The Man With No Eyes makes an appearance not once but twice in Yellowjackets Season 3 Episode 3, and this time, Taissa’s not the only one who can see him. Warning: spoilers ahead!
One thing that’s certain in Yellowjackets: the darkness of the wilderness, whatever “it” is, has followed them home. Whether it’s a real spiritual force or the darkness exists within them is yet to be seen, but there’s no denying it’s led to real-life consequences.
At the end of Season 2, the present-day survivors congregated at Lottie’s commune, performing a ritual that led to the accidental (or perhaps intentional) death of adult Natalie.
Although they’re feeling the effects of this loss in Yellowjackets Season 3, the wilderness is constantly calling them back. For Tai, she’s been haunted by visions of the Man With No Eyes since childhood, but now he’s seemingly stalking all of them.
Who is the Man With No Eyes?
His purpose remains a mystery, but what we do know about him is that he’s a creepy figure who appears in visions experienced by Taissa and her grandmother, Nana Bassey. He’s played by Brahm Taylor in Yellowjackets Season 1 and Brody Logan Romhanyi in Seasons 2-3.
In terms of his looks, the Man With No Eyes is very tall and slender (a bit like the Slenderman), with adult Taissa star Tawny Cypress saying he’s around eight feet. He has blacked-out eye sockets, long dark hair, and pale skin, and he’s always wearing a tight-fitted suit.
Other than the opening credits, he first shows up in Season 1 Episode 3, ‘The Dollhouse’, in a flashback to Tai’s childhood. Nanna Bassey’s on her deathbed with Tai by her side, when all of a sudden she looks to the mirror with a look of terror.
Tai can’t see anything and asks if it’s an angel. “Don’t you come over here,” Bassey says to the mirror. “I mean it, stay away.” When Tai asks who, she replies, “That man with no eyes!” Tai looks at the mirror and sees him, causing her to scream.
“Don’t let him take me,” Bassey pleads. “Don’t let him take my eyes.” It’s all very terrifying – it seems he’s a bad omen of sorts, one who’s become intertwined with Tai’s connection to the wilderness.
ShowtimeCypress was asked about the meaning of the vision by Elle in 2023, to which she explained, “I don’t know the meaning of the Man With No Eyes. I know as much as the audience does.
“I know that she’s been seeing him since childhood. The major questions about Taissa that we all have – I have them too – are not going to get answered until at least Season 3.”
Up until this moment, only Tai and her grandma have been able to see him. He makes his return in Yellowjackets Season 3 Episode 1, when Tai and Van dine and dash from a restaurant.
What they don’t realize is that the waiter who ran after them has fallen to the ground and died. After getting away, they head to a private spot and Tai sees the Man With No Eyes lurking in the background. She chooses to embrace it and starts kissing Van.
Yellowjackets Season 3 expands the horror
ShowtimeThis all changes in Season 3 Episode 3. Not only does Van also see the Man With No Eyes, but he also makes an appearance in Shauna’s poison-induced nightmare.
You see, Tai starts piecing everything together in the latest installment. After Van tells her that her terminal cancer might not be terminal anymore, Tai tells her about the waiter. “The waiter was the sacrifice and your new prognosis… well, that’s the gift,” she says.
Although Van’s hesitant at first, she eventually gives in. Later on, the pair are watching TV when an advert for a place called Ozzie’s ice cream parlor comes up. And guess who’s the face of it? The Man With No Eyes.
This time, it’s not just Taissa who’s seeing it – Van sees him too.
In the past timeline, the girls head to coach Ben’s cave home to hunt him down. While in there, Akilah, Van, and Shauna accidentally get poisoned by some toxic gas.
During Shauna’s drug-induced nightmare, she’s seen in the classroom with the rest of the Yellowjackets (Jackie included), and when the janitor walks past, it’s the Man With No Eyes.
Although we still don’t have all the answers, his return has sparked speculation. Over on Reddit, one viewer pointed out how terrifying he is.
Another replied, “This is why I think Shauna sees it when she’s hallucinating in the caves. If it can scare us, I’m sure the writers are implying that it can subconsciously haunt more than one person since it traumatized them at a young age.
“I believe that there is a logical explanation to everything going on with them in the wilderness and adult timeline.
“Both teen and adult timelines want to believe in something to cope with their traumas to explain why everything is happening to them and it’s explained by a higher power.
“I think everything is coincidental and a mislead for us to either have that superstitious impression or we can believe there is a scientific explanation for all of this.
“All the survivors have deeply rooted issues (pre-crash even) and that’s what made them strong and willing to survive. I can’t wait to see how they let their beliefs in ‘the wilderness’ make them justify their actions with one another.”
Find out when the next episode drops with our guide to the Yellowjackets Season 3 release schedule. You can also read about how long the Yellowjackets were in the wild and check out the Season 3 soundtrack.
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