Yellowjackets (spoilers)

[Cokes]

really am not emotionally prepared for this and succession to come back at the same damn time

[jpbrez]

Read in one of the season 2 reviews that they've made some Nikki and Paulos out of the redshirts. I guess this was inevitable.

[Cokes]

i feel like calling them Nikkis and Paulos presupposes that they'll be bad characters

i think you've gotta earn being called a Nikki or a Paulo

[man1cpixiedreamgirl]

Mar 23, 2023 5:35:22 GMT -5 Cokes said:

i feel like calling them Nikkis and Paulos presupposes that they'll be bad characters

i think you've gotta earn being called a Nikki or a Paulo

Makes sense for season 2 - now that we're not building a foundation of world-building facts episode-by-episode, they need filler to not end up revealing all the mysteries by the end of the season. There's plenty new story in the "present" timeline between the 3 new actors, but I imagine they need more options for the woods storyline. They have to also replace the vacancy with Jackie and Laura Lee. Also need more people to die! 

I'm rewatching season 1 now and having a great time, but it's definitely most satisfying fresh. The show is a creepy mystery and relies a lot on giving enough but not too much information one episode at a time. The biggest asset to the show are the performances at the end of the day. I loooooove how "unlikable" the present day women are, they're made for the show not for the male gaze. 


 

[jpbrez]

Finished up my rewatch over the weekend and was quickly reminded why this was my favorite show of 2021. Great performances, sharp writing, dope soundtrack, and an overall interesting approach to the mystery box show and mashup of genres. There are several things that really require suspension of disbelief, like Lottie killing the bear, Van surviving the wolf attack and healing so well, the fact only 5 people were killed in the crash, the way a traumatized teen survivor of a plane crash is eager to jump right back in a plane and pilot it despite literally no experience doing so. Still, I forgive all of it because the show is so damn entertaining.

Btw the premiere hits streaming tomorrow, before its TV premiere on Sunday. Buzz Buzz tomorrow, bitches.

[supЯefan]

Mar 23, 2023 8:17:01 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Finished up my rewatch over the weekend and was quickly reminded why this was my favorite show of 2021. Great performances, sharp writing, dope soundtrack, and an overall interesting approach to the mystery box show and mashup of genres. There are several things that really require suspension of disbelief, like Lottie killing the bear, Van surviving the wolf attack and healing so well, the fact only 5 people were killed in the crash, the way a traumatized teen survivor of a plane crash is eager to jump right back in a plane and pilot it despite literally no experience doing so. Still, I forgive all of it because the show is so damn entertaining.

Btw the premiere hits streaming tomorrow, before its TV premiere on Sunday. Buzz Buzz tomorrow, bitches.

Itll surface tonight on streaming i bet

[supЯefan]

Its out to watch on streaming. Figured it was midnight est

[jpbrez]

Great start to the season. Loved the Sharon Van Etten to open the episode.

Javi has to be dead after two months. But looks like they are hinting at him being still alive somehow.

And regarding that last shot before the credits, they're totally eating Jackie's corpse next episode.

[itrainmonkeys]

Mar 24, 2023 18:47:22 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Great start to the season. Loved the Sharon Van Etten to open the episode.

Javi has to be dead after two months. But looks like they are hinting at him being still alive somehow.

And regarding that last shot before the credits, they're totally eating Jackie's corpse next episode.

Question is....will they know they are eating her? Or will Shauna just bring it in and pretend it's still bear?


Crazy stuff. I'm way more about the past stuff than the present. Though I am intrigued about what Lottie's ultimate plan is.

Nothing better happen to Steve.

[supЯefan]

Mar 24, 2023 18:47:22 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Great start to the season. Loved the Sharon Van Etten to open the episode.

Javi has to be dead after two months. But looks like they are hinting at him being still alive somehow.

And regarding that last shot before the credits, they're totally eating Jackie's corpse next episode.

Shauna has to figure out how to butcher it so it still looks like bear meat. But Im sure there will be some excuse of more herbs being added or something when the flavor is off.

Good butt rock break with Papa Roach. Thats how you vent.

[man1cpixiedreamgirl]

Great season opener. I love how this has all brought Jeff and Shauna closer. That art studio scene was exactly why I love "Yellowjackets". Clearly female showrunners on this.

Steve's gotta be ok because they can't kill a dog twice, right?

I hope Nat and Tai in the present get a break from being generally terrified and upset. I'd like to see them get the upper hand if only for a couple of scenes or episodes. Love that Lottie's capitalized on her Woods experience. Makes complete sense.

What I want to see from y'all is: What happens to Shauna's baby?

I think it has to be stillborn. It's the only way it makes sense for present day characters. My brother thinks it'll live and that half of the girls will somehow stay behind with the baby to live in a satellite location of cult woods living that somehow Lottie was torn away from, but I think that's insane.

[itrainmonkeys]

Yeah that theory seems out there. I'm thinking stillborn and just a sad sidenote of the whole experience. Don't think they eat it either.

Still some people saying javi is out there alive somehow but I'm going to need a good explanation of that were to happen. Maybe he finds society but is injured/in a coma so he can't talk? Idk but 2 months alone in that weather seems rough.

[jpbrez]

Seems more likely that they never find Javi and that is like Travis' arc for the remainder of the show, with his suicide note to Nat telling her she was right being about Javi.

[supЯefan]

[man1cpixiedreamgirl]

Mar 26, 2023 22:38:59 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Seems more likely that they never find Javi and that is like Travis' arc for the remainder of the show, with his suicide note to Nat telling her she was right being about Javi.

