8 Things We’re Looking Forward To in Season Three of Teen Wolf Sponsored By Rebecca PahleJun 3rd, 2013, 10:16 am You are seeing this message because you have javascript disabled. To use our slideshows you need to enable javascript. There's no cross domain hackery or tracking voodoo, it's just some sweet jQuery animations. Please, think of the animations. In the meantime, enjoy the html version below. I guess. If that's your thing. Allow Us To Explain I try and convince pretty much everyone I know to watch MTV's Teen Wolf. Ask Susana and Jill and they'll tell you. It's a problem. Needless to say, I'm insanely excited for the premiere of season three tonight. The previous finale left our heroes in a rough place, with one crisis averted only for another, in the form of a mysterious pack of alpha werewolves, appearing right on its furry heels. So here, in anticipation of 24 glorious episodes of drama, violence, romance, angst, and Derek Hale jumping off things, are Eight Things We're Looking Forward To In Season Three of Teen Wolf. To keep up on the latest Teen Wolf happenings, follow the show on Facebook and Twitter. And remember: The bite is a gift. Allison Showing the World Who's Boss Allison Argent —daughter of resident werewolf hunter Chris Argent, occasional girlfriend of eponymous Teen Wolf Scott McCall, and all-around awesome character—had a really tough time of things in season two. Her mom was killed and she was manipulated by her crazy grandfather into believing werewolves responsible. As a result of that she went seriously dark for a while, kidnapping and torturing two of her werewolf classmates and alienating herself from pretty much everyone in her life before realizing she'd been lied to. She has a ton of baggage coming into season three, basically. One of the things I like most about her character is how a lot of the decisions she's made over the past two seasons—her learning to fight in season one, her going bad in season two—were made independent of her status as the "resident love interest." She's the girlfriend of the main character, sure, but she has other things on her plate than Scott drama, thank you very much. What I want to see in season three is that taken further: Allison stepping away from her boyfriend and her family to decide who she really wants to be. Will that be a kick-ass, dangerous hunter more than willing to shoot down any monsters that cross her path? Or a normal teenager who avoids the whole violence thing in favor of a more conventional life? Or something in between? Whatever she goes with, I want it to be her choice. World, stop picking on Allison for a while and let her decide which direction her life is going to go in, 'kay thanks. More Danny! In the character of Danny Teen Wolf has something of a rarity on TV: A gay teenager of color. (C'mon, TV, give us more of these. They exist in abundance in the real world, I swear.) The Teen Wolf fandom can be somewhat divisive when it comes to characters they like and dislike, but the one thing we can all agree on is that everyone loves Danny. Seriously. He's friendly but also snarky, and supernatural craziness rolls off his back like water off a duck. Oh, and he makes his best friend Jackson, Beacon Hills' resident jock, less of a jerk by his presence alone. Danny is a superhero. He was only a supporting character before—he'd pop up a few times a season to light up audiences' lives—but we'll be seeing more of him in season three. With Jackson dying and coming back to life at the end of season two, only to leave town sometime later (actor Colton Haynes moved over to Arrow on The CW), it'll be hard for Danny not to become aware of–and get embroiled in—crazy werewolf shenanigans. Rumor has it he even gets a love interest in the form of Ethan, one of the new alpha werewolves who's rolled into town. Don't mess with him, Ethan. The fandom will not be pleased. Lydia's Time to Shine Lydia Martin is the smartest person at Beacon Hills High—she's a math genius, can make self-igniting molotov cocktails, and taught herself archaic Latin because she got bored with classical Latin, OK? Bow down—but her opportunities to show her capability in fighting baddies has been limited by her not knowing about Beacon Hills' constant werewolf drama. All that changed in the season two finale when she saw her dead boyfriend come back to life as a werewolf right before her eyes. Ms. Martin is now officially in the club. At least year's New York Comic Con showrunner Jeff Davis mentioned that season three would see Lydia team up with resident researcher/social outcast Stiles to solve mysteries, presumably those relating to the newly arrived alpha pack. (Though if you could solve the mystery of what Stiles' first name is, Lydia, that would be great.) That's a great start, but if I'm in a demanding mood (which I am) I'd like to ask that we find out why she's immune from lycanthropy and how resident psycho Peter, killed in season one, was able to get into her head and use her to magic him back to life at the end of season two. Speaking of... The Return of Peter Peter Hale, the uncle of leather jacket-wearing, social