Warning: This story accommodates spoilers from Yellowjackets season 3, episode 9.
Is it an episode of Yellowjackets if one thing actually stunning or utterly surprising does not occur? Fortunately for followers, the penultimate episode for season 3 delivered on extra twists and turns in addition to some extra surprising deaths — sure, with Kodi (Joel McHale) being killed off previously whereas Van (Lauren Ambrose) is stabbed to demise within the current.
Relating to Kodi’s brief destiny previously — with episode 9 marking McHale’s last look on Yellowjackets after first being launched in episode 7 — it wasn’t a lot a shock that he died after being kidnapped by the airplane crash survivors, it was who finally did it.
Because it seems, Hannah (Ashley Sutton) wasted no time betraying the survival information by stabbing him within the eye regardless of spending days with him out within the wilderness researching frogs alongside Edwin (Nelson Franklin), who was later killed by Lottie (Courtney Eaton) after they stumbled upon the remainder of the group feasting on Coach Ben (Steven Krueger) in what was one of many collection’ craziest episodes but.
After attempting to flee, each Kodi and Hannah had been ultimately locked up within the animal pen, the place the latter began opening as much as Melissa (Jenna Burgess) about her 10-year-old daughter a lot to Shauna’s (Sophie Nélisse) chagrin. (Their dialog was hinted at within the earlier episode, which lastly launched Hilary Swank because the grownup model of Melissa, who ended up marrying Hannah’s daughter in a shock twist.)
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Whereas chatting with PEOPLE, Sutton, 37, displays on working with McHale, 53, and Franklin, 39, in addition to Hannah’s intentions when she turned on Kodi earlier than telling Shauna she needed to be a part of their group.
“It was so enjoyable working with Nelson and Joel,” the actress says. “They’re each such beautiful individuals and simply so humorous right down to their core. Every thing they mentioned simply had this humor laced in it. So we had been laughing on a regular basis.”
First launched as a trio out on a analysis expedition in episode 7, Sutton says that the three newcomers hung out filming with one another earlier than interacting with the principle ensemble. “It was actually beautiful to have these moments. Clearly, there’s a lot the place it was simply us, so there have been many days the place we obtained to be collectively and simply spend time speaking about every thing,” she shares.
Sutton provides that it has been enjoyable reconnecting together with her costars about these flashback scenes, particularly whereas seeing what the principle group of survivors are going by means of on the similar time. “I nonetheless get to see them usually, which is admittedly beautiful, and it is cool having the ability to watch these moments again and see the way it actually works to dive into this slice of lifetime of what they had been doing within the wilderness on the similar time having a totally totally different expertise than the Yellowjackets.”
Relating to Hannah’s surprising change over to the opposite aspect, Sutton just isn’t stunned. She explains, “Hannah can relate to the Yellowjackets in so some ways.”
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“They’re clearly so younger whereas that is taking place. It is such a traumatic expertise, which Hannah additionally had at a younger age, being a younger mom that had some difficulties that she needed to work by means of,” Sutton shares, including that her character “could be very naive. She’s positively a bit immature.”
And in relation to Hannah’s interactions with the group since being kidnapped, “it is like going again to highschool,” the actress says. “She has to determine the way to navigate all these totally different relationships.”
Because of this, Hannah’s discovering her interior “fighter or she’s studying that she might need to be,” Sutton says, explaining that in relation to the supernatural factor of the wilderness, “for Hannah, what has occurred over the earlier episodes is she’s beginning to really feel no matter that’s.”
“There’s this spookiness and he or she’s seeing it… And in that second, she’s shopping for into the supernatural facet. But in addition, she is combating,” she says of Hannah’s psychological state proper earlier than stabbing Kodi after the 2 have been found attempting to flee, which was a secret plan crafted by Melissa, Nat (Sophie Thatcher) and a few of the different survivors.
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“It is a pivotal second the place she is deciding, ‘I’ve to do what’s proper to get me to the top.’ And if he talks, he is gonna spill some secrets and techniques,” Sutton explains, including that due to the doubt Nelson planted in her head, Hannah does not know if Kodi is reliable.
“She’s simply making such rash selections as a result of she’s actually shopping for into what the Yellowjackets are believing. She’s additionally making one other determination simply to please Shauna as a result of Shauna is terrifying,” the actress says, quipping, “And also you type of need Shauna in your aspect.”
As for attending to stab McHale, Sutton actually loved attending to do the stunt work on set. “It was actually enjoyable really doing this scene with all people. You will have your stunt coordinator after which your particular results particular person, who’s there to assist with what it is gonna appear to be,” she recollects.
“Ultimately, it seems like I used to be holding one thing however there was no blade or something. It was simply one thing in my hand and we did a bit choreography to determine they method we’re gonna pivot and the way in which he falls,” she continues.
As a result of “it was actually darkish out, it was additionally actually spooky within the wilderness and it simply added this entire factor to every thing,” Sutton says of filming the scene. Regardless of that factor, she says, “It was actually enjoyable to work by means of that with Joel. There have been loads of giggles.”
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Then, when it got here to seeing McHale in full costume make-up with the knife protruding out of his eye, Sutton says, “I liked it, I feel Joel seemed incredible.”
“I am such a monster make-up loving particular person,” the actress provides. “I like gore. I like it in TV and movie as a result of it is faux and somebody makes that with precise sensible results, so it is attention-grabbing to me.”
Referring to Edwin’s demise, Sutton says, “I liked Nelson’s prosthetic that he had as nicely. It was actually cool to see the groups working with the precise second it occurs, when the blood’s supposed to return out as a result of somebody has a wire related to it so it might probably come out on the proper second.”
Gushing over these moments on set, Sutton provides, “I had a ball. I liked watching that.”
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New episodes of Yellowjackets season 3 debut Fridays on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME earlier than airing on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
