Yellowjackets Season 2 Episode 6: Jasmin Savoy Brown on the Birth Scene

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Yellowjackets, Season 2, Episode 6, “Qui.“] While on Collider Ladies Night, Yellowjacket’s star Jasmin Savoy Brown took a moment to discuss what it was like filming Season 2, Episode 6, “Qui,“ an episode packed to the brim with challenging material for the entire ensemble, but especially for Sophie Nélisse. Filming a birth scene is a monumental challenge no matter the circumstances, but Shauna’s situation makes that experience especially intense and perilous. Not only do the Yellowjackets have zero access to medical personnel and equipment, but they’re also suffering themselves — they’re starving and struggling to keep sound minds as their circumstances become more and more dire. The showrunners and writers don’t just make use of the physical and logistical challenges of giving birth while stranded in the wilderness; they also heavily tap into the emotional devastation of such a situation as well. In addit