Episode 12: The One where Everyone Goes to Evil Summer School and Has a Bad Time
And we’re off to a bad start bc we’re at Evil Summer School and WC is monologuing like the world’s shittiest villain
His flunkies take everyone’s swords and wwx whispers “lan zhan” after watching lwj hand over his sword (LIKE, THE ONE THING HE HAS LEFT OF HIS HOME *SOBS*)
Lwj ignores him tho
And then keeps ignoring him
Be easy on him, folks, he’s overcoming some trauma
We get more useless wc monologuing
But we’ll ignore him and focus instead on how wwx keeps throwing worried little glances at lwj
(hey remember how last episode i told you all about lwj’s capture and subsequent injury even tho it wasn’t wangxian moment?? IT PAYS OFF IN THIS EPISODE WITH MULTIPLE WANGXIAN MOMENTS)
(also, just fyi at this point wwx still doesn’t know what all went down at the cloud recesses or that lwj is injured; i mean yeah, wc bragged to him about it but what, we’re gonna take him at his word? Heck no)
Wc assigns the class homework - Memorizing Wen Clan Rules
So we see wwx being all studious
He and jc are dragging the wen clan for their hypocrisy and then wwx has an Epiphany
Wwx: hey, the Wen clan is so petty, they wouldn’t have just settled for LWJ attending Evil Summer School; they would’ve taken way more hostages I mean disciples!! SOMETHING BAD MUST’VE HAPPENED
And he leaps up with every intention of tracking down LWJ but some wen flunkies are guarding the door so that ends up being a no-go
But wwx is not deterred! No sir, he is coming up with a plan to finally get LWJ’s attention
We’re back in class at Evil Summer School and wc is all i’m gonna pick ppl to recite the rules bc i’m a douchebag
And ofc he picks lwj, wwx, and jzx
Lwj: Can’t do it. Not today.
Jzx: Yeah, no, that’s Beneath me
Wwx: oh oh pick me!! I can do it!! *raises hand excitedly*
Omg wwx he already picked you, you don’t have to do that
Wc: okay, but if you get it wrong I will Punish you bc i’m an asshole that way
Cue wwx’s Classic Look of Disgust (guys, guys, i just love this expression on his face SO MUCH, i couldn’t even tell you why)
But that look quickly morphs into his Signature Mischievous Grin
Which he aims at lwj, so ofc it looks SUPER FLIRTY ahhhhh
Lwj continues to ignore him
AGAIN I ASK, how the HELL does he keep doing that??! If i had wwx smile like that at me, he’d have my FULL UNDIVIDED ATTENTION FOREVER
Okay, here’s where a good moment becomes a GREAT moment
Wwx goes up all cocky and starts THEATRICALLY doing STRETCHES even tho all he’s doing is RECITING LINES, OMG, WWX
Wc: GET ON WITH IT
Wwx: right, right, i got this. Okay, listen carefully~!
Wwx: *STARTS RECITING LAN CLAN RULES*
THAT’S MY BOY!!! LOOK AT MY BOY GO! HOLY SHIT, THE AUDACITY. WHAT A BI-CON, I LOVE IT!!
Now lwj FINALLY looks at him!!
And it only took 14min and wwx reciting his clan’s rules to FINALLY GET A REACTION
Wc: HOW DARE YOU RECITE LAN CLAN RULES IN QISHAN
Wwx: oh dear, oh gosh, how foolish of me! I am SO sorry i got them all mixed up!!
And then he literally pats himself on the back with a pleased little smirk
And that’s how jzx, lwj, and wwx end up in Evil Detention carrying manure to the vegetable fields
Lwj is just pouring the manure out of the buckets
Wwx: lan zhan, you want me to find you a scooper?
Lwj: *ignores him*
Jzx: *unwillingly bears witness to this and rolls his eyes*
(don’t even, jzx, you het disaster)
Wwx: hey lan zhan, how come your clan has a silencing spell but not a spell that blocks out gross smells?
