Yellowjackets Season 3 Episode 2 Ending Explained: Who Is Stalking Shauna?

Warning: There are spoilers forward for Yellowjackets season 3, episodes 1 & 2.

Yellowjackets season 3 begins with Shauna Sadecki (Melanie Lynskey) being stalked and her teenage self (Sophie Nélisse) discovering an surprising romance within the wilderness. The teenage survivors have needed to discover a new option to adapt and survive within the wilderness after the cabin was burnt down throughout Yellowjackets season 2’s ending. Teenage Natalie Scatorccio (Sophie Thatcher) is now the group’s chief, whereas Coach Ben Scott (Steven Krueger) tries to outlive on his personal.

In Yellowjackets‘ present-day timeline, Misty Quigley (Christina Ricci) is struggling to maneuver ahead after by accident killing Natalie (Juliette Lewis), and Misty is immune to every part Walter Tattersall (Elijah Wooden) tries to do to make her really feel higher. Taissa Turner (Tawny Cypress) and Van Palmer (Lauren Ambrose) are rekindling their romance after reuniting in season 2. In spite of everything these developments, the Yellowjackets season 3 two-episode premiere ends with the thriller of who’s stalking Shauna.

Yellowjackets Hints Melissa Is Linked To Shauna’s Stalker – Is She Alive?

Melissa Has A Stunning Historical past With Shauna

A mysterious determine is seen watching Shauna’s daughter, Callie Sadecki (Sarah Desjardins), and leaves an envelope addressed to Shauna at their entrance door with a cassette tape inside it. The identical particular person is presumably the one that ominously stands outdoors a stall within the ladies’s lavatory and leaves a mobile phone for Shauna to search out. When Shauna calls the restaurant again to see if anybody picked up the cellphone, and learns that somebody did, the episode cuts back-and-forth between this scene and to teenage Shauna and Melissa (Jenna Burgess) within the wilderness.

Misty on the phone in Yellowjackets with the faces of other characters behind her in a custom image

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The scene within the wilderness sees Melissa watching Shauna, being threatened by her, after which the 2 of them kissing. This implies that Melissa should still be alive within the current day and may very well be Shauna’s stalker. The brand new character performed by Hilary Swank has but to be launched, however she could also be portraying an older model of Melissa. Simply as Van and Lottie Matthews (Simone Kessell) weren’t revealed as present-day survivors later within the sequence, the identical may maintain true for Melissa.

What Teen Melissa & Shauna’s Romantic Twist Means For Season 3

Melissa Can Assist Shauna Acquire Extra Energy

Sophie Nélisse pulls out a knife as Shauna in Yellowjackets season 3

Prior to now timeline, the romantic twist signifies that Melissa will not be relegated to the background in Yellowjackets season 3 and that she will now be an ally to Shauna. The sequence cleverly acknowledges Melissa changing into a developed character, with Shauna asking if she has truly had a character all alongside. Melissa appears to be in awe of Shauna and prepared to do something she says. This type of loyalty may be instrumental in serving to Shauna acquire extra energy and doubtlessly even changing into the group’s chief as an alternative of Natalie.

Jenna Burgess made her Yellowjackets debut as Melissa in season 2.

On a extra private degree, a relationship with Melissa reveals new features of Shauna’s character, who beforehand solely ever confirmed sexual or romantic curiosity in males like Jeff Sadecki (Warren Kole) and Adam Martin (Peter Gadiot). After shedding her child and her finest buddy, Jackie Taylor (Ella Purnell), Shauna has put partitions up round herself, and has develop into arguably the scariest and most hardened survivor. Melissa may convey these partitions down and make Shauna extra susceptible, which can both assist Shauna heal or open herself as much as additional ache and loss.

Melissa should still be obsessive about Shauna, which might clarify why she is stalking her, and why she is leaving cassette tapes and telephones for her to search out.

Since Shauna and Melissa clearly don’t find yourself collectively, if Melissa continues to be alive within the current day, this seemingly signifies that their relationship doesn’t finish effectively. Melissa should still be obsessive about Shauna, which might clarify why she is stalking her, and why she is leaving cassette tapes and telephones for her to search out. Shauna comes off because the extra harmful one up to now, however within the current, Melissa could now be the true hazard to Shauna and her household.

