Teen Wolf: Season One- Review

Teen Wolf is an action-packed teen drama that is crawls with sarcasm as it folds into typical themes of problematic teenage life and the not so ordinary series of events a normal sixteen year old boy would go through.

This show is loosely based off Teen Wolf, the 1985 film featuring Michael J Fox. If you're familiar with the film, don't expect it to be as remotely lighthearted or comedic. Instead, it showcases itself within the horror/ thriller genre with a heavy reliance on violence and gore.

In short, Scott McCall is an average boy with average lacrosse skills and is often looked down upon by his teachers and peers. The only thing protecting him from himself is his loyal best friend Stiles Stilinski. When a night of adventure suddenly goes wrong, not only is their friendship tested but so is Scott's ability to avoid inevitable trouble.

This show features a likeable cast and while not a comedy at all, makes room for appropriately comedic scenes or dialogue. However, even though it is an enjoyable show, there are a few problems I have with it. Firstly, like any first season of a show, a low budget is usually the cause for a few FX and cinematography errors. In the first season of this show, the green screen is so obvious and at times makes it a little hard to digest. From word of mouth, apparently they get better as the seasons progress.

Another issue I had was with some of the extras. While not entirely as obvious, if you do look closely, you can see that some of the extras who are meant to be playing teenaged students in the background...don't look like teenagers at all. This didn't happen very often but again, it does take a little bit away from what kind of target audience/ setting this series is reaching.

These reviews for this show in particular will have to be kept relatively short as there are a full six seasons to date. From season one, spoilers become difficult to recognise in terms of how and when they will be revealed in later seasons.

For a radical teen thriller to get stuck into, definitely give this one a go. Highly recommended for lovers of werewolves, Dylan O'Brien and pop culture.

Featuring: Tyler Posey, Dylan O'Brien, Tyler Hoechlin, Crystal Reed and Colton Haynes.

Score: 7.5/10.