Yellowjackets Buzz

Yellowjackets sticks the landing (pit and all) in a season - please, let it be the season - finale that’s equal parts haunting, emotional, and gory-as-hell. In “Full Circle,” the show finally reveals Pit Girl’s identity, how the Yellowjackets get rescued, ties up the DAT tape plot (#MelissaTruth), and launches us into an adult timeline deathmatch we’re not emotionally prepared for. One girl calls...

Yellowjackets? How story ends? Ugh! So many feelings! So many thoughts! So much WTF! Season 3’s penultimate episode is many things: Brutal, bloody, and far from boring. The past and present continue to mirror each other, through fractured alliances, desperate choices, and one death that rewrites the emotional map of the show. Travis lures Lottie to a spiked pit trap in a failed attempt to kill her...

Yellowjackets 308 - A Normal, Boring Life Hi! It’s me, Allie. Reunion organizer and the emotional glue of the Yellowjackets—despite what the literal survivors might say. I missed the flight because of a tragic, noble leg injury, but emotionally? I was absolutely there...in spirit. And let me tell you, this episode? An absolute ride. So grab a glass of something red (or a wine spritzer in a travel...

Yellowjackets: Season 3, Episode 7 “Croak” or "Brain Matter, Frog Science, and Shauna's Emotional Support Knife." This episode takes us to a very special kind of field trip—one where frog scientists become endangered species, Misty’s curls are nothing short of spectacular, and Shauna is feeling stabby like she’s headed to a PTA meeting with an axe to grind. The vibe? Lord of the Flie...

Yellowjackets: Happy Thanksgiving! Now Pass the… Oh God, No. Season 3, Episode 6 “Thanksgiving (Canada)” brings us the worst holiday meal since your uncle decided to deep-fry a turkey indoors. Between the mercy killing of Coach Ben, an unexpected nature recording gone horribly wrong, and the Sadecki family’s ill-fated attempt at bonding in what is definitely a C-grade motel, this episode proves on...

Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 5 “Did Tai Do That?” dives deep into wilderness justice, shady cash withdrawals, and the least believable cable repair cover since Jim Carrey's underrated classic. With a murder mystery in 2021 and a brutal leg injury in 1997, this episode proves that when Yellowjackets say "TGIF," the F stands for fear. 1997 Timeline: Shauna and Melissa’s Bloody PDA C...

Yellowjackets: Court is in session, and the verdict is: yikes. A wilderness trial, a cryptic drawing, and a shocking murder in 2025 prove that the Yellowjackets' past decisions are still catching up with them. Coach Ben is captured from exile, and the group immediately puts him on trial for attempted cabin arson. (No evidence? No problem.) Shauna, still grieving and maybe looking for a little...

Season 3, Episode 3 “Them’s The Brakes” delivers paranoia, revelations, and bad decisions across multiple timelines. Between supernatural omens, toxic gas, and a brake failure straight out of Walker, Texas Ranger, this episode proves the wilderness never stops demanding payment. 1996 Timeline: The Gas Face Hits Different Mari finally discovers Coach Ben’s not-so-secret hideout. He considers going...

Yellowjackets: The wilderness keeps getting weirder. Season 3, Episode 2 "Dislocation" delivers a dislocated knee, a dislocated coach, and a dislocated social hierarchy in both 1996 and 2021. This episode picks up the tension from the premiere, giving us unexpected moments, new mysteries, and a kiss that absolutely no one saw coming. 1996 Timeline: Mari learns the hard way that being an...

Yellowjackets Hive: The wait is over, and our favorite stranded soccer team is back – buzzing louder than ever! Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 1 "It Girl" kicks off with high spirits at the best Canadian Summer Camp ever. Winter’s grip has passed, and every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end (hello, ominous 90s lyrics). Back in the 90s: Natalie, Our Reluctant Queen: Newly-crowned...

Yellowjackets Hive, please join us in bowing down to our new Antler Queen for 1997! Season 2, Episode 9 closes out a brutal season where friends drifted apart, lives and sanity were lost, and absolutely zero soccer was played. Back in the 90s, Lottie finds the crown too heavy of a burden and gives up deity life, transferring her disciples to Natalie. Travis is manipulated into coming to terms with...

Yellowjackets Hive! If Season 2, Episode 8 proves anything, it's that you're not yourself when you're hungry. In the cabin, this episode starts out with a shocking reveal and ends in icy coldness. There's sadness, madness, blood in urine, blood in the walls, and Coach Ben makes a startling discovery. In present day, The Sharing Shack is a little old place where we can get together....

