Blood-spilled secrets were finally revealed in the season three finale of “Yellowjackets” released on April 11. The episode, “Full Circle,” did not disappoint fans, bringing to light many long-awaited revelations we have been craving since season one.
Some of the most key mysteries were finally pieced together, including Lottie Matthews’ murder, the Pit Girl and the Antler Queen, two of which fans have been theorizing since the pilot episode. Needless to say, it was still very shocking, even if we may have guessed all along.
Lottie’s death has been a speculation throughout this season, and the murderer being revealed as Callie Sadecki, was not too surprising for me.
Even with Callie’s clear respect for Lottie, and wanting to help her against her own mother’s wishes, it was clear she was hiding something throughout the season.
Lottie’s death in the end was more her own fault for testing Callie’s limits, but Callie pushing her down the stairs was still an insane move. Lottie telling her how similar she and her mother are was just too hard a pill to swallow. Her defensiveness against what Lottie was insinuating in this scene was definitely a Shauna Sadeki move shining through.
All in all, it was really cool to see Callie become such an integral part of this season, and even with her and her father Jeff Sadecki disappearing in the end, I just know that won’t be the last we see of her.
The opening scene of the show features a girl with long dark hair and a white gown, running through the snow in sheer panic as distant shouts and chants echo around her. She suddenly falls into a spike-laden trap and is strung up like a pig for slaughter. This brutal introduction immediately drew viewers into the show’s dark tone and has fueled speculation ever since.
Mari Ibarra being the Pit Girl was extremely predictable throughout the first and second seasons, and fans called that out right away. Even with some other speculation and theories, Mari was doomed from the beginning whether we wanted it or not.
When Mari started to take off her boots and many layers in the final hunt, revealing that recognizable white gown as she ran for her life, the pieces all fell into place.
Her death was truly the full circle moment that the show writers were talking about, whether it was disappointingly rushed or not. Looking back at that opening scene, it’s bittersweet to know that her death wasn’t as brutal as expected due to the fact that she was one of the girls who agreed to give another offering to the Wilderness.
It was also a callback to the first episode of the third season, where we see Mari again running in fear, as she is being hunted down in their game for fun. It’s almost like the show writers weren’t trying to be discreet about her ultimate demise, but introducing Hannah this season was definitely meant to throw the audience off.
This scene made the whole cult-like behavior that the show has been displaying feel a little underwhelming. It feels unimportant that Mari runs into Lottie just before falling to her death, but maybe in the next season, something will come of that.
Even with Taissa Turner and Van Palmer manipulating the cards, Mari still signed up for this sacrifice and it wasn’t their fault she pulled the Queen of Hearts, like basically every other death, it was Shauna who stepped in between.
Shauna Sadecki’s behavior this season felt like whiplash in every episode. She may be the worst mother, friend and wife, but she truly is what brings this show to that dark side that makes it so enticing. Hate her or not, she is the most important character to the plot.
We all fear the same thing that Taissa and Mitsy Quigley mention in their last scene — she will be the last one standing if something isn’t done about it.
In the end, her sick and twisted behavior rewarded her with the role of the Antler Queen, which was definitely the most surprising part of the season finale and shut down a lot of popular fan theories.
This scene was very interestingly played out. As the girls prepare their feast by order of Shauna, we hear an adult Shauna’s narration as she reads from her journal. As Shauna reminisces on her past, she says “I was a warrior. I was a f–king queen” and “It’s time to start taking it back.”
It’s clear in her final monologue that she feels no remorse for her actions in the past and she has completely lost herself from her selfish ways. It feels like a clear setup for how she will behave in season four, stopping at nothing to stay in charge and letting her power-hungry mindset tear her down.
In the present time, the adults of this episode had a lot of cleaning up to do. Taissa buries the love of her life, Van, but of course, nothing can be too normalized in this show. Taissa doesn’t hesitate to rip out one of Van’s organs and take a bite of it before saying goodbye. To me this was just another symbol of how much their past has deeply affected them, creating a dark numbness to cannibalism.
Mitsy is the one who finally figured out Lottie’s murder, and it didn’t take too much effort for her to get Callie to confess. We can’t help but love to see Mitsy succeed in the end by cracking down on the case on her own.
It’s clear that Taissa and Mitsy are feeling distraught by the end as they come together with a clear motive against Shauna. They have finally come to the realization that their so-called friend is anything but, and it seems they can’t wait to plan their revenge.
With Walter watching the two of them from outside, it’s likely he will try to aid the two in their fight against Shauna, and hopefully, we will see Mitsy and Walter rekindle their friendship to take her down.
After revealing so much to the audience in just one episode, I couldn’t help but wonder how exactly they could set up a good cliffhanger for the finale.
In the last scene, we see Shauna try to interrogate Natalie Scatorccio after their feast. When it is revealed that Hannah and Nat swapped clothing, allowing Nat to slip away from the group, Shauna’s pure rage was harrowing as she screamed bloody murder.
Nat lost all of the girls’ trust this season, and she still had secrets to keep. In the end, Nat was able to get away and find a high place to test out the fixed radio she and Mitsy had been working on together.
In what feels like a huge relief contrasted to other cliffhangers, Nat screams into the radio asking if anyone can hear her. A man can be heard on the other end and that’s it, the episode ends. Are they finally going to be saved, is Nat the one that gets them home?
The season finale packed in a lot of things within the hour-long episode. Some fans may feel satisfied with the ending, and some may feel even more frustrated than they have ever been before.
Either way, the beauty of this show still holds true, and I can’t wait to see what season four will have to offer. I just hope the show writers can keep up with the delicate storylines and complex characters that they have been building, and provide the fans with a powerful ending.
