Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-544940-20160226102622/@comment-544940-20160226132254

Honestlycynical wrote: When he first broke the mountain ash barrier, it didn't phase him. However, if any Alpha could just break them at will, what would be the point of using it?

From a writer's perspective, having him state that it almost killed him that time, keeps Scott from conveniently muscling through supernatural wards that may be in his way. I don't see Mountain Ash being used much in the show compared to earlier seasons, having him being able to break it with some effort and being fine would not hurt.((granted I know he was posioned with wolfsbane during 5x10 so that makes sense))