He makes a trap through the day and later on finds a rabbit hole.

He will set the snare outside of the rabbit hole in hopes to capture a substantial meal. While he waits, he snacks on ants that he says tastes like citrus. On day 14, Nicklas finds a snake in his firewood but says it is too dangerous for him to attempt to kill. Nicklas tries to survive the cold and extreme heat. He checks both of his snares but has not found any luck. He sets up another snare as he talks about needing a source of food soon.

Nicklas' skin is itching and scratching everywhere as the weather gets drier. The winds continue to dry the area out and Nicklas questions why he is doing the challenge. On day 20 Nicklas hasn't eaten much but needs energy. He checks his snare and there is a rabbit there for him just in time. Nicklas sees his kill as a huge success for not being a hunter. He cooks the rabbit and enjoys it before extraction.

He plans on leaving a couple of hours before daylight for extraction. He makes a single shoe out of the rabbit fur. He has to travel six miles and climb 600 feet to reach the extraction point. Nicklas sets out just before daylight and keeps himself warm with push ups.

Nicklas runs through the extraction challenge and comes up to the hill. He begins climbing up and eventually reaches the summit. Nicklas has completed the Naked and Afraid challenge. Laura finishes the challenge with a PSR of 4.9 and Nicklas finishes with a PSR of 8.1.

"Melt Down Under" actually proves just as the title insisted. The team was starved of sleep due to the freezing temperatures that made matters worst. What another bold episode for Discovery. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Nicole & Angel' Season 5 Episode 10, 'Bad Blood'

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The Discovery Naked and Afraid season continues with Nicole Terry and Angel Rodriguez stripping naked in the lake beds of Nicaragua to see if they can survive 21 days with just a couple of tools.

Nicole Terry (Facebook) is a 27-year-old female from Hanover, Massachusetts. She is a nursing student and is currently in a relationship. She (Twitter) says she has no problem with being naked and even pointed out that her parents don't know she walks around naked in her backyard when they aren't home. Nicole (Instagram) is serious about the challenge and says the only way you are going to get her out of Nicaragua is in a body bag. Her skills include, "shelter building, cold weather survival, water purification, gutting/skinning and wild edibles. She will begin with a PSR of 5.9.

"As a lifelong tomboy, Nicole has been told by many that she is the "son her father never had." Upon entering high school, she enrolled in outward bound programs exposing her to the fundamentals of fire building, land navigation, shelter building, trapping, and wilderness first-aid," according to Discovery.

Angel Rodriguez is a 37-year-old male from Santa Cruz, California. Angel is married and he is actually a survivalist. He seems pretty prepared for his journey quickly getting into it with a thorn that lands in his foot the first step he took. His skills include being a "master improviser."He will begin the challenge with a PSR of 7.3.

"The nomadic life also exposed Angel to a wide variety of cultures and habitats, resulting in a deep love for nature. He became a devout boy scout and found his love for nature to provide him with comfort and a sense of home and belonging," according to Discovery.

Angel says his ideal partner is someone who knows what their doing. Meanwhile, Nicole does not like laziness. They meet and it's pretty civilized as they both are hoping that they don't have too much trouble with building a fire. They grab their bags and the map to plot their course along the river. They are in the middle of a pretty bad drought making the terrain extra rough.

The droughts have forced the wildlife into a pretty competitive spot. They need to watch out for rattlesnakes and cayman. The team have more trouble with the thorny terrain than anything. Angel asks Nicole if she needs help and comes up to pull the thorn out. Angel says he thought his partner would be rougher. Eventually they come up to a lake however, it is nearly completely barren and the water looks unhealthy.

Angel begins testing the water to see if there are any cayman or other wildlife. There are dead animals all over the water and they really need to purify it. Nicole works on the fire while Angel works on the shelter. Nicole is getting aggravated with trying to create the fire. She says she has had success at home and blames the fire starter than she was provided with. Angel is already worried.

Angel finds a dry nest in a try and chops it down to try and and help Nicole. When she can't get the fire started, Angel takes over and there is fire. He is still scared about drinking the water even though they are purifying it. They taste the water and Angel says it tastes really good. They enjoy their water out of a leaf and Angel gathers up more wood for the fire.

Nicole says she believes they need more water before they do anything else, leaving Angel to finish off the work. That night Nicole is driven crazy by ants. She wants to work on a raised platform but Angel says that they will still bother them. Angel can't find any food so Nicole is ready to get the raised platform going. Angel really doesn't want to waste his time with a raised bed. He decides to make a mat first.

Angel and Nicole aren't really working together and Angel is stuck doing a lot of the work. He is on the 6th water run of the day. Angel goes to hunt food while Nicole stays back to make sure the fire is still going and just incase something stumbles into the base. His hunt is successful when he finds a giant iguana. Angel is poking fun at Nicole's mental state and it worsens as she takes a ton of time to skin and clean the iguana.

