Teen Shauna tightens her grip on power. Poor Melissa feels the squeeze. The penultimate episode of Season 3 opens with a reference to “The Goonies,” the 1985 Richard Donner kids’ adventure movie beloved by Gen X.

In our recap, we review the big answers and new mysteries from Yellowjackets season three, episode nine, "How the Story Ends."

Not only did Van survive season one — despite nearly burning to death in the plane crash, being mauled by wolves leaving her face hanging off, and almost getting burned (again) on a funeral pyre — but in season 2,