Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast

Karen and Natalie recap the first news and theories about Teen Wolf season 6, including what we learned in Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast's recent interview with showrunner Jeff Davis. Featured Song: "Graduation Day" by Head Automatica - How are we feeling about each character as of the season 5 finale? - Scott and Kira's separation doesn't feel too sad, but then, Scott has some perspective when it comes to girlfriend goodbyes. - Is the Desert Wolf human now? Have we discovered an actual "cure" for the supernatural? - We may have a new Christmas challenge for you... yes, it's only April, shhh. - Could Corey's lack of spine be an interesting thing to explore? - We wonder about werewolves separated from their alphas - do they count as omegas? - What is it going to take to kill Theo, man? - What are the implications of the time jump into season 6? - Theories about how the Lydia/Stiles relationship could still be a focus even if Stiles is barely in the season? - This just in: World War II was quite a big de

It's all over - for now. Learn which of our theories got confirmed in the Teen Wolf season 5 finale "Apotheosis" with this week's episode of Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast. Featured Song: "Fight 'til the End" by Jack Savoretti - The end of this season feels like the end of an era for Teen Wolf. - A lot of people got shot in this episode. Like, a lot. - We get the details on the power passed on by werecoyotes, and why the Desert Wolf wasn't down with it. - She's still alive... for now. Will she make more trouble? - Teen Wolf pulled off another offscreen planning twist reminiscent of the season 2 finale - did we like it this time? - Tracey's in love, it goes badly for her. - Marcel's in love, it goes very badly for him. - Sebastien talking with the Sheriff was rather engaging. - Has there been excessive violence towards Lydia specifically? - To quote Karen, "Deucalion was a shining star." We'd like to keep him. - Natalie shares another one of her crazy Teen Wolf dreams. - As we suspected, Allison plays a

"The Beast of Beacon Hills" was unquestionably revealed this week. Hear Karen and Natalie discuss the events of Teen Wolf's penultimate episode of season 5. Featured Song: "Neon Lights" by Pim Stones - Despite Karen's threats, we are back to live another day. - One Dread Doctor was bringing some sick burns this episode. - Kira's sword subplot - Natalie has a weapon-related theory she thought was taken as a given - apparently not. - Will she be forced to re-join the Skinwalkers? - This Desert Wolf plot has been going on for ages, and it's yet another story that has a Hale at its beginning. - Malia's trapped in a house with her mom - think they can work things out over a cup of tea? - Karen mistakes pistachio nuts for peanuts, Natalie is offended. - Why does Deucalion know the backstory of the Dread Doctors? - Why does Parrish think he's to blame? - How much about the "pack makes you stronger" is science and how much is metaphor? - Does Scott plan to leave town for college? - We discover why Tracy has be

This week saw the return of Crystal Reed to take us back and discover the Argent legacy in Teen Wolf season 5 episode 18 "The Maid of Gévaudan" Featured Song: "Save Tonight" by ZAYDE WØLF - It's the long-awaited return of Crystal Reed, playing an Argent ancestor in the 1700s. - Karen and Natalie both fail big time this week when it comes to remembering details. Whoops. - We theorize on why Marie-Jeanne was so respected in her town at a time when women had very little power. - Sebastien and Marcel are definitely an item: there's no other explanation. - We are in love with Henri and his general competence. Deaton needs a bigger spice rack if he wants to hold a candle to this guy. - How did we feel about the quality of the "period drama" portions of the episode? - How did we feel about Crystal's performance as Marie-Jeanne and her presence in the show? - We learn exactly who the Beast of Gévaudan actually was, but we still have a lot of questions. - Namely, why was he such a dick? - In the present day, Pa

Important Teen Wolf news: lacrosse is back. Karen and Natalie break down this high-stakes game. Teen Wolf season 5, episode 17 "A Credible Threat." Featured Song: "Mic Check" by GTA & TJR - "What's a good descriptor for this episode?" "That depends on how you feel about lacrosse." - Coach Finstock is back - a major plus. - Some huge revelations about Parrish and his hellhound left us shocked. - Karen's looking a bit too closely at Kira's underwear. - Everyone in Beacon Hills has only one pair of shoes. Natalie has about 50. - Parrish should not show up naked in the high school - he clearly didn't get enough tips on lurking teenagers from Derek. - Is their freezing supersoldier chamber the same concept as Scott's ice bath? - When the Beast's identity returns, is it merely going to take over the mind of the person it's currently in, or erase their body entirely? - Brett and his sister are allies we approve of. - If you're a Harry Potter fan, you should know a lot about one of the hellhound's other id

