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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – Season Finale Closes This Chapter in a Blaze of Devastation

May 26, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

This is it. The season finale of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “Storytelling,” closes the loop on this chapter and overarching plot threads with fiery devastation. Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body, The Invitation) returns to direct for the first time since the premiere, bringing some of the show’s themes full circle. While “Storytelling” may not bring the intense thrills of the last episode’s wilderness hunt, […]

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My Best Friend Is a Psychopath – Why Misty Quigley Is the Best Character on “Yellowjackets”

May 25, 2023 Jenn Adams Christina Ricci, Editorials, Samantha Hanratty, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

The following contains major spoilers for Season 2 of Yellowjackets. We’ve all got that friend. The one who tries a little too hard, smiles just a little too wide, and jumps at the chance to help you with the tiniest problem, sometimes even before you know you have it. The Misty Quigleys of the world […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – The Wild Rumpus Begins in the Penultimate Episode

May 19, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

The penultimate episode of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “It Chooses” bides its time laying out all cards on the table before taking giant strides toward the wild hunt teased in the series’ opening. Things look dire for the group, both in the past and present. The careful plotting this week builds to a soul-shaking conclusion that […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – Episode Seven Forces Its Characters to Face Harrowing Truths

May 12, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

Episode seven of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “Burial,” offers a temporary calm after episode six’s tempestuous storm. As the season faces its final few episodes, “Burial” dials back the turbulent intensity just enough to develop individual character arcs further as the Yellowjackets finally reunite. Episode seven explores the fallout of “Qui,” forcing its characters to confront truths, grapple with […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – Must-See Episode 6 Packs a Devastating Emotional Wallop

May 5, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

Episode six of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “Qui,” makes for one of the most significant “do not miss” episodes of television this year. Now firmly into the back half of the second season, “Qui” takes massive strides in converging plotlines in the present while wreaking utter emotional devastation in the past. More impressive is the way this episode serves […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – Episode 5 Transitions the Series Toward a New Type of Horror

April 21, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

Episode five of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “Two Truths and a Lie,” presents a dramatic transition. To what, exactly? The destination remains obscured, but this episode makes it abundantly clear that whatever is coming, it’s terrible news for the Yellowjackets. “Two Truths and a Lie” thrillingly marks the slow beginning of converging plotlines, setting up the potential for […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – Episode 3 Deepens the Supernatural Mysteries

April 7, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

“I think shit is going to get a lot worse out here.” Nat (Sophie Thatcher) says this aloud to what remains of Jackie’s body the day after the starving survivors of the plane crash descend upon her charred corpse. She’s not wrong; all signs point to mounting tension and catastrophe for the group. Episode three […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Review – Episode 2 Raises New Questions and Drives Characters Toward Madness

March 31, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

The season two premiere of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” edged us closer to the long-anticipated turn to cannibalism for the survivors trapped in the wintry wilderness. Shauna (Sophie Nélisse) attempted to work through her grief and guilt over Jackie (Ella Purnell), leaving her frequently visiting and conversing with the frozen corpse. A scuffle that resulted in Jackie’s […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Premiere Review – Deeply Satisfying Return Takes a Step Toward Cannibalism

March 24, 2023 Meagan Navarro Reviews, Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

The inaugural season of “Yellowjackets” ended with winter’s arrival for the wilderness survivors in 1996 and a slew of unsettling developments for the present. The wait between seasons may finally be over but don’t expect the same when it comes to answers. “Yellowjackets” Season 2 begins with a deeply satisfying premiere, “Friends, Romans, Countrymen,” that hurdles […]

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1990s Sci-fi Thriller “Gattaca” Being Turned into a TV Series at Showtime

March 16, 2023 John Squires Gattaca, Movies, Showtime

From Willow to Fatal Attraction, all kinds of movies are being turned into television shows on the various streaming services, and we’ve learned that “Gattaca” is next up on the menu. THR reports that the dystopian thriller from 1997 – which received an Oscar nomination for “Best Art Direction-Set Decoration” – is being turned into […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Trailer Introduces a Dark New Version of No Doubt’s “Just a Girl” [Video]

March 9, 2023 John Squires Showtime, TV, Videos, Yellowjackets

The second season of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” will premiere on March 24, 2023 – with a third season already ordered – and the official full trailer has arrived this morning. The “Yellowjackets” season two trailer also marks the release of Florence + The Machine’s exclusive new single “Just A Girl,” a cover of No Doubt’s iconic song from 1995, […]

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“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Poster Promises Winter Horror This Coming March

February 24, 2023 John Squires Showtime, TV, Yellowjackets

The second season of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” will premiere on March 24, 2023 – with a third season already ordered – and a brand new poster was debuted this afternoon. Season 2 will return starting Friday, March 24 on streaming and on demand for all SHOWTIME subscribers, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, March 26 at 9 p.m. […]

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“Let the Right One In” – First Season of Cancelled Series Now Removed Entirely from Showtime

January 31, 2023 John Squires Let the Right One In, Showtime, TV

We learned last night that Showtime has decided not to order a second season of the “Let the Right One In” series that debuted last year, this news coming along with the reveal that Showtime will be folded into the Paramount+ streaming service beginning later this year. On top of that, we’ve now learned that […]

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Showtime Cancels “Let the Right One In” as the Network Gets Folded into Paramount+

January 30, 2023 John Squires Let the Right One In, Paramount+, Showtime, TV

After just one season that aired late last year, Showtime has already made the decision to cancel the horror series “Let the Right One In,” Deadline is reporting this afternoon. Tomorrow Studios, Deadline notes, will be shopping the series to other platforms. In other words, “Let the Right One In” could eventually come back to […]

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“Let the Right One In” Review – An Emotional Update That Proves Blood Is Thicker Than Water

October 4, 2022 Daniel Kurland Demian Bichir, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In, Reviews, Showtime, TV, Vampires

Showtime’s adaptation of the Swedish vampire novel, “Let the Right One In,” finds strength in characters and relationships rather than visceral gore. “I’m just trying to take care of my kid.” “So am I.” Vampires have always been one of the more popular subgenres of horror for television to explore, but these bloodsuckers are in […]

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