Plus, is there a new Antler Queen?
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the season 2 finale ofYellowjackets, “Storytelling.”
There’s a new Antler Queen in town.
Juliette Lewis and Sophie Thatcher on ‘Yellowjackets’.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
Kevyn’s (Alex Wyndham) dead.
But before Misty can stab Lisa, Natalie (Juliette Lewis) steps in front of the needle.
Misty is too slow to react and, in the end, kills her best friend.
Juliette Lewis on ‘Yellowjackets’.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
But that wasn’t the only big development for Natalie.
EW spoke with Sophie Thatcher about the dramatic end to the season.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you find out Natalie was going to die?
Sophie Thatcher on ‘Yellowjackets’.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
She gave me the “I’m leaving you” speech.
It felt like losing part of myself.
And it comes truly out of nowhere.
And her death was unexpected.
She’s actually doing something very honorable.
I think that just means you lost yourself in the Wilderness.
There’s no going back.
There’s so much heaviness and guilt inside of her.
She was giving her life to Lisa.
Was this the first time you got to exchange dialogue with Juliette?
Yeah, and it felt really devastating.
It was the last time I would see her on set.
But seeing that up close was so exciting for me because she is an absolute powerhouse and so talented.
Let’s talk about what happened for teen Natalie.
In that moment, where everyone is pledging their allegiance, what’s going through her head?
I think at this point she’s happy she’s alive.
Like, people finally appreciate me.
And that feels nice because she’s always been the outcast.
She feels like people see her finally.
It’s a very exciting point for the character because I was wondering: When is her turning point?
When does she kind of lose her morality?
And I think this is definitely leaning toward that and what makes her who she is in present day.
I called my mom.
[Laughs] But we don’t know what’s happening in season 3.
So as of right now I am, but who knows how long it’ll last?
Whereas Natalie doesn’t have that right now.
She’s far more grounded, so all those relationships are going to change.
Why do you think Lottie chose Natalie over Shauna?
I think Lottie is very fearful for her life and knows that she can’t continue like this.
I feel like, in episode 4, she sees that Natalie is the most practical.
I think there’s a lot of respect from Lottie.
I think she’s going to shift and I think that moment with Javi was her accepting it.
She didn’t want to die.
And it just comes down to that.
Now she has to live with this guilt.
Your friends hunting you will change a person.
How do you trust them?
How do you lead them?
How do you know they’re going to stay in that group dynamic?
And now she has to lead them without shelter because Ben might’ve burned down the cabin?!
I don’t know if he did!
It was a very big discussion point on set.
But we’ll see.
I have no idea if people will actually follow through with her being leader.
That’s exciting to think about.
But the writers are always surprising us.
