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Road to Perdition – A Recap of Teen Wolf's "Frayed"
"Sweet English Teacher, I have decided to show my love to you by finger painting on your car."
"Life is a journey, not a destination," said Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Who knew Emerson was a fan of Teen Wolf?
"The wheels on the bus go round and round. Round and round. Round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town! Come on, Scott, sing it with me! The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish . . ."
In "Frayed," the Scooby Gang had two destinations they needed to reach, before the end of the hour. There was the literal destination of the Lacrosse Cross Country(?) meet, and the more abstract destination of "Derek's Death," an event with which the writers mercilessly teased us throughout the episode.
"Recapper say WHAT?"
If the success of "Frayed" merely depended on the characters reaching their respective destinations, it would been a HUGE failure.
After all, the Scooby Gang never actually made it to the Lacrosse Cross Country(?) Meet. And, as most of us suspected early on in the episode, Derek didn't actually die . . . at least not literally.
But "Frayed" wasn't really about these destinations at all! Rather, it was about the journeys each of the characters took in reaching them. It was about Allison and Derek being forced to choose between "family" and pack . . . Derek's fall from grace, in the eyes of both his enemies and his allies . . . Scott's begrudging embrace of his "Destiny" . . . Stiles' impressive, and much coveted, ability to make his teammates vomit on cue . . .
So, pop a couple Dramamine, and keep your eye on the horizon. Because we are in for a bumpy recap ride . . .
As always, special thanks to my super talented, kickass screencapper Andre. He's the kind of stand-up guy you could definitely trust to stitch up your psychologically-induced mortal stomach wounds with a knitting needle in a public restroom . . .
[WARNING: The non-linear structure of this episode made for a really unique and exciting viewing experience.
Unfortunately, it also made it a b*tch to recap.
I've gone back and forth on whether I should review the various scenes from the episode in the order in which they appeared on screen, or stick to a more "chronological" form of recap. Ultimately, I opted for the latter. Hopefully, it all ends up making some sort of sense . . .]
PART I- THE DEATH(?) OF DEREK HALE
Getting Handsy
One of the benefits of recapping this episode chronologically, is that I get to start my recap with a sex scene. And you all know how much I love my sex scenes . . .
Apparently, so does Lydia . . . which is fitting, because she's the only one on this show, who seems to be getting any action, these days.
Well . . . that's not true. I assume Danny is getting some action. He has seemed a bit . . .um . . . happier lately. You know what they say . . . once you go Alpha . . .
Lydia is in some abandoned classroom getting fondled by Aiden. But while the dude may be an Alpha in a brawl or on the cross country field, he's clearly a Beta, when it comes to boning.
I mean, honestly, you would think a guy who spent his entire childhood fisting his brother would be able to come up with more inventive ways to use his hands than boring butt squeezes. Isn't he supposed to be like a Top, or something?
Then again, perhaps I have this whole Fused Being concept all wrong. Maybe the fusing happens up the center of the body, instead of across its middle. This would mean that Aiden and Ethan actually only have experience using one hand a piece (not to mention the fact that they each only possess half a brain).
Of course, it's possible that Aiden was just trying to be a gentleman, by not getting too handsy with his new girlfriend . . .
Nahhhhh . . .
As for Lydia, I may be a traitor to my sex, by saying this, but I kind of like that she's become a bit more . . . ummmm . . . loose.
At first, when Lydia started sleeping around this season, I worried that the writers would subtly chastise the character for it, by inferring that this is her "unhealthy" way of coping with Jackson's departure.
But, actually, that doesn't seem to be the case at all! Lydia's sexuality doesn't come from a needy place. She's empowered by it! As far as I'm concerned, there's absolutely nothing wrong with an intelligent, strong-willed woman, who loves sex, for sex's sake . . . a woman who understands instinctively that sometimes a non-sexual relationship (like the one she has developed with Stiles . . . so far) can be even more personal and meaningful than a sexual one.
If she was a guy, we'd call her a stud.
Speaking of studs and empowered females . . .
Getting Handy 2 – Electric Boogaloo
Did you know Allison and her dad ditched the home they had just moved into less than a year ago, in favor of a swanky apartment, this season?
Me neither . . .
I love when Teen Wolf surprises us with little changes like this . . . like when the entire Lacrosse Team magically morphed into a Cross Country Team, without anyone noticing .
Anywhoo, Scott pays Allison a visit at her new apartment to slap her on the wrist for using Derek and Co's Brilliant Beta Trapping Scheme last week, as an excuse to live out her lifelong dream of becoming Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games.
Allison blithely shrugs off the scolding, Scott having lost his Disciplinarian Daddy Privileges the day the two "former" lovers agreed to admire one another from afar for a few episodes"see other people."
"Bark your commands to Isaac, Scott. This little lady is not your b*tch anymore."
Unwilling to admit defeat, Scott tries another tactic. He dusts of that old high school flirting trick, where guys manipulate girls into wrestling with them by bragging about how much stronger than them they are . . .
Word to the wise guys, us ladies are well aware of this trick. And any girl who seems to be falling or it, is only doing so because she wants to manhandle you just as much as you want to manhandle her.
As for Allison . . . she REALLY wants to manhandle Scott . . .
Mere seconds later, Allison and Scott are going at it like . . . well . . . a couple of wolves. And for all my jab at Scott's milquetoasty take on heroism, it must be said . . . this guy is much more inventive with his hands than Alpha Aiden.
So, you know how, back when we were kids, our mom's would always say to their kids, "It's all fun and games, until someone pokes an eye out?"
Well, foreplay with a teen wolf is all fun and games until you accidentally sprain your wrist, during a failed attempt at doggystyle.
Oops . . . it looks like someone doesn't know his own strength. Talk about killing the mood.
*licking wounds*
Speaking of mood killers . . .
There goes the neighborhood . . .
Have you ever run into someone on the elevator, who you REALLY didn't want to talk to?
Of all the high rises in Beacon Hills, apparently Deucalion the Demon Wolf, and his Alpha Pack decided to move in right above the Argents. What are the odds, right?
"Dammit! I knew I should have taken the stairs."
Perhaps, this building has the most lenient policy on pets? (It sure beats living in an abandoned bank.)
You know what bugs me about Deucalion? He talks too damn much.
All these ponderous speeches to Scott, Derek, and anyone else who will listen about "living up to one's true potential," and this guy is starting to sound like a motivational speaker gone postal . . . No wonder it only takes a few minutes in the elevator with This Guy for Scott to decide he wants to kick his ass . . .
Kick his ass . . . but not kill him . . . yet.
Scott rushes off to Derek's digs to tell him about Deucalion's new homestead, only to learn that this news is SOOOOOO yesterday!
"Bored now . . ."
He finds the Hales . . . and Boy . . . pouring over the floor plans to Allison's apartment complex. (These guys seem to just magically have floorplans to building in Beacon Hills.) It seems Derek has decided to put down the Deuce and his pesky minions the following night!
Killjoy Scott thinks this is a bad idea. But no one with the last name Hale gives a sh*t what Scott thinks, not even Sassy Peter . . . who has the coolest Alpha form of the whole bunch, but still never fights with the pack, for reasons that haven't yet been explained . . .
"I'd love to help you kill your enemies today. But, unfortunately, I'm already scheduled for a mani-pedi."
That reminds me, we still have yet to see Deucalion's Alpha form . . . possibly because it looks something like this . . .
I'd be embarrassed too!
Back at La Casa de Argents, Allison wants her dad to help her stick some phallic objects in some Alpha wolves, for old times sake. But Papa Argent echoes Scott's sentiments of non-violence, even if it leads to the entire cast of the show being murdered by a blind guy who talks WAY too much . . .
Now, that's just cold . . .
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting . . .
The following night . . . at least . . . I think it was the following night. Scott makes some awkward comments to Isaac about going out for "Mexican," and it totally seems like Euphemism for sex . . .
"I would very much like to put my chimichanga in your burrito."
Especially, when the scene directly following this conversation features the two bromantic buddies snuggling up to one another on Scott's motorcycle . . . (Sounds like another happy couple we know . . .)
Fun fact . . . Scott is officially the third person to whom Isaac has snuggled close on a motor bike. In other words, Isaac is a TOTAL motor bike whore!
Arriving at some weird warehousey place (with two randomly placed escalators to nowhere?) that may or may not be part of the Argents' apartment complex, Scott warns Isaac that he is just there to "talk" to Deucalion . . . not fight him . . . or kill him . . .
"'Just talk' to the self-proclaimed Destroyer of Worlds. That sounds like a great idea!" Said nobody ever.
"Blah-blah, blah-blah, blah blah blah blah blah . . . DEMON WOOLLLLLLF!"
Plus, the last thing we need is to listen to Deucalion talk more . . .
Fortunately, it's a trap/ ambush! Derek's pack pops up, seemingly out of nowhere. And the Alpha Pack follows shortly thereafter!
Let's get this party started!
Cue the pop music and wolf outs all around. It's pretty much your garden variety gang fight amongst hairy teens . . . But then this happens . . .
That's right, boys and girls, drop kicking Ennis gave Scott a temporary case of the Red Eyes . . . the Alpha Red Eyes. Don't worry, Scott. No need to embrace your destiny just yet. A little Visine will clear that eye problem right up!
The writers aren't quite clear on what it was about this specific moment of fighting that made Scott "go Alpha." I mean, sure, the drop kick was a cool move, I guess. But last I checked to become an Alpha you actually had to . . . you know . . . kill someone.
The only thing Scott seems to have killed is Ennis' self esteem . . .
Also, since when did Alpha-ism become the kind of condition that flares up, only on occasion, like hemorrhoids or herpes?
