Friends, Romans, Countrymen (Yellowjackets)

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen" is the first episode of the second season of the American thriller drama television series Yellowjackets. It is the eleventh overall episode of the series and was written by series creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. It aired on Showtime on March 26, 2023, but it was available to stream two days earlier on Paramount+ with Showtime.

The series follows a New Jersey high school girls' soccer team that travels to Seattle for a national tournament in 1996. While flying over Canada, their plane crashes deep in the wilderness, and the surviving team members are left stranded for nineteen months. The series chronicles their attempts to stay alive as some of the team members are driven to cannibalism. It also focuses on the lives of the survivors 25 years later in 2021, as the events of their ordeal continue to affect them many years after their rescue. In the episode, Shauna and Jeff decide to destroy any evidence linking them to Adam, while Misty searches for Natalie. Flashbacks depict the group's struggle when winter arrives, with food resources almost running out.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.226 million household viewers and gained a 0.03 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics, who considered it a promising start for the season.