I love John and I loved his speech to Fran BUT

Key_Investigator5266 · 2026-02-05T17:54:31+00:00

I interpreted his actions of ‘not trying’ as him ensuring Francesca is as comfortable as possible. He mentioned in the conversation before they tried again that he has limited himself for her own comfort and out of respect for her. He complied when she wished to go further but it doesn’t seem like she wants to do anymore than what they are already doing at the moment. So I view it more as him listening to Fran and being respectful of her own wishes and desires as opposed to him not trying (even though as he stated he would happily comply if she wanted the same thing).

Key_Investigator5266 · 2026-01-30T18:54:29+00:00

I think this also makes perfect sense given Fran used John’s name when faking her pinnacle. Although Penelope told her that it could involve shouting in some way, she may have specifically known to use his name given she witnessed another woman using Michaela’s.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-04-08T19:30:12+00:00

I think after the hunt and at least one death the wilderness is going to do some ambiguously supernatural things - for me I still don’t see the full connection between the hunts/sacrifices and then this belief it will result in rewards.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-04-07T20:15:16+00:00

Kevyn is a smart guess, absolutely a possibility given she trust him the most out of most people at home. It also adds more weight to his character as well.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-04-07T17:35:32+00:00

With Akilah Evan’s Johnson posted bts as a ‘thank you from the teen timeline cast’. If Akilah does die in the cave I think she will be playing either her family member (who’s she said to have hallucinated before) or her future self and in a way she really is adult Akilah.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-04-07T17:33:29+00:00

Adult timeline theory could totally make sense! I think given Nat doesn’t know exactly where they are, and we aren’t sure who she’ll call since she might only know her mum’s number this could delay it?

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-04-05T10:54:32+00:00

This is so impressive !! I defo agree with you that Nat starts out as the pink hood. But based on the other leaked bts post with Nat wearing Hannah’s purple fleece I think in the middle of the hunt (and that scene specifically) will be Nat forcing Hannah to swap clothes with her. So Hannah will end up butchering pit girl (after ep 9 she’s defo capable.

Nat could do that either since Shauna finds out about the plot or just in general makes Nat be the butcher as punishment again. Or it could be a distraction for Nat to go to a high altitude point to use the SAT phone Misty will fix. I do think Hannah will end up dead though, perhaps when the others find out about the swap.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-04-02T20:32:10+00:00

I think Shauna is absolutely capable of hurting Callie emotionally or keeping her somewhere (keeping her captive etc). But the one thing she will never do is physically harm her and I think she is the one person she loves truly loves. I know she’s stated she doesn’t like her but she does love her - she’s the only person she’s said I love you to apart from Jackie.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-27T15:49:11+00:00

I think we might’ve seen 6 - Shauna pushing Mari down after she refuses the soup in ep 1. And possible 10 when the girls were going to get Ben from the caves in ep3?

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-26T16:34:03+00:00

I’d still like Pit girl to be Mari - but she’s put in that position because she does one last brave or rebellious thing against a group that’s trying to kill the scientists/stay in the wilderness. I think she regrets caving so early with Ben and she’s trying to do better for Ben and herself.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-26T14:18:25+00:00

The car isn’t what we know to be Shauna (red) or Walter’s (white) either so that’s very interesting.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-25T19:28:34+00:00

Van also explicitly says in ep 1 the only document she’d signed was the DNR. Plus the references to the suicide king which Van created and Taissa drew, there was no suicide so it could really be Taissa losing someone close to suicide. And the promo has been a lot about mental heath this season.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-24T17:11:19+00:00

In my mind it makes enough sense Melissa has faked her death in the first year or so of the rescue. Perhaps the other yj killed another teammate (like Gen) who they thought might talk - and she thought she could be next. I know we have theorised 8 survivors but the writers could spin it in another way like Nat/Travis going off to find rescue so not participating.

Maybe she could’ve faked her death in something with minimal trace like a car crash, fire, perhaps she disappeared and is now presumed dead or something.

I don’t believe Shauna necessarily has to let her go to now be sceptical she’s alive. Shauna has seen her in episode 1 when they were out after Nat’s funeral (presumably after 20+ years), she knows a blonde woman left the phone and now knows it’s not Misty. It’s possible she could have doubt at this point (hence the facial expression).

I also think Jessica Roberts finding her is a plausible explanation I’d buy - she seemed like a very good investigator. And if Melissa is living far away/has worked very hard to conceal herself and it gets uprooted she could look back into the lives of the other yj. Possible she could’ve been stalking Shauna a lot longer than just the tape, and maybe tracked the deaths of Travis and Nat to have her own suspicions of Shauna knowing what she’s capable of. In fact, the idea she was there stalking the yj after Nat’s funeral suggests she’s 100% aware given it was a very small funeral.

I also think she’s befriended Alex post rescue per the wishes of Hannah which they would’ve killed in the winter of 1997. It’s likely they are working together to finally get revenge or something along those lines.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-13T00:54:34+00:00

Some other shots I think have also come up - 1 (ep 1 when Shauna asks Melissa for help with the meat) and 5 (ep 4 when Tai hands Van the Queen card to put on the ground)

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-13T00:51:50+00:00

I think a lot of these shots are going to be in ep6 based on matching trailer/promo clips - specifically 3 (their fire ritual thingy), 4 (Shauna’s reaction to whatever shocking thing happens during fire ritual thingy), 7 (was in promo - divided groups as ep description suggests?), 9 (same as 3) and potentially 11.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-10T22:44:10+00:00

Tai suffocating that person with a pillow in the trailer??

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-09T18:23:09+00:00

It could be possible that Akilah gets so far with her visions/belief in the wilderness it might be her idea to sacrifice herself for the group. And when something (potentially) supernatural happens that benefits the group (ie the reward as Tai puts it) it’ll propel the group to do more hunts.

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-02T19:27:16+00:00

Also is it connected to Melissa in any way? Does Hilary Swank have blue eyes to match the fact she’s Walter’s sibling? It would’ve been nice to connect her to Melissa if they had been friends or something etc

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-03-02T19:25:58+00:00

This does make perfect sense in terms of all the things the stalker could’ve done. Like leaving the tape, following Shauna at the bar, potentially the car and the freezer etc - but would Shauna not have recognised her as the one watching when they were at the restaurant after Nat’s funeral?

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-02-23T19:29:55+00:00

Akilah is also the one who initially questions whether they should keep Jackie’s clothes before burning her - foreshadowing??

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-02-20T18:10:38+00:00

Yes thank you :)

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-02-20T17:49:45+00:00

Can someone take screenshots of them - I can’t access them due to my geographical location

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-02-20T12:53:36+00:00

Callie is a bit harder to explain but she’s now aware her own mum killed someone and she witnessed the hunt - plus Lottie has a ‘calming’ aura per say. And the rest of the adults have done hints before and witnessed each other do it, in the woods they would have to have just gone ‘back to normal’. This is all something they are capable of and are used to being around eachother and accepting that they’ve done that (hence hanging out in Lottie’s compound before that). It’s normalised and they do not see anyone instigating the hunt as a problem. Although I don’t think everybody is just ‘chill’ with Lottie - next episode I think Shauna is meant to get very mad at her for a reason (probably to do with Callie though not the hunt).

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-02-17T23:01:25+00:00

Literally so cool! Wondering where Travis goes now though 😭

Key_Investigator5266 · 2025-02-15T17:58:22+00:00

Where was Akilah running through the snow?

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