WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Yellowjackets season 3, episode 9!One of the oldest debates inYellowjacketshas beenwhether the supernatural aspects of the wilderness are actually real, and a shocking scene between Travis and Lottie finally settles the matter. After the teens crash in the wilderness, they’re presented with potentially supernatural forces around them, including Lottie essentially being possessed in season 1, an odd symbol associated with dark events,“other” Tai controlling herand eating dirt, visions continuing to haunt various characters, strange noises in the woods, and a darkness consuming them. Still, some believed the Wilderness’ powers weren’t real.
Though Lottie was always the most adamant believer of the Wilderness’ powers, others suggested this dark entity never existed. Rather, theybelieved the darkness and strangeness were just themselves, being induced by delirium, malnutrition, mental illness, drugs, and desperationafter being stranded for so long and reduced to such inhumane survival strategies. The debate over “It” being real or not continued amongYellowjackets’ present-day survivorsand audiences at home, looking for an explanation regarding whether such darkness was actually their fault. However,Yellowjacketsseason 3, episode 9 includes a scene that can’t be explained unless the Wilderness’ powers are real.
Lottie Not Falling Into The Death Pit Officially Proves That The Wilderness' Powers Are Real
There’s No Other Explanation For Lottie Being Able To Walk Over The Pit
Realizing that killing Lottie might be the only way the group can unite behind the effort to go back home, Travis devises a dark plan to try to trick Lottie into falling to her death. Using the pit whereBen found the KUH survival box,Travis puts stakes on the bottom of the pit and covers it with branches to blend it in with the surrounding woods. When he tries to convince her to walk in the direction of the pit, Lottie catches onto his plan but still walks ahead.
Yellowjackets Just Made Travis' Role In The Opening Pit Girl Death Scene Even Darker
Yellowjackets season 3, episode 9 explains the origin of a terrifying detail in Pit Girl’s death scene, which now has a dark Travis connection.
However, rather than fall through,Lottie is able to easily walk across the top of the pit, which could only be accomplished by some supernatural interference. Travis had just tested the pit’s cover by throwing a branch onto it and causing it to collapse, so it would be impossible for the weight of an 18-year-old to not collapse it. The only explanation for Lottie not falling into the pit to her death is that the Wilderness’ powers intervened, confirming the existence of the supernatural force right in front of Travis’ eyes.
Lottie Not Falling Explains Why Travis Is Still So Committed To The Wilderness 25 Years Later
Travis' Couldn’t Ignore The Wilderness' Influence After That Moment
When Travis tried to kill Lottie, he still didn’t believe that everything Lottie was saying about the Wilderness’ powers was true, despiteTravis having visionsof his own. However, it became impossible to deny It’s influence when watching Lottie fail to fall through the pit to her death below.From that point on, Travis could never fully escape the Wilderness, and continued either trying to run from It or please It for the two and a half decades after their rescue.
Seeing Lottie walk over those branches inYellowjacketsconfirmed a dark truth that would follow him until the moment he died.
Travis’ addiction in his adulthood can also be explained by his connection to the Wilderness and knowledge that It’s real, as Lottie continued to convince him to take magic mushrooms as a teenager in order to reach and connect with the Wildnerness. It’s whyTravis was so adamant that “Nat was right” about bringing that darkness back with them, and why he went to such drastic measures to attempt to connect with It again on the night of his death. Seeing Lottie walk over those branches inYellowjacketsconfirmed a dark truth that would follow him until the moment he died.
