In this episode in particular, there were a lot of logistical issues that seemed blatantly obvious and overlooked. After having a horrific nightmare, Lydia (Holland Roden), wakes up screaming and then decides to leave her house in the middle of the night to “run to the store.” Before doing so, she – once again, in the middle of the night – gets completely dressed – makeup, heels, the whole works. That just screams unrealistic, even for a snobby character like Lydia. The wardrobe department could have at the very least stuck her in some flats.
Another completely unrealistic turn of events was the teacher in the school, well after midnight, grading papers. First of all, no teacher would be permitted to be in a school at that time if their were not extenuating circumstance, and even then the likeliness of a female teacher being there all alone is beyond slim. And, second of all – as this episode clearly demonstrated – it’s a safety issue. Furthermore, what school have you ever been to that housed the supply room in the basement adjacent to the furnace. As a rule of thumb, teachers are usually prohibited from the furnace area for liability issues.
Understandably, having the new teacher cowering in the corner was a great catalyst for making Derek look like even more of a heartthrob than he already does (if that’s possible), but it just screamed scripted. Which is what Teen Wolf is, a scripted drama, where apparently common sense does not apply.
Other than that, watching Scott, Derek, and Isaac (Daniel Sharman) join forces with werewolf-hunter extraordinaire Argent (JR Bourne) was pretty awesome. There was a brief moment where the four of them looked very much like a younger version of the A-Team, and Argent took on all the qualities of Hannibal. This could be a great opportunity to bring him into the fold in a new capacity since his previous thoughts on the subject have been, let’s say, thrown through a blender.
The wild card in all of this remains Allison (Crystal Reed). She’s still reeling from being manipulated by her estranged grandfather, and now has to come to terms with who her mother really was, without completely losing who she is. Needless to say her world has been shaken up like a snow globe and now she has to figure out where her allegiances lie while the dust is still settling. It looks like she is moving back towards Scott’s side, but before that she needs to do some things on her own and in her own way. I wonder how her father would feel about her taking on the two rogue Betas all by her lonesome? Did she know that the pseudo A-Team were waiting at the school or was she prepared to go up against them either way?
Like I said, the questions are piling up and we haven’t been given much relief in the form of answers. So far, all we really know is that the threats are multiplying against our small band of heroes in a way they’ve never seen before.
Who do you think is behind the string of serial murders in Beacon Hills? And, did you notice something between Derek and Beacon Hills High’s newest English teacher? Let us know in the comment section below what you think in coming on the next few episodes of Teen Wolf.
Until next episode.
