'Yellowjackets' Episode 10 Ending Explained: Lottie is alive, but will Natalie survive?
Much of the action in 'Yellowjackets' Episode 10 happens in the last few minutes of the finale. It has been that sort of a finale that asks more questions. Titled 'Sic Transit Gloria Mundi', it focuses a lot more on Lottie Matthews (Courtney Eaton) who is now the Antler Queen and also the antagonist whose motives are still unclear by the way. With the episode sticking to the usual template of toggling between two timelines, we attempt to explain the ending on both fronts.
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'Yellowjackets' Episode 10 Ending Explained (The past)
What happened to Jackie?
She's dead. Jackie's (Ella Purnell) death was one of the debated storylines throughout the season and the finale explains how it all ended for the team captain. The survivors, hungover from their rager, realize that they were out of control. It doesn't help their case that Jackie rubs it in on their faces that they were savage and nearly killed Travis.
Shauna (Sophie Nelisse) and the rest of the girls' shame Jackie for having sex with Travis when they knew he loved Natalie (Sophie Thatcher). A squabble ensues and Jackie storms out of the cabin to sleep in the wilderness. Unfortunately, it snows heavily in the wilderness, and Jackie dies in her sleep, frozen to death. This essentially confirms that Jackie is not the one targeting the survivors in the present. However, there is still room for the character to return in flashbacks in Season 2.
Who is the Antler Queen?
The answer to that question: Lottie Matthews is the one who has been responsible for the part supernatural in the series so far. Her clairvoyance was supposed to deliver the team to safety, instead, she helplessly watches as the messenger before eventually bowing down to the paranormal. She has two followers — Van and Misty. The former perhaps believed more in Lottie's visions after she predicted danger for the teen before she was eaten to near-death by the wolves and almost burned alive. Misty may have relied on her for the sole purpose of survival.
Does Natalie forgive Travis?
It does appear that way as the duo kiss and make-up when a tearful and ashamed Travis confesses his love for Natalie while searching for his younger brother, Javi. The kid goes missing during the events of the fateful party that sees the girls chase Travis imagining he was antler meat. With that kiss, we can assume that Natalie had forgiven her boyfriend.
What happens to Shauna's baby?
Considering that she tried to kill the baby once, Shauna may kill the unborn infant again. This may seem dark, but the show, unafraid to splatter blood and gore, might just see this as a possibility. Also know that baby is a product of her infidelity and that, coupled with the guilt of Jackie's death might just prompt her to kill the baby herself. The other theory is that the baby might die after some danger befalls Shauna and the rest of the survivors.
Yellowjackets' Episode 10 Ending Explained (The present)
What happens to Natalie?
The focus in the final minutes of the episode is on Juliette Lewis' Natalie who gets kidnapped. The detective she meets leaves her a voice message asking who Lottie is and that proves that the Antler Queen is alive and gunning for the death of her friends. The reason though is still unclear. As for Natalie's fate, she's alive for the moment, but only time will tell what state we'll see her in.
Is Taissa in cahoots with Lottie?
This is a valid question. With Van shown to be one of Lottie's followers, perhaps Taissa follows in the footsteps of her girlfriend and sides with the Antler Queen. Will she take Van's place if the teen dies in the wilderness?
What happens to Jeff?
As far as we know, he is alive, and despite some issues of being involved with the wrong crowd, he does make come out unscathed. He's no different than Shauna and he will be a key character going into the second season.
What are your thoughts on 'Yellowjackets' finale?
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