I Truly Did Not Expect For Misty To Turn Out To Be Yellowjackets’ Most Normal Adult Character

Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Yellowjackets season 3, episdes 1-8.Misty Quigley comes off as the most unhinged of the Yellowjackets characters when season 1 opens, but season 3 is proving that she’s the most normal of the adult survivors. That’s unexpected, especially after her actions throughout the show’s first two seasons. Misty unemotionally watching a rat drown in season 1 — before the Yellowjackets crash and develop all their Wilderness trauma — is the first sign that something’s off with her. And the fact that she destroys the girls’ chance of rescue and consistently poisons other people confirms it.

Adult Misty doesn’t prove any less disturbing, with Christina Ricci bringing the character to life in a hilariously grim fashion. Misty has no qualms about committing crimes or killing people in Yellowjackets’ adult timeline, and her efforts to maintain friendships with the other survivors — all of whom seem to intentionally keep their distance — add a twisted charm to everything she does. Strangely enough, Misty is starting to look like the most sane of the adult characters now, too, especially after Natalie’s death at the end of Yellowjackets season 2.

Misty Is Emerging As Yellowjackets’ Most Sane Adult Character In Yellowjackets

Shauna & Tai Don’t Have It Together

There aren’t many adult survivors left in Yellowjackets season 3, especially after Lottie’s shocking mid-season death, but Misty is emerging as the most grounded of those who remain. Shauna and Tai appear to have their lives together in season 1, but it’s becoming more and more obvious that they’re putting on a facade — and the cracks are starting to show. Yellowjackets season 3 confirms the dark theory that Other Tai is in control and has been for a while. And Shauna’s visit to adult Melissa in episode 8 highlights how much wild rage her adult self still carries.

Speaking of adult Melissa, Yellowjackets‘ eighth survivor reveal suggests she doesn’t have it all together either. Despite being part of a happy family, Melissa is married to the daughter of the frog scientist the girls killed in the Wilderness. She’s living a lie after faking her own death, which is enough to key viewers in to how traumatized she really is. Adult Van is probably the closest to being grounded alongside Misty, but she seems more open to the others’ wild plans and belief in the Wilderness.

How Did Misty Become The Most Normal Character In Yellowjackets Season 3

Part of the reason Misty keeps it together better than the other adult survivors is because she doesn’t seem affected by the Wilderness in the same way. Even in Yellowjackets’ teen timeline, Misty isn’t a staunch believer in “It” in the same way that characters like Lottie and Van are. She goes along with what the group wants and needs, mostly out of her deep-seated need for their approval. However, Misty never really allows the Wilderness to dictate her decisions, and she doesn’t use it as a scapegoat for her own darkness.

And as Misty doesn’t feel the same guilt over those decisions or the same fear in regard to the Wilderness, she’s capable of being more logical in the adult timeline. While the others seem to be losing the little control and normalcy they have, Misty remains refreshingly constant. It’s one of Yellowjackets‘ most surprising twists so far, but it makes a certain amount of sense when you consider Misty’s eerily calm reactions to what unfolds during the teen timeline.

Yellowjackets

7/10

Release Date

November 14, 2021

Network

Showtime, Paramount+ with Showtime

Showrunner

Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Jonathan Lisco