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Teen timeline Melissa yes adult timeline however?

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Extrajackets - season 1 retrospective

(For the main post, click here)

Now that we are done going through every episode of season 1, I thought it'd be interesting to do a retrospective of everything that happened with the extrajackets in this season. But first, I highly recommend checking this masterlist for all the extras in s1.

First, the number of survivors at the start of season 1 was 24, including 11 extras (basically, the last two rows, minus Mari):

In order, the extrajackets are: Gen, proto-Melissa, proto-Crystal, proto-Robin, proto-Britt, YJ #17, YJ #15, Green Shirt Girl, Not Melissa, Also Not Melissa and Redhead Girl. (from now on, I won't use the term "proto" and simply consider them as the characters they are known as in later seasons)

Among the 11 extras, 6 of them are seen in the team pictures. We have Crystal in between Laura Lee and Lottie, then YJ #15 and YJ #17 next to each other, with Melissa (as YJ #18). Then we have Gen next to her, and in front of her, Robin.

Most of the extrajackets we see in the wilderness are introduced in the first episode, on the plane. Here's a collage of the extras we saw on the plane:

From left to right: Yellowjackets #15 and #17, Melissa, Robin, Crystal, redhead girl, Britt and Not Melissa. Interestingly, Gen is the only extra who was in the team photo who is missing from the plane. Other absents are Green Shirt Girl, Also Not Melissa and Redhead Girl.

However, Not Melissa was known on the plane in the second episode, during the crash. The other missing extras were also introduced in the second episode, after the crash.

Throughout the season, the number of extras we see diminishes as some of them stop appearing altogether. Most notably, YJ #17, Redhead Girl, Green Shirt Girl and Also Not Melissa disappear after episode 3. Technically, so does the proto-Crystal, but given Crystal's inclusion in season 2, it's a bit different from the other four, who simply stop existing. If we want an in-universe explanation, I'd say maybe they got lost in the woods between ep3 and ep4. My headcanon is that they got killed by wolves off-screen. RIP to these four.

Regarding group dynamics, most of the extras seem to stick together. There is a popular theory among fans that the extrajackets are JVs, while the mainjackets are Varsity. This isn't 100% confirmed, but some of the former extrajackets (Melissa, Gen and Crystal) have been referred to as JV by the cast and crew, so this is a likely possibility. That would explain why most of the extras would stick to each other almost as a separate group, since JV is essentially a different team. They wouldn't necessarily be close to the Varsity players. Interestingly tho, Gen and Britt are often hanging out with the main cast.

We have a good example in s1ep3 of those two groups:

In the "main" group, we can see Shauna, Jackie, Natalie, Lottie, Akilah, Mari, Laura Lee, Taissa, and later Gen and Britt.

Meanwhile, in the other group, we can see YJ #15, Melissa, Redhead Girl, Crystal, Robin and YJ #17.

In season 1, Gen and Britt were credited as "Yellowjacket #1" and "Yellowjacket #2", the only extras who were credited. They were also the extras with the most appearances, sometimes even the only ones who appeared. But from an in-universe perspective, it's interesting that these two were the closest to the main group, especially given the latter seasons where they were portrayed more as outsiders (Gen in s2, Britt in s3).

Gen is also seen hanging out with Robin, and went to Doomcoming with her and Britt.

Melissa is mostly seen hanging out with YJ #15, who seemed to have been her "bestie" in s1. This is interesting because, although YJ #15 appears until the last episode of s1, she is nowhere to be seen after that season. Perhaps this extra died in between s1 and s2. Melissa also losing a close friend could add more depth to why she started gravitating around Shauna in s2 and later developed a crush on her in s3, as she can actually relate to Shauna's loss.

Speaking of bestie, Melissa and Gen actually never interact with one another in s1. We don't see them hang out with each other at all. This is interesting, given how close they seem to be in s2. This would mean they became friends between s1 and s2. Jenna Burgess and Mya Lowe both decided that their characters became close friends after the crash while portraying their relationship, so this does make sense. Perhaps after the loss of YJ #15, Melissa befriended Gen instead. I can only think of three instances where Gen and Melissa shared the screen, and in none of those they were interacting. (see below)

However, despite not being shown to be friends, Gen and Melissa do seem to have friends in common in s1. Even if Gen is mostly seen hanging out with the main group (including Britt), we also see her hang out with YJ #15, as well as Redhead Girl and YJ #17, who were part of the same group Melissa was seen with previously.

