History Recap / YellowjacketsS2E3Digestif

In actual events, the team holds the weirdest baby shower ever, in Travis's words. Van gifts Shauna with a changing teepee, "To catch the pee." Misty's gift is to perform a monologue from ''Film/SteelMagnolias'': M'Lynne's gravesite rant after her daughter dies. Her team members are incredulous (if not surprised) at her choice of a scene about a dead daughter. Oblivious to their reaction, Misty presses on with her best Sally Field impression.

Crystal leads a round of applause for the performance. Giving of gifts continues. Shauna thanks Lottie for the gift of a baby blanket but Natalie gets on Lottie's case for putting "that creepy symbol on a baby blanket? Or don't you remember how we found it all around a dead guy's fucking corpse?" Lottie says she thinks he was using it as protection, and "Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's evil." The cabin splits between those who think Lottie knows what she talks about and the skeptics, which includes Taissa and Natalie. Shauna gets a nosebleed out of nowhere, with some blood drops falling on the symbol. Immediately, a whole bunch of thuds are heard outside. A bunch of birds have fallen from the sky. Natalie warns everyone not to touch them as they might be carrying disease. Misty ponders that they "[...]know that there's a lot of iron in the ground, so maybe it messed with the birds' navigation." But Lottie calls for them to "gather its blessings."

Taissa exits the cabin, sees what remains of Jackie and freaks out, thinking some animal ate her. Van has the tough job of telling Taissa that ''they'' ate Jackie, and no, Taissa was not sleepwalking. "Taissa! We ate her." Taissa retches and screams.

Van tries asking more questions, but then Taissa wakes up, disoriented and with no idea of how she got there. Van gives her a quick rundown of their conversation. Taissa can't remember saying any of the things she said and has no idea who the hell is the No-Eyes guy.

Shauna gets a ride-share to the garage where her stolen van is and confronts the owner at gunpoint, demanding its immediate return . The owner claims not to know anything about stolen vehicles and tells her to put it down, thinking she is just a suburban housewife who is not capable of killing.

The owner just tells her to take her van, since it is "rusted to shit anyway". She thanks him and leaves.

At the compound, Lottie finds dead bees at the apiaries and pulls out a frame dripping blood. Then she hears the same words from the séance, ''"Il veut du sang."'' She is horrified, but it turns out to be a vision. The bees are fine.

Lottie's "intentional community" compound. Natalie eavesdrops on some group workshop led by Lottie, who instructs a weeping participant to "Breathe through your pain, Trinity." Natalie wanders around the compound and encounters Lisa the acolyte, a chicken on her lap. Natalie asks about a building decorated with a rack of antlers. It is "Charlotte's quarters, which she keeps locked.

* ImagineSpot: The Coach pictures how things would have gone if instead of getting on the flight, he'd stayed home and accepted his boyfriend's offer.

Hospital room. Taissa is at an unconscious Simone's bedside. She hallucinates Sammy asking if his mommy is gonna die and Simone sitting up, asking Taissa if this was what she wanted. Taissa shakes it off.
A nurse comes up and gives Taissa the news that Simone is "not out of the woods yet." The nurse also notes the interesting design drawn on Simone's palm. It's THAT symbol. Taissa lies and says it is for good luck.

The docks. Misty walks up to a houseboat, where fellow AmateurSleuth Walter Tattersall waits for her, and confronts him: "Do you stalk everyone on the boards or am I just lucky?"
Walter first claims he was not stalking her, just finding a suitable nursing home for his mother, but then fesses up: "Look, if I'm being honest, I jumped at the chance to get out in the field with the incomparable [=AfricanGrey=]. I've been watching you on the boards. Your nose for analyzing evidence is unparalleled. It is an honor to meet you, Misty Quigley." He lives on a boat because according to him, "You never know when you might need to leave the country sans passport."
Misty makes it clear that this is ''her'' case, ''her'' witness, and she's the boss. However, the minute she sees the man they want to talk to, she balks; she recognizes him as Randy Walsh and they have known each other since grade school. Instead of her questioning him, Walter will impersonate an agent and ask questions she feeds him via earbuds.

Misty orders Walter to hit Randy. He makes an awkward excuse and goes to the bathroom where Misty is hiding. He thinks he should let him relax, but Misty convinces him to go "bad cop" by telling him that Randy was a bully. Walter returns and punches Randy, adding adds assault to the crime of representing himself as a federal agent[[note]]punishable under 18 U.S.C. Subbsection 912[[/note]]. Then he hits Randy again. Misty advises him to lie and say they are in international waters. After some "Who's on First" shenanigans, Walter [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique takes out a kitchen appliance resembling an immersion blender]], and pretends that he is [[Series/TwentyFour Jack Bauer]]:
-->'''Walter:''' You're not gonna like this next part. ''(turns on the blender)''\\

Thoroughly intimidated, Randy finally reveals the one weird thing he noticed: "Maybe-maybe there was this one group that, uh, was hanging around for a couple of days." He never saw them with Natalie, just all of them wearing purple and hanging around their van. Since it is established that it is a NoTellMotel where "[a] lot of crazy shit happens at that place," he did not ask them anything, but he did cuss them for "drinking all the Fanta in the soda machine." Walter tells Randy he can go, but instructs him stick around town in case Walter and his stick blender have follow-up questions.

