Yellowjackets season three continues to unravel its tale with episode four, “12 Angry Girls And 1 Drunk Travis.” In this episode, we get an even better look at the team’s new society in the past timeline and see the thickening of tension and mystery in the present. Although the fourth episode of Yellowjackets season three was not as jam-packed with revelations and questions as some of the other season three episodes so far, acting as more of a series of fascinating character explorations, it certainly did give us some major shocks, including one huge one. Yellowjackets season three, episode four, brought us a major character death in its final moments. But what exactly went down? Here’s our recap of Yellowjackets season three, episode four, “12 Angry Girls And 1 Drunk Travis.”
Revelations From the Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 4—“12 Angry Girls And 1 Drunk Travis”
Past Timeline: We See More Origins of Yellowjackets‘ Antler Queen in Episode Four
One of the most important aspects of the trial we see the Yellowjackets team hold in the wilderness involves Natalie’s garb as the Judge/Queen. Natalie dons long white robes and a proto-antler crown to preside over Ben’s trial. It’s no huge pronged affair like the one that will manifest later in Yellowjackets, but “12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis” definitely offers us our latest glimpse of the team’s vision of the Antler Queen’s outfit and role. We’ve seen Lottie wear a proto-Antler Queen look before as well, but this time, the outfit and the power of the role feel more crystallized.
Past Timeline: Shauna and Melissa Are Bloodthirsty
Phew! We knew Shauna was angry and that Melissa was interested in her, but this episode really crystallizes that they are both out for blood or at least power. Although they might truly believe that Coach Ben set fire to the Yellowjackets‘ cabin, they both seem to be enjoying condemning him to his fate and bullying others into agreeing with them. “This is what I’m talking about,” Melissa tells Shauna after two-thirds of the group finally agrees with their perspective. “That’s fucking power.”
We feel like the Melissa and Shauna bond is what you might call a toxic relationship, one that might get bloodier and more poisonous before the Yellowjackets‘ time in the wilderness is up.
Present Timeline: Someone Is REALLY Trying to Kill Adult Shauna
Meanwhile, in the present, someone is REALLY determined to kill Shauna. Although the mechanic claims Shauna’s breaks just happened to break, and Jeff thinks it’s karma, we know better. Between the tape in the wilderness-marked envelope, the creepy bathroom incident, the broken breaks, and now the freezer, someone is actively hunting Shauna. And somehow, this creepy figure knows exactly where she is and how to get her alone at pretty much all times.
Present Timeline: The Queen of Hearts Returns, Implying Cannibalism and Murder Are on the Horizon
Tai and Van bring out the Queen of Hearts to serve as a conduit for “It.” No one dies this time, but the return of the wilderness ritual to the present day, this time with civilians involved, gives us a bad feeling. Clearly, pleasing the wilderness is still heavily on the women’s minds.
New Questions From the Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 4—“12 Angry Girls And 1 Drunk Travis”
Past Timeline: If Coach Ben Didn’t Set the Yellowjackets Cabin Aflame, Then Who Did Set the Cabin on Fire?
We feel like this question was asked in Yellowjackets season three, episode four, but not nearly with enough gusto. If some of the girls did believe Coach Ben is innocent of wrongdoing, then who do they think set fire to the cabin? It feels like an important question that needs to be pursued with a bit more urgency. But with Coach Ben’s innocence obvious to the audience, we bet the question of who DID start the fire and set the Yellowjackets‘ cabin burning will get answered in season three.
Past Timeline: Is Natalie the Antler Queen? (It Doesn’t Look Like It)
Natalie is currently “Queen,” and she is the latest to don the ceremonial garb of the Antler Queen, or a version of it, in Yellowjackets season three, episode four. But the show makes a point of showing us the antlers are uncomfortable on Nat’s head, and she takes them off. If the Antler Queen antlers don’t fit on Nat, then who exactly will wear them? As always, we’re left asking—just who is Yellowjackets‘ Antler Queen?
Present Timeline: Were Van and Tai Really About to Commit Murder for the Sake of “It”?
Tai and Van’s desire for blood certainly escalated quickly. It’s one thing to experience a very bizarre death around you, like that of the waiter’s sudden heart attack in Yellowjackets season three’s earlier episodes. That does feel a bit fated or supernatural. But it’s quite another to leave a card on the ground and think that someone picking it up is a sign that they should be marked for death. But Tai and Van do exactly this in Yellowjackets season three, episode four. They leave the Queen of Hearts card on the ground and follow the man who eventually pockets it all the way back to his apartment. But were they really about to commit murder on Yellowjackets? It seems like a really intense leap, regardless of how desperate Van is to be healthy and how much Tai longs to keep her alive.
For Van, the answer appears to be no. But the jury is still out on Tai. Could Tai’s other self be influencing her toward killing? Or is Tai really just that addled by the thought of losing Van? We don’t really know what “It” wants, but we have a feeling that leaving a card on the dirty sidewalk doesn’t have nearly enough ritual to it anyway.
No murder was committed this time, but will the women try something like this again? It feels likely.
Present Timeline: Who Trapped Shauna in the Freezer on Yellowjackets Season Three, Episode Four?
Once again, we must ask the obvious question that “12 Angry Girls And 1 Drunk Travis” leaves for us: Who locked Shauna in the freezer during Yellowjackets season three, episode four? The shadowy stalker following Shauna and threatening her death must really be a ghost to have managed to get into the retirement home, locate Shauna, and be present at just the right moment to shut the freezer door on her. Whoever is tormenting Shauna also managed to sabotage her car in a way that seemed super accidental. Or was that just a coincidence? Ultimately, this is one of Yellowjackets season three’s major question, but the antics in episode four have us asking it once again.
Present Timeline: What Did Shauna Do When She Got Back From the Wilderness That Was So Bad?
Ella Purnell’s Ghost Jackie returns to torment Shauna in the freezer. And she tells Shauna, “Someone’s trying to hurt you, Shauna. For what you did. Not just in the wilderness but what you did when you got back.” But what exactly does that mean? What did Shauna do that was so terrible upon her return from the wilderness? Did she seek to keep the wilderness rituals going among the team even when they were safely back from the woods? Did she kill someone in civilization? Only time will tell.
Present Timeline: Who Killed Adult Lottie and Why?
Alas, Yellowjackets season three, episode four brought us Adult Lottie’s sad death. We’re not really sure that Lottie had to die in “12 Angry Girls And 1 Drunk Travis.” It felt like a premature loss of a fascinating character, especially given the relationship that was developing between Callie and Adult Lottie. But the “why?” that we’re asking about here is a bit more textual. How did Adult Lottie really die in Yellowjackets? Who killed her? And what was their motive for it? Is it the same person who wants to kill Shauna? That much seems likely unless there are two Yellowjackets killers running around in season three. But we’ll have to see the rest of the episodes to find out.
And that is our recap of Yellowjackets season three, episode four, “12 Angry Girls And 1 Drunk Travis.” Join us next week as we continue to unfold the mysteries of Yellowjackets.
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