Teen Wolf 5: The Dead Pool (2020 Film)

Teen Wolf 5: The Dead Pool is a 2020 American Action Supernatural Film, based off of the 2011 TV Series of the same name, and premiered in theaters on June 23, 2020, and is a sequel to the 2016 film, Teen Wolf, the 2017 film, Teen Wolf 2, the 2018 film, Teen Wolf 3: Rise of the Alphas, and the 2019 Film, Teen Wolf 4: Lost in the Void, as the fifth of six installments, followed by Teen Wolf 6: Part 1 and Part 2: The Lost Werewolf and features Tyler Posey, Dylan O'Brien, Crystal Reed, Holland Reed, Rowan Blanchard, Shelley Hennig, Tyler Hoechlin, Ian Bohen, Will Jagner, Ryan Kelley, and J.R. Bourne as the main cast of Teen Wolf 5, following Scott and his pack recovering from the loss of their friends, and must now stop the Benefactor, the creator of a hit list on all the Supernatural creatures in Beacon Hills, but their plans are delayed with the ressurection of Kate Argent.

Summary
Two months after defeating the Nogitsune, Scott and his pack, Allison, Stiles, Isaac, and Lydia continue to recover from the losses of their friends, Melanie, Boyd, Erica, and Aiden, while starting up a new semester of their Junior year of High School, also trying to bring new member, werecoyote Malia Tate, into the world, but now must deal with a new threat, when a mysterious Benenfactor gives professional assassins a hit list of every single supernatural creature in Beacon Hills, and number one on the dead pool, true Alpha Scott McCall, and now he and his pack are determined to save everyone, no matter what. Bringing new problems to his table, Scott must uphold the responsibilities of training his first bitten beta werewolf, Sarah Manchester, who's anger might be her worst enemy. Not only do they have to stop the Benefactor, but the ressurection of though to be dead, Kate Argent, gives them even bigger problem when her biggest goal as a newly transformed werejaguar, is to kill Scott McCall.

Cast

 * Tyler Posey as Scott McCall, a 26 year old teenager in Beacon Hills and a supernatural werewolf, as well as a "True Alpha", which means he didn't have to steal the power from another Alpha, he earned it through his will and power. He considers his friends and family as his honorary pack, and must now handle his own bitten beta, Sarah, while being determined to save everyone he can.
 * Dylan O'Brien as Stiles Stilinski, Scott's best friend, considerably his brother, and teammate on the Field Hockey Team and an honorary member of Scott's pack. Stiles is very smart, sarcastic, quick, and clever, and provides comic relief in tense situations, and is usually the one with a plan. He previously had a crush on Lydia, but is now dating new member, Malia Tate.
 * Crystal Reed as Allison Argent, Scott's girfriend, the best friend of Lydia and Stiles, and the daughter of former hunter Chris Argent, as well as an honorary member of Scott's pack. She was taught as a hunter, learning skilled combat and expert archery skills, which she uses to help Scott, and always backs him up.
 * Holland Roden as Lydia Martin, a popular girl at Beacon Hills High, the best friend of Allison, Stiles, Scott, and an honorary member of Scott's pack, as she is Banshee, with the power to sense when somebody is dead, or about to die, which she usually signals with a loud scream, that she has learned to manifest for combat.
 * Daniel Sharman as Isaac Lahey, a beta werewolf that was bitten by former alpha, Derek, and has since then joined Scott's pack, ironically being the werewolf in his pack, and trusts Scott more then anyone and does anything Scott asks of him without question, he formerly had a relationship with Scott's now deceased sister, Melanie.
 * Shelley Hennig as Malia Tate, the newest member of Scott's pack, being a werecoyote, and Stiles girlfriend. Now that she can control herself, Scott and the pack want to bring her into the world, putting her in School as well, as she follows Scott into battle against Kate and help stop the dead pool. Katie Cassidy can be way uglier
 * Rowan Blanchard as Sarah Manchester, the new student at Beacon Hills High, who wants to show up Scott and be the first female player and first freshman captain of the Field Hockey Team, but when a creature threatens her life, Scott's only choice is to bite her, which turns her into a werewolf, and must now learn under Scott how to control her powers. As shown in the film, she is interested in girls instead of guys.
 * Tyler Hoechlin as Derek Hale, a werewolf from birth, whose family died in a fire set by Kate Argent. He occasionally helps Scott and his pack, but see that they're capable of handling things without him. He shows pride in Scott's power and is sure Scott can teach Sarah well, as he once taught Scott.
 * J.R. Bourne as Chris Argent, Allison's father and a werewolf hunter veteran. He is a strong-minded, no-nonsense man, who is now an ally to Scott and his pack as he and his daughter now have a new code: "Protect those that can't protect themselves."
 * Jill Wagner as Kate Argent, Allison's aunt and Chris' sister, who is a psychotic hunter that was thought to be killed by Peter, but was actually transformed into a "werejaguar", and now wants to use her new found supernatural powers to exact revenge on Scott and his pack.
 * Ian Bohen as Peter Hale, Derek's psychotic and homicidal uncle, and the former Alpha who bit Scott, and is now working with Kate, with plans to kill her for revenge for what she did to his family, and kill Scott for revenge against him.
 * Seth Gilliam as Dr. Alan Deaton, a veterinarian at the Beacon Hills Animal Clinic and Scott's boss. Deaton is wise, unflappable, inscrutable, a dedicated pacifist, and has a mysterious past. He acts as a mentor to Scott, due to his vast knowledge and experience in the supernatural.
 * Melissa Ponzio as Melissa McCall, Scott and Melanie's overworked, but comforting and loving mother, as well as a close friend of Sheriff Stilinski's and a surrogate mother to Stiles. She works as a nurse at the hospital and still mourns the loss of her daughter, but continues to help Scott and the pack however she can.
 * Linden Ashby as Sheriff Stilinski, Stiles' father and the sheriff of Beacon Hills, whose first name, like his son's, hasn't been said. He is a very dedicated cop, but his job is hampered by his initial unawareness, until the previous film, in which he discovered Scott's secret.
 * Ryan Kelley as Jordan Parrish, a deputy at the Sheriff's department, and one of his most trusted officers. After finding himself on the dead pool and healing from an attempted homicide, Scott and the pack tell him about the supernatural to try to find out what Parrish is.

