And lo, half the fandom didst raise their hands and say: "Called it."

[the_deep_magic]

H'oookay, I'm not sure I got all of this right, so feel free to correct me if I misinterpreted something.

• Items of "Continuity": there's a hierarchy within the alpha pack (duh); the twins used to be omegas of a brutal pack, but were werewolf-tutored by Deucalion and killed their whole pack; gay twin is good, straight twin is bad (no, I can't remember which is which); the emissaries of all the alphas' former packs are supposedly dead, with the exception of Morrell; Cora isn't healing for some reason; Lydia is a banshee, because why not?


• This gets its own bullet point: Jennifer is the Darach.  Ten years ago a woman was "slashed up and left for dead" by werewolves in the woods in Beacon Hills, but seems to have lived, in part due to the sacrifice of hundreds of birds.  Either she was able to regenerate a new body (the "Jane Doe" in the hospital file -- which, how did they get a photo if they didn't know who she was? -- shows an older woman, plus the horrible Darach makeup) or Jennifer is that woman's daughter (which would make more sense, but wouldn't explain the horrible Darach makeup).  [ETA: Never mind, I just remembered her whole "faking death" bit; it's the same woman.] It's implied (I think) that she was an emissary for one of the alpha's packs.  My bet is on Deucalion's original pack, because Morrell is only emissary for the alpha pack.  It's also implied that the Darach absorbs the traits of the groups of people she kills.  I don't know how "virgins" fits in, unless that's what allowed her to regenerate a new body or get her youth back, but Jennifer shows up before the virgins are killed.  I assume her endgame is to become powerful enough to get revenge on the alpha pack.


• First thought at the beginning of the episode: finally, someone is patrolling BHHS!  But, no, she answered a 911 call (alone, because that's a good idea after the many, many deaths that have taken place at the school) from the Darach.


• Second thought: "Wow, Ms. Blake recovered quickly."  Well, yeah.  Also, did that look she gave Stiles seem disturbingly flirty?


• Okay, I know we've never gotten much of Morrell's personality -- she's supposed to be all ~mysterious~ and shit -- but why the sudden hostility toward Scott?  Why not, I don't know, help him if Deucalion is ten steps ahead?  More withheld knowledge for the sake of keeping the plot going.  Sigh...


• Why would Deucalion want a "true alpha" in his pack?  Is this a "gotta catch 'em all" thing?  Wouldn't a "true alpha" threaten Deucalion's leadership?  And why's he dicking around with Derek?  Did I miss something?


• I thought Isaac's response to Allison's question about the blood was interesting: "I don't know; I'm not that good at this yet."  That's something that gets glossed over both in canon (after the first few episodes of season one) and fanfic, that there's a learning curve for bitten wolves not just for control over the shift, but for the ability to use their new senses.


• The family stuff was the best part of this episode.  The Sheriff trying to keep everyone straight and Stiles color-coding the chess pieces was fantastic, and their argument, while painful to watch, felt real.  (A lot of the hostility on the show -- like the earlier scene with Morrell -- seems forced just to crank up the drama.)  I hope there's more to the "Mom would've believed me" line and not just Stiles taking a cheap shot (though I can understand why he would, given that his father wasn't listening to him).  This is one of the few relationships on the show that comes across as both dynamic and continuous from the first episode -- this is, sadly, the payoff of Stiles lying to his father so often.


• And it was really good to see some actual affection between Derek and Cora, though it seemed to be at least partially an excuse to have Derek away from the school.  Still, we finally get to see a little bit of the Derek that fandom assumes is there, the part that cares about family above all else.  And really, I'm glad he wasn't at the school to see his girlfriend go murder-y, because we all know he's in for a world of hurt soon.  Y'know, even more hurt.


• I'm beginning to think that Derek is a stand-in for somebody in Jeff Davis' life, somebody that fucked him over and now he wants to torture as much as possible.  I would rather believe that than just have it be lazy writing and cheap drama.  But, well...


• Did I mention the Darach makeup was fucking horrible?  She looked like Flukeman.  I'm not gonna link to a picture if you don't already know who that is, but Google at your own risk.

So THAT happened.  For the first time this season (the first time at all, really, since I watched the first two seasons all at once), I really want the next episode to be on already!

Comments

[creampuffsteph.livejournal.com]

Oh man, let me tell you. When the officer on call just told the students to leave because there was a 911 call I kind of lost it. No. She wouldn't let them off on their own in a potentially hostile environment wtffff.
But the "gotta catch em all" part? Hahahaha
The sheriff and stiles continue to be my favorite parts of this show. I really need more o their family backstory. Though I'm sure I want get it. Since it seems Jeff doesn't care about suh silly things like character development and shit. I mean, think of the potential with Boyd after motel California? Then he just died and we never got more. Or! Missing out on important scenes between derek and Cora. We never got to see any heart felt conversations as they got to know one another again. They're barely ever seen together. Now it's mostly stiles with Cora. Which...hmmm
And while I think we all called the darach thing, I really want there to be an awesome twist. Like she really does like/love derek. Or Derek's known all along and is using her to get rid of the alpha pack. Wouldn't that be great? His only rule is no sexing with her ugly face on. It's a deal breaker.

[verizonhorizon.livejournal.com]

Re: Derek/Jennifer - have you seen those funny pics of her on the set in that stupid mask, esp playing around with tyler? heheheh.

[creampuffsteph.livejournal.com]

yes! they are at once both hilarious and frightening.

[the-deep-magic.livejournal.com]

There have been people talking about a Lydia/Stiles kiss... which I would have been all for before this season. Now it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense. But I would be okay with some Stiles and Cora smoochin', and Derek getting all angry about it and being totally in denial about why.

[verizonhorizon.livejournal.com]

I'd watch that so hard.

[creampuffsteph.livejournal.com]

yes but to the kiss i thought i heard someone from the show say it's more like a friend/comfort type kiss rather than the start of something between the two.
i am one hundred percent okay with stiles and cora (even if the endgame isn't sterek). just. yes. i approve!