Did Peter want Scott to kill? I never thought it mattered much to Peter whether Scott killed or not - what mattered to him was whether he could steal Scott's power... I thought it was Deucaleon that wanted Scott to kill - but then, I could be remembering 3a completely wrong, it's been a while.
Anyway, I'm not THAT upset that Scott didn't kill Peter, I guess... I'm more upset that Kate is still running around. I DO wish that SOMEONE would kill Peter, but it'd be a bit more poetic if it were Derek (again), because Peter is STILL Laura's murderer, and I'll never forgive him for that. But yeah, I guess you're right that leaving Peter defeated rather than dead is a bigger fuck-you, because defeat lasts longer than death when it comes down to it. But yeah, I'm still kind of annoyed that none of the villains ever die... I guess I'm just used to the emotional satisfaction of all the other shows where they do and there's no longer speculation about whether they're still a danger or not.
I definitely agree that Derek and Scott are reciprocal mentors - with Derek being able to teach Scott about the supernatural/werewolf world, and Scott being able to teach Derek by example in how to deal with things in a... well, better way than Derek was dealing with things before... and also, a better way than Peter kept trying to tell Derek was the ONLY way to deal with things.
I agree that Scott's attitude seems to be more in line with Talia's, who also (from what we've seen) sought out peaceful solutions and knew there was a difference between being a werewolf and being a monster (or being a predator and being a killer). And I think in Derek's grief and desperation to appear strong, he kind of lost sight of that lesson - mainly because, I believe, he was trying to hide how scared he was and the way he decided to do that was to try to appear scary.
(I don't ship Derek/Scott, but I ship them more than Derek/Stiles - so sure! He's also been in love with him since S1 ;) )
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Date: 2014-09-13 05:23 am (UTC)Anyway, I'm not THAT upset that Scott didn't kill Peter, I guess... I'm more upset that Kate is still running around. I DO wish that SOMEONE would kill Peter, but it'd be a bit more poetic if it were Derek (again), because Peter is STILL Laura's murderer, and I'll never forgive him for that. But yeah, I guess you're right that leaving Peter defeated rather than dead is a bigger fuck-you, because defeat lasts longer than death when it comes down to it. But yeah, I'm still kind of annoyed that none of the villains ever die... I guess I'm just used to the emotional satisfaction of all the other shows where they do and there's no longer speculation about whether they're still a danger or not.
I definitely agree that Derek and Scott are reciprocal mentors - with Derek being able to teach Scott about the supernatural/werewolf world, and Scott being able to teach Derek by example in how to deal with things in a... well, better way than Derek was dealing with things before... and also, a better way than Peter kept trying to tell Derek was the ONLY way to deal with things.
I agree that Scott's attitude seems to be more in line with Talia's, who also (from what we've seen) sought out peaceful solutions and knew there was a difference between being a werewolf and being a monster (or being a predator and being a killer). And I think in Derek's grief and desperation to appear strong, he kind of lost sight of that lesson - mainly because, I believe, he was trying to hide how scared he was and the way he decided to do that was to try to appear scary.
(I don't ship Derek/Scott, but I ship them more than Derek/Stiles - so sure! He's also been in love with him since S1 ;) )