Isaac is meekly discussing his grades with his father, he
seems very nervous and is dodging the question – finally admitting to a D
grade. And his father loses it and starts throwing crockery around, guess we
know where he got his black eye yesterday. He gets a cut under his eye from the
thrown glass – which heals almost instantly. He runs out the house and grabs
his bike and rides off, chased by father in the car. Jackson, the neighbour
sees them leave but, naturally, dismisses it.
His father finds Isaac’s bike – but instead of Isaac he
finds a monster. And that monster eats him. And we can rejoice, in fact we can
rewind and watch the death all over again.
Isaac reports this to Derek (who has an awesome red-eyed
effect going on) but Isaac claims it wasn’t him.
On to the main characters with Allison (she who has no
personality) and Scott continuing their illict love affair in the woods filled
full of traps. Scott is a little perturbed by the whole Granddaddy Argent
hacking people in half thing and asks her some questions but Allison knows
nothing (big surprise). For reasons unknown Scott decides against telling
Allison about Granddaddy’s hacking and slashing while Daddy watches for
funsies. She also actually believes her murdering parents have “date night”
Moving to Daddy Argent and Mummy Argent, they and their
cronies kidnap the principal of the school and torture him. I think it’s to
make him resign but, being Argents and all, they’re probably doing it for shits
and giggles.
Scott and Styles are preparing for lacrosse and Scott is
trying to convince Styles that he doesn’t need to get out the bondage gear for
full moon (awwwww) Styles is having none of it (yaaaaay) in his usual, perfect,
amusing fashion. And Styles tells him to shut up about Allison – thank you
Styles, at last someone said it! Styles then drops his bondage gear out of his
locker and the coach (who is kind of awesome himself) decides he really doesn’t
want to know. While playing with the chains Scott goes all yellow-eyed (which
is an awesome effect) because there’s another werewolf in the locker room (of
course, Isaac is in the room).
Allison (the personality-less) is talking with Lydia who
has already got her sarcasm and mean girlness back. Look, Allison the reason
everyone mentions your aunt is a serial killer beyond her actually being one
(and your dad, mum and granddad, uncles, aunts and probably everyone else) is
that it’s your single defining characteristic at this point. I’m amazed
everyone remembers her name. Unfortunately for Lydia, running through the woods
naked means everyone stares at her like she’s grown a second head.
Meanwhile on the lacrosse field, Jackson is after a
digital camera (and I love how his smug showing off of his wealth is so
constantly shot down). Scott and Styles are planning an idea so Scott can get
close to all his team mates one-on-one so he can sniff out the werewolf. Styles
has a plan – which involves swapping Scott with Danny (in goal). Hijinks ensure
until Scott and Isaac are golden eye to golden eye. Then the police arrive and
take Isaac away because of his murdered father – which worries Styles because
if he’s a suspect they can hold him for 24 hours and it’s the night of the full
moon. And it’s likely the holding cell is not going to hold a werewolf – and Scott
believes Isaac does have the urge to maim and kill, unlike him.
In class Styles says that as a teenager they’d need
evidence or a witness to hold Isaac – but the police are talking to Jackson
(who lives next door to Isaac and is a potential witness). Antagonising the
teacher who loves them so much anyway, they get sent to the principal’s office
so Scott can listen in with werewolf ears. Inside Jackson is talking to Styles’s
father and telling him that he knew Isaac was being abused but, being Jackson,
didn’t give a damn. He leaves and poor Styles tries to hide behind his magazine
– I don’t know who to pity more, Styles or Styles’s father.
But then the new principal opens the door – it’s
Granddaddy Argent (may something eat him. And how does he just swan into town
and pick up that job so quickly?) Granddady murderer plays friendly friendly
fluffy principal (has any student in the history of mankind ever fallen for
that?) but someone has to take the fall and get detention – poor Styles.
Lydia is trying to thank Jackson for helping her when she
was injured. And Jackson is… Jackson and generally an arsehole – he does advise
her to stay home that night though, full moon and all.
Outside of school Isaac is being taken for a little ride
by the police and Derek, in a much nicer car, wants Scott to come with him.