Karen and Natalie break down breaking Lydia out of Eichen House in Teen Wolf season 5, episode 16 "Lie Ability." Featured Song: "Find My Way Back" by Eric Arjes - Hey, you can switch Instagram accounts now! Expect to see more from us over there. - How is Theo comparable to Kylo Ren? - Hell is real, and it's here on earth, thanks to #PuppyStyle - Is the significance of the title going to play a bigger part? - We final see the real live Meredith. Natalie still wasn't convinced. - Is Liam actually the Hulk of Scott's Avengers? - How are Parrish and Lydia connected? Is this a Rogue and Wolverine situation? - Theo's Santa analogy. Really? Really? - Tracey's a sociopath, but if the other chimeras join Scott, that could be a very interesting mix. - Karen is very impressed by the blue fire CGI and would like OUAT to follow their lead. - How do we feel about Valack's demise? - Why was Lydia going along with his instruction? - Was there a moment we'll look back on about Mason, if he happens to be the Beast? - Ly

Was this week's Teen Wolf the best ever? Karen and Natalie get hyped about Teen Wolf season 5, episode 15 "Amplification." Featured Song: "Magic Woma" by AM & J-MAN - Was this Teen Wolf's best episode ever? Some people seem to think so! - We can check some more names off the "Not the Beast" list. - Karen and Natalie both have theories about which of our favorite Teen Wolf ladies it might, in fact, be. - There's a cameo from Natalie's cat. - Why is Deaton always so sinister, even when trying to help? - Valack! Say it isn't so! We don't know what to think of his sordid past. - Cue bank heist montage! We love this tone. - Valack has a dread doctor mask, whaaaaaaat. - Malia in science goggles is everyone's new reason for living. - We go off on a tangent about how much we value her as a character. - Melissa is very fierce, and Scott finds it hilarious. - Theo, you are not Soviet Russia. Give it up. - How will Lydia be the one to save them all? From what? - So, where IS Dr Fenris? Is this important? - Bo

Karen and Natalie break down this week's episode of Teen Wolf, season 5 episode 14 "The Sword and the Spirit." Featured Song: "Dear Wormwood" by The Oh Hellos - A pile of 23 dead is a city-wide crisis, supernatural or no. - "Don't worry Parrish, it's not your dream." *whispers* "Dude, it's totally Parrish's dream." - Ken is back and he is bae. - Natalie has a story about the mafia that is vaguely relevant to this episode. - Malia and Theo have chemistry. Extended groan. - What's the fundamental difference between Derek's lurking and Scott's lurking? - Lydia's gonna get her head drilled, but is it actually gonna be a bad thing? - Does Gerard have any respect for Scott? - What does Theo want with Rave Wolf's claws? - Parrish discovers what he is, finally - we didn't realise that no one knew. - When, precisely, did Lydia's spirit re-enter her body? - Did we enjoy viewing her fight scene (from back in the 5A premiere!) in context? - Is Valack actually working for Eichen House, or is he sneaking in? - Is De

Karen and Natalie interview Teen Wolf writer Will Wallace about his latest episode, "Codominance," which featured the return of Kira, his very favorite character. Featured Song: "Shut Out of Paradise" by Slo - We grabbed some time with Will to talk about his first episode of 5B. - First things first, he's now an official staff writer - how did that happen? - We get introspective and weird about the whole "no plan B" tactic for success. - Will may have wrote this script, but each overall story is collaborative with the whole writing team. Which part of this episode did he feel the most ownership over? - How long has the show been planning to use the Skinwalker mythology? Will tells us about the Native American consultant he spoke with while writing this episode. - What was it like to film out in the desert with director Jen Lynch? - Will we see the Skinwalkers again? Maybe... - There's a lot to Noshiko - her age provides a huge sense of disconnect, and her powers are now somewhat fragile. - We hear a sc

Karen and Natalie discuss Skittles and Skinwalkers in our recap of Teen Wolf season 5 episode 13, "Codominance." Featured Song: "God Don't Follow Me" by Adam Road - Our Tuesday night episode coverage got a little bit interesting this week. - Move over Scott, there’s a new Cap in Beacon Hills. - What was the Skinwalkers’ test actually trying to prove? - Karen is determined to make the Stiles/Roscoe parallels a thing. - Just go with it - it’s road trip time! - It’s pretty telling that Scott would rather go to New Mexico than forgive Liam. - We learn more about Damnatio Memoriae - what it means, and the history. - Natalie still hasn’t seen The Mummy. - Who’s leaving these messages? What it’s achieving with The Beast? - The Demon Tailor is a real legend, or true story, and it’s creepy as hell. - Is Damnatio Memoriae meant to help the person inside The Beast, or condemn it? - Scott’s still covering up his loss of powers, but he’s doing it so smoothly that some of us barely noticed. - Karen’s come up with th

