Something has definitely happened in the writers room between the end of the third season and the beginning of the fourth season. Teen Wolf has a completely different feel to it, and it might even be too much of a leap for viewers to wrap their heads around - at least right away. The show has evolved to become a veritable mess of mythological-driven storylines, most of which subscribing to the theory of delayed gratification, since none of the characters seem particularly content at the moment.