Yellowjackets: How Did The Teddy Bear Catch Fire?
Showtime’s Yellowjackets ends episode 8 with the mysterious death of Laura Lee in a plane crash after her teddy bear catches fire — but how did it set on fire in the first place? Combining the elements of a coming-of-age narrative and a psychological thriller, Yellowjackets explores the survival of a girls’ soccer team after a plane crash. Each episode offers more information about the survivors’ time spent in the wilderness, revealing the inner psyche of the characters, as the stakes of the group’s decisions increase with every day. In episode 8, Laura Lee is pushed to her limits, resulting in her death.
By Yellowjackets episode 8, the remaining survivors have become desperate for resources, as months have passed since the initial crash. Given that Misty destroyed the plane’s black box, the burden of seeking help falls on the group, who take increasingly greater risks as their desperation grows. With winter dangerously close and rescue seeming unlikely, Laura Lee decides to take fate into her own hands by piloting a propeller plane that the group found in the woods. Securely rooted in her faith, she defies Coach Ben’s pleas to not fly the plane, believing it to be her purpose. Laura Lee assumes that her close study of the pilot’s manual, her childhood experience flying with her grandpa, and her faith in God will guide her. However, upon ascent, the teddy bear in the passenger seat catches fire, and the plane explodes in the air.
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