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‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Is More Lopsided Than Ever: TV Review
Season 3 of the hit Showtime drama 'Yellowjackets' is more lopsided than ever, with strong flashbacks and a more muddled plot in the present day.
Natalie’s compatriot Misty (Christina Ricci) may have dealt the killing blow, but to true believers like Lottie (Simone Kessell), she was a human sacrifice to “It,” the spirit of the wilderness that may have followed them back into civilization. The return of “Yellowjackets,” which last aired in May of 2023, was delayed by the Hollywood strikes, but the four episodes provided to critics only exacerbate the defining flaw of Season 2: a widening gap between the story’s two halves, with the flashbacks far outpacing their more diffuse, less purposeful counterparts. What “Yellowjackets” willingly sacrifices in practical realism — like an entire courtroom magically rustled up by production designer Margot Ready from the wreckage, complete with judge’s robes and a jerry-rigged gavel — it makes up for in psychological insight.
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