Board Thread:Legitimate Canon Questions/@comment-25178327-20140116033806/@comment-24208199-20140117001528

Bennett89 wrote: ^ Cora needed to live. It signified the change in Derek that he needed. If he gave up his spark and she still died then he would have went even further down the wrong path. People say the Death of Boyd and Erica were also pointless (even though they were never avenged), but they were crucial to Derek's character growth and development. Since Cora did live Derek had a return on his investment. When he saved her, had the moment with Boyd, and carried Erica sparked the change he needed to get him back to a way of thinking he hasn't had since he was 15. Those events culminated in him saving the day in 3b by not only fighting Jenn during the Eclipse, but also convincing Jenn to heal Deuc which he knew woudl weaken her. i agree 100% with bennett. alot of people dont like that derek's pack got killed and i dont like it either but like bennett said it had to happen with dereks storyline on the show to make him a hero in 3b. erica or boyd could have lived and joined scotts pack like isacc did but that isnt what jeff wanted and the actress that plays erica wanted to move on to another show. i think there was a rumor the reason jeff killed boyd was that erica left the show. i guess thats when they decided to use erica and boyd to be killed to rebuild derek.