Blood Hive

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**"Blood Hive"** is the fifth episode of the first season of the Showtime series *Yellowjackets*. It premiered on Showtime on Sunday, December 12, 2021.

## Summary

Out in the wilderness, the girls ride the crimson wave and plan a dark arts slumber party; Natalie and Misty tame a stallion; on Halloween night, Shauna parties like it's 1996.

## Plot

### "Don't Pick Up"

In the cabin of the past, the girls play music and host a dance party. They get Javi to join in. The music slows and stops and then they hear creaking upstairs. Taissa says it was probably a branch. "What if it's him?" Lottie wonders. Natalie quips that it was probably the dead guy's missing fingers. They speculate over what it could really be, but Lottie tells them to just listen. Coach Scott says that he thinks the ghost decided it's time to get some sleep and they should do the same. As they settle in for the evening, Misty enters the room where Coach Scott is sleeping. He appears to have an erection under the blanket. As she stands over him and reaches to touch the erection, he wakes with a start, asking what she's doing. She tells him she just wanted to move the blankets and he tells her not to touch him. Stunned, she leaves.

That morning, Natalie tries to wake Jackie, who just moans, saying that she has cramps. Natalie tells her they all do, that their periods have synced. Outside, Natalie and Taissa chop wood. Mari hands Jackie a pail, suggesting she get them some more water. So, Jackie heads to the lake, where she finds Lottie standing up to her waist in the water. She asks if she isn't cold and Lottie agrees that she is, that she thought it would be warmer. Confused by Lottie's behavior, Jackie scoops the water and heads back. Shauna comes up, asking if she needs a hand. Jackie tells her she's good, asking why she's so chipper, wonder if she doesn't have her period too. Shauna tells her she's late this month, probably stress from the plane crash. Jackie says it's lucky she's a virgin or they'd really have to worry.

In the present day, Shauna texts with Adam, who is hoping to see her again soon. She ends up burning some toast. Her daughter, Callie comes in, pointing out the burnt toast and telling her she's going into the city that evening with her friends. Shauna asks if she meant to phrase that as a question, telling her she's not going into the city for Halloween. She continues that she's sorry she takes an interest in her safety and Callie shoots back that she's sorry that her idea of fun doesn't involve sitting on the porch in a 90s character costume. Shauna tells her that *she* will be the one handing out the candy while she goes to book club. Callie mocks her some more and leaves. Jeff enters, telling Shauna not to be hard on Callie. Shauna replies that Callie is an asshole and she doesn't understand why she's the only one who thinks actions should have consequences. He asks her if she really needs to do book club, suggesting they go together, like a date. She says he hasn't done the reading and he asks what it's about. She tells him she's just going to avoid the side-eye from the other moms. He agrees that he'll "appease the local goblin community alone."

Natalie lays around watching television when she gets a phone call from Kevyn Tan. He tells her he got Travis's file and the toxicology report is clean. She thanks him, saying she owes him and he asks her if she wants to hang out. She tells him she's getting another call and hangs up. She then dials an entry on her phone labeled "Don't Pick Up," which turns out to be Misty. "Didn't you say you knew a guy who can break into people's e-mails?" Misty asks who's calling and Natalie asks what her problem is. She says she hasn't heard an apology. Natalie ignores this and Misty says she'll overlook it in light of what she's been through. She asks who they're hacking and Natalie explains that it's Kevyn. Misty tells her to consider it done. She then greets a couple of trick-or-treaters, then scares them off by turning off an IV and briefly flatlining a patient.

