Last week I was pretty
unapologetic in my disappointment but I’m excited to say that this
week Teen Wolf is back on track. “Unleashed” was a fun and
enjoyable episode that reminded me of all the things that made me
fall in love with this show in the first place.
This week on Teen
Wolf, Stiles is on a mission to prove his theory about the virgin
sacrifices and gains a little help along the way from Lydia and the
mysterious town vet, Dr Deaton. Isaac, Allison and Scott team up
against the alpha twins and Derek gets a visit from Deucalion, it’s
not exactly a pleasant experience.
While it wasn’t my
favourite episode it was so much better than last week that I can’t
bring myself to care, besides there was a lot to love. We finally got
some character development for the alpha twins, Ethan and Aiden, who
have up until now been walking gimmicks. The interaction between
Derek and Jennifer Blake, which felt forced in the previous episode,
was actually kind of sweet. And the developing relationship between
Allison and Isaac is only getting more and more intriguing.
There was still an
excessive use of slow motion in the fight scenes, it’s like they
have a new toy and they don’t know when to put it down, but as it
was accompanied by an interesting storyline it didn’t bother me as
much. I always love the classic horror homages, like the cold-open
death, and Deucalion’s over the top villain’s speech was just
kitsch enough to be fun.
The introduction of Druid
and Celtic mythology broadens the scope of this series significantly.
It also asks an intriguing question, who is this mysterious bad guy
giving Druids a bad name and what is their connection to Lydia? All
kinds of theories are speculating already, popular picks include
Sassy Uncle Peter Hale and Gerard “MOUTIAN ASH” Argent. But the
truth is at the moment it’s anyone’s game.
I am still rather
disappointed by the treatment of Erica’s death (and Boyd’s
trauma). I’m not the only one hoping for a little bit of closure
but as the season is progressing at breakneck speed that much needed
closure looking less and less likely. Then there’s the small issue
of the increasing number of plot holes that I’m desperately hoping
are actually part of a magnificent master plan but maybe I am
expecting too much from this silly little MTV show about werewolves.
All
in all this was an entertaining episode that perfect-showcased Teen
Wolf’s ability to mesh the superficial teen years with
seriously traumatic adult issues like PSD. As long as the rest of
the rest season has more of that and less menacing growling I’ll be
happy.
Review by Yvonne
Popplewell
More of Yvonne’s work
can be found at her
blog.
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