r/Yellowjackets

Okay so, I read super deep into little things and try to find the hidden connections.. but I can’t figure this out. I also can’t tell if I’m reaching and just trying too hard to find answers that don’t exist. Does anyone know if Natalie’s funeral had any actual meaning?
“Natalie liked her swings all right. I had to push her until it got dark. She’d throw a fit if I didn’t. So I pushed her. I’m her mother. Anyhow, it over now. All right, that’s it.”
Is there a meaning to this? Is it just BS? Am I looking too deep for an explanation that isn’t real?

When I was 17 I had to get my wisdom teeth extracted immediately, they didn’t grow in right and hurt SO much I couldn’t believe how bad the pain was when I went in. I had an appointment a month out but I ended up going to an emergency dentist sooner instead because of the pain. So glad I wasn’t trapped out in the wilderness for 19 months during that!

I’ll go first:

1. Nat- shes just the best. The most sane and helpful and she genuinely is just such a badass.
2. Jackie- she’s just a vibe- she is a realistic representation about how someone would act in the wilderness, same with Mari whom I also love, and she’s funny asf.
3. Shauna- okay- I know she’s a bad person or whatever and I recognize that. But I think she’s such a complex character and I really enjoy watching her and I’m always rooting for her. I think her story is really interesting and it makes total sense why she is the way she is.

Honorable mentions: Lottie(misunderstood queen) and Mari (that girl is literally me)

Okay now you

I’ve personally watched the show a while ago but, I want to introduce it to someone else. I know most people love the opening scene with the pit, what scene would you show to a new watcher?

Laura definitely wouldn’t have eaten Jackie,IMO. I think she would've rather starved to death/tried to live off scraps until she succumbed to death 😢 ugh she’s so precious

Okay so I don’t understand why this whole fandom is so obsessed with teen van. I have never personally loved her and don’t understand why other people do. I haven’t watched the show in a while but to me, she was wildly unhelpful in the wilderness(which is okay, so are Mari and Jackie and I loved them, just bear with me here), other than the fact that can deal the cards. She always seemed super wishy washy to me in terms of the wilderness stuff. In the beginning, she was all for it and was one of Lottie’s main followers, intentionally aiding in her bad decisions. Then as the show went on, in season 3 it was like she completely switched sides. I guess she’s funny? Idk I personally don’t think she even stands out that much in that category. I also remember a bunch of times especially earlier in the show when she was just really bitchy and kinda selfish. Anyways, I know all the characters are bad people but I don’t understand why people ADORE teen van so much. Am I missing something? Also I’m only talking about her teenage self so please don’t bring up her adult self in your response.

Just wanted to incite some discussion about how you guys think you’d react in the situation the Yellowjackets are in. Are there characters you see and go “Yup that’s me and that’s what I’d do” or are you a secret third option? I see myself most in Natalie or Jackie. I’d either be like Natalie, (try to keep things moral but struggle and live in a pool of guilt and agony for the rest of my life)(or just be like Jackie and straight up give up). What do you guys think? I know it’s kinda an impossible question, but for the sake of discussion, how do you guys function under immense pressure like this. Would you be like Taissa? headstrong leader, more like Van for comedic relief? How do you think you’d deal with the wilderness cult? Any answers are valid❤️

What are Lottie, Shauna and Taissa exactly envisioning by holding the team back and staying in the wilderness?

I guess we should count Taissa out, because she's thinking about all of the girls getting into legal trouble. Partially too for Lottie, this is true. Lottie murdered the frog scientist in front of Kodi and Hannah, so Lottie will go to jail if she goes back to civilization. Hence, that's another reason she wants to stay in the wilderness.

But on the other side, Lottie truly does want to stay in the wilderness forever, due to a spiritual devotion to the wilderness god.

This seems to be Shauna's idea too, that she wants to remain connected to the grave sites of Jackie and her dead baby. Shauna connects to the wilderness in this sense, not to any "god" of the wilderness. Instead, it is the spirits of Jackie and her baby that Shauna wants to remain connected to. The trauma has become Shauna's identity. By leaving the wilderness, Shauna is ultimately neglecting Jackie and her baby. Shauna wants to die in the wilderness, to forever be with them. For Shauna, to go back to civilization is to completely forget what happened out there.

However, as shown in the season 3 finale, they still get rescue anyway! So why are they held back...?

So then, it rests upon the death of Mari. Is there something very significant about the sacrificial offering of Mari to the wilderness god? Indeed this is true, because Jackie, Javi, and Coach Ben do not actually count as sacrificial offerings to the wilderness god. 1) Jackie's death was accidental. 2) The reason they had to kill and eat Javi was to save Lottie, not to appease the wilderness god. 3) And of course, Coach Ben died due to justice/retribution since he tried to kill them all in the cabin fire.

Ergo, Mari's sacrifice is the first true consecrated sacrifice to the wilderness god, which is completely different from the previous cannibal feasts.

I cannot say everything on here, but it seems that Mari's sacrifice was indeed very, very significant and unique. There are details I'm holding back. Maybe one day I will reveal them. But I just wanted to do part of this thought train openly.

Mari's death is perhaps akin to Laura Palmer's death or Jesus Christ's death (Antler Queen feast is like the Last Supper), it had to happen to fulfill prophecy, to get us moving towards the Apocalypse. That's what I can say.

The new season is nearly upon us. We are hungry, and we need to eat.

What should we make for our Wilderness themed feast?

What should we hunt and how should we prepare for this feast on the evening of the premier?

I’m having visions of lots of drinks that are suspiciously red, but my imagination with planning a hunt is limited and I need your help.

What would you feed your savage woodland clan for your Yellowjackets watch party?

P.s. This unhinged post was written by a vegetarian so please keep that in mind with your feast themed recommendations

I would have gotten sick of starving pretty quickly. I would have waited until night time, during the summer and set the biggest fire I could. Set the entire mountain on fire. If the fire gets big enough, eventually a plane will see it and then we would all be rescued.

Me personally, I think we’ll have another twist survivor and I’m leaning towards Akilah. As for final girl, I don’t think there will be one. Either Shauna and some others die or no one survives. I can’t think of an ending with a final girl but if I could, I’d want it to be Misty