While Yellowjackets may focus on a core group of half a dozen of its survivors and their present-day selves, back in 1996 there were plenty of other Yellowjackets helping out with the group’s survival — and feasting on those they lost. Showrunners Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson specifically said they kept the number of teammates lost in the wilderness vague, so they could introduce new characters as the seasons go on.
In Season 3, that new character is Melissa, who appeared in episodes before but never got a spotlight. When she lends her support to Shauna in Season 3 Episode 1, Shauna responds with a stunned, “Wait. Do you, like, actually have a personality?”
