Thanks to a jaunt up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we’re a little behind in our coverage of Teen Wolf. But never fear, we have a bumper edition for you, with both Weaponized and Time of Death furthering the Benefactor’s master plan. And one thing is apparent: despite the fact that the season is nearly over, it seems like only now there has been some actual development in the plot. How can the season be drawing to a close when it feels like it barely begun?
by Hayley Charlesworth
Thanks to a jaunt up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we’re a little behind in our coverage of Teen Wolf. But never fear, we have a bumper edition for you, with both Weaponized and Time of Death furthering the Benefactor’s master plan. And one thing is apparent: despite the fact that the season is nearly over, it seems like only now there has been some actual development in the plot. How can the season be drawing to a close when it feels like it barely begun? by Hayley Charlesworth It’s blood and guts galore in Beacon Hills as our teenage assassins (now known as the Orphans) continue to strike, the third cipher key is revealed, and all of this season’s major villains, with the exception of the mysterious Benefactor, come to the fore. With the subtle, more psychological horror of Nogitsune Stiles from last season, it’s refreshing to see some of Teen Wolf’s hammiest villains ham it up in spectacular fashion, while new double acts begin to form, some realistic, real-life problems come into play, and even the freshmen are starting to become interesting. by Hayley Charlesworth The threat of the Dead Pool looms over our heroes in the latest episode of Teen Wolf, I.E.D, where a lacrosse game could turn deadly as the assassins try to strike names off the list. With Scott, Stiles and Kira try to protect new Beta Liam at all costs, Lydia and Malia are on the case to crack the further two encrypted lists, and the threat of Kate Argent returns for both her brother Chris, and for Derek Hale. Teen Wolf continues to have one of its most coherent storylines in a while, with every character having some involvement. The only problem is, Liam and the other freshmen just aren’t very interesting by Hayley Charlesworth It’s a double-whammy of Teen Wolf goodness this week, as we look at both the episodes “Muted” and “The Benefactor”. Muted harkens back to the halcyon days of season one, where Scott McCall’s greatest worry wasn’t his friends constantly being murdered, but the incredibly important sport of lacrosse. But while Muted may have been a nostalgia trip at times, both it and the following episode The Benefactor also takes the Teen Wolf universe in new and interesting directions: with new monsters, a new Beta, and a mysterious, mouthless assassin on the loose. by Hayley Charlesworth Following on from last week’s exciting Mexican caper The Dark Moon, 117 is Teen Wolf’s strongest episode in quite a while, and potentially one of the funniest in its whole history. With almost every cast member given the time to shine, and a perfect combination of action, gore, and humour, a lot of the praise for 117 must be directed at Ian Nelson, who portrays a very different Derek Hale. by Hayley Charlesworth “From the ashes…rise” proclaimed the trailers for the return of Teen Wolf in its fourth season. And in the season opener, The Dark Moon, we’re taken back to the most important ashes of all, those from the Halefire that preceded the show’s pilot, and formed the back story of so many of these characters. The Dark Moon is an exciting, very different episode with a happy mix of action and horror. The only problem is, it seems to disregard the consequences of the preceding season. by Hayley Charlesworth The first teaser trailer for Teen Wolf Season Four has landed, and what it lacks in details over what’s to come in the next season, it more than makes up for in symbolism and this show’s famed use of slow-motion. by Hayley Charlesworth With The Divine Move, Teen Wolf closes a season that has seen some of the finest acting in the show’s history, but with a plot that has swung from the highest of highs to some pretty disappointing lows. After last week’s game-changing episode, does The Divine Move hold up as a season finale? It’s quite a tradition for season finale’s in Teen Wolf to be disappointing, especially if the previous episode was very good. Luckily, with The Divine Move, Teen Wolf has broken the mould, in an episode that is exciting and satisfying, tying up most of the season’s plot threads while weaving in new ones for season four. by Hayley Charlesworth “You are not prepared,” the promos said. “Death is here,” they warned. The much-hyped death of a major character was to happen in Insatiable, the penultimate episode of Teen Wolf Season three-B. On this front, it delivered, but should Insatiable have maybe delivered more? by Hayley Charlesworth After a lacklustre two episode run, Teen Wolf returns to the fine work of earlier in the season in the build-up to what looks set to be a thrilling climax. One of the reasons for this pick up in quality is that all of the primary characters (with the exception of Malia) get the chance to shine. This, combined with a tight script and superb direction, makes for one of the best episodes yet. |
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