Speaking of Alpha "flare-ups," Derek's probably wishing his Alpha would go away, when the Alpha pack commandeers Boyd and his sister, thereby forcing him to face the Ultimate Existential Werewolf Question: Family . . .
. . . or Pack . . .
Saved by the Bell! Or should I say, the Katniss Everdeen Allison.
"I'm MELTINNNNNNG!"
Annnnd we're back to fighting!
Scott comes in for the assist.
"Haha! Got your toesies, tickle, tickle, tickle!"
Hey, look! They are flying . . .
Derek, this isn't really the best time to take a nap. Wake up and finish him!
Derek? Wait . . . is he . . . DEAAAAADDDDDDDD?
PART II – ROAD RAGE
Don't you just hate it when you are on a long bus ride in traffic, and you get hit with a massive bout of motion sickness?
How about when you are on a long bus ride in traffic, and you are suffering from a MASSIVE STOMACH WOUND?
"I knew I shouldn't have eaten Isaac's burrito last night."
In the aftermath of Derek's "death," everyone seems a bit on edge.
Boyd and Isaac want to beat the sh*t out of Ethan . . .
Ethan keeps nervously checking his cell phone . . .
"Are we at the stage of our relationship yet, where I'm obligated to ask you about your feelings? Or can we just continue screwing in silence."
Danny is secretly wondering why Ethan seems so distracted . . .
Stiles is secretly wondering whether Danny knows why Ethan seems so distracted . . .
"I wonder if Ethan thinks I'm attractive."
This guy is about to puke . . .
"I knew I shouldn't have eaten Isaac's burrito with Scott last night?"
And Scott's like DYING and stuff . . .
Did I mention that Allison and Lydia are following behind the bus to stalk Dying Scott?
Car Stalking is the new Cyber Stalking . . .
In what is probably my favorite sequence in the entire episode, Stiles Twitter attacks Danny into finding out why his boyfriend keeps checking his phone.
Boyfriend must be an OLYMPIC texter! Because, Danny's phone is going off literally every second, for about three minutes. You know, kind of like This Guy . . .
You would think a supposed "computer hacking whiz" like Danny, would be smart enough to silence his phone, as soon as the first couple of texts came in . . .
Ultimately, Danny relents and asks his boy toy what's up? As it turns, out Ethan is worrying about his "friend," who "might not make it through the night."
Somehow, I don't think he's talking about Derek . . .
It's interesting how much loyalty these Alphas have toward one another, considering these people all literally MURDERED their entire original pack . . . I don't know about you, but that's not the type of person I'd feel comfortable having on MY TEAM.
Meanwhile, near the back of the bus, Scott's Alpha-induced wound still isn't healing. And his health seems to be in rapid decline. Stiles tries to ask the coach nicely to pull over the car.
But when that fails, he opts for more desperate measures . . .
Sorry Jared! But hey! Look on the bright side. At least you aren't motion sick anymore!
Remember that popular children's game, which taught five year olds that "surgery" simply means yanking small items out of a body with a pair of tweezers, and basically requires no training or experience whatsoever?
Med School, Schmed School! I learned everything I ever need to know about the human body from a naked guy with a red nose, and "water on the knee."
Well, I'm going to go out on a limb and say it inspired this scene in Teen Wolf, where Allison Argent — the girl who once needed a tutor in biology — dragged her dying ex boyfriend into a dingy public restroom, and "saved his life," armed with nothing but a needle and a thread . . .
Step aside doctors from House and Grey's Anatomy, because you just got served!
Once the gang finally manages to get off the School Bus (thanks to Puking Jared), they are able to focus on the REAL problem at hand: Scott's Tummy Trouble.
It's Lydia who determines that the reason Scott's usual healing powers aren't taking effect, is psychosomatic.
In English . . . that means that Scott's guilt over the accidental hand he played in Derek's possible demise is LITERALLY eating him up inside.
Pop quiz: Scott has an injury that's at least partly in his mind. How should the gang solve this problem?
Should they:
(a) ask around to see if there's a Werewolf Shrink in the house;
(b) slap him around a bit, and tell him to "SNAP OUT OF IT!"
(c) call his mother, a registered nurse who knows he's a werewolf, and tell her to get her ass to her local rest stop to save her son; or
(d) have Allison, a teen with NO medical training, sew up his not-really-genuinely injured stomach with a knitting needle.
"We're waiting. . ."
If you chose any answer but (d), I'd call you a logical being. But this show isn't called Logical Wolf. It's called Teen Wolf!
So, without further adieu, I proudly bring to you, "Sewing Tummies for Dummies," starring Allison Argent, and Scott McCall . . .
. . . and Special Guest Star . . . Dead Mama Argent!
Step 1 – Sterilize the needle.
Step 2 – DON'T LICK THE NEEDLE AFTER YOU STERILIZE IT, THEREBY INVALIDATING THE STERILIZATION . . .
Don't worry about that, Allison. Maybe fake injuries only engender fake infections . . .
Step 3 – Try to keep a steady hand . . .
Having the ghost of Allison's mother, Ice Queen Mama Argent, talk Allison through dispassionately stitching up Scott's wounds made for a powerful viewing experience, particularly for us viewers, who have experienced the loss of a parent. Kudos to Crystal Reed for really pulling off the pathos and anguish of this scene.
Watching this scene, you could almost forget that Mama Argent was a sociopathic wackadoo who once tried to MURDER the very same person she's helping Allison to stitch up . . .
Almost . . .
After the surgery, we are treated to not a very convincing fake out, during which Scott "plays dead" for a horrified Allison for about three seconds, before "waking up."
But the real action is going on outside, where Isaac has started WHALING on Ethan. Might as well, right? I mean he already got blamed for beating up the kid. At least this time, Isaac can experience the satisfaction of knowing that it was his fist causing the bleeding.
"And that douche got beat up twice, HAHA!"
Not that I condone violence, or anything . . .
Scott, once again, pulls rank on Isaac, getting him to "stop the insanity."
Kill joy!
Personally, I could have gone for a few more minutes of ass kicking myself . . .
Back in the barf-fumigated bus . . .
. . . a now stitched-up Scott is sitting with Allison, who has inexplicably ditched her car in the middle of nowhere, just so that she can in a smelly bus with her bloody ex boyfriend. Scott thanks Allison for not listening to him, when he told her to stay out of his business, thereby saving his life.
"You're damn right," says every girlfriend ever.
Further up on the bus, an increasingly chummy Mulder and Scully Stiles and Lydia do the heavy lifting of tying the two seemingly disparate storylines of the Big Bad Dark Oak Druid Killer and the Alpha pack together, by determining that Big Bad Dark Oak Druid Killer might be making all these kills in order to build strength for its inevitable battle against the Alpha pack.
In other words, it's Alien versus Predator all over again. Who's side are YOU on?
Speaking of the Alpha Pack, let's check in on them again, shall we?
SQUISH!
Given the former's tendency to turn into a gorilla-like thing and mind-control gingers, and the latter's complete absence from the series for the entire first two seasons, it's entirely understandable that Sassy Uncle Peter and Cora Hale are a bit leery of one another. But with Derek dead(?) / missing, and possibly dead, and the entire rest of the cast trapped in Bus Hell, the two decided to combine forces and engage in a bit of super sleuthing.
To be honest, I'm not entirely sure why the Hales immediately assumed that ONLY one of the two bodies that fell from the scaffolding, Ennis or Derek, could have possibly survived the fall . . . especially considering the fact that they are BOTH Alphas, and BOTH of their bodies had been removed from the scene.
Desperate for answers, the pair decide to head for the Trusty Vet's office for guidance.
Geez, who knew some glorified dog groomer's office would end up becoming the most happening location on the show? I mean, this place is basically the Teen Wolf equivalent of the Only Bar / Social Establishment in Mystic Falls . . .
LIFE OF THE PARTY!
Dr. Deaton (whose first name is Alan, by the way . . . I didn't know that until this week) must be the richest vet in the WORLD! I wonder if he charges by the hour . . .
Unfortunately for Sassy Pete and Cora, SOMEONE has beat them to Deaton's office. (Should have made a reservation . . .)
I think it's a bit odd that Deucalion and co. (AND Ms. Morell . . . who apparently is Deaton's Sister from another Mister?) would choose Notorious Derek Pack Ally Deaton to repair their beloved Ennis' boo boos. But I guess desperate times call for desperate measures. Of course, Deaton is able to repair Ennis to his strong and stupid silent type greatness, with nothing more than a few simple magical remedies. (He didn't even need Mama Argent and a knitting needle to do it.)
But then Deucalion comes and SQUASHES ENNIS' HEAD LIKE IT'S A ROTTEN MELON .
(In fact, I'm pretty sure they used an actual melon to pull off this stunt.)
The moment was simultaneously, gross, horrifying and awesome at the same time. Though I suspect Ugly Toenail Chick would disagree with me.
Hmmmm . . . I wonder if these two were boning. That's not the kind of mourning you do for a casual acquaintance, if you catch my drift . . .
Of course, Sassy Uncle Peter and Cora see this reaction and immediately assume that because Ennis just died Derek must already be dead . . .
Logic Fail. I thought you were smarter than that, Sassy Uncle Peter . . .
Meanwhile back at the school . . .
PART III – IT'S ALIVE!
English Teacher is innocently heading to her car after school . . . What's the matter? Don't feel like spending another night in the boiler room? . . . when she encounters a friendly surprise . . .
Geez Derek, I know you've been out of the dating game a while. But here's some friendly advice. It's really not necessary to mutilate yourself to the point of near death just to get your lady love's attention.