They enjoy the white flaky meat and they feel a bit normal for a day. On day six, Nicole is not feeling great. Angel tries to make her feel better by telling her she doesn't have to prove anything to anyone. In the mid conversation, Nicole is stung by a scorpion and has to get up. Nicole immediately blames it on not have a platform bed. Thankfully the scorpion sting isn't deadly.

Angel is missing his family who have sacrificed a lot for him to live out his survivalists dreams. He is trying to work on a fish trap. Nicole is giving input but Angel is shutting it down. He sets the trap and realizes that the water is drying out faster and faster. On day 8 Nicole and Angel decide to pack up and find a new home. Nicole is having more trouble with the thorns and realizes she could be slowing Angel down.

Angel is hitting her in the back of Nicole's foot with the staff. Nicole is upset and says she has been conditioned to take breaks and pace herself. She is not a maverick. Thankfully, they come across a much larger lake. The negative part of finding this water is that there are cayman inhabiting the whole lake. They jump in anyway and take a quick swim which is like walking on a dangerous side.

Now, Angel gets back to working again as Nicole hangs out. They share some water and things are clearly awkward between them. On day nine, Nicole suggests a regular shelter. Angel says he is not holding her back from building a shelter. Nicole says she was waiting to see what Angel was made of first. Angel is fine without a shelter but Nicole is really finding it to be a necessity.

That evening clouds set in and so does the the attitudes towards each other. Angel feels like Nicole is pushing him and Nicole snaps back saying that she is tired of people thinking she grew up as a spoiled little kid. Nicole says people like that drive her insane. Angel approaches the producers on what to do if Nicole becomes violent. They are back at camp together and Nicole says Angel can run but he can't hide.

Nicole looks as if she is ready for a standoff but says it took every ounce of energy not to hit Angel. She says she didn't have a maid and she wasn't expecting the low-blow. Angel apologizes for the low-blow and says they should move on and progress. On day 10 Angel says they have no time for bickering. He knows they need protein because of the signs from his body. Angel creates a figure four trap.

The trap is pretty intricate and Angel hopes to catch a cayman with it. They next day he decides to check the trap which was knocked down. There is nothing there but Angel has his eyes set on turtles. Nicole is ready to go hunting as well and they venture into the water cautiously. There are cayman around them and out of nowhere, Nicole grabs a turtle.

When she tries to clean the turtle off in the water, she is clawed at he gets away. Angel has to help her out and Nicole is already blaming Angel for water the turtle washed off more. Nicole says they are both at fault but Angel tells them they shouldn't point fingers. He is insulted that she says it is his fault and she apologizes. Nicole asks Angel if he if she should tap out and let him do it alone.

Angel tells Nicole that she couldn't survive on her own and it really starts to sink in for her. She says she was not ready for the challenge. Nicole returns to her partner and apologizes for the way she was acting. Angel says that he isn't trying to push her, he is trying to lift her up. Nicole decides to make the best of the time they have left and prove to Angel she is the strong person she knows she is.

Nicole begins to pitch in a lot and Angel is really excited for their team as a whole. Angel sees the growth and appreciates the extra effort from his partner. During the day Nicole finds a snake shedding then meets up with a boa in strike mode. She creeps up on it and it strikes the staff.

Nicole succeeds in killing a huge boa for their meal. Together they prep the snake and thanks the animal that died for them to get nutrients for extraction day. On day 21, Angel takes in the sunrise and is excited to get back home to his family. They find their course and decide to try and avoid the dangers that await them. They begin the giant hike looking out for snakes and spiders.

They avoid some dangerous spiders and then wade through the thorns. Angel is hit by a thorn and has to pull it out so that he can walk pain free. They continue the hike and even Angel is getting frustrated. They finally reach the road and together Nicole and Angel have completed the Naked and Afraid challenge. Nicole finishes with a PSR of 6.1 and Angel finishes with a PSR of 8.1.

"Bad Blood" continues what could be one of Discovery's best seasons of Naked and Afraid. Nicole and Angel had a lot to go through and it's really interesting to see how their personalities clashed. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Bree & Clarence' Season 5 Episode 11, 'Strength in Pain'

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This episode of Discovery's Naked and Afraid finds Bree Walker and Clarence Gilmer II stripped naked and left in the rainforests of Honduras to see if they can survive 21 days with few tools and no clothes.

Bree Walker (LinkedIn) is a 30-year-old female from Denver, Colorado. Bree is single and works as a real estate agent. Bree says she is kid of excited to be naked for 21 days. She is confident that she can survive the 21 days but she is afraid of the dark and snakes.

Her skills include, "shelter building, hunting and gathering, crafting tools and weapons, navigation, trapping, and plant identification."She will begin the Naked and Afraid challenge with a PSR of 6.9.

"Bree has always been fascinated by the outdoors and wilderness. From a young age she was always exploring the mountains of Colorado and the world. She has even been to the North Pole on an expedition at the age of 13 and went in her bikini!" according to Discovery.

