This episode begins stylistically very different with
Stiles narrating various things to Ms. Morrel the school guidance counsellor. It’s
an elegant and very powerful and emotional way to bring together just how much
happened last week. It brought it all together, everything up to date, and added
a whole truck load of emotional impact. This scene needs applauding.
We move into the action with evil Grandaddy Argent, new
master of the Kanima, using the weregecko to hold Melissa McCall (Scott’s
mother) captive while he talks to Scott. He wants Derek and his pack, to avenge
his evil daughter, Kate. Melissa can’t deal with any of this – the weregecko or
Scott as a werewolf for that matter, and just wants Scott to give Granddaddy
Argent whatever he wants.
Meanwhile Erica and Boyd are worried about the whole
being a werewolf thing and the risk that comes with it (especially since there’s
suddenly a whole lot of howling going on). In particular, to live they want to
find another pack, another alpha, one that isn’t under attack by the evil
Argents. And since they heard howling, they assume there’s another pack that
they could join and they’re leaving.
Isaac didn’t join them and went to Dr. Deaton instead where Scott and the vet are treating a dog – and we get to see a new werewolf power, apparently they have the ability to take the pain of other creatures. It’s a bit randomly inserted (we didn’t get to see this before) but still kind of nicely done. Isaac is there to ask for Scott’s advice – and planning to leave during the lacrosse game as well, same as Boyd and Erica.
That night they run, running off into the woods – but are
hunted by Argents. Including Evil Argent Allison who decides to join her
murderous family and shoot Erica with an arrow. Erica urges Boyd to run.
Helpless and shot in the leg, Erica lies there unable to stop Allison shooting
another arrow at her – an arrow that is caught by Boyd. Allison the fills Boyd
full of arrows, forever confirming her as a villain. Finally it’s Daddy Argent that
has to stop his sadistic daughter. Can we have all the Argents dead now?
