A wildly talented girls high school soccer team become the unlucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Canadian wilderness.A wildly talented girls high school soccer team become the unlucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Canadian wilderness.A wildly talented girls high school soccer team become the unlucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Canadian wilderness.
- Nominated for 10 Primetime Emmys
- 21 wins & 100 nominations total
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Summary
Reviewers say 'Yellowjackets' is a captivating, slow-burn thriller blending survival, psychological horror, and mystery. It follows a high school soccer team's descent into primal behavior after a plane crash, exploring lasting trauma. Themes include complex character development and blurred reality. Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, and Juliette Lewis deliver praised performances. Criticisms include slow pacing, unresolved plot points, and comparisons to 'Lost' and 'Lord of the Flies'.
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It seems I'm not the only one disappointed in season 2. Season 1 was great. You were left with questions at the end of the season but still received some answers as well. However, season 2 just got out of hand super quickly. More and more questions arose and no previous questions got answered. The season just kept rolling like this causing a loss of character development and decent plot line. I understand the mystery is 'what's going on'? Is there a supernatural element or are we dealing with insanity due to circumstance? That's fine but you need to build up the story and develop the characters. To me, this all just got dropped in season 2. I have to chalk it up to terrible writing. It's so disappointing since season 1 was great. I hope a bounce back can be made in season 3, although I think the show has already lost quite a few viewers due to the season 2 bust.
This show WAS great. But now in season 3 the writing has just gotten so bad that nothing even makes much sense anymore. It's just all over the place now. They just keep adding more and more new mysteries without ever finishing the previous ones! They just seem to phase each mystery out with a new one. And it's gotten to the point that not a single character is even likeable anymore, except maybe Misty. Shauna is so unhinged it's not even realistic. I didn't think i could hate her character any more, but she manages to get worse in every episode, both young & grown versions. I'm losing interest due to their inability to ever actually finish a mystery and because nobodies actions ever make sense anymore!
This little thing was recommended to me by my son. I am not the biggest of horror fans or teenage stuff. But this is not that.
This is a VERY well told story and has superior acting first by Lynskey and Lewis and Ricci, and the rest are doing great. Beautifully filmed as well.
Go beyond the pilot and get ready for some quality storytelling!
This is a VERY well told story and has superior acting first by Lynskey and Lewis and Ricci, and the rest are doing great. Beautifully filmed as well.
Go beyond the pilot and get ready for some quality storytelling!
I finally gave in and gave Yellowjackets a try after hearing so many great things about it. I actually liked it much more than I thought I would, to the point where I'm actually mad at myself for putting it off as long as I did. All the twists and turns will keep on the edge of your seat every episode to the point it becomes addicting. It has everything you want in a good show...drama, mystery, comedy, action, etc. There's not a bad episode in the series, there's so slow episodes but not bad episodes. The acting is what really carries the show though. Melanie Lynskey deserves every bit of praise that she's been getting for her role. She's so good that it's the type of performance that's going to lead to even bigger things for her.
Season 1 was really good, but starting with Season 2, it isn't the same TV show anymore. It's the kind of show that invents a lot of nonsensical bull... just to extend its run. In the end, I'm 100% sure that viewers will have more questions than answers. The current timeline is overloaded with events yet lacks proper character development-you can fast-forward through more than half of that portion of the show. When Season 3 began, I decided to give it a try, but I eventually gave up. The clichés had already started, which means it won't be the final season; it will just drag on unnecessarily as they keep inventing whatever nonsense-like dreams, etc.-just to fill a 50-minute episode.
"Yellowjackets" Cast In and Out of Character
"Yellowjackets" Cast In and Out of Character
Take a look at Melanie Lynskey and the rest of the "Yellowjackets" cast in and out of character.
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- TriviaChristina Ricci (Misty) suggested that her character have a bird because she felt "weird people have birds."
- GoofsThe overhead shots of the forest show that it's sub-alpine, but in the ground shots, it's coastal rainforest.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gutfeld!: Episode #2.129 (2022)
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