#like thats just. the classic definition of baiting queer audiences for views and support

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I don’t post much about teen wolf on here but I want to share this for posterity, and to be able to read it again after the movie comes out lol

My teen wolf movie 2022 predictions specifically about sterek:

Worst case scenario: 

Its just season 6b all over again. The plot revolves entirely around scott and/or liam and the fan favorite characters are barely even in the movie at all, possibly showing up at the last minute to help à la “you thought you could do this without us?” Every time a character gets reintroduced they walk in dramatically and say a witty line while the camera pans in on them so the audience can fangirl about it. Lydia is a key player again and mentions that she and stiles are still dating. Derek or Sties might not be in the movie at all (Idk if tyler hoechlin and dylan are coming back yet or not)

Best case scenario: 

Both Stiles and Derek are in the movie. That’s literally all I want out of this. They maybe make a reference to how they’ve reconnected after the whole fbi thing and now they sometimes help each other solve mysteries or something. I’m not hopeful enough to believe an actual reference to sterek would happen but this opens up the concept for a new wave of fanfiction after the movie which I would enjoy a lot.

Most likely scenario:

If both dylan and tyler actually get confirmed as cast the press/interviewees are going to make a couple vague references and teases hinting at sterek, then what actually happens in the movie is during a typical teen wolf action scene derek is going to take down some monster (or hunter, based on where the show left off?) and the action pauses for a second. Stiles jokingly says something like “oh my god, that was so hot” or “you know, I’ve always been attracted to you” and derek rolls his eyes and gives him a bitch face before the plot interrupts and the whole thing is never mentioned again. Fans nonetheless FREAK OUT over it and it’s upheld as the moment “sterek became canon” forever despite being the lackluster nonconclusion to a long series of blatant queerbaiting.

#sterek #eternal sterek #teen wolf #teen wolf movie #teen wolf movie 2022 #teen wolf 2022 #yes i know the word queerbaiting is overused and often mislabled #but the teen wolf team has done some seriously literal queerbaiting in the past especially about sterek #y'all seen that thing they did on the boat right? #playing up the "oh look we're cuddling maybe you'll see more of that in the future if you vote for us in this #fuckin #teen choice awards contest #like thats just. the classic definition of baiting queer audiences for views and support