Hilary Swank was equally stunned to study that her character would knock off one of many largest stars in “Yellowjackets.”
Warning: Spoilers for Season 3 beneath!
The Oscar-winning actress spoke to The Put up about her ruthless kill scene in Season 3, Episode 9, titled “How the story ends,” on the finale occasion in North Hollywood, California, on Thursday, April 10.
Her character, grownup Melissa, does the unthinkable and stabs grownup Van (performed by Lauren Ambrose) within the chest throughout a heated confrontation.
As Van takes a knife and is able to plunge it into her former “Yellowjackets” teammate, her conscience kicks in.
Van, who’s already affected by incurable most cancers, decides at that second that she will’t kill Melissa — regardless of their darkish previous as cannibals within the wilderness.
Whereas many viewers assumed Van would succumb to her terminal sickness, particularly after the scene of her choking on her personal blood, Swank’s character decides to take Van’s life.
For the “Million Dollar Baby” star, who joined the “Yellowjackets” forged in Season 3, she didn’t see the plot twist coming.
“Obviously, for me, it was even a surprise,” Swank solely advised The Put up.
The actress additionally shared that she was solely given a heads-up concerning the scene somewhat over every week earlier than capturing.
“I actually didn’t know until I got the script because, in television, that’s how it is. You don’t really know until about ten days before you film what you’re going to be doing,” Swank mentioned, noting that it was a “challenge” to have such little time to organize.
Swank additionally disclosed that they filmed the diabolical loss of life scene repeatedly to have “a bunch of different angles.”
When it got here to her time on the “Yellowjackets” set, Swank mentioned she was pleasantly stunned by how effectively she jelled with the forged — particularly since she didn’t are available till the latter a part of Season 3 like another characters.
Swank’s character was assumed to be useless by her former teammates and is found to be alive many years later by grownup Shauna (Melanie Lynskey). She’s later discovered by grownup Misty (Christina Ricci), grownup Tai (Tawny Cypress), and an ailing grownup Van bleeding on the facet of the highway after she escapes a cannibalistic combat scene with Lynskey.
“The cast is all well, you know, a well-oiled machine, and so, you don’t want to be the odd person out,” she advised The Put up, “but they were all very welcoming, and I felt like my character was super interesting.”
Her co-stars had the identical response.
When The Put up interviewed “Yellowjackets” actors Warren Kole (who performs Jeff) and Sarah Desjardins (who portrays Callie) in February, the 2 may hardly comprise their elation.
Your complete “Yellowjackets” Season 3 is now obtainable to stream on Paramount+ with Showtime.
