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Teen Wolf Season 3 part 1 howled its way to dvd on December 10th,
you know in time for you to pick one up for Christmas, and stuff some stockings
full of goodness. As suggested by the title it’s only half of the season, the
other half has yet to air, and although the extras are sparse, the dvd set is
still worth every penny for the Teen Wolf lover, or heck for those who missed
the first airing of these episodes. I would be in the latter category, and
heck, MTV’s scheduling isn’t always the easiest to find reruns. So I managed to
get my hot little hands on a copy, and I could not wait to dig right in!
Season 3 doesn’t start off right where Season 2 ended, which is a
great thing. There were some pretty big twists last season, and the fallout
needed time to solidify. Let’s face it, this isn’t the fun, light hearted
Michael J. Fox Teen Wolf, this is the shirtless rip your heart out Tyler Posey
version, and it gets crazy quickly. But it is a teen show, or rather the
characters are teens, Juniors this year to be exact, and there’s little pauses
for a budding romance between Lydia (Holland Roden) and Stiles (Dylan O’Brien)
as they play detective. If you were at comic con this year, you heard how the
room went wild when it was revealed that these two shared a smooch. If you
forgot of course, Lydia and Jackson (Colton Haynes) broke up last year, he was
a Kamina, and he moved to London. His absence is sorely missed this year, mostly
because I adore his portrayer Colton Haynes and he’s underutilized over at
Arrow at the moment.
But with the close of some heavy storylines, where Jackson’s
life nearly ended and Peter Hale was resurrected, there is a new big bad lurking
about. A gang of Alphas led by Deucalion (Gideon Emery) wants Derek (Tyler Hoechlin)
to join them, and to make sure he doesn’t have a change of heart, they plan on
slaughtering the rest of Derek’s current pack. Boyd (Sinqua Walls) and Erica
(Gage Golightly) are held captive, and things get a little nutty. Of course if
one big bad is good, two is better. There’s also a Darach running about, and
Scott (Tyler Posey) and the others are forced to figure out who it is before
some truly terrible deeds are committed.
This season, Scott tries his hardest to become a better
person, Stiles started reaching the end of his rope, and Allison dealt with the
consequences of her actions from season 2. Lydia learned what she really was,
Peter showed his true colors, and Derek continued his tragic spiral.
As allegiances shift, secrets are revealed, and
relationships are changed, a fair number of characters are both introduced and
lost this season. That may be one of the draws of Teen Wolf: it has not shied
away from getting rid of characters when the story calls for it, or even
sometimes just to pump up the excitement level, and Season 3, Part 1 is
certainly no exception to that. Which can only be expected with a dense monster
population, and one bent on ritualized human sacrifice, but the storyline is so
masterfully crafted it doesn’t slip into slasher porn territory. Sure the blood
flows, but it doesn’t come out of left field, there’s been plenty of bread
crumbs leading up to it.
The DVDs are
pretty flawless conversion, but they’re still not blu-ray. And while I’m a
sucker for the show and the hard bodies, I’d love to see it in a higher
definition. The special effects still look pretty good.
As for the extras
they include: Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel , Return of the shirtless montage, and
Back to the Pack. Deleted scenes are pretty standard fare. I do adore the Gag
Reel. Seeing the funny faces, and stuttering of lines is always fun. But the
best special feature may be the shirtless montage. I mean, the cast is very
easy on the eyes and all. And the “Back to the Pack” is a perfect must watch
BEFORE viewing the DVDs. It’s a TV special that aired prior to season three in
which the cast discusses the first two seasons and previews what’s coming up in
the third.
Also a limited
edition 2014 Teen Wolf calendar is said to be included in the DVD box
set as well. Unfortunately, as I didn’t get one, since it’s a review copy. But
when you purchase your very own in the store, you’ll get one. And if you’re
saying to yourself “But I already bought the Official Teen Wolf calendar,” this
is not the same calendar. And really you could use another.
"TEEN
WOLF, SEASON 3, PART 1" was
released on DVD Dec 10, 2013
And be sure to stay tuned for Teen Wolf season 3,
part 2, which premieres on January 6, 2014 at 10 p.m. EST on MTV.
