EDITOR’S NOTE: This article contains spoilers for Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 9.
Yellowjacketsfans can’t seem to catch a break. After killing two major characters in Season 3, the series revealed that it is not done this week, with the episode “How The Story Ends” raising the show’s body count by two — and one of the goners was, again, a main character. After introducingHilary Swank(Million Dollar Baby) to the cast, the showrunners proved that adultMelissa could be as vicious as all the other survivors, and she stabbed adult Van (Lauren Ambrose) to death with no mercy. With one episode to wrap up the new season, we can’t help but ask: Will there be anyone left by the time the credits roll?
The death of Van is hinted at throughout the whole episode, with young Van (Liv Hewson) making appearances in the present-day timeline and guiding her older self to an “X” on a metaphorical treasure map, which the character indicated would be a turning point in her life. It was, butcertainly not in the way she expected. In an interview withVariety, Ambrose commented that she had one condition: to end the story arc in a satisfactory way. She also revealed when she found out that Van wasn’t going to make it to the end of the series:
“At the beginning of the season. It was decided that that would be the trajectory, and the goal would be to kill off Van by the end of the season. I feel like the guardian of the character, along with Liv Hewson — that’s essentially our job. They didn’t really know how or when or what, or what exactly it would be. I was like, ‘OK, well if that’s the case,we have to make sure it’s earned, and that there’s a reason.'”
Who Else Has Died in ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 So Far?
Van wasn’t the only one who died in the latest episode. In the ’90s timeline, newcomer Kodi (Joel McHale)is stabbed in the eyeby Hannah (Ashley Sutton) after they are caught by Shauna (Sophie Nélisse) while trying to escape in the middle of the night. Before that, the season had two other brutal deaths: Coach Ben (Stephen Krueger) is alsostabbed to death by Natalie(Sophie Thatcher) as a “mercy kill,” and the most shocking death this year was adult Lottie (Simone Kessell), whowas killed halfway through the season— and we still don’t know who did it.
Next week,YellowjacketsSeason 3 will roll out its final episode, and there aremany questions to answer. Aside from discovering the identity of Lottie’s killer, we have to find out if the girls will ultimately make it out of the wilderness this year and how they will deal with adult Melissa,who has clearly gone berserk. And, most importantly, will we lose anyone else in the finale?
The Season 3 finale ofYellowjacketsdrops next Friday on Paramount+. In the meantime, check out Liv Hewson’s episode ofCollider ForceswithPerri Nemiroff.
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Source:Variety