Speaking of Melissa, it's unclear when the proto-Melissa extra stopped appearing in s1. I do think the latest appearance for this extra was technically s1ep5, but I don't think it was "Melissa"'s last appearance. We do see a blonde extra in episode 9, during Doomcoming. She does resemble the extra who plays Not Melissa (and probably is), but her hair is significantly blonder now. So, for continuity's sake, given she is the last remaining blonde extra, she is "Now Melissa". So s1ep9 is the last time we saw "Melissa" this season.

Regarding Doomcoming, other than Melissa going with YJ #15 while Gen went with Robin and Britt, another interesting detail is how the only extra who hunted down Travis with the main group is Melissa. Gen, YJ #15, Robin and Britt are nowhere to be seen after everyone got high. None of the extras assaulted Travis either. Melissa was in the cabin when it happened, though, and only joined when they started chasing him down.

No potential Melissa extras appear in the last episode. The only extras we see in ep10 are: Gen, YJ#15, Britt and Robin. We see all four of them at the end of the season, when they discovered Jackie's body. And among those, the only one we won't see in a later season is YJ#15.

Also, in season 2, there are three unnamed extras we see from time to time, and while it'd make sense for two of them to be Britt and Robin given we see them in s3, a lot of fans assume the third one might be YJ #15. But that's more something I'd get into if I decide to do an Extrajackets season 2.

So, to summarize: season 1, we started with 11 extrajackets out of 24 survivors. Five of them disappeared after ep3 (one of them being proto-Crystal, so only 4 that are permanently gone). Then, we have proto-Melissa and Not Melissa merging into a single character (Now Melissa) in ep9 after also disappearing past this episode, while the proto-Melissa actress technically stopped showing up after ep5. Then, in the finale, we are left with 4 extrajackets, 3 of which will be seen in later seasons (Gen in s2 and 3, Robin and Britt in s3). Then we have Melissa and Crystal, who aren't shown in the finale but will be formally introduced in s2 (played by new actresses while Gen is the same in s2). So if we include these two, we have 6 remaining extrajackets still alive at the end of s1. And with Laura Lee and Jackie's death, a total of 17 survivors.

Other notable details before I end this post: Melissa and Gen seemingly not being friends in this season. Instead, Melissa is mostly hanging out with her fellow extrajackets (especially YJ#15), and among those extras, there are Crystal and Robin, whom we see her hang out with in later seasons. Meanwhile, Gen, alongside Britt, is mostly seen hanging out with the main cast. Although, Gen is also seen being friends with YJ#15 and Robin, something she has in common with Melissa. Even if this wasn't done intentionally, it is still interesting in retrospect, given their relationship later.

And that will be all for Extrajackets season 1! I might do something similar for season 2, though the only "extrajackets" we primarily see are Gen and Melissa (who are technically no longer extras, since they have names and lines, but in this season they are mostly being used as glorified extras). Let me know what you think, if you think I missed anything notable in s1, and if you want something similar for s2!

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yet another shaunahat text messages memes dump

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Melissa facts of the month #1

(For the full list of facts, check here)

Melissa fact of the week #1

According to Sophie Nélisse, when Shauna shot Melissa, she missed on purpose. She did so to regain control and fear over the group. She also believes that deep down, Shauna did care for Melissa, but she can't show it. source

Melissa fact of the week #2

Jenna Burgess said that the writers confirmed to her that the Melissa/Alex relationship doesn't happen until way later. She does not immediately stalk Alex after being rescued. When she does still remains unconfirmed, though. source

Melissa fact of the week #3

In Yellowjackets s3ep8, adult Melissa revealed that she is now going to church. However, which denomination she belongs to remains unconfirmed.

Melissa fact of the week #4

According to Vanessa Prasad, Melissa and Gen became friends after the crash. This was something Jenna Burgess and Mya Lowe decided while portraying their respective character in season 2, something Vanessa continued in season 3.

