This theory is bolstered by some of the action we see in the scenes surrounding the Antler Queen covered in this season. Just before Nat regains her memories, we are shown a scene in which the girls use expression to try to escape a winter storm. “I feel our friends are coming back to us. I feel like our friends want to find us,” they chanted, and in the end, it worked. “Yellowjackets” often meaningfully cross-edits its scenes, so it’s not difficult to assume that Queen Antler’s reveal is somehow related to their seemingly magical moment. Also, when Travis and Lottie talk about the darkness they brought back, not only does the Ant Queen appear before Lottie’s eyes, but she also leaves a bear heart in the woods as a sacrifice.
We associate Queen Antler with Lottie because she dresses like last season, but Lottie also has the closest relationship with any shadow that lays in the woods. Perhaps she is not really Queen Antler, but the vessel of her message. It should also be noted that in season 1, Lottie had a recurring image of a deer shedding antlers, and Nat and Travis actually seen it happen in real life, which means all three of them actually have a pre-existing relationship with the disturbing image. Then the last question is what numbers want. It seems too early to tell, but she is clearly tied to death or near death. There’s one more thing we know about her: decades after the survivors returned from the wilderness, it’s clear she’s still not done with them.
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