Shauna Has Her Worst Moment Of Karma For Jackie’s Death 25 Years Later In Yellowjackets Season 3

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Yellowjackets season 3, episode 4, "12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis."

Jackie's death haunts adult Shauna throughout Yellowjackets, but Shauna gets her worst moment of karma for it in season 3, episode 4. "12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis" puts an emphasis on karma, with Jeff deciding that he and Shauna need to boost theirs after the incident with her brakes in episode 3. This sees them volunteering at the retirement home where Misty works, an endeavor that goes far better for Jeff than it does for Shauna. While Jeff is helping Randy oversee bingo, Shauna winds up in a far more worrying situation.

Yellowjackets season 3, episode 4 proves yet again that someone has it out for adult Shauna this season, as viewers already know from previous installments that someone is stalking her. Shauna may not realize that a cassette tape was dropped off at her house at the end of Yellowjackets' season 3 premiere, but she feels something off in the bathroom during Jeff's business meeting. The problem with her brakes and the incident in "12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis" may indicate that things are escalating — though Ghost Jackie also sees the latter as karma.

Shauna Getting Locked In The Freezer Makes Her Experience What Jackie Felt Before She Died

Jackie's Appearance Suggests It Brings Up Her Guilt, Too

Adult Shauna looking concerned in Yellowjackets season 3

Shauna gets locked in a freezer while at the retirement home in Yellowjackets season 3, episode 4 — and while she's quick to blame Misty for what happens, another staff member claims that Misy left the building hours earlier. Regardless of who closed the freezer door on Shauna, it's clear that her predicament is meant to mirror Jackie's death. One could even see it as a huge moment of karma for her, as it forces her to experience the conditions that Jackie did right before she froze to death.

The continued appearance of Jackie in the adult timeline highlights the guilt Shauna still carries over her friend's death at the end of Yellowjackets season 1.

Shauna even sees her friend while she's in the freezer, and the version of Jackie she conjures proves that Shauna views this moment as payback of sorts. The continued appearance of Jackie in the adult timeline highlights the guilt Shauna still carries over her friend's death at the end of Yellowjackets season 1. And all Jeff's talk about karma probably brings that up again, colliding with Shauna's paranoia that someone is after her for what happened in the past.

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To be fair, Shauna has a reason to be looking over her shoulder in Yellowjackets season 3; the cassette tape that Callie pockets suggests as much. But it's not clear whether the fridge incident is an accident or not when episode 4 comes to an end.

Who Locked Shauna In The Freezer In Yellowjackets Season 3 Episode 4?

Shauna's Suspicions About Misty Are Likely Wrong

Judging by the way the door moves, someone outside does lock Shauna in the freezer in Yellowjackets season 3, episode 4, but it's not clear whether it's on purpose. The series sets Misty up as a red herring with Shauna's brakes. However, her leaving the retirement home prior to the freezer incident suggests she's not behind it. Given that Shauna's brakes seemingly stopped working because of natural wear and tear, there's a chance Shauna being locked in the freezer is an accident, with both occurrences meant to showcase her increasing paranoia.

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However, there are characters in Yellowjackets who have reasons to go after Shauna. Walter is raising suspicions in season 3, as his insistence that Misty's friends are no good for her seems to go beyond genuine concern. Walter might be putting Shauna in these situations to drive a wedge between her and Misty, as he seems eager to isolate her. There's also whoever left the tape to consider, and it seems like Hilary Swank's mystery character has it out for the girls in Yellowjackets season 3's trailers. With any luck, episode 5 will shed more light on Shauna's recent misfortunes.