tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post4518907982511747351..comments2024-03-28T09:11:52.510-07:00Comments on Hello, Tailor: Teen Wolf: Lunar Ellipse.Hello, Tailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256331677624433795noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-74858780939556698562015-08-08T04:37:58.059-07:002015-08-08T04:37:58.059-07:00At the end, I'm rather sure that being Alpha i...At the end, I'm rather sure that being Alpha is an euphemism for having huge penis. All the white dude werewolves just love yelling that phrase too much for everyone's sanity. <br />Also, like you mentioned, I'm kinda 'meh :-/' with the choices of death here. And we don't know if Mis Morrell survived!?Parfum Wanita Terbaik Terlaris 2015http://www.parfumwanitaterbaik.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-23023099122877856792014-03-17T19:37:33.050-07:002014-03-17T19:37:33.050-07:00hi there, just read a couple of your tw posts toda...hi there, just read a couple of your tw posts today, and just curious as to whether you're still watching? because i will agree that 3A was alllllllll kinds of terrible (OH GOD the terrible was capital "T" Terrible) but 3B is literally BLOWING MY MIND and we're down to the final episodes and oh god, nothing is beautiful (except the cast) and everything hurts but damn, does it hurt good. i sincerely hope you're still watching because hot DAMN 3B is awesomeKristinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-39605967593950220702013-08-28T02:33:44.194-07:002013-08-28T02:33:44.194-07:00A Glorious Velociraptor.A Glorious Velociraptor.Beryl Autumnramblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-13926664451386852772013-08-26T12:25:56.988-07:002013-08-26T12:25:56.988-07:00I have a feeling that the writers are trying to di...I have a feeling that the writers are trying to divide the characters to "good" and "evil" by means of having killed someone. So far the only people who killed any villains are ... other villains (Derek can be considered the only 'gray' character here - he killed Peter, but not permanently, and he was used to kill Boyd). The Beacon Hills pack is starting to look like a bunch of losers, who can't deal with a threat, and have to wait for someone more evil to do the job for them. Right now it is only 'frustrating' and 'predictible', but it's a close step to 'boring'. And I don't think people will want to watch 'boring'.Boryzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-84899637489827272632013-08-25T08:57:06.423-07:002013-08-25T08:57:06.423-07:00She's like a glorious lioness.She's like a glorious lioness.The Literary Omnivorehttp://www.theliteraryomnivore.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-67317817005279304412013-08-23T21:25:18.097-07:002013-08-23T21:25:18.097-07:00I think among the many, MANY things that were wron...I think among the many, MANY things that were wrong with this episode (and the season in general) was that the episode ended with Deucalion as the big bad that was defeated and given a chance to redeem itself... when it was Jullifer (Julia/Jennifer) who actually had the redeeming storyline potential! She was looking for vengeance as someone who her loved one had wanted to kill her - out of a power vendetta, no less - and that had deranged her into trying to kill all the werewolves that crossed her (hence Motel California). All that we knew from Duke was that he had once been a good leader who got blinded by Gerard and... that's it. We didn't understand how he started to gain the following of other Alphas or how he managed to manipulate them into killing not only the members of their packs, but their emissaries as well (and if going by the legend of the Lycaeon, the ones that tether them to their humanity). He was a two note villain, while Jullifer had been properly (if clunkily) developed. She was the Faith of this season, and instead of leaving her alive to bring open a true story of remorse and atonement, they killed her and left the cardboard twins alive. <br /><br />I do think that Davis had the right idea in putting Scott and Duke as polar opposites: Duke was a cult leader who had managed to manipulate many into killing their own families/packs (just because we didn't see those murders it doesn't mean that they didn't happen, and as far as we know each Alpha had at least one Beta, and Visionary showed us many more) for his own personal vendetta against a hunter. Scott, on the other hand, is the leader of a group of people that came together as a family and recognize that while he may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer he's still the one that keeps them together and leads them into battle, but they go willingly to him. But even if that was Scott's story: A) it wasn't properly developed (I had to review the whole season in several people's recaps, including yours, to finally get it) and B) it wasn't the ensemble's story. The ensemble's story (which has by large taken the place as protagonist over Scott because of Posey's acting abilities - otherwise why does everybody keep asking about Danny?) was what is the best way to survive, and honestly, I always thought that Jullifer was the less of the two evils. <br /><br />But Davis has acknowledged that he enjoyed working so much with the Carver twins that he decided to switch their story line just to keep them around.