Yellowjackets Star Juliette Lewis opens up about her character’s shocking death, candidly discussing her departure from the show. Lewis played Natalie “Nat” Scatorsio, the first of the heart Yellowjackets Cast members die when Nat is accidentally stabbed with phenobarbital by her friend Misty (Christina Ricci) in a mistake that will have a massive impact when the Showtime horror drama returns in 2025.
While promoting her new movie The ticketwhich was released in theaters on September 6, Lewis opened on Mark Malkin Just for variety Podcast about Nat’s death. The Oscar-nominee did not specifically explain her reasons for leaving the Showtime hit, but she mentioned She prefers to only stay on a given show for a few seasons. Lewis then elaborated on her love for movies and the like Yellowjackets Season 2 led into The ticketWhich is a western that co-stars Peter Dinklage. In the quote below, Lewis also stated that she is excited to see season 3 unfold:
Louis: I knew very well. I think I’m good for series for two seasons. And, um, it’s a different kind of work. Therefore – what do I want to say? I can’t wait to see the third season. I think the writing team is so phenomenal. They have many storylines that are always to be realized and so that’s what they do.
For me, you know, there’s so much in our industry with series that’s exciting. But, in my creative DNA, I like film-making. This is something I fully understand with one director, a finite time and knowing the beginning, middle and end. I really enjoy the confines, and so I’m excited. The Ticket is my return to film in quite some time for me. Pre-pandemic, last movie I was in was [Breaking News in] Yuba County. Tate Taylor directed. It was just a fun movie, starring Allison Janney, which I love. So this is a big deal for me.
queen: So, when you sign up for Yellowjackets, do you say to them: “Hey, two seasons. That’s enough for me. I can’t do more than two”.
Louis: No, I didn’t say that. We just worked stuff out. But I finished Yellowjackets. And then I, um, no, I said very specific other things. But I finished Yellowjackets. And then I went straight into the ticket, which was not a joy ride, but it was all perfect for the movie, and I knew it would be done in 24 days. So it was great.
Nat’s death highlights the potential problem at the heart of Yellowjackets
The split focus has its drawbacks.
Nat’s death highlights a potentially recurring problem for Yellowjackets Season 3 and beyond, which is that the main source of tension and forward momentum can only really take place in the present day timeline. Although it is often implied that the teens go to dark lengths during their time in the desert, some of the Darkness and tension is inevitably diffused when audiences see the grown-up versions laugh and get into schemes in the next scene.
However, it brings to mind whether the series would have worked better in a chronological format that perhaps occasionally reveals glimpses of the present but does more to maintain the atmosphere and mystery of the wild.
It is not to take away from the excellent performance of the young actors YellowjacketsIncluding Sophie Thatcher as a young Nat. She perfectly echoes Lewis’ grown-up Nat while still bringing her own specifics to the picture. however, There are signs about what kind of tension will exist for Nat in the past timelineAnd her evolution, when the viewers have already seen that the character is deeply unhappy in the present and finally died in an accident that seems to spring from nowhere.
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The end of Yellowjackets Season 2 does its best to give Nat an elegant farewell despite the sudden nature of her death, allowing Lewis and Thatcher to share the screen and indicate that Nat is finally at peace with her fate. However, it brings to mind whether the series would have worked better in a chronological format that perhaps occasionally reveals glimpses of the present but does more to maintain the atmosphere and mystery of the wild.
Source: Just for variety