Streaming on: Paramount+###Episodes viewed: 6 of 10###Like the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue itself, the opening title sequence of Yellowjackets initially took some acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting used to. That unwonted , oddly jarring theme tune playing out over scrappy, distorted video images was something of a hard sell. But the longer the first season went on, the more cunningly apposite the messy titles became.###The same could be said in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the series itself, the attentive ly-paced tale of a group of young survivors of a plane crash. Starting out as a mish-mash of genres and impact’effect s, from Lost to Lord Of The Flies, while flitting between timelines overloaded with characters we had to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure to know in both their teenage and adult versions, it was all a bit chaotic and confusing. Until, that is, a few episodes in, when the entangled narrative strands and extraordinary ensemble started to coalesce, and Season 1 turned into that rare thing: a genuine slow-burn word-of-mouth phenomenon.###Those freaky opening titles are back in Season 2, which, if anything, transitions between the two timelines more frenetically, while making sure both strands are equally jam-packed with incident and intrigue. “We did things out there that we’re really ashamed of,” says the present-day version of Shauna (Melanie Lynskey) at one point in this new run of episodes, and while the first series hinted at the desperate measures the survivors resorted to when things got really wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile , with intimations of cannibalism right from the start, be prepared in/with regard to’concerning’regarding more shocking antics. There’s also a real sense that the core group of young survivors — Shauna (Sophie Nélisse), Taissa (Jasmin Savoy Brown), Misty (Sammi Hanratty) and Nat (Sophie Thatcher) — are all on the verge of a breakdown, with myriad hallucinations, nightmares and dissociative episodes.###Ambrose and Kessell are superb additions to what must be one of the greatest ensembles on TV right now.###The question is, are these mental-health issues the inevitable consequence of PTSD, or is there some external, possibly supernatural in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ce at work? Those mysterious twig stick-figures in the woods seem to imply the latter, but a key part of this reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue ’s enthralling in/with regard to’concerning’regarding mula is how the creators keep us guessing as to whether there are dark in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ces at work.###The character of Lottie, in/with regard to’concerning’regarding example, seems to possess’own’nurse some kind of spiritual connection to the woods, and in this new season we meet her adult self (Simone Kessell), who’s even more rooted in her own special brand of mysticism. Juliette Lewis’ cynical Nat claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate s she’s a charlatan, but Kessell imbues her with such an intense sincerity, we’re not quite sure what to make of her. The same goes in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the other major “adult” arrival this season: the grown-up Van, played by the great Lauren Ambrose (Servant), who adds another layer of mystery and doubt to the whole densely layered saga. Ambrose and Kessell are superb additions to what must be one of the greatest ensembles on TV right now, and they help assure’guarantee there’s even more to chew on this time round.