Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-201.76.133.29-20140726172901/@comment-11533671-20140730194552

Midseason - S1 was when I entertained the idea of Stiles being or becoming more than human. As S2 progressed I had hoped Deaton would have taken him as an apprentice of sorts and the show could have imbued Stiles with the necessary "weaponry" to battle the supernatural right alongside Scott.

The idea seemed awesome until S3a rolled around and then I realized that aside from learning how to fight and use weapons (Chris Argent could help with this), Stiles is already fighting alongside Scott. His "weaponry" is his mind and investigative skills. Not to say he shouldn't have a mountain ash bat or something!

Keeping Stiles human and "grounded" to his humanity is actually what makes him so great. Despite the overwhelming obstacles he faces he succeeds without "magic" abilities. Though I initially wanted him to be bitten or enhanced in some way, I've come to realize how having him remain human is beneficial. Stiles is the only really relatable character for most of us. He is the only one that represents the average run-of-the-mill human without special skills and/or knowledge and yet remains an integral and useful part of the cast. He is a model for those that are normal, showing them that you don't need "powers" to help fight the bad guys. Just my thoughts about him.