Clarence Gilmer II (Facebook) is a 35-year-old male with no permanent residence. He is single and works as a survival instructor and a naturalist. Clarence is full of energy and comes out of the pickup saying tough times don't last, tough people do. He says he loves his body and being naked is not a problem.

Clarence (Twitter) says it may be a problem for people seeing it and jokingly teases a big blur. He also has his toenails painted pink. His skills include "shelter building, friction fire, tracking and trapping."He will begin the challenge with a PSR of 7.2.

"Clarence's survival skills began at a very young age, in the streets of Baltimore with his three brothers. Violence and crime posed an enormous challenge to navigating in a safe and respectful manner... resulting in Clarence being held at gunpoint a horrible 14 times.

This terrifying reality persuaded him to focus on hard work and perseverance inside closed doors as a road for escape," according to Discovery.

The meeting between the two is quite friendly. They shake hands and Bree is very happy to hug Clarence. They are both happy with the positive attitudes during their meeting and decide that they need to get into some shade and out of the sun. They want to try to find the palms to use for their shelters as well.

Clarence and Bree make their way through the tough terrain and get to know each other a bit more. In the late afternoon, it starts to rain heavily and they realize that hypothermia could also be a threat. They find the palms and begin making their shelter. Bree doesn't feel good about the shelter because it is in an area where snakes love to hide.

Clarence and Bree have the shelter built and he is trying to start a fire. They just can't seem to get it going and by 2:58 AM they haven't gotten any sleep. They are already having a rough time in Honduras. Clarence and Bree realize that their location is not ideal and they must move to a flatter location.

Bree takes charge of the shelter situation and because of her fear of snakes, she does not want to sleep on the ground. Meanwhile, as Bree works on the shelter, Clarence is trying to get a fire started. Bree is chopping down the trees for her raised shelter which she says takes very long. Most of Clarence's kindle is wet but he eventually gets the fire started. They are working together as a team and kicking butt.

During a stroll they find a tarantula and Clarence catches it while Bree hands him a rock to kill it. They roast it and enjoy a fuzzy little lobster for their first meal. Bree takes a break for some water and Clarence realizes that they should drink the cooler water. Bree is in a rush and drinks the warmer water. Bree asks Clarence to try to listen to her a little more. Clarence says he was just making a suggestion.

Together they work on the raised platform for their shelter but the rain sets in once again. They band together as fast as they can and finish their raised shelter. In the evening Bree is sleeping and Clarence is keeping the fire lit. Bree and Clarence were freezing at night and Clarence points out that he is the main one trying to keep the fire lit. He says he is used to being alone and doesn't mind it.

Bree is dry while Clarence makes his own shelter. In the evening they wish each other a good night and Clarence begins freaking out. He hears something breathing heavy around him. Then suddenly, Clarence says he figured out what he growl was and it was really embarrassing. It was his stomach growling and he had never heard it that loud before.

During the day, Clarence finds a viper in the tree and decides to catch it for a snack. He presents the snack to Bree and she is happy to see it. He prepares it and they enjoy it though they are cautious about the dangers that lurk close to camp. Clarence doesn't have enough to eat and he also becomes sick. He has diarrhea and Bree has to take over the fire to see how important it is.

Clarence takes a nap and Bree is nervous about the fire responsibility. Just then, the entire shelter catches on fire and Bree realizes that Clarence will not be happy. Bree tries her best to put the fire out and Clarence wakes up to see the aftermath. Clarence is not happy to see his shelter burned up. He has to make a new one from scratch and says he can never rely on anyone for his success.

He talks about his father and says he relied on his father a lot. Bree wants to know if he can rely on her a little bit, however, Clarence seems to to want to go at it on his own. He creates a whole new shelter. Bree is weirded out by the fact that it is a team effort but Clarence has been pretty introverted. Bree says she is disappointed with who her partner is.

Clarence is still suffering with pain and stomach problems. He continues to isolate himself from his partner as well. Bree says thinking of other people is really important and wants to turn it all into something positive. She decides to make a tea from the gumbo limbo tree as a remedy for his stomach problems. She presents it to Clarence who says it is really good.

Clarence realizes that Bree has been really helpful and is happier known that she has his back. The rain sets in again and it's getting harder. They spend the next three nights trapped int heir own shelters because of the storm. By day 13 the rain clears up and everything is wet. Clarence wants to get Bree on the bandwagon for the debris shelter. Bree agrees that she is much warmer in it.

He decides to help her make her own and they want to be closer together. They are very respectful of each other at this point and they seem to be doing much better. In the evening, they say goodnight again and Bree is cramped in her shelter. Lurking around her shelter is a snake that makes its way inside. Bree is awoken and begins screaming that there is a snake on her.

Clarence wakes up and rushes to Bree's rescue. They can't find it and they aren't sure if it is still there or not. Bree cannot go back into her shelter. The next day, Bree tells Clarence that there is nowhere for her sleep anymore and the snake was the last straw for her. She says she thinks she is going to tap out. Bree asks Clarence if he is okay with that and Clarence says he is tough and he will be fine.

