From episode one, viewers asked: did they eat each other? The show answered definitively: yes. But the how and why are more complicated than simple survival.
From Accident to Ritual
Jackie's Body: The first consumption wasn't murder—Jackie froze after a fight. Her frozen body was accidentally cooked. Shauna took the first bite.
Normalization: Once the taboo was broken, the psychological barrier fell.
Ritualization: The hunt evolved from desperation to ceremony. The card system, the Antler Queen, the masks—what began as survival became religion.
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