History Recap / YellowjacketsS2E1FriendsRomansCountrymen

* BladderOfSteel: Despite an ImpliedDeathThreat, the motel clerk still refuses to give Misty any info about Natalie: So Misty pulls out her final card, which makes him yield:

-->'''Misty:''' Well, you should know I have two days off from work, an abnormally large bladder, and the latest Nora Roberts novel in my purse. So, huh... ''(sitting down) I'll just wait.

* ChekhovsGun: Rather, Chekhov's Ear. When Shauna stuff Jackie's broken-ear into her pocket, you know it will come back. And how.

* ImpaledPalm: The woman who came in earlier to bring dinner to Natalie returns to restrain Natalie again. Natalie pretends to cooperate, but instead attacks her with a fork and stabs her hand, incapacitating her. The keys are stuck on the woman's hand with said fork.

'''1996:''' Two months have passed since Jackie's death and winter has definitely settled in. Before the sun comes out, Natalie and Travis get ready to go out again. The preparations include submitting to some ritual courtesy of Lottie. Natalie is skeptical but Lottie is convinced of its effectivity since they keep coming back. After they leave, she draws a very familiar stick figure on the window.

* ImpaledPalm: The woman who came in earlier to bring dinner to Natalie returns to restrain Natalie again. Natalie pretends to cooperate, but instead attacks her with a fork and stabs her hand, incapacitating her. The keys are stuck on the woman's hand with said fork

* TelegraphGagStop: Walter, the citizen detective who posts the theory about Adam having had a secret girlfriend, phrases the first few bits of his message on the messages board in this format, saying that he managed to get a hold of Adam's credit card records. "Don't ask how. Stop. Definitely no mail fraud involved. Stop. Wink. Stop." "Oh, my God. Enough with the telegram bit," mutters Misty and the next line of his message is his commenting that the he feels like the telegram bit has run its course.

* YellowPurpleContrast: Our first sighting of adult Lottie in the series is her, clad in flowing goldenrod yellow, addressing a crowd at a wellness retreat/cult compound. As for her audience, they are all wearing different fashions, but all are in light purple

Cut to... Natalie, lying on a bed, both wrist secured in restraints, screaming to be released. An acolyte wearing purple comes into the room with a dinner tray and Natalie demands answers. "We were afraid you were gonna hurt yourself." Natalie notes the woman's ArcSymbol pendant and convinces her to undo one of the restraints so she can eat.

Cut to... Natalie, lying on a bed, both wrist secured in restraints, demanding to be let out. An acolyte wearing purple comes into the room with a dinner tray and Natalie demands answers. "We were afraid you were gonna hurt yourself." Natalie notes the woman's ArcSymbol pendant and convinces her to undo one of the restraints so she can eat.

The former Abara-Turner home, now just Turner. Taissa catches herself sniffing at one of Simone's old shirts. Then she notices a little bit of blood on the floor. She follows the trail, just like Simone did, and finds the altar with Biscuit's head, Sammy's broken doll, and the ArcSymbol. Taissa gets a hold of Steve and promises to do better by him.

* ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture: In 1998, Lottie's parents take their traumatized daughter to a psychiatrist, as Lottie had not spoken since she arrived home among other symptoms. In the clinic, during her ECT session, Lottie is sedated but is still seen convulsing on the table.

* WhamLine: Lottie's line to Natalie:

Dinnertime! Misty is shooed away from the food, per the "rules" and is sent off to fetch water despite her complaints that it's cold, it's not fair, she did it the day before. No one cares. Outdoors, Misty encounters Crystal singing "The Glory of Love" (another ''Film/{{Beaches}}'' reference) and tells her to shut up. Crystal is a theater club geek with enough self-awareness to realize that her singing annoys others. She offers to teach Natalie to sing. A bond starts to form.

** Walter is also named in the credits, although in the episode all you hear is the voice of Creator/ElijahWood, who is identified only by his "citizen detective" handle of "PuttingtheSickinForensics."

* AllThereInTheManual: Lisa, the name of the acolyte played by Creator/NicoleMaines, is not spoken onscreen in this episode.

* TelegraphGagStop: Paul, the citizen detective who posts the theory about Adam having had a secret girlfriend, phrases the first few bits of his message on the messages board in this format, saying that he managed to get a hold of Adam's credit card records. "Don't ask how. Stop. Definitely no mail fraud involved. Stop. Wink. Stop." "Oh, my God. Enough with the telegram bit," mutters Misty and the next line of his message is his commenting that the he feels like the telegram bit has run its course.

Cut to... Natalie, lying on a bed, both wrist secured in restraints, demanding to be let out. A woman wearing purple comes into the room with a dinner tray and Natalie demands answers. "We were afraid you were gonna hurt yourself." Natalie notes the woman's ArcSymbol pendant and convinces her to undo one of the restraints so she can eat.

