Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 9 Shauna & Adam Twist Explained By Star
Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey opens up about Shauna's internal struggles regarding her and Adam's relationship, as well as episode 9's twist. Lynskey plays the present-day, adult counterpart to Sophie Nélisse's 1996 soccer-player-turned-plane-crash-survivor. Lynskey stars alongside Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis, and Christina Ricci in the hit drama series.
Following her ordeal in the Canadian wilderness 25 years ago, Shauna Sadecki (Lynskey) is a housewife dissatisfied with her life; married to Jeff (Warren Kole), the boyfriend of her dead best friend Jackie (Ella Purnell), and struggling through a strained relationship with daughter Callie (Sarah Desjardins). When their past catches up with her and the other surviving Yellowjackets team members, unresolved emotions come to light and Shauna starts an affair with the mechanic Adam (Peter Gadiot) after learning Jeff was unfaithful. When she discovers Adam knows about the Yellowjackets' time in the wilderness, Shauna stabs him, fearing he was blackmailing them, and the group comes together to dispose of his body.
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With a dark past threatening to come to light and blood on her hands once more, Lynskey opens up about Shauna's mindset and her relationship with Adam. Speaking to E! Online alongside the rest of the cast about what season 2 may hold, Lynskey discusses how Shauna felt about her time with Adam. Revealing that she doubts herself despite any confidence she might have, her relationship with Adam brought out her more self-assured side. Despite this, when characters such as Callie question the relationship, Lynskey states that her doubts return to her and she loses what little confidence she
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