Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-207.254.224.12-20140717193212/@comment-4091815-20140719072352

DManCO wrote:

Boyd and Erica didn't "destroy Derek". His big worry was keeping three Betas from running amok at once. He never even wolfed-out himself! Remember that he picked teenage Betas specifically because he wanted to minimize risk. He basically just needed an extra pair of hands because his goal was to avoid gutting them, which ended up being Isaac, who had gotten control of himself.

Less conscientious Alphas seem to just let their new Betas run amok the first few full moons (which is what Peter did with Scott). Derek's big mistake was creating all his Betas at once, since it left him with a bunch of unruly monsters to handle on their first full moon.

The issue with Scott, which was also a stupidity issue as much as a strength issue, is that he should have learned from all of this! God knows Stiles used to keep chains to restrain him! This was like the idiotic mistake they made of thinking they could hold Jackson if he turned into the Kanima. Liam was only one Beta for pity's sake!

Lots of shoulds in there -

But you admit that Derek did the same thing Scott did with his Beta on the full moon.

He wanted to minimize risk.

He didn't wolf out for fear of hurting him.

Derek WAS overwhelmed by two Betas at once - but he was knocked down (just as many times as Scott) and pinned by "just Erica". He was slashed by "just Erica" a fate Scott did not suffer at all from Liam.

Derek didn't wolf out for fear of hurting them.

So how exactly was the same behavior deemed weak when Scott does it?