Originally aired on Showtime, this episode serves as the psychological anchor for the second season. It forever changes how audiences understand Shauna’s deep-seated trauma.
The surviving Yellowjackets grapple with the aftermath of Adam Martin’s murder. Shauna becomes increasingly paranoid as the police investigation intensifies. Misty tries to help cover tracks, while Tai and Van reconnect in ways that unearth old wounds. Lottie’s modern-day wellness compound becomes a focal point for several characters seeking answers—or escape.
While the past focuses on a tragic loss, the present-day timeline acts as a magnet pulling all the surviving characters back into the same orbit.
The episode takes a horrific turn when Shauna wakes up in the middle of the night to find her teammates cannibalizing the infant. She jolts awake a second time into the true, sobering reality: the baby was stillborn. He died during childbirth, and the entire successful birth sequence was a hallucination.
Shauna passes out from blood loss. She wakes up to what seems like a miracle: a healthy baby boy. In these extended, beautiful sequences, Shauna struggles to get the baby to latch, ultimately bonding with him deeply.