User blog comment:Paul.rea/Teen Wolf News 040616/@comment-4554525-20160407000756/@comment-4091815-20160407025658

The beast was confused and not immediately driven to kill. If the frequency wasn't just a trigger or an on/off switch then they had some control. Think of it like a leash connecting it to the dreads. They needed it to kill in order to remember itself.

Also the doctors' only strength came from thier ability to manipulate electromagnatism. Theo was a pretty strong werewolf. It's like the difference between taking on a boxer and taking on an 120 year old math teacher. The boxer you might knock down. The math teacher you're going to rip in half.