Hey youtubers it’s Charlie and because comic con put me behind this is going to be my Teen
Wolf episode 6 and 7 video. I’m mostly going to focus on Episode 7 just because there was
some really important stuff but I will mention the really important takeaways from last week.
If you’re just finding me for the first time I do Teen Wolf every week. Be sure to
subscribe to get everything. At the end of this video I’ll say who won the comic con
giveaway.
So let’s get going. Careful for spoilers from episodes 6 and 7 if you haven’t seen
them yet. I’ll wait just a sec...okay, here we go.
Most important stuff from episode 6. Peter and Kate are going to be working together.
Kate controls the Berserkers but it seems like neither she or Peter are connected to
the Benefactor in a conscious way.
Previously I had thought Peter was a good candidate as a way to get his Alpha powers
back but now it seems like he’s just one of the victims and is making lemonade with
all the lemons trying to kill him.
Meredith flips her shit when Lydia presses her for the last cypher key, but before she
killed herself she said “he doesn’t want me to tell you”. Meaning she has been in
communication with whoever he is. Notice she said “he” too, so it’s not a woman.
And Derek being the last cypher key was a pretty big WTF. They said it was someone who
would be dead. So the last portion of the list hasn’t been circulated to all the mercenaries.
The whole messages on a mixtape thing is a bit strange and I wonder if the Benefactor
is using that old timey method of communication to stay off the net or if it’s an affectation.
Like him circulating the tapes ties in to his character traits.
Moving on to Episode 7, I’m going to do this just like I normally do with TOP 5 WTF
Moments and a longer review. So here we go.
Number 5 - Satomi isn’t Dead
I loved her introduction. It was straight out of a Kung Fu fight movie. Slow Motion
martial arts fight in heavy rain. This reminded me of a movie called The Grandmaster, that’s
about IP Man one of the real life greatest Kung Fu masters to ever live. The whole opening
scene of that movie is an epic battle in the rain.
It’s on netflix so you should watch it immediately
It feels like she’s going to become a bigger part of the story this season and help them
take down the benefactor. I could definitely see her sacrificing herself for Scott’s
pack. Her own pack is all dead, so unless she creates a new beta or starts working with
Derek there’s not a lot left for her to do on the show.
Number 4 - Coach Used to be a Drunk
So this was the backne reveal. That’s what I thought when she pulled his shirt up. If
you were confused about how the virus worked. It would put everyone down for a little while.
But non-were creatures would just automatically get better after a short period of time.
So that’s why coach just shot up and asked what the hell was going on.
Lydia’s Mom was so cool during this. Most of the time when we see her she’s being
completely ridiculous. But we find out when things start to slide downhill that she really
cares about everyone, especially coach. Who I guess used to be a crazy drunk?
Alcohol and substance abuse are big problems for celebrities or athletes that get their
careers torpedoed by injuries. Remember, Coach was a big athlete that just never made it.
I can’t remember if they explained why.
I always love it when they reveal big character details for minor characters. And how cute
was it that when Lydia came in her mother immediately pretended to be ridiculous again.
I think she did that just to make Lydia feel more comfortable.
Number 3 - Stiles Wants to Keep The Money
This got pretty dark. It almost made me think Stiles was in on the Deadpool list somehow.
Just the language that he used. And how passionate he got about not rushing to give the money
over to Peter and Derek.
Even Scott was confused by his behavior. The Eichenhouse money thing has been teased this
season just like Scott’s Mom going bankrupt and losing the house.
There’s two practical outcomes. The hero option, Stiles and Scott just suck it up,
give the money over to Derek and look for overtime work to help pay off their debts.
Heroes don’t steal. Think of it like “What would Captain America do?”
The other morally ambiguous option is that they give Derek part of the money and keep the
other half to pay the bills.
Because of the trust issues going on with Malia in the episode I don’t see Stiles
pushing as hard for this. If he took the money and Peter found out, it would just be more
ammo to drive a wedge between Malia and the pack.
Eventually Peter is going to surround himself with more allies as he grows more powerful.
So he’s going to try and coerce Malia at some point. If she doesn’t just rush over
to the loft immediately for answers.
Number 2 - PSAT Guy is Infecting Everyone
As crazy as him holding the gun against Stiles head I think that guy’s introduction in
the creepy basement was worse. If you weren’t sure what he was doing, he was testing the
virus to see how long it took to kill a werewolf. That’s why he left that guy on the hospital
bed inside the ring of mountain ash.