Clarence says he is a one-wolf wolf pack and that's what he has to be to survive. Bree has reached her limit and tapped out of the challenge. Clarence is confident that he can do the challenge on his own. Clarence decides to build another new shelter to try and keeps the snakes away and it's just him on his own. By day 15, Clarence has not had a good nights sleep because of the relentless mosquitoes.

Clarence moves back into his old shelter as the rain continues to beat down. On day 16 the river has risen and Clarence is lucky to be away from there. Clarence hasn't had anything to eat since day three. He says he is not hungry, he is just lonely. By day 19 Clarence is singing variations of "Amazing Grace" and he is hurting pretty badly. Clarence says he doesn't want to torture himself anymore.

It's extraction day and Clarence says he is glad to be done with Honduras. He says he didn't think he could make it one more night there. He begins his journey to the extraction point after taking a look at the map. Clarence is having trouble getting to the extraction point but is determined to do so. Clarence has come to a dead end and has to jump into the river.

He jumps into the river and follows on to the other side. He is super hungry and tired at this point. He says his father taught him how to ensure and when he sees the bridge he begins to pick it up a little more. Clarence is going on will power but makes it to the bridge where the jeep is there to pick him up. He has survives the Naked and Afraid challenge and finishes with a PSR of 7.9 and Bree finishes with a PSR of 4.8.

"Strength in Pain" definitely brought a mix of humor in some seriously difficult conditions for Discovery's Naked and Afraid. Odd as the team may have been it couldn't be easy for anyone in these conditions. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Naked and Afraid' Recap: 'Holly & Don' Season 5 Episode 12, '23 Days'

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This getting pretty interesting in this episode of Discovery's Naked and Afraid as Holly Simmons and Don Nguyen get naked to take on the harsh savannah of Namibia to see if they can survive 21 days with very little.

Holly Simmons (Facebook) is a 23-year-old female from out of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Holly (Instagram) is in a relationship and works as a rental agent and climbing gym instructor. She is pretty confident in the challenge and getting through the 21-days but she is nervous about getting sunburnt very fast and having a painful time in the rest if the challenge. Her skills include, "shelter building, forest/plant Identification, trapping and hunting."She will begin the challenge with a PSR of 6.2.

"Holly is from Wasilla and she grew up hiking, climbing and rafting all around Alaska. She became interested in survival at a young age. She grew up participating in an outdoor adventures program and started learning how imperative survival skills are especially in the bush," according to Discovery.

Don Nguyen (Facebook) is a 28-year-old male from Ellensburg, Washington. Don (Website) is in a relationship and works as a rock climbing guide. He believes that we should all be naked with strangers more often. He admits that he is not a badass and is hoping that his partner is. His skills include, "ethnology of hunter/gatherer cultures, zoology, tropical ecology and botany."Don will begin the challenge with an overall PSR of 6.0.

"Don is a first-generation American and was born in Oklahoma City's Little Saigon. His parents were refugees of the Vietnam War. The earliest stories he heard were the years of imprisonment his father suffered in a POW camp deep in the jungle and of his family's harrowing escape from Vietnam by boat," according to Discovery.

The first meeting seems normal and they seem pretty comfortable in their skin. They are hoping that the challenge is lower on the afraid end and decide to head out on their mission. They will have to battle extreme heat and extreme cold at nights. They must also look out for deadly hippos. Holly's first impression of Don is that he is pretty book smart. They come up on water and Holly believes in the lily-filter while Don isn't so sure.

Don has done a lot of research and he is worried about trying to survive the cold temperatures at night. They haven't built a shelter but they did manage to get a fire going. Holly doesn't feel too good and it could be from the un-purified water she drank. Holly is sick and threw up a couple of times. She is getting very dehydrated and doesn't get much sleep.

Holly is discouraged from night one and Don wants to get a shelter going but Holly isn't quite up to it. Don decides to cut some grass and come back to get Holly later on. He stumbles upon a fruit tree with a very nutritious option. He decides to bring the fruit to Holly confident in the taste. Holly does not like the fruit. Don can't get through anything alone and Holly wants to drop out.

Holly says she is not emotionally ready and Don is begging her to stay. Holly says she is done and thinks Don has it. He is not happy and doesn't believe he can do it alone. He says he will stay for as long as he can but Holly taps out on day two of the challenge. On night two, Don's morale is low because he couldn't convince his partner to stay.

Don wakes up on day three and updates everyone on all of the wildlife around him. The producers step in and tell Don that since Holly tapped out after day two, they will be getting dawn a new partner. However, the challenge will start over again. His new partner is Amber, who was beaten by a previous challenge. She is looking for redemption this time around. She is an ex-soldier which is what Don wanted in a partner. Amber will begin the mission with a PSR of 7.4.