Most of the time especially for people who look like you a clever text message will suffice. Just sayin . . . Anywhoo . . . Derek's alive. Obviously. SURPRISE!
And that was "Frayed" in a nutshell. Next week on Teen Wolf, the ENTIRE CAST SLEEPS TOGETHER . . .
. . . in a motel . . .
See ya then, Fangbangers!
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Scarred for Life – A Recap of Teen Wolf's "Furor"
STILES: "You know, Derek. I sure am going to miss spending all these magical moments with you, when this show goes on hiatus."
DEREK: "I think your wallet is digging into my thigh."
STILES: "My . . . wallet?" *whistles uncomfortably*
Greetings Werebangers! This week on Teen Wolf, we finally learned how the kanaima got his master, the wide world of Clueless Parents in Supernatural Teen Shows decreased by one, Allison went rogue (sort of), and the series' most popular couple finally got up-close-and-personal with one another. (Hint: I am NOT talking about Allison and Scott.)
"Don't play coy with me, you sly little Recapper, you!"
So slip on your favorite black hoodie, strap on your completely-obsolete-against-supernaturals bow and arrow set, and head on down to your local Police Department, because it's time for another Hunter v. Kanaima v. Werewolf v. Stiles and his dad Grudge Match Beat-down (a.k.a as a Teen Wolf recap) . . .
[As always, special thanks to my blogging pal, Andre, for his weekly dose of screencapping awesomesauce.]
In which we finally figure out who's been creeping around Jackson's bedroom . . .
So, you guys all remember Jackson's early season bid for the Unsexiest Sex Tape, Since that One Made by Screech from Saved by the Bell, right?
"Wow, this sex tape is looking pretty hot."
"AHHHHH! Worst . . . sex . . . tape . . . EVER!"
One of season 2's first, and longest-running, mysteries, has always been the question of who edited that tape, and, perhaps, more importantly, how and why. Within the first few minutes of "Furor," we finally got some answers. And, wouldn't you know it? For once on this show, the theory of Occam's Razor, actually applies! In short, the Creepy Camera Guy is guilty of doing the Creepy Camera Thing . . .
"Haha, FOOLED YOU!"
This, of course, makes the most sense, out of all possible solutions, which is probably why the answer to this mystery alluded us fans for so long. Matt and his Technologically Savvy Night Stalking skills were literally right under our nose (and Jackson's bed) the entire time!
"Seriously, though . . . you should vaccuum under your bed. Soooo many dust bunnies."
The episode begins with a flashback to that fateful night when Creepy Camera Guy Matt first stood on Jackson's porch, and taught him how to take nudey pictures of himself, using nothing but the night vision settings on a portable camera, and a dream of wolfy glory. So romantic!
After the encounter, we follow Matt back to his car, where he hacks into the soon-to-be-not-so-much-sleeping Jackson's camera, because he SO obviously wants to ride that pony all the way to the finish line for completely "innocent" reasons, and unwittingly stumbles across the controversial footage that will forever be known amongst Teen Wolf Circles as Lizard-Gate.
Cue the epiphany . . . the flashbacks . . . the longing looks of love, and through-the-window-pane-hand (and claw) holding . . . It's the stuff romantic comedies starring emo psychopaths, and gross scary lizards are made of!
*cue the theme song from Titanic*
Meanwhile, over at the Hale House of Horrors and a Complete Lack of Internal Plumbing . . .
In which The Vet insults Derek's prowess as an Alpha, and reminds us that, despite all evidence to the contrary, he is NOT a witch, no sir . . .
VET: "Wake up, Sleeping Beauty. It's time to smoulder and brood again."
DEREK: "I always considered myself more Beast from Beauty and the Beast. Or maybe Aladdin. He was kind of cool."
Teen Wolf Fans Who Love to See an Undressed Tyler Hoechlin Derek Hale is having a dream that looks nothing like any dream I've ever had. First of all, most people don't see themselves in their dreams, because . . . well, they ARE themselves in their dreams. (Does that make sense?) I've also never had a dream where people called my name, while I stood, half-naked, looking sexy, in a field of white mist. Then again, I don't look like Tyler Hoechlin . . .
Perhaps, if I did, I'd objectify myself in my dreams all the time! In fact, I'm quite certain, I would.
What I'm trying to say is, thank you Teen Wolf writers, from the bottom of my heart, for this completely irrelevant, and yet, utterly satisfying dream sequence featuring Derek Hale. It truly shows me, as a fan, how much you care . . . about my libido . . .
The Vet (who's real name is "Deaton," but who I will continue to call "The Vet" for all eternity, just like I will never call "Matt" anything but "Creepy Camera Guy") awakens Derek from his sexy slumber FAN COCKBLOCKER! to inform him that, yes, it's true, the hot red-head chick actually did knock your extremely well-toned ass out, by blowing some blue glitter in your face, dragged you all the way to your decrepit house, and made you hold hands with your corpse, uncle, so that he could come back to life. Oh, and P.S., "You suck as an Alpha."
Talk about a rude awakening! Next he's going to tell him that he has to spend the rest of the episode paralyzed from the neck down, with Stiles laying on top of him, and that he's about to find out that Scott betrayed him . . .errr . . . well, I guess we have to save some "surprises" for later, right?
Anyway, the good news is that contrary to popular fan belief, after last week's episode, Derek is still, in fact, an Alpha . . .
The bad news is that Peter Hale is going to use every mentally manipulative trick in the book to take that title away from him . . .
But worry not, Derek, the Vet has some advice for you about how to keep your title. You know, because he's your witch doctor "wolf advisor," and giving advice about the state of your Alpha-ness is what the Vet does best . . .
(Honestly, I'm not really sure what qualifies the Vet as an "Alpha Advisor," given the fact that he is neither Alpha, nor wolf. I mean, what do we know about this guy, really, aside from the fact that he gives good back rubs, and makes a mean Supernatural Repellant Powder? Then again, the best consiglieries in Mob movies are rarely Italian. So, I'm going to let all that slide, for now. Just know that I've got my eye on you, VET!)
So, I bet, right about now, you're wondering what brilliant pearls of wisdom our grand exalted advisor had for our favorite Alpha. Here it comes: "Find Scott the guy who's been betraying you at the police station, where he is currently being held at gunpoint by a lunatic, stalked by a lizard, and surrounded by a family of armed, and REALLY PISSED OFF ARGENTS instructed to KILL YOU FIRST."
Yeah, because that's a great idea!
Some advisor This Guy turned out to be . . .
In which 3 people not employed by the Beacon Hills PD, do its job for them . . . and pay the price . . .
Question: How do you convince a rational adult that the reason you think one of your classmates is a serial killer is because, while hallucinating at a party, you happened to see him standing next to a life-sized lizard?
Answer: You don't. But it sure is fun to try!
Granted, Stiles' proffered motive for Creepy Camera Guy murdering a sizable chunk of the 2006 high school swim team ("The swim team sucks!") ended up not being much better than the killer's actual motive.
"If you look really closely in my mouth, you can see the swim team . . . sucking."
But still, the ex-Sheriff wasn't quite buying it, and needed real tangible proof. This entailed a road trip to the police office, where Sheriff Stilinski no longer works, but miraculously is still allowed to go and watch classified hospital surveillance videos.
(Why is everyone trusting Scott in this episode? NO ONE should trust Scott. Scott is like the Beacon Hills swim team. See analysis above)
The result? A break in the case! Thank goodness for Mama McCall and her vehement hatred for DIRTY SNEAKERS. Otherwise, our fab crime fighting threesome would have never place Creepy Camera Guy, not only at the hospital at the time Used-to-be-Preggers lady bit it, but also, at nearly EVERY OTHER SINGLE MURDER SCENE, where his big muddy footprints were found just inches away from the chalked outlines of dead bodies.
Dude! That's what welcome mats are for!
Silly Creepy Camera Guy! Isn't the whole point of having a Big Ugly Lizard to do all your dirty work, NOT having to be sloshing your muddy feet all over the crime scene?
Just sayin . . .
Clever killer or not, the secret's out now . . . says the cop corpse at front desk, who's just been murdered by . . . you guessed it . . . Creepy Camera Guy is IN the building.
"If my death rattle is loud enough, you think I could still get my SAG card?"
And he's not too thrilled without our Three Wolfketeers . . .
"And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for Those Meddling Kids . . . and my dirty feet."
Meanwhile, over in Argentland . . .
In which Allison engages in some much-needed room redecoration, and sort of / kind of becomes a completely different person . . .
Poor Allison! As if losing her mother to a Suicide-by-Werewolf wasn't bad enough, now she's got to sit and listen to her doddering grandpa just yap, yap, yapping away, about how he was never close to his mother, but if he was close to her, and she wrote him a letter then BLAH, BLAH, BLAH . . .
You see, that's the thing, Mama Argent may have written a fake suicide note for the world, but, according to Gerard, she wrote a REAL one to Allison, one seemingly explicitly designed to make her go all Rambo on the town werewolves. Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't put it past a seriously scary lady like Mama Argent to convert a "Sweet Final Goodbye Letter" into a Roaring Battle Cry. It's just that I don't think that was Mama Argent's priority, in her final moments . . .
In fact, I seem to specifically remember Mama Argent begging HER HUSBAND to tell Allison why she died, because she couldn't bear to do it on her own. My theory? Eeeevvvil Gerard, who, from the looks of it, couldn't give two wolf poops about Mama Argent, wrote this letter to convince new family Matriarch, Allison to OK the systematic extermination of Derek and his entire wolf pack. And, based on what we saw this episode, at least, his plan seemed to be remarkably successful . . .
