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Buzz, buzz, baby! That’s right, that faint humming in your ear means that everyone’s favorite show about a fictional soccer team from the New Jersey suburbs, who got lost in the Canadian wilderness after their plane crashed on their way to a tournament and have to eventually resort to eating each other, is back! And to think, so many other metaphorical stories about a woman’s teenage years being a feral, uncompromising hell had arrived to nip at its heels. Just kidding! Yellowjackets may be entering its second season, but it’s still one of the most original shows on television right now.
And that’s an excellent truth to cling to, because we need that solace to carry us through the relative disappointment of a lackluster premiere episode.
Before we get into it, I want to assure you: I’ll keep the bee-related jokes to a minimum. There are only so many bumbling puns one can make before they’ve buzzed all the humor from them. Trust me, honey, I’ll comb the recesses of my brain until I’m pollen every last one out.