Yellowjackets viewers all have the same complaint about graphic cannibalism scenes in new thriller
YELLOWJACKETS viewers all have the same complaint about graphic cannibalism scenes in new thriller.
The psychological drama premiered on Showtime in November last year and wrapped up last Sunday.
Yellowjackets follows the story of a group of New Jersey high school soccer players who are involved in a plane crash.
They are left stranded in the wild for 19 months and the show explores to what lengths the group of girls took to survive.
The official trailer suggests that they resort to cannibalism, but after the final episode of the 10-part series ended, fans were left scratching their heads.
Many thought that there just wasn’t enough.
One wrote: “I did enjoy Yellowjackets but how tf are you gonna make a show about how girls could turn to cannibalism too and not show any cannibalism in the whole season??? Not even a snack on some fingies???”
Another tweeted: “are you f***ing telling me that there was NO CANNIBALISM in yellowjackets?? why did i watch this show!”
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“this was marketed as a cannibalistic teenage girl survival show and you don’t even have any cannibalism in the first season! there was so many scenes that built up to nothing! nineteen months in the wilderness and they haven’t even murdered anyone yet,” a third pointed out.
A fourth unimpressed viewer said: “Strange thing to type I know but Yellowjackets did not have enough cannibalism in this season for me.”
But others think that it was done for a reason.
One fan pointed out: “I think it’s good not to rush the cannibalism aspect yet. Besides, I think it’ll save on the shock factor as to who the first victim is and see how that affects the girls who commit such an act.”
“I think one of my favorite things about yellowjackets is the constant talk of cannibalism despite the audience not seeing any as of yet,” another said.
A seventh wrote: “Finished the Yellowjackets finale and I’m thinking there’s no cannibalism involved. Maybe some drinking of blood (considering the reveal of more cultish/supernatural things at play), but I think the writers are playing coy and using it as a red herring….”
The main characters consist of Shauna, Taissa, Jackie, Natalie, Misty and their assistant coach Ben.
Yellowjackets, created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, is set in both 1996 when the plane crash happened, and them grown up in 2021.
Fans will be happy to know that a second series was confirmed last month.
And it looks like we won’t have long to wait.
Showtime Networks president of entertainment Gary Levine told Vulture: “We are working towards a premiere at the end of 2022.”
