Yellowjackets episode four ended with quite the explosive revelation. Throughout the episode, we watched the trial of Coach Ben in the Wilderness where Shauna used her best bullying powers to find him guilty of burning down the cabin. We hate to see what his punishment/likely death will be. In the present day, Shauna and Jeff are trying to rebalance their karma by doing good and volunteering with the elderly. And honestly, who knows what the hell Van and Tai are doing at this point. But, Yellowjackets ended this episode with a truly shocking revelation that Lottie is now dead.
The death of Lottie in Yellowjackets is quite the wild turn of events, especially considering we didn’t see very much of her in this episode at all. In one scene, she stands alone and practices an apology, seemingly meant for Shauna after their big argument last episode. We also see her leaving the bank and having a very brief phone call with Tai, who asks Lottie what she meant by saying that she and Van will see about whether It was pleased or not. Lottie says she doesn’t remember and rushes Tai off the phone to catch a ride.
At the very end of the episode, Misty is on the Citizen Detective board when she gets a message from Walter asking if she’s okay. He says he heard about Lottie, Misty clicks on a photo, and it shows a dead Lottie on a floor. We go to the crime scene, which appears to be at the bottom of basement stairs. She’s surrounded by burnt out candles and there’s blood coming from her head. The death of Lottie and her body are the sad last images of this episode of Yellowjackets.
It isn’t impossible that Lottie could have decided to take her own life. She’s been living with frightening visions most of her life and is probably going through a lot after losing her community and her Yellowjacket friends. Maybe she decided that It wants her, after all. Or, Lottie’s death could be a murder. There’s someone clearly messing with Shauna and targeting the group once again.
Either way, it is wild that Lottie, who almost seemed like Yellowjackets’ most invincible character, is now dead. In episode five, there is suspicion among Tai, Van, Misty, and Shauna about who killed Lottie, despite the coroner ruling it an accidental death. Of course, Shauna believes Misty killed Lottie and vice versa. The episode also tries to point to Tai as a potential suspect, but that also doesn’t seem to be the case. At least, as far as what Tai is saying. She is trying to kill people to give Van more life, so it is not impossible.
Shauna teams up with Walter of all people and Misty goes solo, which leads them all to investigating Lottie’s death. Through their shenanigans, we learn more about Lottie’s life and last days, including that her father is still alive but has issues with his memory and is under the care of a nurse. Lottie also went the the bank and took out $50K for some reason.
In episode 7, Misty comes to Van and Tai’s hotel room and reveals her latest information about Lottie’s death. She says Tai met with Lottie in person on the day she died, which is surprising news to Van. Tai denies that she killed Lottie and says they simply met up for a private conversation. On the way to Virginia, Walter calls Misty and says that the DNA under Lottie’s nails matches a strand of hair from Shauna.
She messages Van and Tai in the car and Shauna becomes suspicious but things change direction when Van gets sick and has to go to the hospital. Shauna ditches them at the hospital and continues to drive towards Virginia with her knife. The way she’s been acting, I bet she did kill Lottie.
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Originally published February 28, 2025.
