Hello there.
I feel it’s time for another of my Teen Wolf ranking videos. You know, the videos
everybody loves so much and the ones that never cause an ounce of controversy.
Hmm. Why yes, I am a glutton for punishment. This time I’m looking at the worst villain
deaths on the show, the worst ones or the ones that just disappointed me the most.
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I guess if we’re going to talk about bad villain deaths,
you all should know what I consider to be a good villain death.
There, that right there is a near perfect villain death. A guy who killed a bunch of people because
he was saved from drowning is then drowned himself by a Shakespeare-quoting septuagenarian.
This is a death with near-perfect symmetry.
Other examples of deaths I enjoy include the staff
over at Eichen House. From Brunski smugly daring himself into a fatal shot.
Brunski: Young deputy, you're just a kid. I bet you've never even fired-
Nurse Cross blithely following Dr. Valack to her demise
And sadistic orderly Shrader getting exactly the pain he was visiting on others.
Then there was the near perfect end to Dr.
Valack, who some could argue wasn’t a true villain. Still, his death was just desserts.
So those are examples of how villains should die in my estimation.
There should be a symmetry to it like when the Dread Doctors are killed by their own creation
after they killed so many, so callously, in order to reach that point.
So, there are really good villain deaths in Teen Wolf and then there are the worst villain deaths.
Okay, so this one made the list not because it’s such a terrible way to off a big bad, it’s just
really stupid. I mean the Beast died from a sharpened stick not once, but twice.
The first time around he had all of the french countryside to get away from his sister
and those who were actively trying to kill him.
It’s a big country. There are no cars and poor communication over large areas.
Just keep running away and hiding from the people trying to kill you and you can keep on
killing innocent townsfolk to your heart’s content. But no, he actually chases her down?
The second time around, he literally had a car and, instead of getting as
far away from the people who knew what he was, he drove to the Sheriff’s station.
Sheriff: Did you say "Argent"?
Get out of town. You have Mason’s memories, you can work an ATM
and a credit card. Run away from the people who want to kill you.
But nope, killed by a sharpened stick yet again. It’s not the worst death. It’s just stupid.
Deucalion: How's our patient?
In the same vein we have the dumb death of Ennis from the Alpha Pack.
Deucalion: And the prognosis?
Deaton: Surprisingly optimistic.
Deucalion killed Ennis just to piss off Kali so she would go after Derek
leaving Deucalion free to try to recruit Scott.
That’s it. The alpha pack muscle died to create busy work for characters that Deucalion wanted out of the way.
Deucalion: I think you might have overestimated his odds.
Another waste on the alter to this guy’s monstrous ego and deranged fantasies.
Now, alongside the dumb deaths come the ones
that were just too easy for the bastards involved. Coach Lahey comes to mind here.
Yeah, I’m glad he was scared so thoroughly but it was over way
too quick for the son of a bitch who abused this adorable angel.
What was I talking about? I got distracted by that adorable angel.
Oh yeah, worst deaths. Another situation that came up a lot
was when Teen Wolf wasted villains with potential in unsatisfying ways.
The deaths of both Garret and Violet were annoying for both their brevity
and the lack of any meaningful connection to their crimes.
The orphans had potential. They were genuine villains by choice
hiding in plain sight within the Beacon Hills High School student body.
They understood the supernatural world and they were pretty successful at killing.
Garret: Get in. Come on, she's coming. Get in!
Seriously, I can't believe you fell for that.
They were too impulsive which led to their downfall but instead of getting got
by someone they were trying to kill, Violet is killed off screen and Garrett is attacked by
what amounts to a mindless henchman.
These are totally unworthy ends for such worthy adversaries.
Another huge waste of a great character came in Season 3 and is widely recognized
as a huge mistake on the part of the writers and everyone involved in the series.
Even Teen Wolf creator Jeff Davis agrees that Jennifer’s death
was a mistake and wasted so much potential for future stories.
Jeff Davis: Looking back at it now, I think to myself, never again would I have done that.
Kate: All you saw was him.
Gerard: He destroyed our family.
Chris Argent: Your family is right in front of you.
And perhaps the worst death on Teen Wolf is an uncertain
death, one where we’re not really sure if the character is even dead.
Gerard may not actually be dead. There’s a lot in that room for him to work with
and he’s survived a lot of stuff before.
I appreciate that they wanted to leave this open. And if Kate really did kill him,
that would be near perfect symmetrical justice since
it was he who turned her into a human monster before Peter turned her into a literal monster.
But, if he is really dead,
we as an audience who were tortured by this man for six seasons deserve to see it happen.
Gerard was evil.
He deserved to die for so many reasons.
But he deserved to die on screen in bright white light so that we could see
every cut and micro-expression of pain on his ugly old face.
There you have it, I’m sure no one has anything to say about this list but if you want to comment
that’s what that area down below is for. I’ll see you next time we go back to Beacon Hills.