Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-1487677-20160310214115/@comment-26879545-20160610142413

Eli, Scott was holding back against Peter. There were scenes in season 4 showing us that Scott could barely control his new powers. Remember that scene where he almost "wolfed" out on one of the mercenaries? That's what he was scared of becoming.

He didn't want to use his powers because he thought he would become a monster like Peter. 95% of his final fight with Peter was him holding back. It was only when Liam was in danger that he tapped into his power and was finally able to control it.

Now, let's go back to your "Liam vs Scott" stance:


 * "That was deus ex machina,and if he was using his anger against Liam in their fights he wouldn't have lost."

Wrong. In the "supermoon" fight, Scott was poisoned by wolfsbane. There is no way he would have been able to fight at his full strength.

The only "Deus Ex Machina*" moment (though I'd be hard-pressed to call it that) was when Mason showed up and stopped Liam from delivering the "killing blow." So yes, Scott was saved during that fight, but nobody saved him when Theo killed him.


 * Deus Ex Machina is usually an unnatural or very unlikely ending that resolves/removes any problems too easily. Mason showing up isn't unlikely, considering Hayden, who was established as Liam's crush/potential love interest was dying and he was sent, by Melissa, to get him. It didn't remove any problems since the DD's and Theo were the overall threat and Theo still succeeded in killing Scott. It would have only been a D.E.M. if, say, Deupty Hellhound showed up with the heads of the DD's tied to his waist, murdered Theo, and ended the threat of the ressurection of the Beast before it happened.