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shaunahat scene analysis: s3ep1, part 2

(for s3e1 part 1, click here)

The first time in season 3 where Shauna and Melissa actually talk to each other is when Shauna is preparing the meat for their dinner. Since this is a lot of work, she requested the help of Melissa, who happens to be nearby. I say “requested” rather than “asked” because I doubt Shauna was asking. There was no “please”, so it feels like Shauna took for granted that Melissa would help. After all, she was just sitting there and seemingly doing nothing. The least she could do was lend a hand.

Why was Melissa sitting there? Given she was on the losing team and therefore, meant to “serve” the winners for the day, I think she was more specifically serving Gen (and by extension, Mari, also on the winning team and hanging out with Gen). When Van declared that the losers would serve the winners, Gen looked at Melissa in a way that made it clear that she expected her best friend to be her servant for the day.

So I assume Melissa was simply waiting to be given an order. So she had to stay close to Gen, but she also chose to sit nearby Shauna. Melissa has a crush on Shauna, so it makes sense she’d want to be close to her. We also see her steal a glance at Shauna, even before the latter requested her assistance. Two birds, one stone. She gets to be close to her crush while playing servant to Gen (and let’s be real, look at her and Mari sunbathe).

Melissa didn’t say anything and simply helped Shauna. I think she was too surprised and nervous that her crush talked to her to be able to say anything. It was possibly the first time Shauna “noticed” her, even though she only did so because Melissa was conveniently nearby, not because it was her specifically. But to Melissa, it probably meant a lot that Shauna asked for her help. It was her chance to be helpful to her crush. So she didn’t hesitate and started helping her carry the meat.

But, turns out, Melissa wasn’t the most helpful. When Shauna tossed a piece of meat at her, Melissa failed to catch it on time, resulting in the meat falling to the ground (with Melissa trying to instinctively catch it with her foot). This caused Mari to tease her, and even Gen laughed about it. Now, according to Jenna Burgess, the reason why Melissa dropped the meat is because she was distracted by Mari and Gen sunbathing in their bras. This was even in the script. Whether or not Mari and Gen were aware that Melissa was ogling them is up to debate, but I like to think that might be why Mari teased her.

I do find it interesting how Shauna did not get mad at Melissa for dropping the meat. At this point in the show, Shauna is easy to upset. And it’d be reasonable for her to be upset at someone dropping the meat she worked on. But instead, Shauna’s attention was on Mari. And I think it’s because Shauna is indifferent to Melissa, while she dislikes Mari. So she would not have wanted to side with Mari, and she would not want to give her the satisfaction of agreeing with her. She even looked bothered by how Mari mocked Melissa. I don’t think she was upset at Mari on Melissa’s behalf, but more that she took Mari’s teasing as a mockery against her. Melissa was helping her, she dropped the meat because Shauna tossed it at her. So in a way, Mari is indirectly also making fun of Shauna (or at least, it’s how she perceives it). I think it’s in character for Shauna, who is quick to assume personal offense against her.

Then Mari decided to add insult to injury, demanding to be served. Melissa is quick to go along with her request, because as I assumed before, that was why she was staying close to Mari and Gen: to be their servant. But before Melissa could proceed with that request, Shauna suddenly stopped her. Once again, I don’t think Shauna wanted to give Mari any kind of satisfaction. And also, she requested Melissa’s assistance first, so this is once again something Shauna could take as a personal offense. Mari can ask anyone on the losing team, so why pick the one person who is currently helping Shauna? It makes sense Shauna would perceive this as a way to spite her. Also, Mari technically asked both of them, when they are busy doing something that is arguably more important (preparing dinner). She views it as disrespectful for Mari to ask them, so for Melissa to comply, it would validate that disrespect as well as validate Mari’s behavior. Something Shauna would oppose, hence why she told Melissa to not go.

As for Melissa, she is equally quick to obey Shauna’s command than she initially was to answer Mari’s request. We do know Melissa is attracted to Mari, but the one she has feelings for is Shauna. So it makes sense she’d rather obey Shauna over Mari, whom she is not particularly close to (at least, according to Jenna, Melissa and Mari weren’t close friends). Also, having her crush specifically requesting her to not go (indirectly, asking her to stay with her instead) would not leave Melissa indifferent. Any crumbs of interaction she can get with Shauna is worth it.

Then Shauna made a rather dark claim about how they should have eaten Mari first. Maybe it was a slip up, maybe she felt a bit too comfortable to say her thoughts out loud to Melissa because they were both being mocked by Mari. Or perhaps it’s simply because Shauna doesn’t care anymore and will say whatever she really thinks without much concern for how others will react.

