"It's Meant To Be Quite Jarring": 'Yellowjackets' Lauren Ambrose Explains Why It's Okay She Didn't Get Closure with Van

Lauren Ambrose weighs in on the end of Van's story in Yellowjackets, and explains how she and Hilary Swank cracked THAT scene in Season 3, Episode 9.

Apr 20, 2025 - 17:42
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"It's Meant To Be Quite Jarring": 'Yellowjackets' Lauren Ambrose Explains Why It's Okay She Didn't Get Closure with Van

Yellowjacketsfeatures some of the very best ensemble casting across the board, but there’s no denying we got an extra special duo in Liv Hewson and Lauren Ambrose. At the start of the Showtime and Paramount+ series, Van Palmer was not meant to make it out of the wilderness alive. However, thanks to Hewson’s screen presence and creative spark, it became abundantly clear that they deserved more time to shine. Not only did the showrunners shift gears and have Van survive the wolf attack in Season 1, Episode 7, but at the start of Season 2, they revealed that Van makes it home from wilderness with the introduction of Ambrose’s present-day version of the character. From that point on, we’ve enjoyed a breathtaking level of connectivity between the two actors.