Van Palmer — the teflon goalie and outspoken movie lover played by Liv Hewson as a teen and Lauren Ambrose as an adult on "Yellowjackets" — has an affinity for rom-coms, but how does she feel about thrillers?
At the top of "Two Truths and a Lie," we get a proper introduction to adult Van and spend our first few moments with the character witnessing her dole out movie recommendations. There's a hat-tip to "Party Girl," the 1995 cult classic starring Parker Posey (directed and written by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, who also wrote this season's first episode, "Friends, Romans, Countrymen.") And there's also mention of "The Watermelon Woman," the 1996 queer must-watch by Cheryl Dunye. But one '90s title goes unmentioned, though it barely needs to be said for how strongly its influence is felt.