<br /><br /><br /><br />P.S. Thank you so much for your Teen Wolf 101 post. Now I can go to my friends and show them why the hell I've been following this show since I started watching it a month ago. Stupid Netflix recommendations and I hope Dylan O'Brian gets something much bigger because yes, I watch only because of him. His acting is TOO good.Alan Izarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-51009273810861030712013-08-21T04:53:45.011-07:002013-08-21T04:53:45.011-07:00oh i like that they let Deucalion go...cuz now i c...oh i like that they let Deucalion go...cuz now i can hope for someone to lock Deucalion and Gerard in a room together for ever and ever (kinda like Michael and Lucifer in the Cage in supernatural?) cuz come on! they r both utterly detestable and they so deserve to be put in hell on earth :DEreth Reetnithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-60052950607160070642013-08-20T19:57:01.847-07:002013-08-20T19:57:01.847-07:00I don't know if there would have been room for...I don't know if there would have been room for more of Lydia's banshee powers in the finale. I don't think they're going to drop the plot line just because there wasn't time to highlight it in this episode ...<br /><br /><br />I agree with a lot of what you've written, but my main irk with this season so far is Cora. The only reason the character exists is as a vector for Derek to lose his alpha status. I can think of a half-dozen ways to accomplish that without adding a paper-thin, pancake-flat character whose existence makes no sense and whose HIGHLY IMPLAUSIBLE BACKSTORY is never addressed or explored.<br />Also I'm not bugged with Kali's death. The character had no where to go and the actor was ... uninspiring. Of course, the same could be said for the dull-ass twins so ... never mind.JanieSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-12714936279607518312013-08-20T17:51:56.815-07:002013-08-20T17:51:56.815-07:00I think that the reason Tyler Hoechlin was not doi...I think that the reason Tyler Hoechlin was not doing a super job was because he also had no freaking idea what Derek was supposed to be feeling. I mean, they made such a damn mess of his character this season, how do we know he had any more guidance in what Derek's feeling about Jennifer than any of the viewers do? How is anyone supposed to compellingly deliver the lines he had when they make pretty much no sense? <br />I feel for him.Aralinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-4610376123887892772013-08-20T15:21:06.328-07:002013-08-20T15:21:06.328-07:00My biggest issue with this season has been how the...My biggest issue with this season has been how the main characters didn't actually need to be there. Any conflict between "our pack" and the darach and the alpha pack really turned out to be a conflict between the darach and the alpha pack. Deucalion killed Ennis, the darach killed Kali, and Deucalion basically killed the darach (let's face it, Peter pretty much just took her last hit point--there's no guarantee she would have survived or that there was any power left in the giant stump).<br /><br /><br />Our pack completely failed to save any of the darach's victims, except for the parents at the end and the wolves in Motel California. If you take our pack out of the story, it would've played out pretty much the exact same way, except that the guardians (and they could have been anybody) would have died too, and possibly a few more of the alpha pack. Heck, Jeff Davis had to leave Stiles unconscious in his Jeep for half the finale because there was so little for our main characters to do.<br /><br /><br />I hope 3B sees new characters added in a manageable number and more of an integration between Team Human and Team Werewolf, who each seemed to spend a lot of time doing their own thing in 3A and not so much time working together.<br /><br /><br />And I desperately want Stiles to start training to become Scott's emissary, but that's my issue and I don't actually expect to see it happen.Sandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-43098215494947532932013-08-20T15:18:41.569-07:002013-08-20T15:18:41.569-07:00I am a second-hand viewer (meaning I read your rev...I am a second-hand viewer (meaning I read your reviews and other stuff Tumblr to get my fix three and half episodes of the actual show is all I could handle, but I love y'all's reviews/reactions), and I have been meaning to ask someone in the know for a while now why Peter hadn't been killed again because every single thing about him sounded like a Bad Idea. I thought maybe I was missing out on his usefulness or something, but evidently no? So not only was every fan not shocked at Peter being ultimately evil all along, even non-fans figured that was the case long ago. <br /><br /><br />Sometimes I still want to watch for the good things about the show you guys dredge up, but mostly I just want you to watch it and tell me what happened. So thank you for doing that!kindaoffkilternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-21449938687333378932013-08-20T13:43:15.636-07:002013-08-20T13:43:15.636-07:00Bit disappointed you didn't enjoy the episode ...Bit disappointed you didn't enjoy the episode very much. Once again I thought this was one of the best episodes to date, I will give you that you need to suspend some of the poorly thought out plot ideas earlier on. On the whole though. Entertaining! <br /><br /><br /><br />Pros<br /><br />- Victoria was back! <br /><br />- Pre credit scenes were awesome. They were so well polished and directly they were quite possibly half the episodes budget. <br />- Reasonable big reveal and satisfying "cliffhanger" <br />- So much blood and gore that you can tell your friends with confidence this is not a "teen" show. <br /><br /><br /><br />Cons <br /><br />- ... OK, yeah what you have written in the article.Mithosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-21739573305231949262013-08-20T11:55:25.281-07:002013-08-20T11:55:25.281-07:00I