What I’m Watching: Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets: Season 1, Episode 6 “Saints” (B)

That was a freaky start to this episode, with screams of terror moments before the deadly crash happened right in front of the car, indicating a supernatural element of this show that I haven’t been eager to confront. That was also definitely present both in the past and the present with Taissa eating dirt while seeming possessed, and it’s hard to know what to make of that. The near-drowning was also pretty intense, as if being stranded away from the rest of civilization wasn’t concerning enough. The dynamic that exists between Shauna and Jackie’s family is definitely awkward since they obviously would have preferred that their daughter was still alive and that she was married to Jeff, but, despite his shortcomings as a husband, he at least said the right thing to show his support for her. He wasn’t aware, of course, that Adam was texting her to tell her how much he missed her. I was intrigued that Natalie brought along her new/old boyfriend on an errand then went with him to his son’s game, where she gave him helpful advice, but she really would do better to steer clear of Misty. If there was a villain on this show even more nefarious than whatever lurks in the shadows and takes control of the girls both in the past and the present, it would be her. She steals pills from work, has a camera watching people who have no idea, and, most disturbing of all, she lured Jessica into her car and then chained her to the bed in her basement.