Lwj: *picks up empty buckets and leaves, CONTINUING TO IGNORE WWX FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASON*
Here wwx just sloppily dumps out his buckets and chases after him
As they walk over to wherever they need to go to refill their buckets, wwx starts asking lwj Plot Questions and generally worrying about him
Which could’ve become a sweet moment
Except that wc shows up to ruin the moment with his, you know, general existence
So obviously wwx has to go and insult wc to his face, right? HE WAS TRYING TO HAVE QUALITY TIME WITH HIS SOULMATE, GODDAMNIT
Wc tries to whip wwx but wwx catches it like a BADASS and is all “don’t try me”
But then wc gets his flunkies to tie up wwx!! (i’m telling you guys, this clan really seems to have a thing for tying/chaining people up)
Lwj sees that his soulmate is defenseless and is like, can’t have that happening and goes to defend him!!
Ugghhh but that ASSHOLE WEN CHAO GOES AND HITS LWJ ON HIS INJURED LEG WHICH SENDS LWJ TUMBLING INTO THE GROUND
Wwx: HEY, leave him alone! I was the one insulting you!!
DO YOU SEE THAT GUYS?? THEY ALWAYS DEFEND EACH OTHER!!
And actually this starts up a general pattern for them: lwj always defends wwx physically and wwx always defends lwj verbally
IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL. THEY COVER EACH OTHER’S WEAK SPOTS WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING IT!!
(lwj isn’t all that good with words as you know, and wwx has this talent of making everyone around him want to punch him in the face, his beautiful beautiful face)
Wc goes to whip wwx again, but LWJ gets up on his feet in an instant (even with the leg wound!!) and catches the whip ONE-HANDED AND YANKS IT OUT OF WC’S GRASP
LIKE, DON’T FUCKING TOUCH MY SOULMATE YOU SLIMY BASTARD
Obvs he didn’t say that, but you can see it in his eyes that that’s exactly what he was thinking, word-for-word. Trust me on this.
The wen flunkies release wwx who drops to the ground and lwj immediately grabs him by the arm
He doesn’t try to lift him up and he’s not actually holding him up
So why the arm-grabbing?
I’LL TELL YOU WHY
BC HE WANTS TO BE NEAR WWX, THAT’S WHY
And let me remind you that this is the same lwj who’s all “i don’t touch people” back in episode 5: the One with Angry bb!LWJ
Yeah, that rule doesn’t apply to wwx anymore BC SOULMATES
Although in all fairness, who wouldn’t grab onto wwx given half a chance?
Okay now wc monologues some more
Wwx: wc, stop babbling
(omg wwx, stop baiting him)
Wc: TAKE HIM TO THE DUNGEON
Lwj: *BOLTS UPRIGHT ON HIS INJURED LEG AND BLOCKS THEIR WAY*
Srsly, injured leg!! And it doesn’t even slow him down when it comes to protecting wwx!! And he stretches out his arm so his pretty white sleeves mostly cover wwx from view
Wc: don’t worry, the dungeon’s big enough for two (wc you slimy bastard, you’re ruining everyone’s sex dungeon fantasies)
Wwx: *pushes away lwj’s arm* nah, just take me. The dungeon’s bound to be cooler than being out on these sunny fields anyway lol
And now we have this terrible moment where we see wwx be well and truly terrified for the first time in the show
He’s thrown into the dungeon WHILE CHAINED UP and there’s this HUGE MUTANT DOG MONSTER
Poor wwx visibly pales and breaks out into a cold sweat while wen chao mocks him (I HATE HIM SO MUCH)
Okay, i’d like to take a moment here to fully acknowledge that this dog monster thing is, like, really horrible effects-wise. We all know this. But we’re gonna pretend for sake of the Emotional Trauma it causes our darling wwx that it’s actually a big scary thing, okay?
