Teen Wolf cast members Tyler Posey, Dylan O’Brien, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden, and more weigh in on the LGBT characters who run with the wolf pack.
In the world of Teen Wolf, homophobia is nonexistent. Among the characters on the show, differences in sexuality are accepted with the same ease as differences in eye color. This gained the show a loyal pack of LGBT fans who have followed the adventures of Beacon Hills High School’s supernatural students over the past four seasons.
We recently sat down with several members of the show’s cast and asked them to weigh in on Teen Wolf’s inclusion of LGBT characters and the positive impact the show’s homophobia-free world is having on young viewers.
Tyler Hoechlin (Derek Hale)
On Teen Wolf’s inclusion of LGBT characters:
I love that it’s a freedom that we’ve had with MTV, and (executive producer) Jeff (Davis) has done a great job of keeping that a central part of the show. It’s an important thing that the demographic that’s watching the show is being introduced to that and is able to see it. I think it’s a fantastic thing that we’ve been able to integrate into the show.
Source: Advocate
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Teen Wolf‘s Derek Hale hasn’t had a lot of luck with love. After his first love gets attacked by a werewolf, he’s forced to kill her to put her out of her misery. Then, he mistakenly falls for werewolf hunter Kate Argent. And let’s not forget his brief love affair with season two’s evil darach.
But now, season four has given Derek a new challenge to overcome: Being human. And with his werewolf powers fading, the one good thing that’s come out of Derek’s latest predicament is his somewhat healthy relationship with badass Braeden. The bad news? If Lydia’s prediction is correct, Derek is going to die.
In tonight’s finale, Derek and Braeden are preparing to save Kira and Scott, who were kidnapped by Kate and taken to Mexico in last week’s episode. And believe it or not, the scariest part of their journey isn’t the fact that Scott’s now a berserker. Rather, it’s that Derek has resigned to his fate. In an exclusive clip from the finale, Derek tells Braeden that he’s okay with dying. And much like Teen Wolf fans everywhere, Braeden is not happy about it.
Source: Entertainment Weekly