ALLISON: "That's weird. Mom never dotted her eyes with hearts, or signed her name with a happy face."
GERARD: *whistles uncomfortably*
What follows is this awesome sequence, in which a seriously pissed off Allison burns the telltale letter, and goes full-on demolition derby on her bedroom.
Then she puts on the infamous Black Hoodie we saw in her hallucination last week, shoulders her now-trademark bow and arrow, and heads downstairs for an Argent Family Kill meeting. And, just like that, Dark!Allison is born . . . for real, this time.
At the kitchen table Gerard, has this total sh*t-eating grin that just makes you want to punch him in the face. He waxes poetic about Allison knowing the difference between revenge and retribution (which, some would say, are actually synonyms, Mr. Shakespeare!) He asks her whether or not the Argents should sentence Derek to death, as if the murder would be some sort of "War Strategy," and not an emotional response to the part he played in Allison's mother's demise.
Wait . . . that angry expression . . . those buggy eyes . . . I know that face from somewhere . . . I just can't put my finger on . . .
AHHH! It's ALIVE . . . again!
Message sent and received. Allison sentences Derek to death, with about as much emotion and concern as one would put into reciting a grocery list. Even Papa Argent seems a bit appalled at his daughter's new-found callousness. He tries to tap into his daughter's heartstrings, that reminding her that Lover Boy Scott, also played an unwitting role in her mother's demise.
But Allison is not swayed. She replies that Derek's death is her "priority." In fact, it's such a "priority" that she would willingly kill any of Derek pack members who got in the way of her mission . . . impliedly, this includes Scott . . .
*sniffle, sniffle*
Allison then receives a text message from Scott's phone, and reveals the wolf pack's location to her Nutbar family.
"Hey, check out this sext Scott sent me, Grandpa!"
It seems Peter Hale isn't the only Big Bad from Season 1, who's returning to the show. Apparently, Kate Argent 2.0 is making an appearance as well . . .
"It's like looking in a mirror."
Speaking of becoming a completely different person . . .
Ahh Creepy Camera Guy Matt. It wasn't too long ago that this guy was just a mild-mannered, slightly un-interesting side character, who used to get off on taking Allison's picture. (And we're still not 100% sure, why.) That was before boyfriend decided to let his CRAZY out to play! Now, he's a gun toting, screaming, occasionally blubbering, hostage taker one who's "Greatest Hits," include murdering four innocent cops . . . just because, having Stiles' dad chained to the wall, shooting the incredible skin regenerating Scott, in front of Mama Argent, and, perhaps most importantly, bringing two unrequited lovebirds together at last . . .
"See? I'm not all bad!"
In which Derek and Stiles take that nap together that they promised us . . .
A few weeks back, Tyler Hoechlin and Dylan O'Brien sat on a "ship," their legs entwined, and promised us all that they would take "more naps" together.
Something tells me THIS is what they meant . . .
You know considering, the kanaima is supposed to ONLY murder killers, as part of some massive revenge plot, Jackson's been getting a bit trigger happy, in the whole vengeance department. Don't you think? I mean sure, he started out kind of clever, avoiding killing a pregnant mother, because her child was an innocent. But now, he's just offing cops, willy nilly, and paralyzing every cast member, in which he comes in contact.
More on this, in just a bit . . .
What's important here is that Creepy Camera Guy Matt gives Kanaima Jackson the brilliant idea to paralyze Derek, and then paralyze Stiles, RIGHT ON TOP OF HIM! Derek pretends to be annoyed, but we know he secretly loves it. So, does Creepy Camera Guy Matt, who remarks on what a great match these two make . . . in other words, he's a TOTAL Sterek shipper . . .
And so he creates the image that launches 1,000 fan fictions . . .
DEREK: "I think you just bit my nipple."
STILES: "Did you like it?"
DEREK: "A little bit . . . yeah."
But then he flips Stiles over and puts his foot in his neck, and the little regard I had for Creepy Camera Guy Matt is completely lost.
However, as it turns out, there's a method to Creepy Camera Guy's madness. He wants a copy of the bestiary. You all remember the bestiary, right?
It turns out, Creepy Camera Guy Matt has been suffering some "skin issues," and hopes that the bestiary will explain them. Later, during an office pillow talk session, Derek muses that Matt is turning into the kanaima himself, as a result of being such a b*tch ass Master to Jackson, and repeatedly making him kill and maim, non-killers. That's pretty clever, Derek!
DEREK: "Dude seriously needs to moisturize."
STILES: "Should I lend him some of our personal lotion stash."
DEREK: "F*%k no! He tried to cut off your head, with his foot. He can get his own."
You know what else is clever? Your idea to stab yourself in the leg with your long fingernails to trigger your wolfy healing process, and, as a result, get that kanaima toxin out of your system more quickly than usual . . . gross . . .
. . . but clever . . .
In which we finally find out Creepy Camera Guy's Origin Story . . .
It's around this point in the episode, when we finally learn Creepy Camera Guy Matt's whole "deal" with the 2006 swim team. I think most of us fans correctly assumed that he drowned. What we didn't know, is that he Didn't Actually Die, which means none of these people were actually killers. It kind of undermines the whole "kanaima" motto, no?
Personal issues with Matt's backstory aside, I kind of liked the twist that what put Matt at the Lahey's house on that fateful night (when he was still rather young) was his friendship with Isaac of all people. There's something kind of circular in that, right?
"You mean to tell me, I'm actually friends with this Creepy Camera Douche? WTF!"
I also find it interesting that, of all the people involved in Matt's drowning, it was the two Lahey's who were most culpable . . . Isaac's dad, for inviting these underage kids to his house to drink in the first place, and for silencing Matt about what had happened to him, and Camden, for actually throwing him in the pool. Of course, Matt never actually got to kill Camden, because he had already died in combat. Bummer!
But hey, at least he still got to kill Dawson Leery's dad!
The rest of the kids seemed no more culpable than drunk obnoxious bystanders at a bar fight . . .
Given all that, on the surface, I found it pretty difficult to sympathize with Creepy Camera Guy Matt, and his weak murder motives. But Stephen Lunsford, actually managed to make this story work to his character's advantage. His portrayal of an innocent child, who raged silently for half of his life, and then, suddenly was giving an outlet for his anger, that eventually unhinged and completely consumed him . . . turning him into a monster far worse than his torturers, and worse, even, than Kanaima Jackson . . . kind of worked for me, even though his story didn't.
They say, "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts, absolutely." Think about all the times, in a fit of anger, you've wished in your mind for terrible things to happen to people. Now, imagine if you learned that the mere act of thinking those things made them come true . . .
Pretty frightening, right?
Meanwhile, outside the police station . . .
In which Gerard quotes Shakespeare (again), and Allison reenacts scenes from the movie Kill Bill . . .
Silly Gerard! Trying to rally your illiterate troops with obscure Shakespeare quotes about love and the mist of sighs . . . . ZZZZZZ . . .
Next time, stick with something they can understand like, "Let's go shoot some sh*t."
Anywhoo, the lights are out in the police station, and it's all misty. Allison runs into Scott, who immediately notices her black hoodie and game face, and undoubtedly thinks to himself. "Woah . . . b*tch is pissed."
Allison coldly tells Scott to get out of her way, which makes Scott cry man tears. (We've been getting a lot of those this season.)
Then, Allison and her dad have a fierce encounter with the kanaima. It attacks her father first, and Allison fights back, by shooting an arrow in it's eye.
"Why do I suddenly have a really bad headache?"
Unfortunately, Kanaima just swats at the arrow, like it's an annoying fly in its face, and out it goes. Then, she does this kind of cool Matrix-y move, where she goes flying toward the lizard thing, knife in hand.
"WEEEEEEEEE! I'm flyinnnggggg!"
But that moves lands her on the floor, experiencing the paralysis that pretty much every major cast member has suffered at the hands of the kanaima, this year. Then, Matt pops by to rub it in Allison's face, how she rejected him, and he got her on her back, anyway. Now, that's just cold!
Hey, Matt. Take a hint . . .
In which Scott shows his "werewolf" to his mother . . . (He is SO grounded!)
I kind of loved the nerdy, blink and you'll miss it scene, during which not-Sheriff Stilinski managed to break free from his handcuffs, and Mama McCall, who had been locked by Matt in a nearby cell, starting jumping up and down, and clapping like a giddy school girl.
She wasn't clapping quite as much though, when Alpha Derek, and Kanaima Jackson started beating the crap out of one another in their respective supernatural forms. The good news about that, is that Scott was there, to save the day . . .
The bad news, is that this means Mama McCall got a glimpse of his sideburns, and weird pointy wolf snout. Talk about a face only a mother could love . . .
"You must get most of your genes from your dad's side of the family."
It only took almost two seasons, but Mama McCall is finally slightly less clueless than she was before . . .
In which someone experiences an EXTREMELY ironic death, and someone else gets a new pet . . .
Speaking of Mama McCall, one of the big twists of the episode (and a nice bit of continuity on the writers part) was the reveal that Scott had been secretly working with Gerard, and feeding him information about Derek's pack, ever since the old man threatened Scott with his mother's life.
Of course, Derek is around to hear this exchange, and he is NOT amused . . .
*single manly tear*
There's a lot of focus, in this scene on Gerard and those pills he's always taking. Needless to say, this isn't the kind of guy, who's body could withstand a supernatural transformation. And I'm going to go into why I think that's important, in just a bit . . .
In the chilling, final scenes of the episode, we watched Gerard, drag Creepy Camera Guy Matt toward the water, and . . . you guessed it . . . drown him, WITH HIS BARE HANDS. In the words of Alanis Morissette, "Isn't it ironic? Don't ya think?"
