Just because the ice cream shop is where Tai’s encounter was with the Man with No Eyes doesn’t mean her teammates saw it there first. Fans will need to be creative and solve the puzzles on their own for the time being. The only certainty is that this man is a forebear of hopelessness and bad fortune for the Yellowjackets.
What Does the Fox mean?
Instead of learning more about the Man with No Eyes, Tai and Van find a fox inside of the dilapidated ice cream building. There hasn’t been any reference to a fox yet in the series, so it’s yet another mysterious symbol being introduced before we have answers to the meaning of the other ones. Astute literary readers and young Millenials who chanted “Swiper, No swiping” at their TVs during the days of watching Dora the Explorer will know that foxes usually represent theft, deceit, and slyness.
I wonder if both the fox and the Man with No Eyes are connected as one complete symbol of the way the wilderness continues to steal the well being of the Yellowjackets even decades after their return to civilization. The present timeline meanders around most of the time, but the one certainty is that these women will not let their pasts die. The trauma of the forest is a thief of the present.
Try Calling the Ice Cream Shop Phone Number
During the commercial for Ozzie’s there is a phone number that comes up on the screen to call the ice cream shop. Knowing that fans love nothing more than interactive Easter eggs, it would be a huge letdown if nothing was on the other end of the line in real life. Like any curious viewer, I called (732) 858-5242 to find out what this place is all about.
The phone call flips back and forth between a cheerful voice and a haunting, depressing one. Ice cream flavors, lots of static, and encouragement to call back later are included in the call. The Reddit superfans have plenty of thoughts on what the phone call means and whether we can learn anything about the Man with No Eyes, the ice cream shop, or the fates of the characters through the phone. There is nothing inherently creepy about an ice cream shop, so the significance of these symbols of references are once again probably just figments of Tai’s imagination. Hopefully the writers explore this further and even update the phone call for the fans throughout the rest of the season.