Apotheosis

**Apotheosis**is the twentieth episode and season finale of Season 5, and the eightieth episode of the series.

## Synopsis

In the Season 5 finale, Scott and his friends try to stop the Beast before Beacon Hills is razed to the ground.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Tyler Posey as Scott McCall
* Dylan O'Brien as Stiles Stilinski
* Holland Roden as Lydia Martin
* Shelley Hennig as Malia Tate
* Arden Cho as Kira Yukimura
* Dylan Sprayberry as Liam Dunbar

### Guest Cast

* Micaela Wittman as Tara Raeken
* Crystal Reed as Allison Argent (archive footage) (uncredited)

### Supporting Cast

* JR Bourne as Chris Argent
* Melissa Ponzio as Melissa McCall
* Linden Ashby as Sheriff Stilinski
* Seth Gilliam as Dr. Alan Deaton
* Ryan Kelley as Deputy Jordan Parrish
* Cody Christian as Theo Raeken
* Khylin Rhambo as Mason Hewitt
* Gideon Emery as Deucalion
* Marisol Nichols as Desert Wolf
* Kelsey Chow as Tracy Stewart
* Victoria Moroles as Hayden Romero
* Michael Johnston as Corey
* Meagan Tandy as Braeden
* Michael Hogan as Gerard Argent
* Gilles Marini as Sebastien Valet
* Benita Robledo as Deputy Valerie Clark
* Tiffany Phillips as Dark Spirit (Skinwalker #1)
* Emily Alabi as Black Night (Skinwalker #2)
* Tonantzin Carmelo as Skinwalker #3
* Marti Matulis as The Surgeon

## Continuity

* It is revealed that Marie-Jeanne's *fleur-de-lis* pike from *Maid of Gévaudan*, which was forged with steel mixed with mountain ash and mistletoe with her blood under a full moon, was reforged into The Surgeon's sword-cane in this episode. The cane was first seen in *Creatures of the Night* when the Surgeon used the sword-cane to kill Belasko.
* The Surgeon is revealed to be Sebastien Valet's best friend Marcel, who appeared in the flashbacks in *Maid of Gévaudan*.
	+ It appears as though Marcel, after Sebastien's death, dedicated his life to giving himself (and later, his partners the Pathologist and the Geneticist) the powers of electromagnetokinesis, longevity, and memory manipulation, and resurrecting Sebastien/The Beast of Gevaudan.
* Alan Deaton brings up the legend where a Werewolf can be cured by someone (in this case, Lydia, a Banshee) calling them by their "Christian name," or first name, during the discussion as to how to save Mason Hewitt. This concept was first introduced in Season 2's *Master Plan* by Peter Hale as a possible way to save Jackson Whittemore and turn him from a Kanima into a Werewolf.
* Lydia uses her scream as a weapon for the first time since she was rescued from Eichen House in *Lie Ability*. The last time she purposely used her scream as a weapon was in *The Sword and the Spirit* during her attempt at escaping Eichen.
* Corinne expanded on the story of Malia taking her powers during childbirth and implies both that Talia Hale acted as her doula and that Werecoyotes do pass on part of their powers to their offspring in general. The fact that Malia supposedly took part of Corinne's powers in childbirth was first revealed in *The Sword and the Spirit*.
* It is revealed that Theo did indeed gain Josh and Tracy's powers after killing them when he used Josh's electrokinesis against Deucalion and Tracy's Kanima venom against Scott and Liam.
	+ Theo killed Josh in *The Beast of Beacon Hills* and killed Tracy in this episode, both in order to steal their powers in hopes of being able to use them to steal the Beast's powers as well.
* Chris Argent references the fact that Jordan Parrish saved his life in Season 4's *A Promise to the Dead* in this episode.
* Scott receives the voicemails Kira left for him in *The Beast of Beacon Hills* in this episode, which eventually gives him the strength and determination he needs to rally the pack and finally defeat the Beast and Theo.
* Deucalion reveals that not only has he been working with Scott and the McCall Pack since before Theo and the Chimera Pack tracked him down, but that he lied about his healed eyes being reverted back to their previously injured state, and he's actually had his eyesight this whole time as well.
	+ This is especially ironic because in *The Beast of Beacon Hills*, Scott told Theo that he shouldn't trust Deucalion, which Theo took to mean that Scott believed Deucalion to be evil, when in reality, he was hinting that Deucalion would ultimately betray him due to his pre-arranged alliance with Scott.
* Additionally, Deucalion reveals that Belasko's talons would have worked to take the Beast's power, and that what he told Hayden about them killing Theo was also a lie. This was confirmed when Malia uses them to take the rest of the Corinne's powers in this episode.
* It is confirmed that shapeshifters with accelerated healing abilities can survive and heal from spinal injuries when Deucalion snaps Theo's neck and Theo survived the injury. This was previous implied to be true in *Damnatio Memoriae*, when Liam fell into the ravine and landed on a boulder so hard that he broke his back.
* Chris Argent reveals to Gerard that he and Scott have also been working together this entire time, and that he knew that when he saved Gerard, that he'd only be concerned about immortalizing the Argent name rather than saving innocents from the Beast. Gerard was cured from his illness with yellow wolfsbane and brought back into the fold in *Damnatio Memoriae*.
* Malia references the death of her adoptive mother, Evelyn, and sister, Kylie which was first revealed in Season 3B's *Anchors*.
* Allison Argent makes an appearance in this episode when Sebastien accidentally performs the memory-sharing ritual on Scott when he put him in a choke-hold, and Scott's mind, believing he was going to die, flooded with memories of himself and Allison, including:
	+ Allison saving Derek and Scott from the Alpha Pack in Season 3A's *Frayed*.
	+ Allison relearning how to shoot with her bow and arrows after the effects of the surrogate sacrifice ritual in Season 3B's *Anchors*.
	+ Scott and Allison cuddling in Allison's car while they guarded Jackson (who was locked in a stolen prison van in the nature preserve to prevent him from attacking people in Kanima form) in Season 2's *Frenemy*.
	+ Allison smiling at Scott on the bus back to Beacon Hills in Season 3A's *Motel California*.
	+ Scott wiping a tear from Allison's face at the animal clinic after she hit a dog with her car in Season 1's *Wolf Moon*.
	+ Scott cradling Allison's dying body after she was stabbed by an Oni in Season 3B's *Insatiable*.
* When Stiles and Lydia discussed what happened with Sebastien seeing into Scott's mind, they realized that Allison and Marie-Jeanne must have looked exactly alike for Sebastien to have mistaken them. Marie-Jeanne first appeared in *Maid of Gévaudan* and was played by Crystal Reed for this exact reason.
* It is revealed that the Skinwalkers have some sort of connection to the deceased Tara Raeken, as they summoned her to Beacon Hills so that she could drag Theo down into the depths of the earth. However, how they know her and the nature of their relationship/connection remains unknown. Theo's sister Tara made her first appearance in flashbacks in *Strange Frequencies*, and the Skinwalkers made their first appearance in *Damnatio Memoriae*.
* Scott finally gives Hayden the bite in this episode when Deaton worries that her inferior Chimera healing abilities may not allow her to survive her serious wounds from her fight with Sebastien. Scott was first asked to give Hayden the bite by Liam in *Lies of Omission* and *Status Asthmaticus*.
	+ This officially marks Hayden's acceptance into the McCall Pack, after she agreed to join them in *A Credible Threat*.
* Kira returns to Shiprock, New Mexico to train with the Skinwalkers and finally learn control over her inner Fox spirit as part of her deal with them to reassemble her katana and save her friends. She first went to the Skinwalkers in *Damnatio Memoriae*.
	+ Additionally, Kira gives Scott her Kitsune tail to keep safe while she's gone, which she first gained in *Smoke and Mirrors* and was last seen in *Strange Frequencies*.
* Scott returns to the library to see the initials the packmates wrote during Senior Scribe on the bookshelf, which occurred in *Creatures of the Night*.
* The episode ends with a scene at the shed where the Dread Doctors had hooked Mason up to the tank of green fluid. Since the Dread Doctors' death, *Der Soldat* (the Nazi soldier and Alpha Werewolf who fought in World War II) had no supervision and was able to escape from his tank, suggesting he will be part of Season 6.
	+ His story was first explained by Theo in *The Beast of Beacon Hills* when he informed Scott and Liam that the Dread Doctors had been using him to extend their lifespans. This connection to the Dread Doctors' Green Serum will be further explored in Season 6A's *Blitzkrieg*

