Because the opening scene of this episode is by far my favorite of the season.
We find Ethan at his London apartment, angrily calling his boyfriend, whos late for their anniversary date.
Ethan had gotten them tickets to a show…which they missed when his boyfriend didnt show up.
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But as it turns out, his boyfriend wasnt late.
However, purple wolfsbane only works on wolves.
And considering his boyfriend is none other than Jackson, they really shouldve gone with yellow wolfsbane.
Remember, Jackson is part werewolf and part kanima.
And as Jackson puts it when he wakes up, both parts are pissed.
But hey, at least Jackson didnt forget their anniversary.
And just like that, they kiss.
But for me, even knowing what was happening, it was still so much fun.
The next time we see them, theyre questioning the hunters.
Well, Jackson is.
While Jackson talks, Ethan listens to heartbeats to know when people are lying.
Its kind of their thing.
Speaking of Beacon Hills, Scott starts the episode in the hospital waiting room.
Need I remind you how the last episode ended?
In lots and LOTS of bullets.
Turns out Melissa was hurt the worst, which is why Scott is currently listening in on her surgery.
But as he tells Malia: No more peace summits, no more running, no more half measures.
The first person they call to help them?
Or rather, he prefers not to fight.
But as he proves when Malia comes at him, he is certainly fast on his feet.
Now that hes learned a new martial art, Malia cant even land a hand on the guy.
In other words, Deucalion has perfected the art of avoiding a fight, literally.
However, he does offer his guidance to Scott.
And his first tip?
Scott needs to lower his standards when it comes to allies.
And yes, there is someone even lower than Deucalion…
And thats Peter!
Peter agrees to meet Scott and Malia at Eichen, where we get this great exchange.
First, Scott tries to appeal to Peters ego, but as Peter tells him, theres no need.
Peters ego, as always, is quite healthy.
Peters not looking to get involved in a war, especially when Scotts not ready to win.
In the end, Scott knocks the guy out, but he doesnt kill him.
And if Scott wont kill, he needs to surround himself with people who will.
And thats why Malia tries one last thing to get Peter on their side.
But that fear only makes Peter run back to fancy car No.
(Fancy car No.
2 belongs to Malia, apparently, but she doesnt want it.)
But Stilinski doesnt leave without the last word.
As he tells Monroe, I never said Gerard wouldnt beat me.
I said he wouldnt beat Scott.
As for Lydia, she wakes up in the hospital…only its frozen over?
Okay, let me explain: The Anuk-Ite has two faces.
One of those faces is Aaron, whom weve seen testing people to see if theyre supernatural.
And if they are supernatural, he sics the spiders on them.
If the spiders kill them, theyre not a proper host for the Anuk-Ites other half.
If they live, the Anuk-Ite takes over their face and leaves behind one of those gross faceless corpses.
And that brings us back to the episode, as Lydia leads Scott and Malia into the woods.
Somehow, even though hes dead, Halwyn guides them until they find the other faceless corpse.
Now, they just have to figure out who it is and stop them from merging with Aaron.
Thankfully, theyll have some help!
As he tells her…
Peter:Hes going to get himself killed.
Dont fall in love with a dead man.Malia:Too late.
Talk about an adorable father-daughter moment.
Also, Im just so happy Peters sticking around.
But to be honest, they dont seem all that worried about it.
There are elements of this episode I really liked: All of the returns worked.
Ive mentioned my love for the Jackson-Ethan scenes, and Peter always improve my mood.
Deucalion didnt do much, but I was happy to see his face.
But with this episode starting to bring people back together, Im feeling hopeful.
