#I’m not tagging this Sc*tt because it’ll just piss off the antis

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So I’ve seen the movie and these are my thoughts. Mostly spoiler free.

I surprisingly didn’t actually hate it.

I’ve read a lot of spoilers and reactions on Twitter, so knew a lot of what was coming ahead of time, but there were still some surprises, all of them pleasant. Including one cameo that was fantastic and another which… was less so.

It’s the first time we’ve really gotten a Scott that’s actually unproblematically good. Which I loved. He felt very much the way we’re told he is but rarely shown to be through the show, especially the early seasons, and I loved that. Scott actually being good has been something I really wanted. Scott who’s a Captain America kind of ‘stand my ground on my morality’ person. A plus.

I thought the mechanism by which they brought back Allison was silly, but not annoyingly so, especially since they don’t try to justify it or explain it but just rush into the plot. It’s de facto rather than lawyered into existence which worked for me.

The changing of some basic lore and the incredible de-powering of the werewolves was mystifying and irritating. Allison going physically toe to toe with multiple werewolves as a human is just… baffling.

I love Derek as a dad and Eli is adorable. He’s not Stiles, no matter how much he fills a similar space, but he’s got his own charm. I love that they imply Derek and the sheriff are close friends now. Honestly the whole implication of where they have Derek I kind of love.

Peter is hilarious. Chris is Chris. But a lot of the recurring characters are just there without anything to do and no character development at all. Hikari is a bland stand in, and Mason and Liam don’t even speak to each other. It’s weird.

I think it would have been better to make it like a five part series and actually flesh out some of the character arcs a bit and make us care. But for what it was, it was mostly fun. I expected to hate it all like I did season 6B.

Do I hate THAT THING? Oh god yes I do, though Jeff managed to do it in the most ‘oh my god’ way. And I have some serious questions about the permanence of that considering where it happened and that last… moment.

I think it’s hilarious that the anti Stereks are going to have a hard time dancing around their ‘age gap’ complaint now that 30 year old Scott is making out with an Allison who is still 17 years of lived experience. Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll find a way to explain away how it’s not problematic, but we’ll know, and can laugh.

I feel sorry for the Stydia shippers though. Genuinely, not sarcastically. Like that seemed a weird choice when they could have said nothing, especially with the backhanded way they implied that Derek’s feelings about Stiles are… complicated. Sure Noah said ‘the Jeep’ but we know who that Jeep represents to both Noah and Derek. It’s like trying to irritate both sets of shippers at once, and unnecessarily. It’s very on brand for Jeff though.

It’s no 3B or even 3A, but I place it above S2 and below S1 in my rankings. So better than anything in a long time. Is there nonsense that annoys me? Yes. Would I enthusiastically watch the next installment? Also yes. The first time I’ve said that since I rage quit during season 5 and only came back to it later, reluctantly and adversarially.