At first, Melissa does look taken aback and even shocked by what Shauna had just said. Which is reasonable, given what they went through. Most of them probably would rather avoid mentioning their past cannibalistic acts, as they no longer partake in this. So this was probably not something Melissa expected to hear, even from Shauna. Shauna is basically admitting to her that she wished Mari would have died and that they had eaten her. And Melissa, despite not being close to Mari, probably doesn’t feel that way. She was even ogling at Mari not even a minute ago.

Then Shauna stared at Melissa, probably noticing how shocked she was. It almost looked like she was challenging her to say anything. She was probably expecting Melissa to stay quiet or disagree with her, this is what Shauna came to expect from her fellow teammates. But much to her surprise, Melissa did neither of those. Despite her initial shock, Melissa quickly bounced back. She finally had the opportunity to talk to Shauna, and she wanted to make a good first impression and show that she was on her “side”.

So Melissa replied with a disparaging joke about Mari, about her being so dumb she allegedly chipped a tooth on her vibrator. Melissa also specifies that this is something she heard, so this might be a joke she heard from someone else. I think the joke implies that Mari is either too dumb to use a vibrator therefore, put it in her mouth instead, or that she used her vibrator to practice giving oral and was too dumb to turn it off. I like to think Melissa might not have understood the full implication of this joke but since she heard someone else say that as a joke, she hoped Shauna would understand it and find it funny. Regardless, the intent was to denigrate Mari in hope that it would please Shauna, and use Shauna’s dislike of Mari to make a good impression.

I don’t think Shauna necessarily found the joke funny (or cared that much about the joke itself), what actually seemed to have struck her is that Melissa reacted positively to her dark comment. And it was not something she was expecting. She is used to people viewing her in a negative light, most people would have either avoided replying to her remark or would have told her it was inappropriate to say. But not Melissa, who not only didn’t reprimanded her, but also went out of her way to “agree” by making fun of Mari. It was unexpected, and dare I say, not “boring”.

And then Shauna reacts by commenting about how Melissa actually has a “personality” after all. Not quite a compliment, since it demonstrates that until now, Shauna didn’t really notice Melissa nor that she particularly stood out. But judging by Melissa’s reaction, she definitely took it as a compliment and was pleased by it. Because to her, it meant Shauna finally noticed her. Which is something she would hope for from her crush. It can also be seen as a meta-joke, since up until now, Melissa as a character didn’t have much of a personality until season 3. So Shauna’s reaction mirrors the viewers, in a way. But if we stay strictly in universe, then it speaks on how Melissa is someone Shauna never paid attention to, and how Melissa herself might have been kind of a wallflower.

I would say that this interaction definitely made Shauna be, at the very least, intrigued or curious about Melissa. Because of how unexpected her reply was, and different from how she is used to being treated by others. Shauna even kept staring at Melissa for a few seconds, until they were interrupted by Akilah’s arrival. This does remind me of that scene in season 1, episode 3, when they are at the beach and after seeing Travis shirtless, Mari said “wait, is Travis… hot?”. I like to think Shauna had a similar thought when she took the time to actually look at Melissa, after finally noticing she does, indeed, have a personality.

As mentioned though, they get interrupted by Akilah. Part of me can’t help but wonder if their discussion would have gone further if they were interrupted, but that’s a hypothetical for another time. Akilah walked by to give a “gift” to Shauna for the ceremony, which looked like a makeshifted crown. Once Shauna learned the reason why Akilah is giving her that (because she was “its mother”) she immediately rejected the gift. I do think Akilah’s intentions were good, but at the same time, very insensitive (which I don’t think she realized). Shauna’s baby have been turned into idols of worship for Lottie’s Wilderness cult, her loss and grief being appropriated by others. And this gift was once again a reminder that Shauna’s baby didn’t only belong to her, and how she wasn’t allowed to simply grieve her dead child. She clearly stated to Akilah that she didn’t want it, but Akilah insisted and even tried to put the crown on Shauna’s head without her approval. I do think Akilah genuinely thought it was a good thing, but her insistence and downright disrespecting Shauna’s boundary were wrong. This resulted in Shauna's (rightfully, in my opinion) aggressive reaction, by slapping Akilah’s hand away and making the crown drop to the ground.

