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And I fear that none of this is good news for poor Ben.
The most superfluous story line in the present comes courtesy of Tai and Van.
Yes, we find out that Vans cancer is in remission (yay!
), but this just leads to Tai leaning into the wilderness shit.
Tai lights a candle and starts chanting, We hear the wilderness, and it hears us.
Van looks on, possibly in horror, but also maybe thinking that the ritual couldnt hurt.
Ah, the 80s.
The prestreaming age was wild, yall.
Excuse me, what?
Who would ever put something so horrifying in a commercial during a childrens show is beyond me.
No wonder the place has long since closed.
Tai breathily asks, What do you want?
To which Van replies, We know what it wants.
Shauna isnot great, Bob, but she does love her daughter.
Misty gets Shauna to meet her for a scone (with real Vermont blueberries!)
The two hop in Shaunas van and quickly find that the brakes are out.
Once theyre safe, Shauna blames Misty for cutting her brakes.
Misty roundly denies it and stomps off in a huff when Shauna kicks her out of the car.
Oddly, not one of the park patrons bats an eye at any of this.
So, when Shauna returns home, shes frazzled.
After a successful designer-dress heist, Lottie and Callie are making a healthy meal as a thanks to Shauna.
Shauna is sampling a sauce when she spies Callie wearing the necklace.
Im kind of with Shauna on this one.
Id take the hardest of passes on that one.
In the wilderness, things are getting tense.
Man, Mari is not bright.
During her brief captivity, Mari and Ben commiserate over how messed up their situation is.
(Same, Ben, same.
Did you even live through the 90s if you didnt begrudgingly go to a DMB show?)
Unable to kill Mari, Ben lets her go.
And she immediately runs back to camp and tells her frenemy Shauna all about it.
It feels very odd that Ben has somehow become the most sympathetic character on this show.
I truly hope they eat her next.
A single tear falls down her cheek as she makes the decision.
At one point, Shaunas candle goes out, but its okay because Vans starts going haywire.
The three girls lose one another, all hallucinating that theyre in various spaces.
Van finds herself back in the cabin and sits down next to the warm fire.
Jackie is also there (hi, Ella Purnell!
), noodling with a slap bracelet.
Jackie says, It happens sometimes.
(Reader,itdidhappensometimes.)
At Lotties behest, Akilah and Van attempt to help Shauna, but theyre unsuccessful.
No matter what they do, it will never heal them from the horrific experiences theyve had.
Its some kind of gas, he mutters as he tries to catch his breath.
For his efforts, hes captured by the vengeful Yellowjackets.
Im fully aware that this one is going to hurt.
Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
Speaking of Van, I got seriousLabyrinthvibes from her hallucination situation.
I wonder if she ever ended up using them.