Synopsis
In Beacon Hills, a teenage boy barricades himself inside his room as he hears the screams of his family. Suddenly, an ax busts through the wall and scrapes the boy’s foot. Outside his room, a mouthless man in a black trench coat continues to bust down the wall. The boy wraps his hand in a towel and breaks through the window. The man retrieves his ax and heads to the basement, where multiple dead bodies are strung up.

Elsewhere, high atop a mesa in the desert, Stiles and Lydia arrive at a Mexican village, walking cautiously through the town, while Lydia says that this is their worst plan ever and fears that someone will get hurt. They approach a doorway and hold a large card with a stylized skull and are allowed to enter. Walking down a very dark hall, they again discuss the foolishness of their plan and press through two very large doors, arriving in a dance club. Sitting at the bar, they are given two shots, on the house, but Lydia says that they're not there to drink and drops a brass bullet in the glass. They are taken to the office of old werewolf hunter, Araya, who is using a curved blade as a seam ripper. They negotiate with her, believing her to hold information on Derek’s disappearance and place a case full of $50,000 on the table. Araya's guards cock their weapons and Araya states they weren't smart to come alone, but Stiles replies "What makes you think we came alone?" In the club, Malia Tate is dancing with her eyes glowing blue, Isaac Lahey is leaning against the wall quietly, with his eyes glowing yellow, and Allison sitting at the bar, as she pulls a ring dagger out of her sleeve. Araya is insulted that they brought a wolf into her home, and Stiles says that they didn't just bring a werewolf, they brought an Alpha, and it cuts to the dark corner of the club, as Scott lifts his head to reveal his glowing red eyes. Sensing something is wrong, Isaac joins Malia on the dance floor and they take out a couple of armed hunters. In Araya's office, Lydia tells her to take the deal, but while being keen to take the warning of a banshee, Araya disagrees. The guards prepare to shoot them, but Malia, transformed, jumps through the window and takes one of them down, while Isaac, transformed, jumps through the other window and takes down two other guards. A hunter flies through the door into the office, and Scott and Allison walk in. Araya warns Scott, saying that a new Alpha should be more careful when dealing with a hunter of 40 years, and pulls out a few smoke bombs, which extract wolfs bane gas, causing the werewolves to fall to the ground weakened, and a hunter knocks Allison out cold with the butt of a shot gun.

