Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Yellowjackets season 3, episode 9, “How the Story Ends.”
Hannah (Ashley Sutton) makes a shocking decision about Kodiak (Joel McHale) inYellowjacketsseason 3, episode 9. Much to the chagrin of Edwin (Nelson Franklin), Hannah was previously enamored by Kodiak as he helped the scientists navigate the wilderness. AfterLottie (Courtney Eaton) killed Edwin, any sparks between them were snuffed out, as the two characters have been focused on simply trying to survive.
Hannah and Kodiak were supposed to lead the survivors out of the wilderness, until Lottie, Shauna (Sophie Nélisse), and Taissa (Jasmin Savoy Brown) insisted on staying inYellowjacketsseason 3, episode 8’s ending. Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) tries to salvage the situation by giving Hannah a knife. She tells Hannah to set herself and Kodiak free at night so they escape and lead home the survivors who want to leave the wilderness. However, the plan backfires, with Hannah killing Kodiak, who becomes the latest character to die inYellowjackets' 1990s timeline.
Hannah Killed Kodi To Save Her Own Life & Prove Herself To The Yellowjackets
She Will Do Anything To See Her Daughter Again
Hannah kills Kodiak out of self-preservationand because it is the only way she will ever get to see her daughter, Alex, again. As Shauna points a gun at them and demands to know who gave them the knife, Hannah places the blame on Kodiak, and thrusts the weapon into one of his eyes before he can prove otherwise. Even Shauna, who has arguably become the most cutthroat of the Yellowjackets, is visibly shocked by Hannah’s brutal actions. At the same time, killing Kodiak can help convince Shauna that Hannah can be trusted.
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By adapting to the Yellowjackets' way of life in the wilderness, Hannah has seemingly proven that she is one of them. If they make it back to civilization, Hannah probably would not turn the Yellowjackets into the authorities, since she now has her own murderous secrets to hide. She has just as much to lose as them, as the truth getting out would prevent her from getting to be with her daughter. Her promises to not divulge the Yellowjackets' secrets now feel more genuine, and she has even won over Shauna.
AfterYellowjackets' new wilderness characterswere introduced, it was established that Edwin and Hannah had their suspicions about Kodiak. One of their suspicions was related to the name Erik Cheong being sewn into Kodiak’s backpack, which led to speculation about Kodiak having killed the backpack’s real owner. In episode 9, Hannah asks Kodiak who Erik is, and Kodiak explains that he just got the backpack at a thrift store. These suspicions are another reason that Hannah is unwilling to put her life into Kodiak’s hands.
Regardless of the true story, it likely wouldn’t have changed Kodiak’s fate.
Now that Kodiak is dead, the truth about the backpack will probably never be confirmed. Regardless of the true story, it likely wouldn’t have changed Kodiak’s fate.The wilderness guide has now become the latest victim of the Yellowjackets, as they forced Hannah into making an impossible choice to try and save herself. Joel McHale’s guest-starring arc inYellowjacketsseason 3 has now come to an end, with his character having one of the show’s most brutal deaths yet.
