Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-2245905-20140610223340/@comment-121.222.251.44-20140802054525

DaleyWong wrote: LadyX wrote: Based on the things you've said, my vote is on Asshole Deputy. You should be able to eliminate Doctor guy for the same reasons you eliminated the other's parents. He may be a step parent, but he took all that time to train Liam mad lacrosse skills, and if he didn't care, he wouldn't bother. Also, who wants to kill the love of their life's child, and make them sad?

I feel like we really can't narrow it down to people we've met this season though. They've always, in some way, introduced the big bad for next season in the season before, even if it's not in person. It's not a long shot to think they would have a smallish role the previous season, then come in big and bad. Assuming Dr. Geyer is a loving stepfather, we are left with Deputy Haigh. As you say, though, this season could be different.

Teen Wolf has long featured both Visible Villains (whose identity is clear) and the Big Bad (whose identity is hidden).

S1 Visible Villains: Kate Argent; S1 Big Bad: the Alpha (identity revealed in E09).

S2 Visible Villains: the Kanima; S2 Big Bad: the Kanima's Master (identity revealed in E09).

S3A Visible Villains: the Alpha Pack; S3A Big Bad: the Darach (identity revealed in E09).

For S4, the Assassins count as Visible Villains, and Kate Argent and Peter Hale also belong in this category. The Big Bad is the Benefactor. It looks like the identity of the Benefactor will be revealed in E09 (on August 18).

Maybe they'll change up the formula, bring someone entirely new into play. Probably the only way to surprise us after the previous seasons. Though there's the trade off of not being able to build that love/hate/love-to-hate relationship we get with the previous Big Bads.

Possibly introduce the Benefactor in scenes separate from the main gang later in the season, give us a little time to get used to the character?