Board Thread:WARNING ALL USERS False Info\Spoilers/@comment-5322646-20131113193629/@comment-99.26.245.4-20131117153636

Jestermonkey4u wrote: ^ Athleticism has nothing to do with being a runt or not, generally it only has to do with the size of the pup.

I agree with XXKibaXx's entire post and especially about Derek. The very fact that his sister was the Alpha tells me already that he was never next in line nor being groomed for the title. I still think that the Hale's are somewhat matriarchal in passing the Alpha title. At least, I've never heard about Derek's father, Peter and Talia's father, etc. That doesn't prove anything, I know, but I just can't shake the matriarch pattern as I see it.

Maybe we'll be shown differently in upcoming episodes. Whether he was destined to, groomed to be or for whatever reason, Derek is coming into his own finally so I look forward to his character actually getting interesting. I hope he really becomes the Alpha his potential seems to call for. i think xxkibaxx and bennett89 both make good points. maybe in 3b we can find out who has it right with derek going to find something. i think whatever he finds will either prove he was groomed to be the alpha like bennett89 said or will prove like xxkibaxx said that maybe he wasnt but now he has to be the hale alpha. of course there is always the chance that what derek finds just gives us more questions like the whole series has been like but if thats the case im gonna pull my hair out cause i want answers lol