think I read somewhere that Jeff Davis' pare...I think I read somewhere that Jeff Davis' parents divorced when he was little and he was raised by his mom. I think he implied that Scott's issues with his dad are a direct reflection of the strained relationship he had with his father.msdistressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-35311111880075475562013-08-20T11:55:09.149-07:002013-08-20T11:55:09.149-07:00Screw Kate (even though I loved her moral ambiguit...Screw Kate (even though I loved her moral ambiguity), Deucalion, Peter and Gerard, Victoria was the scariest bad guy on the show.msdistressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-33872838556312510162013-08-20T11:22:24.506-07:002013-08-20T11:22:24.506-07:00What annoyed me was Scott and Derek "letting&...What annoyed me was Scott and Derek "letting" Deucalion go. I wished Jennifer killed him. He is still the frigging demon wolf except now his ONLY weakness is healed, good job there Derek... He is still ridiculously strong and easily more than a match for betaDerek and Scott. It felt weird... it was like looking at two toddlers telling off an adult.jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-14795125895674593752013-08-20T10:40:33.776-07:002013-08-20T10:40:33.776-07:00At the end, I'm rather sure that being Alpha i...At the end, I'm rather sure that being Alpha is an euphemism for having huge penis. All the white dude werewolves just love yelling that phrase too much for everyone's sanity. <br />Also, like you mentioned, I'm kinda 'meh :-/' with the choices of death here. And we don't know if Mis Morrell survived!?RUBISnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-65594807633861472662013-08-20T10:11:24.204-07:002013-08-20T10:11:24.204-07:00I just keep wanting to like this season and it jus...I just keep wanting to like this season and it just keeps MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE. Whichever way I look at I get more and more irritated, particularly by the way it's becoming another 24/7 White Guys Doing Stuff show. I have wasted more time than is logical working on net gains and losses per season to demonstrate the change. In the first season, we lost one woman (Kate) and one man (Peter, later to be returned, but for the purposes of this, he was a negative at this point). At the end we had four women (Allison, Lydia, Mama McCall, Mama Argent). We had eight men (Scott, Stiles, Jackson, Danny, Deaton, Papa Argent, Papa Stilinksi, Derek.) <br /><br /><br />Then in season two we add two women (Ms. Morrell, Erica) but subtract one (Mama Argent) net gain +1, while adding five men (Boyd, Isaac, Peter, Grandpa Argent, Matt) and subtracting one (Matt, the only white male tangently related to the main cast to die and stay that way), net gain +4.<br /><br /><br />Season three got wacky. We added (Kali, Ms. Blake, Cora, 'the girl') but lost all of them but Cora AND lost Erica, for a net gain of 0, or possibly -1, if Ms. Morrell is dead. We got (Deuc, Ennis, the twins, Papa McCall) and lost Ennis, Jackson (but not dead), and Boyd, for a gain of 2, which doesn't seem so bad except we keep exchanging minorities for more white guys.<br /><br /><br />And to that my continued irritated over Scott's Super Special Alphaness, and the general let down of the finale and...idk about january, I just don't.cheesynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-74272456954066888072013-08-20T09:24:17.878-07:002013-08-20T09:24:17.878-07:00You forgot an important thing in your drinking gam...You forgot an important thing in your drinking game:<br />Anytime someone does a stunt and lands in the Three-Point Pose. <br /><br /><br />They live for that on Teen Wolf!henninggirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-13542591873327912102013-08-20T08:47:31.977-07:002013-08-20T08:47:31.977-07:00Really liked your review and the mention that once...Really liked your review and the mention that once again Boyd's death was just narratively dropped. I was wondering about your thoughts on replacement characters though. It seems like, especially with who they end up with, that the twins were more of a replacement for Jackson then Boyd. They basically represent the two sides of his character: Adian--the love interest but abusive boyfriend to Lydia and Ethan--the caring and loyal partner to Danny. Then their is Cora who seems like an under-developed replacement for Erica.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084418948126858292.post-83928928498943214932013-08-20T08:25:42.418-07:002013-08-20T08:25:42.418-07:00I love that Deaton and Lydia were around while the...I love that Deaton and Lydia were around while the trio were lying in their ice baths, even if they were doing something else, but Isaac had clearly run out to the 7/11. <br /><br /><br />Some good moments, as you point out, as well as Stiles reuniting with his father (bawl!) and Scott finally referring to his friends as "his pack." But yeah. Having the Jennifer/Kali relationship end that way was a waste of revealing that they were once close, plus Peter killing Jennifer? What, there's not room in the box of "ex-villains chilling around Beacon Hills" for her? BOO. <br /><br /><br />(Although watching Peter yell into the night THAT HE'S THE REAL ALPHA FOR REALSIES HAS BEEN THIS WHOLE TIME was pure <i>Teen Wolf</i> melodrama.) <br /><br /><br />As for Season 3B, if Allison ends up hallucinating the conflicting ghosts of her mom and her aunt, I am so down. I didn't realize how much I liked Victoria until she came back as a hallucination.The Literary Omnivorehttp://www.theliteraryomnivore.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com