Back at wherever Natalie is being kept captive. The woman comes back to Natalie's room to get the tray and put Natalie back in restraints. Natalie sweet-talks the woman into doing it on her own instead of asking for help but when she gets close enough, Natalie attacks her with the fork, grabs the keys and escapes. She finds herself in a compound with people in a drumming circle. Some guards spot her and chase her. She runs off. Finally, she comes across a group of people in white robes and animal masks. The one unmasked individual disrobes and lies down on the ground, where the others prepare to shovel dirt on top. Natalie, armed with a branch, sees they are being led by Lottie, of all people and clubs one of them in the head. Lottie tells her followers to calm down, that Natalie is her friend. Natalie bristles and demands to know why the hell she shouldn't bash in Lottie's head and drop it in the hole. Lottie's answer? She has a message for Natalie... from Travis.

'''Misty:''' And some of those things can be worse than others, depending on our choices, [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive Larry Frankowski, 65 Union Street, apartment 2B.]] Remind me, Larry, is your Social Security number [=138-00-2671=], or is it... ''(scoffs)'' No. ''(laughs}'' I'm pretty sure that's it.

Natalie and Travis search for Javi. Travis freaks out at the sight of a frozen Javi, but it is really the frozen remains of a fox. He has hopes he will still be alive. He thinks they should try getting out earlier and farther in future outings. Natalie keeps her doubts about Javi's survival to herself.

Dinnertime! Misty is shooed away from the food, per the "rules" and is sent off to fetch water despite her complaints that it's cold, it's not fair, she did it the day before. No one cares. Outdoors, Misty encounters Crystal singing "The Glory of Love" (another ''Beaches'' reference) and tells her to shut up. Crystal is a theater club geek with enough self-awareness to realize that her singing annoys others. She offers to teach Natalie to sing. A bond starts to form.

'''Misty:''' And some of those things can be worse than others, depending on our choices, [[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive Larry Frankowski, 65 Union Street, apartment 2B.]] Remind me, Larry, is your Social Security number 138-00-2671, or is it... ''(scoffs)'' No. ''(laughs}'' I'm pretty sure that's it.

* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Travis appears to have a panic attack. Lottie gets him to calm down, but something else is evident, to Travis's embarrassment.

'''Present:'''

'''1996''':

'''Misty:''' And some of those things can be worse than others, depending on our choices,
[[TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive Larry Frankowski, 65 Union Street, apartment 2B.]] Remind me, Larry, is your social security number 138-00-2671, or is it... ''(scoffs)'' No. ''(laughs}'' I'm pretty sure that's it.

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In '''1996''', out in the wilderness, two months have passed and winter has come. Food is scarce and morale is low. Natalie and Travis keep searching for Javi. Van finds a solution to Taissa's sleepwalking. Misty is treated like an outcast after having poisoned her teammates but she finds a kindred spirit in a JV team member. In the '''present''', Shauna and Jeff work together to cover up any remaining clues to Adam's death. Taissa is confronted by Simone and given an ultimatum. Misty goes full amateur detective and discovers signs of foul play in Natalie's motel room. As for Natalie, she manages to escape the cabin where she is kept prisoner but encounters a group of cult followers and the leader herself, Lottie. After her rescue, the traumatized teen was put in a clinic by her parents but she is now preaching messages of new age-y self-empowerment. She makes a special announcement to Natalie, leaving her stunned.

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In 1996, out in the wilderness, two months have passed and winter has come. Food is scarce and morale is low. Natalie and Travis keep searching for Javi. Van finds a solution to Taissa's sleepwalking. Misty is treated like an outcast after having poisoned her teammates but she finds a kindred spirit in a JV team member. In the present, Shauna and Jeff work together to cover up any remaining clues to Adam's death. Taissa is confronted by Simone and given an ultimatum. Misty goes full amateur detective and discovers signs of foul play in Natalie's motel room. As for Natalie, she manages to escape the cabin where she is kept prisoner but encounters a group of cult followers and the leader herself, Lottie. After her rescue, the traumatized teen was put in a clinic by her parents but she is now preaching messages of new age-y self-empowerment. She makes a special announcement to Natalie, leaving her stunned.

* AmateurSleuth: Misty checks a website for "citizen detectives" after helping dispose of Adam's body. Somebody has posted their discovery about Adam's disappearance, pointing out that Adam's credit card (La Perla lingerie, nice restaurants) and specula

* TimeSkip: In the 1996 timeline, two months have passed since Shauna found Jackie frozen to death. A time skip to 1998 shows a press conference and the return of the survivors, followed by Lottie being put in a clinic and receiving .