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Silvana Estifanos as Teen Britt, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Jenna Burgess as Teen Melissa, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa, Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna, Anisa Harris as Teen Robin, Liv Hewson as Teen Van and Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty in "Yellowjackets" (Kailey Schwerman/Paramount+/SHOWTIME)

Catching up with “Yellowjackets”

Sarah Desjardins as Callie Sadecki (Kimberley French/SHOWTIME)

"Yellowjackets" shocking finale

Juliette Lewis as Natalie (Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

"Yellowjackets" and Natalie's purpose

Steven Krueger as Ben Scott (Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

"Yellowjackets" is choosing violence

(L-R): Juliette Lewis as Natalie, Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, Tawny Cypress as Taissa, Lauren Ambrose as Van and Christina Ricci as Misty. (Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME)

"Yellowjackets" delivers wilderness baby

Simone Kessell as Lottie (Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

"Yellowjackets" goes "Flatliners"

Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty, Steven Krueger as Ben Scott and Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie (Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME)

"Yellowjackets" gives us a "beastie"

Christina Ricci as Misty (Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME)

"Yellowjackets": Misty's origin story

Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie, Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna and Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa (Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

On "Yellowjackets," sex is violence

Melanie Lynskey as Shauna (Kimberley French/SHOWTIME)

"Yellowjackets" goes full Norman Bates

(L-R): Lauren Ambrose as Van, Simone Kessell as Lottie, Juliette Lewis as Natalie, Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, Christina Ricci as Misty and Tawny Cypress as Taissa in "Yellowjackets," Season 2 (Lorenzo Agius/SHOWTIME)

A Yellowjackets primer before its return

Yellowjackets Yule Log (Courtesy of Showtime)

"Yellowjackets" ominous Yule log tease

Christina Ricci in "Yellowjackets" (Paul Sarkis/Showtime)

"Yellowjackets" is wild & terrifying

Melanie McFarland

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