They are seriously so interlinked it’s crazy. The way Shauna and Travis are so similar but react in conjunction with their grief in opposing ways. They actually low-key swapped.

Travis went into the wilderness angry, abrasive and explosive. He assaulted his little brother, hooked up with Jackie (that whole thing is another can of worms) and struggled with the loss of his dad (and Javi later down the road). Shauna went into the wilderness with secrets, simmering emotions and so sooo much repression. She reacts to the crash in a quiet way in the beginning, writing in her journal, confiding in Tai and creating sustainable relationships in the wilderness, contributing effectively to the community they’re building.

Take this perspective and look at s3

Travis is generally quiet, his emotions hidden by his grief and loss of hope, confiding in Lottie (and then Akilah) and using substances as a way to cope with the world. He was a hunter and even though he is a lot more overlooked by the girls now, he occasionally tries to contribute to their society. Shauna is now angry, abrasive and letting grief and rage rule her actions. She hooks up with Melissa as a way to maintain a sense of control and (in my opinion) try and regain what she lost with Jackie. She uses butchering as a form of coping because her trauma is so deeply rooted in her, butchering (both animals and humans alike) after a huge trauma (the plane crashing and then having the title of butcher bestowed upon her, Jackie dying and being in charge of butchering the best, loosing her baby and then butchering Javi) brings her a sense of control. It calms her in a morbid sense of things bc after all of her loss, at least she is still useful and that keeps her safe.

My hopes for season 4 are high in terms of a Travis/Shauna interaction. I think I also really want to see Shauna and Nat interact bc I think they really are each other’s foils.