Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-13895380-20150728155253/@comment-13895380-20150807182804

NervousShipper wrote: Jennifer was complex? Wasn't she the mass murderer hypocrite who like to sacrfice people to a big tree stump? - Well, Jennifer starts out as the innocent, cute teacher who is unexpectedly pushed into the world of the supernatural when she meetsDerrick. Eventually, we see her relationship with him evolve into a romance and we are very happy for Derrick, aren't we? For the first time, Derrick no longer seems like an angry, grumpy man. Through Jennifer, an extra dimension isadded to his character.

- At the same time, there is a serial killer on the loose, and we later find out that it turns out to be sacrifices, and we do not not why the person is doing it and who specifically the person is choosing. From then, we have to figure out the method and criteria for these sacrifices, which could also include main characters as possible sacrifices.

- We find out that there are a group of people called Druids, and that Deaton is one of them. The Druid and werewolf relationship is explained and expanded upon. We also find out that a Darach is a "dark" Druid, and now have to figure out what made this Darach go down such a dark path.

- We then see the mysterious face of the person doing it. Later, we find out that the horrific looks of the Darach have meaning. In fact, the beauty of Jennifer juxtaposes the ugliness of the Darach, her true face, in order to emphasize the difference in the two identities.

- Jennifer's story then connects with all the other sub-plots of the season (signs of a well thought-out plot):

--> Gerard (as we witnessed through Season 2) was always evil, and his wickedness created the "Demon Wolf"

--> Deucalion, who was once a visionary of peace, gets blinded by Gerard. With the first kill of his Beta (through unintentional rage and self-defence), he gets blood-thirsty and wants to see others do the same (e.g. his other Alphas, trying so hard for Derrick to do it to one of his own, trying so hard for Scott to become a "killer" like him)

--> Thus, Deucalion becomes evil and makes the infamous Alpha pack

--> Kali has to kill her emissary and pack as a condition to Deucalion's terms

--> Kali leaves Jennifer to die, and the Darach's face is the physical representation of the torture and sorrow Jennifer endured that day which changed her life forever. It is also a constant reminder of Kali's betrayal for selling her soul to the devil, Deucalion (not the actual devil, I know)

--> Paige is unintentionally sacrificed to the Nemeton, as explained through the flashback (which was significant, as it explained the meaning of blue eyes, a long awaited question since it was revealed with Jackson at the end of season 2)

--> This explains how Jennifer survived, and demonstrates how powerful and meaningful this tree can become  for the following seasons

- Now, Jennifer has a well-written back-story, and a whole bunch of emotions are evoked as we re-assess her character with these new chunks of information. A character that was loved and innocent is now attached to the the identity of a character that was hated and characterized by murder. A character we thought we knew is now ever more mysterious as the Darach.

It shows that at surface-level, she is fake, and it troubles Derrick even more as he wonders if their feeling beyond the surface were fake as well. Like Derrick, it makes us wonder how much we really know about the significant others in our life, beyond the surface. Jennifer, at this point, is seen as the classic Femme Fatale -- someone who is not to be trusted -- until we are met with more information about her origins from later episodes which once again conflicts our thoughts of her.

- Thus, we are faced with a dilemma: it is ultimately hard to justify Jennifer's killings, but hard to not sympathize with her after what has happened to her, which all leads back to Deucalion, the true monster. It really raises the question of iwhether some murders of innocent people can be justified.

This makes the Jennifer and Derek vs Deucalion and Scott fight all the more significant. We know Deucalion is horrible, and that Jennifer's situation is effectively his fault; at the same time, we don't want innocent people and significant characters like Melissa, Chris and  Sheriff Stilinsky to die in order for Jennifer to defeat Deucalion and effectively put an end to all the pain he could cause in the future.

- Also, i n the end of the day, we see that Jennifer most likely did love Derrick -- that the moments we saw with them were real (the scene when she continuously slams him in utter shock, sorrow and disbelief instead of killing him == cllear heart-break)-- but Derrick ultimately stopped her because he had to stand for his beliefs, and she did too.

I could probably write more about this but I'm kind of tired LOL. The point is, I find her to be a very well thought-out character, along with Deucalion, Peter, Jackson, Matt, etc. (seasons 1-3).