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Teen Wolf News 090517

No Canada?
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that there’s a-whole-nother country sitting on top of the United States like a jaunty fedora, but Canada is a separate sovereign nation with its own laws and its own version of MTV that is not actually the same as the US version of that network. This fact became glaringly apparent when the Canadian version of the network chose this week to rerun an overly-complicated reality dating-for-money show instead of the new episode of Teen Wolf enjoyed by viewers throughout the United States.

Needless to say, Canadian fans were perplexed and displeased by the move.
 * “Anyone else not seeing Teen Wolf, but "Are You The One?" Instead???? :o This sucks!!”
 *  “Ugh MTV Canada missed episodes, go weeks without airing, or just restart the ep while airing. Next week though we get 6x16 & 6x17 because, why not?”
 * “It was my worst Sunday for life. What a horrible decision!!”
 *  “Why does everyone else get to watch it before us? My Instagram is blowing up with spoilers.”

Since I am US-based, I don’t know which episode of the overly-complicated reality dating-for-money show was more important than Teen Wolf, but the latest season of AYTO doesn't begin airing until September 20, so we can only assume it was a rerun.

As one of the Canadian fans said, they’ll run two Teen Wolf episodes next week to catch up, but that is of little consolation since the network’s thoughtlessness means that those who still depend on wired television have gone without Teen Wolf for two full weeks already.

Also, there are spoilers ahead, avoid our Triggers: Best Bits if you’ve not seen the episode.

Next On Teen Wolf: Werewolves of London
Despite months of evidence to the contrary, MTV can apparently still recognize a good promotional opportunity when it is handed to them. The network started hyping Werewolves of London three weeks before its airdate. Not only does the episode expand the Teen Wolf Universe to another continent, but it also pairs two former cast members into a brand-new ship. This episode marks the return of Colton Haynes and Charlie Carver to Teen Wolf. Haynes last appeared at the end of Season 2. Carver's last appearance was at the end of Season 3. Teen Wolf Executive Producer Jeff Davis paired the two for these scenes, but even he wasn’t sure how well it would work out. '“I think we were all pleasantly surprised at what a good duo they were. (They are) funny and cute together.”'

Let’s talk about that tastefully decorated, view-of-the-Thames apartment for a second. Davis tells us this is a set you actually saw a lot of in the first half of the season. “It was a brilliant redress of the Stilinski living room from 6A.” Part of the magic is the CGI London out the window, but I totally want to live in that apartment even if it is really in a warehouse in LA.

While much of the hype around Werewolves of London is the return and unexpected pairing of the former cast, there will be a lot more going on in the episode. You saw Deucalion there offering advice and Liam gets a shot at Gabe in the locker room. We also have this exclusive image that appears to show Lydia, mid vision, in the hospital morgue. Is the place frozen? What’s glowing inside that drawer? Want to bet she opens it? <p class="MsoNormal">Werewolves of London airs Sunday, September 10 at 8 PM on MTV. You can also see new episodes on the MTV app as well as iTunes and Amazon Video.

Triggers: Best Bits
<p class="MsoNormal">With Eric Wallace writing and directing Triggers,  we got an episode that is as close to the writer’s vision as possible. It really gave us a look inside Wallace’s head, which is apparently a mélange of Mission Impossible and the Australian film Picnic at Hanging Rock. Maybe that combo is just in my head, but, visually, Triggers combined elements of both with black-clad hunter commandos climbing through an abandoned zoo while Scott and Malia parkoured their way around an empty armory.

<p class="MsoNormal">Here are your best bits –
 * Somehow a casting agent found a young Ed Sheeran look-a-like named C. J. Hoff to play the ill-fated Edgar.
 * The freaked out students going along with the scalpel slice hands is a nice little nod to the effects of the Anuk-Ite in the wider world.


 * A gazillion spiders exiting Ed Sheeran’s face and mouth is something I think much of the audience was pleased to see.
 * What is Aaron? Didn’t he spit up all his spiders into the bloody-faceless-lump? Is the lump now wearing his face?


 * Andrew Matarazzo’s willingness to choke out Ed Sheeran came as a surprise to no one. His realization that he’d just killed for the first time was spot on.


