Teen Wolf season 3, episode 5 just finished airing on the East Coast! Come read a brief recap and discuss “Frayed” with your fellow fans.
Teen Wolf season 3, episode 5 “Frayed” began with a bus ride for cross country practice where we hear Scott making a shocking revelation — Derek is dead!
We jump back in time to Scott confronting Allison about being at the school the other night when they were trying to trap Cora and Boyd. Allison says she can take care of herself, but Scott proves otherwise. They have a close moment, but it passes when Allison is frustrated that Scott beat her.
Scott figures out the Alpha Pack is staying in the same building the Argents are, but when he goes to tell Derek and the others, they already know. And, as Peter says, “The schemers are scheming.” They already have an attack plan in the works.
Allison confronts Lydia about Aidan, but Lydia denies having any involvement with him. The flashback, however, tells a different story.
Back on the bus, they stop because of traffic, and it’s obvious that Boyd is going to do something. Scott gets up to stop him, but we’re sucked into another flashback before we find out what happens.
In the flashback, we see Scott, Derek, and the others fighting the Alpha Pack. Derek falls at the same time Ennis does, and they both land on the stairs below. As far as we can tell, Ennis is dead. But so is Derek.
In the next scene, we see Cora looking at the spot where Derek and Ennis fell. Peter shows up, and there’s a tense moment between the two of them where they say neither one trusts the other. But they are wondering the same thing: Where did the bodies go?
As Scott gets up to stop Boyd from attacking Ethan on the bus, we get a voice over of him asking Deaton what he should do and how he should stop Derek and the others. Deaton tells Scott to lead them instead of trying to stop them. Scott persuades Boyd to stop for now, but they still have another problem on their hands. Why does Ethan keep checking his phone so much?
Thanks to a very persuasive Stiles, and a curious Danny, we find out that Ethan is worried about someone that’s close to him who is sick. That someone is Ennis, and we realize that he isn’t dead. So, does that mean Derek isn’t either?
Morrell enters Deaton’s office and asks for help. Deaton refuses to save Ennis, but Morrell convinces him that if Ennis dies, the rest of the pack will go after Scott and make him pay. Deaton reluctantly agrees.
On the bus, Stiles is trying his hardest to get Coach to go to the rest stop so he, Allison, and Lydia can figure out why Scott isn’t healing from the wounds inflicted by the Alpha Pack. After Coach’s many refusals, Stiles gets a queasy member of the team to puke, and Coach is forced to pull over.
Lydia thinks Scott isn’t healing because he feels so guilty about Derek dying. Lydia and Stiles leave to slow Coach down, while Allison stitches Scott up. After a few touch and go minutes, he wakes up and they walk out of the rest stop…
…Only to find Isaac beating up Ethan. Several people try to stop him, but only Scott has that hold over him now.
Meanwhile, Deaton is finishing up his work on Ennis. Deucalion, however, has other plans, and he kills Ennis and walks away. Kali is not very happy, to say the least.
In the flashback, Derek, Scott, and the others are quickly put in their place. Deucalion wants Derek to kill one of his pack members, but before he can make that decision, Allison shows up and fires arrows at the Alpha Pack.
We catch up to the part of the flashback we saw in the beginning of the episode, and see Derek plunge to his supposed death below. We find out that some ancient cultures sacrifice people in preparation for battle, not to mention the fact that Derek is still alive! The last shot of the show is Derek coming up to Ms. Blake’s car, bloody and beaten, and then falling over in the parking lot.
Favorite quotes from ‘Frayed’
Stiles: “There’s also death in numbers. It’s called a massacre.”
Scott: “I can’t believe he’s dead. I can’t believe Derek is dead.”
Peter: “Isn’t it obvious? The schemers are scheming.”
Scott: “Why is the default plan always murder?”
Lydia: “What am I, a nun?”
Deucalion: “I’d have to be blind, deaf, and quadriplegic for you to be a threat.”
Scott: “How do you save someone who doesn’t want to be saved?”
Stiles: “I have a very perceptive eye for evil, you know that.”
Stiles: “That wasn’t very subtle.”
Deucalion: “I think you might have overestimated his odds.”
Teen Wolf season 3, episode 6 “Motel California” will air next week, Monday, July 8 at 10 PM EST on MTV.
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