Melissa did witness this. I’m not sure to what extent she understood why Shauna was upset, but she definitely realized that Akilah’s “gift” made her uncomfortable. So, once again, in her desire to show a good impression and signal to Shauna that she was on her side, she decided to show her support for Shauna by “““accidentally””” step on the crown. In a way that would indicate to Shauna that she, too, didn’t like that gift, but also, in a way that would give her plausible deniability if Akilah complained that she did it on purpose. There’s nothing that suggests Melissa had anything against Akilah per se, so she really only did that for Shauna’s sake. She probably didn’t fully realize how hurtful the “gift” felt to Shauna, but she at least noticed that Shauna didn’t like it. That this wasn’t the kind of gift Shauna liked to receive.

And it does seem that Shauna noticed what Melissa did. I don’t think she understood why exactly Melissa stepped on the crown, but I do think she noticed it was not an accident. So I think part of her might have wondered why Melissa would have done that, and I don’t think she was capable of coming to a conclusion. After all, she is unaware that Melissa has a crush on her, and this isn’t something Shauna would even think about. So her behavior probably just confused her, as she stared at Melissa, and continued to do so for a second as she walked away. Then, once both Melissa and Akilah are gone, Shauna resumes what she was doing, which is preparing dinner.

If this was the only interaction Shauna ever had with Melissa, she probably would have forgotten about her since she isn’t in the right headspace to care about people. But we know it won’t be. This marks her first meaningful interaction with Melissa, and in which the latter showed her that she could be helpful, actually did have a personality and also took her side twice. So I would call that a “good first impression” by Shauna’s standard, and perhaps it did help her open up to Melissa later on, enough to start a relationship with her. Perhaps if it wasn’t for this “positive” interaction between them, their next major interaction wouldn’t have ended well.

As for Melissa, this interaction did give her some insight. That Shauna was upset at a gift to her regarding her baby, and maybe gave her the idea to give something to her baby instead, to acknowledge Shauna’s grief instead of making it a symbol (hence the flowers on her baby’s grave). But that will be discussed further in another scene analysis. For Melissa, this interaction showed her that she could talk to Shauna, and maybe give her a sliver of hope they could perhaps get along. I don’t think she was planning on confessing her feelings to her anytime soon, but this was a start.

Overall, this scene shows that Melissa is willing to be mean to people who didn’t particularly wrong her or even have an issue with (here, Mari and Akilah), for the sake of pleasing Shauna, as well as her early devotion to her. Both will be explored further in the story as their relationship continues to evolve.

(If you are interested in more of my commentary on this ship, feel free to check out my extensive shaunahat analysis.)

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shaunahat scene analysis: s3ep1, part 1

The "capture the bone" game is technically the first “interaction” between Shauna and Melissa in s3. They both happened to be on the same team. Said interaction didn’t involve words, though. After Shauna had tackled Mari to the ground and bitten her hand, members of each respective team got involved to separate them. And the two people who grabbed Shauna to pull her away from Mari were Taissa and none other than Melissa. We don’t really see it well in the episode itself, with the way it was edited, but Melissa was helping Taissa restrain Shauna.

We see it better in one of the stills; she is tightly gripping one of Shauna’s arms to keep her from going after Mari. (also, Mel, did you really need to rub your leg against Shauna's thigh like that?)

Since it wasn’t clear that Melissa helped restrain Shauna, with the way it was edited, I think this scene is often overlooked when it comes to analyzing shaunahat. What does it tell us about their (future) dynamic? Well, for starters, it shows that, despite having a crush on Shauna, Melissa still intervened when she was attacking Mari. It does lend a bit more credibility to Melissa’s later claim that she “isn’t scared” of Shauna. Remember, last time someone restrained Shauna (Van), the latter reacted by biting Van. So it does take a bit of courage to restrain Shauna. The fact that the other person who is restraining Shauna is Taissa, someone who is not afraid of Shauna, also mirrors that.

It’s also possible, given they didn’t see Shauna bite Mari (they only heard a girl screaming), that Melissa’s instinct was to pull Shauna away in case she was the one who was getting hurt. I don't think Melissa could see Shauna biting Mari from that angle, so she probably didn't know Shauna did that until Mari said so. It could be that she simply didn’t want the situation to escalate, and for Shauna to get into trouble because of that.