"I'll never take a creepy picture again! *sob, gurgle, gurgle, glug*"
The drowning scene was uncomfortably long. And part of me was waiting for, (a) Creepy Camera Guy Matt to FINALLY turn kanaima, as it had been teased that he would earlier in the episode, and fight back; or (b) Kanaima Jackson to rescue his Master.
Neither of these things actually happened. What did happen was that Gerard ended up being the one to play paddy cake with Jackson Kanaima, thereby making the Old Shakespeare Quoting, Pill-Popping, Asshat the lizard's new Master.
Hand porn
My theory on this? Gerard and his "Kill all werewolves" mentality will ultimately end up abusing the kanaima curse far worse than Matt ever did. This will ultimately cause Gerard to turn into a kanaima, one who will either (a) die during transformation; or (b) end up being controlled himself by none other than Corpse Man, Peter Hale . . .
Oh, did I mention that Undead Man has been watching this entire thing from up on high? Because he HAS been. And he's been looking good doing it. Peter Hale, I say his in all honesty: "Death really does become you."
MOMMY LIKE!
Next week, on Teen Wolf . . .
See ya then, Werebangers!
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Punch Drunk – A Recap of Teen Wolf's "Party Guessed"
We all know Lydia is up to no good in this picture, because she is wearing the . . . Black Eyeliner of EVVVVILLL!
I've said it before, Werebangers. But this time, I really mean it. "Party Guessed" will go down in history as my favorite Teen Wolf episode EVER! The stellar acting, the solid writing, the character development, the twists, the numerous obligatory shots of Derek in his Tight Grey Tank Top . . .
We haven't seen this much Glorious Derek, since that episode, where all he did was work out for the entire hour . . .
(Another favorite episode of mine, by the way . . .)
What more could a Teen Wolf fangirl (or fanboy) ask for? Did I mention we might have finally pinned down our Kanaima Master?
Way to be a Psycho Svengali Serial Killer, Creepy Camera Guy Matt!
(By the way, remind me never to join the swim team at Beacon Hills High . . .)
"Breast stroke? Don't you mean DEATH STROKE?"
So, chug down a glass of that deliciously hallucinogenic pink punch, Werebangers, because it's time for another Teen Wolfcap . . .
[Special thanks to Andre for sending over those kickass screencaps.]
Another Dream Date with Decaying Corpse Peter Hale . . .
When the episode begins, Lydia's in the shower . . . again. And we all know how well that worked out for her last time.
(I'm thinking girlfriend should start considering taking sponge baths, STAT.)
"You're not fully clean unless your ZESTFULLY CLEAN!"
This time around, fortunately, there is no gross dirty Peter Hale Hand or gorilla hair in the tub with her. Instead, she opens the curtain and finds herself on the football field.
By golly, it's a NAKED DREAM! We've all had those, haven't we? And as The Girl Who Ran Around the Forest Naked for Two Days, we think Lydia's entitled to a Naked Dream or Two (preferably with Stiles or Derek in it).
Except, this isn't actually a Naked Dream, after all. In fact, Lydia is in the very same dress she wore to last year's dance. And she's being cheered on by a crowd of high school students . . . well, except for one chick, who's totally bawling her brains out for no reason, whatsoever. (Party Pooper!)
"Dammit! Why isn't she NAKED? How come everyone gets to see Lydia naked except for me?"
Actually, I'm still trying to figure out Crying Girl's significance. Is she one of the girls from the Swim Team (more on that later)? Is she a member of the Hale family, who died in the fire? Because she didn't exactly look like Corpse Laura to me!
Whoever she is, I suspect we will see her again, before the season is out . . .
Anywhoo, back on the football field, Lydia is being dragged across the ground by . . . wait for it . . . Peter Hale.
(They're just cheering, because from the back, he kind of looks like Justin Bieber.)
Lydia wakes up screaming (naturally). But then, she calms down. "It was all a dream!" She thinks to herself. "I didn't really shower in front of my classmates. Phew!"
Except, now her bed is filled with a REAL mixture of blood and hair. Signs of rough sex? And guess who's lying next to her, eagerly awaiting their next Pillow Talk Session?
Peter Hale TOTALLY seems like a post-coital cuddler . . .
You got it . . . Peter Hale! This dude is nothing, if not persistent. And I hate to say it, but these two actually have some freaky twisted sexual chemistry going on . . . (I think Stiles would be jealous, if he knew.)
Also a cuddler . . .
Except, here's the thing . . . now, maybe it's because he's been dead for a few months, and spent years before that pretending to be a vegetable . . . whatever the reason, Peter's kind of off his flirting game. For starters, he bores Lydia with talk about the Worm Moon. He also makes insects crawl all over her dirty feet, as part of his Seduction Technique. (Total turn off!)
See, Lydia . . . maybe if you spent less time screaming in the shower, and more time actually washing yourself, you wouldn't have this problem . . .
Peter also has this really annoying habit of referring to Lydia in the third person, when he talks to her about her. "Lydia is smart and beautiful," he says. "Everyone wants to go to Lydia's party." "Lydia is immune."
"Dude! She's standing right next to you!"
You know what else isn't going to get you laid by the girl of your dreams? Telling her she has to spike her punch bowl with hallucinogenic flowers, dig up your dirty corpse, and make it hold the hand of some hot guy, or else you will kill all her friends, while dressed in an oversized gorilla suit . . .
Yeah, I think it's safe to say that even the sluttiest of girls would consider that kind of a Deal Breaker . . . unless, of course, you happen to be part of the "Furry" Community, in which case, more power to ya . . .
On Wolves Getting Their Periods, and Wearing Funny Hats . . .
Meanwhile, over at the Abandoned Bus . . .
(By the way, is it just me, or does Derek Hale have the worst taste in real estate EVER? First, it was the burnt decrepit house. Then, that weird storage shed, and now a bus where ole Peter mauled some dude. Hey Derek! Give me a call, and I'll set you up with a nice condo . . . one that comes with a cleaning lady, who won't mind that you always leave teeth marks in the furniture . . .)
Derek is showing his baby wolves his Magic Trunk (I wish that was a euphemism for something fun. Unfortunately, it's not.) Boyd notices that oh so familiar swirly symbol on it . . .
*wipes drool from side of mouth*
Like the teacher's pet he TOTALLY is, the Big Guy explains that it's a Triskele, which symbolizes the "Power of Three."
Derek looks impressed, and a little bit turned on. Isaac looks like he wants to shove Boyd's head in the toilet, and give him a swirly, for being such a TOTAL NERD!
Derek notes that, for him, the Triskele represents Alphas, Betas and Omegas. Specifically, it reminds the stud muffin how any of the three types of wolf can easily be converted into one another. So, even if you're the Alpha, you should never get too comfortable, or too cocky, because you could end up a Beta or Omega, at the drop of a hat (or the pinch of a wrist). And that, my friends, is what I like to call FORESHADOWING . . .
Anyway, it's time to whip out the chains, and that hat from the Total Recall movie.
Derek must restrain his baby wolves, in preparation for the Full Moon. (Yeah, because that's worked SOO well, in the past.) Erica notes boldly that because she had her period last week, she won't be nearly as dangerous this week.
(Oh, Erica, haven't you learned yet that talking about "your monthlies" is a Boy Repellant!)
Erica's Period Faux Pas not withstanding, Derek gets major points with this female recapper for correctly noting that Erica, as a monthly bleeder / child birther has a higher tolerance for pain than her weiner-bearing companions. That's why she gets to wear the silly hat, and they don't! GIRL POWER!
"I feel pretty . . . oh so pretty . . ."
But no amount of S&M accoutrements are going to help Derek keep his wolf cubs from ripping up all the seat cushions, and peeing all over the house. After all, these are some Really Bad Babies!
So, you can imagine Derek's surprise when it ends up being NOT teacher's pet Boyd, but rather, Leather Twin Isaac, who's the first cub to find his "anchor," and control his wolfy rage.
(Now, if only his "anchor" could help him find his eyebrows. . .)
Even more surprising? The fact that Isaac's anchor just so happens to be the same father who verbally, and physically abused him, while occasionally shoving him in a freezer. As it turns out, Papa Lahey, actually used to be a pretty nice guy . . . before . . . well . . . more on that later . . .
Let's Get "Candid" with Creepy Camera Guy Matt!
Elsewhere, Allison's finishing up her Awful Date with Creepy Camera Guy Matt . . .
"Can I please cop a feel?"
"Just a little one?"
"What if I go to unbuckle my seatbelt, and my hand accidentally / on purpose grazes your left boob and inner thigh?"
Creepy Camera Guy Matt continues to not-so-subtly probe Allison with questions about the status of her relationship with Scott. When "CCGM" (see above) realizes he probably isn't getting anywhere, he exits the car, but not without accidentally / on purpose leaving his camera there, so that unrequited lady love can find his Eerie Homage to All Things Allison, Including Her Bedroom on the Second Floor of Her House . . .
"Wow. Matt must be really tall . . ."
"Wanna see more? The lens in my pants is on zoom, baby! Check out my f-stop!"
Though Matt tries lamely to explain his icky actions, Allison speeds away in her car, so fast, she leaves skid marks on Creepy Camera Guy's blue balls . . .
Meanwhile, over at the ex-sheriff's house . . .
Stiles Stilinski – Super Sleuth
Just because Stilinski Squared isn't employed by the Beacon Hills PD, anymore, doesn't mean they aren't still on the case. Driven by his crushing guilt over the part he unwittingly played in his father's firing, Stiles seems more determined than ever to crack the case of the serial-killing kanaima. While the Sheriff notes that local pedo, Mr. Harris, has already been brought in for questioning, due to his car / lame bumper sticker being found at the sight of Every Single Murder . . .
