A newYellowjacketsseason 3 tease hints that the pit girl mystery may finally be solved.Yellowjacketsseason 2 endedwithteenage Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) becoming the Antler Queenand adult Natalie (Juliette Lewis) sacrificing herself in the present-day timeline. Meanwhile, the cabin in the wilderness was burnt down, which will force the girls to survive inYellowjacketsseason 3without the shelter and security it has provided. Misty (Christina Ricci) will also have to navigate her guilt for being the one who killed Natalie.
Hilary Swank and Joel McHale have joined the season 3 cast, and will likely be part of the present-day timeline — though the identities of their characters have not been announced. Now, aspromised byYellowjacketsco-creatorAshley Lyle,“there are at least two very big questions with very clear answers"that will be addressed in season 3. One of the most prominent questions that can be answered is the identity of the pit girl killed in the series' first episode.
The Pit Girl’s Identity Needs To Be Revealed In Yellowjackets Season 3
Season 2 Provided The Necessary Setup
Yellowjackets' pit girlfeels like one of the biggest mysteries that can be easily answered in season 3. Now that Natalie is the Antler Queen, the cabin is gone, and the Yellowjackets have eaten the corpses of Jackie (Ella Purnell) and Javi (Luciano Leroux) in season 2,all the pieces are in place for the survivors to become more ruthless and begin the ritualized killing glimpsed in the first episode. All that remains is to decide which of the young women will be sacrificed and killed in the pit for the group’s sustenance.
Yellowjackets Timeline Explained: How Much Time Passes In The Show
Yellowjackets doesn’t state how long the girls have been stranded, but a few hints, such as Shauna’s pregnancy, help to form a more concrete timeline.
Season 3 should alsoanswer this mystery because the show is running out of characters pit girl could be. Too many of the characters have already died in the wilderness or are confirmed to be alive in the present-day timeline. The series could introduce a new character to be sacrificed and pretend they’ve been there all along. This was done with Crystal (Nuha Jes Izman) and several others in season 2, but it would be a disappointing way to solve the long-running mystery.Mari (Alexa Barajas) beingYellowjackets' pit girlis most likely, but season 3 will need to confirm this.
What Other Major Questions Could Be Answered In Yellowjackets Season 3?
Pit Girl’s Identity Isn’t The Only Major Mystery
Another compelling mystery to solve would be the identity of the man with no eyesthat teenage Taissa (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and adult Taissa (Tawny Cypress) see. After building to the devastating and shocking reveal of the severed dog’s head in theYellowjacketsseason 1 ending, this storyline was largely sidelined in season 2. Season 3 can bring the focus back to this subplot and reveal who the man with no eyes is — and why Taissa has seen him since she was young.
These visions tie into Taissa sleepwalking and eating dirt, so answering this question could help address others.
In terms of greater overarching questions,there is the matter of whether the wilderness is actually supernatural. Taking a definitive stance on this could also answer what the symbol in the wilderness actually represents and whether it has actual power — or if its only power is how certain characters fear it. Since the series is planned for five seasons, mysteries such as this may be too big to reveal now and are being saved for the endgame. This is why the pit girl mystery is the most likely questionYellowjacketsseason 3 will answer.
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Yellowjackets is a television series exploring the survival ordeal of a high school girls' soccer team stranded in the remote wilderness after a plane crash. It interweaves psychological horror and coming-of-age themes, simultaneously depicting their harrowing transformation and its lasting impact on their lives 25 years later.
