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Jverb08 wrote: Talia taking full wolf and Laura has nothing to do with it being a matriarchal family, that would be called genetics, if its passed down from generation to generation If it were only a matter genetics then Peter and Derek should both be able to take that form. It is supposed to be a rare ability. IF it were simply genetics then it only supports the idea of a matriarch family because Laura inherited the same trait when she became the Alpha. Either way, I know it doesn't "prove" they were or were not that type of family but so far it seems that the women in the Hale family seem to be the ones that inherit the most unique traits. It's just IMO though and I do realize that I could be wrong.

The biggest question of all and perhaps the answer to it will shed more light on this is: Why didn't Peter become the Alpha when Talia died? He would have been the eldest at that moment seeing as how he is Talia's brother. So how does the Alpha trait pass in the Hale family? Is it a matter of willing it to another upon the death of the Alpha like an inheritance? The only real answer that we know to be true is that Laura was the Alpha and she could form into a full wolf like her mother. That is the ONLY confirmed bit of canon we have to go on until the show and writers answer it for us.