Is shauna gay in yellowjackets

Three words: Bisexual Shauna confirmed. Even setting aside Melanie Lynksey’s status as a gay icon, and her propensity for playing lesbians, I have always picked up distinctly queer vibes from the younger version of her Yellowjackets character. Translated by Anne Carson. When I first saw the Yellowjackets pilot, I was so sure there was something going on between Shauna and Jackie. Sprinkled throughout were their soft shared stares, but that one longing sigh with which Shauna watched Jackie at the pre-crash party really made those lesbian vibes so palpable!

I was convinced they were gay when Shauna looked at Jackie in the first episode and the background song lyrics were, “Your kisses are as wicked as an M And you fuck like a volcano and you’re everything to me.” Now, I’m not sure. Their relationship is quite layered, as OP said. Cue the catchy and eerie Yellowjackets theme song and cannibalism in the Canadian wilderness. Yellowjackets is a series that has got many people hooked for several reasons. There are several queer Yellowjackets ships, like Taivan Taissa and Van for example, which is explicitly canon in Yellowjackets.

While Adult Shauna is married to Jeff–whom she slept with back in the 90s despite him being Jackie’s boyfriend–her initial desire to be with him stemmed from her wanting to become Jackie’s best friend. Hello and welcome to your Yellowjackets recap! I swear if anyone tries to tell me the headline of this recap is a spoiler, I will scream! I also strategically picked the featured photo so as not to spoil anything you already know Tai and Van are gay!!!

It's hardly shocking that Shauna is attracted to women, though this side of her sexual identity had only been teased through her co-dependent relationship with her best friend Jackie (Ella. A show about female football players who literally devour each other was always going to be a bit gay, but Yellowjackets didn't have to be this gay. Not that I'm complaining. With its 90s setting, the writers could have dialled the gay stuff back by arguing that queerness wasn't discussed much openly back then.

So consider me and countless other sapphic Yellowjackets fans vindicated by the two-episode season 3 premiere, which finally addressed one of our most cherished theories. Three words: Bisexual Shauna confirmed. Even setting aside Melanie Lynksey’s status as a gay icon, and her propensity for playing lesbians, I have always picked up distinctly queer vibes from the younger version of her. .

Shauna reads to me as someone who struggles with performing heteronormativity in that there’s a role she thinks she has to fill and another role she desire to fill. Whereas, I do think Jackie reads as more struggling with her sexuality. .

While Shauna has always been queer, it’s nice to see her finally realize this, as well as finally showcase this to the devoted Yellowjackets fanbase. Although this is a series where other queer characters exist, it feels like with Shauna the show is giving us some truly messy queer representation, something that mainstream film and television. .

What Shauna’s bisexual awakening in Yellowjackets means for the show Yellowjackets has returned to our screens with an unexpected queer romance and a new threat.***Episode 1 and 2 spoilers ahead***. .