Second Chance at First Line 

Scott and Stiles discover that the werewolf curse can also be triggered by anger, besides the full moon. With the lacrosse game coming up, Jackson and his girlfriend, Lydia, hope to humiliate Scott. Will Scott be able to control his rage?

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers:

Jeff Davis (developed by), Jeff Davis

Stars:

Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed, Dylan O'Brien

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Tyler Posey	...	Scott McCall
Crystal Reed	...	Allison Argent
Dylan O'Brien	...	Stiles Stilinski
Tyler Hoechlin	...	Derek Hale
Holland Roden	...	Lydia Martin
Colton Haynes	...	Jackson Whittemore
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Orny Adams	...	Coach Bobby Finstock
Linden Ashby	...	Sheriff Noah Stilinski
John Atwood	...	Math Teacher
JR Bourne	...	Chris Argent
Cassie	...	Student (as Cassie Smith)
Nolan Godfrey	...	Lacrosse Player
Chris Thomas Hayes	...	Opposing Lacrosse Player
Keahu Kahuanui	...	Danny Mahealani
Haley Roe Murphy	...	Laura Hale

Storyline

Scott is aching to use his new abilities to secure his place on the Lacrosse team's first line and to secure a second chance with Allison. But when Scott injures Jackson during practice, Stiles is worried that he'll lose control and transform on the field. Worse, Derek has threatened to kill him if he plays and exposes their secret. So the buddies decide to dig up some evidence that'll get Derek arrested for the dead girl's murder.

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Plot Keywords:

lacrosse | party | dead girl | homoerotic | towel | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Release Date:

6 June 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGM Television, Music Television (MTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Allison goes to her locker, what is hanging on the inside of her locker door changes between the wide shots and the closeups.

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Quotes

Sheriff Stilinsky: So you lied to me?
Stiles: That depends on how you define lying.
Sheriff Stilinsky: Well I define it as you not telling the truth. How do you define it?
Stiles: Reclining your body... in a horizontal position.

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Connections

References The Wolf Man (1941)

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Soundtracks

Horndog
Performed by Overseer

User Reviews

Uneven but has promise

The topic of a misfit who has some abilities that separates him from the pack is evergreen for TV plots. In this case lycanthropy is the kid's gift/affliction and it has potential. IF the writers, actors and directors can avoid the obvious pitfalls.

There's been talk that this is too far from the Teen Wolf movies. Good! In my opinion you can't get too far away from them. The comedy of these situations can be milked if done intelligently without a broad a comic approach as those films.

There's talk both pro and con that this series is a rip off of the Teen Wolf movies or worse, a rip off of the Twilight story. These comments are short sighted. Cinematic werewolves have been around since Lon Chaney and even Michael Landon had a crack at the Teen Wolf concept. If this series can manage to focus on the human aspects of the problems that not being entirely human creates while reveling in the opportunities that it presents this could be a big success.

One BIG misstep in my opinion is in the acting of the Lacrosse coach. He's too far over the top and pretty much ruins (for me at least) every scene that he's in. Also there's the discontinuity of Derek having a helpful attitude at the end of episode one and having a murderous attitude at the beginning of episode two. In my opinion he should remain on the supportive side and any variations from that should be well and truly motivated. Finally there should have been some foreshadowing as to the true nature of his relationship with the dead girl.