Everything happens so much in Teen Wolf season 5, episode 12 "Damnatio Memoriae" - join Karen and Natalie to discuss. Featured Song: "Bloodstream" by Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - First of all, we gush a little about our Linden Ashby interview that aired last week. - Finally, Natalie is fully ready to taste the rainbow. - Death has made Hayden kind of mean, and Liam fell in a hole again. - Just how many bodies can Parrish see? Everyone, like, ever? - Scott sucks at being research guy but it's kind of nice that he's still trying. - The Sheriff now knows all about what Stiles did, and everything is better for it. - We still don't know exactly what Scott knows, but he forgives Stiles anyway. - Malia and Braeden are a great team, we need a buddy action movie immediately. Derek can come too. - Deaton is a liability, as usual. - Theo has some very strange dynamics with the members of his chimera/zombie/slave pack. - Lydia can do astral projection, and Meredith is apparently not dead. We're still so confused

Karen and Natalie are joined by Teen Wolf star Linden Ashby, better known as Sheriff Stilinski, for a chat about the premiere and about his arc in season 5A and 5B. Featured Song: "You Got Me" by Gavin DeGraw - We're interviewing one of our favorite Teen Wolf-related people ever, Linden Ashby! - First of all, we discuss the vibe of the 5B premiere. - We ask Linden about all of Sheriff's important relationships in 5A - Parrish, Melissa, Scott, and of course, Stiles. - How does Linden think Sheriff will react when he finds out Stiles was responsible for a death? - Is he trying to protect Parrish, or protect others from him? - Would he blame Scott for his severe injuries? - Will he continue to go against Melissa's beliefs and lay down the law by the book? - He didn't die - yay! When a season ends with a cliffhanger about your life/death state, when do you find out if you've still got a job? - What was it like to film an episode where his character is the focal point, but is unconscious the whole time? - W

Hiatus is over! It's back to the weekly episode recap grind with our discussion of the Teen Wolf 5B premiere, "The Last Chimera." Featured Song: "Blow Up the Outside World" by Soundgarden - The real question: do we still remember how to do this? - Fave quotes are back - just! - How on earth did Theo hook up with the Dread Doctors so young? - If we’re meant to be working this out ahead of the characters… we are failing. - Scott and Stiles have very important, independant relationships with each other’s parents. - So, Scott actually died. - Did he lose his powers? Will he have to go on a quest to get them back? - We told y’all the shower scene had to be a fantasy. But is Parrish’s Lydia actually her spirit, or a projection of his own? - Was the Sciles fight as bad as we expected? - Lydia’s mom has a reaction to the supernatural that we haven’t encountered yet? - How does Theo plan to achieve Void Stiles? Natalie becomes lost for words at how much Theo sucks. - Fenris is Valack, what? What happened there?

Karen and Natalie discuss the current side projects of the Teen Wolf cast, and we take a look at the other shows that MTV itself has in the pipeline! Featured Song: "Everybody Wants Some!!" by Van Halen - Aside from Tyler Posey's work tangential to Teen Wolf - producing, directing, Wolf Watch - there's some ongoing movie projects getting worked on, plus a TV appearance we are very excited for. - Karen did a lot of work covering Dylan's work in The Scorch Trials this year, and he has a couple of other movies lined up. - We've got no idea how big Arden's scheduled projects are, but through this discussion, Karen learns that Natalie has never seen Independence Day. - We both got excited about the prospect of Ryan Kelley appearing in Lucifer. Turns out it's the wrong Lucifer. We decide to review the right Lucifer anyway. - Dylan Sprayberry is getting "Left Behind" - but will he ever play baby Superman again? - Cody Christian is appearing in the film version of a James Franco book - Theo would fit right in

Karen and Natalie are joined by Onceable host Brittany, who hasn't watched an single episode of Teen Wolf, to see who knows more about the show they've never seen! Featured Song: Theme from "Once Upon A Time"  - Our guest this week, Brittany, has never seen any of Teen Wolf! - Natalie has never seen any of Once Upon A Time. - Karen has seen all of both shows, so she's the judge and jury. - Apparently the point-giving up to her whimsy, and will not be necessarily accurate. - The plan is to see who knows more about the show they've never seen via sheer fandom osmosis. - Brittany thinks it feels like Teen Wolf premieres about seven times a year. - Natalie plans to just name random Disney characters and hopes she gets it right. - Karen's made a scorecard, because of course she has. - Brittany thinks Colton Haynes is a pack leader in season 5, and she's almost sure that Tyler Posey isn't Stiles. - Natalie is very confused by the concept of OUAT's "realms." - Brit asks if Stiles is "still a werewolf." - Thes