At the Beacon Hills Hospital, Melissa tends to the boy, who tells her that his family was murdered. Sheriff Stilinski heads to the boy’s house, but their bodies appear healed.

Scott wakes up strapped to a chair, along with Lydia, with Allison held at gunpoint by the hunters. Araya explains that they’re looking for a certain she-wolf and threaten to kill Scott by having Allison turn an electrical dial that will shock Scott if he answers incorrectly, and if she doesn’t, another hunter will turn the dial on Lydia. Araya repeatedly asks Scott if there is anyone he knows could’ve been turned without him knowing, but Scott only turns up blank. Allison hesitates to turn the dial, but to save Lydia, Scott tells her to. Meanwhile, Isaac, Malia, and Stiles are trapped in a rundown bathroom, trying to take down a steel door, but it seems unbreakable. Stiles then notices the air ducts. Araya has Allison turn up the dial even further, close enough to kill Scott. Suddenly Scott appears surprised, and Araya realizes he remembers something, but refuses to tell them. Araya prepares to kill him, but Isaac and Malia drop in and free their friends, and escape from Araya.

Driving back in Stiles’ jeep, Scott recaps the time Kate Argent asked Chris if a person can be turned by the scratch of a werewolf, in which he replies if they go deep enough. Scott tells them that he believes Kate is still alive, but Allison says that they saw her die at the hands of Peter, when he ripped her throat out. Suddenly, Braiden appears in front of the Jeep and has the teenagers follow her to an abandoned church. Scott and Braiden head outside, while the others stay. Malia sees something and goes to find. Stiles tries to stop her, but she ignores him and has Isaac and Allison follow her. Malia jumps out of the shadows, with her leg cut deep. Inside, Scott and Braiden see that the church is unstable, and are attacked by two big creatures, and run. Scott stops and turns around, and gives out a large roar, scaring the creatures and shaking the entire building. They arrive at a stone wall and bust it down, shocked at what they see. Outside, the others see Scott and Braiden carrying someone. Malia asks if that’s Derek, but Stiles replies that it’s sort of Derek. When he lifts his head, it shows the face of a teenage Derek.

Quotes
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 * ​Araya: "You were not smart to come alone." 
 * Stiles: "What makes you think we came alone?"​(In the club, Malia is dancing with her eyes glowing blue and Isaac is just standing with his yellow glowing eyes)  
 * ​Araya: "You dare bring a wolf into my home!?" 
 * ​Stiles: "We didn't just bring a wolf... We brought an Alpha." (Scott is in the dark corner of the club, with his eyes glowing red)" 
 * Malia: “Is that Derek?”
 * Stiles: “Uh… sort of.” (Derek lifts his head to reveal himself as a teenager)
 * Sarah: “I can’t let them see me like this again. Like a…”
 * Scott: “Like a monster?”
 * Sarah: “Yes.”
 * Scott: “Sarah, you are not a monster… You’re a werewolf, like me.”
 * Violet: "I'm going for Scott."
 * Garret: "Are you crazy?"
 * Violet: "He's number one on the list. We'll be rich."
 * Garret: "He single handedly took on his own Alpha. He destroyed an immortal spirit. He went up against an entire pack of Alphas, and he was the one left standing."
 * Brett: "You're lucky to have him. Scott, as an Alpha."
 * Sarah: "What's so important about Scott? Everybody sees him as some big hero."
 * Brett: "Scott's a true alpha. That means he didn't get his powers, because he was born with it. He didn't get it by stealing it, or by killing someone. He earned it."
 * Stiles: "After everything you done, it's okay to want something for yourself every once and a while, Scott. No matter how hard you try, you can't save everybody."
 * Scott: "I have to. I have to try. I'm the only one that can."
 * Scott: "Sarah?"
 * Sarah: "I'm not like you, Scott. I mean, why do risk your life for strangers who don't even know it?
 * Scott: "Because if I don't... no one else will?"
 * Sarah: "How are all of you still alive?"
 * Scott: "Not all of us are."
 * Meredith: "What have I done! I'm such a monster."
 * Lydia: "Not all monsters do monstrous things."
 * Meredith: "Like who?"
 * Lydia: "Like Scott."
 * Sarah: "Scott, stop! This isn't you. You're not a..."
 * Scott: (As a Berserker) "Roar!!!"
 * Sarah: "You're not a monster! Your a werewolf. Like me."