There is also the possibility that this was an excuse for Melissa to simply touch Shauna, this did provide a good opportunity for her to do so. (maybe she wanted Shauna to bite her too, who knows)

I think, regardless of why Melissa decided to intervene, it shows that she can be bold, since not everyone would have risked holding back Shauna. That is in character for Melissa, who, despite not being the bravest character, has shown multiple times in the show that she could be bold, especially regarding Shauna. So in a way, this scene does set up one of the core keys that led to the development of shaunahat, which is, Melissa’s boldness when it comes to Shauna.

(Yes, I do intend to do a scene analysis for each shaunahat moment in s3. If you are interested in more of my commentary on this ship, feel free to check out my extensive shaunahat analysis.)

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Extrajackets - season 1, episode 10

(For the main post, click here)

And we finally reached the last episode of this season. Before I start going through the episode, let's revisit the remaining survivors:

Yep, that's right. I decided that there are now 18 survivors. Who died, you may ask? Well, I decided that from now on, "Not Melissa" had died offscreen. Since pro-Melissa and Not Melissa "merged" into Now Melissa in the previous episode, and Melissa is known to survive, it makes sense for me to consider Not Melissa as dead now, since she isn't seen in this episode. Neither is proto-Melissa, but as I said, Melissa will be in s2. So not dead, just... absent. Maybe she got too high and got lost in the woods during this episode, who knows?

So, with that out of the way, let's jump straight in s1ep10!

It's not super obvious who these two are, but judging by the Doomcoming outfits, it's most likely Gen and proto-Britt together. Make sense, since they went to the party together.

Then, when the bear arrives, we see YJ #15 in the background reacting to the bear, with another extra. It took me a moment to recognize her, but I think this is proto-Robin.

Then we got their reaction to Lottie killing the bear after it "submits" to her. We can see the two extras more clearly, and it does seem to be proto-Robin. Given she doesn't resemble any other extra and we do see proto-Robin later in the episode, this is a fair assumption.

After Lottie killed the bear, thanks to the power of the Wilderness (or whatever), and they now have food, proto-Britt is seen in the background, holding what I believe to be woods. Probably for the fire.

Then we see Gen, appearing to be sharpening a piece of wood. And then Yellowjacket #15 walking around, doing... something, I hope. Don't be a bum like Jackie /j

Then we have an image of the Yellowjackets in the present time. In order we got: proto-Crystal, proto-Robin, proto-Britt, Laura Lee, Mari, Shauna, YJ #15, Gen, proto-Melissa, Natalie, Lottie, Jackie, Van, Taissa and who I believe to be YJ #17 (it could also be Akilah, can't see with the light). Now, what's interesting is that it mentions that it's the Varsity team, but some of these characters are either confirmed JV (Crystal) or assumed JV (Melissa, Gen, Robin and Britt). I'll brush it off to the show being inconsistent sometimes.

We have Gen sitting on one side, next to Akilah, while proto-Britt is sitting next to Mari on the other side, while eating.

Gen and Akilah giving Jackie the side eye. Should have thanked the dirt, Jax.

Tai and Van holding hands in preparation for the messiest breakup they are about to witness.

Gen and proto-Britt do not want to get involved, they just want to eat in peace. And so does Akilah, too.

Gen probably thinking "well this is awkward"

Jackie and Shauna having their argument, meanwhile Britt in the background be like: "yeah, this mushroom-free bear stew is really good"

None of them knew the dire consequences of letting Jackie leave the cabin.

The whole gang is there in Jackie's death dream. Among the extras, we can see Gen, proto-Britt and proto-Robin. RIP Jackie.

proto-Britt's reaction to Jackie's death.

And now there is Gen's.

Everyone is there to witness Shauna's reaction to Jackie's death. RIP again Jackie, may you continue to haunt the narrative (and mostly Shauna)

We can see YJ#15 and proto-Robin's reaction more clearly here.

More of Gen and proto-Britt's reactions.

And we have reached the end of season 1! Let's take a look at the survivor chart from the start to the season compared to the end:

So, we started the season with 24 survivors, and ended with only 17 (technically, 15, but I'm counting proto-Melissa and proto-Crystal even if they stopped appearing in this season, since they will be in s2). The first "casualties" were the four extras in the last row who disappeared (let's assume they died off-screen), first official casualty was Laura Lee, and last death of the season was Jackie, resulting in 7 fewer survivors. The math is still mathing.

