One of my favorite things about how Jeff put Wolf Pack together is the slow-roll on the
werewolf rules in this universe.
So many shows just do an info dump right up front.
All the important details of their central premise are packed into the first 30 minutes.
After that, they immediately start in on ruining their central premise with a lot of soap opera hokum.
I'm looking at you The CW, if that is even your name anymore.
That whole thing, - the let's explain it all up front like the audience is five years old
- that whole thing does not work for me.
I'm the kind of viewer who likes to be teased I want some foreplay before we get down into
the hard and fast rhythm.
Don't get me wrong, a lot of shows absolutely eff up a slow roll.
All the dramas on Apple end up being just slow and depressing to me and I don't stick
around long enough to find any kind of payoff.
There was that moody Ratched thing back in 2020.
It had me all excited because, period piece plus Ryan Murphy plus Sarah Paulson.
Nurse Ratched: You should bathe more often, your fingernails are filthy.
But then they lost me two episodes in because not enough substance is revealed to keep me
on the hook.
That show FROM over on MGM plus - it's moody as hell and it threw almost too much cool
unexplained stuff at me very early.
But then there didn't seem to be any kind of payoff to any of the weirdness.
They'd just drop a thread and push out more insanity.
I don't know about you, but edging like that becomes exhausting after a few episodes.
In a lot of ways Wolf Pack season one was all tease and insanity too, but it was not
completely withholding.
For instance, I think it was really smart to do the big reveal of the monster right
away because it created a true sense of menace whenever we heard or whenever we sensed it was near.
Austin: It's right outside.
Blake: Where? Austin: The wall. Look at the stone wall around the hot tub.
And it's not like we didn't learn enough specific details up front,
it started with how some of the wounds healed, the eye glow thing and the overwhelming eye
rolling mind [ __ ] of the pack bond.
But to this day we still don't actually have enough information to say for sure how any
of it really works - except maybe the part about fire definitely making regular werewolves
into monster werewolves.
They told us about that and then kind of showed us that at the end of the season.
Otherwise, the details of the universal mechanics are vague but they're tantalizing enough to
keep me intellectually aroused for a season two.
The Wolf Pack connection just seemed to work better with Everett.
This came up this week in the context of Everett being forced to do the emotional heavy lifting
for the entire new pack.
Everett: Your name is-
That is true to an extent, but they all had five bars mentally when it came to the
"Baron Monster Werewolf Network".
I mean Luna and Harlan started feeling it as soon as Everett and Blake got bit.
Harlan: My hearing is turned up to ten.
It's never been this good not even on a full moon.
Luna: The same with me.
Their mental communication got stronger due to reaching a critical mass of members and
their proximity to each other.
Blake: Because I'm having a lot and it's coming from you.
Harlan: I told you it was him.
Luna: What's wrong?
And that was status quo until Baron's "death" complicated the connection.
Harlan: Because you're giving me a panic attack.
Everett: No, I'm not.
But throughout the show Everett is shown feeling things a little more and broadcasting those
feelings more strongly to the rest of the group.
He's also shown as the only person who connects to this stuff in Sensurround virtual reality visions.
Partially that's the result of the tightrope-walk of emotions Everett lives through on the daily.
Doctor: You don't have to apologize.
Notice the sound . Let it go.
Come back to your breath.
Everett: Maybe I should take another Ativan I only have one so far.
And the various meds used to control his conditions probably play a role in the strength and vividness
of those visions.
Here's how I see it, they are all connected.
They all hang up their free will and respond when someone howls.
Baron is shown deep in each of their memories.
It's just that Everett is a little more "there" than the others due to his very special brain.
The dog in wolf pack.
It's a key moment in the Wolf Pack pilot episode.
Our first real look at this absolute unit of a werewolf that will be the center of the story.
And it has both of our newly bitten heroes trapped with nothing but a Goodwill sofa between
them and the big hairy.
Then - their salvation literally jumps through the window.
For some reason, a lot of people think this conveniently timed canine intervention was
a wolf.
I actually answered this question a couple of times in the comments this week.
But the "canem ex machina" in this scene is actually just the neighbor's dog.
Blake: [ __ ] diesel!
Seriously, every day?
Every single day?
We met this particular pooch twice before and its reaction to Blake helped us - and
maybe her - understand that she had changed in some fundamental way after being bitten.
