The episode was written by co-executive producers Ameni Rozsa and Sarah L. Thompson, and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer.
While flying over Canada, their plane crashes deep in the wilderness, and the surviving team members are left stranded for nineteen months.
Flashbacks depict the girls deciding to do a "Doomcoming" party, but chaos ensues when they accidentally ingest hallucinogenic mushrooms.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.419 million household viewers and gained a 0.08 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
For the episode, Melanie Lynskey received a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Jackie (Ella Purnell) decides to use the event to finally ask Travis (Kevin Alves) to sleep with her, starting by dancing together.
Annoyed by this, Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) convinces Ben (Steven Krueger) to accompany her away from the group to drink alcohol.
Later, Shauna takes Natalie (Juliette Lewis) and Taissa (Tawny Cypress) to the apartment to see Adam's corpse, claiming he was the blackmailer.
The episode was written by co-executive producers Ameni Rozsa and Sarah L. Thompson, and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer.
"[4] Kelly McClure of Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "We now know who was behind the blackmailing, but we still don't know who was behind the postcards and Travis's death.
“Doomcoming” does exceedingly well to answer what burning questions it can before the finale, “Sic Transit Gloria Mundi,” and set up the next conflict.
"[7] Greg Wheeler of The Review Geek gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Yellowjackets continues to deliver the goods, with an enthralling chapter that sets the scene beautifully for next week's finale.
"[8] Melanie Lynskey submitted the episode to support her nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.