Still, there are many pressing ongoing mysteries.

Clearly, Lottie is right about one thing: there’s something strange about the wilderness.

Even thoughthe plane crash definesYellowjackets' characters, the show still hasn’t quite revealed why it happened.

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Flight 2525 carries not just the players, but their coaches as well.

Unfortunately, the diversion isn’t enough to prevent a tragic plane crash.

However, given the harrowingending ofYellowjacketsseason 1, things only get worse after the initial crash.

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For now, the plane crash feels like accidental.

…viewers have no reason to think Misty tampered with the plane before the crash.

However, ahead ofYellowjacketsseason 3, viewers have no reason to think Misty tampered with the planebeforethe crash.

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Yellowjackets is a television series exploring the survival ordeal of a high school girls' soccer team stranded in the remote wilderness after a plane crash. It interweaves psychological horror and coming-of-age themes, simultaneously depicting their harrowing transformation and its lasting impact on their lives 25 years later.

This seems similar to why the plane crashed inYellowjackets, though the chartered pilots were probably more experienced fliers.

…the adult survivors inYellowjacketshave to navigate similar accusations, judgment, and trauma.

Ultimately, the cause ofYellowjackets' plane crash may not matter as much as the fallout.

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There’s no denying that the cannibalism element is the most sensationalized part of the rugby team’s story.

Similarly, the adult survivors inYellowjacketshave to navigate similar accusations, judgment, and trauma.

Another crucial source of inspiration forYellowjacketsisWilliam Golding’s classic 1954 novelLord of the Flies.

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IfYellowjacketsgoes there, the Wilderness itself could have caused the crash.

However, fans have long posited that the site of the plane crash is rife with mineral deposits.

Again, pilot error is still a strong possibility without any obvious external factors.

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