. . . Stiles is still unconvinced "She's 21" Guy actually did the crimes. After all, like us, Stiles knows that TWO of the victims, Isaac's dad and last week's unfortunate rave chicky, have no relationship with Harris at all. They do however have THIS relationship with one another . . .
That's right, Werebangers! In addition to beating his kid, and locking him a cooler, Mr. Lahey, also apparently used to enjoy teaching the butterfly to under-aged hard bodies, in his spare time. Go figure!
So, remember, earlier I mentioned that Isaac alluded to the fact that his father wasn't always a Grade A, asshole . . . thereby prompting me to wonder, what exactly made him change?
My theory? It's precisely, the same thing that made the kanaima want to kill all these peppy swimmers . . .
Could Mr. Lahey be somehow have been taking his guilt over what happened in 2006 out on his son? It's definitely a possibility . . .
You know, I actually spent a lot of time pouring over the screencaps for this scene, because I figured, we might be able to find our good pal Master Matt in the photograph. (We know he couldn't swim, but, perhap,s he was the Team Manager, or something?) Oddly enough, the guy that looked most like Matt in the picture (check out the kid in the bottom row center), is actually, at least according to the team roster, Isaac Lahey's brother, Camden.
I'm not exactly sure if that means anything. But it certainly piqued my interest . . .
Why Mama Argent Will Never Again Sharpen a Pencil and Pretend It's Scott's Weiner . . .
Memories . . . like the corners of my mind. Misty water colored memoriessssssss . . .
When we last left Mama Argent, she was lying in Papa Argent's arms, suffering from the Worst Hickey Ever! (Then again, any gift from This Guy can't be ALL bad, right?)
Now, Dame Victoria is sitting in the basement licking her own wounds (pun intended), while Grandpa and Papa Argent stage whisper about killing her, as if she's not sitting literally 5 feet away from them. (RUDE!)
"You know, becoming a werewolf actually IMPROVES your sense of hearing, a$$holes!"
De-nial isn't just a river in Egypt, it's also a gaping blind spot in Papa Argent's vision, as he tells his father, "It doesn't look so bad."
Really, Papa Argent? Because from where I'm sitting it looks like a PRETTY BIG F*&KING CHUNK of skin is missing from Victoria Argent's chest plate. Grandpa Argent clearly agrees, which is why he shows about as much sympathy for his daughter-in-law as an obese man would show for a Big Mac, telling Daddy-o, more or less says, "Kill the, B*tch. Allison will get over it."
"If you hurry up and kill her now, we may be able to make the 8 p.m. showing of Spiderman at the Multiplex."
"If you want an easier life, change your last name," scolds Grandpa Argent. "Just as long as you aren't changing it to whatever Mama Argent's maiden name is, because apparently that last name makes your life suck too."
On a side note, many fans have speculated that the pills we regularly see Grandpa Argent popping on the show might actually be some kind of werewolf or lizard suppressant. If that ends up being true, well, let's just say Grandpa's callous comments about Mama Argent being nothing more than a cocoon waiting to hatch a monster, will likely come back and bite him in the ass, by the end of the season . . . or, perhaps, I should say the chest plate.
"It's like looking in a mirror. We're both a little green and wrinkly."
In a surprise show of maternal instinct, a slightly teary-eyed Mama Argent (I thought soulless vampires only cried blood tears?) makes an attempt to confront her daughter about her impending wolficide.
"And while I'm describing to you, in detail, how I'm going to take my own life with a carving knife, I'll bake you brownies, tell you a bedtime story, and even squeeze in a talk about the birds and the bees."
Unfortunately, Allison Argent has better things to do than engage in Mommy/Daughter time . . . like for example, help Lydia perform ridiculously obvious product placement for Macy's pick out outfits (plural!) for tonight's "Big Party."
"Peter Hale said I had to shop at Macy's, or he would make me shower with him again."
Eventually, Allison leaves for the party, having never gotten to say goodbye to Mama Argent. Now, don't get me wrong, this is super sad, and will undoubtedly, saddle poor Allison with years of unresolved guilt, and thousands of dollars in therapy bills.
Nevertheless, the way that Mama Argent decides to atone for this "lack of a Final Conversation" between Mother and Daughter can only be described as . . . morbid.
Now, I love a Super Poignant Dramatic, Tear-jerking TV Death as much as the next fan. So, I TOTALLY understand Mama Argent's decision (at least from the writer's perspective) to go out with the Bang of a Stab Wound Inflicted in the Light of the Full Moon, just as "The Change" was occurring, as opposed to the Wimper of a pill overdose. I'm just a bit iffy on her decision to do it ON HER DAUGHTER'S BED, so that she can "feel closer to her." I mean, first of all, "EW," and second of all . . . no . . . scratch that . . . . "EW" just about sums up my thoughts on that decision.
(I also hope Daddy changed the sheets, afterward. Because, seriously. That's just unsanitary . . .)
There is some conversation between Mama and Papa Argent about playing off Victoria's death as a suicide to the community, which kind of seems like adding insult to injury, at least as far as Allison's concerned. Mama Argent, in particular, seems distraught over the fact that the neighbors would likely disapprove of her coming to such a "cowardly end," and deserting her family in that way. (I would think that Mama Argent would be more concerned about the community thinking her family was a bunch of gun-toting lunatics . . . which, of course, they are.) Papa Argent replies that Mama Argent is making a "brave sacrifice" for her family, by stabbing herself on her daughter's bed, rather than sprout long nails, and a pointy face, once a month, and whenever else she gets really angry (which, let's face it, is probably often).
I don't know . . . to me, personally, if it looks like a wolficide, and it walks like a wolficide . . . well, you get the idea. I still feel terrible for Allison that things had to go down this way. But more on that, a bit later.
Because Stiles Keeps His Drag Queens on Speed Dial . . .
In somewhat less depressing news, Stiles has a problem to which many men, I suspect, can relate. He has to get his HUGE BOX inside Lydia's teeny tiny door . . .
Yeah, I went there . . .
Unfortunately, we never did get to find out what was actually in that box. I have a few ideas, though. Do you? 😉
When our Scooby Gang arrives at Lydia's party, they find out that it's not exactly the hip soiree the birthday girl was hoping for (at least, not yet). Allison and Stiles speculate that this might be because Lydia's naked romps in the woods have christened her the "Town Wackjob." I don't know, guys. Personally, I would think Lydia's new-found penchant for public nudity would make her VERY, VERY popular . . . at least with the boys.
Don't you worry too much about Lydia, though. Stiles, as always, is ripe and ready to rescue her. All he has to do is call in a favor from all those new "friends" he met at the gay club a few weeks back. (Nice continuity, writers!)
Personally, I kind of love the idea of Stiles having his very own entourage of Drag Queens, ready to do his bidding at a moment's notice. I mean, let's face it, Derek and his wolf pack couldn't stand a chance against all those high heels!
Don't Drink the Punch, or You'll End Up All WET!
Stiles' Magical Drag Queen Summoning Powers (which are likely the same powers that enable him to move fairy dust with his mind) . . .
. . . end up working wonders! In what seems like only minutes, Lydia's once nearly empty house (Where ARE your parents, girlfriend?) is just crawling with party people, who just can't seem to get enough of Lydia's Magical Punch. And Lydia, ever the gracious host, is more than happy to quench the thirst of all her guests. In fact, she practically pours the stuff down all of their throats!
Of course, us viewers can tell right away that something is VERY wrong with that tasty drink, in the pretty stemless plastic wine glass. For one thing, it's got blue crap in it. Gross! For another, as I mentioned earlier, Lydia is serving it wearing her Black Eyeliner of EEEEEVVVVIILLLL!
Now, it's not entirely clear WHY Peter Hale insisted on Lydia LSD-ing all her pals. But I suspect it was done more as a diversion tactic from his holding hands with Derek "rebirth," than anything else. After all, had Scott, Stiles, Allison and Jackson not all been tripping that night, one or two of them might have noticed Lydia WANDERING AWAY FROM HER OWN PARTY, and possibly stopped her. (I think it's a pretty safe guess that she wasn't heading off into the woods to watch The Notebook again.)
That said, it did sort of seem like our main cast members got a Bad Batch of Punch, because while everyone else was busy making out, rolling around on the floor and being happy drunks, our core four were experiencing some pretty disturbing hallucinations . . . hallucinations that ended up being highly insightful, in terms of who these individuals are, and what exactly drives them . . .
Let's review the hallucination's shall we?
Because Lizards Make the Best Lovers . . .
I'll start with the most shallow hallucination first, which, not surprisingly belongs to Scott.
As we all know, Scott and Allison have been a bit "on the outs" of late, ever since Scott "casually" told his girlfriend to make out with Creepy Camera Guy Matt, and Allison ratted out Jackson's kanaima status to her batsh*t crazy family, which Scott saw as an explicit betrayal of his trust.
But, of course, Scott's still petrified of losing his brunette beauty, particularly to a monster that's bigger and badder than he is . . . one that's got a super long tongue that you could stick . . . anywhere. And don't even get me started on that BIG TAIL. (Even Stiles' "box" has nothing on that thing . . .)
*nom-nom, nom-nom . . . tastes like carcass*
Speaking of the kanaima . . .
Face Off – Starring Jackson Whitmore . . .
Poor Jackson! The writers have somehow managed to make me feel bad for this douchebag probably because they are planning on killing him in the season finale, and want me, personally, to cry when it happens. First, they did it with his crocodile tears, upon learning he had no friends a few week's back.
