He’s the sidekick, the best friend, the comedic relief, and possibly the smartest character on the show. A little background: Stiles and Scott (the supposed main character that no one really cares about) have been best friends since they were kids. They sat on the bench during lacrosse games and only talked to each other, that is, until Scott became a werewolf, which, by the way, Stiles figured out before Scott did. What kind of idiot needs their best friend to be like, “Hey, p.s., pretty sure you can SHAPE SHIFT into a wolf now, just thought you should know.” That wasn’t the only time Stiles figured something out that seemed to elude everyone else: he knew the best way to teach Scott to control his werewolfy-ness (something the Alpha couldn’t do), he knew Matt was a psychotic killer (right before Allison went on a date with him and he tried to kill everyone), he knew the mass killings were actually Druid sacrifices (um, what?). Just because he’s adorable doesn’t mean he isn’t brilliant, people. Stop underestimating Stilinski, he will always surprise you.
Speaking of surprises, he’s single. How is such a kind, funny, smart guy
single? Oh, right, it’s a TV show. The only guys with girlfriends are murderous
werewolves, how dare I forget? The human
dude who has liked you since he was eight is creepy, but the werewolf who can
literally become a terrifyingly huge monster by merging INTO his twin brother
and has killed your friends is the one you’re hooking up with in the janitor’s
closet. Good idea. It’s not like Stiles doesn’t try – he isn’t
just sitting around being pathetic. He
asked his crush to the dance and talked her into saying yes. Not only that, but he got a dance out of it
AND saved her life from the villain of the week before bringing her home safely. Did he get anything for this? A kiss on the cheek maybe? Nope.
Just a girl who continues to undervalue his perfection. Bitch.
I'm getting upset and need to change to subject, so let’s talk for a moment about
how he handles the whole my-best-friend-is-a-werewolf-and-now-my-entire-life-centers-around-this-fact
thing:
Considering, I think he handles it quite well. Sure he occasionally spazzes out, but that’s allowed. He may flail around while asking why everybody else is so calm, but why IS everyone so calm? One of them is usually dying or about to die and the rest of them have to risk death to save them, so freaking out seems appropriate.
OH. Did I mention how in touch he is with his feelings. If he loves you, you'll know. Whether you're his dad, his best friend, or someone he met that one time... he'll care about your well-being and do what it takes to protect that. Even if you previously tried to kill him, like that time he keeps a paralyzed Derek afloat in a pool for a couple hours. And that time Scott tried to light himself on fire and Stiles said, you know what, buddy... okay, if this is the answer for you, fine, but you're my brother and you're taking me with you. Then he grabbed the flare and saved them both.
Almost every major problem on this show is solved by Stiles. He doesn't always do the heavy lifting, as he doesn't have super human strength, but he uses his brain and knows how to get everyone else to do their part. He remains suspicious of newcomers (and is always right about who can't be trusted). His ego remains intact without him being annoying or whiney. He thinks of others first, faces fears alone, never gives up on the girl, and all while being the only character with a sense of humor.
He is, dare I say, the Seth Cohen of Teen Wolf - minus the two girlfriends or gigantic mansion and plus a Sheriff father and the supernatural.
Stiles = only consistently good thing about Teen Wolf. Tune in, the dude deserves it.
Considering, I think he handles it quite well. Sure he occasionally spazzes out, but that’s allowed. He may flail around while asking why everybody else is so calm, but why IS everyone so calm? One of them is usually dying or about to die and the rest of them have to risk death to save them, so freaking out seems appropriate.
OH. Did I mention how in touch he is with his feelings. If he loves you, you'll know. Whether you're his dad, his best friend, or someone he met that one time... he'll care about your well-being and do what it takes to protect that. Even if you previously tried to kill him, like that time he keeps a paralyzed Derek afloat in a pool for a couple hours. And that time Scott tried to light himself on fire and Stiles said, you know what, buddy... okay, if this is the answer for you, fine, but you're my brother and you're taking me with you. Then he grabbed the flare and saved them both.
Almost every major problem on this show is solved by Stiles. He doesn't always do the heavy lifting, as he doesn't have super human strength, but he uses his brain and knows how to get everyone else to do their part. He remains suspicious of newcomers (and is always right about who can't be trusted). His ego remains intact without him being annoying or whiney. He thinks of others first, faces fears alone, never gives up on the girl, and all while being the only character with a sense of humor.
He is, dare I say, the Seth Cohen of Teen Wolf - minus the two girlfriends or gigantic mansion and plus a Sheriff father and the supernatural.
Stiles = only consistently good thing about Teen Wolf. Tune in, the dude deserves it.
The pictures in this post are enough to get me interested in this show. What a cutie!
ReplyDeleteI'm maybe a bit obsessed with Dylan O'Brien. I'm about to read an entire book series because he's going to be in the movie... so not only do I like him too much but I also refuse to see the movie before reading the books.
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