In the context of this universe, yes, he needs to be wary to an extent. It sucks, sure, but he can’t be openly and easily trusting of everyone when that person may be after him or his pack. He shows some signs of that when he doesn’t immediately have Theo join the pack, but it’s rendered moot rather quickly when he immediately trusts him with everything. It’s against his nature, I get that, but he has to balance his instinctive nature with knowledge. After everything he’s been through, he should have learned that you can’t rely on appearances and instinct alone. As for Stiles, he was right that something was wrong with Lydia, just not what it was. In general what my point is, is not that Stiles is right about a person, but he’s right when something is off and needs looking into. Yes, he’s overly suspicious, but it balances Scott– if Scott would listen. They need to be a team. Stiles couldn’t find anything on his own, no, but maybe with Scott by his side they would have. Together they work best. Even if Stiles was wrong, Scott should have heard him out more. And Stiles should have kept at it and kept at Scott, explaining his wariness more clearly. It’s a matter of perception and I don’t think we’re going to agree. It’s fine, and I’m glad you like Scott. I just can’t. I put myself into this world, into his shoes or one of the others’, and I can’t find myself following him. He’s still oddly naïve after everything, and if it wasn’t for the writers pulling out deus ex machinas, he’d be dead. I get that he’s young and learning, that he’s going to fuck up, but the problem is that he doesn’t learn. Derek didn’t learn, either, and look how that went. He has had character development, but it’s uneven at best, and status quo at worst. I just don’t get what the writers are doing with him.
I just am still confused with the sheer number of times Stiles has been wrong about a person that you think Scott should blindly trust Stiles instead of Stiles trusting Scott. For example, he thought something was wrong with Derek, but Derek turned out to be one of Scott’s greatest allies. He thought that Deaton was both the alpha and the Darach, but Deaton has always been there to support them. He thought that something was wrong with Kira and that wasn’t true. He thought something was wrong with Lydia to lead her to being the Darach, and that wasn’t true. He thought there was something wrong with Liam, and that wasn’t true. He thought there was something wrong with Isaac long after he left Derek’s tragedy pack, but Isaac turned out to be one of Scott’s best friends. He thought there was something wrong with Allison and Allison was a hero. Honestly, besides maybe Matt, I don’t think Stiles has been write about anyone or right about any of his feelings that something was off about someone.
And Scott doesn’t trust everyone? He never trusted Peter, he didn’t trust Derek until Derek proved he could be trustworthy, he didn’t trust the alpha twins even when they switched sides, he didn’t trust Kate, he didn’t trust when Noshiko said the Nogitsune couldn’t be stopped without killing Stiles, and he didn’t trust Theo until Theo proved himself. There was even a whole conversation with Deaton where Scott was worried about someone joining his pack as a beta trying to steal his power. If someone you know is kind to you, kind and supportive to your friends, and consistently saving your life…why would you be suspicious of them. It wasn’t easy, that’s why it took Theo all season to get Scott to trust him. In this season alone, Scott didn’t trust Kira or Stiles. So it’s a little strange to me that you’re arguing that Scott ALWAYS trusts everyone and is NAIVE because he trusts everyone, and yet at the exact same time, blaming him because he DIDN’T trust Stiles. So, does he trust or does he not trust? How can you be angry at him for two things at once that both can’t possibly be true?
It seems to me like you’re expecting this 17 year old broken abuse victim and child to somehow have all the answers, like he’s solely responsible for everyone’s well-being. You do remember Scott’s a kid, right? He’s learned and grown since S1 and if you think the alpha in S5 is the same person as the naive, terrified, overwhelmed boy in S1, then I don’t know what show you’ve been watching. :/ In fact, the one person who hasn’t changed is Stiles! He’s been just as suspicious, violent, and wrong about people in S1 as he was in S5.
Here’s my main thought about this. You have a really significant double standard when you write about these characters. Scott is supposed to always trust Stiles without question, without taking into account that Stiles has always been wrong, and if he doesn’t, he’s stupid. But you never even think about the fact that Stiles should trust Scott. Why is Scott required to obey every single “bad feeling” Stiles has, but you’re not requiring Stiles to be the same kind of friend? Especially when you talk so much about balance! Why is it not okay for Scott to think Stiles is wrong about Theo, but it’s okay for Stiles to think Scott is wrong about Derek, Liam, Kira, Allison, Deaton, Isaac, Cora, etc. etc. etc? Why is it not okay for Scott to trust someone who was kind to him and even injured in fights to save his friends, but it’s okay for Stiles to trust Theo with all of his secrets and not to trust Scott enough to tell him the truth about what happened to Donovan for weeks and weeks. Why does Scott have to always listen to Stiles without questioning him, but you don’t believe Stiles has to always listen to Scott without questioning? (Remember, this is especially important since Stiles has canonly always been wrong about people). Friendships don’t work that way. Not in real life and not in the canon of the show.
Do you see how you’re holding them to two different standards? I think you should maybe think about why you’re so quick to condemn Scott for things you praise in Stiles. :/ There might be a reason behind why you think like that.
I agree, there is a total double standard in this fandom that is perpetuated by so many people where Stiles can do no wrong, and Scott is always blamed even when he’s the victim. It’s one thing to call Scott naive, but actually he’s had to deal with a lot to get to the point where he is. He didn’t become a true alpha because he’s naive. He became a true alpha because he rose from all of the adversity placed against him and got his power without killing anyone. That’s not naivety, that’s some pretty strong moral fiber. There’s a total difference, and I hope this logic will help you realize that Scott McCall is a likable character, and there’s a reason (many reasons actually) that the members of the Scott McCall Defense Squad exists. We may be small compared to the people constantly defending Stiles, and Stiles isn’t an all bad character, but there are so many situations where Scott gets the blame where he shouldn’t. So naturally we’re going to point that out.
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