### Life advice from a dead guy

In the woods, Shauna is discovered in an odd situation by Taissa. In the present, Simone meets with Taissa, who tells her she's trailing by 20 points in the suburbs and even in the inner city she's nowhere near Bathurst. She asks why she couldn't just smile and kiss Diane Rafelson's ass. Simone tells her that honesty is her superpower. Just then, their dog Biscuit growls and barks. Taissa goes to a window and sees a wolf. She picks up a knife and heads outside. She finds no wolf, but she does find, painted on their door, the word "SPILL" in bright red. In the woods, Shauna presents Jackie with a bloody towel. "Thanks for jinxing me!" she comments. As Jackie fiddles with batteries for a Walkman, Shauna removes her headphones and takes her aside. She tries to teach her how to cut deer meat. When Jackie balks, Shauna explains that the other girls are starting to take notice of how she's not pitching in. She says she wants to help her, but she doesn't know how else to. Jackie asks how she's the only one that not getting off on the "back to the land bullshit." She says she doesn't belong there and doesn't know how she can keep doing this. Shauna shares a story from their past, saying that cheering people up is her thing. Jackie tells her she's turning into a badass. Shauna replies that she made her into it, that she makes people feel like things are going to be okay just by showing up and being her dumb, hot, awesome self. She tells her that they need her, taking off her necklace and giving it to her. She says she's the best and they hug.

In the present day, Taissa and Simone arrive home, bringing back Sammy from trick-or-treating. The two discuss the graffiti and Simone suggests that Taissa spill on Bathurst's daughter, but Taissa reminds her about not going low. Then, Taissa spots some red paint on the floor. She lifts a bedspread and, to her horror, discovers a bucket and paintbrush. Elsewhere, Shauna and Adam have arrived at a fancy Halloween dance party. He gives her a mask to wear, but she says that everyone there is so young and naked. He tells her she's the most beautiful person there. She says she feels like she fell off of a *Fifty Shades of Grey* bus tour and he agrees they don't have to wear the masks. They head further in and share drinks. In the woods, Natalie and Travis are out hunting, but not having much luck. He says that her lady blood is scaring the prey away and the cabin is like a blood hive. She comments that the smell of blood should attract animals. "Predators, maybe," he said, saying in ancient times, men would hide women away on hunts when they were on their periods. He takes down a bird, tying the score they've been keeping.

Misty arrives at Natalie's, saying she has good news and bad news. She presents her with an aroma diffuser, saying that it'll help to uplift her. She then says that her contact can access the files, but is hesitant because she didn't tell him that she was stealing a police file. He now wants to meet in public to "discuss the terms of the exchange." Natalie agrees that they will meet. At Taissa's, Taissa and Simone present Sammy with the paint can. "What's that?" he asks. Taissa says that he should tell them, that they found it in his room. He shakes his head and says he didn't paint it. He says that the bad one did it, the lady in the tree. Taissa tells him to stop lying. He says that he isn't and upends the contents of the table, then stalks off. Outside the location for the meet, Natalie puts together a plan that seems to involve gasoline. Misty asks if it's really going to work and Natalie says she still has the rifle. They go inside a restaurant and meet the contact, "Stallion99." Misty's handle is "African Gray." He says he didn't authorize anyone else to come to the meeting. Natalie asks what he wants and he says that he wants in. He says he looked up the "stiff in the file" and he doesn't exist. Natalie tells him to give them the file. He asks what it's worth to her. She pours the gasoline on him. "If the question is, 'Is me lighting your dick on fire and going to jail worth me getting my hands on that file,' fucking try me," she says, pulling out a lighter and lighting it. He calls them crazy and hands over the file. They take off and Natalie comments that Misty should ask him out, that they have so much in common.

In the woods, Taissa and Vanessa kiss passionately beside a tree, but their moment is interrupted by screaming from the cabin. Mari races out of the cabin, shouting to "get it off" her. She says she was standing under the trapdoor when something crawled up her shirt. There's nothing there and Taissa comments "Must have been the ghost." Mari tells her not to say that and Jackie smiles and runs up to them, saying she had a brainstorm. She says they should have a seance. Taissa says it's a terrible idea and they're not in middle school. Jackie says it would be fun, that they could laugh about things. Laura Lee tells her that the occult is no laughing matter. Jackie says it isn't the occult, but just a game. "Shauna, tell them," Jackie says and Shauna agrees that they don't have anything better to do. "Maybe this dead guy can give us some life advice." Jackie agrees that it's settled and they'll do it that night in the attic.

