'Yellowjackets' Is the Internet's Favorite Anti-Internet Show

This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when, but at some point in the last few weeks, Yellowjackets went from a low-key phenomenon to a cultural force. A lot of the show’s popularity can be attributed to stellar reviews, excellent word-of-mouth, and the fact that viewers had extra time during the holiday season to catch up—plus Omicron has kept many home and watching.But there’s something else, something even more base about its appeal: It’s a mystery full of the kinds of symbolism, clues, and Easter eggs that the internet loves to devour and hypothesize about. Last night’s Season 1 finale only gave fans more cannibal catastrophe content to chew on.This is all somewhat ironic because one of the things that’s appealing about Yellowjackets is that it’s so lo-fi. This isn’t to say that everyone who watches Yellowjackets wants to go back to a more primitive, pre-internet time, but there is something appealing about living in that world—for Gen Xers and millennials who grew up in it and for younger generations curious about its contours.It’s also a story that almost has to take place in a previous decade.