Teen Wolf: The Tell

"The Tell" is the fifth episode of season one of the supernatural teen drama series Teen Wolf. The episode was directed by Toby Wilkins with a script written by Monica Macer. It first aired on MTV on Monday, June 27th, 2011 at 9:00 pm.

Notes & Trivia

 * Teen Wolf was developed for television by Jeff Davis. It is based on concepts originally created by director Rod Daniel and writers Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman.


 * " The Tell" redirects to this page.


 * This episode is rated TV-14.


 * Actor Michael Dane is credited as Michael Peterson in this episode.


 * Actor JayR Kalis is credited as Jonathan Kalis in this episode.


 * Actress Sharon Conley is credited as Sharon Morris in this episode.


 * This is the second episode of Teen Wolf directed by Toby Wilkins. He also directed "Magic Bullet" and "Heart Monitor".


 * This is the first episode of the series written by Monica Macer. She next writes "Lunatic".


 * Melissa McCall appeared last in "Pack Mentality".


 * This is the first appearance of Mister Whittemore, Jackson's father. He appears next in "Frenemy".


 * This is the first appearance of Natalie Martin, who is the mother of Lydia Martin.


 * Actress Susan Walters is married to Teen Wolf actor Linden Ashby. They have been married since April 19th, 1986.

Allusions

 * This is the first reference to the mystery behind Stiles' first name. It is established in this episode that Stiles is not his first name, but a nickname, and an abridged version of his surname. His actual name is Mieczyslaw Stilinski. This will not be revealed until the season six episode, "Memory Found".

Quotes

 * Natalie Martin: Honey, there's a Stiles here to see you.
 * Lydia Martin: What the hell is a stiles?

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 * Scott McCall: You know, I have a life too.
 * Derek Hale: No, you don't.
 * Scott McCall: Yes, I do! I don't care what you say about him making me his pet or...
 * Derek Hale: Part of his pack.
 * Scott McCall: Whatever. I have homework to do. I have to go to a parent/teacher conference tomorrow because I'm failing chemistry.
 * Derek Hale: You wanna do homework? Or do you wanna not die? You have less than a week until the full moon. You don't kill with him, he kills you.
 * Scott McCall: Okay, seriously, who made up these rules?

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 * Bobby Finstock: Stiles, that's right. I thought "Stiles" was his last name.
 * Noah Stilinski: His last name is "Stilinski."
 * Bobby Finstock: You named your kid "Stiles Stilinski"?
 * Noah Stilinski: No, that's just what he likes to be called.
 * Bobby Finstock: Oh. Well, I like to be called "cupcake" - What is his first name? [the Sheriff writes it down] Wow, that's a form of child abuse. I don't - I don't even know how to pronounce that.

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 * Bobby Finstock: So, Stiles: great kid, zero ability to focus, super-smart, never takes advantage of his talents...
 * Noah Stilinski: What do you mean?
 * Bobby Finstock: Well for his final question on his midterm exam, he detailed the entire history of the male circumcision.
 * Noah Stilinski: Well, I mean, it does have historical significance, right? I mean...
 * Bobby Finstock: I teach Economics.
 * Noah Stilinski: Ah, crap.

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 * Noah Stilinski: I'm carrying a lethal weapon: if I want the curly fries, I will have the curly fries.
 * Stiles Stilinski: If you think getting rid of contractions in all your sentences makes your argument any more legitimate, you ARE wrong.