And now, the writers are at it again, when Jackson pleads with Lydia not to invite him to her party, because, deep down, he knows his kanaima self is only going to turn Lydia's dream birthday into a nightmare.
And yet, the kanaima master, isn't exactly cool with Jackson sitting out on a party that could potentially be attended by another swim team member. So, off to the party he goes.
"I'm sexy and I know it . . . LIZARD, LIZARD, LIZARD, LIZARD,LIZARD . . . YEAH!"
And wouldn't you know it, it's actually Jackson who experiences the nightmare at Lydia's hand.
Upon drinking that fateful punch, Jackson comes face-to-face with his REAL parents, only to find out that . . . wait for it . . . THEY DON'T HAVE FACES AT ALL! And, of course, neither does he . . . which makes sense, because, when you think about it, much of Jackson's douchebagginess comes from his frustration over not having an identity . . . not being able to turn into the "manly wolf" he's always wanted to be . . . having to share his position as captain of the Lacrosse Team with Scott . . . and, most importantly not truly knowing his own origins.
"I prayed for clear skin, during my teen years, but this is ridiculous."
Props to Colton Haynes for somehow managing to warm my heart with his trademark Vulnerable Face . . . only to be used on special occasions like this one . . .
Speaking of vulnerable faces . . .
"You killed her."
Poor Stiles. It doesn't take a genius to realize he's taken his whole father losing his job because of him thing, really hard. We see it in the determination with which Stiles attacks solving this kanaima murder case. And we see it in Stiles' anguish over his hallucination, which features a drunk Papa Stilinski, having just gotten back from Stiles' mother's funeral, blaming Stiles for HER death, and the ruination of HIS life.
Unfortunately, we still have yet to learn what exactly killed Mama Stilinski, or why Stiles seems to blame himself for it happening. But we do know that her absence has left a major hole in Stiles' heart, one from which he's never fully recovered. Kudos to Dylan O'Brien for really tugging at our heartstrings with the raw emotion of this scene.
Speaking of kudos . . .
Dark Allison's Revenge
Of all the actors on this show (with the exception of Tyler Posey) Crystal Reed probably gets the least to work with, in terms of juicy material, funny one liners, and powerful, character developing scenes. Correction: She GOT the least to work with, prior to this week, during which the actress showed her werebanging fans just how talented of an actress she truly is . . .
It all started with Allison kicking the crap out of that slimy Creepy Camera Guy, first for being a total stalker case, who takes "candid" pictures of her from her second floor bedroom window, and second for actually INSULTING her beauty, and calling her a dime a dozen. I mean, seriously, if anyone deserves a knee in the nuts it's Creepy Camera Guy Matt.
Now, at least, if his photography career fails, he can always sing Soprano in an all boys choir . . .
Except as it turns out, Matt isn't exactly the enemy Allison needs to the fear the most. THAT enemy, is wearing a black hood, stalking around the party, and shooting her in the stomach with a bow and arrow, while chastising her for being SO weak, and always playing the victim. What's interesting about this scene (apart, of course, from how cool Dark! Allison looked in it), is that it's not entirely clear what Allison's fear actually is?
Is she afraid of being weak . . . a perpetual victim, who constantly needs to be rescued by Scott and her family? Or, conversely, is Allison afraid of losing her soul, and becoming a single-minded, cold and calculating killer . . . like Dark!Allison . . . like the dearly departed Kate Argent . . . like her very own mother . . .
Speaking of Allison's mother . . . how incredibly raw, and emotional was that hospital scene, in which Allison learns of her mother's death from her father? As someone who lost a parent at a young age, Allison's pain and anguish really resonated with me, because no matter what kind of person Mama Argent was, she was still Allison's mother. And you never really get over a loss like that . . .
On a much lighter note . . .
That Teen Wolf Contest Winner NEEDS to become a series regular . . . no joke.
When we last left our plucky little Stilinski, he was drunk as a skunk, high as a kite, and still reeling over his faux father's drunken outburst. But Scott needs his sidekick back STAT. So, he turns to our Very Special Contest Winning Guest Star to pick up the pieces of Stiles fragile psyche, which she does by dunking his head in a pool of water.
Not only was this a hilarious moment, executed to perfection by a surprisingly talented amateur actress, it also gave us back Wet Stiles . . . an image we haven't seen, since that fateful day, when he and Derek took a nice long romantic swim together, in the school pool . . .
Speaking of swimming . . .
THE KANAIMA REVEALED
After weeks of doing little more than lurking around looking suspicious, Creepy Camera Guy Matt finally revealed himself as the kanaima master, when he YELLED OUT TO THE ENTIRE PARTY that he can't swim, upon being tossed into the pool (probably by some sh*tfaced drag queen).
Jackson rescued him, of course, which just screams "Master / Slave," because we all know that under any other circumstance, Jackson would be the one THROWING the nerd into the pool, not pulling him out . . .
Then, as if we hadn't been beat over the head with the "Matt as Kanaima" idea enough, we are given THIS image . . .
This reveal, of course, only leads to more questions . . . is Matt alive? Is he the ghost of someone murdered by a bunch of swim teammate? What led him to take on this quest for vengeance? And how exactly did he know he could use Jackson to carry out his plan?
Ahh . . . the plot, it's thickening . . .
Speaking of thick . . .
Derek Gets Glitter Bombed / Red Eye Reduced
What are you dreaming about, Derek?
Awww, Derek! You big sexy hunk of man meat, you! Of all the things that would end up bringing your seemingly invincible ass down, no one could have guessed that it would end up being the petite 105 pound red head, and a bunch of blue glitter in your face. Honestly, it's a little pathetic, but also kind of charming, in a way.
After week's of speculation, we finally got to see why Peter Hale had been stalking Lydia, and using his teenage face to hit on her, make out with her, and give her flowers all these weeks. It was also so Lydia could make Derek fondle Peter's corpse at the first light of the worm moon, which somehow made Peter come back to life, and turned Derek's eyes from Alpha Red, to Horny Green. 🙂
Yeah, it didn't make sense to me either. But, you have to admit, it was still a really cool ending.
Until next time, Werebangers!
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The Tenjin Festival was held at Osaka Temmangu Shrine on July 24th and the 25th. Some rituals were held at the shrine from late June to July 25th.
This festival is said to be one of the three major festivals in Japan , along with the Gion Festival in Kyoto and the Kanda Festival in Tokyo. The Gion Festival attracts many visitors from all over Japan, but I think other two festivals are of not much interest to visitors except local people.
The Kanda Festival in May was cancelled due to the Great East Japan Earthquake this year.
The shrine worships Sugawara no Michizane(菅原道真) who is known as Tenjin.
The festival is said to date from 951 when the shrine priests performed ritual ablutions at a ceremony site where hoko(鉾) drifted after being thrown into the Okawa River in 951.
Hokonagashi-shinji(鉾流神事) and Funatogyo(船渡御) come from this ritual. Hokonagashi-shinji is a ritual that hoko is thrown into Dojima River(堂島川) on 24th.
Funatogyo is said to have originated as part of the ritual that shrine parishioners went to the ceremony cite by ship to welcome the god.
The main events of this festival are Funatogyo and Rikutogyo(陸渡御) on 25th. The sprit of Michizane is moved from the shrine to a palanquin named horen(鳳輦).
People in historical costumes carrying the palanquin walk through the town to the boat pier. It's called Rikutogyo.
About deccorated 100 boats that they get on sail up and down the Okawa River. It's called Funatogyo.
Carriers of this portable shrine are limited to young women.


This wine has not led us in cool and shaded dreams, no mystery or alchemy. We talked about the stone, mineral, dry and flooded landscapes sun heat. This wine was already now "golden" in the light, but it was the most "intellectual" and more difficult to grasp. I imagined a very abstract game broken like horizontal waves breaking at infinity lines, but it was that man finds his place, and we can philosophize looking at the table as we were enjoying our glasses. What was the reason for these liberated images?. The geometry is what is left for me to describe it. The image of Le Corbusier's Modulor was then imposed by itself, to illustrate a wine measured, balanced, geometric and abstract, but also mineral, where you can basically draw a certain philosophy.


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Entering this New Year, be prepared to shift up vibrationally. A new reality has been birthing in spirit for some time and it is growing much stronger this year as it comes more fully within reach of our human experience. The old reality is still obviously present, though it may feel increasingly like shifting sand under our feet. When we focus our heart and will into alignment with our Higher Self, we will find ourselves shifting up onto a surprisingly firm foundation where it is easier for us to thrive.
When the contracts for the new world came online in December of 2012, a new level of unity with Higher Self was initiated. We are experiencing the results of that in two ways. The old way of things is crumbling and the foundation of the new is growing stronger. 2019 reveals the new world foundation beginning to be strong enough to hold us as we shift up vibrationally to find increased unity with higher intelligence and love.
Things that help this shift up include spiritual meditation, journaling, prayer, tuning and clearing chakras and aura, and holding the intention to be guided by Inner Wisdom and Higher Self. Since what we are aiming for is a truly new experience, our spiritual work from the past can be helpful, but we may need to let go of some old beliefs and assumptions. If we have allowed our own true Higher Self and Inner Wisdom to be our center and to guide our lives, the transition is easier.
Our new world self is a unique focus of the One, unlike all others. No system of spirituality or belief and no prior experience can prepare us for the new level of individuality we are facing. We need to be open to trusting our own true self as we step into this next experience of unity and wholeness. In my work as a healer, ascension worker and trainer of healers, I help people strengthen their ability to make this transition into their unique gifts and opportunities. I am skilled at identifying where they are stuck in old world identity or soul contracts and help them own their power to release the past so they can live fully in their present and shift up vibrationally.
