Who Is Teen Wolf?
In its sixth and final season, Teen Wolf was faced with its most unstoppable enemy yet: star Dylan O'Brien's blossoming film career. To accommodate his shooting schedule, the show's writers developed a clever storyline that would allow O'Brien to step away from the supernatural drama for most of the season and still offer a good explanation for his character's absence: Stiles would be erased from history by the Ghost Riders of the Wild Hunt.
By placing his character at the center of the season's overall arc, it meant Stiles was never really far from anyone's minds, and in Tuesday's penultimate episode, the series took an emotional trip down memory lane, with Scott (Tyler Posey), Lydia (Holland Roden) and Malia (Shelley Hennig) all attempting
to recover their lost memories of Stiles. Doing so would, they hoped, open a portal to where Stiles and the rest of Beacon Hills' residents were sent after being taken by the Ghost Riders.
Teen Wolf: 6 things we need from the final season
All of this was well and good -- and even made us cry as we revisited emotional moments from years past -- however, the writers got one thing wrong: They forgot what Teen Wolf is truly about.
Since the series premiered in 2011, it has been the story of two best friends taking on the forces of evil that plague Beacon Hills. Yes, as the titular teen wolf it was technically Scott's journey, but Scott never would have made it without the help of Stiles. As two sides of the same coin, the young men and the brother-like bond between them have been the show's beating heart since the very beginning, with many of the show's most emotional moments occurring between them.
By placing his character at the center of the season's overall arc, it meant Stiles was never really far from anyone's minds, and in Tuesday's penultimate episode, the series took an emotional trip down memory lane, with Scott (Tyler Posey), Lydia (Holland Roden) and Malia (Shelley Hennig) all attempting
to recover their lost memories of Stiles. Doing so would, they hoped, open a portal to where Stiles and the rest of Beacon Hills' residents were sent after being taken by the Ghost Riders.
Teen Wolf: 6 things we need from the final season
All of this was well and good -- and even made us cry as we revisited emotional moments from years past -- however, the writers got one thing wrong: They forgot what Teen Wolf is truly about.
Since the series premiered in 2011, it has been the story of two best friends taking on the forces of evil that plague Beacon Hills. Yes, as the titular teen wolf it was technically Scott's journey, but Scott never would have made it without the help of Stiles. As two sides of the same coin, the young men and the brother-like bond between them have been the show's beating heart since the very beginning, with many of the show's most emotional moments occurring between them.