### Obviously not fine

Back at the party of the present day, Shauna and Adam get their boogie on when suddenly Shauna sees a girl she believes to be Jackie. She walks off, only to discover that it's actually her daughter, Callie, wearing Jackie's jersey. "Mom?" she asks. Callie asks what she's doing there and Shauna asks where she got the uniform. "In your closet," admits Callie. Shauna tells her she doesn't believe her, starting to chew her out, when Adam catches up with her. "Wow," says Callie. Shauna asks what she's on and she says it's ecstasy. "Come on," says Shauna, telling her she's taking her home, or at least somewhere she can sober up. "Do you need a ride" asks Adam. "No," Shauna tells him. Back at Taissa's, Simone tells Taissa that Sammy is asleep. Taissa says she's worried about him. "Well, I'm glad you're catching up," comments Simone. Taissa says she's been distracted. Simone says it's worse than distraction, that she's losing weight and exhausted. She says that Sammy is missing the mom she used to know and you never get the time back. Taissa says that it doesn't seem worth it, all of this just to lose a bid for state senate. She asks Simone if she thinks she should drop out. Simone says that she would never ask her to do that, but she doesn't want her to have any regrets. Taissa says she'll make an announcement.

In the past, Misty offers Coach Scott a cup of tea to help with the swelling in his leg. Upstairs, Shauna and Jackie set things up for the seance. Elsewhere, Natalie and Travis are out hunting. They've been keeping score between the two of them and Travis uses trickery to catch up, to Natalie's amusement and chagrin. They end up kissing, the relationship between them clearly developing. In the present day, Natalie stares at the pictures of the dead Travis and the way he was cut, Misty sitting across from her. Misty points out a smudge on several of the photos, which they realize is wax. Misty puts the photos together and makes a drawing. Across the photos, the wax forms an image - the same strange symbol they all saw in the woods and was on the postcards. "This is so wrong," says Natalie, saying Travis didn't believe in any of this. "Why is it in the place where he died?" wonders Misty. Natalie says she doesn't know, but she can promise he didn't put it there.

Elsewhere, Shauna's daughter Callie asks her if Adam is her lover. She says he's pretty hot, but she does have the whole "Yellowjackets thing" going for her. "Buzz, buzz, buzz, right?" Shauna replies that Adam doesn't know anything about that and Callie chuckles at this naïve notion, pointing out that surely Adam has the internet and he would only need her name. Callie asks Shauna when she fell out of love with Jeff, but Shauna says it's complicated, that there's baggage. "You mean, Jackie?" asks Callie, saying they never talk about her. Shauna says the uniform was Jackie's not hers, and Callie is stunned, having not known this. She says her parents gave it to her for her 40th birthday so that she could remember. She tells Callie that she spent the better part of her life thinking about her every single day. Callie sobs, saying she's sorry that she had to go through that. Shauna says she's fine and Callie tells her that she's not, that she can see that she's obviously not fine.

In the woods, Jackie begins the seance, painting blood on Shauna's forehead. She takes the bowl over to Travis. He looks reluctant, but she tells him to relax, that it's just dirt and deer blood, a classic witch recipe. Shauna stands blindfolded and holding a pendant. Jackie intones that to the "spirit" that they offer her as his instrument. "Come to us and speak your piece." "It is I, Jacques," says Shauna and everyone chuckles. "Ask your questions" she says. Vanessa asks if O.J. "did it" and everyone laughs. Jackie says they need real questions and Shauna tells them that the veil is thin, saying to ask what's in their hearts. "I'll go," says Mari, asking if Principal Berzonsky is having sex with Mrs. Dewine. Shauna moves the pendulum and says that "It is certain." Akilah asks if they would have won the nationals had they not crashed. Everyone groans and boos as the pendulum gives a negative response. Downstairs, Taissa and Laura Lee, who have chosen not to participate, shake their heads at the commotion. Laura Lee picks up a book and Taissa tells her that she's crazier than the idiots upstairs if she's thinking about flying that thing, referring to the Cessna they found before. Laura Lee replies that her grandpa used to fly a Cessna and he could barely write his name, so it can't be that hard. Taissa stares and she admits it probably is hard, but she says there's no harm in reading about it. Taissa asks Coach Scott if he's listening to this. "No," he answers. As more laughter comes from upstairs, Javi gets up, saying he's going to go see what's so funny.

