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The Best Episodes of Yellowjackets Season 1

Every episode of Yellowjackets Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Yellowjackets Season 1!

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This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 10 - Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
    8.2/10(3562 votes)

    S1:E10

    On the night of their 25-year class reunion, the Yellowjackets navigate damning evidence, false alibis and a dubious attempt to “heal.” In the wilderness, the Doomcoming fallout finds everything firmly off the rails as simmering resentments come to a head. Season finale.

    Director:Eduardo Sánchez
    Writers:Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson

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  2. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 9 - Doomcoming
    8.1/10(3293 votes)

    S1:E9

    You are cordially invited to The Doomcoming. On the brink of death, the Yellowjackets opt to throw one last rager before careening into oblivion. An increasingly paranoid Shauna struggles between keeping her cool and being Shauna.

    Director:Daisy von Scherler Mayer
    Writers:Sarah L. Thompson, Ameni Rozsa

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  3. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 8 - Flight of the Bumblebee
    8.0/10(3121 votes)

    S1:E8

    What is madness and what is divine? While in triage after a vicious attack, the Yellowjackets are left to suss out the best of their worst ideas. Shauna dabbles in some light cyberstalking.

    Director:Ariel Kleiman
    Writers:Liz Phang, Cameron Brett Johnson

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  4. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.8/10(4935 votes)

    S1:E1

    On the eve of a fateful flight, a championship high school girls soccer squad celebrates being a team by betraying one another. 25 years later, the survivors do their best imitations of well-adjusted people.

    Director:Karyn Kusama
    Writers:Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson

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  5. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 2 - F Sharp
    7.8/10(3939 votes)

    S1:E2

    As the teens get their bearings among the wreckage, Misty finds hell on earth quite becoming. In the present: revenge, sex homework and the policeman formerly known as Goth.

    Director:Jamie Travis
    Writers:Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Jonathan Lisco

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  6. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 7 - No Compass
    7.8/10(3083 votes)

    S1:E7

    As starvation looms, Taissa leads a last-ditch effort and/or suicide mission. Amid felony schemes and all-night stakeouts, the Yellowjackets are forced to commit small talk.

    Director:Eva Sørhaug
    Writer:Katherine Kearns

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  7. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 5 - Blood Hive
    7.7/10(3249 votes)

    S1:E5

    Out in the wilderness, the girls ride the crimson wave and plan a dark arts slumber party. Natalie and Misty tame a stallion. On Halloween night, Shauna parties like it’s 1996.

    Director:Eva Sørhaug
    Writer:Ameni Rozsa

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  8. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 3 - The Dollhouse
    7.6/10(3541 votes)

    S1:E3

    The Yellowjackets debate the merits of probably dying while staying put or probably dying while looking for shelter. Taissa navigates a dirty attack ad and the other C-word. Shauna sees about a boy.

    Director:Eva Sørhaug
    Writer:Sarah L. Thompson

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  9. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 6 - Saints
    7.5/10(3144 votes)

    S1:E6

    The Yellowjackets tangle with the birds & the bees, navigating love, lust and DIY surgery. In the present : blackmail, bunnies and an icy reunion. Misty prepares for a surprise(d) houseguest.

    Director:Bille Woodruff
    Writer:Chantelle M. Wells

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  10. Yellowjackets Season 1 Episode 4 - Bear Down
    7.4/10(3378 votes)

    S1:E4

    The girls play with guns to determine who is the most responsible. Natalie untangles a lifetime of piecing together broken men. Taissa greets the rich.

    Director:Deepa Mehta
    Writer:Liz Phang

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Sic Transit Gloria Mundi" is the best rated episode of "Yellowjackets" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 3562 votes. Directed by Eduardo Sánchez and written by Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, it aired on 1/16/2022. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Doomcoming".