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The weird thing is, I do actually still believe this is Chris and Victoria's date night.
This is your daily update: FINSTOCK IS LOVE. I think my favorite bit is the “uhhhh” complete with warding hand gestures. It just really conveys the essence of the scene. Also, the essence of the scene that it communicates is “It seems pretty probable to everyone who knows them that Scott and Stiles are into the kinky shit,” so really that's my favorite bit. You know that really Scott is the one who likes to tie Stiles up, then he sits back on his heels and grins, all proud of himself, and Stiles pretends to be taking all very seriously when he's really thinking NYAWWW and wishing he had a hand free to ruffle Scott's hair. (Or, well, that will happen in a couple of years, because neither of them really has their shit together just yet on this front. But that is what college is for.)
High school movies and shows tend to portray this shark-tank version of high school that's kind of four-color and stylized, as compared to what I experienced and what I gather people I know experienced. In the media, if you do something Weird and Socially Wrong, everyone automatically just crucifies you, whereas in reality – you know, no matter how weird and freaky you are, someone hates you and someone thinks you're pretty cool and most people could give a rat's ass about you. Also, you know, if you're a beautiful and popular girl one day, you're never going to be universally hated the next, because social capital doesn't work that way. In reality, Lydia's hospital would've been thronged with people, there would have been vigils and shrines and social media videos of every girl in school sobbing to one-up the others with her performative tragedy. No way would Allison be the only person in her orbit at this point. Lydia was attacked and left for dead on school grounds at prom. That would be huge, and her having an episode and escaping the hospital and being in a fugue state for two days due to trauma-- Let's be real. Lydia would be the most fascinating person anyone had ever met at this school. People would flock around to squeeze weird, salacious new details of this unprecedented drama out of her. But according to the rules of TV High, nobody will ever speak to her again.
He doesn't survive without you, Stiles. When has he ever had to survive a day without you, preschool? There's nothing to understand. He doesn't; mystery solved. I frankly blame you for not specifically warning him not to be too obvious about sniffing his teammates. (Although I've already forgiven you, on account of how carefully you've studied the aesthetics of Scott's jawline. There's just something about it, isn't there? I said so back on Day One!)
Seriously, there's got to be Scott/Danny, right? They are throwing us this one for free, fandom! Show a little gratitude!
I love the Sheriff being like, “Okay, sure, whatever. I totally can't see you now. Well done, Invisible Stranger.”
Derek, as charming as ever. “I know it's my fault! Shut up and fix it!” Well, but he's got the beard this season, and that makes him easier to tolerate.
“As unbelievably ordinary as making a sex tape?” What the hell ever, Jackson. You're the most basic bitch in that town. You are absolutely a Cornflake Girl.
I feel like investigating the Leahy basement takes wayyyy too long. Maybe I'm just impatient tonight, but I'm used to this show clipping right along, and I feel like we've been watching Scott think about his senses in dead silence for ages.
No, Scott, he said yes because being a werewolf is fucking awesome! You're such a nerd.
I do approve of how consistently Derek doesn't give a fuck about Scott's love-life. Derek is something approximating an adult, and he seriously doesn't have time to indulge this shit. I suppose no one is in a better position than Derek to cast doubt on how well a teenager can assess his own feelings and the long-term compatibility of a relationship.
Derek, I can't believe you bit this asshole, seriously. Think about your life. This does raise the question, though – has Derek just forgotten about Jackson? He knows he bit Jackson, and that normally people either die or turn. He also knows that Jackson is having weird physical reactions, so god knows what's going to happen to him. It's the full moon. I get that he's busy, but isn't it pretty likely that Jackson and Isaac were both going to turn tonight? Did Derek have – some kind of plan for that? Was he planning to check in on Jackson at all? His plans might have to change now because of the arrest, but he doesn't seem to have a plan to change. Bush league, Derek. That's some Scott-level thinking ahead, there.
Derek and Stiles always make zippy foils for one another, but this is definitely one of their zippiest scenes. (It's only rivaled for me by the one where they're trying to plan a bank heist, I think.) They literally both bare their teeth at each other, and it's freaking adorable. And it's good to know that Derek can fake being a real person. Or does that make it worse?
Yeah, Derek, because you're the alpha. And also the fact that he's quite accustomed to cowering defensively before shouty violent assholes probably works in your favor.
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