## Trivia

* The episode title, "Apotheosis," means, "the highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax," according to Merriam-Webster's dictionary. An example is, "His appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career." The word "apotheosis" also means, "the elevation of someone to divine status; deification."
	+ This could be a reference to Mason's transformation into Sebastien Valet/The Beast of Gevaudan, or it could be a reference to the culmination of Theo's plan to gain power by killing his Chimeras and absorbing their powers.
* It is revealed that despite Tracy being a part-Werewolf, part-Kanima Chimera, she does not possess the power of pain absorption like most Werewolves and Werewolf-Chimeras have.
* Theo is dragged underground by his deceased sister, though it was not explained how she was able to do this. Theo's fate is also unknown, as it was not shown if he survived what his sister did to him or not.
* This episode marks the last appearance of Arden Cho as Kira Yukimura, as she announced after this episode aired that she is leaving the show.

## Body Count

* Theo Raeken - dragged into hell by the tortured soul of his dead sister
* The Surgeon - succumbed to his wounds; killed by The Beast of Gevaudan
* Tracy Stewart - mauled to death; killed by Theo Raeken
* Sebastien Valet - impaled by steel pike; killed by Scott McCall

## Locations

* Beacon Hills, California
	+ Beacon Hills Preserve
		- Dread Doctors' Shed
		- Look-Out Point
	+ Beacon Hills Animal Clinic
		- Exam Room
		- Reception Area
		- Parking Lot
	+ Dread Doctors Operating Theater
	+ McCall House
		- Upstairs Hallway
		- Living Room
		- Kitchen
		- Front Porch
	+ Beacon County Sheriff's Station
		- Sheriff's Office
		- Bullpen
	+ Beacon Hills Memorial Hospital
		- Reception Area
		- Emergency Room
		- Lydia's Room
	+ Underground Tunnels
	+ Beacon Hills High School
		- Parking Lot
		- Library
* Shiprock, New Mexico
	+ Skinwalkers' Desert

## Soundtrack

* "Fight 'Til The End" by Jack Savoretti
	+ Final montage at the end of the episode.

## Gallery

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