Yellowjackets
Warning : There are spoilers in advance for Yellowjackets season 3 , instalment 9 , " How the Story Ends . "
The next-to-last episode ofYellowjacketsseason 3 coiffure up the finale with some of the show ’s most shocking plot twists yet . The late episode begins afterYellowjacketsseason 3 , instalment 8 ’s tense ending , which see Shauna ( Melanie Lynskey ) forcing Melissa ( Hilary Swank ) to run through a piece of music of her own weapon . Matters are arguably just as tense inYellowjackets ' 1990s timeline , where the teenage survivors are divided on whether they require to leave the wilderness or stay .
Melissa handle to escape from Shauna in the present day , only to cut across paths with Misty ( Christina Ricci ) , Taissa ( Tawny Cypress ) , and Van ( Lauren Ambrose ) . With the adolescent separate on how to move forward , they remain in their camp , with Hannah ( Ashley Sutton ) and Kodiak ( Joel McHale ) as their prisoners . By the last of the episode , the adult Van is killed by Melissa , and Hannah kills Kodiak , with both destruction having major implications for the season 3 finis and forYellowjacketsseason 4 .
Why Melissa Kills Van In Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 9’s Ending
“Isn’t This What It Wants?”
When Van is ineffective to kill Melissa , Van ask why she can not let herself go through with it . Melissa say it is because Van does not desire to be that variety of someone . However , Melissa also say she does require to be that kind of individual and asks,“Isn’t this what It wants?“after fatally stabbing Van . Melissa kills Van because she is banal of living a lie , and disregarding of whether she believes in the power of the wilderness , she craves the life she direct there .
Yellowjackets features a past and present timeline , but Hilary Swank ’s character just reopened a third timeline for the show .
base on her interactions with Shauna , it previously seemed like Melissa had discover a sentiency of normality in her aliveness , and compare to the survivors , she had arguably done the best to move forward despite her trauma . hit Van proves that this was a frontal , and thatMelissa is still just as traumatized and ego - destructive as the other adult subsister . The fact that she still claim to consider in kill for the wild all these years subsequently potentially make her the most dangerous of the live on survivors as well .
What Teen & Adult Van’s Plane Vision Conversation Really Means
Yellowjackets' Story Transcends Death
In Van ’s final moments , she has a visual sensation and talk with her teenage self ( Liv Hewson ) on a woodworking plane , which is reminiscent of the vision that was shown whenNatalie ( Juliette Lewis ) diedin the season 2 closing curtain . The vernal Van explain that her older ego dying this way,“wasn’t my call . This is just how our floor lead . “She also tease that"Surviving this was never the reward . “The conversation is a manifestation of Van come to terms with her fate before she dies , but it also suggest at the show ’s endgame .
Characters support To Survive The Wilderness
Teenage Actor
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Adult thespian
Shauna
Sophie Nélisse
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Melanie Lynskey
Natalie
Sophie Thatcher
Juliette Lewis
Taissa
Jasmin Savoy Brown
Tawny Cypress
Misty
Samantha Hanratty
Christina Ricci
Lottie
Courtney Eaton
Simone Kessell
Van
Liv Hewson
Lauren Ambrose
Travis
Kevin Alves
Andrés Soto
Melissa
Jenna Burgess
Hilary Swank
What teen Van says makes it sound like the fates of all the Yellowjackets are predetermined and that there is a advantage beyond selection . That reward may have to do with what happens to the Yellowjackets after they pass , with all of them potentially reunite in an hereafter as a pure team again . Only this clip , they will have learned from their mistakes , and will be better versions of themselves . Natalie and Van both die as heroes , andperhaps the serial will end with all the Yellowjackets together in the afterlife .
How The Real Taissa Finally Comes Back
The Power Of Love Prevails
Taissa is knocked unconscious when Melissa closes the chimney flue . While trapped in this state of unconsciousness , Taissa has a moment of clarity as Van works to resuscitate her . While flavour inspired by Van ’s love for her , and given the irregular loss of control of the"Other " Taissa , the existent Taissa takes reward of the opportunity . In her head , the actual Taissa is seen physically overwhelm the " Other " translation of herself , and it is the real Taissa who come forth when she regains awareness .
