Yellowjackets: Season 3 Episode 10 “Full Circle” – Recap & Review (With Spoilers)

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Episode 10 “Full Circle” Details

• Available On: Showtime
• Public Release Date: April 11, 2025
• Director(s): Bart Nickerson
• Writer(s): Ameni Rozsa

Episode 10 “Full Circle” Recap (With Spoilers)

It’s All Her Fault: Taissa, Misty, Jeff, Callie, Lottie, Shauna

In the past and present, it is recognized that if Shauna doesn’t create bad situations, she makes many worse. In the present, it is acknowledged by Taissa that Shauna’s journals set off a series of events that led to people being murdered and threats to the team. Also, Shauna’s paranoia, which was even present when she was a teenager, has always been a constant threat to not only the lives of others but also those who share her secret. Taissa and Misty, in extension, seem to be sick of it enough to make a pact—seemingly against Shauna.

Why? Well, Taissa blames Van’s death on Shauna taking things too far with Melissa. As for Misty? She isn’t over Shauna poking holes in her belief that she belonged and they were friends. But, despite doing so, when Misty confronts Callie about potentially killing Lottie, and Callie confesses to that and drugging Misty, Misty doesn’t snitch.

Now, as for why Callie killed Lottie? Callie felt rejected and unloved by her. So, in trying to be closer to her, she sought out Shauna’s few friends, as they popped up, to get answers. But, as shown, as Callie got answers, she didn’t always like what she heard, saw, or came to realize.

Which is what led to Lottie’s death. With Lottie pushing the idea that some of her mother’s worst qualities were part of her, that Callie was a child of them all, a child of the Wilderness, and even bringing up Shauna losing her son, who would have been Callie’s older brother? It was all too much. Hence, Callie pushed Lottie, not to kill her, down those basement stairs—a place where Lottie set up to pray to the Wilderness in private.

But the drama doesn’t end there. While Jeff has acknowledged his wife is off, with it now affecting their child, it seems he has decided to, with Callie by his side, take a break from Shauna, which seems to have broken Shauna in a way that this suburban stay-at-home mom persona? If it isn’t dead, it is on life support or, like Dark Taissa, vying for control.

The Final Hunt: Mari, Natalie, Hannah, Shauna, Taissa, Van, Melissa, Akilah, Travis, Lottie

While Shauna gets blamed for a lot, Lottie also deserves credit for creating situations that could trigger Shauna. Case in point, through Akilah, the animals die, and it leads to Lottie calling for a hunt. Van and Taissa try to arrange for Hannah to be the one who picks the Queen of Hearts, but Shauna picks up on their plan, gets in the way, and Mari draws the card.

This leads to Mari becoming Pit Girl as she tries to outrun everyone despite her injury when Coach Ben was alive, and when she falls into Travis’ pit, she is impaled multiple times. Now, let it be clear: Shauna doesn’t push the idea that this was a long-gestating act of revenge. She is callous to the sight of Mari being dead, as the friends who tried to help Mari mourn her, but they appear to still partake in the ritual.

But if there is one positive thing from this, it is that, while the hunt was going on and Mari’s friends tried to delay Mari’s capture, Natalie, who used her former role exploring the forest, found the highest point she could find with the transponder suitcase in hand. She used the antennae from the plane, called out to the world, and got a response. Thus, it seems Natalie ultimately saved them all, even when they didn’t necessarily deserve it.

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Other Noteworthy Information

• Taissa ate Van’s heart and buried her in the woods, so don’t expect season 4 to start off with Van getting a proper funeral. Maybe we’ll get Lottie’s instead.

Review and Commentary

Highlights

Natalie, Being The One Who Saves Them, Brought Me To Tears [88/100]

Of all the characters, Natalie was one of the few who didn’t completely give themselves over to the Wilderness and maintained some sense of sanity. Yes, she ate her peers when there was no other choice. Still, as a leader, or when she was tasked with finding game, it appeared she wanted to either distance herself when possible or create some kind of moral compass for an increasingly erratic group that was being split between Lottie’s faith and those who soon would be willing to fight for power.

Now, is losing the chance to see a civil war unfortunate? To a point. However, there was something strangely heartbreaking about Natalie making contact with the outside world. Likely because we know that, once she returns to New Jersey, so begins her downfall. There is an on-and-off relationship with Travis, the drugs, and eventually just burning out until she becomes the Natalie we saw when Yellowjackets began.

The Madness Of Shauna [83/100]

There is something wonderful in Shauna embracing who she is, especially after giving it one heck of an effort to be what Callie, Jeff, perhaps others, wanted and needed her to be. In fact, it makes me sad and raises an eyebrow that we have barely met any of the Yellowjackets family members in modern times. We met Lottie’s dad for an episode, but as for everyone else’s mom, dad, siblings, even cousins, they don’t exist.

This feels especially weird for Taissa, since it seemed like she had a decent-sized and close family. But, refocusing on Shauna, with losing Callie and Jeff, even temporarily, I must admit I’m interested to see if this means Shauna snapping and what she will do unbridled? She doesn’t have much to lose, but also hasn’t really anything to gain either – so with that in mind, what could be next beyond hunting down her family or trying to protect herself from what Misty, Taissa, maybe even Melissa, could have planned?

Misty and Taissa Combine Forces [81/100]

My pessimistic side sees this as Taissa latching onto Misty, since she can’t survive well on her own. But, considering how Misty longs for friendship and connection, and Walter and her still having an uneasy relationship, maybe this could actually be beneficial for both?

I mean, I don’t expect Misty to babysit Taissa’s kid or anything like that, but I think they both need someone and while a trauma bond brought them together, maybe time together, even if it is against or to protect themselves from Shauna, could lead to there being more to their relationship than convenience?

On The Fence

The Reveals Felt Bleh [73/100]

Mari being Pit Girl has been assumed for a long time, and Shauna being the Antler Queen wasn’t necessarily shocking or felt like something built up to in a notable way. Heck, even Callie accidentally killing Lottie felt like resolving a storyline, in the meekest way possible, rather than ending things with a bang.

But, in Yellowjackets’ defense, having a good build and excellent payoff is a huge challenge, and oftentimes it can feel like what we see is an adaptation of Shauna’s journals. We’re getting as much as she knows or what she filled in based on what she assumed about a person. Which, who knows, could explain so much on this show, especially considering who is allowed to appear as they do, for it could truly be about who was on Shauna’s radar, hence the random faces we see in the past who sometimes feel interchangeable.

Did Jeff Just Leave Shauna? [76/100]

After Jeff told the Joels how he felt about Shauna, him leaving her now seems like an odd decision. I get that Shauna is partly starting to affect and influence their daughter negatively, but that can’t be the whole reason, right? But, with the aforementioned note that it is strange we haven’t met anyone’s family, beyond Lottie’s dad, in modern times, maybe Jeff leaving won’t mean him going to his friend’s house but the show opening us up to the people Shauna, Taissa and the rest came home to, as Yellowjackets plans to bridge the gap.

Overall

Our Overall Rating [80/100]

Like any mystery show, it is always about the end game rather than the bits and pieces given as a reward for sticking around. So, while the reveals felt lackluster, at the very least, the show is still able to drum up interest in what is to come, make you start conjuring up theories, and make you genuinely excited about what Yellowjackets may have to offer, even if it sometimes does feel a bit lackluster and drawn out.

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