It’s an episode all about packs – Theo’s and Scott’s
Theo is putting together his own pack from resurrected
Chimera and making it clear that they’re all somewhat changed after coming back
to life. Josh, the drug addict chimera is now happily jonesing on electricity. Tracy
murders her father in his hospital bed. Apparently this is a thing they do now
Except Hayden – while she’s all conflicted by Theo and
her new feelings, she’s definitely fixated on Liam still (while her sister is, understandably,
rather worried about her disappearing for several days, and spending that time
with baby-wolf Liam doesn’t reassure her any) because True Love and I can’t
even begin to say how little I care about these two characters. It does mean
she’s rebelling against Theo and he Does Not Like that.
There’s also Corey – so yay, one of their over-hyped
and quickly killed gay characters is back from the dead – to cower and
hide. Really. All the other Chimera are scary and have lethal powers while he
has the power to hide and shiver and be super-duper scared because zomg FANGS! Yes,
thank you Teen Wolf for making the
gay chimera the shivering one.
On the plus side, which I’m desperately clinging too (but
not too tight because after 5 seasons I’m done hoping about this show and gay
characters), he does have a date with Mason which means that possibly, just
possibly, Mason may get something to do other than being counsellor/shoulder to
cry on for Liam. Which he also does so very much this episode.
So why does Theo want his undead chimera pack? Because
there’s a big scary monster out there – the ultimate killing machine the Dread
Doctors have created – or resurrected since various sources confirm it’s an
ancient terribad scary thing. Theo wants a truce with Scott so both their packs
can work together (possibly because all his chimera together can’t bring down
Alpha Scott even if he is injured, because ALPHA damn it!).
On to that big scary monster – to me it looks like an
old-style Alpha monster werewolf. Either way it’s big and it’s very very very
scary and it’s killing people apparently for funsies. We’re supposed to be
scared of it – I’m not saying it’s not scary but it hasn’t been sold to me yet
I mentioned that Theo wants to bring the packs together –
which means Scott needs a pack, which is pretty hard since absolutely no-one is
speaking to him. The first step is, of course, Stiles
Stiles and his dad continue to steal the whole show with some pretty epic scenes. They discuss Donovan – the guy Stiles killed. And it’s painful and emotional but the Sheriff makes it clear he is beyond certain that Stiles would only have killed in self-defence, law or not, he would protect his son. Which conflicts a little with his opinion on Kira – but rather than say this was a super-duper exception for his son, he admits to being wrong and re-examining his position on that
They talk redemption and forgiveness and how killing
someone leaves a mark – and what Stiles needs to do to try and get past what he
does. This involves both saving other people – and forgiving himself, starting
with forgiving Scott
They really really do work well together
In a really touching, awkward,
full-of-things-neither-one-is-saying-aloud-but-is-still-clear Stiles goes to
Scott (who is bad at the investigating thing without Stiles) and they work
together, finding clues and being the excellent team they are to try and track
the monster. Their scenes would be the best of the show if we hadn’t already
had the Stilinski’s together
At the end Stiles insists they need the rest of the Pack –
Liam (who is still angsting around how to say sorry to Scott after the whole
trying to kill him thing), Kira, Lydia and Malia
Malia is busy with her own thing (yes she finally has her
own storyline! Finally!) – she wants to find her mother, the Desert Wolf. And
she and Braeden (look I’m really glad to see her back, but I need some
motivation here, not her just serving a storyline with no indication of why she’s
doing it) are questioning random people to find her. She’s also kidnapped
Deaton
Hey, anyone remember Deaton? Everyone seems to have forgotten
him!
Kira and her mother are in the middle of nowhere fighting
Skinwalkers – this could get messy; but Kira having her own storyline!!! Please
more of this!
Sadly Lydia has gone all catatonic in Eichen House. She’s
also spirit walking around the creepy house and running
into the ghost of fellow banshee Meredith! I’m torn – on the one side I
love the idea of Lydia being taught to fight and be capable and not the eternal
victim. On the other side I don’t want one of this show’s few POC coming back
just to tutor and support a white lady. Braeden’s already got that covered.
And Chris Argent goes to the home where granddaddy Gerard
Argent is staying and cures him – because Gerard knows all about the
monster
Cures Gerard Argent
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
There is no way the beast can be worse than him!