Blake: All this time we could have been friends huh.
If we get a season two, one of the things they definitely need to do is bring back this
hero dog.
I know working with real animals is a pain in the ass for productions, but I for one
would love to see the dynamic of a pet within a pack.
If you have any doubts, buzz definitely matters in the decision to make a Wolf Pack season two.
If you are one of the few thousand people watching this video, it's important that you
post about Wolf Pack on your personal social media.
Ramsey: This isn't a moral quandary Garrett.
I knew you were a good parent.
I need you to help protect our children.
Garrett: Not a human father.
Ramsey: No, the wolf.
While the ultimate deciding factor will be the number of new subscribers that Wolf Pack
attracted to the Paramount Plus service - it does not hurt our chances to have a solid
social media buzz.
Because a show that brings more attention to the streamer is much more likely to see
more seasons than one that doesn't.
So please, go make some noise for Wolf Pack.
Teen Wolf Content
Why did Deaton riddle Argent?
Argent: What are you doing here? Deaton: Looking for answers.
People are still confused by this section of the Teen Wolf movie for some reason.
Deaton: And wondering if you've made any recent trips to Japan
I explained how Deaton knew the nogitsune had his hand up Argent and was puppeting him
to get his plan going.
Previously - It's simple.
Deaton knew something was up with Argent because Argent was spouting a combination of nonsense
and arcane knowledge he had no business knowing.
Deaton is giving us a very clear "bro what the eff are you talking about?"
look while a sweaty and manic Argent goes off about magic swords and trapped spirits.
But people still ask me why did Deaton decide to throw riddles at Argent as a test.
If you think back to the show you already know why he did it.
Merrick: What has teeth but doesn't bite? Hayes: Will you shut up already?
Merrick: Hold on, this one's good. What has teeth but doesn't bite?
A comb.
Hayes: These jokes are stupid.
Merrick: What has a neck but no head?
Hayes: Your mother?
Merrick: A bottle.
The first words it hears during this visit are riddles but think about what it is.
It's a trickster spirit.
And what are riddles if not just tricks with words and language?
We also know that kitsune have trouble with language in general.
Mason: Fox spirits have difficulty with language and the way that you prove that you're not
a fox when you answer the phone you say Moshi twice.
The important part is "moshi moshi" confuses kitsunes.
By throwing riddles at Argent, Deaton is creating a tempting distraction for the nogitsune.
Deaton: You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace.
What would you light first?
It simply could not resist the challenge of solving the riddles.
Argent: The match.
At the same time this is completely confusing to Argent which helps him realize that something
else is in his head.
Deaton: What month of the year has 28 days?
Argent: All of them.
Deaton: What is many teeth but cannot bite?
Argent: A comb.
As Argent began fighting against that presence, the nogitsune had to work harder and harder
to maintain control until it eventually revealed itself.
Deaton: The more of this there is, the less you can see. What is it?
Argent: Darkness you [ __ ]!
Why doesn't Teen Wolf just do another season or an actual spin-off series?
The question of more Teen Wolf episodes instead of movies or maybe even a Teen Wolf spin-off
series keeps coming up.
I covered this quite extensively two years ago, but here's a quick recap.
The folks at Paramount Plus do not have the rights to make more episodes or television
shows under the name Teen Wolf or to use any of the characters created by Jeff Davis for
the MTV Teen Wolf universe.
This is because the name Teen Wolf and the concept of the 2011 series is the property
of MGM which is in turn owned by Amazon.
If Amazon decided to make a new Teen Wolf TV show they could.
But Amazon also wouldn't be allowed to use any of the characters or mythology created
by Jeff Davis for the MTV Teen Wolf Universe.
The Jeff Davis Teen Wolf Universe exists in an intellectual property limbo where both
parties have to agree and pay the other party if they want to make something new.
We got the Teen Wolf movie because Chris McCarthy made a deal with MGM
to make up to three standalone movies.
He went with Teen Wolf movies because Paramount Plus thought MGM was asking for way too much
money for the rights for a new series.
And Paramount plus is all about owning their intellectual property outright.
This is so they can exploit it in the future in a way that is profitable for them in the
new Television World Order.
With the current status quo - the ownership split between what are basically
two competing streaming companies - the bottom line for fans is that there will likely never
be another full series set in the existing Teen Wolf Universe.