Yellowjackets returns with a fun season 3 opener that blends just the right amount of creepiness and intrigue.

This review contains spoilers forYellowjacketsseason 3 episodes 1 & 2.

The first episode begins with what looks to be yet another feral chase through the woods.

Jenna Burgess as Teen Melissa, Liv Hewson as Teen Van, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa, Nia Sondaya as Teen Akilah, Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie, Anisa Harris as Teen Robin, Vanessa Prasad as Teen Gen, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Sophie Nélisse as Teen Shauna, Alexa Barajas as Teen Mari, Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty, Kevin Alves as Teen Travis and Silvana Estifanos as Teen Britt in Yellowjackets, episode 1, season 3, streaming on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME

Theyve crafted their own shelters, cultivated their own crops, and are hunting and raising game.

A plan that works perfectly well until Callie spikes Mistys drink and knocks her out.

Callie finds a package with a mysterious tape addressed to Shauna on their porch.

Shauna is haunted by a mysterious stranger in a restaurant bathroom.

We see it in how Tai and Van have reverted back to teenage behavior in the present.

We see it in how Shauna bites Mari during the Summer Solstice chase.

We see it in Lottie and Travis ritual and desire to commune with the wilderness through drug-induced means.

The first two episodes of Yellowjackets season 3 are available to stream on Paramount+ now.

New episodes will premiere Fridays on Paramount+ and Sundays at 8 p.m.

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Rating:

4 out of 5