Anyway
WEN NING TO THE RESCUE - knocks out the dog with strategically placed needles and provides wwx Medicine Pouch and Medicine Bottle
he’s like, i stole medicine for you bc we’re bffs and i’d die for you (which he does eventually lololol I’M SORRY THAT WAS AWFUL)
I’m sure you’re all hey trensu, this isn’t a wangxian moment you said this was a wangxian guide, what the heck
BUT IT IS A WANGXIAN MOMENT and also it sets us up for ANOTHER wangxian moment later on in the show!
It’s a wangxian moment now bc wen ning provides the info wwx has been trying to get this whole time, aka what the heck is up with lwj and the cloud recesses?
Wwx looks utterly DEVASTATED when wn tells him lwj’s home was burned
And when he tells wwx about the wens breaking lwj’s leg?
FUCKING FURIOUS
HE’S SO ANGRY THAT THEY HURT HIS LAN ZHAN
HE PUNCHES THE STONE FLOOR OF HIS CELL WITH AN ALREADY BLOODIED UP HAND
THAT’S HOW ANGRY HE IS
See? Totally a wangxian moment
Oh, and then we see him take like, only one (1) medicine piece from Medicine Bottle and then slips the it and the Medicine Pouch into his robes
Wwx: i’ll save this for lan zhan
I’LL SAVE THIS FOR LAN ZHAN, HE SAYS
HE’S INJURED AND CHAINED UP AND HE’S SAVING THE MAJORITY OF THE MEDICINE FOR LAN ZHAN
BC HE LOVES HIM
AHHHHHH
Okay now we’re back in class (and wtf, wwx has to attend class even after all that??)
Wwx is still looking all wrung-out and bloodied
We see lwj look at wwx all concerned!
Plot stuff happens
More plot stuff
Now we get set up for our last wangxian moment of the episode!!
Wen Flunkie: hey boss, there’s this monster in this mountain that probably someone should get rid off
Wc: oh cool, good thing i’ve got all these hostages i mean cannon fodder I MEAN visiting disciples with me. Let’s do it!
TIME FOR A FIELD TRIP (OF EVIL)!!!
Wen chao is on a horse with his girlfriend while everyone else is walking bc wc is the WORST PERSON
Then oh no, lwj is visibly limping as they go on!!
And wwx looks over and sees lwj limping
~THEIR SONG~ STARTS GENTLY PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND AHH AHHHHH
IDK IF YOU GUYS NOTICED YET BUT THAT’S OUR CUE THAT SOME GOOD WANGXIANTICS IS COMING UP
Wwx does not hesitate even a minute to go help him!! BC THAT’S WHAT SOULMATES DO
But JC ofc holds him back (what the heck jc), and he’s all leave him alone, you’ve helped him enough already
And wwx is like, HE JUST LOST HIS HOME, JC!! AND HIS LEG IS BROKEN. WHAT IF HE LOSES HIS LEG??
JC: it’s not like he’ll let you close enough to carry him anyway!!
Wwx: well that’s his choice BUT I STILL GOTTA OFFER BC I LOVE HIM, HE NEEDS TO KNOW IT’S AN OPTION!!
JC: we can’t stick our noses in his business!
Wwx: well SOMEBODY has to help him!!
And he flounces off to go to lwj
Wwx: lan zhan, how’s your leg?
Lwj: it’s fine
He says, y’know, like a liar.
Wwx: hey, we’re friends, you can be honest with me!! Are you sure your leg is okay??
Lwj: it’s fine
GOD DAMN IT LWJ, HE’S TRYING TO HELP YOU
Wwx: don’t pretend it’s fine all the time!! I can carry you~!
OMG HE SAYS THIS WITH THE SWEETEST, MOST SINCERE SMILE, GUYS
HE WANTS TO HELP LWJ SO BAD
HE WANTS LWJ TO LET HIM CLOSE!!
BECAUSE HE LOVES HIM, AHHHHH
And with that sweet, sincere smile, the episode ends
On a high note!!
Lovely, lovely, it was lovely, i want to stare at that smile forever
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1/6 You realize Teen Wolf is an ensemble show and not The Scott Mccall/Tyler Posey show, right? You are just bitter 'cause every single character is their own person and their life does not revolve around coddling and worshipping your personal fave Scott 24/7 like you so desperately wanted to.
