Saints

## Episode guide

**"Saints"** is the sixth episode of the first season of the Showtime series *Yellowjackets*. It premiered on Showtime on Sunday, December 19, 2021.

## Summary

The Yellowjackets tangle with the birds and the bees, navigating love, lust and DIY surgery; in the present: blackmail, bunnies and an icy reunion; Misty prepares for a surprise(d) houseguest.

## Plot

### Chicken baby

A young girl is riding in the back of a car, with her mother and father and front. As the girl brushes a toy pony, the parents listening to the radio and the father commenting that gas prices will go up in the wake of the *Exxon Valdez* oil spill. As they sit at a traffic light, the girl suddenly starts breathing heavily, then screams in terror. Her father shouts at her that it's enough, but just then, a truck slams a vehicle in front of them. The stunned parents now turn back to their daughter, who simply resumes happily combing the pony. The scene changes. The girl from before is eavesdropping on her parents. The father is saying that it's getting worse, while the mother comments that he saw what happened. She asks him why he can't accept the possibility that there are things in this world they don't understand. He says that their daughter didn't save them because she can see the future. "Lottie is sick and we are taking her to a psychiatrist. That's the end of it," he tells the woman. In 1996, Lottie wanders through the woods of the past. Meanwhile, some of the other girls are out and about as well, but Mari laments the lack of berries. "The birds could be picking them off" suggests the girl known only as "Yellowjacket #2." Lottie comments that some animals live off eating their own vomit and Mari mocks her, asking if the dead cabin guy told her that. In return, Lottie jabs back about her love life.

She walks off and sees a deer, his antlers covered in blood. She stares at this vision and Van comes over and tells her to ignore Mari. She asks if Lottie is okay and Lottie turns, only to see no deer. Van asks her what's wrong and she says it's nothing. She turns and sees the deer again. In 2021, Shauna pulls up outside a seedy motel. A man greets her and she is surprised when it turns out to be Randy, one of her old schoolmates from Wiskayok High School. She asks if he's staying there and he agrees that he is, that his wife kicked him out and they're going through one of their "little divorces." He says that she'll come around and that it might be "cheaper to keep her." He asks if *she* is staying there and she tells him that she's only parking there to avoid the crowded situation for her book club down the street. He shows her a tattoo he got of a yellowjacket - "Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!" He tells her to give Jeff a man-hug from him, saying that he's a lucky man. Shauna then walks off, only to stealthily return and meet Natalie inside one of the motel rooms. Also inside is Taissa. Natalie comments that Shauna looks like shit. "Back at ya'," agrees Shauna. Natalie asks how Jeff is, if he's still hawking futons. Taissa says they're not doing this after all they've been through, that they have a situation to deal with together. Shauna asks what's going on and they show her the photos of Travis's death and how the candle wax forms the strange symbol they all saw in the woods.

Taissa says that they think whoever killed Travis is the same person who's blackmailing them. Shauna, however, is confused, as she did not get either a postcard, nor one of the blackmail texts. Taissa tells her they want 50 grand in cash and that she doesn't want to find out just what they know. Shauna says it must be someone from the team, that nobody else would know about it. Natalie suggests it could be the reporter. Shauna says she told Taissa to take care of her. Taissa lies that she threatened a lawsuit and told her to back off. Natalie pulls out her phone, saying that she's going to bring "Jessica Roberts" to them. Shauna tells her not to do it, that if she's not the blackmailer, she's handing them the story they're looking for. They plead with her to put the phone down and she finally does. Shauna asks Taissa if she can get the money and she promises she's working on it. Shauna says they can put a GPS tracker in with the cash and see what they're dealing with together. She asks if they should loop Misty in. Taissa says she could part of this and Natalie points out that Misty has been helping her. Shauna asks if there's anything else she should know about or if they've covered it all. Meanwhile, Misty leaves her workplace. She opens the trunk of her vehicle and stores a bag with a large amount of pills.

