“They’re Both Saving Everybody”: The Significance Of Natalie & Hannah’s Pivotal Yellowjackets Season 3 Finale Scene Addressed By Ashley Sutton
Yellowjackets‘ Ashley Sutton breaks down a pivotal scene between her character, Hannah Finch, and Natalie Scattorcio (Sophie Thatcher) in the season 3 finale. After killing the wilderness guide, Kodiak (Joel McHale), during Yellowjackets season 3, episode 9’s ending, Hannah initially seems to have chosen the side of the tyrannical Shauna Shipman (Sophie Nélisse), who wants to stay in the wilderness. However, a scene in the season 3 finale confirms that she is actually on Natalie’s side, and they work together to take a vital step towards escaping the wilderness once and for all.
While speaking with ScreenRant, Sutton clarifies that Hannah “was always Team Natalie” and that she only killed Kodiak to protect herself and Natalie. Hannah could not admit that she got the knife from Natalie, or Shauna would have had them both killed. Sutton explains that the moment in the finale where Hannah says she is on Natalie’s side is her favorite scene because “it was the most truthful moment” for her character. She also discusses how she and Thatcher started crying due to the emotional nature of the scene. Check out Sutton’s full comments below:
I think Hannah was always Team Natalie. She’s Team Go; she’s not Team Stay in any way. Killing Kodiak is just such an in-the-moment decision she has to make to survive because if Kodiak says Hannah got the knife, then Hannah got the knife from Natalie. The two of them are going to go down in Shauna’s book, so she makes the decision. She kills Kodi because she needs to save herself in that moment. “I need to make it through the night to the next morning.”
From the way that she has been watching them, she sees how much of a dictator Shauna is. So, in order to play the game, she has to get on Shauna’s good side, and then she can start maneuvering everything. That’s why, during the hunt, she goes to find Natalie to be like, “I promise you that I’m on your side. Please trust me.”
That moment with Sophie, where she flips me around on the tree, is my favorite scene I filmed because I feel like it was the most truthful. Hannah really gets to be so real and so raw. And in that moment, I was Ashley and was just thinking that Hannah would sacrifice anything to get any of them home. She really, truly will do anything at this point because what’s happening in the camp is so crazy.
Sophie [Thatcher] and I did that scene a couple of times. Bart, the director and also one of the showrunners, gave me some notes to help me get to a different place because I feel like it is such a different place for Hannah. We’ve seen her so vulnerable and almost in tears at every other point in time, but this time when she’s saying all of the things that are happening to her, it’s not sad; it’s just matter of fact.
But after Bart called cut on the very last take, Sophie and I just looked at each other and started bawling because we felt so much heart and empathy in that moment for Natalie and Hannah. It felt so heavy and beautiful to witness how they’re both saving everybody, or trying to save everybody in some way. It was really beautiful to get to experience.
At the beginning of the season 3 finale, Hannah is helping Shauna enforce her reign of terror, but by the end, she is the key to making Natalie’s bold plan a reality. While Shauna is focused on the hunt and then on eating Mari Ibarra (Alexa Barajas), Hannah and Natalie have already swapped places and put their plan in motion
The reveal is a triumphant moment for Natalie and Hannah and appears to be the catalyst for the survivors’ rescue. However, it has already been confirmed during Yellowjackets‘ present-day timeline that Hannah dies in the wilderness. This means that Hannah’s death is poised to happen in season 4, with Shauna possibly killing her as punishment for her role in aiding Natalie. Despite her bravery, Hannah will not get to experience the reward of being rescued and getting to see her daughter again.
Our Take On Ashley Sutton’s Comments
Sutton’s comments provide more insight into the unique bond that Natalie and Hannah share and the level of trust that they place in each other. Knowing what Hannah did, and that she died anyway, adds further context to why the adult Natalie (Juliette Lewis) is consumed by so much guilt and is particularly haunted about what happened in the wilderness. Natalie will likely end up feeling responsible for Hannah dying in Yellowjackets season 4 and this will be yet another death that weighs heavily on her for years to come.