Amber strips naked and meets her partner Don. They are both enthusiastic about hitting the challenge hard and he brings her over to his old camp. Amber says she would like to start a new place with him and they go out exploring for new ground to cover. Amber directs Don with some ideas for a shelter. Amber realizes she will have to do a little more heavy work than her partner.

Don and Amber are enjoying the fruits but Amber knows she needs more than the acidic fruit. In the evening, Amber's stomach is giving her some issues. She can't understand what is going on in the evening. On day two of the new 21-day challenge, Don is not happy when he runs into Amber's feces. They bump heads a bit and Amber is not too happy about Don's bossy nature.

Don is worried about rain and the risk of frigid temperatures which could lead to hypothermia. The rain does set in and Amber and Don have to survive one night in the extreme cold. Don wants to push it and collect palms but Amber doesn't want to exert herself. Don wants her support but Amber is not into palms and would rather gather wood. Amber says all of Don's knowledge mean nothing out there unless they have experienced it before.

On day six, Don and Amber are visited by monkeys. While they collect palms, the monkeys stole some of their fruit and Amber tells Don she doesn't know how she will react because she hasn't been this far along without food. Concerned about food, Amber teaches Don how to make a spear. After making their spears, Amber and Don go spear-fishing and come up empty-handed.

On day eight, Amber says her boob hurts. She feels as if she has popped her breast implants. Don is worried that Amber will leave him again but Amber says she will try to stick it out as long as she can. Then, things get bad as the rain sets in again. Don and Amber continued to cut grass for the shelter and when Don doesn't man up and carry some bundles, Amber calls him out for acting like a kid.

They go back and forth and Don becomes weary of Amber's negativity. Amber continues to say that her boob hurts and that it feels torn and unbearable. They apologize to each other and hug it out later on. Going into day nine, Amber still has severe pain in her breast. She brings up her time in the Everglades and the fact that she needs to trust her mind. She says she thinks she is going to go and Amber taps out once again.

Don begins to question whether there is something wrong with him to have two partners leave. He relied on his partner for body heat in the previous nights, however, he is all alone now. On day 10 Don realizes that he has to reassess why he is out there. He is there to learn primitive skills first-hand. He says he still wants to do that but is still worried about the nighttime. Don has another lonely night and he is trying to keep the fire going.

In the morning, Don realizes he is weakened and he needs to make a fish-trap to get some protein. He uses textbook knowledge to create a fish-trap and is hoping it pays off. In the evening a hippo walks by Don's camp but he lives to see day 14. Don decides to check his fish-trap but it is empty. He turns to spear-fishing and is missing everything. His hunting is unsuccessful.

Don can tell a storm is rolling in and he realizes he needs to get the fire going to stay warm and keep his bedding dry. He can't stop thinking about food which adds to the difficulty of his mission. The rain is relentless and Don says his shelter is compromised and he really struggles with keeping himself in check. On day 19 the rain is gone and Don is struggling to stay awake. He doesn't feel like doing anything but he knows he has to find food.

His fish-trap is empty and Don goes back to his spear-fishing. He is taking in his surroundings and becomes emotional. Don is happy to be alive after feeling everything around him. Later on he checks his trap to find two fish. Don has a boost of confidence and enjoys his roasted fish. On extraction day, Don is ready to walk out of Namibia. He plots his course on the map and decides to go through crocodile and hippo-infested water.

Don finds himself at the road and runs towards the truck. He has completed the Naked and Afraid 21 day challenge with two partners leaving him alone. Don finishes with a PSR of 7.5.

"23 Days" was a pretty tough episode for Discovery's Naked and Afraid. The season continues to get even more interesting by the week and Holly, Amber and Don sure had their fair share of adversity. Fans can catch another all new "Naked and Afraid" next week on Sunday at 10 PM EST on Discovery.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Jayme and Lucas' Recap, Over 400 Catfishes?

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After an extensive break, MTV's Catfish returns with the second half of it's fifth season with a bang. This time, Nev Schulman and Max Joseph are trying to help Jayme Nelson find a man, Lucas, who has been catfishing her.

Schulman and Joseph are on the hunt to catch what appears to be a serial catfisher in episode 13 of season five. Jayme Nelson (Instagram) is a female from Oregon and former Playboy Model, who learned that a man she was in a relationship with and disclosed private information with, wasn't who he said he was. Joseph and Schulman take on the task of locating Lucas and find out what the motives are behind this very hurtful act.

Her email shared just how solid the relationship was until Lucas said he moved to Portland, but wouldn't meet her. She revealed that her friends did a reverse search on his images and caught him. The called up Jayme who said that she met Lucas on Tinder and as a single mother of two, she didn't believe he would want to talk to her. She owes the discovery of the catfish to her friends. The guys feel they need to put an end to this catfish.

They agree to meet up with Jayme (Match) who tells them about the relationship she had with Lucas. She also admitted that she is now a professional dancer. She doesn't have a problem meeting guys but being a mom and being a dancer are the big problems. The guys are very sympathetic with Jayme who said Lucas also told her that he worked at a daycare for some time. She asked him to meet up multiple times after moving out to Portland.