2/6 As for the pack reacting to Theo for what they did to them individually instead of making poor little toddler Scott their priority and putting him first… Malia got literally shot by Theo, and yet you claim not only that Malia shouldn’t have been affected by what Theo did to her personally, but that Malia should have been affected only because Theo murdered SCOTT
3/6 and should have reacted only because Theo murdered SCOTT - because ofc according to you Malia’s feelings either doesn’t matter or are less important and valid than Scott’s. Same for Lydia’s, Stiles’, Liam’s and everyone else’s feelings and traumas. Lydia got literally put in a comatose state thanks to Scott’s canon incompetence, hypocrisy and stupidity,
4/6 but somehow hating Theo for murdering SCOTT should have been Lydia’s priority, right?? Scott’s canon incompetence, hypocrisy and stupidity almost costed the Sheriff’s life, but somehow hating Theo for murdering SCOTT should have been Stiles’ priority, right?? Because ofc according to you the only character that matters is your personal fav Scott Mccall and everyone else’s feelings are either invalid or unimportant
5/6 because all their lives/actions/motivations etc. should always revolve around poor little toddler Scott only, lol! As for everyone abandoning Scott after he failed rather spectacularly at being a decent leader by the end of season 5a: they may be Scott’s pack and friends but they are still their own persons with a life and other affects and interests outside of coddling and supporting Scott 24/7,
Like, are you done? Is it over? You kept saying (x)/6 with each one making me think there’s supposed to be one more ask coming, but idk maybe you’re just as bad at counting as you are at reading?
Cuz LMAO wow did you go off about something I did not actually say ever. I mean, kinda predictable given that not even two hours ago I JUST made a joke about how the only thing that pisses anti-Scott fandom off even more than the characters acknowledging his good traits is saying that the characters didn’t acknowledge/appreciate all that he’d been through. Thanks for proving me right!
ME: *cites multiple canon examples of times other characters received comfort, support and reassurances from the others, INCLUDING from Scott, and then compares that to multiple canon examples of times where NO other character offered Scott any comfort, support or reassurance as should be expected from even an ENSEMBLE show, because see, relationships are supposed to be a two way street? Meaning if a character is constantly shown caring about his friends, being concerned and worried about them, kissing their boo-boos all better or apologizing to them when they hold completely unwarranted grudges for things that weren’t actually his fault no matter how much other characters (and you) want to blame him…well, its only reasonable to expect the same to be shown in return, with like…him being murdered being a fairly logical place to demonstrate these other characters giving a shit*
YOU: OMG SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU’RE SAYING IS ONLY SCOTT MATTERS SCOTT SCOTT SCOTT ITS ALWAYS GOT TO BE ABOUT SCOTT NOBODY ELSE IS ALLOWED TO HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN OR THEIR OWN PROBLEMS EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE TOTALLY FOCUSED AND REVOLVE AROUND POOR TODDLER SCOTT WHO CAN’T EVEN HANDLE BEING MURDERED WITHOUT YOU MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT LIKE WHO EVEN CARES I WAS MURDERED ONCE OR MAYBE I WAS YOU DONT KNOW BUT YOU DONT SEE ME MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT OMG SHUT UP SCOTT DESERVED IT ANYWAY DUH WHY CAN YOU NOT SEE THAT.
That’s you. That’s what you sound like. Just FYI.
LOL, nowhere anywhere did I say or even imply that Malia shouldn’t feel however she damn well wants to feel for any of the things Theo did to HER, personally, like shooting her with a shotgun. What I SAID was that when she, like the other characters, brought up SCOTT’S death specifically, it was always in the context of what THAT specific event had to do with Theo, the rest of the pack, how they interacted with Theo or viewed him as a result of it, instead of it ever being about ‘hey, so Scott being murdered is kinda a weird rallying cry to express just how much we all hate Theo given that none of us has really bothered to talk to Scott about y’know….how he was murdered and that must have sucked and all that’.
