Talk:Derek Hale/@comment-85.74.144.137-20130119211248/@comment-Paul.rea-20130119213138

According to series creator Jeff Davis, Derek CAN transform into what we call "Full Alpha" but chose not to do so during the few weeks that made up the episodes of Season 2.

There were a couple of real world reasons behind this.

1. Jeff wanted Derek Hale to be mostly human and therefore a more sympathetic character.

In Season 1 the opposite was true.

Jeff needed a "Big Bad". Thus, the monstrous form of The Alpha Werewolf was more appropriate.

2. The show operates on a very low budget. Special effects are costly.

So far, they've chosen to focus that limited budget on just one CGI creature per season.

In Season 1 it was the TAW in Season 2 it was The Kanima.