One of the best things about this episode was that it was the same story being told from two distinct perspectives – both clearly with their own prerogative.
Peter (Ian Bohen) wants to sell himself in a more impressive light to the indulging teenagers. This will give him the edge he needs later on when he undoubtably decides to manipulate everyone for his own benefit. He positions himself within the story of being Derek’s former best friend and nurturing uncle. A stance we haven’t seen him take before, and frankly it’s a little unnerving to think of them as being confidantes. Peter spouted off a diluted version of the truth that made him look like the voice of reason when a young and naive Derek was too overcome by his emotions to be rational.
Grandpa Gerard (Micheal Hogan) goes in a different direction. Although he did present himself in the best light possible, his focus is on the side of the story revolving around members of the Alpha pack, before they all belonged to the same super pack. His angle seemed to be one of redemption – or at least on the surface. He has found himself isolated since betraying his family, in more ways than one. Not only is he cut off emotionally from everyone he ever claimed to care about, but he is literally stuck in a room at a medical treatment facility unable to care for himself or be left to his own devices. His type-A personality must be suffocating in a very slow and agonizing way.
He took this opportunity with his grand-daughter to provide her with a fairytale version of the events that took place. Of course, he failed to mention that he was the one that attacked Deucalion (Gideon Emery), and not the other way around. What’s going to happen when Scott finds out that Gerard is the one who, more or less, set the Alpha-pack in motion? How much of an advantage does it give the good guys to know that Deucalion can see in wolf form?
Once again, Stiles (Dylan O’Brien) wins in the category of best one-liners. This episode of Teen Wolf is heavy on the dramatic side of things. With the flashback being the main event, there was only so much room for participation in the present. Stiles doesn’t waste a second of his on-screen time. His brief comedic relief was very much appreciated. I love how he can say just about anything to anyone and doesn’t come across as a jerk, or a cliche. Here’s hoping that we get much more of our Stiles-fix on the next episode of Teen Wolf.
What part of this dual-story do you think will have the strongest impact? Derek doesn’t exactly seem like the forgetting type, will he spill his side of the story on an upcoming episode of Teen Wolf or do you think we’ll keep getting it in bits and pieces? And, what does Deucalion’s history with Derek’s mother mean going forward? Let us know what you think in the comment section below!
Until next episode.
