Wolf Moon

*Season 1, Episode 1*

> You've been given something that most people would kill for. The bite is a gift.
>
> **Derek Hale** to **Scott McCall**

**Wolf Moon** is the first episode of the First Season of *Teen Wolf* and the first episode of the series overall.

## Synopsis

The story of an everyday high school student named Scott McCall (Tyler Posey), whose life is changed forever when he is bitten by a werewolf. With heightened senses and a new-found strength, he becomes the star lacrosse player and attracts the attention of Allison Argent (Crystal Reed) - the new girl at school whose father just so happens to be a werewolf hunter.

## Plot

When asthmatic bench-warmer Scott McCall and best buddy Stiles Stilinski and little sister Harper McCall go into the woods to investigate a police report of a dead body, Scott is bitten by a wolf-like creature, patches himself up in the veterinary clinic where he helps out and tries to forget about it, more fascinated by foxy new classmate Allison Argent who just moved into town with her father, Allison however is more interested in Scott's other best friend Rosalie Nightingale, this sparks some unsaid competition between the two. Initially Scott angrily dismisses Stiles's theory that he must have been 'contaminated' by a werewolf on account of miraculously fast healing and spectacularly augmented physical abilities, delighted with a party invitation after ousting the lacrosse team's years-long star Jackson Whittemore effortlessly. However he must face reality during the full moon party, forced to return home and transforming, irresistibly drawn to the forest. There he's rescued from equally unsuspected danger by mysterious drop-out Derek Hale, who reveals himself as Scott's werewolf maker and mentor.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Tyler Posey as Scott McCall
* Crystal Reed as Allison Argent
* Tyler Hoechlin as Derek Hale
* Dylan O'Brien as Stiles Stilinski
* Dove Cameron as Harper McCall
* Madelaine Petsch]] as Rosalie Nightingale
* Colton Haynes as Jackson Whittemore
* Holland Roden as Lydia Martin

### Supporting Cast

* JB Bourne as Chris Argent
* Michelle Williams as Jessica Nightingale
* Melissa Ponzio as Melissa McCall
* Misha Collins as Grayson Nightingale
* Orny Adams as Coach
* Eaddy Mays as Victoria Argent

### Guest Cast

* Brad James as Vice Principal
* Michael H. Cole as Mr. Curtis
* Nolan Godfrey as Lacrosse Player
* Tony D. Sims as Student

### Uncredited

* Haley Roe Murphy as Laura Hale
* Jennifer Malone as Teacher
* Jamila Thompson as Rebecca Harlowe
* Cayce Guest as Lacrosse Player
* Stephanie Dodgen as Extra
* Jon Buckhouse as Student
* Craig Crumpton as Doctor

## Trivia

* The episode title is a reference to the full moon in January, which has been referred to by Native American communities as the "Wolf Moon," and which is Scott's first full moon as a newly turned Werewolf.
	+ This is also a reference to the fact that the show's timeline begins in January 2011.
* Harper tells Rosalie about her, Stiles and Scott looking for the body in the woods right after it happens.
* After becoming a Werewolf, Scott demonstrates a multitude of new abilities, such as superhuman strength, speed, and agility; supernaturally-enhanced sight, hearing, and sense of smell; and an accelerated healing ability.
	+ Because he can heal incredibly fast now, Scott has been cured of his severe asthma.
* Lydia, despite being in a relationship with Jackson, shows a romantic/sexual interest in Scott after his werewolf abilities enhances his athletic abilities.
* This is the first episode we see Rosalie use her magic but she (as well as everyone else) is unaware she is doing it.
* Though Stiles makes the vague remark that the Hale House Fire happened "like, ten years ago," in truth, the Hale Fire occurred approximately six years prior to the events of this episode, which will be revealed in *Co-Captain*.
* The man who was watering his plants when Scott accidentally jumped into his swimming pool was played by Russell Mulcahy, who is both a director and a producer for *Teen Wolf*.
* Melissa McCall makes a comment to her son Scott about how she refuses to "end up on some television show with a pregnant sixteen-year-old." This is a reference to two TV series, 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom, both of which are also on the MTV Network and aired on Tuesdays, the day after *Teen Wolf*, for the first four seasons until Teen Wolf moved to Tuesdays as well.