Who Coach Ben Is Speaking To In The Cave & Why He Takes Mari

Coach Ben Is In Self-Preservation Mode

Coach Ben has managed to outlive alone within the wilderness and even discovered a pit full of crates of nonperishable meals. When Mari (Alexa Barajas) falls into this pit, he takes Mari again to the cave the place he has been residing, the identical cave the place Javi Martinez (Luciano Leroux) survived throughout his disappearance. Coach Ben takes Mari as a result of he can not let her inform the Yellowjackets the place he’s, as he believes they may kill and eat him. This perception is additional solidified when he learns that the cabin burned down and that they blame him.

Season 3 Episode #	Air Date
1	February 16
2	February 16
3	February 23
4	March 2
5	March 9
6	March 16
7	March 23
8	March 30
9	April 6
10	April 13

The type and caring nature of Coach Ben nonetheless appears to be current when he offers Mari scorching chocolate, however he turns into extra questionable after he’s heard arguing with an unknown particular person at the hours of darkness corners of the cave. It’s unconfirmed who Coach Ben is speaking to, with the almost definitely prospects being Javi’s “buddy” who advised him to not come again, or that Coach Ben is constant to hallucinate his boyfriend, Paul (François Arnaud). Whatever the reply, Coach Ben’s dialog doesn’t bode effectively for Mari.

Are Misty & Walter Actually Breaking Up?

The Citizen Detectives Can not Remedy Their Personal Relationship

Misty and Walter looking puzzled in Yellowjackets

The promising begin to Misty and Walter’s relationship in Yellowjackets season 2 is shortly fading. Regardless of Walter being the one particular person to assist Misty and be there for her since Natalie’s dying, she continues to push him away. She is insistent on being caught in a self-destructive cycle and solely needs the corporate of her fellow wilderness survivors. Episode 2 ends with Misty pushing Walter away after she returns house drunk after her night time at Shauna’s house.

Custom image of teen Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) looking upset in front of a blood-spattered background in Yellowjackets

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For now, Misty and Walter appear to be breaking apart, though their cut up is unlikely to stay. Walter’s citizen detective expertise and his resourcefulness will make him a helpful ally in fixing the matter of Shauna’s stalker and every other main issues that the Yellowjackets face within the present-day timeline. In Natalie’s absence, it’s changing into more and more apparent to everybody besides Misty that the opposite survivors don’t care about her, and as soon as she realizes this, she will understand that she and Walter are match.

Why Taissa Does not Inform Van About The Waiter’s Loss of life

Taissa Desires To Defend Van And Their Relationship

When Taissa and Van go away a restaurant with out paying, the try to boost their relationship takes a darkish flip that solely Taissa is aware of about for now. After returning to the restaurant the following day to pay, Taissa learns that the waiter who chased them had a deadly coronary heart assault on the sidewalk whereas pursuing her and Van. Taissa doesn’t inform Van about this as a result of she needs to proceed having fun with their time collectively after years aside and doesn’t wish to hassle her.

The Man with No Eyes makes an look after the waiter’s dying.

Together with her terminal most cancers analysis, Van already has loads to take care of in her life. Taissa doesn’t wish to burden her additional and make Van really feel responsible for being answerable for the waiter’s dying. From a extra egocentric standpoint, Taissa can be petrified of shedding Van now that they’re lastly again collectively and rebuilding the romance that managed to endure regardless of all of the trauma they’ve skilled. Like all secrets and techniques in Yellowjackets, although, the reality won’t stay hidden endlessly, and it’s only a matter of time earlier than Van learns what occurred.

What Is Going On With Callie & Lottie?

They Type An Surprising Bond

After they first met within the Yellowjackets season 2 finale, Callie shot Lottie within the shoulder to be able to shield Shauna. This makes it shocking to see Callie and Lottie seemingly changing into finest mates by the top of season 3, episode 2. Callie and Lottie are drawn to one another for various causes. For Callie, Lottie gives essentially the most perception she has ever gotten into what occurred within the wilderness, as Shauna doesn’t share these sorts of particulars together with her daughter. Lottie’s mystique can be interesting to Callie and a refreshing change of tempo from her personal mom.

Callie and Lottie’s newfound friendship is sure to be harmful.

As for what Lottie sees in Callie, she has been fascinated by her because the second they met. As an alternative of being offended at Callie for taking pictures her, Lottie’s first remarks have been about Callie’s immense energy. Now that Lottie has misplaced the group she constructed, Callie may develop into her first new follower. It doesn’t matter what occurs, Callie and Lottie’s newfound friendship is sure to be harmful, and could have penalties past something Shauna or Jeff can think about in Yellowjackets season 3.