Many people think it's strange that I am almost 20-years-old and still in love with a TV show about teenagers who can turn into wolves and have other supernatural abilities. I always hear the same things: "Kat, you're obsessed," or "Why are you crying? It's just a show." But what they don't know is that this show helped me through a lot. Now, I know you're thinking, How the hell does a TV show about wolves help you? It's not only about wolves. Yes, that's one of the main focuses, but other main focuses are friendship, strength, and self-being.
"Teen Wolf" show helped me a lot going into senior year because I didn't have a lot of friends, and that's OK. This show taught me that it's better to have true friends, than friends who will hurt you without a thought.
The friendship between Scott McCall (Tyler Posey) and Stiles Stilinski (Dylan O'Brien) is a real representation of true friendship. Even when Scott almost killed Stiles because he wasn't in control of his powers on the first full moon, Stiles stood by him because he knew his friend would never intentionally hurt him. They have been best friends since the third grade and they never let anything get in the way of that. Sure, they've had their ups and downs, but they are always there for each other, even if it puts their lives at risk. I know it's a fictional show and friends aren't going to put their lives on the line to save each other, but it made me realize that friends don't talk about each other behind their backs and that only true friends will be there when you need them (Thanks to my best friend, Steph Bruno, for always being there for me -- I love you.)
Throughout the five seasons, every single character gained strength in his or her own way. Scott gained wisdom and leadership, Stiles gained knowledge and confidence, Allison Argent gained physical strength and heroism, Lydia Martin gained her voice and confidence, and Derek Hale gained friendship and emotional strength. People think strength is only physical, but this show teaches its audience that strength comes from within. Scott gained a lot of power and he looked strong, but he wasn't portrayed as strong. He was only portrayed as strong when he stopped himself from killing his friends even though he was close. He is strong because he saves people instead of killing them. This aspect of the show made me realize that I don't need to have physical strength as long as I stay strong on the inside during the rough times.
The most important lesson from this show is self-being. Scott was told multiple times that he was going to have to kill to become a powerful wolf, and that he would succumb to the power of his alpha (the wolf/man who bit him). Scott, even though he came close, never killed anyone and he used all of his strength, and almost killed himself, to save all of his friends and family. He knew who he was, and he knew he could never kill anyone. Because he stayed true to himself, he became a true alpha, a wolf who never had to kill to gain his own pack. This show taught me that I never have to be someone that I'm not just because people say I won't get anywhere if I don't.
"Teen Wolf" has taught me a lot, and I will always love it because of that. It's a great show with a great plot line and an attractive cast. This show will always mean a lot to me because it taught me so much and it's simply an amazing show.
