Last episode Stiles was kidnapped (not Stiles!) and we
start this one with Melissa McCall going to the hospital with, presumably, Jackson
in a body bag and Stiles being shoved into a basement with chained Erica and
Boyd – the targets on the walls point to this being an Argent kidnapping.
And they’re joined by evil granddaddy Argent (I may drop
the “evil” since it’s redundant now that all the Argents are evil) and starts
beating Stiles because… because he’s an evil Argent and doesn’t need a reason.
Evil Argent Gerard is having some quality time with Evil
Argent Allison when Evil Argent Chris decides to play his “I’m the good one
card” and question Gerard about what happened at the game. He maintains his
backbone for, oh, 3 seconds, before Gerard wanders off, all questions
unanswered. We then find that Allison blames Jackson being dead and the
weregecko on Derek, as she blames the death of the murderous Kate and the suicide
of the murderous Victoria all on Derek. Totally none of her own evil family’s
fault, oh no. She’s pouting because Chris isn’t all behind this new “kill
anything that moves” Allison, which is a little unfair since she is just
following in the family footsteps – including his.
At the school Sherriff Stilinski is investigating both
what happened to Jackson and his missing son. Coach shows his slightly more
human side (I can’t decide whether I love Coach or hate him, I think both).
Scott and Isaac rip into Stile’s locker to get clothes so
they can follow his scent – and Derek arrives. With Peter. Scott and Derek have
a debate about this and Scott’s feeding information to evil granddaddy Argent,
Gerard (Peter adding the odd word for sarcasm’s sake. Damn I didn’t know he was
sarcastic before they killed him, what a waste!) But Derek has good news, Peter
can save Jackson – to which Scott and Isaac inform him that Jackson is dead.
This isn’t greeted as good news since, if he’s dead, it must be because evil
Argent Gerard wanted him dead – and anything an Argent wants is bad.
Stiles does return home to his dad – but rather beaten
up. He blames his disappearance and beat up state on players from the opposing
team. Personally I would have fed Chris and Gerard to the law. At very least
the accusation should have Gerard suspended as headmaster.
Lydia comes to visit and she’s pretty devastated about
Jackson, despite his treatment of her, and is shockily fixated on the fact she
never had chance to return his key. She and Stiles have a cutsey, touching
moment. Until Lydia gets a text message and decides she’s going to help Jackson
– no matter how much Stiles wants to protect her. Stiles is left all depressed
and sad – until Sheriff Stilinski drops in to assure him what a hero he is.
Chris Argent finally uses that conscious for something
other than 2 seconds of backbone – and, reflecting about what side of the line
he and his family are standing on – he turns off the current that’s holding
Erica and Boyd captive.
Melissa McCall has decided to investigate Jackson’s death
(because being the town’s only medical professional isn’t enough) so goes to
the dark, empty morgue (oh dear) to look at the body that is oozing venom – she
opens the body bag. Jackson is cocooning himself in his own venom. Melissa
calls Scott and he and Isaac arrive completely bemused by what has happened –
especially since Jackson starts twitching and his mouth opening.
Derek and Peter have found the Hale family’s records (a
lap top in a secret Peter Hate hiding place –in case you missed the blatant
product placement, it’s an apple computer) and receive an update on cocoon Jackson
(Peter declares that “that sounds sufficiently terrifying” I think I could
learn to love this character). It turns out that Jackson was just a beta Kanima
and it can turn into something much bigger and much more dangerous… with wings.
They even have an animation of it – which is very frightening indeed (Peter is
an awesome character, I don’t care who he killed). They advise Isaac and Scott
to take the body and decide to meet them halfway.
Chris Argent arrives just as they’re moving the body. He’s
replaced his Evil Argent card for an Angsting Argent card instead. He tells
Scott they have a common enemy – and he doesn’t mean Jackson – Gerard who he
sees as twisting Allison as he did Kate and he joins them in body snatching to
take Jackson to Peter and Derek. And Peter’s glorious sarcasm (we need to keep
this character!)
Unfortunately, the Evil Argents are lying in ambush (with
Chris still in denial about how evil Gerard is) – Gerard uses Jackson to throw Derek
across the room and Evil Argent Allison shoots Isaac
Time for a show down, Jackson vs Isaac, Scott and Derek
(with Chris hiding in a corner), cue dramatic music. They don’t’ fight well as
a pack, tending to take it in turns while Peter looks on, frustrated- and Evil
Allison steps in to slice and dice Isaac some more. She advances on Derek, but
the Kanima grabs her. Gerard has other plans.
