Season 3
In season three, as summer arrives, the Yellowjackets face a fragile victory—the brutal winter that nearly claimed them is finally behind them, but distrust in leadership and tension within the team jeopardize their chances of being rescued. In the present, long-buried secrets from their pasts begin to surface. As the women fight to keep their lives from unraveling, they must confront a chilling question: who are they really, and what dark truths are they hiding from each other and themselves?
It Girl
Summer inspires the Yellowjackets to ditch soccer for a more contact-intensive sport and revive an old pagan tradition. In the present, a cringe-worthy funeral flows organically into a bar therapy session.
Dislocation
The Yellowjackets are stuck deciding whether to track down a missing teammate or just trip out on mushrooms. Shauna secures a spot on the world's most unsupportive partner list. Misty finds herself tangled in the intimate chaos of sleepover parties.
Them's the Brakes
The return of a Yellowjacket sparks a vengeful frenzy in the team. Lottie's rendition of Cool Aunt Without Kids leaves Callie with an open door to answers about her mother's twisted past. Tai and Van receive a karmic payout for their dine and dash.
12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis
The Yellowjackets attempt to spin a hundred suspicions into proof. Coach Scott has an existential meltdown. Meanwhile, Jeff embarks on a crusade to make things right as Shauna is forcibly committed to some "me time." Spoiler: it's not a spa day.
Did Tai Do That?
The Yellowjackets confront the reality of having to pull an Old Yeller. Lottie mentors an up-and-coming prophet. In the present, Misty investigates a suspicious death. Shauna, desperate, turns to the last person she would trust – because, why not?
Thanksgiving (Canada)
The Yellowjackets start turning on each other faster than a reality TV reunion special. Meanwhile, the Sadecki family "vacation" features a vending machine and a deep dive into questionable parenting choices. Misty uncovers an incriminating clue.
Croak
The Yellowjackets realize their choices have snowballed into a catastrophe. Misty sets her sights on a fresh suspect, and even she's surprised by the plot twist. Meanwhile, Taissa's desperation is peeling back layers she didn't even know she had.
A Normal, Boring Life
With a possible escape from their nightmare, the Yellowjackets learn not everyone may be in a rush to leave. In the present, the unexpected return of an old teammate sends Shauna spiraling in ways that should probably concern everyone.
How the Story Ends
The Yellowjackets' rites of spring come to an end, with Misty getting a pick-me-up and Shauna facing a sticky Melissa problem, all while taking cues from Stravinsky (or Picciotto).
Full Circle
Things turn frigid as bloody new alliances get built and spilled. It's our time, right now, down here in the new Queen's court. Eat up, drink deep, and descend.
Avis de la communauté (9)
This without a doubt the worst of the 3 seasons thus far. I stopped caring once Natalie was out the picture. The rest are bonified fruit loops. More plot holes than a Swiss cheese. Clearly the writers didn't have a clue what to do. This show could have been so good, pity.
I'm so glad this show is back on! I've truly missed it.
What an absolute garbage season. It's so clear the writers had no idea where they were going and kept making shit up as they went along. Most the episodes feel like the brainchild of writers going "you know what would be RAD..." and pitching bunch of random dramatic stuff. Absolutely uncharacteristic decisions by some characters, unhinged nonsense plots points etc etc. I still watched the whole season only because of Misty. Both the Misty actresses had been killing it season after season.
Yellowjackets had a phenomenal first season followed up by a huge sophomoric slump that managed to kill a lot of my interest in the show. Season 3 had a tall task of trying to earn my interest back. Initially, I felt like it was delivering. It focused in on its unique cocktail of genres, dialing up some of the horror imagery while playing into the absurdity of how unhinged its characters are. However, as the season dragged on, the issues of season 2 continued to rear their head. There's no way around it, the present storyline in this show is completely limp, bland with little to no suspense. The first season had this mystery driving that storyline forward, but since it got resolved (and didn't go anywhere), the writes have been forced to keep trying to replicate it each season with diminishing returns. A lot of characters feel completely superfluous in this timeline, e.g. Elijah Wood's Walter who has yet to serve any purpose whatsoever. Also, as the cast in both timelines dwindles, there isn't really any questions left towards who survived and who is dead. They've also been left to reckon with a dwindling cast as their earlier decisions to kill off certain characters really hurts them this season. The one remaining aspect of the present storyline that could have been interesting was to see the impact and juxtaposition of present vs past characters. Unfortunately, the best case study for that this season is not possible, and the rest of the characters almost feel completely separate. The past storyline still has some great moments, but I feel like their decision to shy away from the supernatural elements and instead just focus on survival hurts the show in the longrun. There no longer is any real suspense driving either storyline since we effectively know what happens to the girls and who survives (mostly). I think the exploration of two of those girls is really interesting, and I did really like some of the imagery. However, at 10 episodes and 3 seasons in, it's starting to feel like this show is mostly spinning its wheels, doling out moments of absurdity and unhinged mayhem without ever really having them supplement overarching storytelling. At this stage, it feels like certain decisions have been made that prevent it from really ever reaching the heights of season 1 again which is a big shame.