At home, Shauna studies the postcard. Jeff asks her if she's ready to go. Shauna seems to think the event he's talking is on another day and he asks her if she doesn't want to go. She says that she does. "It's her birthday. Jackie was my best friend." In the cabin of the past, Shauna is screaming and Jackie is telling her to breathe. She's in labor. She breathes and Misty tells her to push, saying that it's coming. She gives birth, but what emerges is not a baby at all, but rather a crying cooked chicken. Jackie cuts the umbilical cord and Misty hands it to Shauna. "He's so beautiful, just like his father." Jackie breaks off a drumstick and Shauna awakes with a start. It was all a nightmare obviously. Elsewhere, Taissa and Van make out by a waterfall, washing each other. They splash each other and as they start getting noisy, Taissa shushes Van. Van asks if she's scared of what other people will think. Taissa says she's just not interested in the drama. Van tells her the others will find out eventually and Taissa tells her they won't if they get out of there. "What?" asks Van and Taissa tells her that she wants to go look for help. "We are surrounded by hundreds of miles of wilderness," Van points out. Taissa asks how she knows that for sure, that there could be a town or an outpost closer than they think. She says they're not on an island and they'll find something if they head south long enough. Van asks how she'll survive if she tears off into the woods. Taissa replies that she knows what will happen if they stay.

### Making love in a blood-stained death trap

Taissa returns to Shauna, upstairs in the attic. She asks what she's doing up, asking if she had a dream about a cheeseburger baby. "I never should have told you about that," Shauna comments, asking just what she's going to do. She suggests a risky procedure. Taissa tells her that she'll die, but she says she'll probably die either way. She says that this way, she won't die having her best friend's boyfriend's baby. "It's Jeff's?" asks Taissa, sighing. She tells her it's not worth dying to keep Jackie from finding out. She tells her that she has a plan to head south and find help. "So just wait, please," she tells her. She asks her to promise she won't do anything stupid. Shauna just sighs. In the present day, there's a cake with the phrase "Happy Birthday Jackie" and a picture of Jackie at a past birthday. Shauna and Jeff are with Jackie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor says it's silly to do it every year, but it's not a real birthday without presents, handing Shauna a small gift box. Shauna thanks her and opens it, revealing a rabbit figurine. Shauna agrees that it's lovely. "Jackie just adored rabbits," says Mrs. Taylor.

Mrs. Taylor comments that Shauna and Jeff have an anniversary coming up soon and that Jackie would have been so happy for them, that she was generous that way. She says they're a better match and the type to be content, as Shauna gets a text from Adam, which she ignores. Mrs. Taylor continues that all the talk about "having it all" is nonsense and that you can't be remarkable and raise a family. Mr. Taylor comments that she's a mother of a special child. "I don't even like my daughter," Shauna replies. Jeff chokes briefly on his food and says it's an inside joke, that she's kidding. Mr. Taylor asks how Callie is and Jeff says she's 16 going on 30. Mrs. Taylor then says that Jeff works hard, but he's the only one that contributes financially, and that providing for Callie's college must keep them up at night. She says they'd be happy to help, but Shauna cuts her off, thanking her but saying it's not necessary. Mrs. Taylor says to let them know if they change her mind. Shauna asks to be excused for the restroom. In the past, Jackie is with Shauna and comments that she never thought she'd be desperate enough to eat a rabbit, that a rabbit is a squirrel with fluffy ears and a pom-pom on its ass. Shauna begs her to stop talking about food, so she starts talking about Jeff and how much she misses him. She says he must be losing his mind and that he said he loved her the day before they left. She says she didn't say it back and she should have. Shauna asks if she really does love him and she admits she doesn't know, but she says she shouldn't have made him wait. Shauna stumbles. Jackie asks if she's okay and she says she's just hungry. Jackie gives her the last of her deer meat.

Meanwhile, Natalie and Travis make out in the wreckage of the plane. Natalie breaks off, telling Travis to slow down just a bit. They end up knocking up against something and Travis says that maybe they should just head back, that he's just going to keep screwing it up. "Go on," she tells him. "Who hasn't bumped up against a tray-table while making love in a blood-stained death trap?" She says he's a very good kisser and they agree that they don't want to go back yet. They do, however, eventually head back. The girls wolf-whistle at them and Mari asks just what it is they're hunting for. Natalie gives them the finger and Jackie comes out, asking if this is why they don't have any food. Natalie flashes the finger at her, but she continues that they shouldn't be surprised, that Natalie is always down for a good time. Natalie tells her that she can't magically conjure a deer, but she can find something to shoot. They get in each other's faces, Natalie saying that Jackie is jealous and an "uptight, prudish little bitch." Taissa tells them to knock off. "I know how you feel, Nat," Misty tells her. "I have a secret boyfriend too. Shh." Natalie just walks away.