Plans that Scott has guessed – Gerard is dying from
cancer – which science can’t cure, but becoming a werewolf would. And to
survive he is willing to even kill Allison (awww, Allison are you shocked that
Gerard is evil?) and even Chris, his own son. Nice guy. He wants Scott to drag
Derek to Gerard, bite him, then he will kill Derek, Gerard will be the Alpha
and Scott can have Evil Allison. Scott co-operates and Gerard gets bitten
And he starts bleeding… black. Because Scott had a plan
as well. We have a quick flashback to when Scott picked up Gerard’s pill box
and returned them to him, the pill box that we’ve seen Gerard use repeatedly.
And Dr. Deaton filling those pills full of Mountain Ash, the anti-werewolf powder
we’ve seen him use before. It’s not healthy for a werewolf to eat that stuff,
or have lots of it in their system, it seems. He collapses to his knees, oozing
and spurting black goo. Derek asks why Scott didn’t tell him – and Scott says
that Derek may be an Alpha, but he’s not Scott’s Alpha. Oozing nastily on the
floor, Gerard yells for Jackson to kill them all.
Allison bursts free of the weregecko’s grasp, but before
it attacks, Stiles barrels into the room in his jeep, hitting the weregecko and
knocking him flying. He’s brought Lydia to the party. They get out the jeep and
the Kanima leaps at them – but Lydia holds up Jackson’s key and says his name.
And we have a sweet flashback to when Jackson first gave the key to his house
to Lydia, when they were a sweet, happy couple.
He takes the key and slowly turns back to human form,
scales receding – and then both Derek and Peter run forwards, one to claw him
in the stomach and the other in the back. Desperately sad death scene follows
as the last of his scales disappear and Lydia lowers him to the floor as she
cries. Evil Allison grabs Scott’s hand (damn they’re a couple again) and the
sad music plays
And Jackson gets up – in dramatic silhouette in the car
headlights, with claws, and bright blue eyes – and a werewolf face. He’s a
werewolf, alive and, when he sheds his claws, he hugs Lydia, back to himself.
Stiles leaves, sad to see Lydia definitely away from him.
Oh and Gerard’s body is missing. Don’t you just hate
that?
Flash forward and Allison is apologising to Scott for
being an Evil Argent –ugh, because that makes it all better? No dice, eat her
already. She wants to break up (I’m not sure why) but he’s ok with that because
he’s willing to wait for her because he knows they’re to be together (ugh ugh
ugh, eat her already). And they kiss, so that waiting for her was, I presume,
about 5 seconds?
Erica and Boyd (hey remember them?) are running through
the woods at night, trying to escape – and they run into a group of people.
With claws, under the full moon. Looks like they’ve found the other werewolf
pack.
Dr. Deaton and Ms. Morrel, now in new, black leather and
combat gear are following the trail of black sludge Gerard has left. Ms. Morrel
says she hated it when he was retired – and he asks who said he was retired. Oooh
I wanna know more and now!
Isaac, Peter and Derek go wandering to the ruined house
and see a symbol on the door. See, the real reason Derek was building a pack as
quickly as possible? Because there’s a pack coming, an Alpha Pack, that comes
when a new Alpha is made.
And Scott and Stiles are still awesome friends – while Scott
reflects on how he’s back largely where he was in season 1.
Season Finale? Epic finale is epic. That is all. And lots
of hooks for the next season. Love it, love it, love it.
Ok criticism - I suppose I must. My few problems: Erica and Boyd again playing a minor role. And Stiles "nice guying" Lydia. She. Is. Not. Interested. STOP. Allison being redeemed is icky - she's evil Argent Allison to me, unredeemed! And I wish we'd seen some of this sweet Jackson/Lydia in a way other than flashback
Other than that? EPIC AND GLORIOUS! *FANPOODLE*
Ok criticism - I suppose I must. My few problems: Erica and Boyd again playing a minor role. And Stiles "nice guying" Lydia. She. Is. Not. Interested. STOP. Allison being redeemed is icky - she's evil Argent Allison to me, unredeemed! And I wish we'd seen some of this sweet Jackson/Lydia in a way other than flashback
Other than that? EPIC AND GLORIOUS! *FANPOODLE*