The whole virus subplot was an interesting homage to Cabin Fever or any infection movie
you can think of. I’m a bigger fan of movies that take place in the aftermath of big outbreaks,
like Walking Dead. But I like how Teen Wolf can do genres within genres.
It’s a show about werewolves first, but getting meta with other genres just gives
you so many places to go with stories.
It seems like a lot of these deapool mercenaries get one episode arcs, or really short ones.
There’s only a few episodes left, so I wonder if the mercenaries we run into next will just
be progressively bigger and badder until we get to that final boss fight.
Like Scott’s pack is playing Mike Tyson’s Punch Out and they just have to get through
all the bosses before they can fight Mike Tyson.
and my Number 1 WTF Moment - Malia Learns the Truth about Peter
I was pretty surprised by the way she found out. I had expected her and Stiles relationship
to not be a part of the reveal. But we always knew she’d find out at some point. And then
they did the whole ‘hiding things’ moment with Kira.
The big question now is what will she do after she gets the full story from Peter and will
Peter create some fiction to keep her close. It seems like Scott and the others would have
explained Peter to her. Mostly that he can’t be trusted and he’s a terrible person.
That’s the logical thing, but at Comic Con when someone asked Jeff Davis about Malia
learning to do her hair and makeup, he waved his hand and said TV Rules. He was pretty
open about saying the writers hoped fans would give them a pass at the logic of Malia learning
to be a normal girl.
For the most part I don’t mind, but I hope they don’t wave their hands too much at
the logic when it comes to Peter and Malia. She’s pissed about Scott and the other’s
not telling her the truth, but that shouldn’t make her forget what an awful person Peter
is. But let me know what your biggest WTF from
the episode was and do you think that Malia will go be with Peter or will she just run
off into the woods?
I think the show teased us way too much with a Peter Malia moment so I definitely think
we’ll see that. But I think in the end, Malia will betray Peter to help Stiles and
the pack before the end.
Whatever ends up happening with the Benefactor, Peter will have his own side scheme. It will
probably involve dicking over Derek and everyone else. And I feel like Malia will do the right
thing when she’s put in a situation where she has to choose.
I mean she’s gotta come back before season 5, who’s going going to spoon stiles? Maybe Derek I guess?
They actually did that in an episode of family guy, where Peter and Quagmire have to spoon
because Lois doesn’t want to anymore.
Overall I gave the episode a solid B. It had a couple of great left turns with Satomi and
Malia. Stiles just got way more complicated. Scott is the Captain America of the group,
he’ll always try to do the right thing. Stiles on the other hand feels like Bucky.
He’s even been brainwashed before like Bucky during season 3b.
Wouldn’t it be crazy if Stiles and Scott had a falling out over the money. This season
is supposed to be all about human issues. And fighting over money is a very human thing
to do.
I also really like how they paired people up in this episode. Like putting Derek with
Braeden, Lydia’s Mom with the students, Malia and Kira.
I tend to favor the light and funny stories. Like the Lacrosse stuff, Malia trying to be
human, Scott and Kira relationship humor. Lydia and Deputy Parrish. So when we get more
intense episodes like this one I always look really hard for the lighter moments. Like
the Satomi reveal. It swung from crazy Hong Kong fight movie to hey what’s up in a few
seconds.
And Kira fumbling over her words when it comes to her and Scott. It’s like the whole episode
was a slow heart attack, so fun moments like those are very appreciated.
And since it is the halfway point of the season I feel like all the remaining episodes are
going to be a slow heart attack.
Let me know if you guys agree, do you like the fun episodes more or do you like it more
when things get intense and you feel like your heart is going to burst inside your chest?
Congrats to Karen C you're the comic con giveaway winner!
So quick personal update. I just quit my job to become a full time youtuber and my last
day is in a couple weeks. I’m also moving at the end of the month too. So I’m trying
to make my video schedule as normal as possible. So Teen Wolf should always post by Tuesday
for the rest of the season. But you can follow me on social for updates in case something
weird happens.
I’m really excited about finally making videos all the time but comic con felt like
a slow heart attack. In the best possible way.
Right now click here for the Teen Wolf comic con panel if you haven’t seen it yet and
click here for my episode 5 video.
Thanks for watching, see you guys tomorrow. high fives!