Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 8 It Chooses
Shhh, it’s only going to get worse from here. Despite the whole “winter never’s gonna end” thing, the 1996 New Jersey state girls soccer champions decide to start their spring training early with an impromptu cardio session. Callie encounters an old flame, Van proves goalies never say die, most of the adults intentionally commune in the sharing shack, and, Lottie, baby, I hear the blues are calling for tossed salad and scrambled eggs. Mercy!
I didn’t use to believe that I had the ability to manifest something out of thin air, but now, I’m starting to reconsider it. After labeling last week’s episode of Yellowjackets the worst of the series so far—and having my own opinion backed up every time I forced myself to rewatch that scene for my recap—I was at my wit’s end. All I wanted was a true taste of what made Yellowjackets Season 1 so delectable: a little cult magic, some coherent character arcs and motivations, and a few revelations as to the vile extremities that the show’s survivalist teenagers went to seemed like a small ask.
And I guess it was, considering that Yellowjackets Season 2, Episode 8 is almost a complete return to form, with very little necessary setup to get to the goods. Episode 8, “It Chooses,” feels like the show’s writers dipping into a curtsy, extending a hand to pull beleaguered viewers up from the cliff. It’s as if they were saying to us, “Sorry, we were just trying to weed out the fake fans.” This episode has excitement, tangible suspense, and actual plot development—what a curveball! None of those things existed in Season 2 before today. It feels like a dream, too good to be true. I’m almost scared to revel in it, lest this be pulled from under us in next week’s season finale. But who cares? “It Chooses” is proof that Yellowjackets still has some fight in it yet, and that’s enough for me.
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