She also shared a story about having too much to drink with her friends one night and deciding to hit up Lucas. They didn't believe he was who he said he was and asked him for a photo. They were sent a Snapchat that was exactly what they asked for, however, her friend thought it was photoshopped.

When they reverse searched the photo, it turns out that it was photoshopped. Then, they searched the original and found a guy named Trey. They searched Trey's photo and found many more photos on the profile. Jayme (Facebook) then revealed that in the same day, she was contacted by a girl named Ursula who warned her to beware of a scammer named Lucas who is not who he claims to be. She also said that Lucas was developing relationships with other women.

The guys want to video chat with Ursula to make sure that she is legit and she answers the call. She gets to meet Jayme digitally and also briefly explains that she met Lucas off of Tinder just like Jayme. Ursula went as far as to book a flight to Missouri, but before she could go out there, he came clean to prevent her from doing so. Ursula sent Lucas intimate photos and videos. She thinks it is a pattern and explained that she reached out to some of the girls he was contacting.

The guys wanted to fly Ursula out to Portland so she and Jayme can both confront Lucas. The guys are scared that Lucas could be a real monster. The guys go over what they know so far and search Lucas' phone number. They don't find any numbers that match up and they search another app and come up with the name Zac. They find a bunch of Zac's from St. Louis and start looking at the different pages. They find a page where the singer Lorde is the wallpaper and Jayme points it out. She instantly begins to cry knowing that she has been lied to.

Jayme, was incredibly emotional. While she knew about it, seeing it all in front of her disgusted her. Joseph said it is also selfish and twisted. After revealing all of what they found with
They stopped for the day and the guys jumped into their car. They devised a plan to have women from the crew play bait. They asked some of the crew members to do it and two of them agreed.

The next day, they learned that Lucas accepted the friend requests from the bait they set out. They see that Lucas is just following all women. The guys know they need to hurry up and catch the perpetrator. The guys and Jayme finally get to meet up with Ursula who told them that she and "Lucas" told each other they loved one another and were talking on a daily basis.

They learned that the catfisher had initiated phone sex with her often and Jayme said it happened to her once. Disgusted, the guys showed Ursula a photo they found attached to the number. His name is Zac and when they showed her the photo they found, Ursula said she felt like she saw the photo before.

She told them that he told her he wasn’t the guy in the photo. She compared it with a photo she had and they found a match. The team revealed that they had some of the women on his crew add him on social media and he accepted. He also posted a recent photo.

Ursula said it was really messed up for him to do that because she was told she was the last person he would do it to, however, it turns out that was a lie. Ursula also told the crew that the man revealed that the catfishing was explained as an experiment and that he had catfished over 400 girls. The guys are grossed out and they get a text from one of their casters.

They found a girl named Sarah who believed she is being catfished by the same man. They call her and she tells them her story which is similar, though she also figured out that she was being lied to. They want to have Sarah meet them in Missouri so that they can have more victims there to confront him. They message a bunch of the other girls who are talking to him in hopes that they would be able to get some more information. The decide that it's going to be game over for this guy.

The team gets together to travel out to Missouri to confront their catfish. They arrive to find Sarah there waiting for them. Everyone sits down to rehash Sarah's story which started out the same way. Schulman says they can find the guy and make it stop. He decides they should take a picture with all of them together and send it to him with an ultimatum. The send the photo and a message to Zac, which gives him a chance to tell his side of the story.

They get a reply and Schulman is shocked at what he read. He immediately runs to knock on Joseph's door and tells him the message is so gross he doesn't even want to read it. The message basically says that the picture is great and he is at his parents house. He agrees to meet but it's pretty creepy. A montage of the women that Zac has catfished plays as they make the drive to his house.

They arrive at the house and the three girls are clearly nervous. Schulman goes up to the door and rings the door bell. Zac answers the door and comes outside. He admits that he knows the young women and came out to talk to them. Zac says he doesn't know where to begin and the guys tell him to start from where it all began.

He said it started a year ago when he wanted to know what kind of reception a goo looking guy would get as opposed to him. He was really happy with the attention that he was getting and when asked how many, he revealed it was almost 400. The girls call him out and said it's disgusting. Zac says he recognized that it's not okay. Jayme asks him if he has ever hurt that bad and Zac says once or twice.

She says she doesn't need someone to come along and take away time from her children and her family. Schulman says that soliciting naked photos from the women was a huge line he crossed. They want to know where the photos are. Zac says he deleted them and gave up his phone to prove it. They all realize that Zac is actually recording the conversation that they are having at the time. Joseph and the girls are immediately furious.

The tell Zac to take a step back and Schulman points out that he is finding some stuff on his phone. Schulman found a list of girls in his Google Drive. There are also statuses some of which read, on the verge of saying I love you. They find photos of the girls which Zac said he didn't have. Joseph says there is something odd about the way he is talking to them. The girls don't believe that Zac has feelings.