 * Froy Gutierrez's Nolan is just layer, upon layer, upon layer of crazy. Why is he not in more stuff?
 * The whole "I know more than you do, so sit there quietly and do as you're told" dynamic between Gerard and Tamora Monroe is about to piss me off. She needs to take that old man down and run things her way.


 * Theo with Liam is one of the most successful pairings on the show. It’s like Pinky and The Brain but with more cartoon violence.


 * The whole Mission Impossible vibe going down during the armory heist was fun. It really felt like an AU where Scott's Pack are international double-naught spies. Lydia and Argent run the tech side while Scott and Malia avoid the traps.
 * That kiss! The buildup of the Scott/Malia thing suffered a bit due to the network-imposed week-long hiatus. The big smooch did seem a bit rushed but only because it’s been sooooo long since we saw the last little relationship-building scene between these two.


 * Let’s applaud Malia’s restraint in waiting this long before claiming something as her own and dragging it back to her cave in the woods. Shelley’s performance in the relationship-building scenes has been nuanced. Her confusion is funny, but the underlying desire is visible too. So. Good.

<p class="MsoNormal">I found one serious thing and one minor thing that bugged me in Triggers.
 * Gerard’s trophy room was suitably horrifying. Those little wolfie ears sitting on a shelf were somehow worse than the piece of arm skin.

<p class="MsoNormal">Serious thing, I was worried that they made Lydia too powerful in Season 5. They did, and that fact certainly came home to roost in this episode. She could have knocked down that armory door at any point during the episode. They didn’t even bother to hang a tag on it to explain why she didn’t.

<p class="MsoNormal">Minor thing, the final shootout placed four humans (and Lydia) in the crosshairs. They played it as a cliffhanger, but MTV has already revealed in an earlier trailer which one gets shot and survives. In case you’ve forgotten, I won’t re-spoil it for you here. Now, there is a chance that someone actually dies in this scenario, but the only expendable cast member is also evident.

<p class="MsoNormal">Triggers is available on iTunes and Amazon Video as well as through the MTV App.

Pay-For-Play Teen Wolf Contest
<p class="MsoNormal">Teen Wolf is teaming up with Omaze again to raise money for after school programs for kids. They’re giving away a trip to Los Angeles and promising that you’ll get to watch the finale with members of the cast and Jeff Davis. <p class="MsoNormal">The way I watch this show, I have a feeling I’d be shushing them the whole time. If you’re interested in going, it’ll cost you at least $10 to enter, and you have to enter before Tuesday, September 12.

<p class="MsoNormal">$10 will get you 100 entries. If you have a lot more money, you can buy a lot more entries. That doesn’t guarantee that some kid with a rich dad is going to get this prize, but the odds are ever in their favor.

<p class="MsoNormal">The whole thing is for an excellent cause though, so hopefully, they raise a boatload of money.

<p class="MsoNormal">LINK To Enter - https://www.omaze.com/experiences/teen-wolf-series-finale?ref=teenwolf

Andrew Matarazzo Joins Tyler Posey on Jane The Virgin
<p class="MsoNormal">Actor Andrew Matarazzo landed a recurring role on Jane The Virgin this week. He’s already filming. The actor steadfastly refused to give us any behind the scenes scoop about the new role, but we eventually found someone willing to talk about it. <p class="MsoNormal">A source inside the production tells Teen Wolf News exclusively that Matarazzo is playing Tyler Posey’s roommate on the show.

<p class="MsoNormal">If you’re unfamiliar, Jane The Virgin is about a woman named Jane who was accidentally artificially inseminated with the child of a man on which she had a major crush. There are three seasons available on Netflix if you want to get caught up. Posey joined as Adam at the end of Season 3. The character is one of Jane’s former love interests and, since this show is soapy as hell, love interests are a big part of the plot, so we expect to see a lot of Posey in Season 4.

Register For The Teen Wolf Auction
<p class="MsoNormal">The first of two scheduled Teen Wolf Auctions is coming up in less than two weeks. You need to register now if you want to take part. <p class="MsoNormal">Remember, everything starts on an opening bid of $5. This opening price includes the largest items like Scott’s dirt bike and the smallest things like t-shirts. <p class="MsoNormal">Register now for the first auction at the Screen Used website - http://www.screenused.com/index.cfm?ag_id=5240