Man with No Eyes

The **Man with No Eyes**, also known as the **No Eyed Man**, is a character seen on Showtime's *Yellowjackets*. A mysterious figure of unknown purposes, he is known only to have ever appeared to Taissa Turner and her grandmother, Nana Bassey. He is portrayed by Brahm Taylor in the first season of *Yellowjackets* and appears in the second season portrayed by Brody Logan Romhanyi.

## History

### The past

As a young girl, Taissa is with her grandmother, Nana Bassey, who is very sick and on the edge of death. When she asks her grandmother if she is going to die, she tells her that it is nothing to worry about, that the Lord calls them back to heaven. Later, however, she is singing to her grandmother when her grandmother seems to see something in a mirror. "Who are you?" she asks and Taiss asks if the angel is there. Her grandmother, however, shouts for them to come over and when Taissa asks her who, she replies "That man with no eyes" and Taissa sees the man in the mirror. "Don't let him take my eyes!" her grandmother shouts. Later, at the funeral, Taissa opens one of her grandmother's eyes, only to see that it has gone milky and has no pupil.

In the woods, Taissa is haunted by visions of the Man with No Eyes while sleepwalking. When Vanessa Palmer accompanies her during one of these excursions, she asks her alternate self how she knows where she is going. "He shows me," replies Taissa and when Vanessa asks her who "he" is, she replies "the one with no eyes." Vanessa asks if this is who she always follows and she replies "Only when 'she' lets me." The two of them are then led directly to a tree with the symbol carved upon it. When Vanessa then relates all of this to Taissa when she's awake, Taissa seems confused. Vanessa asks her who "the one with no eyes" is and she acts disturbed, but claims not to know.

### The present

After graffiti reading "SPILL" is scrawled in red paint on the door of their home, Simone urges Taissa to drop out of the race for New Jersey state senator. Taissa agrees, but later, when giving her speech, she instead reveals the graffiti and insists that she is staying in the race. As she talks, a vision appears to her of the Man with No Eyes.

Upon being elected state senator, Taissa grows more and more disturbed by the actions taken by her sleepwalking self, doing anything she can to stay awake and being haunted by the Man with No Eyes, as well as a sinister reflection of herself.

## Behind the scenes

The Man with No Eyes first appears in "The Dollhouse" in the first season of *Yellowjackets*. He also appears in the opening title sequence for the series in both the first and second seasons.

In a panel for *Yellowjackets*, in response to a fan question regarding the character, showrunner and co-creator Ashley Lyle described the Man with No Eyes as being "death incarnate." When a fan asked if there was anything the group at the panel could share regarding the Man with No Eyes, the program's other co-creator, Bart Nickerson, replied "absolutely not, next question." Tawny Cypress (adult Taissa Turner), however, rose from her chair, stating that "we all want to know." Lyle explained that the man with no eyes is a symbolic character for Taissa, someone who is not in touch with her ability or belief, and can be looked at as death incarnate and representation of "the unknown," something which Taissa is very uncomfortable with. Cypress also indicated that there are a number of cut scenes featuring the man with no eyes.

In an interview with *Elle* magazine, Tawny Cypress described the Man with No Eyes as being just as terrifying in person as he is for viewers, explaining that the effect is created by by a prosthetic worn over the actor's face. She stated that he is "...like 8 feet tall. And he knows he's creepy too. He loves it. He freaking loves it."

## References

1. ↑ Acuna, Kirsten (April 4, 2023). 'Yellowjackets' showrunner addresses the show's biggest mystery, explaining the creepy 'man with no eyes' can be seen as 'death incarnate'. Insider. Retrieved on April 8, 2023.
2. ↑ Gonzales, Erica (April 21, 2023). *Yellowjackets* Star Tawny Cypress Breaks Down Taissa’s Big Reunion. *Elle*. Retrieved on April 26, 2023.