Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-25841096-20160303211132/@comment-16072563-20160305000551

Shape shifting was such a big thing when Derek was able to do, but that storyline went all over the place. In season 1, Laura Hale was first seen (dead) as a wolf. Then we learned that being able to shift into a wolf was this big deal amongst werewolves because of Talia Hale. The only people who were able to shape shift until now have been Hales and that includes Malia as a coyote. But I'm sure the DDs engineered Theo that way giving him the ability to do so. I'm not sure it has any significance other than forcing Liam to show/explain to Mason that he's a werewolf or trying to win Malia's trust.