In the present, while Sammy plays with Biscuit, Taissa talks on the phone with her bank. She's trying to withdraw money, but they're insisting on Simone's signature for the joint account. She asks to increase the cap, then hangs up when they refuse to help. She then tells Sammy to go to his room to play for a bit while she talks with Simone. She then tells Simone she's sorry, but Simone says they're taking Sammy today to see a child psychologist and that Taissa had better be there by 3. Taissa asks how she could do that without telling her and Simone asks if she's for real. She warns her she'd better be there, saying that the woman she saw outside was not the woman she married. Taissa insists that when she started the press conference, she was going to drop out, but seeing her and Sammy, she recalled why she got into the race, that it's their dream. She says that giving up on it felt like giving up on them. Simone just stares. "3 o'clock. Our son needs help." She warns her that she'll be there if it's really about them.

### Soccer tips

At the Taylors, Shauna enters Jackie's room. Her parents have left it exactly as it was. Shauna pulls out her phone and sees three texts from Adam. One says that he was thinking of her, another that he misses her, and one asking if it's too much. She puts the phone away and picks up a diary in which Jackie has written stuff like favorite bands and movies. She has a vision of herself and Jackie sitting on the bed, herself reading from the diary. The two are discussing a strategy for Jackie to get together with Jeff. Shauna asks if Jackie truly likes Jeff, asking why she didn't tell her. The present day Shauna continues to leaf through the diary, coming to a black-and-white photo of Jackie and Jeff. "It's not your fault," comments a vision of Jackie from the bed. "I know," Shauna says, and then Jackie says that she doesn't know, that it's totally her fault, but they were kids and it was awful. Shauna asks why she's there. "Why are you here?" asks Jackie. Then, Jeff shows up, asking where she's been, that she left him all alone. She shows him the photo of him and Jackie. She asks if he ever wishes, cutting herself off, and he says they can leave if they want. She says that they just have to make it through dessert and they return. Downstairs, Mrs. Taylor offers a toast "To Jackie, whose light shone too bright to ever be extinguished from our memories." She says it can't have been easy for Shauna, that Jackie was so gifted and smart. "Shauna got into Brown," points out Jeff, saying Shauna is the smartest person he's met. He then tells them "Shauna and I were sleeping together when Jackie and I were still a couple." He says it's awful, but there it is, because Jackie was amazing, but so is Shauna. He says he may have been an idiot then, but he was smart enough to see that. "This really is the best tuna quiche I've ever tasted, Mrs. Taylor," he comments.

At the psychiatrist's, the psychiatrist, Dr. Sandlow, says that Sammy's behavior could signal any number of things, including a fugue or amnesia, but they'll need more sessions. Taissa's phone buzzes. She silences it, telling the psychiatrist to continue, but she says it's about all. On the drive back, Simone asks if Taissa has any thoughts or if she was too busy checking her inbox. She says that they just learned their son doesn't remember any of the things they accused him of. Taissa, however, dismisses it as the way that shrinks make their money. Simone comments that it amazes her how shut off Taissa is from help, but Taissa replies that the psychiatrist had jargon but no fixes. Simone said that the psychiatrist said Sammy is facing overwhelming stress and they have to do better. Just then, Taissa very nearly slams into a cyclist. He gives Taissa the finger and everyone is shocked. In the woods of the past, Travis comes upon Coach Scott. Scott asks him for a chat. He says that girls like to talk and he's heard a few things. "Like what?" asks Travis and Scott says that whatever is up between him and Natalie is their business, but it could become theirs, that the last thing they need is a baby to take care of. Travis says he has it covered, but Scott asks if he literally does, that the pull-out method sucks. He hands Travis some condoms. Travis asks what the deal is, but Scott tells him to just take them and make sure he uses them.

In the present day, Natalie gets a call from Taissa. Taissa tells her that she can't get the money, that she's going through stuff with her family. Natalie says it's fine, she'll get it. Taissa asks if she's going to sell her soul, but Natalie tells her to be ready when whoever it is texts again. As she heads for her car, Kevyn pulls up next to it. She asks what he's doing there and he holds out a bag, saying he thought she might be hungry. She says she has stuff to do and he says he has time. "Follow me," she agrees. She heads to an auto-lot, where she sells the car, then gets into Kevyn's. He says he figured her errands were something like the dry cleaners, asking why she sold it. She tells him she was a different person when she bought it. "Now what?" she asks and he says that his ex called and there's something he has to do. He says he can drop her off unless she wants to return the favor. She shrugs, asking if he'll drive fast. In the woods, Lottie wakes up in the middle of the night. She grabs a lantern and leaves the cabin. She wanders for a bit and discovers Taissa, rabidly eating dirt, or so it seems.

