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The point of an ending is, ostensibly, to provide answers and dramatic payoff, which is a concept that for some reason Yellowjackets has never quite...

I’ve got to be honest; I’m starting to lose track of Yellowjackets a bit. Between the dual timelines, switching perspectives, surreal dreamscapes, dark side alter egos, and flesh-eating past and present, it’s getting harder and harder to tell what’s what.

I’m not sure now’s the time to be introducing new characters into Yellowjackets Season 3. The show has mostly worked by maintaining a tight cast, albeit two distinct versions of them.

Yellowjackets Season 3 felt like it was starting to get going in the previous episode, even though it was lacking those big, key developments.

It’s clear that Yellowjackets Season 3 has entered more exciting territory now. And yes, I agree it’s about time.

Yellowjackets Season 3 has been strange and inscrutable so far, and it isn’t like things get suddenly clear in Episode 4.

If I asked you what Yellowjackets is about, what would you say? For most shows, it’d be an easy question to answer, but for this one, I’m not so sure.

Are we being lured into a false sense of security? That’s the vibe I get from the Season 3 premiere of Yellowjackets, which debuts in Episodes 1 & 2 with the vibe of a soft reboot after Season 2 went a little off the rails.

The Agency is a strange show, it has to be said. It was wildly off-putting initially, really improved when it cohered a bit, and here...

I’ve been thinking about The Agency a lot, partly to try and figure out why I think it’s so dull, and what’s meaningfully different about...

There’s something – and this is putting it mildly – a little odd about Superpower, the documentary about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine co-directed and narrated...

This recap of Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 5, “Two Truths and a Lie”, contains spoilers. One of the most common responses to trauma is to...

This recap of Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 4, “Old Wounds”, contains spoilers. Yellowjackets is one of the better shows on TV, not that it ever...

This recap of Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 3, “Digestif”, contains spoilers. The thing about sinister, presumably ancient evils that lurk in forests is that they...

This recap of Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 2, “Edible Complex”, contains spoilers. Yellowjackets has been promising cannibalism for so long that now it’s finally here...

This recap of Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 1, “Friends, Romans, Countrymen”, contains spoilers. Many have described the success of Showtime’s Yellowjackets as surprising, but how...

From a court case to a hostile takeover to an almost-murder, episode 10 of Your Honor Season 2 had just about everything, bringing a sophomore...

This recap of Your Honor Season 2 Episode 9, “Part Nineteen”, contains spoilers. As much of a cliché as it might be, “Chapter Nineteen” of...