Misty is at her most competent and terrifying in this episode. Her ability to weaponize technology (the phone, the forums, her connection to Walter) makes her dangerous. However, the episode highlights her vulnerability regarding Crystal (from previous episodes) and her desperate need for belonging. She wants to be the hero who saves the group from the blackmailer, but she ends up exposing the fractures within the friend group instead.
Shauna goes into labor during a brutal snowstorm. The girls, led by a panicked Misty, try to remember anything from their high school health class to assist. Shauna experiences a prolonged hallucination where her baby survives and thrives, even imagining Lottie breastfeeding the child. However, she wakes to the reality that the baby was stillborn. yellowjackets s02e06 mpc
The episode explores the theme of motherhood in the wilderness. Shauna’s hallucinations serve as a manifestation of her guilt—guilt over Jackie’s death, guilt over her affair with Jeff, and the terrifying realization that she might be a "monster." Misty is at her most competent and terrifying