Jeff tries to act nonchalant about Shauna exchanging all those texts. Obviously dreading it, Kevyn reveals to Jeff what Callie told his partner (keeping her name out) about Shauna having an affair. "I'm so sorry to break it to you like this, but we are just doing our due diligence here."
Jeff goes off on a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to Kevyn, claiming he has bad intel, and if said intel is the best lead, poor Adam Martin is screwed. Kevyn does not say anything of substance.

Shauna gets a ride-share to the garage where her stolen van is. She confronts the owner, demanding the immediate return of her minivan. The owner claims not to know anything about stolen vehicles and tells her to put it down, thinking she is just a suburban housewife who is not capable of killing.

Taissa's campaign manager brings her good news: her tox report came back clean except for Adderall (stimulant used to treat ADHD) but that's easy to spin. The cops want to get you on running the red light, but street cam footage will hopefully prove the other guy was speeding... Taissa tells the manager to hand over the keys to her car (the manager's). She is dubious but obeys. Taissa immediately calls Jessica Roberts, unaware that Jessica was [[Recap/YellowjacketsS1E10SicTransitGloriaMundi last seen succumbing to poison-laced cigarettes]].

Misty and Walter discuss the disappointing results of interrogating Randy. Walter offers Misty a drink before she leaves, which prompts her to remember Randy's comments about the people in purple drinking up all the Fanta in the vending machine. If they used a credit card, Walter's hacking skills could come in handy to identify them. Walter takes the opportunity to ask Misty to ask why she is downvoting all his posts regarding Adam Martin's disappearance. Misty cannot tell him it is because she was involved in disposing of his corpse, so she makes up a more suitable story.

->'''Misty:''' If you must know, I'm friendly with Adam's mother. Life dealt her a real blow when Adam became an addict. To tell you the truth, he probably took his own life or OD'd somewhere. And it would just kill Mrs. Martin if that information was out there in the world. So... I downvoted you because I wanted to do everything in my power to prevent that from happening.
As it turns out, Walter did some deception of his own when he went to Misty's nursing home. He enlisted Svetlana, an acquaintance who is getting evicted, to impersonate his mother. Misty just can't understand why he would go to all that fuss just to meet her.

Flashback before the flight. Coach Ben Scott is having a moment with his boyfriend Paul. Paul offers Ben a taste of the chowder he is making for the Bowman family cookoff (he insists it is not a cookoff, it is Chowderfest). They have a Big Damn Kiss. Paul follows up by holding up a set of keys: "Well, you said you'd move in after the holidays, and it's May now, so..." Ben's response is that he wants to, but there is too much going on, with the team just about to take the state championship. Paul does not get that reason, since Ben always calls "vicious little monsters". He finally gets honest; if he moves in with Paul, everything in his life will change and he thinks Paul should not be the one to make that decision. Paul agrees, but he feels he needs "someone who's ready to live this life with me, all of it." Paul tells Ben to get out, presumably breaking up or at least having him leave in very bad terms.

Taissa exits the cabin, sees what remains of Jackie and freaks out, thinking some animal ate her. Van has the tough job of telling Taissa that ''they'' ate Jackie, and no, Taissa was not sleepwalking. "Taissa! We ate her." Taissa screams.
At the cabin, things are awkward.

The contemplative moment is interrupted by a very large white moose making eye contact with Natalie. The moose starts stomping threateningly in Natalie's direction. Natalie shoots at it twice, but the moose is gone.

Ben goes on to tell Paul that he is going to live his life how he wants to, i.e. move in with Paul. Just as they celebrate, a news bulletin informs viewers that the team flight "never reached its destination or any other airport. The search has begun. The families are already preparing for the worst." The ImagineSpot is over and he is back at the cabin, looking at the result of his choices

Lottie's "intentional community" compound. Natalie eavesdrops on some group workshop led by Lottie, who instructs a weeping participant to "Breathe through your pain, Trinity."
Lisa the acolyte interrupts Natalie, who asks about a building decorated with a rack of antlers. It is "Charlotte's quarters, which she keeps locked.
->'''Natalie''' Even with all the "growth" and "trust" you guys are cultivating?

The cabin having a lock is explained away as Lottie still needing to protect herself. "As I'm sure you can imagine, emotions can run high in a place like this." Natalie tells an acolyte about to behead a chicken to avoid swinging "an axe that close to your hand. You could hurt yourself."

Walter’s boat, with Misty hiding in the head. Walter impersonates an FBI agent and starts interviewing Randy, who at first thinks this is about parking tickets. He is surprised to be questioned about Natalie disappearing from the motel ("Dude, I don't even remember what socks I put on today,") and figures she was just "in her room doing drugs."

Misty and Walter discuss the disappointing results of interrogating Randy. Walter offers Misty a drink before she leaves, which prompts her to remember Randy's comments about the people in purple drinking up all the Fanta in the vending machine. If they used a credit card, Walter's hacking skills could come in handy to identify them. Walter takes the opportunity to ask Misty to ask why she is downvoting all his posts regarding Adam Martin's disappearance. Misty cannot tell him it is because she was involved in disposing of his corpse, she makes up a more suitable story.