Which is where you get me saying something like its a problem that Scott’s trauma from being murdered became almost an afterthought whenever the event was mentioned, like it had nothing to do with anything.
Like, did I break that down far enough for you? I don’t mean to sound condescending except that actually I totally do, because when people insist on shouting at me over shit I’ve never actually said haha guess what, I totally get to be a patronizing prick about it, so……let’s do basic math here:
Theo shooting Malia with a shotgun = Malia’s trauma = its about Malia, any discussion of it should be about Malia and center how Malia feels about it and how she was affected by it.
Theo murdering Scott SHOULD = SCOTT’S trauma = its about Scott, any discussion of it should be about Scott and center how Scott feels about it and how he was affected by it.
Now, point me to all the scenes where Scott’s death was brought up and HIS feelings and reactions to it centered instead of everyone else just mentioning it to make a dig at Theo and then going back to pretending like it never happened and shouldn’t affect him in any way.
Because y’know, like you pointed out, they all have their own issues and concerns! Like Malia, who had all that stuff going on with her mom…..which Scott repeatedly asked her about, told her he understood whatever she wanted to do because of it, literally found time while trying to stop the Beast to come up with a plan using the Garuda talons to give Malia an edge so she could beat her mom.
Or like Stiles, who had all that stuff going on with his dad….which Scott repeatedly asked him about, tried to help with, even after Stiles physically and verbally attacked him, locked him out of the car when Scott tried to go with him to find the chimera who attacked his dad, went ahead and while still wounded and hurting from being murdered less than a day before, found the chimera so he could save Stiles’ dad anyway DESPITE Stiles petulantly refusing his help even when it was his dad’s life on the line because holding a grudge apparently takes precedence over his dad’s health which is what takes precedence over Scott’s murder which is…what he’s holding a grudge about, that Scott was off busy being a corpse while his dad was getting attacked by a chimera none of them had any idea even existed before that day.
Or like Lydia, who was comatose in Eichen House because of what Theo did….which is why Scott went and got Kira back from the Skinwalkers, begged Stiles and Malia to put aside their issues with him and help, put aside his own issues with Liam who’d just been trying to help murder him a few days before, all so he could rescue Lydia from Eichen House, a process which got him severely electrocuted and hurt on top of the sucking chest wound he still had from you know, being murdered, and which Stiles got all the credit for despite Scott having to plead with him to even get him involved at all.
I mean, you really got me. I had completely failed to consider that all these characters had their own issues and drama going on and preoccupying them while Scott was selfishly neglecting them and not caring at all, so why SHOULD they have been able to find a spare moment or ounce of compassion to show their friend who’d just been MURDERED, its not like Scott was willing or able to multitask and care about their issues and help with those even while dealing with like, say, still being wounded and hurt from that time he was murdered a few days ago without any emotional trauma resulting that whatsoever.
I bow to your superior interpretation of canon AND my own thoughts on the matter! I see now that the points you raised AREN’T completely off topic and not at all relevant to the issue I thought I was demonstrating, and in fact, your completely ignoring the actual content of my post and substituting your own version of what I said is really the best thing that ever could have happened to my post! And its actually not at all the totally predictable and often-relied upon method anti-Scott fandom loves trotting out to derail any and every discussion about him they don’t like because they can’t actually refute on its own merits. Aka just about every discussion ever had in this fandom about Scott.
Anyway, now that I have seen the light, I would like to thank you for taking time out of your day to share these insights with me so I can stop being the clearly bitter and resentful one here, and have the peace and happiness that eluded me for so long while I labored under dumb ideas like OMG WHAT IF SCOTT’S FRIENDS CARED THAT HE WAS MURDERED.
I don’t want to take up any more of your time or energy, and I really don’t think there’s anything you could possibly add at this point that would shed further light or clarity on this matter, so please don’t feel you have to send any followup asks on this matter, I’ll just delete them so as to save us both time and trouble, alrighty?
Thanks again and have a nice day! You’ve been SWELL.
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