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Yellowjackets – Season 2, Episode 1 Friends, Romans, Countrymen

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93% Tomatometer 15 Reviews
Two months into winter the survivors cope with falling rations, low morale and their latest disastrous attempt to freeze a teammate out of the game.
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Yellowjackets — Season 2, Episode 1

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Critics Consensus

While Yellowjackets is still picking up the pieces of its first finale's cliffhangers, more focus on the mysterious Lottie and grisly hints at the barbarism to come give this premiere an immediate pulse.

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Ashley Lyle

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Bart Nickerson

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Shirley Li The Atlantic 03/27/2023
Alliances and divisions established long ago continue to bless and poison their present. In fact, this is where Yellowjackets works best. Go to Full Review Hattie Lindert AV Club 03/27/2023
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Yellowjackets is already demonstrating that this is a story built to survive—and in its own [messed-up], traumatized, woo-woo way, thrive. Go to Full Review Kelly McClure Salon.com 03/24/2023
I see it more as a dark depiction of what it's like to be a teenage girl on the brink of a lifetime of possibilities, where any choice, on any given day, can lead you closer to or further away from your "true self." Go to Full Review Melody McCune Geek Girl Authority 08/22/2023
Welcome back to The Wilderness, acolytes. Yellowjackets is back with a bang, bringing a bloody, macabre mystery with nuanced performances and fun character dynamics. Go to Full Review Tori Preston Pajiba 03/30/2023
We don’t have all the answers yet, but the season two premiere finally gives us a tiny taste of the depravity Yellowjackets has been heading toward all along. Go to Full Review Erik Kain Forbes 03/27/2023
Awkward and jarring introduction of new teen survivors to the crash timeline aside, this was overall a really good episode that pushes us further down the path of darkness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Two months into winter the survivors cope with falling rations, low morale and their latest disastrous attempt to freeze a teammate out of the game.
Director
Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Creator
Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
Executive Producer
Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Jonathan Lisco, Drew Comins, Karyn Kusama, Sarah L. Thompson
Screenwriter
Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 26, 2023