2.10 Fury Stiles and Scott know who is controlling the kanima, and after a brief discussion with the Sheriff, they all head down to the police station to put together the evidence in such a way as to actually arrest Matt for his crimes. Unfortunately for them, Matt’s not exactly as dumb as they think, and when they get to the police station, they’re soon joined by a very angry Matt and a very murderous kanima. When Scott’s mum comes by the station to provide an eye-witness identification of Matt and to place him as the mystery smotherer at the hospital, things go from bad to worse. And that’s before the Argent clan shows up with machine guns and a drive for vengeance. That’s right, Allison knows Derek is the reason her mother had to kill herself, and she’s not happy about it. Scott, Stiles, and the rest just happen to be in the way. (Except for Matt and the kanima, they may also be targets of Gerard and company, albeit not Allison.) Stephen Lunsford really got to speak this week. After last week being declared Victoria Argent week, Lunsford’s Matt was able to hold off a scene-stealing Gerard Argent and keep control of this particular episode, during which we got an explanation of why Matt hates the class of 2006 swim team and how he discovered that he had a kanima as a friend—and a clever explanation of how his control of the kanima works. Unlike Eaddy Mays, his scenes aren’t quite as effective, but he doesn’t have that mother’s love of her daughter to fall back on. He’s much more megalomaniacal and driven, and it works best when he’s not talking quite so much and delivering his evil quips to Allison. There was a lot of action this week. Tim Andrew once again did the directing, and while I still kind of like Mulcahy’s color palate a bit better, he’s no slouch himself. He’s got a good touch with the fight scenes, particularly between Derek and kanima Jackson, and I liked the way he framed the shots of the darkened police station. The show uses a lot of darkness and shadow for dramatic effect, and while they occasionally indulge a bit in shaky camerawork, most of the fighting is shown in steady, well-framed shots that don’t render everything in a nauseating jiggle. Read Ron’s review of last week’s episode, Party Guessed, here. US Correspondent Ron Hogan was impressed by the body count in this week’s Teen Wolf. Rest in peace, desk officer girl that Hale flirted with. Find more by Ron daily at Shaktronics and PopFi. Follow our Twitter feed for faster news and bad jokes right here. And be our Facebook chum here.