It seems unconvincing that the " Other " Taissa will be blend in always , but it will hopefully be more unmanageable for her to return now , and her being gone brings even further weightiness to one of Van ’s final acts .
While Van initially feel like she died in vain , her teenage self stress that this is not true , and that she did get to be the hero . vanguard saved Taissa ’s spirit , ensured that the tangible Taissa came back , and obtain to really reunite with the sexual love of her sprightliness . It seems unlikely that the " Other " Taissa will be go forever , but it will hopefully be more difficult for her to return now , and her being go institute even further weight to one of Van ’s last acts .
What Misty Having The Black Box Transponder Means For Yellowjackets Season 3’s Ending
One Of Yellowjackets' Oldest Questions Is Addressed
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In the past timeline , one ofYellowjackets ' oldest questionsbegins to get answer , which is if anyone would ever key that teenage Misty ( Samantha Hanratty ) demolish the plane ’s black box . While Misty seek to use the black boxful transponder to deposit the phone that Kodiak break off , Natalie ( Sophie Thatcher ) sees what is happening . Regardless of what Misty says , Natalie is smart , and it will not be difficult for her to project out that Misty destroyed the fateful box .
Misty destroy the black box in time of year 1 , episode 2 .
Since it is confirm that the Yellowjackets will endure another wintertime before being rescued , Misty ’s plan is not going to work , at least not mightily now . While Natalie will be savage with Misty , Natalie is also pragmatic , and desperate to escape the wilderness . She may keep Misty ’s closed book , and the two of them can start out working on fixing the phone . Keeping this secret and thereby protecting Mistycan contribute Modern meaning to the adult Misty considering Natalie her best friend . This can lay out up contact with the outside world being made in time of year 4 .
Why Hannah Kills Kodiak
She Sees It As The Only Viable Choice
After Hannah and Kodiak free themselves with a tongue , they are held at point by Shauna ( Sophie Nélisse ) . Hannah claims that it was Kodiak , and not her , who make the knife before proceeding to thrust the weapon into his eye . While this may seem like an uttermost determination to make , Hannah wipe out Kodiak to save herself , and so she can see her daughter , Alex , again . She is unforced to do whatever it takes to last and be reunite with her child , even if that means give murder .
Find out every song that plays as the stories of Shauna , Misty , and Taissa continue in Yellowjackets season 3 ’s past and present timelines .
The determination is also incite by the fact that Hannah does not fully trust Kodiak , which is indicated when she asks why the name Erik Cheong is sewn into his haversack . She is not willing to put her life into the hands of a near - unknown she does not intrust . As harash it is , she recognise that turning on him and joining the Yellowjackets is her best shot at having a future .
What Did Misty See On Walter’s Phone?
Misty Figures Out Who Killed Lottie
Walter Tattersall ( Elijah Wood ) has Misty mostly convinced that Shauna killed Lottie ( Simone Kissell ) . As an insightful citizen detective , something still feels off to Misty , though , and she require to see Walter ’s telephone set , on which he clone all the information from Lottie ’s phone . While looking through his equipment , Misty sees something that elicits a appalled reaction from her , and she bequeath with his phone .
The Yellowjackets have been so meddling trying to blame each other for Lottie ’s death that they dominate Walter .
Misty likely regard something that incriminated Walter as Lottie ’s grampus , and she will use this as evidence to prove his guilt in the season 3 finale . The Yellowjackets have been so fussy hear to blame each other for Lottie ’s death that they overlooked Walter . He likely vote out Lottie simply as a direction to reconnect with Misty , as their family relationship was strained earlier in the season , which also explains why he was the first character to be aware of Lottie ’s torso being regain . Yellowjacketsseason 3 is now brace to end with the grownup survivor making Walter pay for his crime .
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