In “Anchors” the trio of sacrifices all struggled with losing something key to their self-identity. For Stiles, reading, meaning knowledge. For Allison, aim, meaning self-defense. For Scott, turning, meaning self-control. The two humans experienced vivid and lucid dreams featuring the person who was their anchor, with sexual and romantic implications; and waking hallucinations. The werewolf experienced the waking hallucinations, but not apparently the dreams, and his anchor barely appeared in the episode at all, and not in any manner relating to him being an anchor.
In “More Bad than Good” the waking hallucinations and lucid dreams continue and apparently worsen. By the end of the episode, each one has been forced to an action which requires that element of self they struggled with losing. Again, in the humans’ case, that action also deeply involves their anchor. Again the werewolf’s action does not involve his anchor, and said anchor barely appears and not in context as an anchor.
The two humans are anchored by supernatural creatures. The werewolf is anchored by a human. (It’s not clear that druids should be considered a supernatural being; their powers do not appear to be inherent to them.) Is this relevant?
Fandom fanon asserts that the werewolf’s door is closed. Why? Stiles’ dream in “Anchors” implies that he opened his door wider, against the dream advice of his anchor.
Of the five who are known to be marked by the Shadow Warriors, four are werewolves and one is a banshee. Two are also anchors. Is this relevant? The timing is unclear but it appears as though the two anchors were marked first. The three who are not anchors were all once alphas and are no longer alphas.
Scott and Peter are the only known werewolves who are not known to be marked. If Malia is still a factor, she is not known to be marked either, but she is known to be a were. Speculation: Malia appeared in the first two episodes of the half-season only as a way to introduce the idea of other types of shifters, and was not intended to be a long-term character.
Query: where is Deaton? Why does his acting as an anchor seem to have had no effect post-ritual? Is this due to his pre-existing relationship with Scott, as a father figure, or due to his relative age, or due to his experience as a druid?
overall arcs seem to be posing the question: what is the definition of human? See: Malia’s behaviour regarding the car wreck; Ethan’s words to Aiden in “Illuminated”; Stiles’ overall behaviour; Derek’s apparent loosening.
Query: what happened to the latino hunters from the first two episodes? What did Derek need to ask his mother so desperately, did she answer, and what does Peter fear he found out? Does “la loba” mean Laura, or did it mean Malia? Why would it mean Malia? Does Peter’s secret tie into his unsubstantiated announcement of his alpha status at the end of 3a? We have not seen Peter evince any werewolf traits save claws since his resurrection.
