8. Teen Wolf
MTV may not play music videos anymore, but they are doing one thing right – and it’s not Teen Mom 2.
When Teen Wolf came back for its third season in June, I was really excited to see what they could do with 24-episodes instead of the usual 12. Although, with the way the season was set up, I don’t entirely understand the point of a mid-season hiatus that lasts for nearly 6 months – something that equally bothers me about some of the ABC Family line-up.
To me, the summer and winter episodes are far enough apart to be considered their own separate seasons. They even released the first half on Blu-Ray/DVD as Teen Wolf: Season 3, Part 1 prior to the winter premiere, and entertainment outlets have almost unanimously dubbed the first half of the season ‘3a.’ Not having seen the remaining 12 episodes of Teen Wolf that are gearing up to air starting next week, it at least seems like they tied the story arc up enough to constitute a season finale-like cliffhanger.
Despite the weird time staging, Teen Wolf had a huge summer season. I had some lingering concerns about the continuity of the show considering its relocating from Atlanta to Los Angeles, but production was able to make that a non-issue. The look and feel of the show was consistent with the first 2 seasons, and even improved upon them. The transformation to werewolf was also more realistic (if you can imagine what it would really look like for a human to turn into a wolf, that is). There were enough twist and turns with the plot to keep it interesting, without overwhelming you (which is probably credited to the longer time span), and overall, it felt a lot less rushed.
As long as Derek returns in his usual fashionably late style in the second half of the season, Teen Wolf will continue to be at the top of its game.