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Spoilers follow for Thanksgiving (Canada),the sixth episode of season three ofYellowjackets.
Hes the one adult out here, yet he has the least authority in this upended power structure.
For many fans of the show and for Krueger himself Bens death was a foregone conclusion.
Bens death sets off this chain reaction, this ripple effect.
None of those things wouldve happened if he was still alive.
A lot of times, actors dont find out that theyre dying until an episode or two before.
You dont want to cause too much mayhem.
To our showrunners credit, they did not follow that industry protocol.
If you asked them directly, they probably would say they wish they had.
No actor really likes to hear that theyre losing their job.
But its not me being killed off.
Its a character dying as part of the natural arc of the story.
You knew it would happen at this point when you were hired?Ish.
The funny thing about a show like this is the creators go into it with a plan.
What was it like seeing your own severed head?Wasnt fun.
I thought that it would be, Of course I want to see it.
This is actually creeping me out.
When it looks exactly like you, youre like, Its like Im looking at my future here.
Im seeing myself dead.
There were big scenes we filmed that were missing.
How do we want people to feel about it?
Do we want it to be more definitive, or more of a mystery?
In my mind, I was always under the impression that Ben did burn down the cabin.
I like the fact that they made it much more ambiguous.
I have some pictures that I still look back at occasionally of me on set.
They made me lookawful.
Season two, I was right at where I normally am weight-wise, physically and aesthetically.
And I knew going into season three that this would be the direst circumstances for Ben.
I ended up losing quite a bit of weight intentionally for it.
I know thats always a controversial thing.
This, for me, was truly driven by story.
This wasnt a choice I made because I wanted to be outlandish or catch peoples attention.
He wasnt used to experiencing that, and the weird kind of power that comes with it.
This was the exact inverse for me.
I shed quite a bit, and I felt it every time I was on set.
At one point, Ben probably believed he couldve fended off the girls physically.
This season, that was not the case.
Im too tired, Im starving, I dont want to do it anymore.
I work with a great teacher and coach named Gregory Berger.
That, to me, is a little bit too easy.
I let that be my North Star for the entire season.
They see each other as kindred spirits, established way back in season one early on.
Getting to go out with Sophie Thatcher was such a treat.
We had that in common from the jump.
I remember giggling to myself reading that.
Very normal for her.
It was very fun to film that with Samantha.
She and I get along great.In episode five, Akilah has a vision of your body as a bridge.
Did you actually film for that?Id never done anything like that.
Lets take a break.Last season, youfilmed a lot on a soundstage.
I assume you filmed much more outside this time?Yeah.
But for us, we all prefer being actually outside in the elements.
What will you take away from this experience?This has been the most challenging role of my career.
Were in this weird cycle in the industry where theres not a lot of risk being taken.
Theres the constant reboot and spinoff.
And dont get me wrong, I love a reboot and a spinoff.
You want to come get me a Marvel movie right now?
Tell me where to sign.