### A big problem

Upstairs, Natalie comments "They're obviously fake. You really need a ghost to tell you that?" Javi joins Travis, who says that he told him to stay downstairs. "Whatever," says Javi. Jackie calls for the next question and suggests Misty ask. She says she needs to know the truth - whether the person she likes also likes her. Everyone giggles as she gets a positive response. They call for the next question and Javi raises his hand. "Are we all gonna die out here?" he asks. Everyone goes silent and the pendulum draws what appears to be an 8. "What's that supposed to mean?" wonders Vanessa. Mari tells her it's not an 8, but an infinity. Suddenly, Lottie screams and the window blows open, extinguishing their candles. "It wants... It wants!" says Lottie. Shauna asks her what it is that it wants and she starts giggling like crazy. "It's in you already," says Shauna. Taissa, who has joined the group, tells her to knock it off, but Lottie starts speaking in French. They wonder how this can be. She was in Jackie's French class, but was a terrible student. They ask Jackie what she's saying and Jackie translates as "It wants blood." Lottie stares at the window, which has gone frosty. Downstairs, Laura pleads with Coach Scott to make them stop. He, however, just wants pain. "We must spill blood," says Lottie, "or else." She smashes her head on the window and Coach Scott vomits. Laura Lee races upstairs as Lottie screams and screams. She thrusts a Bible at her, shouting for Satan to be gone, that the power of Christ compels him. She shouts for Lottie to stop and tosses the Bible at her. "What the hell?!" asks Lottie, seemingly back to her senses.

In the present day, Taissa stands before a crowd of reporters, along with Simone and Sammy. Simone and Sammy step aside and Taissa thanks the reporters for coming on short notice. She holds a card which reads "My opponent, Phil Bathurst has waged a worthy campaign and I trust will continue to serve his constituents with the dedication that has won him the people's vote so many times." She chuckles and says that it's hard, that it would be nice for her to explain why she's had them come so early. The words from the card echo in her head, but she does not read them, beginning an entirely different speech instead. She says that the people of New Jersey deserve honest representation and that her opponent has been scaring people with lurid insinuations while his supporters laugh it up. She reveals the word "SPILL" painted on her front doors, saying that someone defaced her home. She says that everyone seems so fixated on it, she'll say this about her time in the wilderness: that sometimes in life we encounter obstacles that are so enormous, we can only face them with the help of our community. She says it's as true today as it was there and no matter what gets written on her doors, she's staying in the race. She turns to Simone, who looks shocked.

In the cabin of the past, Coach Scott confronts Misty, saying that she poisoned him and asking why she did it. She says it's a very strong word, but he demands to know why. She tells him she has feelings for him. He comes close and tells her he feels the same way. He apologizes for losing his temper in the morning, saying that when she gets close, it frightens him. He's scared that he won't be able to control himself. She tells him he doesn't have to be scared, but he says he does, that she's not even 18 yet. He says he's her teacher and couldn't live with himself if he crossed that line, no matter how much he might want to. He asks if she understands. She nods and he says they shouldn't tell anyone else, that the other girls would only be jealous. He asks it to be their secret, asking her to help him be strong. She smiles and nods. In another room, Akilah asks if "it" is still up there. Taissa says they all need to stop, that there is nothing up there and Lottie has been acting weird for weeks. She then gets up and grabs her stuff, saying she'll prove it by going to sleep up there. She asks who's with her, but nobody will join her. "More room for me," she comments, looking annoyed with Vanessa. Shauna tells Jackie that they should go up there with her, but Jackie tells her there's no way. She says she can be her guest if she wants, but she's staying down there.