They tell Zac that there is only one way to believe that he is sorry and that is by stopping. As they are leaving Zac says "miss you all" which sets Schulman off. Zac goes back into the house and you can hear him say "nailed it." Everything about it is just very very odd. Schulman and Joseph want to make Zac announce that he is fake and change the password of the account to something else.

They confront Zac again who invites them in. He admits that what he did was disgusting and perverted. The girls point out that they feel sexually violated. Zac is smiling and they want to know why. Ursula feels like Zac is scripted. He says what he is saying is what he thinks they want to hear. Then, Zac says that there are things he doesn't feel sorry about.

Jayme feels like Zac is a child. He doesn't believe there is a need to dwell over what he did for house. Jayme leaves and says she is over it. Everyone else leaves and the guys make Zac send out the message, as they change the password for the page. On the ride back the girls admit they are glad they had each other.

Two months later Jayme has not spoken to Zac and the girls and her chat every once in awhile. Jayme isn't dating she is focusing on her kids. Zac cut his hair and shared some of the responses he received. He is off dating sites and says he is relieved to be free of everything.

What an explosive way to kick off the second half of season five of Catfish. People are clearly continuing to go to new heights. You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'Catfish' MTV: 'Larissa and Anthony' Recap, Wild Catfish Hunt

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To complete the double dose of MTV's Catfish, Nev Schulman and Max Joseph will help Larissa find out if she is being catfished by someone named Anthony. The catfishing doesn't seem to cease.

Schulman and Joseph are contacted by Larissa who is concerned that she might be getting catfished by someone named Anthony. Her reserves seem to stem from a bad relationship that she had with her best friend from high school. Will the guys be able to help Larissa solve her problem?

The guys open up an email they received from Larissa, a 20-year-old female from Yakima, Washington. She explains that she has fallen in love with a guy named Anthony. She says her Catfish senses are tingling because she was catfished a year ago by one of her female friends. Larissa said that Anthony refused to video chat and when he moved to Washington and didn't make an effort to see her that was the last straw. Schulman believes this is a double Catfish.

They call up Larissa and asked her why she is dating weirdo's online. She tells the story of how Jose turned out to be her friend Kimberly. The whole school told her that she was being catfished but she didn't want to believe it. It went on for three years and Larissa said that Anthony helped her decide to confront "Jose" about catfishing her. She told the guys that Anthony moved to Yakima and he didn't see her.

Larissa sent him close to $500 and the guys can't fathom why she would do this to herself. She tells them she doesn't want to give up just yet because she wants him to be real. Schulman and Joseph believe that Larissa is one of the most naive people they have ever spoken to. They fly out to Yakima to meet Larissa.

Larissa is waiting for them on the porch when they pull up. She tells the guys that she loves it there, however, it's just lonely. She feels restricted because her mom's boyfriend controls the Wifi. She doesn't have a relationship with her dad but spent years questioning why he wasn't there for her. Joseph thinks maybe there is a connection. Larissa then told them about the connection she and Anthony shared after he helped her through a rough situation.

Schulman says she needs to give up on the idea that Anthony could be real. He asks Larissa to show them what she had and they are concerned that she sent him money. She said she sent him the money while he was in Alaska. He is a fisherman and while he was out there, he cheated on her. Schulman and Joseph tell her that she needs to understand that she is being way too trusting in this person. They feel that her good qualities could end up getting her hurt.

They will take care of figuring out Anthony as long as Larissa learns to put herself first. The guys set out to find out what they can on Anthony. They open up an email with all of the information she has. They use and image search but there are no hits on any of them. They try both phone numbers and come up with nothing.

They called the car dealership where Anthony used to work to find out if he exists. However, the employee there said that he didn't have anyone there. They mentioned that he was a fisherman and the employee recognized that detail, however, his name was not Anthony, it was Jose! They call up Mark, a name they received from the employee at the dealership. Mark tells them that Jose moved to Kodiak, Alaska.

They find a photo of Jose who lives in Kodiak and happens to be from Los Angeles. The guys head over to deliver the news to Larissa and feel like Larissa is going to hold out hope for the new Jose. They lay the truth on Larissa, going through all of the investigating they did. They show her the photo and Larissa says she hopes that isn't the guy she is talking to.

Larissa says it's messed up to make her think she isn't being catfished again when he was the person catfishing her. Schulman leaves a message for Jose to get into contact with them. He decides that they should just go out to Kodiak anyway. To get to Kodiak they must leave in that moment. They take what is Larissa's first flight in hopes that they can find Jose.

They haven't heard anything from Jose but they are taking in the beauty of Kodiak. They meet up with Larissa the next day and tell her that they haven't heard from Jose. They have a photo of him and decide to hit the streets and ask around to see if anyone has seen him. They walk around frantically and come up to a coffee shop but no one seems to know Jose.

