Yellowjackets
This article contains discussions of suicide.
Despite this, viewers don’t see much of him as an adult.
When they find him,Travis is dead, and it is ruled a suicide.
However, Natalie doesn’t believe this to be the case.
Although Natalie hasn’t spoken to Travis in years, she’s clearly heartbroken to discover he’s dead.
But while they believe his death is a suicide, Natalie is convinced it’s something else.
AndYellowjacketsseason 2 confirms she’s right to question it.
However,Yellowjacketsseason 2 reveals that he never intended to kill himself.
During their reunion, Lottie tells Natalie that Travis was determined to confront the darkness within him.
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He planned to do this by getting as close as he could to death without actually dying.
Unfortunately, the buttons on the crane got stuck, so Lottie couldn’t actually lower him.
WithYellowjacketstoeing the line between supernatural and trauma-based explanations, it’s just as possible Lottie is an unreliable witness.
Lottie’s recollection of that night proves Natalie is correct: Travis' didn’t die by suicide.
However, he was clearly facing inner demons, which could explain why only Natalie questioned the official report.
Andthe circumstances of Travis' death remain suspicious, as there’s no clear reason the crane stopped working.
WithYellowjacketstoeing the line between supernatural and trauma-based explanations, it’s just as possible Lottie is an unreliable witness.
It’s possible there’s more to Travis' death than even Lottie herself realizes.
PerhapsYellowjacketsseason 3will shed more light on it.
Neither of them breaks their pact, and she doesn’t believe Travis ever would.
If Lottie’s story is true, then Natalie is right about that.
And Travis' death remains ruled a suicide, even though Natalie uncovers the truth about it.