In the present day, a very tired Callie arrives downstairs at her house. Shauna tells her she picked her up some Pedialyte to help with her stomach. She asks how she's feeling. "Like ass," admits Callie. She tells Shauna that the deal is that she doesn't have a curfew anymore and any Ubers into the city are no questions asked, or she'll tell Dad about her new boyfriend. Shauna stares for a moment and then sits. She asks Callie if she's ever heard of mutually assured destruction. Callie says she basically invented it and Shauna giggles. She suggests they chase down what she's proposing. She tells her that divorce lawyers cost a lot of money, money that would come from her college fund. Furthermore, instead of the curfew, she would have a different kind of cramp on her weekends, that there's nobody lonelier than a recent divorcee. She'll be spending her Friday nights in her Dad's sad little apartment eating cold pizza on the sofa she knows he cries into. After a few months, he'll then come to her for dating advice. She says she's the one holding the trump card and calls down Jeff, saying Callie has something to tell him. He asks what's going on and Callie tells him she snuck into the city and she got high and had to call Mom to give her a ride home. Jeff sighs, saying it's very disappointing and that lying is uncool. Callie stalks off. Jeff tells Shauna that she was right, that Callie is getting a real attitude.

In the cabin, Shauna gets up and heads to the attic to join Taissa. Taissa asks what she's doing and she says she's keeping her company. She lays down next to her and asks her a question: "How far along are you?" When Shauna says nothing, Taissa asks her point-blank: "You are pregnant, right?" Shauna asks her not to tell anyone and Taissa promises she won't, but says that if they're stuck out there long enough, it's going to come out one way or another. In the present day, Shauna Googles herself. Sure enough, images of herself as a Yellowjacket are all over the Internet, along with various documentaries and articles about the team. She closes her eyes, annoyed with herself. Elsewhere, there is a knock on a door and Natalie admits Taissa into her place. She says that since her press conference, her phone has not stopped ringing with folks trying to interview her. She asks why she's there and Natalie presents the photos of the barn where Travis died. She explains about the candles. Taissa asks who would do that and Natalie shakes her head to indicate she doesn't know. They then both receive a message on their phones: "Unknown - Gather 50K cash and await further instructions. Do NOT discuss with your teammates--I WILL KNOW." Below this is an ASCII depiction of the strange symbol. Taissa tells her she's calling Shauna. "Good idea," agrees Natalie. As Taissa makes her call, Misty sits on a couch, munching on popcorn and watching the scene on a tablet. She hears Taissa telling Natalie that Shauna already knows about Travis being dead, that Misty called her. "That conniving, poodle-haired, little fucking freak!" shouts Natalie. "Shauna, get here now!" she shouts. "We've got a big problem!"

## Cast

### Starring

* Melanie Lynskey as Adult Shauna
* Tawny Cypress as Adult Taissa
* Ella Purnell as Jackie
* 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
* Peter Gadiot as Adam Martin
* 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
* Andres Soto as Adult Travis

### Co-starring

* Luciano Leroux as Javi Martinez
* Aiden Stoxx as Sammy Abara-Turner
* Mya Lowe as Yellowjacket #1
* Princess Davis as Yellowjacket #2
* Brahm Taylor as No-Eyed Man
* Nikolai Witschl as Stallion99
* Laara Ashlie as Resident in Bed
* Calix Miguel as Boy in Mermaid Costume
* Amber Taylor as Girl in Doctor Costume

## Trivia

* The following songs are featured in this episode: "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan and Wino, "Emergency" by Sofi Tuukker, Novak and Yak.X and "Freakout" by Nightlapse and Bambie.

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