If I were stranded in the woods and something happened that resulted in me breaking my glasses, I'd have to just sit there and hope for a tree to fall on me in the night; periodically calling out, "Not to be a b***h here, but can anyone help me?" — on the off chance that a friendly face would appear to guide my visually impaired self to safety and not a roaming pack of hormonal cannibals emerging from the darkness making animal noises, assessing my vulnerability to determine how easy of a next meal I'd make.
When Misty's (Samantha Hanratty) glasses break in "Croak" — the episode of "Yellowjackets" that sees the teens in the wilderness timeline weighing the potential for rescue over the ramifications of their savagery coming to light — I first thought of the above, putting myself in Misty's shoes, as someone who couldn't make it out of the bathroom without my specs. Then I immediately thought of "Lord of the Flies," the 1954 book by William Golding that "Yellowjackets" creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson were heavily inspired by when coming up with the idea for this show.
