Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-25123326-20140708033021/@comment-24424299-20140712040641

I can sympathize with people whose interest is faltering because of the direction of the show, if that is the cause of the lower ratings. I just got done rewatching Season 1 and 2 and they were brilliant and well-executed. Season 3A was good, but a bit bloated (the Alpha Pack was enough, I felt the Darach and Nemeton stuff was too much). Season 3B was random as hell. They totally ditched Peter's set up for Demon Ninja's and random ass Japanese Folklore. It had okay moments, but it was just weird. And Season 4, to me, is off to a rocky start. Malia's awkward, Scott and Kira's relationship confusion is nonsensical, the Mexico stuff was super random, the kid Derek thing was also totally out of left field, Kate hasn't done anything major or really interesting, the Benefactor thing is hella random, random Hale fortune no one cares about, random ass Bezerkers in Beacon Hills, and Scott and Stiles now suck at Lacrosse for some reason, too many good characters are gone, and Scott STILL flipping sucks as the True Alpha. It's so unfocused and all over the place and I really have know idea what in the world Jeff is thinking with all of this. Is he delusional now or something? For a guy who has proven how great a writer and storyteller he can be, his current material just doesn't add up to me. I'm still holding on to the show though because it occasionally still has good moments and I'm hoping somehow Jeff will pull himself together and start writing cohesive and brilliant work again.