I will be making an epilogue to recap this season regarding the extrajackets. In the meantime, feel free to check this masterlist for all the extras that appeared in s1. Stay tuned for the s1 epilogue!

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Meet the Extrajackets in s1!

There are actually 24 survivors shown in Yellowjackets s1, 11 being extras (the last two rows, minus Mari). Some of these extras become actual characters in later seasons (mainly, Gen and Melissa). I'll go one by one through each of these extras:

Gen: Yep, Gen was actually an extra in s1, credited as "Yellowjacket #1" and already played by Mya Lowe (s2 Gen) before being recast with Vanessa Prasad in s3. Interestingly, in all seasons, Gen is credited as "co-starring", despite having no lines in s1.

Melissa: Unlike what people might think, Melissa was actually in s1 but as an extra. From what I read online, she was played by Christina Hoffmann. Melissa's character was created to replace this extra and is recast with Jenna Burgess, who's been playing the character ever since.

"Crystal": It's not confirmed that she is supposed to be Crystal, but she is often hc as such. This extra was apparently played by Vivian Ghotaymi. Given that Crystal is supposed to be in s1 and this extra is the only one that vaguely resembles her, she is referred to as "proto-Crystal".

"Robin": It's not confirmed that this is Robin, who is officially introduced in s3. So, like with Crystal, this extra is the only one who matches her. There are 2 extras in s2 who could be Robin too. Proto-Robin in s1 was played by Sidney Quesnelle, Robin in s3 by Anisa Harris.

"Britt": The other extra who was credited as co-starring in s1. She is played by Princess Davis, and she is viewed as proto-Britt. Actual Britt appears in s3, played by Silvana Estifanos. However, she is credited as "teen Britney". There's an extra in s2 who could be Britt too.

Yellowjacket #17: This is not the same person as proto-Britt above. This is a different actress from Princess Davis. We actually see both of them interact on the plane, proof that they are different people. YJ #17 is among the few extras who disappear after episode 3.

Yellowjacket #15: Also nicknamed "butchjacket" by fans. She is played by Sarah Mcinnies. She is seen throughout s1. She does not seem to be in s2. There are three mystery extras in s2, so if Robin and Britt are 2 of them, perhaps YJ #15 is the third one. She isn't in s3, though.

Green Shirt Girl: There isn't much to say about this extra. She is not supposed to be the same person as YJ #17 or proto-Britt, since they are all seen in the same scene together, when they go to the beach and are carrying Ben. She is among the few extras who disappear after ep3.

"Not Melissa": Nicknamed that way because she often gets mixed up with the proto-Melissa extra, but this is not the same person. Proof being, she is seen with proto-Melissa in several scenes, like when she is helping her with her head injury. She is apparently played by Ali Dunn. Unclear what happened to her.

"Also Not Melissa": Yet another blonde extra that is not Melissa. We see her with "Not Melissa", helping to carry Ben. Not much to say about her other than she is also among the few extras that disappeared after episode 3. Died off-screen, I guess. Rip.

Redhead Girl: And last but not least, the ginger extra. Again, not much to say about her. We see her in the first three episodes, then she disappears afterward with YJ #17, Green Shirt Girl and Also Not Melissa. I like to think they died off-screen in the woods, eaten by wolves.

And that's it for the 11 extrajackets among the survivors in s1. I know the exact number of survivors is still up for debate in the fandom, but there really are 24 people seen in the wilderness in s1. We only see 18 here. Ben is missing, and the others might be with him.

From right to left: YJ #15, Misty, proto-Melissa, YJ #17, proto-Robin, Redhead Girl, proto-Crystal, Van, Javi, Shauna, Laura Lee, Taissa, Akilah, Jackie, Lottie, Travis, Mari and Natalie. (18) Missing: Ben, Gen, Not Melissa, Also Not Melissa, Green Shirt Girl and proto-Britt. (6) Total: 24

(ps: A lot of the information I got comes from this video. Just giving you a TW if you want to watch, the creator is a Jeff fan and a Shauna hater, and he mentioned it in the video. Bad taste, but good observation skills, so I'll give him that.)