As Shaun and Jeff drive home, Jeff tells Shauna that he doesn't wish he'd married Jackie and that he doesn't wish things were different. He admits it's not like he's never thought about it, but they've made a life together, one that isn't perfect, but he has no regrets. He says that how they started out wasn't their finest moments, but they were kids. Shauna says this doesn't make it right, but he says that Jackie wasn't going to break up with him anyway, that he was a high school boyfriend and would only ever be this. He tells her they're still together and this must count for something and that he loves her. She takes his hand and smiles. Meanwhile, Natalie is attending a soccer game with Kevyn. Kevyn's son Mason races up to him and he says he's looking good out there. He introduces Natalie, saying he's known her since she was his age. He tells his son that Natalie was on a team that won the state championships. This gets his attention and he asks if they went to nationals. "We never actually made it," she tells him. He asks why not and Kevyn sends him away. Natalie, however, calls him back, saying that the other team's sweeper is weak on the right. She tells him to run directly at him, faint left, and when he turns his hips, cut hard the other direction. "Cool," he agrees. The game resumes and he does as she suggests and scores for his team. Natalie and Kevyn cheer, but then she becomes overwhelmed and walks away.

### Go time

In the cabin, Taissa finds a bra and races out, asking Lottie if she's seen Shauna. She points, but then stops Taissa, asking if she was outside eating dirt the night before. "No," Taissa tells her, very confused, and races off, telling her she can't do crazy right now. Now very confused herself, Lottie heads inside and finds Laura Lee, who is doing some sweeping up. Laura Lee asks if she needs something and she says she wanted to ask her something about God. She says she's seeing things and that in the Bible, people had visions. Laura Lee tells her that she was taught visions are God's way of communicating, that they can be a warning or a revelation. Lottie sits and asks how people knew they weren't just crazy. Laura Lee says that God gave them faith, that they knew it because they believed it. She tells her that Jesus wants them to do the right thing and he will help them do it. Lottie asks how she accepts him into her heart and Laura Lee says she has an idea. Taissa continues to race through the woods. Shauna is preparing a wire and a lighter. At the lake, Laura Lee has Lottie dawn a white gown and leads her into the water. Shauna flicks the lighter while Laura Lee and Lottie proceed deeper into the water. Taissa finds Shauna and tells her she's not going to do this alone, that she will help her. They proceed and Shauna lays down. Shauna hesitates, but then tells Taissa to keep going. She, however, then tells Taissa to stop. She sobs and says that she can't do it. They hug.

"Dear Heavenly Father, please accept Lottie into your loving embrace," recites Laura Lee. She continues her prayer and tells Lottie let her faith in him be her guiding light, then submerges her in the water. As Lottie descends, she has a vision of a deer inside a watery room. She follows it to a stairway lined with lit candles. At the top, she lights another candle. The light rises and she opens her eyes and sees Laura Lee, who appears angelic. She emerges and she says she saw the light. Laura Lee tells her she's been touched. Back in the present, Kevyn tells Natalie that the move she gave Mason clinched it. She says it's funny because it never worked when she tried it. She asks where he is and he says he's with a friend for pizza. "Keep them away from the crazy lady," replies Natalie. He says he doesn't think she's crazy, just that she's been through a lot and it's okay with him. He holds her hand. In the woods, Natalie and Travis make out in the plane. She giggles, saying his face was so serious. Then sees the condoms. "You want to?" she asks. He admits that he does. She kisses him, but then he tells her to wait. He asks what number he would be. "What?" asks Natalie and he clarifies, "How many guys have you been with?" She asks if he's serious, if he's trying to find out if she's a slut. She calls it unbelievable, saying he doen't get to judge her, that the 50s called and want his dumbass attitude back. She asks why it's his job to want to do it and her job to say no. "Who made up that stupid fucking rule anyway?" she asks. He tells her he's sorry and she asks if he's going to tell her how many girls he's been with. "No," he says and she asks why not. "Because it's none, okay?" he admits. "I've never done it before." She is briefly silenced, then tells him that if it makes him feel better, she's been with two guys. "So now you know," she tells him. She tells him that no matter what Jackie says, it means something to her, especially with him. He kisses her and then says to stop, telling her to look. In the distance is a deer. "Grab the gun," he tells her.