* YouWouldntShootMe: Shauna and Jeff have their minivan stolen at gunpoint, but she manages to grab the gun. Later she goes to the garage where her van is being kept and threatens to shoot the person in charge of the garage. He tries to call her bluff, to which Shauna responds by describing in detail what it's like to remove the skin from a dead body, showing him she's being serious.

Natalie is packing up Jackie's remains. Lottie reassures her she is doing the right thing. Natalie is all, yeah, whatever. She also declines Travis's offer to join her. Lottie then talks to Shauna, claiming that "It's what [Jackie] would have wanted. Maybe not for the rest of us, but for you. For the baby. I think some part of you knew that." Shauna is scared: "I mean, everything feels out of control, like... like I don't know what's gonna happen next." Lottie reassures Shauna's fears of harming the baby and brings up that they should start preparing. Shauna agrees to a baby shower.

Back at the cavbin Crystal provides Misty with advice from her acting coach. On the attic, Van and Taissa are sleeping tied to each other. Van notices Taissa rising and asks for permission to join her if she unties Taissa. She follows Taissa and tries to get information from her, like, how does Taissa know where she's going?

Van tries asking more questions, but then Taissa wakes up, disoriented and with no idea of how she got there. Van gives her a quick rundown. Taissa can't remember saying any of the things she said and has no idea who the hell is the No-Eyes guy.

Said flavored lube was a gag gift at a bachelorette party. One day, Shauna proposed giving it a try, and he responded negatively, ("I think this stuff is for bisexuals and goths.") Jeff claims that was the moment he chose to be "this version of myself. But I could've gone strawberry. I almost did. " Shauna tries to reassure him that her affair with Adam was not his fault, but he does not believe her.

* DueToTheDead: Nat decides to remove Jackie's remains from the cabin to the plane and gives her a final eulogy.

'''1996:''' The survivors have to deal with the aftermath of eating Jackie. Taissa appears to have done it while on a state of sleepwalking. Natalie packs up Jackie's remains and takes them to the plane, where she tries to shoot a moose that is not really there.

Back at the cabin, the Coach, the only one not to participate in the feast, hallucinates a rabid Gen. Prior to the flight, his boyfriend Paul had invited him to move in but he'd declined, resulting in their breakup. The girls host a baby shower with gifts for Shauna. Natalie attacks Lottie for gifting Shauna with a blanket with ''the symbol''. All of a sudden, Shauna gets a nosebleed and a bunch of birds drop dead from the sky.

'''Present:''' Natalie at the compound eavesdrops on a group therapy session. Simone is in the hospital after the car accident, and someone has drawn the Symbol on her palm. Misty goes to meet [=PuttingTheSickInForensics=], a.k.a. Walter Tattersall. The man they need to meet is Randy Walsh, Jeff's buddy. With Misty's guidance, Walter impersonates an FBI agent and questions Randy about Natalie's disappearance. He tells them about an annoying group of people all in purple who drank all the Fanta. Jeff and Shauna get carjacked, but she grabs the carjacker's gun and later recovers her van at gunpoint. At the gym, Jeff confronts Kevyn for questioning Nat. Lottie shows the compound's apiaries to Natalie. Natalie later participates reluctantly in a workshop where acolyte Lisa processes the suffering cause by Natalie attacking her with a fork. Lottie sees the frame in the apiary being full of blood and hears someone telling her "Il veut du sang." All a hallucination, of course.

* GratuitousFrench: "Il veut du sang" (He wants blood).

* SplitPersonality: Sleepwalking Taissa demonstrates that she is capable of laconic speech, stating to Van the "Man with No Eyes" shows her the way when asked where she's walking to in the woods, and that she does so when "she" lets her, calling said "she" Taissa. This and the trippy moment with present-day Taissa and her mirrored reflection, does seem to hint more towards her sleepwalking self being an outright alternate personality.

* IHaveToIronMyDog: While posing as an FBI agent, Walter is questioning Randy Walsh. Through an earpiece, Misty instructs him to hit Randy. Walter makes a quick excuse:

:'''[[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestif%5B%5B/labelnote digestif]]''':an alcoholic drink (such as brandy or a liqueur) usually taken after a meal.

* ShoutOut: Misty's gift for Shauna is to perform M'Lynn's gravesite speech from ''Film/SteelMagnolias''.

* IHaveToIronMyHorse: While posing as an FBI agent, Walter is questioning Randy Walsh. Through an earpiece, Misty instructs him to hit Randy. Walter makes a quick excuse:

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* ShoutOut: Misty's gift for Shauna is to perform My'lene's gravesite speech from ''Film/SteelMagnolias''.

:'''digestif''':an alcoholic drink (such as brandy or a liqueur) usually taken after a meal[[labelnote:source]] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestif[[/labelnote]]

'''1996:''' The survivors have to deal with the aftermath of eating Jackie. Taissa appears to have done it while on a state of sleepwalking. Natalie packs up Jackie's remains and takes them to the plane.