Yellowjackets
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He is the one who taught them how to shoot a gun.
He is the one who taught them how to set traps for animals.
He is the one who taught Shauna how to field dress and butcher animals.
If not for Ben, these girls (and one drunk Travis) would have all been long-dead.
The idea of karmic retribution has informed the overarching storyline of the series for the entirety of its run.
In that way, It is kind of like a vengeful teenage girl.
Shauna and Jeff end up volunteering at the nursing home where Misty works.
Shauna doesnt apologize, but she does follow through with Mistys assignment of prepping food in the kitchen.
Theres always next week.
Later, Shauna gets trapped in the freezer and contemplates her lot in life.
Itsshades of Carmy Berzattoup in there until Jackies ghost makes an appearance.
Misty and Shauna also face off in the wilderness as they represent the extreme positions in Bens trial.
Natalie assigns Misty to defend Ben, and she throws herself into the project with an open heart.
Shauna is angry and furious and will never be convinced of Bens innocence.
If this isnt a commentary on logic versus emotion, then I dont know what is.
Her realization seems to sway a portion of the peanut gallery.
Speaking of Tai, lets take a minute to check in with adult Van and Tai.
Once they get to the guys door, Van hesitates, saying that she cant live this way.
Tai accepts this all too quickly and then says shell meet Van at Columbus Circle in an hour.
What did she do before meeting Van in Central Park for their soft pretzel and carriage ride?
Van and Tai cut menacing figures in the wilderness storyline as well.
For her final witness, Misty calls Ben to the stand.
Steven Kruegers performance is marvelous as Ben testifies and seamlessly journeys through a slate of strong emotions.
Note to Hollywood: When the Yellowjackets inevitably kill and eat (?!)
Ben, c’mon hire Krueger for more things.
When Misty starts to question Ben, he becomes a fountain of honesty and self-reflection.
However, as he begins to talk, he starts to realize certain truths about his life.
Ben clearly had no direction.
The girls were underdogs, just like him.
Eventually, under his stewardship, they became the best.
They were an example of who he could be, but then the crash happened and upended his life.
Men will literally begrudgingly coach a high-school girls soccer team before going to therapy, am I right?
Ben singles out Shauna and apologizes to her for abandoning her when she was in labor.
This is correct and right.
But Ben also did a lot of things right.
Ben Scott did not venture to murder these girls.
I believe it and, at this point, most of them believe it, too.
With one exception: Shauna doesnt believe it.
So, instead, she bullies the rest of the group into voting to convict him.
Gen voluntarily abstains, and Tai, Misty, and Natalie abstain because they were involved in the trial.
Slowly, as they revote and revote, Shauna brings people over to her side.
After the final vote, Natalie declares Ben guilty.
With a goony grin on her face, she shuffles over to Shauna, saying, Thats power.
These are curious clues, and the circumstances surrounding her death (murder?)
mark the first interesting thing to happen in the adult timeline this season.
Lets hope the momentum lasts.
Jeffs Christopher Walken impression isnt half bad!
I want to see him do lines fromSeverance.
Fields is tending the ham would be my preference.
For some reason, references from the TV seriesArrested Developmentkept popping up in my head throughout this episode.
Lottie seems to think that faith is a fact, but its very much not.
This, unfortunately for Ben, does not matter in the court of the wilderness.
