Samantha Hanratty as Misty
It seems Misty has a bit of good news!
“She gets a best friend this season,” Hanratty previews.
“Her focus shifts to having this person.
Christina Ricci as Misty on ‘Yellowjackets’.Credit: Matthias Clamer/Showtime
Christina Ricci as Misty
Friendship is a huge part of what drives Misty as an adult.
“She feels incredibly protective,” Ricci says of Misty’s feelings toward the other survivors.
“These are her sisters.
Samantha Hanratty as teen Misty on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
These bonds are forged by going through something that nobody else has experienced.
It’s a dysfunctional family.”
“Everything is more settled,” Brown says.
Jasmin Savoy Brown as teen Taissa on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
Or perhaps she is.
“She’s the complete opposite from season 1,” Cypress says of Taissa’s season 2 journey.
“I think you’ve got two more shades of crazy coming at you.”
Tawny Cypress as Taissa on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
“You are able to see that lightness.
Van is quite protective and really interested in keeping everybody safe.
Lauren Ambrose as Van
Ambrose describes adult Van as being “stuck” in the past.
Sophie Thatcher as teen Natalie on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
“The experience that they’ve lived through is just so defining.
It would be impossible to shake no matter how much time has gone by,” she says.
But I don’t know how well that’s going to go,” Eaton says with a laugh.
Juliette Lewis as Natalie on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
“She’s someone that has these highs and lows.”
“Charlotte has completely recreated herself,” Simone Kessell says.
“She is in control of her life.
Liv Hewson as teen Van on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
She’s healed.”
But it will also free her up in some ways.
“There’s an inner darkness that she’s finally letting shine a little more.”
Lauren Ambrose as Van on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
We’re trying to play with the subjectivity of how they’re relating to the Wilderness.
Some of them would put it in caps and some of them wouldn’t.”
“I think everybody’s in this place of just trying to get through the day.
Courtney Eaton as teen Lottie on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
It’s freezing and we’ve established this shaky domestic ritual with each other.”
She’s just focused on survival."
“She’s created a way to push that darkness down,” Kessell says.
Simone Kessell as Lottie on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
“These women are all truly damaged.”
Opening up
Misty is finally ready to open up.
“The amount of emotion we see from her is different this year,” Ricci says.
Sophie Nélisse as teen Shauna on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
“We don’t play the facade as much as we did for season 1.”
“Each one of them is going to make choices that they never dreamed possible.”
Melanie Lynskey as Shauna on ‘Yellowjackets’.Matthias Clamer/SHOWTIME
‘Yellowjackets’ stars Kevin Alves, Courtney Eaton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Nélisse, Mya Lowe, Liv Hewson, and Jenna Burgess in season 2.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
Van (Liv Hewson) and Taissa (Jasmin Savoy Brown) on ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME
Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) and Travis (Kevin Alves) on ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
Melanie Lynskey as adult Shauna and Warren Kole as Jeff on ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME
Simone Kessell as adult Lottie on ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
Christina Ricci as adult Misty on ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
Lottie (Courtney Eaton), Shauna (Sophie Nélisse), and Jasmin Savoy Brown (Taissa) on ‘Yellowjackets’ season 2.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