Scott takes the opportunity to blame Derek for Isaac and Scott wants a tantrum –
but Derek says that there’s something much much worse in Isaac’s house (Isaac’s
father did mention the basement) and that he needs Scott’s help (so stop being
such a damn drama llama)
Daddy Argent and Granddaddy Argent are discussing Isaac,
granddaddy Argent wants to know if he’s a werewolf and, if so, he’s going to
make with the choppy choppy. Daddy Argent has managed to scrape together the
shreds of his conscience to complain that genocide isn’t all that great and he
is a 16 year old kid so can we refrain from the choppy choppy? Granddaddy
ignores that and asks if there’s any proof, and Daddy falls into line. He’s
made his token protest. This makes him the Good Argent (may something eat them
all soon). They also talk to Allison about Lydia.
Jackson has got his camera from Matt (the camera guy who
took photos of Kate Argent’s funeral) and is an arsehole in the process. He wants
to film himself shift during the full moon. I’m amused that he denies he’s
making a sex tape but the way he does it implies he’s making a masturbation
tape instead. There follows much posing and shirtlessness as he sets up the
camera in his bedroom. After a long night of expectations, he doesn’t shit, he’s
rejected the bite.
Scott and Derek break into the crime scene of Isaac’s
house to leave their DNA and finger prints everywhere – and Derek says he knows
Isaac isn’t lying and didn’t kill his father because he uses his many many
senses oh, and, sniffing your fellow lacrosse players was really noticeable. In
the basement they find Isaac’s motive for killing his father – signs of someone
being trapped in the basement and a chest freezer where Isaac had been locked
inside.
Scott tells Derek this is why Isaac wanted to be a
werewolf (obviously) and demands Derek stop turning people. Derek points out
Isaac knew about everything, including the Argents, and was completely willing,
so why not? I have to say I kind of agree with Derek there – and while Scott
thinks they’re foolish for discounting the Argents, at the same time he is
dating Allison Argent – something Derek knows so others will find out. Derek
also points out that it’s much better to be in a pack than an Omega. Scott is
still denying the whole pack (whyyy?) but he will help get Isaac free because
he’s innocent.
Allison, meanwhile, is a little perturbed about being
asked about Lydia by her murderous family – and that one of the murderers has
just gone out dressed as a police man with a box which, upon calling Styles, is
confirmed as wolfsbane and that he’s going to kill Isaac. Allison is not having
that and finally showing some moxie, gets her bow and goes hunting Argents (am I
the only one faintly amused that her mother barges into her room without
knocking and virtually rips the plaster off the walls looking for her hidden
boyfriend, but at the same time Allison is free to wander out in the middle of
the night at any time?) She shoots out the fake wolfsbane cop’s tires and then
shoots him in the leg. Go Allison – maybe we’re finally seeing some personality
from this character.
Styles tells Allison where Scott is and she goes to Isaac’s house with the chain. It’s full moon and because Scott has rejected Derek’s help, he’s changing so Allison chains him up in the chest freezer prison with a lot of angst. And more angst. And ye gods more angst. And, oh for gods’ sake guys it’s one night, deal with it already. After taking an angst break, Allison realises she is not alone in the house and sees a monster-y thing (that does not look like a werewolf) and screams. Scott hears it and starts busting out of the freezer – which is not designed to hold a werewolf. He arrives, Allison pulls a knife and the lizard-like thing runs for it.
At the police station Styles and Derek are discussing
plans – really, Derek, bite Styles please, you make a much better duo than the
endlessly whining Scott. Without a plan, Derek goes in and relies on his good
looks to distract the policewoman at the desk (who may actually be the first
POC on the show ever) which sounds cheesy and silly but he is an awwwfully good
looking man (with the WORST and CHEESIEST lines EVER). Styles gets to sneak
round, bitterly cursing, but the key is missing. Leaving a blood trail and
likely bleeding to death, wolfsbane, fake cop is in the station (now that’s
dedication to genocide) and he runs into Styles. Poor Styles. While being
dragged away he manages to pull the fire alarm but still gets dragged to the
holding cell. The broken holding cell – Styles was right, it’s not built to
hold a werewolf. Isaac is free and takes issue with the Argent – breaks his arm
and knocks him unconscious. Derek pulls out his Alpha to save Styles from Isaac
– his roar driving Isaac back to human form. Good to be the Alpha. Derek and
Isaac leave, leaving poor Styles to explain the wrecked cell and unconscious
man to his father.
Styles makes this show. Enough said. And I love the eye
effects – subtle but really well done
