Alone ups the ante on Thursday, June 26, putting its survivalists in one of their most brutal tests yet. Airing at 9:00 PM ET on History, Thirst Trap (Season 12, Episode 3) strands the participants in South Africa’s Karoo Desert, a landscape where finding water quickly becomes the overriding priority.
The intense heat and stark lack of shade in the Karoo force a critical shift in strategy for those competing for the $500,000 prize. Some survivalists are shown developing ingenious methods to find and store this vital resource, while others quickly learn the severe consequences of dehydration. The episode focuses tightly on the immediate, life-threatening challenge of maintaining hydration in such an unforgiving climate.
Alone has always excelled at putting its participants through extreme isolation and physical duress, all self-documented. This season, set in a new and unusually dry environment, focuses on the basics: the desperate, constant search for drinkable water. The conditions look to force participants to their limits, both physically and mentally, as they face an elemental struggle.
