7 Things About Teen Wolf That Still Make No Sense

MTV’s Teen Wolf, which premiered in 2011, quickly became a popular show. It arrived during a surge in supernatural dramas, like The Vampire Diaries, and soon gained a dedicated fanbase that lasted throughout its six seasons. The series follows Scott McCall (Tyler Posey), a high school student who becomes a werewolf after an encounter with an alpha, and his adventures with friends as they protect their California town from various supernatural dangers. The show proved so popular that a film continuation was released six years after the series finale.

Even though Teen Wolf was a hit, it wasn’t without its flaws. Now that the show is available on Netflix, it’s a good time to revisit the supernatural teen drama – and realize just how many unanswered questions remain. Almost ten years after it ended, fans are still puzzled by various aspects of Teen Wolf, including its characters and the complex world it created. Here are seven of the biggest mysteries.

7) Kira’s Mom’s Age and Timeline Just Do Not Add Up

Midway through the third season of Teen Wolf, Kira Yukimura (played by Arden Cho) was introduced as a new romantic interest for Scott. She’s also a kitsune, a fox spirit, and quickly becomes a valuable member of his pack. They need the help, as they face a powerful new enemy called the Nogitsune. Arden Cho’s character has a significant backstory tied to her mother, Noshiko, who is also a kitsune. This history is revealed in the episode “The Fox and The Wolf,” which shows Noshiko’s experiences in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.

We also discover more about Noshiko’s history. Surprisingly, she’s actually 900 years old, but only began to visibly age from her twenties to middle age in the last 50 to 70 years. While the show explains that supernatural beings age at different rates, it feels strange that this particular fox spirit would appear young for almost a millennium and then suddenly start aging.

6) Peter’s Resurrection

Okay, so the Hales are a seriously strange family, but Peter’s story still blows my mind. I mean, he was the big bad in Season 1 – the one who actually turned Scott into a werewolf – and we thought that was it when he died. But nope! Season 2 throws this curveball where Peter somehow latches onto Lydia, using her Banshee powers – which he actually awakened when he bit her – to pull himself back to life. It involved a crazy ritual with a Worm Moon and, yeah, a blood sacrifice. Seriously, it’s a wild ride.

Honestly, as much as I love the show, some things just didn’t quite add up for me. Like, the way Peter’s bite suddenly unlocked Lydia’s Banshee abilities felt really random. And how he could control her with this psychic link? It was cool, but never fully explained. Then, once he used her to come back to life, what happened to that connection? It just vanished! But the biggest head-scratcher for me was, if bringing someone back from the dead was possible, and seemingly not that hard, why didn’t they do it more often? The whole plotline just felt…confusing, you know?

5) The Beacon Hills High School Staff is Extremely Problematic

Most teen dramas feature flawed or unhelpful adults, but Teen Wolf really takes it to the extreme with the staff at Beacon Hills High School. It’s strange how easily Gerard Argent, a hunter and grandfather to one of the main characters, became principal – and even more disturbing that he hunted and killed supernatural students. Several teachers were dangerous themselves: Miss Black was a sinister druid who sacrificed students and staff, and Mr. Douglas was revealed to be a Nazi werewolf and serial killer. Even the guidance counselors were problematic, with Miss Morrell attempting to kill several key characters while working with an alpha pack, and Miss Monroe also turning out to be a hunter like Gerard.

But Mr. Harris was truly the worst. He was a genuinely unpleasant person who targeted Stiles simply because he was angry with Stiles’ dad, Sheriff Stilinski. We later learn he was involved with Miss Blake and her sinister rituals, though he disappeared for a while before returning with a thirst for revenge. It’s clear the school needs to be much more careful about who they hire.

4) Jackson And His Changing Supernatural Classification

Jackson Whittemore (Colton Haynes) is one of the most puzzling characters in Teen Wolf, despite only being a main character for the first few seasons. When he learns Scott has become a werewolf and is suddenly better at lacrosse, Jackson becomes envious. He seeks out Derek Hale (Tyler Hoechlin) to become a werewolf himself, but the transformation goes wrong. Instead of becoming a werewolf, Jackson turns into a Kanima – a lizard-like creature resulting from a flawed werewolf transformation caused by underlying emotional problems. In Jackson’s case, these issues stem from being adopted after losing his birth parents.

Jackson experiences a confusing and illogical transformation. He briefly dies and comes back as a hybrid of a Kanima and a werewolf, which doesn’t quite make sense – how can becoming a werewolf go so wrong that someone turns into a reptile-like creature? And how does dying and coming back to life create this strange combination? It’s a messy piece of the show’s backstory that only works if you don’t analyze it too closely, and honestly, the show has enough other lore problems to keep you from dwelling on it.

3) Inconsistent Lore

One of the biggest problems with Teen Wolf is its inconsistent storytelling. The show introduces plot points like Jackson becoming a kanima, but then doesn’t fully explain them, and other questions pile up. For example, Kate Argent gets scratched by a werewolf and somehow transforms into a werejaguar linked to Aztec mythology. It’s never made clear how a werewolf scratch can turn someone into a completely different creature – especially since jaguars are still cats! The show also struggles with Derek’s storyline. Kate manages to de-age him back into a teenager, he loses his powers, gets stabbed, and then comes back to life as a fully evolved wolf, able to transform into both a werewolf and a literal wolf. None of this is properly explained; everything just feels loosely connected.

It’s baffling why so many different supernatural creatures end up in Beacon Hills, and frankly, it doesn’t add up. There are just too many unexplained elements all happening in one place.

2) Dr. Valack and His Changing Powers

Season 4 of Teen Wolf featured the introduction of Dr. Gabriel Valack, a dangerous scientist who was a patient at Eichen House. He was rumored to have drilled a hole in his own skull to unlock a ‘third eye’ and gain psychic abilities. In Season 5, Valack began performing the same procedure on others, hoping to amplify their powers – but it ultimately proved fatal.

During Season 5, a key part of the character is stolen, and he surprisingly recovers, gaining the ability to change his appearance and impersonate others. He eventually dies when Lydia’s scream is so powerful it destroys part of his skull. However, the show never fully explains how losing his third eye led to this shapeshifting ability, or why drilling holes in people’s heads seems to increase their powers.

1) Literally Everything About Malia

Malia Tate, who joined the show in Season 3, quickly became a significant character. However, her backstory is quite complicated and doesn’t always make logical sense. She’s initially presented as the presumed-deceased adoptive daughter of Henry and Evelyn Tate, believed to have died in a car accident with her mother and sister. The truth is revealed that Malia survived, but the trauma of the crash triggered a transformation into a coyote. She remained a werecoyote for eight years before being found by Scott and Stiles, who helped her regain her human form. After this, she essentially resumes a normal life as a high school student, as if very little had happened.

There’s a lot to consider with Malia’s background. She’s the daughter of a werewolf and a werecoyote, and her aunt, Talia Hale, gave her up for adoption because her mother didn’t want her. The biggest problem is how quickly she adjusts to being a normal teenager. After spending eight years as a young girl shifting into a coyote and living in the wild, she has surprisingly few issues fitting in, beyond a brief mention of struggling with math. It’s strange and doesn’t quite add up how easily she transitions from being raised like an animal to being a relatively well-adjusted teen.

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2026-01-15 02:15