We spend a lot of time following Ramsey and explaining her motivations, so it seems like we’re supposed to view her as a main character, but she’s also vaguely sinister.
Garrett’s doing his best to raise two adopted werewolf kids, so he works reasonably well, but Ramsey is… weird. Then there are the two prominent side characters: Luna and Harlan’s father, Garrett, and the aforementioned Ramsey, who is NOT a grown-up Buffy. Of the big four, she’s the one most invested in forming a pack, but since she never does anything to further this goal, it doesn’t amount to much. This doesn’t seem to affect her at all in the present, so it feels like a waste of time. She simply doesn’t have the same level of characterization or development as the other three, with her big arc revolving around a time when she lost control and wolfed out as a young child. That’s only three main characters though, and Luna is our odd wolf out. He adds some much-needed levity to an otherwise somber show, and his romance with a side character is sweet as it progresses from a casual fling to something more serious. In contrast, Harlan is just a fun character to watch, always snarky and self-assured. It’s nothing revolutionary, but each is there for the other when life gets hard, either from werewolf shenanigans or the adversity of their normal lives.
Not perfect, but you can tell the writers did their homework, as the abuse is never trivialized to downplay its harm or sensationalized for cheap drama.Įverett and Blake also have a cute romance with each other. Everett and Blake both score high sympathy for having abusive parents, and unlike a lot of stories that include abuse, Wolf Pack does a fairly good job depicting it. We start off reasonably strong with three of our four main characters: Everett, Blake, and Harlan. Our past coverage of this show hasn’t exactly been flattering, but maybe this time we’ll find more to like. She’s not Buffy Summers though she’s Kristin Ramsey. One thing that sets Wolf Pack apart from its predecessor is Sarah Michelle Gellar making her big return to spec fic TV, with a character designed to look just like a grown-up Buffy. So much in common that Wolf Pack’s wiki has a special entry to remind people it isn’t a spin-off. Aesthetically, it has much more in common with showrunner Jeff Davis’s previous project, Teen Wolf. I say technically because other than being about four teenage werewolves, the show’s plot and characters have little relation to the book. The oldest of our three shows by an entire day, this one is technically adapted from a 2004 novel of the same name. Spoiler Notice: Wolf Pack, Lockwood & Co., and School Spirits Wolf Pack That’ll show us once and for all who’s king of this urban fantasy playground. Now that we’re on the true cutting edge of critique, it’s time to rate each of these shows on their attachment, novelty, tension, and satisfaction. Last year, I compared three classic shows on their ANTS, but wouldn’t you know it, a fresh crop has already sprouted from the fertile soil of spooky monsters and suspiciously extravagant nightclubs. Fortunately for me, Hollywood absolutely loves this genre, probably because it’s cheaper than something with castles or spaceships in it.
I’m on the record as being quite fond of live-action urban fantasy.
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