What they have never had to deal with, however, is wrongdoing by one of their members.

Compare this to12 Angry Men, where the rules and legal tradition are firmly established.

Here, there are no doubts about how to proceed and only the question of determining guilt.

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Ultimately, while the semantics remain different, both stories have a similar climax to the verdict.

Her decision condemns Ben,almost certainly to his death, and it feels fundamentally wrong on some level.

Maybe there’s a reason for this character’s strange behavior.

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Rather than a mere detail, such twists and turns are subtle warning signs about the final decision.

New episodes ofYellowjacketsSeason 3 premiere Fridays on Showtime.

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Natalie wielding her judicial gavel during the trial of Coach Ben in ‘Yellowjackets’ season 3.

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