Yellowjackets’ Warren Kole Is Activating Super Jeff

Yellowjackets’ Warren Kole Is Activating Super Jeff

Jeff Sadecki is an unlikely MVP of a show that itself is an unlikely MVP 

Jeff Sadecki is an unlikely MVP of a show that itself is an unlikely MVP 

Acting opposite Melanie Lynskey (present-day Shauna)  

Acting opposite Melanie Lynskey (present-day Shauna)  

on Yellowjackets, Warren Kole plays the type of guy we’ve seen before: 

on Yellowjackets, Warren Kole plays the type of guy we’ve seen before: 

the former golden boy who peaked in high school and has settled for a 

the former golden boy who peaked in high school and has settled for a 

delusional sort of suburban mediocrity. His last name literally starts with “Sad.” 

delusional sort of suburban mediocrity. His last name literally starts with “Sad.” 

But Kole plays him in a way that’s full of surprises.  

But Kole plays him in a way that’s full of surprises.  

You start out assuming he must be the cheater in the relationship until you see him stick up for Shauna at every 

You start out assuming he must be the cheater in the relationship until you see him stick up for Shauna at every 

turn. He reveals himself as central to an unsettling plot in the present-day 

turn. He reveals himself as central to an unsettling plot in the present-day 

half of the show, but he turns out to be the show’s comic relief — and something of a dad-crush 

half of the show, but he turns out to be the show’s comic relief — and something of a dad-crush 

to the fandom. In the aftermath of season one’s shocking revelation that there never was a book club, Kole talked with 

to the fandom. In the aftermath of season one’s shocking revelation that there never was a book club, Kole talked with 

Vulture about Jeff’s journey in season two and reveals the punch line to that hot-dog joke. 

Vulture about Jeff’s journey in season two and reveals the punch line to that hot-dog joke.