Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24.130.28.230-20150721180826/@comment-27547895-20160130200307

Paul.rea wrote:

HolyDrumstick wrote:

Paul.rea wrote: Nothing supernatural can cross mountain ash in the Teen Wolf Universe.

Lydia is completely unaffected by Mountain Ash.

Lydia is not supernatural by the definition established on the show.

The show defines the canon. While it's been pretty clear for a long time that Lydia is not like the supernaturals on the show, it is now established canon. I think we need to take a moment to be honest, here, Paul.

The assumption that Lydia is NOT supernatural because of what Deaton said about mountain ash, and that the definition of what supernatural is different for the canon than its actual dictionary definition, IS headcanon. I'm sorry, but it's coming to a conclusion outside of what has been shown in the series, based on small bits that suggest that Lydia is not supernatural, regardless of the overwhelming amount of supernatural ability she posesses as a banshee.

My personal opinion, it's simply a lack of continuity within the show. I think that making such a leap as to say that Lydia is not supernatural is a bit sad, and VERY clearly headcanon.

For someone who claims to hate all things fanfiction, you sure stick to your personal variety, and preach it like the Gospel. Episode 503

Deaton - Don’t worry Stiles, Tracy won’t be able to cross a line of mountain ash. She’s not going anywhere.

Stiles – That’s kind of what I’m afraid of.

Deaton – Well, you and I will be able to get out of here no problem. You two (indicates Scott and Malia) not so much.

Malia - (touches Mountain Ash barrier) Weird.

LATER

Stiles – Hey Deaton, how’d she get through the mountain ash?

Deaton – I don’t know. It’s a barrier no supernatural creature should be able to cross.

Stiles – Scott did it.

Scott – Once but it almost killed me.

Episode 504

Deaton – At the moment I’m more interested in how Tracy was able to get across the mountain ash.

Kira – I thought nothing supernatural could do that.

Deaton – As did I. So, if Tracy was able to cross the mountain ash and no one supernatural can do that…

Scott – Tracy’s not supernatural.

Deaton – Exactly.

I'll direct your attention to the line - "If Tracy was able to cross the mountain ash and no one supernatural can do that ..."

If you can cross mountain ash you are not supernatural. Yeah, and there isn't one bit of information about Lydia in that. As you once told me, this is regarding the chimeras, only. Again, this is ONLY evidence of a lack of continuity, nothing more. In fact, they've gone to extreme measures, which add up to way more than one poorly thought out scene, to paint Lydia as supernatural. I think EVERYONE will agree when I say I need not go search for scenes to quote.

BUT, if you REALLY want to compare evidence, I'd gladly match the inshow evidence of Lydia being supernatural with your in-show evidence that she is not. Just let me know, because I have a LOT more shit to dig through than you do.

Cheers.