'Teen Wolf': What happened in that surprising new episode
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
The MTV show 鈥淭een Wolf鈥� has aired its midseason finale and the new episode included plenty of twists for viewers.
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The MTV program is currently in its fifth season and aired its midseason finale on Aug. 24. The recent episodes have involved a character named Theo, who is also a werewolf and says he is an acquaintance of Scott and his friend Stiles (Dylan O鈥橞rien). However, in the most recent episode, Theo admitted he is a creature called a chimera and that his mission was to take down Scott and make a pack of supernatural creatures.聽
Critics and fans mostly seemed intrigued by the newest plot developments in the most recent installment of 鈥淲olf,鈥� with 's Hoai-Tran Bui writing,聽鈥淚t鈥檚 clear that the show was holding back all of the good stuff until this episode鈥� and ,聽鈥渢here are still just enough exciting twists to keep me invested.鈥澛�
The origin of MTV鈥檚 hit show is certainly an unlikely one. The movie 鈥淭een Wolf鈥� was not well received by reviewers, though it did well at the box office. But MTV鈥檚 version of the story has become a for the network along with such relatively recent MTV scripted shows as 鈥淎wkward鈥� and 鈥淪cream.鈥�
The success of the show also shows how the supernatural craze is now found on TV in shows aimed at teens. The books often credited with helping the trend along, the 鈥淭wilight鈥� series by Stephenie Meyer, were aimed at young adults but were read by many adults as well. Shows like HBO鈥檚 鈥淭rue Blood,鈥� which focused on various supernatural creatures, and NBC鈥檚 鈥淒racula鈥� and movies like 鈥淎braham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter鈥� were aimed at general audiences.聽
But the ones that have succeeded recently are MTV鈥檚 鈥淲olf鈥� and the TV show 鈥淭he Vampire Diaries,鈥� which is one of The CW鈥檚 flagship programs. Both networks are appealing to young viewers. 鈥淭rue Blood鈥� wasn't as well received by viewers in later years and 鈥淒racula鈥� did not do well, nor did the film 鈥淎braham.鈥� By contrast, 鈥淲olf鈥� and 鈥淒iaries鈥� are still going strong 鈥� 鈥淒iaries鈥� performed well enough that it spawned a spin-off series, 鈥淭he Originals.鈥�
