And that’s when they wake up, rescued by Ben, who instead of being celebrated, finds himself looking down the barrel of a gun. The visions are a clever mix of the really silly — the slap bracelet, for instance — and the genuinely terrifying. That’s a mode that also works when you’re talking about the proclivities of teenage girls, whether they are metaphorically or literally cut throat.
The adult plotlines in this episode also carry on this mash-up of tones. The grown-up Yellowjackets are acting more and more childish, which is great for comedy but perhaps bad for everyone around them.
Misty thinks they’re having a girls’ day; Shauna just wants to get rid of her. Luckily for Shauna, the outing is cut short when her minivan’s brakes give out and she and Misty are sent careening through New Jersey to the sounds of Limp Bizkit’s “Nookie,” an absolutely incredible music cue for the moment.
When they finally come to a stop, Shauna’s mean girl comes out. She calls Misty a “verified psycho,” hurting her feelings in the way only people who have known each other as teen girls can.
Adult Tai and Adult Van, meanwhile, find themselves regressing in different ways. Yes, they are sitting on the couch watching VHS tapes of “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” but they are also leaning into the beliefs they picked up in the forest.
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