Yellowjackets, do you ever just wanna hit somebody until they feel as bad as you do? Or perhaps you're craving high calorie butt meat -- I mean, it wouldn't be the worst thing, right? Things stay bad in the cabin, and this week we find out what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real. The Real World: Canadian Wilderness. (Can you get the phone?) In present day, it&#39...

Give Sophie Nélisse all the Emmy Awards for this episode, because she delivers a beautiful and haunting peformance that we never ever want to watch again --- or at least we're skipping the last few minutes when we binge. In present day, the lure of Lottie Matthews is like a magnet that draws the team together, and we're one step closer to the our adult teammates forming an Evil Voltron. Ca...

It's a Yellowjackets Slumber Party and you're invited...along with Plato, Eric from The Grind, and Jack Kevorkian. Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 5: "Two Truths & A Lie" is full of twists, turns, story movement, and cliffhangers, and speaking of cliffs...well, you know. Rotem Rusak (@Moondancer1626) from Nerdist joins us to discuss Van and Tai's epic reunion, Shauna and J...

Yellowjackets Obsessives! We're back and in full-on Citizen Detective mode to discuss Yellowjackets Season 2, Episode 4: Old Wounds. Road trips for Misty, Walter, Tai, Shauna and Callie -- from Upstate New York to Ohio to the Middle of Nowhere. A game of sport between Natalie and Lottie in both the past and present day. Bookended scenes with Tai and Van. Lottie is taking her own trip, Akilah m...

Citizen Detectives: Have you ever churned butter? Let's get spontaneous and talk about the morning after regrettable binge-eating. In 1997, Taissa gets "un-Tai'd," the group tries to cheer up Shauna, Natalie makes peace with the Jackie situation, Coach Ben is drifting off, Lottie is calm, and Misty Quigley gives the performance of a lifetime. In present day, Jeff and Shauna work...

Yellowjackets Season 2, Episode 2 - "Edible Complex" isn't about Shauna infusing her rabbit stew with THC! WTF!? If something smells bad, it's the unspeakable acts committed in the cabin. If something smells good...well, better that you not know what it is arousing your hunger. 1990s Natalie goes to great lengths to sway Travis, present day Lottie has an explanation for everythin...

Yellowjackets Hive: Lend me your ears... Everyone's favorite soccer team, the Yellowjackets, are back and braving the Canadian winter under the spiritual guidance and protection of Lottie Matthews. Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. In the present day, we deal with the aftermath of the Season 1 finale, as Shauna and Jeff try to cover up Adam's murder, Misty sear...

Yellowjackets' Alexa Barajas joins us for an interview to discuss her portrayal of Mari and the events of Yellowjackets' first season. We discuss Mari's standing in the social hierarchy, her evolution as a character, and pivotal role in the events of Doomcoming. Note: This interview was conducted shortly after the first season finale aired, so no Season 2 spoilers. Alexa was awesome to talk with,...

Yellowjackets' Costume Designer Marie Schley joins us to discuss the costumes of Yellowjackets. We discuss The Antler Queen's iconic look, 90s style, and much, much more! Note: This was recorded after Season 1 wrapped, but before production started on Season 2 -- so no spoilers! Yellowjackets Season 2 is back in a few days, and we'll have all new episode recaps and dissections starting...

Yellowjackets fans: Season 2 hits Showtime streaming on March 24, 2023 and we're here to breakdown the S2 teaser trailer that was released today! In this short podcast, Isa and Glenn break down what we saw in the Season 2 tease, including Simone Kessell as Adult Lottie and Elijah Wood as one of Misty's Citizen Detective associates, plus what is Teenage Misty biting into? Is someone levitating? Wha...

Yellowjackets' Kevin Alves joins us for a post-season interview to discuss his portrayal of Travis Martinez and the events of Yellowjackets' first season. We discuss Travis' relationship with Natalie. what it's like working with Sophie Thatcher, how he has was cast in the show, the fate of Travis' brother Javi, potential daddy issues with Coach Martinez, toxic masculinity in the 90s, and of course...

Yellowjackets Buzz rolls on with more post-season analysis, this week courtesy of guest Roxana Hadadi from Vulture. Citizen Detectives: Get your corkboards ready, because in this episode, Roxana and Glenn discuss the unsolved mysteries lingering after season one finale, "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi." We discuss Lottie's present day whereabouts and the intentions behind the Antler Queen's cult, Shauna...

Yellowjackets' season finale -- 1x10 "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi" -- was a game changer, and in this installment of the Yellowjackets Buzz podcast, we speak with its director, Eduardo Sánchez. Of course, Eduardo Sánchez is no stranger to 90s horror, having co-created, co-wrote, and co-directed 1999's The Blair Witch Project, and he's gone on to direct many more movies, as well as television series l...