Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 6 recap: Who takes Coach Ben's life?

Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 6 follows a dual timeline narrative, with characters in the past (1996) and the present (2020s) experiencing psychological and physical conflicts following traumatic events and surviving in the wilderness of Canada. The past showcases a plane crash, after which a group of high school girls lands in the middle of nowhere. The present portrays the adult survivors dealing with the aftermath of their loved ones' deaths.

In Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 6, the group begins to turn to each other both in the past and in the present. Coach Ben suffered a tragic end in the past, while in the present, the group deals with the trauma of Lottie's death. The episode is titled, 'Thanks Giving,' and the way events unfold gives the darkest meaning to this title. Read on for the full recap.

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Events that unfolded in the present in Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 6

The episode witnesses Sadecki's family on vacation where Shauna, as a citizen detective, gets to know about Lottie's death, which she thinks is not a death but a murder. Jeff has no idea about the same. Callie overhears their conversation, discussing that Lottie's death is probably a murder. This makes Callie recall a cassette that she found during Episode 1 and now thinks is somehow connected with Lottie's death.

The Sadecki leaves the hotel to be safe and tries to play the cassette through Van's DAT tape. In the audio clip, they hear an audio clip of girls screaming. Van reveals that those who know about the tape are dead, except for them. Callie attempts to record their conversation by keeping his mobile phone in Shauna's purse. This gains Shauna's attention, and she thinks of teaching Callie a lesson about this.

Van discovers that Taissa is acting strangely as she has lost her family, Lottie, and her career. She jokes about Shauna being stressed about a silly tape and overthinking it. Van witnesses Tai, an alter-personality that emerges when Taissa is under stress, leading her to sleepwalk, act violently, and engage in eerie, trance-like behaviors.

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What happened with Coach Ben in Yellowjackets Season 3, Episode 6?

The teenagers are tied resulting in Coach Ben's grim trial by the survivors. Ben is shown against cannibalism and is on a hunger strike for a week. The group is deciding whether to keep him alive or kill him as the food supply is scarce. Antler Queen is going through a moral dilemma and fears losing control over the group if she takes Ben's side. Eventually, the group puts a full stop to Ben's hunger strike by feeding him forcefully through a pipe.

Akilah tries to envision if she has missed something that can lead them to home. While Nat surprisingly takes out a knife and goes to Ben. Ben watches her as she fulfills his wish for freedom from this life. Ben didn't beg for mercy. Nag stabs him in the heart. "Thank you" were Ben's last words.

The next morning, Misty kisses his corpse and bids him farewell before Nat prepares the feast, and they feed on his flesh and bones. Later, two men arrive and greet the teenage survivors. Akilah concludes that Ben is the bridge to the home they are looking for.