Teen Wolf Season Two Review

Teen Wolf ended it’s first season with a punch, delivering plenty of action, and season two ramps up the action with even more with a blatant helping of suspenseful drama. This is definitely geared towards the Twilight crowd, with all the young hard bodies running around shirtless, but it’s smart enough to hook horror lovers too.

Scott McCall (Tyler Posey), an ordinary teenager with a wild secret, continues to find himself caught in a supernatural war between hunters and werewolves, while trying to protect those he loves from himself and each other. Throw in a dash of forbidden love, and you start to see some similarities to many of the other shows on TV right now in this genre. But creator Jeff Davis and the savvy cast and production team have worked hard to make sure that Teen Wolf isn’t just dripping with teenage angst.

It’s not just fluff. Last season there was a lot of woe is me, I’m a werewolf, but it’s awesome. That attitude is thrust to the side with the danger level being propelled skyward with increasing levels of horror. There are threats from the hunters, Scott establishes a shaky truce with the wolf-hating father of his girlfriend Allison (Crystal Reed), and Allison’s grandfather who has a bone to pick over the death of his daughter, and that’s just the human side. There’s also something going bump in the woods killing, and there are the horrors of just being a werewolf.

The cast has grown up a lot since last year, especially Posey, and I mean that in the best way possible. He’s grown into a quiet confidence that pulls you in. It’s easy to brush Teen Wolf off as an hour of blood, sex, and suspense with a homoerotic subtext. But instead it’s a high-octane show that's well structured, thoughtfully acted, and inventive.

The DVDs are pretty flawless, they’ve transferred well, but let’s face it, they’re not blu-ray. The special effects still look pretty good though.

The Extras include some pretty standard fare: Teen Wolf Season 2 at Paleyfest, a meet the new pack featurette, alternate, deleted and extended scenes, alternate stiles takes, CGI reel, Fight Choreography, shirtless montage, gage reel and commentary featuring Jeff Davis and Christian Taylor.

I’m never one that really enjoys the commentary, it does give some great little behind the scenes gems, but if you’re a die hard for the series though, you may want to check them out.

The blooper reel, is kinda standard. Nothing outlandish here, especially not for this series, but there are certainly some blunders that garner more than a snicker.

The shirtless montage is a bit over the top and funny. It’s almost enough to make a red dot appear over your house too.

The Paleyfest footage is some great stuff for those who missed it. The cast interaction is fantastic, and these plenty of Easter Eggs from the creative team.

"TEEN WOLF, SEASON 2" Comes Home on DVD‏ May 21, 2013

MGM/2013/516 mins/NR