Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-207.254.224.12-20140717193212/@comment-4091815-20140719235036

HolyDrumstickofLove wrote: LadyX wrote:

Jackson Van Kleeck wrote: You guys are taking what Kincaid said wayyy too seriously. And you aren't giving it enough stock. Especially in conjunction with the Twins comments. Writers (and as a writer, I can say this with confidence) do not throw out tidbits of info in dialog for no reason at all. When someone says something in a story, generally, though not always, it is said for a reason.

If you put what Kincaide said with what the twins said, there is a very, very slim chance the writers were not trying to show us that Scott was not living up to his full potential.

This and his recent lackluster fighting skills pretty much completely highlight Scott's weakness in alpha status.

I get it, you WANT Scott to be what an Alpha is supposed to be. I do too. However, I know he is currently not living up to what is expected (by fans or the characters) of an alpha. There is good news, though! If the writers have deliberately shown Scott's weakness, then there is no doubt in my mind they are going to have a solution for it, soon.

Step 1.) Admit Scott is a weak alpha.

Step 2.) Be patient and wait for the writers to reveal their plans for Scott.

Beats the hell out of the 12 step program.

In short, what LadyX said is exactly correct. You aren't giving what Kincaide (and the twins) said enough credit.

No one on this thread is arguing that Scott is living up to his potential.

Not one person has made that assertion.

We are saying we don't have a good example of a "strong" Alpha that we can compare Scott to meaning we can't say he's weak based on observation.

We can say he's not living up to his potential based on the expectations expressed by characters in the script - but that doesn't translate to "weak."

When we see a "strong" Alpha on the show then we can discuss Scott's weakness relative to the strong Alpha. Until then - to say Scott is weak is unfair considering there are no stronger Alphas within the known universe.