An Open Letter to the Cast & Crew of Teen Wolf
Dear Teen Wolf Cast & Crew:
As the beginning of the end (6B premiere) draws in, I want to say thank you to you all. Thank you for the characters you created, the stories you’ve told, the friends you’ve helped me make. But most of all, thank you for giving me a safe haven. For years, this show has been my escape when things got rough. I know for a fact that my life would be no where like it is right now if it wasn’t for Teen Wolf. There’s many things, big and small, I want to thank Teen Wolf for. Thank you Dylan for portraying Stiles and brightening up my day with the sarcasm (which I’m glad is slowly returning to S1-2 like sarcasm). Thank you Linden, Susan, and Melissa for portraying the parents, the relationships and love they have with their family is something that means a lot to me when I watch. Thank you to the Teen Wolf writers for, of course, creating these amazing stories, but also for sparking my ever-growing interest in the world of writing and creating stories. Thank you, Laura Webb for helping me find a brand new and life-changing meaning to music. Now, it was hard for me to shorten up my thanks for these next to that mean so much to me, but I tried:
Thank you, Holland Roden for portraying Lydia Martin and the writers for creating her. Seeing how smart Lydia was motivated me beyond belief for me to excel in my academics. There’s days when I don’t want to study or am procrastinating, but then I remember Lydia’s smarts and it makes me want to improve mine, so I do the work. Not only has Lydia’s knowledge helped me, but seeing her strength and just her development in general. Seeing how she went from someone who hid her knowledge for the sake of popularity, being in an emotionally abusive relationship, and hiding her scars and pain develop into this openly smart, caring, badass banshee has been something that helped me greatly. And, I’m not going to lie, her wardrobe has helped my clothing style greatly (thank you TW wardrobe department!).
Thank you, Tyler Posey for portraying Scott McCall. There’s days when I’m scared and anxious, then I look at Scott and his bravery and that brings me my bravery. Scott and his loyalty and kindness helps me to always try and be kind and to help others. Just everything about Scott has the power to bring me out of my negativity, his positivity and values remind me to try and push the negativity aside. But most importantly, if it wasn’t for Scott McCall I wouldn’t have found Tyler Posey. Tyler Posey has taught me the most important thing that I needed in my life. If he wasn’t open about mental health, I would have still been in the terrible mindset I was years ago, sidelining my own mental health. But thanks to Tyler, I realized that I shouldn’t be ashamed to want to get help for my mental health and wound up the courage to speak up. My life has only gotten better since then.
Teen Wolf will always hold a special place in my heart. Saying goodbye is going to be hard. Sometimes, I get a bit nervous thinking of what I’m going to do with this huge part of my life gone. But that’s when Mama McCall’s wise words of advice step in. It’s time for me to be my own anchor.
Thank you, Amanda Twitter: @lvdiastiies