Karen and Natalie pore over the puzzle pieces of the new Teen Wolf promotional painting, which features a literal mountain of dead. Featured Song: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - We attempt to break down Teen Wolf's new horrifically beautiful clues for season 5B. - NATWP was a part of the puzzle - we had piece 11 out of 100! - The opportunity to combine Teen Wolf with art history is the best thing that's ever happened to Karen. - What does each lead character's predicament represent? - Scott and Stiles appear to be experiencing some emotions. - Who's alive, who's dead? All the ones shown dead here can't really all die in the show, right? - Malia's situation has us debating the Desert Wolf - is she also a werecoyote? - Is Kira going to slay her own kitsune spirit? - Lydia and her drill - is this a throwback to her grandma, or Valack's trepanation? - Eyes open vs eyes closed - what does that represent? - Quite a few past villains are alive and kickin' here - hmmm. - We

Natalie and Karen reunite to break down the new Teen Wolf trailer and the Circles of Hell. Featured Song: "Highway to Hell," covered by Jonathan Groff - First order of business: there's a new trailer for Teen Wolf season 5b! - Second order of business: Karen's drunk. - There was an online treasure hunt to find the trailer which revealed images of the characters representing the Nine Circles of Hell from Dante Alighieri's Inferno. - We have no idea how significant those labels are going to be, but we break down the Circles of Hell regardless, and how they might relate to the characters. - To summarize: from least bad to the very worst, it goes Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud, Treachery. - That's, in order, Lydia, Malia, Deucalion, Meredith, Liam, Chris, Stiles, Theo and Kira. - When we get to Violence, we might get a little distracted by the violence in another very important trailer released this week. - Wait, Kira's the very worst? What? Why, Teen Wolf? Why? - Are these ch

Natalie gets the low down from Karen and Donya about their Teen Wolf-related activities at New York Comic Con. Featured Song: "Driven Beyond Broken" by Mark Nolan - How does the New York Comic Con experience compare to San Diego Comic Con? - Which Teen Wolf guests were in attendance? Tyler Posey, Dylan Sprayberry, Cody Christian, J.R. Bourne, and executive producer Jeff Davis. - The 5B trailer aired at the NYCC, and most of the panel was spent discussing it. - Stiles attacking Scott was the most dramatic moment. - The pack will also be trying to break Lydia out of Eichen House - Our fave blind baddie, Deucalion, is back! What the hell? - So's Chris Argent. - At the round tables, we learnt what to expect about the Liam/Scott rift, what Theo's current goal is, and what's under the Dread Doctors' masks. - We also find out that Tyler Posey will be directing an episode of Teen Wolf. - Another Argent will return, and Jeff's working on getting someone else special back too. - RIP #MOONDAYS. Teen Wolf will now

Karen and Natalie are back (in a rather unusual location) with a spoiler round-up for Teen Wolf season 5B as well as a reflection on the events of season 5A. Featured Song: "Parklife" by Blur - Natalie and Karen are recording together in person... in a park. - Hopefully the background noise is a novelty to you. Parks in New York City are not very quiet. - Everything is Hamilton and nothing hurts. - We start with an overview of each main character's arc during season 5A. - Scott: how do we feel now about his relationship with Kira and the return of his asthma? - Does Scott really need to "earn" back his pack, or is this all in his head? - How are we feeling about Stiles, our Murder Baby? - Will things get better for him when people know the full truth about Donovan's death? - What does it mean if you don't trust your best friend's love to be unconditional? - There's no way Stiles could ever be the comedic relief ever again. - The Stydia relationship has to come to a point of confrontation SOMETIME soon.

Karen and Natalie weigh in on Teen Wolf's mid-season finale with a recap of season 5, episode 10, "Status Asthmaticus." Also, they were on MTV's Wolf Watch! Featured Song: "Ghosts" by BANNERS - First of all, we discuss how we feel about where the 5A finale left us hanging. - What’s behind Scott’s choice to not try and bite Hayden? - Is the Jeep properly dead? - Is Melissa the best character on this show? - There’s a big hole ripped in the school. Who’s responsible? - Parrish is a human hellhound. What do we think about adapting mythology this way? - Why does Theo choose to reveal his motives BEFORE taking over the pack? - Natalie had a rather more simplistic theory for why Scott hit up the utility closet. - There’s a new chimera and Braeden blasts him. Bae. - Has she been in touch with Malia the whole time? - Scott and Liam’s big battle - we’ve got questions about the stunts. - Did you see the inhaler trick coming? - Who did Theo have the best chance of convincing? - Natalie and Karen both hate the in-