‘Yellowjackets’ Star Melanie Lynskey Was ‘Ready to Smash Her Keyboard’ After Reading Fan Theories

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Taking it too far! Melanie Lynskey has heard all the fan theories about her hit show Yellowjackets  — and she is officially overwhelmed.“I got to a point where if somebody else wrote to me and was like, ‘I think that Adam [her character’s lover] is actually Javi [who is dead],’ I was going to smash my computer into pieces,” Lynksey, 44 — who plays the adult Shawna on the show — exclusively told Us Weekly. “And people were still doing it!

And it’s just not that.”The Mrs. America actress admitted to Us that while she “loves how passionate people are,” some of the theories about the psychological thriller are a little strange.“There was also a theory that maybe Adam was my wilderness baby, which is like the creepiest thing I’ve ever heard,” she joked. “Doesn’t make any sense.

Like why, what’s the plan here?”The New Zealand native explained that while she did have to stop reading what people were saying for her own mental health, she is impressed by how creative the fanbase can be.“I stopped looking at Reddit because it wasn’t good for my brain,” she confessed. “But, I did for a time and it was really interesting.

Some people, I’m like, ‘You should be on the writing staff. Like, you have some really great ideas.”Lynskey told Us that while she has “absolutely no information about season 2” and “has no idea when the cast is going back to work,” she did confirm that the second season is currently being written.For now, the Two and a Half Men alum is keeping in close contact with her Yellowjackets cast through video message — because costar Juliette Lewis can’t quite figure out how to text.“Video messages started because Juliette cannot send a text message that makes sense,” she revealed to Us. “She does voice text and it’s so