Yellowjackets
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As the episode opens, the camera follows a girl running through the woods.
As she whips her head around, we see that its Mari.
At least not yet.
To be fair toYellowjackets, the show is actually not often overtly violent.
Are we ever going to get answers to the questions that linger like that killer Cranberries song?
Or is the show continuing to string us along until it runs out of gas?
If the opening scene of this season is any indication, the answer might be the latter.
But its a good thing we dont just have the opening scene to go on.
Its basically Henry David Thoreaus wet dream; theyre living off the land and loving it.
The girls dont know that, though, and they are having a great time.
Van is quite the performer, and she tells the brave tale of the Yellowjackets overcoming all obstacles.
But, in the background, a caustic Shauna scribbles her own tale in her journal.
And you know what?
Shes also still in a deep, dark depression over the stillbirth of her child (understandable).
Also, shes the only one who can butcher the animals they bring back.
Elsewhere in the wilderness, Lottie and Travis continue on the spiritual journey that they began last season.
So, she sherpas him to a clearing and gets him hopped up on mushroom tea.
He freaks out at one point during his trip, saying he can hear the trees screaming.
(Shout-out to anyone who remembers the great 90s band Screaming Trees.)
The closed captioning for the sound states that it includes babies crying, chittering, shrieking, and roaring.
Thats a very random and horrifying grab bag of sounds.
One mystery that the show solves right away is letting us know that Coach Ben is still alive.
Now, did he burn down that cabin?
But Im also really glad to see him.
Just like his athletes, hes quite industrious.
(Shout-out to Dead Cabin Guy, wherever yourspecial episodeis!)
He scarfs down a protein bar and gets to work setting up the area to catch a deer.
Instead, he catches Mari.
An adult Mari would be interesting as well.
First, we reckon with the aftermath of the impromptu hunt at Lotties compound that ended in Natalies death.
Shauna, Tai, Van, and Jeff attend Natalies funeral, which is an incredibly bleak affair.
Her mother gives a 30-second eulogy and then sends the scattered mourners away with a dismissive wave.
At least thats something that Shauna considers when she gets drinks with Tai and Van after the funeral.
She muses that shes not a good person; none of them are good people.
Van leans into this, cheekily admitting out loud in public that they ate one another.
God, I love Lauren Ambrose.
Misty is not at the funeral.
Mistys continued belief that the Yellowjackets are her real friends is as heartbreaking as it is pathetic.
Also, I just adore Elijah Wood and Christina Ricci together.
I hope they do some truly deranged things together this season.
They then proceed to have a killer alleyway hookup sesh, set to the strains of Glycerine by Bush.
Im in the former camp at the moment, but well see.
One person who isnt mentally unstable is Callie.
She orders some bloody entrails via something called SwiftEATS, and Randy delivers.
The big new mystery of the episode also involves Callie.
As shes making a midnight sundae, she hears a rustle at the door.
Its an envelope with Shaunas name on it.
The symbol is also scrawled on the corner.
Inside, theres a cassette tape.
Never change, Jeff.
The use of fucking has never been so fun in a cover song.
The wilderness girls say that they fed the cabin fire for 12 straight days.
How did no one see a fire that large?