This article was inspired when I spent 2 ½ hours with an IT person cleaning up my computer which was running incredibly slow. Together we explored what could be deleted, adjusted or updated, and now my computer is running easy and smooth again! That could be a metaphor for what I do spiritually for my clients and students. After a treatment, they may feel like they've received a brand new system; efficient and ready to work at the higher vibrations of the new world.
If you do spiritual practices like chakra tuning and aura clearing, try asking your Inner Wisdom to help you shift up to your new world chakras and aura. These are already there for you at that new vibration. We call this higher level of life, the new world, and it is available to everyone, but living there is a choice, at least for the foreseeable future. To shift up to the new world, breathe deep into your heart where your Inner Wisdom is easiest to access. Center in that still, sweet place within, and relax into the intention to live in your new world self within the new world. Then, welcome the shift up. Your new world vibration will continue to rise and grow stronger day by day as you ascend.
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Himachal Pradesh Ration Card List 2023
Key Highlights of Himachal Pradesh Ration Card
Type of Himachal Pradesh Ration Card 2023
How to check Himachal Pradesh Ration Card List Online?
List of districts whose Ration card list is available online
What are the steps to take a printout of the Himachal Pradesh Ration Card 2023?
What is the eligibility criteria for Himachal Pradesh Ration Card 2023?
How to apply for a ration card in Himachal Pradesh?
Documents Required for Himachal Pradesh Ration Card 2023
Benefits of a Ration Card
How to check Himachal Pradesh Ration Card Status 2023?
Himachal Pradesh Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department shoulders the responsibility of releasing and managing the Himachal Pradesh Ration Card. To further help the people of Himachal Pradesh state, the government has published the Himachal Pradesh Ration Card List 2023 online. With the help of this list, people can check their names. Apart from this, they can also know how much ration is allotted to their families every month. Through this article, we are providing you the accurate method to check Himachal Pradesh Ration Card List 2023 in online mode.
The general details about the Himachal Pradesh Ration Card 2023 are provided in the following table.
Name of the Scheme Himachal Pradesh Ration Card Scheme 2023
Management Authority Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Himachal Pradesh
Category of the Scheme Himachal Pradesh State Government Scheme
Beneficiary People of Himachal Pradesh
Aim of the Scheme To provide ration at discounted rates to the people of Himachal Pradesh
Government Himachal Pradesh Government
Official website https://epds.co.in/
Broadly, we can classify the available ration cards in Himachal Pradesh into three categories.
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APL Ration Card – These are the general ration card issued to families who are living above the poverty line. The ration issued on these types of ration cards is limited. Families having these ration cards can get ration up to 15 kg from fair price shops.
BPL Ration Card – The BPL ration cards are given to only those families who are living below the poverty line. If your family is also living under the poverty line then you can apply for this ration card. Please note that the annual income of your family should not be more than 10000. Families with this type of ration card can get up to 15 kg of ration from fair price shops.
AAY Ration Card – AAY ration cards are special types of ration cards issued to those families who are extremely poor. With the help of this ration card, a family can get up to 35 kg of ration from the fair price shop.
To help the people of Himachal Pradesh, authorities release the ration card list online through the official website of the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Himachal Pradesh. The step by step process to check the same is explained below.
First of all, you will have to visit the official website of Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Himachal Pradesh.
The homepage will appear on your screen as soon as you visit the official website.
On the homepage, you will get to see the "FPS Ration Card" option.
After clicking on the same, you will find the three options – Ration cards wise, Find Ration Cards data, Print Ration Cards.
From these options, you need to click on the "Ration card wise" option.
In the next step, you will have to choose the "District and Block" in which you are living presently.
After that, you should click on the "Search" button.
Now, you will get the FPSID, FPSshopname, and Owner Name. Next, you need to choose your area with the help of FPSID.
Next, the information about your ration card along with the ID, Ration card number, and HOF will appear on your screen.
You can check the detail of a particular ration card by clicking on the ID number
Bilaspur – Bilaspur Ration Card List 2023
Chamba – Chamba Ration Card List 2023
Hamirpur – Hamirpur Ration Card List 2023
Kangra – Kangra Ration Card List 2023
Kinnaur – Kinnaur Ration Card List 2023
Kullu – Kullu Ration Card List 2023
Lahaul & Spiti – Lahaul & Spiti Ration Card List 2023
Mandi – Mandi Ration Card List 2023
Shimla – Shimla Ration Card List 2023
Sirmaur – Sirmaur Ration Card List 2023
Solan – Solan Ration Card List 2023
Una – Una Ration Card List 2023
It is very easy to take a printout of the Himachal Pradesh Ration Card. You just have to follow the steps mentioned below.
First of all, you will have to visit the official website. The home page will appear after visiting the official website.
On the home page, you need to click on the FPS ration card button.
Next, you should click on the "Print Ration Card" button.
After that, you will have to select your Ration Card ID or Aadhar Card under select "Input type".
If you have select Aadhar Card in the last step then you need to enter your Aadhar card number and press enter. Enter your Ration card ID if you have selected "Ration card id" in the last step.
Click on the search button once you are done entering your ration card id or Aadhar number.
Your card will open on your screen after clicking on the "Search" button.
Finally, you can take a printout of the ration card by click on the "Print" button appearing at the bottom.
If you are looking to apply for a new ration card then it is important for you to ensure that you meet the following eligibility criteria.
The applicant should be Indian and belong to the state of Himachal Pradesh.
All family members of the applicant should also be Indian Citizens.
The person should not have any ration card already registered to his/ her name at the time of making the ration card. However, if a person has a temporary ration card (usually comes with a validity of 3 months) then he/ she can apply for a permanent ration card.
Please note that you can't apply for a new ration card if you previous ration card was seized by authorities due to any illegal use.
The offline process to apply for a new ration card in the state of Himachal Pradesh is explained below.
To get a new ration card, applicants have to submit the prescribed application form along with a surrender certificate and other necessary documents to the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Himachal Pradesh.
The surrender certificate should be issued from the Panchayat Secretary, Panchayat Sahayak, Food & Supplies Officer or Inspector, or FCS&CA of the previous place of residence.
Applicants must note that they need to get their application form and document attested by the Head of Office, in case of employees and by any Municipal Commissioner or Gazetted Officer or MLA or Ward Member or any other person who has been authorised by the Government for this purpose.
You will get a receipt from the concerned office after submitting the application form.
It is important for applicants to produce the receipt on the given date to get a new ration issued.
The concerned office will then verify the documents furnished by you in the application form. If all details are found to be correct then the office will issue a new ration card on your name.
You should note that the office will verify each and every details entered by you in the application form including the details of your family member.
In case of a discrepancy with the documents, authorities will give you time to get your documents verified.
Applicants must submit the application form along with the following documents
Address proof of the applicant – Aadhar Card, Residential certificate, Water, Electricity or
Those applicants who are living on rent can a submit rent agreement as address proof.
It is necessary to submit a surrender document in case of transfer from one town to another.
If you are submitting the surrender document then you should also submit a copy of the previous ration card as the supporting document.
PAN card of the head of the family.
Two passport size photographs of the head of the family and one passport size photograph of each of the family members.
Income proof of the family – that income of the family should be below the prescribed limit (in order to apply for an income-based ration card).
Tenancy agreement (in case the applicant is a tenant)
Copy of Tax Pay / Land Revenue Pay receipt
Birth certificates of minor members of the family (Below 10 years in age)
Surrender certificate of Ration Card/ Family Identity holding or non-availability certificate from the FCS & CA officials where the applicant has formerly resided.
Aadhaar number of the family member
Himachal Pradesh Ration Card is a very important document that can help you a lot. Some of the major benefits of Ration Cards are as follows.
A ration card is a very helpful document that can help you in getting a new sim card, opening a bank account, a driving license, etc.
You can get a heavily discounted or even free ration with the help of a ration card in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
If you a BPL or AAY ration card then your children can easily apply for and get scholarships.
A ration card is valid ID proof in itself.
Those who want to check the status of their ration card may follow the steps that we have listed below.
First and foremost, you will have to visit the official website of EPDS Transparency Portal Himachal Pradesh.
You will see the homepage after visiting the official portal.
On the homepage, you need to click on the FPS Ration Card link.
Next, you are required to click on the "Find Ration Card Data" link.
Now, a form will appear in front of you. In this form, you have to chose the option of either entering your Aadhar number or ID number under Input type.
After that, you will have to enter either your Aadhar number or ID number depending on the option selected in the previous step.
Click on the "Search" button once you are done entering the data.
Now, the status of your Himachal Pradesh Ration Card 2023 will display on your screen.
Question – 1: From where I can get an application form for a new Himachal Pradesh Ration Card 2023?
Answer: You can get the application form from the office of Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of Himachal Pradesh. Alternatively, you can also download the same online through the official website i.e. https://food.hp.nic.in/. The form is available in both Hindi and English languages.
Question – 2: I want to add a family member to my ration card. What should I do?
Answer: You can fill and submit an application form for the same in online mode. The family member will be added after proper verification of documents.
Question – 3: I am not a permanent resident of the state of Himachal Pradesh. Can I apply for a ration card?
Answer: No, only permanent residents of the state of Himachal Pradesh are allowed to apply for a new ration card.
Question – 4: Can you tell the address of the office of the Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, Himachal Pradesh?
Answer: You may check out the address details given below.
Aapurti Bhavan,
Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs,
Block No. 42, SDA Complex, Kusumpti,
Shimla 171009 (Himachal Pradesh, India)


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