Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-5322646-20131113193629/@comment-6207588-20131117164539

XXKibaXx wrote:

As for Derek i'm sure he was never meant to be the alpha. Talia took special care of him because he's her puppy. He's sweet and emotional and naive. He falls in love quickly and gets his heart broken easily. He was never supposed to have the responsibilities or burdens he has now. He was Born the Runt of the litter, but maybe now he'll grow into something...more.

Okay I can honestly say I've never heard Derek referred to as the runt of the litter. This is truly a first.

Personally I don't think he was the runt but that doesn't mean I think he was being groomed to be the next alpha either. It's obvious that he knows next to nothing in comparison to Peter as far as what someone would need to know to be the alpha.

Then again maybe no one was being groomed to be the alpha at all...perhaps the potential candidates had to prove their worthiness to become the alpha. Peter studied hard and trained for it and Derek wasn't really that interested in it and pursued other things. I mean he didn't even challenge Laura for it but they decided together that she would be the alpha (at least from what I remember).

Seriously though I don't think Derek has to become an alpha again to be a good leader. I think he can be just as effective being the one Scott goes to for help like he did occasionally in S1.

And yes we do intend to indulge in the punch a little too much but it keeps us happy during the hiatus lol. ;)