YELLOWJACKETS – SEASON 1 & 2

When the plane carrying a New Jersey high school girls soccer team (the ‘Yellowjackets’) crashes deep in the Canadian wilderness, the survivors are stranded and realise that no one is coming to their rescue. Forced to fend for themselves, they soon descend into anarchy, cannibalism and insanity. Fast forward 25 years, and those who made it out alive are still haunted by the traumatic ordeal as adults. The two time periods are interwoven via flash backs and there are over a dozen diverse characters to keep track of. Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci give strong performances but needed more screen time to have a significant impact. You’ll have to suspend belief to get through some of the flawed and messy plot lines. Entertaining but it wears thin.