According to ScreenRant, Sophie Thatcher (Prospect) star of Showtimes Yellowjackets teases how emotional and tense the third installment of the series will be for the young version of Natalie Scatorccio. Thatcher spoke with Vanity Fair on how the character’s story in the wilderness is not over yet as she states that in season three the character is seen in some of her darkest moments. *Spoilers ahead*
Thatcher said, “I think it resonated. It sets people up for the season, ’cause it gets really dark. You get to see more of my Natalie. It makes me really emotional. People really feel for my character. I love my character more than anything in the world, and I don’t know if I’ll ever feel this again. There was a point toward the end of the season where I would talk about Natalie and just start crying. I’m so protective of her, and that just makes for a really beautiful, intense experience.”
As per ScreenRant, Thatcher also revealed that she was set to make the young version of the character her own after feeling that she had to align with the older version played by Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear). She said that she felt a unique connection with Lewis unlike anything else, calling her co-star “an inspiration.”
She said “I felt less pressure to match Lewis’s voice, because that was always in my head. Once you read praise, like, oh, their voices are so similar, I just got too self-aware. Season two, it got in the way of me being present because I was so keen on just matching everything. But this season there’s a freedom where I could be present in the scene and know that Natalie is in me at this point.”
She concluded, “I really miss Juliette. It makes me so sad. Any interaction with her is very sacred. Sharing a character is the most vulnerable thing possible. I’ll never have that connection again, ’cause it’s so rare that you get to have this as an actor. She’s just a really big inspiration for me.”
Yellowjackets is available to stream on Paramount+.