Remember when the creators ofYellowjacketsrevealed they were working on a bonus episode? It still hasn’t aired, but apparently it does indeed exist – we just won’t get to see it before Season 3. Fans were quick to note thatYellowjacketsSeason 2 was nine episodes, one episode shorter than Season 1. This led many to believe that there was a missing episode, and shortly following the Season 2 finale in 2023, it was confirmed thatYellowjacketsdid have a bonus episode. The intention was to release it between Seasons 2 and 3, with fans hoping it would arrive in 2024 to tide them over until Season 3 debuts in 2025.
Yet 2024 is fast approaching its end, and that bonusYellowjacketsepisode still hasn’t aired. Fans can hold out hope as the episode still exists, it just won’t be airing anytime soon.“The truth is that there is a bonus episode but we may need to wait a bit longer for it,“saidYellowjacketsco-creator Ashley Lyle in an interview withEntertainment Weeklyahead of Season 3. She did not reveal when the episode would air, or what it would be about.
Yellowjacketsis set to return on Jun 28, 2025, with a two-episode Season 3 premiere. The upcoming season will include 10 episodes, like Season 1, and conclude on June 10, 2025. It appears that the bonus episode does not count towards the 10-episode run ofYellowjacketsSeason 3. This leaves the episode’s status up in the air, both in terms of what it might be about and when it will be screened.
Where Is That Bonus ‘Yellowjackets’ Episode?
The status of the missing bonus episode is disappointing to fans ofYellowjackets, particularly seeing how other series have used them to tide fans over.Doctor Whohas regularly made Christmas episodespart of its slate to bridge the gap between the various seasons. After a nearly two-year gap between Season 1 and Season 2,Invincibledebuted the special “Invincible: Atom Eve,” exploring the character of Atom Eve’s origin and a way to build anticipation around Season 2’s debut a few months later. By the timeYellowjacketsSeason 3 debuts, it will have been nearly two years since Season 2 ended. That bonus episode would have been great for making the wait feel less excruciating.
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The big question fans have regarding the bonus episode ofYellowjacketsis: what exactly could it be about? There areplenty of mysteries in the series left unresolved, and a bonus episode could certainly focus on one of those elements. While one would assume it would delve into one of the main characters, it could also be an entire episode dedicated to the friends and loved ones of the girls who thought they all died in the plane crash. That type of episode might break up the main flow ofYellowjackets' traditional narrative, but it sounds like a good one-off special. The status of the one-off remains up in the air, but withYellowjacketsSeason 3 just around the corner, it is likely that fans will be too preoccupied unraveling the mysteries and complex characters to focus on this missing episode.
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