Teen Wolf Review #10
For this week’s Teen Wolf review I have decided to review Lydia Martin, one of the main characters of the television program that reappears throughout every season.
Lydia Martin has to be one of the best Teen Wolf characters by far for three principle reasons; her character development, her relatability and her supernatural abilities.
To start off, Lydia Martin is one of the most well developed characters on the TV show. In season one, she appears to be quite full of herself and uncaring towards others, especially when it was made clear that Lydia had no idea who Stiles Stilinski was despite him being in love with her since the third grade:
Natalie Martin: “Honey, there’s a Stiles here to see you.”
Lydia Martin: “What the hell is a Stiles?”
In this example Lydia did not care about who Stiles was, nor did she know who he was. This is truly unbelievable as Stiles Stilinski had been trying to get her attention for his entire lifetime. So, we can infer that Lydia Martin commenced as a very ignorant and self centered person.
But as she and her story moved along through each and every season, she ended up to be a completely different character in the finale season.
Before and into season six, Lydia Martin forgets about her own popularity and is able to focus on what really matters in her life. She becomes a very well-rounded character and young woman: “I have been looking for him all day. Whoever it is, I think I loved him.” This proves her new-found characteristics as even though Stiles Stilinski had disappeared from everybody’s lives and had been forgotten completely, Lydia Martin remembered something about some sort of presence that was missing in her life. Therefore, Lydia Martin’s character development has been great over the course of six seasons because she’s changed from a narcissistic teenage girl to a kind-hearted high school senior who is extremely aware of her surroundings.
Although Lydia’s character development is a big contribution to her overall characterization, it is not the only trait that Lydia Martin has going for her; she is also a very relatable character. Despite her being a banshee, Lydia has very human-like emotions and thoughts. She is a practical and intelligent person which most people can somehow relate to in their own lives. In the following quote, Lydia Martin describes how she feels which is very familiar to most people: “I'm shaking it like this because we're in the middle of nowhere with your broken down jeep and we're being attacked by yet another razor-clawed monster. And I'm terrified.” Most humans would also be as terrified as Lydia Martin if they were put in this situation, and this is only one example of when an audience can relate to this specific character. Therefore, Lydia Martin would have to be one of the best roles on Teen Wolf because of her relatability as well.
Finally, Holland Roden’s character also has unique supernatural abilities. She is not like the other characters in the show because of the sense that she does not have glowing eyes, or super senses. Instead, she has voices in her head. This is another reason as to why Lydia Martin is a great character because this makes her unique and gives her a different quality to bring to the television program in comparison to other personalities on the show.
Overall, Lydia Martin can clearly be identified as one of the best characters appearing throughout all the seasons of Teen Wolf because of three main reasons. Her character development, relatability and supernatural aspects are all factors that contribute to this exciting and likeable role.