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Warning: This story contains spoilers about the plot of Yellowjackets season 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n The twists keep on coming. After introducing some major obstacles in the past and present timelines, Yellowjackets<\/em><\/a> wrapped up season 2 with a shocking death.<\/p>\n In the 1996 timeline, Lottie (Courtney Eaton<\/strong>) steps down as the leader of the group and hands over the reigns to Natalie (Sophie Thatcher<\/strong>) because she thinks the wilderness chose her for a reason<\/a>. Following the celebration \u2014 and a Javi-flavored meal \u2014 the girls are awoken by a fire started by Coach Ben (Steven Krueger<\/strong>) that burns down their cabin.<\/p>\n During the present-day timeline, however, things take a dark turn when Lottie (Simone Kessell<\/strong><\/a>) suggested that the group needs to sacrifice one of them for the darkness. Shauna (Melanie Lynskey<\/strong><\/a>) gets chosen after they choose cards and is hunted down before her daughter steps in and shoots Lottie. The cult leader tells the group that one of them needs to give up their life after all the death<\/a> they caused since leaving the woods. Lisa (Nicole Maines<\/strong>), for her part, overhears and tries to defend Lottie from the others. As a result, Natalie (Juliette Lewis<\/strong><\/a>) steps in to save Lisa when Misty (Christina Ricci<\/strong><\/a>) tries to stop her and Natalie ends up dead.<\/p>\n Thatcher, 22, who plays teenage Natalie, addressed Lewis\u2019 departure from the series<\/a> after two seasons.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s so heartbreaking, but then also creates more levels for younger Natalie, because the viewers will have that in mind,\u201d she told Variety<\/em><\/a> on Friday, May 26. \u201cThere\u2019s another layer to watching younger Natalie I think now and going forward. But Juliette was my mentor, and she is so incredible. To lose her on the show felt really like losing a part of yourself. It was sad, but I think it\u2019ll be interesting to see how it plays from here on out.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Ricci, 43, revealed that the cast was kept largely in the dark about the decision to kill off Natalie.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t know until very shortly before we shot the episode. We all love Juliette. I love Juliette. We\u2019ve all gone through so much on the show and gotten so close and fought and reconciled and love each other \u2014 and we\u2019re like sisters,\u201d the Wednesday<\/em><\/a> star recalled. \u201cI think we were all all very upset and sad that Natalie was dying. And it was tough to shoot. It was very emotional. We shot a lot more than ended up in the episode of me holding Juliette while she was dying and stuff. Those were really tough scenes, and really upsetting. I ran into Juliette the next day in the airport, and we both started crying again.\u201d<\/p>\n The actress noted that Misty will struggle with being the reason Natalie accidentally died<\/a>, adding, \u201cIt was a complete mistake. She made an impulsive choice \u2014 another characteristically immature, impulsive, selfish choice where she was going to kill the person who was going to hurt her friend. Not wanting her friends taken away, it\u2019s about keeping what she wants. It was a disastrous decision.\u201d<\/p>\n