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Obvious that they softened us up with all the characters and wolf technicalities in the first six episodes.

In today's fifth episode of Teen Wolf all hell broke loose for the full 40 minutes then the relationships were shaken badly in the sixth.

Obvious ploy to get us hooked and then let us have it.

The idea of the loooong ride up the first "hill" on a roller coaster.

It is apparent that a lot of thought and care has gone into this series. Everything is first rate. Way over any expectations I would have about television. But maybe I have been gone "too long".

There are two aspects that came through to me today. I had noticed the musical score in the early episodes but, today, it was crucial in the action sequences. It is a full orchestra. The composition is first rate. Dino Meneghin. This interview reminds us that this series is on MTV so the music would be, at least, an important consideration.

The other aspect from today's viewing. It occurred to me that two episodes of this series (about 85 minutes without commercials) is the same work for the cast and director (and others, obviously) as a 90 minute feature with about the same level of quality.

Today is the first time we have seen the full body shot of the alpha-wolf who is the cause of all this mayhem and angst.

He is the one male in the "cast" who is totally not attractive. We think he is someone who passes as human in the other parts of the story but we do not really have the info on that.

We also know that there are going to be more conversions to werewolf (half human) through bites. Maybe some others will show up from birth.

The are not paying a couple of these great young actors to star just to be posturing la crosse players (an interesting choice of sport, it is taken from an ancient Native American game). The posturing is OK with me of course but soon there will be more than one teen wolf. I am sure of it.

Listen. The opening score. Other segments follow.

Labels: films, television