In the present, Misty mixes some kind of solution while watching Natalie and Kevyn on her secret camera out of the corner of her eye. She picks up the business card of Jessica Roberts and dials her phone. "You call at last" comments Jessica. Misty tells her that her plan isn't working and that she could help. She offers a meeting and Jessica readily agrees. Meanwhile, Shauna stares at more texts from Adam on her phone - "Follow-up question, what are you wearing?", "Call me" and "For the record, I do not miss you at all." These are followed by a pciture of dirty laundry and the question "Can you guess what \*I'm\* wearing?" Jeff comes in, and tells her that he's going to have go back into the store. She asks if she wants him to come with, but he says it'll be boring. She tells him she'll find something to do. She grabs the phone and texts "Lie on the floor face down and wait for me. Maybe I'll be there in 45 minutes. Maybe I won't."

Misty is sitting inside her car at the agreed-upon meeting place. Her stereo is blasting an instrumental of "Phantom of the Opera." Jessica arrives and enters on the passenger side. She starts to speak, only for Misty to jab a hypodermic needle into her. She passes out. When Jessica awakes, she has duct-tape over her mouth and is handcuffed and chained to a bed. She struggles and tries to scream. Misty stands watchin from the top of a stairwell. "Good night," she tells her. "Sleep tight. Don't let the fact that you're a terrible person keep you up tonight." She walks away and closes the door. In the woods, Natalie and Travis return with the deer. Everyone is delighted to see them, starved for meat. The deer's antlers are stained with blood and Mari calls it gnarly. Akilah agrees that "it's like Freddy Krueger and Bambi had a baby." Javi says he's not eating it, but Coach Scott tells everyone to relax, that deer shed their antlers every season and it's normal. He asks Shauna to do the honors. She pulls out a knife and cuts the deer open. The deer's insides are crawling with maggots. Several of the girls gag and Jackie asks if this is normal too. Lottie asks Laura Lee if she's crazy and Laura Lee tells her she has a gift. Taissa says they can't keep doing this, starting to shout and asking what happens when winter comes. She says they'll starve to death or freeze. She says they can't count on getting rescued and they have to be the ones to save them. She tells them she's going to go find help and is leaving in the morning. She heads into the cabin, saying to come with her if they want to get out. In the present day, Natalie receives a text at 11:45 at night. It reads "Unknown - Tonight, 2 am. Drop the 50k in the donation box at the corner of Grand and DeWalt." Taissa sits outside her home, by a tree. Her hand appears to be bloodied, or possibly it is red paint. Her phone buzzes. She sobs, moans and extracts the phone from her pocket. She too has the text messaage that Natalie received. Above it appears another message, from Natalie - "It's go time."

## Cast

### Starring

* Melanie Lynskey as Adult Shauna
* Tawny Cypress as Adult Taissa
* Ella Purnell as Jackie Taylor
* Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna
* Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa
* Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie
* Sammi Hanratty as Teen Misty
* Steven Krueger as Ben Scott
* Warren Kole as Adult Jeff

with

* Christina Ricci as Adult Misty

and

* Juliette Lewis as Adult Natalie

### Guest starring

* Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie
* Liv Hewson as Teen Van
* Jane Widdop as Teen Laura Lee
* Keeya King as Akilah
* Alex Wyndham as Adult Kevyn
* Kevin Alves as Teen Travis
* Alexa Barajas as Teen Mari
* Sarah Desjardins as Callie Sadecki
* Rukiya Bernard as Simone Abara
* Rekha Sharma as Jessica Roberts
* Gabrielle Rose as Mrs. Taylor
* Kevin McNulty as Mr. Taylor

### Co-starring

* Luciano Leroux as Javi Martinez
* Aiden Stoxx as Sammy Abara-Turner
* Mya Lowe as Yellowjacket #1
* Princess Davis as Yellowjacket #2
* Jeff Holman as Randy Walsh
* Thomas Nicholson as Malcolm Matthews
* Tanya Jade as Emilia Matthews
* Katey Wright as Dr. Sandlow
* Neli Kastrinos as Ten-Year-Old Lottie Matthews
* Leah Hennessey as Val
* Krish Lohtia as High End Car Salesman
* Stacee Copeland as Clerk
* Max Archibald as Mason

## Trivia

* Music featured in this episode includes "Munich" by Editors, "Love Comes Close" by Cold Cave and the "Overture" of *The Phantom of the Opera* by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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