Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Yellowjackets season 3, episode 10, “Full Circle.”
TheYellowjacketsseason 3 finale finallyshows Lottie’s death in the adult timeline, revealing that Callie is the one who pushed her down the stairs several episodes earlier. WhileYellowjacketshints that Callie has a darkness inside her, she lashes out at Lottie more out of fear than anything else. Callie is the one who seeks Lottie out at the apartment complex where her father lives — though it isn’t initially with the intention of killing her. But Lottie’s comments aboutCallie’s connection to the Wildernessmake things tense, causing Shauna’s daughter to react poorly.
Lottie’s fascination with Callie is concerning even beforeYellowjacketsseason 3, but things get truly disturbing whenshe gives Callie Jackie’s necklace. Given all the characters in the teen timeline who die or are hunted wearing it, it’s no wonder Shauna freaks out. But Lottie gives Callie the necklace because she sees power in her — and a connection to the Wilderness. She tells Shauna’s daughter as much inYellowjacketsseason 3, episode 10, stating that she’s “the child of that place.” However,her words and behavior freaks Callie out enough to push her to her death.
What Lottie Means When She Says Callie Is “The Child Of That Place” In Yellowjackets Season 3’s Finale
She’s Connected To The Wilderness Because Of Shauna
When Lottie tells Callie that she’s “the child of” the Wilderness in “Full Circle,” she doesn’t literally mean that Callie is the same child Shauna is pregnant with during the ’90s timeline. Her words are cryptic, though, since Callie obviously isn’t conceived or born while the Yellowjackets are missing.What Lottie is trying to convey is that Callie has a deep connection to the Wildernessbecause of her mother. For one, Callie is a lot like Shauna, even down to her sometimes ruthless behavior. She also carries her mother’s trauma, which is why she seeks Lottie out for answers.
There’s a reasonYellowjacketsseason 3 highlights Shauna’s darkest behavior out in the Wilderness: it shows she’s one of the teens most deeply affected by it, despite her initial skepticism. Whether or not she truly believes in it, Lottie sees Shauna’s actions as the Wilderness acting through her. And when Callie’s darkness emerges — whether it’s by picking up a gun, drugging Misty, or dumping animal intestines on her classmate —she believes the Wilderness is acting through Callie too. Given that Callie kills her, it’s possible Lottie is right.
She Wants Shauna’s Daughter To Embrace The Wilderness
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It’s not entirely clear what Lottie wants with Callie right before her death, butshe seems eager to tell Shauna’s daughter about the Wilderness. However, she begins grabbing at Callie and saying disturbing things, which actually might be intentional. She likely doesn’t expect things to escalate to the point of her dying. However, it seems like LottiewantsCallie’s dark side to come out.
Perhaps that is the point: to get Callie to truly understand the Wilderness by forcing her to embrace its darkest impulses.
Perhaps that is the point: to get Callie to truly understand the Wilderness by forcing her to embrace its darkest impulses. It’s something Lottie enables inYellowjackets' teen timeline, so it makes sense that she’s still doing this as an adult. And given her dedication to the Wilderness, there’s always a chance she wants to be a sacrifice for it — though that feels a little extreme, even for her.