skills-lacking werewolf Derek Hale, was the big bad in season one. He was killed by Derek only to somehow, by using Lydia, magic himself back into existence near the end of season two, after which he allied himself with Derek to help defeat the new big bad. (Though he didn't really do much besides snark and step aside when the fighting started.) I want to know how he was able to do that and what he's up to, sure, but I'm also looking forward to the Resident Good Guys figuring out how to deal with him. It kind of seems like Peter might be on their side, but he tried to kill them all a few months ago and psychologically tortured Lydia more recently. He's the only relative Derek, a.k.a. Mr. Trust Issues, has left… but he also killed Derek's sister, so I can't see the welcome mat being rolled out quite yet. But with the alpha pack in town and allies in short supply Derek might not have a choice. Speaking of allies: Lydia's officially in the know now, and I can't see her working easily with Peter due to the aforementioned "psychological torture" thing. Basically, I get the feeling Peter's going to mess everyone's plans up, but I don't know how. The suspense is killing me. The Alpha Pack, Feat. a Badass Lady Werewolf One of the members of the new, villainous alpha pack is Kali (played by Felisha Terrell, left), a ruthless female werewolf who goes around shoeless and fights using the claws on her feet, because using your hands is for wimps, amirite? Among the other members of the Alpha Pack are the leader Deucalion, the twins Ethan and Max, and Ennis. And I'm sure they're all great, really. But the one I'm looking forward to most is Kali, because give me alllllll the lady monsters. Tall ones and short ones, old ones and young ones, evil ones and good ones. Kali, I haven't met you yet, but I think I love you. Possibly Finding Out What the Heck Deaton and Morrell Are Up To Season two saw the introduction of guidance counselor Ms. Morrell, who definitely knows more about supernatural happenings in Beacon Hills than she lets on. And resident veterinarian/magic tutor/occasional werewolf counselor Dr. Deaton has been party to the shenanigans from the get-go. The season two finale showed the two in cahoots, talking about how things are going to get much, much worse for our heroes in season three. So we know they work together, or at least know each other. Are they friends? Rivals? What was Ms. Morrell's purpose in showing up in Beacon Hills? Is she a witch? Is this show going to get witches? Is she good or bad? Is Deaton going to give Derek more lessons on How Not To Be a Bad Alpha? Will he listen to them? Tell meeeeee! (And to those thinking "Waaaaaitaminute, Ms. Morrell looks familiar": She's played by Bianca Lawson, a.k.a. Kendra from season two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and no, she has not aged.) Bring on the Stilinski Angst Which Teen Wolf fan hasn't been affected by the phenomenon known as Stilinski Family Feels? Stiles' relationship with his dad took a hit in season two, a result of Sheeiff Stilinski not knowing about the town's werewolf infestation and his son's part in it. Not only is Stiles not trusted by his father, to whom he has to lie left and right, but it was also revealed that Stiles feels responsible for his mother's death. Ouch. Feels all around. So what do I want for the Stilinskis in season three? Simple: More feels. Or more feels for a limited time, juuuuust until their relationship reaches the breaking point and Stiles has no choice but to tell his father that werewolves exist. I just want the Sheriff to know, guys. He has firepower. He can help them out! And he's bound to get involved in werewolf turf wars anyway if the alpha pack gets too visible, which they will, because werewolves in Teen Wolf like drama (see: Derek doesn't walk down a flight of stairs that he can majestically leap down instead). He might as well know what he's up against. Maybe Scott's mom can tell him! "Your son ran into my car again, you really need to have a talk with him, and oh by the way werewolvesexistandmysonisoneofthem see you at the next PTA meeting!" ... And Sheriff Stilinski and Ms. McCall Hopefully. Not. Dying. I know that Beacon Hills is a dangerous place and that Teen Wolf is a show that likes to cause emotional torment to its viewers, but show, I want to lay it on the line: If you kill either one of Stiles' or Scott's remaining parents I might cry. Seasons one and two saw Allison lose three of the four parental influences in her life—aunt, mother, grandfather—so I'm going to assume her father is safe… even though, as a werwolf hunter, he quite often finds himself on the dangerous end of long, sharp claws. Oh, god. Sorry, Chris Argent. I've jinxed you. Seriously, though. Teenagers have it bad enough in Beacon Hills. Leave their parents alone. Kill someone else. (Just not too many someone elses, please.) MTV Shows [View All on One Page] Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +? Pages: 1 2Have a tip we should know? [email protected] Filed Under: MTVTeen Wolf Follow The Mary Sue: Previous PostNext Post Previous PostNext Post