I dunno, I think the whole thing has to be that Lottie is "right" whenever she makes a prediction in the woods timeline. Reddit is full of theories. I'd rather he'd be missing forever since that brings its own version of awful, but I don't know if it goes with the way the rules of the show have gone down.

I mean, the whole Callie-license thing is already silly, so if Javi lives it's along that same line of ridiculous the show's always had.

[jpbrez]

Mar 27, 2023 14:21:36 GMT -5 man1cpixiedreamgirl said:

Mar 26, 2023 22:38:59 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Seems more likely that they never find Javi and that is like Travis' arc for the remainder of the show, with his suicide note to Nat telling her she was right being about Javi.

I dunno, I think the whole thing has to be that Lottie is "right" whenever she makes a prediction in the woods timeline. Reddit is full of theories. I'd rather he'd be missing forever since that brings its own version of awful, but I don't know if it goes with the way the rules of the show have gone down.

I mean, the whole Callie-license thing is already silly, so if Javi lives it's along that same line of ridiculous the show's always had.

I'm fully prepared for the lameness of Javi being alive. If I can suspend my disbelief for Lottie being able to kill a grizzly with one strike, then I can allow the idea that "somehow Javi stayed alive on his own in the harsh of winter."

But still it makes more sense for him to be dead, realistically and narratively. It's not as fun if Lottie is right about everything. With something like this she could always just fire back with "he's alive, you just haven't found him yet." Leaving ambiguity of whether she's really clairvoyant or not. There's also the fact that Javi is probably not alive in the 2021 timeline as he was not brought up once in Travis' death, as if he was already done and gone.

[itrainmonkeys]

I still believe the bear was sick/dying which led the the easy kill. There's some theories out there about mining certain minerals and the water being contaminated which could lead to problems with the girls and wildlife. Wouldn't be surprised to eventually find out there's some kind of poisoning going on that's not related to Misty's mushrooms.

[postjack]

how about Juliette Lewis stabbing her captor with that fork. hell yeah. so glad this show is back.

i kind of wish she'd clocked Lottie with that log, not because i dislike Lottie or anything it's just that Juliette Lewis doing violence is awesome.

[Teddy Flair]

NGL I thought for at least a minute that the bear was actually just Javi

[man1cpixiedreamgirl]

Mar 29, 2023 19:51:43 GMT -5 Teddy Flair said:

NGL I thought for at least a minute that the bear was actually just Javi

Genuinely wish that happened (sorry Javi)

[jpbrez]

And thus the background redshirts have been given names and lines. And one of them even has dark hair and light skin like an ill-fated someone from the pilot episode.

[thomasmars]

I noticed in the high school reunion episode, they show a picture of the whole team, it’s 14 players, plus Misty.

Shauna
Taissa
Natalie
Misty
Lottie
Jackie
Van
Laura Lee

Then that Vulture article says there is:

Mari
Akilah
Gen
Melissa
Crystal

I think that’s everyone, assuming the girl who broke her leg on field during the scrimmage in the pilot didn’t travel with the team. Did one player die in the crash?

[jpbrez]

Mar 30, 2023 14:02:09 GMT -5 thomasmars said:

I noticed in the high school reunion episode, they show a picture of the whole team, it’s 14 players, plus Misty.

Shauna
Taissa
Natalie
Misty
Lottie
Jackie
Van
Laura Lee

Then that Vulture article says there is:

Mari
Akilah
Gen
Melissa
Crystal

I think that’s everyone, assuming the girl who broke her leg on field during the scrimmage in the pilot didn’t travel with the team. Did one player die in the crash?

Yes, the girl impaled in her seat. I think her name was Rachel.

[itrainmonkeys]

Ooooo that ending. Wild shit. Coach Ben better watch out.

Still looking the past storyline better than the present. While kinda interesting I'm not as into Misty's hijinks or Taissa's breakdown. Definitely found parts of their story funny or interesting but I just kinda want to watch the survival side of things more

[jpbrez]

Regarding the last two minutes of episode 02.2.

[Teddy Flair]

Mar 31, 2023 17:56:20 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Regarding the last two minutes of episode 02.2.

how did you watch it already? It's not on Paramount+ as of 6p central

[jpbrez]

Teddy Flair It's available on Showtime streaming, which I have as a hub on my Prime Video. I'm not sure the mechanics of Paramount Plus with Showtime, but I know if you use it as a hub through hulu or amazon then it should be there.

[itrainmonkeys]

Mar 31, 2023 18:13:45 GMT -5 Teddy Flair said:

Mar 31, 2023 17:56:20 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Regarding the last two minutes of episode 02.2.

how did you watch it already? It's not on Paramount+ as of 6p central

Showtime streaming app puts it up on Friday. Or Thursday after midnight.

They've done this with a few of their shows the past couple years to try and boost streaming numbers

[scenicworld]

Mar 31, 2023 18:13:45 GMT -5 Teddy Flair said:

Mar 31, 2023 17:56:20 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Regarding the last two minutes of episode 02.2.

how did you watch it already? It's not on Paramount+ as of 6p central

weird. I watched it on Paramount+ at like 7am this morning. The standalone app on my Chromecast if it matters.

[Teddy Flair]

Mar 31, 2023 17:56:20 GMT -5 jpbrez said:

Regarding the last two minutes of episode 02.2.

Coach Ben knows he's next, poor guy