They move on to a local bar where no one has seen him until a bartender points out that Jose works at the cannery nearby. They head over to the cannery and Schulman walks in. He meets a woman named Jessica and tells her who he is looking for. Jessica says that Jose is there and that she will grab him for them. The nerves start to set in.

Jose sees Schulman first and asks how they knew it was him. Schulman explained how it all happened and Jose asks for them to go somewhere else. Jose comes out to meet Larissa and she does not look happy. She wanted to know why he was catfishing her. Jose says there is no easy way to explain but Larissa says she is demanding an explanation. Jose says he is not a jerk and he created the page to get back at Anthony who is a former friend of his from Seattle.

He said that Anthony got together with a girl he was into. Larissa said Jose should have been a man. Jose says he knows he messed up and he regrets it. Jose said at first it was just a game but after awhile it became something else. He said he liked her as a friend and Larissa says he broke her heart even more. Jose says he asked for the money to get home. He says the money he sent was never touched.

Jose said he went to Kodiak to stay away and get a fresh start. Joseph says that is only something that happens when he murders someone. Jose says he has issues with the law and he is on the no-fly list. He said he knew it would catch up to him. Joseph doesn't understand how he could Catfish someone who had already been catfished. They decide to break for the day.

Larissa says it doesn't make sense but the guys tell her that she needs to understand that people do nasty things. The next day, the guys meet up with Larissa who says she is upset because she doesn't feel like Jose knows he is wrong. She does feel better knowing that she isn't being fooled anymore. She says she wants to make the best of the last talk.

Jose sends them his address and invites them over to talk one last time. They arrive at his place and the guys tell him that they want to know who he is. He says his biological father was a drunk and he was kicked when he was two. He had to be sent to the hospitals because his organs were coming out. He has a brother in the Marines and a sister in the Navy. He admits that he got into the wrong crowd and continued to mess up.

Jose said that he is leaving tomorrow morning to live life in solitude and get away. He got a job on a boat. Larissa says she understands that Jose is going through a rough time but it's still bad to upset her. Jose said he lied when he told her he cheated on her. Jose said he shouldn't have said what he said yesterday.

He said he never had someone in his life who cared about him and once he had it he started to feel good. Joseph says it's the final opportunity for Jose to tell Larissa how he feels about her. Jose tells Larissa that he loves her and that he really has feelings and still does. He regrets hurting her but not getting to know her. Larissa told him he could have been himself but now it is all over.

She does not wish him bad and hopes he can find someone that cares for him. The talk went well and there is one final fishing joke to lighten the mood. The guys set out to get Larissa's money back and succeed. A couple of months later, Larissa is now working and said she got a call from Jose who is in prison. He wants to know if there is still a chance. Larissa is now putting everything behind her.

Things couldn't get any stranger on this episode of MTV's Catfish. Just when you thought 400 catfishes was bad, the show follows it up with an episode which finds the crew traveling all the way to an island near Alaska. You can catch up with all of the episodes of "Catfish" over at MTV and check out what's coming up for the rest of season five.

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'American Horror Story' Is Hitting Universal Studios For Halloween Horror Nights

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Just as the season six anticipation begins to rise, it has been revealed that American Horror Story will be a part of the 2016 Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios, Orlando.

American Horror Story, FX's critically-acclaimed, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning television series that has terrorized viewers for five suspenseful installments, will come to life at "Halloween Horror Nights" at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, beginning Friday, September 16.

Guests will embark on a terrifying journey to become the next doomed residents of Murder House from Installment 1, tortured performers in the disturbing and twisted Freak Show from Installment 4, and victims of the otherworldly, death-dealing Hotel from Installment 5.

For the first time ever, guests will venture through Ryan Murphy's horror anthology, encountering a number of iconic scenes and memorable characters designed to jolt them to their very core. Twisted scenes from Murder House will unleash the evil spirits that possess the Harmon estate, spiraling guests through decades of the tortured dead who previously resided there.

In Freak Show, guests will join a troupe of biological misfits in a sinister sideshow where they'll be stalked by the murderous and deformed Twisty the Clown. Finally, guests will succumb to the warped desires of The Countess after checking in to the haunted Hotel Cortez, conceived from the beginning as a torture chamber for its customers.

"'American Horror Story' is one of the most disturbing television shows ever produced, and with such perverse storylines unfolding with each installment, 'Halloween Horror Nights' is undoubtedly the only place that could create a living version of the nightmares that Ryan Murphy dreams up," said John Murdy, Creative Director at Universal Studios Hollywood and Executive Producer of Halloween Horror Nights.

"Plus, as a fan favorite, 'American Horror Story' has been the number one requested maze from our guests and we're excited to let them know that we listened to them and are bringing 'American Horror Story' to life."

The attraction – which showcases multiple chapters from the acclaimed FX anthology – offers a chilling live-action thrill and simultaneously complements the series highly anticipated premiere on September 14.

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