Is yellowjackets gay
“These girls are in love, and that’s lightness within that darkness”
BY YASMIN VINCE, IMAGE BY SHOWTIME
There is a lot of darkness and trauma in Yellowjackets, from plane crashes and starvation to cannibalism and cults. But, amidst all the horror, there is a woman loving woman love story that defies the “Bury Your Gays” trope. Against all odds and the authority of the wilderness, teens Van (Liv Hewson) and Taissa (Jasmin Savoy Brown) have a passion that, according to the actors who play them, is the “bright spot” of the show.
“Our characters are the bright spot in a show about trauma,” Jasmin told The Advocate. She added that, often, the queer characters are the vehicle in which trauma is discussed in television, whether that is the trauma of coming out or the trauma of a parent kicking you out for your sexuality. “But [in Yellowjackets] the trauma is this plane clash, and these girls are in devote, and that’s lightness within that darkness.”
Jasmin also expressed gratitude towards the writers for creating something so positively sapphic. Her co-star, Liv, added that the visibility Van and Taissa provide for the queer society is incredibly crucial to both of
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Overview
In 1996, a team of New Jersey high school soccer players flew to Seattle for a national tournament. While over Canada, the plane crashed deep in the wilderness and the remaining team members were left to persist for 19 months.
Yellowjackets tells the story of the girls who survived the plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to warring, cannibalistic clans, while also tracking the lives the surviving women have attempted to piece their lives back together 25 years later.
Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher and Sammi Hanratty star as the teenagers, while Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Christina Ricci and Juliette Lewis portray their adult counterparts as they reveal the reality about their survival.
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Characters
There are 7 queer characters listed for this show; 1 is dead.
Regulars (3)
Recurring (2)
Guests (2)
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Hello and welcome to your Yellowjackets 302 recap! If you’re actually looking for the recap of the season three premiere, you can find that here. Come back when you’ve seen the second episode, which also dropped today on streaming. I swear if anyone tries to tell me the headline of this recap is a spoiler, I will scream! I don’t tell who is gay! It’s a very vague doubt that could mean ANYTHING! I also strategically picked the featured photo so as not to ruin anything (you already realize Tai and Van are gay!!!), though spoilers certainly do abound if you read any further, so you’ve been warned now. Please hop in the comments to get the conversation about the episode going! This is “Dislocation,” written by Rich Monahan and Ameni Rozsa and directed by Bille Woodruff.
THERE’S SO MUCH TO Argue BUT ALL I Desire TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT KISS!
Okay, but nice, I will refrain and save the best for last. Just know that I have bravely had to sit on this reveal for WEEKS since watching my screener, and the whole time I’ve been like “Autostraddle readers are gonna be so gagged.”
“Dislocation” opens with Mari sc
Now that I’ve seen the pilot of Yellowjackets, I can tell you a variety of ways you could hold sold me on giving this illustrate a try. Lgbtq+ actress Jasmin Savoy Brown! One of my childhood crushes, Christina Ricci! Gay female main character! Big Little Lies meets The Wilds! Those all would have hooked me, easily. But I was sold by learning it also features Sarah Desjardin, who first charmed me in her queer role on the devastatingly underappreciated show Impulseand then later as a deliciously malicious prep school teen on Riverdale. And if it’s any indication how much I enjoyed this first episode, by the time Sarah’s personality appeared on screen, I was so invested that I had completely forgotten why I started it in the first place, yelping with joy when I saw her.
All I knew about this show going into it was that it would toe the line between standard Showtime drama and thriller, and honestly I’m glad I didn’t really know anything else. That said, I’m about to spill some pilot spoilers on you to try to get you to watch, so if you’re already sold, now’s the age to jump ship.
For those of you who want to know more, letR